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ASL INTERCOM F100 User Manual

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F100 Precision Handheld Thermometer
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Isotech North America
158 Brentwood Drive, Unit 4
Colchester, VT 05446
Phone: (802) 863-8050
Fax:
(802) 863-8125
Email: sales@isotechna.com
Web: www.isotechna.com
©
ASL 2005
F100-14-001.2

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  • Page 1 F100 Precision Handheld Thermometer User Manual Isotech North America 158 Brentwood Drive, Unit 4 Colchester, VT 05446 Phone: (802) 863-8050 Fax: (802) 863-8125 Email: sales@isotechna.com Web: www.isotechna.com Page 1-1 F100-14-001.2 © ASL 2005...
  • Page 2 Setting up the F100 Revision history: Original version 9 September 2005 Previous releases: Issue 1. August 2005 Issue and date Description of change Manual updated to reflect changes to the structure of the menu system Issue 2 - 10/12/05 and different screen layouts. Battery pack insertion and removal information added.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    IMPORTANT BATTERY CHARGER SAFETY INFORMATION ..............1-8 IMPORTANT PROBE SAFETY INFORMATION....................1-9 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................1-11 Overview.............................1-11 Definitions and Terminology .......................1-11 Principles of measurement .........................1-12 SETTING UP THE F100 .........................2-13 Safety information..........................2-13 Unpacking the instrument........................2-13 ABOUT THE F100............................3-1 The Front Panel ............................3-1 About the display screen ........................3-1 The Keypad ............................3-1...
  • Page 4 Setting up the F100 SMART PROBES............................. 6-1 About Smart Probes ..........................6-1 How Smart Probes Work ........................6-1 Smart Probe Data Security........................6-1 Smart Probe Calibration Supervisor..................... 6-1 Smart Probe Working Range Monitor ....................6-1 CALIBRATING THE F100........................7-1 F100 Instrument calibration........................7-1 Equipment ............................

  • Page 5: Conventions Used In This Manual

    Sheen shall not be liable for problems or damages arising from the use (or misuse) of items, servicing, equipment, procedures or options supplied by other companies. ASL. 275 King Henry’s Drive, New Addington, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 0AE, U.K. Tel (+44) (0) 1689 800799. Fax (+44) (0)1689 800405. email service@aslltd.co.uk...

  • Page 6: Important Safety Information

    Important safety information Read and understand the user instruction manual before attempting to use the instrument. The F100 is a handheld, battery operated, thermometer. It must not be used for any other purpose. Warning The protection provided by the instrument may be impaired if the equipment is not used in the manner specified.
  • Page 7 Warning The instrument and batteries must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations. Please refer to ASL if the instrument is to be disposed of within the European Union. General warning symbol. This indicates that a hazardous condition or general danger may exist. You must read the relevant sections in the User Manual Handbook before operating the instrument.

  • Page 8: Important Battery Charger Safety Information

    Setting up the F100 Important battery charger safety information The battery charger and battery pack are supplied for use with the F100. Warning Only use the battery charger supplied. Use of any other charger will invalidate the warranty and may lead to the danger of overheating and to permanent instrument damage.

  • Page 9: Important Probe Safety Information

    Care must be taken with probes used with the instrument. The following safety information must be observed. Do NOT lift the F100 by any of the leads Do ensure that long probe-leads are kept away from areas where people could trip over them...
  • Page 10 Setting up the F100 This page is intentionally left blank Page 1-10 F200-14-001.2 © ASL 2005...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Calibration against traceable external standards • The F100 will operate with all 4-wire Pt100 (100 ohm) Platinum Resistance Thermometers (PRTs) and with virtually all NTC thermistors. Temperature measurement units are user-selectable and can display °C, °F, K and Ω. Overall system accuracy will depend on the sensor quality and calibration - see the specification section.

  • Page 12: Principles Of Measurement

    For thermistors, the relationship depends totally on the thermistor type and specifications. The F100 uses PRT and thermistor calibration data to overcome this problem and calculates the result from temperature conversion functions stored in either the sensors ‘SMART’ connector or the F100’s internal non-volatile memory.

  • Page 13: Setting Up The F100

    Please read the safety information section before attempting to operate the F100 located on page 1.6 onwards. 2.2 Unpacking the instrument When you unpack the F100 thermometer, check that the following items are present before using the instrument • F100 precision thermometer Battery charger •...
  • Page 14 Setting up the F100 This page is intentionally left blank Page 2-14 F200-14-001.2 © ASL 2005...

  • Page 15: About The F100

    3. About the F100 This section will introduce you to the features and functions of the F100 Precision Thermometer. Each of the features is explained in turn. Once the F100 has been set-up to your particular requirements, all the commonly used functions are available using single key-strokes.

