Co2meter ESCM-01 Manuale utente
User’sManual
Copyright©2015CO2Meter,Inc.AllRightsReserved. Rev.2.0
CO2SamplingDataLogger
ModelsCovered
ESCM‐01 ESCM‐02 ESCM‐03
ESCM‐50ESCM‐56
SeeTable1onpage7fordetails.
WARNING!
InstallourcomplimentaryGasLab®softwarebeforeconnectingyourCO2 Meterproduct(s)to
yourcomputer.FailuretodosomayaffecttheabilityforGasLab®todetectyourmeter.
Savemeterinformationforfuturereference
ModelNumber:
SerialNumber:
PurchaseDate:
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WARNING!
InstallourcomplimentaryGasLab®softwarebeforeconnectingyour
CO2 Meterproduct(s)toyourcomputer.Failuretodosomayaffectthe
abilityforGasLab®todetectyourmeter.Ifthishappens,pleasefollowthe
instructionsinthe“USBDriverInstallationInstructions”sectiononpage15of
thismanual.
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TableofContents
WELCOME...................................................................................................................4
IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS...................................................................................4
PACKAGECONTENTS..............................................................................................5
OPTIONALACCESSORIES...............................................................................................................5
GASLAB®SOFTWARE..............................................................................................5
MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS............................................................................................5
POWERINGTHEMETER.................................................................................................................7
PRODUCTOVERVIEW.............................................................................................7
INSTRUMENTOVERVIEW..............................................................................................................8
DETECTORPRINCIPAL...................................................................................................................8
OPERATIONGUIDE..................................................................................................9
CONNECTINGMETERS...................................................................................................................9
LCDDISPLAY..................................................................................................................................9
DATASTORAGE...............................................................................................................................9
LOGGINGDATA...............................................................................................................................9
SETUP............................................................................................................................................10
DATALOGGERMODELS..............................................................................................................10
SETTINGS................................................................................................................10
DISPLAYSETTINGS......................................................................................................................10
PORTSETTINGS...........................................................................................................................11
TIME/DATESETTINGS...............................................................................................................11
LOGGINGSETTINGS.....................................................................................................................11
QUICKSTARTGUIDE...........................................................................................12
CALIBRATION........................................................................................................12
CALIBRATIONPROCEDURE........................................................................................................13
APPENDIX...............................................................................................................14
METERSPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................................14
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE..............................................................................15
USBDRIVERINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS..........................................................................15
SUPPORT.................................................................................................................16
WARRANTY............................................................................................................16
LIABILITY................................................................................................................16
RETURNS.................................................................................................................16
CONTACTUS...........................................................................................................17
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Welcome
Thankyouforpurchasingourmeter.
Pleasetakesometimetoreadthroughthismanualinordertobecomefamiliarwiththemeter.Also,pleasepay
specialattentiontotheimportantsafeguards.
ImportantSafeguards
Toreducetheriskoffire,electricalshockand/orinjurytopersons,basicsafetyprecautionsshouldalwaysbe
followedwhenusingelectricalappliances,includingthefollowing:
READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSINGTHISMETER.
INSTALLGasLab®SOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGMETERTOACOMPUTER.
Useonlytheincludedpowersupplytooperatethismeter.Inappropriatevoltagesupplycouldcause
irreparabledamagetothisdevice.
DoNOTuserechargeableAAbatteries.
DuracellbrandAAAlkalinebatteriesarerecommended
DonotstorethemeterwiththeAAAlkalinebatteriesinstalledtopreventthepotentialforbatteryleakage.
Makesurethatthetubesaresecurelyattachedtothemeterbeforesamplingaclosedenvironment.
Donotoperatewithanobstructedsamplepath.
Thismeterisnotdesignedforoutdooruse.
Donotexposethismetertowateroranyliquids.
Donotoperatethismeteriftheenclosureisopened.
Donotoperatethedeviceifitismalfunctioning.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS!
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PackageContents
Pleaseverifythatyourpackagecontainsthefollowingitemsbeforeusingthemeter:
ALLUNITS:
(1)Meter
(1)Protectiverubbergrips
(1)6‐footUSBcable
(1)Internationalpowersupply
(1)High‐impactcarryingcase
(1)Certificateofcalibration
(1)Usermanual
(1)10‐footlong1/8”tubing
(2)¼28UNFLockingNut
(2)¼28PanelMountConnector
(2)MaleLuerLockConnectors
(2)LuerLockCaps
(2)1/8”Barbtubingbulkhead
(2)1/8”Barb10‐32UNFfittings
(2)Particulatefilter(CM‐0117)
(2)Hydrophobicfilter(CM‐0118)
(1)Moisturetrap(CM‐0112)
OptionalAccessories
Ifthemeteristooperateinenvironmentswherehumidityisveryhigh(>95%RH),anExtremeMoistureFilter(CM‐
0103)canbepurchasedseparately.Thisfilterwillallowfreeflowofsampledairwhilekeepingmoistureoutofthe
meter.A10,000Hr.pumpisalsoavailableatthetimeofpurchase.
