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Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Important notes regarding this user manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Safety instructions and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 MSR 145 Modular Signal Recorder Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . 6Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Turningtheuniton/savingmeasurementparameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Userchecks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Chargingthebattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Operating,transportandstorageconditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Packinglist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Declarationofconformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14MSR PC software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 OtherMSRPCsoftware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Important notes regarding this user manual Inthismanualnotesofparticularimportancearepresentedasfollows:
ConventionsTerm / Symbol Description ExampleMSR145 Inthismanualtheterm"MSR145"
isusedtomeanboth"MSR145S"and"MSR145W"
Commands,programs,menuitems,functions,fieldnames
Commands,programs,menuitems,functions,fieldnamesareshowninbold .
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CAUTIONIndicates that equipment may suffer dam-ageor thatdata lossmayoccurshould theinstructionsnotbefollowedcorrectly .
WARNINGIndicates that equipment may suffer dam-ageorthatthereisariskofinjurytotheop-eratororusershouldtheinstructionsnotbefollowedcorrectly .
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Safety instructions and warnings
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•ReadtheoperatinginstructionscarefullybeforeusingtheMSR145ortheMSRsoftware .Thiswillprotectyoupersonallyandavoiddamage to theunit .
•TheMSR145isaunitforrecordinganddisplayingmeasurementparam-etersandmaynotbeusedforsafety-relatedapplications .
•BeforeusingtheMSR145checktheunititselfandallcablesforvisiblesignsofdamageandneveroperateadamagedMSR145 .AdamagedMSR145canendangeroperatorsafety!ShouldtheMSR145notfunctionperfectlyorappeartobedamaged,sendittoMSRElectronicsGmbHforrepair .
•EnsurethatnofluidsentertheMSR145'scasing .Fluidscausecorrosiondamageandshort-circuitsinsidetheMSR145 .
•TheMSR145mustneverbeopenedormodified .Themanufacturercannotbeheldliablefordamageresultingfromuseotherthanthatforwhichtheunitisintended,orfromimproperoperationoftheunit .
•NeveruseanMSR145withaleakingbattery .Shouldabatteryleakbede-tectedensurethattheelectrolytedoesnotcomeintocontactwiththeskin,theeyesorthemouth .Shouldthisoccur,thoroughlyrinsetheaffectedareawithwaterforatleast15minutes .Consultadoctor .Donotbreatheinanyvapoursemitted .ImmediatelycleantheelectrolytefromtheMSR145usingasoftclothanddisposeoftheclothsubsequently .
CAUTION
•EnsuretheproperdisposalofanobsoleteMSR145andUSBconnectioncable->14 .
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OverviewTheMSR145isaminiaturiseduniversaldataloggerformeasuringandrecordingdifferentphysicalmeasurementparameters .Itcontainsatemperaturesensor,ahumiditysensorwithintegratedtemperature,apressuresensoranda3-axisaccelerometer(X,YandZaxes) .Themeasurementparameterscanbetrans-ferredtoaPCeitheroncedataloggingiscompletedorduringthedataloggingprocess .
TheMSRPCprogramenablesuserstocustomisethewayinwhichtheMSR145measuresandrecordsdataaccordingtotheirrequirements .Theintegratedclock(RTC)allowsdatafromasmanyMSR145unitsasrequiredtobesynchronisedandmergedintoasingledatarecord .
Controls
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Turning the unit on / saving measurement parametersTheMSR145commencesdatarecordingatthestarttimedefinedinSetup* .
*SetupisanMSRPCprogram(seeSetupchapter) .
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MaintenanceUser checks•ChecktheMSR145beforeeachuse .•BeforeusingtheMSR145checkforvisiblesignsofdamage .•CheckthefunctionsoftheMSR145 .•NeveruseanMSR145thatisdamagedornotfunctioningperfectly .Neveruse
damagedaccessories .•Ensurethatthebatteryissufficientlychargedfortherequiredperiodofuse .ShouldtheMSR145notfunctionperfectlyorshoulddamagebecomeapparentsendtheunittoMSRElectronicsGmbHforrepair .RepairsmayonlybecarriedoutbyMSRElectronicsGmbHoranauthoriseddealer .Defectiveordamagedcomponents may only be replaced with manufacturer’s original parts.
