WinAQMS

Air Quality
Monitoring Software

User Manual
Version: 2.3.8
July 2010

Tel: (+61) 1300 364 946. Fax: (+61) 1300 668 763.
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Manufacturers statement
The WinAQMS package is a state of the art Data logging package that should give
many years of trouble free service if installed, used and maintained correctly. By
following the guidelines contained in this manual and with the implementation of a
good quality-assurance program, the user can obtain accurate and reliable data. Please
ensure that you read the safety and warranty detail as they contain important
information for the user. If, after reading this manual you have any questions or you
are still unsure or unclear on any part of WinAQMS then please do not hesitate to
contact Ecotech.

Notice
The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. Ecotech
reserves the right to make changes to equipment construction, design, specifications
and /or procedures without notice.

Copyright © 2010. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this manual, in any form, is
prohibited without the written consent of Ecotech Pty Ltd.

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SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT

This is a Legal Agreement between you the end user and Ecotech Pty. Ltd. of 1492 Ferntree
Gully Road, Knoxfield, Victoria, 3180, Australia. By opening the sealed disk package you
are bound by this agreement.

1. Grant of Licence: Ecotech grants you the right to use the one copy of the enclosed
Ecotech Software program on a single computer.

2. Copyright: The Software is owned by Ecotech Pty. Ltd. or its suppliers and is
protected by Australian Copyright Laws, International Treaty Provisions and all other
applicable National Laws. If the Software is not copy protected, you may either (a)
make one copy of the Software solely for backup or archival purposes or (b) transfer
the Software to a single hard disk provided you keep the original solely for backup or
archival purposes.
You may not copy the Product Manual(s) or written material accompanying the
software.

3. Other Restrictions: You may not rent or lease the Software, but you may transfer
your rights under this Ecotech Pty. Ltd. Software License Agreement on a permanent
basis provided you transfer all copies of the Software and all written materials, and
the recipient agrees to the terms of this Agreement. You must not decompile or
disassemble the Software. Any transfer must include the most recent update and all
prior versions.

LIMITED WARRANTY

Ecotech Pty. Ltd. warrants that the software will perform substantially in accordance with the
accompanying Product Manual(s) for a period of 12 months from the date of receipt.
Ecotech's entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be at Ecotech Pty. Ltd's option
either (a) repair of Software or (b) replacement of the Software. This Limited Warranty is
void if failure of the Software has resulted from accident, abuse or misapplication. Any
replacement Software will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or 3
months, whichever is longer.

Ecotech Pty. Ltd. offers no other warranties other than the Limited Warranty contained herein
which gives you specific legal rights. Ecotech Pty. Ltd. has no liability for consequential
damages. In any case, Ecotech's entire liability under any provision of this Agreement shall be
limited to the amount actually paid by you for the software.

This Agreement is governed by the laws of Australia.

Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, write to Ecotech Pty. Ltd., 1492
Ferntree Gully Road, Knoxfield, Victoria, 3180, Australia – Email: [email protected].

Attention: By opening the sealed packet, you signify that you have read the Ecotech Pty. Ltd.
Software License Agreement and accept its terms.

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Manual Revision History

Ecotech Manual ID: MAN0042
Manual PN: ECO-5000MAN
Current Revision: 2.3.8
Date released: July 2010
Description: User Manual for the WinAQMS Air Quality
Monitoring Software

This manual is a newly created document for use of the WinAQMS Air Quality
Monitoring Software.

Edition Date Summary Affected

Pages
1.0 March 2001 Initial release all

1.1 December Upgraded figures. all

2001 Alarms, Display schemes, Remote logger 20-22,
all introduced.
Changes to installation 46-54
1.2 October Rolling average channels, Report settings, 21-24
2002 Manual digital outputs introduced.
Manual calibration upgraded
Update to installation 35
Appendix D added 53-71
72
1.3 April 2003 Important info section added 7
New analysers added to analyser 14
information
2.1 October New analysers added to analyser 15
2003 information
New figures All
DCOM deleted, remote client added 75-77
Backpage added 79
2.1.8 May 2004 New analysers added to analyser
information 15
Communicate with analyser extended 46-48
WinAQMS example update 53-63
2.2 May 2005 Changes to format, All
New front matter introduced 1-4
System and Analyser parameters, Start All
calibrations, WinAQMS example and
Installation changed
2.3 August Security added 24-25
2005 Calibration status added 49

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2.3.1 October Installation section upgraded 17-18

2005 New Analysers added to analyser info 30,32

2.3.2 January Service program within WinAQMS split 10, 15

2006 into a service and Data server programs.

2.3.3 March 2006 Data server settings added 49-50

Phone number changed 5

2.3.4 September Wind rose Information updated 62-64

2006

2.3.5 March 2007 Manual updated to new style and All

formatting
Remote Logger changed 36-38
Stack Sequencing added 40-41
Channel State added 56-57
2.3.6 October New 3 way power switch added 9-10
2008

2.3.7 June 2009 Information on WinAQMS agent and data 5, 43-44

pusher added

2.3.8 July 2010 Information upgraded for 3 way switch 7

and watchdog

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Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1

1.1 USERS AND PASSWORDS ................................................................................................. 1

1.2 SOFTWARE PROTECTION DEVICE .................................................................................. 2
1.3 ECOTECH TERMINATION PANEL LINK CABLE ............................................................. 2
1.4 ABOUT THIS MANUAL..................................................................................................... 4
1.5 WINAQMS ARCHITECTURE .......................................................................................... 4
1.6 WINAQMS AGENT .......................................................................................................... 5

2 INSTALLATION AND SETUP ...................................................................................... 7

2.1 TURNING ON WINAQMS LOGGER ................................................................................. 7

2.2 SETTING UP USERS AND PERMISSIONS IN WINDOWS 2000/XP ..................................... 8
2.2.1 ADDING LOCAL USERS TO THE WINAQMS LOGGER ..................................................... 8
2.2.2 ADDING EXTERNAL DOMAIN USERS TO THE WINAQMS LOGGER ................................ 8
2.2.3 GIVING THE WINAQMS USER PERMISSION TO LOG ON AS A SERVICE .......................... 9
2.3 SETTING WINDOWS 2000/XP TO ACCEPT DIALUP CONNECTIONS ............................... 9
2.4 INSTALLING WINAQMS ............................................................................................... 12
2.4.1 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE PROTECTION DEVICE DRIVERS ..................................... 13
2.4.2 INSTALLING THE WINAQMS CLIENT SOFTWARE ....................................................... 13
2.4.3 ADDING/REMOVING THE WINAQMS SERVICE ENTRY IN THE SERVICES LIST ............ 14
2.4.4 UNINSTALLING WINAQMS ......................................................................................... 15
2.4.5 SAVING THE WINAQMS LOGGER CONFIGURATION FILE ............................................ 15
2.5 CONNECTING A REMOTE CLIENT TO A WINAQMS LOGGER .................................... 15
2.5.1 CREATING A SHORTCUT FOR A REMOTE WINAQMS CLIENT SESSION. ....................... 17

3 GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................................................................... 19

4 EDIT MENU ................................................................................................................... 25

4.1 SYSTEM PARAMETERS .................................................................................................. 25

4.2 ANALYSER PARAMETERS ............................................................................................. 26
4.2.1 INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 27
4.2.2 COMMUNICATION SETTINGS ....................................................................................... 29
4.2.3 CHANNEL INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 31
4.2.4 CALIBRATION CONTROL .............................................................................................. 34
4.2.5 DIGITAL INPUT AND OUTPUT SETTINGS ...................................................................... 35
4.3 CALCULATED CHANNELS ............................................................................................. 36
4.3.1 CALCULATED CHANNELS ............................................................................................ 36
4.3.2 VECTOR AVERAGED CHANNELS ................................................................................. 38
4.3.3 ROLLING AVERAGES ................................................................................................... 38
4.4 REPORT SETTINGS ........................................................................................................ 39
4.4.1 ALARMS ....................................................................................................................... 41
4.5 LOGS .............................................................................................................................. 43
4.6 DISPLAY SCHEMES ........................................................................................................ 44
4.7 REMOTE LOGGER ......................................................................................................... 45
4.8 SECURITY ....................................................................................................................... 47
4.9 DATA PUSHER ................................................................................................................ 47

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4.10 DATA SERVER SETTINGS ............................................................................................ 49

4.11 STACK SEQUENCING.................................................................................................... 51

5 VIEW MENU ................................................................................................................. 53

5.1 CALIBRATION STATUS .................................................................................................. 53

5.2 CHANNEL LIST .............................................................................................................. 53
5.3 HISTORICAL DATA ........................................................................................................ 54
5.4 HISTORICAL GRAPH ..................................................................................................... 55
5.5 INSTANTANEOUS DATA ................................................................................................. 57
5.6 INSTANTANEOUS GRAPH .............................................................................................. 57
5.7 INSTANTANEOUS WIND SPEED/DIRECTION ................................................................. 58
5.8 SIZEABLE FONT DATA VALUE...................................................................................... 61

6 MANUAL MENU........................................................................................................... 63

6.1 START CALIBRATION .................................................................................................... 63

6.2 COMMUNICATE WITH SERIAL PORT............................................................................ 64
6.3 COMMUNICATE WITH ANALYSER ................................................................................ 65
6.4 DIGITAL OUTPUTS......................................................................................................... 68
6.5 CHANNEL STATE ........................................................................................................... 69
6.6 RESTART SERVER.......................................................................................................... 69
6.7 SUSPEND/RESUME LOGGING ........................................................................................ 69
6.8 STOP SERVER ................................................................................................................. 70

APPENDIX A – CONFIGURING WINAQMS EXAMPLE............................................... 71

APPENDIX B – COMPATIBLE MODEMS ....................................................................... 80

APPENDIX C – HOW TO SET UP THE ANALYSERS: ................................................ 81

APPENDIX D – USB PROTOCOL PARAMETER LIST ................................................ 83

APPENDIX E – ECOTECH TERMINATION PANEL CONNECTIONS ....................... 88

APPENDIX F – SETTING UP DRIVERS AND MODEMS ............................................. 89

APPENDIX G – SERIAL OUTPUT REPORT FORMATS ............................................. 91

APPENDIX H – WINAQMS STATUS INFORMATION .................................................. 93

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List of Figures
Figure 1 . WinAQMS typical screenshot .................................................................................... 1
Figure 2: WinAQMS USB dongle .............................................................................................. 2
Figure 3 : Termination Panel Cable ........................................................................................... 2
Figure 4 Connection of Termination Panel link cable and Termination panel to WinAQMS
logger ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Figure 5 The WinAQMS architecture......................................................................................... 4
Figure 6 WinAQMS Agent interface .......................................................................................... 5
Figure 7 The Control panel ........................................................................................................ 8
Figure 8 Adding external domain users ..................................................................................... 9
Figure 9 Adding a modem dialup support to Windows 2000. .................................................. 10
Figure 10 Selecting the incoming connection modem............................................................. 10
Figure 11 Selecting the incoming connection users ................................................................ 11
Figure 12 Setting the incoming connection properties ............................................................ 11
Figure 13 Setting the incoming connection IP addresses. ...................................................... 12
Figure 14 Select component window for WinAQMS setup ..................................................... 13
Figure 15 Installing the WinAQMS service entry. .................................................................... 14
Figure 16 Connecting to a Remote WinAQMS Logger ........................................................... 16
Figure 17 Creating a WinAQMS Client shortcut ...................................................................... 17
Figure 18 Menu shortcuts ........................................................................................................ 19
Figure 19 Menu Buttons .......................................................................................................... 19
Figure 20 Minimise and Maximise buttons .............................................................................. 19
Figure 21: Minimised form ....................................................................................................... 19
Figure 22 Maximised form ....................................................................................................... 20
Figure 23 Help index. .............................................................................................................. 21
Figure 24 About WinAQMS. .................................................................................................... 21
Figure 25 Registered User Details .......................................................................................... 21
Figure 26 User List Window .................................................................................................... 22
Figure 27 Login Window .......................................................................................................... 22
Figure 28 System Parameters ................................................................................................. 25
Figure 29 Analyser Parameters ............................................................................................... 26
Figure 30 Communication Settings in Analyser Parameters ................................................... 29
Figure 31 Channel Information in Analyser Parameters ......................................................... 31
Figure 32 Calibration Control in Analyser Parameters ............................................................ 34
Figure 33 Digital Input Settings in Analyser Parameters ......................................................... 35
Figure 34 Digital Output Settings in Analyser Parameters ...................................................... 36
Figure 35 Calculated Channels ............................................................................................... 36
Figure 36 Vector Averaged Channels in Calculated Channels ............................................... 38
Figure 37 Rolling Average Channels in Calculated Channels ................................................ 39
Figure 38 Report Settings ........................................................................................................ 40
Figure 39 Alarms ..................................................................................................................... 41
Figure 40 Alarm Email Details ................................................................................................. 42
Figure 41 Wincollect Alarm ...................................................................................................... 42
Figure 42 Log entry window .................................................................................................... 43
Figure 43 Logs main screen .................................................................................................... 44
Figure 44 Saving settings to a Display Scheme ...................................................................... 44
Figure 46 Remote Logger Window .......................................................................................... 45
Figure 45 Adding a new Display Scheme ............................................................................... 45
Figure 47 RS232 Connection Settings .................................................................................... 46
Figure 48 TCP/IP Connection Settings ................................................................................... 47
Figure 49 Data Pusher screen ................................................................................................. 47
Figure 50 Serial RS232 tab ..................................................................................................... 49
Figure 51 Protocol settings tab ................................................................................................ 49
Figure 52 Telnet Settings ........................................................................................................ 50
Figure 53 Modbus Settings ...................................................................................................... 50
Figure 54 Stack sequencing window ....................................................................................... 51
Figure 55. Calibration status window ...................................................................................... 53
Figure 56 Channel list screen .................................................................................................. 54

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Figure 57 Historical Data ......................................................................................................... 54

Figure 58 Historical Graph ....................................................................................................... 55
Figure 59 Historical Graph Settings with Plot Settings ............................................................ 56
Figure 60 Historical Graph Settings with Axis Settings ........................................................... 56
Figure 61 Instantaneous Data ................................................................................................. 57
Figure 62 Instantaneous Graph ............................................................................................... 57
Figure 63 Instantaneous Graph Settings with Plot Settings .................................................... 58
Figure 64 Instantaneous Graph Settings with Axis Settings ................................................... 58
Figure 65 Wind Speed and Direction ...................................................................................... 59
Figure 66 Wind speed and direction Settings .......................................................................... 59
Figure 67 Sizeable Font Data Value Window .......................................................................... 61
Figure 68 Font size Settings Window ...................................................................................... 61
Figure 69 Start Manual Calibrations ........................................................................................ 63
Figure 70 Communicate with Serial Port ................................................................................. 64
Figure 71 Communicate with Analyser .................................................................................... 65
Figure 72 Ecotech GasCal 1000 point settings ....................................................................... 66
Figure 73 Ecotech GasCal 1000 gas settings ......................................................................... 66
Figure 74 Ecotech GasCal 1000 Alarm settings ..................................................................... 67
Figure 75 Ecotech GasCal 1000 factory settings .................................................................... 67
Figure 76 Disabling scheduled calibrations ............................................................................. 68
Figure 77 Manually setting digital outputs ............................................................................... 68
Figure 78 Channel State .......................................................................................................... 69
Figure 79 Stop Server confirmation box .................................................................................. 70
Figure 80 WinAQMS Loading .................................................................................................. 71

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1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing WinAQMS (Windows Air Quality Monitoring System).
WinAQMS is the result of over 10 years of development, beginning with the 9200
data loggers, then the DOS based PEMS, the 9400 based AQMS software and now
the fourth generation Windows 2000/XP based version. We hope that you find this
software both powerful and easy to use. Please ensure that you read the licence and
warranty details as they contain important information for the user.

