Kaye ValProbe RT User manual

Validation
Kaye ValProbe®RT
User Manual
M5630-EN Rev. D
October 2022

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Kaye ValProbe®RT
Process Monitoring and Validation System
User Manual
M5630-EN Rev. D
October 2022
Copyright © 2022 Amphenol Thermometrics, Inc.
967 Windfall Road
St. Marys, PA 15857-3333, USA
Web: www.kayeinstruments.com

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Contents
ValProbe RT User Manual i
Chapter 1. Kaye ValProbe®RT System ................................................................................... 2
1.1. Introduction....................................................................................................................... 2
1.2. Operational Description.................................................................................................... 3
1.3. Unpacking......................................................................................................................... 4
1.4. Safety Information ............................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 2. Kaye ValProbe RT Hardware ................................................................................. 6
2.1. Kaye ValProbe RT Loggers ............................................................................................. 6
Temperature RT Loggers ......................................................................................... 8
Pressure/Temperature Loggers.............................................................................. 12
Humidity Loggers.................................................................................................... 13
Insulating Canister for High Temperatures ............................................................ 14
Inserting a Logger into an Insulating Canister........................................................ 14
Measurement Range and Accuracy ....................................................................... 16
2.2. Data Collection............................................................................................................... 16
2.3. Logger Battery................................................................................................................ 17
Battery Estimator .................................................................................................... 18
Battery Replacement .............................................................................................. 19
2.4. Kaye ValProbe RT Base Station.................................................................................... 23
Base Station Overview ........................................................................................... 23
Base Station IRTD / Bath Connections .................................................................. 24
Base Station Battery Backup.................................................................................. 24
Base Station LED Indications ................................................................................. 25
Base Station Wakeup Magnet................................................................................ 28
Wakeup Device....................................................................................................... 28
Kayetenna - Extended Antenna Cable................................................................... 30
2.5. ValProbe RT Console / Docking Station........................................................................ 30
Chapter 3. ValProbe RT System Connections ..................................................................... 32
3.1. Direct Ethernet Connection – Static IP .......................................................................... 32

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ValProbe RT User Manual ii
3.2. Network Ethernet Connection – DHCP.......................................................................... 35
3.3. Resetting a Base Station................................................................................................ 37
Initiating a Factory Reset........................................................................................ 37
Chapter 4. Initial ValProbe RT Software Setup .................................................................... 38
4.1. Introduction..................................................................................................................... 38
4.2. Initial Log in as a Default System Administrator............................................................ 39
Setting Up Initial Administrator using Local Security and Policies......................... 40
Setting Up Initial Administrator using Active Director Security and Policies.......... 42
Adding / Managing User Accounts – Local Security.............................................. 45
Deleting and Disabling Local Security User Accounts........................................... 47
Local Security - One Time Emergency Access...................................................... 48
Adding / Managing User Accounts – Active Directory™* ...................................... 48
4.3. Setting Preferences........................................................................................................ 50
4.4. Hardware Maintenance.................................................................................................. 51
4.5. Online Help..................................................................................................................... 54
Chapter 5. File Management................................................................................................... 55
5.1. Overview......................................................................................................................... 55
Sync Out ................................................................................................................. 56
Sync In .................................................................................................................... 57
Archive .................................................................................................................... 57
ValProbe RT Convert.............................................................................................. 58
5.2. Using Mapped Drives for Sync Functions ..................................................................... 58
Chapter 6. Equipment.............................................................................................................. 60
6.1. Equipment Assets .......................................................................................................... 60
Manually Adding Equipment Assets....................................................................... 61
Equipment Contents ............................................................................................... 61
6.2. Calibration Reminder ..................................................................................................... 62
Chapter 7. Defining Assets..................................................................................................... 63

