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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Data Status Byte (30007 – 30008) ......................159 Valid Data in Channels (30074) ........................ 159 Alarm Flags in Channels (30076) ......................159 Data Type Registers ..........................160 Data Units Registers..........................161 Data and Alarm Registers ..........................162 Data and Alarm Enable Registers ......................
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 About This Manual This manual describes the operation and use of the Lighthouse SOLAIR 3350 and 5350 Gen E Airborne Particle Counters. Additional Help For more information about the Lighthouse Solair Airborne Particle Counters, contact:...
If replacement of the power supply AC power cord is required, replace it only with a cord having as good as or better rating than the cord provided by Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions. Attempting to use an under-rated cord can expose the instrument power supply, adjacent equipment or the user to dangerous shock and fire hazards.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 (USA Toll Free) or 1-541-770-5905 (Outside of USA). The international Caution symbol is located on the rear of the instrument next to the RS-485 IN port. The symbol will be accompanied in this manual with a warning about +24VDC being present on the connector pin-7 when instrument power is applied.
Description The large color touch screen makes them easy to configure and operate. The SOLAIR 3350 and 5350 store up to 3000 data records from up to 8 particle count channels. All data can be quickly and reliably downloaded to a computer or printed to the optional printer.
14° F to 122° F (-10° C to 50° C) / Up to 98% non-condensing Table 2-1 Solair 3350 Specifications Note: The manufacturer recommends that the Lighthouse instrument be calibrated annually by a Certified Lighthouse Service Provider to ensure it continues to perform within specifications. For information about returning instruments for calibration or service, please visit our RMA website, www.golighthouse.com/RMA.
The instrument and other components were then removed from their packing materials and inspected for broken parts, scratches, dents, or other damage. Any damage was immediately reported to Lighthouse. Damaged cartons may be replaced by calling Lighthouse Sales. Keep an undamaged carton for reshipment of the instrument for its annual factory calibration.
Solair 3350/5350 Shipping Instructions Should it become necessary to return the unit to the factory for any reason, contact Lighthouse Customer Service at 800-945-5905 (USA Toll Free) or 541-770-5905 (Outside of USA) or visit our website, www.golighthouse.com/rma, and obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Accessories Several accessories may be ordered to tailor the instrument to specific needs. Some are optional and some are standard with each instrument. • Temp/RH Wand (optional) - plugs into the instrument’s rear panel. The 4-20mA probe monitors temperature (0°...
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Download data from the instrument Collect data real time Save data for historical review Have advanced reporting with standard reports To enquire about Accessories contact Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions at 800-945-5905 (USA Toll Free) or 541-770-5905 (Outside of USA) for details. 248083387-1 R12...
Installation Install the Optional Batteries If the SOLAIR 3350 or 5350 was ordered with the optional Li-ion rechargeable batteries, they need to be installed and charged before the instrument can be used for portable operation. An external battery charger is available from Lighthouse as an option. For the single-battery units, follow steps 1-3, for the dual-battery follow steps 4-6.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 3. Push the battery all the way into the compartment until it snaps into place. See figure 3-4. Close the door and tighten the screw lock by turning it clockwise. Figure 3-4 Battery Engaging Connector 4.
The power input is 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz. A ’region-specific’ power cable is included with the SOLAIR. Lighthouse recommends using protected power to prevent exposing the instrument to voltage spikes. Using an uninterruptible power supply when the SOLAIR is kept in a stationary location will help prevent damage to the instrument or loss of data in the event of a power outage.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Removing the Battery To remove the battery, turn the power switch OFF. 2. Gently place the SOLAIR on its side and open the battery door. Either pull on the ribbon (for single-battery units) or disconnect the cables and remove each battery individually (for dual- battery units).
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Connecting Isokinetic Probe The SOLAIR comes with an isokinetic sample probe, tripod stand and a length of sample tubing that is lined with an electrostatic reduction material to eliminate particle adhesion. The probe with tubing connects to the sample inlet.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Loading Printer Paper The SOLAIR Boulder Counter comes standard with a built-in thermal printer. The printer is optional for Solair 3100, 5100. To load the thermal paper, follow these directions. 1. Grasp each side of the top of the printer door and pull outward to open.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 3. Line up the paper straight with the cutting edge as shown in Figure 3-13. Note: The printer door must be securely closed to print. If attempting to print and nothing happens, press the corners of the door firmly against the chassis.
