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Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Important notes regarding this user manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Safety instructions and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 MSR 12 Modular Signal Recorder Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 6Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Connectingexternalsensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Turningtheuniton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Selectingthemainmenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Displayingmodulesandsensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Displayinganonlinemeasurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Turningtheonlinemeasurementmodeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Adjustingthedisplaymode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Enteringthesamplingrate t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Enteringthe Yrange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 EnteringthelowestvalueYmin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Selectingthegraphicalrepresentationmode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 RollingandScrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Exitingtheonlinemeasurementmode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Recordingmeasurementparameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Startingdatarecording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Cancellingdatarecording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Notesonrecordingdata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Measurementunits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Userchecks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Chargingthebattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Batteryandmainsoperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Operating,transportandstorageconditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Packinglist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15MSR PC software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 OtherMSRPCsoftware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33MSR 12-Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Important notes regarding this user manual Inthismanualnotesofparticularimportancearepresentedasfollows:

Conventions

CAUTIONIndicates that equipment may suffer dam-ageor thatdata lossmayoccurshould theinstructionsnotbefollowedcorrectly .

WARNINGIndicates that equipment may suffer dam-ageorthatthereisariskofinjurytotheop-eratororusershouldtheinstructionsnotbefollowedcorrectly .

Term / SymbolCommands,menuitems,functions,fieldnames

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DescriptionCommands,menuitems,func-tions,fieldnamesareshowninbold .

Pressthesymbolsonthearrowkeypadinthedirectionshown .

Pressthearrowkeypadinthecentre,withoutpressingthearrows .ThisfunctionsastheEnterkey .

Selectedfunction

SelecttheRecordfunctionbypressing and ,opentheRecordmenuusing ,selectStartandpress .

SeepageX

•Referencetofurtherinformation•Furtherinformation

ExampleRecord

Pressrightarrowonthearrowkeypad .

Pressthearrowkeypadinthecentre .

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Safety instructions and warnings

WARNING

•Read theoperating instructionscarefullybeforeusing theMSR12or theMSRsoftware .Thiswillprotectyoupersonallyandavoiddamage to theunit .

•TheMSR12 isaunit for recordinganddisplayingmeasurementparam-etersandmaynotbeusedforsafety-relatedapplications .

•BeforeusingtheMSR12checktheunititselfandallcablesforvisiblesignsofdamageandneveroperateadamagedMSR12 .AdamagedMSR12canendan-geroperatorsafety!ShouldtheMSR12notfunctionperfectlyorappeartobedamaged,sendittoMSRElectronicsGmbHforrepair .

•Ensure that no fluids enter the MSR12's casing . Fluids cause corrosiondamageandshort-circuitsinsidetheMSR12 .

•The MSR12 casing, sensors, cables and mains adapter must never beopenedormodified .Themanufacturercannotbeheld liable fordamageresulting fromuseother than that forwhich theunit is intended,or fromimproperoperationoftheunit .

•UseonlyoriginalMSR12sensors,cablesandmainsadapters .

•NeveruseanMSR12withaleakingbattery .Shouldabatteryleakbede-tectedensurethattheelectrolytedoesnotcomeintocontactwiththeskin,theeyesorthemouth .Shouldthisoccur,thoroughlyrinsetheaffectedareawithwaterforatleast15minutes .Consultadoctor .Donotbreatheinanyvapoursemitted .ImmediatelycleantheelectrolytefromtheMSR12usingasoftclothanddisposeoftheclothsubsequently .

CAUTION

•TurnofftheMSR12beforeconnectinganyplugsorsensors .

•Themainsvoltagestatedonthemainsadaptermustnotbeexceeded .

•Observethetypeplateonthemainsadapter .

•EnsuretheproperdisposalofanobsoleteMSR12,togetherwiththecableandmainstransformer->15 .

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OverviewTheMSR12ModularSignalRecorderisamodularunitformeasuring,display-ingandrecordingvariousphysicalmeasurementparameters .Measurementsmaybecarriedoutconcurrentlyorusingdifferentmeasurementfrequencies .

DuetoitsmodulardesigntheMSR12caneasilybecustomisedbyaddingorreplacingmodulestoprovidetherequiredfunctionality .

Eachmodulehasarangeofsensors–mostlyofasimilartype .Fortestpurposesthegradientcurveand theactualmeasurementparameters for theselectedsensormaybeshownontheunit'sdisplay .Thereadingsareprocessedbythemodule's own processor and saved in the module’s memory.

ThebasemoduleoftheMSR12includesatemperaturesensor,apressuresensorandthreeaccelerometers(X,YandZ-axes) .Alistofadditionalmodulesandsensorsmaybefoundatwww .msr .ch .

Mainsadapter PCconnectioncable

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Turning the unit onConnectalltherequiredsensorsbeforeturningontheMSR12 .Press down the on / off switch and wait until theMSR12displayturnson:

Thefollowinginformationappearsonthedisplay:

Note: TheMSR12automaticallyrevertstothisdisplayafter30secondsidletime .

Selecting the main menuPress aftertheunithasbeenturnedontoopenthemainmenu .

ThefollowinginstructionsassumethattheMSR12isdisplayingthemainmenuandthatallsensorsareconnected .

Pressing will return to the initial display that appearswhentheunitisturnedon .

SoftwareversionBatterysymbol,batterylevel

NumberofmodulesandsensorsconnectedCurrentdateCurrenttime

MemoryavailableRecordingon/off

Usingmainspower

Connecting external sensors ConnectalltherequiredsensorstotheMSR12us-ingthecablessupplied .

TheMSR12onlyrecognisessensorsthatarecon-nectedwhentheunitisswitchedon .

