C ont en t s 1. INTRODUCTION ................... 4 GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS ......................4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ......................4 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ....................4 ACCESSING THE 73VR21x DATA ....................5 1.4.1 ETHERNET........................5 1.4.2 CF CARD ...........................6 HOW TO START UP & EXIT ......................6 2. SETTING ON THE 73VR21BLD ..............7 FUNDAMENTAL SETTING ......................7 SYSTEM SETTING ........................7 2.2.1 OPERATING MODE ......................7...
INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing M-System’s Paperless Recorder. The 73VR21BLD Users Manual will guide you through the software program views and functions. Please read this manual carefully to ensure the safe use before getting started. The 73VR21BLD will help you easily and smoothly program parameters for the 73VR21x. It also enables remote setup of the 73VR21x through Ethernet.
n INSTALL 1. Select Add/Remove Programs under Control Panel (proceed through Start > Settings > Control Panel). Or double-click My Computer icon on the desktop and click Control Panel to access Add/Remove Programs. 2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs to start. 3. Then the SETUP.exe will be executed and the installation will start. 4.
1.4.2 CF CARD In order to import data from a CF Card, a CF Card Reader is required. PC Configurator (model: 73VR21BLD) CF Card Card Reader 73VR21x HOW TO START UP & EXIT Go to Programs > 73VR > 73VR21BLD, and then the 73VR21x PC Configurator window shown in the figure below will appear.
SETTING ON THE 73VR21BLD FUNDAMENTAL SETTING First, choose the number of input channels according to the hardware model number. Model 73VR2102: 2 ch Model 73VR2108: 8 ch Model 73VR2104: 4 ch Model 73VR2110: 10 ch Model 73VR2106: 6 ch Model 73VR2112: 12 ch Figure 2.2.
2.2.5 DATA OVERWRITE Data can be overwritten when the data file is full. The oldest data is replaced with a new data when the file capacity is full. The 73VR21x stops recording when the file capacity is full. 2.2.6 SCREEN SAVER The LCD display’s backlight can be turned off when the screen is untouched for a specific time period.
DATA STORING METHOD The Data storing method setting menu appears as below. Figure 2.3. Data storing method. 2.3.1 STORING INTERVAL The data is stored in time intervals preset as the Storing interval. Choose among the following options: 100msec 100 milliseconds 500msec 500 milliseconds 1sec...
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REMOTE TRIGGER RECORDING In the remote trigger recording mode, data is automatically stored while the external trigger condition (analog or discrete input) is true. With an analog trigger, the signal are continuously compared with a preset threshold, and the 73VR21x starts and stops recording when it is in a pre-determined condition (higher or lower than the threshold).
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EVENT RECORDING In the event recording mode, the 73VR21x detects an external event by trigger signal, and stores preset number of samples (max. 1200 respectively) before and after the moment of event. With an analog trigger, the trigger signal is continuously compared with a preset threshold, and the 73VR21x initi- ates recording when it is in a pre-determined condition (higher or lower than the threshold).
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STORE AT A DEFINED TIME MODE In the store at a defined time mode, recording is automatically initiated and stopped at a predefined time. Choose either ‘One Time Only’ or ‘Every Day’ under Condition option. One Time Only Data is stored once at a predefined time. Specify Year- Month-Day and Hour-Min-Sec.
DISPLAY SETTING The Display setting menu appears as below. Figure 2.4. Display setting. 2.4.1 CHART SPEED Choose among the options in the table below. The numbers show how many pixels are used for one sample data. For example, if you choose ‘4,’ one sample is plotted 4 pixels further than the previous one, and two sample points are connected to create a trend graph.
2.4.6 DISPLAY PEN NUMBER You can specify how many pens you want to show on the Trend and Bargraph views. Choose from 2, 4, 6 and 8. 2.4.7 DISPLAY PEN NUMBER (OV) You can specify how many pens you want to show on the Overview. Choose from 2, 4, 6, 8 and 16. 2.4.8 AUTO PEN SWITCHING You can automatically switch the pens on the enlarged digital display on the screen.
2.6.2 GROUP The maximum of 7 groups of 8 comments can be created. The 7th group is for free comment entry during recording. Use [ << ] and [ >> ] buttons to move between groups. Name Name Max. 10 characters Color A specific color is applied to each group.
INPUT PEN SETTING (INDIVIDUAL) Pressing Input Pen Setting (Individual) button under Setting buttons opens the window shown in Figure 2.7. Figure 2.7. Input pen setting (Individual). 2.7.1 COMMON SETTING Enable / Disable Enable / Disable the recording. The pen’s input data is stored when this selection is set to Enable. Enter a desired tag name.
2.7.2 DETAILED SETTING Figure 2.7.2. Detailed setting, analog. Analog type and Input range With 100 msec. storing interval, only DC voltage ranges are selectable Selectable signal types and input ranges are as shown in the tables in the following page. For DC input, choose the upper and lower range values (0% and 100%) within the measurable range.
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Table. Analog types I/O TYPE SELECTIONS INPUT RANGE USABLE RANGE DC input -12 to 12 V ±12V -6 to 6 V ±6V -3 to 3 V ±3V -1000 to 1000 mV ±1000mV ---- -500 to 500 mV ±500mV -250 to 250 mV ±250mV -125 to 125 mV ±125mV -60 to 60 mV ±60mV...