Note:Pleasecontactourtechnicalsupportstaffformoredetailsabouttheseaccessories.
GasLab
®
Software
IMPORTANT:MAKESURETOINSTALLSOFTWAREBEFORECONNECTINGYOURMETERTOYOURCOMPUTER.
MinimumSystemRequirements
Toutilizeourcomplimentarysoftware,thecomputermustmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:
1GHzprocessorwith1GBRAM,1GBfreediskspace(2GBfreediskspacefor64‐bitsystems).
WindowsXP*/7/8/8.1withMicrosoft.NETFramework4.0**orlater.
OnIntel‐basedMaccomputers,GasLab
®
softwarecanrunusingaWindows7/8virtualmachinesoftware
suchasVMwareFusion®orsimilar.
*Microsoft.NETisnotsupportedonMediaCenterorTableteditions.
**Installerwilloptionallyinstall.NETFramework.
Visitwww.co2meter.com/pages/downloadstodownloadourcomplimentaryGasLab
®
softwaretoyour
computer.YoucanalsodownloadtheGasLab
®
usermanualinPDFfromthispage.
Figure1:Basickit‐ all
units
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PleasereadtheGasLab
®
usermanualcarefullytobecomemorefamiliarwithhowthesoftwareworkssothatyou
cangetthemaximumbenefitfromthisusefultool.
InstalltheGasLab
®
softwarefirsttoensurethattheproperdriver,necessaryforthemeter,isinstalledonyour
computerbeforeconnectingthemeter.
Figure2:GasLab
®
downloadpage(InternetExplorer11shown)
Followthestepsandinstructionspromptedbyyourcomputer’soperatingsystem.Makesureyouhave
administratorprivilegesinordertoinstallthisprogram.
NOTE:WestronglyrecommendallowingGasLab
®
toinstalldriversforthemeterautomatically.
SoftwareCapabilities
OurGasLab
®
softwarewillallowusersto:
Manageanddownloadlogs
ConfigureSensor
Adjustloggingintervals
Calibratethemeter
AutomaticdataloggingwhenmeterispoweredON
DataloggingsessionstatusdisplayedonLCDscreen
Collectdatareal‐time
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PoweringtheMeter
Thismetercanbepoweredbyfour(4)AAsizebatteries(notincluded)butsamplingunitscanalsobepoweredby
theincluded6VDCinternationalwallpowersupply.TheseunitsshouldNOTbepoweredusingtheincludedUSB
cablesinceitsuppliesinconsistentvoltagetothemeter,whichdegradessensoraccuracy.
Iftheunitisnotgoingtobeusedforanextendedperiodoftime,batteriesshouldberemovedtopreventdamage
duetopotentialbatteryleakage.
Thepowerswitch ontheleftsideofthemeterturnstheunitON/OFF.TheLOGswitchontherightsideofthe
meterenables/disablesdataloggingandpumpfunction.
ProductOverview
Thisportablebattery‐poweredCO2Meter,Inc.meterisdesignedtomeasurecarbondioxide(CO2)inrealtimein
inaccessibleareasforapplicationssuchas,butnotlimitedtofermentationvats&barrels,biologicalincubators,
andCO2leakdetection.
MeterswithloggingcapabilitiesaredesignedtorecordCO2concentrationleveldataoverperiodsoftime.Itstores
upto15,000collecteddatapointstoitsinternalmemorytoberetrievedatalatertimeforanalysis.When
combinedwithourGasLab®software,youcanalsoseereal‐timedataonyourcomputer’sscreen.Thesemetersare
idealforapplicationssuchas,butnotlimitedtoCO2monitoringofproductswithmodifiedatmospherepackaging
(MAP),monitoringofmoldproductioninareasusedtostoregrains,andtestingoffiresuppressionsystems.
Itsbuilt‐in1,000hourssamplingmicro‐pump(10,000Hr.optional)ensuresreliableoperationforpersistent
readingsbasedonuser‐selectedtimeintervals.
Scientificdevicessuchasthissamplingmeterrequireuserstohaveintimateknowledgeofthemeter’sfeatures,
limitations,operation,requiredsoftware,andspecificationspriortouse.CO2Meter,Inc.highlyrecommends
readingthisuser’smanualbeforeoperatingthismeter,especiallytheImportantSafeguardssectiononpage4.
Thetablebelowshowsallavailablemodelsandtheirrespectivecharacteristics.
Table1:Metermodelscoveredinthismanual
Model#(P/N)CO2Level MeterType
CM‐0001 1% SamplingLogger
CM‐0002 30% SamplingLogger
CM‐0003 100% SamplingLogger
CM‐0050 60% SamplingLogger
CM‐0056 5% SamplingLogger
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InstrumentOverview
DetectorPrincipal
TheCO2sensorinsidethismeterusesNDIR(non‐dispersiveinfrared)technologytosense,asafunctionof
transmittedlight,theconcentrationofCO2intheair.Thismeterhasbeenfactorycalibratedtooperatewithinthe
specifiedrangeandprecision.
Display
ShowsCO2
concentration
level,data
loggingandfree
memoryspace.
PowerJack
Connectincluded
powersupply.
