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  • Page 1   DS-CAL  SOFTWARE USER MANUAL  DS-CAL V20-1          1 ...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.3.2. FLUKE 55XX setup 13  5. Connecting the calibration system together 14  5.1. Digital multimeter 14  5.2. Multifunction calibrator 15  5.3. DS-CAL test board 16  5.3.1. DS-CAL1 v1 test board 17  5.3.2. DS-CAL1 v3 test board 17  5.3.3. DS-CAL2 test board 18 ...
  • Page 3 9.7.3. DSI-CHG-50 51  9.7.4. DSI-TH-K, DSI-TH-T, DSI-TH-J, DSI-TH-C 52  9.7.5. DSI-RTD 53  9.7.6. DSI-5A 54  10. Appendix A: Connectors of the DS-CAL test board 56  10.1. CAN connector 56  10.2. Sync connector 57  10.3. PPS connector 57  10.4. Power supply connector 58 ...
  • Page 4 13.2. General Safety Instructions 63  13.2.1. Environmental Considerations 63  13.2.2. Product End-of-Life Handling 63  13.2.3. System and Components Recycling 63  13.2.4. General safety and hazard warnings for all Dewesoft systems 64  14. Documentation version history 67         ...

  • Page 5: About This Document

    It gives you important information about the subject.  Please read carefully!    Hint  It gives you a hint or provides additional information about a subject.      Example  Gives you an example of a specific subject.        DS-CAL V20-1 5/67   ...

  • Page 6: Introduction

        3. Introduction    The DS-CAL test board is a calibration device and DSCalibrator is the software used for calibration and  testing of DEWESoft UUT. The calibration system consists of:  A computer or PC (running DSCalibrator software)  ● Multifunction calibrator ...

  • Page 7: Digital Multimeter Support

    The DSCalibrator software (in cooperation with DEWESoft) records these measurements and also  makes adjustments to the calibration factors stored in the UUT. The DS-CAL test board is used for  distributing the signals to and from the UUT and is controlled by the DSCalibrator software over the CAN ...

  • Page 8: Scope Of Supply

    DC Power supply 60W 12V including power  Power supply for DS-CAL test board.  cord  1x  USB‑A to USB‑B‑mini cable, 1.8m  Used for connecting DS-CAL test board to  the PC.  1x  Installation USB stick  Contains the software, drivers and the  manuals. ...

  • Page 9: Optional Accessory Packages

    8x  Counter cable, 0.4m (L1B7m‑L1B7m‑0.4m)  Used for connecting UUT counter inputs and  DS-CAL test board.    Table 4: Scope of supply for DS-CAL-BOX package    Illustration 2: CHG-CAL adapter accessory package  3.4. Optional accessory packages  3.4.1. CHG-CAL-ADAPTER  Accessory package CHG-CAL-ADAPTER is required for calibration of SIRIUS-CHG and SIRIUS-HS-CHG ...

  • Page 10: Dsi-Cal-Set

    Accessory package DSI-CAL-SET is required for calibration of DSI adapters. Contents of the package are  shown on the Illustration 3.  3.4.4. DSI-5A-CAL-CABLE  Accessory package DSI-5A-CAL-CABLE is required for calibration of DSI-5A adapters. Contents of the  package are shown on the Illustration 4.        DS-CAL V20-1 10/67   ...

  • Page 11: Calibration System Equipment Configuration

    Power on your multimeter and first of all choose between front or rear side cable connection to the  DS-CAL test board. Switching between the front or rear side plugs is done by pressing the white button  next to the navigation buttons. ...

  • Page 12: Multifunction Calibrator Setup

    ● Remote I/F → Terminal  ●   Save the configuration by exiting the menus:  Done Setting Port​ → ​ D one Setting Port​ → ​ D one Setting Up​ → ​ D one Setup​ .   DS-CAL V20-1 12/67   ...

  • Page 13: Fluke 55Xx Setup

    ● EOL → CRLF  ●   Save the configuration by exiting the menus:  (Prev Menu) → (Prev Menu) → (Prev Menu) → ​ S tore changes?​ → Select ​ Y es ​ → (Prev Menu).    DS-CAL V20-1 13/67   ...

