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GX-6000 Data Logger
Management Program
Operator's Manual
Part Number: 71-0383
Revision: A
Released: 4/14/17
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  • Page 1 GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program Operator’s Manual Part Number: 71-0383 Revision: A Released: 4/14/17 www.rkiinstruments.com...
  • Page 2 This warranty is expressly in lieu of any and all other warranties and representations, expressed or implied, and all other obligations or liabilities on the part of RKI Instruments, Inc. including but not limited to the warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall RKI Instruments, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    GX-6000 Data Logging Capacity........
  • Page 4 Spare Parts List ............82 CAUTION: Read and understand this manual before using the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program. Also read and understand the GX-6000 Operator’s Manual included with the GX-6000 portable gas detection unit.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Management Program. The GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program downloads stored data in the GX-6000 to a Windows-based PC. After the data has been downloaded, you can view, save, or print it using your computer and the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program.

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    System Requirements To use the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program, your personal computer must meet the following requirements: ® ® ® • Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows ® ® • Processor: IBM compatible PC running Pentium 2 or higher.
  • Page 7 9. After a few seconds, a screen appears indicating that the InstallShield Wizard is preparing to install the Data Logger Management Program, then the GX-6000 InstallShield Wizard window appears to guide you through installation. Figure 1: GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program Installation 10.

  • Page 8: Irda Downloading Cable

    IrDA 1.1 compliant IrDA/USB adapter cable on your computer to use the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program with your instrument. An IrDA/USB cable is available from RKI Instruments, Inc. See the Spare Parts List at the end of this manual for the RKI part number.
  • Page 9 2. If Control Panel is available to select in the Start menu, select it. The Control Panel will appear. If Control Panel is not selectable in the Start menu but Settings is, select Settings, then select Control Panel. The Control Panel will appear.

  • Page 10: Launching The Program

    ® the Windows Icon Tray, then click the downward-pointing arrow icon in the lower left corner of the screen, then select GX-6000 from the list of apps. 2. The program will launch and the Download window will appear. For more convenient viewing, the window can be enlarged by clicking and dragging the edges.

  • Page 11: Control Buttons

    Control Buttons This section provides an overview of the control buttons. Instructions for using the various parts of the program accessed by the control buttons are given in other parts of this manual. When the program is launched, it opens in the Download Window. Along the right side of the Download Window are six control buttons that access other windows in the program.The figure below shows the various windows that you can access when you click the control buttons.

  • Page 12: Instrument Information Button

    the instrument can be turned off. See “Downloading Data from an Instrument” on page 16 for a complete description of downloading data from an instrument. Instrument Information Button Clicking the Instrument Information button opens the Instrument Information Window. Figure 5: Instrument Information Window The Instrument Information Window displays various instrument parameters for an instrument that has been downloaded using the Complete Download or Instrument Information download commands...

  • Page 13: Data Button

    In the Data Window, you can view, print, export, and delete data that has been downloaded from instruments. NOTE: If the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program database is on the user’s computer (default setting), data will only appear for instruments downloaded to that computer. If the database is on a network, data will appear for all instruments downloaded to that database.
  • Page 14 • Calibration History Files A calibration history file is saved for each instrument that has been downloaded. It records the calibration information for every calibration that was downloaded. The instrument can save information for up to 100 bump tests and calibrations in its memory. •...

  • Page 15: Last Calibration Button

    Last Calibration Button Clicking the Last Calibration button opens the Last Calibration Window. NOTE: The setting of the BUMP DISP instrument parameter affects whether the Bump Test portion of the Last Calibration Window is shown. For further explanation of the BUMP DISP parameter as it pertains to the Last Calibration Window, see “Effects of BUMP DISP Parameter Setting on Appearance of Last Calibration Window”...

  • Page 16: Set Button

    • Change parameters of a connected instrument by editing the fields in the GX-6000 Status frame and in the Gas/Sensor frame at the bottom of the window and clicking the Update button • Update the date and time in a connected instrument by using the Date/ Time Set button •...

  • Page 17: Accessing A Common Database

    The GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program stores downloaded data in a database file. This database file is automatically stored on the computer’s hard drive in the same folder as the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program. In this configuration, a computer has access to its own database but no other computer’s.
  • Page 18 3. Open GX6000.ini file in Notepad and scroll down to the very last line. This line is the Data Location path. An example of the path created by the program is shown in Figure 9. Replace the current path with the desired path (see Figure 10).
  • Page 19 Figure 10: GX6000.ini File with New Path 4. Save the file and reopen the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program. 5. When you launch the program again, a database will be created in the specified location. 6. Repeat steps 2-5 for all installations that need access to the common database.

