Hioki LR8410-20 User manual

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Introduction ..............................................................................1
Confirming Package Contents ................................................2
Safety Information....................................................................4
Operating Precautions.............................................................7
Chapter 1
Overview ____________________________________21
1.1 Product Overview and Features .............................21
1.2 Measurement Flow ..................................................22
1.3 Names and Functions of Parts, Screen 
Configurations .........................................................26
Wireless Logging Station .................................................26
UNIT .................................................................................29
Measurement Units ..........................................................30
Wireless logger ................................................................31
Types of wireless logger ..................................................31
LR8512 Wireless Pulse Logger ........................................ 31
LR8513 Wireless Clamp Logger ......................................31
LR8514 Wireless Humidity Logger ................................... 32
LR8515 Wireless Voltage/Temp Logger ..........................32
LR8520 Wireless Fungal Logger ......................................32
1.4 Basic Operation .......................................................35
Screen Operations 
(changing settings, scrolling waveforms, 
and displaying values).......................................................35
Starting and Stopping Measurement ................................36
Disabling Key Operations (Key-Lock Function) ...............38
Performing Zero Adjustment ............................................38
Saving Data ......................................................................39
Confirming Inputs (Monitor) .............................................. 40
Chapter 2
Measurement Preparations _________________41
2.1 Using the Battery Pack (Option) ............................41
Install the Battery Pack .................................................... 41
Charge the Battery Pack ..................................................42
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2.2 Connecting the AC Adapter ................................... 44
2.3 Making Connections ............................................... 46
Pre-Connection Inspection ............................................... 46
Voltage and Thermocouple Temperature Measurement . 47
Temperature Measurement with 
a Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) ..................... 49
Humidity Measurement .................................................... 50
Resistance Measurement ................................................ 51
Connecting Alarm Outputs ............................................... 52
External Control (using TRIG OUT and EXT TRIG) ........ 53
2.4 Turning the Power On and Off ............................... 54
2.5 Register measurement units and 
wireless logger with the instrument ...................... 55
Registering Measurement Units and Wireless Logger ..... 56
Deleting Registered Units ................................................ 58
2.6 Inserting a SD Memory Card or USB Flash Drive 
(when saving data) ................................................. 60
SD Card Insertion & Removal .......................................... 61
USB flash drive Insertion & Removal ............................... 61
Formatting a SD memory card/USB flash drive ............... 62
2.7 Compensating for Input Circuit Offset 
(Zero Adjustment).................................................... 63
Chapter 3
Settings _____________________________________ 67
3.1 Setting Flow Overview ........................................... 67
3.2 Configuring Measurement Settings ...................... 68
Time Setting by Key Operations ...................................... 68
3.3 Input Channel Settings ........................................... 72
Key Setting Procedure ..................................................... 73
Voltage Measurement Settings ........................................ 75
Temperature Measurement Settings 
(using thermocouples) ...................................................... 76
Temperature Measurement Settings (for RTDs) ............. 78
Temperature Measurement Settings 
(When LR8514 or LR8520 is used) .................................. 79
Humidity Measurement Settings (When LR8511 is used) 80
Humidity Measurement Settings 
(When LR8514 or LR8520 is used) .................................. 80

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Resistance Measurement Settings ..................................81
Integration (Count) Measurement Settings ......................82
Revolution Measurement Settings ...................................84
Logic Measurement Settings ............................................86
Current Measurement Settings ........................................ 87
Fungal Index and Fungal Growth Projection Settings ......89
3.4 Alarm Settings .........................................................90
3.5 Data Saving Settings ...............................................90
3.6 Waveform Display Settings (as needed) ...............91
Key Setting Procedure ..................................................... 91
Selecting Waveform Display Color ................................... 91
Specifying Vertical Display Range by Magnification and 
Zero Position (vertical axis expansion/compression) .......92
Specifying the Vertical Display Range by Upper and 
Lower Limits (expansion/compression) ............................93
Setting the Display Time Base 
(horizontal axis magnification) ..........................................94
3.7 Scaling Settings (as needed) ..................................95
3.8 Entering Titles and Comments (as needed) ..........98
3.9 Suppressing Noise (Enable Digital Filtering) ......100
3.10 Viewing and Editing with 
the All-Channel Settings List ................................101
Batch Copying Channel Settings ...................................102