  • Page 14: Connecting The Calibration System Together

      Caution  To avoid damage, apply at first the DC power to the DS-CAL test board and then start  connecting all the cables and doing system wiring. Disconnecting should be done in the  opposite way (unplugging the DS-CAL test board at last). It is also recommended to use a ...

  • Page 15: Multifunction Calibrator

        Multifunction calibrator  DS-CAL test board  Output HI  Calibrator IN +  Output LO  Calibrator IN ‑  Sense HI  Calibrator SENSE +  Sense LO  Calibrator SENSE –  Table 6: Multifunction calibrator and DS-CAL test board connection  DS-CAL V20-1 15/67   ...

  • Page 16: Ds-Cal Test Board

      5.3. DS-CAL test board    The following connections should be done to the DS-CAL test board as described by the Table 7.  Illustration 8 shows DS-CAL test board connectors as a reference.    Depending on different DEWESoft UUT connections, see chapters Sirius USB, DEWE43, Krypton and DSI ...

  • Page 17: Ds-Cal1 V1 Test Board

    It is missing a PPS input connector and it does not support USB.    If used with the Dewesoft UUT without the CAN port, see chapters Dewesoft UUT without CAN port.  5.3.2. DS-CAL1 v3 test board  DS-CAL1 v3 test board features the PPS input connector for precise external time source provided by the ...

  • Page 18: Ds-Cal2 Test Board

    UUT. Additionally the “Frequency test” checkbox has to be enabled in the settings of DSCalibrator  software (see chapters External devices).    If used with the Dewesoft UUT without the CAN port, see chapters Dewesoft UUT without CAN port.  5.3.3. DS-CAL2 test board  DS-CAL2 test board features also the PPS and USB connector. ...

  • Page 19: Software And Driver Installation

      The self-extract installer DSCalibrator_Installer.exe contains the DSCalibrator software and is intended to  be installed on the PC which will be used for adjustment and calibration of DEWESoft instruments.  Start up your PC and login with an administrator account.  ●...
  • Page 20   DS-CAL SOFTWARE USER MANUAL        Illustration 11: Users tab of the DSCalibrator          DS-CAL V20-1 20/67   ...

  • Page 21: Configuring The Dscalibrator Software

    As an option, your name and an image of your signature can be embedded at the end of the  ● generated PDF calibration certificates; supported image file types are PNG and JPG.    7.3. External devices    Illustration 12: External devices tab of the DSCalibrator    DS-CAL V20-1 21/67   ...
  • Page 22 The Certificate no. and Due date can be found on the calibration certificate of your digital  ● multimeter and will be shown on the generated calibration certificates.  Due date warning​ section:      Illustration 13: Database tab of the DSCalibrator      DS-CAL V20-1 22/67   ...

  • Page 23: Database

    DS-CAL1 v1 test board)  In this case serial number of the DS-CAL test board has to be entered manually.  ● Select DS-CAL 1 (v3) if you have a DS-CAL test board with PPS connector (see chapters DS-CAL1  ● v3 test board) ...

  • Page 24: Tolerance

    Leave the “Enable uploading reports to global database” unchecked. This is intended for internal  ● use only and is prepared for an automated upload of the calibration data to the DEWESoft server.    7.5. Tolerance ...

  • Page 25: Custom Fields

    “Predefined” type will show up a fixed text on a calibration certificate. A fixed text must be  ● entered here in the field “Value”.  “Before Calibration” and “After Calibration” types which you can define before or after calibration  ● procedure, respectively.    Illustration 16: DSCalibrator software overview  DS-CAL V20-1 25/67   ...
  • Page 26   DS-CAL SOFTWARE USER MANUAL        Illustration 17: Prepare adjustment procedure window      DS-CAL V20-1 26/67   ...