  • Page 20: Downloading Data From An Instrument

    Figure 11: Automatic Download Selection Box To download data from an instrument: 1. Launch the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program. The Download Window displays. When the program comes up and no instrument is connected, the Download Commands are not selectable.
  • Page 21 IrDA adapter cable as shown in Figure 12 below, aligning the infrared port below the POWER/ENTER button on the instrument with the infrared port on the cable. GX-6000 Cable's Infrared Port To Computer USB Port...
  • Page 22 and “Connection Successful.” displays in the Download area of the ® Download window. The Windows icon tray will indicate that a wireless connection is in effect. 4. If you selected Automatic Download, the downloading process begins automatically after a successful connection is made. If Automatic Download is not selected, the Complete Download, Instrument Information, and Power Off Download Commands become selectable.
  • Page 23 Clear data Download data subsets Download all data Download messages Instrument ID Turn instrument off Figure 15: Download Messages & Download Commands 7. If the unit has been downloaded manually (Automatic Download not selected), the unit’s instrument information may be viewed after downloading by using the Instrument Information control button if the unit is still turned on and connected to the computer.
  • Page 24 Figure 16: Instrument Information Window 8. You can view, print, export, or delete downloaded data by entering the Data or Last Calibration Windows. These windows are accessed by clicking Data or Last Calibration along the right side of the Download Window.

  • Page 25: Gx-6000 Data Logging Capacity

    600 seconds (10 minutes) 600 hours Table 1 above lists the GX-6000’s data logging capacity for each interval trend time setting assuming no alarms or other events. The interval trend time setting can be set using the Set Window (see “Changing Instrument Parameters”...

  • Page 26: Viewing, Printing, Exporting & Deleting Data In The Data Window

    “Deleting Data in the Data Window” on page 55. NOTE: If the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program database is on the user’s computer (default setting), data will only appear for instruments downloaded to that computer. If the database is on a network, data will appear for all instruments downloaded to that database.
  • Page 27 Data Frame and displays all the data folders. They are grouped under the GX-6000 icon in the upper left part of the frame. When you open the program for the first time, the GX-6000 icon will appear. If the data folders are not visible, double click the GX-6000 icon to make them visible.

  • Page 28: Bump Test Data

    NOTE: In the examples that follow, the data will be shown organized by serial number. If you do not select any of the organization boxes or select the Station ID or User ID boxes instead of or in addition to the Serial No. box, your Data Window will look slightly different. The following examples also show the combustible channel as “CH4”.
  • Page 29 Bump test file Figure 18: Data Window - Selecting Bump Test Files 2. If necessary, double-click the GX-6000 icon in the top of the Data Window’s upper left frame to see the folders of downloaded data. 3. Find your instrument by serial number, then click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the serial number folder to view the contents.
  • Page 30 instrument will appear in the top right frame. If multiple Station ID’s or User ID’s are used for an instrument, then more than one Bump Test file will appear. The serial number, station ID, user ID, and date/time appear on the line for each file.
  • Page 31 8. If you want to print the data, click the Print button. A Printer List dialog box will appear for you to select a printer. Figure 20: Printer List Dialog Box, Calibration History 9. Select a printer and click OK to print the data. 10.

  • Page 32: Calibration History

    the program window and select the data you want to view. Calibration History The instrument is capable of saving information for up to 100 of the most recent bump tests and calibrations combined. This calibration history is retrieved by the Data Logger Management Program when data is downloaded from the instrument using either the Complete Download download command or the Download Logger Data download command.
  • Page 33 Calibration history file Figure 22: Data Window - Selecting Calibration History Files 2. If necessary, double-click the GX-6000 icon in the top of the Data Window’s upper left frame to see the folders of downloaded data. 3. Find your instrument by serial number, then click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the serial number folder to view the contents.The top folder is untitled and contains the Calibration History...
  • Page 34 5. Click the Calibration History folder. The Calibration Histories file or files for that instrument will appear in the top right frame. If multiple Station ID’s or User ID’s are used for an instrument, then more than one Calibration Histories file will appear. The serial number, station ID, user ID, and date/time appear on the line for each file.
  • Page 35 8. If you want to print the data, click the Print button. A Printer List dialog box will appear for you to select a printer. Figure 24: Printer List Dialog Box, Calibration History 9. Select a printer and click OK to print the data. 10.