Figure 1 . WinAQMS typical screenshot

1.1 Users and Passwords

WINDOWS
WinAQMS data loggers come preinstalled with a licensed version of Windows XP
Professional. Windows XP Professional requires a password to be entered for a user
to be able to login. There are 2 user accounts set up on a WinAQMS logger, the
Administrator account and the WinAQMS account. The passwords for these accounts
are case sensitive and are as follows.

Username: administrator
Password: ecotech

Username: winaqms
Password: ecotech

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WinAQMS SECURITY
WinAQMS can be used to restrict access of certain users by setting usernames and
passwords (see “Security” in section 4.8). The default user access level is 70 (full
access) and the username and password for WinAQMS is:

Username: winaqms
Password: ecotech

1.2 Software Protection Device

WinAQMS also comes with a software
protection device (or “dongle”) which plugs into
a USB port (or a parallel port on older loggers)
on the data logger. The dongle must be plugged
in to the USB (or parallel) port for the software
to function correctly. If the user has a
WinCollect dongle it can be used to run Figure 2: WinAQMS USB dongle
WinAQMS Client software.

1.3 Ecotech Termination Panel Link Cable

A short 9 pin extension cable is included in panel from power surges. Spare fuses are
the WinAQMS package. This cable is used supplied with the data logger.
to supply power to the Ecotech Termination
Panel. To use WinAQMS with an Ecotech
Termination Panel this cable must have its
female end plugged into any serial port,
except the port labelled TERM PANEL, and
the male end plugged into the port labelled
TP LINK (as shown in Figure 4). The
Termination Panel 9 pin connector should be Figure 3 : Termination Panel Cable
plugged into the port labelled TERM
PANEL. There is also a 500 milliamp fuse
(fast blow) used to protect the termination

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Figure 4 Connection of Termination Panel link cable and Termination panel to

WinAQMS logger

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1.4 About This Manual

This manual is intended to serve as an installation guide and as a guide to the most
used features of WinAQMS. We strongly recommend that you read this manual
before using WinAQMS to gain an understanding of its capabilities and operation.

As we are always trying to improve our products we welcome any feedback that you
might have with respect to this software. If you find any omissions or any errors in
this manual or with the software please email us at
[email protected]

Throughout this manual there will be words printed in italicized text. These words
refer to parts of the WinAQMS software, such as menu items and field names.

1.5 WinAQMS Architecture

Figure 5 The WinAQMS architecture

WinAQMS has been designed as a client/server program. This means that WinAQMS
has two parts: the client and the server. The server handles all the communication
between the logger and the analysers, recording of data and starting/stopping of
calibrations. The client is concerned with giving the user access to settings and data.
On its own the server has no user interface and there is no way you can interact with it
using the mouse or keyboard. The client is the visual interface of WinAQMS and
communicates with the server by requesting information or receiving information that
it has asked for at a prior time. This arrangement means that the WinAQMS server
must always be turned on before the WinAQMS client program can connect to it.

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1.6 WinAQMS agent

The WinAQMS agent allows the user to activate or deactivate individual components
of WinAQMS. The current status of each component is shown across the top,
underneath each component heading. The agent works on a simple start/stop method
where pushing the button underneath the status will either turn on (green arrow) or
turn off (red square) that program.

Figure 6 WinAQMS Agent interface

Client
The Client is the user interface that is used to view data and alter the setup of the
logger components.

Server
WinAQMS Server is the engine of the WinAQMS program, it requests, logs and
stores data from the external instruments as well as sending data to the Client.

Data Server
The Data Server is the part of the WinAQMS logger that listens for data requests from
collection software and responds to the command with the appropriate data.

Data Pusher
The Data Pusher is used to upload data to an FTP site without the need for a request.
The Data Pusher requests data from the Data Server for a defined time period and
automatically uploads the data file to the selected FTP site.

Service
WinAQMS service is used to monitor the Server, Data Server, Client and Data Pusher
to ensure they are all running. If there is a problem with one of these applications then
the Service module will restart it.

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2 Installation and Setup

2.1 Turning on WinAQMS logger

The WinAQMS logger must be turned on for data to be logged and analysed. When
setting up WinAQMS for the first time ensure that it is in position II until instruments
have been set up within the WinAQMS program. The Logger contains a three way
switch which allows three different modes:
Position “O”:- This is the OFF position. When in this position, the logger will
shutdown windows and turn off the logger if it is already operating. If power is
already off and is re-connected, the logger will remain off.

Position “I”:- In this position, the Power restart feature is enabled. This
ensures that if there is a short or long power drop out on the mains supply, the logger
will restart correctly.
Also in this position, the Watchdog timer is enabled. This will restart the logger if
the WinAQMS server stops operating. This is done by monitoring the RS232
communications to the termination panel. If there is no communications for a period
of up to 15 minutes, the logger will turn off and then restart again.
It is important that a serial port is configured for the termination panel and the TPIM
LINK cable is connected (Section 1.3).
Note: If there is no termination panel connected, the fuse on the watchdog
card (located on the back of the instrument as seen in Figure 3) must be
removed. Next the port on the watchdog card must then be connected to an
Ecotech manufactured instrument (EC9800, Serinus, Aurora) configured as
per section 4.2.

Note: If using WinAQMS without a termination panel or an Ecotech

manufactured product a “Ghost Termination panel” should be set up using
the following steps:
1. Click 'Analyser Parameters'
2. Click 'Add New Analyser'
3. Choose 'Ecotech' 'Termination Panel'
4. Click 'Communication Settings' and setup parameters to use a free
com port (not used by other instruments).
5. Click on 'Channel Information' and click 'Add Channel' to add one
channel
6. Click 'OK" to save the settings
7. Ensure TP Link cable is connected to the port selected in step 4
above (also see section 1.3)

Position “II” :- In this position, the Maintenance Mode feature is enabled but
the Watchdog timer is disabled. This position should only be used if you need to
perform some servicing, configuring of WINAQMS or when setting up WinAQMS
for the first time. This mode will prevent the logger from restarting every 15 minutes,
and the logger may not restart after a power failure.
Note: For reliable operation, leave the
Power switch in Position “I”.

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2.2 Setting up users and permissions in Windows 2000/XP

Only user accounts that have been granted the required permissions can run
WinAQMS. Users can be added from the local domain (the domain local to the
WinAQMS logger) or from an external domain administered by a domain controller
server. WinAQMS loggers come with two users set up (the Administrator and
WinAQMS users) on the logger and WinAQMS installed and operational.

2.2.1 Adding local users to the WinAQMS logger

Log in to the logger as administrator or someone with administrator privileges. Go to
the Control Panel and double click on User Accounts as shown in Figure 7. Within
this new window select the New Account link and create a name for the account in the
appropriate field. Once this is done select the administrator button and press the
Create Account button.

Figure 7 The Control panel

2.2.2 Adding external domain users to the WinAQMS Logger

Log in to the logger as the computer administrator and go to the Control Panel.
Double click on Users and Passwords. Click on Add. A window will appear like the
one shown below. Enter the User name and the domain and click on next. You will
then be asked about the level of access the new user will be granted. Click in the other
check box and then select the Power Users group from the list and click Finish.

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Figure 8 Adding external domain users

2.2.3 Giving the WinAQMS user permission to log on as a service

1. In "Control Panel" open "Performance and Maintenance"

2. Click on "Administrative tools" and open "Local Security Policy"
3. In the "Local Polices" section double-click on "User Rights
Assignment"
4. Find "Log on as a service" and double click on it.
5. Click on "Add User or Group", click on "Advanced", click on
"Find Now"
6. Select the winaqms user from the group then click on "OK", click
on "OK" and click on "OK" again.

2.3 Setting Windows 2000/XP to accept dialup connections

Windows 2000/XP can be set to automatically answer a dialup connection request

through a modem, but a modem must be installed on the WinAQMS data logger to
allow this to occur. To accept incoming connections click on Start, Settings, Control
Panel. This will open the control panel window. Double click on the Network and
Dial-up Connections (Network Connections in Windows XP) and then on Make New
Connection (New Connection Wizard in Windows XP). The Network Connection
Wizard will start. Click on Next to proceed with making a new connection. In the
Network Connection Type window choose Accept Incoming Connections (or Set up
an advanced connection, hit next, then choose Accept Incoming Connections in
Windows XP) as shown in Figure 9 below and click on Next.

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Figure 9 Adding a modem dialup support to Windows 2000.

You will then see a window similar to Figure 10 below asking you to choose the
device to accept the incoming connection. Choose the modem you have installed and
click on Next.

Figure 10 Selecting the incoming connection modem

The next window will ask about Virtual Private Connections. Do not allow virtual
private connections to the logger and click on Next. Select the WinAQMS user
account and any others you want to be allowed to log in using a dialup connection by
placing a tick in their selection box as shown in Figure 11 below.

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Figure 11 Selecting the incoming connection users

Note: Only the users on this list will be able to establish

a dialup connection to this logger. By default WinAQMS
loggers are set to allow dialup connections. These
users must also be able to access the shared Database
directory.

In the Networking Components list make sure that Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is
selected, then highlight it and click on properties (Figure 12).

Figure 12 Setting the incoming connection properties

In the TCP/IP properties window select the specific TCP/IP addresses and set the
range from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.10 as shown in Figure 13. Click OK and then
Next.

All that remains is for the Incoming connections to be named and then the process is
finished.

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Figure 13 Setting the incoming connection IP addresses.

Note: The TCP/IP range 192.168.X.X (also 10.X.X.X)

will not appear on the internet and can be safely used
for local area networks. When dialing in to a WinAQMS
data logger it will always assign itself the IP address
shown in the “From” field of Figure 13.

Go to the Control Panel and double click on Users Accounts as shown in Figure 7.
Click on the Advanced tab, click Advanced in the Advanced User Management. In
the Local Users and Groups window click on Users and go up to Action and select
New User. Set the User Name to be WinAQMS (or another account name that you
want to use to run WinAQMS), type in a password and remember it. Remove the tick
in the User Must Change Password at Next Logon and add a tick to the Password
Never Expires option. Click on Create and then close the box. Open the Control Panel
again and double click on Users Accounts shown in Figure 7. Click on the Users tab,
select the WinAQMS user and then click on properties. Select the Group Membership
properties and give the WinAQMS account Standard User access. Click on the Apply
button and close the Users and Passwords box.

2.4 Installing WinAQMS

WinAQMS is supplied in CD-ROM format. This CD-ROM contains all of the

necessary files for a successful installation of WinAQMS. A sample configuration has
been provided containing data and settings to give experience with setting up and
using WinAQMS. The setup process is mostly automated and requires minimal user
interaction. Before beginning the setup process ensure that all other applications
have been closed. This will ensure that there are no conflicts while the installation
program runs. To install WinAQMS you must be logged on as Administrator or
someone with Administrator user rights and must have placed the WinAQMS CD-
ROM in the CD drive.

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2.4.1 Installing the Software Protection Device Drivers

To install the software protection device drivers, double click on the My Computer
icon on the Desktop. Once the window opens double click on the CD-ROM drive
icon. Double click on the other folder and then double click on the
HaspUserSetup.exe file to start the driver installation process.

Note: If an error is reported at

the end of the installation log
out and log back in again then
run HaspUserSetup.exe again.

2.4.2 Installing the WinAQMS Client software

To begin the setup procedure, double click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop.
Once the window opens double click on the CD-ROM drive icon. On the WinAQMS
CD there will be an installation program. Double click on the winaqms x.x.x.exe
(x.x.x denotes version number) file to start the installation process. Follow the
instructions by clicking next ensuring that the terms and conditions of use are read
and agreeable. The default directory is C:\Program Files\WinAQMS and should be
used in most circumstances.

Figure 14 Select component window for WinAQMS setup

The select components screen will now provide the user with options on what
programs to install, as shown in Figure 14. There are three choices of installation that
are found in the field highlighted in blue above, they are Full installation, Remote
Client Installation and Custom installation. Full installation is to be performed on the
data logger, Remote Client installation is to be performed on machines that are
remotely linked to the Datalogger. Custom Installation is to be used for unique
applications. Select the installation program that is applicable then click next.

Note: WinAQMS server, service and

data server software should only be
installed on the Data Logger.

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Next the installation program will create a shortcut in the start menu and a quick
launch icon, click next to arrive at the final screen “Ready to Install”. Click the Install
button to install all the components shown within the window onto your machine.
After installation is completed a final window will open which can be closed by
clicking finish.

2.4.3 Adding/Removing the WinAQMS service entry in the services

list
The WinAQMS Service software creates an entry in the services list (located in
Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services) when it is installed.

To set the WinAQMS Service to automatically start up when the data logger boots:
 Log in using the administrator account.
 In Control Panel go into Administrative Tools then Services.
 Double click on the WinAQMS Service entry.
 Select the Log On tab and make sure the “This Account” option is selected.
 Browse to find the WinAQMS user account, Highlight it and click on OK.
 Enter the password for the WinAQMS user account. Click on Apply then OK.

To manually tell WinAQMS to create an entry in the services list click on Start, Run
and a window like Figure 15 will appear. Remove anything on the line next to Open:
and put the following text (including quotes) into the box then hit OK.

“C:\Program Files\WinAQMS\service\winaqmsservice.exe” /i

Figure 15 Installing the WinAQMS service entry.

After a short passage of time a text window will appear saying “service installed”.

To uninstall the WinAQMS Service entry run the following text command in the
same way as for installing the service.

“C:\Program Files\WinAQMS\service\winaqmsservice.exe” /u

After a short passage of time a text window will appear saying “Service uninstalled”.

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2.4.4 Uninstalling WinAQMS

Before beginning the uninstallation process ensure that all other applications
have been closed. This will ensure that there are no conflicts while the installation
program runs. To uninstall WinAQMS you must be logged on as Administrator or
someone with Administrator user rights. Select the Control Panel menu which is
found under the Settings menu in the Start menu in Windows 2000/XP. Double-Click
on the Add/Remove programs icon. If there is an entry for WinAQMS then this
should be removed by highlighting it and then clicking on the Change/Remove
button.

2.4.5 Saving the WinAQMS logger configuration file

After setting up WinAQMS it is important to save your settings file. The settings file
is named winaqms.waq and is located in the “C:\Program Files\WinAQMS\
Server\Database” directory. This file should be copied and stored so that if settings
are accidentally changed or removed the file can be restored to a working state. The
winaqms.waq configuration file can be save by following these steps.
 Stop the WinAQMS Server running by clicking on Manual, Stop Server and
then hitting OK on the message box.
 Go to File, Save Configuration and select a file name and location then hit
OK.
 Start the WinAQMS Server process again by going to Start, Programs,
WinAQMS Client.
Note: If you re-install WinAQMS Server over the top of
an old version of WinAQMS without saving the
configuration file to a different location on the hard disk
you will overwrite the winaqms.waq settings file.

2.5 Connecting a Remote Client to a WinAQMS logger

A remote WinAQMS client is able to connect to different WinAQMS servers (a

compatible server/client version is required). In this way a single computer with the
WinAQMS Client software installed can oversee the operation of multiple data
loggers. If WinAQMS is started using the start menu or a standard shortcut it will
attempt to connect to a running WinAQMS Server process on the local computer. If
you want to connect to a logger using a dialup connection or if you want to connect to
different WinAQMS loggers you need to enter a special command line when starting
WinAQMS so that it gives you a choice of loggers to choose from. To do this click on
Start, then Run. Delete any text in the box and replace it with the following line
(including quotes).