  • Page 27: Using The Dscalibrator Software

      You should now see the screen as displayed in Illustration 16, showing general information about the  connected DEWESoft UUT. Here it is possible to check the firmware version, the internal temperature  and the serial numbers of the installed modules. ...

  • Page 28: Calibration Check

    (see chapter Omission of tests).  Select the modules that you want to make a calibration check on.  ● Enter the environmental conditions (ambient temperature and humidity).  ● DS-CAL V20-1 28/67   ...

  • Page 29: Adjust And Check

      Hint  An adjustment will only affect the accuracy of the Analog IN, analog OUT and Excitation. It can  not fix failed SNR, Filters, TEDS, Counters and Bridge tests.      8.5. Special considerations      DS-CAL V20-1 29/67   ...

  • Page 30: Omission Of Tests

    Illustration 20, page 43.    Important  Reported groups of modules must be calibrated separately! Additionally, only connections to  the modules being calibrated must be made to the DS-CAL test board and all others  disconnected!     ...

  • Page 31: Dewesoft Uut Without Can Port

        8.5.3. Dewesoft UUT without CAN port  This following applies only if you use an ​ o lder version of the DS-CAL test board​ and you have a  Dewesoft UUT without CAN port​ !     An additional DS-CAN2 instrument must be connected to the PC performing calibration procedure ...

  • Page 32: Connecting The Uut

    DEWESoft products. The most common types are described in the following chapters.    Important  When making connections please pay close attention to the channel order on the DS-CAL test  board and UUT and connect appropriately. Additionally, make sure that all connections to the  connectors of UUT are made, unless otherwise specified! ...

  • Page 33: Sirius Ethercat

    ETH IN  Not connected.  ETH OUT  Connects to the dedicated power supply.  USB  Connects to the PC.  GND  Connects to the GND connector of the DS‑CAL  test board.  Table 11: Sirius EtherCAT UUT connection description      DS-CAL V20-1 33/67   ...
  • Page 34 For the Sirius EtherCAT UUT please consult the Sirius Technical Reference Manual for  information about ways of connecting power and data connection and usage of proper cables!  Cables for connecting the Sirius EtherCAT UUT are not included in the DS-CAL-BOX package,  see chapter DS-CAL-BOX. ...

  • Page 35: Sirius Mini

      Important  Unless otherwise noted, the channel 1 on the UUT connects to the channel 1 on the DS-CAL test  board and so on for up to all eight UUT channels, respectively.  Sirius HD UUT only: Due to doubled amount of channels two calibration passes are required. At ...

  • Page 36: Sirius Acc And Hs-Acc

        CHG and HS-CHG modules connect to the DS-CAL test board via a BNC-to-BNC cable to the ​ C HG-CAL  adapter’s BNC connector​ . CHG-CAL adapter plugs into the appropriate ​ M ULTI (DSUB15 connector)  channel ​ o n the DS-CAL test board. ...

  • Page 37: Sirius Hv And Hs-Hv

    Example of connecting 4xCHG Sirius modules to DS-CAL test board shows Illustration 25.  9.4.3. Sirius HV and HS-HV  HV and HS-HV modules connect to the DS-CAL test board via a banana cables to the appropriate ​ H V  (BANANA connector) channel ​ o f the DS-CAL test board. ...

  • Page 38: Sirius Lv And Hs-Lv

    UUT contains mixed modules (for example a combination of LV and HV modules with banana  fronts) make sure NOT to connect the LV or HS-LV modules to the HV connector on the DS-CAL  test board as this will incur permanent damage to the LV or HS-LV module! Always connect LV or ...

  • Page 39: Sirius Multi

    MULTI (DSUB15 connector) channel​ of the DS-CAL test board.    9.4.6. Sirius STG and STGM  STG and STGM modules connect to the DS-CAL test board via a DSUB9-to-DSUB9 cable to the  appropriate ​ D W-43/STG (DSUB9 connector) channel ​ o f the DS-CAL test board.   ...
  • Page 40 Illustration 28: Example of connecting 8xHS ‑ STG Sirius modules to the DS ‑ CAL test board    Illustration 29: Example of connecting the first half of 8xHD ‑ ACC Sirius modules to the DS ‑ CAL test board      DS-CAL V20-1 40/67   ...

