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CO2-UNIT-BL
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IST1140_REV03
SV 3.12.3.3048

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  • Page 1 CO2-UNIT-BL Gas Controller Manual IST1140_REV03 SV 3.12.3.3048...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    YMBOLS ON THE PRODUCT LABEL SAFETY NOTES ..................................3 SUPPLIED EQUIPMENT ................................5 GAS SUPPLIED REQUIREMENTS ............................5 COMPATIBILITY ..................................6 EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION ..............................8 INSTALLATION ..................................10 CO2-UNIT-BL................................... 10 ETTING UP CO2-UNIT-BL ..................14 OW TO ASSEMBLE WITH A CONTROLLER USER INTERFACE ..................................

  • Page 4: Preface

    Preface CO2-UNIT-BL is a Digital CO2 Controller that mixes CO2 and Air to the desired concentration in the range 0-18%. It connects to any Bold Line T controller and can be operated through the same intuitive touch screen interface, OKO-TOUCH.

  • Page 5: Symbol Description

    Symbol description This paragraph describes the symbols used in this manual and on the product label. Symbols used in this manual The following symbols identify important information to note: CAUTION or WARNING: this symbol warns you about the risk of electrical shock. CAUTION or WARNING or IMPORTANT: this symbol warns you of circumstances or practices that can affect the functionality of the instrument.

  • Page 6: Safety Notes

    Safety Notes In order to achieve maximum performance and to ensure proper operation of your new equipment, please read carefully the following safety notes and the instructions. If you have any question, please contact Okolab. − The equipment must only be used as intended and as described in this Manual.
  • Page 7 We reserve the right to make technical variations. IN NO EVENT SHALL OKOLAB S.R.L. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR THE USE...

  • Page 8: Supplied Equipment

    5. Pressure Gauge for CO2 + regulator + assembly stirrup (x1). Install pressure gauge between the pure CO2 tank pressure regulator and the CO2 Controller input port. 6. 24V-DC Power Adapter (x1). Figure 1. CO2-UNIT-BL – components. GAS supplied requirements −...

  • Page 9: Compatibility

    Compatibility CO2-UNIT-BL is compatible with: • OKO-TOUCH (required), including: − Touch Screen Interface − #1 RS232 Serial cable. To connect the Touch Screen to the unit. − MINI-USB-OTG cable. To connect a USB pen to the OKO-TOUCH for data download.
  • Page 10 • DATA-LOG (Optional-to be purchased separately). Software used to log, view, and store data from a PC. It may be used to change parameters of the controllers via PC. Data can be exported in .xlsx format. Figure 3. DATA LOG software. •...

  • Page 11: Equipment Description

    4. Filter In. Connector for the TUBE-CB. 5. Gas Output. 6. Power Input. 7. OKO-AIR-PUMP-BL connector. Leave unplugged if CO2-UNIT-BL is not equipped with OKO-AIR-PUMP-BL. 8. HM-ACTIVE connector. Leave unplugged if CO2-UNIT-BL is not equipped with HM-ACTIVE. 9. GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) connector.
  • Page 12 Figure 5. Gas Controller Rear Panel Overview.

  • Page 13: Installation

    1. Install the pressure Gauge for the CO2 line between the CO2 tank and CO2-UNIT-BL. Follow the arrow on the rear of the Pressure Gauge for the correct Gas In-Out (see Figure 6).
  • Page 14 CO2-UNIT-BL gas sensors. Connect the TUBE-CB with the Filter In and Filter Out connectors on the rear panel of CO2-UNIT-BL (3, 4 in Figure 5). Make sure the Filter In label side of the filter is always connected to Filter In connector on the rear panel of CO2-UNIT-BL (see Figure 9).
  • Page 15 Do not remove the filter. This may damage the gas sensors. Connect CO2 and air supply to the corresponding push to fit connectors on the rear panel of CO2-UNIT-BL by using TUBE-A (see Figure 10 ). Tip ► Make sure to push the tubes all the way into the connectors thus avoiding any gas leak.
  • Page 16 “Air” on the rear panel of the CO2 Controller (see Figure 12). Figure 12. CO2 Tank and Air Pump connections to the back panel of the CO2 Controller. 5. Connect the touch screen interface OKO-TOUCH to the CO2-UNIT-BL with the RS232 serial cable as illustrated in Figure 13.

