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Declaration of Conformity
Application of Council Directive(s): 2014/30/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU,
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Standard(s) to which Conformity is EMC EN 61326-1: 2013
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Brief Contents

Chapter 1. QUICK GUIDE.......................................................................... 1-1

Chapter 2. SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................... 2-1

Chapter 3. YOUR SYSTEM.......................................................................... 3-1

Chapter 4. CONNECTIONS......................................................................... 4-1

Chapter 5. SAMPLING OPTIONS................................................................. 5-1

Chapter 6. SECURITY............................................................................... 6-1

Chapter 7. ALARMS.................................................................................. 7-1

Chapter 8. LOCATIONS............................................................................. 8-1

Chapter 9. RECIPES................................................................................. 9-1

Chapter 10. DISPLAY, DATA AND REPORTS.................................................. 10-1

Chapter 11. STATISTICS........................................................................... 11-1

Chapter 12. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION....................................................... 12-1

Chapter 13. MAINTENANCE AND DIAGNOSTICS........................................... 13-1

Appendix A. INTERNATIONAL PRECAUTIONS................................................ A-1

Appendix B. TROUBLESHOOTING ETHERNET............................................... B-1

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Appendix C. 有毒或有害的物质和元素......................................................... C-1

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Confidential Document ................................................................................................. ii

Quality Statement ......................................................................................................... ii
Environmental Information ......................................................................................... iii
Battery Disposal............................................................................................................ iii
Patent Information........................................................................................................ iii
Wireless Radio Designators.......................................................................................... iii
Manual Conventions..................................................................................................... iv
Declaration of Conformity............................................................................................. v

Chapter 1. QUICK GUIDE.......................................................................... 1-1

Assembly...........................................................................................................................1-3
HOME Screen.....................................................................................................................1-4
Sampling............................................................................................................................1-5
Saving a Recipe.................................................................................................................1-6
Enabling Security..............................................................................................................1-6
Connections......................................................................................................................1-7
Using NFC..........................................................................................................................1-8
Data Export and Import....................................................................................................1-8

Chapter 2. SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................... 2-1

Environmental Conditions................................................................................................2-4

Chapter 3. YOUR SYSTEM.......................................................................... 3-1

Unpacking.........................................................................................................................3-1
How Lasair Pro Works.......................................................................................................3-4
Standalone or Portable Use........................................................................................3-4
Firmware......................................................................................................................3-4
Memory........................................................................................................................3-4
Communication..........................................................................................................3-5

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Control Software.........................................................................................................3-5
Touchscreen................................................................................................................3-6
HOME Screen...............................................................................................................3-7
Environment Data Table.................................................................................3-9
Sampling Configuration.................................................................................3-9
Icons and Buttons of the HOME Screen.........................................................3-9
Shipkit List.......................................................................................................................3-16
Accessory List..................................................................................................................3-18
Storing Shipping/Packing Materials.........................................................................3-24

Chapter 4. CONNECTIONS......................................................................... 4-1

Back Panel.........................................................................................................................4-1
Power.................................................................................................................................4-4
Batteries......................................................................................................................4-4
AC Power......................................................................................................................4-5
Analog................................................................................................................................4-6
Environmental (Analog) Input....................................................................................4-6
Analog Output...........................................................................................................4-11
Status Output................................................................................................4-12
Lasair Pro Analog 4-20 mA Output Log Mode..............................................4-13
Digital In/Out...................................................................................................................4-14
NFC Cards........................................................................................................................4-15
Computer Connections...................................................................................................4-16
Third Party Control Software....................................................................................4-16
Network Configuration.............................................................................................4-16
IP Address......................................................................................................4-17
Network Mask................................................................................................4-18
Gateway Address...........................................................................................4-19
Multicast Address..........................................................................................4-19
Enable PMS TCP............................................................................................4-19
MAC Address..................................................................................................4-19
Saving Network Settings..............................................................................4-20
Instrument to Laptop Ethernet Setup............................................................................4-21
Method 1: Modifying the IP Settings on a PC...........................................................4-21
Method 2: Modifying Network Settings with Serial Commands.............................4-24

Chapter 5. SAMPLING OPTIONS................................................................. 5-1

SETTINGS Tab....................................................................................................................5-2
Sampling Setup...........................................................................................................5-2
Delays..........................................................................................................................5-3
Sample By....................................................................................................................5-3

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Units.............................................................................................................................5-3
Data..............................................................................................................................5-3
Buttons........................................................................................................................5-4
Example Sampling Setup Report......................................................................................5-5
ADVANCED Tab..................................................................................................................5-6
Sampling Start.............................................................................................................5-6
Options........................................................................................................................5-7
Monitoring Mode.........................................................................................................5-8
Monitoring Mode Activation...........................................................................5-9
Example Cleanroom Monitoring Report......................................................5-14
Sampling Accessories.....................................................................................................5-15
Sample Probes..........................................................................................................5-15
Optional Probes............................................................................................5-15
Positioning Accessories............................................................................................5-15
Tripods...........................................................................................................5-15
Wall/Hand/Tripod Adapters.........................................................................5-16
Zero Count Filters......................................................................................................5-16
Thermal Paper...........................................................................................................5-16
HHIPA Accessory........................................................................................................5-16
Flowrate.........................................................................................................5-16
Tubing............................................................................................................5-17
Application....................................................................................................5-17

Chapter 6. SECURITY............................................................................... 6-1

Security Overview.............................................................................................................6-2
Usernames...................................................................................................................6-2
Passwords....................................................................................................................6-2
Access Levels...............................................................................................................6-2
Activate/Deactivate Users...........................................................................................6-3
Settings Tab.....................................................................................................................6-10
Users Tab.........................................................................................................................6-12
Example User Setup Report............................................................................................6-14
Audit Tab..........................................................................................................................6-15
Audit Data Tab.................................................................................................................6-16
Example Audit Report...............................................................................................6-18

Chapter 7. ALARMS.................................................................................. 7-1

Navigation.........................................................................................................................7-1
GENERAL Tab.....................................................................................................................7-2
PARTICLES Tab..................................................................................................................7-3
Size Column (µm)........................................................................................................7-3

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Triggering Value Column (WARNING, Units)..............................................................7-4

DATA.............................................................................................................................7-4
ENVIRONMENTAL Tab.......................................................................................................7-5
Recipes and Environmental Alarms...........................................................................7-6
TREND Tab.........................................................................................................................7-6
REASONS Tab....................................................................................................................7-8
Assigning Alarm Reasons................................................................................................7-10

Chapter 8. LOCATIONS............................................................................. 8-1

Buttons............................................................................................................8-9
Example Location Hierarchy Report...............................................................................8-10

Chapter 9. RECIPES................................................................................. 9-1

SETUP Tab Buttons.....................................................................................................9-7
ASSIGNMENTS Tab Buttons........................................................................................9-9
Recipe Importing and Exporting....................................................................................9-10
Recipe Details..................................................................................................................9-10
Statistics Recipe Details..................................................................................................9-12

Chapter 10. DISPLAY, DATA AND REPORTS.................................................. 10-1

DISPLAY Tab.....................................................................................................................10-2
TREND Tab.......................................................................................................................10-4
Example Trend Graph................................................................................................10-6
HISTOGRAM Tab..............................................................................................................10-7
REPORTS Tab...................................................................................................................10-9
Reports Overview....................................................................................................10-10
Final Sample Report Example................................................................................10-11
DATA Screen...................................................................................................................10-16
TABLE Tab................................................................................................................10-16
GRAPH Tab...............................................................................................................10-17
Options........................................................................................................10-23

Chapter 11. STATISTICS........................................................................... 11-1

Overview..........................................................................................................................11-1
HOME Screen...................................................................................................................11-2
Data Displays.............................................................................................................11-3
Average Mode..................................................................................................................11-4
Results.......................................................................................................................11-6
Switch Mode....................................................................................................................11-7
STANDARDS Tab..............................................................................................................11-8
SETUP Tab.......................................................................................................................11-9

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Configuration Settings..............................................................................................11-9
Example Certification Setup Report.......................................................................11-12
Walkthrough..................................................................................................................11-13
Statistics Report Example.............................................................................................11-17
Cleanliness Standards...................................................................................................11-22
ISO 14644-1:2015 Standard....................................................................................11-22
EU GMP Annex 1 Standard and China GMP............................................................11-23
FS-209E Standard....................................................................................................11-24

Chapter 12. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION....................................................... 12-1

SETUP Tab.......................................................................................................................12-2
Instrument ID............................................................................................................12-2
Calibration Warning..................................................................................................12-2
Gas.............................................................................................................................12-3
Language...................................................................................................................12-3
Keyboard Inputs............................................................................................12-3
CSV Exporting for Non-Standard Characters...............................................12-3
Clone Export and Import..........................................................................................12-8
Buttons....................................................................................................................12-10
DATE/TIME Tab..............................................................................................................12-12
Buttons....................................................................................................................12-12
CHANNELS Tab..............................................................................................................12-14
Buttons....................................................................................................................12-15

Chapter 13. MAINTENANCE AND DIAGNOSTICS........................................... 13-1

Cleaning and Disinfecting the Enclosure.......................................................................13-1
Recommended Cleaning Agents..............................................................................13-2
Cleaning the Enclosure Case....................................................................................13-2
Replacing the Printer Paper Roll....................................................................................13-3
Replacing the Batteries...................................................................................................13-4
Battery Disposal........................................................................................................13-4
Calibration Reminder......................................................................................................13-5
Other Maintenance.........................................................................................................13-5
Diagnostics......................................................................................................................13-6

Appendix A. INTERNATIONAL PRECAUTIONS................................................ A-1

WARNING...........................................................................................................................A-1
AVERTISSEMENT................................................................................................................A-1
WARNUNG..........................................................................................................................A-1
ATTENZIONE......................................................................................................................A-1
ADVERTENCIA....................................................................................................................A-1

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Hazard Symbols..........................................................................................................A-2
Symboles de risque.....................................................................................................A-2
Warnschilder...............................................................................................................A-3
Simboli di pericolo......................................................................................................A-3
Simbolos de peligro....................................................................................................A-4

Appendix B. TROUBLESHOOTING ETHERNET............................................... B-1

Connectivity......................................................................................................................B-1

Appendix C. 有毒或有害的物质和元素......................................................... C-1

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Chapter 1. QUICK GUIDE.......................................................................... 1-1

Figure 1-1. Details of the HOME screen, swipe left to change the display (circled).................................... 1-4
Figure 1-2. SETTINGS tab, SAMPLE........................................................................................... 1-5
Figure 1-3. Keyboard...................................................................................................................................... 1-6
Figure 1-4. Clone Export and Import buttons, SETUP tab, SYSTEM............................................... 1-9

Chapter 2. SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................... 2-1

Table 2-1. Specifications............................................................................................................................... 2-1
Table 2-2. Environmental conditions........................................................................................................... 2-4

Chapter 3. YOUR SYSTEM.......................................................................... 3-1

Table 3-1. Recycling Your Packaging Materials......................................................................... 3-1
Figure 3-1. Navigation options...................................................................................................................... 3-6
Figure 3-2. Default sampling display (Cumulative Normalized Counts)..................................................... 3-7
Figure 3-3. Other data formats...................................................................................................................... 3-8
Figure 3-4. HOME icon................................................................................................................................. 3-10
Table 3-2. HOME screen icons and buttons................................................................................................ 3-10
Table 3-3. Default shipkit list...................................................................................................................... 3-16
Table 3-4. Accessory list....................................................................................................... 3-18

Chapter 4. CONNECTIONS......................................................................... 4-1

Figure 4-1. Positioning the Lasair Pro to see connections........................................................................... 4-1
Table 4-1. Items required for AC power source connection........................................................................ 4-5
Figure 4-2. ENVIRONMENTAL tab, IN/OUT................................................................................. 4-7
Figure 4-3. Enabling/disabling sensors......................................................................................................... 4-8
Figure 4-4. Example environmental sensor table......................................................................................... 4-9
Figure 4-5. Environmental sensor data display, HOME screen.................................................................. 4-10
Figure 4-6. ANALOG OUTPUT tab, IN/OUT................................................................................ 4-11
Table 4-2. 4-20 mA Analog Output Status Channel.................................................................................... 4-12
Figure 4-7. DIGITAL OUTPUT tab, IN/OUT................................................................................ 4-14
Figure 4-8. NFC tab, COMM.................................................................................................... 4-15
Figure 4-9. NETWORK tab, COMM........................................................................................... 4-17
Figure 4-10. Confirm network settings....................................................................................................... 4-20
Figure 4-11. Ethernet/LAN Properties window........................................................................................... 4-22
Figure 4-12. Adjusted Internet protocol properties.................................................................................... 4-23

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Chapter 5. SAMPLING OPTIONS................................................................. 5-1

Figure 5-1. Sampling configuration settings................................................................................................. 5-2
Table 5-1. SETTINGS tab, SAMPLE............................................................................................ 5-4
Figure 5-2. Example Sampling Setup Report (page 1).................................................................................. 5-5
Figure 5-3. Advanced sampling settings....................................................................................................... 5-6
Figure 5-4. Particle count values to trigger an audio cue............................................................................. 5-7
Figure 5-5. Final Sample Report example..................................................................................................... 5-8
Figure 5-6. Switch Mode window................................................................................................................. 5-9
Figure 5-7. HOME screen, Monitoring Mode............................................................................. 5-10
Figure 5-8. Maximum and average counts.................................................................................................. 5-11
Figure 5-9. Average counts for each location.............................................................................................. 5-12
Figure 5-10. Sampling is complete at the selected location...................................................................... 5-12
Figure 5-11. Monitoring Mode sampling completed................................................................................. 5-13
Figure 5-12. Confirmation window to terminate Monitoring Mode............................................... 5-13
Figure 5-13. Cleanroom Monitoring Report example................................................................................. 5-14
Figure 5-14. Hand-held Isokinetic Probe Attachment (HHIPA)................................................................ 5-17

Chapter 6. SECURITY............................................................................... 6-1

Figure 6-1. LOGIN window............................................................................................................................ 6-1
Table 6-1. Access levels ................................................................................................................................. 6-2
Table 6-2. Screen accessibility by access level............................................................................................. 6-3
Figure 6-2. Access levels for a new user........................................................................................................ 6-4
Figure 6-3. ON/OFF column........................................................................................................................... 6-5
Figure 6-4. NFC tab, COMM...................................................................................................... 6-7
Figure 6-5. Internal NFC card reader location............................................................................................... 6-8
Figure 6-6. Orange circular waiting animation............................................................................................. 6-9
Figure 6-7. SETTINGS tab, SECURITY...................................................................................... 6-10
Table 6-3. SETTINGS tab, SECURITY........................................................................................ 6-11
Figure 6-8. List of users................................................................................................................................ 6-12
Table 6-4. USERS tab, SECURITY............................................................................................ 6-13
Figure 6-9. Example User Setup Report...................................................................................................... 6-14
Figure 6-10. Audit trail settings................................................................................................................... 6-15
Table 6-5. AUDIT tab, SECURITY............................................................................................. 6-15
Figure 6-11. Audit Data listing..................................................................................................................... 6-16
Table 6-6. AUDIT DATA tab, SECURITY..................................................................................... 6-17
Figure 6-12. Audit Trail Report example..................................................................................................... 6-18

Chapter 7. ALARMS.................................................................................. 7-1

Figure 7-1. GENERAL tab, ALARMS............................................................................................ 7-2
Figure 7-2. PARTICLES tab, ALARMS......................................................................................... 7-3
Table 7-1. DATA, PARTICLES tab.................................................................................................................. 7-4
Figure 7-3. ENVIRONMENTAL tab, ALARMS................................................................................ 7-5
Figure 7-4. TREND tab, ALARMS............................................................................................... 7-6
Figure 7-5. REASONS tab, ALARMS............................................................................................ 7-8
Table 7-2. REASONS tab, ALARMS............................................................................................. 7-8
Figure 7-6. Warning/Alarm Acknowledgement button (circled) on the HOME screen.......................... 7-10
Figure 7-7. Particle Alarm information...................................................................................................... 7-11
Figure 7-8. Particle Warning information.................................................................................................. 7-11

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Chapter 8. LOCATIONS............................................................................. 8-1

Figure 8-1. Locations configuration for recipes............................................................................................ 8-1
Figure 8-2. Hierarchy of areas, rooms, and locations................................................................................... 8-2
Figure 8-3. Sampling data (left), and the HOME screen (right).................................................................... 8-2
Figure 8-4. Add Item window........................................................................................................................ 8-3
Figure 8-5. Type listing circled...................................................................................................................... 8-6
Figure 8-6. Area and Room assignment list................................................................................................. 8-7
Figure 8-7. Delete all location facility data................................................................................................... 8-8
Figure 8-8. Recover all location facility data................................................................................................. 8-8
Table 8-1. Buttons of the LOCATIONS screen.............................................................................................. 8-9
Figure 8-9. Example Location Hierarchy Report......................................................................................... 8-10

Chapter 9. RECIPES................................................................................. 9-1

Figure 9-1. SETUP tab, RECIPES............................................................................................... 9-1
Figure 9-2. RECIPES DETAILS window......................................................................................................... 9-3
Figure 9-3. ASSIGNMENTS tab, RECIPES.................................................................................... 9-4
Figure 9-4. NFC tab, COMM...................................................................................................... 9-5
Figure 9-5. Internal NFC card reader location............................................................................................... 9-6
Table 9-1. Buttons of the SETUP tab, RECIPES........................................................................... 9-7
Table 9-2. Buttons of the ASSIGNMENTS tab, RECIPES................................................................ 9-9

Chapter 10. DISPLAY, DATA AND REPORTS.................................................. 10-1

Figure 10-1. DISPLAY tab, DISPLAY......................................................................................... 10-2
Table 10-1. DISPLAY tab, DISPLAY.......................................................................................... 10-2
Figure 10-2. TREND tab, DISPLAY........................................................................................... 10-4
Table 10-2. TREND tab, DISPLAY............................................................................................ 10-4
Figure 10-3. Example trend graph, MAIN screen........................................................................................ 10-6
Figure 10-4. HISTOGRAM tab, DISPLAY.................................................................................... 10-7
Table 10-3. HISTOGRAM tab, DISPLAY.................................................................................... 10-7
Figure 10-5. REPORTS tab, DISPLAY........................................................................................ 10-9
Table 10-4. Final Sample Report legend................................................................................................... 10-12
Figure 10-6. Table display of sampling data............................................................................................. 10-16
Figure 10-7. GRAPH tab, swipe left/right to for additional formats........................................................ 10-17
Figure 10-8. Additional formats on the GRAPH tab, DATA.......................................................... 10-18
Figure 10-9. Graphical report examples.................................................................................................... 10-20
Table 10-5. TABLE and GRAPH buttons................................................................................................... 10-21
Figure 10-10. Options dialog..................................................................................................................... 10-23

Chapter 11. STATISTICS........................................................................... 11-1

Figure 11-1. Example Cleanroom Certification Report.............................................................................. 11-1
Figure 11-2. HOME screen, Statistics Mode................................................................................................ 11-2
Figure 11-3. Swipe left to switch between displays................................................................................... 11-3
Figure 11-4. HOME screen displays for Average mode.............................................................................. 11-5
Figure 11-5. Average mode report, first page............................................................................................. 11-6
Figure 11-6. Virtual locations in Statistics Mode......................................................................................... 11-7
Figure 11-7. STANDARDS tab, STATISTICS............................................................................... 11-8
Figure 11-8. SETUP tab, STATISTICS....................................................................................... 11-9
Table 11-1. SETUP tab, STATISTICS........................................................................................ 11-9

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Figure 11-9. Certification Setup Report example..................................................................................... 11-12

Figure 11-10. Switch Mode window, virtual locations added................................................................. 11-14
Figure 11-11. Automatic list of virtual locations, HOME screen.............................................................. 11-14
Figure 11-12. Statistics sample complete................................................................................................. 11-15
Figure 11-13. Sample Confirmation/Acknowledgement window........................................................... 11-15
Figure 11-14. Statistics plan complete message...................................................................................... 11-16
Figure 11-15. Example statistics sampling report.................................................................................... 11-18
Table 11-2. Statistics Printout legend..................................................................................................... 11-18
Table 11-3. ISO 14644-1:2015 Standard Class Details.............................................................................. 11-22
Table 11-4. EU GMP Grade and ISO classes............................................................................................... 11-23
Table 11-5. Maximum Particles for ........................................................................................................... 11-23
Table 11-6. Maximum Particles Per Unit Volume...................................................................................... 11-24

Chapter 12. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION....................................................... 12-1

Figure 12-1. STATUS tab, SYSTEM........................................................................................... 12-1
Figure 12-2. SETUP tab, SYSTEM............................................................................................ 12-2
Figure 12-3. Change to another language keyboard.................................................................................. 12-4
Figure 12-4. Press and hold the ‘s’ letter on the DE keyboard for more options...................................... 12-5
Figure 12-5. Clone Export and Import buttons, SETUP tab, SYSTEM........................................... 12-8
Figure 12-6. Clone Export window............................................................................................................. 12-9
Figure 12-7. Clone Import window.......................................................................................................... 12-10
Table 12-1. SETUP tab, SYSTEM........................................................................................... 12-10
Figure 12-8. DATE/TIME tab, SYSTEM.................................................................................... 12-12
Table 12-2. DATE/TIME tab, SYSTEM..................................................................................... 12-12
Figure 12-9. CHANNELS tab, SYSTEM.................................................................................... 12-14
Table 12-3. CHANNELS tab, SYSTEM..................................................................................... 12-15

Chapter 13. MAINTENANCE AND DIAGNOSTICS........................................... 13-1

Figure 13-1. Steps to install printer roll....................................................................................................... 13-3
Figure 13-2. TESTS tab, DIAGNOSTICS.................................................................................... 13-6

Appendix A. INTERNATIONAL PRECAUTIONS................................................ A-1

Appendix B. TROUBLESHOOTING ETHERNET............................................... B-1

Figure B-1. Example for ping test..................................................................................................................B-1
Figure B-2. Example for ipconfig command..................................................................................................B-2

Appendix C. 有毒或有害的物质和元素......................................................... C-1

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Quick Guide

Portable, lightweight, and durable, the Lasair® Pro Aerosol Particle Counter is for
applications where portability is crucial, such as cleanroom monitoring, facility
certification, and trending analysis.