Solair 3350/5350 Connecting to an External Computer or Facility Management System The SOLAIR 3350 and 5350 instruments have three ports available for flexible external data retrieval. It can connect to the Lighthouse Monitoring System, LMS Express/RT or the LMS XChange Data Transfer Software for data download.
SOLAIR. Otherwise, only one single- channel or one dual-channel device may be used at a time on each port. Please contact Lighthouse at 800-945-5905 (USA Toll Free) or 541-770-5905 (Outside of USA) for additional information about converters and wiring.
For example, the Calibration Certificate for the Lighthouse TRH Wand will provide temperature in both Celsius (C) and Fahrenheit (F) and relative humidity in percent (PCT). Make sure the data is entered appropriately; for example, do not use C as the UNITS for MIN and MAX values that are based on Fahrenheit (F).
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A2. If a dual-channel sensor, such as the Lighthouse TRH (temperature, relative humidity) probe, is connected to port 1, its temperature data will show up on A1 and its relative humidity data will be displayed on A2.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 5. Press the blank TYPE button next to the enabled analog channel to enter the label tag. Figure 4-3 Figure 4-3 Analog Type Edit Screen 6. Type in the desired label tag for the analog channel; tag can be up to four characters.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 12. Press the UNITS button associated with the analog channel. 13. Enter the UNIT of measure (i.e., F for Fahrenheit, PCT for percent humidity, etc.) for the analog channel and press ENTER. See Figure 4-5.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Peripheral Interface Connector The back of the SOLAIR also contains a round, Peripheral Interface Connector (PIC) that can be used to connect an external peripheral device such as an alarm buzzer, alarm light or a remote start/stop controller.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Basic Requirements Each of the reports has some basic requirements that, if not met, will cause the report to FAIL the classification immediately. Fed Std ft This report requires a minimum of 2 locations measured.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 ISO 14644-1 For this report, a sufficient sample volume of air must be sampled at each sampling location. The sample volume must be sufficient to detect a minimum of 20 particles if the particle concentration for the largest considered particle size were at the class limit for the designated ISO class.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 EU GMP 2022 The SOLAIR supports EU GMP 2022. This standard applies only to 0.5µm and 5.0µm channel sizes. When set up for Grade A (in-operation and at-rest) and Grade B (at rest), 0.5µ is required and the user is allowed to choose whether to include the 5.0µ...
The following procedure requires pre-approval and planning by the IT department and a joint setup effort. The Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions SOLAIR family of instruments incorporate MODBUS TCP/IP communication over Ethernet. Connecting a SOLAIR particle counter directly to an Ethernet network should only be done with the permission and guidance of the network administrator.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Lantronix Setup Use Lantronix DeviceInstaller to make configuration changes to IP Address and subnet with the RS485 Ethernet Adapter. 1. Start the Lantronix DeviceInstaller program. DeviceInstaller will automatically begin searching for attached devices. The Hardware Address (MAC Address) for the RS485 Ethernet Adapter will be displayed as shown in Figure 4-6.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 3. The Device Server Configuration Manager will open as shown in Figure 4-8 Figure 4-8 Device Server Configuration Manager 248083387-1 R12...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 4. Select Network Settings and choose the Use the Following IP configuration: radio button. Enter the IP Address: “XXX.XX.X.XX” and the Subnet Mask: “255.255.255.0”. Leave the Default Gateway: blank unless the IT department indicates one is needed. If a gateway is needed, the IT department will provide one.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 5. Select Serial Settings under Channel 1. Verify that the Port Settings are set to the following: Protocol: RS485 – 2 wire Flow Control: None Baud Rate: 19200 Data Bits: ...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 6. Select Connections and verify that Connect Protocol and Connection settings are set to the following: Protocol: Modbus Local Port: Accept Incoming: Under Modbus Mode, set the Message Timeout to “1000ms” if not already set.
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They are more difficult in that they use DOS techniques to access the instrument at the hardware level. If this section fails to resolve the issues, contact Lighthouse Technical Support, 1-800-945-5905 (541- 770-5905 outside of USA) or techsupport@golighthouse.com. 248083387-1 R12...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Definitions of Terms Used This list is provided for the convenience of the user or technician. • ARP - Address Resolution Protocol, a program that can change the ARP Cache of a host by adding or removing IP addresses.
IP address for each instrument. The IP scheme, or subnet, are examples only. Use only the must match that of the PC that will be used to retrieve the data from values provided by the Network the instruments. Contact Lighthouse Technical Support for additional Administrator. information. 248083387-1 R12...
