USERS MANUAL

DAQ01-T
Manuals version 21102011

Actual product may vary

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KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. .......................................................................... 3 WARNINGS ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 ELECTRICAL WIRINGS ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
PRECAUTIONS ON THE PLACEMENT: GROUNDING THE EQUIPMENT.

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OTHER PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 CLEANING: ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

PRESENTATION OF THE DAQ01-T ........................................................................................................................................... 4 7 PIN INPUT SENSOR CONNECTOR PINOUT ......................................................................................................................... 5 12 PIN INPUT SENSOR CONNECTOR PINOUT ....................................................................................................................... 5 THRESHOLD RELAYS CONTACTS AND SYNCHRON ACQUISITION CONNECTOR ....................................................... 5 DAQ01-T SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE .................................................................................................................. 10 INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE DAQ01-T . ...................................................................................................................... 11 CONFIGURATION OF THE AMPLIFIER-CONDITIONNER ............................................................................................ 12 DATA LOGGING ONTO A PC ................................................................................................................................................. 14 CONFIGURATION OF THE TRIGGERS .................................................................................................................................. 14 DATA ACQUISITION FILES ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL CARREFULLY PRIOR TO ANY USAGE

Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

WARNINGS
Always respect the below listed basic safety precautions in order to avoid accidents like electric shock, short circuit, fire and other damages. The given list is not exhaustive. ELECTRICAL WIRINGS Use only approved power source. This measuring instrument gets its power supply through the PCs USB port. The equippement must be able to be disconnected easily. The apparatus must be installed so that the USB plug remains accessible. The manufacturer declines any responsibility if the apparatus is not used conformly. Check periodically the USB cable. Do not use damaged USB cable. Do not leave the USB cable near heat sources as radiators or heating installations. Avoid over-bending the cable or to damage it, like placing it under heavy objects. To avoid personal injury, do not remove covers or panels. Never open the instrument, do not remove or modify internal parts. This equippement contains no user serviceable parts inside. If the measuring instrument is malfunctioning disconnect from the USB port immediately and have it checked by a MEIRI qualified service personnel. PRECAUTIONS ON THE PLACEMENT: Using this precision instrument in one of the following environment can lead to malfunctioning: exposed to direct sunlight, near heaters or other hot appliances, in any location exposed to extremely high or low temperatures, high humidity, or dusty locations, exposed to strong vibrations or in proximity of strong magnetic fields. Never expose the equippement to rain or humidity. Never place recipients with liquid on the apparatus. It might turn over and the liquid would penetrate trough the vent holes into the instrument. Never touch a power cord with wet hands. Unplug the USB cord immediately and stop using the unit if you notice any abnormal odour, heat and send the measuring instrument for a revision by a MEIRI qualified personnel. GROUNDING THE EQUIPMENT. Always plug the 3 pole power cable of the PC into a socket with a protective ground connection.The electrical security of the measuring instrument is only insured if connected to a correctly grounded installation. A protective ground connection by the way of the grounding conductor in the power lead is essential for safe operation. It is required to verify if this fundamental security condition is fullfilled.

OTHER PRECAUTIONS Unplug all cables before displacing the measuring instrument. Never dismount this instrument without removing all cables , USB cable included. Any attempt to disassemble the instrument by unauthorized personnel will invalidate the warranty CLEANING: Prior to any cleaning operation disconnect the apparatus by unpluging all cables. Do not clean the unit with alcohol, organic solvents or other inflammable products. Only use a soft, dry cloth.

