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Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program Operator’s Manual Part Number: 71-0170RK Revision: H Released: 8/9/21 www.rkiinstruments.com...
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Warranty RKI Instruments, Inc. warrants gas alarm equipment sold by us to be free from defects in materials and workmanship, and performance for a period of one year from date of shipment from RKI Instruments, Inc. Any parts found defective within that period will be repaired or replaced, at our option, free of charge.
Installing the Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program ....... 8...
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Chapter 10: Spare Parts List ..........87 CAUTION: Read and understand this manual before using the Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program. Also read and understand the Eagle 2 Operator’s Manual included with the Eagle 2 portable gas detector.
PC. After the data has been downloaded, you can view, save, or print it using your computer and the Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program. The purpose of this manual is to explain how to use and set up the Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program. You will learn how to: •...
28,798 hours (2,000 days) Table 1 above lists the Eagle 2’s data logging capacity for a 4-gas unit for each interval trend time setting assuming no alarms or other events. The interval trend time setting can be set using the Set Window (see “Changing Instrument Parameters”...
Overwriting Data in the Eagle 2 The Eagle 2’s Data Log Overwrite function is factory set to On so that when the Eagle 2’s data logging memory becomes full, it begins to overwrite the oldest interval trend data with new internal trend data.
8. Double click the setup.exe file. 9. After a few seconds, a screen appears indicating that the InstallShield Wizard is preparing to install the Data Logger Management Program, then the Eagle 2 InstallShield Wizard window appears to guide you through installation.
Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program with your Eagle 2. The IrDA/ USB cable is available from RKI Instruments, Inc. See the Spare Parts List at the end of this manual for the RKI part number.
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3. If the Control Panel is viewed by category, open the Hardware and Sound folder then click “Send or Receive a File” under the Infrared section. The Infrared Configuration window will appear. If the Control Panel is viewed by icon, click the Infrared icon. The Infrared Configuration window will appear.
Eagle 2 from the list of apps. 2. The program will launch and the Download Window will appear. Figure 3: The Download Window 3. For convenience, make a shortcut of the Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program and place it ® ®...
Eagle 2 with the infrared port on your computer. If your computer does not have a built in infrared port, place the Eagle 2 within an inch or two of the infrared port on the IrDA adapter cable as shown in Figure 4 below, aligning the infrared port on the front of the Eagle 2 with the infrared port on the cable.
Downloading Data Automatic Downloading 1. Select the Automatic Download selection box. Click here for automatic downloads Figure 6: Automatic Download Selection Box 2. If you want the data in the instrument to be automatically cleared after an automatic download, select the Automatic Data Removal box. The Automatic Data Removal box is only available for selection if the Automatic Download box is selected.
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Figure 8: Download Messages & Download Commands 5. After downloading data from an instrument, you can delete all the data in the Eagle 2 by clicking Clear Logger Data if desired. This will not delete instrument parameters such as serial number, alarm settings, or autocalibration settings.
WARNING: If you click Clear Logger Data, all data is erased in the Eagle 2, but not in your computer’s memory. So it’s advisable that you download the data from the Eagle 2 first before clearing the data. Turning Off an Instrument 1.
• Gas - Lists each channel’s gas in the order it appears on the Eagle 2 screen. • Calib. Date - Shows the date and time of the most recent successful calibration for each channel.
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• A. Cal. — lists the auto-calibration setting for each channel of the Eagle 2. If a Eagle 2 passes its calibration, the “After” column should match the “A. Cal.” column. If the Eagle 2 fails calibration on any of its channels, those channels will retain the previous calibration information.
Chapter 5: Data Window The Eagle 2 logs four types of data files: calibration history, interval trend data, alarm trend data, and event data. You can view, print, and export (save to a file) each of these types of data files. All of these types of data files can also be deleted.
Figure 11: Data Window - Selecting Calibration History Files 2. If necessary, double-click the Eagle 2 icon in the top of the Data Window’s upper left frame to see the folders of downloaded data. 3. Find your instrument by serial number, then click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the serial number folder to view the contents.The top folder is untitled and contains the Calibration...
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contain folders for the interval trend files and alarm trend files and are named and organized by date (month/year). 4. Click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the untitled folder. The Calibration History folder will appear below the untitled folder along with the Alarm Events and Trouble Events folders.
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11. To export the data for use in another application, for example a spreadsheet or database, click the Export button. A “Save As” dialog box will appear for you to specify the filename, file type, and file location. The default file type is “.csv” (comma-separated values). Figure 14: Save as Dialog Box After specifying the file name, file type, and file location click the Save button to save the file to the specified location.