  • Page 16: Keypad Overview

    The F100 uses a menu system. The Menu (     ) key is located at the top right of keypad. Use the Menu key to access to the less frequently used F100 functions. The four Arrow ( S S S S T T T T W W W W X X X X ) keys are used to navigate through the menus;...

  • Page 17: F100 Thermometer Inputs

    Smart probes (described in section 6.0) contain their own calibration information and communicate this to the F100 as soon as they are used. Passive probes do not contain calibration information and the F100 must be set-up with the calibration information for each probe used (and each time the probe is changed).
  • Page 18 Setting up the F100 PRT or thermistor Figure 3.4.2 4-Wire Passive probe PRT/thermistor input Page 3-4 F100-14-001.2 © ASL 2005...

  • Page 19: Battery Pack

    F100 Battery charger input connector Figure 3.5 - Base of the F100 showing the battery back removed The instrument operates from battery power (or from a powered USB cable when connected to a PC). The battery pack is replaceable. 3.5.1 Removing and replacing the battery pack To remove the battery pack, press the latching tab and slide the battery pack back.
  • Page 20 The battery pack has a socket on its side that accepts the chargers’ connector. The F100 may be used when the battery pack is being charged, but its performance may be degraded.

  • Page 21: Name Plate(S)

    The instrument can be used with ASL’s ULOG program (supplied on the CD) or simply used to transmit ASCII data, which may be recorded using a simple terminal program. The F100 is designed to work with power supplied by a USB connector that is suitably supported by a Note The power supplied by a USB cable connected to a PC may be noisy.
  • Page 22 Setting up the F100 This page is intentionally left blank Page 3-8 F100-14-001.2 © ASL 2005...

  • Page 23: Operating The F100

    (and conversion method); the time of day is also shown . This is the normal operating display for the F100. The display will look similar to the one shown below – Smart probe serial number (if one...

  • Page 24: Menu Mode (  Key)

    Operating the F100 4.1.2 Menu Mode (    key) In menu mode, the LCD displays the various options available to control F100 operation.     Press the Menu key ( ) to select the menu screen.
  • Page 25 ( [ L W Enter key (     ) to return the F100 immediately to Measurement Mode ( these actions generally applies to all lower level menu options). No changes can be made in this example. When changes are made, all settings are stored and retained when power is removed.
  • Page 26 Instrument measurements stop completely when Hold mode is active. This is indicated on the bottom- left of the display where Hold mode indication alternates with the current conversion method, providing a flashing indication. Hold mode may be used when the F100 is in differential mode. & K $ &...

  • Page 27: Other Menu Options

    Having selected the new units, press the Menu key to return to Measurement Mode. 4.1.3.2 Channel options menu (Channel A or Channel B) – Smart probes When Smart probes are used, the calibration data is stored in the probe; the coefficients held in the F100 are not required or used. F100-14-001.2 Page 4-5 ©...
  • Page 28 Operating the F100 Note Smart probes use their own internal calibration data. The instrument coefficients are ignored when a Smart probe is attached. Only channel A operation will be covered (channel A and channel B operate identically). Press the Enter key to select the sub-menu. Note that the sub-menu will be different for Smart and Passive probes.
  • Page 29 3 5 7  : L U H 3 5 7  : L U H that can be used with the F100 - i.e. PRT or 1 7 & 7 K H U P L V W R U 1 7 &...
  • Page 30 • Both PRT and Thermistor probes must be correctly calibrated to provide their most accurate performance. The F100 can store calibration data for each of the two channels (only required when passive probes are being used). For Passive-probe PRTs, the coefficients are set from this sub-menu.
  • Page 31 Operating the F100 8 Q L W V 8 Q L W V 8 Q L W V 8 Q L W V 3 U R E H 7 \ S H 3 U R E H 7 \ S H...
  • Page 32 ( [ L W 4.1.3.4 Data logging menu The F100 can log data. Logging status (when the log is on) is always shown on the bottom right-hand corner of the measurement screen (see section 4.1.1). The instrument is capable of logging a maximum of 8000 data points. The currently selected channel is logged, i.e.
  • Page 33 Operating the F100 8 Q L W V 8 Q L W V 8 Q L W V 8 Q L W V 6 W D U W 6 W D U W 6 W D U W 6 W D U W &...
  • Page 34 Selecting this option will clear the log immediately and return to the previous menu. 4.1.3.5 Statistics menu The F100 provides statistics on the data collected. Statistical information is calculated continuously from the moment statistics are cleared (see sub- menu). Changing any parameter that affects the calculation (e.g. units) will automatically clear and restart calculation.
  • Page 35 Timeouts The F100 can be set to timeout after a preset period (to save battery life); by default the timeout is off. Selecting this option allows the various timeout values to be set. Use the Up and Down keys to select the required timeout and then press the Enter key to select it (or use the Clear key to return to previous menu, or the Menu key to return to the Measurement Menu).
  • Page 36 ADC mode menu The F100 has been set to 50 Hz & 60 Hz reject (rejection filter) by default. Select 50 Hz or 60 Hz, depending on the operational mains frequency in your area. This can provide better noise rejection.

