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Full Gauge VC-108 Log Manual

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VC-108 Log
OLED
Graphic
Supervisory
USB
Display
Datalogger
Power Supply
Redundancy
Monitor
Overload
Protection
Protection
!
Alarms
System
A
B
Control
Dialer
Emergency
Support
Support
Under/Over
Polarity
Voltage
Protection
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Recipes
System
System
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  • Page 1 VC-108 Log OLED Graphic Supervisory Alarms Recipes Display System System Control Dialer Datalogger Power Supply Emergency Redundancy Support Monitor System Support Support Under/Over Overload Polarity Voltage Protection Protection Protection...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS..............................................2 DESCRIPTION..................................................3 CHARACTERISTICS.................................................3 APPLICATIONS.................................................3 5. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS............................................4 6. ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS............................................4 DIMENSIONS..................................................5 8. WIRING DIAGRAM................................................6 9. INTERFACE AND COMMAND KEYS..........................................7 10. SUMMARY SCREENS..............................................8 10.1 MAIN SCREEN ................................................8 10.1.1 STATUS BAR ..............................................8 10.2 MENUS AND NAVIGATION ............................................9 10.3 QUICK MENU ................................................9...

  • Page 3: Description

    2. DESCRIPTION The VC-108 Log Controller for vaccine refrigerators is a temperature controller specially designed to ensure adequate refrigeration of very sensitive products. For this, it has an emergency system for power outages, redundant ambient temperature sensors, datalogger for more than five years of data and support for the SitradPRO supervisory system, in addition to Control Redundancy support.

  • Page 4: Technical Specifications

    - Only use original Full Gauge Controls accessories; - If you have any questions, please contact technical support. IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT, FULL GAUGE CONTROLS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE INFORMATION IN THIS MANUAL AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT NOTICE.

  • Page 5: Dimensions

    7. DIMENSIONS 39,8 10,7 118,3 118,2 4 39,6 47,3 229,3 35,4 29,9 42,9 105,1 172,5 157,5 142,5 127,5 26,5...

  • Page 6: Wiring Diagram

    8. WIRING DIAGRAM 6. Power Supply 7. Dialer +12Vdc +12Vdc Signal 1. Power Supply Monitor 15 - 265 5. Digital inputs 2. Relays 4. Temperature Sensors Relay 1 Relay 2 Relay 3 Relay 4 Relay 5 Relay 6 Relay 7 Relay 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2.

  • Page 7: Interface And Command Keys

    9. INTERFACE AND COMMAND KEYS The interface consists of a 128 x 64 pixel graphic display and seven keys. Four keys are used for navigation: SET, UP, DOWN and BACK. The other three keys are used to turn on the lamp (LAMP), silence the buzzer and alarm relay (MUTE) and display active alarms and alarm history (ALARMS). ALARMS MUTE LAMP...

  • Page 8: Summary Screens

    10. SUMMARY SCREENS 10.1. Main screen The Main Screen has a Status Bar at the top, ambient temperature information at the center and warning messages at the bottom. 1. The Status Bar reports time, battery charge, power supply or emergency system status, alarm status, and maintenance functionality. 2.

  • Page 9: Menus And Navigation

    10. SUMMARY SCREENS 10.2. Menus and Navigation The main screen displays the most relevant information about the controller operation. To view other information, execute actions, and set controller parameters, use the menu system. Menu navigation is done using the SET, UP, DOWN, and BACK keys. In all menus, the navigation bar is displayed, along with the function of each key in the menu.

  • Page 10: Simulation Of Temperature Alarms

    10. SUMMARY SCREENS 10.3.2 Simulation of Temperature Alarms: To test the triggering of the alarm system, it is possible to start a high or low temperature alarm simulation, which will trigger an audible warning and the alarm / dialer relay, as configured in parameters F3.35 - Enable alarm output in the temperature simulation and F3.31 - Time to silence alarm automatically.
  • Page 11 10. SUMMARY SCREENS The first screen displays the status of the digital outputs (relays), which are represented by the letter O followed by the output number, from 1 to 8. Their value can be On or Off. The last three screens display the status of the analog (temperature and voltage) and digital inputs.
  • Page 12 10. SUMMARY SCREENS For more details about the status of an input or output, press the SET key on its respective screen. Navigate to it using the UP and DOWN keys and press SET to open the screen. The equipment stores the minimum and maximum values of each analog input since power-up. It is possible to clear the maximum and minimum logs of each input individually.

  • Page 13: Clear Highs And Lows Of Analog Inputs

    10. SUMMARY SCREENS 10.3.5 Clear highs and lows of analog inputs: To clear the maximum and minimum records of an analog input, select the desired input through the Inputs and Outputs Display Screen and confirm by pressing the SET key. Then press the SET key for 5 seconds. x 5s 10.3.6 Process Stage: To check the current stage of the refrigeration process in the controller and the time elapsed in this stage, access item 1.06 Process stage, in the...