“C:\Program Files\WinAQMS\Client\WinAQMSClient.exe” /ask

Then click on OK. This will tell the WinAQMS Client software to start in a mode
where it waits for a connection request from the user before it tries to connect to a
remote server. WinAQMS will start up and display a window similar to Figure 16
below;

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Figure 16 Connecting to a Remote WinAQMS Logger

Figure 16 shows that the WinAQMS client can be set to connect to multiple
WinAQMS loggers.
o The ID field is used by WinAQMS to uniquely identify loggers.
o Logger Name/IP is the logger‟s network name or IP address.
o Dial-up Connection is a dropdown list which allows the user to specify which
dial-up connection to use to make a connection to the logger.
o Dial on start-up allows the user to tell WinAQMS whether it should try to
establish the dial-up connection automatically. If the Connect button is used
then the WinAQMS client will attempt to connect to the currently selected
server using the specified Dial-up connection even if the Dial on start-up
checkbox is not set.

In Figure 16 there is Local, Ooze Lake and Smokey Hollow servers listed. The Local
logger uses the loopback address (127.0.0.1) and will be located on the same
computer as the client software. The Ooze Lake logger has an IP address of
192.168.0.1 and the WinAQMS client software will establish the Hong Kong dialup
connection (using the entered Username, Password and Domain) before attempting to
connect to the logger when the Connect button is pressed. The Smokey Hollow logger
with IP address of 10.0.0.1 will use the Perth VPN dialup connection when connect is
pressed.

The Dial on Startup checkbox is used by WinAQMS to determine if a dialup

connection should be established if it is started and the /ask command line option is
not used. If the Smokey Hollow logger was the last logger connected and WinAQMS
was started without the /ask command line option then the WinAQMS client would
try to connect to the Smokey Hollow logger at IP address 10.0.0.1 using its currently
active dialup/LAN connections. If the Ooze Lake logger was the last logger connected
to and WinAQMS was started without the /ask command line option then the
WinAQMS client would try to connect to the Ooze Lake logger at IP address
192.168.0.1 by first establishing the Hong Kong dialup connection.

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2.5.1 Creating a shortcut for a remote WinAQMS client session.

To create a shortcut on the desktop which will start up WinAQMS using the /ask
command line option right click on your desktop and select New, Shortcut. A window
will be displayed asking for the location of the item (Figure 17). Enter the following
text including the quotes in the line and click Next.
“C:\Program Files\WinAQMS\Client\WinAQMSClient.exe” /ask
Name the shortcut and then click on finish. The shortcut will now start up the
WinAQMS client software with the remote server selection list displayed.

Figure 17 Creating a WinAQMS Client shortcut

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3 General Information
The Main screen of WinAQMS contains a plain background with 5 menus on the top
toolbar as seen in Error! Reference source not found.. The file menu and Help
menu are accessories for use of WinAQMS and are briefly described here; the File,
View and Manual menus are most comprehensively used within WinAQMS and will
be individually discussed in the following three sections.

USING WINAQMS

Several parts of the WinAQMS interface

do not change in appearance. This section
details these parts and how they work.

Like most Windows based software,

WinAQMS has a menu system that allows
you to activate the desired part of the
program from a set of options.
Figure 18 Menu shortcuts

Use the mouse to access a menu bar item by left clicking on the required menu
heading, then on the required menu bar item. Menu bar items can also be accessed by
using the keyboard. When the ALT key is hit you will notice that the shortcut key for
each menu item is underscored. As you navigate further into the menu structure the
shortcut key for each menu item is also underscored, as shown in Error! Reference
source not found.. For example, instead of using the mouse to open the Edit menu
you can hit the ALT key and then press the E key. Hit the A key and the Analyser
Parameters window will load in the same way as if you had used the mouse.

There is a set of Buttons just under the menu bar. These allow quick access to
commonly used parts of WinAQMS (Figure 19).

Figure 19 Menu Buttons

For example, if you click on the Analyser Parameters button the Analyser Parameters
window will load just as if you had used the menu bar or the keyboard shortcuts.

To close a window click on the small

button with the cross in the top right
Figure 20 Minimise and Maximise buttons
hand corner of the window or on the OK
or Cancel buttons that appear on the
window. Clicking the OK button on any
window in WinAQMS it will save any Figure 21: Minimised form
changes that you have made and close
the window. Clicking Cancel will discard
any changes then close the window.

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Clicking the close button in the top right hand corner of a window will give the same
result as clicking the cancel button. Not all windows in WinAQMS have OK and
Cancel buttons but all windows have the close button in the top right hand corner.

Many windows also have minimise and maximise buttons as shown in Figure 20. The
Minimise button will reduce the window to become like Figure 21. To restore the
window to its original size, hit the Restore Up/Down button (the left button in Figure
21) and the window will return to its original size. The Maximise buttons in Figures
25 and 26 will increase the size of the window to fill the whole WinAQMS screen
except for the toolbar and the menu buttons.

Figure 22 shows a maximised Instantaneous Graph window. It occupies the entire

WinAQMS screen except for the top menu bar and buttons and the status bar at the
bottom. Only one window can be maximised at a time and is displayed in front of the
other windows. This means that when a window is maximised it is the only visible
window. In Figure 22 clicking on the Graph Settings button will open the Graph
Settings window and reduce the Instantaneous Graph window to the size it was before
it was maximised.

Figure 22 Maximised form

The Instantaneous Graph, Historical Graph, Historical Data and Wind Speed and
Direction windows all resize their visual aspect to match their size. For example,
resizing the wind speed and direction window will cause the compass to resize itself
to match the size of the window.

WinAQMS has a comprehensive online help menu which can be accessed by hitting
the F1 button on the keyboard when the relevant screen is being displayed. For
example if you want to know more about the system parameters options then open
that window up and hit the F1 key. A help screen will appear which has information
about the system parameters.

The three main menus used in WinAQMS are the Edit, View and Manual menus
which will now be outlined in greater detail.

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FILE MENU
The file menu contains menu objects that
are concerned with the settings of the
overall program. These include changing
the grey background to a customised
picture, saving or loading the
configuration of WinAQMS or exiting the
program.

Figure 23 Help index.

HELP MENU
The Help menu contains three help menu
items Contents, Index and Introduction to
WinAQMS all access the online help file
(Figure 23). Contents can be used to get
help on topics; Index can search the help
file for specific words and Introduction
to WinAQMS goes through an online
version of the example in this manual.

The Help, About WinAQMS window

shows important legal information Figure 24 About WinAQMS.
concerning the licence agreement and
warranty of WinAQMS and also shows
the version number of WinAQMS that is
running (Figure 24).

Registered Users shows information

about who WinAQMS is registered to,
the date of production, how many users
are allowed to use the software at the
same time and the Ecotech Identification
number for the software (Figure 25). Figure 25 Registered User Details

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Security
WinAQMS can be set to require a username and password to be entered before access
to the system is enabled. Users in WinAQMS have a username, password and a
security level. Usernames and Passwords can be up to 32 characters in length and are
case-sensitive. Figure 26 below shows the User List options when a user with the
highest security level (70) has logged into the system.

Figure 26 User List Window

The Enable Security checkbox will enable or disable security. Once enabled
WinAQMS will require users to enter a username and password into the login box as
shown below in Figure 27.

Figure 27 Login Window

Each user is able to change their own password (except for those with a security level
of 0). To change a password, double click on the user in the list or select the users
record and press the Change Password button. You will be prompted to enter the old
password, the new password and to confirm the new password. To change a users
security level highlight the user in the list and click the Change Security Level button.
If a user level less than 0, or greater than 70, is entered then the user security level
will not be changed.

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A level 70 user can add new users, delete existing users, change the user levels and
change the password of other users without needing to know their passwords.

The table below shows the user levels in WinAQMS and what operations the level is
permitted to perform. This lowest level is 0 and each higher level is permitted to do
everything the previous level could in addition to what is listed in the table.

User Security level description

Level
0 No access to menu structure or buttons except the Security and Remote
Logger menu. Can view windows that open on startup but not move
them or change settings.
10 Can access any item in the View menu and move the windows around.
No settings can be changed.
20 Can open View menu windows and change the setting of the windows.
30 Can access the Edit menu items for viewing but cannot change any
settings.
40 Can Add/Edit logs, set precision values and set a channel out of service.
Can also access and use all Manual menu items.
50 Can change settings in the Edit menu, but not add or remove
channels/analysers.
60 Can add or remove channels/analysers.
70 Can add/remove other users and their passwords. Can also enable/disable
security.

The default user access level is 70 and the username and password for
WinAQMS is:

Username: winaqms
Password: ecotech

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4 Edit Menu
The Edit menu allows the user to enter the specifications for running the program.
These specifications include the parameters for the logger and analysers, calculated
channels for transformation of data, alarm generation and more.

4.1 System Parameters

The System Parameters window contains the basic logger information and some of
the system-wide settings. Basic logger information includes:
 ID, a text field for identifying the system.
 Company Name, a text field for recording the name of the company using the
system.
 Contact Person, a text field for recording the name of the person to contact
regarding the system.
 Site Name, a text field for recording the name of the system site.
 Notification Number, a text field for recording the telephone number to call if
faults occur.

Figure 28 System Parameters

System wide settings include:

 Language: The language listbox offers you the choice of what language you want
WinAQMS‟s text to be displayed in (English, Chinese, Spanish). If there is only
one language displayed (Australian English) then that is the only language
available to you. If a different language from the current language is chosen and
the OK button is pressed then WinAQMS‟s menu structure and buttons will be
changed immediately to the new language with the exception of windows which
are already open. If a window is open prior to a language change then it should be
closed and then reopened to allow it to properly update its text and buttons.
 SMTP Server, the server name or IP address WinAQMS will use to send emails if
there is an alarm condition.

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 Data File Prefix. The data that WinAQMS records is stored in ASCII text files in
C:\Data\<year>\<month>\ and are named with the data file prefix then with a
numeric <year><month><day>.waq. A new data file is made at the start of each
day so any change made to the Data File Prefix field will take affect at the start of
the next day of logging.
 Secure Telnet Connection, Specifies whether a secure (encrypted) telnet
connection will be established between the WinAQMS client and server.
 Certificate Name, Within this field place the Certificate Name to allow the secure
connection to proceed. The Certificate name is taken from the digital certificate
which can be obtained by contacting Ecotech.

Note: To use the secure connection component of WinAQMS

the user must first contact Ecotech and arrange its setup and
receive a digital certificate. Securing connections should only be
used when necessary.

4.2 Analyser Parameters

The Analyser Parameters window contains all the settings for each analyser as well as
for any analogue or digital channels that are provided by those analysers. Any
communication settings, calibration settings and digital input or output settings can be
altered in the Analysers Parameters window.

Figure 29 Analyser Parameters

The Analyser list box at the top of the window contains a list of all the analysers
currently in the WinAQMS system. Changing between different analysers in the
system using this list box will alter the information in the tabs to match the chosen
analyser. The options available in the tabs and the number of tabs will change,
depending on the analyser. E.g. for an Ecotech Termination Panel the Digital Input
Settings and Digital Output Settings tabs will appear, but a R&P Teom 1400a analyser
has no digital inputs or outputs so the corresponding tabs will not appear.

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Clicking on the Add New Analyser button will add a new analyser to the system,
which will default to an Ecotech Termination Panel (TP) with no channels configured
and default communication settings. The Delete Analyser button will delete the
currently selected analyser from the system including any channel configurations it
has. The OK and Cancel buttons function as described earlier, except that clicking the
OK button will also restart the server to reflect any changes.

4.2.1 Information
When opened, the Analyser Parameters window will display the Information tab for
the first analyser in the system. Figure 30 shows a typical opening screen for an
Ecotech Termination Panel. Entries can be made in the following fields:
 The Label text box allows you to enter a label that will help you to identify the
analyser.
 The Manufacturer list box shows the names of manufacturers of analysers which
WinAQMS supports.
 The Model list box shows the analyser models corresponding to the Manufacturer
list box that WinAQMS supports. The image to the right changes to match the
selected model.
 The Device ID is used by WinAQMS when communicating with the analyser. It
also identifies an individual analyser when several analysers are multi-dropped
(that is, communicating on the same serial port).
 Data Request Period (sec) is the time in seconds between requests for data made
by WinAQMS to the analyser.
 Maximum Response Time (sec) is the time in seconds that WinAQMS will wait
for the analyser to respond. If this time passes with no response, WinAQMS will
set its data value for the reading to NULL. If Maximum Response Time is set too
low then the analyser will not have sufficient time to respond in time so
WinAQMS will report NULL‟s even if the analyser is functioning normally.
 Request Delay (mSec) is the time in milliseconds that WinAQMS will wait before
issuing the data request to the serial port. This parameter is useful when several
analysers are being multidropped and analysers have a delay in transmitting and
receiving information.
 Analyser Description is a brief description of the function of the analyser model
selected.

For Opsis analysers there is no Device ID but there are Station # and Data Update
Timeout fields. The Station # field should be set according to what is set on the Opsis
analyser. As the Opsis often will not update its data value the Data Update Timeout is
used as the length of time (in MM:SS format) to keep using the last valid data value
before setting the current data to a null value.

For Thermo Environmental analysers the Device ID field becomes a dropdown list for
the common Thermo Environmental analyser types of 42C (ID 170), 43C (ID 171),
48C (ID 176) and 49C (ID 177) as well as an Other list item for Thermo
Environmental analysers that use ID‟s other than the ones listed.

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Below are the suggested Device ID and Max Response Time settings for various
analysers.

Table 1 : Suggested Device ID's and Maximum Response Times for analysers.
Manufacturer Model Device ID Maximum Request
Response Delay
Time (millisecond
(seconds) s)
API AMX Series 1 1 0
Dani TNMH 462 None 1 0
Required
Ecotech 98XX series 10, 11, 20 , 1 0
Serinus series 30, 41, 42, 50
depending on
analyser
M9003, GasCal 0 unless 1 0
1000, Termination multidropping
Panel
Environnement AC31M, AF21M, None 1 0
SA CO11M, O341M Required
Gill WindObserverII, 0 1 0
WindSonic corresponds
to an ID of A
ICP DAS I-7024 1 1 200
LN Industries Sonimix 3080 0 1 0
Met One E-BAM None 1 0
BAM 1020 required
Monitor Labs 9841, 9842 41, 42 3 0
98XX 10, 11, 20 , 2 0
30, 50
depending on
analyser
Opsis AR600, AR650, None 3 0
LD500 Required
Rupprecht and Teom 1400a 4 1 0
Patashnick
Synspec GCx55 0 1 0
Teledyne M700 None 1 0
required
Thermo 42C, 43C, 48C, 49C 170, 171, 1 250
Environmental and others 176, 177 or
other
Vaisala PTB220, WS425 1 if required 1 0
Verewa F-701 None 1 0
Required

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4.2.2 Communication Settings

The Communication Settings tab shows the settings WinAQMS is using to
communicate with the selected analyser.
o Connection Type list box shows whether the connection to the analyser is
Serial RS232 or U.S.B. (Universal Serial Bus).
o Serial Port list box shows all serial ports which WinAQMS finds on the
system
o Baud Rate shows a list of communication speeds ranging from 110 to 256000
baud
o Data Bits can be from 4 to 8
o Parity can be even, mark, none, odd or space
o Stop Bits can be 1, 1.5 or 2. Most analysers have 8 data bits, no parity and 1
stop bit.
Whenever possible an analyser should be set up with the maximum possible baud rate
to ensure the fastest possible communication between the logger and the analyser.
WinAQMS can communicate with Ecotech EC98XX/Serinus series analysers via a
U.S.B. type A or type B cable. If a U.S.B. connection is selected a dropdown list of
U.S.B. analysers connected to the data logger will be displayed.

