Contents Contents Important Safety Information READ THIS FIRST..4 Operator's Responsibility for Patient Safety....4 Limitation of Liability............. 4 Warranty..............5 Definitions..............6 General WARNINGS and CAUTIONS......6 Precautions During Preparation........7 Precautions During Operation........7 Precautions During Maintenance........7 Intended Use..............
Important Safety Information Operator's Responsibility for Patient Safety Limitation of Liability Important Safety Information Operator's Responsibility for Patient Safety Limitation of Liability For correct and effective use of the product and in Draeger Medical, Inc.'s liability, whether arising out of order to avoid hazards it is mandatory to carefully or related to manufacture and sale of the goods, their read and to observe all portions of this manual.
Important Safety Information Warranty Warranty All Draeger products are guaranteed to be free of de- Application of this warranty is subject to the following fects for a period of one year from date of delivery. conditions: The following are exceptions to this warranty: 1.
Important Safety Information Definitions General WARNINGS and CAUTIONS Definitions General WARNINGS and CAUTIONS WARNING ! WARNING ! Strictly follow Operator's Instruction Manuals A WARNING statement refers to conditions with a possibility of personal injury if dis- Any use of the product requires full under- regarded.
Maintenance WARNING ! In case of malfunction of this device, contact your local DraegerService or our Factory Installation of the Evita 4 Link Option may be Authorized Technical Service Center. performed by factory trained and authorized service personnel only. The device must be inspected and serviced (pre-...
The RS 232 interfaces conform to the requirements of standards "EIA RS 232 C" and "CCITV V.24". Interfaces and communication protocols Evita 4 Link provides two additional serial RS 232 interfaces, COM 2 and COM 3, two CAN interfaces, and a two channel analog interface.
Connecting RS 232 Interface Connecting Analog Interface Preparation Installation WARNING ! Installation of the Evita 4 Link interface card may be performed by factory trained and authorized service personnel only. Connecting RS 232 Interface with MEDIBUS cable 83 06 488 for PC printer cable 83 06 489 - for printer only monitor cable 57 22 410 - for monitor.
Operation With Evita 4 RS 232 Interfaces Devices connected via RS 232 interface must operate with the same protocol and the same transmission format set for Evita 4 Link. Evita 4 offers the following interface protocols: MEDIBUS™ (Draeger communication protocol for medical devices)
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Operation With Evita 4 RS 232 Interfaces Selecting LUST protocol - For a monitor which does not offer real-time waveforms. For detailed description of interface protocol - see Technical Description "LUST protocol", p.25. Selecting interface protocol: Press »Configuration« key. Touch »System Defaults« screen key. Select appropriate connection using »COM2«...
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Operation With Evita 4 RS 232 Interfaces Selecting printer protocol Evita 4 For connecting a printer to Evita 4 (HP Deskjet 500 or compatible printer with serial interface). All important values measured by Evita 4 and all settings which have been changed since the last printout are automatically printed out at adjustable time intervals (0 to 60 minutes).
Select appropriate connection using »COM2« or »COM3« screen keys. Touch »No protocol« screen key. Confirm selection = press dial knob. Analog Interface The Evita 4 Link analog interface has two analog channels to which signals of measured values can be freely assigned. Data Voltage level: The analog signals provided are in 0 to 4.095 V voltage...
RS 232 Interfaces Devices connected via RS 232 interface must operate with the same protocol and the same transmission format as set for Evita 4 Link. Evita 2 dura offers the following interface protocols: MEDIBUS™ (Draeger communication protocol for medical devices)
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Operation With Evita 2 dura RS 232 Interfaces Selecting interface protocol: Press »Calib./Config.« menu key. Press »Device« menu key. Select »Interface« menu page with »Device jj« menu key. Select the desired port, e.g. »COM2« or »COM3« = turn dial knob Example: COM2 Confirm = press dial knob.
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Operation With Evita 2 dura RS 232 Interfaces Selecting interface protocol: Press »Calib./Config.« menu key. Press »Device« menu key. Select »Interface« menu page with »Device jj« menu key. Select the desired port, e.g. »COM2« or »COM3« = turn dial knob Example: COM3 Confirm = press dial knob.
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Operation With Evita 2 dura RS 232 Interfaces Press »Calib./Config.« menu key. Press »Device« menu key. Select »Interface« menu page with »Device jj« menu key. Select the desired port, e.g. »COM2« or »COM3« = turn dial knob Example: COM2 Confirm = press dial knob. Select screen field »Protocol«...
Select »No« = turn dial knob. Confirm = press dial knob. Analog Interface The Evita 4 Link analog interface has two analog channels to which signals of measured values can be freely assigned. Data Voltage range for analog signals provided is: 0 to 4.095 V...