PowerSwitch
Turnsthemeter
ON/OFF.
LOGSwitch
Turnslogging&
pumpON/OFF.
Inlet
Outlet
RubberBoot(x2)
Protectsmeter
andimprovesgrip.
BarbFitting(x2)
USBConnector(covered)
ConnectincludedUSBcable
tocommunicatewithunit.
USBConnector
(coverremoved)
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OperationGuide
Makesureyoureadthroughtheseinstructionsthoroughlybeforeusingthemeter.Thisguidewillhelpyoubecome
morefamiliarwiththemeterinordertobeasproductiveaspossibleinashortperiodoftime.Pleasereadthe
ImportantSafeguardsonpage4beforecontinuing.
IMPORTANT:Followtheseinstructionstoensurepropersetup:
1. DownloadtheGasLab
®
softwaretoyourcomputerasshownintheGasLab
®
Softwaresectiononpage5.
2. Powerthemeterusingtheincludeduniversalpowersupply.TurnON themeter.
3. Waituntilthedisplaychangescolorstovisuallyconfirmithasresetsuccessfullyafterconnectingittoa
computer.
ConnectingMeters
Thefirsttimethemeterisconnectedtoyourcomputer,theoperatingsystemwillinstallthenecessaryUSBdrivers
asshowninFigure3.Thisprocesscouldtakeafewminutes.
Figure3:USBDriverInstallation.
LCDDisplay
TheLiquidCrystalDisplay(LCD)showsthefollowingfeatures:
CO2concentrationlevelinparts‐per‐million(ppm)for1%and5%models
CO2concentrationlevelinpercentageformat(##.##%)forallothermodels
LoggingON/OFF
Percentageoffreememory
DataStorage
Thismeterfeaturesaninternalmemorycapableofstoring15,000datapoints.Duetothenatureoftheirdesign,
thesemeterswillneedtobeinitializedbeforeoperationanditsloggingperiodandreal‐timeclockwillneedtobe
setunderthe“Settings”menu.
LoggingData
OncetheGasLab
®
softwarehasbeeninstalledandthemeterisconnectedtothecomputer,youcangatherdataina
varietyofways.Datacanbecollectedinrealtime,datalogscanbedownloadedfromthemeter’smemoryand
savedtothecomputer,anddatacanbereviewedonthemeter’sLCDdisplay.
Foreachloggingsession
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1. TurnthemeterON.
2. Themetermustbestartedatleast1minutepriortodeploymentanddataloggingtoallowtheCO2sensor
timetowarm‐upandcalibrate.
3. Settheloggingintervalasdesiredandcommenceloggingbydepressingthe“Log”buttonontherightside
ofthemeter.
4. Whendataloggingiscompleted,turnthe“Log”OFF.
NOTE:RefertotheGasLab®User’sManualformoreinformation.
Setup
CO2Meter,Inc.’ssamplingmeterswillrequireminimalsetupsincetheyaredesignedtobeportable.Themost
importantaspectofthesetupinvolvesconnectingthesamplinghosesandensuringpropersetup.TheInstrument
Overviewsectiononpage8showsthelabeledcomponentsofthesemeters,asreferencedthroughouttherestof
thismanual.
DataLoggerModels
Thesemodelsfeatureaninternalmemorycapableofstoringdatawhennotconnectedtoacomputer.Theseunits
willallowyoutosimultaneouslyreadandstoreCO2concentrationleveldata.Duetothenatureoftheirdesign,
theseunitsshouldbeconnectedtoyourcomputerfirst,beforeoperation,inordertoinitializeandsetthelogging
intervalandreal‐timeclock.
Insertfour(4)AAsizebatteriesintothisunitorconnecttheunittotheincludedpowersupply.Inordertoinitialize
dataloggingfunctionality,theunitMUSTbeconnectedtothecomputerwithdataloggingswitchedtoOFF,andthe
GasLab®softwarestarted.Oncetheunithasbeenconnected,clickonthe“ConfigureSensor”buttonintheGasLab®
interface,setthedataloggingintervalandpumpperiodsasdesired.Werecommendleavingthepumpintervalto
thedefault10‐secondperiod.Forthepumpperiod,werecommend10ormoreseconds.
ThepumpPWMperiodcanalsobeadjustedforadvancedapplications,with1beingfulldutycycle,andvalues
approaching255beingtheshortestdutycycle.Thepumpmodeshouldalwaysbesetto“Datalogging”forproper
operationoftheunit.
AllmodelshaveaninternalcoincellCR‐20323Vbatterybackupforthereal‐timeclock.Thisbatteryisinsertedin
thefactoryforyourconvenienceandshouldlastthelifetimeoftheproduct.
Settings
Settings–allowsyoutoaccessalltheparameters,options,outputs,communications,anddate/timesettingstobe
changedorprogrammed.
DisplaySettings
Hereyoucanchangethebrightnessandcolortheme(3available)onthedeviceandyoucanalsoactivateaScreen
Timeouttosavepower.Thissettingwillnotaffectthemeter’sfunctionalitybutwillaffectthebatterylife
dependingonhowyousetthisparameter.
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