Openstheselectedmenuitem .

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Selecting the moduleOpen the list of all available modules by pressingModules (one module consists of several sen-sors,whichareusuallyofthesametype) .Selecttherequiredmoduleusing and andopenthelistofsensorsbypressing .

Selecting the sensor to displayPress and to select the sensor for whichyou wish to display measurement parameters andcurvesandconfirmyourselectionbypressing .

Note: The online display can be turned on bypressingOnline .

Menu Modules ACC

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Displaying an online measurementIn addition to recording measurement parameterstomemorytheMSR12canalsodisplaythereadingandgradientacrossasensorfortestpurposes .

Turning the online measurement mode onTurntheOnlinemeasurementfunctiononbypress-ing ,selectthedesiredsensorwith and andadjustthedisplaymodetoyourrequirements .

Adjusting the display modeSelectthedisplaymodeusing and .Thedisplaymodeoptionscanbechangedbypress-ing and .

• Entering the sampling rate t Selectthedisplaymodeoption t =…using

and ,thenuse and tosetthesamplingratethatyouwanttodisplay .

• Entering the Y range Selectthedisplaymodeoption Y=…using

and ,thenuse and tosettherangethatyouwanttheMSR12todisplay .

• Entering the lowest value Ymin SelectthedisplaymodeoptionYmin=…using

and ,thenchangethevalueusing and .

Selecting the graphical representation modeThe MSR12 can display graphic curves in either Rolling orScrolling mode .

Rolling andScrollingisaccessedviaSetup >Display .Selecttherequiredgraphicalrepresen-tationmodeandconfirmbypressing .

With theScrolling option– in thestyleofa tradi-tion-aldatarecorder–a“paperroll”istracedontheright-handedgeofthescreen .The“paper”transitsthedisplayfromrighttoleft

WiththeRolling optionthe“trace”transitsthedis-playfromlefttoright .Onceithasreachedtheright-handedgeitreturnstotheleftandbeginstoover-writetheoldcurve .

Exiting the online measurement modeExittheonlinemeasurementmodebypressing .Thedisplayreturnstothemainmenu .

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Recording measurement parametersEachmoduleincorporatedintotheMSR12hasitsowndedicatedmemoryinwhichthemeasurementparametersofthesensorsattachedtothatmodulearerecorded .

Starting data recording (Record)FromthemainmenuselectRecord >Start .

DuringtherecordingprocessthegreenLEDflashes .

Cancelling data recordingFromthemainmenuselectRecord >Stop . TurningtheMSR12offwillalsostopdatarecording .

Ifthememoryisfullthenthiscanalsostopdatafrombeingrecorded .Seealso->14(troubleshooting)

Notes on recording data Thedatarecordingprocessisnotaffectedbythestatusoftheonlinedisplay .

UsingtheMSRPCSetup software(->23)itispossibletoselectthemodulesfromthePCforwhichtheMSR12istorecordthemeasurementparameters .Inaddition,thefrequencyofmeasurementandrecordingcanbesetandthebehaviourofthememorycontrolled .

ThemeasurementparameterscanbetransferredtoaPConcethedatarecord-ingprocessiscomplete(MSRPCsoftware>Reader) .(->24)

AdjustmentsMeasurement unitsThemeasurementunitoftheselectedsensorcanbeadjustedtosuitrequire-ments .

FromthemainmenuselectOptions ,Units .

Selecttherequiredunitbypressing and .

Themeasurementunitsetthenappliestoallsimilarsensorsconnectedtothecurrentlyactivemodule .

Confirmyourselectionbypressing .

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MaintenanceUser checks•ChecktheMSR12beforeeachuse .•BeforeusingtheMSR12checkboththeunititselfandallcablesforvisible

signsofdamage .•CheckthefunctionsoftheMSR12 .•NeveruseanMSR12thatisdamagedornotfunctioningperfectly .Neveruse

damagedaccessories .•Ensurethatthebatteryissufficientlychargedfortherequiredperiodofuse .ShouldtheMSR12notfunctionperfectlyorshoulddamagebecomeapparentsendtheunittoMSRElectronicsGmbHforrepair .RepairsmayonlybecarriedoutbyMSRElectronicsGmbHoranauthoriseddealer .Defectiveordamagedcomponents may only be replaced with manufacturer’s original parts.

Cleaning

•CleantheMSR12whennecessary .•Beforecleaning,turntheunitoffanddisconnectitfromthemainssupply .•Useacleaningagentsuitableforplasticoraclothdampenedwithwaterand

soap .

Charging the batteryBeforefirstuse: Thebatteryisnotfullychargedondeliveryandshould

be charged for approx . 5 hours before using theMSR12forthefirsttime .

UsethemainsadaptersuppliedandchargetheMSR12: •Beforeeachuse •Whenthebatterylevelindicatorshows •AtleasteverytwomonthsMethod:•TurntheMSR12offandremovetheplugsforthesensorandthePCcable .•ConnectthemainsadaptertotheMSR12andplugtheadapterintoamains

out-let .TheyellowLEDandthearrownexttothebatterysymbol indi-catethattheMSR12isusingmainspower .

•Chargingiscompletewhenthebatterysymbolindicatesfull .•Unlockandunplugthemainsadapteroncechargingiscomplete .

Notes: •Pleaseobservealsothetypeplateonthemainsadapter . • Recorded data is non-volatile and remains in the unit’s memory

evenwhenthebatteryisexhausted .

CAUTION•EnsurethatnofluidsentertheMSR12'scas-

ing .Fluidswillcausecorrosiondamageandshortcircuits .

