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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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->X SeepageX ->5•Referencetofurtherinformation•Furtherinformation

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

WARNING

•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

USBconnectioncable CDwithMSRsoftware

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Indicator LED’sBlue: Recordindicator->25Red: Alarmindicator->24Yellow:Batterycharge

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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

settings .

•ActivateLimitsactive1andthecor-respondingtemperaturesensor2 .

TheLimitstabopens .

ReadthelimitssavedintheMSR145

TheMSR145onlyrecordsmeasurementparametersfromthesensorT(p)thataregreaterthan20°C

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LED behaviourThebehaviouroftheblueLEDisdefinedviaSetup>Basic settings .

Situation Behaviour of the blue LEDStarttimehasbeentransferredtotheMSR145(nonfuzzy)

First5seconds

Double-flashes5timesat1-secondintervals

WartenaufStart(scharf) Double-flashesat5-secondintervals

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First5seconds Flashes5timesat1-secondintervals

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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)

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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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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 .

Undothelastchanges

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

Procedure:•Completethepreparations->18 .•StartOnline (Onlinesymbol) .•Onlinedisplaysthemeasurementparametersgraphicallyandnumerically .

Online

Turntraceonandoff

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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 .

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MSR145name

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

TimedifferencebetweenPCtimeandMSR145time(readouttime)ChannelandsensornamesUnitforthedisplayedvalue

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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

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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(->29)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

forthecurves .

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