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CALLIFREEZE®
USER'S GUIDE
Document No: CALLIFREEZE2019-2
July 2019

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  • Page 1 CALLIFREEZE® USER’S GUIDE Document No: CALLIFREEZE2019-2 July 2019...

  • Page 2: Contact Information

    Aquantis S.A. Aquantis Belgium B.V.B.A. EPFL Innovation Park Bâtiment C Generaal De Wittelaan 17C CH-1015 Lausanne B-2800 Mechelen Switzerland Belgium Tel: +41 79 159 97 25 Tel: +32 15 68 24 21 E-mail : info@aquantis.org Website : www.aquantis.org Callifreeze User’s Guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Description of operation ......................... 15 7.3.3 Display ............................. 15 7.3.4 Webserver interface ........................17 7.3.5 Modbus TCP/IP interface ........................ 34 Maintenance & Disposal ..........................35 Daily maintenance ..........................35 Yearly maintenance ..........................35 Disposal..............................35 Troubleshooting ............................36 Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Electrical specifications ........................37 10.2.1 High frequency electronics – GHz Technology................37 10.2.2 Low frequency electronics ......................37 10.3 Mechanical specifications ........................38 10.3.1 Materials ............................. 38 10.3.2 Computer-box ..........................38 10.3.3 HF measurement units ........................ 39 Callifreeze User’s Guide...

  • Page 5: About The User Guide

    2 About the user guide Introduction The Callifreeze, a registered trademark of GEA, is intended to determine the level-of-frozenness (LOF) of your food products. This device is developed and manufactured by Aquantis. The product number is indicated on the device and has the format: AQFS-TS1-V3-2019-X. The X represents the unit-specific number. Please provide the product number during every communication with Aquantis.

  • Page 6: Disclaimer

    3 Disclaimer In no respect shall Aquantis incur any liability for any damages, including, but limited to, direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages arising out of, resulting from, or any way connected to the use of the sensor, whether or not based upon warranty, contract, tort, or otherwise;...

  • Page 7: Safety Information

    If you use an extension power cable, ensure that the total ampere rating of the products plugged in to the extension power cable does not exceed the ampere rating of the extension cable. WARNING: The customer is responsible to connect all metal parts of the Callifreeze to protective earth via a low resistive path (< 1 Ohm).

  • Page 8: Transport And Storage

    • Storage temperature: between –40 and +50 °C • Relative humidity: max. 95%, non-condensing • For storage periods of longer than 3 months, check the general condition of the individual units and packaging on a regular basis. Callifreeze User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Sensor Installation And Integration

    WARNING: The customer is responsible to connect all metal parts of the system to protective earth via a low resistive path (< 1 Ohm). Aquantis is not responsible for any damage or dysregulation of the system and other equipment due to no or a bad connection to earth.

  • Page 10: Power Supply Cables

    INAPPROPRIATE POSITIONING OF THE DISTANCE WHICH RESULTS IN WRONG MEASUREMENTS Power supply cables The Callifreeze is powered via the computer unit which further distributes the power to the distance sensor, emitter and receiver units. Figure 4 shows the incoming power (red) and the distribution links (blue). Please...

  • Page 11: Data Interconnection

    The data streams between the computer unit, distance sensor, emitter and receiver units are shown in Figure 5. From the computing unit, an ethernet cable which can be directly connected to a pc or a network. More information can be found in the next section Connectivity. Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 12 5: D IGURE ATA SIGNAL INTERCONNECTIONS Callifreeze User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Operation

    7.1.1 Power on The Callifreeze is switched on by plugging the power cord in a socket or by supplying the power via the PLC system. The sensors operating system boots up automatically upon switching on. This start-up phase takes a few minutes.

  • Page 14: Connecting To The Sensor Via The Network Infrastructure

    7.2.2 Connecting to the sensor via the network infrastructure The Aquantis sensor can be connected to the network infrastructure to access it from a distance, e.g. by means of a PLC. The sensor is equipped with a DHCP client to negotiate an IP address within the network domain.

  • Page 15: User Interface

    User Interface 7.3.1 Introduction The Aquantis Free-space freezing sensor can be interfaced in different ways: ✓ Display (read only) ✓ Webserver interface (read & write) ✓ Modbus TCP/IP (read & write) In what follows, the different user interfaces are further explained.
  • Page 16 - Wrong product selection or database parameters - Multiple products are stacked on top of each other - Thickness sensor needs calibration – execute the thickness calibration wizard 8: LCD- IGURE DISPLAY START UP SCREEN Callifreeze User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Webserver Interface

