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USER MANUAL

ProDAQ LXI Instruments

ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Precision

Thermocouple LXI Instrument

PUBLICATION NUMBER: 6150-XX-UM-1020

Bustec Production, Ltd.

Bustec House, Shannon Business Park, Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland

Tel: +353 (0) 61 707100, FAX: +353 (0) 61 707106

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Page 1 ProDAQ LXI Instruments ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Precision Thermocouple LXI Instrument PUBLICATION NUMBER: 6150-XX-UM-1020 Copyright, © 2017, Bustec Production, Ltd. Bustec Production, Ltd. Bustec House, Shannon Business Park, Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland Tel: +353 (0) 61 707100, FAX: +353 (0) 61 707106...
Page 2 Production Ltd, be used, in whole or in part to solicit quotations from a competitive source or used for manufacture by anyone other than Bustec Production Ltd. The information herein has been developed at private expense, and may only be used for...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
1.2.13. Scalable Technology ..................... 10 1.2.14. Data storage ......................10 2. Getting Started ......................12 Mounting the ProDAQ 6150 in a 19” Rack ..............12 2.1. 2.1.1. The ProDAQ 5725 Rack-mount Kit ................12 2.1.2. Installing the ProDAQ 5725 Rack-mount Kit ............. 12 2.2.
Page 4 6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 5.6.3. Trigger Configuration ....................36 5.7. Internal Storage ......................37 5.7.1. Displaying stored Data Files ..................38 5.8. Device Status ......................... 40 5.8.1. Basic Status ......................40 5.8.2. Advanced Status ...................... 41 5.9.
Page 5 ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM Table of Figures Figure 1 - ProDAQ 6150-AC Isolated Precision Thermocouple LXI Instrument ........ 8 Figure 2 - ProDAQ 5725 Rack-mount Kit Parts ................12 Figure 3 - Assembling the front flanges ..................13 Figure 4 - Assembling the rear support rails ...................
Page 6 6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual Figure 55 - Reading Channel Temperatures .................. 59 Figure 56 - Reading consecutive data from one channel ............... 60 Figure 57 - Acquiring scans of data ....................61 Copyright, © 2016 Bustec Production Ltd.
Page 7 ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM Reference Documents Title Number Temperature-Electromotive Force - Reference Functions and NIST Monograph 175 Tables for the Letter-Designated Thermocouple Types Based on the ITS-90 Safety When hazardous voltages (higher than 42.4 VAC peak or 60 VDC) are present on any channel, all channels are considered hazardous.
Page 8: Introduction
1. Introduction 1.1. Overview The ProDAQ 6150 is a 1U high rack-mountable LXI instrument. The ProDAQ 6150 is available in three versions (16-, 32-, and 48 channel) and provides high precision measuring of thermocouple sensors. Each channel is identical and is isolated from every other channel and from chassis...
Page 9: Mixing Of Tc Types
1.2.6. Wide Range of Sampling Rates The ProDAQ 6150 allows choosing freely any sample rate between 1 Sample/second up to 1000 Samples/second with a resolution of 1 S/s. Lower sample rates can be achieved by using the trigger scheme implemented.
Page 10: Industry Standard Input Connectors
1.2.10. Isolated Digital I/O Each version of the ProDAQ 6150 features 4 isolated digital I/O lines on the rear panel, 2 input and 2 output. These are generic lines which may be used for generating and/or receiving digital signals as for example trigger events.
Page 12: Getting Started
To install the rack-mount kit, first attach the handles to the rack-mount brackets by using two M3 x 6mm countersunk screws each (see Figure 3, ). Then attach one of the rack-mount brackets on each side of the ProDAQ 6150 by using four M3 x 6mm countersunk screws each (see Figure 3, ).
Page 13: Figure 3 - Assembling The Front Flanges
Figure 3 - Assembling the front flanges Next, attach one of the rear support rails to each side of the ProDAQ 6150 by using four M3 x 6mm countersunk screws each. The rear support rail can be mounted in four different positions to accommodate various rack depths (see Figure 4, front-most position ...
Page 14: Preparing The Prodaq 6150 For Tabletop Use
(fixing materials are not part of the ProDAQ 5725 Rack-mount Kit). Install the ProDAQ 6150 into the rack at the desired position. Then attach the rear support rail on each side to the already installed rear rack-mount bracket by using 2 pieces M4 x 12mm panhead screw, washer and nut on each side.
Page 15: The Prodaq 5726 Stackable Desktop Feet Set
2. M3 x 6mm countersunk screw (TORX, T10, 8 pieces) 2.2.2. Attaching the ProDAQ 5726 Stackable Desktop Feet Set To attach the stackable feet to the ProDAQ 6150 enclosure, use 2 pieces M3 x 6mm countersunk screws per feet as shown in Figure 1, .