SAMPLE INLET

MODEL

HANDLE

PAPER CUT

PAPER FEED

POWER

TOUCHSCREEN

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The particle counter’s touchscreen controls and intuitive user interface make setup for
particle sampling simple. You can easily:

• Set the start and stop time intervals for particle sampling
• Display sampling results
• Set alarm parameters
• Review counter status and analog data

HOLD
NFC CARD
HERE

USB TYPE A
(SIDE)

PRESS PULL

BATTERY RELEASE

EDGE GUARD
PULL

PAPER ROLL

LITHIUM BATTERIES

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Assembly
1. Remove the protective cap from the particle counter’s sample inlet.
2. Press tubing or ISP over the sample inlet base.
3. If using tubing, insert the free end of the tubing into one end of an adapter
(supplied with each ISP).
4. Place the sample probe on the other end of the adapter. The adapter’s O-ring will
hold the sample probe securely to the adapter.

TUBING ADAPTER SAMPLE PROBE

5. Mount the adapter using the two 1/4-inch screw holes as necessary.

NOTE: If sampling particles greater than 1 µm, use the minimum length required to
reach the sampling area. In pharmaceutical applications, tubing length should
be a maximum of 2 m (about 6.5 ft).

Printer Roll Installation

Pull the right case cover out with the finger notch, as shown on page 1-2.

1. Turn on the Lasair Pro and remove the printer roll holder.
2. Insert the printer roll holder into the printer roll’s center.
3. Thread the paper into the top of the interior cavity as shown until the automatic
feed is engaged. The cutter will automatically snip a small portion of the roll.
4. Roll the paper so that it fits snug inside the interior cavity. Close the case and
restart the Lasair Pro.

Check out this quick

tutorial video!

SCAN

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HOME Screen
CURRENT DATE
SUCCESS INDICATOR
OPENS
NAVIGATION CURRENT SAMPLE #/TOTAL #
CURRENT
SAMPLE TIME ROOM/LOCATION
TIME/VOLUME RECIPE NAME SELECTION

STATUS ICONS

SAMPLE START LASER SECURITY BATTERY PRINT CURRENT

SAMPLING DATA
PUMP COINCIDENCE COMMUNICATION
LOSS SAVE CURRENT
SAMPLING DATA TO USB

Figure 1-1. Details of the HOME screen, swipe left to change the display (circled)

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Sampling
1. Press the POWER button.
2. On the HOME screen, press .

3. The Lasair Pro takes a sample with default settings. To adjust these settings,

navigate to > > SETTINGS . The font for the current tab you are on

will be enlarged and bold.

Figure 1-2. SETTINGS tab, SAMPLE

• Sampling Setup: Choose a number of samples or activate unlimited samples (∞).

• Sample By: Choose the sample time or sample volume.
• Delays: Choose time before first sample (Purge) and time between samples
(Intersample).
• Units: Choose volume units (m3, ft3, or l).
• Data: Choose raw (N) or normalized (N/ft3).

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Saving a Recipe
1. After adjusting sampling settings, press .

2. Enter the Recipe Name using the keyboard.

3. Press OK.

4. You can view, select, and assign saved recipes by navigating to > .

Enabling Security
1. Press > > USERS .

2. Press .

3. Add the desired amount of users. Ensure an administrator user is created and ON
before proceeding. The minimum required length for usernames is 3 characters,
and 8 characters for passwords.

Figure 1-3. Keyboard

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4. Navigate to SETTINGS.

5. Press Enable Security to move the dot from left to right.

6. Select the administrator account. You will now be able to log in.

Connections
4-20 MA IN
4-20 MA IN CH 3-4
CH 1-2
USB TYPE A
AUX IN/OUT 4-20 MA OUT POWER
ETHERNET 19 VDC 7.89 A

EXHAUST

BACK PANEL
• (1) Ethernet – Use to connect to control software (i.e., Facility Net, FacilityPro,
Pharmaceutical Net Pro). PMS software stores data, provides additional analysis,
and reports results that are 21 CFR Part 11 compliant for one or more Lasair Pro
particle counters.
• (2) USB Type A – There are two USB ports, one on the side and one on the back
panel, for transferring data from the Lasair Pro particle counter to your computer.
• (1) Aux I/O – Use to connect to external signal equipment for instrument start/stop.
• (4) 4-20 mA OUT – Use to read particle data on a separate device, such as
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC).
• (4) 4-20 mA IN – Connect up to four analog environmental sensors using the Lasair
Pro particle counter’s 4-20 mA input connectors.
• Power – Use to power the instrument and charge the removable lithium batteries.
• Exhaust – Air discharge from instrument.

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Using NFC
NFC cards can store one user’s credentials or one recipe configuration for ease of use. To
enable NFC:

1. Press , then (COMM).

2. Go to the NFC tab and press the Enable Security, Enable Locations/Recipes,
and Enable Write NFC indicators. A gray dot indicates the setting has not been
enabled.
3. When on the USERS tab of the SECURITY screen, and the ASSIGNMENTS tab of the

RECIPES screen, the NFC icon and options will be activated.

Data Export and Import

The Lasair Pro system and data can be cloned and copied to another Lasair Pro
instrument. You can export a clone file or import an existing one. Settings in the clone file
include:
• All SYSTEM screen parameters • Area, Room, Locations and
• All SAMPLE screen parameters assignments
• All STATISTICS screen parameters • Recipes
• All SECURITY screen parameters • All IN/OUT screen parameters
(including all user data) • All DISPLAY screen parameters
• TCP/IP communication parameters • All DATA screen parameters
• All COMM screen parameters • Clone file encryption
• IP addresses (selectable with Comm
Settings)

1. Press (SYSTEM).

2. Go to the SETUP tab.

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Figure 1-4. Clone Export and Import buttons, SETUP tab, SYSTEM

3. Press either of the following buttons:

Choose Clone Export, press inside the File Name

field to open the keyboard, or press to select

Clone Export
a file to overwrite. Select the options to be included

in the export file and press OK.

Choose Clone Import, press inside the File Name

field to open the keyboard to type the name of the

import file, or press to select a file to import.

Clone Import Select the options to be imported and press OK. The

Lasair Pro will logout any users and restart with the

imported options. Note that security is automatically

disabled when importing security settings.

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MODEL
310 350 5100
Channels Up to 8 configurable Up to 8 configurable Up to 8 configurable
channels from 0.3 to channels from 0.3 to channels from 0.5 to
25.0 µm 25.0 µm 25.0 µm
Optional 2-channel pharmaceutical mode available. See CHANNELS
Tab on page 12-14.
Flow Rate 1.0 CFM ± 5% 50 LPM ± 5% 100 LPM ± 5%
(28.3 LPM)
Calibration Meets ISO 21501-4:2018 requirements. Optional ISO 17025
compliance available.
Maximum > 42,924,662 / m3 > 28,209,736 / m3 > 21,354,726 / m3
Concentrationᵃ
Counting
50% ± 20% for most sensitive threshold. ISO 21501-4:2018 compliant.
Efficiency
Zero Count < 7.07 counts/m³ < 4.00 counts/m³ < 2.00 counts/m³
Tubing Length Maximum 8 meters
Compressed Gas Air (CDA), argon (Ar), nitrogen (N), and carbon dioxide (CO2)
Compatibility
Data Storage 10,000 complete data sets. Data cannot be edited or altered meeting
21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
Communication • Ethernet
Modes • USB data downloading
• NFC tag for user login and recipe configuration
Table 2-1. Specifications

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MODEL
310 350 5100
Remote • Real-time download to Facility Net, Pharmaceutical Net Pro,
Operation FacilityPro SCADA NG, and FacilityPro SMART NG
• USB download
• Automatic clock adjustment with NPT server configuration
Reports • Encrypted PDF exports
• Cleanroom certification reports for ISO, EU GMP, China GMP,
and FS209E
• Cleanroom monitoring reports
Digital and • Four (4) 4-20 mA inputs (< 0.5% of Span), and
Analog Input/ (4) 4-20 mA outputs (< 1.0% Span)
Output • One (1) 5 V pulse output
• Status/Alarm Output: 24 VDC, 1 A maximum
Languages International keyboard with English, French, German, Italian,
Japanese (Kanji), Mandarin Chinese (Traditional or Simplified),
Portuguese, Russian
Display and • 8.4-inch color SVGA display
Printer • P-cap with finger swipe and gesture control
• Optional built-in thermal printer with paper cutter
compatible with thermal and cleanroom paper
Audit Trail 21 CFR Part 11 compliant with 30,000 recorded activities
Security Up to 100 configurable users with 3 privileges group (Administrator,
Supervisor, Operator). Unlimited users can be configured using NFC
access cards.
Location Up to 1,000 dynamic locations, organizable within Area, Room and
Location hierarchy. Up to 50 locations configurable with NFC recipe
cards.
Recipes Up to 100 configurable recipes unlimited when using NFC cards
External Surface Polycarbonate (PC)
Table 2-1. Specifications

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MODEL
310 350 5100
Enclosure • Alcohol, 70% or 99.5%
Cleaning • Hydrogen peroxide 6%
Materials
• Phenol or other phenolics
• Quaternary ammonium salts
• Hypochlorites/sodium hypochlorite 0.5% detergent
• Peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide combination
Sample Tubing 3/8-inch 1/2-inch 3/4-inch
IDᵇ
8 m max. length 8 m max. length 8 m max. length
Sample Output
Internally filtered to > 99.97% at 0.3 µm
Filtering
External AC • Input: 100 – 240 V, 50/60 Hz, 2.5 A
to DC Power • Output: 19 VDC, 7.89 A
Supply
• AC input voltage fluctuation shall not exceed + 10%.
(Requires a grounded electrical supply for safety.)
Optional Battery • Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery pack NH2054QE34
• Estimated continuous operation is:
• 4 hr (single) and 8 hr (dual) for 1 CFM unit
• 4 hr (single) and 8 hr (dual) for 50 LPM and 6 hr for 100
LPM (dual)
This is estimated for operations where the LCD screen is at 50%
brightness, the printer is not printing, there is no WiFi connection,
NFC is powered but not active, and no tubing is attached.
Dimensions 24.6 x 25.7 x 25.6 cm (9.7 x 10.1 x 10.1 in)
(H x W x D)
Weight • 11.9 lb (5.4 kg) without batteries
• 14.2 lb (6.4 kg) with two optional batteries
Operating • Temperature: 0 – 32 °C (32 - 89.6 °F)
Environment • Humidity: 5 – 95% RH non-condensing
Table 2-1. Specifications

a. Less than 10% coincidence loss at maximum recommended concentration.

b. For pharmaceutical applications, tubing length should equal 2m maximum.

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Environmental Conditions
The following environmental conditions apply to the Lasair Pro particle counter:

Operating Temperature Range 0 – 32 °C (32 - 89.6 °F)

Humidity Range 5 – 95% RH non-condensing
Storage and Transportation -20 – 50 °C (4 - 122 °F)
Temperature
Maximum Altitude 6,562 ft (2000 m)
Installation Requirements • Indoor use only
• Pollution degree 2
• Over voltage category I
• Ordinary protection (not protected against
harmful ingress of moisture)
• External AC to DC Power Supply:
• Overvoltage Category II
• Class I Equipment (Electrical grounding
from the main power source to the
product input is required for safety.)
Laser Classification Class 1, complies with US 21 CFR 1040.10 and
EN60825-1.
An internal, enclosed Class 4 laser is used per
EN60825-1.
Table 2-2. Environmental conditions

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Unpacking
With your shipment, you receive packaging materials that can be 100% recycled. They
may include those listed in the following table, depending on the items purchased.

Image Description

Polyethylene (PE) foam inserts

Cushions products and accessories
during shipment.
Recyclable with your local PE foam
recycling center.

Sealed Air InstaPak® polyurethane (PU)

foam
Cushions products and accessories
during shipment.
Recyclable at all Sealed Air InstaPak
locations. See page 3-3 for the full
listing of global offices.

Table 3-1. Recycling Your Packaging Materials

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Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film

Used to wrap products and accessories.
Recyclable at your local plastic film
recycling center.
Go to this web address to look up pickup
locations in the United States:
https://www.plasticfilmrecycling.org/

LDPE bubble wrap

Used to wrap products and accessories.
Recyclable at your local plastic film
recycling center.
Go to this web address to look up pickup
locations in the United States:
https://www.plasticfilmrecycling.org/

Cardboard
Used as the primary shipping container.
Recyclable worldwide at cardboard and
paper recycling centers.

Table 3-1. Recycling Your Packaging Materials

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Sealed Air

Instapak® Foam Return Locations

UNITED STATES EUROPE ASIA
CALIFORNIA FRANCE CHINA
Sealed Air Corporation (US) Sealed Air SAS Sealed Air Shanghai
19440 Arenth Ave. 25 Rue Valentin Privé 6988 Songze Avenue
City of Industry, CA 91748 Zone Industrielle Qingpu Industrial Park
[email protected] 89300 Joigny, France Shanghai, China 201706
[email protected] [email protected]
CALIFORNIA
Sealed Air Corporation (US) GERMANY INDIA
1835 West Almond Ave. To collect and recycle Instapak ®

Sealed Air Packaging Materials (India) LLP

Madera, CA 93637 foam, a local member company of Bombay Textiles Research Assoc. Compound
[email protected] INTERSEROH or VFW (umbrella C-Block, LBS Road, Ghatkopar (W),
organizations for hundreds of Mumbai, Maharashtra 400086
CONNECTICUT local waste haulers) should be [email protected]
Sealed Air Corporation (US) called. If you need additional
10 Old Sherman Tpke. information on alternate options
call Sealed Air Verpackungen JAPAN
Danbury, CT 06810
Sealed Air Japan
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected]
ILLINOIS THE NETHERLANDS
Sealed Air Corporation (US) Sealed Air B.V. SINGAPORE
7110 Santa Fe Dr. Lindenhoutseweg 45 Sealed Air (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Hodgkins, IL 60525 6545 AH Nijmegen No. 2, Tuas Avenue 6
[email protected] [email protected] Singapore 639293
[email protected]
KENTUCKY SPAIN
Sealed Air Corporation (US) Sealed Air Packaging, SLU TAIWAN
Louisville Industrial Center Hostal del Pí, 16 Sealed Air Taiwan Limited
7665 National Turnpike, Suite 100 08630 Abrera (Barcelona) No. 102, Sec. 2, Chang-An Road
Louisville, KY 40214 [email protected] Luzhu Dist., Taoyuan City 33852
[email protected] [email protected]
SWEDEN
NEW JERSEY Norra Industriområdet THAILAND
Sealed Air Corporation (US) Påtorpsvägen 2 Sealed Air Packaging (Thailand) Co. Ltd.
301 Mayhill St. S-578 32 Aneby, Sverige 9/151-154 Moo 5, Paholyothin Road
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 [email protected] Klong Nueng, Klong Luang,
[email protected] Pathumthani 12120 Thailand
UNITED KINGDOM [email protected]
NORTH CAROLINA Sealed Air Limited
Sealed Air Corporation (US) Telford Way
2075 Valway Rd. Kettering, Northants NN16 8UN
Lenoir, NC 28645 [email protected]
[email protected]

WASHINGTON
Sealed Air Corporation (US)
2501 East Valley Road
Renton, WA 98057
[email protected]

CANADA
ONTARIO
Sealed Air (Canada), Inc.
95 Glidden Rd.
Brampton, Ontario L6T 2H8
[email protected] For current return locations
in North America, call toll-free:
1-800-982-6197
For current return locations in
Europe, call our Netherlands office:
(31) (24) 3710111
Or visit our website:
www.sealedair.com/instapakprotects

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How Lasair Pro Works

The Lasair Pro takes in air at a set flowrate of 28.3, 50, or 100 LPM dependent on the model
(310, 350, and 5100, respectively) through the sample inlet to the sample chamber. In
this chamber, a laser projects a beam against particles in the sample and causes light to
scatter. Scattered light is picked up by the built-in optics collection system and converted
to a voltage pulse.

• The amplitude of the voltage pulse corresponds to the size of the particle.
• The number of pulses corresponds to the number of particles.

The incoming particle data is allocated to the appropriate size channel for counting
differential and cumulative counts. Once the air is sampled, it is pumped from the
sampling chamber to the HEPA-filtered exhaust port.

Standalone or Portable Use

The Lasair Pro particle counter can be used as either a standalone or portable device. As
a standalone particle counter, you can position the unit in a permanent sampling location
or connect tubing to sample air in a remote location, such as a cleanroom or isolator. As
a portable device, you can carry the Lasair Pro from one location to another to sample
multiple areas.

Firmware
The internal firmware for collecting, displaying, analyzing, storing, and reporting data is
21 CFR Part 11 compliant. The software stores up to 10,000 samples, 100 sampling recipes
and 1,000 locations to reduce labor time and potential errors.