Cleaning
•CleantheMSR145whennecessary .•AlwaysdisconnecttheMSR145fromthePCbeforecleaning .•Useacleaningagentsuitableforplasticoraclothdampenedwithwaterand
soap .
Charging the batteryBeforefirstuse: Thebatteryisnotfullychargedondeliveryandshould
be charged for approx . 3 hours before using theMSR145forthefirsttime .
ChargetheMSR145: •Beforeeachuse •AtleasteverysixmonthsMethod:•ConnecttheMSR145andthePCusingtheUSBconnectioncable . Notes:
•EnsurethatthePCremainsswitchedon .•TheyellowLEDilluminatesduringcharging(continuously) .•Chargingiscompletedafteramaximumof3hours .• Recorded data is non-volatile and remains in the unit’s memory even when
thebatteryisexhausted .•NeverstoretheMSR145withadischargedbattery . See->13(storageconditions) .
CAUTION•MSR145S: Ensure that no fluids enter the
MSR145'scasing .Fluidswillcausecorrosiondamageandshortcircuits .
•Neverusecorrosiveorabrasivecleaningagentsorpolishes .•Cleaningagentscontainingadditivessuchasalcoholwillcausethecase
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Meaning of the yellow lamp when a USB device is connectedYellow LED MeaningLightscontinuously Charginginprogress
Off FullychargedornoconnectiontoPCorPCturnedoff
Flashes Fullycharged
Thebatteryisrechargedforashorttime,e .g .duringanonlinemeasurementordatarecording
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Measured parameters: •Temperature •RelativehumiditywithintegratedTemperature •Pressure(e .g .altimeter,waterlevel,barometer) •3-axisacceleration(e .g .determiningposition) •2analoginputs(voltagerange0to2 .4V,12bit)
Working range: Temperature: -10°Cto+65°C -55°Cto+125°C(optionalwithexternalsensor)Humidity: 0-100%relativeHumidity,-20°Cto+65°CPressure: 0-2500mbarabsolute Optional:0-14000mbarabsoluteAcceleration: ±10G/±2Gselectable
Accuracy: Temperature: ±0,1°C(5°Cto45°C) ±0,2°C(-10°Cto+65°C) Optionswithexternalsensor: ±0,1°C(5°Cto45°C) ±0,5°C(0°Cto+70°C) ±2°C(-55°Cto+125°C)Humidity: ±2%relativehumidity (10-90%relativehumidity,0°Cto40°C) ±0,5°C(0°Cto40°C)Pressure: ±2,5mbar(750-1100mbarabsolute)Acceleration: ±0,15g(25°C)
Storage rate: Temperaturandhumidity: 1/s toevery12h Pressure: 10/s toevery12h Acceleration,Analoginput:50/s toevery12h
Memory capacity: Over2000000measurementparameters
Push-button: SetbookmarkorstartandstoptherecordGeneral MSR145S MSR145W
Size: 20 x 15 x 52 mm 18 x 14 x 60 mm
Weight: Approx. 16 g Approx. 18 g
Sheath material: PC Silicon
Medium: Air Air, water
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USB connection cable: Approx .200cmStandards: TheMSR145complieswithEUDirectiveRoHS/ WEEE . MSR145S: ProtectionClassificationIP60 MSR145W: ProtectionClassificationIP67
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Operating, transport and storage conditions•ProtecttheMSR145fromexcessiveexposuretothesunandothersources
ofheat .Avoidheavyimpacts .•DonotplaceheavyobjectsontopoftheMSR145 .•OnlystoretheMSR145inadry,dust-freeenvironment .
Operating conditions:Temperature: -20°Cto+65°CPressure: 500mbarto2500mbarabsolute
Optimal storage and transportation conditions: Temperature: 0°Cto45°C(idealstorageconditionforthebattery)Humidity: 10-95%relativehumidity,non-condensingBatterychargelevel: NeverstoretheMSR145withadischargedbattery . Theidealchargelevelisa2/3charge(adischarged batteryachievesthischargelevelafterapprox . 2 hours’ charging).•MSR145S: Avoidcontactwithwaterandhumidity .•MSR145W: Relativehumidity:30%to95%max . (storageandtransport10-95%)
Troubleshooting
Problem Possible cause Possible solution
Thetemperatureincreasescon-tinuouslywhentheMSR145iscon-nectedtothePC
ThebatterywarmsupbecausechargingcommenceswhentheMSR145isconnectedtothePC .