Batch Setting Waveform Display/Hide and 
Waveform Color Settings for All Channels .....................104
Initializing Settings (to factory defaults) ..........................105
Aligning Zero Positions on the Grid ................................106
Setting CH1 of UNIT1 Value as a Scaling Value 
(Inter-Channel Compensation function) ......................... 107
Chapter 4
Observing Measurements and Data ______ 111
4.1 Confirming Measured Values, 
and Starting Measurement ....................................111
If the power goes out during measurement ....................111
If communications fail temporarily .................................. 111
Handling of waveform display and data when 
data cannot be acquired..................................................112
Synchronization and acquired data discrepancies .........112
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4.2 Observing Waveforms .......................................... 113
Displaying Waveforms (Display Descriptions) ............... 113
Displaying Gauges ......................................................... 114
Viewing Input Signals as Numerical Values ................... 115
Scrolling Waveforms ...................................................... 116
Verifying Waveform Display Position ............................. 116
Magnifying and Compressing Horizontally ..................... 117
Viewing Any Waveform Location (Jump Function) ........ 117
Specifying a Waveform Time Span ................................ 118
Displaying Cursor Values ............................................... 119
4.3 Marking Waveforms and Searching Marks 
(Search Function) .................................................. 121
Inserting Event Marks While Viewing Waveforms ......... 121
Inserting Event Marks Using External Input Signals ...... 122
Alarm Event Marks ......................................................... 123
How are event marks handled in 
text (CSV) conversion? ................................................... 124
Searching Event Marks .................................................. 125
Chapter 5
Specifying Criteria for Measurements ____ 127
About Triggering ............................................................ 127
5.1 Triggering Measurement Start and Stop ............ 129
Types of Trigger Criteria ................................................ 129
Enable the Trigger Function ........................................... 130
Key Setting Procedure ................................................... 130
Setting Trigger Criteria ................................................... 131
Selecting Triggering Criteria (Trigger Source) ............... 135
Using External Triggering .............................................. 136
When You Want to Measure Data before Triggering 
(Pre-trigger)..................................................................... 137
Applying Trigger at Fixed Time Interval 
(Interval Trigger) ............................................................. 138
5.2 Trigger Setting Examples .................................... 139
5.3 Confirming All Trigger and 
Alarm Criteria Settings.......................................... 140
5.4 Starting & Stopping Measurement on 
a Specified Day ...................................................... 141

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5.5 Starting & Stopping Measurement 
Periodically .............................................................143
5.6 Canceling a Schedule ...........................................145
5.7 About Schedule Function Operation ...................147
5.8 Setting Examples ...................................................150
5.9 Alarm Output ..........................................................151
Checking Alarm Criteria .................................................152
Alarm Settings ................................................................155
Chapter 6
Saving & Loading Data ___________________ 159
6.1 About Saving and Loading Data ..........................159
What happens to data in a power outage? ....................161
Preparation for power outages during 
long-term measurements ................................................161
6.2 Saving Data ............................................................162
Automatic Saving 
(Waveform Data and Numerical Calculation Results) ....163
Replacing Removable Storage During 
Real-Time Saving ...........................................................166
Saving Manually (Waveform Data, Settings, 
Screen Images, Numerical Calculation Results).............167
To Save a Setting Configuration ....................................170
6.3 Loading Data on the instrument ..........................171
Loading a Setting Configuration .....................................171
Reverting to previous settings ........................................173
Loading Waveform Data and Screen Images ................ 174
6.4 Data Management ..................................................176
Switching removable storage .........................................176
Viewing Folder Contents and the Parent Folder ............176
Deleting Data ................................................................. 177
Renaming Files and Folders ..........................................178
Copying Data .................................................................179
Sorting Files ...................................................................180
6.5 Transferring Data to a PC (USB Drive Mode) ......181
Select the USB Drive Mode ........................................... 181
Connecting the USB Cable ............................................ 182
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Chapter 7
Numerical Calculations/
Waveform Calculations____________________ 183
7.1 Calculate Average, Maximum, Minimum, 
and Etc.................................................................... 183
Key Setting Procedure ................................................... 186
Real-Time Calculation While Measuring 
(Auto Calculation) ........................................................... 186
Calculation after Measuring (Manual Calculation) ......... 188
Apply Calculations to a Specific Time Span 