Memory
The Lasair Pro particle counter has the memory capacity
Check out this quick
to store 10,000 complete data sets, which cannot be edited tutorial video!
or altered, meeting 21 CFR Part 11 requirements. Once this
memory is full, the instrument automatically erases memory
in order to add additional sampling data. The oldest data is SCAN
erased first.

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Communication
Data can be printed from the unit’s built-in printer, downloaded from the USB port
to a portable storage device (jump drive), transferred to a computer via Ethernet
communication, and/or connected to control software.
NFC cards can be used to upload user and recipe data for quick use.

Control Software
Facility Net and FacilityPro software stores data from the Lasair Pro particle counter and
provides additional analysis and reporting options that are 21 CFR Part 11 compliant. For
more information on configuring PMS software to work with Lasair Pro particle counters,
see the software’s user guide.

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Touchscreen
The particle counter has a large 8.4-inch color touchscreen that displays intuitive and
easy-to-use navigation. Information can also be entered using a USB keyboard. The
display can be configured to display information in 1 of 9 languages (see SETUP Tab on
page 12-2).

The navigation panel allows you to quickly access any screen in the system. To open, press

the button on any screen. Press the button to close the panel.

Figure 3-1. Navigation options

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HOME Screen
When you first turn on the Lasair Pro particle counter, the HOME screen displays. You can

also navigate to this screen any time by pressing and then (HOME).

CURRENT DATE
SUCCESS INDICATOR
OPENS
NAVIGATION CURRENT SAMPLE #/TOTAL #
CURRENT
SAMPLE TIME ROOM/LOCATION
TIME/VOLUME RECIPE NAME SELECTION

STATUS ICONS

SAMPLE START LASER SECURITY BATTERY PRINT CURRENT

SAMPLING DATA
PUMP COINCIDENCE COMMUNICATION
LOSS SAVE CURRENT
SAMPLING DATA TO USB
Figure 3-2. Default sampling display (Cumulative Normalized Counts)

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Use the HOME screen for viewing sampling data in a variety of formats. All data formats
can be viewed by swiping across the screen to the left or right. The screen position dots,
circled in Figure 3-2, indicate which of the five total formats you are viewing.

A B

C D

Figure 3-3. Other data formats

In Figure 3-3, the following formats will display by swiping left once:

• A. Differential and Cumulative Normalized Counts

• B. Environmental Data Table
• C. Cumulative Normalized Counts Real-Time Graph
• D. Cumulative Raw Counts Bar Graph

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Differential count (∆) refers to the number of particles of a specific size that are found in
one sample. Cumulative count (∑) refers to the number of particles of a certain size and
larger that are found in one sample. Normalized counts refer to the total particle data
counted in a unit of volume. Raw counts refer to the total number of particles counted
during sampling and are unitless.

Environment Data Table

Use the Environment Data Table on the HOME screen to view data collected by any
environmental sensors (such as a temperature and relative humidity sensor). The table
contains four rows for each available analog channel and the following four columns:

• Name: Name set for the channel

• Units: Unit name set for the channel
• Value: Current calculated value for the channel
• Average: Average calculated value for the channel

Sampling Configuration
Use the tabs on the SAMPLE screen to set up the parameters that will be used for
collecting sample data. These sampling parameters are assigned to specific sampling
locations.

• SETTINGS Tab on page 5-2

• ADVANCED Tab on page 5-6

Icons and Buttons of the HOME Screen

The HOME screen displays data collected from the current sample. Data remains on
the screen until a new sample is started. All data is automatically saved and stored in
the Lasair Pro counter’s internal memory. You can access previous sampling data by
navigating to DATA from the navigation panel.
The HOME screen is what first appears after instrument startup and is the only screen
available if security has been enabled. Every other screen has the HOME icon for easy,
one-button access. Users can also return to the HOME screen with the navigation panel.

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Figure 3-4. HOME icon

The full list of HOME screen display icons and buttons are listed in Table 3-2. Some icons
may only appear under certain conditions.

Image Name Description

Start Sample Starts the sampling process.

Stop Sample Stops the sampling process.

Available when Continuous Pump mode has been

Start Pump
enabled. See ADVANCED Tab on page 5-6.

Available in Continuous Pump mode after the

Stop Pump
Start Pump button has been pressed.

Selectable list of stored rooms, areas, and

Room and
locations. Use to associate a location to a
Location List
particular sample.

Only displays when an alarm has occurred. Press

Acknowledge
to acknowledge the alarm and set an alarm
Alarm
reason. For more information, see Chapter 7.
Allows the user to select the number of particle
counts before an audio cue occurs. Configured in
Beep the ADVANCED tab of the SAMPLE screen.
Press this button to close the list of particle count
options.
Table 3-2. HOME screen icons and buttons

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Image Name Description

Terminates Monitoring Mode and Statistics Mode.

• For more information on Monitoring Mode,

Terminate see Monitoring Mode on page 5-8.
• For more information on Statistics Mode,
see Chapter 11.
Lasair Pro Status

Pump
Status: Ok
Indicates the status of the pump. When pressed, a
dialog box gives the following information:
Pump
Status: • Flowrate (in CFM)
Unstable • Status (Ok, Unstable, Failure)
• Mode (On or Off)
Pump
Status: Failure

Indicates the status of the laser. When pressed, a

dialog box gives the following information:
Laser
• Status (Ok, Bad)
• Mode (On or Off)
Indicates the coincidence loss (% error) of the
current sampling data. This number increases
as multiple particles pass through the sensor,
resulting in an overall decrease in counts. Ideally,
Coincidence the number is 0.
Loss When pressed, a dialog box gives the following
information:

• Status (Ok, Bad)

• Description (< or > 0.10 %)
Table 3-2. HOME screen icons and buttons

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Image Name Description

Security
Security
Enabled,
Administrator

Security
Enabled, Indicates the security of the Lasair Pro counter.
Supervisor When pressed, a dialog box gives the following
information:
Security
Enabled, • Status (Enabled, Disabled)
Operator • User (Username or Not logged in)
Security • Access level (Administrator, Supervisor,
Enabled, Operator, View Only, N/A)
No Login

Security
Disabled

Indicates the communication status.

• When active (white), the device is

Comm connected to FacilityPro or Facility Net.
• If the indicator is gray, no connection is
present.
Battery

The red battery icon will flash when the battery is

Low Battery
low and not charging.

Table 3-2. HOME screen icons and buttons

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Image Name Description

Discharging/
Not Charging
Indicates the status of the battery. When pressed,
a dialog box gives the following information:
Plugged In/
Fully Charged • Number of installed batteries
• Charge level
Plugged In/ • Remaining time (in hours)
Charging • Status (Charging, Not Charging,
Discharging)
Battery Not
Installed

External Data Save Options

Prints sampling results to thermal printer. A
Print number in the top-right corner indicates the
number of items to print in the queue.

Saves sampling results to a USB key. A number in

Save to USB the top-right corner indicates the number of items
to save to USB in the queue.
When the alarm symbol is displayed on the top
left of the icon, sampling data will print when an
Print on Alarm
alarm is triggered. See the GENERAL Tab on page
7-2 to configure this setting.
Sampling Status

Success When displayed, indicates the previous sampling

Indicator was successful.

Failure When displayed, indicates the previous sampling

Indicator failed.
Table 3-2. HOME screen icons and buttons

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Image Name Description

When displayed, indicates alarms have been
enabled in the GENERAL tab of the ALARMS
screen.
Alarm The background of the HOME screen turns red
and audio cues may start if configured. Alarms
cease after acknowledgement.
To configure alarm limits, see Chapter 7.

When displayed, indicates alarms will be audible.

See the GENERAL Tab on page 7-2 to configure
Audible Alarm
this setting. Volume can be configured in the
DISPLAY tab of the DISPLAY screen.

When displayed, indicates warnings have been

enabled in the GENERAL tab of the ALARMS
Warning screen. Audio cues may start if configured.
Warnings cease after acknowledgement.
To configure alert limits, see Chapter 7.

When displayed, indicates the NTP server for

NTP Server
updating the Lasair Pro’s time and date is not
Not Connected
connected. See DATE/TIME Tab on page 12-12.

When displayed, indicates the NTP server

NTP Server
for updating the Lasair Pro’s time and date is
Connected
connected. See DATE/TIME Tab on page 12-12.

NFC Location/ When displayed, indicates locations and recipes

Recipes can be assigned to an NFC card. See Creating NFC
Enabled Recipes on page 9-5.

Table 3-2. HOME screen icons and buttons

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Image Name Description

When displayed, indicates users can be assigned

NFC Security
to an NFC card. See Creating NFC Users on page
Enabled
6-7.

Sample by When displayed, indicates sample will terminate

Volume after a specified volume is reached. See
Enabled SETTINGS Tab on page 5-2.

When displayed, indicates sample will terminate

Sample by
after a specified time is reached. See SETTINGS
Time Enabled
Tab on page 5-2.

Table 3-2. HOME screen icons and buttons

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Shipkit List
Review the list of items included with your shipment. If any items are missing, contact
Particle Measuring Systems Customer Service Center at 1-877-475-3317 or email info@
pmeasuring.com.
The list included with your shipment will be specific to your order and Lasair Pro model
(310, 350 or 5100).

310 350 5100

Lasair Pro
Particle
Counter
Quantity: 1

P/N: P/N: P/N:

101410-XX1X 101420-XX1X 101430-XX1X
Note: X refers to variances in part numbers specific to your order.

Ultem
Isokinetic
Sampling
Probe and Plug
Quantity:
1 Probe ISP: ISP: ISP:
1 Plug P/N 1000012579 P/N 1000012578 P/N 1000012577
Plug: Plug: Plug:
P/N 1000001023 P/N 1000009426 P/N 1000013174
Table 3-3. Default shipkit list

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310 350 5100

Lithium Ion
Battery
P/N
1000025008
Quantity: 1 Quantity: 1 Quantity: 2

Power Supply
Quantity: 1

P/N 1000024952

USB Micro B
Serial Service
Cable

P/N 1000025093

Power Cord
Quantity: 1

P/N CMP-X (dependent on country)

Table 3-3. Default shipkit list

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310 350 5100

Lasair Pro
Quick Guide
Quantity: 1

P/N 1000026654
Table 3-3. Default shipkit list

Accessory List
The following is the list of accessories available for the Lasair Pro particle counter. Contact
your local sales representative, call 1-877-475-3317, or email [email protected] to
order.

310 350 5100

Tripod Adapter
Quantity: 1

P/N 1000012955 P/N 1000012956 P/N 1000012957

Stainless Steel
Isokinetic
Sampling
Probe
Quantity: 1
P/N 1000012952 P/N 1000012953 P/N 1000012954
Table 3-4. Accessory list

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310 350 5100

Sample Tubing
10 ft (3.05 m)
Quantity: 1

P/N MI153 P/N 1000012960

Zero-Count Front
Filter
Quantity: 1

Back
P/N 90104050 P/N 90104052 P/N 90104055

Handheld ISP
Quantity: 1

P/N 90101036 P/N 90101037 P/N 90101038

Table 3-4. Accessory list

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310 350 5100

Temperature
and Relative
Humidity (TRH)
Probe
Quantity: 1

P/N 501050-01

Thermal
Printer Paper
Quantity: 2
P/N 1000024998

Cleanroom
Thermal
Printer Paper
Quantity: 2
P/N 1000024977

External
Battery
Charger
Quantity: 1

P/N 90101118-10, One Bay, 115 V P/N 90101119-10, Four Bay, 115 V
P/N 90101118-20, One Bay, 230 V P/N 90101119-20, Four Bay, 230 V

Table 3-4. Accessory list

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310 350 5100

Pelican
Wheeled
Transport Case
Quantity: 1

P/N 90101292

Tabletop
Tripod
Quantity: 1

P/N 1000000979

316L Stainless
Steel Table
Stand
Quantity: 1

P/N 1000023413
Table 3-4. Accessory list

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310 350 5100

NFC Card
Quantity:
Dependent on
order
P/N 1000025099

USB Storage
Jump Drive
and Cap
Quantity:
Jump Drive: 1
USB Cap: 1
Jump Drive USB Cap
P/N 1000026003 P/N 1000013021

Connector Kit
Quantity: 1

P/N 1000024980
Table 3-4. Accessory list

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310 350 5100

Connector
Kit with
Crimp Pliers
(Optional)
Quantity: 1

P/N 1000024981

Crimp Pliers
Quantity: 1

P/N 1000024982

Lasair Pro
Validation
Manual
Quantity: 1

P/N 1000026653
Table 3-4. Accessory list

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310 350 5100

Without measurement there is no control

Lasair Pro
IQOQ Test Lasair® Pro

Protocol
Aerosol Particle Counter

I N STA L L AT I O N Q UA L I F I C AT I O N ( I Q ) A N D
O P E RAT I O N A L Q UA L I F I C AT I O N ( O Q )

P/N 1000026652

P/N 1000026652

Lasair Pro
Operations
Manual
Quantity: 1

P/N 1000025871
Table 3-4. Accessory list

Storing Shipping/Packing Materials

After unpacking the instrument, make sure to save and store all the shipping and packing
materials for future use. These shipping containers and packing materials are made
specifically to protect the Lasair Pro particle counter during initial shipments, as well as
future calibration or return servicing shipments.

CAUTION
To protect the instrument, always pack and ship the Lasair Pro particle counter
using its original packing materials and shipping container. Failure to do so may
void the warranty, and additional charges may be assessed for replacement
containers reissued for return shipments.

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This chapter describes the following types of connections:

• Power on page 4-4

• Analog on page 4-6
• Digital In/Out on page 4-14
• NFC Cards on page 4-15
• Computer Connections on page 4-16

Back Panel
Pinouts configurable by the user include AUX I/O, 4-20 mA IN, and 4-20 mA OUT.

Figure 4-1. Positioning the Lasair Pro to see connections

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4-20 MA IN
4-20 MA IN CH 3-4
CH 1-2
USB TYPE A
AUX IN/OUT 4-20 MA OUT POWER
ETHERNET 19 VDC 7.89 A

EXHAUST

BACK PANEL

• (1) Ethernet – Use to connect to control software (i.e., Facility Net). PMS software
stores data, provides additional analysis, and reports results that are 21 CFR
Part 11 compliant for one or more Lasair Pro particle counters.
• (2) USB Type A – There are two USB ports, one on the side and one on the back
panel, for transferring data from the Lasair Pro particle counter to your computer
or connecting a USB keyboard.
• (1) Aux I/O – Use to connect to external signal equipment and for Lasair Pro start/
stop.
• (4) 4-20 mA OUT – Use to read particle data on a separate device, such as a
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) or Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID)
controller
• (4) 4-20 mA IN – Connect up to four analog environmental sensors using the Lasair
Pro particle counter’s 4-20 mA input connectors (see the next page).
• Power – Use to power the instrument and charge the removable lithium batteries.
• Exhaust – Sample stream discharge from instrument.

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Lay the Lasair Pro so that its screen is against a flat surface. Pin numbering and description
are given below:

1 2 3 4

1
Pin 6 Pin 5 Pin 4 Pin 3 Pin 2 Pin 1
GND 12V Dry GND +5 VDC +24 VDC +24 VDC
AUX I/O 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contact (PULSE) GND
6 5 4 3 2 1

2
4-20 mA out 8 7 6 5 Pin 8 8 Pin 7 7 Pin 6 6 Pin 5 5
GND GND GND GND
Pin 4 4 Pin 3 3 Pin 2 2 Pin 1 1
4 3 2 1 CH 4 OUT CH 3 OUT CH 2 OUT CH 1 OUT

3
4-20mA in 6 5 4
Pin 6
GND
6 Pin 5
CH 2 IN
5 Pin 4
CH 2 POWER
4

(Ch1-2) Pin 3 3 Pin 2 2 Pin 1 1

3 2 1 GND CH 1 IN CH 1 POWER

4
4-20mA in Pin 6 6 Pin 5 5 Pin 4 4

(Ch3-4) 6 5 4 GND
Pin 3
CH 4 IN
3 Pin 2
CH 4 POWER
2 Pin 1 1

3 2 1 GND CH 3 IN CH 3 POWER

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Customers may wish to build their own cabling to connect to the Lasair Pro. Each
instrument is supplied with a mating connector kit (P/N 1000024980). The proper crimp
tool must be used with the connector kit, available as P/N 1000024981.

Power

CAUTION
Fluctuations in the AC Main supply voltage should not exceed +10% of the rated
voltage range.

The Lasair Pro is rated at 19 VDC (150 W) and can be operated with the AC to DC power
adapter or internal batteries. When using AC, the external power supply requires 100-240
V, 50/60 Hz AC power to produce 19 VDC.

Batteries
Insert one or two lithium battery packs into the particle counter for portable operation.
Charge internally before first use.
Optional lithium ion batteries and battery chargers are available from Particle Measuring
Systems.

• Lithium Ion Battery – P/N 1000025008

• Battery Charger with one (1) bay, 115 V – P/N 90101118-10
• Battery Charger with one (1) bay, 230 V – P/N 90101118-20
• Battery Charger with four (4) bays, 115 V – P/N 90101119-10
• Battery Charger with four (4) bays, 230 V – P/N 90101119-20

For a 1 CFM unit, a single battery runs for approximately four hours, and dual (using two)
batteries run for approximately eight hours based on continuous sampling and printing
every minute. Battery run and charging times vary with conditions, such as tube length,
sample time, and use of the built-in thermal printer. All battery chargers are CE-compliant.

WARNING
Ensure battery packs are not exposed to vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP).

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AC Power
Before connecting to an AC power source, ensure you have the following items:

Item Comments
External AC to DC power supply Standard U.S. Government Energy Information
Administration (EIA) power input of 100-240 VDC,
50–60 Hz. Only use the included power supply to
prevent damage and assure proper operation.
U.S. power cord with plug Included with U.S. shipments only.
International power cord The power cord for international shipments
(included with international comes assembled with a plug configured for your
shipments) country’s voltage and frequency specifications.
Surge protector (recommended) To protect the unit from any voltage spikes, use a
good quality surge protector.
Table 4-1. Items required for AC power source connection

WARNING
Before you begin, ensure the external AC to DC power supply has been properly
grounded.

CAUTION
The main power disconnect is the power cord. Ensure that it is easily accessible.
Also remove the lithium batteries (if installed) to remove all power.

CAUTION
This is a LOW POWER DEVICE. Connect ONLY low voltage power accessories to
the auxiliary power output to avoid damage to the unit.

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Analog
Included in this section:

• Environmental (Analog) Input on page 4-6

• Analog Output on page 4-11

Environmental (Analog) Input

You can connect up to four analog environmental sensors using the Lasair Pro particle
counter’s 4-20 mA input connectors. These input connectors are located on the back panel
of the Lasair Pro counter (see Back Panel on page 4-1 for pinout information). Examples
of 4-20 mA sensors include:

• Temperature/Relative Humidity (T/RH) sensor (P/N 501050-01)

• Air velocity sensor that provides 4-20 mA OUT
• Differential pressure sensor that provides 4-20 mA OUT

To connect a 4-20 mA sensor:

1. Locate the appropriate 4-20 mA input (see Back Panel on page 4-1).
2. Plug the sensor into the connector.
3. Turn on the Lasair Pro counter.

4. Go to , then (IN/OUT).

5. Ensure you are on the ENVIRONMENTAL tab. The font for the current tab you are
on will be enlarged and bold.

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Figure 4-2. ENVIRONMENTAL tab, IN/OUT

6. Each analog input can have a different value of the Scale and Offset values. These
values are determined by the range of the sensors that are being used.