Figure 30 Communication Settings in Analyser Parameters

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Table 2 Suggested Communication Settings for analysers.

Manufacturer Model Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits
API (Teledyne) AMX Series 9600 8 None 1
Dani TNMH 462 9600 8 None 1
Ecotech EC 98XX, Serinus 38400 8 None 1
and Aurora series
Termination Panel, 4800 8 None 1
GasCal 1000 (Gas
Calibrator)
Environnement AC31M, AF21M, 9600 8 None 1
SA CO11M, O341M
Gill WindObserverII 9600 8 None 1
(Wind)
ICP DAS I-7024 9600 8 None 1
Met One E-BAM 9600 8 None 1
BAM 1020 9600 8 None 1
Monitor Labs ML 98XX Series 9600 8 None 1
Opsis AR600, AR650, 9600 8 None 1
LD500
Rupprecht and Teom 1400a 9600 8 None 1
Pertashnick
Teledyne M700 9600 8 None 1
Thermo 42C, 43C, 48C, 9600 8 None 1
Environmental 49C and others
Vaisala PTB220, WS425 9600 8 None 1
Verewa F-701 1200 8 None 1

Wherever possible WinAQMS handles the special communication requirements of

analysers in software. For example the TEOM 1400a Particulate Monitor normally
requires a special cable but this is handled in software with special communication
settings so that a standard serial cable can be used.

Note: The Monitor Labs 98XX Series of analysers have a

default baud rate setting of 2400 baud. If you set
WinAQMS to communicate with a Monitor Labs 98XX
analyser at 9600 baud then you must ensure that the
Multidrop baud in the Interface menu of the analyser is set
to 9600 baud.

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4.2.3 Channel Information

Figure 31 Channel Information in Analyser Parameters

The Channel Information tab allows configuration of the input data channels for the
analyser. To add a channel to the system click on the Add Channel button. To remove
a channel, highlight it by clicking on the grey block at the left end of the channel row
and click on the Delete Channel button. Multiple channels can be highlighted and
deleted at the one time. The fields present in the Channel Information tab includes
those listed below:
 System Channel #: the unique number that WinAQMS uses to identify the
channel. This number can be changed but must be unique.
 Label: allows you to enter a label to easily identify the channels in other parts of
WinAQMS.
 Analogue Input #: the physical channel number on the analyser. For a Teom
analyser the Analogue Input # field is replaced by a PRC# field, which allows you
to specify certain register numbers in the Teom analyser.
 Analogue Output #: Choose from four channels where voltage output signals will
be sent from (ICP DAS only).
 Multiplier and Offset: Every time a reading is taken the value is multiplied by the
value in Multiplier and has Offset added to it (in that order).
 Units: is an editable list which shows the units of the channel data. If you do not
find the appropriate unit in the dropdown list then you can edit the Units box and
enter the unit you require. Superscript and subscript characters can be entered
using the Windows Character Map utility which can be found in Start, Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, Character Map.
 Decimal Places: When the data is displayed the number digits to the right of the
decimal place will match the number in the Decimal Places column.
 High Alarm and Low Alarm: show the values at which WinAQMS will label the
status of the data as being in high or low Alarm. Setting both high and low alarm
values to 0 will disable the alarms for that channel. Data must first qualify as
„Good‟ (that is, the percentage of readings that were valid exceeds the value in the
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 Alarm Number: refers to the alarm that is triggered when the channel enters a high
or low alarm condition. One alarm number can be used for many channels.
 Valid Data High and Valid Data Low: show the values at which WinAQMS will
label the status of the data as being bad. Setting both values to 0 will disable the
valid data limits. Data that is labelled as bad will not be included with other valid
readings in a data average labelled as „Good‟.
 Channel Type: Each channel has a Channel Type, which can change depending on
the type of analyser. For example the Ecotech EC/ML 9841 nitrous oxide
analysers respond with data for NO, NOX and NO2 when a data request is made
but the channel can only store one of the three values passed to it. Specifying one
of NO, NOX or NO2 tells WinAQMS which part of the data returned that you
want. The Voltage type is the default value and is used if there is no need to signal
to the analyser that WinAQMS wants data specific to a particular channel type,
register etc.
Table 3 Channel types and the analysers that use them.
Channel Type Manufacturer Model
Voltage Default Default
Frequency Ecotech Termination Panel
Counter Ecotech Termination Panel
NO Ecotech, Monitor Labs, 9841, AC31M, AMX
API, Environnement SA Series
NO2 Ecotech, Monitor Labs, 9841, AC31M, AMX
API, Environnement SA Series
NOX Ecotech, Monitor Labs, 9841, 9842, AC31M,
API, Environnement SA AMX Series
Concentration Opsis AR600, AR650, LD500
Deviation Opsis AR600, AR650, LD500
Light Level Opsis AR600, AR650, LD500
Logger Opsis AR600, AR650, LD500
CH4 Dani TNMH 462
NMHC Dani TNMH 462
THC Dani TNMH 462
H2S API AMX Series
TRS API AMX Series
O3 API, Environnement SA AMX Series, O341M
CO API, Environnement SA AMX Series, CO11M
NH3 API, Ecotech, Monitor Labs AMX Series, 9842
SO2 API, Environnement SA AMX Series, AF21M
Nx Ecotech, Monitor Labs 9842
WS Gill, Vaisala WindObserverII,
WindSonic, WS425
WD Gill, Vaisala WindObserverII,
WindSonic, WS425

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 Process: The Process field determines what mathematical property of the data
received over the average period will be stored. Options include: Average
(default), Max (maximum value), Min (minimum value), Total (the sum of all the
readings received on that channel) and Std Dev (standard deviation).
 Description: is a fifty-character text field. This field is used to more fully describe
a channel if the Label is insufficient
 Percentage Ok: the percentage of data that must be valid before WinAQMS will
mark a report as being OK. If a value of 60 is entered here then if there is a
problem with over 40% of the data readings the report will have a bad status.
 Log Report 1, 2, 3, 4: determines whether the channel data will be recorded in the
database for the selected report. If not ticked, the channel will still request data but
there will be Null data recorded in the database. If all four of the Log Report
options are not ticked for a channel then that channel will have no entry at all in
the database.
 Out of Service: If a channel is marked as being Out of Service then the channel‟s
data will still appear in the database but its‟ status will indicate that the channel is
out of service.
 Serial Port Output: specifies whether data for the channel will be included in the
string of data averages which is sent to the serial port specified by Report Settings.
 Alternate File Output: specifies whether data for the channel will be included in
the data averages stored in alternative data files.

Different Analyser types will have different fields available in the Channel
Information tab. The differences are listed below.
 Ecotech EC/ML 98XX, 9841, 9842, API, Dani, Environment SA and Teco
analysers do not show the Analogue Input # field.
 The Digital Input Settings and Digital Output Settings tabs will only appear for
the Ecotech Termination Panel (TP) and Ecotech EC/ML analysers.
 Opsis analysers have a Gas# and a Path # field instead of an Analogue Input #
field.

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4.2.4 Calibration Control

The Calibration Control tab shows the signals that the digital output channels and
calibrators are set to when the channels of the selected analyser enter the span, zero
and stabilisation periods of their calibration sequence. Each row (point) of the grid
matches a part of a sequence occurring within the analyser. Measurements are only
taken during the Span and Zero cycles, the stabilisation point is a recovery cycle.

Figure 32 Calibration Control in Analyser Parameters

Point: This is one part of a sequence of events that are

performed during a calibration
Label: This is the name you give a specific point so
that it is instantly recognisable and unique
Point type: The drop down field contains the name of the
process that the point will perform (span, zero,
stabilise)
Duration: This is the length of time that each point will
perform there function (minutes)
Average duration
(min): This is the length of time that the measurement
will take place and is displayed as a average
over that time i.e. if set to 2 as in Figure 32 then
readings will be taken over minutes 18 to 20
and the average measurement over this time
will be recorded.

Extra fields
Digital Outputs

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(DO): These fields are used when sending digital

signals to the instrument. The digital signals
can be set to either high, low or empty and
should match up to the requirements of the
instrument (see section 6.3 Communicate with
Analyser). Click repeatedly on the cells to
change their values.
Instruments: Instruments that are being used for calibrations
can appear in this section (9830, 9841 etc) these
fields should have the function being performed
to them at this specific point.

4.2.5 Digital Input and Output settings

The Digital Input Settings (Figure 33) and Digital Output Settings (Figure 34) Tabs
show the digital input and output points and their settings for the currently selected
analyser. The High Value and Low Value fields show the value that is recorded into
the database for the digital input and output channels when they are high or low; all
other fields have the same function as described in Channel Information. The Add
Digital Input/Output buttons and the Delete Digital Input/Output buttons also function
identically to the Add Channel and Delete Channel buttons in Channel Information.

Figure 33 Digital Input Settings in Analyser Parameters

The Default Output field in Digital Output Settings is the value that the digital output
is set to when WinAQMS is started.

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Figure 34 Digital Output Settings in Analyser Parameters

4.3 Calculated Channels

4.3.1 Calculated Channels

The Calculated Channels tab
on the Calculated Channels
window allows you to create
new channels that perform
scalar calculations on the
data in existing channels.

All the fields in the

Calculated Channels tab
have the same function as in
the Channel Information tab
of the Analyser Parameters
window, except for the Figure 35 Calculated Channels
Calculation field. This field
is where you enter the calculation you want the channel to perform. The calculation
refers to system channels with the text CX, where X is the system channel number. In
Figure 35, for example, a calculated channel determines the temperature in Kelvin
using the calculation <C1 + 273>, where channel 1 contains the temperature data in
degrees Celsius. The Process field works on the data after the calculation has finished.
Note: If a source channel is using a maximum,
minimum, standard deviation or total process the
calculated channel will use the instantaneous
data values for those channels not the maximum,
minimum, standard deviation or total for the
average period.

Below the table of calculated channels is a dropdown list box and a button. The
dropdown list will show all the calculated channels and clicking on the Auto-Test
Channel button will run the calculation for the channel in the dropdown list box with
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will be replaced with the number in Test Value. The results of the calculations are
reported in the text box at the right. If there was an error produced when a calculation
was performed then the result text box will include a line similar to <Problem found
with calculation for channel value of X>.

The following operators and functions can be used:

Arithmetic operators: +, -, *, /, and brackets ().
Logical operators: =, < (less than), > (greater than), <> (not equal), >= (greater than or
equal), <= (less than or equal), NOT, AND and OR which all evaluate to –1 if true or
0 if false.
Trigonometric operators: SIN, COS, TAN and ATN which have radian operands and
results.
Mathematical operators: SQR (square root), EXP (natural exponent), LOG (natural
log) and ^ (power). The constant for NULL can be included in a calculation.
WinAQMS evaluates NULL to a numerical value (-1.79769313486231E+308) that it
recognises as a NULL data reading.

Example: if you want a channel to have a result of 10 if channel 22 is under 800 units
or over 900 units and a value of 5 if channel 22 is between 800 and 900 units, then
you would use a calculation like the following.

-10 * ((C22 < 800) OR (C22 > 900)) -5 * ((C22 >= 800) AND (C22 <= 900))

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4.3.2 Vector Averaged Channels

The second tab on the Calculated Channels window allows you to find the vector
average or the sigma theta of vector data which is often used for wind data. Since
each channel, however, can only record scalar (non-vector) data, to calculate a vector
average two channels must be set up, one to find the magnitude and the other the
direction of the vector average.

Figure 36 Vector Averaged Channels in Calculated Channels

Figure 36 shows an example of this. The wind speed and direction channels are
numbers 13 and 14 respectively. Having Magnitude Channel ticked means that
channel 100 will store the magnitude of the vector average. Channel 101, meanwhile,
with Direction Channel ticked, will record the direction of the vector average and
channel 102 with Sigma Theta Channel ticked will record the standard deviation of
wind direction for channel 14.

4.3.3 Rolling Averages

Rolling average channels can be made by specifying an existing channel as the Source
Channel and an existing report as the Source Report. The Rolling Count indicates how
many times the channel will roll the specified report. For example, if report 1 was
averaged every 5 minutes and report 2 was averaged every hour and an 8 hour rolling
average of 1 hour data was required then the Source Report value would be set to 2
(report 2), the Rolling Count would be set to 8 (8 hours).

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Figure 37 Rolling Average Channels in Calculated Channels

4.4 Report Settings

The Report Settings menu allows you to change the reporting period of any of the four
reports which WinAQMS supports as well as setting whether reports are written out
to a serial port or to an alternative data file.
o Period can be altered with the up and down arrows used to increase or
decrease the report period value.
o Units this field indicates the units of time associated with the period filled in
above. The time unit can be minutes, hours or days.
o File: this check box determines whether the averages for all channels are
written out to the data files.
o The Port check box indicates whether the report is to be sent to a serial port. A
report is output to the listed serial port immediately after the report is written
to the data file.

Note: If the port option is not checked then all of the fields
Port#, Format, Baud Rate, Data Bits, Parity, Stop Bits and
Handshaking will be hidden. All of the previously listed fields
except for Format are settings for the serial port and should
be set as appropriate to communicate with the receiving
system.

o The Alternate File check box indicates whether a secondary data file will be
produced in the specified format. The Format field indicates the type of text
(or other) formatting that the serial output report will take (for more detail see
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Figure 38 Report Settings

The Alternate File Frequency field has 2 options, Daily and Report.

Daily
This will make a data file for each day in the C:\data directory with a name in the
format
<PPP><RRR><YYYYMMDD>.txt
where
PPP - is the data file prefix (1 to 3 character length)
RRR - is the report number (3 character 0 filled)
001 = report 1
002 = report 2
003 = report 3
004 = report 4
128 – 143 = span report 1-16
144 = zero report
160 -175 = precision report 1-16
YYYYMMDD - date of the data readings

Report
This will make a new data file every time report data is ready in the C:\data directory
with a name in the format
<PPP><RRR><YYYYMMDDHHNNSS>.txt
where
PPP - is the data file prefix (1 to 3 character length)
RRR - is the report number (3 character 0 filled)
001 = report 1
002 = report 2
003 = report 3
004 = report 4
128 – 143 = span report 1-16
144 = zero report
160 -175 = precision report 1-16
YYYYMMDDHHNNSS – date and time of the data reading

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4.4.1 Alarms
The Alarms window sets any digital outputs, emails and WinCollect alarms that get
sent when a channel in WinAQMS triggers an alarm. A channel triggers an alarm by
either going above the High Alarm Value or below the Low Alarm Value. Report
alarms are triggered by the values of reports. Instantaneous alarms are triggered by the
instantaneous data values received from analysers.
Both windows are presented in the same format being made up of at least 7 fields and
is shown in Figure 39.

Figure 39 Alarms

o Alarm # : This field is used to identify the alarm.

o Digital Outputs # : The four Digital Output fields specify which digital output
gets set to either Hi, Lo or not changed (blank).
o Send Email sets whether WinAQMS sends an email when the alarm is
triggered.
o Reoccurring Emails sets whether WinAQMS will continue to send new emails
if a channel stays in the alarm state.

Note: If a channel enters its alarm state and the Send

Email field is set a single email will be sent. If a
channel stays in the alarm state at the time of the next
report (or the next instantaneous data reading) a new
email will not be sent unless the Reoccurring Emails
field is set.

o Min Time Between Emails is the minimum time in hours, minutes and seconds
between an email being sent for that alarm.

