YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 1 POLICIES 1.1 Important Note Read and understand this manual prior to using this instrument. Carefully read the warranty policy, service policy, notices, disclaimers and revisions on the following pages. This instrument should be inspected and calibrated regularly by a quali ed and factory trained technician.
YES-IMS - Operation Manual 1.2 Warranty Policy Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. (CETCI), also referred to as the manufacturer, warrants this instrument, (excluding sensors, battery packs, batteries, pumps and lters) to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase from our facility.
YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 If CETCI is to do the repair work, you may send the instrument, prepaid, to: Attention: Service Department Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. Unit 145, 7391 Vantage Way Delta, BC, V4G 1M3...
Revised copies of this manual can be obtained by contacting CETCI or visiting www. critical-environment.com. Should you detect any error or omission in this manual, please contact CETCI at the following address: Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. Unit 145, 7391 Vantage Way, Delta, BC, V4G 1M3, Canada Toll Free: +1.877.940.8741 Telephone: +1.604.940.8741...
12 VDC wall adapter. Both models allow for around the clock continuous monitoring and datalogging. YES IMS has an internal logging memory that will store over two month’s worth of readings when logging once per minute. Data is saved in a Microsoft® Excel friendly CSV format and can be extracted from the unit with a standard USB connection or Wi-Fi interface.
Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual 2.2 Key Features • 9 channel capacity • Standard LCD display • Wide range of sensors available to choose from, including particulate, electrochemical, solid state, infrared & TVOCs • Light weight desktop model or xed wall mount model •...
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YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 ELECTRICAL Power Requirement Desktop Model Plug-in, 12 VDC, Class III, 2 A DC max. wall adapter Wall Mount Model 24 VAC or DC, 500 mA max. capacity Sampling Di usion Memory...
Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual Minimum System Requirements to Operate Datalog Recording Software: • Personal computer with Pentium III class processor or better • 512 MB RAM (minimum), VISTA compatible • A hard disk with at least 10 MB of available disk space. •...
YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 4 SENSOR SPECIFICATIONS 4.1 Sensor Con guration Notes It is important to note the following sensor con gurations: • Temperature & RH sensors are xed locations • Particulate will take one xed sensor location •...
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Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual Temperature Type Negative Coe cient Thermistor Range -5°C to 55°C (23°F to 131°F) Sensor Response Time (T < 10 seconds Operating Temperature 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F) Operating Humidity 5 - 95% non-condensing Resolution 0.1°C @ 25°C Accuracy...
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YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 Dust / Particulate Type Convection Range 1 - 10 micro meters Sensor Response Time (T < 30 seconds Operating Temperature 0°C to 45°C (32°F to 113°F) Operating Humidity 5 - 95% non-condensing...
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Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual Carbon Monoxide (CO) Type Electrochemical Range 0 - 200 ppm Sensor Response Time (T 60 seconds Operating Temperature -10°C to 60°C (14°F to 140°F) Operating Humidity 5 - 95% RH non-condensing Operating Pressure 80 - 120 kPa Resolution 0.5 ppm...
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YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 zero: < 0.2 ppm equivalent change / yr in clean air with monthly test. Long Term Drift Sensitivity: < 0.4 ppm change / month in clean air with twice monthly test Expected Life Span 2 - 2.5 years...
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Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual Operating Humidity 15 - 90% non- condensing Resolution 1 ppm Accuracy No data available Long Term Drift < 5% / month Expected Life Span 2 - 3 years Calibration Every 6 months (depending on application) Cross Sensitivity CO = <...
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YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 Accuracy No data available Long Term Drift < 2% signal loss / month Expected Life Span 2 - 3 years Calibration Every 6 months (depending on application) = 1 - 3%...
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Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual Sensor Response Time (T < 25 seconds Operating Temperature 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F) Operating Humidity 15 - 90% non- condensing Resolution 0.1 ppm Accuracy No data available Long Term Drift <...
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YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 Ozone (O Type Electrochemical Range 0 - 1 ppm Sensor Response Time (T < 60 seconds calc from 3 min exposure @ 30 cc / min ow Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
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Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual Expected Life Span 2 years Calibration Every 6 months (depending on application) S @ 20 ppm = < 0.1 @ 10 ppm = < -130 ppm @ 10 ppm = < -40 ppm NO @ 50 ppm = <...
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YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 TVOCs Type Photo-Ionization Detector Range 0 - 30 ppm Sensor Response Time (T < 3 seconds Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Operating Humidity 5 - 95% non-condensing Resolution 0.02 ppm...
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Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual NOTES: • Not all of the above sensors are available from stock. Delivery time for sensors ordered will vary depending on which sensors are ordered, how many are ordered and measurement range desired. •...
Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual NUMBER FEATURE FUNCTION Temperature & RH Sensor To detect temperature and humidity ranges. Œ Multi-line, colored LCD, alphanumeric display. • Full Color LCD Display Lexan Label Protects LCD screen and identi es product. Ž...