Operation With Evita 2 dura CAN Interfaces Selecting analog signals of measured values Press »Calib./Config.« menu key. Press »Device« menu key. Select »Interface« menu page with »Device jj« menu key. Select »Analog« port = turn dial knob Confirm = press dial knob. Select screen field »Channel 1«...
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Alarm messages in the alarm display field are displayed in hierarchical order. If, for example, two faults are detected at the same time, the more urgent of the two is displayed. The priority for alarm messages is indicated by exclamation marks: Warning = Message with top priority Caution = Message with medium priority...
CAUTION ! service personnel. Maintenance The Evita 4 Link option is serviced as part of the In case of malfunction of this component, contact scheduled preventive maintenance of the Evita 4 and your local DraegerService or our Factory Evita 2 dura ventilators every six months.
Technical Data Analog interface Voltage level 0 to 4.095 V Output impedance is 200 Ω. Impedance of analog channels To prevent corruption of the output signal, input impedance of the connected device should not fall below 1 MΩ. Accuracy 0 V : 0 V to 0.005 V 4.095 V : 4.075 V to 4.115 V Pin layout Evita 4...
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Description of Interface Protocols LUST Protocol Technical Description LUST protocol Certain codes are also used for transmitting an alarm telegram: LUST: List-controlled Universal Interface Driver compatible with "DC2" releases the transmission of alarm telegrams. Evita RS 232 interface as of software version 7.n. "DC4"...
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Description of Interface Protocols LUST Protocol Identification telegram The identification telegram contains a description of the device and also a list of all measured values transmitted in the data telegram. It is made up as follows: Telegram header "STX" start code identification number channel number Telegram body...
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Description of Interface Protocols LUST Protocol Leading zeros (shown in the table by "0.0" or "...0" are replaced with one or two blanks. Telegram end "EOT" Status telegram The status telegram contains all set values, alarm limits, ventilation modes and status messages. It is structured as follows: Telegram header "SOH"...
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Description of Interface Protocols LUST Protocol Alarm limits MV low limit = "FS"nn,n"FS" L/min MV high limit = "FS"nn,n"FS" L/min Flow monitoring on Flow monitoring off CO2 upper limit = "FS"nnn"FS"mmHg CO2 upper limit = "FS"nn,n"FS"% CO2 upper limit = "FS"nn,n"FS"kPa CO2 lower limit = "FS"nnn"FS"mmHg CO2 lower limit = "FS"nn,n"FS"% CO2 lower limit = "FS"nn,n"FS"kPa...
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Description of Interface Protocols LUST Protocol Status messages Flow monitoring on Flow monitoring off Audio alarm inactive on Audio alarm inactive off Nebulizer on Nebulizer off O2 calibration on O2 calibration off O2 monitoring on O2 monitoring off Suction on Suction off Flow calibration on Flow calibration off...
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Description of Interface Protocols LUST Protocol Data telegram The data telegram transmits all current measured values specified in the identification telegram. Invalid measured values are shown by dashes instead of numerical values. In addition, the data telegram contains all the messages in the status telegram which have changed since the last status or data telegram.
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Description of Interface Protocols LUST Protocol Alarm telegram Alarm telegrams cannot be requested; they are transmitted automatically as soon as there is a change in alarm status. However, automatic alarm transmission can be switched on or off, see "Telegrams", page 25. Separate messages are transmitted –...
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Description of Interface Protocols LUST Protocol etCO2 low air supply pressure high air supply high apnoea ventilation Insp. hold interrupted loss of data Flow monitoring off Monitoring FiO2 off Monitoring CO2 off Monitoring SpO2 off O2 supply high fan 2 defect malfunction fan 2 malfunction fan 1 SpO2 low...
Description of Interface Protocols ASCII Special Codes Used ASCII Special Codes Used Code Explanation Hexadecimal code Control code Null Start of Heading Start of Text End of Text End of Transmission Enquiry Acknowledge Bell Backspace Horizontal Tabulation Line Feed Vertical Tabulation Form Feed Carriage Return Shift Out...
Ordering Information Ordering Information Name/Description Part No. ™ Evita 4 Link communication interface kit 84 11 735 ™ MEDIBUS cable 83 06 488 Printer cable 83 06 489 Evita 4/NOdomo cable 83 09 007 Evita 4 Analog cable 84 11 759 For details of connections and their layout, see p.
Index Index nalog interface............13, 18 pin position............18 voltage level............18 measuring signals..........14 ASCII special codes...........27 UST protocol............11,19 EDIBUS cable ..............18 protocol ..............10 rinter cable ..............18 protocol ..............12 S 232 interface............17 baudrate..............17 databits..............17 length of cable............
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These Operating Instructions apply only ¿ to Evita 4 with Serial No.: ¿ to Evita 2 dura with Serial No.: (check applicable) Without entry of a Serial No. by Draeger these Operating Instructions are provided for general information only and are not intended for use with a specific device.
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