SPS electronic P1800D Operating Manual

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Earth Bond Tester Series P 1800 D
Eugen-Bolz-Straße 8, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall
Phone: +49 791 20 212 - 0
Fax:
+49 791 20 212 - 999
Operating Manual
Date: 08 June 2020
SPS electronic GmbH
e-mail:
info@spselectronic.com
Internet:
www.spselectronic.com

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  • Page 1 Operating Manual Earth Bond Tester Series P 1800 D Date: 08 June 2020 SPS electronic GmbH Eugen-Bolz-Straße 8, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall Phone: +49 791 20 212 - 0 e-mail: info@spselectronic.com Fax: +49 791 20 212 - 999 Internet: www.spselectronic.com...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4.4 Changing the Test Program ..................17 4.4.1 Search in the program list ..................18 5 Testing Operation _______________________________________________ 19 5.1 Outline ........................19 5.2 Screen display during a test step ................20 5.3 Reviewing Test results ....................21 earth bond tester P1800D – 3 –...
  • Page 4 7.5 Info ........................... 34 Annex ____________________________________________________________ 35 Interface Configuration ..................... 35 External I/O Interface X6 ..................35 Probe Connector (front panel) ................. 36 USB devices, and "Testing with High Voltage" ............37 Trouble Shooting ...................... 37 – 4 – earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 5: General Information

    General Information 1.1 Information on this operating manual This operating manual is part of the technical documentation for the earth bond tester P1800D of SPS electronic GmbH. This operating manual contains all the information on how to operate this device properly, safely and economically, how to prevent dangerous situations, how to reduce repair costs and downtimes and how to prolong the service life of these devices.
  • Page 6: Requirements For The Operation Of This Device

     use of components, tools, additional installations, supplements and working material which have not been approved or recommended by SPS electronic GmbH  building in of spare parts which are not original SPS electronic GmbH spare parts or of spare parts from suppliers not recommended by SPS electronic GmbH 1.2.2 Product liability...
  • Page 7: General Safety Regulations

    1.3 General safety regulations This safety tester P1800D has been manufactured according to the state of the art at the time of its delivery. Nevertheless the tester is not without hazards if it is applied by untrained personnel, applied improperly or not applied according to regulations.
  • Page 8: Note On Possible Disorder Of Usb Devices

    DIN 40 050 for Production Equipment  Specifications for the Installation of Power Plants with Nominal Voltages of DIN 57100 up to 1000 V  BGI 891 Establishing and operation of electrical test plants – 8 – earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 9: Description

    DUT connection via power socket (country-specific)  USB interface for connection of PC keyboard, or for firmware updates  Ethernet interface for firmware updates, or for remote operation. * Tentative specifications. Subject to change. earth bond tester P1800D – 9 –...
  • Page 10: Set-Up Of Device

    7 test probe connector 8 4mm sockets for sensor + measuring line (alternate PE connection to DUT, instead of power socket) 9 Standard isolated socket for DUT connection 10 Numeric Keys 11 Navigation keys – 10 – earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 11: Rear Side

    6 4mm banana jacks peb + peb' ( X12 / X13 ) 7 4mm banana jacks pea + pea' ( X10 / X11 ) 8 ventilation grid – keep absolutely free of obstruction! earth bond tester P1800D – 11 –...
  • Page 12: Putting Into Operation

    When finished, the device is showing the start screen (see p. 14), and is ready to perform tests. 3.4 Switching the device off The earth bond tester P1800D is switched off with the power switch at the back of the device (pos.1). – 12 –...
  • Page 13: General Operation

    (to switch between small-letters and capital-letters), and "Backspace" key  (to delete the character(s) left of the entry mark) Cursor keys For navigation in screen menus, and adjustment of test parameters Starts the next test run START earth bond tester P1800D – 13 –...
  • Page 14: Display

    [F1] [F2] [F3] This is the start screen of device P1800D. From here, all device functions can be accessed quickly. The start screen is shown – – after switch-on of the device – after the previous test run has finished Shown is the currently active test program.
  • Page 15: Start Screen: Quick Overview

    Start next test with loaded test program Switch to another test program, Create or edit test programs, View detailed results of the last test run Search in the program list Change system settings earth bond tester P1800D – 15 –...
  • Page 16: Operation Of Screen Menus

    Details on key '0' special characters The first item is the "space" or "blank" character. The item '' is "carriage return", i.e. a line break, to switch from the current line to a new one. – 16 – earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 17: Changing The Test Program

    When pressing F2 "Select" , the highlighted program is loaded, and ready to be used for testing. Device type: P1800D Active program: "MY TEST 001" Press key "Start" to start program If you need help, press key "5" List Results Menu earth bond tester P1800D – 17 –...
  • Page 18: Search In The Program List

    "IEC 60204" and "MY TEST 002". All other programs do not have "02" in their name, and therefore will not be shown. Program List IEC 60204 1 PE: Protective Earth Test MY TEST 002 2 IS: Insulation Resist. Test Search Select Back Program list, filtered by a search term – 18 – earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 19: Testing Operation

    5.1 Outline  Connecting the DUT Insert the DUT's mains plug into the socket on the front panel of P1800D. Contacting of the test point(s) will be done manually with the test probe. For "fixed" connections or test adapters, the 4mm laboratory sockets at the rear panel are available.
  • Page 20: Screen Display During A Test Step

