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Cyclops-7 miniWIPER
USER'S MANUAL
TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300
1483 POINSETTIA AVE., STE. #101
VISTA, CA 92081 USA
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  • Page 1 1483 POINSETTIA AVE., STE. #101 VISTA, CA 92081 USA Cyclops-7 miniWIPER USER’S MANUAL WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.3 Electrical Connections and Controls ....................24 3.4 Battery Replacement ......................... 25 3.5 Final Mounting Instructions ........................ 26 WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 2 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

  • Page 3: Warranty

    For valid warranty claims made and covered defects existing during the applicable warranty period, PME will, at PME’s option, repair, replace (with the same or then most similar product) or repurchase (at purchaser’s original purchase price), the defective product. This warranty extends solely to the original end-user purchaser of the product.
  • Page 4 (or its designated distributor) at PME’s expense. If the warranty claim is found to be not valid for any reason, as determined by PME in its sole discretion, PME will notify the purchaser at the contact information provided by the purchaser.

  • Page 5: Safety Information

    If internal pressure is suspected, then treat the miniWIPER with extreme caution. WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 5 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Installation

    1 hour or as long as 24 hours. (Wipe intervals outside this range are available. Please contact PME.) miniWIPER connects to a Windows HOSTcomputer via USB and appears as a Local Disk. This local disk contains software to select wipe intervals and perform other tasks.

  • Page 7: Installation Instructions

    The bracket will grip the sensor retainer and the wiper sensor guard. Construct the bracket from the parts supplied by PME as shown in the picture to the left. Install bolts and nuts loosely. Please note that the wiper and Cyclops 7 have different diameters and so will only fit on one side or the other of the bracket.
  • Page 8 Please note that miniWIPER will not respond to the magnet if miniWIPER is not in Wipe mode. WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 8 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

  • Page 9: Wipe Considerations

    24 hours. Intervals outside this range will be rejected by the miniWIPERControl program. (Contact PME for other recording intervals.) Please refer to Chapter 2 for instructions on operating the miniWIPERControl program.
  • Page 10 2.8 Volts (for two in series, 1.4 Volts on the graph below). Measure WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 10 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Page 11 The tests below are somewhat artificial since the wiper wipes very frequently in the tests compared to expected field use. Energizer L91 Lithium AA at room temperature. 12211 single scrub wipes. WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 11 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Page 12 E n e r g i z e r L 9 1 L i t h i u m A A a t 4 d e g C . 1 2 7 8 5 s i n g l e s c r u b w i p e s , n o p r e s s u r e . WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 12...
  • Page 13 The miniWIPER uses a coin cell battery for backup of the clock when the power is switched off. This coin cell battery will supply many years of clock operation. Should the coin cell battery discharge, then it must be replaced by PME. Contact PME. M AI NT ENANC E The miniWIPER will require maintenance from time to time.
  • Page 14 Rinse the wiper completely in water after the cleaning is completed. WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 14 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Page 15 ST O RAG E W HEN NO T I N USE Remove the batteries. Keep the black end covered with the cap supplied by PME. If the cap is lost, then cover the black end cap with aluminum foil. There may be a calibration effect of ambient lighting so attempt to keep ambient light from reaching the sensing foil as much as possible.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2: Software

    These files are located on the root directory of the miniWIPER. This appears as a Local Disk when miniWIPER is connected to a Windows HOSTcomputer. PME suggests you leave these programs where they are on the miniWIPER, but you may copy them to any folder on your HOST computer's hard drive and operate them from this location.

  • Page 17: Miniwipercontrol

    To set the interval, enter an interval not less than 1 hour and not greater than 24 hours. Click the Set Sample Interval button. Shorter and longer intervals are available. Contact PME. Click the test wiper button to operate the wiper motor briefly. The wiper will make one complete wipe over a period of about 30 seconds.

  • Page 18: Miniwiperplot

    The program reads all the miniWIPER’s data files in the selected folder. It concatenates these and presents plots that are similar to the plots shown below. WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 18 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Page 19 WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 19 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Page 20 WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 20 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Page 21 The highest current observed after 1 second of motor operation as the back wipe begins. Useful to identify peak mechanical system friction. WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 21 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Page 22 Once the performance of a wiper is established in a known deployment, the Energy per Wipe plot can be used to make an informed guess of battery life. WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 22 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

  • Page 23: Miniwiperconcatenate

    Click “Concatenate” to begin concatenating files and create the CAT.txt file. The CAT.txt file will resemble the following: End the miniWIPERConcatenate program by closing the window. WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 23 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

  • Page 24: Chapter 3: Miniwiper

    The LED Light is a red or green LED. This is used to indicate different features described elsewhere in this manual. WWW.PME.COM TECHNICAL SUPPORT: INFO@PME.COM | (760) 727-0300 PG. 24 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL. © 2021 PRECISION MEASUREMENT ENGINEERING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

  • Page 25: Battery Replacement

    The Main Batteries (2 X AA on side opposite to picture above) provide main power to the miniWIPER. Note the positive (+) terminal. 3.4 Battery Replacement Be sure that the replacement battery is compatible with miniWIPER. PME recommends Energizer L91 AA size batteries. You may also use AA size alkaline batteries such as Duracell Coppertop. http://data.energizer.com/PDFs/l91.pdf http://ww2.duracell.com/media/en-...

  • Page 26: Final Mounting Instructions

    3.5 Final Mounting Instructions Appropriate mounting of the combined wiper and wiped sensor at the deployment site is the customer's responsibility. PME provides the suggestions below. Easy Method - The mounting backbone has holes at each end. The easy way to mount the wiper/sensor is by shackling ropes to each end.

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