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99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 GB - User’s manual Phone 781-665-1400 Toll Free 1-800-517-8431 Visit us at www.TestEquipmentDepot.com L452 Data Logger...
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The product is declared recyclable following an analysis of the life cycle in accordance with standard ISO 14040. Chauvin Arnoux has adopted an Eco-Design approach in order to design this appliance. Analysis of the complete life- cycle has enabled us to control and optimize the effects of the product on the environment. In particular this appliance exceeds regulation requirements with respect to recycling and reuse.
CONTENTS 1. FIRST USE ....................................4 1.1. Delivery condition ................................4 1.2. Accessories ..................................4 1.3. Spare parts ..................................5 1.4. Battery charging ................................5 2. PRESENTATION OF THE INSTRUMENT ..........................6 2.1. Functions of the instrument ............................6 2.2. Side view ..................................6 2.3.
907 009 119 - 02/03 Figure 1 One L452 Data Logger. Two 1.2V, 2400mA NiMH batteries. One USB A / micro USB cord 1.80m long. One USB mains adapter. One connecting strip with 6 screw terminals.
1.3. SPARE PARTS One USB mains adapter and one USB A / micro USB cord 1.80m long. One set of 5 connecting strips with 6 screw terminals. One set of two 1.2V, 2400mA NiMH batteries. For accessories and spares, visit our web site: www.chauvin-arnoux.com 1.4.
2. PRESENTATION OF THE INSTRUMENT 2.1. FUNCTIONS OF THE INSTRUMENT The L452 Data Logger is a two-channel recorder. It can be powered either by the rechargeable batteries or by mains, via a USB cable. It is used: to record DC voltages up to 10V, ...
2.3. ON THE BACK Notch for hanging the instrument. Non-skid pads. Magnet for attachment to a metallic surface. MADE IN FRANCE Battery compartment cover. USE ONLY SPECIFIED POWER SUPPLY 2 x AA 1.2V RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Figure 6 2.4. DISPLAY UNIT A typical measurement screen looks like this: Remote mode: indi- Recording: ...
3. SETTINGS OF THE INSTRUMENT Before you use the L452 for the first time, you must configure it. It can be configured either in the local mode (on the keys of the instrument itself) or in the remote mode (using the Data Logger Transfer software).
LANGUAGE: Press again to edit the field, then or to scroll through ENGLISH the 5 possible languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German), and finally to validate. DATE/TIME: MM/DD/YY 24h 3.3. SETTING THE TIME AND DATE ...
You can change this name, character by character, using the L452-452105MLP and keys to go from one character to another. The header (L452-) cannot be changed. The characters available for the name are all the characters of the ASCII and extended ASCII tables: numerals ...
The information in this menu can be looked up but not modified. From the Measurement data screen, press five times. You L452 can see: The reference of the instrument (L452), SN: 452101MLP The serial number, The internal software version, Firmware: 1.00...
NAME: This name is the name of the instrument plus a session number L452-452105MLP 1 that is incremented each time. It can be modified via the Data Logger Transfer software. To return to the Measurement data screen, press the On/Off key.
4. USE Once your instrument has been configured, you can use it. You must still: Configure the measurement channels, Connect the probes, sensors, transmitters, or signal conditioners Start a recording session 4.1. CHANGING A PARAMETER To change a parameter, press ; this changes the first field on the screen that can be modified to reverse video. Use the ...
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CHANNEL 1: SCALE LOW: 0.0 mV Press . The next 2 screens are used to define transformation 0.0 mV coefficients for the current and voltage inputs. For example, if you use a temperature sensor that delivers 4mA at -10°C and 20mA at 100° C, you enter: ...
4.3. CONNECTING PROBES, SENSORS, TRANSMITTERS, OR SIGNAL CONDITIONERS The L452 Data Logger operates with a great variety of probes having outputs of the following type: Voltage: ± 100 mV, ± 1 V or ± 10 V Current: 4 - 20 mA ...
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2.53 If the measurement from one of the channels is outside of the m3/s measurement range, the instrument displays OL. Check that the probe you have connected delivers the right signal and that the type of input is the right one. mmHg 2.54 ...
TIME: 11:28:17AM 4.5. RECORDING DATA The L452 can store up to 1024 recording sessions. The size of a recording session depends on the storage period and on the duration of the record. This last is limited by the battery life of the instrument.
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Press . Choose a recording duration between 1 minute and 99 weeks. Bear in mind that the life between charges of the RECORDING: instrument is not that long (see § 6.3). START DURATION: The recording time must be at least as long as the storage 15 min period.
4.6. CLEARING MEMORY If you want to preserve recorded sessions, transfer them to a PC (see §5) before clearing the memory of the instrument. MEMORY: From the Measurement data screen (see Figure 10), press 4 NO ACTION times, then once. Choose Erase for the memory.
To use the Data Logger Transfer software, refer to its help function. 5.3. USB CONNECTION Once the software and the driver have been installed, you can connect the instrument to the PC. INPUT 1 INPUT 2 L452 SIMPLE LOGGER III Figure 13...
Bluetooth logotype, right-click on it, and choose Add a peripheral. Figure 14 Figure 15 The PC searches its environment for Bluetooth-compatible instruments. When the L452 is detected, select it and click on Next. Figure 16 If a pairing code is requested, enter 1111.
5.5. REMOTE MODE The L452 can operate in 2 modes: The local mode (see §§3 and 4), which can be used to configure the instrument, configure the measurements, display the meas- urements, start and stop recording, and clear the memory.
Simply press the key to switch it back to full on. The maximum consumption of the L452 is 2.5W. When the instrument is off, its consumption is 0.4mA and its battery life is 270 days.
0,4 mA / 270 days All consumption values are with Bluetooth deactivated. Maximum: 2.5 W 6.4. MEMORY The size of the memory is 32MB. The L452 can record up to 1024 sessions. 6.5. BLUETOOTH Bluetooth 2.1 Class 1 Range: 100m in line of sight.
6.8. MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS Dimensions (L x P x H) 125 (138 with the connecting strip) x 66 x 33 mm Weight approximately 210g with the connecting strip. Ingress protection IP40 per IEC 60 529. IK 04 per IEC 50102 Drop test per IEC 61010-1 6.9.
7. MAINTENANCE Except for the batteries, the instrument contains no parts that can be replaced by personnel who have not been specially trained and accredited. Any unauthorized repair or replacement of a part by an “equivalent” may grave- ly impair safety. 7.1.
8. WARRANTY Except as otherwise stated, our warranty is valid for twelve months starting from the date on which the equipment was sold. Extract from our General Conditions of Sale provided on request. The warranty does not apply in the following cases: ...