•Neverusecorrosiveorabrasivecleaningagentsorpolishes .•Cleaningagentscontainingadditivessuchasalcoholwillcausethecase

tobecomemattand/orbrittle .

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SpecificationsSize: MSR12:(LxHxW)ca .approx .137x74x27mm Connectingcable:approx .50cm

Weight: MSR12:approx .180g Powersupply: Battery*:3 .6V880mAhNiMH Batterylife(unitturnedoff):approx .2months

Backupbattery*:3 .0VLiMn

*Notuserreplaceable .

Classification: ClassIIIequipment

Forinformationrelatingtothemodulesandsensorspecifications,pleaserefertothemodulechapter .

Battery and mains operationTheMSR12ispoweredbyitsbuilt-inbatteries .Whenchargingthebatteries,themainsadapter supplied is connected to theunit inplaceof theexternalsensors .

Using an optionally available plug, the unit may be powered by the mainsadapterevenwhenexternalsensorsareattached .

WARNING FormedicalapplicationstheMSR12maynotbepoweredusingthemainsadapter .

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Operating, transport and storage conditions•ProtecttheMSR12fromexcessiveexposuretothesunandothersourcesof

heat .Avoidheavyimpacts .•DonotplaceheavyobjectsontopoftheMSR12 .•OnlystoretheMSR12inadry,dust-freeenvironment .•Operatingtemperature:0°Cto50°C•Storagetemperature:-20°Cto70°C•Avoidcontactwithwaterandmoisture .•Relativehumidity:30%to95%max .(Storageandtransport10-95%) .

Troubleshooting

Problem Possible cause Possible solutionDatarecordingstopsautomati-cally

Thememoryofatleastonemoduleisfull .

•Back-updata .•Checktheoverwrite

modeandmeasurementfrequencyofallmodules(MSRPCsoftware

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“Nochannel”appearsontheMSR12display .

•MSR12doesnotrecognisethesensors .

•Check the sensor’s con-nections

•TurntheMSR12offandbackonagain .

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Packing listOptions: •Protectivecase •Additionalsensors

•Adapterforconnecting furthersensors

•RS232-USBconverter •RS232opticalcoupler

WarrantySeewarrantycard .

DisposalTake the MSR12 to a municipal waste disposal centre or return it to MSRElectronicsGmbH .TheMSR12mustnotbedisposedof innormaldomesticwaste .

•MSR•Usermanual

•Mainsadapter•MSRRS232cable•Warrantycard•MSRPCsoftware

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OverviewExternalprocessingofMSR12data iscarriedoutusingtheMSRPCsoftwareprogramsSetup,Reader,ViewerandOnline .TheMSRPCprogramscanbeusedforallMSRtypes .TheSetupenablesthepropertiesoftheMSR12andattachedmodulestobecustomised to user’s requirements.TheReaderallowstheusertotransfermeasurementparameterstoaWindowsPC .TheViewerisusedtodisplaydatagraphicallyorintableformortoexportitasatextfile(* .csv) .WiththehelpofOnlineuserscanviewmeasurementparametersandcurves“live”onaPC .

Installation of the MSR PC software on a PCInsert the CD containing the MSR PC software into the computer’s CD-ROM drive .Theinstallationprocedurestartsautomatically* .Duringinstallationselect:Run MSR Modular Signal Recorder now .TheMSRsymbol appearsonscreen .IfthePCisnotsetupforautomaticinstallation,proceedasfollows:1 . ClickStart > Run2 . ClickFind > Look in:(settoCDdrive) .3 . SelectthefileInstall_MSR .exeandOpen .4 . IntheRun dialog boxclickOK .5 . Theinstallationprocesswillbegin .6 . Followtheinstructionsandselect:RunMSR Modular Signal Recorder

now .7 . TheMSRsoftwaremaybestartedbyclickingontheMSRsymbol or

viaStart > Programs > MSR > MSR .

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*Theprogram "InnoSetup" for installing theMSRPCprogramswaswrittenby JordanRussell (www .jrsoftware .org, copyrightJordanRussell) .

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UninstallingThe software is uninstalled via the computer’s operating system (Programs > MSR>UninstallMSR) .

System Requirements•Windows95orhigher•SerialportRS232orUSBportwithRS232converter

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PreparationBeforeusingtheMSRPCprogramsSetup, ReaderandOnline,thefollowingpreparationsmustbecompleted:•UsetheconnectingcabletoconnecttheMSR12withthePC(serialport) .•SwitchtheMSR12on .•EnsurethattheMSR12isnotrecordinganymeasurementparameters(Record

>Stop)duringdatatransfer(Reader,Setup) .•Beforefirstuse:Using opentheMSR program window,selectSettings

>MSR .•SelecttherulebywhichtheSetup, Reader,OnlineandFormatprograms

aretosearchfortherequiredMSR* .Default:Search and use first MSR .

MSRprogramwindow

•SelecttheportusedbyReader,Online andSetup .

•Enterthepathtothedirectory .

•Seefollowingpagefortemplate .

•Selecttherequiredlanguage .

•Customer-specificprograms

*ThiswindowwillappearifaconnectiontoanMSRcannotbeestablishedusingthecurrentrule .

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Template

The template, selectedviaSetting >MSR (* .mse),defineswhichsen-sorstheReader readsoutasstandardoraredisplayedinOnline .Thetemplatesetsthecolourofthetrace,thepositioningofitsaxis(left,right)andgivesthesensorsaname(“HUM,T1”isrequiredtobedisplayedas“outsidetemperature”,forexample) .TemplatescanbeproducedonthebasisofexamplescontainedinViewer (->26) .