When this is needed, make sure the instrument is reprogrammed to its previous network settings before reattaching to the LAN. Contact Lighthouse Technical Support at 800-945- 5905 (USA Toll Free) or 541-770-5905 (Outside of USA) or the network administrator for additional information.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Program the Interface Windows Telnet Programming: 1. Start Windows. 2. On the Taskbar, click on Start. 3. Select Run as shown in Figure 4-13. Warning: Perform only the steps or commands as provided in this guide.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 6. The next step requires the unit’s assigned IP and its MAC address. The MAC address is a group of six two-digit characters (0-9 and A-F) found on the back of the SOLAIR that may be referred to as the HW address.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 11. Press Enter to start the SOLAIR Ethernet interface setup program. Figure 4-19 displays some of the default settings – make no changes to these settings except as instructed. Figure 4-19 Starting thee Set Up Program 12.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 13. Type Y to set the Gateway IP address. Type the Gateway IP address and press Enter. See Figure 4-21. Figure 4-21 Assigning Gateway IP Address 14. Type Y to set the Netmask. Type the desired Netmask value and press Enter. See Figure 4-...
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Changing the telnet password or providing one is discouraged, except for absolute security requirements. If a password is applied and forgotten, the instrument will have to be returned to Lighthouse to get the password cleared. Figure 4-23 Telnet Config Password Screen 16.
“Operating Counter” on page 6-43 and the monitoring software’s Operating Manual for detail information regarding downloading of this data. Contact Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Technical Support at 800-945-5905 (USA Toll Free) or 541-770-5905 (Outside of USA) for additional information or further assistance.
Solair 3350/5350 Chapter 5 – Communications SOLAIR Communication Mode This chapter contains information on how to set up the SOLAIR 3350 or 5350 instrument to program and communicate with it. Communicate with the Instrument The communication ports are labelled as in Figure 5-1. The Ethernet port is used to connect the instrument to an Ethernet LAN;...
DHCP change. Contact the local IT or Network Admin staff for clarification and IP assignment or Lighthouse Technical Support for more information. The instrument can be connected directly to a PC computer Ethernet port by using a crossover cable for testing and configuration purposes.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 RS485 Communications The instrument uses RS485 as one of its communication modes. Attaching the instrument to an RS485 network requires special attention to topology (wiring scheme of network) before and after the design phase to make sure the SOLAIR and other instruments perform as expected.
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Drive is selected, the report chosen can be saved in either a CSV (Comma Separated Value) formatted text file or an encoded LSD (Lighthouse Secure Data) non-human readable file that can be imported and decoded in LMS Express. See Figure 5-4 Figure 5-4 MAIN Screen, Flash Drive Attached, USB Mode Connecting a USB flash drive will display the message “USB Drive Found”...
Chapter 6 – Operating Counter Using the Instrument for the First Time This chapter describes how to use the SOLAIR 3350 or 5350 Airborne Particle Counter. The SOLAIR is ready to use out of the box. To start using the instrument, proceed as follows: Install the instrument’s battery according to instructions in Chapter 3.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Touch Screen Overview The SOLAIR incorporates a unique touch screen interface to control and configure the instrument. This interface allows the user to easily view and configure the instrument to specific needs and applications. Figure 6-1 illustrates the menu tree.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 MAIN Screen The MAIN screen provides the user a snapshot view of the status of the instrument. The instrument can be powered by AC power or an internal, removable battery. When the instrument is using battery power, the battery indicator will show the level of the battery charge remaining.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 The MAIN Screen displays the following options and information: LOCATION: Displays the location that is currently being measured. Up to 200 alphanumeric locations can be configured. LOCATION SELECT button: Allows user to change location before sampling.
