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  • Page 1 SPC Pulse USER MANUAL WWW.SPCLOGGERS.COM...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS PAGE NTRODUCTION ESCRIPTION HE FRONT PANEL & U SPC P ONNECTING SING THE ULSE (V3.0.1 & OWER OFTWARE LATER SPC P ROGRAMMING THE ULSE SING THE RAPHING ACKAGE PPENDIX...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Surveys of up to six weeks are no problem with the SPC Pulse. The unit looks the part too… housed in a weather resistant piano black 'Peli' case it comes in a neat zip-up pouch complete...

  • Page 4: Description

    DESCRIPTION The SPC Pulse is a 3 channel pulse logger designed for the logging of all types of pulse output meter, or other pulse generating device. It is compatible with all types of commonly encountered pulse output styles including volt-free mechanical and electromechanical contacts, open collector, and most other solid state types.

  • Page 5: The Front Panel

    The Front Panel ‘Logging’ Indicator Ch1 Pulse Ch2 Pulse Ch3 Pulse ‘Charge’ Indicator On/Off/Detect button Logging Start/Stop button USB comms and charger socket On/Off/Detect button: Pressing the ‘on/off/detect’ button momentarily switches the unit on. This is confirmed by the top four L.E.Ds flashing twice. Provided the unit is not logging, pressing the button momentarily a second time switches the unit off.

  • Page 6: Connecting & Using The Spc Pulse

    12-24 hours. The SPC Pulse may be utilised to a standard pulse logger, or, by toggling into ‘detect’ mode, as an intelligent unit.
  • Page 7 + ve and black to – ve. Once the connections have been made, the SPC Pulse will detect pulses on all connected channels, and these will be indicated by the relevant L.E.D.
  • Page 8 The SPC Pulse may now be left to log unattended. STARTING A SURVEY If the SPC Pulse is used in intelligent mode, logging is initiated as part of the detection process. However if polarity detection is not required, the following procedure is required to start a survey (commence logging).

  • Page 9: Power Pack Pro Software

    POWERPACKPRO SOFTWARE (V3.0.0.1 and later) OVERVIEW The SPC Pulse ships complete with a dedicated PC utility program which provides communication, set up and data presentation capabilities. PowerPackPro is designed to run on Windows XP and later platforms. PowerPackPro is a task-orientated program and is extremely easy to drive, even for new users.
  • Page 10 SPC PULSE INITIALISATION PROCEDURE Connect the SPC Pulse to a spare USB port on your PC using the supplied A to B type USB cable. This will normally wake the unit up. If it does not, firmly press the On/Off/Detect button to do so.
  • Page 11 SETTING UP Right click the SPC Icon to open the command menu This provides four options: ‘View Logger Status’ (also available via the icon) Details of the device and any recorded data are shown, along with the logging status indicator. Green for ‘on’ and red for ‘off’. Note that the logger name can be set as desired.
  • Page 12 Click ‘Set Logger’ to update the unit.  NOTE: The SPC Pulse internal clock will be se to match the PC clock at this point. It is therefore essential that the PC calendar/clock is correct ‘Download Data’ (also available via the...
  • Page 13 Step 1 Click ‘Next’ to download the data.  NOTE: This does not clear the logger memory. Step 2 When the download reaches 100%, click ‘next’ to enter the survey name, location and any relevant notes. Step 3 (Enter Channel 1 Details) At this point the description, utility and unit of measure must be entered for each channel, along with the pulse value.