Example Thetemperaturecurvesarerequiredtobeblueandorientedontheright

handaxisinalldisplaymodes .

1 .AssignrighthandaxisandbluecolourshadestotemperatureinViewer .2 .Saveastemplate(Bluetemp .mse) .3 .Generate new templates for Reader and Online: Select MSR pro-

gramwindow,Settings MSR>Template ,enternewnameandpath(Temperature .mse),thenOpen .

4 .Openthestillblanktemplate(Temperature .mse)using .5 .Import the template that was created in Viewer (Bluetemp .mse) .

Selecttherequiredsensors(tickincheckbox)intheModule columnandconfirmwithAccept .

6 .Editthedisplayedlist:FirstselectasensorintheModule columnandthenchooseEdit .

7 .Changethename“HUM,T1”to“Outsidetemperature”,andAccept .8 .Continuetomakethenecessaryadjustmentsandconfirmthemwith

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Once the data has been transferred to the PCvarious options are available to the user . Detailsmaybefoundinthetextwindow .

• Example "Automatically generate a text file" In addition to the MSR format file, the Reader

creates a text file (* .csv), which can be openedwith programs such as e .g . Microsoft Word orExcel .

UserdefineswhichrecordsaretransferredtothePC,theirfilenamesandtheirlocation .

TransferonlythemostrecentdatarecordloggedwiththeMSR12tothePC .

UserdefineswhichrecordsaretransferredtothePC .

Pre-adjustments - Reader

EntertherequiredoptionsfortheReader**viaSettings>Reader .

**DatarecordsaretransferredfromtheMSR12toaPCusingtheReader .

OncedatatransferiscompletetheReader createsadatarecord(* .msr)fromeachloggedrecord,namesitandsavesitinthecorrespondingdirectory .Thebottom-mostoptionallowstheuser toalter thesuggestedfilenameand loca-tion .

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Pre-adjustments - Online

EntertherequiredoptionsforOnline*viaSettings>Online .*Online allows theuser to view theprogressof themeasurement process

directlyon-screenandtosaverecordedparametersonthePC .

•Select the desiredfrequency with whichmeasured parametersaretobetransferredtothePC .

•OnceOnline isstartedthe measured para-meters of all availablesensors are displayedonscreen .

Completion of the preparatory measures

UponexitingSettings(Einstellungen)thePCsavesthesettingsthatwerelastentered .ThedefaultsettingscanbereinstatedbyselectingSettings>MSR >Default .

Onceentryofthesettingsiscomplete,selectPrograms andstarttherequiredprogram .

Note: The following instructions assume that the preparations for usingtheMSRPCprogramshavebeencompleted .

•Online canbeusedasaserver .Thisallows the measurement parameterstobeaccessedacrossanetwork .

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FromaPC,Setup isusedtoselectthemodulesforwhichtheMSR12isrequiredtosavemeasurementparameters,toenterthemeasurementfrequency,modifysensor and module names and to set the behaviour of the MSR’s memory.•Completethepreparations(->19) .•StartSetup (Setupsymbol)•Use Read to access the configuration saved in the MSR12 . The BASE

configuration screen then appears on the monitor . Further configurationscreenscanbeselectedbyclickingonthetabs .

TheConfiguration* displayappearsontheMSR12 .

AsectionoftheBASE configurationscreen

•Selecttheconfigurationscreenrequiringmodificationandmaketherequiredchanges .FurtherinformationontheconfigurationscreensmaybefoundintheModulechapter->42 .

•TransferthenewconfigurationtotheMSR12withWrite .Themainmenuap-pears on the MSR 12’s display.

•IfStart recording automatically upon power onhasbeenselectedinSet-up (BASEconfigurationscreen),thefollowingwindowappears:

* Configurationremainsvisibleonthedisplayuntiltheconfigurationistrans-ferredtotheMSR12withWriteortheMSR12isturnedoff .

Setup

Each of the MSR 12’s modules has its own configuration screen. The modules BASE, BCOM, ACC3 and PR3 together with their respectivesensorsareMSR12standardcomponents .

Yes:TheconfigurationistransferredtotheMSR12 .Recordingthenstarts .Tocancel:SeeModule >BASE ->43

No:TheconfigurationistransferredtotheMSR12 .Recordingisnotstarted .

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With theReader userscanselectively transferdatarecords loggedwith theMSR12 to a PC . The transfer process does not delete any measurementrecordssavedontheMSR12 .

Transferring data records to a PC•Completethepreparations(->19) .•StarttheReader (Readersymbol)

Oncedatatransferhasstarted(Start)alldatarecordssavedon theMSR12canbeover-writtenifrequired(circularbuffer) .

•BegindatatransferwithStart . (Inthecaseofprotecteddatarecordsthepassword*mustfirstbeentered .)

TheRead DatadisplayappearsontheMSR12 .TheoptionsselectedunderSettings>Reader (->21)influencethenextsteps:•UndertheoptionRead selected recordsthefollowingdataentrydialogbox

appears:

•With the option Read selected records and save with “Save dia-log as” under Settings > Reader (->21) the filenames and locationssuggestedbyReader canbeoverwritten .

Once the data records have been saved on the PC a list of files createdappears .

Reader

•Select the data recordstobetransferredandthecorresponding module .

->25•ClickOK .

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ViewerRecordscreatedinReader orOnline maybeviewedandeditedonaPCwiththe Viewer .Themeasurementparametersmaybedisplayedeither ingraphorintableform .

•StarttheViewer (Viewersymbol) .•Openarecord(* .msr)viaFile>Open .

Move traces Withrightmousebuttonhelddown .

