Omega Engineering Rercorder RD8300 User manual

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1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS:
1.0 Table of Contents:........................................................... i
Warning and Safety Notice.................................................... v
2.0 Overview ......................................................................... 1
2.1 General Description ............................................................................................... 1
2.2 System Overview ................................................................................................... 2
2.3 Recorder Front ....................................................................................................... 4
2.3.1 Display Area .....................................................................................................................................4
2.3.2 Media Door.......................................................................................................................................5
2.3.3 Status Indicator.................................................................................................................................5
2.3.4 IR COMM Port..................................................................................................................................5
2.3.5 Stylus................................................................................................................................................5
2.4 Recorder Rear Panel.............................................................................................. 6
2.4.1 Power Supply....................................................................................................................................6
2.4.2 Analog Inputs....................................................................................................................................6
2.4.3 Input/Output Module.........................................................................................................................7
2.4.4 Computer Interface...........................................................................................................................7
2.5 Files......................................................................................................................... 8
2.5.1 Configuration Files............................................................................................................................8
2.5.2 Data Files..........................................................................................................................................9
2.5.3 Activity Files......................................................................................................................................9
2.5.4 Miscellaneous Files ..........................................................................................................................9
2.6 Exhibitor Software ................................................................................................. 9
2.7 QUICK START GUIDE .......................................................................................... 10
2.8 Keyboarding ......................................................................................................... 11
2.9 Help ....................................................................................................................... 11
2.10 Activity Lights ...................................................................................................... 11
2.11 Security................................................................................................................. 11
2.11.1 User Levels.....................................................................................................................................12
2.11.2 Remote Access Passwords............................................................................................................12
3.0 Installation .................................................................... 13
3.1 Equipment Handling ............................................................................................ 13
3.1.1 Initial Inspection..............................................................................................................................13
3.1.2 Unpacking Procedure.....................................................................................................................13
3.1.3 Detected Damage...........................................................................................................................13

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3.1.4 Equipment Return...........................................................................................................................13
3.1.5 Storage...........................................................................................................................................13
3.2 Environment and Location .................................................................................. 13
3.3 Installation ............................................................................................................ 14
3.3.1 Panel Mounting...............................................................................................................................15
3.4 Wiring Specifications and Procedures............................................................... 17
3.4.1 Power Requirements......................................................................................................................17
3.4.2 Power Connections ........................................................................................................................17
3.4.3 Signal Input Wiring .........................................................................................................................18
3.4.3.1 Analog Inputs.......................................................................................................................................................19
3.4.3.2 Thermocouple Inputs ...........................................................................................................................................19
3.4.3.3 Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) Inputs...................................................................................................19
3.4.3.4 Linear Inputs........................................................................................................................................................19
3.4.3.5 Potential Free Contacts........................................................................................................................................20
3.4.3.6 Frequency............................................................................................................................................................20
3.4.4 Relay Output, Contact Input...........................................................................................................21
3.5 Ethernet................................................................................................................. 21
3.6 USB Connection................................................................................................... 22
3.7 Audio Connection ................................................................................................ 22
3.8 Mouse and Keyboard Connection ...................................................................... 22
3.9 24Vdc Isolated Output (Option) .......................................................................... 23
3.10 Isolated Serial Interface (Option) ........................................................................ 23
4.0 Fuctional Description .................................................. 24
4.1 Display Elements ................................................................................................. 24
4.1.1 Live Display Area............................................................................................................................24
4.1.2 Task Bar .........................................................................................................................................24
4.2 Utility Setup Menu................................................................................................ 25
4.3 Alarm, Event and Activity Logs .......................................................................... 27
4.4 Record Session .................................................................................................... 27
4.5 Configuration Manager ........................................................................................ 28
4.6 Sending Email ...................................................................................................... 29
4.7 User Login ............................................................................................................ 30
4.8 Display Utilities .................................................................................................... 30
4.8.1 Display Brightness..........................................................................................................................30
4.8.2 Background Color...........................................................................................................................31