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7.1. Overview......................................................................................................................... 63
7.2. Asset Details Screen...................................................................................................... 64
7.3. Creating A New Asset.................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 8. Defining Study Setups ......................................................................................... 70
8.1. Initiating a New Setup .................................................................................................... 70
8.2. Define Setup Screen...................................................................................................... 71
8.3. Sensors Configuration Screen....................................................................................... 72
8.4. Understanding Groups................................................................................................... 74
8.5. Assigning Sensors to Groups ........................................................................................ 75
8.6. Specifying Calculations.................................................................................................. 77
8.7. Specifying Qualification Parameters.............................................................................. 79
8.8. Reviewing and Saving a Setup...................................................................................... 80
8.9. Modify an Existing Setup................................................................................................ 81
Chapter 9. Qualification Study............................................................................................... 82
9.1. Overview......................................................................................................................... 82
9.2. Initiating a Qualification Study........................................................................................ 83
Select a Setup File.................................................................................................. 83
Connecting to Base Station.................................................................................... 84
Selecting and Connecting to Loggers .................................................................... 84
Re-reading Loggers ................................................................................................ 86
Battery Estimate...................................................................................................... 86
Mapping Sensors.................................................................................................... 87
9.1. Auto Mapping Sensors................................................................................................... 88
9.1. Real Time Off Study....................................................................................................... 89
9.2. Program Loggers............................................................................................................ 92
9.3. Qualification Study Start / Stop Conditions.................................................................... 93
9.4. Viewing Qualification Real-Time Displays..................................................................... 94
List View.................................................................................................................. 95

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Graph View ............................................................................................................. 95
Layout View............................................................................................................. 96
History View ............................................................................................................ 97
Chapter 10. Live Monitoring Mode............................................................................................. 98
10.1. Initiating Monitor Mode ............................................................................................... 98
10.2. Live Monitoring Displays ............................................................................................ 99
Hardware Communications Connections ......................................................... 100
Chapter 11. Sensor Verification ............................................................................................. 102
11.1. Introduction and Overview........................................................................................ 102
Defining Verification Strategy and Criteria........................................................ 103
Selecting the Proper Calibration Bath – Uncertainty (Temperature) ............... 103
11.2. Creating a Verification Setup.................................................................................... 105
Temperature Verification................................................................................... 106
Humidity Verification ......................................................................................... 107
11.3. Loading a Temperature Verification Setup .............................................................. 108
11.4. Loading a Humidity Verification Setup..................................................................... 110
11.5. Selecting Sensors..................................................................................................... 111
11.6. Running a Sensor Verification.................................................................................. 113
11.7. Reasons for Verification Failure ............................................................................... 118
11.8. Verification Report .................................................................................................... 118
Chapter 12. Qualification Reports.......................................................................................... 119
12.1. Reports Overview ..................................................................................................... 119
12.2.Qualification Detailed Report.................................................................................... 121
12.3. Qualification Summary Report ................................................................................. 122
12.4. Graph Reports .......................................................................................................... 123
12.5. Audit Trail Report...................................................................................................... 127
12.6. Spreadsheet Report ................................................................................................. 129
12.7. Pass/Fail Report....................................................................................................... 130

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12.8. Generating Qualification Reports............................................................................. 138
Selecting a Qualification File............................................................................. 138
Mark Cycles....................................................................................................... 138
Edit Parameters................................................................................................. 141
Report Selection................................................................................................ 144
Appendix A. Specifications ..................................................................................................... 148
A.1 Kaye ValProbe RT System .......................................................................................... 148
A.2 Kaye ValProbe RT Base Station.................................................................................. 149
A.3 Kaye ValProbe RT Logger........................................................................................... 150
Appendix B. Regulatory Compliance and Agency Approvals ............................................ 154
B.1 Electrical Safety Approvals: ......................................................................................... 154
B.2 Radio and EMC Certification Approvals: ..................................................................... 155
B.3 Ingress Protection for Kaye ValProbe RT Logger ....................................................... 157
B.4 United States FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Complaint Software Application......................... 157
B.5 Transportation Regulations.......................................................................................... 158
B.6 FCC Compliance Statement ........................................................................................ 158
B.7 ISED Canada Compliance Statement ......................................................................... 159
B.8 EU Compliance Statement:.......................................................................................... 159
B.9 Product Certification Labels......................................................................................... 160
B.10 China Compliance Statement................................................................................... 161
B.11 Australia Compliance Statement.............................................................................. 162
Appendix C. Environnemental Compliance........................................................................... 163
C.1 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive........................................ 163
C.2 Battery Disposal ............................................................................................................... 163
Appendix D. Warranty and Returns:....................................................................................... 165
Appendix E. Service Information ............................................................................................ 166
Appendix F. Warranty and Disclaimer: .................................................................................. 166

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