  • Page 41: Sirius Hd-Acc

      9.4. 7. Sirius HD-ACC  HD-ACC connect to the DS-CAL test board via a BNC-to-BNC cable to the appropriate ​ A CC (BNC  connector) channel ​ o f the DS-CAL test board and according to the table Table 14.   ...

  • Page 42: Sirius Hd-Stgs

    Illustration 30: Example of connecting the second half of 8xHD LV Sirius modules to the DS CAL test board    Example of connecting the second half of 8xHD-LV Sirius modules to the DS-CAL test board shows  Illustration 30, page 54. ...

  • Page 43: Sirius Ao

    9.4.10. Sirius AO  AO module connects to the DS-CAL test board via a BNC-to-BNC cable to the appropriate​ AO (BNC  connector) channel ​ o f the DS-CAL test board. All eight channels must be connected and calibrated at  once.   ...

  • Page 44: Dewe43

      9.5. DEWE43    Caution  Before connecting DEWE43 UUT to the DS-CAL test board, make sure that DS CAL test board  has power supply connected! If not, permanent damage might incur to the DS CAL test board.       ...

  • Page 45: Krypton

            Important  Unless otherwise noted, the channel 1 on the UUT connects to the channel 1 on the DS-CAL test  board and so on for up to all eight UUT channels, respectively.        Krypton UUT requires a power cable (8-pin LEMO) and a network connection to the PC connected. ...

  • Page 46: Krypton 8Xth, 16Xth

    For the Krypton UUT please consult the Krypton Technical Reference Manual for information  about ways of connecting power and data connection and usage of proper cables! Cables for  connecting the Krypton UUT are not included in the DS-CAL-BOX package, see chapter  DS-CAL-BOX. ...
  • Page 47     Illustration 35: Example of connecting the Krypton 4xLV channels to the DS ‑ CAL test board        Illustration 36: Example of connecting the Krypton 3xSTG channels to the DS CAL test board DS-CAL V20-1 47/67   ...

  • Page 48: Krypton 4Xlv, 8Xlv

    9.6.2. Krypton 4xLV, 8xLV  Krypton LV channels connect to the DS-CAL test board via a BNC-to-BNC cable to the appropriate ​ A CC  (BNC connector) channel ​ o f the DS-CAL test board. All channels must be connected and calibrated at ...

  • Page 49: Dsi Adapters

    DSI CAL ADAPTER connects to the one of eight ​ m odule (DSUB9 connector) channels​ on SIRIUS  ● or DEWE-43.  The other end of the cable with DSI EXC BNC adapter connects to the appropriate DS-CAL test  ● board’s ​ D W 43/STG (DSUB9 connector) channel​ .  ...
  • Page 50   DS-CAL SOFTWARE USER MANUAL        Illustration 39: DSCalibrator software overview in DSI mode      Illustration 41: Example of connecting the DSI V 200 to the DS CAL test board  DS-CAL V20-1 50/67   ...

  • Page 51: Dsi-Acc, Dsi-Acc-0.16Hz, Dsi-Acc-20Ma

    Example of connecting the 4xDSI-ACC to the DS-CAL test board shows Illustration 40, page 65.  9.7.2. DSI-V-200  DSI-V-200 connect to the DS-CAL test board via a BNC-to-BNC cable and a Banana-to-BNC adapter to  the appropriate HV (BANANA connector) channel of the DS-CAL test board. ...

  • Page 52: Dsi-Th-K, Dsi-Th-T, Dsi-Th-J, Dsi-Th-C

    Table 19. Thermocouple cables need to be of hi-precision type.      Illustration 43: Example of connecting the DSI-TH-K    Example of connecting the DSI-TH-K shows Illustration 43, page 68.      DS-CAL V20-1 52/67   ...