  • Page 17: How To Assemble Co2-Unit-Bl With A Bold Line Tcontroller

    8. Check that all the cables are properly installed as described in the present paragraph. 9. To switch CO2-UNIT-BL on use the power button on OKO-TOUCH. The Status LED (1 in Figure 4) on the front of CO2-UNIT-BL will turn green.
  • Page 18 Figure 14. CO2-UNIT-BL and H301-T-UNIT-BL-PLUS. CO2-UNIT-BL must stack on top of the Bold Line T controller by lining up the bus ports located on the top and bottom surface of each unit. When the units are properly connected the Temperature and CO2 parameters will appear on the OKO-TOUCH Touch Screen interface Homepage.

  • Page 19: User Interface

    9. Home. To open the homepage. 10. Product info. Press here to know generic info about CO2-UNIT-BL and running time. Tip ► The OKO-TOUCH is pre-set at a 5% CO2 concentration hence when you switch it on the system will start operating to reach this set-point value.
  • Page 20 Setpoint, press Set (2 in Figure 17 b) to save or Cancel to undo. Tip ►After any change in the Setpoint value, CO2-UNIT-BL enters into a transient regime, the Status Indicator and the TOP LED turn yellow (see paragraph 9.1.2). During the transient regime, CO2-UNIT-BL will...

  • Page 21: Controller Status: Colors Led And Meaning

    Setpoint change. The system is working properly, it is not in alarm and no action is needed. As soon as CO2-UNIT-BL reaches the CO composition, CO2-UNIT-BL Status changes to NORMAL and the color turns GREEN. If CO2-UNIT- BL cannot reach the set composition values within the maximum time defined by the operator (see paragraph 9.2.2.5), the Gas Controller Status changes to ALARM and the color turns...

  • Page 22: Settings

    Settings 9.2.1 Press on Settings icon to enter the Settings menu, as shown in the Figure 19 a. Figure 19. Gas Settings (a – b). To enter the Gas Settings Submenu, press the Gas Icon Figure 19 b). Then the page shown in (see Figure 20 appears.
  • Page 23 Figure 21. Air Source page (a – b). If you want to use OKO-AIR-PUMP-BL (Air Pump), flag on Air pump checkbox (Figure 21 b), then press Save to confirm. Tip ►To connect the Air Pump (OKO-AIR-PUMP-BL) to the C02-UNIT-BL, see Figure 12. In the case you are using OKO-AIR-PUMP-BL please note that it can be turned on/off only via the Touch Screen interface (OKO-TOUCH).

  • Page 24: Calibrations

    Figure 23. Air pump advanced settings (a – b). 9.2.1.2 Calibrations Press on Calibration icon to enter in the Calibration Menu, as shown in Figure 24. Figure 24. How to reach the Sensor Calibration Submenu. 9.2.1.2.1 Offset (with exthernal meter) Press on Offset icon to calibrate the instrument by using an external CO meter (NOT hereby...
  • Page 25 Figure 26. External Gas Meter Connection. 2. Connect the external Gas meter as shown above (see Figure 26). The Gas Meter will read same gas levels that are going into the Top Stage Incubator. 3. Wait until the external Gas meter steadily reads CO value;...

  • Page 26: Sensors (With Calibration Gas)

    Tank. Before starting the instrument calibration, make sure you have the Gas Tank connected to the port labeled “Air Input” on the rear panel of the CO2-UNIT-BL, then press the Sensors . At this point several options are available (see Figure icon 30 b).