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µm: The mu symbol indicated the particle sizes, in micrometers, configured for the instrument. These sizes are pre-configured at the factory. To order an instrument with non-standard sizes, please contact a sales representative at Lighthouse 1-510- 438-0500 (Sales). ...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 START/STOP: Press START button on the screen to start counting. When running, the instrument will display “COUNTING” in the lower right corner of the screen as shown in Figure 6-5. Press the STOP button to stop counting; the word “STOPPED”...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 LOCATION Selection Changing Locations The location number for the environment to be measured can be changed by pressing the LOCATION button at the top of the MAIN screen. Figure 6-6 displays the Select Location Screen.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Zoomed Data View There are 2 different Zoom views. The user can either view a single column of data (differential or cumulative) in a larger font, or they can view both differential and cumulative data on the same screen in a smaller font.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 When the instrument is STOPPED or HOLDING, the user may also press anywhere in the white data area to return to the MAIN Screen view. Viewing Two Columns of Data The unit can display both Differential and Cumulative data at the same time on the Zoomed View screen.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Figure 6-11 Differential and Cumulative Data in Zoomed View The buttons available when touching the data area of the screen after selecting DiffCuml on Zoom are shown in Figure 6-12. Note the selections are different but their functions are the same as on dual display screen.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 To return the instrument to the default single-column zoom view, return to the MAIN Screen, press CONFIG, Options and deselect the button “DiffCuml on Zoom” button. Figure 6-13 Disable DiffCuml on Zoom Select the MAIN button to return to the MAIN Screen view or press BACK to return to the previous level.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Press the MAIN button, then tap in the data area to go into the Zoomed View. Only one column of data is displayed, See Figure 6-15. Figure 6-15 Zoomed View with only Cumulative Data 248083387-1 R12...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 CONFIG (Configuration) Screen Press CONFIG on the MAIN screen to display the Configuration screen as shown in Figure 6-16. Figure 6-16 Configuration Screen Data Setup includes buttons to enable/disable particle channels, configure analog channels, set sample record parameters, sample settings, thresholds, enable/disable alarms, and clear the data buffer.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 DATA SETUP Figure 6-17 displays the Data Setup option buttons. These options allow the user to configure the parameters for data collection during a sample. Figure 6-17 Data Setup Options Particle Channels The instrument’s particle channels can be enabled or disabled on the Particle screen. A checkmark is displayed next to each enabled channel.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Pressing MAIN or BACK will prompt to clear all collected data as shown in Figure 6-19. Figure 6-19 Clear Data screen From this screen, the user can press OK to clear the data.
SOLAIR. Otherwise, only one single-channel or one dual-channel device may be used at a time on each port. Please contact Lighthouse at 800-945-5905 (USA Toll Free) or 541-770-5905 (Outside of USA) for additional information about converters and wiring.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Touching the far-left column at the screen shown in Figure 6-21 enables or disables the channel. When enabled, the channel label appears. Channels must be enabled before their data will be stored in memory. Figure 6-21 Analog Setting Screen Touching the top row, second column will allow entering TYPE data.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Touching the UNITS column allows entering units for the channel, such as PCT, F, kPa and FPM (Maximum of three characters). The example shown in Figure 6-23 illustrates temperature in Fahrenheit using the letter ’F’.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 When the desired settings are complete, a screen showing data like that shown in Figure 6-25 allow the user to review the settings. To return any of the screens to correct or change an entry requires only to press the corresponding button.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Zoomed Analog Data Display When the instrument is Holding or is not Counting, the user can touch anywhere on the Particle Data display area to activate the Zoomed Data View. Touch the Particle button to switch view to analog data.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 SAMPLE The SAMPLE screen allows the user to configure the number of cycles, count times and volumes when running a sample. See Figure 6-28. Figure 6-28 Sample Timing Configuration Screen • CYCLES: The number of cycles is set to determine how many times the instrument samples...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Select the SAMPLE button; enter the time in hours, minutes and seconds using the numeric keypad on the right. Press ERASE to erase a number, if needed. Press ENTER to set the Sample time. •...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 SETTINGS The Settings screen allows the user to configure the instrument to count in different modes and formats when running a sample. See Figure 6-30. Note: The sample time for Auto, Manual and Beep modes...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 BEEP - In this mode, the instrument is pre-configured to beep according to the alarm threshold set in the Alarm configuration and the instrument’s sample time when the instrument is set to collect cumulative data. Counting starts one second after the START button is pressed and...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 PARTICLE DISPLAY Data on the instrument can be displayed in Differential (DIFF) or Cumulative (CUML) counts. For example, the cumulative count for the 1μm channel is the sum of that channel’s count + 2.5μm count + the 5μm count.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 ALARM The Particle Alarm screen allows the user to enable alarming on specific channels as shown in Figure 6-31. Figure 6-31 Particle Alarm Configuration Example To enable the alarming for any channel, press the "X" next to that channel. When a checkmark is displayed, that channel is enabled for alarming.