GMI PS1 Instruction Manual

Gas Measurement Instruments Ltd
Personal Surveyor 1
Auto Bump / Calibration
Station - User Handbook

Issue 1
03/07/2013
Part Number: 63461
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COPYRIGHT
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CONTENTS
LICENCE AGREEMENT........................................i
IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY .......................i
CALIBRATION Software Licence...........................i
30 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY .............................ii
LIMITED WARRANTY ..........................................ii
COPYRIGHT........................................................ iii
TRADEMARK INFORMATION ............................ iii
LIABILITY............................................................. iii
INTRODUCTION...........................................1-1
1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ........................ 1-1
1.2 AUTO BUMP / CALIBRATION HARDWARE ...
................................................................... 1-4
1.3 ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES................... 1-5
CONNECT CALIBRATION GAS AND POWER
SUPPLY.........................................................2-1
2.1 CONNECT CALIBRATION GAS................ 2-1
2.1.1 Compare Gas Cylinder Label with Software
Conguration .................................................2-2

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2.1.2 Connect Gas Cylinder to Auto Bump /
Calibration Station ......................................... 2-4
2.1.3 Connect Air / Exhaust Tubing to Auto Bump /
Calibration Station (if required)...................... 2-5
2.2 CONNECT POWER SUPPLY.................... 2-7
TIME SETTING .............................................3-1
3.1 TIME SETTING APPLICATION
INSTALLATION .......................................... 3-2
3.2 SYNCHRONISING TIME ........................... 3-5
VIEW / RE-CONFIGURE SOFTWARE .........4-1
4.1 VIEW / EDIT SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION
................................................................... 4-1
4.1.1 Bump Test .................................................... 4-4
4.1.2 Calibration .................................................... 4-6
4.1.3 Generate Settings File..................................4-8
4.2 TRANSFER UPDATED ‘PS1 SETTINGS’ to
AUTO BUMP / CALIBRATION STATION ... 4-9
4.3 HELP OPTIONS .......................................4-11
BUMP / CALIBRATION OPERATION............5-1
5.1 PS1 SWITCH ON IN TEST MODE ........... 5-1

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5.2 INSERT INSTRUMENT IN AUTO BUMP /
CALIBRATION STATION ........................... 5-2
5.3 BUMP / CALIBRATION OPERATION ........ 5-6
5.4 REMOVE INSTRUMENT FROM AUTO
BUMP / CALIBRATION STATION .............. 5-7
5.5 AUTO BUMP / CALIBRATION STATION
FAULT INDICATION................................... 5-8
VIEW / PRINT TEST RESULTS ....................6-1
6.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................... 6-1
6.2 DOWNLOAD TEST RESULTS .................. 6-2
6.3 VIEW / PRINT TEST RESULTS................. 6-4
6.3.1 Test Result Files ........................................... 6-5
6.3.2 Generated Certicates ................................. 6-9
FIT MOUNTING BRACKET.......................... A-1
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .......................... A-1
2. FIT MOUNTING BRACKET .........................A-2
3. ATTACH UNIT to WORKBENCH / DAISY
CHAIN OPTION ...........................................A-3
INDEX.............................................................. ix
REVISION RECORD......................................xiii

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Fig. 1-1 PS1 Auto Bump / Calibration Station
1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The PS1 Auto Bump / Calibration Station provides the user
with a quick, easy and reliable method of ensuring that PS1
instruments are correctly calibrated where company policy
dictates.
Equipment does not have to be taken out of service for
extended time periods while testing is undertaken.
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The Auto Bump / Calibration Station (unit) can be used for:
• A Bump Test, approximately 60 seconds gas duration,
performs a full Bump Test of alarm set points and
sensor response.
• A Calibration of the instrument, approximately 60
seconds gas duration.
Note: Gas duration is dependent on which PS1 model
is being tested, e.g. Hydrogen Sulphide 60
seconds gas duration and Carbon Monoxide 45
seconds gas duration.
The unit can be free standing on a workbench, or alternatively,
secured to the workbench individually or in a daisy chain
fashion using the mounting bracket and screws supplied with
the unit. Refer to Appendix A for tting instructions.
Power is supplied to the rear of the unit via a 12V Universal
Power Supply Unit (PSU), supplied with the unit. A 12V
Vehicle Power Supply (GMI Part No. 12988) is available as
an accessory.
Gas is connected to the clearly marked inlet adaptor at the
rear of the unit. An integral pump automatically draws gas to
the instrument for bump / calibration operation.
The user simply inserts the PS1 into the Auto Bump /
Calibration Station, then closes the cover initiating the
automatic testing process.
Note: The PS1 MUST be switched on in ‘TEST’ mode
before inserting into the Auto Bump / Calibration
Station.