  • Page 27: View

    9.2.1.2.2.1 View Press on View icon to visualize the latest calibration. Figure 31. View Sensor calibration status. 9.2.1.2.2.2 Span Settings Press on Span Settings icon to access to the span gas settings (see Figure 32 a) and insert the exact gas composition of your span gas tank (see Figure 32 b).

  • Page 28: Start Span

    9.2.1.2.2.4 Start Span Press the Start Span icon and the controller will perform a new Gas Calibration for the CO2 using a span gas (see Figure 34 a). After clicking, a pop-out message will appear, warning about the pause of the control during the calibration routine (see Figure 34 b).

  • Page 29: Factory Reset

    Figure 36. Start Zero calibration (a – b) After clicking OK (see Figure 36 b), the controller will ask for connecting N2 at 1.4 barg to the Air Input, located on the rear panel of the CO2 CONTROLLER (see Figure 37 a), the Zero Calibration will start after pressing OK and the progress bar will appear (see Figure 37 b).

  • Page 30: Flowrates

    9.2.1.3 Flowrates Press the Flowrates icon to check how many liters per minute of Air and CO the system is consuming (see Figure 39 a). Additionally, this panel allows you to select the flowrate of the gas mixture you want to send to your incubator/device.

  • Page 31: Gas Cycles

    9.2.1.4 Gas cycles This function allows switching between two different CO concentrations. Press the Gas cycle icon set a gas concentration cycle (see Figure 41 a). Figure 41. CO % Cycles Subpage (a – b). You can decide whether setting a new gas cycle (New, as shown in Figure 41 b) or loading a previously saved one (Load).
  • Page 32 Figure 43. Cycle Summary and Configuration Saving (a – b). 5. Schedule the time for the concentration cycle to start (see Figure 44). Figure 44. Cycle Start. The cycle will start at the time set. A concentration cycling icon will be displayed on the Homepage as a reminder (see Figure 45).

  • Page 33: Status

    Status Press the Status icon (see Figure 47 a) to check CO2-UNIT-BL performance. Figure 47. Status page (a – b). Note ► The Status page contains advanced technical data. You may be asked to read these data in case of technical assistance with Okolab engineers.

  • Page 34: Touch Screen Configuration

    Figure 48. Digital input (a – b). 9.2.2 Touch Screen configuration Press on Settings icon to enter the Settings menu, as shown in the Figure 49 a. To enter the Touch Screen configuration menu, press on the icon , as shown in Figure 49 b. Figure 49.Touch screen settings (a –...

  • Page 35: Touch Screen Brightness

    Figure 50. Touch Options (a – b). 9.2.2.2 Touch Screen Brightness Press the icon (see Figure 51 a) and scroll the bar (1 in Figure 51 b) or press the + / - icons in the page that opens to modify display Brightness. Set the required configuration and press Save (2 in Figure 51 b) to confirm.

  • Page 36: Date & Time

    Never, the Top LED will never illuminate; if you select On Alarm, the TOP LED will illuminate only when CO2-UNIT-BL is in Alarm Status (see paragraph 9.1.2); if you select Always, the TOP LED will always illuminate.

  • Page 37: Data Logging

    9.2.2.6 Data Logging CO2-UNIT-BL touch screen interface, OKO-TOUCH (see Figure 2), is equipped with on-board memory for data logging and storage. A simple routine allows downloading data to USB drive or to PC. In order to log and then download the logged data, connect a USB drive (not supplied) to OKO-TOUCH,...
  • Page 38 MINI-USB-OTG USB Port USB Drive OKO-TOUCH Figure 56. USB drive connection. To activate the logging, follow the steps indicated below: 1. Press on Settings icon (see Figure 57 a) and press on Touch screen icon on the window that opens next (see Figure 57 b).
  • Page 39 Figure 58. Logging. (a) How to enter in the logging menu; (b) logging in internal memory. Figure 59. How to access the Logging page from the Homepage. 3. Press on the icon to insert the Time Interval i.e. the frequency with which you want to record a data point, as shown in Figure 60.
  • Page 40 5. Write the file name suffix to be reported in the downloaded files by pressing on the keyboard icon (see Figure 61 a). Press Save (see Figure 61 b). Tip ►With the selections as in Figure 60 and in Figure 61, the data will be downloaded on the USB drive as shown in Figure 62.
  • Page 41 Figure 64. Download to USB. You can activate the logging also on the USB drive, by flagging on USB drive, see Figure 65 a. Figure 65. Logging on USB flash drive. (a) USB drive selection; (b) Reminder to connect the USB drive. In this case, OKO-TOUCH warns you that a USB drive must be connected to the USB port (see Figure 65 b), and will store the data on the USB drive.