Note: If a channel enters an alarm state and the Send

Email and Reoccurring Email fields are set then a new
email will be sent only if the time in Min Time Between
Emails has passed since the time the last email was
sent.

o The Email Details View/Set button will open up a window as shown below in
Figure 40.

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Figure 40 Alarm Email Details

 The To field is the email address that the alarm email should be
sent to. From is where the email will say it is from.
 Subject is the subject of the email message.
 Attached is the path and name of any files that are to be attached to
the alarm email message. (This should be a comma delimited list of
valid paths and filenames on the logger.)
 The large open text box is for the text of the email message.

o Send Alarm: When an alarm condition is met and the Send Email option is set,
WinAQMS will send an email using the SMTP server that has been set in the
SMTP Server field in System Parameters (Section 4.1). The email will
automatically include an additional short text message describing what alarm
has been triggered and when it happened in addition to the text in the box
(which will follow the message).

o The Alarm Details View/Set button will open up a window similar to the one
shown below.

Figure 41 Wincollect Alarm

 The Dialup Connection dropdown list is a list of all the dialup

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to the Wincollect workstation through a network then a dialup

connection needs to be used.
 The Username and Password fields are for the username and
password required by the dialup connection.

Note: If there is no Dialup Connection selected
from the dropdown list the Username and
Password fields will be hidden.

 The Wincollect IP address field is the Wincollect workstations‟

TCP/IP address on the network. (LAN or dialup connection)
 The Domain field is used if the Wincollect Workstation is part of a
domain but otherwise can be left blank.

4.5 Logs
WinAQMS has a Log feature which allows users to Log in all activity that has been
performed on or with the WinAQMS program to keep track of work and changes
performed.
1. Under the Edit menu select the Log menu item
2. On the main Log screen click the Add new log entry, a new
window will appear (Figure 42).

Figure 42 Log entry window

3. Within this new window choose the operator name if not already
present then enter a new name
4. In the blank white space type in the task being performed the press
ok, if you wish not to save/enter the log then press cancel.

The main Log screen contains a summary of Log entries. By default the Log screen
will record the last 10 log entries; more can be accessed by changing the Start
Date/time.

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Figure 43 Logs main screen

Start date time: Time from which logs are to be collected from. Default
is start of the 10 latest logs, this can be altered to
include more older logs by changing the start date
time.
End date time: Date up to which logs will be included. Default is the
following day to ensure most recent logs are included.
Ok : Confirm log entries, must be pressed for any entries to
be confirmed and saved.
Load Log: Loads all logs from within the time specified in the
start and end date/time.
Cancel: Leave the window without saving changes

4.6 Display Schemes

Display schemes in WinAQMS save settings for the Instantaneous Data,
Instantaneous Graph, Instantaneous Wind Speed and Direction, Historical Data and
Historical Graph windows. A display scheme will remember your settings for each of
these windows. For example, the Default scheme will remember which channels you
have selected in the Instantaneous Data and Instantaneous Wind Speed and Direction
windows, the colours you have selected for the channels plotted in the Instantaneous
and Historical Graphs and all other settings you have chosen.
When you make a change to any of the
settings for these windows and close the
window a dialog box will appear as shown in
Figure 44. If you want to save the changes
made to the window then choose Yes. If you
do not want to save the changes to the Figure 44 Saving settings to a Display
window then choose No. If you do not want Scheme
to save the changes to the window and want
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When a window that uses a display scheme is closed or the WinAQMS program
exited, WinAQMS will remember the settings and display scheme of the windows
and will restore them exactly the same way they were before.

To add a display scheme enter the

name of the new scheme into the text
box to the right of “New scheme
name” as shown in Figure 45. If you
want to copy the settings from the Figure 45 Adding a new Display Scheme
display scheme shown in the
dropdown box, then put a tick in the Copy selected scheme checkbox and click Add.
To delete an existing scheme, select it from the dropdown list and click on Delete.

4.7 Remote Logger

The Remote Logger window shows a list of the remote data logger connections.
Connections can be added by clicking on the Add button. Connections can be deleted
by highlighting the connection(s) and clicking on the delete button. A deletion
confirmation box will appear when deletions are made. A connection to a remote data
logger can be established by highlighting the required connection and clicking the
connect button. Once a connection is established the Connect button will become
inactive and a new connection cannot be made unless the current connection is
dropped.

The Connection Settings column shows the basic information about the connection. It
shows the connection type (TCP/IP or RS232) and basic settings related to the
connection. For TCP/IP connections it shows the IP address and port number. For
RS232 connections it shows the phone number, RS232 port number and baud rate.
Clicking on the Connection Settings button will open a second window which will
show the full details of the connection as shown in Figure 47 and Figure 48.

Figure 46 Remote Logger Window

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RS232 connection has the following fields

Phone #: The phone number that will be dialed by WinAQMS. If this
field is empty then no phone number will be dialed.
Modem Init String: This string command will be sent to the RS232 port prior to the
Phone # being dialed.
RS232 Port: The port that will be used to make the connection.
Baud Rate: The speed at which the RS232 port will be set to operate at.
110-256000 (9600 default).
Parity: Space, Odd, None (default), Mark or Even
Data Bits: 4 to 8 (default).
Stop Bits: 1 (default), 1.5 or 2
Handshaking: None (default), XOn/XOff, RTS/CTS or XOn/XOff+RTS/CTS

Figure 47 RS232 Connection Settings

TCP/IP connection has the following fields

Logger Name/IP: The IP address or name of the data logger (192.168.0.1
default).
Dialup Connection: This is a dropdown list of the dialup connections that
are set up on the computer/data logger. The default is
not to use a connection.
Username and Password: The username and password required to authenticate
onto the remote data logger.
Domain: The name of the Microsoft Windows domain that a data
logger is connected to. If there is no domain then leave
this value as a *.
Telnet Port: The port that the client will use to connect to the data
logger (32684 default).
Secure Telnet: This checkbox allows you use a secure telnet
connection between the WinAQMS Client and Server.
This option requires digital certificates that have been
issued by Ecotech Pty. Ltd.

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Figure 48 TCP/IP Connection Settings

4.8 Security
The Security menu item is used to login, change passwords, add users and change
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Security” on page 22).

4.9 Data Pusher

The Data Pusher is used to upload data to an FTP site without the need for a request.
The Data Pusher requests data from the Data Server for a defined time period and
automatically uploads the data file to the selected FTP site.

Figure 49 Data Pusher screen

General
FTP Address: URL or IP address of FTP server
FTP Username: Username needed to logon to FTP server
FTP Password: Password needed to logon to FTP server
FTP Remote Directory: If data is to be located in subdirectories on FTP server
eg. Data
File Prefix: Attaches character to the start of the filename to
differentiate data from different stations
Connect mode: Choose between “Active” and “Passive”.
Active work by WinAQMS initialising a connection to
the FTP Server, the server then connects to WinAQMS.
Passive works by WinAQMS initialising a connection
to the FTP Server which informs WinAQMS of which
port to connect to, WinAQMS will then connect to the
FTP Server on the specified port.
Protocol
Implicit (Secure): The FTP server defines a specific port for the client
(990) to be used for secure connections.
Explicit (Secure): Uses the default ftp port (port 21)
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Polling
Transfer Increment (mins): Number of mins between data transfers
Last Transfer: The date of last transfer (this does not need to be set in
initial setup)
Next Transfer: The date of the next transfer (this can be set in initial
setup or can be left)
Last Result: A number indicating the status of the last result. i.e. 0
for success
Write data: Choose either “Append” or “New File”.
Append will create a single file for each day and all
uploads from that day will be stored in this file.
New File will create a new file for every upload
(including the time in the filename) as defined by the
transfer increment value above.
Enabled: This enables/ disables the service to start the Data
Pusher.

Note: WinCollect can import from the files that WinAQMS pushes
to. This eliminates the need for a static IP or a DNS service

4.10 Data Server Settings

The data server settings window is used to specify the settings of the WinAQMS Data
Server. Programs such as Ecotech‟s WinCollect, communicate with the WinAQMS
Data server to retrieve data. This window contains four tabs labelled Serial RS232
Settings, Protocol Settings, Telnet Settings and Modbus Settings.

Serial RS232 Settings

Figure 50 Serial RS232 tab

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This tab allows the user to enable a serial port that the WinAQMS Data Server can
communicate through; it also allows the user to specify the parameters of this
communication.

Protocol Settings

Figure 51 Protocol settings tab

This Tab allows the user to choose if they want to enable Indic or Zeno logger
emulation for the request of data from the Data server.

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Telnet Settings

Figure 52 Telnet Settings

The Telnet Settings tab sets the Port number which the data server will listen to for an
incoming connection. The First Telnet port is set to the default of 32683 where it
listens for valid data requests. The alternative port is set to a port number that the data
server will also listen to for valid data requests.

Modbus Settings

Figure 53 Modbus Settings

The Modbus settings tab allows the Modbus protocol to be enabled. The Modbus
protocol is an alternative protocol for the request and transfer of data. WinAQMS acts
as a slave to the requesting program and must have a unique slave number to respond
to appropriate requests for data. Modbus channels are different to those in WinAQMS
and within this window the Modbus channels can be linked to their equivalent
WinAQMS channels. Channels can be created and deleted by using the two buttons
near the bottom of the tab, the information sent from WinAQMS can be transformed
using the multiplier and offset fields, and the data sent is specified to a certain report
period.

Note: Leaving Multiplier as 1 and Offset as 0

will not perform any transformation to data.

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4.11 Stack sequencing

Stack sequencing allows WinAQMS to set digital outputs in a repeating cycle. The
cycle is made up of a series of points which will run through sequentially and repeat
continuously. The stack sequencing will be suspended when a calibration is in
progress.

Figure 54 Stack sequencing window

Channels: the channels that are selected here will be marked with a calibration state
for the points which have a Stabilisation state.
State: dropdown list which allows the stack point to be set to Stabilisation or
Emission. In Stabilisation state channels will be marked with a calibration status. In
Emission state channels will not be marked with a calibration status.
Time (min): duration that the stack point will last before moving on to the next point.
Digital Outputs: each digital output in the system will be shown to the right of the
Time column. Each output in each point can be set with a value (Hi, Lo or no change)
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5 View Menu
The View menu allows users to access information and data from the instruments.
This data can be in real time Instantaneous data, or Historical data. This data can be
accessed either in the form of data readings, or in a graphical format such as a line
graph.

5.1 Calibration Status

The Calibration Status window shows the current calibration state of the WinAQMS
logger. All sequences and points are listed on a separate row in the Calibration Status
table which also shows the Label, Point Type, Starting Date/Time, Duration (min) and
Average Duration (min). When a sequence and point is active they will be displayed
with a yellow background. The text colour will be black if an automatic
sequence/point is running and red if a manual sequence/point is running. Any points
in an active sequence that are not currently running will not show up with a yellow
background. When a point is running the Average Duration (min) column will show
as being active only when the Span or Zero report for the point is being calculated.

Figure 55. Calibration status window

5.2 Channel List

The Channel list window provides a streamlined view of the channels and the
instruments associated with them. The first column lists the channel number and
name, in column two the analyser from which data is being acquired for that channel
is listed and the third column has the communication port that WinAQMS is receiving
the data through. As shown below in Figure 56 multiple channels can be serviced by
the same instrument running through the same communications port. The list can be
ordered by channel, analyser or port number by clicking on the heading of the
respective column. This list can be exported to a comma delimited text file by
pressing the “Export to text” button or to a H.T.M.L. formatted file by pressing the
“Export to HTML” button.

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Figure 56 Channel list screen

5.3 Historical Data

The Historical Data window displays data from the database as a table.

Figure 57 Historical Data

 It has a Start Date/Time field that indicates the time of the first data value you
want to look at. The Start Date/Time has a default value of the current date with
no time specified. If no time is specified it is taken as being 12:00 midnight or
00:00 in 24 hour time for the date entered.
 The End Date/Time field shows the date and time of the last data reading you
want to look at. The End Date/Time has a default value of the day after the current
day at 12:00 midnight or 00:00 in 24 hour time. It is not recommended that you
view more than 1 week‟s data as the time required to retrieve this data may
become excessive over slower communications links.
 The Report Name field indicates the report you are looking at and can be one of
RPT1 (Report 1), RPT2, RPT3, RPT4, Span, Zero, Precision or All. RPT1 to
RPT4 show the data for the four reports which WinAQMS supports. Span, Zero
and Precision show the report data from when the channels went into calibration.
The Span and Precision reports show all 16 Span or Precision reports. The All
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 The Find button will use the values in the Start Date/Time, End Date/Time and
Report Name fields to load the data into the grid in the centre of the window.
At the bottom of the window are nine boxes. These show the possible data status and
the colour that the data will be shown in if it has that particular status. The status
colours can be changed by clicking on the coloured box and then selecting the colour
for the status from the colour selection window. Any data that has the status will then
show up in the grid in the appropriate colour.

5.4 Historical Graph

The Historical Graph is used to display report data from the database as a graph. It
allows up to six plots of channel data to be drawn, with options for each plot as for the
Instantaneous Graph. The Historical Graph window shows the graph, channel
number and channel value boxes, and a Start and End Date/Time boxes. When the
Load Data button is pressed all data with a time stamp equal to or greater than the
Start Date/Time box and less than or equal to the End Date/Time box will be loaded
from the database.

Figure 58 Historical Graph

To view the graph data at a particular point, click on the graph and a vertical black or
white line will appear on the Graph. The data boxes at the bottom of the window will
display the data value for each plot from that time. The Current Date/Time box shows
the date and time of the data point under the black/white line. The left and right arrow
keys move the line to an earlier or later data point.

Historical Graph Settings

Access this through the Graph Settings button on the Historical Graph window. Each
of the six plots of channel data can be configured individually to suit the needs of the
channel it is plotting.

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Figure 59 Historical Graph Settings with Plot Settings

 The Plot Drawn option will set whether a plot is drawn. If this option is not
selected the data will still be present but the plot will not be drawn.
 Channel determines which channel the graph will be plotting.
 Normal Data Colour is the colour that the plot will use when the data for the
channel is equal to or below the high alarm value and equal to or above the
low alarm value. To change the Normal Data Colour click on the box with
the plot colour and a colour selection window will appear which will give
you the option of selecting one of several predetermined colours or making
your own colour.
 The High Alarm Colour and Low Alarm Colour can be changed in the same
way as the Normal Data Colour.
The Show Axis Settings/Show Plot Settings button allows you to toggle between the
settings for the plots and the settings for the axes.

Figure 60 Historical Graph Settings with Axis Settings

 Axis Colour is the colour of the axis for the plot.

 To remove the axis for a specific channel remove the tick from the Axis
Shown box.
 AutoScale will scale the axis based on the data that has been plotted since
the plot was started. Autoscaling will give the axis a maximum value just
above that of the largest value received and a minimum of just below that of
the smallest value received.
 If you do not want the plot to use the autoscaled axis then remove the tick in
the AutoScale box, which will then enable the Max. and Min. Axis Value
boxes. Entering values in these two boxes will set the maximum and
minimum values for the axis and scale the plot using those values.

Available in both Plot Settings and Axis Settings modes are:

 Graph Background Colour, which sets the colour that will appear as the
background colour for the graph. It can be changed like the other colour
selections.

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 Display Scheme, which will load the settings of a particular scheme.

 Report, which shows which report will be displayed on the graph.