Enlarge section Marktherequiredsectionwiththeleftmousebuttonhelddown .SeealsoGraphics>Fixed axis .

Cross-hair Moveaxis: Grabtheaxis,movewithleftmousebutton . Movecentre: Grabthecentre,movewithleftmousebutton .

Traceson/off

Cross-hairon/offLockaxis Autoscaling

Undolastchange

Switchbetweengraphs,tablesandconfiguration

XandYvalues:Cross-hair1,cross-hair2(ThedisplayedYvaluealwaysrelatestotheleft-handaxis)

X-axis=time(seconds)

Differencebetweencross-hairs1&2

Gridlines

TextmodeShiftbetweentexttoolandgraphicsmode

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FileThe File menu is used to Open records , toReopen (Open again) the most recently usedrecordsandtoSave thecurrentlyopenrecordasdisplayed .WithSave time window as themeasurementpa-rametersof thedisplayed timewindowaresaved .(Themeasurementparametersofthehiddentrac-esarealsosaved) .ForfurtheroptionsseeCutter ->34 .

Templateshelptostandardisethedisplays,enableeasyrepetitionwhenreselectingthesamesensorsandthesameprintingformat .

Creating templates:AdjustthedisplaywithGraphandConfiguration andsaveviaFile>Save as template(filetype:* .mse) .

Apply a template to the displayed record: File>Use templatethenselecttherequiredtem-plate(*mse) .

Export Time window as text exports the meas-urementparametersofthedisplayedtimewindowin* .csvformat .Themeasurementparametersofthehiddentracesarealsoexported .ThetracecanbeexportedinBitmap(* .bmp)orasJPEGformat .

Print previewopensapreviewofthetrace/graph .Print openstheprintdialogbox .

Exit closes the Viewer . If changes were madetheuser isaskedwhetherthechangesshouldbesaved .Note:The program saves changes as “Template” (* .mse) . The template is automatically saved in therecord’s directory. Template(* .mse)andrecord(* .msr)havethesamename .Upon Opening a record the Viewer searches forthetemplateassociatedwiththatrecord .Shouldthetemplatenotbelocatedinthesamedirectoryastherecordthenthestandardformatwillbeopened .

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ViewThe View menu allows measurement param-eters tobedisplayedasaGraph orTable .Alternatively, using Configuration the displaymethod can be customised to the user’s require-ments .GraphGridlinescanbeshownforeachaxis(bottom,left,right) .

Fixed axis simplifies the amount of detail shownwithinatimewindoworrangeofvalues .

•Selecttherequiredsectionwiththeleftmousebut-tonhelddown .Thesectionisdisplayedenlarged .

•Forcloserviewing, lock the timewindow( )orrange of values to the left or right axis ( / ) .Severalaxescanbelocked .

•Withtheleftmousebuttonhelddown,selecttherequired detail . The enlargement is displayedwithoutalteringthetimesegmentorrangeofval-uesofthelockedaxes .

Afurtherclickreleasesthelock .Auto scal clearsalllockedaxes .

UsingthetwoCrosshairs valuescanbemeasuredontheXandYtraces .XandYdifferencescanbeevaluatedwiththesecondcross-hair .TheYvaluesdisplayedarealwaysassociatedwiththeleftaxis .

WithDetailed legendtracescanbeturnedonandoffinthelistofsensors .

The complete record is displayed by selectingAuto scale .Auto scale clearsalllockedaxes .

Undo undoesthelastenlargement .Aslongasthe Configuration dialog is not quitted, Undo

allows the lastchangesmade to thedisplayedconfigurationscreentobeundone .

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Table (Tabelle)Go to time allowsuserstojumpstraighttothelineinthetablewiththerequiredtime .

Jump to beginning of graph causesthetabletojumptothefirstmeasurementvaluesdisplayedinthegraph .

ConfigurationAslongastheConfiguration dialog isnotquit-ted,Undo allowsthelastchangesmadetotheconfigurationscreentobeundone .

Text modeUsing the text mode you can insert texts at anyplace .Byclickingon youcanactivateanddeactivatethetextmode .

Inserttext:•Click on . The viewer displays

"Text1"intheupperleftcorner .•Drag the text field to the desired

place .•Double click on the text field and

enteryourrequiredtext .

Deletetext:•Click with the right mouse button

onthetextfieldandselectDelete .

TextfieldwithXandYvalues:•placethecrosshairs(->26)onyour

chosenpositiontoadoddopttheXandYvaluesyouwouldliketouseinthetextfield .

•Createatextfield(seeabove)andclickontherightmousebutton .

Selectthedesiredrepresentation .

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rUsingConfiguration >Time axis X,thetimeaxiscanbeannotated,thetimesegmenttobedisplayedcanbeset,andtheIncrementfortheletteringandruled lines, togetherwith theFormat fornumberscanbeentered .AutomaticaxisannotationwithanIncrementof0(zero) .

ThenumberFormatforthedisplayedXandYval-uesisenteredviaConfiguration >Crosshairs .The displayed Y value always relates to the leftaxis .

AslongasConfigurationisnotquitted,userscanundothelastchangesmadetothedisplayedcon-figurationscreenwith .

QuitConfiguration viaGraph orTable .Uponquitting,theViewer savestheconfiguration .

Configuration allowsthedisplaymethodofthemeasurementparameterstobesetwiththehelpoftheconfigurationscreens .

EnteringtitleandfooterinformationisachievedviaConfiguration >General .

The associated sensor name, assignment to theleft or right axis, the colour, line weight and stylecanbesetforeachcurve .

Axis >inactiveallowsthegraphcurvetobeshownorhiddenasrequired .