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Enter the desired alarm threshold for the selected particle channel, in number of particles, then press ENTER. The threshold value will be updated on the Particle Alarm screen. Press BACK to return to the Configuration screen or press MAIN to return to the MAIN screen. The alarm activated channels will display a selection cursor (>) as shown in Figure 6-33.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 CLEAR BUFFER To clear the data buffer on the instrument, press the Clear Buffer button. See Figure 6-35. Figure 6-35 Clear Buffer Screen Press OK to clear the data or press Cancel to exit screen without clearing the data.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 CLOCK The Date & Time screen allows the user to set the instrument’s date and time. See Figure 6-37. Figure 6-37 Date & Time Configuration Screen Set the instrument’s Date by entering values for the desired month, day and year and then press the ENTER button.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Figure 6-39 Date Option: Year First Set the instrument’s Time by pressing the TIME button. See Figure 6-40. Figure 6-40 Configuring TIME Enter the desired Time in hours, minutes and seconds then press ENTER to save the new time.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 OPTIONS The Options screen allows the user to make visual and sound adjustments as well as selecting different language formats and start-up functions. See Figure 6-41. Figure 6-41 Options Configuration Screen CONTRAST ADJUST The contrast/brightness of the LCD screen can be adjusted by pressing the first set of UP and DOWN arrows.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 ALIGN TOUCH SCREEN The ALIGN button allows the user to re-align the touch screen so the locations that they touch on the screen correspond to the expected button or function. Press the ALIGN button.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 The third screen displays the arrow in the upper left corner. The arrow will have to be touched three times to ensure calibration as Figure 6-44 illustrates this. Figure 6-44 Alignment Screen 3 ...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Once the final alignment is complete, the following screen is displayed. See Figure 6-46. Touch anywhere in the screen to return to the OPTIONs screen. Note: The screen alignment function can also be accessed by...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 SCAN Mode The Scan Mode option is available when the ScanAir button is enabled. The Scan Mode button shown in Figure 6-47 will appear on the Main screen next to the Location button. Figure 6-47 Scan Mode Button When Using the ScanAir Pro Filter Scanners in conjunction with particle counters, the Scan Mode button opens the Filter Media Scan Mode screen.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 AUTOSTART MODE When Autostart mode is enabled, set the Delay time to at least 5 seconds. If Autostart mode is enabled, when the instrument is powered on (or regains power after a power outage), the instrument will immediately begin sampling based its configured mode, delay, start, and hold times.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 ONE SECOND REALTIME MODBUS OUTPUT If One Second Real-time MODBUS Output is enabled, the instrument’s settings reset to the following. Note: Alarming is • Mode: AUTO not available when • Cycles: Zero One Second Real- time MODBUS •...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Language Pressing the LANGUAGE button allows the user to change the operating language displaying the screen shown in Figure 6-50. Figure 6-50 Operating Language Screen Press the desired language button then BACK or MAIN. The default is English.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 COMM ADDRESS The Communication screen allows the user to set the instrument’s COMM address. When the SOLAIR is connected to a data collection system or daisy chained to other RS-485 instruments, the instrument’s COMM address is used to identify it.
If USB is chosen, the options are limited to Output on Sample or Output on Alarm. The report can be saved as either a CSV (Comma Separated Value) formatted text file or an encoded LSD (Lighthouse Secure Data) non-human readable file that can be imported and decoded in LMS Express. Figure 6-52 illustrates the USB options.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 LSD files require LMS Express to decode the information. LMS Express provides a new feature that allows the data from an LSD file to be imported into LMS Express. See Figure 6-53. Figure 6-53 LMS Express LSD File Import If a USB Flash Drive is attached to the SOLAIR, the PRINTER icon will change to a flash drive and the following message will display as shown in Figure 6-54.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 If PRINTER is selected, several options become available for formatting the data and information to be included in the printed reports, as shown in Figure 6-55. Figure 6-55 Output Setup Screen, Printer Settings • Output on Sample / Output on Alarm - When Output on Sample is enabled, a single record will print at the end of every sample.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 LANDSC - Prints the report in landscape mode See Figure 6-56. Figure 6-56 Portrait and Landscape Print Examples The user can select both Differential and Cumulative printing at the same time. For normalized values with more than 8 digits, only the whole number will be printed.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Trouble Shooting the Printer Nothing Prints • The printer door may not be completely closed. ACTION: close the door completely. See Figure 6-58. • Print Output is directed to USB Flash Drive. ACTION: Redirect output to printer.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Printing is Not Straight The Printer isn’t aligned properly through the paper feed. ACTION: make sure the paper is lined up with the left and right sides of the paper feed. Figure 6-60. Figure 6-60 Paper Alignment ...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 To restrict who can configure the instrument, enable the Configuration password. When the Configuration password is enabled, the user will be required to enter the correct password before they can access the Configuration screen. •...