5.5 Instantaneous Data

The Instantaneous Data window shows up to ten
channels with their most recent data and the units of
the channel. Clicking on a dropdown box allows you
change the channel for which the data is displayed.
The window is updated at the speed of the fastest
channel in the system. If the Instantaneous Data menu
option or button is selected when there is already an
Instantaneous Data window visible then a second
window will be displayed. Each of the Data boxes is
shown in a colour indicating its status. An extra field
at the bottom is Display Scheme, which will load the
settings of a particular scheme.

Figure 61 Instantaneous Data

5.6 Instantaneous Graph

The Instantaneous Graph
gives a visual plot of data
as WinAQMS receives it.
The graph can show up to
six plots simultaneously,
each using different axes,
plot colours and axis
colours. For each channel
plotted, the vertical scale
can be shown as an axis
in any colour. The axes
can be set to have a fixed
Figure 62 Instantaneous Graph
range or to auto-scale to
match the data that is being plotted. Each plot can be enabled or disabled and can be
shown in a unique colour. To change the settings for the Instantaneous Graph select
the Graph Settings button, which will load the Graph Settings window.

Graph data from a particular time can be viewed in the same way as for the Historical
Graph, (with the black/white line). As time passes, the line and plots will move
towards the left edge of the screen as new data values arrive. When the line goes off
the left edge of the screen the data values displayed at the bottom of the screen will
return to being the most recently logged values.

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Instantaneous Graph Settings

Access this through the Graph Settings button on the Instantaneous Data Graph
window. Settings for the Instantaneous Graph are the same as for the Historical
Graph except that the Report list box is replaced with a Graph Time Frame and a
Graph Redraw Period (Refer to Section 2.10.1, Historical Graph Settings for
explanation of the other options.)

Figure 63 Instantaneous Graph Settings with Plot Settings

 Graph Time Frame, sets the length of time that the graph will retain data for. If
the Graph Time Frame is set to 10 minutes then all displayed plots will show data
for the last ten minutes.
 Graph Redraw Period, sets the interval at which the graph redraws. The data from
the analysers will continue to be stored by the graph but will not be displayed until
the graph redraw period is up. Clicking on the graph or using the keyboard to
display the white line will also cause the graph to redraw itself.

Figure 64 Instantaneous Graph Settings with Axis Settings

5.7 Instantaneous Wind Speed/Direction

The Wind Speed and Direction window displays the wind speed and direction data in
graphical form. The data points can be positioned either towards or away from the
wind source and will be positioned according to the magnitude of data. If the data
value goes over the high alarm value or under the low alarm value for the channel the
data points can be set to change colour when this occurs. Data is displayed as a dot,
cross, plain line or one with an arrow head. These data points, along with the rest of
the graph, can be customised within the settings menu (see below).

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Figure 65 Wind Speed and Direction

Figure 66 Wind speed and direction Settings

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Wind speed and direction settings

Display Type: The readings can be shown as a dot, cross, line with an arrow
head or a line. The data can be shown as towards the source of
the reading or away from the source of the reading.
Example: Instead of an arrow pointing into the wind it can be
set to point in the direction of the wind.
Line Width: The line, dot or cross can be made larger using the Line Width
parameter.
Max WS: The maximum wind speed parameter is the radius of the wind
rose.
Data Count: Shows how many readings will be shown on the wind rose.
Data Colour: This field allows the colour of the data point to be chosen.
Text Type: The type of labels shown on the edge of the wind rose.
Text Colour: This field allows the colour of the text (shown on the edge of
the wind rose) to be selected.
Data History Fade: This will fade data as it gets older. Each time new data is shown
the older data will change more in colour to that of the
Background Colour.
Background Colour: This field allows the colour of the background of the wind rose
to be selected.
Show High
Alarm Level: If the Wind Speed channel has a high alarm value set then a
dashed circle will be shown on the wind rose at this level.
High Alarm
Level Colour: This field allows the colour of the high alarm dashed line to be
selected.
Change High
Alarm Data Colour: If set this will change the colour of any data readings which are
above the high alarm level.
High Alarm
Data Colour: This field allows the colour of the high alarm data readings to
be selected.
Show Low
Alarm Level: If the Wind Speed channel has a low alarm value set then a
dashed circle will be shown on the wind rose at this level.
Low Alarm
Level Colour: This field allows the colour of the low alarm dashed line to be
selected.
Change Low
Alarm Data Colour: If set this will change the colour of any data readings which are
below the low alarm level.
Low Alarm
Data Colour: This field allows the colour of the low alarm data readings to be
selected.
Show Magnitude
Markers: This will enable markers to indicate the numeric value of the
data reading
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Colour: This field allows the colour of the magnitude markers to be

selected.
Show Sector
Markers: This will split the wind rose into sectors like a pie graph.
Sector Marker
Colour: This field allows the colour of the sector markers to be selected.
Magnitude Marker
Interval: This is the spacing between successive magnitude markers.
Sector Marker
Interval: This is the spacing of the sector markers (in degrees).
Display Scheme: This field will load the settings of a particular scheme the user
has defined previously

5.8 Sizeable Font Data Value

The sizeable font data value displays a single channels data value with user specified
font settings.

Figure 67 Sizeable Font Data Value Window

Double clicking on the window will open the settings window.

Figure 68 Font size Settings Window

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The settings window has the following settings:

Channel: allows you to specify which channel to display.
Use Status Colours: allows you to specify if the colours used by the window will
match those specified in Historical Data.
Back Colour: allows you to specify a background colour to use if you do not
want to use the system status colour scheme.
Show Label: allows you to control if the channel label is shown in the
window.
Show Units: allows you to control if the channel units are shown in the
window.
Font button: allows selection of font settings such as style and size.
Display Scheme: is the display scheme used by this window.

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6 Manual Menu
The Manual menu is designed to allow the user to manually perform Calibrations,
communicate with software and alter other software aspects.

6.1 Start Calibration

The Start Calibration option on the Manual menu will manually start the calibration
for the selected channel. When the Start Calibration menu item is chosen you will be
asked if you want to disable scheduled calibrations. This will disable the automatic
calibrations for all channels. If you want the scheduled automatic calibrations to be
disabled then select the Yes button. If you do not want scheduled calibrations to be
disabled while you are running manual calibrations then select No.

If you choose to disable scheduled calibrations then any automatic calibration that had
already started will be aborted and any calibration that is set to start while this
window is open will not do so. The reason this option is given is to stop automatic
calibrations, which may change digital outputs, from interfering with the running of
manual calibrations.

This option is used to stop automatic calibration, which may change digital outputs,
instrument states and calibration settings, causing conflicts with the manual
calibration.

Figure 69 Start Manual Calibrations

Once a selection is made a window like that shown in Figure 69 will open. The
sequence/point will begin calibrating using the same digital inputs and outputs and the
same span, zero and precision times as was set for the automatic calibration in Section
1.1. If the channel was already in the middle of a calibration then it will drop out of
the current calibration, complete the requested manual calibration and then set its next
calibration time to occur as if the manual calibration did not occur. This means a
manual calibration will not mess up the timing of scheduled calibrations in the future.
The Sequence and Points options allow the user to choose which sequence or which
point from the sequence they wish to run manually (these sequences and points were
created in section 4.2.4 Calibration control). The duration is automatically updated to
the normal time taken for that point but can be altered when an individual point is
manually calibrated. Press the Run Sequence or Run Point button to run the selected
sequence or specific point. The Stop button will stop any manual calibration in
progress for that sequence.

The timeout value (defaults to 120 minutes) decrements every minute. When the
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window closes all manual calibrations will end and all automatic calibrations will be
enabled once again. To reset or update the timeout type a new numeric value within
the timeout box and click on the Reset Timeout button. The timer will now count
down from this new number.

Note: If the start time for an automatic calibration passes

while calibrations have been disabled the calibration time
will move on to its next scheduled start time.

6.2 Communicate with Serial Port

The Communicate with Serial Port option on the Manual menu allows you to
communicate directly with the desired communications port using the settings shown
on the window. It allows you to select the communications port you want to
communicate with, the baud rate, the parity, data bits, stop bits and handshaking you
want to use.

Figure 70 Communicate with Serial Port

 Once all the communication settings have been entered click on the Connect
button. The logger will suspend logging on the selected communication port and
attempt to open it with the given settings. If the connection request succeeds then
a message will appear in the status bar of WinAQMS saying „Talking directly to
serial port‟.
 To send data to the port, type the message into the Send Text box and then hit the
Send button. The message will be sent to the port you are connected to. Any
response from the port will be shown in the Receive Text box.
 If the Receive Text box is becoming too cluttered with text then clicking the Clear
Receive Text button will remove all text from the Receive box.
 Once you have finished communicating with the port click on the Disconnect
button and WinAQMS will release the port and display the message
„Communication port released‟. If WinAQMS was using the port previously to log
data then it will resume doing so.

If there is a check in the Convert non-printing characters checkbox then ASCII

characters can be sent to the serial port (or printed when they are received) by
enclosing the ASCII character code in square brackets. For example to send a data
request to a R&P Teom instrument with a PRC# of 8 you need to send the string

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<STX>4AREG K0 8<ETX>

There is no key on the keyboard to send an STX character (ASCII code 2) or an ETX
character (ASCII code 3) but when the Convert non-printing characters option is set
you could send the string

[2]4AREG K0 8[3]

If the Convert non-printing characters checkbox is set then WinAQMS knows to

replace the [2] with an STX and the [3] with an ETX.

Any non-printing characters in the responses from the analysers will also be converted
to their ASCII codes and put into square brackets when shown in the Receive Text
box.

6.3 Communicate with Analyser

WinAQMS can communicate with
analysers which have ANSI
terminal modes. To communicate
with an analyser, choose the
Communicate with Analyser option
on the Manual menu and select the
analyser from the dropdown box.
The dropdown box contains
information which will uniquely
identify the analyser such as
analyser number, label,
manufacturer, model, ID and the
communication port the analyser
uses. Once a selection has been
made click on the Connect button
and the terminal screen for the
analyser will come up in the black
screen on the window. When you
have finished using the analyser in
terminal mode click on the Figure 71 Communicate with Analyser
Disconnect button and WinAQMS
will release the communications port so that normal logging can be resumed.

Note: When using a communication port to

communicate with an analyser in terminal mode
WinAQMS will suspend all logging on that port.
There is no timeout on this operation.

The Ecotech and Monitor Labs 98XX series analysers, Serinus series, Ecotech Aurora
Nephelometers and Ecotech Gascal-1100 have terminal modes. WinAQMS can
display a Graphical User Interface (G.U.I.) for the settings of an Ecotech GasCal-
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from the list and the GUI checkbox must be selected. A set of four tabs containing
settings will be shown after the Connect button is pressed as shown in Figures 65 66
67 and 68. These settings cover points, gases, alarms and factory settings.

Note: To use the G.U.I. interface for the Ecotech GasCal-1100

the calibrator must be running firmware version 2.0.6 or later.
Factory Settings should only be changed by qualified personnel
as they will affect the calibration of the GasCal.

Figure 72 Ecotech GasCal 1000 point settings

Figure 73 Ecotech GasCal 1000 gas settings

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Figure 74 Ecotech GasCal 1000 Alarm settings

Figure 75 Ecotech GasCal 1000 factory settings

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6.4 Digital Outputs

Digital Outputs is an aid which can be used to help check calibration sequences as
well as the functionality of digital outputs. When this option is selected a window
similar to Figure 74 will be displayed.

If you choose to disable scheduled

calibrations then any automatic
calibration that had already started will
be aborted and any calibration that is
set to start while this window is open
will not do so. The reason this option is
given is to stop automatic calibrations,
which may change digital outputs,
from interfering with the manual
changing of digital outputs.
Figure 76 Disabling scheduled
calibrations

After a choice is made, to enable or

disable scheduled calibrations is made a
window similar to the one in Figure 75 is
shown. It lists all digital output channels
and their current digital state. To change
an outputs state click on the State button to
the right of the Channel and it will toggle
between Hi and Lo.

The timeout value (defaults to 120

minutes) decrements every minute. When
the timeout value reaches 0 the Manual
Digital Outputs window will close. When
the window closes all automatic
calibrations will be enabled once again. To
reset or update the timeout, change the
numeric value in the timeout box and click
on the Reset Timeout button.

Note: If the start time for an automatic

calibration passes while calibrations have
been disabled the calibration time will move on
to its next scheduled start time.

Figure 77 Manually setting digital

outputs

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6.5 Channel State

Channel state allows the Out of Service status to be set for each channel. The channel
can be set to be out of service for a specified duration of time or indefinitely.
Current State: Is the current state of the channel (Normal or Out of Service)
Set New State: This checkbox tells WinAQMS to update the channel with a new state
(specified in the New State field) when the OK button is pressed.
New State: This list shows the new state (Normal or Out of Service) to which a
channel will be changed.
Duration and Unit: These two fields show the time that a channel will be set to be
out of service.
Timeout Date/Time: This field shows when a channel with a Current State of Out of
Service will return to Normal state. It also will set the timeout time for a channel
All Out of Service: This button will set the Set New State checkbox to checked and
the New State listbox to Out of Service for all channels. The All Normal button will
set the Set New State checkbox to checked and the New State listbox to Normal for
all channels.
In this diagram channel 30 (CO) has been set to the Out of Service state until 2007/3/9
17:06:23, channel 50 (SO2) has been set to the Out of Service state indefinitely and all
other channels are running normally.

Figure 78 Channel State

6.6 Restart Server

When the Restart Server option is selected all logging is suspended and all settings
will be loaded from the database. Once the settings have finished loading, WinAQMS
will begin logging with those settings. During this restart a small number of data
readings may not occur. This process takes about 10 seconds.

6.7 Suspend/Resume Logging

This option, available from the Manual menu, will stop all logging being done by
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its text will become Resume Logging. Communication ports will not be released by
the activation of this option and will remain open but unused by WinAQMS.

6.8 Stop Server

This option will bring up a confirmation window as shown below in Figure 79.
Selecting OK will terminate WinAQMS including the server part of the program and
will stop all logging.

Figure 79 Stop Server confirmation box

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In the example in this manual you will be shown how to configure WinAQMS using
the basic database which is included on the WinAQMS CD and then to add analysers
and channels to build up a more complex system. It is recommended that you read
section 3-6 of this manual to become familiar with the layout and capabilities of
WinAQMS before going through this example.

Start WinAQMS by going to the Start menu

and clicking on the Start button, select
Programs (All Programs for Microsoft
Windows XP), move to the WinAQMS
Client icon and select WinAQMS Client.
WinAQMS will load and display the screen
shown below, then goes to the main
WinAQMS screen.
Figure 80 WinAQMS Loading

The basic database that comes with WinAQMS has two channels. They are a
temperature channel and a Carbon Monoxide channel. The temperature sensor is a
basic device connected to an Ecotech Termination Panel (TP). The Carbon Monoxide
channel data is supplied by a Ecotech EC9830 analyser.

On the menu bar select Edit and then Analyser Parameters. The two analysers should
have settings matching those in Table 4.
Table 4: Initial Analyser Settings
Ecotech TP Ecotech EC9830
INFORMATION
Label TP 9830
Manufacturer Ecotech Ecotech
Model Termination Panel 98XX
Device ID 0 30
Data Request Period 10 10
Max Response Time 1 1
Request Delay 0 0
COMMUNICATION SETTINGS
Connection Type Serial RS232 Serial RS232
Serial Port 2 3
Baud Rate 4800 9600
Data Bits 8 8
Parity None None
Stop Bits 1 1

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The two channels in the system should have the channel information settings
matching those in table 5 below.
Table 5 Initial database channel settings
TP Temperature Channel 9830 CO Channel
System Channel # 1 2
Label Temp CO
Analogue Input # 16 N/A
Multiplier 100 1
Offset -273 0
Units °C ppm
Decimal Places 1 2
High Alarm 40 4
Low Alarm 0 0
Alarm Number 1 2
Valid Data High 0 0
Valid Data Low 0 0
Channel Type Voltage Voltage
Process Average Average
Description Ambient Temperature Carbon Monoxide
Log Report 1 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 2 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 3 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 4 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Out of Service Unset (not ticked) Unset (not ticked)
Serial Port Output Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Alternate File Output Set (ticked) Set (ticked)

Select the Calibration control tab and an almost empty table will appear. While there
is nothing in there yet, this option allows you to set which digital channels go
high(H)/low(L)/no change when the analogue channels on the analyser go into
calibration.