CAUTION

Depictionofthecurvesusingpoints(Configura-tion >Points/Curves>Yes)requiresmorecomputingpower,possiblyleadingtoproblems .

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Online allows users to view the progress of the measurement parametersdirectlyon-screenandsavetheloggedvaluesonaPC .SavedrecordscanbeopenedandeditedusingtheViewer .

Procedure:•Completethepreparations->19 .•StartOnline (Onlinesymbol) .•Selectthesensorsforwhichthemeasurementparametersaretobetrans-

ferredtothePCanddisplayedon-screen .•UponclickingNextthemeasurementparametersare presentedgraphicallyandnumerically .

Online

Turntraceonandoff

ExitOnline

Pausesthetransmissionofmeasuredparameters .WithContinue,transmissionisresumed .

TheMSR12isnotcurrentlyrecordingmeasurementparameters(MSR12:Record> Stop) .

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For recurring applications in Online, Templates assist inselectingtherequiredsensorsandadjustingthedisplaytosuit .

Create template:StartOnline and selecttherequiredsen-sors .SelectNext .WithGraph>PropertiesandGraph>Gridlines,changethedisplaypropertiesofthetraces .ViaBack return to the trace display . Interrupt recording withStop .SavethetemplateviaFile>Save as template .

Apply the template to Online:File>Use templateandse-lecttherequiredtemplate(*mse) .

Once recording has finished by clicking on Stop, the re-cordedmeasurementparameterscanbesavedviaFile>Save as .

Once recording has finished by clicking on Stop, the re-cordedmeasurementparametersandtracescanbedelet-edviaClear .

ThedisplaypropertiescanbechangedviaPropertiesandGridline .

Select the frequency (Refresh rate)withwhichmeasure-mentparametersaretobetransferredtothePC .

Notes • The MSR’s arrow keypad is locked during data transmission andfor10secondsthereafter .

•Online mayalsobeusedwhiletheMSR12isrecordingmeasurementparameters .

•MeasurementparameterscanbepolledviaaserverinOnline .

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TheCSV utilitycreatestextfiles(* .csv)fromdatarecords(* .msr) .Thesemaysubsequently be opened and edited in a word processing or spreadsheetapplication .

Creating a text file•StartCSV(MSR Program window>Tools >Csv) .•ClickonStart andselectthedatarecordfromwhichthetextfileistobecreated .

CSV creates a text file (* .csv) and saves it in the corresponding directoryforthatdatarecord .Textfile(* .csv)anddatarecord(* .msr)havethesamename .Note: Ifa template (* .mse)exists for thedata record inquestion,CSV

takesthisintoaccountwhencreatingthetextfile .

Example: Opening a CSV text file with Excel•Starttheword-processingorspreadsheetprogram .•OpentheCSVfileviaFile>Open .•UnderFile type ,selectText Files .

CSV

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Datasource

MSR12name

SerialnumberMSR12revisionnumber

Recordstarttime:Date(Day .Month .Year)andtimeofday(Hr:Min:Sec)ModulesforwhichmeasurementparameterswererecordedModuleversionChannelandsensornamesUnitforthedisplayedvalue

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TheCutter utilitycreatesanextractfromadatarecord(* .msr) .

Creating an extract from a data record•StarttheCutter utility(MSR Program window>Tools>Cutter) .

•Click on Start and select the data record fromwhichtheextractistobecreated .

•Selectthetimewindow .Beginning/End .

•Select the sensors for which the measurementparameters are to be exported to a new datarecordandclickNext .

•Enter the name and directory for the new datarecord .ClickonSave .

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FormatdeletesalldatarecordssavedintheMSR12 .Setupsettingsarenotdeleted .

Delete all data records saved in the MSR 12 and the password•StartFormat (MSR Program window>Tools>Format) .•ConnecttheMSR12withthePCusingtheconnectingcable(serialport) .•SwitchtheMSR12on .•EnsurethattheMSR12isnotrecordinganymeasurementsduringthedele-

tionprocess(Record >Stop) .•ClickStart .•Readthecautionmessages .

•If it is certain that all data records saved in the MSR, together with thepassword,aretobedeleted,select Start .

FormatCAUTION Format deletes all data records saved in

theMSR12andthepassword!

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CalcWithCalccurvesfromexistingdatarecordscanbelinkedtoeachotherusingformulaeandsavedasadatarecord(* .msr) .ThesaveddatarecordcanbedisplayedandprocessedintheformofcurvesorasatableusingtheViewer .Templatessimplifytheprocessingofrecurringtasks .

Computing new curves•StartCalc (MSR program window >Tools>Calc)

1 Open data record (data origin) ClickonOpentoopenthedatarecordforwhichyouwanttoperformcal-

culationsonthecurve .Itispossibletoopenmultipledatarecords .2 Create new curves

Fromimported curvesselectthecurvethatyouwanttouseforyourcal-culationsanddragit–withtheleftmousebuttonpressed–totherightintothefieldforcurvestobeplotted .Repeatthisprocedureuntiltherequirednumberofcurvesisshownontheright .

3 Enter formula EntertheformulatobeusedforthenewcurveintotheFormulacolumn .

Forthis,usethecapitallettersontheleft . Exampleforasubtraction:A-C

YouwillfindalistoftheavailablefunctionsattheendofthissectionorunderHelp .

Modify the text for the new curves TheentriesinthecolumnsModule,SensorandUnitcanbemodified .

Opendatarecord

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Modify the order of the new curvesWiththeleftmousebuttonpressed,dragthenumberfieldtotherequiredposition .