  • Page 53: Dsi-Rtd

    DSI-RTD connects directly to the multifunction calibrator using Binder-to-4xBanana cable. Due to a  usage of a special cable, only one adapter can be calibrated at once!    Example of connecting the DSI-RTD shows Illustration 44, page 69.  DS-CAL V20-1 53/67   ...

  • Page 54: Dsi-5A

    DSI-5A-CAL-CABLE’s banana connectors connect as shown on the Illustration 45, page 70, and example  of connecting the DSI-5A shows Illustration 46, page 70.    Illustration 45: Example of connecting DSI-5A-CAL-CABLE to the FLUKE 5502E multifunction calibrator    DS-CAL V20-1 54/67   ...
  • Page 55   DS-CAL SOFTWARE USER MANUAL        Illustration 46: Example of connecting the DSI-5A            DS-CAL V20-1 55/67   ...

  • Page 56: Appendix A: Connectors Of The Ds-Cal Test Board

      DS-CAL SOFTWARE USER MANUAL      10. Appendix A: Connectors of the DS-CAL test board    10.1. CAN connector    Pin  Name  Description  1  +5V_CAN1  CAN1: +5V input  2  CAN_LOW  CAN data low  3  DGND  Digital ground  4  +12V_CAN2 ...

  • Page 57: Sync Connector

    SOFTWARE USER MANUAL      10.2. Sync connector    Type of installed connector is ​ L emo EEG.00.304.CLL (female)​ . Note that there is no distinction between  the two connectors on the DS-CAL test board.    Pin  Name  Description  1 ...

  • Page 58: Power Supply Connector

        10.4. Power supply connector    Type of installed conector is ​ L emo EGJ.1B.302.CLA (male)​ .   For the DS-CAL test board an unregulated power supply of 9 to 32 V DC is required.      Pin  Name ...

  • Page 59: Appendix B: Glossary And Abbreviations

    An operating system (OS) is a set of system software running on a device that manages the system  hardware. This may refer to the operating system of a PC (Windows is required for DEWESoft™) or to  the operating system of the SIRIUS system. ...
  • Page 60 “Unit Under Test” refers to the (measurement) device which is intended to be adjusted or calibrated.    Windows®  A PC operating system by Microsoft®. DEWESoft™ works on Windows® 7, Windows® 8 and Windows®  10. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other  countries. ...

  • Page 61: Warranty Information

      12.2. Support  Dewesoft has a team of people ready to assist you if you have any questions or any technical difficulties  regarding the system. For any support please contact your local distributor first or Dewesoft directly.   ...

  • Page 62: Printing History

    When used in text representing the company, product or  technology name, the ® sign is not used. The Dewesoft triangle logo is a registered trademark but the ®  sign is not used in the visual representation of the triangle logo. ...

  • Page 63: Safety Instructions

    Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in  this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the product.  Dewesoft GmbH assumes no liability for the customer’s failure to comply with these requirements.    ...

  • Page 64: General Safety And Hazard Warnings For All Dewesoft Systems

    REMOVE POWER and do not use the product until the safe  operation can be verified by service-trained personnel. If necessary, return the product to  Dewesoft sales and service office for service and repair to ensure that safety features are  maintained. ...
  • Page 65 This product has left the factory in safety-related flawlessness and in proper condition. In order to  ● maintain this condition and guarantee safety use, the user has to consider the security advice  and warnings in this manual.    EN 61326-3-1:2008  DS-CAL V20-1 65/67   ...
  • Page 66 Devices and systems according to IEC 61508 or IEC 61511 which are considered as “operationally  well-tried”, are excluded from the scope of IEC 61326-3-1.    Fire-alarm and safety-alarm systems, intended for the protection of buildings, are excluded from the  scope of IEC 61326-3-1.        DS-CAL V20-1 66/67   ...

  • Page 67: Documentation Version History

    Updated 8. Using the  ☑ DSCalibrator software  Added 8.5. Special  ☑ considerations  Added 9. Connecting the  ☑ UUT  Updated Appendix A:  ☑ Connectors of the DS-CAL test  board  Updated Appendix B:  ☑ Glossary and abbreviations      DS-CAL V20-1 67/67   ...

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