Validation Kaye Validator ® AVS User’s Manual Amphenol M5100-EN Rev. D Advanced Sensors October 2016 [No content intended for this page] Kaye Validator ® AVS Thermal Process Validation System User’s Manual M5100-EN Rev. D October 2016 Copyright © 2016 Amphenol Thermometrics, Inc. 967 Windfall Road Amphenol St. Marys, PA 15857-3333, USA Advanced Sensors Web: www.amphenol-sensors.com. [No content intended for this page] Contents Chapter 1. The Kaye Validator AVS .............................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Validator AVS Benefits ................................................................................. 3 1.3 About this Manual ......................................................................................... 5 1.4 The Kaye Validator AVS System ................................................................ 6 1.4.1 The Validator AVS Hardware .............................................................. 6 1.4.2 Sensor Input Modules (SIMs) .............................................................. 7 1.4.3 Plug-In Hardware Connections ........................................................... 8 1.5 The Validator AVS Software ........................................................................ 9 1.5.1 User Access ........................................................................................... 9 1.5.2 User Identification ................................................................................. 9 1.5.3 Electronic Data Requirements .......................................................... 10 1.5.4 The Study Setup.................................................................................. 10 1.5.5 Sensor Calibration .............................................................................. 11 1.5.6 The Qualification Study ...................................................................... 12 1.6 Using the Validator AVS System .............................................................. 13 Chapter 2. The Validator AVS Hardware .................................................... 15 2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 15 2.2 The Validator AVS Instrument .................................................................. 16 2.2.1 Connection Ports ................................................................................. 16 Kaye Validator AVS User’s Manual i Contents 2.2.2 Symbol Identification .......................................................................... 17 2.2.3 Side Port for Data Transfer ................................................................ 18 2.2.4 The Console ......................................................................................... 19 2.2.5 Internal Memory .................................................................................. 20 2.2.6 Backup Battery .................................................................................... 21 2.3 Sensor Input Modules ................................................................................ 22 2.3.1 Wiring SIMs ............................................................................................ 23 2.4 Kaye IRTD .................................................................................................... 31 2.5 Temperature Reference ............................................................................. 32 2.5.1 Sensor and IRTD Installation ............................................................ 33 2.6 Connecting the System .............................................................................. 35 2.7 Setting the Validator AVS Time and Date ............................................... 36 2.8 Preventive Maintenance ........................................................................... 36 2.8.1 Fuse Replacement .............................................................................. 36 2.8.2 Calibration ............................................................................................ 36 2.9 Transporting and Shipping ........................................................................ 37 Chapter 3. Creating User Accounts ............................................................ 38 3.2.1 Creating New System Administrator Accounts ............................... 41 3.3 Creating New User Accounts .................................................................... 43 3.4 Setting Preferences .................................................................................... 46 3.5 Setting Policies ............................................................................................ 48 3.6 Updating the Kaye Validator AVS Firmware ........................................... 49 Kaye Validator AVS User’s Manual ii Contents 3.7 Handling Data Files .................................................................................... 50 3.8 Online Help .................................................................................................. 53 Chapter 4. Defining Equipment ................................................................... 54 4.1 Adding New Equipment.............................................................................. 55 4.2 Checking Details for Existing Equipment ................................................ 56 4.3 The Calibration reminder ........................................................................... 57 Chapter 5. Defining Assets .......................................................................... 58 5.1 The Asset Details Screen .......................................................................... 59 5.2 The New Asset Screen .............................................................................. 61 Chapter 6. Defining Study Setups .............................................................. 63 6.1 Create a Setup File ..................................................................................... 64 6.2 Modify an Existing Setup ........................................................................... 64 6.3 The Define Setup Screen .......................................................................... 65 6.4 The Sensors Configuration Screen .......................................................... 66 6.5 Understanding Groups ............................................................................... 69 6.6 Assigning Sensors to Groups .................................................................... 70 6.7 Specifying Group Calculations .................................................................. 72 6.8 Specifying Calibration Parameters ........................................................... 73 6.9 Specifying Qualification Study Conditions ............................................. 75 6.10 Reviewing and Changing the Setup ........................................................ 76 Chapter 7. Calibrating and Verifying Sensors ........................................... 77 7.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 77 Kaye Validator AVS User’s Manual iii Contents 7.2 Loading a Setup into the Validator AVS .................................................. 79 7.3 Selecting Sensors ....................................................................................... 80 7.4 Calibrating or Verifying Sensors ................................................................ 81 7.4.1 Automatic, Semi-Automatic or Manual Mode .................................. 82 7.4.2 Calculate Stability ................................................................................ 82 7.4.3 Calculate Deviation of Uncalibrated Sensors .................................. 83 7.4.4 Calculate Deviation of Calibrated Sensors ...................................... 83 7.4.5 Data Logging Complete at Setpoint .................................................. 83 7.4.6 The Graph View ................................................................................... 84 7.5 Current Calibration and Hardware Connections ..................................... 84 7.5.1 Reasons for Calibration Failure ......................................................... 85 Chapter 8. Viewing Live Data ....................................................................... 86 8.1 Select Validator AVS .................................................................................. 86 8.2 Monitoring Live Data ................................................................................... 88 8.3 Check Communications Connections ...................................................... 93 8.4 Select a Temperature Standard ................................................................. 93 Chapter 9. The Qualification Study ............................................................. 94 9.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 94 9.2 Load a Setup ................................................................................................ 96 9.2.1 Select a Setup File .............................................................................. 96 9.3 Viewing the Active Qualification Study ..................................................... 98 9.4 Graph Real-Time Sensor Readings and Calculations ......................... 100 Kaye Validator AVS User’s Manual iv Contents Chapter 10. Generating