Edaphic Scientific ESCM-191 Manuel utilisateur

User’sManual
www.edaphic.com.au
Copyright©2015CO2Meter,Inc.AllRightsReserved.
50%CO2&100%CH4SamplingDataLogger
ModelCovered
ESCM‐191
WARNING!
InstallourcomplimentaryGasLab®softwarebeforeconnectingyourCO2 Meterproduct(s)
toyourcomputer.FailuretodosomayaffecttheabilityforGasLab®todetectyoursensor.
Savesensorinformationforfuturereference
ModelNumber:
SerialNumber:
PurchaseDate:

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WARNING!
InstallourcomplimentaryGasLab®softwarebeforeconnecting
yourCO2Meterproduct(s)toyourcomputer.Failuretodoso
mayaffecttheabilityforGasLab®todetectyoursensor.Ifthis
happens,pleasefollowtheinstructionsshowninthe“USBDriver
InstallationInstructions”sectiononpage18ofthismanual.

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TableofContents
TABLEOFCONTENTS..............................................................3
WELCOME....................................................................................4
IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS....................................................4
PACKAGECONTENTS...............................................................5
OPTIONALACCESSORIES.....................................................................5
GASLAB®SOFTWARE...............................................................5
MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS....................................................5
POWERINGTHEUNIT..............................................................7
PRODUCTOVERVIEW..............................................................7
DATASTORAGE......................................................................................9
DETECTORPRINCIPAL...........................................................................9
OPERATIONGUIDE...................................................................9
CONNECTINGMETER..........................................................................10
LOGGINGDATA....................................................................................10
FOREACHLOGGINGSESSION.............................................................10
SETUP........................................................................................11
SAMPLINGDATALOGGING................................................................11
SETTINGS.................................................................................11
DISPLAYSETTINGS..............................................................................11
PORTSETTINGS...................................................................................11
TIME/DATESETTINGS.......................................................................12
LOGGINGSETTINGS.............................................................................12
DATALOGGINGCONFIGURATION.....................................................12
QUICKSTARTGUIDE............................................................13
CALIBRATION.........................................................................13
CALIBRATIONPROCEDURE................................................................15
APPENDIX................................................................................16
METERSPECIFICATIONS....................................................................16
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE...............................................17
USBDRIVERINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS..................................18
SUPPORT..................................................................................18
WARRANTY.............................................................................18
LIABILITY.................................................................................19
RETURNS..................................................................................19
CONTACTUS............................................................................19

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Welcome
Pleasetakesometimetoreadthroughthismanualinordertobecomefamiliarwiththesensor.
Also,pleasepayspecialattentiontotheimportantsafeguardsshownonthenextpage.
ImportantSafeguards
Toreducetheriskoffire,electricalshockand/orinjurytopersons,basicsafetyprecautionsshould
alwaysbefollowedwhenusingelectricalappliances,includingthefollowing:
1. READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSINGTHISSENSOR.
2. INSTALLTHEGasLab®SOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGMETERTOACOMPUTER.
3. Useonlytheincludedpowersupplytooperatethismeter.Inappropriatevoltagesupply
couldcauseirreparabledamagetothisdevice.
4. DoNOTuserechargeableAAbatteries.
5. DuracellbrandAAAlkalinebatteriesarerecommended
6. DonotstorethemeterwiththeAAAlkalinebatteriesinstalledtopreventthepotentialfor
batteryleakage.
7. Makesurethatthetubesaresecurelyattachedtothemeterbeforesamplingaclosed
environment.
8. Donotoperatewithanobstructedsamplepath.
9. Thismeterisnotdesignedforoutdooruse.
10. Donotexposethismetertowateroranyliquids.
11. Donotoperatethismeteriftheenclosureisopened.
12. Donotoperatethedeviceifitismalfunctioning.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS!