Figure 15: Data Window - Selecting Event Data Files 2. If necessary, double-click the Eagle 2 icon in the top of the Data Window’s upper left frame to see the folders of downloaded data. 3. Find your instrument by serial number, then click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the serial number folder to view the contents.The top folder is untitled and contains the Alarm...
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4. Click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the untitled folder. The Alarm Events Folder and Trouble Events Folder will appear below the untitled folder along with the Calibration History Folder. 5. Click the Alarm Events or Trouble Events folder. One or more alarm or trouble event files will appear in the top right frame.
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9. If you want to print the data, click the Print button. A Printer List dialog box will appear for you to select a printer. Figure 18: Printer List 10. Select a printer and click OK to print the data. 11.
Events such as gas alarms or sensor failures are saved in the interval trend data file when they occur. An interval trend data file is created and saved in the Eagle 2 when the instrument is turned off or when a user ID, station ID, or catalytic combustible channel gas configuration (using the relative response feature in Display Mode) is changed during operation.
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2. If necessary, double-click the Eagle 2 icon in the top of the Data Window’s upper left frame to see the folders of downloaded data. 3. Find your instrument by serial number, then click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the serial number folder to view the contents.The top folder is untitled and contains the Calibration...
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Events include gas alarms such as a warning condition, trouble conditions such as a sensor failure, and an indication that the unit is returning to “normal” condition after an alarm has been reset using the POWER ENTER RESET button on the Eagle 2. •...
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• If installed, an infrared methane or hydrocarbon channel records data in %LEL and/or % volume units depending on whether the channel is configured as a % LEL channel or a %LEL/ % volume autoranging channel. When viewing the interval trend data in table format, the units are displayed as the unit the reading was recorded in.
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8. When the data is viewed in table format, if you move the cursor over an alarm event, it will change into a small symbol that looks like an alarm trend data file while it is kept over the alarm event. Alarm Trend Cursor...
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Click to return to interval trend data Figure 25: Data Displayed by Alarm Trend Cursor Symbol 9. To view only events in the interval trend data file, click the Events Only selection box to select it. 10. To view the interval trend data in condensed form, click the Condensed selection box to select it. When the data is condensed, the software shows only important and eventful data as follows: •...
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The data count shown when you have selected an interval trend data file, as in Figure 20 above, can be more than five if you have events, such as the Eagle 2 going into and out of alarm, but you may not have five scheduled data points.
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changes in greater detail. • When selected, the Event feature shows on the graph where each channel went into and out of alarm and at what concentration each event occurred. • When selected, the Cursor feature allows you to display the gas reading and log time for each data point saved on the graph.
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Event Select Cursor Feature Zoom Level Catalytic Combustible Channel Reading Units Figure 27: Interval Trend Data in Graph Format • If installed, an IR HC or CH channel can be graphed in %LEL or % volume in order to accurately depict the full range of the sensor. If the channel is configured as a %LEL only channel, then data will only be recorded in %LEL and the range will be 0-100% LEL.
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below, the IR channel is the first channel and its information is displayed in green. IR HC or CH4 Cursor feature autoranging sensor Zoom Level Catalytic combustible channel reading units Event select channel reading units Figure 28: Interval Trend Data in Graph Format With Autoranging NOTE: The IR Range Select selection box in the lower right hand corner only appears if an IR HC or CH...
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12. To print the data, whether it is viewed in table or graph format, click the Print button. A Printer List dialog box will appear for you to select a printer. Figure 29: Printer List Dialog Box, Interval Data 13. Select a printer and click OK to print the data. Data displayed in Graph view will print as a graph and data displayed in Table view will print as a table.
Inert Mode at the time of the alarm, the maximum oxygen readings will be saved. If the Eagle 2 has not been on for 30 minutes before the alarm event occurs, the data during this time is left blank.
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3. Find your instrument by serial number, then click the expanded view symbol (+) of or double-click the serial number folder to view the contents.The top folder is untitled and contains the Calibration History folder along with folders for alarm events and trouble events. The rest of the folders contain folders for the interval trend files and alarm trend files and are named and organized by date (month/year).
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• In table format, the log times are shown along with the peak (minimum for oxygen) gas readings for the previous five seconds. • The gas readings at the time of the alarm event around which the logged data are centered are highlighted in red and are the instantaneous readings at that time.
