PACDL - PRESCO DATA LOGGER TABLE OF CONTENTS PRODUCT FEATURES ....................1 SPECIFICATIONS ......................2 INSTALLATION ......................2 WIRING DECODERS TO THE PACDL ..............3 POWERING UP THE DATA LOGGER ..............4 PROGRAMMING ......................4 EDITING NAMES ...................... 4 THE MENU SYSTEM ....................5 THE MENUS ........................
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PACDL - PRESCO DATA LOGGER 3. DATA LOGGER OPTIONS ................. 12 3.1 SET TIME AND DATE ................. 12 3.2 DATE FORMAT .................... 12 3.3 SHOW EVENTS WHEN OFF ..............13 3.4 SELECT EVENTS LOGGED ............... 13 3.5 OVERWRITE WARNING ................13 3.6 EDIT LOGO ....................
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION PRODUCT FEATURES • The ability to monitor and record all events on up to 4 Presco™ PAC systems using two wires, the DLOG line and Ground. • User names can be assigned to code for easy identification. •...
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION SPECIFICATIONS CONNECTIONS 8 Screw Terminals. INPUT VOLTAGE - 11.5 to 14V D.C. CURRENT 160mA max. (50mA when in off mode). SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS FORMAT RS232. CONNECTOR Standard 9 pin “D” female. BAUD RATE 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800 and 9600 bps FLOW CONTROL - None, DTR, Hardware and XON/XOFF.
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION Figure 1. The Data Logger Connectors. SCREW TERMINALS GND - The negative (ground) input for the power supply. D.C. +12V The positive input of the power supply (11.5 to 14V DC). DT1 - DT4 The DLOG line inputs from Presco™ PAC decoders 1 to 4. Two terminals to which the ground wires of the decoder can be connected.
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION POWERING UP THE DATA LOGGER The first time the PACDL is powered up it will perform a ROM test, a RAM test and then display the Presco™ running key start up sequence. On subsequent power ups the RAM test will be skipped.
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION The left and right arrow keys can be used to move the cursor left and right. The insert (INS) key inserts a space before the letter that is highlighted by the cursor. Note that if the last visible character on the line occupies the last available space of the name, it will be lost when the insert key is pressed.
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION THE MENUS 1. EVENT BUFFER The first menu displayed after an operator code has been successfully entered, is the EVENT BUFFER menu. The Event Buffer is the memory where all the events logged are stored. From within this menu logged events can be displayed and printed. 1.1 DISPLAY EVENTS is pressed from the EVENT BUFFER menu, the DISPLAY EVENTS menu is displayed.
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION 1.1.2 Name Search When displaying events, a name search may be initiated by pressing (or N for Name search) which will bring up a screen similar to this: SEARCH DIR: LATER NAME: SI The flashing up/down arrow indicates that the direction (Earlier or Later) is chosen using the up and down arrow keys.
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION If printing is initiated and no events match the print criteria, the message “NO EVENTS TO PRINT” will be displayed for 2 seconds. Once printing has started, pressing any key will abort the print. Note that if Computer is selected in the Device menu (refer to section 5.3), the Print Events menu will not be visible.
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION 2. OPERATORS AND USERS The OPERATORS AND USERS menu is where operator and user names and codes can be added, deleted, viewed and changed. OPERATORS are people who can access the Data Logger, whereas USERS are those who can access a Presco™...
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION U000: DEC 1 NONE To select the function of the user code for the output specified use the up/down arrow keys. There are three choices, NONE (code not valid for this output), MOM (momentary activation of the output) or TOG (toggle mode changes the state of the output from OFF to ON or vice-versa).
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION 2.1.7 Repeat Search To make searching for names and codes more efficient, the right arrow key may be used to repeat the last search in the users area. 2.2 DISPLAY OPERATORS NAME: L1 OPERATOR CODE: 1234 LEV: 1 Displayed above is the information for the factory default operator with the operator...
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION 3. DATA LOGGER OPTIONS From within the DATA LOGGER OPTIONS menu the following can be done: the time, day and date can be set; the date format can be selected; the type of display shown when the data logger is in the OFF mode can be selected;...
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION 3.3 SHOW EVENTS WHEN OFF When the data logger is in the off mode, it can either display the time, day and date with the logo (refer to section 3.6 EDIT LOGO for details) running along the bottom line or it can display events as they happen (note that the events are displayed without the user codes).
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION 4. DECODERS This menu is restricted to level 1 operators only. It contains all the decoder information, the decoder reprogramming operation and the ability to upload (read and record) all the user codes from any decoder in the system. 4.1 DECODER SETTINGS DECODER 1: DEC 1 MC: 1111...
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION 4.2 REPROGRAM DECODER REPROGRAM DECODER REPROGRAM: DEC 1 To reprogram a decoder with the settings (Series 2 decoders only) and user codes from the data logger memory, press and the display above will appear (your own decoder name for the first decoder will be displayed).
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION 5. SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS The Serial Communications menu contains all the settings for the communications between the data logger and the printer via the 9 pin female “D” connector. This consists of the flow control to be used, the baud rate, the printout width and the choice of printing out events as they occur.
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION 5.3 FLOW CONTROL FLOW CONTROL NONE The flow control governs the method by which the data logger communicates with the printer. If it is not set correctly the printer could miss characters or even whole events. The options available are: None;...
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION NEW PACDL INSTALLATIONS WITH SERIES 2 PACs When using the PACDL on a new Presco™ installation it is recommended that the following steps be followed:- Complete all wiring for the installation including the connections from each Presco™...
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION FITTING A PACDL TO AN EXISTING INSTALLATION When adding a PACDL to an existing Presco™ installation three details need to be known about the system, these are:- The model of each Presco™ decoder being connected to the PACDL. The Management code for each decoder.
PACDL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 4 EDITION ERROR MESSAGES The following is a list of error numbers which might occur during an automatic update of a user, a reprogram operation or an upload operation. If the keypad connected to a decoder is used during one of the operations above any of the errors below could occur.
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