Page 16: Prodaq 6150 Connectors And Switches
2.3.1. Front Panel The ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Precision Thermocouple Instrument is available in three different versions, the ProDAQ 6150-AA with 16 channel, the ProDAQ 6150-AB with 32 channel and the ProDAQ 6150-AC with 48 channel. Figure 7 - ProDAQ 6150-AA Front View...
Page 17: Prodaq 6150 Rear Panel
Not used. LXI Trigger Optional LXI trigger interface. IEC Inlet Used to connect the ProDAQ 6150 to the mains. It also features the main fuses. 2.4. Connecting a Thermocouple The ProDAQ 6150 employs an uncompensated Cu-Cu type miniature thermocouple connector socket per channel.
Page 18: Accessing The Device
2.5. Accessing the Device As an LXI device, the ProDAQ 6150 provides a set of web pages which can be used to configure and operate the device. To access the build-in web pages of the ProDAQ 6150 any standard WEB browser can be used.
Page 19: Discovering The Instrument
This will open the search dialog window. Here you can choose which type of instrument to search for and in which range. To discover a ProDAQ 6150, the Device Type “INST” must be enabled and the Device Number Range must include the device number “0” (zero).
Page 20: Using The Dns Services For Discovery
Bonjour Explorer Bar of the Windows Explorer or the Internet Explorer (see Figure 16 - Bonjour Explorer Bar). A single click on one of the entries of the Bustec Agent or a double-click on one of Copyright, © 2016 Bustec Production Ltd.
Page 21: Figure 15 - Lxi Devices In Bustec Agent
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM the entries in the Bonjour Explorer Bar will then open the instrument home page either in the default browser or the Internet Explorer. Figure 15 - LXI Devices in Bustec Agent Figure 16 - Bonjour Explorer Bar Copyright, ©...
Page 22: Theory Of Operation
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 3. Theory of Operation The ProDAQ 6150 Isolated LXI Thermocouple instrument uses a Freescale MPC8313 Power- QUICC II Pro Communications Processor for instrument control and LXI device capability, which combines a powerful e300 PowerPC core with a complete set of peripherals and interfaces.
Page 23 1 Hz to 1000 Hz in 1Hz steps independent of the number of enabled channels. For synchronizing multiple ProDAQ 6150 the internal clocks of several instruments can be synchronized using the IEEE1588 Precision Time Protocol.
Page 24: Specifications
6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 4. Specifications Available Versions Versions 6150-AA LXI Isolated Precision Thermocouple Instrument, 16 channel 6150-AB LXI Isolated Precision Thermocouple Instrument,32 channel 6150-AC LXI Isolated Precision Thermocouple Instrument, 48 channel General Number of signal channels...
Page 25 ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM Network Interface Type 10/100/1000 Base-T (IEEE 802.3 compliant) Auto-MDIX Connector Type RJ45 Protocols TCP/IP, HTTP, VXI-11, IEEE1588, mDNS LXI Device Capabilities LXI Class Compliance LXI Class C LXI Version Programmatic Interface...
Page 26: Web
The ProDAQ 6150 features an embedded web server, which allows you to configure and operate the ProDAQ 6150 by using a standard web browser from any host computer in your network. To make use of the complete functionality of the embedded web interface, the browser will need to have its JavaScript support enabled.
Page 27: Lan Configuration
6150-XX-UM 5.2. LAN Configuration The IP Configuration Page allows you to change the settings for the ProDAQ 6150's LAN interface. Figure 20 - IP Configuration Page The IP Configuration page shows the current settings for the instruments LAN interface and allows...
Page 28: Mdns Service Name
6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual MAC Address Displays the MAC address, currently assigned IP address, subnet Current IP Address mask and default gateway. Current Subnet Mask Current Def. Gateway TCP/IP mode Specifies whether the device shall use a DHCP server in the...
Page 29: Figure 21 - Setting The Mdns Service Name
6150-XX-UM The second page in the “Network Settings” allows the configuration of the mDNS service name the ProDAQ 6150 publishes. Clear this value to revert to factory default. Figure 21 - Setting the mDNS Service Name Copyright, © 2016 Bustec Production Ltd.
Page 30: Synchronization Configuration
6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 5.4. Synchronization Configuration The ProDAQ 6150 can use the IEEE 1588-2008 (version 2) for clock synchronization. The Synchronization Configuration page shows the current IEEE 1588 status and allows its configuration.
Page 31: Figure 23 - Synchronization Configuration Page (Master Mode)
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM Figure 23 - Synchronization Configuration Page (Master Mode) The IEEE 1588 status parameters are: Grandmaster clock Grandmaster clock ID (MAC address extended to IEEE EUI-64). Parent clock Parent clock ID (MAC address extended to IEEE EUI-64).