  • Page 36: Event Data

    100 most recent alarm events and the 100 most recent trouble events. When an instrument is downloaded, the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program will retrieve these events from that instrument and save them in alarm event files and trouble event files for each instrument that is downloaded.
  • Page 37 Alarm event file Figure 26: Data Window - Selecting Event Data Files 2. If necessary, double-click the GX-6000 icon in the top of the Data Window’s upper left frame to see the folders of downloaded data. 3. Find your instrument by serial number, then click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the serial number folder to view the contents.The top folder is untitled and contains the Alarm Events...
  • Page 38 IDs or Station IDs are used for an instrument, then more than one event file will appear. The serial number, station ID, user ID, and date/time appear on the line for each alarm event or trouble event file. The date/time correspond to the date and time that the instrument was downloaded and not the date and time of an alarm or trouble event.
  • Page 39 8. If you click the Summary button, the Data Window will split into two frames one above the other with the event list in the lower frame and the summary information shown in the upper frame. The summary information is the same as the information shown in the upper right frame in Figure 26.

  • Page 40: Snap Log Data

    Snap log data can be taken in Normal Operation or in Leak Check Mode Operation. Normal Operation Snap Log Data Normal Operation Snap Log Data can be taken on GX-6000 instruments. To view, print, or export normal operation snap log data for any instrument in the database: 1.
  • Page 41 2. If necessary, double-click the GX-6000 icon in the top of the Data Window’s upper left frame to see the folders of downloaded data. 3. Find your instrument by serial number, then click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the serial number folder to view the contents.The top folder is untitled and contains the Alarm Events...
  • Page 42 8. If you want to print the data, click the Print button. A Printer List dialog box will appear for you to select a printer. Figure 33: Printer List Dialog Box, Event Data 9. Select a printer and click OK to print the data. 10.

  • Page 43: Leak Check Snap Log Data

    Leak check snap log files Figure 35: Data Window - Selecting Leak Check Snap Log Data Files 2. If necessary, double-click the GX-6000 icon in the top of the Data Window’s upper left frame to see the folders of downloaded data.
  • Page 44 5. Click the Leak Check Snap Log folder. One or more snap log files will appear in the top right frame. One snap log file is generated for all leak check snap logs taken during an operating session. If you turn the instrument off and turn it back on, a new snap log file will be created.
  • Page 45 8. If you want to print the data, click the Print button. A Printer List dialog box will appear for you to select a printer. Figure 37: Printer List Dialog Box, Event Data 9. Select a printer and click OK to print the data. 10.

  • Page 46: Interval Trend Data

    The interval trend time can be set in the Set window. See “Changing Instrument Parameters” on page 69. It can also be set in the instrument’s Maintenance Mode. See the GX-6000 Operator’s Manual for instructions to set the interval trend time. Events such as gas alarms or sensor failures are saved in the interval trend data file when they occur.
  • Page 47 Interval trend files Figure 39: Data Window - Selecting Interval Trend Data Files 2. If necessary, double-click the GX-6000 icon in the top of the Data Window’s upper left frame to see the folders of downloaded data. 3. Find your instrument by serial number, then click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the serial number folder to view the contents.The top folder is untitled and contains the Calibration History,...
  • Page 48 “iv” indicates an interval trend data file. The serial number, station ID, user ID, and date/time appear on the line for each interval trend file. The date/time is the date and time that the data file was created and data began being recorded in that file. 6.
  • Page 49 • In table format, the interval trend data is shown as the average gas readings over the user defined interval trend time. So if the data logging session started at 4:13:38 PM and the interval time is set to 1 minute, then the readings logged at 4:14:38 PM are the average reading for each channel over that one minute period.
  • Page 50 If you click on the event, the corresponding alarm trend data file will be opened in a new window that pops up over the Data Window. No control buttons will be visible along the right side of the new window when an alarm trend data file is displayed in this way.
  • Page 51 11. To view the data in graph format, click the Graph selection button. Five or more scheduled data points are required in an interval trend data file to be able to display it in graph format. NOTE: The data count shown when you have selected an interval trend data file, as in Figure 39 above, can be more than five if you have events, such as the instrument going into and out of alarm, but you may not have five scheduled data points.
  • Page 52 • When selected, the Cursor feature allows you to display the gas reading and log time for each data point saved on the graph. The number of data points on the graph is minimized depending on the length of a data session by several means including omitting consecutive data points that have the same gas readings.