  • Page 37: Operating The F100

    ' L D J Q R V W L F V Change Passcode Selecting this option allows the F100 System pass-code to be set to another value. The System pass-code is required to reset all the default instrument settings – i.e, all values apart from the instrument calibration itself .
  • Page 38 Operating the F100 b) Calibration Selecting this option allows the F100 to be calibrated; this procedure will overwrite and replace the exiting calibration data. The correct equipment, environment and accurately calibrated resistors are required. Note Selecting this option will overwrite the instrument calibration data.

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    Operating the F100 d) Diagnostics menu The last menu is not available without entry of the correct pass-code. F100-14-001.2 Page 4-17 © ASL 2005...
  • Page 40 Operating the F100 This page is intentionally left blank Page 4-18 F100-14-001.2 © ASL 2005...

  • Page 41: Setting Up Temperature Measurement

    The firmware version is shown on the LCD when the instrument is first powered. 4.1.5 Smart Probe review The Smart probe data can be viewed, but not changed on the F100. The Smart probe data contains the following information. First LCD screen...
  • Page 42 Operating the F100 Type Probe type PRT or Thermistor Wire Indicates the probe sensor connection details Conv Selected method of resistance to temperature conversion algorithm to use, DIN, ITS90, CvD or Steinhart and Hart (for thermistors) Second LCD Screen Serial No...

  • Page 43: Instrument Measurement Range

    Operating the F100 5. Instrument Measurement Range 5.1 Instrument measurement working range The instrument can detect the following conditions Open Circuit Probe , Over Range measurement and Under Range measurement. These conditions are shown by a line of dashes ‘----------‘ on the LCD display.

  • Page 45: Smart Probes

    Operating the F100 6. Smart Probes 6.1 About Smart Probes Smart probes are similar to passive probes except for one key advantage - all the probe details, calibration data and probe history are stored within the probe itself and not within the measurement instrument.

  • Page 47: Calibrating The F100

    7. Calibrating the F100 7.1 F100 Instrument calibration The dc bridge measurement technique used in the F100 is inherently very stable and linear. However some small drift of the internal reference resistor may occur with time, making periodic instrument re- calibration advisable.

  • Page 49: Communications Interface

    Operating the F100 8. Communications Interface 8.1 Introduction The F100 is fitted with USB communication interface as standard. 8.2 Overview of the USB Interface Two modes of operation are available – talk only mode and remote ULOG mode. 8.2.1 Talk only mode Talk only mode can be set On or Off from the Options menu.
  • Page 50 Options and Accessories This page is intentionally left blank Page 8-2 F100-14-001.2 © ASL 2005...

  • Page 51: Options And Accessories

    Smart Probes 9. Options and Accessories 9.1 Accessories The following options are available for the F100 – Part Number Description F100 Battery Pack Spare battery pack FA-SMART Smart connector FA-DIN5 5-pin DIN plug Adaptor box to allow connection to spade...
  • Page 52 Options and Accessories This page is intentionally left blank Page 9-4 F100-14-001.2 © ASL 2005...

  • Page 53: Specification

    Operating the F100 10. Specification 10.1 Resistance thermometer measurement PRT characterisation ITS90 Din90 BS EN60751:1996, IEC60751:1983 BSEN1904:1984, IEC751:1983 Thermistor characterisation Steinhart and Hart (NTC) Resistance measurement range (PRT) 1 to 400 ohm Resistance measurement range (Thermistor) 1 to 400,000 ohm Temperature measurement range ITS90 -200 to +962ºC...

  • Page 54: Environmental

    Specified operating temperature range +15ºC to +25ºC Operating relative humidity conditions <80% RH, non-condensing 10.5 Dimensions and weight Dimensions 232 x 97 x 53 mm (L x W x D) Weight 0.5kg (1.1 lbs) Page 10-2 F100-14-001.2 © ASL 2005...

  • Page 55: Cleaning And Maintenance

    11. Cleaning and Maintenance 11.1 Cleaning Make sure the F100 is disconnected from the mains battery charger before cleaning. Clean the outside of the instrument with a soft, clean cloth, slightly dampened with mild detergent. Do not allow water to enter the instrument.
  • Page 56 Cleaning and Maintenance This page is intentionally left blank. Page 11-2 F100-14-001.2 © ASL 2005...

  • Page 57: Service And Warranty

    F100 equipment and accessories, (unless stated otherwise), are covered by a 12 month warranty on parts and labour from the date of dispatch from ASL. This warranty does not include costs incurred in returning the equipment to the factory for repair.

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