Figure 6-63 CONFIGURATION Password Access Screen SERVICE This section of the Configuration screen is reserved for Lighthouse Authorized Service Providers only. The correct service password must be entered to access this area. Three options on the lower CONFIG screen, STATUS, RECIPE and LOC display the instrument’s status, and allow the user to configure user recipes and locations respectfully.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 STATUS Touching the STATUS button displays the Instrument programmed versions of the various firmware modules. This information is useful when contacting Lighthouse Technical Support personnel. See Figure 6-64. Figure 6-64 SOLAIR 3100 STATUS Screen 248083387-1 R12...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 RECIPE Selecting the RECIPE button displays the Recipe setup screen. See Figure 6-65 Figure 6-65 Recipe Setup Screen The Recipe feature allows the user to save instrument settings for sampling and reports in a database that can store up to 50 recipes.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Pressing the ENTER button will add the recipe to the database and display the recipe CONFIG screen as shown in Figure 6-67. Each option allows the user to configure the instrument to the current recipe.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Figure 6-68 Recipe – Channel Settings Press the NEXT button to view the analog and output settings. See Figure 6-69. Figure 6-69 Recipe – Analog & Output Settings. 248083387-1 R12...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 LOCATION The SOLAIR allows up to 200 different locations and associated alphanumeric labels. Press the LOC button on the Configuration screen to display the Select Location screen as shown in Figure 6-70. Figure 6-70 LOCATION Setup Screen On the Select Location screen, the Location name can be selected using the UP and DOWN arrows or by touching the location name on the screen.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 When selecting a location with a recipe, the user is provided with the option of loading the recipe as shown in Figure 6-71. If the user chooses not to load the recipe, the location can still be used with the current settings.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 • Use the Arrow keys to go to the next location to be edited and press the EDIT button. Continue in the same way to edit as many Locations as desired. Press the BACK button to return to the Configuration screen or the MAIN button to return to the MAIN screen.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Data View Buffer Screen Data stored on the instrument is viewed in the Data View Buffer. New records overwrite the first records stored after the buffer fills to its limit (3000 records). An asterisk (*) next to the word "Records"...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Scroll through the data using the UP and DOWN arrow buttons. The single arrow moves one record at a time. Figure 6-75 Data Screen – Normalized Data in ft The Data screen displays the following information for each data record.
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Instr - Indicates the state of the instrument at the time the data was recorded. Instrument states include GOOD or SRVC. If SRVC appears, printouts will say “Service Required” and the sensor may need cleaning. Please contact Lighthouse Technical Support at 800-945-5905 (USA Toll Free) or 541- 770-5905 (Outside of USA). •...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Printing Data View Buffer Reports The SOLAIR 100 LPM instruments store up to 3,000 records in the data buffer. The Buffer Report prints all or a range of the records in the buffer in the format specified by selections in the Print Configuration menu.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Print Range • To print a range of data from the buffer, first use the arrows on the Data screen to scroll to the first record to be included in the range. The printout will start with the record that is displayed on the Data screen.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 PRINT RANGE (BUFFER Report) The instrument stores up to 3,000 records in its data buffer. The Buffer Report prints all or a range of the records in the buffer in the format specified by the selections in the Configuration.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 REPORTS The SOLAIR can print the following Cleanroom Classification to Standards reports: Federal Standard ft Note: The EU GMP 2022 report is ISO 14644-1 only valid if the instrument is EU GMP 2022 configured with the 0.5 and 5.0 µm channel sizes.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 When the reports mode is enabled, the currently selected report type and minimum required samples will be displayed on the MAIN screen as shown in Figure 6-81. Figure 6-81 Reports Data • The instrument keeps track of and will display on the MAIN screen the number of samples taken for the report.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 When one of the report options buttons is pressed, the instrument uses the current Room Area, Class Level, Air Flow and Room Status parameters to determine the minimum number of locations, samples, and volume per channel to classify a cleanroom with that standard.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Press the displayed values to select the desired Class Level. The selected level will be highlighted in blue. Class Levels vary based on which standard has been selected in the PRINT REPORT field. Below...