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99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 Phone 781-665-1400 Toll Free 1-800-517-8431 Visit us at www.TestEquipmentDepot.com midi LOGGER GL840 Quick Start Guide 604849020 GL840-UM-850...
This Quick Start Guide describes the basic operations. Please refer to the manual (PDF) in the CD-ROM for more information. Checking the Outer Casing After unpacking, check the GL840's Exterior to make sure that there are crack or other damage before use. Checking the Accessories •...
Nomenclature Top Panel Analog signal input terminals Power jack for humidity sensor • Standard terminal (B-564) Humidity sensor • Withstand High Voltage high-precision terminal (Option: when using the B-530) (B-565) Wireless LAN connection terminal Wireless unit (Option: when using the B-568) SD CARD2 GND terminal Front Panel...
Use a flathead screwdriver to push the button above connector indicated as "DC LINE" on the GL840. the GND terminal while connecting the grounding cable to the GL840. Connect the other end of the cable to ground. Making Connections to the Analog Input Terminals CH1...........CH20.
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Mounting of the SD CARD 1 < How to mount > < How to remove > (1) Open the protective cover (1) The SD memory card is of SD CARD 1. unlocked by pushing gently the SD memory (2) Push the SD memory card card.
< Between input terminal/GND (C) > • Maximum input voltage: 300Vp-p • Withstand voltage: 2300 VACrms at 1 minute Warming-up GL840 requests to have approximately 30 minutes warm-up in order to have the specified performance. Unused channels The analog input section has high impedance.
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Ex 3 : Operate GL840 with batteries (Option: B-568). Ex 4 : In the AMP settings menu, set filter to any setting other than "OFF". Ex 5: Set the sampling interval which enables GL840’s digital filter (see table below). Number of Measuring...
Used to change trace settings (set the waveform display to On or Off). TRACE * If the QUIT key is pressed when the GL840 is in the SPAN, POSITION, or TRACE mode, the display returns to MONITOR mode. . TIME/DIV Press the [TIME/DIV] key to change the time axis display range on the waveform screen.
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. MENU Press the [MENU] key to open a setup menu. Each time this key is pressed, the setup screen tabs change in the sequence shown below. Points to Remember • AMP Settings Used to set the input, range, filter and other settings. •...
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Press the [START/STOP] key to perform start and stop of a data capture while the GL840 is in the Free Running status. If this key is held down while the power to the GL840 is turned on, the GL840 is switched the SD memory card to the Drive Mode.
Quick settings : Displays items that can be easily set. The keys can be used to make a Quick settings item active, and the keys to change the values. Alarm display area : Displays the status of the alarm output. (Red = alarm generated, white = alarm not generated) Pen display : Displays the signal positions, trigger...
2. Setup : How to Make the Settings Make the settings required for data capture. Here we will make only those settings that are minimum requirement. The other settings will be not changed from the factory default settings. Points to Remember Basic Setup Menu Operation , [ENTER], and [QUIT] keys are used to set the condition on the setup menu.
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4. Press the [MENU] key and open the "DATA" menu. Press the [MENU] key. Next, move the cursor to the “DATA” in the "MENU" at the top. 5. Set the sampling interval to "1s". Move the cursor to "Sampling" and then select "1s". 6.
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(4) Go to the "SD1" level using the key. Move the cursor to the "Create New Folder" icon using the keys and then press the [ENTER] key. The Input menu is displayed. (5) A text input box is displayed. Let's create a folder named "TEST". (1) In the text type select;...
Press the [START/STOP] key to end the data capture operation. (1) Press the [START/STOP] key. (2) A confirmation message is displayed. Press the [ENTER] key. (3) Data capture ends, and the GL840 goes into the Free Running status. The operation of data capture is completed.
A confirmation message is displayed. Press the [ENTER] key. Data replay ends, and the GL840 goes into the Free Running status. Explanation of basic operation in the GL840 is completed. The GL840 has many other convenient functions. Please refer the next five pages for details.
Convenient Functions The GL840 has various functions that enable it to be used more effectively. The selected three functions are described with details in the following. Trigger Functions to Control Data Capture Start/Stop Operations 1. Starting data capture Trigger functions can be used to control the timing of the start of a data capture operation, and the timing of the end of a data capture operation.
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GL840 to the Free Running status. (8) Press the [START/STOP] key to start data capture. If the trigger condition has not been satisfied, the GL840 goes into the "Armed" status as shown on the following screen. When the trigger condition is satisfied, the recording is started after the display is changed to the “Data capture SD card 1”...
Points to Remember The span, position and trace operations can be performed while the GL840 is in the Free Running status, while it is capturing data, and while it is replaying data.
Specifications Standard Specifications Item Description Number of analog channel GL840-M or GL840-WV (20ch per 1 terminal or maximum 200ch available with extension unit) External input and Trigger input and External sampling (1ch), Logic input (4ch) or Pulse input (4ch), Alarm output (4ch)
Common specification of the terminal in the input section * The following specifications are common to GL840-M and GL840-WV. Item Description Number of input channels M3 screw type, 20 channels (maximum 200 channels with extension unit) Method Photo MOS relay scanning system, all channels isolated, balanced input...
Between input terminal/input terminal : 1 minute at 600Vp-p Between input terminal/GND : 1 minute at 2300Vp-p Installation Guide For the install procedure of the GL840 application software (USB driver / GL100_240_840-APS), refer to the “Application Software Manual” included in the attached CD-ROM.
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99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 Phone 781-665-1400 Toll Free 1-800-517-8431 Visit us at www.TestEquipmentDepot.com Specifications are subject to change without notice. May 1, 2015 GL840 Quick Start Guide 1st edition-01 (GL840-UM-850) Publisher GRAPHTEC CORPORATION...
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