  • Page 14: Using The Graphing Package

    30 minute data interval with an initial view of a 1 week period. These settings may be altered manually if desired. PowerPackPro is shipped with a SPC Pulse sample survey pre-loaded which is used in the following pages.
  • Page 15 The bar chart is always referenced to the LH Y axis, and the line charts to the RH one. Because the chart only has 2 Y axes and the SPC Pulse is a 3 channel device, the graph behaviour is dependent on the number of channels used in the survey, and the unit(s) of measure defined during the download process detailed above.
  • Page 16 PowerPackPro is an energy and carbon management software package and therefore allows instant presentation of all data acquired via the SPC Pulse to be displayed either ‘As Measured’ or as energy in kWh, cost in £, or as kilograms of CO ...
  • Page 17 Selecting the desired option will open a second menu window as below: This allows the user to define which axis the channel(s) are allocated to. Note that the LH axis displays the data as a bar chart, whereas the RH axis displays data as a line chart.
  • Page 18 by an ‘Electricity’ channel and a ‘Water’ channel is valid, as both utilities can be expressed as a cost.  NOTE: It may be necessary to uncheck a channel before checking another to remove a ‘conflict of units’. Data Interval: Select the down arrow on the graph “Interval”...
  • Page 19  NOTE: The zoom function can be repeated as many times as necessary to provide a macro zoom capability. The button reverses the zoom-in process by one step per click. Application of the zoom tool creates scroll bars on the X and Y axes. These allow the user to scroll backwards and forwards and up and down through the full extent of the data, whilst maintaining the desired zoom resolution.
  • Page 20 Show Alarm Levels: Click the button to display the alarm values on the graph. The alarm areas (high and low) appear as pink areas on the chart with the ‘normal’ value area showing a green tint. See page 23 for setting alarm levels. Show Gridlines: Click the button to toggle the graph gridlines on and off.
  • Page 21 Pie Chart: Click the button to switch to a pie chart view. MS Office Interface: PowerPackPro makes it easy to transfer data and charts into MS Word and Excel, and to distribute surveys by email using MS Outlook. If you have MS Office 2003 or later on your PC, the interface buttons will automatically appear on the main toolbar.
  • Page 22 ADDITIONAL SURVEY FUNCTIONS Summary Tab: Click the ‘Summary’ tab at the bottom of the chart window to open the survey summary page. The tinted fields are open to user editing and may be freely altered or option selected as required. ...
  • Page 23 If the ‘Advanced View is selected, the following additional channel parameters are available for user editing:  CO Factor in kg/kWh  Calorific value in MJ/m  Meter Factor  Standard Units Factor  Calorific kWh Factor  NOTE: Changes are indicated by the text changing from black to red. The option to ‘save changes’...
  • Page 24 STATISTICS TAB Click the ‘Statistics’ tab to display the stats window showing the key values and ratios for all parameters.  NOTE: The data displayed will match the graph settings for the graph period selected. COSTS TAB: Click the ‘costs’ tab to display the tariff window. PowerPackPro is supplied with preloaded default tariffs for electricity gas and water.
  • Page 25 ALARMS TAB Click the ‘Alarms tab to display the alarm screen. PowerPackPro provides extensive alarm options for the SPC Pulse. The ‘Variable’ menu allows the user to select individual channel alarms against ‘As Measured’ ‘Energy’ ‘Cost’ and ‘CO ’.
  • Page 26  NOTE: Alarm thresholds may also be viewed on the chart, with the alarm zones appearing in pink (see page 18) ADDITIONAL FEATURES File/Folder Management: PowerPackPro ships with two survey folders preloaded. These are ‘Samples’ and ‘My Surveys’. Where earlier versions of PPP have been upgraded, a third folder named ‘Surveys’...
  • Page 27 Software Tools: The Tolls menu is accessed from the main menu bar as shown: Select ‘Options to open the following window:...

  • Page 28: Appendix 1

    APPENDIX 1 LOADING THE SPC DRIVERS All SPC devices link to the PC via a USB connection. This provides fast reliable communications, and requires no additional configuration by the user. However, in most cases the PC must load the necessary driver files before it will recognise the SPC connected to it.
  • Page 29 Ensure the CD minidisk supplied with your SPC device is installed in the CD drive on your PC. Click the start button and select Control Panel. Click ‘Device Manager”. (You may need to select ‘large icons’ from the ‘viewing’ menu at the top right of the page). From the Device Manager list, select ‘Other Devices’.
  • Page 30 If no web connection is available the drivers can be loaded manually as follows: Ensure that your SPC Device is connected to the PC Ensure the CD Minidisk supplied with your SPC device is installed in the CD drive of your PC Click the start button and select control panel and click the device manager icon (you may need to select classic view from the side bar) From the Device Manager list, select ‘Other Devices’.
  • Page 31 If the above option is not present, proceed as follows: Ensure that your SPC Device is connected to the PC Ensure the CD Minidisk supplied with your SPC device is installed in the CD drive of your PC Open “Control Panel” from the Windows ‘Start’ button. In XP, select ‘System’...
  • Page 32 APPENDIX 2 EUROPEAN SETTINGS PowerPack Pro should be set for English Regional and Language Settings . Instructions for carrying this out follows below: WINDOWS 7 Select Control Panel and “Clock, Language, and Region” Selection Region & Language / Change the date, time or number format Format should be English (United Kingdom) and set as below dd/MM/yyyy...
  • Page 33 Select “Additional Settings”. Ensure that the Decimal symbol is a full stop (.) this can simply be overwritten in the box below. Secondly, ensure that the list separator is a comma (,). Select “Currency”. Ensure that the Decimal symbol is a full stop (.) this can simply be overwritten in the box below.
  • Page 34 Next, select “Time”. Ensure time format is HH:mm:ss Finally, select “Date”. Ensure that date settings are dd/MM/yyyy...
  • Page 35 WINDOWS XP Select Control Panel and “Regional & Language Options” Regional Options Format should be English (United Kingdom)
  • Page 36 Select “Customize”/Numbers Ensure that the Decimal symbol is a full stop (.) this can simply be overwritten in the box below. Secondly, ensure that the list separator is a comma (,). Select “Currency”. Ensure that the Decimal symbol is a full stop (.) this can simply be overwritten in the box below.
  • Page 37 Next, select “Time”. Ensure time format is HH:mm:ss Finally, select “Date”. Ensure that date settings are dd/MM/yyyy...
  • Page 38 WINDOWS VISTA Select Control Panel and “Region & Language”. Under “Formats” tab select English (United Kingdom) Select “Customize this format” / Numbers. Ensure that the Decimal symbol is a full stop (.) Secondly, ensure that the list separator is a comma (,).
  • Page 39 Next, select “Currency”. Ensure that the Decimal symbol is a full stop (.) Secondly, ensure that the list separator is a comma (,). Next, select “Time”. Ensure time format is HH:mm:ss Finally, select “Date”. Ensure that date settings are dd/MM/yyyy...