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TELEDYNE API N300M User Manual (140 pages)

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Table of Contents
8
Introduction, Specifications, Approvals, & Compliance
15
Specifications
16
Table 1-1. N300/N300M Basic Unit Specifications
16
Table 1-2. O Sensor Option Specifications
17
Table 1-3. CO 2 Sensor Option Specifications
17
EPA Designation
18
Approvals and Certifications
18
Getting Started
19
Unpacking
19
Ventilation Clearance
20
Table 2-1. Ventilation Clearance
20
Instrument Layout
21
Front Panel
21
Figure 2-1. Front Panel Layout
21
Rear Panel
22
Figure 2-2. Rear Panel Layout
22
Table 2-2. Rear Panel Description
22
Internal Chassis
23
Figure 2-3. Internal Layout - N300
23
Figure 2-4. Internal Layout - N300M
24
Figure 2-5. Optical Bench Layout (Shorter Bench, N300M, Shown)
25
Connections and Startup
26
Electrical Connections
26
Connecting Power
26
Connecting Analog Outputs Option
27
Figure 2-6. Analog Outputs Connectors Panel Option
27
Table 2-3. Analog Output Pin Assignments
27
Connecting the Digital I/O Expansion Board Option
28
Figure 2-7. Digital I/O Connector Panel Option
28
Table 2-4. Digital I/O Pin Assignments
28
Connecting the Communication Interfaces
29
Figure 2-8. Mainboard JP1 Location and Pin Arrangements
29
Pneumatic Connections
30
Table 2-5. JP1 Configurations for Serial Communication
30
Critical Tubing, Pressure, Venting and Exhaust Requirements
32
Pneumatic Connections: Basic Configuration
33
Figure 2-9. Pneumatic Connections - Basic Configuration Using Bottled Span Gas
33
Figure 2-10. Pneumatic Connections - Basic Configuration Using Gas Dilution Calibrator
33
Pneumatic Connections: Ambient Zero/Ambient Span Option
34
Figure 2-11. Pneumatic Connections - Zero/Span Option
35
Pneumatic Connections: Ambient Zero/Pressurized Span Option
36
Figure 2-12. Pneumatic Connections - Ambient Zero/Pressurized Span Option
36
Pneumatic Connections: Zero Scrubber/Pressurized Span Option
38
Figure 2-13. Pneumatic Connections - Zero Scrubber/Pressurized Span Option
38
Pneumatic Connections: Zero Scrubber/Ambient Span Option (N300)
39
Figure 2-14. N300 Pneumatic Connections - Zero/Span Option
39
Pneumatic Flow Diagrams
41
Pneumatic Flow: Basic Configuration
41
Figure 2-15. N300/N300M Internal Gas Flow (Basic Configuration)
41
Pneumatic Flow: N300 Ambient Zero/Ambient Span Valve Option
42
Figure 2-16. N300 Internal Pneumatic Flow for Zero/Span Valves Option
42
Table 2-6. Zero/Span Valve Option Operating States
42
Pneumatic Flow: N300 Ambient Zero/Pressurized Span Option
43
Startup, Functional Checks, and Initial Calibration
43
Figure 2-17. N300 Internal Pneumatic Flow for Ambient Zero/Pressurized Span Option
43
Table 2-7. Operating States for Ambient Zero/Pressurized Span Option
43
Power Status
44
Startup
44
Figure 2-18. Status Screens at Startup
44
Alerts: Warnings and Other Messages
45
Figure 2-19. Home Page Example
45
Figure 2-20. Viewing Active Alerts Page
45
Functional Checks
46
Initial Calibration
46
Figure 2-21. Sample Dashboard Page
46
Menu Overview
47
Table 2-8. Menu Overview
47
Home Page
48
Figure 2-22. User Interface Orientation
48
Dashboard
49
Figure 2-23. Concentration and Stability Graph (Top) and Meter Graph (Bottom)
49
Figure 2-24. Dashboard Page
50
Table 2-9. Common Dashboard Parameters
50
Alerts
51
Figure 2-25. Navigating to the Active Alerts Page
51
Calibration
52
Figure 2-26. Active Alerts Cleared
52
Figure 2-27. Utilities>Alerts Log of Active and Past Alerts and Events
52
Utilities
53
Setup
53
Table 2-10. Utilities Submenu Descriptions