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We will now add a barometric pressure, wind speed and wind direction channel to the
channels on the TP. Switch to analyser number 1 on the Analyser Parameters
dropdown list and choose the information tab. Click on the Add Channel button three
times. Three new channels will be added to the list and they will have default values
entered into most of their columns. Make sure the settings match those of table 6
below
Table 6 Settings for the pressure, wind speed and wind direction channels
TP Pressure TP WS TP WD
System Channel # 3 4 5
Label Pressure WS WD
Analogue Input # 2 13 3
Multiplier 60 1 72
Offset 800 0 0
Units Mbar m/s deg
Decimal Places 0 1 0
High Alarm 1030 20 370
Low Alarm 980 0 -10
Alarm Number 2 3 4
Valid Data High 0 0 0
Valid Data Low 0 0 0
Channel Type Voltage Frequency Voltage
Process Average Average Average
Description Barometric Pressure Wind Speed Wind Direction
Log Report 1 Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 2 Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 3 Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 4 Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Out of Service Unset (not ticked) Unset (not ticked) Unset (not ticked)
Serial Port Output Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Alternate File Output Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)

Now press the OK button on the Analyser Parameters window. This will save the
settings to the database. You may notice that the Restart Server button is not enabled
at this time. This allows WinAQMS to have sufficient time to write the settings to the
database before you restart the server again with the updated settings.

The wind speed and direction sensor that is being used is an analogue output MetOne-
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We have now added three channels to the TP which record barometric pressure and
wind speed and direction. To vector average the wind speed and direction channels
two calculated channels are needed. On the menu bar select Edit and then select
Calculated Channels. The calculated channels window will load and show an empty
table. Click on the Vector Averaged Channels tab and then add two new channels.
Enter the channel settings as shown in table 7 below.

Table 7 Settings for the vector averaged wind speed and wind direction channels
Vector WS Vector WD
System Channel # 6 7
Label WS Ave WD Ave
Magnitude Source 4 4
Channel
Direction Source 5 5
Channel
Magnitude Channel Set (ticked) Unset (not ticked)
Direction Channel Unset (not ticked) Set (ticked)
Sigma Theta Channel Unset (not ticked) Unset (not ticked)
Multiplier 1 1
Offset 0 0
Units m/s deg
Decimal Places 1 0
High Alarm 20 370
Low Alarm -1 -10
Alarm Number 6 7
Valid Data High 0 0
Valid Data Low 0 0
Description Vector averaged WS Vector averaged WD
Log Report 1 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 2 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 3 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 4 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Out of Service Unset (not ticked) Unset (not ticked)
Serial Port Output Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Alternate File Output Set (ticked) Set (ticked)

Click on the OK button at the bottom left corner of the window to save the changes
you have just made and to restart the WinAQMS Server process with the changes.
The vector averaged wind speed and direction channels are now set up and will begin
logging.

Now we will add a Ecotech 9841 oxides of Nitrogen analyser and a 9850 Sulfur
Dioxide analyser. These two analysers will be multi-dropped together with the
Ecotech 9830 carbon monoxide analyser that is already set up on the system.

Open the Analyser Parameters window and click on the Add New Analyser button.
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Panel by default and have all of its parameters set to default values. Change the Model
of the analyser to be 9841. The picture in the top right hand corner should change to
show an Ecotech analyser. Enter settings for the analyser as shown in table 8.
Table 8 Settings for the Ecotech 9841 Nitrous Oxide analyser.
Ecotech EC9841
INFORMATION
Label 9841
Manufacturer Ecotech
Model 9841
Device ID 41
Data Request Period 10
Max Response Time 1
Request Delay 0
COMMUNICATION SETTINGS
Connection Type Serial RS232
Serial Port 3
Baud Rate 9600
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bits 1

Note: Remember to set the baud rate on

the Ecotech EC9800 analyser to 9600 and
the Main Gas ID to 041 to match the
settings in WinAQMS.

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Add 3 channels with settings shown in table 9 to the new analyser and then hit OK.

Table 9 Settings for the NO, NOx, and NO2 channels.

9841 NO Channel 9841 NOx Channel 9841 NO2 Channel
System Channel # 8 9 10
Label NO NOx NO2
Multiplier 1 1 1
Offset 0 0 0
Units ppm ppm ppm
Decimal Places 4 4 4
High Alarm 0.1 0.4 0.1
Low Alarm 0 0 0
Alarm Number 8 9 10
Valid Data High 0 0 0
Valid Data Low 0 0 0
Channel Type NO NOX NO2
Process Average Average Average
Description Nitrogen Monoxide Nitrous Oxide Nitrogen Dioxide
Log Report 1 Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 2 Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 3 Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 4 Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Out of Service Unset (not ticked) Unset (not ticked) Unset (not ticked)
Serial Port Output Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Alternate File Output Set (ticked) Set (ticked) Set (ticked)

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Add another new analyser to be the 9850 and changes its settings to match table 10
and a new channel to the analyser to match table 11.
Table 10 Settings for the Monitor Labs 9850 Sulfur Dioxide analyser.
Ecotech EC 9850
INFORMATION
Label 9850
Manufacturer Ecotech
Model 98XX
Device ID 50
Data Request Period 10
Max Response Time 1
Request Delay 0
COMMUNICATION SETTINGS
Connection Type Serial RS232
Serial Port 3
Baud Rate 9600
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bits 1

Table 11 Settings for the Sulfur Dioxide channel

9850 SO2 Channel
System Channel # 11
Label SO2
Multiplier 1
Offset 0
Units ppm
Decimal Places 3
High Alarm 0.1
Low Alarm 0
Alarm Number 11
Valid Data High 0
Valid Data Low 0
Process Average
Description Sulfur Dioxide
Log Report 1 Set (ticked)
Log Report 2 Set (ticked)
Log Report 3 Set (ticked)
Log Report 4 Set (ticked)
Out of Service Unset (not ticked)
Serial Port Output Set (ticked)
Alternate File Output Set (ticked)

We have eleven channels on the system, each of which will log the appropriate
analyser on the appropriate communications port. Now we will add two digital output
channels that can be used to switch solenoids when the SO2 analyser goes into
calibration.

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Again open the Analyser Parameters window and go to the Digital Output Settings tab
for analyser 1. Add two digital output channels to the analyser and make their settings
like table 12.
Table 12 Settings for the two digital output channels.
TP Pressure TP WS
System Channel # 12 13
Label Dig Out 1 Dig Out 2
Output # 0 1
Default Output Lo Lo
High Value 1 1
Low Value 0 0
High Alarm 0 0
Low Alarm 0 0
Description Digital Output 1 Digital Output 2
Log Report 1 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 2 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 3 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Log Report 4 Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Out of Service Unset (not ticked) Unset (not ticked)
Serial Port Output Set (ticked) Set (ticked)
Alternate File Output Set (ticked) Set (ticked)

Now we have to put in the settings for the digital outputs for the SO2 analyser.
Change the Analyser to be 4 and save any settings to the current analyser. Select the
Calibration Control tab.

Add a new sequence to the list by clicking on the Add Sequence button. A new
sequence will be added to the list and default values will be set. Set the sequence label
to be “SO2 Cal”. Click on the Add Point button 3 times to add 3 points to the
sequence and set the settings as shown in table Table 13 below.

Table 13 Settings for the three new sequences

Point 1 Point 2 Point 3
Point 1 2 3
Label SO2 Span Zero Stabilise
Point type Span Zero Stabilise
Duration 20 20 20
Ave duration 2 2 2
SEQUENCE SETTINGS
12: C12 Hi Lo Lo
13:C13 Lo Hi Lo
2:9850 Span Zero Measure
PRECISION
11:SO2 50 0 0

Select channel 11 from the channel list and click on the precision Values tab. Enter
the precision value for the SO2 channel for point 1.

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Click on Restart Server when the button is enabled and display the instantaneous data
window. When the time reaches the time you entered for the calibration to begin the
digital output channels should change from a value of 0 to the sequence that was
entered into the Calibration Settings for the SO2 channel and the Ecotech 9850
analyser should change its calibration state.

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The following Modems are compatible with the WinAQMS system:

Siemens M1 GSM.
Siemens M20 GSM.
Siemens TC35i Dual Band GSM.
Falcom A2D1 GSM
Falcom A2D3 GSM with SMS.
Netcomm Mymodem 56 external landline
ETM 9500i Dual Band GSM with SMS

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Ecotech EC9800 Series Analysers
Features:
 The WinAQMS Data Logger supports both A and B series EC9800 analysers as well
as all versions of software.
 The Ecotech EC9800 series analysers all have multidrop RS232 communications ports
on the rear. In fact there are two in parallel.
 Each analyser can have an individual address (Main Gas I.D.).
 All EC9800 analysers can be connected in a daisy chain configuration to one RS232
port on the WinAQMS logger. i.e. If you have four 9800 analysers, you only need to
use one RS232 port on the rear of the logger.

Ecotech EC9800 Setup

Before connecting to the analysers you must first set the address of each analyser. The preferred
addressing convention is to use the analyser type as the address. e.g. for 9841A use 041, for 9850
use 050 for 9830 use 030 …etc.

There are two ways to set the address:

 In the 9800 main menu select "Instrument Menu". Then, in the field for "MAIN GAS
ID" enter the address. This method is the easiest.

 For analysers with older versions of software and do not have the Main Gas ID in their
menu, you will have to use the following procedure.

1. Set the 9800 analyser‟s Multidrop Baud Rate in the Interface Menu. Also make
sure that it is in COMMAND mode not TERMINAL made. The default setting
is usually 38400 baud for Ecotech 9800‟s and 2400 for Monitor Labs 9800‟s.
2. Connect the RS232 cable from the analyser to the WinAQMS data logger.
Only connect one analyser at a time.
3. From the WinAQMS Manual menu select Communicate with RS232. Set the
port number as well as the baud rate and connect to the port.
4. By typing DCONC,???<enter> will cause the analyser to respond as long as its
main gas ID is not 000. If there is no response then check your
communications setup and RS232 cable.
5. Send the command PInnn<enter> where nnn is the 3 digit address for the
analyser. E.g. for 9850 use PI050<enter>.
6. You can test the analysers operation by typing DCONC,nnn<enter> (eg
DCONC,050). The analyser should respond with the instantaneous
concentration and a status word.

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TEOM Continuous Particulate Monitor

The 1400A and 1400AB TEOMs can be directly connected to the WinAQMS Logger via RS232.
The TEOM also has the added feature of monitoring all its internal parameters. For example you
can record the filter loading of the TEOM and hence remotely determine if the filter needs to be
changed.

TEOM Setup
For RS232 communication between the TEOM and the WinAQMS data logger the TEOM has to
be in "AK Protocol" mode. If it is in AK Protocol mode the top line of the TEOM display should
read "AU" next to the filter loading.
If not, on the TEOM front panel press the RS232 button. If the Mode is not AK Protocol then
press the down arrow until the cursor is pointing to AK Protocol then press Enter.

The TEOM has a station number or address. The factory default address used by TEOM is 4
(ASCII 52). There is no need to change this. However, if you need to change the address, proceed
as follows:
1. Press Step Screen until the COM 2-Way Settings screen is displayed.
2. If RS-Para 1 is not equal to the ASCII code of the selected station number then set the
cursor against RS-Para 1 and press Edit.
3. Key in the selected ASCII number (ASCII 52 for address 4) and press Enter.
4. Press Main to exit setup.
The program register codes are listed in Appendix A in the TEOM 1400a manual.

DANI TNMH Hydrocarbons Analyser

The AQMS software supports RS232 communications with the DANI TNMH 451 & 452
Hydrocarbon analysers.