RESPONSABILITY The constructor is not responsible for the deteriorations caused by an unsuitable use of the measuring device. ( abnormal mechanical or environmental conditions). WARRANTY The measurings instruments are covered by warranty for a period of one year from the date of original retail purchase, material and workmanship (unless otherwise specified ). Les changes ou rparations effectus au titre de la garantie ne peuvent pas en prolonger la dure. To obtain warranty service, contact the dealer or distributor from which you purchased the product. No compensation in case of detention of the unit for repair under warranty. The warranty does not cover any damage to this product if : -the instrument has been powered by an insufficient or excessive electrical supply, other than 5V comming from the USB port of a PC. -used under abnormal mechanical or environmental conditions, or any unauthorized disassembly, repair, or modification. -damage results from improper installation, accident, abuse, misuse, , has not been handled or packaged correctly, The material under warranty are repaired in our laboratories, the device may be returned in a suitable packaging ensuring its security during transportation, at the users expense. Repaired or replacement product will be shipped at MEIRI's expense. (Metropolitan France only)

PRESENTATION OF THE DAQ01-T

1. LED light: fast blinking once the user program reconizes the plugged-in hardware. 2. USB 2 B type connector. (up to 8 DAQs can be connected directly or through hub(s) on the same PC. 3. Sensor input connector. 4. Synchron TTL input/output (needed only when at least 2 DAQs coexists). 5. Threshold relays - potential free contacts.

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7 pin INPUT SENSOR CONNECTOR PINOUT

NOTE: The screening of the cable must be connected to pin 7 only on the connector.

Female Amphnol 7 pins

sensor + power supply M- measure input A- sensor power supply M+ measure input + S+ (sense power supply+) option S- (sense power supply-) option GND A+

Socket pins 6 1 4 2 5 3 7

S+ S-

SOCKET front view

12 pin INPUT SENSOR CONNECTOR PINOUT

Female Amphnol 12 pins
sensor + power supply M- measure input A- sensor power supply M+ measure input + S+ (sense power supply+) option S- (sense power supply-) option GND PT1000 (measure range -50 190C) RESET GND NC NC A+ Socket pins A B C D E F G J L M H K

Cable CONNECTOR front view

THRESHOLD RELAYS CONTACTS and synchron acquisition connector

Synchron connector 1 : INPUT/OUTPUT (M/S) synchronisation 2 : GND (GROUND) Required only for synchronous data acquisition when at least two DAQs are connected to the same PC. 12 Data acquisition trigger Input/Output connector THRESHOLD relays contacts 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: NO high treshold relay contact NC high treshold relay contact COMMON high treshold relay contact NO low treshold relay contact NC low treshold relay contact COMMON low treshold relay contact

Maximum switching power 30W 1A / 30V

123456 Treshold relays contacts

WIRING EXAMPLES DAQ01-T

Load cell 6 son.

A+ S+ M+ MSAGND

DAQ01T-AJ DAQ01T-AS

USB

Load cell 4 son.

A+ S+ M+ MSAGND

DAQ01T-AJ DAQ01T-AS

USB

3 son sensors (potentiometric, inclinometer).

A+ M+ AGND

DAQ01T-DP DAQ01TACE/INC

USB

Temperature measurement PT100 / PT1000.

MPT100 M+ AGND

DAQ01TPT100

USB

Voltage / current measurement.

Sensor excitation (option) Input

A+ AM+ M-

DAQ01T-U DAQ01T-I

USB

GND

Current loop / transmitter 4 - 20mA (+15Vdc excitation).

A+
Current loop / transmitter Sensor

AMM+

DAQ01T-I

USB

GND

Accelerometer ICP / IEPE.

ICP Sensor

BNC

DAQ01T-ICP

USB

LVDT sensor.
A+ M+ MAGND

DAQ01TLVDT

USB

DAQ01T-LVDT 698
FULL-BRIDGE 4 or 5 son A+ A+ M+

(A/B)

FULL-BRIDGE 3son M+

AMid point to ground or not connected

MAM-

HALF BRIDGE A+

HALF BRIDGE A+

Ou M+ M-

AM- to ground

AM+ to ground

ME520-LVDT598
FULL-BRIDGE A+

(A-B)/(A+B)

M+

GND

A-

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CHANGE OF MEASUREMENT RANGE BOX DAQ01-T (advanced users)

Boxes DAQ01 have two measuring ranges configured by jumper.