Page 32 6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual Offset from Master Current observed difference between the Master and the Slave clock. Observed drift An implementation specific value which is related to the precision of the clock oscillator. Please note that only the parameters that are relevant to the current IEEE 1588 state are displayed on the page (see Figure 22 and Figure 23).
Page 33: Channel Configuration
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM 5.5. Channel Configuration This channel configuration section allows setting all parameters off the instrument’s channels. 5.5.1. Channel Settings On the main configuration page individual channels can be enabled/disabled and configured.
Page 34: User Thermocouple Types
When an acquisition is running on the device, the channel configuration page is blocked for user input. 5.5.2. User Thermocouple Types The ProDAQ 6150 allows the user to specify up to two custom thermocouple types by entering coefficients for the polynomial equation used to convert the measured voltage to the corresponding temperature.
Page 35: Measurement
This page allows setting up and running a data acquisition during which the data is stored on the ProDAQ 6150’s internal RAM disk or (if available) on the optional internal hard disk. The data can be later downloaded to the host using the “Internal Storage” page (see 5.7).
Page 36: Trigger Configuration
The data from acquisitions configured and executed via the WEB interface will be stored internally on the ProDAQ 6150, either in the RAM disk, or, if the optional internal SSD is installed, on the internal hard drive. In minimum the measured thermocouple temperatures are stored, by selecting one of the additional check boxes timestamps as well as the measured input voltage and cold junction temperature can be stored additionally.
Page 37: Internal Storage
Figure 28 - Trigger Configuration Page 5.7. Internal Storage The ProDAQ 6150 features an internal RAM disk for storing acquired data. In addition an optional hard drive can be installed. The “Internal Storage” page allows access to the files stored on the disks for viewing, downloading and deleting.
Page 38: Displaying Stored Data Files
5.7.1. Displaying stored Data Files The ProDAQ 6150 web interface allows the contents of data file stored in the internal RAM disk or an installed hard drive to be viewed using your standard web browser. To display the contents of a data file, select the “View”...
Page 39: Figure 31 - Data File Display
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM Figure 31 - Data file display The acquired data will be display using a y-t graph plot of temperature per channel over time. In the graph, a window zoom via a click-and-drag cursor move can be used to zoom into particular areas of interest.
Page 40: Device Status
6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 5.8. Device Status The Device Status section shows several pages with different details of the overall status of the ProDAQ 6150 5.8.1. Basic Status On the basic status page the overall status of the main software components of the device, internal temperatures and the network connections are shown.
Page 41: Advanced Status
Displays the temperature measured by the internal temperature sensors of the device. Fan Status Shows the current status of the two rear fans if the ProDAQ 6150. Analog Voltages Displays the status returned by the internal voltage supervisor. The supervisor monitors the internal voltages used by the CPU, memory, FPGAs etc.
Page 42: System Log
6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual Displays the output of the embedded “ifconfig” command, ifconfig showing the settings for the Ethernet interface as seen by the operating system. Displays the output of the embedded “route” command, route showing the kernel routing table.
Page 43: Device Configuration
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM 5.10. Device Configuration The Device Configuration page allows you to change several parameters of the internal configuration of the device. In addition it allows you to reboot the device or update its firmware.
Page 44: Fan Settings
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual Figure 36 - General Settings Page 5.10.2. Fan Settings The Fan Settings page allows configuring the internal rear fans of the ProDAQ 6150 for a reduced, silent mode or full speed. Figure 37 - Fan Settings Page Copyright, ©...
Page 45: Security Settings
6150-XX-UM 5.10.3. Security Settings On this page you can change the password that is used to protect the pages of the ProDAQ 6150. Please type in your old password, the new one and confirm it by re-typing. Figure 38 - Security Settings Page 5.10.4.
Page 46: Documentation
Figure 39 - Firmware Update with Status During the upload and programming, do not navigate away from the page by using the browser controls. Any interruption of the update process might render the ProDAQ 6150 unusable. 5.11. Documentation In the documentation section you can view the datasheet and manual (this document) for the ProDAQ 6150.
Page 48: The Vxiplug&Play Driver