6.3.3 Date / Time Display The YES IMS displays the current date and time at the bottom of the sensor display area. The device can be synchronized to the time of a computer using the IMS Viewer software or using a browser over the wireless connection if Wi-Fi module installed.
11. Click next. Windows will prompt telling you the driver is unsigned, choose install this driver anyway. 12. Reboot your computer and power cycle the YES IMS device to complete the installation process. 6.4.2 Windows 8 To install the USB driver on Windows 8 it is rst necessary to temporarily disable driver signature enforcement.
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YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 5. Scroll to the bottom of the General settings to nd advanced startup and select Restart now. 6. After a Please Wait message, new options appear. Select Troubleshoot. 7. In the Troubleshoot menu, select Advanced options.
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Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual 8. Select Startup Settings. 9. In the lower right of the Startup Settings menu, select Restart. 10. The computer will reboot. During startup the following screen will be displayed. Select Disable driver signature enforcement by pressing the appropriate number key on the keyboard (#7 on this menu).
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16. A newer driver is required to connect to the YES IMS. 17. Navigate to Start Control Panel Device Manager. 18. In the device manager, locate the YES IMS device. It may be shown as an unknown device. 19. Right click on the YES IMS device and select update driver.
Uninstall button. Step B Plug in the powered up YES IMS using the USB cord. Step C Use the Windows Key or click on the bottom left Start button and in the search eld type ‘Device Manager’...
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YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 To disable driver signature enforcement: 1. Open the Windows Charms sidebar on the right side of the screen by swiping the lower right corner or dragging the mouse to the lower right corner.
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YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 10. In the lower right side of the Startup Settings menu, select Restart. 11. The computer will reboot. During startup the following screen will be displayed. Select Disable driver signature enforcement by pressing the appropriate number key on the keyboard (#7 on this menu).
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Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual 12. The computer will continue into normal startup. You may now proceed with the USB driver installation. During the driver install process, you will be prompted to verify the installation. Select Install this driver software anyway to proceed. Please note that this is a one-boot option.
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17. A newer driver is required to connect to the YES IMS. 18. Navigate to Start Control Panel Device Manager. 19. In the device manager, locate the YES IMS device. It may be shown as an unknown device. 20. Right click on the YES IMS device and select update driver.
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26. Next install the IMS Viewer application by double clicking on the setup-ims-viewer- 2.1.7.exe le located on the USB stick that came with the YES IMS device. 27. Run the CETCI IMS Viewer program and click on Connect to IMS. You should now see the same readout as on your monitor and be able to cilck on the Datalog tab to download information for your report.
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YES IMS - Operation Manual Rev. D | 2015.04 32. In the left box choose from the dropdown Standard USB Host Controller and then on the right choose USB Composite Device. Click Next. 33. An Update Driver Warning will popup. Click on Yes.
The Wi-Fi settings tab allows a user to con gure the Wi-Fi and network settings of the device. The YES IMS can be con gured to act as a isolated wireless access point or it can join an existing wireless network.
Clicking the Set time and date to match this computer button will synchronize the time between the instrument and the host computer. If the YES IMS is to be used in a di erent time zone, the computer clock can be changed temporarily prior to synchronizing with the YES IMS.
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Rev. D | 2015.04 YES-IMS - Operation Manual Logging Rate button. Downloading the Datalog The datalog can be downloaded through the IMS Viewer application: 1. Select the range of data that you would like to download using the drop down date menus or, to download the entire log, select the download entire log checkbox.
IP address of the instrument is displayed in the status message area of the LCD screen for convenience. The user can then navigate to the YES IMS web page by typing the IP address into the URL bar of the browser.
YES IMS Viewer. Graphing Log Files The datalog les that the YES IMS creates are of the CSV format and can be graphed using any type of spreadsheet software. The datalogs can also be graphed automatically using IMS Viewer by clicking on the Create Graph button and loading a datalog that has been previously saved.
6. Find the network name beginning with “IMS” followed by nine numeric digits. The network name should be the YES IMS serial number which can be found on the back of the YES IMS. 7. Select the YES IMS network to connect.
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• If the YES IMS does not respond for a prolonged period of time, disconnect from the YES IMS network by accessing the Network Manager and reconnect. Normally, the YES IMS should respond in a few seconds EXCEPT when downloading or erasing log operations which can take some time.
It generates its own network name (SSID), checks passwords and assigns IP addresses (192.168.5.5) for the customer’s browsing device. The network name is xed and can’t be changed by the customer. The name is embedded into the YES IMS and is the same as the YES IMS serial number.
Network Addressing (IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway addresses) . Finding YES IMS IP Address In both modes, YES IMS IP address is shown at bottom right corner of the LCD screen. This is the address that is entered into the Browser to access the web page.
Cause: Wi-Fi settings may be incorrect Solution: Power cycle the IMS. The YES IMS will go into AP mode for 5 minutes. During this time, use a Wi-Fi enabled computer to connect to the YES IMS generated Wi-Fi as stated in the section 6.6.
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