WhenmakingtemperaturemeasurementsdisconnecttheMSR145fromthePC .
TheMSRPCprogramsdonotrecognisethecon-nectedMSR12
TheCOMportdriverisnotinstalledcorrectly .
Observethemanufactur-er’s installation instructions http://www .ftdichip .com/
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Packing listOptions: •Additionalsensors
•Adapterforconnecting furthersensors
WarrantySeewarrantycard .
DisposalTaketheMSR145toamunicipalwastedisposalcentreor return ittoMSRElectronicsGmbH .TheMSR145mustnotbedisposedofinnormaldomesticwaste .
•MSR145SorMSR145W•CDincluding: •Usermanual
•MSRPCsoftware•MSR145USBconnectioncable•Warrantycard
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OverviewExternalprocessingofMSR145dataiscarriedoutusingtheMSRPCsoftwareprogramsSetup,Reader,ViewerandOnline .TheMSRPCprogramscanbeusedforallMSRtypes .TheSetup enables the properties of the MSR 145 to be customised 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•USBport
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PreparationBeforeusingtheMSRPCprogramsSetup, ReaderandOnline,thefollowingpreparationsmustbecompleted:•UsetheUSBconnectingcabletoconnecttheMSR145withthePC .•Beforefirstuse:Using opentheMSR program window,selectSettings>
MSR .• Select the rule by which the Setup, Reader and Online programs are to
searchfortherequiredMSR* .
MSRprogramwindow
•Selecttheportatwhichyourequirethesearchtobegin .
•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 (->30) .
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 .
TransferonlythemostrecentdatarecordloggedwiththeMSR145tothePC .
UserdefineswhichrecordsaretransferredtothePC .
Pre-adjustments - Reader
EntertherequiredoptionsfortheReader**viaSettings>Reader .
**DatarecordsaretransferredfromtheMSR145toaPCusingtheReader .
OncedatatransferiscompletetheReader createsadatarecord(* .msr)fromeachloggedrecord,namesitandsavesitinthecorrespondingdirectory .Thebottom-mostoptionallowstheuser toalter thesuggestedfilenameand loca-tion .
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Pre-adjustments - Online
The functions described on this page are currently not available with theMSR145 .PleasenotetheexpandedSetupfunctions .
EntertherequiredoptionsforOnline*viaSettings>Online .*Online allows theuser to view theprogressof themeasurement process
directlyon-screen .
•Select the desiredfrequency with whichmeasured parametersaretobetransferredtothePC .
•OnceOnline isstartedthe measured para-meters of all availablesensors are displayedonscreen .
Completion of the preparatory measures
UponexitingSettingsthePCsavesthesettingsthatwerelastentered .ThedefaultsettingscanbereinstatedbyselectingSettings>MSR >Default .
Onceentryofthesettingsiscomplete,selectPrograms andstarttherequiredprogram .
Note: The following instructionsassume that thepreparations forusing theMSRPCprogramshavebeencompleted .
•Thisfunctionisnotavailablewith theMSR145 .
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SetupisusedtoselectthesensorsforwhichtheMSR145isrequiredtosavemeasurementparameters,toenterthemeasurementfrequencyandtosetthebehaviour of the MSR’s memory. In Setupyoucanalsodefinethestarttimefordatarecordingandstopdatarecording .
ThefollowingsubjectsaredealtwithintheSetupchapter:• Basicsettings->23• Conditionalrecordingofmeasurementparameters(limits)->24• Settingthealarm->24• LEDbehaviour->25• TransferringbasicsettingstoseveralMSR145s->25• Settinguptheanalogueinputs->26• Settingthemeasurementrangeoftheaccelerometers->26• Calibratingtheaccelerationsensors->27• Formattingthememory->28
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Basic settings Note: Thispagedescribesthemostcommonlyusedsettings–theBasic set-
tings .Informationonfurthersettingscanbefoundonthefollowingpages .
• Completethepreparations(->18) .• StartSetup(Setupsymbol) .• UnderRead basic settings,readtheconfigurationsavedintheMSR145 .• EdittheBasic settingsaccordingtoyourrequirements .• TransferthenewconfigurationandthestartconditionstotheMSR145with
Write basic settings .