The two jumpers left: the lowest gain The two jumpers to right: the highest gain

Box cover

Configuration examples : Jumpers left Kind of DAQ01 DAQ01T AJ DAQ01T U DAQ01T PT100 DAQ01T DP DAQ01T INC/ACE DAQ01T I 7 to 35 mV/V 2 to 10 V 200 to 1000 C -------------------2.5V +/-1 to 5 V 20 to 100 mA Jumpers right Imputs sensitivity 0.7 to 3.5 mV/V 0.5 to 2.5 V 50 to 250 C 200 to 1000 mV/V 2.5V +/-0.1 to 0.5 V 5 to 25 mA

DAQ01-T SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE

Recommended configuration: PC with USB2 port, minimum 800MHz processor, 20Mo free HD space, 128Mo of RAM. Through the USB port on the DAQ01-T, is possible to remotely set-up the measuring system with a PC. The PC software supplied with the instrument allows a complete set-up and data logging directly into the PC. The data acquisition frequency can be as high as 25 000 measures/seconds depending on the PC and its operating system. There is no longer any need to install a data acquisition board into the PC. Automatic detection occurs when the DAQ01-T is connected to the PCs USB port. Once the communication is established a blue LED will start to blink. If the DAQ is connected but the sofware does not recognize the hardware the LED light is steady.

Warning : INSTALL THE SUPPLIED SOFTWARE PRIOR TO PLUGGING IN THE DAQ01 TO THE USB PORT

1 - Installation under Windows 2000 and XP

Launch file CDM 2.02.04.exe from the folder of the installation CD : \Drivers coffret DAQ 01-T\Win 2000 & XP\. Launch the setup.exe from the root location of the installation CD . Leave absolutely all path options as default and finish the installation procedure.

Connect the DAQ with a cable to a free USB port on the PC. Windows will detect a new hardware. Wait while Windows finishes setting up all drivers until the message The new hardware is ready to function . Go to START Programs DAQ01-T and launch the program DAQ01-T or, alternatively, click on C:\Program Files\ DAQ01-T\ DAQ01-T.exe

2 Installation under Windows 98 and ME

Launch setup.exe from the root folder of the installation CD . Leave absolutely all path options as default and finish the installation procedure. Connect the DAQ with a cable to a free USB port on the PC. Windows will detect a new hardware and ask for a driver, browse to installation CD : \Drivers coffret DAQ01-T\win98 & ME\. Go to the START Programs DAQ01-T and launch the DAQ01-T program, or, alternatively, click on C:\Program Files\ DAQ01-T\ DAQ01-T.exe Note: When upgrading for later versions of the DAQ01-T software, uninstalling is required by launching the setup.exe . Once the old version is removed you can install the newer version by launching again setup.exe . -

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Instrument panel of the DAQ01-T .

When the program is started the following screen will show up. The program has detected one or more measuring instrument.

Selection case for synchronuous acquisitions

Green Light Acquisition ON Acquisition parameters Name of box detected by the program

Measure window

Channel selection for acquisition

Reset of the peak value

Measure type

Treshold status

Access to the print window

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Configuration of the amplifier-conditionner

sensors configuration menu Click on the Configuration menu on the menubar or double click on the channel to be configured on the instument panel to enter the configuration menu of the desired channel. The configuration menu shows a contextual menu relevant to each channel. The configuration values are limited. If an overt/under range value is enterred it will automatically be replaced by the admissible highest/lowest value. The sensorss sensitivity can be found on the manufacturers datasheet. The proper value should be enterred in the sensitivity window . Make a tare off before starting the measures and save the entered values by clicking on the Close window .

Sensors configuration parameters

Peak mode configuration parameters

Name your measuring channel here. It will be saved and displayed at future usage.