    9: LCD- IGURE DISPLAY DATA SCREEN 7.3.4 Webserver interface Note: it is advised to make use of Google Chrome version 70.x or later for consulting the sensors webpages. Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 18 CONTROL CENTER-page [password protected – read/write] LINK TO: Sensor calibration wizard LINK TO: Thickness sensor calibration wizard LINK TO: Product specifications / signal processing ▪ LINK TO: Product signal processing wizard ▪ ABOUT-page [freely accessible - read only] Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 19 IGURE ASHBOARD WEBPAGE The home-page of the CALLIFREEZE sensor consist of a freely accessible dashboard (Figure 11) on which the following parameters of the sensor are published: 1. PRODUCT SELECTION: shows the active product together with its product label as specified in the product database.
  • Page 20 15. PRODUCT DATABASE (Disabled feature on the DASHBOARD page, can be accessed by the CONTROL- CENTER page): This button gives access to the product database. In this database, products can be specified. Also, products specific signal processing parameters can be calculated by means of an integrated wizard. Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 21 LOF chart data by resetting all data to 0. 7.3.4.3 Control centre Protection level: password protected. To get access to the control centre page, the user will be prompted for a username and password. The standard login is: username: “admin” password: “GEAcontrol” Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 22 13: S IGURE ENSOR CALIBRATION WIZARD INTRODUCTION STEP Next, the HF source is automatically switched off and the sensor is set to a high averaging mode. By pressing next, potential offsets of the sensor system will be calibrated. Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 23 The product thickness sensor calibration wizard starts with an introduction describing the prerequisites that needs to be fulfilled prior to continue with the thickness calibration procedure as illustrated in Figure 17. The product thickness sensor calibration procedure requires one or two non-transparent reference objects with Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 24 Next, the exact thickness of the reference object needs to be provided in mm with a precision of 1 digit after the comma. The same procedure is repeated for the second reference object (see Figure 19 - Figure 22). 19: T IGURE HICKNESS SENSOR CALIBRATION WIZARD THICKNESS INPUT OF REFERENCE Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 25 20: T IGURE HICKNESS SENSOR CALIBRATION WIZARD REFERENCE 21: T IGURE HICKNESS SENSOR CALIBRATION WIZARD THICKNESS OF REFERENCE 22: T IGURE HICKNESS SENSOR CALIBRATION WIZARD OVERVIEW 7.3.4.6 Product specifications & Signal processing Protection level: password protected. Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 26 (e.g. pre-packed ready meals). 5. CHARACERISTIC LATERAL DIMENSION: This parameter, together with the conveyor belt or product velocity, is used to estimate the product interaction time. A tolerance on the expected interaction time Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 27 12. STORE NEW VALUES IN THE DATABASE 13. DATA PROCESSING WIZARD: Opens a wizard which will automatically calculate the optimal product specific processing settings. 14. SHOW/HIDE THE PRODUCT SPECIFIC PROCESSING SETTINGS 24: P 2/2. IGURE RODUCT SPECIFICATIONS PAGE PART Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 28 Products showing a non-ideal interaction with the sensor (e.g. an interaction time outside the expectation range) should not be accepted for measurement. The acceptance interval needs to be specified in step 3 of the wizard (see Figure 27). Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 29 28: A 4/6. IGURE CONFIGURATION WIZARD FILTER INTENSITY STEP In step 5, the number of products to be averaged for the LOF calculation needs to be specified. 29: A 5/6. IGURE CONFIGURATION WIZARD PRODUCT AVERAGING STEP Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 30 30: A 6/6. IGURE CONFIGURATION WIZARD OVERVIEW STEP Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 31 10 min. The file name of every logging file comprises the timestamp at the time of closing the file. The CALLIFREEZE has an event logging feature which is always active. Most sensor manipulations are registered and stored in event logging files. Every day a new event log file is created These log files can also be consulted on the logging centre webpage.
  • Page 32 14. FILE EXPLORER: Select the measurement files to plot on the chart 15. CHART PAUSE: pause the chart update. 16. SINGLE Y-AXIS: Y1 and Y2 data plotted on a single Y-axis 17. CHART INDICATOR 18. CHART CONTROLS: Zoom in / out, snapshot, etc. Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 33 The Settings page allows to control what appears on the display and gives feedback on the sensors IP-address and MAC address. IGURE SETTINGS PAGE 7.3.4.10 About Protection level: freely accessible. The about-page contains basic information about the sensor as well as a download-link to the user-manual. 33: A IGURE BOUT PAGE Callifreeze User’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Modbus Tcp/Ip Interface

    0: not valid 1: valid UINT16 Sensor heart beat auto-initialized to 1 at start-up writing 0 to this register results in sensor software shutdown. Keep the sensor power on for at least 2 min after initiating the shutdown process. Callifreeze User’s Guide...

  • Page 35: Maintenance & Disposal

    8 Maintenance & Disposal Aquantis sensors are designed to provide many years of service in the field. To assure the system performs at its highest accuracy, the sensor should be kept in good conditions. Daily maintenance On a daily base, the antenna caps and laser distance sensor window should be dry and clean to get the best measurement results.

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    Description of the fault which occurred. Repairs Repairs of the sensor are only carried out by Aquantis or Aquantis-certified engineers. Contact Aquantis for the repair of the sensor. Any manipulation or modification of the sensor can result in additional costs.

  • Page 37: Technical Data

    10.2.2.3 Data acquisition ▪ Internal measurement rate 32 kS/s (might be lower as a function the required cable lengths) ▪ Resolution 16 bits ▪ Capacity LOF calculations > 10 LOF values per second (1 LOF per product or batch) Callifreeze User’s Guide...

  • Page 38: Mechanical Specifications

    EM output cap Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Fixation Stainless steel spacers M10 Sealing White EPDM flat seals for HF box covers & EM output cap 10.3.2 Computer-box Weight: order of magnitude of 15 kg 34: C IGURE OMPUTER UNIT OUTER DIMENSIONS Callifreeze User’s Guide...

  • Page 39: Hf Measurement Units

    10.3.3 HF measurement units Weight per unit: order of magnitude of 5 kg 35: E IGURE MITTER UNIT OUTER DIMENSIONS Callifreeze User’s Guide...
  • Page 40 36: R IGURE ECEIVER UNIT OUTER DIMENSIONS Callifreeze User’s Guide...

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