  • Page 53: Alarm Trend Data

    14. To export the data to a file so it can be used by another application, for example a spreadsheet or database (for table data) or a word processing or presentation program (for graph data), click the Export button. A “Save As” dialog box will appear for you to specify the filename, file location, and file type.
  • Page 54 alarm event occurs, the data during this time is left blank. If the instrument is turned off less than 30 minutes after an alarm event occurs, the data file will only have logged data until the unit was turned off. NOTE: If you are operating your instrument in Inert Mode with the oxygen alarm pattern set to H-HH, the maximum reading for the...
  • Page 55 Alarm trend files Figure 46: Data Window - Selecting Interval Trend Data Files 2. If necessary, double-click the GX-6000 icon in the top of the Data window’s upper left frame to see the folders of downloaded data. 3. Find your instrument by serial number, then click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the serial number folder to view the contents.The top folder is untitled and contains the Calibration History...
  • Page 56 for each alarm trend file. The date/time is the date and time that the data file was created and data began being recorded in that file. 6. Click one of the alarm trend data file names. A summary will appear in the bottom right frame with instrument and alarm setting information.
  • Page 57 frames, one above the other, with the data table in the lower frame and the summary information shown in the upper frame. The summary information is the same as the information shown in the lower right frame in Figure 46. 8.
  • Page 58 the cursor across the graph horizontally, readings at specific log times are displayed. Use the up and down arrows on the keyboard to move the readings up or down on the screen. • If you click the Summary button, the data window will split into two frames, one above the other, with the graph in the lower frame and the summary information shown in the upper frame.

  • Page 59: Deleting Data In The Data Window

    11. To export the data to another application, for example a spreadsheet or database (for table data) or a word processing or presentation program (for graph data), click the Export button. A “Save As” dialog box will appear for you to specify the filename, file location, and file type. Figure 50: Save as Dialog Box For Graph view the export file type is Windows bitmap (.bmp).
  • Page 60 To delete any of the above items in the Data Window: 1. With the program launched, click the Data control button on the right side of the program window. 2. Find the folder or file you want to delete. 3. Place the cursor on the folder or file you want to delete and click it with the right mouse button.

  • Page 61: Changing The Password

    to confirm that you want to delete the selected folder or file. In the example below, the Delete Data Window appears because the data folder shown in Figure 51 has been selected for deletion. Figure 53: Delete Data Window 7. If you want to delete the selected item, click Yes. The item will be deleted by the program.
  • Page 62 2. Click Delete with the left mouse button. The Password Window appears. Figure 55: Password Window 3. Click Change Password. The Password Window asks you to input the current password. Figure 56: Inputting Current Password 4. Type the current password, then click Current password. The Password Window asks you to input the new password.
  • Page 63 7. Click OK when the program confirms that you have changed the password. Figure 59: Confirming New Password 8. Close the Password Window by clicking the red “X” in the upper right corner of the window. Viewing, Printing, Exporting, & Deleting Data in the Data Window • 59...

  • Page 64: Last Calibration Window

    Last Calibration Window. NOTE: If the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program database is on the user’s computer (default setting), data will only appear for instruments downloaded to that computer. If the database is on a network, data will appear for all instruments downloaded to that database.
  • Page 65 Figure 60: Last Calibration Window: BUMP DISP Off If any instrument has been downloaded to the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program using the Complete Download or Instrument Information download buttons that has the BUMP DISP parameter set to ON, the Last Calibration Window will appear as below. The screen below is shown with the Need Calibration and Need Bump Test options selected.

  • Page 66: Viewing & Printing Last Calibration Data

    If the BUMP DISP on all of the instruments you have downloaded is set to OFF, you will not see the Bump Test portion of these screens. For more information on setting the BUMP DISP parameter, see the GX-6000 Operator’s Manual.
  • Page 67 NOTE: The calibration interval, the number of days after a calibration that a new calibration is due, is saved in the instrument but it is only accessible in the instrument’s Maintenance Mode. If the calibration time limit is changed in the instrument using Maintenance Mode, the new calibration time limit value will not be known by the program until the instrument is downloaded.
  • Page 68 • Last Downloaded — shows when the last download took place for a unit using the MM/DD/YY format and 24-hour military time standard. The instruments that are due for calibration or bump testing (in the case of the Need Calibration/Need Bump Test view option, that will be all of them), will have their last calibration date or last bump test date highlighted in red.

  • Page 69: Calibration Date/Bump Test Date View Option

    Calibration Date/Bump Test Date View Option Selecting this option shows the last calibration date, last bump test date, and the last download date for all the instruments that are in the program’s database. The fields for the Calibration Date/Bump Test Date view option are the same as for the Need Calibration/Need Bump Test view option.

