Heyl Neomeris Testomat 808 User manual

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USB data logger
for Testomat 808
USB data logger for connection to the
Testomat 808 current interface
Operating Instructions

Contents
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Contents
Contents...............................................................................................2
Important safety information .............................................................3
Intended use .........................................................................................3
Qualification of the staff ........................................................................3
Warning notices in these instructions ...................................................4
Further documents................................................................................4
Pay particular attention to..................................................................5
General instructions..............................................................................5
Installation.............................................................................................5
De-installation .......................................................................................5
Disposal ................................................................................................5
Scope of delivery ................................................................................6
Performance specifications...............................................................6
Installation...........................................................................................7
Overview of controls and displays ........................................................7
Fitting or replacing the battery ..............................................................7
Connecting to the Testomat unit...........................................................8
Software installation..............................................................................9
Using the data logger .......................................................................10
Configuring the data logger.................................................................10
Accessing data from the USB data logger..........................................12
Troubleshooting................................................................................13
Disassembly......................................................................................15
Accessories.......................................................................................15
Technical data...................................................................................15

Important safety information
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Important safety information
Please read these operating instructions carefully and completely
prior to working with the instrument.
Ensure that the operating instructions are always available for all
users.
Always pass the data logger on to a third party together with these
operating instructions.
Also observe the respective operating instructions of the Tes-
tomat®808 instrument! For further information, please visit
http://www.heyl.de.
Intended use
This data logger for the Testomat®808 allows all measurements and
messages issued by the Testomat®808 unit using its current inter-
face to be stored, downloaded and displayed on a PC via a USB port.
A software program is provided for setting up the data logger and for
downloading the data.
Only a browser is required to display the data.
Always adhere to the performance limits stated in the section enti-
tled “Technical data”.
To ensure correct and intended usage, always read and understand
these instructions, especially the section entitled “Important safety
information”, prior to use.
The instrument is not used as intended if
it is used in areas not specified in these instructions.
it is used in conditions which do not correspond to the ones de-
scribed in these instructions.
Qualification of the staff
Assembly and commissioning of the device
requires basic electrical knowledge
PC knowledge
Assembly and commissioning should therefore only be carried out by
a specialist or by an authorised individual supervised by a specialist.
A specialist is someone who due to his/her technical training, know-
how and experience as well as knowledge of relevant regulations can
assess assigned tasks, recognise potential hazards and ensure ap-
propriate safety measures. A specialist should always adhere to the
relevant technical regulations.

Important safety information
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Warning notices in these instructions
The warning notices in these instructions warn the user about poten-
tial dangers to individuals and property resulting from incorrect han-
dling of the instrument. The warning notices are structured as follows:
Description of the type or source of danger
Description of the consequences resulting from non-observance
Preventive measures. Always adhere to these preventive
measures.
“DANGER” indicates an immediate hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
“WARNING” indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
“CAUTION” indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in minor or moderate injuries or property dam-
age.
“Note” indicates important information. If this information is not ob-
served, it may result in an undesirable result or state.
Further documents
This data logger is an optional accessory for Testomat®808. You
should therefore also consult the user manual for the Testomat®808
unit.
SIGNAL WORD!
DANGER
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WARNING
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CAUTION
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NOTE