(Manual Calculation Only) 189
7.2 Numerical Value Calculation Expressions ......... 190
7.3 Waveform Calculations ........................................ 191
Key Setting Procedure ................................................... 191
Calculating Power (When Using the LR8513) ............... 193
Chapter 8
System Environment Settings_____________ 195
Key Setting Procedure ................................................... 196
8.1 Operation Settings ................................................ 196
Using the Auto-Resume Function 
(Resume After Power Restoration) ................................ 196
File Protection Level Setting .......................................... 197
8.2 Screen Key Operation Settings ........................... 197
Enabling and Disabling the Backlight Saver .................. 197
Adjust Backlight Brightness ........................................... 198
Selecting Black or White Screen Background ............... 198
Enabling or Disabling the Beeper .................................. 198
Selecting the Horizontal (Time) Axis Display ................. 199
Selecting the Display Language .................................... 199
Display of Start/Stop Confirmation Messages ............... 199
8.3 CSV File Saving Settings ..................................... 200
CSV File Data Decimal and Separator Characters ........ 200
Select the sort order for numerical calculation results ... 200
Setting How to Handle Date Data Stored in CSV Files .. 201
8.4 External Trigger Input Settings ........................... 201
Selecting the External Trigger Function ......................... 201
Set Alarm Event Marking ............................................... 201

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8.5 Making System Settings .......................................202
Setting the Date and Time .............................................202
Initializing the instrument (System Reset) ......................203
Self-Test .........................................................................204
Chapter 9
External Control __________________________ 205
9.1 External Trigger Input ...........................................205
9.2 External Signal Output (Trigger Output) .............206
9.3 Alarm Signal Output (Alarm Output) ...................207
9.4 Synchronous Measurements with 
Multiple instruments ..............................................209
Chapter 10
Connection to a PC (Communication) ____ 211
Communication Features ...............................................211
10.1 USB Settings and Connections ............................212
1.Configuring the instrument .......................................... 212
2. Installing the USB Driver ............................................ 213
3. Connecting the instrument to a PC ............................216
Features Available After USB Setting and Connection ..218
4. Installing the Logger Utility Program ..........................219
Uninstalling the Logger Utility .........................................222
10.2 LAN Settings and Connections
(Before connecting to the network) ......................224
Things to Check Before Making Settings .......................224
1. PC Network Setup ......................................................226
2.Instrument Settings .....................................................227
3. Connecting the instrument to a PC ............................231
Features Available After LAN Setting and Connection ..232
When LAN Communication Fails ...................................233
10.3 Using the Logger Utility .......................................234
Starting and Ending Logger Utility ..................................235
10.4 Remote Measurement with 
the HTTP Server Function ....................................236
Displaying the Main Page ..............................................236
Remote Operating .......................................................... 238
Start/Stop Measurement ................................................ 239
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Viewing Current Measurement Values .......................... 239
Acquiring Data from Internal Memory ............................ 240
Setting Comments ......................................................... 241
10.5 Transferring Data to a PC with 
the FTP Server Function ....................................... 242
Restricting FTP Server Connections 
(FTP Authentication) ....................................................... 245
10.6 Auto Sending Data using 
the FTP Client Function ........................................ 246
Setting Up an FTP Server on a PC ................................ 247
Instrument Auto-Send Settings ...................................... 259
Testing File Transfer ...................................................... 261
Checking LAN Communication Status ........................... 262
10.7 Sending E-Mail ...................................................... 263
Instrument E-Mail Settings ............................................. 264
Testing E-Mailing ........................................................... 267
Checking Mail Communication Status ........................... 268
E-Mail Sending Authentication ....................................... 269
10.8 About Communications Commands ................... 270
Configuring Communications Command Operation ...... 270
Chapter 11
Using Other Hioki Products 
(LR8410 Link) ______________________________ 271
11.1 Register Link Product on Instrument ................. 271
11.2 Configure Settings ................................................ 272
11.3 Carry Out Measurement ....................................... 274
11.4 Measurement data ................................................ 274
Measurement value errors ............................................. 274
Measurement values ...................................................... 274
Chapter 12
Specifications _____________________________ 275
12.1 LR8410-20 Wireless Logging Station 
Specifications ........................................................ 275
12.2 LR8510 Wireless Voltage/Temp Unit 
Specifications ........................................................ 286
12.3 LR8511 Wireless Universal Unit Specifications . 292