Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BD 232 Gossen MetraWatt
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Operating In structions 3-348-636-02 6/5.04 SI 232-II, BD 232 Interface Adapter with METRA win 10 / METRA Softwar e for Measuring and Recording Systems with Multimeters.
2 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH Contents Page 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3 2 System Requirements ...............................................................
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 3 1 Intro ductio n Interface Adapter Wherea s interface adapter BD232 a llows for onlin e transmission of measur ed values from multimeter to PC, memory adapter SI232/-II is a dditionally capable of saving multimeter da ta on-site without a PC.
4 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 3 Multimeter , Adapter and METRAwin 10 Operating Modes 3.1 General Information • The address for the adapter and its corr esponding multimeter must be identical. • The baud rates for the adapter and th e multimeter must also be the same.
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 5 3.4 Configuring Multimeter Parameters – for all METRA Hit 2x with SI232-II or BD232 3.5 Receiving Live Measurement Data from the DMM – via adapter , but without savi ng to memory in the adapter SI and BD adapters can be mixed when using any METRA Hi t 2x.
6 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 3.6 Saving Measurement Data to the SI232/-II Memor y Adapter The memory adapter can be used with all multimete r versions. Exception: Power and mains disturbance measuremen ts (V AC + dropouts + peaks) with the 29Smultimeter can on ly be saved to internal multime ter memory .
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 7 4 Adapter Connection and Initial Start-Up 4.1 Connecting the Adapter The screw connections between the stacked adapters serve exclusively to secure the connections at the serial inter face plug connectors. Disconnect each individual adapter prior to transport in order to prevent them fr om being damaged.
8 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH ➭ After selecting the “File/Measur e” menu it em, the r ecorded me asurement values ar e transmitted to the PC and ar e displayed at the monitor in accord ance with the display mode selected i n the “Set” menu.
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 9 5 Operating Elements, Switching the Adapter ON and OFF , Replacing the Batteries 5.1 Keypad, Interface Figure 4.2 Memory Adapter Operating E lements 1L C D Displays the respective menu item during manual operation of the memory adapter.
10 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 5.2 Display Figure 4.3 Memory Adapter LCD 1 Digita l Display The current menu item appears at the 7 segm ent liquid crystal display during manual operation of the memory adapter . When stored data are viewed, measur ement valu es appear at the display in digital forma t (menu item “r eCAll”, chapter •, page 21).
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 11 5.3 Switching the Memor y Adapter ON and OFF Briefly press the right-hand ON/OFF key in order to switch the memory adapter ON . The analog scale appea rs at the LCD along wi th a display of remaining m emory capacit y , above which the last selected operating status is displaye d at the left-hand side.
12 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 6 Operating Instructions at a Glance The memory adapter can be oper ated with the keypad on the device, or mor e conveniently with METRAwin 10 software. The most important functions from the operating menu can also be selected with h ot-keys (shortcut fun ction).
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 13 6.3 Shortcuts at the Multimeter • Select Normal Operation – Switch the device of f, and then back on. – Or , if the device is in the measuring m ode : press the FUNC and ON keys simultaneously . – Or , if a selection menu is open: select STORE - STOP and acknowledge with ON.
14 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 6.4 Menus Overview Te s t 4 mm:ss hh:mm dd mm:ss hh:mm dd mm:ss hh:mm dd mm:ss YES no 38400 no ModEM nnnnn Hi rAtE HYSt triG CYCLE tIME Addr bd-ou SEt durA Sample Rate p. 15 Hysteresis p. 15 Tr i g g e r p. 16 T ype of Recording p.
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 15 7 Menu Item Descriptions 7.1 Set Sampling Rate – rAtE Key Sequence: SEt rAtE m:ss.hh Settings: m = minutes, ss = seconds, hh = hundr edths of a second The sampling rate determines the time resolu tion of the data recorded to the memory adapter .
16 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 7.3 T rigger Settings – triG The trigger setting determines which multimeter measur ement values will be stored to the adapter . Beyond this, storage to memo ry can be started by means of various trigger types (st-ou, st-in, out, in).
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 17 • Disabling the T rigger Key Sequence: SEt ... ... trIG oFF tiME oFF Settings: triG = oFF , the trigger is disabled • Enabling the T rigger - Select Level (HI, LO) and T ype (out, in, st-ou, st-in) Key Sequence: SEt ... ..
18 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 7.4 Recording: Duration and T ype – durA, CYCLE • Recording without Time Limits – durA Key Sequence: SEt ... ... durA on oFF Settings: oFF = time limiting disabled Recording is continued un til the memory is fu ll. If the CYCLE functi on has been activated, memory is overwritten in a cy clical fashion.
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 19 7.7 Set T ransmission Speed – bAud-ou, bAud-in • Set T ransmission Speed to the PC – bAud-ou Key Sequence: SEt ... ... bAud-ou 19200 Settings: 9600 (default setting), 19,200 or 38,400 baud This parameter sets the speed of data tran smission between the memory adapter and the PC.
20 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH Start manual data recording: Shortcut: Press and hold the yellow ESC ke y and press the key once for each desired measurement.
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 21 • View Individual, Recorded Measurement Values Key Sequence: rECAll bbbb StAt SEE (bEGin) ... nnnnn 1 ... nnnnn m ... (End) dd hh:mm mm:ss Settings: bbbb = block numb er for stored data bEGin = flag for beginning of recording within the memory block End = flag for end of record ing within the memory block nnnnn 1.
22 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 7.10 Reading Out Data from the Adapter at the PC / Parameter Configurations – PC Key Sequence: PC PC-nn Settings: nn = selected memory a dapter address With this bidirectional operating mode, memory adapter parameters can be configured at the PC via the interface.
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 23 Figure 4.5 LCD T est • Internal Memor y T est Key Sequence: InFO tiME tESt diSP rAM no YES buSY Settings: no = no memory test is performed YES = the memory test is started with out any additional security queries After acknowledging YES with the ENTER key , the adapter’ s internal memory is tested.
24 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 8 METRAwin 10 8.1 Installing METRAwin 10 WINDOWS version 3.1 or higher is required for installation. METRAwin 10 is installed automatically . ➭ Insert the program floppy disk into drive A or B. ➭ Open the root dir ectory for the drive in to which the disk has been inserted.
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 25 9 Memor y Adapter T echnical Data Supported Measuring Instruments METRA Hit 12S ... 16S, 16I/T , 18S, 14A, 22S/M ... 29S Operating Elements and Operation 7 segment LC D display and 4 keys. Almost all parameters can be co nfigured manually , or with a PC via the int erface.
26 GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH Power Supply: 2 ea. 1.5 V mignon cells Dry cell per IEC R6 type 3006: 1100 mAh Alkaline-manganese per IE C LR6 t ype 4006: 2300 mAh Service Life With alkaline-manganese cells,.
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH 27 10 Repair and Replacement Parts Ser vice DKD Calibration Lab and Rental Instrument Service When you need service, please contact: GOSSEN METRAW A TT GMBH Service-Center Thomas-Mann-Strasse 20 90471 Nür nberg, Germany Phone +49-(0)-911 -8602-0 Fax +49-(0)-911-8602- 253 E-Mail service@gossenmetrawatt.
GOSSEN METRAWATT GMBH Thomas-Mann- Str. 16-20 90471 Nuremberg, Germany Phone +49-(0)-91 1-8602-0 Fax +49-(0)-911-8602 -669 E-Mail: info@gossenmetrawatt.
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