As a third choice the soft front panel application allows to run in demo mode, where it can be operated without being connected to a ProDAQ 6150. If more than one ProDAQ 6150 is available, the soft front panel will display a list of available instruments to chose from.
Page 49: Channel Configuration
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM After connecting to the ProDAQ 6150, the soft front panel initializes the device and retrieves its configuration. It then opens on the “Continuous Polling” tab which displays the current sensor temperatures in a number of tiles equivalent to the “Continuous Polling”...
Page 50: Measurement
User Thermocouples Types The ProDAQ 6150 allows the user to specify up to two custom thermocouple types by entering coefficients for the polynomial equation used to convert the measured voltage to the corresponding temperature.
Page 51: Figure 46 - Waveform Display
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM Waveform The graph areas in the ‘Waveform’ tab show the data from either the running or the last acquisition started via the controls on the ‘Data Acquisition’ tab. Figure 46 - Waveform Display Up to three different waveforms can be displayed by using the tabs ‘Waveform 1’, Waveform 2’...
Page 52: Figure 48 - Manual Scaling
6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual Figure 48 - Manual Scaling To zoom into the data, click into the graph and drag the mouse while holding down the button. After releasing the button the marked area in the graph will be zoomed into. A right-click on the graph will revert the graph to the previous scaling.
Page 53: Figure 50 - Isolated Trigger Configuration
The data can be stored directly to the host computer or to the internal storage of the ProDAQ 6150. If it is stored on the ProDAQ 6150, it can later be downloaded and managed via the controls on the ‘Internal Storage’ tab. In minimum the measured thermocouple temperatures are stored, by selecting one of the check boxes timestamps as well as the measured input voltage and cold junction temperature can be stored additionally.
Page 54: Internal Storage
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6.2.3. Internal Storage The ProDAQ 6150 features an internal RAM disk for storing acquired data. In addition an optional hard drive can be installed. The “Internal Storage” page allows access to the files stored on the disks for downloading and deleting.
Page 55: Programming The Prodaq 6150
6150-XX-UM 6.3. Programming the ProDAQ 6150 This chapter shows how to program the ProDAQ 6150 using the VXIplug&play driver. Complete examples can be found in the “Examples” subdirectory of the driver. All functions are explained in detail in the help file coming with the driver.
Page 56 6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual $(VXIPNPPATH)\WinNT\lib\msc (for 32-bit applications) $(VXIPNPPATH64)\Win64\\Lib_x64\msc (for 64-bit applications) To use the precompiled driver DLL, the following link libraries must be specified to the linker: bu6150.lib and visa32.lib (for 32-bit applications) bu6150.lib and visa64.lib...
Page 57: Connecting To The Device
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM 6.4. Connecting to the device To initialize the driver and connect to the ProDAQ 6150, the standard VXIplug&play initialization is used (see Figure 53, ). (Please refer to the VXIplug&play standard function bu6150_init() VPP-4.3, section 4.3 for a detailed description of the resource string used.)
Page 58: Configuring Channels
6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual LAN Device Name The VXI11 protocol used by LXI instruments allows several devices to be implemented in an LXI instrument. The ProDAQ 6150 only uses ‘inst0’. Resource Type Classifies the session as an INSTRUMENT resource session.
Page 59: Reading Channel Temperatures
ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM The function bu6150_setChannelState() is used to enable or disable a specific or all channels (see Figure 54, ). The value bu6150_CHAN_ALL can be passed to the function if all channels shall be enabled or disabled, or a channel number can be used to enable/disable a specific channel.
Page 60: Data Acquisition
ProDAQ 6150. If no acquisition is running, it samples the channels at a rate of 1 Hz, so that the application should wait at least one second before reading the next scan.
Page 61 ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual 6150-XX-UM allow configuring the ADC conversion time accordingly. If one of the internal sources is used, any frequency between 1 Hz and 1 kHz can be specified. When the function returns, the buffer for the data contains the temperature samples read from the channel.
Page 62 6150-XX-UM ProDAQ 6150 Isolated Thermocouple Signal Conditioning Unit User Manual In addition to the clock source and scan rate parameters described above it accepts a number of scans and a fill mode parameter. The number of scans determine how many complete scans of all...

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