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The Auto Bump / Calibration Station uses a trafc light
system to display progress / result,
i.e. LED 1 (Green) = ON (power)
LED 2 (Orange) = TEST (in progress)
LED 3 (Green) = PASS
LED 4 (Red) = FAIL
This provides the user with a clear indication of whether the
PS1 meets the selected parameters.
GMI ‘PS1 Settings’ Software is a Windows™ based ‘stand
alone’ application that allows the user to edit test parameters
and view / print test results.
This software will run on any PC / Laptop with Windows
XP™, Vista™, 7™ (32bit or 64bit) or 8™ software installed.
(.Net Framework 2.0 or higher may also be required on early
Windows XP™ operating systems).
Both the Auto Bump / Calibration Station and the USB
memory stick are supplied with necessary ‘PS1 Settings’
software installed. This pre-installed software is congured
to factory default parameters as detailed in the following
chapters. The software conguration parameters can be
edited via PC or Laptop then the settings le transferred to
the Auto Bump / Calibration Station using the USB memory
stick supplied.
The software provides a full audit trail of tested instruments
and the resulting data is retained in the station memory
until downloaded to the USB memory stick, before being
transferred (refer to note on page 6-1) to any compatible PC
/ Laptop for long term storage, review and / or printing.
A Calibration Certicate can also be generated automatically
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A permanent PC connection is provided via mini-USB
socket at the rear of the Auto Bump / Calibration Station.
An Ethernet socket is also provided at the rear of the unit to
allow results to be gathered over a network. Both of these
options require additional software, either the ‘exiCal Plus’
PC software package or the ‘IMS’ network software package,
both available from GMI.
Note: PS1 Bump / Calibration Software is only one
part of the requirements in terms of calibration
and maintenance of a PS1 portable gas detector.
Gases, delivery and trained personnel are all of
equal or even greater importance.
1.2 AUTO BUMP / CALIBRATION HARDWARE
The Auto Bump / Calibration Station (GMI Part No. 63450) is
provided with 6mm ttings (including Barbed Adaptors) and
includes a 12V Universal PSU and USB memory stick with
GMI ‘PS1 Settings’ pre-installed.
Auto Bump / Calibration kits are available as accessories:
• Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) kit - GMI Part No. 63140
• Oxygen (O2) kit - GMI Part No. 63141
• Carbon Monoxide (CO) kit - GMI Part No. 63142
• Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) kit - GMI Part No. 63143
and are supplied complete with:
• Test Gas Cylinder
• On Demand Gas Flow Regulator
• Tubing

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1.3 ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES
• Test Gas Cylinders - the following gas cylinders are
supplied in the Auto Bump / Calibration kits:
»H2S kit - 50ppm H2S in Nitrogen (GMI Part No.
99143)
»O2kit - 100% Nitrogen (GMI Part No. 99160)
»CO kit - 500ppm CO in Air (GMI Part No. 99145)
»SO2kit - 20ppm SO2in Nitrogen (GMI Part No.
99147)
• On Demand Gas Flow Regulator - GMI Part No.
99118. This regulator is supplied in the Auto Bump /
Calibration kit.
• 1.0 metre Tygon® tubing complete with 6mm. adaptor
- GMI Part No. 64265. This tubing is supplied in the
Auto Bump / Calibration kit.
• Adaptor Kit - GMI Part No. 67305. 6mm to 1/4in.
adaptor x 3.

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CONNECT CALIBRATION GAS AND
POWER SUPPLY
2.1 CONNECT CALIBRATION GAS
Gas is supplied to the Auto Bump / Calibration Station from
a Test Gas Cylinder via an On Demand Gas Flow Regulator
(GMI Part No. 99118) and Tygon® tubing complete with
adaptor (GMI Part No. 64265).
Fig. 2-1 Calibration Gas Setup
The above three items are available as Auto Bump /
Calibration kits. The following kits are available:
• Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) kit - GMI Part No. 63140
• Oxygen (O2) kit - GMI Part No. 63141
• Carbon Monoxide (CO) kit - GMI Part No. 63142
• Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) kit - GMI Part No. 63143
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2.1.1 Compare Gas Cylinder Label with Software
Conguration
First of all, make sure that the cylinder is not older than the
‘use by’ date on the label illustrated in Fig. 2.2.
Make sure that the cylinder contains enough gas to complete
the bump test / calibration. The pressure gauge on the
Regulator Valve, after tting, gives a clear indication of this.
When applying gas to the instrument via the Auto Bump /
Calibration Station, it is important that the gas concentrations
listed on the cylinder label are consistent with the current
software conguration downloaded from the USB memory
stick to the unit.
As illustrated in Fig. 2.2, the cylinder gas concentrations can
be easily found on the cylinder label.
Fig. 2-2 Gas Cylinder Label

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The concentrations, illustrated in Fig. 2-2, should be
consistent with the Auto Bump / Calibration Station installed
software conguration window, as illustrated in Fig. 2-3.
Fig. 2-3 Software Conguration
After comparing gas values between the Cylinder Gas Label
and the Software Conguration, when consistent, proceed to
the next paragraph.
If inconsistent, refer to Chapter 3 to update software
conguration then download updated conguration to the
Auto Bump / Calibration Station.
Software Configuration
Gas Concentration

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2.1.2 Connect Gas Cylinder to Auto Bump /
Calibration Station
Connect the On Demand Regulator Valve to the gas cylinder
by screwing the valve rmly into the top of the cylinder, as
illustrated in Fig. 2-4. Fitting is simplied by pressing the valve
on to the cylinder with one hand and turning the cylinder with
the other. Care must be taken not to over-tighten the valve.
Fig. 2-4 Attach Regulator Valve to Gas Cylinder
Connect the barbed adaptor, supplied with the unit, to the
end of the tubing, then push the adaptor into the ‘Gas’ inlet
adaptor tting on the rear of the Auto Bump / Calibration
Station, as illustrated in Fig. 2-5.