# A selection box to enable or disable the analog input.

NAME Can be changed to name of the sensor such as Temperature or Humidity.
UNITS Can be used to identify the units of measure related to the 4-20 mA value, such
as degrees C or percent (%) humidity.
MIN Is the minimum value of the measurement device. For example, if the lowest
value of a temperature probe is 32, the value of 32 would be entered into this
field.
MAX Is the maximum value of the measurement device. For example, if the highest
value of relative humidity probe is 100%, the value of 100 would be entered
into this field.

As an example, we will be setting up a TRH accessory for the Lasair Pro particle counter
with the following specifications:

• Temperature range: 32 – 122 °F

• Relative humidity range: 0 – 100%

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7. Enable the #1 and #2 rows by pressing inside the appropriate # fields. When
enabled, the vertical line beside the number will be blue in color:

Figure 4-3. Enabling/disabling sensors

8. Press inside the NAME field to define the sensor name. For example, “T” for
temperature.
9. Press inside the UNITS field to define the sensor units. For example, “%” for
relative humidity.

NOTE: Press and hold the ‘5’ numeric keyboard key until the “%” sign appears in the
text field.

10. Enter the range of measurement for the sensor in the MIN and MAX fields:
• Press inside the MIN field to enter the lowest value in the range. In this
example, the minimum temperature is 32.
• Press inside the MAX field to enter the highest value in the range. In this
example, the maximum temperature is 122.
11. Your environmental sensors table should look similar to Figure 4-4.

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Figure 4-4. Example environmental sensor table

12. You can find the data display for your environmental sensors on the HOME screen
by swiping left twice. When the sensor is operating, the current value and average
value will update every second. See Figure 4-5.

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Figure 4-5. Environmental sensor data display, HOME screen

NOTE: Analog data cannot be assigned to a location. It is advisable to include location

details in the Name field if applicable.

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Analog Output
The Lasair Pro counter can be enabled to generate a multichannel analog output for
reading particle data on a separate device, such as a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
or Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller. Analog outputs are generated using
particle size channel limits. These limits are set in the ANALOG OUTPUT tab of the IN/OUT
screen.

Figure 4-6. ANALOG OUTPUT tab, IN/OUT

Particle data can be configured with analog output in the following way:

• Enable analog output: Enable or disable analog output

• Raw (N) or Normalized (N/m3, N/ft3, N/l) data: Sets the units for the data.
• Cumulative (∑) or differential (Δ) data: Sets the type of data to trigger the analog
output. Cumulative refers to the sum of all particle counts of one size and larger in
a sample. Differential refers to particle counts of a certain size in a sample.
• Wave ( ) or Step ( ): Sets how the output will be updated. The Wave option
sets the output to update once per second throughout the sample. The Step option
sets the output to update at the end of the sample.
• Linear or Log: Sets the 4-20mA output to be generated as a linear or logarithmic
value. See Lasair Pro Analog 4-20 mA Output Log Mode on page 4-13.

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• Min: Sets the minimum x-axis value of the log graphical display.
• CHANNEL: Press the dropdown arrow to select the particle size to be used for
analog output generation. Channel units are set in the CHANNELS tab of the
SYSTEM screen.
• MAX: Press inside the field to define the maximum value for the particle size
channel pertaining to 20 mA. The minimum number of counts (pertaining to the 4
mA signal) is assumed to be 0.

Status Output
The status output channel can be used in either a simplified mode (i.e., good/bad) or in
a more complex fashion, which allows you to discriminate between various errors. Table
4-2 shows the various output status parameters and their associated value. In order to do
a status check, verify the status channel reads more than 18 mA.

Status Parameter Current (mA)

4-20mA Outputs Enabled +3.00
Data Collection is On +0.75
Blower/Flow is OK +1.50
Laser is OK +3.00
Alarms are Off +6.00
Everything OK 18.25 (Total)
Table 4-2. 4-20 mA Analog Output Status Channel

More complex status testing will require an algorithm similar to the following:

1. If current < 7 mA, 4-20 mA system is off. Otherwise…

2. Test value_float = (current – 7 mA) / 0.75 mA
3. Test value_bits = Test value_float rounded to nearest integer.
4. Interpret Test value_bits as hexadecimal integer and interpret bits.
5. Data Collection On = 0x01
6. Blower/Flow is OK = 0x02
7. Laser is OK = 0x04
8. Alarms are Off = 0x08

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Lasair Pro Analog 4-20 mA Output Log Mode

The Lasair Pro allows scaling of 4-20 mA output data in a log format rather than a linear
format. This is useful for encoding values with high dynamic ranges of particle counts as it
provides an equal number of discrete values per decade. This improves resolution at lower
count values and especially helps maximum output values of greater than 50,000. The
resolution of the 16-bit converter is unable to discriminate between 0 and 1 count above
this value. If overall system accuracy is also taken into account, a lower level than 50,000 is
the more practical limit for linear scaling.
The log setting uses a global minimum particle count value. Particle counts below the
minimum value will be clipped. The limits of this parameter are 0.001 to 100.0.

NOTE: Set the minimum value to less than 1 (e.g., 0.1) in order to differentiate
between 0 and 1 particles. For example, when sending raw particle counts, if
the minimum is set to 1, then if 0 particle counts are received, the system will
output 1 count. This is an inherent limitation of logarithmic conversions.

Each channel has a maximum value output. The global minimum and channel-based
maximum are used to calculate the output. The two equations in this section show the
conversion used from mA to particle counts and back.
Particle counts are scaled to a normalized value, if that output option is selected, before
the conversion.

Equation 1: Particle counts to mA conversion

Equation 2: mA to particle counts conversion

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Digital In/Out
The Lasair Pro counter can be enabled for output for use with light tower and alarm
devices. Alarms must be configured first (see Chapter 7).

Figure 4-7. DIGITAL OUTPUT tab, IN/OUT

Digital output can be configured in the following way:

• Enable for particle alarms: Enables digital output signals to be sent for every
particle alarm that occurs on the Lasair Pro counter during sampling.
• Enable for system alarms: Enables digital output signals to be sent for every
system alarm that occurs on the Lasair Pro counter (e.g., calibration alarms).
• Enable for end sample: Enables digital output signals to be sent when sampling is
ended (automatically or manually).

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NFC Cards
Near Field Communication (NFC) allows the Lasair Pro counter to read and write
information stored on a portable card. The card can contain:

• User data to facilitate logging into the particle counter without entering the same
information into the touchscreen. See Creating NFC Users on page 6-7.
• Recipe and location data to automatically populate sampling options on the
touchscreen. See Creating NFC Recipes on page 9-5.

To enable NFC communications, press , then (COMM).

On the NFC tab, you will have the option to enable the NFC capabilities of the Lasair Pro
counter. In Figure 4-8, all are enabled.

Figure 4-8. NFC tab, COMM

Check out this quick
tutorial video!

SCAN

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Computer Connections
You can optionally connect the particle counter to a computer using control software
for long term memory storage, as well as data analysis. If connecting the Lasair Pro to a
computer directly or indirectly, you will need one of the following:

• Crossover cable (P/N AE1938): Use when connecting directly to a computer

without going through an Ethernet network.
• Straight-through Ethernet cable (P/N CD22): Use when connecting indirectly to a
computer through a hub or other device on an Ethernet network.
• USB Micro B serial cable: Use for connecting the Lasair Pro counter directly to a
PC with terminal emulation.

Third Party Control Software

You can also export data collected with the Lasair Pro particle counter to your Facility
Management System (FMS) using third-party software:

• USB Port – There are two USB ports, one on the front and two on the back panel,
for transferring data from the Lasair Pro particle counter to your computer via USB
mass storage device. PMS USB storage drive – P/N 1000026003

Network Configuration
Particle Measuring Systems instruments must be properly configured for Ethernet
communications in order to work. There are multiple numeric parameters required to
properly configure an instrument and a small error in one or more of these parameters can
result in no communications, or worse—sporadic communications.
All instruments support the common IPv4 standard. Valid addresses are in the range of
0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255. The number 255 corresponds to the special value of 0xFF in
hexadecimal. Numbers 256 or larger are not valid. Each number in the dot sequence is
sometimes called an octet.

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Figure 4-9. NETWORK tab, COMM

The NETWORK tab of the COMM screen allows for the following configurations:

• IP Address • Multicast Address

• Network Mask • Enable PMS TCP
• Gateway Address

IP Address
The Internet Protocol (IP) address consists of two portions:

• a network portion
• a location portion

In the analogy of a telephone number, there is an area code and a phone number. Unlike
a telephone number, the network (or area code) portion of an IP address can be set to
different numbers of digits. It is not a fixed size like an area code. The location portion is
the rest of the number – everything that is not part of the network portion. The definition
of what is network and what is location is done by the network mask, described below.

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Although there are a great many numbers in the range of 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255, in
almost all circumstances instruments are placed on a segregated private network that
uses a greatly reduced set of numbers. The valid ranges are shown in the following table.

Address Class Start End

A (24 Bit Range) 10.0.0.0 10.255.255.255
B (20 Bit Range) 172.16.0.0 172.31.255.255
C (16 Bit Range) 192.168.0.0 192.168.255.255

The Lasair Pro can be configured with a unique IP address in the form of aaa.bbb.ccc.
ddd. Each 3-digit series is a value of 0–255.

Network Mask
The network mask is used to discern the network portion of the IP address from the
location portion, allowing the instrument to communicate outside of its local network.
From a telephone number analogy, it segregates the area code from the phone
number. It is easy to set the mask incorrectly, and when it is incorrect, it can result in
sporadic communication problems. For example, in Facility Net an instrument can be
seen as available via a Multicast probe, but trying to control the instrument causes a
communications error.
The mask is actually a 32 bit binary number consisting of some number of ones followed
by enough zeros to make 32 bits. The length of the ones depends on the network Address
Class (i.e., area code size) as well as sub-netting (i.e., something done by IT). The following
table shows the default network mask for each address class.

Address Class Default Network Mask

A (24 Bit Range) (e.g., 10.X.X.X) 255.0.0.0
B (20 Bit Range) (e.g., 172.16.X.X) 255.240.0.0
C (16 Bit Range) (e.g., 192.168.X.X) 255.255.0.0

When a Particle Measuring Systems instrument is set to default parameter or factory

defaults, the network mask is set to 255.0.0.0. This corresponds with the 10.X.X.X address
which is also set. Enter as aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd. Each 3-digit series is a value of 0–255.

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For large systems, IT personnel will dictate a network mask value, and the value may be
different from what is shown in the table. Make sure the network mask is set as specified
by IT. All PCs, routers and instruments on a network must use exactly the same network
mask, or communication problems will arise.

Gateway Address
The gateway address is a special address used to allow communications outside of the
local network. In the telephone analogy, it allows placing long distance calls. In many (if
not most) situations, a gateway address is not required.
The default gateway address set when restoring defaults to a Particle Measuring Systems
instrument is 10.255.0.60. Enter as aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd, where each 3-digit series is a value
of 0–255. This address should be set to whatever is required by IT.

Multicast Address
The multicast address is used by Facility Net and Pharmaceutical Net to query all
instruments attached to a local network. The valid multicast address range is defined as
224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. From a practical standpoint addresses in the 224.0.X.X range
should not be used as many of them are reserved for other communications.
Particle Measuring Systems assigns a factory default multicast address of 224.100.100.1 to
all instruments. This address generally does not need to be changed, but alternates may
be entered in the form of aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd, where each 3-digit series is a value of 0–255.
The exception is when sensors are integrated into a large network. In this situation, IT may
recommend an alternative multicast address to avoid network conflicts.

Enable PMS TCP

Enables the PMS TCP/IP protocol that attaches the instrument to PMS control software.
Disabling this function prevents the use of these applications.

MAC Address
All Ethernet devices have a MAC (Media Access Control) address. This address may be
thought of as an Ethernet serial number. It is unique for all devices. If an instrument
needs to be replaced with a different instrument for either calibration or service, the
service technician will duplicate the old instrument’s IP address into the new instrument.
However, the MAC address of the new instrument will be unique.

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In Particle Measuring Systems instruments the MAC address is set during production. The
value is permanently stored in non-volatile memory on the main processor circuit board.
(The MAC address will change if the main circuit board is replaced.) The MAC address may
be displayed via terminal emulation (i.e., USB Micro B service interface) by using the status
command.
Routers and switches keep track of which MAC address is attached where. For that reason,
it is important for the instrument to tell a router or switch who is attached. For all Particle
Measuring Systems instruments, this is done at least once when the instrument boots.
In some newer instruments, the MAC address is announced to the switch or router every
time a network connection is detected. Without this mechanism, it would be possible for
routers to operate for an extended period of time without recognizing which MAC address
is mapped to which IP address.

Saving Network Settings

After making changes to the IP Address, Network Mask, Gateway Address or Multicast

Address, press to save settings. The Lasair Pro will reboot with the new settings

after confirmation.

Figure 4-10. Confirm network settings

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Instrument to Laptop Ethernet Setup

There are two ways to establish a direct Ethernet link between a laptop (or other PC) and a
Particle Measuring Systems instrument. The first way is to modify the PC Ethernet settings
to work with the existing instrument settings. The second way is to modify the instrument
settings to work with the existing PC settings. Since PCs are typically configured for DHCP,
this method is less obvious. However, for certain applications (such as demos or testing)
this method may be advantageous.
Cabling between a laptop and instrument can often be done with a standard Cat 6
Ethernet cable. Older computers and older instrument designs may require an Ethernet
cross-over cable to communicate properly. This is available from Particle Measuring
Systems as P/N 1000011477. Newer computers use a mechanism called Auto-MDIX to do
the cross-over within the computer or instrument automatically.

Method 1: Modifying the IP Settings on a PC

This method allows using the existing instrument address. At the end of the
communications session, the laptop will contain an address that will prevent normal
communications to the corporate network. The procedure must be undone after the
session.

1. Retrieve the network address parameters from the instrument. Use one of the
following methods:
a. Use terminal emulation software such as PuTTY or HyperTerminal, the USB
Micro B serial service interface, and the “sta” command.
b. From the HOME screen of the Lasair Pro, navigate to the NETWORK tab of the
COMM screen. Note that parameters can be changed on this tab.
2. Determine a compatible network address and mask to set the PC. For example, an
instrument has address 10.12.43.217 and mask value 255.255.0.0. The PC must
use exactly the same mask value (i.e., 255.255.0.0). The address can be selected
as any valid address so long as the network portion is kept the same. Therefore,
10.12.43.216 would be acceptable, and 10.12.0.1 could also be used.
3. Configure the PC to talk at the selected address:
a. Navigate to the Ethernet or Local Area Connection Properties window.
i. In Windows 10, use the following navigation:

→ → CHANGE ADAPTER OPTIONS →

ETHERNET (RIGHT-CLICK) → PROPERTIES

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NOTE: If you don’t see “Ethernet” as a network option, choose “LAN” or “Local Area
Connection”.

NOTE: Do not select anything with the word “Wireless” or the word “Virtual”.

ii. You should see a window similar to the following:

Figure 4-11. Ethernet/LAN Properties window

b. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and click Properties.

c. Record the existing properties, including IP address and Subnet mask. These
settings will need to be restored later.
d. Change the IP address and Subnet mask as described in Step 2. The Default
gateway and DNS server values should be left blank.

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Figure 4-12. Adjusted Internet protocol properties

e. Click the OK button to close the window. Click OK again to exit LAN
configuration.

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Method 2: Modifying Network Settings with Serial Commands

This method takes advantage of a Microsoft Windows feature called Automatic Private IP
Addressing or APIPA. APIPA allows a PC to automatically assign itself an IP address even
when no DHCP server is present to provide an address to the PC. Translated this means
that by assigning the right address to an instrument, it will talk one to one with a Windows
machine without setting an address on the Windows machine. The address range of
169.254.0.1 through 169.254.255.254 is reserved for APIPA.

1. Connect the Lasair Pro counter to a PC using a USB Micro B serial cable. Windows
10 should automatically load the appropriate driver for proper communication. If
not, download the driver from here: https://ftdichip.com/drivers/.
2. On the PC, open your terminal emulation software (PuTTY or HyperTerminal).
3. Set the instrument addresses as follows:

IP address 169.254.0.1 Use command “set ip”

Mask 255.255.0.0 Use command “set mask”
Gateway 0.0.0.0 (or blank) Use command “set gate”

4. After setting the addresses, use the write command to save the addresses. The
instrument will reboot and apply the new address settings.

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Sampling Options

Default settings for sampling can be changed and applied to the next sample run.
This chapter describes the general configuration options, with the following chapters
contributing to operation, data display and collection:

• Security on page 6-1

• Alarms on page 7-1
• Locations on page 8-1
• Recipes on page 9-1
• Display, Data and Reports on page 10-1
• Statistics on page 11-1
• System Configuration on page 12-1

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SETTINGS Tab

Press and then (SAMPLE). You should now see the SETTINGS tab.

Figure 5-1. Sampling configuration settings

Sampling Setup
The user can configure a set number of samples or enable continuous sampling (∞).

• Number of samples: The Lasair Pro will perform the number of samples indicated
here without the user needing to press the Start or Stop button on the HOME
screen.
• Continuous sampling (∞): Sampling will continue with the set configuration
until the user presses the Stop button on the HOME screen. For a full list of HOME
screen buttons, see Icons and Buttons of the HOME Screen on page 3-9.

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Delays
Time in the format of HH:MM:SS can be added at the start or between samples.

• Purge: Initial delay before the start of sampling.

• Intersample: Delay between samples if Number of samples is greater than one.

Sample By
Sampling can be configured to stop after a certain duration of time or after a certain
volume of sampling medium (e.g., air) has been sampled.

• Time: If selected, the Lasair Pro will sample for a set period of time. Press inside
the field to adjust the sample time. The format is HH:MM:SS.
• Volume: If selected, the Lasair Pro will sample a set volume of sampling medium.
Press inside this field to adjust the sample volume. The unit of volume can be
changed just below this area of the screen.

Units
Normalized particle counts can have the following volume units:

• Cubic meters (m3)

• Cubic feet (ft3)
• Liters (l)

Data
Particle counts can be displayed as raw or normalized counts:

• Raw (N): Purely a numeric value of the particles counted by the sensor with no
associated volume.
• Normalized (N/m3 or N/ft3 or N/l): The number of particles counted by the sensor
within a unit of volume.

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Buttons

Image Name Description

Opens the keyboard to name the
recipe configuration. For more
Save as Recipe
information on recipes, see Chapter
9.
Saves the Sampling Setup Report
as a PDF to the USB key. This button
is only activated when a USB key
is inserted. Saved information
includes:

• Sampling Plan Data (Sample

Time or Volume, Number
of Samples, Units, Delays,
Save to USB Group Report Mode,
Continuous Pump, Beep,
Autoprint, USB Report)
• Global Alarm Settings
(Master, Beep, Autoprint)
• Particle Alarm Settings
• Environmental Alarm
Settings
• Trend Alarm Settings

Prints the Monitoring Setup Report

Print
to the thermal printer.

Table 5-1. SETTINGS tab, SAMPLE

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Example Sampling Setup Report

Figure 5-2. Example Sampling Setup Report (page 1)

The Sampling Setup Report summarizes the current user configuration of the following:
• SETTINGS and ADVANCED tab of the SAMPLE screen
• GENERAL, PARTICLES, ENVIRONMENTAL, and TREND tab of the ALARMS screen
(see Chapter 7)

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ADVANCED Tab
Press ADVANCED at the top of the screen to access this tab.