  • Page 14: Date And Time

    10. SUMMARY SCREENS The defrost start and end actions have some restrictions. Namely: Equipment defrost must be enabled: F3.09 – Defrost type must be different from 0 (Disabled); To start a manual defrost, the process must be in one of the following stages: 1.

  • Page 15: About The Equipment

    10. SUMMARY SCREENS 10.3.10 About the Equipment To view basic information about the controller, access item 1.10 About, in the Quick Menu, and press the SET key. The equipment model, firmware version and Parameter Table version are displayed in sequence. 10.4 Basic and Advanced Menus The Basic Menu contains user-level parameters.

  • Page 16: Maintenance Menu

    10. SUMMARY SCREENS 10.5 Maintenance Menu: The Maintenance Menu offers functions intended to the vaccine refrigerator manufacturer. It can be accessed from the Quick Menu, selecting 1.01 - Access code and entering code 0789. 10.5.1 Restore Factory Values: This action resets all parameters to the default values (see PARAMETER TABLE), including the Language and Equipment Name. This action cannot be undone, so proceed with great caution.

  • Page 17: Import Preset

    10. SUMMARY SCREENS Notes: The flash drive used to export must have at least 1 MiB of free space. Notes: If the VC-108 directory already has a file with the same name, a number is appended to the end of the file name, according to the format VC-108_YYMMDDhhmm _1.rec.

  • Page 18: Update Firmware

    10. SUMMARY SCREENS 10.5.4 Update Firmware To start a firmware update, enter the Maintenance Menu, select item 4.04 - Update Firmware and press the SET key. Learn more about firmware update in Chapter 14 - Firmware Update. 10.5.5 Maintenance Reset: To display or reset the maintenance counter, select item 4.05 Maintenance reset from the Maintenance Menu.

  • Page 19: Clear Datalogger

    10. SUMMARY SCREENS 10.5.7 Clear Datalogger To clear all the datalogger records, select item 4.07 Clear datalogger and press the SET key. Confirm the action by pressing SET again. 10.6 Equipment Name The equipment name is displayed on the Main Screen and can be used to differentiate controllers according to the products they store. It also serves to differentiate the equipment when log files are exported.

  • Page 20: Parameters Table

    11. PARAMETERS TABLE BASIC (PASSWORD 0123) FUNCTION DESCRIPTION UNIT Control temperature. When the temperature of the ambient sensor (S1 or S4) is lower than F2.01 Temperature setpoint ºC (°F) 6,0 (42,8) F3.01 F3.02 the value set for this function. the compressor will be turned off. When the temperature of the ambient sensor (S1) is below this value, the alarm (buzzer) will be activated.
  • Page 21 11. PARAMETERS TABLE FUNCTION DESCRIPTION UNIT DEFAULT Maximum defrost duration. If, within this period, defrost is not ended by temperature (see Maximum time on defrost (for safety) minutes F3.16 parameters F3.14 or F3.15), the defrost will be ended by time. Time required for dripping, that is, for the last drops of water to drain from the evaporator.
  • Page 22 11. PARAMETERS TABLE FUNCTION DESCRIPTION UNIT DEFAULT Minimum voltage (DC) for the controller power If the controller power supply voltage drops below this value, the alarm (buzzer) is F3.37 10,6 F3.33 11,0 supply activated. Maximum voltage (DC) for the controller power If the controller power supply voltage surges over this value, the alarm (buzzer) is activated.
  • Page 23 11. PARAMETERS TABLE FUNCTION DESCRIPTION UNIT DEFAULT Minimum time spent under AC voltage out of range or power failure condition to activate the 0 [Off] seconds respective alarm. AC voltage validation time If set to 0 [Off] , the alarm is activated as soon as its condition is satisfied. F3.60 AC voltage validation time upon powering on the If the F3.62 emergency mode control is enabled, wait this time when powering up the...

  • Page 24: Process Control

    12. PROCESS CONTROL The refrigeration process control takes into account the temperatures measured in the ambient sensors (S1 or S4) and in the evaporator sensor (S2): - The ambient sensor is used to control the temperature inside the F2.01 equipment and to detect the end of a defrost process F3.15; - The evaporator sensor serves to detect the end of the defrost process (F3.14), to allow the start of a manual defrost cycle (F3.12) and to control the F3.22 and F3.23 fan actuation.