Select this case if your sensor needs temperature compensation. See sensorss datasheet.

Threshold parameters

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MEASURING MODES

The system can display: Real time measuring values track . The Peak+ or Peak- value of the measures Peak+ or Peak

PRINT WINDOW

When clicking on the Measures button the following window will show up:

Each time the Reset button is pressed the actual measured value will be shown in this window. The same function is hardwired to the pin L of the 12 pin connector. The windows content is saved to a file. The file can be reloaded and new measures can be attached to it. In the Peak modes with Auto reset the window will fill up automatically every time the signal falls under the trigger level. (See the Configuration menu.) In peak modes the measured value has to be greater than the trigger level and longer than a trigger delay . This time is programmable by the user.
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Data logging onto a PC

Acquision ON The green LED goes on once tha data logging has started. Sampling rate You can enter here a sampling frequency expressed in Hz for high speed data acquisitions or in seconds for low speed data acquisitions. The maximum data acquision frequency is 25000 samples/second and the lowest is 1 measure each 25 000 seconds which means 1 measure each 6h56min40s. Start acquisition This setting alows to chose the START CONDITION of the data logging. MANUAL MODE : Data logging starts instantaneously when clicking on the start acquisition button. Given time start mode : by entering a desired starting time (hours, minutes, seconds). The time is taken from the Windows operating system time. Trigger Mode: by entering a trigger level, a measure start condition (> or <) and a memory buffer size (the pre- and post trigger values are identical). End of acquisition Several types of stop conditions are possible. Manual Mode: Instantanenous stop when clicking on the stop button. Given time stop mode: The acquisition will stop at a given time (hours, minutes, seconds). The time is taken from the Windows operating system time. Time interval mode: Stops after a time interval is entered by the user (hours, minutes, seconds). Trigger mode: by entering a trigger level, a measure stop condition (> or <) and a memory buffer size (the pre- and post trigger values are identical).

CONFIGURATION OF THE TRIGGERS

Buffer size : expressed in seconds for the pre- and post trigger. Acquisition type : Mono trigger: will trigger one shot only. Multi trigger: will trigger whenever the required conditions are fullfilled, and will automatically create new files whose names are incremented (ex.: Test1.csv, Test2.csv, .) Start trigger: Level tested for starting the acquisition conditioned by the > or < logical function. Start value: Reference value for starting the data acquisition. Stop trigger: Level tested for stopping the data acquisition conditioned by the > or < logical function. Stop value: Reference value for stopping the data acquisition.

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Data acquisition files

EXCEL path: enter the path where the Excel.exe file can be found e.g. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\EXCEL.EXE Select: Launch Excel for real time displaying the data. Excel will be launched once the data acquisition starts, the acquired values will be displayed as well as the measure chart. The maximum data acquisition frequency in this case is limited to 50 Hz. In some cases reweing your antivirus settings is required, as it might limit the acquisition frequency and disables the automatic launching of Excel. Folder and base name: When launched at the very first time the program will ask for the path and the name of the data logging file. Click on Select a folder and a base file name . This name will be numbered and incremented when the multi file mode is selected. N.B.: the extension of the data file is .csv (comma separated values) and therefore compatible with Excel for Windows The Type of separator used by Windows Excel also needs to be selected. To do so open the window export file configuration and choose the ; or the , , depending of what Windows Excel uses. Once the data acquision has stopped, go to the folder where the files are stored and double click on one of them. Windows Excel will open and you will be able to examine your measurements, make charts, compute avarage values etc. NB : max 65536 lines can be used in Windows Excel. When real time Excel usage is chosen the following table is displayed on the screen :
Periode (s) 0.0100 0.0200 0.0300 0.0400 0.0500 0.0600 0.0700 0.0800 0.0900 0.1000 measure unit 5.003 daN 5.000 5.003 5.001 5.002 5.003 5.005 5.000 4.998 4.999 daN daN daN daN daN daN daN daN daN

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