  • Page 42: Overview

    Info page Press the icon to access the Info Page, as shown in Figure 69. This page contains the information related to the OKO-TOUCH (as shown in Figure 70 a) and to CO2-UNIT-BL version (as shown in Figure 70 b).
  • Page 43 Figure 69. Info page selection. Figure 70. Info page OKO-Touch (a) and CO2-UNIT-BL (b). Tip ►Please have this information handy when contacting Okolab for support.

  • Page 44: Touch Screen Calibration

    10 Touch Screen Calibration Keep pressed the ON/OFF button on OKO TOUCH for 7 seconds to start the Touch Screen Calibration (see Figure 71). While holding the button, the pop-up message shown in Figure 72 a appears. Then tap blue calibration dots until the calibration is complete (see Figure 72 b).

  • Page 45: Cleaning & Maintenance

    Liquids should not be entered inside CO2-UNIT-BL. Maintenance − Verify periodically the status of all hoses/tubing. If some hoses/tubing is damaged, contact Okolab to receive assistance. − After 2 years, disconnect all polyurethane tubing, cut the last 1 cm of the tubing and reconnect them.

  • Page 46: Support

    To contact one of our engineers please write to support@oko-lab.com or contact us through the live chat in www.oko-lab.com. You can request a remote support session anytime. Please, do not hesitate to contact Okolab should you need any further commercial information or technical support. HARDWARE SUPPORT: sibillo@oko-lab.com Phone...

  • Page 47: Technical Specifications

    13 Technical Specifications CO2-UNIT-BL – Technical Specifications Range: 0-18% Step size: 0.1% Accuracy:± 0.1%@ 5.0% Sensor: 10 year-life, Non Dispersive InfraRed (NDIR) dual wave length detector Recommended Calibration Interval: 1 year Input Gas , Air Total Flow rate 0.0-1.0 L/min (0.4 L/min max with OKO-AIR-PUMP-BL) Operating Temperature 0°C ~ +55°C (23°C suggested)

  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    14 Troubleshooting We have collected in the table below some frequently asked questions, please contact Okolab if you need support. Symptom Probable cause Remedy Power plug is disconnected from Insert plug securely into outlet outlet The little led on the front of the Control Unit is off...
  • Page 49 Figure 13. Oko Touch Connection......................................14 Figure 14. CO2-UNIT-BL and H301-T-UNIT-BL-PLUS..............................15 Figure 15. CO2-UNIT-BL and H301-T-UNIT-BL PLUS on stock........................... 15 Figure 16. Homepage of CO2-UNIT-BL Touch Screen Display............................. 16 Figure 17. How to change the CO Setpoint (a –...

  • Page 50: Manual Revision Table

    Figure 68. Display modalities. (a) Icon Mode; (b) Glance Mode..........................39 Figure 69. Info page selection........................................40 Figure 70. Info page OKO-Touch (a) and CO2-UNIT-BL (b)............................40 Figure 71. How to enter in Touch Screen Calibration..............................41 Figure 72.
  • Page 51 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: the total liability of Okolab S.r.l. shall not exceed the purchase price of the component upon which liability is based. In NO event shall Okolab S.r.l. be liable for consequential, incidental or special damage.

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