DefinethesensorsfromwhichtheMSR145shouldrecorddata,togetherwiththestoragerateDefinethesensorsfromwhichtheMSR145shouldrecorddata,togetherwiththestoragerate
Exitsetup
Readtheinforma-tionandmeasure-mentparameters
Displaythecurrentmeasurementparametercurvesforallsensors
Currentlynodataisbeingrecorded(inactive)(active:datarecordinginprogress)
Overwriteoldestmeasurementparameterswhenmemoryisfull
Transferstheconfiguration,thestartconditionsandthePCtimetotheMSR145
ReadthebasicsettingssavedintheMSR145
Stopdatarecording
Conditionalrecord-ingofmeasurementparameters->24
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BlueLEDflashesduringdatarecording( ->25)
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Tip for extensive recordingsWhenmakingextensiverecordingsitisrecommendedthatallsensorsthatarenot requiredbe “turnedoff” .Thispreventsunrequiredmeasurementparam-etersfrombeingsaved .• UnderBasic settings turn"off"allunusedsensorgroups .• Toturnoffindividualsensorswithinonesensorgroupproceedasfollows:
Setthecut-inconditionsuchthattheyarenotactivatedduringtheplannedrecording(e .g .>200°C) .
Conditional recording of measurement parameters (limits)Ifforexample,yourequireonlytorecordtemperaturesgreaterthan20°C,usethefollowingprocedure
Setting the alarmTheMSR145candisplayanalarmifacertainmeasurementparameterdropsbeloworexceedsacertainvalue .When thealarmconditionoccurs the redLEDflashesonceperseconduntilthedatarecordingisstopped .Inputtingthealarmconditioniscarriedoutinthesamewayassettingthecut-in conditions (seesectionConditional recording of measurement param-eters) .EnterthealarmconditionsintheAlarm LimitandLimitcolumns .
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•Enterthecut-inconditionsforthesensorintheRecordLimitandLimitcolumns .
•ReturntotheBasic settingswithandclickWrite basic
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•ActivateLimitsactive1andthecor-respondingtemperaturesensor2 .
TheLimitstabopens .
ReadthelimitssavedintheMSR145
TheMSR145onlyrecordsmeasurementparametersfromthesensorT(p)thataregreaterthan20°C
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LED behaviourThebehaviouroftheblueLEDisdefinedviaSetup>Basic settings .
Situation Behaviour of the blue LEDStarttimehasbeentransferredtotheMSR145(nonfuzzy)
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Double-flashes5timesat1-secondintervals
WartenaufStart(scharf) Double-flashesat5-secondintervals
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First5seconds Flashes5timesat1-secondintervals
After5sec-onds LEDflasheswitht1 LEDdoes
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Transferring basic settings to several MSR 145sUsethefollowingproceduretotransferbasicsettingsthathavealreadybeeninputtoseveralMSR145s:
• StartSetup .• ConnecttheMSR145tothePC .(IfseveralMSR145sareconnectedto
thePC,selecttheCOMportoftherequiredMSR145) .• EntertherequiredvaluesintheBasic settings tab .• Setthecut-inandalarmconditionsintheLimitstab .• UseWrite basic settingstotransferthebasicsettingstotheMSR145 .• DisconnecttheMSR145justconfiguredandconnectthenextMSR145to
thePC .
Note: It isalsopossibletoconfiguredifferentlyequippedMSR145swithasinglebasicsetting .OneMSR145mayforexample,notbeequippedwithanyanalogue inputs .Thesetupprogram thensimplydoesnotwriteanydatatothesettingssavedintheMSR145forthoseanalogueinputs .
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Setting up the analogue inputsTheanalogueinputsareconfiguredfromtheUser settingstab .
TodisplaytheconfigurationcurrentlysavedintheMSR145changetotheBasic settingstabandclickonRead basic settings .ThesettingswillnowappearintheUser settingstab .
• IntheUser settingstabsettheanalogueinputsaccordingtoyourrequire-ments .
• UseWrite user settingstotransferthenewsettingstotheMSR145
Note: NotallMSR145shaveanalogueinputs .