Pay particular attention to
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Pay particular attention to
General instructions
Adhere to national health and safety regulations as well as envi-
ronmental protection regulations in the country of use and at the
installation site.
Do not modify or tamper with the instrument.
Do not carry out any actions at the instrument which are not de-
scribed in these instructions; failure to adhere to these instructions
will negatively affect any warranty claims that you make thereafter.
Trouble-free operation of the data logger is only guaranteed in
conjunction with Testomat®808 instruments!
Installation
Always disconnect the relevant plant parts and the Testomat®808
instrument before installing the data logger. Secure the plant
against reconnection.
When assembling the unit, do not touch the components or con-
tacts of the circuit board.
Always observe technical data and ambient parameters.
De-installation
The Testomat®808 instrument must be isolated from all possible
sources of supply before disconnecting the data logger from the
socket. Secure the plant against reconnection.
Disposal
Dispose of the data logger in accordance with national regulations.
WARNING
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WARNING
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Scope of delivery
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Scope of delivery
1 USB data logger for Testomat®808
1 lithium battery, 3.6V, type ER14250
1 USB flash drive containing software and manual
1 self-adhesive holder for the data logger
1 USB extension cable
1 package information leaflet
Performance specifications
The data logger stores the measurement values of the 20mA current
interface at regular intervals. Data can be accessed via the built-in
USB port.
For use in conjunction with Testomat®808
Storage capacity for up to 32,000 values. With a typical inter-
val pause for the Testomat®808 of 15 minutes, storage ca-
pacity for measurement data is sufficient for over 10 months.
Battery life is over 1 year.
Access to measured data via USB port
The supplied software runs on 32 or 64-bit Windows XP,
Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8
Drivers for the data logger for the above operating systems
Measurement data is stored in tabulated form in HTML for-
mat with time stamp and value; it can be printed out directly
via a browser.
Files are saved in "CSV" format and can be further pro-
cessed using spreadsheet software, e.g. Microsoft Excel.

Installation
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Installation
Overview of controls and displays
To read out the data or to replace the battery, remove the protective
cap (1). At all other times the cap should be fitted to protect the unit
from fluids. The type of the connecting cables can be different.
Fitting or replacing the battery
1. Using a pointed object (e.g. small screwdriver), open the housing
by pushing in the direction of the arrow.
2. Pull the data logger out of the housing.
3. Turn the data logger over and place the battery in the battery com-
partment. Observe the correct polarity. The two LEDs light briefly for
confirmation in sequence (green, yellow, green).
4. Insert the data logger back into housing and press until it clicks
home. Now the data logger is ready for programming.

Installation
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Connecting to the Testomat unit
Use the Testomat®808manual as reference. This describes all the
terminals.
Open the upper housing door, run the cables through the cable
grommet into the housing and connect the data logger cables to
the 2-pin plug for the current interface on the main board.
The wires of the data logger cable are labelled with the digits 1 and
2 printed on them. Connect according to the image on the left:
- Wire 2 to I-OUT (left pin, +18V)
- Wire 1 to I-IN (right pin, voltage varying with measurement value)
Make a note of the setting of the function switch S6 (controller
board, test interval pause setting) in the Testomat®808.
This setting is important for the correct configuration of the data
logger as it ensures that the sampling interval of the logger is al-
ways shorter than the interval between measurements of the Tes-
tomat® 808. This is the only way to ensure that no measurements
are lost.
In case there is no convenient place for storing the data logger, a
self-adhesive holder is provided. This can be affixed to the Tes-
tomat®808, on the left-hand side of the housing below the cover,
or beside the dosing pump. Alternatively it can be fitted elsewhere
with screws.
In order to retrieve the data without having to remove the data
logger, we recommend that you use the USB extension cable pro-
vided for connecting to the PC.
In addition there exist so called “USB network hubs” that convert a
USB port to Ethernet with aid of a hub (i.e. Digitus DA-70252 or
DN-13010). We can’t guarantee operation but it this may be an op-
tion where the access to the unit is difficult.
S6

Installation
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Software installation
Requirement: PC with 2 USB ports for USB flash card and USB
data logger
Insert the USB flash card provided into a free USB port on the PC.
Wait for the system to assign a drive letter (in this example E:) and
then:
Open Explorer in Windows
Switch to the drive letter assigned to the new device.
Now double-click on logger_en.bat
A menu appears offering various functions:
Datalogger (c)onfigure (r)ead, (H)elp, (D)river in-
stall?
Select ‘D’ for Driver Install and confirm with the Enter key. All en-
tries must be confirmed with the Enter key.
Now the Device Driver Installation wizard starts.
Press Continue when prompted until installation is complete.
Now connect the data logger, using the extension cable if appro-
priate. The operating system detects the device. There may be
some delay before the message appears: ‘Your hardware is ready
for use.’
Software installation is now complete.
The USB data logger is not a USB storage device; rather, it forms a
serial data connection (an active data logger is shown in the Win-
dows Device Manager as a ‘USBXpress Device’ in the ‘USB Devices’
category).
If you would prefer to install the software directly on the PC, copy the
entire contents of the USB flash drive into a folder of your choice.
Do not try to copy the data to C:\Programs or to C:\Program
Files(x86), however, since in Windows versions from Vista onwards,
program folders have a special write protection.
NOTE