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4.9 Timer/Totalizer Reset........................................................................................... 31
4.10 Special Events...................................................................................................... 31
4.10.1 Record on Alarm.............................................................................................................................31
4.10.2 Record on External Event...............................................................................................................31
4.10.3 Email on Alarm Event.....................................................................................................................32
4.11 Turning the unit off .............................................................................................. 32
4.12 Annotating Trends ............................................................................................... 33
4.12.1 Drawing on the Screen...................................................................................................................33
4.12.2 Adding a Text Message..................................................................................................................34
4.13 Browsing Historic Data........................................................................................ 34
4.13.1 Zoom and Compress Data .............................................................................................................35
4.13.2 View Memos and Bitmaps..............................................................................................................36
4.13.3 Using the Cursor.............................................................................................................................36
4.13.4 Using Browser Jump To.................................................................................................................37
4.14 Browsing Annotations......................................................................................... 37
5.0 Recorder Setup ............................................................ 38
5.1 Input Channels ..................................................................................................... 38
5.1.1 Master Channel Setup....................................................................................................................38
5.1.2 Channel Setup................................................................................................................................39
5.1.3 Channel Type Setup.......................................................................................................................40
5.1.3.1 Linear Input..........................................................................................................................................................40
5.1.3.2 Resistance Input..................................................................................................................................................40
5.1.3.3 Industrial Square Root Extraction.........................................................................................................................41
5.1.3.4 Thermocouples and RTDs ...................................................................................................................................41
5.1.3.5 Calculated Input...................................................................................................................................................42
5.1.3.6 Conditional Input..................................................................................................................................................44
5.1.3.7 Gated Timer.........................................................................................................................................................44
5.1.3.8 Totalizer...............................................................................................................................................................45
5.1.3.9 Frequency/Pulse Count........................................................................................................................................46
5.2 Display Builder ..................................................................................................... 49
5.2.1 Building the Display........................................................................................................................49
5.2.2 Editing.............................................................................................................................................50
5.2.3 Rotate List.......................................................................................................................................51
5.3 Widgets ................................................................................................................. 52
5.3.1 Digital Displays...............................................................................................................................52
5.3.1.1 Digital Display Setup............................................................................................................................................52
5.3.1.2 Displaying Min, Max or Average Values...............................................................................................................53

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5.3.2 Bar Graphs .....................................................................................................................................54
5.3.2.1 Bar Graph Setup..................................................................................................................................................54
5.3.2.2 Trend Setup.........................................................................................................................................................57
5.3.2.3 Trend Setup Window............................................................................................................................................57
5.4 Alarms ................................................................................................................... 59
5.4.1 Alarm Master Setup........................................................................................................................60
5.4.1.1 Alarm Setup.........................................................................................................................................................61
5.5 Digital Input/Output.............................................................................................. 62
5.5.1 Digital Output Setup .......................................................................................................................63
5.5.2 Digital Input Setup ..........................................................................................................................64
5.6 Record Setup........................................................................................................ 66
5.6.1 Select Channels .............................................................................................................................66
5.6.2 Media and Filename.......................................................................................................................67
5.6.3 Record Rate....................................................................................................................................67
5.6.4 What to Record...............................................................................................................................67
5.6.4.1 Point type –Max Min Average..............................................................................................................................67
5.6.5 Timed Record.................................................................................................................................68
5.6.6 Split Files........................................................................................................................................68
5.6.7 Triggered Record............................................................................................................................68
5.6.8 Media Alarm....................................................................................................................................69
5.7 System Administrative Menu .............................................................................. 70
5.7.1 Temperature Compensation...........................................................................................................72
5.7.2 System Setup .................................................................................................................................72
5.7.2.1 NTP Time Server .................................................................................................................................................72
5.7.2.2 Modbus Settings..................................................................................................................................................73
5.7.2.3 Mouse Pointer Enable..........................................................................................................................................73
5.7.2.4 Config Auto Save.................................................................................................................................................73
5.7.2.5 Menu Timeout......................................................................................................................................................73
5.7.2.6 50/60 Hz Filter......................................................................................................................................................73
5.7.2.7 Unit Tag...............................................................................................................................................................73
5.7.3 Date/Time Setting...........................................................................................................................73
5.7.4 User Setup (Password Management) ............................................................................................74
5.7.5 File Explorer....................................................................................................................................75
5.7.6 Network Settings ............................................................................................................................76
5.7.7 Web User Manager ........................................................................................................................76
5.7.8 SMTP Email Settings......................................................................................................................77
5.7.9 Set ActiveSync Password...............................................................................................................77
5.7.10 Registry...........................................................................................................................................78

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5.7.11 Languages......................................................................................................................................79
5.7.12 System ReFlash .............................................................................................................................79
6.0 Communication............................................................ 81
6.1 World Wide Web................................................................................................... 81
6.2 Web Based FTP Manager .................................................................................... 83
6.3 Ethernet Protocols ............................................................................................... 86
6.3.1 OPC Server ....................................................................................................................................86
6.3.2 Modbus Server ...............................................................................................................................87
6.3.2.1 Modbus Status Registers.....................................................................................................................................87
6.3.2.2 Modbus Data Registers........................................................................................................................................87
6.4 USB Connections................................................................................................. 89
6.5 Utility Programs ................................................................................................... 90
6.5.1 FTP Manager..................................................................................................................................90
6.5.2 Remote Control ..............................................................................................................................93
6.5.2.1 Remote Display....................................................................................................................................................93
6.5.2.2 Remote Manager .................................................................................................................................................94
7.0 Instrument Care and Maintentance ............................ 95
7.1 Touch Screen ....................................................................................................... 95
7.2 Cleaning Instructions........................................................................................... 95
7.3 Calibration ............................................................................................................ 95
7.3.1 Calibrating Linear Voltage Inputs: ..................................................................................................96
7.3.1.1 Set Channel........................................................................................................................................................96
7.3.1.2 Zero Cal ..............................................................................................................................................................96
7.3.1.3 Full Cal................................................................................................................................................................96
7.3.1.4 Store Cal.............................................................................................................................................................97
7.3.2 Calibrating the RTD Current Source ..............................................................................................97
7.3.2.1 Zero Cal RTD.......................................................................................................................................................97
7.3.2.2 Current Cal RTD ..................................................................................................................................................97
7.3.3 Calibrating Frequency: ...................................................................................................................97
Appendix A –Technical Specifications ............................. 99
Appendix B –Digital Input Voltage Adjustment.............. 102
B.1 ANALOG MODULE:............................................................................................ 102
B.2 DIGITAL IO MODULE: ........................................................................................ 103