53
Setup Menu: Features/Functions Configuration
54
Setup>Data Logging (Data Acquisition System, DAS)
54
Figure 2-28. Datalog Configuration, New Log Page
55
Figure 2-29. Datalog Configuration, Existing Log
55
Figure 2-30. Creating a New Data Log
56
Configuring Trigger Types: Periodic
57
Configuring Trigger Types: Conditional
57
Figure 2-31. Datalog Periodic Trigger Configuration
57
Figure 2-32. Datalog - Conditional Trigger Configuration
57
Downloading das (Data Acquisition System) Data
58
Setup>Events
58
Figure 2-33. das Download Page
58
Figure 2-34. Events List
58
Figure 2-35. Event Configuration
59
Figure 2-36. Configured Event Sample
59
Editing or Deleting Events
60
Using Events as Triggers for Data Logging
60
Figure 2-37. Edit or Delete an Event
60
Setup>Dashboard
61
Setup>Autocal (with Valve Option)
61
Setup>Vars
61
Figure 2-38. Dashboard Display and Configuration
61
Table 2-11. List of Variables with Descriptions
62
Setup>Homescreen
63
Figure 2-39. Homescreen Configuration
63
Setup>Digital Outputs (Option)
64
Setup>Analog Outputs (Option)
64
Figure 2-40. Digital Outputs Setup
64
Figure 2-41. Analog Output Configuration for Voltage Output, Example
65
Figure 2-42. Analog Output Configuration for Current Output, Example
66
Figure 2-43. Analog Output Calibration, Voltage or Current
67
Manual Calibration Adjustment of Voltage Range Analog Outputs
68
Manual Calibration Adjustment of Current Range Analog Outputs
68
Figure 2-44. Setup for Checking / Calibrating DCV Analog Output Signal Levels
68
Setup>Instrument
69
Figure 2-45. Setup for Checking / Calibration Current Output Signal Levels
69
Setup>Comm (Communications)
70
Com
70
TCP Port1
71
Network Settings
71
Figure 2-46. Communications Configuration, Network Settings
71
Transferring Configuration to Other Instruments
72
Figure 2-47. Configuration Transfer
72
Communications and Remote Operation
73
Serial Communication
73
Ethernet
73
Numaview™ Remote
73
Table 3-1. Ethernet Status Indicators
73
Calibration
74
Important Precalibration Information
74
Calibration Requirements
74
Zero Air
75
Calibration (Span) Gas
75
Interferents
75
Dilution Ratio Option Software Set up
75
Second Gas Sensor Options Calibration
76
Data Recording Devices
76
Calibration Procedures
76
Calibration and Check Procedures for Basic Configuration
77
Zero Calibration Check and Actual Calibration
77
Figure 4-1. Multi-Point Calibration Page
77
Span Calibration Check and Actual Calibration
78
Calibration and Check Procedures with Valve Option Installed
79
Figure 4-2. Zero and Span Calibration Screens
79
Use of Zero/Span Valve with Remote Contact Closure
80
Automatic Cal/Cal Check (Autocal) with Zero/Span Valve
80
Figure 4-3. Auto Cal Page
81
Table 4-1. AUTO CAL States
81
Table 4-2. Auto Cal Setup Combinations
82
Table 4-3. Auto Cal Programming Sequence Execution
82
Calibration Quality
83
Calibration of the Analyzer's Electronic Subsystems
83
Dark Calibration Test
83
Pressure Calibration
83
Table 4-4. Calibration Data Quality Evaluation
83
Flow Calibration
84
Calibration of Optional Sensors
84
O 2 Sensor Calibration
84
CO Sensor Calibration Procedure
85
Figure 4-4. O 2 Sensor Calibration Set up
85
Figure 4-5. CO Sensor Calibration Set up
85
EPA Protocol Calibration
86
Maintenance and Service
87
Maintenance Schedule
87
Table 5-1. N300/N300M Maintenance Schedule
88
Table 5-2. N300/N300M Functions Record
89
Predictive Diagnostics
90
Table 5-3. Predictive Uses for Dashboard Functions
90
Operational Health Checks
91
Figure 5-1: Report Generation Page
91
Software/Firmware Updates