Delete new curvesClickinsidethenumberfieldofthecurvetobedeletedandthenpressthedeletekey .ViaTemplate>Delete plotted curve,allnewcurvescanbesimultaneouslydeleted .

4 Calculating and saving the new curvesClickonCalculatethenenterthenameandsetthedirec-toryforthenewdatarecord .ClickonSave .

Note: Thecurvesaresavedasdatarecords(* .mrs) .ThesavedmeasurementparameterscanbedisplayedandprocessedasacurveorasatablebytheViewer .Intermediatevaluesareinterpolated .

Onlycurvesthatoverlaptimewisecanbecalculated .

Creating a template for processing recurring tasksOnceyouhavecreatedthenewcurvesyoucansavetheirlabels and formulae as a template (* .mse) . (Template >Write) .

Creating new curves using templatesOpentherequiredtemplate(*mse)viaTemplate>Read .Thiswillautomaticallygenerateanumberofnewcurves .Multiple templatesmaybeused togeneratenewcurves .Eachtemplategeneratesanumberofnewcurves .

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Operators / brackets+-*/^ Plus,minus,multiply,divide,tothepowerof() Openbrackets,closebrackets

Functionssqrt(no .) Squarerootofthenumberln(no .) Naturallogarithmofthenumber(basee)exp(no .) Raisebasisetothepowerofthenumber

abs(no .) Absolutevalueofthenumbersgn(no .) no .>0:sgn=1

no .=0:sgn=0no .<0:sgn=-1

cos(no .) Cosineofthenumbersin(no .) Sineofthenumbertan(no .) Tangentofthenumberctg(no .) Cotangentofthenumber

arcsin(no .) Arcsineofthenumberarccos(no .) Arccosineofthenumberarctan(no .) Arctangentofthenumberarcctan(no .) Arccotangentofthenumber

sinh(no .) Hyperbolicsineofthenumbercosh(no .) Hyperboliccosineofthenumbertangh(no .) Hyperbolictangentofthenumberctgh(no .) Hyperboliccotangentofthenumber

toggleSgn(no .) Changeseverysecondmeasurementparametersign(plus/minus)

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ConcatWithConcat(concatenate=tolink)datarecordscanbelinkedtogetherandsavedasanewdatarecord(* .msr) .Thenewlycreateddatarecordcanbedis-playedandprocessedintheformofcurvesorasatableusingtheViewer .

Concatenating several data recordsStartConcat(MSR program window>Tools>Concat)

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1 Select the data records to be concatenated Open the data records that you want to concatenate by clicking Add .

Notethatthelistmustbeinchronologicalordersuchthattheoldestdatarecordisatthetop .Thereforeeitheropentheoldestdatarecordfirstorsortthelistafterwards(seebelow) .

Sort the list alphabetically UseSorttosortthelistalphabetically . Datarecordsthathaveautomaticallygeneratedfilenames(->21)canbe

chronologicallysortedusingSort .

Modify the data record order Withtheleftmousebuttonpressed,dragthenumberfieldtotherequired

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Delete all data records from the list UseDelete alltoremovealldatarecordsfromthelist .

Delete one data record from the list SelectthedatarecordtobedeletedandclickDelete line .

2 Enter the name and directory for the new data record SetthepathtothedirectoryusingBrowseandenterthefilename,oruse

theinputwindowtodothis .

3 Calculating the new data record Start the calculation process with Start . Cancel the calculation with

Stop .Note:

•Concat creates a straight line between the lastdata record of the first curve (T1) and the firstdatarecordofthesecondcurve(T2) .

•If,forthedatarecordstobeconcatenated,therearecurvesthatoverlaptimewiseandthesehavethesamename(samemoduleandsensornameswiththesameunits),thecalculationwillbeabort-edandacorrespondingmessage*willappearinthestatuswindow .

•Ifthemodulenames,sen-sornamesorunitsof thecurvestobeconcatenateddonotcorrespondConcatwill be unable to join thecurvesandwillcreatetwocurves .**

•With Concat you cansuperimpose curves withdifferentmoduleorsensornames .

*Remove overlap Use the Cut utility to create an excerpt from a

datarecordthatdoesnotoverlaptimewisewiththenextdatarecord .

**Modify module names, sensor names and units UsetheCalcutilitytomatchthemodulenames,sensornamesandunits

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ModulesAselectionofsensors–mostlyofthesametype–isattachedtoeachmod-ule .Signalsfromthesesensorsareconvertedintomeasurementparametersbythemodule’s on-board processors and saved in the module’s memory. The modulesBASEandBCOMhavenosensors .

The following modules and sensors are part of the MSR’s standard hardware:

Module name Measured parameters / function BASE Savesthesetupparametersandmeasurementbehaviourof

theMSRBCOM PC/MSR12communicationmodule,capacitydisplayPR3 Ambientairpressureandtemperature (Seepage45formoredetails)ACC3 AccelerationintheX,YandZaxes (Seepage47formoredetails)

Byaddingmodules,theMSR12canbeadaptedtorecordavarietyofdifferentparameters .

Alistofmodulesandsensorsmaybefoundatwww .msr .ch .

Each of the MSR’s modules has its own configuration screen with which users can customise the module’s behaviour to their exact requirements.

ThewayinwhichconfigurationscreensaredisplayedandmodifiedisexplainedintheSetup chapter .

Thefollowingpagesdescribethemodulesandtheirconfigurationscreens .

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BASE standard module Thestandardmodule is incorporatedintoeachMSR12 .Itstorestheparam-etersforSetup andthemeasurementperformancesettingsoftheMSR12 .

BASE configuration screen

Modulename(max .4characters)

RecordingstartsautomaticallywhentheMSR12isswitchedon .