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 • Press the STATUS button to display screen shown in Figure 6-86. Figure 6-86 Reports Room Status Screen • Select appropriate room status (As Built, At Rest, In Operation). • Press the BACK button. ...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 • The SETUP screen shown in Figure 6-88 will display the values that were configured in the display fields. Figure 6-88 Configure the Instrument Use this information to set up the instrument to meet or exceed the minimum requirements.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 • Select the SAMPLE button to configure the number of Cycles, Delay time, Hold time, Sample time and Volume. See Figure 6-90. Figure 6-90 Reports Sample Screen Press the BACK button. Select the SETTING button to format the instrument for CUML/DIFF, RAW/NORM, ft shown in Figure 6-91.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Note: If the location is already assigned another recipe or if there are no available free locations, the user will not be able to add a new recipe. The "ADD" button will not be displayed.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Setting up Counter to Run Reports For this example, the FED STD FT report will be used. See Figure 6-95. Figure 6-95 FED STD FT Report Screen • Set the instrument for the Fed Std ft...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Based on the minimum requirements displayed Table 6-1, configure the instrument as follows: • Press MAIN to return to the MAIN screen. • Press CONFIG to enter the Configuration screen. Note: The Sample time automatically •...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Report Requirements Fed Std ft This report requires a minimum of 2 locations be measured, at least 1 sample be taken per location and at least 5 samples total be taken in each cleanroom at a minimum sample volume of 0.1 cubic feet.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Sample Printouts of Standard Reports Figure 6-96, Figure 6-97 and Figure 6-98 are examples of a Federal Standard Ft , ISO 14644-1 and EU GMP 2022 reports. Note: If a recipe is loaded, the name of the recipe will be printed on the report.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Note: If a recipe is loaded, the name of the recipe will be printed on the report. Figure 6-97 Sample ISA 14644 Report 248083387-1 R12...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Note: If a recipe is loaded, the name of the recipe will be printed on the report. Figure 6-98 Sample EU GMP Report, Revision 2022 248083387-1 R12...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Power Shutdown Levels When the instrument is powered by its rechargeable battery, only, a Power Shutdown feature protects the battery from discharging completely. A complete discharge could damage the battery. The battery levels are displayed in Table 6-2.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Chapter 7 – Programming General Information The SOLAIR can be programmed and operated using the MODBUS Protocol. The full MODBUS protocol is detailed in Appendix B. This chapter contains the information needed to program the basic configuration for the instrument to meet the user’s needs.
+24VDC is present on RS-485 Port at Pin 7. Warning: Contact Lighthouse Technical Support at 800-945-5905 (USA Toll Free) or 541-770-5905 (Outside of USA) for the correct instrument configuration BEFORE attempting to use RS485 COM mode with a PC. Failure to heed this warning can result in damage to PC, instrument, or both.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 USB Communications The SOLAIR provides point-to-point communications via the USB Port. If it hasn’t been done, yet, install the USB driver provided on the product CD. Once it has been installed and the instrument is connected, the driver will be used to establish communications using a virtual COM port on the PC.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 6. Identify the computer port that has been added to the PC by using the “Properties” of My Computer and examining the COM ports. USB ports are generally added to the bottom of the list and named USB COM port ‘x’. Refer to Figure 7-3 for screen examples (Windows XP).
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Configuring with the MODBUS Protocol When powering up the instrument, the pump will automatically turn on after 3 seconds, and it will begin sampling using the default configuration: • Location = 0 • Sample Time = 60 seconds •...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Changing the Default Instrument Parameters The main instrument parameters involved with the operation of the REMOTE counter are Location, Sample Time, Hold Time, and Initial Delay. The Location is set by writing an unsigned integer to register 40026. The range of values is from 0 to 999.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Running the Instrument The SOLAIR can be run in a few different ways. The applicable action commands are discussed here: Value Action Saves all writable 4xxxx register values to the EEPROM. Clears the Data Buffer. Record count is set to zero.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 MANUAL Counting Mode In Manual counting mode, the sample time is based on when the counter is instructed to stop counting. At this point, a data record is recorded, and the sample time is the interval between the command to start counting and the command to stop counting.
Service Wrench icon is displayed on the MAIN screen, or if the user has been requested to do so by Lighthouse Technical Support personnel or the user has reason to question the data they are receiving from the instrument.