Figure 5-3. Advanced sampling settings

Sampling Start
The following choices determine how sampling will start on the Lasair Pro counter:

• Standard: Sampling start is determined with the HOME screen.

• Time of day: Sampling will automatically start based on the user-configured time.
The time is set on the HOME screen. This setting will be disabled in Monitoring
Mode or Statistics Mode.
• Power up: Sampling automatically starts after the Lasair Pro counter has been
turned on. The sampling configuration is whatever was used prior to shutdown.

-- NOTICE --
Note that NFC users will be unable to log into the Lasair Pro if the Power up
selection is chosen. Ensure a non-NFC user is enabled for logging in.

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Options
The following options can be enabled or disabled:

• Cycle: Enables the continuous collection of a finite number of samples without the
user needing to press the Start button on the HOME screen after each sampling.
The number of samples is set on the SETTINGS tab (Number of samples).
• Continuous Pump: Keeps the pump active outside of sampling operation.
• Beep: Enables the user to determine how many particles counted in a sample will
trigger an audio cue. The pop-up in Figure 5-4 appears on the HOME screen when
enabled.

Figure 5-4. Particle count values to trigger an audio cue

• Print averages: Automatically includes average particle counts for each configured
channel size in the printed report, the USB report, or both. If particle counts are
given as raw data, the print averages feature will include both normalized and raw
average counts.
• Print report: Automatically prints Final Sample Report using the thermal printer (if
available).
• Save USB report: Automatically saves Final Sample Report to a PDF report. An
example is shown in Figure 5-5. See Final Sample Report Example on page 10-11
for more details.

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Alarm Title
Alarm Reason

Figure 5-5. Final Sample Report example

Monitoring Mode
Monitoring mode uses preconfigured sampling plans for locations. When enabled,
changes to sampling plans and their associated locations are restricted until the
monitoring plan has been completed or canceled. This mode works best when sampling
plans are saved as recipes and assigned to locations. The HOME screen displays maximum
and average counts, and lists the particles broken down by size and location.

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When Monitoring Mode is activated, or when a recipe is running in Monitoring Mode,

sampling data is always normalized.

Monitoring Mode Activation

To activate Monitoring Mode:

1. Deselect continuous sampling on the SETTINGS tab of the SAMPLE screen.

2. On the ADVANCED tab of the SAMPLE screen, press inside the Number of
sampling locations field and increase the number to 2 or greater.

NOTE: The user can use previously created locations or virtual locations for their
monitoring plan. These locations will appear in the particle count averages list
on the HOME screen.

3. The Monitoring Mode slider will now be activated. Press for Switch Mode options.

Figure 5-6. Switch Mode window

4. In the Switch Mode window, you must select the number of locations equal to
those set in step 2. This can be done in two ways:

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a. Use the dropdown arrows for Area and Room to adjust the Location(s)
selected area, and press on any of the locations listed to select. Selected
locations will have an adjacent blue vertical bar. Previously made
assignments will affect the locations listing. See Checking Assignments on
page 8-5.
b. You may also enable the Add virtual slider, which creates temporary
locations to be used only for the sampling to be performed after enabling
Monitoring Mode. These locations are labeled with the "Virtual loc #XXX"
format, and are not stored by the system for later use.

5. When you have made a selection equal to the Number of sampling locations, you
will be able to press OK.
6. You will be automatically taken to the HOME screen, which will display differently
while Monitoring Mode is activated.
7. Check the selected location in the top right corner. If you would like to change the
selected location, open the dropdown and double-press on the desired location.

8. Press to start sampling.

Figure 5-7. HOME screen, Monitoring Mode

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9. You can take multiple samples at each location as many times as desired. The
maximum and average counts can be viewed by swiping from right to left once
across the screen. Counts will always be normalized.

Figure 5-8. Maximum and average counts

10. You can also view average values for each location by swiping from left to right
once more across the screen.

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Figure 5-9. Average counts for each location

11. After each sample has completed, you will see the following message. Press OK to
confirm.

Figure 5-10. Sampling is complete at the selected location

12. After samples have been collected at all locations you will see the following
message. Press OK to confirm.

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Figure 5-11. Monitoring Mode sampling completed

13. You may continue to take as many samples at each location as desired.

14. After completing your sampling plan, navigate to the second display of the HOME

screen ( ) and press (Print to USB) or (Print to Thermal

Printer) to generate your Cleanroom Monitoring Report. See Figure 5-13 for an

example report. Monitoring Mode data is always normalized.

15. Press to terminate Monitoring Mode. After confirmation, the HOME screen

will adjust back to the default display.

Figure 5-12. Confirmation window to terminate Monitoring Mode

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Example Cleanroom Monitoring Report

Figure 5-13. Cleanroom Monitoring Report example

NOTE: If you generate a Cleanroom Monitoring Report before all sampling locations
have completed, you will see a general estimation ("0+") in the Samples
per Location field on the report. Generate the report after all sampling has
completed to ensure the field's specificity.

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Sampling Accessories

Sample Probes
A standard isokinetic sampling probe (ISP), constructed out of Ultem® 1000, is included
with the particle counter that can be mounted directly onto the instrument’s sample inlet.
Or, to extend the reach of the sample probe, sample tubing can be added.

Optional Probes
The following isokinetic sampling probes (ISPs) are available and are dependent on the
unit’s configuration.

• ISP, stainless steel (1 CFM) – P/N 1000012952 (optional)

• ISP, stainless steel (50 LPM) – P/N 1000012953 (optional)
• ISP, stainless steel (100 LPM) – P/N 1000012954 (optional)
• ISP, Ultem 1000 (1 CFM) – P/N 1000012579 (standard)
• ISP, Ultem 1000 (50 LPM) – P/N 1000012578 (standard)
• ISP, Ultem 1000 (100 LPM) – P/N 1000012577 (standard)

Positioning Accessories
For more precise positioning, the following accessories are available from Particle
Measuring Systems:

Tripods
• 316L Stainless Steel Table Stand – P/N 1000023413
• Table tripod – P/N 1000000979 (Not for use with the Lasair Pro 5100 unit)

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Wall/Hand/Tripod Adapters
A wall/hand/tripod adapter, specific to the particle counter model, is included and
shipped with each Lasair Pro particle counter. Additional adapters are available for
purchase, if needed:

• Wall/hand/tripod adapter (1 CFM) – P/N 1000012955

• Wall/hand/tripod adapter (50 LPM) – P/N 1000012956
• Wall/hand adapter (100 LPM) – P/N 1000012957

Zero Count Filters

• Zero count filter (1 CFM) – P/N 90104050
• Zero count filter (50 LPM) – P/N 90104052
• Zero count filter (100 LPM) – P/N 90104055

Thermal Paper
• Standard thermal paper – P/N 1000024998
• Cleanroom thermal paper – P/N 1000024977

For users who desire to use the Isokinetic Sampling Probe (ISP) remotely with a handheld
accessory, there is the option of using a handheld isokinetic probe attachment (HHIPA).
The HHIPA is ideally designed for filter scanner applications where the standard ISP
is not suitable. The HHIPA meets the requirements of ISO 14644-3, Section B.6.2.4,
“Determination of Probe Size”, and can be used for filter scanning applications.

HHIPA Accessory

Flowrate
The HHIPA probe is available in three different flowrate configurations, depending on the
flowrate of your Lasair Pro particle counter. Those flowrates are:

• 28.3 LPM (1.0 CFM)

• 50 LPM

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• 100 LPM

Depending on the flowrate of the Lasair Pro Particle Counter, the size and the shape of the
HHIPA horn are slightly different as well as the size of the barb fitting and tubing ID.

Tubing
All units are supplied with the same ergonomic handle, a barb fitting to attach tubing
and 10 feet of tubing to connect to the Lasair Pro Particle Counter. Each of the probes is
supplied with 10 feet (3 meters) of tubing, but it can be replaced with tubing up to the
maximum length allowed for the instrument (8 meters). The user should take into account
particle transport losses when using longer lengths of tubing and should minimize the
length of tubing between the HHIPA and the particle counter whenever possible.

Figure 5-14. Hand-held Isokinetic Probe Attachment (HHIPA)

Application
Tubing is connected to the barb fitting located on the rear of the HHIPA. The other end of
the tubing connects to the Lasair Pro Particle Counter’s sample inlet.
For filter scanning applications it is most common to utilize the audio beep function of
the Lasair Pro Particle Counter. This feature allows the user to scan a filter without looking
at the screen of the Lasair Pro, and to hear an audio sound when particles are detected.
Go to the DISPLAY tab of the DISPLAY screen for volume adjustment, and ensure audible
alarms are enabled (see GENERAL Tab in Chapter 7).

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Security

The Lasair Pro particle counter is shipped without security enabled, allowing first-time
users to access all screens and settings. Access can be made limited by creating users
and enabling security. Once enabled, there are four tiers of accessibility: administrator,
supervisor, operator, and no login.

Figure 6-1. LOGIN window

To configure security settings, press and then (SECURITY).

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Security Overview
See the following sections for information on individual SECURITY tabs:

• Settings Tab on page 6-10

• Users Tab on page 6-12
• Audit Tab on page 6-15
• Audit Data Tab on page 6-16

Usernames
The Lasair Pro can manage and internally store up to 100 customizable usernames.
Usernames can be a minimum of 3 characters, with a maximum of 32 characters in length.
Each username must be unique. Once set, usernames cannot be changed.

Passwords
Passwords must be at least 8 characters and no more than 16 characters in length. The
Lasair Pro stores passwords in an encrypted form, and does not store unencrypted
passwords to prevent users or Particle Measuring Systems from displaying or exporting
unencrypted passwords.
Depending on configuration settings chosen by the administrator, passwords may have
an expiration and be chosen by the user. They may also be required to have a minimum
length longer than 6 characters.

Access Levels
The Lasair Pro allows users to be associated with different access levels. Once security is
enabled, No Login will be the default access level.

Name Description
No Login This access level supports viewing the HOME screen and logging in.
This access level supports operating basic instrument function on a
Operator
day-to-day basis.
This access level supports modifying some instrument settings at a
Supervisor
management level.
Administrator This access level supports all instrument capabilities.
Table 6-1. Access levels

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NOTE: Permissions are the same for NFC access levels. For example, Administrator
and Administrator NFC have the same permissions.

A summary of the accessible instrument screen/menu for each access level is provided in
Table 6-2.

Screen No Login Operator Supervisor Administrator

SAMPLE
SAMPLE X ☐ ✓ ✓
ALARMS X X ✓ ✓
LOCATIONS X X ✓ ✓
STATISTICS X ☐ ✓ ✓
RECIPES X ☐ ✓ ✓
SETUP
DISPLAY X ☐ ✓ ✓
SYSTEM X ☐ ☐ ✓
SECURITY X X ☐ ✓
COMM X X ✓ ✓
IN/OUT X X ✓ ✓
OTHER
DATA X ✓ ✓ ✓
DIAGNOSTICS X X ✓ ✓
LOGIN ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
HOME ☐ ✓ ✓ ✓
✓ Full Access ☐ Limited Access X No Access
Table 6-2. Screen accessibility by access level

The user’s access level is selected when the user is created. Like the username, it cannot
be changed at a later time. The only user data that can be changed is the password.

Activate/Deactivate Users
User accounts can be activated and deactivated from the USERS tab by administrators.
This is done by touching the ON/OFF column for a specific user. Orange indicates the user
is enabled, while gray indicates it is disabled.

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NOTE: When security is enabled, the Lasair Pro prevents the disable of the
Administrator account currently logged into the instrument.

NOTE: When security is enabled, the Lasair Pro prevents an administrator from
disabling their own account. In order to disable the current administrative
account, security must be disabled or another administrative user must log in
to the instrument.

Enabling Security

1. Go to the USERS tab and press .

2. Select Administrator from the Access level dropdown.

3. Press inside the User name, Password, and Confirm Password fields to open the
keyboard screen and enter your chosen credentials.
4. Press OK to create the new user.

Figure 6-2. Access levels for a new user

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5. You should now see the new user listed beneath the column headers. Select the
portion of the row under the ON/OFF column to activate the user. The vertical line
beside the row number will be orange when activated.

Figure 6-3. ON/OFF column

6. Go to the SETTINGS tab and press the Enable security slider.

7. Select the Administrator user from the User dropdown on the VERIFY USER
window.
8. Enter the Administrator password and press OK.
9. The indicator dot will change from gray to orange when enabled. The administrator
user will automatically be logged out.

NOTE: On the HOME screen, press the button to view status, username, and

access level information. See Security on page 3-12 for more details.

Login and Logout

1. Press , then (LOGIN).

2. Select your username from the User dropdown, and enter the user’s password.

3. To log out of this user, press , then (LOGOUT).

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Disabling Security
Security can only be disabled by an administrator.

1. Log in to an administrator account.

2. Press , then (SECURITY).

3. Go to the SETTINGS tab and press the Enable Security slider. The orange indicator
will fade in color and move to the left side before the HOME screen automatically
appears.

Editing a User
If security is enabled, the logged-in user will only be able to change their own password,
not their Access level. Security must be disabled first and the user de-activated before the
Access level can be changed.

1. Log in as the user with the password to be edited. If security has yet to be enabled,
skip this step.

2. Go to the USERS tab and press .

3. If desired, change the Access level from the dropdown menu.
4. If desired, enter the new password twice (once to confirm).
5. The previously set Access level and password will be erased.

Deleting Users
While logged in as an administrator, any other user can be deleted. If security is not
enabled, any user, including administrators, can be deleted.

1. On the USERS tab, select the user to be deleted and press .

2. You will be prompted for confirmation. Press OK.

3. If you want to delete all users, press . Press OK for confirmation.

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Creating NFC Users

Specialized NFC cards can be programmed with user data for touch-free login to the Lasair
Pro particle counter.

1. Press , then (COMM).

2. Go to the NFC tab and press the Enable Security and Enable Write NFC indicators.

A light orange dot indicates the setting has not been enabled.

Figure 6-4. NFC tab, COMM

3. Press and then (SECURITY). Check out this quick

tutorial video!

SCAN
4. Go to the USERS tab and press .

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5. Select any type of NFC user (Operator NFC, Supervisor NFC, or Administrator NFC)
from the Access level dropdown. Your username will generate automatically.
6. Press inside the Password and Confirm password fields to open the keyboard and
enter your password.
7. Press OK to create the new NFC user.
8. You should now see the new user listed beneath the column headers. Select the
portion of the row under the ON/OFF column to activate the NFC user. The vertical
line beside the row number will be orange when activated (see Figure 6-3 on page
6-5).

9. Press to open the Create NFC User Card window.

10. Select the recently created NFC user from the User dropdown.
11. Press inside the NFC operator name field and enter your personalized username.
12. Press Write.
13. Press your NFC card to the NFC card reader located on the right side of the Lasair
Pro counter.

PRESS NFC CARD HERE

Figure 6-5. Internal NFC card reader location

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14. Wait as the user is written to the NFC card. Continue to hold the card in place.

Figure 6-6. Orange circular waiting animation

15. Once complete, the message NFC USER card is successfully written will appear
in green. The NFC user can now use this specific card to log into the Lasair Pro
counter without using the keyboard.

NOTE: If user information has already been written to the NFC card, the older data
will be automatically overwritten. Only one user can be written to an NFC card.

-- NOTICE --
Note that NFC users will be unable to log into the Lasair Pro if the Power up
sampling start selection is chosen (see Sampling Start on page 5-6). Ensure a
non-NFC user is enabled for logging in.

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Settings Tab

Figure 6-7. SETTINGS tab, SECURITY

The SETTINGS tab allows an administrator to enable or disable security, enable or disable
the auto-logout feature,and configure password settings.
All settings are described in Table 6-3 on page 6-11.

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Image Name Description

GENERAL
Enables all security features.

Enable Security Security cannot be enabled if

there is no administrator account
has been enabled.
Enables the Lasair Pro counter
to automatically log the user out
Auto Logout
at the end of a specified time
period.

Auto Logout Sets the minutes before the auto-

Period (min) logout feature is activated.

PASSWORDS
Activates password expiration
Expiration
after a set number of days.
Period before Sets the number of days before
Expiration passwords expire. Counts down
(days) after the password is set.
Activates a minimum password
Min Length
length.
Minimum
Password Sets the minimum number of
Length password characters.
(characters)
Activates the option to use repeat
Repetition
passwords.
Different
Sets the amount of passwords
Passwords
before the same password can be
Before Reuse
reused again.
(number)
When activated, this setting
allows the user to set their own
User set
password. When deactivated,
password
passwords are created by the
administrator.
Table 6-3. SETTINGS tab, SECURITY

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Users Tab

Figure 6-8. List of users

The primary feature of this tab is a table with all entered users. A lock icon appears next
to the logged-in administrator inside the Access Level column. The table has the following
columns:

• ON/OFF: Allows the administrator to enable or disable specific users of the Lasair
Pro.
• USER NAME: Allows the administrator to edit the user name.
Each user name is unique. When adding or editing a username, the firmware will
prevent duplicate entries.
• ACCESS LEVEL: Allows the administrator to edit the user’s access level.
• PASSWORD: Allows the administrator to modify a user password.

All buttons are described in Table 6-4 on page 6-13.

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Image Name Description

Allows for the entry of a new user.
Add The Administrator user can add up to 100 users to
be saved on the Lasair Pro.
The user name, password, and access level can be
Modify modified after user creation. After selecting a user
from the list, press this button to edit.
Users can be deleted at any time by an
administrator, or by the current user if security
Delete
is not enabled. Select the user to be deleted and
press this button to delete.
Allows for the deletion of a user.
To delete a specific user, first press anywhere
inside the specific row and press the “delete”
button.

Delete All
NOTE: When security is enabled, the
instrument prevents the removal of
the Administrator account currently
logged into the instrument.

Write to Opens the Create NFC User Card window. Only

NFC Card active when an NFC user has been created.

The print buttons allow the Administrator to print

Print the User Setup Report to either thermal printer
or the USB key. The Print to USB button is only
activated when a USB key is inserted.
Print to The report lists usernames with their access level
USB and enable status.

Table 6-4. USERS tab, SECURITY

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Example User Setup Report

Figure 6-9. Example User Setup Report

To generate your User Setup Report:

The report will list all current users. If no users are created, the report will generate an
empty table.

1. Press and then (SECURITY).

2. Go to the USERS tab and press .

3. Press or , depending on where you want the report to print.

4. When you see a small number in the top-right corner of the print icon chosen, the
report is queuing. Do not remove the USB key at this time.

Example:

NOTE: Security does not need to be enabled to generate a report.

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Audit Tab

Figure 6-10. Audit trail settings

The Lasair Pro will gather all user activity into an audit trail,
organizing by type and date/time. To enable the audit trail
functionality, toggle the Enable audit trail button so that the Check out this quick
orange indicator dot is on the right. tutorial video!

The audit trail is recorded and stored using the Lasair Pro
counter’s internal memory. The number of entries before SCAN
auto-deletion can be set between 2000 and 30000. When
changing the number of audit trail records stored by the
instrument, reboot the instrument immediately after the
change is made to properly enable the new setting.

Image Name Description

When a USB key is inserted,
pressing this button exports the
USB Export to
current Audit Data listing (shown
CSV File
in Figure 6-11) to a CSV file or
XML file on the inserted USB key.
Table 6-5. AUDIT tab, SECURITY

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Image Name Description

Press this button to clear all

Delete Current
current audit trail records from
Audit Trail
the Lasair Pro.

Table 6-5. AUDIT tab, SECURITY

Audit Data Tab

Figure 6-11. Audit Data listing

The Audit Data tab lists the activities of configured users, grouped by the location of
activity (Security, Recipe, Sampling, Data, etc). Default sorting is by date/time, with
earliest shown first.