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8. The Event Only and Condensed selection boxes are not selectable for alarm trend files. 9. To view the data in graph format, click the Graph button. An alarm trend file can always be graphed regardless of the number of logged points. Cursor feature Catalytic combustible channel reading units Zoom level...
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Cursor feature Catalytic combustible channel reading units Zoom level Figure 35: Alarm Trend Data in Graph Format • If installed, an IR HC or CH channel can be graphed in %LEL or % volume in order to accurately depict the full range of the sensor. If the channel is configured as a %LEL only channel, then data will only be recorded in %LEL and the range will be 0-100% LEL.
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Cursor feature IR HC or CH4 channel units Catalytic combustible channel reading units Zoom level Figure 36: Alarm Trend Data in Graph Format NOTE: The IR Range Select selection box in the lower right hand corner only appears if an IR HC or CH sensor is installed, is in use, and is set up for autoranging.
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• If you click the Summary button, the data window will split into two frames one above the other with the graph in the lower frame and the summary information shown in the upper frame. The summary information is the same as the information shown in the lower right frame in Figure 31.
Deleting Data in the Data Window The following items can be deleted in the Data Window: • Data folders • Calibration History files • Alarm and Trouble Event files • Interval Trend and Alarm Trend data files To delete any of the above items in the Data Window: 1.
5. Enter the password and click Continue. The password when the program is first installed is “rki”. The password is case sensitive. See “Changing the Delete Password” on page 44 for instructions to change the password if desired. 6. A window will appear asking you to confirm that you want to delete the selected folder or file. Figure 41: Delete Data Window 7.
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2. Click Delete with the left mouse button. The Password Window appears. Figure 43: Password Window 3. Click Change Password. The Password Window asks you to input the current password. Figure 44: Inputting Current Password 4. Type the current password, then click Current password. The Password Window asks you to input the new password.
The calibration interval, the number of days after a calibration that a new calibration is due, is saved in the Eagle 2. If the calibration interval is changed in the Eagle 2, the new calibration interval will not be known by the program until the Eagle 2 is downloaded.
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Eagle 2. Ports 1-4 correspond with Channels 1-4 displayed from top to bottom on the Eagle 2 display when in Measuring Mode. For each serial number, each port has 2 display lines. The first line displays the target gas and sensor range. The second line displays the most recent calibration date or the date the channel is due for calibration.
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After — shows the settings after calibration. • A. Cal. — lists the auto-calibration setting for each channel of the Eagle 2. If a Eagle 2 passes its calibration, the “After” column should match the “A. Cal.” column. If the Eagle 2 fails calibration on any of its channels, those channels will retain the previous calibration information.
• Cal. Due (Days) — shows when calibration is due in days (e.g., “Remaining 25 Day” means that calibration is due in 25 days, and “Now” means that calibration is due immediately). It is not possible to print any information when the Calibration Record view option is selected. To view and print all past calibrations for an instrument, see “Calibration History Data”...
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7. When the password has been entered and the Continue button clicked, the Delete History window will appear asking you to confirm that you want to delete the most recent calibration information for the selected instrument. Figure 55: Delete History Window 8.
2. Launch the Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program. 3. If Automatic Download is selected, deselect it. The Eagle 2 will be turned off by the program after an automatic download, so calibration will not be possible if Automatic Download is selected.
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Click to begin calibration of Eagle 2 Figure 56: Set Window 8. The Eagle 2’s pump will turn on. The Calibration frame will replace the Eagle 2 Status frame and the control buttons along the right side of the window will become inactive.
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13. Screw the demand flow regulator onto the calibration cylinder. 14. Connect the regulator to the Eagle 2 probe tube using the sample tubing provided with the calibration kit. 15. Allow the gas to flow for one minute. The current gas readings will be shown in the Current Reading column.
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21. If you wish to exit the software, click the Download button to return to the Download window. Turn off the Eagle 2 by using the POWER ENTER RESET button on the Eagle 2 or by clicking the Power Off button and confirming that you want to turn off the Eagle 2 when the Power Off window appears.
Complete Download instead of Instrument Information. 5. Click the Set button to display the Set Window. Use the Eagle 2 Status Frame and the Gas/Sensor Frame to change parameters stored in the Eagle 2.
6. Click Detail Settings. 7. The Station & User tab displays a list of Station IDs and User IDs. The first time the Eagle 2 is connected to the Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program, this list will be blank. No Station IDs or User IDs are loaded into the Eagle 2 at the factory.
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Figure 59: Station & User Tab 8. To edit the Station ID or User ID list, you will need to export a csv (comma separated values) file from the program, edit the file, and import it back into the program. Chapter 8: Set Window (Instrument Parameters) •...