2. If sporadic counts over all or several channels are occurring, the unit may still have particles inside it. Allow the unit to sample overnight with the purge filter attached before retesting it. If the counts are still high after the overnight purge, call Lighthouse Technical Support for assistance.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Appendix A – Default Settings Default Settings for SOLAIR Particle Counters MENU ITEM VALUE LOC001 PARTICLE CHANNELS ALL CH ENABLED ANALOG CHANNELS ALL CH DISABLED # OF CYCLES DELAY TIME 00:00:04 HOLD TIME 00:00:10 SAMPLE TIME...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Register Map Sensor Settings Registers Instrument settings are stored in holding registers (the 4xxxx series), which are mostly read/writable. Not all holding registers are writable. Table B-3 describes the contents of these registers. Register Data Type...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Register Data Type Description 40020 ASCII String Model Name char[10], char[11] 40021 ASCII String Model Name char[12], char[13] 40022 ASCII String Model Name char[14], char[15] 40023 Unsigned Integer Flow Rate. Divide by 100 to get rate in CFM. For example, 100 = 1CFM.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Register Data Type Description 40034 Unsigned Integer Sample Time [low] 40035 Unsigned Integer Data Set [high]. Works in conjunction with 40036. Data entered here is applied to the device through the command register. 40036 Unsigned Integer...
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Alarm Mode (40037) defines the type of calculation performed to define an alarm condition. Alarm Mode = 0 corresponds to conventional threshold alarming; channel bit set if threshold exceeded for that given channel. Alarm Parameter (40038) defines additional parameters that may be needed in defining an alarm mode.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 If Bit 3 of Register 40050 is 0, up to 200 locations can be specified. Registers 40200-40999 are reserved for eight-character names associated with location index values. Thus, the name for location=3 would be located at registers 40208-40211. Register 40199 indicates the number of location names supported on this device.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Command Register The Command Register (40002) is used to make the device perform an action. The register performs an action when an integer value is written to it. The action is completed when the device sends a MODBUS response.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Data Registers Data is stored in the input registers (30xxx series), which are read-only. All data items are four bytes long and are stored across two registers. Byte and word order for integer data is big-endian. Thus, data items are formed by placing the high bytes in front of the low bytes.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Register Data Type Description 30001 Signed Integer Timestamp [high] (# of seconds since midnight, 1/1/1970) 30002 Signed Integer Timestamp [low] 30003 Unsigned Integer Sample Time [high] (In seconds) 30004 Unsigned Integer Sample Time [low] 30005...
If multiple states occur, the bits are added together. For example, a Flow Alert and a Particle Overflow would return a value of 6 in register 30008 (bits 1 and 2 are set TRUE). Note: Although MODBUS sends 4 bytes of status information, Lighthouse instruments only use the first (least significant) byte. Description...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Data Type Registers The 41xxx register series is used to identify the type of data items in the 30xxx series. The Data Type registers run in parallel with the Data Registers. For example, Data Register 30041’s Data Type register is 41041.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Particle data items are typed specially. They contain numbers, sometimes a space and sometimes a period used as a decimal point. These entries are used to identify particle channel sizes and are always expressed in microns. These types represent raw counts only.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Data and Alarm Registers Data and Alarm Enable Registers The Data and Alarm Enable input registers (43xxx series) are read/write. All enable data items are 4 bytes long and are stored across 2 registers. Byte and word ordering is big-endian. Thus, data items are formed by placing the high bytes in front of the low bytes.
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Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Particle data registers for the Enable setting start at 43009 for the high word and 43010 for the low word for particle channel 1. Register Data Type Description 43009 Unsigned Integer Enable for Particle Channel 1 [high]...
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Enable Alarming for a Channel To enable alarming on the third particle channel, the user would enable Bit 1 for register 43014. To disable alarming on the third channel and enable alarming on the second channel, disable Bit 1 for register 43014 and enable Bit 1 for register 43012.
Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Solair 3350/5350 Appendix C – Real Time Flow and Laser Current via MODBUS This Appendix will provide the user with the procedure to read the SOLAIR counter’s flow and laser current in real time through MODBUS. Required Equipment and Software •...
THAT SELLER’S PRICE FOR THE EQUIPMENT IS BASED UPON THE LIMITATIONS OF LWS’S LIABILITY AS SET FORTH IN THIS CONTRACT. Warranty of Repairs After Initial Two (2) Year Warranty Upon expiration of the initial two-year warranty, all parts and repairs completed by an authorized Lighthouse repair technician are subject to a six (6) month warranty.
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Service and Support Tel. 1-800-945-5905 (USA Toll Free) Tel. 1-541-770-5905 (Outside of USA) techsupport@golighthouse.com www.golighthouse.com...
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