Warnings and Safety Precautions
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NOTE
The contents of this manual are correct at the time of issue. The contents may change at any time without prior
notification. This is due to continuous developments to the recorder and its functionality.
Trademarks
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of Microsoft Corporation.
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For the purpose of the manual the ™ and ® symbols will not follow their own trademark names or registered
trademark names.
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their individual owners.
Symbols
One or more of the following symbols may appear on the recorder labeling.
Refer to manual for instructions
Caution - Risk of electric shock
Earth (ground) terminal
Directive 2002/96/EC WEEE: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

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WARNING AND SAFETY NOTICE
This Safety Notice has been included to emphasize the DANGER OF HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES on
the REAR TERMINAL PANEL of your instrument. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING
OR SERVICING your instrument. Please read the entire contents of Section 2 - Installation and
Wiring within this manual before attempting to install or service your instrument.
1. Before any connections are made to the recorder, ensure the protective earth terminal is connected to a
protective conductor.
WARNING
Any interruption of the protective conductor inside or outside the recorder, or disconnection of the
protective earth terminal is likely to make the recorder dangerous under some fault conditions.
Intentional interruption is prohibited.
NOTE: In order to comply with the requirements of safety standard EN61010, the recorder must have one of the
following as a disconnecting device, located within easy reach of the operator, and be labeled as the
disconnecting safety device:
A switch or circuit breaker which complies with the requirements of IEC 60947-1 and IEC 60947-3
A separable coupler which can be disconnected without the use of a tool
A separable plug, without a locking device, to mate with a socket outlet in the building
2. The protective earth terminal must remain connected (even if the recorder is isolated from the mains supply) if
any of the measuring, communications, or relay terminals are connected to hazardous voltages.
3. Whenever it is likely that protection has been impaired, the recorder should be made inoperative and secured
against operation. Contact the factory for assistance.
4. Any adjustment, maintenance and repair of the opened recorder under voltage should be avoided as far as
possible and, if inevitable, should be carried out only by a skilled person who is aware of the hazard involved.
All repairs should be carried out only by authorized service personnel or returned to an authorized repair
center.
5. Where conductive pollution such as condensation or conductive dust is present, adequate air conditioning,
filtering and/or sealing must be installed.
6. Signal and supply voltage wiring should be kept separate from one another. Where this is impractical,
shielded cables should be used for the signal wiring.
7. If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the
equipment might be impaired or inadequate.

Section 2 - Overview
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2.0 OVERVIEW
This manual applies to Firmware version 1.0 and above. This section gives a system overview of the recorder and
the basic elements involved.
2.1 General Description
The recorder is an 18 channel unit capable of measuring 6 or 12 live inputs which can be a combination of linear
inputs –voltage or current, thermocouples, RTDs, or Frequency. Those channels not associated with live inputs can
be assigned as gated timers, totalizers, calculated or conditional inputs which are referred to as virtual channels. The
recorder is extremely versatile and can be configured in many different ways to suit the user‟s environment. The
user can also install an optional digital input/output module providing up to 12 potential free contact closures and up
to 6 opto-isolated digital inputs that can be set to silence alarms, reset contacts and start recordings.
The recorder‟s firmware is based on the Windows CE embedded operating system providing advanced
connectivity and features. The system is Ethernet aware and runs as a secure web server providing browser
accessibility via web pages and as an ftp server. It also runs an OPC (Open Connectivity) server allowing
connectivity to a large selection of third party Data Access Specification compliant software and the companion
Exhibitor Software, providing real time data update over Ethernet and off line data analysis. The recorder can be
set up to send emails in the event of an alarm. See Section 4.10.3 Email on Alarm Event for more details.
The recorder can save data, alarms and events to a number of sources. The primary storage medium is to
compact flash card that can be locked in the unit. Alternatively the unit can record to internal memory. Data is
saved in an ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) database and is encrypted for security purposes. Internal memory can
be expanded using a Secure Digital (SD) Card that plugs into the rear of the device.
The recorder is security enabled. If password protection is turned on, the unit requires the user to log in to
operate. There are three classes of operators with different access rights –administrator, manager and user. All
operations are logged to the alarm and event log and user privileges can be set to expire by date. The unit can be
set to automatically log users out after a preset time.
In order to use the recorder the user has to set up various parameters to customize the unit to the environment.
This set up is referred to as the configuration. Once configured, the settings can be saved to a configuration file. A
number of default configurations are provided and any of these can be loaded as a default.
2.2