When the option At any time is enabled the auto-matic recording function oftheMSR12canbecancelledwithRecord >Stop .

WhentheoptionOnly during countdown is enabled it ispossibletopreventthestartofrecordingwith andthen .

Once the countdown hasended the MSR12 recordsthe measurement param-eters .

Recording can be cancelledbyswitchingtheMSR12off .

Notaccessibletousers .

MSR12devicename

Identifying characterfortheMSR12inuse .

Data records may only betransferredfromtheMSR12to a PC upon entering apassword* .*Forgottenthepassword?SeeFormat->35 .

Replacesthedisplayedvalueswithdefaultvalues .

The MSR12 display can be ad-justed to the user’s preferences withthebrightnessandcontrastcontrols .

The backlight of the MSR’s dis-play switches off automaticallyafter the unit has been idle forapprox .3seconds .

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BCOM communication moduleThe BCOM communication module is incorporated as standard into eachMSR12 .ItregulatesthetransferofdatabetweenaPCandtheMSR12 .

BCOM configuration screen

Modulename(max .4characters) Replacesthedisplayedsettingswithdefaultvalues .

These settings influence the MSR’s remaining battery charge display.

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PR3 pressure moduleThePR3pressuremodule is incorporatedasstandard intoeachMSR12 . Itmeasures theambientairpressureand temperature .TwoexternalpressuresensorscanbeconnectedtothePR3 .

Sensor specifications:

Sensortype: MS5534AMeasuredparameters:Ambientairpressure Ambientairtemperature Workingrange: 300to1100mbarabs . 0to50°CResolution: 0 .1mbar 0 .015°CAccuracy: ±1 .5mbarabs . ±0 .8°C

Dimensions: IntegralMSR12componentWeight: IntegralMSR12componentOperatingconditions: Temperature:0°Cto50°CStorageandtransportconditions: Temperature:-20°Cto70°C

Numberofsensors:1(standardhardware),max .3sensors(ofwhich2external)

MSR 12 specifications:

Displayresolution: 1mbar/1°CMeasurementfrequency*: 20/Sec .,10/Sec .,2/Sec .,1/Sec .,every10,30,60Secs .Storagerate*: Measurementfrequency/frequencies(n=1-256)Modeofoperation: Parallelpollingofthesensors

*CanbesetviaSetup >PR3 .

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PR3 configuration screenPressuresensors

ThemeasurementparametersofthismodulewillbesavedintheMSR12 .(MSR:Record>StartorAutostart)Seealso

TheMSR12saveseverytenthmeasurement .

Pressuresensorsalsomeasuretemperature .Selecttherequiredstorageproperties .

• Savepressureonly• Savepressureand

temperature alternately• AfterXpressure

measurementssaveonetemperaturemeasurement

The oldest measurement parameters of thismodulewill beoverwrittenas required–even iftheyhavenotbeenuploadedusingtheReader .

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Maximumnumberofsensors

1 Sensorsinstalledasstandard2,3Externalsensors

TheMSR12istooperatewith thissensor .

Toensurethatnomeasurementparametersforthismodulearelost,theMSR12stopsdatarecordingbeforeoverwritingmeasurementparameters thathave not been uploaded with the Reader . TheMSR12stopsdatastorageforallmodules .

Modulename(max .4characters)

Sensornames

SelectthefrequencywithwhichtheMSR12istosavevaluesmeasuredbythismodule .

Even when the displayed module is not savingmeasurement parameters it saves the recordingstart time . This may cause the oldest measure-mentparameterstobeoverwritten .

Replacesthedisplayedsettingswithdefaultvalues .

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ACC3 accelerometer moduleTheACC3accelerometermoduleisincorporatedasstandardintoeachMSR12 .Its threesensorsmeasure theaccelerationof theMSR12 in theX,YandZaxes .

Sensor specifications:

Sensortype: ADXL210AEMeasuredparameters: Acceleration Workingrange: From-10to+10gResolution: 0 .010gAccuracy: ±0 .200g

Dimensions: IntegralMSR12componentWeight: IntegralMSR12component

Operatingconditions: Temperature: 0°Cto50°CStorageandtransportconditions:Temperature: -20°Cto70°C

Numberofsensors: 2sensorsfor3axismeasurement

MSR 12 specifications:

Displayresolution:0 .001gMeasurementfrequency*: 50/Sec .,20/Sec .,10/Sec .,1/Sec .,every2,5,10,30Secs .Storagerate*: Measurementfrequency/frequencies(n=1-256)Modeofoperation:Serial,asynchronouspollingofthesensors

*CanbesetviaSetup >ACC3

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ACC3 configuration screen

ThemeasurementparametersofthismodulewillbesavedintheMSR12 .(MSR:Record>Start orAutostart)Seealso

TheMSR12saveseverytenthmeasurement .

The oldest measurement parameters of thismodulewillbeoverwrittenasrequired–eveniftheyhavenotbeenuploadedusingtheReader .

Calibrationvaluessetatthefactorycanbechanged .

Toensurethatnomeasurementparametersforthismoduleare lost, theMSR12stopsdata recordingbefore overwriting measurement parameters thathave not been uploaded with the Reader . TheMSR12stopsdatastorageforallmodules .

Sensornames

SelectthefrequencywithwhichtheMSR12istosavevaluesmeasuredbythismodule .

Evenwhenthedisplayedmoduleisnotsavingmeasurement parameters it saves the record-ingstarttime .Thismaycausetheoldestmeas-urementparameterstobeoverwritten .

Modulename(max .4characters) Replacesthedisplayedsettings

withdefaultvalues .

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