DISCRETE INPUT Contact input at the trigger input terminal can be handled as discrete input. Input 3 (Input 5 for the 73VR2104, Input 7 for the 73VR2106, Input 9 for the 73VR2108, Input 11 for the 73VR2110, Input 13 for the 73VR2112) is used. Figure 2.7.2a.
FUNCTION PEN SETTING (INDIVIDUAL) Pressing Function Pen Setting (Individual) button under Setting buttons opens a pen setting window just like the In- put Pen setting, but with Function pen selectors. Choosing Enable under the Common setting will open Detail setting to the right in the same window shown in Figure 2.8.
2.8.2 DETAILED SETTING Selectable operating functions are as shown in the table below. Arithmetic Addition K1X1 + K2X2 + A1 Multiplication (K1X1+A1) (K2X2+A2) + A3 Division (K1X1+A1) / (K2X2+A2) + A3 Logical ¬ X1 X1 ^ X2 Math Square root Square root extraction K1 √...
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Power Analog accumulation Peak hold (max) Peak hold (min) Moving average First order lag F value calculation Anemoscope Input (X1, X2) Select input signals used for the operating function. For Square root, Power, Analog accumulation, Peak hold, NOT, First order lag, only X1 is selectable. To use last sampled or computed data in an equation, choose tags with asterisk (*).
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Moving average sample number Specify number of samples used for the moving average operation. Samples Specify between 2 and 16 First order lag filter time constant Specify a time constant used for the filter function. Time constant Specify between 0.00 and 100.00 seconds. Max. 2 decimal places.
ALARM SETTING (INDIVIDUAL) 2.9.1 ANALOG ALARM Figure 2.9.1. Alarm setting for analog signal (Individual). Alarm Setpoint, Deadband (1) Specify up to 4 setpoints in engineering unit within the Input Range. Alarms are reset when the signal goes out of the alarm zone by the preset deadband values. If you set only “High”...
2.9.2 DISCRETE ALARM Figure 2.9.2. Alarm setting for discrete signal (Individual). Output at OFF / ON Enable, Delay Alarm contact outputs can be provided to the alarm output terminal. Choose Enable to activate an relay output for respective signal status (input ON and OFF). In order to eliminate noise interference, you can specify the time (seconds) to wait to apply change in signal status.
2.10 INPUT PEN SETTING (BUNDLE) In order to review and set all pens at once, click Input Pen Setting (Bundle) under Setting. Figure 2.10. Input pen setting (bundle). HOW TO MODIFY PEN SETTING 1. Click on the cell you want to change. 2.
2.13 SELECT DISPLAY PENS Press Select Display Pens button under Setting in order to specify how you want to arrange pens to appear on the Trend and Bargraph views. Pull down the arrow to the right of each field and choose among the options in the pulled-down menu. Number of pens that each group (‘Page’...
FILE OPERATION File operation functions are applicable to data stored in a CF Card or in the PC’s hard disk. A Card Reader device is required to interface between the PC and a CF Card. PC Configurator (model: 73VR21BLD) CF Card Card Reader 73VR21x READ SETTING FILE...
Figure 3.4. Export setting to CSV. Basic setting Input channel System Operating mode, Temperature unit, Start mode, Data storing form, Data overwrite, Screen saver, IP address, Touch panel beep Data storing method Storing interval, Storing setting Display setting Chart speed, Graph direction, Digital display type, Digital display, Data file used volume, Display pen number, Display pen number (OV), Auto pen switching, Chart color Error output Enable/Disable, Output channel, Contact logic...
ONLINE OPERATION File operation functions are usable between the PC and the 73VR21x. Online Operation are accessible only when the 73VR21x is connected to a PC installed with the 73VR21BLD via Ethernet. Before using these functions, confirm that an appropriate IP address is set to the 73VR21x. PC Configurator PC Configurator (model: 73VR21BLD)
REMOTE START / STOP You can remotely start / stop the 73VR21x with these control buttons. When you need to change and download set- tings, the 73VR21x can be stopped at any time. If you have set up a password to allow access the 73VR21x, the Enter Password dialog box will appear. Enter password and click OK.
APPENDIX-A SETTING FILE FORMAT IN CSV Row A : Basic, item names Row B : Basic, parameters Row A : System, item names Row B : System, parameters Row A : Data storing method, item names Row B : Data storing method, parameters Row A : Display setting, item names Row B : Display setting, parameters Row A : Error output, item names...
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Row A : Pen setting, item names Row B : Pen setting, parameters Lower range values Row C : Upper range values Row A : Display pen select, item names Row B : Display pen select, parameters 73VR21BLD USERS MANUAL EM-7395-C Rev.7...
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Row A : Comment, item names Row B : Comment, parameters 73VR21BLD USERS MANUAL EM-7395-C Rev.7...
APPENDIX-B HOW TO SHOW TEMPERATURE UNIT In order to enter ‘°C’ or ‘°F’ on the 73VR21x, please use the following procedure: (1) Choose on the task bar Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map. (2) Click on [ ° ] (U+00B0: Degree Sign) and click Select button. (3) Click on [C] (U+0043: Latin Capital Letter C) or [F] (U+0046: Latin Capital Letter F) and click Select.
APPENDIX-C SOFTWARE UPDATE HISTORY Major software update history (version 3 or later) is as follows. Ver. 3.00D When remote start after setting change, the recorded data will be erased. Dialog, which confirms whether to accept it, was added. Ver. 3.01.01 “Anemoscope”...
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