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PackageContents
Pleaseverifythatyourpackagecontainsthefollowingitemsbeforeusingthismeter:
UNITS:
(1)Meter
(1)6‐footUSBcable
(1)Internationalpowersupply
(1)High‐impactcarryingcase
(1)CalibrationTag
(1)Usermanual
(1)Fittings,tubing,&filterkit:
o(1)10‐footlong1/8”tubing
o(2)1/8”Barbtubingbulkheadfitting
o(2)1/8”Barb10‐32UNFfittings
o(2)Particulatefilter(CM‐0118)
o(2)Hydrophobicfilter(CM‐0117)
o(1)Moisturetrap(CM‐0112)
OptionalAccessories
Ifthemeteristooperateinenvironmentswherehumidityisveryhigh(>95%RH),anExtreme
MoistureFilter(CM‐0103)canbepurchasedseparately.Thisfilterwillallowfreeflowofsampled
airwhilekeepingmoistureoutofthemeter.A10,000‐hourpumpisalsoavailableatthetimeof
purchase.
Note:Pleasecontactourtechnicalsupportstaffformoredetailsabouttheseoranyother
accessories.
GasLab
®
Software
IMPORTANT:MAKESURETOINSTALLSOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGYOURSENSORTO
YOURCOMPUTER.
MinimumSystemRequirements
Toutilizeourfreesoftware,thecomputermustmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:
1GHzprocessorwith1GBofRAM,1GBfreediskspace(2GBfreediskspacefor64‐bit
systems).
WindowsXP*/7/8/8.1withMicrosoft.NETFramework4.0**orlater.
OnIntel‐basedMaccomputers,GasLab
®
softwarecanrunusingaWindows7/8virtual
machinesoftwaresuchasVMwareFusion®orsimilar.
*Microsoft.NETisnotsupportedonMediaCenterorTableteditions.
**Installerwilloptionallyinstall.NETFramework.
Figure1:Basickit‐ allunits

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Visitwww.co2meter.com/pages/downloadstodownloadourcomplimentaryGasLab
®
software
toyourcomputer.YoucanalsodownloadtheGasLab
®
usermanualinPDFfromthispage.
PleasereadtheGasLab
®
usermanualcarefullytobecomemorefamiliarwithhowthesoftware
workssothatyoucangetthemaximumbenefitfromthisusefultool.
InstalltheGasLab
®
softwarefirsttoensurethattheproperdriver,necessaryforthesensor,is
installedonyourcomputerbeforeconnectingthesensor.
Figure2:GasLab
®
downloadpage(InternetExplorer11shown)
Followthestepsandinstructionspromptedbyyourcomputer’soperatingsystem.Makesureyou
haveadministratorprivilegesinordertoinstallthisprogram.
NOTE:WestronglyrecommendallowingGasLab
®
toinstalldriversforthesensorautomatically.
SoftwareCapabilities
OurGasLab
®
softwarewillallowusersto:
Manageanddownloadlogs
Configuresensor
Adjustloggingintervals
Calibratethesensor
Collectdatareal‐time

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PoweringtheUnit
Thismetercanbepoweredbyfour(4)AAsizebatteries(notincluded)butsamplingunitscanalso
bepoweredbytheincluded6VDCinternationalwallpowersupply.TheseunitsshouldNOTbe
poweredusingtheincludedUSBcablesinceitsuppliesinconsistentvoltagetothemeter,which
degradessensoraccuracy.
Iftheunitisnotgoingtobeusedforanextendedperiodoftime,batteriesshouldberemovedto
preventdamageduetopotentialbatteryleakage.
Thepowerswitch ontheleftsideofthemeterturnstheunitON/OFF.TheLOGswitchonthe
rightsideofthemeterenables/disablesdataloggingandpumpfunction.
ProductOverview
Thisportablesamplingdataloggerorsampledrawmeterisdesignedtomonitorcarbondioxide
(CO2)andmethane(CH4)simultaneously,inreal‐time.Thewarm‐upperiodis2minutes.
Samplingdataloggerslogdataforaspecifiedperiodoftimeandstoreupto60,000datapointsto
itsinternalmemorytoberetrievedatalatertimeforanalysis.
WhencombinedwithourGasLab®software,itallowsyoutoseedatainrealtimeonyour
computer’sscreen.Itsbuilt‐in1,000‐hour(10,000‐houroptional)samplingmicro‐pumpensures
reliableoperationforpersistentreadingsbasedonuser‐selectedtimeintervals.Thismeterisideal
forthefollowingapplications:
Naturalgasprocessing
Algae‐basedbiogasproduction
Fermentationmonitoringandvalidation
AgriculturalCO2up‐takeanalysis
Scientificdevicessuchasthismeterrequireuserstohaveintimateknowledgeofthesensor’s
features,limitations,operation,requiredsoftware,andspecificationspriortouse.Edaphic
Scientifichighlyrecommendsreadingthisuser’smanualbeforeoperatingthissensor,
especiallytheImportantSafeguardssectiononpage4.
Thismeterallowsyoutosimultaneouslymonitorcarbondioxideandmethaneinconcentration
levelsfromzeroto50%and100%,respectively.