92
Remote Updates
92
Manual Reload/Update Procedures
92
Figure 5-2. Remote Update Page
92
Figure 5-3. Manual Update Page (and Other Utilities)
92
Time Zone Changes
94
Figure 5-4. Time Zone Change Requirements
94
Maintenance Procedures
95
Replacing the 47 MM Sample Particulate Filter Option
95
Figure 5-5. Sample Particulate Filter Assembly
95
Replacing the DFU Filter Option
96
Rebuilding the Sample Pump
96
Performing Leak Checks
96
Vacuum Leak Check and Pump Check
96
Pressure Leak Check
97
Performing a Sample Flow Check
97
Cleaning the Optical Bench
98
Troubleshooting
98
Fault Diagnosis with Alerts
99
Table 5-4. Alerts - Indicated Failures
99
Fault Diagnosis with Dashboard Functions
100
Table 5-5. Dashboard Functions - Indicated Failures
100
Using the Diagnostic Signal I/O Functions
101
Fault Diagnosis with Leds
102
Figure 5-6. Mainboard
102
Flow Problems
103
Figure 5-7. GFC Sensor Board Leds
103
Figure 5-8. DC Pump Control Board Leds
103
Flow Is Zero
104
Figure 5-9. HD Non-PID Controlled Pump
104
Figure 5-10. STD PID Controlled Pump
104
Low Flow
105
High Flow
105
Flow Alert
106
Actual Flow Does Not Match Displayed Flow
106
Sample Pump
106
Calibration Problems
107
Miscalibrated
107
Non-Repeatable Zero and Span
107
Inability to Span - no SPAN Button
108
Inability to Zero - no ZERO Button
108
Other Performance Problems
108
Temperature Problems
108
Excessive Noise
109
Slow Response
109
Subsystem Check for Troubleshooting
110
AC Main Power
110
Touchscreen Interface
110
Communications
110
Service Procedures
111
Replacing the Fuse
111
Replacing a Module
112
Figure 5-11. Fuse Access
112
Connectors on Mainboard
113
Connectors on DC Pump PCA
113
Figure 5-12. Mainboard Connectors
113
Figure 5-13. DC Pump Control Board Connectors
113
Connectors on GFC Sensor PCA
114
Removing/Replacing the GFC Wheel
114
Figure 5-14. GFC Sensor Board Connectors
114
Figure 5-15. Opening the GFC Wheel Housing
115
Figure 5-16. Removing the Opto-Pickup Assembly
116
Figure 5-17. Removing the GFC Wheel Housing
116
Frequently Asked Questions
117
Figure 5-18. Removing the GFC Wheel
117
Technical Assistance
119
Theory of Operation
120
Measurement Method
120
Beer's Law
121
Measurement Fundamentals
121
Table 6-1. Absorption Path Length
121
Gas Filter Correlation
122
The GFC Wheel
122
Figure 6-1. IR Beam Path
122
Figure 6-2. GFC Wheel
122
The Measure/Reference (M/R) Ratio
123
Figure 6-3. Measurement Fundamentals with GFC Wheel
123
Interference and Signal to Noise Rejection
124
Figure 6-4. Effect of CO in the Sample on IR Measure & IR Reference
124
Figure 6-5. Effects of Interfering Gas on IR Measure and IR Reference
124
Summary Interference Rejection
125
Oxygen Sensor (Option)
125
Paramagnetic Measurement of O
125
Figure 6-6. Chopped IR Signal
125
O 2 Sensor Operation Within the Analyzer
126
Pneumatic Operation
126
Figure 6-7. Oxygen Sensor - Principle of Operation
126
Flow Rate Control
127
Critical Flow Orifice
127
Particulate Filter
128
Pneumatic Sensors
128
Sample Pressure Sensor
128
Sample Flow Sensor
128
Figure 6-8. Flow Control Assembly & Critical Flow Orifice
128
Electronic Operation
129
Modules
129
Power Switches
129
Optical Bench & GFC Wheel
129
Temperature Control
130
IR Source
130
GFC Wheel
131
Figure 6-9. GFC Light Mask
131
IR Photo-Detector
132
Software Operation
132
Figure 6-10. Segment Sensor and M/R Sensor Output
132
Adaptive Filter for Stability
133
Calibration - Slope and Offset
133
Measurement Algorithm
133
Temperature and Pressure Compensation (TPC)
133

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