Environmental Instruments ES008-M User manual

Micromanometer
User’s Manual
Models ES008-M
(or CT008 Manometer)
Version 1.1 and below
January 2020

1. Device Overview
Figure 1.1
An overview of the front face of EIC manometer is given in
Figure 1.1. The front face includes:
●OLED screen – display live or 1 seconds average
pressure readings in unit of Pascal, and device
information;
●Name & Mac address - if you need to connect to our
app for remote monitoring, find and choose the device
with this name and address;
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●Port 1 & 2 – the manometer measures the pressure
differences between these two ports;
●Button – control device to turn on and off, to toggle
OLED screens and to manually set zeros.
2. Basic Operation
Basic operation of EIC manometer is outlined in the
following steps:
1) There should 2 new AA batteries in the device when
you receive the manometer. The manometer should be
in sleep mode. To start the manometer, press and hold
the button (for more than 3 seconds) until OLED
starts displaying*. You can release the button once the
OLED shows “Measuring..”. After displaying
“Measuring” for 3 seconds, it shows live pressure
reading in Pascal. Live readings are average readings
of 1 seconds.
2) By short pressing button (for less than 2 seconds)
toggles screens. There are three screen display and
they are in the order of:
(a)Live readings (1 second average)
(b) Average readings (average of 1 seconds)
(c)Device information (Name, Mac address, battery
percentage and temperature)
The screen toggles from (a) to (c) and then back to (a)
again. The OLED screens updates every second.
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3) When you press and hold the button for at least 2
seconds, the OLED starts displaying some button
instructions. You can follow the instructions on the
OLED. By pressing the button for between 2 to 5
seconds, the OLED shows “Release to Zero” which
means if you release the button now, the manometer
will zeros the current readings. If you keep hold the
button for more than 5 seconds, the OLED toggles
from displaying “Release to Zero” to display “Release
to Shut Down”. There are no further button options
after “Release to Shut Down”. At this time, once you
release the button, the device will shut down and the
OLED will be off after shutting down.
4) To turn on the device again, follow Step 1) above.
*Note that if the manometer does not start when you press
and hold the button for more than 3 seconds, you can try to:
open the battery door and check if there are batteries
inside;
if there are batteries, close the battery door again. At
this time, it should automatically start display without
any button press.
If none of the previous try works, try to use 2 new AA
batteries. Follow the “Changing Battery” section.
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3. OLED Screen Overview
The OLED display not only pressure readings but also
some useful information. For example, the screen
displaying the average of 1 seconds is shown in Figure
3.1. The screen display includes:
Screen Name: “LIVE” for 1 second average reading
screen, “AVG” for average of 1 seconds reading;
Sensor Status: “A” means active readings and “V”
means void values.
If the sensor status shows “V”, you will need to
reboot the device to re-initial the sensor. You can do
that by either opening the battery door and then
closing it as hardware reset, or shutting down the
device following by waking it up again by button
press.
Battery Percentage: if the battery is less than %, it
will automatically shut down. Insert new batteries if
that happens.
Readings (A erage or Li e): the readings in the
middle row is the main reading at the current screen.
In the example below, it is the average reading of 1
seconds. If it is “LIVE”, it should be the average of 1
second. The reading at smaller font in the bottom row
is the live reading in this example. There is no such
reading in the “LIVE” screen.
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Unit: the readings are all in the unit of Pascal by
default.
Figure 3.1
4. Changing Batteries
The manometer uses two AA batteries. Follow these steps
to replace the batteries:
1) Unscrew the battery door screw;
2) Open the battery door;
3) Replace two AA batteries;
4) Close the battery door. Make sure the hinge catches;
5) Drive the battery door screw back in while holding
the door closed with your thumb.
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5. Connecting Sampling ubing
The ports are sized so that standard silicone aquarium
tubing slides easily on and off. If you want to lock the
tubing in place more securely, slide a number 9 O-ring
over the tubing. Roll back the O-ring before pulling off the
tubing so that you don’t put too much stress on the
manometer ports.
6. he App
The manometer can be connected to an Android app, which
allows you to see the results remotely and to graph the
results over time. Other functionality and an iOS version
will be added in the future.
The app can be found here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.eic.gammaguard
You can also search Google Play for “GammaGuard Beta”.
(I has to say “Beta”. The regular GammaGuard app only
connects to our hand-held radiation detectors. See
http://www.gammawatch.com.)
Also, with older Android phones, the app doesn’t discover
the manometer until you swipe the screen or go into the
settings menu and back. Please be patient while we build
and document the app and get the kinks worked out. (The
manometer also works just fine without an app.)
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7. Feedback
This is a very new product. (Our first non-radiation
product.) Please let us know what you think. Please send
comments, suggestions, constructive criticism to
[email protected] .
Thank You for your support!
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