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LCDDisplay
TheLiquidCrystalDisplay(LCD)showsthefollowingfeatures:
CO2,CH4levelsinpercentage(##.##%)format
LoggingON/OFF
Percentageoffreememory
DataStorage
Thismeterfeaturesaninternalmemorycapableofstoring60,000datapoints.Duetothenatureof
thedesign,thismeterwillneedtobeinitializedbeforeoperationandtheloggingperiodandreal‐
timeclockwillneedtobesetundertheSETTINGSmenu.
DetectorPrincipal
Thismeterfeaturesasinglegassensorusedtodetectboth,carbondioxideandmethane,
simultaneously.ThissensorusesprovenNDIR(non‐dispersiveinfrared)technologytosense
concentrationsofthesetwogasesintheair,asafunctionoftransmittedlight.Theopticsinthis
dualsensorinsuresgoodselectivityofthesetwogases,aswellasalongservicelife.
OperationGuide
Makesureyoureadthroughtheseinstructionsthoroughlybeforeusingthemeter.Thisguidewill
helpyoubecomemorefamiliarwiththemeterinordertobeasproductiveaspossibleinashort
periodoftime.PleasereadtheImportantSafeguardsonpage4beforecontinuing.
IMPORTANT:Followtheseinstructionstoensurepropersetup:
1. DownloadtheGasLab®softwaretoyourcomputerasshowninthePackageContents
Pleaseverifythatyourpackagecontainsthefollowingitemsbeforeusingthismeter:
UNITS:
(1)Meter
(1)6‐footUSBcable
(1)Internationalpowersupply
(1)High‐impactcarryingcase
(1)CalibrationTag
(1)Usermanual
(1)Fittings,tubing,&filterkit:
o(1)10‐footlong1/8”tubing
o(2)1/8”Barbtubingbulkheadfitting
o(2)1/8”Barb10‐32UNFfittings
o(2)Particulatefilter(CM‐0118)
o(2)Hydrophobicfilter(CM‐0117)
o(1)Moisturetrap(CM‐0112)

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OptionalAccessories
Ifthemeteristooperateinenvironmentswherehumidityisveryhigh(>95%RH),anExtreme
MoistureFilter(CM‐0103)canbepurchasedseparately.Thisfilterwillallowfreeflowofsampled
airwhilekeepingmoistureoutofthemeter.A10,000‐hourpumpisalsoavailableatthetimeof
purchase.
Note:Pleasecontactourtechnicalsupportstaffformoredetailsabouttheseoranyother
accessories.
1. GasLab
®
Softwaresectiononpage5.
2. Powerthemeterusingtheincludeduniversalpowersupply.TurnON themeter.
3. Waituntilthedisplaychangescolorstovisuallyconfirmithasresetsuccessfullyafter
connectingittoacomputer.
ConnectingMeter
Thefirsttimethemeterisconnectedtoyourcomputer,theoperatingsystemwillinstallthe
necessaryUSBdriversasshowninFigure4.Thisprocesscouldtakeafewminutes.
Figure4:USBDriverInstallation.
LoggingData
OncetheGasLab
®
softwarehasbeeninstalledandthemeterisconnectedtothecomputer,youcan
gatherdatainavarietyofways.Datacanbecollectedinrealtime,datalogscanbedownloaded
fromthemeter’smemoryandsavedtothecomputer,anddatacanbereviewedonthemeter’sLCD
display.
Foreachloggingsession
1. TurnthemeterONbyconnectingtopowersupply.
2. Themetermustbestartedatleast1minutepriortodeploymentanddataloggingtoallow
thesensorenoughtimetowarm‐upandcalibrate.
3. SettheloggingintervalasdesiredusingGasLab
®
.
4. TurntheLogswitchtotheONpositioninordertostarttheloggingsession.
5. Whendataloggingiscompleted,turntheLogswitchtotheOFFpositioninordertostopthe
loggingsessionanddisconnectthemeter.
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