 The only parameters available from the DANI are MET (CH4 or Methane), NMHC
(Non Methane Hydrocarbons) and THC (Total Hydrocarbons).
 All readings are in ppm.
 The default baud rate is 9600 baud.
 There is no address or physical input number.
 If there is a flame fail condition or other alarm condition, there will be data but it will
be marked as having an instrument fault status.
 When the DANI switches from MR to LINE measure and back again (every 3
minutes), AQMS will not read data for a short time (approx 30 seconds) to allow for
the reading to stabilise.
 When the DANI switches from MR to LINE measure a back again (every 3 minutes),
WinAQMS will not be able to read a new data value for a short time but instead will
use the last data value before the DANI switched to the LINE measure.
 When configuring WinAQMS you should set the "% Samples for valid report" to no
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# Description Notes
0 Internal Valve 1 0=Closed, 1=Open
1 Internal Valve 2 0=Closed, 1=Open
2 Internal Valve 3 0=Closed, 1=Open
3 External Measure Valve 0=Closed, 1=Open
4 External Zero Valve 0=Closed, 1=Open
5 External Span Valve 0=Closed, 1=Open
6 Aux Valve 1 0=Closed, 1=Open
7 Aux Valve 2 0=Closed, 1=Open
8 Aux Valve 3 0=Closed, 1=Open
9 Valve Sequencing 0=Off, 1=On
10 LCD Contrast POT 0=Lightest, 99=Darkest
11 PRE POT 1 Measure coarse pot for all analysers except
9841A which is chassis fan speed.
12 PRE POT 2 Measure Fine: 981X, 9820, 9830, 9841, 9842
Bench Fan Speed: 9841A
Reference_zero : 9850
13 PRE POT 3 Input for all except 9850 which is measure gain.
14 PRE POT 4 981X, 984X: Test Measure
9820, 9830: test_reference
9850: reference gain
15 PRE POT 5 981X: Lamp Adjust
9820,9830,9850:test measure
984X: high voltage adjust
16 PRE POT 6 9850: high voltage adjust
17 PRE POT 7 9850: lamp adjust
18 VREG POT 1 Flow control zero
19 VREG POT 2
20 VREG POT 3
21 VREG POT 4
22 VREG POT 5 Fan speed control
23 VREG POT 6 Pump speed fine
24 VREG POT 7 Pump speed coarse
25 Analogue input 0
26 Analogue input 1
27 Analogue input 2
28 Analogue input 3
29 Analogue input 4
30 Analogue input 5
31 Analogue input 6
32 Analogue input 7
33 Analogue input 8
34 Analogue input 9
35 Analogue input 10
36 Analogue input 11
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38 Analogue input 13
39 Analogue input 14
40 Analogue input 15
41 50 PIN IO bits 0-7 BIT 7: Span Out of Range
BIT 6: Span On
BIT 5: Copper Fail
BIT 4: Zero On
BIT 3: Lamp Fail
BIT 2: Out Of Service
BIT 1: Flow Fail
BIT 0: Span Cycle
42 50 PIN IO bits 8-15 BIT 7: Pump On
BIT 6: Range 1
BIT 5: Startup
BIT 4: Heater Fail
BIT 3: Range 0
BIT 2: IZS On
BIT 1: Spare 1
BIT 0: ZeroCycle
43 50 PIN IO bits 16-23 BIT 7: Power On
BIT 6: Sys Fail
BIT 5: High Voltage Fail
BIT 4: Power Supply Fail
BIT 3: Electric Test
BIT 2: Optical Test
BIT 1: Range 2
BIT 0: PPm / Metric
44 50 PIN IO bits 24-31 Really User ID
45 50 PIN IO bits 32-39 BIT 7: P4
BIT 6: P3
BIT 5: P2
BIT 4: P1
BIT 3: Spare Driver 1
BIT 2:
BIT 1:
BIT 0: Reference Fail
46 50 PIN IO bits 40-47 BIT 7:
BIT 6:
BIT 5:
BIT 4:
BIT 3:
BIT 2:
BIT 1: P6
BIT 0: P5
47 50 PIN IO bits 48-55 BIT 7: Status 2 LED
BIT 6: Status 1 LED
BIT 5: Sys Fail LED
BIT 4: HeartBeat LED
BIT 3:
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BIT 1:
BIT 0:
48 50 PIN IO bits 56-63 BIT 7:
BIT 6:
BIT 5:
BIT 4:
BIT 3:
BIT 2:
BIT 1:
BIT 0: Status 3 LED
49 PGA Gain 0-7
50 Primary Gas Concentration
51 Secondary Gas Concentration
52 Calculated Gas Concentration
53 Primary Gas Average
54 Secondary Gas Average
55 Calculated Gas Average
56 Instrument Gain
57 Main Gas ID
58 Aux Gas ID
59 Decimal Places
60 Noise
61 Gas 1 Offset
62 Gas 3 Offset
63 Flow Temperature
64 Lamp Current
65 Digital Supply
66 Concentration Voltage
67 High Voltage
68 Ozonator 0=Off, 1=On
69 Control Loop
70 Diagnostic Mode
71 Gas Flow
72 Gas Pressure
73 Ambient Pressure
74 Analog Supply
75 Cell Temperature
76 Converter Temperature
77 Chassis Temperature
78 Manifold Temperature
79 Cooler Temperature
80 Mirror Temperature
81 Lamp Temperature
82 O3 Lamp Temperature
83 Instrument Status
84 Reference Voltage
85 Calibration State 0 = MEASURE
1 = CYCLE
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3 = SPAN
86 Primary Raw Concentration (before 984X background and gain)
87 Secondary Raw Concentration (before 984X background and gain)
88 984X Background Concentration (before gain)
89 Calibration Pressure
90 Converter Efficiency
91 Multidrop Baud Rate
92 Analog Range Gas 1
93 Analog Range Gas 2
94 Analog Range Gas 3
95 Output Type Gas 1 0=Voltage
1=Current
96 Output Type Gas 2 0=Voltage
1=Current
97 Output Type Gas 3 0=Voltage
1=Current
98 Voltage Offset /Current Range Gas1 0=0% or 0-20mA
1=5% or 2-20mA
2=10% or 4-20mA
99 Voltage Offset /Current Range Gas2 0=0% or 0-20mA
1=5% or 2-20mA
2=10% or 4-20mA
100 Voltage Offset /Current Range Gas3 0=0% or 0-20mA
1=5% or 2-20mA
2=10% or 4-20mA
101 Full Scale Gas 1
102 Full Scale Gas 2
103 Full Scale Gas 3
104 Zero Adjust Gas 1
105 Zero Adjust Gas 2
106 Zero Adjust Gas 3
107 Negative 10V Supply
108 50 Pin IO ANIN1 20mV resolution analog input (0-5V)
109 50 Pin IO ANIN2 20mV resolution analog input (0-5V)
110 Instrument State
111 CO Linearisation Factor A
112 CO Linearisation Factor B
113 CO Linearisation Factor C
114 CO Linearisation Factor D
115 CO Linearisation Factor E
116 Instrument Units 0= PPM
1=PPB
2=PPT
3=mG/M³
4=µG/M³
5=nG/M³
117 Background Measure Time In seconds
118 Sample Fill Time In seconds
119 Sample Measure Time In seconds

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120 Aux Measure Time In seconds

121 Aux Sample Fill Time In seconds
122 Background Fill Time In seconds
123 Zero Fill Time In seconds
124 Zero Measure Time In seconds
125 Span Fill Time In seconds
126 Span Measure Time In seconds
127 Span Purge Time In seconds
128 Background Pause Time In seconds
129 Background Interleave Factor In seconds
130 Calibration Pressure 2
131 AUX Instrument Gain
132 Background voltage
133 AUX Background Voltage

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9400TP Termination Panel. Rev.C
Lightning Input Baud
Markings Description Protection Number rate
1  Ground Yes
2 CH1 Channel 1 Yes 1 4800
3 CH2 Channel 2 Yes 2 4800
4  Ground Yes
5 CH3 Channel 3 Yes 3 4800
6 CH4 Channel 4 Yes 4 4800
7  Ground Yes
8 CH5 Channel 5 Yes 5 4800
9 CH6 Channel 6 Yes 6 4800
10  Ground Yes
11 CH7 Channel 7 Yes 7 4800
12 CH8 Channel 8 Yes 8 4800
13 B Ground Yes
14 CH9 Channel 9 Yes 9 4800
15 CH10 Channel 10 Yes 10 4800
16  Ground Yes
17 CH11 Channel 11 Yes 11 4800
18 CH12 Channel 12 Yes 12 4800
19  Ground Yes
20 CH13 Channel 13 (Frequency 1) Yes 13 4800
21 CH14 Channel 14 (Frequency 2) Yes 14 4800
22  Ground Yes
23 CH15 Channel 15 (Frequency 3) Yes 15 4800
24 CH16 Channel 16 (Frequency 4) & Yes 16 4800
Temperature
25 EARTH
26 +12V + 12 volt supply Yes
27 0V 0 volt Yes
28 +5V + 5 volt reference Yes
29 0V Common Yes
30 F5 Frequency input (Frequency Opto 17 4800
5) or –12V supply
31 COM Common /0V Yes
32 OP0 Output 0 Opto 0 4800
33 OP1 Output 1 Opto 1 4800
34 OP2 Output 2 Opto 2 4800
35 OP3 Output 3 Opto 3 4800
36 OP4 Output 4 No 4 4800
37 OP5 Output 5 No 5 4800
38 OP6 Output 6 No 6 4800
39 OP7 Output 7 No 7 4800
40 COM Common / 0V Yes
41 IP0 Input 0 Opto 0 4800
42 IP1 Input 1 Opto 1 4800
43 IP2 Input 2 Opto 2 4800
44 IP3 Input 3 Opto 3 4800
45 IP4 Input 4 No 4 4800
46 IP5 Input 5 No 5 4800
47 IP6 Input 6 No 6 4800
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Using Hyperterminal
Start->Programs->Accessories->Communications->Hyperterminal
Name the session “Direct to Com X” where x is the number of the serial port
you are connecting to.
Connect using COM X where is the serial port the modem is connected to. ->OK
Bits per second = 19200 or 9600 depending on defaults
Data bits = 8
Parity = None
Stop Bits = 1
Flow Control = Hardware or None depending on defaults
->OK
You can now enter the AT commands required to set up the modem correctly.
The modem and sim card must be set up to be in NON-TRANSPARENT (ie error
corrected) mode. Telstra #1800636785 for sim card services (1300131816
wireless and data services). If you receive a telstra message saying that the
equipment you are calling is not compatible then the modem and sim card are
not set to the same transparency settings. The sim card must be set up to not
expect a pin code to be entered.

AT commands to set up the modem

AT&F Reset the modem to factory (default) settings
ATS0=0 Windows will do the answering for you. (It looks for two RING
strings to come from the modem and will then issue an ATA command
to the modem)
AT+IPR=9600 Set the port baud rate to 9600 (note: if you change this setting
you will have to set the baud rate in hyperterminal to match)
AT+IFC=2,2 Set the handshaking to RTS/CTS (Hardware Handshaking). Use 0,0 for
no flow control and 1,1 for Xon/Xoff.
AT+CBST=7,0,1 Set the protocol to V32, 9600 Baud, Non-Transparent mode
AT+DS=0 Turns off V42bis data compression
AT+CSQ Test the GSM reception strength
AT&Y0 Loads configuration 0 at modem startup
AT+CLIP=0 (FALCOM A2D3 ONLY) Call Line Identification Presentation
Set this to 0 or the modem will not work with windows.
AT+CRC=0 (FALCOM A2D3 ONLY) Cellular Result Code command
Set this to 0 or the modem will not work with windows.
&CNF GSM,,ATZ;+CSCS=”PCCP437” (FALCOM A2D3 ONLY) Loads configuration profile and
correct SMS character codes at startup (Firmware
bug workaround)
&CNF MODE,V, (FALCOM A2D3 ONLY) Set the mode to Voice Mode
AT&V Display the current configuration (Falcom A2D3 also use &REQ CNF)
AT&W0 (SIEMENS ONLY) Save current configuration in position 0 (0 or 1)
AT&W (FALCOM ONLY) Save the current configuration

Other commands that aren’t normally required:

AT+CBST=7,0,0 set the protocol to V32, 9600 Baud, Transparent mode (Not
Recommended as this is not error corrected)

Required sequence is
1: Reset the modem to the default settings.
2: Enter desired settings
3: Save the settings (AT&W)
4: Reset the modem by taking out the power and putting it back in.
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6: Test the GSM reception strength. In general any value for the first number
above 10 is good reception and any value other than 99 is good for the second
value.
7: Reboot the logger.

If you are having trouble getting the modem to recognise the dial tone then
use the initialisation string
x3
which will tell the modem to not wait for a valid dial tone before dialling.

Setting up the Siemens M20 modem driver in Windows

2000/XP
Open the Control Panel ->Phone and Modem Options
go to the modems tab -> Add – Don't detect the modem. Select it from the list
-> Next
Choose the Siemens M20 GSM -> Next
Select COM X (where X is the serial port the modem is connected to) -> Finish

Setting up the Falcom A2D modem driver in Windows 2000

Open the Control Panel->Phone and Modem Options
go to the modems tab -> Add – Don't detect the modem. Select it from the list
-> Next
Choose the Standard 9600 bps modem -> Next
Select COM X (where X is the serial port the modem is connected to) -> Finish

Set up Windows 2000 to Accept Incoming Connections

Open the Control Panel->Network and Dialup Connections->Make new connection-
>Next->Accept Incoming Connections->Next->Chose – Standard 9600 bps Modem -
>Next
Do not allow virtual private connections
Select the administrator and the WinAQMS user to be given access to dialup
remotely->Next
Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)->Properties
Allow callers to access my Local Area Network
Specify IP addresses from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.10->OK->Next->Finish.
Set up Windows XP to Accept Incoming Connections
Open the Control Panel->Network Connections->Create a new connection->Next-
>Accept Incoming Connections->Next->Chose – Standard 9600 bps Modem ->Next
Do not allow virtual private connections
Select the administrator and the WinAQMS user to be given access to dialup
remotely->Next
Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)->Properties
Allow callers to access my Local Area Network
Specify IP addresses from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.10->OK->Next->Finish.

Note: Incoming connections in windows will not re-establish its connection with a modem that
has been switched off unless the logger is rebooted or the modem was disassociated with
incoming connections before it was turned off. IE if the modem loses power and the logger does
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The current list of serial output report formats is as follows.

AQMS text is the same format as that used by the older Ecotech 9400DAS logger.
<PP><sp><RRRR><sp>><yy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss><sp><####0.####><ST><####0.####><ST>…<CR><LF>
PP - 2 letter space filled data file prefix
sp - the space character (A.S.C.I.I. 32)
RRRR – report type. One of RPT1, RPT2, RPT3, RPT4, SPAN, ZERO or PREC.
yy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss – Year, month, day, hour (24 hour), minute, second.
####0.#### - 10 digit numerical value (space filled on the left hand side). If the value uses more
than 10 digits then the format changes to a scientific format of the form M.MME+XX where
M.MM is the mantissa of the number and XX is the exponent. For example, the number 123.456
in scientific format will be changed to 1.23E+02 and the number 0.023456 will be changed to
2.35E-02.
ST – is a status character for the data reading where
* is out of service
p is analyser power failure
f is instrument fault
L data good, low alarm
> data good, high alarm
a space is good data
< data bad, not enough data
= data bad, no data
Null data is assigned a value of -9999
CR – carriage return character (A.S.C.I.I. 13)
LF – linefeed character (A.S.C.I.I. 10)

WinAQMS sci.
<PPP>,<RRR>,<YYYY/MM/DD
HH:NN:SS>,<CH#>,<M.MMMME+XX>,<status>,<CH#>,<M.MMMME+XX>,<status>,….<CR><LF>
PPP - is the data file prefix (1 to 3 character length)
, - comma character (A.S.C.I.I. 44)
RRR - is the report number (1 to 3 character length) where:
1 = report 1
2 = report 2
3 = report 3
4 = report 4
128 = span report
144 = zero report
160 = precision report
YYYY/MM/DD HH:NN:SS - is the date and time
CH# - the channel number
M.MMMME+XX - channel data in scientific format
status - data status (see section 8 Appendix D for more information on the WinAQMS status)
CR – carriage return character (A.S.C.I.I. 13)
LF – linefeed character (A.S.C.I.I. 10)

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<PPP>,<RRR>,<YYYY/MM/DD HH:NN:SS>,<CH#>,<0.####>,<status>,<CH#>,<0.####>,<status>,....<CR><LF>
PPP - is the data file prefix (1 to 3 character length)
, - comma character (A.S.C.I.I. 44)
RRR - is the report number (1 to 3 character length) where:
1 = report 1
2 = report 2
3 = report 3
4 = report 4
128 = span report
144 = zero report
160 = precision report
YYYY/MM/DD HH:NN:SS - is the date and time
CH# - the channel number
0.#### - channel data in standard numerical format with the number of decimal places specified in
WinAQMS.
status - data status (see section 8 Appendix D for more information on the WinAQMS status)
CR – carriage return character (A.S.C.I.I. 13)
LF – linefeed character (A.S.C.I.I. 10)

Mantacom
The Mantacom format is a 3rd party format used by specific customers. The entire message is 85
characters long including the carriage return (CR) and linefeed (LF) characters and is space filled
if required.
<HH:MM:SS><sp><0.####><sp><0.####><sp>…<sp><CR><LF>
HH:MM:SS – time of the data reading
sp – space character (A.S.C.I.I. 32)
0.#### - channel data is standard numerical format with the number of decimal places specified in
WinAQMS
CR – carriage return character (A.S.C.I.I. 13)
LF – linefeed character (A.S.C.I.I. 10)

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the byte can be either a 0 or a 1.
Table 16 Bite table
BIT 7 BIT 6 BIT 5 BIT 4 BIT 3 BIT 2 BIT 1 BIT 0
GOOD
/BAD CALIBRATION FAULT N/A N/A
0= 0 = NO
BAD 0 = NOT IN CAL FAULT
1= 1= ASCII
GOOD 1 = IN CAL FAULT Status Description Code
1 0 0 X X 0 0 0 DATA GOOD ALL OK 128
1 0 0 X X 0 0 1 SUFFICIENT DATA 129
1 0 0 X X 0 1 0 GOOD HIGH ALARM 130
1 0 0 X X 0 1 1 GOOD LOW ALARM 131
0 0 0 X X 0 0 0 NO DATA 0
0 0 0 X X 0 0 1 NOT ENOUGH DATA 1
X 1 0 X X 0 0 0 CALIBRATION ALL OK 64
X 1 0 X X 0 0 1 CALIBRATION SUF. DATA 65
X X 1 X X 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT FAULT 33
X X 1 X X 0 1 0 POWER FAILURE 34
X X 1 X X 1 0 0 OUT OF SERVICE 36

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