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9. To create a csv file for editing, click the “Export csv file” button located to the right of the Station ID list or the User ID list. Click to generate User csv file Click to generate Station csv file Figure 60: Station csv File Export 58 •...
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10. Navigate to the location you would like to save the csv file, type in a file name, and click Save. Figure 61: Station csv File Save As 11. The csv files can be opened, edited, and saved using a word processing program such as Word, WordPad, or Notepad.
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13. In the Station and User tab, click “Import csv file” for either the Station ID or User ID. Click to import User csv file Click to import Station csv file Figure 63: Import csv File 60 • Chapter 8: Set Window (Instrument Parameters)
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Set window. Use the drop down menu to select a current station and user ID for the instrument. 17. To upload the new information from the Data Logger Management Program to the Eagle 2, click the Update button in the Set window.
Conversion Table Tab for Catalytic Sensor The Conversion Table tab is used to view the pre-defined relative response gases for the catalytic combustible channel and to edit or add user-defined gases. The pre-defined gases can be found in the Pre-Defined Table tab while the user-defined gases can be found under the User-Defined Table tab. Figure 66: Conversion Table There are 8 columns in both the Pre-Defined Table tab and the User-Defined Table tab: •...
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• Factor This value is the response factor for the listed gas relative to methane. The factor for each pre- defined gas is factory defined. The factor for any user-defined gases must be obtained through testing as described in “Obtaining a Relative Response Factor” on page 72. Even if not all of the user-defined catalytic combustible channels are being defined, the Factor column must have a valid number entered.
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While the pre-defined gases may not be edited, the 5 user-defined gases may be edited by doing the following: 1. With the Data Logger Management Program running, click the Set button to display the Set window. Click the Detail Settings button to display the Detail Settings window. Click on the Conversion Table tab and then click on the User-Defined Table tab.
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4. Open the csv file using Notepad, Word, or WordPad. The example below shows a csv file opened in WordPad. The list of gases are associated with the numbers 1-5. Figure 68: CSV File If there were no previously defined gases, the csv file will appear as the following: Figure 69: Blank CSV File 5.
11. Click OK to save the changes and return to the Set window. If you do not want to save the changes, click Cancel. 12. To upload the new information from the Data Logger Management Program to the Eagle 2, click the Update button in the Set window.
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There are 13 columns in both the High and Low Range tabs: • This column represents the gas number. They are numbered 1-17. • Name This is what will appear in the Relative Response list of gases. The name can be up to 3 characters long and the characters must be upper case letters or numbers.
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There are limitations for the full scale and increment values that depend on the factor for both the high range and the low range. Table 2 and Table 3 below list these limitations. Table 2: High Range PID Full Scale Factor Increment (ppm)
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Table 3: Low Range PID Full Scale Factor Increment (ppm) 6.00-7.99 300.0 8.00-9.99 400.0 10.00 500.0 While the pre-defined gases may not be edited, the 1 user-defined gas may be edited by doing the following: 1. With Data Logger Management Program running, click on the Set button to display the Set window.
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2. If no user-defined PID gas has been previously defined for the connected instrument, the name and long name will both appear as PID for the High Range and Low Range tabs. The full scale, digit, and factor values will appear as shown in Table 4 below. The rest of the fields will contain asterisks (*****).
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12. Click OK to save the changes and return to the Set window. If you do not want to save the changes, click Cancel. 13. To upload the new information from the Data Logger Management Program to the Eagle 2, click the Update button in the Set window.
If the concentration tested results in an overscale reading, test a lower concentration. 3. Apply the gas sample to the EAGLE 2 and take note of the reading. If the gas sample is of 50 %LEL concentration and the EAGLE 2 display shows a reading of 25 %LEL, then the factor for that gas is 2.
Chapter 9: Set Window (Program Appearance) The program’s font and graph colors can be changed using the Set window. 1. Launch the Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program. 2. Click Set. Click to change font type Choose these options to change the...
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4. Select the colors used to graph the various target gases in the interval trend and alarm trend data files by clicking the appropriate Graph Color button on the left side of the Set Window. The six Graph Color buttons correspond to the 6 possible Eagle 2 channels. From top to bottom, they correspond to channels 1-6.
Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program Operator’s Manual (this docu- ment) 71-8003RK Eagle 2 Product CD, Includes the Eagle 2 Data Logger Management Program, the Eagle 2 Maintenance Program, and Operator’s Manuals for each Chapter 10: Spare Parts List • 87...
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