Setting the measurement range of the acceleration sensorsThemeasurementrangeoftheaccelerationsensorscanbesetfromtheUser settingstab .
SelecttherequiredmeasurementrangeandthenclickWrite user settings .
Note: To display the measurement range currently saved in the MSR145changeto theBasic settings tabandclickonRead basic settings .ThemeasurementrangewillnowappearintheUser settingstab .
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Calibrating the acceleration sensorsDependinguponrequirements,theaccelerationsensorsmayeitherbemanu-allycalibratedor theFactory settingsmaybeactivated fromtheUser set-tings tab .Transfer thenewcalibrationsettings to theMSR145usingWrite user settings .
Resetting calibration to factory settings•SelecttheUser settingstabandclickonFactory settings .•TransferthefactorysettingstotheMSR145withWrite user settings .
Manual calibration•SelecttheUser settingstab
andclickCalibrate .ClickonHelptodisplaythePositionoftheaxes .
•Selectthe2 G measurement range .•HoldtheMSR145sothatthe+Xaxisisorientedvertically-bottom-to-top .•Clickonmeasure1 .•TurntheMSR145over .Nowthe-Xaxisisorientedvertically-bottom-to-
top .•Clickonmeasure 2 .•Repeattheprocedureforthe+Y,-Y,+Zand-Zaxes .
•Selectthe10 G measurement range .•HoldtheMSR145sothatthe+Xaxisisorientedvertically-bottom-to-top .•Clickonmeasure 3 .•Repeattheprocedurecorrespondinglyforthe+X,+Y,-Y,+Zand-Zaxes .•CompletecalibrationbyclickingOK .•TransferthenewcalibrationtotheMSR145withWrite user settings .
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Formatting the memory
Formatting is used to delete all the measurement parameters saved in theMSR145 .
FormattingtheMSR145iscarriedoutfromtheFormat memorytab .
CAUTION Formattingwilleraseallmeasurementpa-rameterssavedintheMSR145!
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With theReader userscanselectively transferdatarecords loggedwith theMSR145 toaPC . Itdoeshowever freemeasurement records thathaveal-readybeenreadoutforoverwriting .
Transferring data records to a PC•Completethepreparations(->18) .•StarttheReader (Readersymbol)
Oncedatatransferhasstarted(Start)alldatarecordssavedontheMSR145canbeover-writtenifrequired,evenifthecircularbufferisdeactivatedinSetup .
•BegindatatransferwithStart .TheoptionsselectedunderSettings>Reader (->20)influencethenextsteps:•UndertheoptionRead selected recordsthefollowingdataentrydialogbox
appears:
•With the option Read selected records and save with “Save dia-log as” under Settings > Reader (->20) the filenames and locationssuggestedbyReader canbeoverwritten .
Once the data records have been saved on the PC a list of files createdappears .
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•ClickOK .
•Datarecordshavingthesamestarttimeare
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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 ->37 .
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 inthe record’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(->32)onyour
chosenpositiontoadoddopttheXandYvaluesyouwouldliketouseinthetextfield .
•Createatextfield(seeabove)andclickontherightmousebutton .
Selectthedesiredrepresentation .
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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 .
Undothelastchanges
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Procedure:•Completethepreparations->18 .•StartOnline (Onlinesymbol) .•Onlinedisplaysthemeasurementparametersgraphicallyandnumerically .
Online
Turntraceonandoff
ExitsOnline
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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
Excelfilewithmeasureddata
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MSR145name
SerialnumberMSRrevisionnumber
Recordstarttime:Date(Day .Month .Year)andtimeofday(Hr:Min:Sec)ModulesforwhichmeasurementparameterswererecordedModuleversion
TimedifferencebetweenPCtimeandMSR145time(readouttime)ChannelandsensornamesUnitforthedisplayedvalue
Measuredparameters(data)inchronologicalorder
Timeofrecording
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TheCutter utilitycreatesanextractfromadatarecord(* .msr) .
Creating an extract from a data record•StarttheCutter utility(MSR Program window>Tool>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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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
EnterformulaNumberfield
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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)
Furtherfunctionsonrequest
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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(->29)canbe
chronologicallysortedusingSort .
Modify the data record order Withtheleftmousebuttonpressed,dragthenumberfieldtotherequired
position .
Listofdatarecordstobeconcatenated
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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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