MagFlux Day flow logger function Setup and use Using MJK –Field Link 1 22-06-2009
Function Requirements: Hardware / Firmware / Software: ..................................................3 Function description:............................................................................................................3 Uploading new FW to the Display unit .................................................................................4 C. Install/Add Languages....................................................................................................
Function Requirements: Hardware / Firmware / Software: Converter HW Ver.: Converter FW Ver.: Display HW Ver.: Display FW Ver.: Texts file Ver.: MJK Field Link Ver.: 807000 842009-001 807055 841013-012 841513-010 840110-035 Function description: • • • • • • • • • In the Converter menu of the MagFlux connected to the display, the day Flow data logger must be started and initialised.
Uploading new FW to the Display unit Background: After uploading the FW to the Display unit, the language file must be uploaded again and the preferred language selected in the “Display Setup” menu. 1. Current MagFlux® log data must be saved in a file before transferring and installing new firmware. See "2. Save Log Data" overleaf. 2. Note down all display and converter settings before upgrading new firmware. 3. The upgrade procedures below must be carried out in the following order A - B - C. A.
Unscrew the four screws that hold the Display Unit. 3. Lift out the Display Unit and connect a USB mini A/B cable to the mini USB female B connector on the rear of the front panel. 4. Connect the other end of the USB cable (max. 4.7 metres long) to the PC. 5. Select "Mount USB" in the menu bar. If the connection is successful, a "Device Clock" window for PC and device time synchronisation is displayed (if PC and device clock were out of sync.) along with a link status display (see below).
B. Select Firmware and Display Open File 841013-012.
Press OK Select ‘YES’ or ‘No’. Now you must wait a few minutes while the file transfers. You may also be asked to plug and unplug the display from the PC. WAIT until the FLASH PROGRAMMING message on the display disappears, then unplug the USB cable from the display, wait a second, and plug the USB cable back into the display and press ‘OK’ on the pop-up window on your PC You will end your new firmware loading here. Then move onto uploading languages.
C. Install/Add Languages All languages are removed during a display firmware upgrade. Consequently the required languages must be re-installed at this stage. 1. Select "File" in the menu bar and click "Languages". 2. A dialogue appears showing the currently installed languages (none will be listed following a firmware upgrade). You can now either add or delete the required languages.
3. Click "Add", select the required language text file (or language pack) in the "MJK Field Display Unit text files" directory on the CD-ROM (for example 841513-010.txt) and click "Open".
4. Select for example "841500 J Europe N+W+S+US" in the "Add Language" dialogue and click OK. The newly selected languages will be listed here.
5. The languages are then transferred and loaded. If required, you can remove one or more languages by selecting them from the list, clicking "Delete". When all the language up loads are complete you can close the MJK Field Link, unplug the USB cable and put the display back on the converter or wall mount housing and tighten the screws. Now you can proceed to setting up the Day Flow Logger and later viewing data with daily flow totals.
How to start up the Day Flow logger: With the display connected to the Converter and power on at the converter activate the ‘SETUP’ button using the up/down arrows on the display and press ‘SETUP’ Scroll to ‘Converter Set’-up and press ‘OK’ In ”Converter setup” select ” 24h flow” (Day Flow) and select ”Yes”. The Day Flow logger is now started. The first Day Flow log sample will be available in 2 (two) days (i.e. after two date shifts at midnight of the second day).
Connect a PC using MJK Field Link to the MagFlux Flow Meter Using the Display USB connection. 1. Unscrew the four screws that hold the Display Unit. 2. Lift out the Display Unit and connect a USB mini A/B cable to the mini USB female B connector on the rear of the front panel. 3. Connect the other end of the USB cable (max. 4.7 metres long) to the PC. 4. Launch the MJK Field Link Ver.: 840110-035 supplied with the display 5. Select "File" in the menu bar and click "Mount USB".
How to download the log file containing the Day Flow log: 1. Select "LogData" in the menu bar and click "Read Log". 2. The log is instantly shown in the MJK Field Link window. Select "Show plot point" in the menu bar for showing the plot points. Moving the courser to the plot point displays the actual value for the point.
3. Select "LogData" in the menu bar and click "Save Log to File". 4. Assign a file name, find the destination you want to save the file to, and click "Save". Consequently the file is saved. The content can be displayed as follows in next section.
Log file Viewing Example: Launch your Excel software and select ‘OPEN’. Find the log file destination folder in explore and open the Logfile (double click on the file): The log file is a .CSV file, meaning Excel can be assigned and used for showing and editing the data. The file can also be saved as a text file or as an Excel file. Note: for later viewing of the data in the MJK Field Link, the original logfile.csv file should not be opened and edited in e.g. Excel. Make a copy of the original logfile.
The file contains a Header and the actual data. The Header: • • • • • • • • • Serial: The individual logs (here 0,1) In this example this refers to the Data series: Here: Serial 0.: Flow rate Serial 1.
Device Type 2 2 Frequency 10 0 Range Max 12,7480011 3531,466797 Range Min 0 0 Precision 1.0E-5 1.0 SensorName MagFlux1 MagFlux1 Range max for serial 1 is a constant at 100m3 ( 3531,466797 ft³) (This is a default scale of the Y axis) Data can be viewed as a graph by launching the file using the MJK Field Link Ver.: 840110-035 or later.
The data: This example shows the data in EXCEL.