Using the data logger
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Using the data logger
All functions are carried out by executing logger_d.bat:
Insert the USB data logger into a free USB port on the PC.
Insert the USB flash card into a free USB port on the PC. Wait for
the system to assign a drive letter (in this example E:) and then:
Open Explorer in Windows
Switch to the drive letter assigned to the new device.
Now double-click onlogger_d.bat
A menu appears offering various functions:
*** HEYL USB DATENLOGGER - TESTOMAT 808 ***
Datalogger (c)onfigure (r)ead, (H)elp, (D)river in-
stall? C
To configure the data logger:
Press C and Enter.
Now turn to the section Configuring the Data Logger to continue
To read data from the logger:
Press R and Enter.
Now turn to the section Accessing Data from the Data Logger to
continue
To display this document:
Press H and Enter
For driver installation (see Software Installation):
press D and Enter
Configuring the data logger
Below is an example of how configuration is carried out:
*** HEYL USB DATA LOGGER - TESTOMAT 808 ***
Datalogger (c)onfigure (r)ead, (H)elp, (D)river install?c
Configure data logger:
Input setting of switch S6 in Testomat 808 (0-9) or sample
interval in seconds: 0
New name instead of 'T808Logger' (enter new name or '-')?-
Old name persists
Start (i)mmediately or after (k)eypress?i
Settings are:
- Data logger's name: -n T808Logger
- Sample interval[s]: 120

Using the data logger
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- Start immediately
These entries are explained below:
Input setting of switch S6:Position of rotary switch S6, as de-
scribed in section Connecting to the Testomat.
Enter directly the value set on the switch, between 0 and 9. This
automatically selects the measurement interval as per the follow-
ing table:
Position
Interval pause
Measurement
interval
0
0 min.
120 s
1
5 min.
360 s
2
10 min.
600 s
3
15 min.
900 s
4
20 min.
1200 s
5
25 min.
1620 s
6
30 min.
1800 s
7
40 min.
2400 s
8
50 min.
3000 s
9
60 min.
3600 s
Any number greater than 9 is read as a direct specification of the
measurement interval. Measurement intervals can be in the range
from 10 s to 86400 s.
New name instead of 'T808Logger': Lets you give a name in text
form to the data logger to distinguish it from other loggers. The
name may be a maximum of 12 characters.
If a minus sign (-) is entered, the name is not changed.
Start (i)mmediately or after (k)eypress?:The data logger can
either start measuring immediately or can be started by pressing
the red button on the logger unit. We recommend “Start after key-
press” because there is a function check, the green LED flashes
once.
After this the selected settings are displayed again and the data log-
ger configuration program automatically executed (T808Log.exe or
T808LogX64.exe).
Pull the datalogger off the USB port! Otherwise readings will not
be taken.