  • Page 25: Emergency System

    13. EMERGENCY SYSTEM This controller for vaccine refrigerators supports an emergency system, with inverter and battery logic. The emergency system is activated whenever there is a power outage or the mains voltage is outside the defined range. The emergency system can be enabled by parameter F3.62 - Enable emergency mode control. The following parameters interfere with the emergency system control: - F3.58 - Minimum AC operating voltage;...

  • Page 26: Operation With Emergency System Disabled

    13. EMERGENCY SYSTEM If the DC voltage is outside the range set in F3.37 (Minimum DC voltage for the controller power supply) and F3.38 (Maximum DC voltage for the controller power supply) for a set period of 5s, all outputs will be turned off, including the inverter output, and only the Power Switch output will remain on. The equipment will remain in this condition until the AC power has returned and the set time of 1 min has elapsed to switch off the Power Switch relay.
  • Page 27 13. EMERGENCY SYSTEM The battery charge percentage is displayed to the right of the Status Bar, next to the battery icon. The ratio is described in Table 1. 0 - 24% 25 - 49% 50 - 74% 75 - 99% 100% Table 1 - Battery Charge Percentage When the equipment is disconnected from the mains, the charge icon represents exactly the value described in the table, and a stationary battery...

  • Page 28: Alarms

    14. ALARMS The vaccine refrigerator controller has an alarm system with several different logics and many alarm levels. It has visual and audible alarms (buzzer), auxiliary relay activation and dialer support. It also has an alarm history, which displays the start and end times of each alarm. The table below shows the complete list of alarms and the outputs that are triggered by each one of them: Alarm table Outputs...

  • Page 29: Silence Alarms

    14. ALARMS 14.1 Silencing Alarms All alarms can be silenced, i.e. the activation of the buzzer and the alarm/dialer relay can be interrupted. The alarms are silenced in two ways: automatically by time or by the MUTE key. Notes: The ALR14, ALR15, and ALR16 alarms cannot be silenced if they are operating with the buzzer triggered every 10 minutes (F3.62 = Yes).

  • Page 30: Alarm History Display

    14. ALARMS 14.3 Alarm History View: The vaccine refrigerator controller stores in its memory a history of the alarms that have occurred. In total 99 alarm records can be stored (including active alarms, i.e., if there are 2 active alarms, there can be a maximum of 97 alarm history records). To display the Alarm History Screen, press the ALARMS key from the Active Alarm Display Screen.

  • Page 31: Alarm/Dialer Relay Activation

    14. ALARMS 14.4 Alarm/dialer relay activation: In the case of alarms that enable the alarm/dialer relay output (see Table 2), the activation can be alternating or continuous. It is also possible to not activate the relay. Activation is defined by the following parameters: - F3.33 - Alarm on relay time;...

  • Page 32: Datalogger

    15. DATALOGGER The vaccine refrigerator controller has a datalogger function, designed to store records for over a decade*. The records include the following information: - Date and time; - Temperatures read from sensors S1 to S10; - Battery charge percentage; * Capacity estimated with the default - Mains voltage: sampling period and with event logging...

  • Page 33: Export Datalogger

    15. DATALOGGER 15.3 Export Datalogger Datalogger records can be exported to a file on a flash drive for further analysis using Sitrad . Notes: The flash drive used in the export must have enough space to store the records, which can occupy up to 128 MiB. From the Main Screen, when a flash drive is inserted into the USB port, the controller displays the Export Datalogger screen.

  • Page 34: Clear Datalogger Memory

    The file is saved in the VC-108 log directory in the flash drive's root file system. If the directory does not exist, it will be created when exporting. Notes: If the VC-108 log directory already has a file with the same name, a number is appended to the end of the file name, according to the format VC-108_YYMMDDhhmm _1.fgd.

  • Page 35: Firmware Update

    To update the equipment firmware, insert the flash drive in the USB port, access the Maintenance Menu (10.5), select item 4.04 Update firmware and press the SET key. Next, a list of the .ffg files present in the VC-108 log directory should be displayed. Browse to the desired file using the UP and DOWN keys and press SET.
  • Page 36 16. FIRMWARE UPDATE If there is no change in the Parameters Table version or if the user chooses to proceed with the update, the step of copying the file to the data memory is started. At the end of this step, the equipment is restarted. Notes: During the first and second steps, it is possible to cancel the update by pressing the BACK key.

  • Page 37: Periodic Maintenance

    The vaccine refrigerator controller has Control Redundancy Support. The redundant system operates concurrently with the main system, if the main control system presents any failure or is out of operation, the VC-108 Log ensures that the redundant control system is always active/on.

  • Page 38: Important

    20. WARRANTY TERM ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Packing: The materials used in the packaging of Full Gauge products are 100% recyclable. Try to dispose of it through specialized recycling agents. Product: The components used in Full Gauge controllers can be recycled and reused if disassembled by specialized companies.

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