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Image Name Description

When a USB key is inserted,
pressing this button exports the
USB Export to
current Audit Data listing (shown
CSV File
in Figure 6-11) to a CSV file or
XML file on the inserted USB key.
Press this button to open a
window with list filter options for
Filter Options
Operator, Date/Time, and Activity
Type.
When a USB key is inserted,
pressing this button exports
USB Export
the current Audit Trail list to the
inserted USB. The file type is PDF.
Table 6-6. AUDIT DATA tab, SECURITY

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Example Audit Report

Figure 6-12. Audit Trail Report example

NOTE: Information contained in the USB export includes instrument identifiers.

NOTE: The CSV and XML exports generated on the AUDIT and AUDIT DATA tabs are
identical.

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Alarms

Alarm limits can be set for all available particle and environmental channels. One particle
alarm may be set for up to four particle size channels—and each particle alarm may be
individually enabled or disabled.
Use the following tabs to configure alarm settings:

• GENERAL Tab on page 7-2

• PARTICLES Tab on page 7-3
• ENVIRONMENTAL Tab on page 7-5
• TREND Tab on page 7-6
• REASONS Tab on page 7-8

Navigation

Press and then (ALARMS). You should now see the GENERAL tab.

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GENERAL Tab

Figure 7-1. GENERAL tab, ALARMS

The GENERAL tab allows the user to enable or disable the following options:

• Enable Alarms: Enables all alarms (particle, environmental, and trend). When the
button is disabled, all alarms and alarm settings are disabled. Alarms are triggered
after warning limits are reached.
• Enable Warnings: Enables all particle warnings. When the button is disabled, all
warnings and warning settings are disabled. Warnings are triggered prior to alarms.
• Enable System Alarms: Enables Pump, Laser, Coincidence alarms during
sampling.
• Enable Alarm Reasons: Enables the alarm reason feature. The user may predefine
up to 32 alarm reasons, 32 characters in length, and assign an alarm reason to a
sample if the sample contains a particle, environmental or trend alarm.
• Enable Audible Alarms: Enables or disables an audible buzzer when an alarm
occurs.
• Print report on Alarm: Enables printing of the sampling report on alarm to the
thermal printer.
• Save USB report: Enables printing on alarm to an attached USB key.

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PARTICLES Tab

Figure 7-2. PARTICLES tab, ALARMS

Use the PARTICLES tab to adjust the following:

• Enable/disable the particle alarm for each channel

• Set the particle warning and alarm limit for each channel. Warnings will trigger
prior to alarms.
• Select either cumulative ( ∑ ) or differential ( Δ ) count for triggering all particle
channel alarm

The table on this tab defines alarms for each available particle size channel. The left side
lists particle warnings, and the right side lists particle alarms.

Size Column (µm)

The size column displays the channel’s particle size. The header indicates the units of
each particle size in micrometers (µm). Units can be changed to nanometers (nm) in the
CHANNELS tab of the SYSTEM screen.

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Triggering Value Column (WARNING, Units)

The second column of each half is the triggering value column. The triggering value
column displays the triggering value of the channel. This is also the value at which the
channel will activate a particle alarm for the sample.
The unit of measure for the triggering value depends on the configuration of the
SETTINGS tab of the SAMPLE screen. It can be one of the following:

• N
• N/ft³
• N/m³
• N/ℓ

DATA
The first and third column are used to enable or disable warnings and alarms. Press inside
the cell to turn the alarm on for the respective particle size. When the checkbox is not
selected the respective particle alarm is turned off.

Image Name Description

When enabled, particle counts will be triggered when
the cumulative count reaches the warning or alarm
Cumulative limit set. Cumulative counts are the number of particle
Count counts of a certain size and larger in one sample.
Option The cumulative count values set for particle alarms and
warnings will trigger even when the HOME screen is
configured to display differential counts.
When enabled, particle counts will be triggered when
the differential count reaches the warning or alarm
Differential limit set. Differential counts are the number of particle
Count counts of a certain size in one sample.
Option The differential count values set for particle alarms and
warnings will trigger even when the HOME screen is
configured to display cumulative counts.
Table 7-1. DATA, PARTICLES tab

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ENVIRONMENTAL Tab
Environmental (or analog) channel alarms are configured on the ENVIRONMENTAL tab of
the IN/OUT screen (see Environmental (Analog) Input on page 4-6). The same analog
channels displayed in the ENVIRONMENTAL tab of the ALARMS screen are also displayed
on the HOME screen by swiping left.

Figure 7-3. ENVIRONMENTAL tab, ALARMS

The ENVIRONMENTAL tab displays all analog channel alarms in tabular format. Changes
are made on the ENVIRONMENTAL tab of the IN/OUT screen. Going by column, the user is
able to:

• NAME: Change the default display name of the analog channel (Analog 1, Analog 2,
etc.) to a user-defined name. There is a 16-character limit.
• UNITS: Set the units of the analog channel. There is a 10-character limit.
• MIN: Set the minimum values for alarm triggering. Values at or below the minimum
value will trigger the alarm. Four digit places are required.
• MAX: Set the maximum values for alarm triggering. Values at or above the
maximum value will also trigger the alarm. Four digit places are required.
• ON/OFF: Enable or disable any analog channel alarm.

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Recipes and Environmental Alarms

Recipes may contain environmental alarm settings, but they do not contain environmental
sensor scale and offset setting parameters. When a recipe is loaded, the environmental
sensor name and units text name are compared between the Lasair Pro instrument
settings and the recipe. If they do not match, then environmental alarm settings from the
recipe are not loaded.

TREND Tab
The TREND tab allows the user to define trend alarms for a specific channel size. The
triggering value of the alarm is displayed on the trend graph (see GRAPH Tab on page
10-17). When the alarm for a channel is set, it will display as a horizontal line on the graph
with the color of the channel it belongs to. The y-axis position of the line will correspond
to the alarm limit value. When the trend alarm condition is reached, the particle counter
will trigger a sample alarm.

NOTE: Channels listed on the TREND tab are configured in the TREND tab of the
DISPLAY screen. See TREND Tab on page 10-4.

Figure 7-4. TREND tab, ALARMS

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The TREND tab displays the trend alarms for all configured particle channels in tabular
format. Going by column, the user is able to:

• µm: Enable or disable any trend alarm.

• VALUE: Change the triggering value of the trend alarm. The units displayed here,
for example, ∑(N/ft3), are set in the SETTINGS tab of the SAMPLE screen.
• N: Set the number of samples (1 to 35) to exceed the set VALUE before alarm is
triggered. N is also known as Triggered Sample Count. This number should be less
than or equal to the M value.
• M: Set the number of samples (1 to 35) to elapse before the alarm is triggered. M is
also known as the Last Number of Samples. This number should be greater than or
equal to the N value. See below for examples of alarm triggering (On/Off) based on
N and M numbers when VALUE is set to 1000:

Sample # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Particle Counts 900 1100 1100 1100 900 900 1100
N M
1 1 Off On On On Off Off On
1 3 Off On On On On On On
2 3 Off Off On On On Off Off
3 3 Off Off Off On Off Off Off

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REASONS Tab

Figure 7-5. REASONS tab, ALARMS

The REASONS tab allows the user to define pre-set alarm reasons to select for alarm
acknowledgement of particle or environmental alarms. Alarm reasons can be created,
deleted, modified, enabled, and disabled. All alarm reasons are automatically enabled
after creation. Users may define up to 30 different alarm reasons, and each alarm reason
may be up to 32 characters in length.

Image Name Description

Add Reason Opens the keyboard to define a new alarm reason.

Edit When an alarm reason is selected from the list, opens

Reason the keyboard to allow the reason to be edited.

Table 7-2. REASONS tab, ALARMS

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Delete
Deletes the selected alarm reason from the Lasair Pro.
Selected
A confirmation window appears before the reason is
Alarm
deleted.
Reason
Delete
All Alarm Deletes all alarm reasons from the list.
Reasons
Creates the Alarm Reasons Report on the inserted
Save to USB key. The report contains the list of current alarm
USB reasons saved to the Lasair Pro. This button is only
activated when a USB key is inserted.

Prints the current list of alarm reasons to the thermal

Print
printer.

Table 7-2. REASONS tab, ALARMS

NOTE: The Lasair Pro particle counter automatically adjusts alarm settings according
to the changes you made in the sample settings so that the proportions will
remain constant.

NOTE: When changing between All channels mode and Pharmaceuticals mode (see
CHANNELS Tab on page 12-14), the alarm settings will not transfer properly.
Alarm settings will need to be reestablished when changing between modes.

NOTE: Alarm Activation: Once an alarm indication occurs on the display during
operation, the alarm will remain active until it is acknowledged by the user.

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Assigning Alarm Reasons

If a sample contains a particle or analog warning or alarm and the Enable Alarms
Reasons option is active (see GENERAL Tab on page 7-2), the Alarm Acknowledgement
button appears on the HOME screen.
If a warning limit has been reached, the font color for the channel(s) affected will change
from black to yellow. If an alarm limit has been reached, the font color for the channel(s)
will change from black or yellow (depending on if a warning limit was set) to red. The
background of the HOME screen will also change from blue to red when either a warning
or alarm limit has been reached.

Figure 7-6. Warning/Alarm Acknowledgement button (circled) on the HOME screen

In Figure 7-6, both an alarm and warning have been triggered for the sample’s raw (N)
particle counts. The 0.30 µm size channel was set to trigger an alarm at 5,000 counts,
and the 0.50 µm size channel was set trigger a warning at 1,000 counts. All alarms and
warnings are acknowledged by pressing the Alarm Acknowledgement button (circled in
Figure 7-6) and confirming the Alarm Acknowledgement window.

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Figure 7-7. Particle Alarm information

Figure 7-8. Particle Warning information

The Alarm Acknowledgement window allows the user to view alarm details and either
define an alarm reason to apply to the sampling data, or select an alarm reason defined
in the REASONS Tab to apply to the sampling data. An alarm reason can be selected for a
single alarm or for all remaining alarms in the queue.

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NOTE: When acknowledging alarms, the option Apply to all remaining samples
only applies that alarm acknowledgement to samples that have already been
taken. It does not apply to any samples in progress, or that have not been
started.

NOTE: Only enabled alarm reasons will be shown in the drop-down list.

The following details are displayed in the Alarm Acknowledgement window:

• Number of warnings and alarms in the queue

• Sample date/time
• Warning or alarm type (Particle, Environmental, or Trend)
• Warning or alarm limit (these are user-configured values)
• Warning or alarm channel (the size channel that caused the alarm)
• Data value (the value of the particle count that caused the alarm)

Once the alarm reason has been selected and the user has pressed the OK button, the user
will be prompted to confirm the selection.
If the device is powered down during the alarm acknowledgement phase, all samples with
particle or analog alarms that have not yet been assigned an alarm reason will be assigned
the non-customizable alarm reason “No reason provided.”

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Locations

If you are moving the instrument to different sampling points, the Lasair Pro particle
counter lets you categorize and name these points in LOCATIONS.

Figure 8-1. Locations configuration for recipes

Areas, rooms, and locations can be added individually or generated automatically with
numbering between 1 and 100. You can store up to 1000 locations, rooms, and areas
combined.

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Figure 8-2. Hierarchy of areas, rooms, and locations

You are free to add only the items you need. For example, you may choose to only use
locations to refer to your critical sampling points, forgoing the use of rooms and areas.
Areas, rooms, and locations are selectable from the HOME screen once created, and
sampling data will be labeled with location data whether it is assigned or unassigned.

Figure 8-3. Sampling data (left), and the HOME screen (right)

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Adding a New Area, Room, and Location

If you plan to use the Lasair Pro for multiple sampling points, you can add these locations
and organize them ahead of time to ensure sampling data is appropriately labeled.

1. Go to > (LOCATIONS).

2. Press .

Figure 8-4. Add Item window

3. If using the full hierarchy, it is best to create areas, rooms, and locations in that
order. Select Area as the Item type and press the Item name field to open the
keyboard.

4. Press OK to confirm the Item name, then OK again to add the item.

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5. Press again, and select Room as the Item type.

6. From the Parent item dropdown, select your previously created Area to assign the
area to the room.

7. Press OK to confirm your selection.

8. Press again, and select Location as the Item type.

9. From the Parent item dropdown, select your previously created Room to assign
the location to the room.

NOTE: Note the Parent item will include both the room and its associated area.

Adding Multiple Areas, Rooms, and Locations

1. Go to > (LOCATIONS).

2. In the Type dropdown, select the option you intend to multiply. For the quickest
assignment, first select the largest Parent item you wish to use: Area > Room >
Location.

NOTE: If you do not intend to assign locations to rooms, or rooms to areas, skip to
step 3 and finish with step 5. Choose Location from the Type dropdown.

3. Press .

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4. In the Auto Fill dialog, press inside the fields to configure the entry with the
keyboard:
a. The Base name is the text applied to each entry.
b. The Number determines how many entries will be generated.

5. Press OK.
6. Choose the next largest option from the Type dropdown. If you selected Area
in step 2, you should now select Room. If you selected Room in step 2, select
Location.
7. Depending on your choice in step 6, you will have the option to select from the
Area dropdown only, or both the Area and Room dropdown. Choose the entry you
intend to assign to your multiple Room or Location entries.

NOTE: Here, the (Unassigned) option indicates you have not created any entries of
that type.

8. Press .

9. In the Auto Fill dialog, press inside the fields to configure the entry with the
keyboard, as done is step 4. Press OK.
10. If you are using the full hierarchy, perform steps 6 -7 to create assigned Locations.

Checking Assignments

1. You can check assignments by using the Type, Area, and Room dropdown arrows
on the LOCATIONS screen.

2. From the Area and/or Room dropdown, select any combination to populate the
Type listing with the existing assignments.

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Figure 8-5. Type listing circled

3. You can also print a summary with either the or buttons.

NOTE: Selecting an Area and/or Room with the dropdown arrows automatically

populates those fields after using the button.

NOTE: When using the button for adding multiple locations and/or rooms

within a hierarchy, select the Parent items (Area and/or Room) using the

dropdown arrows for automatic assignment.

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Assigning a Location to a New Sample

1. On the HOME screen, select .

2. The top button, , displays the Area and Room listing. The bottom button,

, displays the Room and Location listing.

Figure 8-6. Area and Room assignment list

3. Double tap the Room or Location selection to complete. The HOME screen will
now display your choice of Room and Location to associate with sampling data.

Deletion and Recovery

1. Go to > (LOCATIONS).

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2. Press to delete all location and assignment data. Recipes will become

unassigned by default after this action.

Figure 8-7. Delete all location facility data

3. After confirming deletion by pressing OK, you will have the option to recover data
until the Lasair Pro instrument is restarted.

4. To recover location data, press . Press OK in the confirmation window to

complete the data recovery.

Figure 8-8. Recover all location facility data

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Buttons
The following table lists the buttons of the LOCATIONS screen.

Image Name Description

Edit Item Allows the modification of the selected entry.

Enables the entry of a new area, room, or

Add Item
location.

Remove Removes selected area, room or location data. A

Selected confirmation window appears.

Deletes all saved area, room, location, and

Delete All
hierarchy data. A confirmation window appears
Facilities
after pressing.
Recover Only appears after pressing the Delete All
Location Location Data button and confirming. Allows
Data the user to revert the change after confirmation.
Saves all area, room, location, and hierarchy
Export
data in an XML file. This button is only activated
Facilities
when a USB key is inserted.

Import Loads location settings from a USB. This button

Facilities is only activated when a USB key is inserted.

Automatically numbers new locations from 1 to

Auto Fill N, where N is selected by the user and may be
up to 100.
Saves the Location Hierarchy Report to the USB
Save to USB as a PDF file. This button is only activated when
a USB key is inserted.
Table 8-1. Buttons of the LOCATIONS screen

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Example Location Hierarchy Report

Figure 8-9. Example Location Hierarchy Report

The Location Hierarchy Report displays areas, rooms, locations and their assignments
configured in the LOCATIONS tab of the LOCATIONS screen.

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Recipes

A recipe is a set of sampling or statistical parameters which can be saved and recalled
by name or by location. Recipes not only save time and effort, but add a quality control
measure to ensure consistency between locations and among employees. Up to 100
recipes can be stored on the Lasair Pro.

Figure 9-1. SETUP tab, RECIPES

NOTE: The text color of the recipes refers to its type: Certification (Magenta),
Monitoring (Blue), and Sampling (Black). These categories are based on the
type of report generated.

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Creating a New Recipe

Recipes save the current configurations found in SAMPLE, ALARMS, LOCATIONS, and
STATISTICS.

1. After configuring sampling settings, navigate to > (SAMPLE).

2. Press to open the keyboard to name the new recipe. Recipe names can

include up to 16 characters.

3. You can now find your recipe and load it at any time if settings change from

(RECIPES).

Viewing Recipe Settings

You can view all configuration parameters associated with a specific recipe from the
SETUP tab of RECIPES.

1. Go to > (RECIPES).

2. Select the recipe you would like to view.

3. Press to open RECIPE DETAILS. See Figure 9-2.

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Figure 9-2. RECIPES DETAILS window

4. Press to save the recipe to a USB. Press to print the recipe using

the thermal printer.

5. Press OK when finished.

Check out this quick

tutorial video!

SCAN

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Assigning a Location to a Recipe

Recipe use can be limited to a specific location, area, or room.

1. From (RECIPES), select the ASSIGNMENTS tab.

2. Press and choose the recipe, area and room from the dropdown menus.

3. Select the Location from the adjacent list. The Location list is generated based on
the area and room selection. See Adding a New Area, Room, and Location on
page 8-3 for more information.
4. If you want the location to be virtual, select Add virtual.
5. Select OK when finished.

Figure 9-3. ASSIGNMENTS tab, RECIPES

6. After returning to the SETUP tab, you will see beside the recipe with an
assigned location.

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Creating NFC Recipes

Recipes can be stored to an NFC card so the user can easily switch between recipes
configured for different areas, rooms, and locations. A maximum of 50 locations can be
used with one NFC recipe card.

1. Press , then (COMM).

2. Go to the NFC tab and press the Enable Location/Recipes and Enable Write NFC
indicators. A gray dot indicates the setting has not been enabled.

Figure 9-4. NFC tab, COMM

3. After configuring sampling settings found in SAMPLE, ALARMS, LOCATIONS, and

STATISTICS, navigate to > (SAMPLE).

4. Press to open the keyboard to name the new recipe.

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5. Press and then (RECIPES).

6. On the ASSIGNMENTS tab, you should see a list of your created recipes and their
area, room, and location assignments. If you have not assigned the recipe to an
area, room, and location, do so now. See Assigning a Location to a Recipe on
page 9-4 for more information.

7. Press to open the Create NFC Recipe Card window.

8. Press inside the NFC recipe name field and enter the recipe name of the NFC
recipe recently created.
9. Press Write.
10. Press your NFC card to the NFC card reader located on the right side of the Lasair
Pro counter.

PRESS NFC CARD HERE

Figure 9-5. Internal NFC card reader location

11. Wait as the recipe is written to the NFC card. Continue to hold the card in place.

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12. Once complete, the message NFC RECIPE card is successfully written will
appear in green. The NFC user can now use this specific card to sync the recipe
configuration with the Lasair Pro counter without using the keyboard.

NOTE: If user information has already been written to the NFC card, the older data will
be automatically overwritten. Only one recipe can be written to an NFC card.

SETUP Tab Buttons

Use the SETUP tab to add, modify, and delete recipes from the Lasair Pro counter.