    15.6 A t = 2.3s { Status Message } Exit VT: Visual Test 7: Function Test  8: Visual Test  IS THE GREEN LAMP OF THE DUT GLOWING? { Status Message } Exit – 20 – earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 21: Reviewing Test Results

    600   Test OK Back Test result: PE: Protective Earth Test reference actual R (mΩ) min: 0 max: 400  I (A) min: 10.00 max: 16.00 15.1   Test OK Back earth bond tester P1800D – 21 –...
  • Page 22: Creation Of Test Programmes

    The safety tester P1800D comes shipping with a premade "Dummy" test program. The "Dummy" test program is tailored so that you can use a test dummy of SPS electronic to ensure the correct function of the tester. The dummy program guides through the testing procedure, using text steps to give instructions what has to be switched at the dummy, what has to be connected at next, etc.
  • Page 23: Import And Export Of Test Programs

    If fail 6.2.1 Import and Export of Test Programs Test programs can be exported to a USB data carrier, or imported from there into the P1800D. Export: Menu → Editor → F2 → "Copy“ → "Export" Import: Menu → Editor → F2 → "New" → "Import"...
  • Page 24: Editing Of A Test Program

    The selected test step is copied to an internal buffer. Copy – The test step from the internal buffer is inserted into the program. Paste – Hint: by combining Cut+Paste, a test step can be moved from one location to another. – 24 – earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 25: Common Parameters And Programme Settings

    If the test step ends with "Error", a dialogue is displayed requesting if this test step is to be repeated. If on repeating an error-free result is achieved the test step will be rated as "PASS". earth bond tester P1800D – 25 –...
  • Page 26: Ct: Continuity Test

    With this option, the checking of the upper threshold (Imax) can (  / ) be activated or deactivated. (When deactivated, the test result is PASS as soon as there is continuity, no matter whether e.g. 5 mA or 1 A.) – 26 – earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 27: Pe: Protective Earth Test

    If connection of DUT to power socket is not possible, the connection of the DUT's PE can also be done via the banana jacks below the power socket (pea / pea'). Note: The back-measuring is always done via probe-connection X16 (peb / peb'). earth bond tester P1800D – 27 –...
  • Page 28: Vt: Visual Test

    The input of text is carried out via the keypad. The procedure is in the style used on most cellphones: the keys have multiple assignments, and the different characters are switched one after the other by pressing the same key repeatedly. – 28 – earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 29: I/O-Test

    The digital outputs 1 to 4 are used to send out status signals (see table in chpt. A-1, p.35). Moreover, the outputs 1 to 4 will be resetted at the end of the IO step. Therefore, digital outputs 1 to 4 can only be used for the running time of the respective IO-step. earth bond tester P1800D – 29 –...
  • Page 30: Additional Functions And Settings

    7.2 Setting of password Via the password setting access to the different functions of the device can be limited. The device P1800D offers two authorisation levels: "User" and " Operator ". The access to different device functions is as follows:...
  • Page 31: Operation Mode

    Mode "Automatic" must be chosen if the tester is to be operated via DAT3805 remote software. As soon as operating mode "Automatic" has been acknowledged, P1800D is in remote operation. Manual operation is no longer possible. The device now awaits commands via the active interface (RS232 or ethernet).
  • Page 32: Results

    180 MB available for results saving. Typical USB sticks of today offer a much bigger capacity. If the storage capacity of the storage medium is used up, the P1800D will start to delete/overwrite the oldest of the saved results, in order to be able to save the current results.
  • Page 33: Security

    7.4 Menu / "Setting" 7.3.5 Security For the P1800D device, the contents of this menu are without function. They are only needed for the other devices of series-1800 device family. 7.4 Menu / "Setting" 7.4.1 Interface: Ethernet The ethernet interface primarily is used to integrate the tester into a network. However, "remote control"...
  • Page 34: Buzzer

    1.0.6 Serial: Date/Time: 11.12.2013 14:15 Frequency (Hz): Generator info Close PDF -> USB Device info Close PDF -> USB Via the button [F1] , you can switch between Device info and Generator info. – 34 – earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 35: Annex

    The configuration of digital inputs and outputs is depending on the setting in: (See chpt. 7.3.2, page 31.) Settings / Operation Mode / Status IO. earth bond tester P1800D – 35 –...
  • Page 36: Probe Connector (Front Panel)

    If connection of DUT to power socket is not possible, the connection of the DUT's PE can also be done via the laboratory jacks X17 / X18 (pea / pea'). Note: The back-measuring is always done via probe-connection X16 (peb / peb'). – 36 – earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 37: Busb Devices, And "Testing With High Voltage

    In case of any of these errors, please restart the device at least one time, i.e. switch the device off and on again. Usually there is no problem with the hardware, and the error will be gone after restart. If the error still persits, please contact the service of SPS electronic GmbH. earth bond tester P1800D...
  • Page 39 EU-Konformitätserklärung EU Declaration of Conformity Wir / we : SPS electronic GmbH The Electrical Safety Test Company Eugen-Bolz-Str. 8 D-74523 Schwäbisch Hall erklären hiermit, dass das nachfolgend genannte Gerät den einschlägigen grundlegenden Sicherheitsforderungen der EU-Richtlinien entspricht. declare, that the following unit complies with all essential safety requirements of the EU Directives.

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