  • Page 70: Calibration Record/Bump Test Record View Option

    Calibration Record/Bump Test Record View Option Selecting the Calibration Record/Bump Test Record view option shows detailed calibration or bump test information for each instrument’s most recent successful calibration or bump test. Figure 66: Last Calibration Window: Calibration Record View Option The fields on this screen include SerialNo, UserID, and StationID just as in the Need Calibration/Need Bump Test and Calibration Date/Bump Test Date screens.

  • Page 71: Deleting Last Calibration Data

    NOTE: If a unit is calibrated using One Cal in the instrument’s Calibration Mode (see the GX-6000 Operator’s Manual) it is possible for the “After” reading to be different from the “A.Cal” setting if the unit was set to a level different than the “A.Cal” setting.
  • Page 72 4. Click the row with the right mouse button. The Delete box appears. Figure 67: Delete Box 5. Click Delete with the left mouse button. The Password window appears. Figure 68: Password Window, Deleting Last Calibration Data 6. Enter the password and click the Continue button. The password when the software is first installed is “rki”.

  • Page 73: Set Window

    Set Window Changing Instrument Parameters To make changes to parameters stored in the instrument, use the GX-6000’s Data Logger Management Program’s Set Window. Follow the steps below to make these changes. 1. Launch the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program. 2. If the Automatic Download selection box is selected, deselect it.
  • Page 74 5. Click the Set button to display the Set Window. Use the GX-6000 Status Frame and the Gas/Sensor Frame to change parameters stored in the instrument. Click to upload changes to instrument Figure 70: Set Window 6. To change the serial number stored in the instrument, click the serial number field and use the backspace key to remove the current entry, then type the new serial number.

  • Page 75: Detail Settings Button

    To update the Station ID or User ID list in an instrument, you must first connect the instrument to the program. 1. Launch the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program. 2. If the Automatic Download selection box is selected, deselect it.
  • Page 76 5. Click the Set button to display the Set window. Figure 72: Set Window 72 • Set Window...

  • Page 77: Directly Editing Station And User Id Lists

    Directly Editing Station and User ID Lists The station and user ID lists can be edited directly or through the use of csv files. Editing them directly is often more convenient if your station or user ID list is short. For longer ID lists, using csv files will be more convenient. See “Updating Station and User ID Lists Using CSV Files”...

  • Page 78: Updating Station And User Id Lists Using Csv Files

    4. The new station and user ID lists will be visible in the Station ID and User ID selection boxes in the Set window. Use the drop down menu to select a current station and user ID for the instrument. 5.
  • Page 79 2. To create a new ID list, click the Export csv file button located to the right of the Station ID list or the User ID list. In the example below, the Export csv file button to the right of the Station ID list was clicked. Figure 75: Station ID CSV File Save As Navigate to the location you would like to save the csv file, type in a file name, and click Save.
  • Page 80 Figure 76: Station ID CSV File Opened in WordPad Any existing Station or User IDs will be displayed. Undefined Station or User IDs have a STATION_ID_XXX or USER_ID_XXX appearance. To edit a Station or User ID, delete either the existing name and replace it with the desired name.

  • Page 81: Importing Csv Files

    Importing CSV Files 1. Locate an existing Station ID or User ID csv file. See above for instructions to generate a csv file. 2. In the Detail Settings window, click “Import csv file” for either the Station ID or User ID and select a csv file. Press to import Station csv Press to import User csv Figure 77: Import csv File...
  • Page 82 User ID selection boxes in the Set window. Use the drop down menu to select a current station and user ID for the instrument. 6. To upload the new information from the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program to the instrument, click the Update button in the Set window.

  • Page 83: Changing The Appearance Of The Program Screens

    Set Window. Follow the steps below to make changes. 1. Launch the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program. 2. Click the Set button to display the Set window. Use the Font And Color Frame in the left side of the window to change fonts and graph colors.
  • Page 84 Figure 81: Font Window 4. Select the colors used to graph the various target gases in the interval trend and alarm trend data files by clicking the appropriate Graph Color button on the left side of the Set Window in the Font and Color frame.

  • Page 85: Instrument Power Off

    Program without first turning off the instrument, the instrument will go into alarm after 3 minutes to indicate that it is still on but not connected to a program. Starting up the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program and establishing a connection will reset the alarm.

  • Page 86: Spare Parts List

    Cable, USB A to USB mini, 6 feet, for USB/IrDA adapter module 71-0375 GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program Operator’s Manual (this document) 71-8010 GX-6000 Product CD, Includes the GX-6000 Data Logger Management Program, and Operator’s Manuals 82 • Spare Parts List...

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