Image Name Description

Delete Erases the selected recipe from the Lasair Pro counter’s internal
Recipe memory.

Delete All Erases all recipes from the Lasair Pro counter. A warning/
Recipes confirmation prompt is displayed before the recipes are erased.

Modify
Select the recipe from the list and press this button to edit recipe
Recipe
name.
Name

View
Press to view all recipe parameters.
Recipe

Loads selected recipe into current settings. You may still make
Load
adjustments to settings after a specific recipe is loaded.

Table 9-1. Buttons of the SETUP tab, RECIPES

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Image Name Description

Saves the highlighted recipe to the attached USB key. There
are three types of recipe reports: Certification, Monitoring, and
Sampling. The button is enabled only when the USB is attached.
• Certification: This report lists the current settings found on
the STANDARDS and SETUP tabs of the STATISTICS screen.
• Monitoring: Generates when Number of sampling
Save to
locations is greater than 1 (Monitoring Mode is selectable).
USB
• Sampling: This report lists the current settings found on the
STANDARDS and SETUP tabs of the SAMPLE screen.
Both Monitoring and Sampling recipe reports list the current
settings found on the SETTINGS and ADVANCED tab of
the SAMPLE screen, in addition to GENERAL, PARTICLES,
ENVIRONMENTAL, and TREND tabs of the ALARMS screen.

Print Prints the selected recipe to the Lasair Pro thermal printer

Return to
Press to return to the HOME screen.
Home

Table 9-1. Buttons of the SETUP tab, RECIPES

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ASSIGNMENTS Tab Buttons

Use the ASSIGNMENTS tab to associate a recipe to an area, room, location, or all three.

Image Name Description

Opens a configuration window
to assign a specific recipe to any
Add
combination of area, room, and
Assignment
location. Virtual locations can also be
assigned.

Modify
Modifies the selected assignment.
Assignment

Save to NFC Writes assignment to the NFC card.

Delete Deletes the association between the

Assignment selected location and recipe.

Delete All Erases the assignment between all

Assignments locations and recipes.

Table 9-2. Buttons of the ASSIGNMENTS tab, RECIPES

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Recipe Importing and Exporting

Lasair Pro recipes can be imported and exported to other Lasair Pro counters. See Clone
Export and Import on page 12-8. Be aware of the following:

• Moving a recipe between instruments with different flowrates may result in

unexpected sample times or sample volumes. The Lasair Pro can sample by time
or by volume, and this information is recorded in a sample recipe.
• For example, if a one minute sample recipe is exported from a 310 model
and imported to a 5100, then the sample volume on the 5100 will be 100
liters rather than 1 ft³, in order to keep the time the same.
• Moving a recipe between instruments with different channel sizes may result in
missing alarms.
• For example, a recipe created on a 310 model with an alarm of 1000 counts @ 0.3
µm will be unable to export that alarm setting properly to a 5100, where there is no
0.3 µm channel.
•
• Moving a statistics recipe between instruments with different channel sizes may
result in some adjustments to the statistics if the channel size is not supported in
the new instrument.
• Recipes may contain environmental alarm settings, but they do not contain
environmental sensor scale and offset setting parameters. When a recipe is
imported, the environmental sensor name and units text name are compared
between the Lasair Pro instrument settings and the recipe. If they do not match,
then environmental alarm settings from the recipe are not imported.

Recipe Details
You can view the details of saved recipes on the SETUP tab of the RECIPES screen by

pressing . A typical recipe includes the following details:

• Sample type (volume or time)

• Sample size (volume or time)
• Initial purge delay (in seconds)
• Start by time of day (On/Off)

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• Inter-sample delay (in seconds)

• Number of samples
• Continuous sampling (On/Off)
• Group repeat mode (On/Off)
• Sample units (ft³, m³, or l)
• Data display (Raw or Normalized)
• Auto print sample (On/Off)
• Auto print sample average (for two or more samples)
• Auto print to USB-key (On/Off)
• Beep mode (On/Off)
• Number of sampling locations
• Warnings (On/Off)
• Alarms (On/Off)
• Alarm buzzer (On/Off)
• For Each Particle Size:
• Particle alarm type (Cumulative/Differential)
• Particle channel
• Alarm setting
• Alarm (On/Off)
• Warning setting
• Warning (On/Off)
• For Each Analog Channel:
• Environmental channel
• Min alarm setting
• Max alarm setting
• Min alarm (On/Off)
• Max alarm (On/Off)

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Statistics Recipe Details

Statistics recipes are found in the same list as normal recipes. Statistics recipes are saved
on the SETUP tab of the STATISTICS screen. See SETUP Tab on page 11-9. The following
is the list of all parameters saved for a statistics recipe:

• Channels configuration (List of channels included in statistics plan)

• Instrument type (Lasair Pro model)
• Start type (Standard or )
• Statistics standard (ISO-14644-1 2015, EU GMP, China GMP, FS-209E, or AVERAGE)
• Class (not applicable for AVERAGE mode)
• Purge delay (seconds)
• Inter-sample delay (seconds)
• Auto-Track mode (On/Off)
• Confirm sample mode (On/Off)
• Units (ft3/m3)
• Particle channel
• Flow (Uni-directional/Multi-directional)
• Room state (Static or Dynamic)
• Room area
• Room area units
• Number of locations to sample
• Volume per sample
• Number of samples per location

Statistics recipe data not saved:

• Statistics User Name

• Sampling Setup Screen Parameters – The number of samples is automatically set
when statistics are enabled, except for average mode. In average mode, the current
sample count is used.
• Alarm settings – Default alarms are disabled during statistics.

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Display, Data and Reports

The tabs of the DISPLAY screen allow the user to adjust screen and sound parameters,
configure channel settings, set graphical displays, and insert report data. Tabs under the
DATA screen allow the user to view previous sampling data in a variety of formats.
You can view sample data in a number of ways on the HOME and DATA screens, in
addition to reports. Tables and graphs change based on your selections made to the
parameters described in this chapter:
Tabs of the DISPLAY screen:

• DISPLAY Tab on page 10-2

• TREND Tab on page 10-4
• HISTOGRAM Tab on page 10-7
• REPORTS Tab on page 10-9

Tabs of the DATA screen:

• TABLE Tab on page 10-16

• GRAPH Tab on page 10-17

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DISPLAY Tab

Figure 10-1. DISPLAY tab, DISPLAY

Use the Options tab to adjust the display brightness, screen saver, alarm signal volume,
and click button volume. Table 10-1 describes all settings on this tab.

Image Name Description

Use the minus and plus buttons
to decrease and increase the
brightness of the LCD display.

Brightness
NOTE: This setting affects
battery life.

Table 10-1. DISPLAY tab, DISPLAY

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Image Name Description

Enables the screen saver feature.
Press the Time (min) field to
access the keyboard for entering
the number of minutes (1 - 60)
of inactivity required before the
screen saver is activated.
Screen Saver
• The screen saver option
saves the device power by
turning off the backlight,
while the device
continues working.
• Touch any area of the
screen to reactivate.
Use the minus and plus buttons
to decrease and increase the
volume of the alarm signal.
Volume: Alarm
For Lasair Pro units with the
optional Alarm Siren, the volume
bar is from 0 - 3 levels.
Use the minus and plus buttons
to decrease and increase the
volume of the beep generated
Volume: Click with each click.
As you decrease or increase the
volume, an orange bar (0 - 3)
indicates the amount of volume.
Table 10-1. DISPLAY tab, DISPLAY

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TREND Tab

Figure 10-2. TREND tab, DISPLAY

The options of the TREND tab of the DISPLAY screen pertain to the fourth display option
( ) on the MAIN screen. See Table 10-2 for a description of each option.

Image Name Description

CHANNELS
Sets the size of each channel to
Channel 1
be displayed on the trend graph.
Channel 2
Your choice of channel size will be
Channel 3
displayed in the TREND tab of the
Channel 4
ALARM screen.
Table 10-2. TREND tab, DISPLAY

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Image Name Description

SETTING

The interval (total time span) to

Minutes
display on the trend graph’s x-axis.

Displays the moving average value

as a dashed line on the graph for
Moving averages two samples. The moving average
value is the mean value for the Size
number of previous samples.
Defines how many previous samples
are used for calculating the moving
average (2-10). The default value is 5.

• The value for this field should

Size be less than the number of
samples for the x-axis.
• This field is only activated
when the Moving averages
option is enabled.
Displays the configured alarm levels
as horizontal lines across the trend
Alarm levels graph. Alarm levels are set on the
PARTICLES tab of the ALARMS
screen. See Chapter 7.
SCALE
This option sets the y-axis scale as
Linear linear.
• 0 is the minimum value
This option sets the y-axis scale as
logarithmic where:
• 1 is the minimum value
Log
• 0 to 1 the scale is linear
• 1 to the maximum y-axis
value is logarithmic
Table 10-2. TREND tab, DISPLAY

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Image Name Description

This option allows all sampling data
to be displayed on the graph. The
Auto scale
maximum value for the y-axis scale
adjusts automatically.
The minimum value to display for the
Min y-axis. This field is only active when
the Auto Scale option is Off.
The maximum value to display for
Max the y-axis. This field is only active
when the Auto Scale option is Off.
Table 10-2. TREND tab, DISPLAY

Example Trend Graph

Figure 10-3. Example trend graph, MAIN screen

NOTE: Each datapoint represents one sample.

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HISTOGRAM Tab

Figure 10-4. HISTOGRAM tab, DISPLAY

On the Histogram tab, you can configure settings for the graphical and report data
display. See Table 10-3 on page 10-7 for a description of each setting on this screen.

Image Name Description

DATA TYPE
Sets cumulative as the type of data to
be used for the histogram graph.
Cumulative Data Cumulative Count is a number of
particles of certain size and bigger
that are found in one sample.
Table 10-3. HISTOGRAM tab, DISPLAY

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Image Name Description

Sets differential as the type of data to
be used for the histogram graph.
Differential Data Differential Count refers to a number
of particles of certain size that are
found in one sample.
DISPLAY MODE
Sets the histogram to show the
Percent full percentages for all enabled channels.
scale • The minimum setting is 0 and
the maximum setting is 100.

Represents linear scale for the y-axis.

Linear
The minimum value is 0.

Represents the logarithmic scale for

Log
the y-axis. The minimum value is 1.

SCALE
Enable Auto Enables graphical displays to auto
Scale scale with data.
Represents the maximum y-axis
value for Percent of full scale, Linear
and Log(arithmic) scale.
• When Percent of full scale
is selected, this field displays
Max the maximum value (5 - 100)
for this display mode.
• When the Linear or Log scale
mode is selected, the field
displays a default value
(100000 for either option).
Table 10-3. HISTOGRAM tab, DISPLAY

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REPORTS Tab

Figure 10-5. REPORTS tab, DISPLAY

Reports can be personalized to include additional text used in the report layout for PDF
files. The REPORTS tab allows the user to add the following text to sampling reports:

• Heading 1: Heading to display on the first line of the reports (maximum 42

alphanumeric characters).
• Heading 2: Heading to display on the second line of the reports (maximum 42
alphanumeric characters).
• Batch ID: Batch identifier (maximum 16 alphanumeric characters) to display on
the reports.
• Operator: Name of the operator to display on the reports (maximum 32
alphanumeric characters). The Operator field is automatically disabled and shows
the current logged-in user when the instrument security is active.

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Reports Overview
You can output sampling results to the following:

• Built-in thermal printer

• USB key
• PMS software such as FacilityPro and Pharmaceutical Net Pro

NOTE: For information about transferring sampling data to PMS software, see the
user guide that comes with the software.

After completing a sample, you can press one of the following buttons on the HOME
screen to transfer the results:

Save to
Saves the report as a PDF to the USB key.
USB

Print Prints the report to the thermal printer.

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Final Sample Report Example

21 CFR Part 11 Compliant

1 Final Sample Report

2 Heading 1
3 Heading 2
4 Generated on: 01/01/2021
5 Instrument Model: Lasair Pro_310C
5 Instrument ID: Lasair Pro
5 Serial Number: 82217
6 Calibrated: 01/01/2021
7 Batch ID: 00021
8 Operator: John Doe
9 Area: Fill Point
10 Room: 1416A
11 Location: #001
12 Recipe: Recipe Name

13 Started: 04/01/2021 13:57:07

14 Finished: 04/01/2021 13:57:17
15 Sample: 81
16 Sample Status: VALID

17 Particle Data
18 µm ∆ (N) ∑ (N)
19 0.3 6,679 8,751
19 0.5 1,371 2,072
19 1.0 675 701
19 5.0 20 26
19 10.0 6 6
19 25.0 0 0
20 Volume: 0.0047 m3 Flow: 0.03 m3/min
21 Duration: 00:00:10

22
Environmental Data
23 Avg Min Max
24 Analog 1 mA 8.2 8.1 8.4
24 Analog 2 mA 15.8 15.8 15.9
24 Analog 3 mA NaN NaN NaN
24 Analog 4 mA NaN NaN NaN

25 Alarms:
26 Alarm Reason:

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Line No. Displayed Text Description

Title of Report. Possible values:

Final Sample • Final: Report printed after the sampling

1 completed.
Report
• Partial: Report printed during the sampling
process.
Heading 1 text specified in the REPORTS tab of the
2 Heading 1
DISPLAY screen. Not shown if the field is blank.
Heading 2 text specified in the REPORTS tab of the
3 Heading 2
DISPLAY screen. Not shown if the field is left blank.
4 Generated on Date on which the final sample report was generated.
These lines pertain to instrument-specific
parameters:
Instrument Model: The model of the Lasair Pro, also
found on the label above the touchscreen.
Instrument Model,
5 Instrument ID, and Instrument ID: Name/ID of the Lasair Pro particle
Serial Number counter that produced the data. The ID of the
instrument may be edited on the SETUP tab of the
SYSTEM screen, impacting all reports.
Serial Number: Serial number of the Lasair Pro
particle counter that produced the data.
Date on which the Lasair Pro particle counter was
6 Calibrated last calibrated (format selectable on the DATE/TIME
tab of the SYSTEM screen).
Batch ID text specified in the REPORTS tab of the
7 Batch ID
DISPLAY screen. Not shown if Batch ID field is blank.
Operator text specified in the REPORTS tab of the
DISPLAY screen or the current logged user if security
8 Operator is enabled.
See Chapter 6 for security configuration.
Area where the sampling was performed. Labeled as
9 Area “Unassigned” if no areas are defined.
See Chapter 8 for area configuration.
Table 10-4. Final Sample Report legend

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Line No. Displayed Text Description

Room where the sampling was performed. Labeled
10 Room as “Unassigned” if no rooms are defined.
See Chapter 8 for area configuration.
Location where the sampling was performed.
11 Location Labeled as “Unassigned” if no locations are defined.
See Chapter 8 for location configuration.
Name of the recipe used, if any.
12 Recipe
See Chapter 9 for recipe configuration.
Date stamp (format selectable on the DATE/TIME
Started:
tab of the SYSTEM screen) followed by a time stamp
13 04/01/2021
(hour : minute : second) when the sample was
13:57:07
started.
Date stamp (format selectable on the DATE/TIME
tab of the SYSTEM screen) followed by a time stamp
(hour : minute : second) when the sample ended.
Finished:
14 04/01/2021 NOTE: The sample number is not shown when
13:57:17 the sample is printed after an Alarm
Acknowledge Reason is selected.

The sequential sample number out of the total

samples taken with the instrument. Also corresponds
15 Sample
the the row number on the TABLE tab of the DATA
screen.
Validity of the sample. Possible values:

• VALID: Particle counter did not detect any

16 Sample Status condition that would invalidate the sample.
• INVALID: Particle counter detected a
condition that invalidates the sample. Can
also occur if sampling is manually ended.
17 Particle Data Header for particle data report that follows.
Table 10-4. Final Sample Report legend

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Line No. Displayed Text Description

Column headers:

• µm: Particle size in microns or nanometers

• ∆: Number of particles detected of that size.
When followed by N, indicates raw counts.
18 µm ∆N ∑N When followed by N/m3, N/ft3, or N/l, indicates
normalized data.
• ∑: Sum of all particles of particle size and
larger counted. When followed by N, indicates
raw counts. When followed by N/m3, N/ft3, or
N/l, indicates normalized data.
0.3 6,679 Channel and channel data. For column definitions,
19
8,751 see Line 15 above.
Volume: Total volume of medium (e.g., air) sampled.
Volume Flow: Flowrate of the medium during sampling.
20
Flow For thermal printouts of sampling reports, this
information is below Environmental Data.
Total sampling time.
21 Duration For thermal printouts of sampling reports, this
information is below Environmental Data.
Header for analog data that follows. This information
displays only if one or more analog sensors are
Environmental configured and enabled.
22
Data
See Analog on page 4-6 for analog channel
configuration.
Column headers for average, minimum, and
23 Avg Min Max
maximum values for each analog channel.
Average, minimum, and maximum values for the
Analog 1 mA 8.2
24 analog channel. If a channel is enabled, but a sensor
8.1 8.4
is not attached, the value is NaN.
Table 10-4. Final Sample Report legend

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Line No. Displayed Text Description

Lists the alarms that occurred during sampling.
Flow Error: This alarm prints when the particle
counter senses that the flowrate is outside the
boundary of 1 CFM, 50 LPM, or 100 LPM ±5%.
Laser Error: This alarm prints when the particle
Alarms: counter senses that the laser power is out of the
specified range.
Coincidence Error: This line prints when 10%
coincidence error is exceeded during a sample.
Other alarms: Particle Alarm, Particle Warning, Trend
Alarm, Environmental Alarm
This line prints on alarm if Alarm Reasons are
25 Alarm Reason enabled.
See Chapter 7 for alarm configuration.
This line prints the user-defined alarm reason if
26 Alarm Reason text
Alarm Reasons are enabled.
Table 10-4. Final Sample Report legend

NOTE: The numbers on the example report are for description purposes only and
do NOT appear on the actual file output.

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DATA Screen
Results of individual samples and trending of multiple samples can be viewed with the
tabs of the DATA screen.

TABLE Tab

Figure 10-6. Table display of sampling data

The TABLE tab of the DATA screen displays all sampling and environmental sensor
data stored internally on the Lasair Pro counter in a list format. The list is automatically
updated each time a new sample is completed. All stored data displays unless filters have
been set.
Use the scroll bars on the right side and bottom of the data table to go up, down, left and
right. Column order can be adjusted by pressing the arrows in the column headers.
All of the following columns can be re-ordered:

• DATE/TIME • SAMPLE TIME

• LOCATION • VOLUME
• OPERATOR

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GRAPH Tab

Figure 10-7. GRAPH tab, swipe left/right to for additional formats

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The GRAPH tab is for viewing four possible graphical displays:

• A. Historical Trend ( ): Particle counts over time for all configured

channel sizes. Multi-colored lines represent individual channels. Used for trending
data over multiple samples. Time format is DD/HH:MM.
• B. Box Plot ( ): Multi-colored box and whisker plot displays particle
counts for all configured channel sizes.
• C. Historical Histogram ( ): Bar graph displays particle counts for all
configured channel sizes. Raw data: Displays the sum of particle channel data.
Normalized data: Displays the average of the samples.
• D. Frequency Polygon ( ): Displays line graph of particle counts from
eight samples for all configured channel sizes. Multi-colored lines represent
individual samples.

B C

Figure 10-8. Additional formats on the GRAPH tab, DATA

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NOTE: The TABLE and GRAPH tabs support data filtering. Press to filter the
display to show specific ranges of data.

Each graphical display can be generated as a report. Press on each graphical

display to send the report to an inserted USB key. See Figure 10-9 for examples.