Using the data logger
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Accessing data from the USB data logger
The data access function is only available when the data logger is
connected. To begin data access select A from the menu:
*** HEYL USB DATA LOGGER - TESTOMAT 808 ***
Datalogger (c)onfigure (r)ead, (H)elp, (D)river install? r
Now the data reading process begins directly. Two files are generat-
ed from the measurement data:
One file is created with a tabular protocol so that it can be viewed
and printed by any browser. The file name is formed by the follow-
ing schema:
<Data logger name>_<YYMMDD>_<HHMMSS>.htm
Example:
Data logger name: T808Logger
Data logging started: 10/02/2013, 09:04:05
Resultant file name: T808Logger_131002_090405.htm
By making the appropriate settings in advance, protocols can be
automatically sorted by data logger name and data logging time -
rather than each overwriting the next.
Open Explorer in Windows and double-click the file name. This
causes the data content to be displayed in a web browser. This
protocol can then be printed out for archiving purposes.
Another file is created with a name in the same schema as above,
in CSV format (T808Logger_131002_090405.csv). The data fields
(Time stamp, T808 status, current in µA) are separated by com-
mas and are easy to import into Office and similar packages (Li-
breOffice/OpenOffice Calc, Microsoft Excel).
Because of the output of the measured current in µA the data log-
ger can be used for general data capture of current interfaces. In
this case simply ignore the T808 status output.
After that you can restart the data logger using the last configura-
tion by pressing “y” or “n”.
Data can be read out from the data logger at any time. This however
causes measurement to stop. Thus the data logger must be reconfig-
ured before each new measurement procedure, as otherwise the
internal memory will not be erased - and so the same data will appear
each time an attempt to read it is made. The easiest way is to restart
the unit after readout.
After reconfiguration pull the datalogger off the USB port! Otherwise
readings will not be taken.
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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
USB device not recognised
Operating systems from Windows Vista onwards can auto-
matically search the internet for drivers for new hardware. If
the software installation has not been entirely completed, it
may be that the wrong driver was installed for the data log-
ger. With the logger connected, check that the device ap-
pears within the USB Devices section of My Computer as
‘USBXpress Device’ and not as ‘anemobiograph Data Log-
ger’.
Settings cannot be made to data logger: Please check the
value ranges of the parameters set:
- Name length 12 characters maximum
- Measurement interval in range 0-9 (as per switch setting))
OR 10 - 86400 (in seconds)
Errors in downloading data: Check whether the new file al-
ready exists and is write-protected. Do not try to copy files to
C:\Programs or to C:\Program Files(x86), however, since in
Windows versions from Vista onwards, program folders have
a special write protection.
Data logger does not log data
Check the battery voltage (>=3.0V). If the data logger is con-
nected to the PC, it will be powered from this.
Installation of both „Voltcraft Voltsoft“ and Heyl Software
leads to errors, because the „USBXPress“ Device Driver is
required in different versions. “Voltcraft Voltsoft“ uses V3.2,
Heyl uses V4.0. Although the name is the same, these ver-
sions are incompatible to each other! Ensure that the correct
driver for the application is installed!
Incorrect readings: The voltage between + and –pins of the
data logger must be less than 3.4V (the equivalent load is
~160Ω). 0V indicate either no input voltage/current or a short
in the cable/connection. Higher voltages indicate an open cir-
cuit. A negative reading means the polarity is inverted.
oCheck cables
oCheck connections
oDissemble the data logger as shown in Replacing the
battery and clean the internal connector on top of the
housing
Should problems or questions arise while operating the data logger
which are not described in these operating instructions and/or cannot
be solved, please contact our technical hotline.
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Troubleshooting
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Try to identify the problem as accurately as possible and record the
actions and conditions under which it occurred. A precise definition of
the problem allows us to provide you with quick and effective help.

Disassembly
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Disassembly
Risk of electric shocks
If the power supply is not disconnected prior to disassembly, it may
result in personal injuries, destruction of the product or damage to
plant parts.
Please proceed as follows:
Disconnect the Testomat 808®unit from any power
Unplug the measurement cable from the unit
Remove the data logger
Pack the data logger and accessories in their original packaging
for shipment
Accessories
Type Order no.
Data logger Testomat 808®00100493
Lithium battery 3,6V ½AA ER14250 00033013
Technical data
We reserve the right to make technical changes without notice in the
interest of constantly improving our products!
Power supply
3.6 V lithium battery (type ER14250 or
equivalent), battery life 1 year at 5 s
measurement interval
Interface
USB2.0 full speed
Operating Environment:
0 –50°C and
0 –80% relative humidity
(non-condensing)
Dimensions:
130 x 30 x 25 mm (L x W x H)
Weight:
approx. 20g
Measurement range:
4-20 mA with 10 µA resolution
±0.5% precision
Internal resistance 160Ω
WARNING
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WARNING
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Technical data
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