NOTE: Sampling data and graphs have been shown on one page for simplicity. Graphs
will always display on a separate page.

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Figure 10-9. Graphical report examples

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Buttons

Image Name Description

Automatically adjusts scaling to show all data

Auto Scaling
values.

Press and hold to display information for

each channel’s graph. There are two legends,
one for each channel. Each legend has the
following information:

• Solid box: Line color and style for

actual line count
• x (next to solid box): Most recent
value
Legend
• Dashed box: Line color and style for
moving average value
• x (next to dashed box): Moving
average value
• Line: Alarm value that appears as a
horizontal line across the graph
• N µm: Particle size channel associated
with above information

Delete All Deletes all sampling data from the Lasair Pro.
Historical Data A confirmation appears before deletion.

Restore Restores previously deleted historical

Historical Data (sampling) data.

Table 10-5. TABLE and GRAPH buttons

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Image Name Description

Opens general display options, which include
the following:
• Cumulative or differential counts
• Raw or normalized counts
Options • Units of volume
• Linear, log, or % of full scaling
• Size channel view/hide
• Enable moving averages
• Enable alarm limits
Opens filter options, which include the
following:
• Operator
• Date/time
Filter Options
• Start/end row
• Area
• Room
• Location

Display Enables graphical display with AUTO size fit.

Saves a series of sample data as a CSV or XML

Save as CSV File
file to the USB key.

Saves table or graph report to a PDF file on

the inserted USB key. Graph reports include
the following (see Figure 10-9 on page 10-20):

Save to USB • Historical Trend Report

• Box Plots Channel Report
• Historical Histogram
• Frequency Polygon

Prints a series of sample data in a report to

Print
the thermal printer.

Table 10-5. TABLE and GRAPH buttons

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Options

Figure 10-10. Options dialog

Data
Allows the user to configure the units of their sampling data.

• Cumulative(∑): Sets the data display to cumulative counts only.

• Differential(Δ): Sets the data display to differential counts only.
• Raw(N): Sets the data display as raw particle counts
• N/volume: Sets the data display as normalized. Volume units are set below this
option.
• Volume units: Defined as either m3, ft3, or l.

Scale

• Percent of full scale: Displays the size channel’s value as a percentage of the
current maximum value. This option is disabled for the Historical Trend graph.
• Linear: Displays the size channel’s value as a comparison to the linear maximum
y-axis value. The value is located above each bar.
• Log: Displays the size channel’s value as a comparison to the logarithmic
maximum y-axis value. The value is located above each bar.

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Channels
Allows the user to:

• Configure which configured size channels will be included in the display. Channels
can be configured in the CHANNELS tab of the SYSTEM screen.
• Enable Moving averages, which is the sampling average displayed beside the
graph. The Size field is the set number of samples (2-10) used to calculate the
average.

Limits
Allows the user to adjust the display of configured particle alarm levels. These levels are
configured in the PARTICLES tab of the ALARMS screen.

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Statistics

Overview
The Lasair Pro particle counter can be configured for certification statistics when in
Statistics Mode. A choice of certification standards includes ISO 14644-1:2015, FS-209E, EU
GMP, China GMP, and AVERAGE.
Selecting the certification standard and class automatically sets the particle count limits
for the sampling location. After configuring parameters such as the size of the room to
be certified and its state (dynamic or static), enabling Statistics Mode opens a prompt
window for the user to select their locations to sample. The user is automatically taken
to the HOME screen to start the sampling process, where upon successful completion, a
report can be generated.

Figure 11-1. Example Cleanroom Certification Report

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HOME Screen
In Statistics Mode, the HOME screen and its data displays are adjusted to include the
standard, limits, and locations configured on the STATISTICS screen. Refer to Figure 3-2
on page 3-7 for the details not described in Figure 11-2.

REMAINING VOLUME
TO BE SAMPLED COMPLETED LOCATIONS/TOTAL

CERTIFICATION PARTICLE COUNT CURRENT SAMPLING

STANDARD LIMITS COLUMN ROOM/AREA LOCATION

TERMINATE
STATISTICS PLAN
Figure 11-2. HOME screen, Statistics Mode

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Data Displays

A B

C D
Figure 11-3. Swipe left to switch between displays

In Statistics Mode, the following data displays are available on the HOME screen:

• A. Cumulative particle count display: For each channel size, the table displays
the particle count limit to meet the standard, and the cumulative particle count for
the current volume sampled at the location.
• B. Maximum and Average counts display: For each channel size, the table
displays the maximum and average cumulative particle count recorded for all
locations.
• C. Completed sampling data by location: Displays all completed sampling
data for each location and each particle size, including those not enabled for the
statistics plan. Scrollbars on the right side and bottom of the table allow the entire
table to be shown.

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• D. Environmental (analog) input channel display: Displays environmental

sensor readings while Statistics Mode is running. See Environmental (Analog)
Input on page 4-6 for more information.

NOTE: All particle count data is normalized, meaning it has been divided by the
sample volume.

NOTE: When the Statistics Mode is enabled, TCP/IP communications are disabled.

NOTE: When Statistics Mode is enabled, global alarms are automatically disabled. You
must exit Statistics Mode to change alarm parameters.

Average Mode
Average mode calculates simple statistics on data from one or more locations.

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A B

Figure 11-4. HOME screen displays for Average mode

Figure 11-4 shows the following adjustments to the HOME screen:

• A. Average and cumulative normalized counts: Average values refer to the mean
particle count data for all samples across all locations, directly comparable to
cumulative normalized counts (counts of a certain particle size and larger over the
configured sample volume) for all locations.
• B. Average, maximum, and 95% UCL statistics: Average values refer to the mean
particle count data for all samples across all locations, directly comparable to the
maximum particle size count of all samples, and the 95% Upper Confidence Limit,
a more conservative value indicating how many particles or less of a certain size
are found within the tested locations with 95% certainty.

NOTE: 95% UCL will only be calculated for the FS209E standard with sample numbers
configured as ≥ 2 and ≤ 9. The “Average” shall be used otherwise.

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• C. Average particle counts by size and location: Organizes data into tabular
format by location and the average count for each particle size. Swipe right and left
to view the table in its entirety.

Results

You can print or save a classification report similar in scope to the other standard options

by pressing either or on the bottom-left of display B or C of the HOME

screen (see Figure 11-4). An example is provided in Figure 11-5.

Figure 11-5. Average mode report, first page

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Data unique to this report include the following:

• Average particle count of a certain size for all samples (Mean), maximum particle
count of all samples for a certain particle size (Max), how different each sample
differs from the mean of all samples or standard deviation (SD), and 95% upper
confidence limit (95% UCL) for each particle size.
• Average cumulative normalized counts for each particle size at each location. Units
are either Avg(N/m3) or Avg(N/ft3).

Switch Mode
After enabling Statistics Mode, the user is prompted for a selection of locations. Previously
created areas, rooms, and locations can be selected here, in addition to virtual locations.
Virtual locations are not stored for later use in the Lasair Pro, but are generated specifically
for one-time use after Statistics Mode is enabled. They are labeled as “Virtual loc #01” and
so on in sampling data and reports.

Figure 11-6. Virtual locations in Statistics Mode

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STANDARDS Tab

Figure 11-7. STANDARDS tab, STATISTICS

The following configurations can be made on the STANDARDS tab:

• Standard: Set the cleanliness standard to determine the particle count limits for
an area.
• Class: Set the cleanliness level of the area to be certified.
• Flow: Set the room’s airflow conditions to laminar or turbulent. Only available
when using the FS-209E standard.
• Room state: Set the Class options to pertain to Static (At rest) or Dynamic (In
operation) conditions.
• Standard Units: Set the units to meters (m) or feet (ft).
• µm: Enable or disable particle size channels.

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SETUP Tab

Figure 11-8. SETUP tab, STATISTICS

Configuration Settings
The following table describes the settings the users can configure before enabling
Statistics Mode. Once Statistics Mode is enabled, settings cannot be changed until the
Statistics plan has been terminated.

Image Name Description

Sets the area of the room to be
certified in m² or ft². You cannot
Area
change this parameter once
Statistics Mode is enabled.
Sets the Area units in squared
meters. Units cannot be
m2
changed once Statistics Mode is
enabled.
Table 11-1. SETUP tab, STATISTICS

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Image Name Description

Sets the Area units in squared
ft2
feet. Units cannot be changed
once Statistics Mode is enabled.
SETTINGS
Sets the minimum number of
the locations to be sampled.
The number is automatically
Number of
calculated to comply with the
Locations
selected standard based on the
Area setting. The number can
be increased but not decreased.

Number of Sets the number of samples to

Samples be taken at each location.

Sets the minimum sample

Sample
volume collected at each
Volume
location.
DELAYS

Initial delay before the start of

Purge
sampling.

Delay between samples if

Intersample Number of samples is greater
than one.
Table 11-1. SETUP tab, STATISTICS

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Image Name Description

ENABLE / DISABLE OPTIONS
Enables Statistics Mode. When
enabled, the user is prompted
to select the area, room, and
location for certification. After
pressing OK, the HOME screen
Enable automatically appears with
Statistics statistics sampling criteria
Mode loaded.
Terminating the Statistics
plan from the HOME screen
automatically disables Statistics
Mode.
Enables a prompt for either
accepting or rejecting the
Enable
previously completed sample.
Sample
Rejecting the sample will
Confirmation
prevent the use of associated
data in statistical calculations.
Enables the incremental
selection of sampling locations
Auto Track
on the HOME screen without
user prompt.
BUTTONS
Save
Saves the current Statistics
Statistics
Mode configuration as a recipe.
Recipe

Saves the Certification Setup

Save to USB
Report to the inserted USB key.

Print to
Prints the Certification Setup
Thermal
Report to the thermal printer.
Printer
Table 11-1. SETUP tab, STATISTICS

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Example Certification Setup Report

Figure 11-9. Certification Setup Report example

The Certification Setup Report displays the current parameters of the STANDARDS and
SETUP tabs of the STATISTICS screen.

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Walkthrough
This section describes the general step-by-step process of conducting a statistics plan. The
following is an example only.

1. Press and then (STATISTICS).

2. Configure the STANDARDS and SETUP tabs. In this example, we will be using the
ISO 14644-1:2015 standard for ISO Class 7. The Area of the room to be sampled is
1000 m3.
3. After settings are configured, press the Statistics mode slider button to enable
Statistics Mode. Note that once this button is pressed, all parameters in the
STANDARDS tab cannot be changed. On the SETUP tab, the Area and units cannot
be changed.
4. In the Switch Mode window, select the locations to be included in the statistics
plan. You can leave the area, room, and location unassigned, but the Number of
Locations selection made on the SETUP tab must match the number of location
selections in this window.

NOTE: Independent of user-defined locations, there is the option to use virtual

locations that are automatically generated for use with the statistics plan. The
number generated is dependent on the Number of Locations field on the
SETUP tab. Selecting user-defined locations subtracts from this number.

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Figure 11-10. Switch Mode window, virtual locations added

Figure 11-11. Automatic list of virtual locations, HOME screen

5. Press OK when done. You will be automatically taken to the HOME screen.

6. When ready, press the button to begin sampling.

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7. After the sample has completed, you will see either of the following messages. If
you did not enable Sample Confirmation, you will see Figure 11-12. If you enabled
Sample Confirmation, you will see Figure 11-13.

NOTE: If you choose to reject the sample data, it will not be used in the final report.
You will be prompted to start the next sample in the series.

Figure 11-12. Statistics sample complete

Figure 11-13. Sample Confirmation/Acknowledgement window

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8. After sampling is complete, you will receive the following message.

Figure 11-14. Statistics plan complete message

9. To save and view the report data, you have the following options:
• Swipe left across the touchscreen to view all the data displays.

• Press to save all data as a PDF file on the inserted USB key.

• Press to print all data to the thermal printer.

• Go to (DATA) to view individual sampling data. Double tap on

a row in the TABLE tab for more details.

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Statistics Report Example

The following is an example of the Lasair Pro particle counter’s Statistics Report generated
when a room is certified to the ISO 14644-1 standard. The lines have been numbered to
match the accompanying table containing their descriptions.

21 CFR Part 11 Compliant

1 Cleanroom Certification Report

2 Heading 1
3 Heading 2
4 Instrument ID: Lasair Pro
5 Serial Number: 82217
6 Calibrated: 01/01/2020

7 Batch ID: 00021

8 Operator: John Doe
9 Area: Fill Point
10 Room: 1416A
11 Location: X
12 Recipe: Recipe Name

13 Started: 04/01/2020 09:00:00

14 Finished: 04/01/2020 09:30:35
15 Certification Standard: ISO 14644-1: 2015
16 Standard Class: ISO 5
17 Particle Size (µm) Limit
18 0.3 10,200
18 0.5 3,520
18 1.0 832
18 5.0 29
19 Certification Result PASSED
20 Sampling Plan
21 Min Plan Actual
22 Area (ft2) 0.0 1.0 1.0
23 Locations 1 1 1
24 Samples per Location 1 1 1
25 Total Samples 1 1 1
26 Volume (m3) 0.6900 0.6900 0.6900
27 Room State: Static

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28 Particle Data
29 µm N/m3
30 TARGET 0.30 10200.0
31 Max 0.30 2.9
32 Mean 0.30 2.9
33 SD 0.30 1.0
TARGET 0.50 3520.0
Max 0.50 1.4
Mean 0.50 1.4
SD 0.50 1.0
TARGET 1.00 832.0
Max 1.00 1.4
Mean 1.00 1.4
SD 1.00 1.0
TARGET 5.00 29.0
Max 5.00 0.0
Mean 5.00 0.0
SD 5.00 1.0

34 Location Averages

35 Location # µm Avg(N/m3)
36 Location X 1 0.30 3
36 Location X 1 0.50 1
36 Location X 1 1.00 1
36 Location X 1 5.00 0
36 Location X 1 10.00 0
36 Location X 1 25.00 0

37 Deleted Samples: 0
Figure 11-15. Example statistics sampling report

Line No. Displayed Text Description

Cleanroom
1 Certification Title of report.
Report
Heading 1 text specified in the REPORTS tab of the
2 Heading One DISPLAY screen. Not shown if Heading One field is
blank.
Table 11-2. Statistics Printout legend

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Line No. Displayed Text Description

Heading 2 text specified in the REPORTS tab of the
3 Heading Two DISPLAY screen. Not shown if Heading One field is
blank.
Name/ID of the particle counter that produced the
4 Instrument ID
data.
Serial number of the particle counter that produced
5 Serial Number
the data.
6 Calibrated Date on which the particle counter was last calibrated.
Batch ID text specified in the REPORTS tab of the
7 Batch ID DISPLAY screen. Not shown if Heading One field is
blank.
Operator text specified in the REPORTS tab of the
8 Operator DISPLAY screen. Not shown if Heading One field is
blank.
Area where the sampling was performed. See Chapter
9 Area
8 for area configuration.
Room where the sampling was performed. See
10 Room
Chapter 8 for area configuration.
Location where the sampling was performed. See
11 Location
Chapter 8 for location configuration.
Name of the recipe used, if any. See Chapter 9 for
12 Recipe
recipe configuration.
Started: Date stamp (day / month / year) followed by a time
13 04/01/2020 stamp (hour : minute : second) when the statistics
09:00:00 sample was started.
Finished: Date stamp (day / month / year) followed by a time
14 04/01/2020 stamp (hour : minute : second) when the sample
09:30:35 ended.
The certification standard chosen.
Possible values:

Certification • ISO 14644-1

15
Standard • EU GMP Annex 1
• China GMP
• FS-209E
• Average
Table 11-2. Statistics Printout legend

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Line No. Displayed Text Description

The classification the room is being tested against.
16 Standard Class The Standard Class determines the particle limits to
meet classification.
Particle Size & Refers to the column headers for particle sizes of
17
Limits interest and their limits to meet classification.
18 0.3 10200 Lists particle sizes and their classification limits.
Results of certification. Possible values:

• PASSED: Sampling met certification

Certification standards.
19
Results • FAILED: Sampling did not meet certification
standards.
• INCOMPLETE: Sampling was not completed.
20 Sampling Plan Header for sampling plan that follows.
Number of samples to be taken.
Min
21 Plan • Min: Minimum number of samples to be taken
• Plan: Number of samples planned to be taken
Actual
• Actual: Actual number of samples taken.
22 Area The area of cleanroom being certified.
The number of locations to be sampled. For column
23 Locations
definitions, see line 21 above.
Samples per Number of samples taken at each location. For
24
Locations column definitions, see line 21 above.
25 Total Samples Total number of samples taken.
26 Volume Minimum volume to be sampled.
Refers to the option chosen in the STANDARDS tab
27 Room State of the STATISTICS screen before enabling Statistics
Mode.
28 Particle Data Header for the particle data that follows.
Column headers:

29 µm (N/m3) • µm: Particle size in microns.

• N/m3: Normalized particle counts per cubic
meter.
Table 11-2. Statistics Printout legend

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Line No. Displayed Text Description

The particle size of interest. For column definitions,
30 TARGET
see line 29 above.
31 Max The maximum value of the samples averaged.
Mean of all locations. For column definitions, see line
32 Mean
29 above.
Standard Deviation of all location means. For column
33 SD
definitions, see line 29 above.
34 Location Averages Header for the location data that follows.
Column headers for data that follows.

• Location – Location of sample

Location # • # – Number of samples taken at location.
35
µm Avg(N/m3)
• µm – Particle size sampled.
• Avg(N/m3) – Average number of particles
detected and normalized per cubic meter.
Location X 1 Summary of sample at each location for the particle
36
0.3 3 size chosen. For column definitions, see line 35 above.
Number of samples removed from statistical
37 Deleted Samples
summary.
Table 11-2. Statistics Printout legend

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Cleanliness Standards
The standards tables in this section are reproductions of those found in their respective
documents, and are supported by the Lasair Pro particle counter. The blank areas of the
tables represent invalid settings. For example, the ISO 14644-1 standard does not allow
certification of a Class 1 cleanroom using a 0.3 µm or greater particle size.

ISO 14644-1:2015 Standard

The particle limits shown in Table 11-3 are cumulative counts, meaning they include all
particles of a certain size and larger. For example, for particle sizes in the range of 0.5 µm
to 5.0 µm, there can be no more than 3,520 particles counted to meet ISO 5 certification
standards. Note that 0.1 and 0.2 µm particle sizes are not counted with the Lasair Pro.

Class 0.1 µm 0.2 µm 0.3 µm 0.5 µm 1.0 µm 5.0 µm

ISO 1 10
ISO 1.5 32
ISO 2 100 24 10
ISO 2.5 316 75 32
ISO 3 1,000 237 102 35
ISO 3.5 3,160 748 322 111
ISO 4 10,000 2,370 1,020 352 83
ISO 4.5 31,600 7,480 3,220 1,110 263
ISO 5 100,000 23,700 10,200 3,520 832 29*
ISO 5.5 316,000 74,800 32,200 11,100 2,630
ISO 6 1,000,000 237,000 102,000 35,200 8,320 293
ISO 6.5 3,160,000 748,000 322,000 111,000 26,300 924
ISO 7 352,000 83,200 2,930
ISO 7.5 1,110,000 263,000 9,240
ISO 8 3,520,000 832,000 29,300
ISO 8.5 11,100,000 2,630,000 92,400
ISO 9 35,200,000 8,320,000 293,000
*ISO 5 at 5 µm requires a smaller particle size to be used.
Table 11-3. ISO 14644-1:2015 Standard Class Details

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EU GMP Annex 1 Standard and China GMP

As a derivative of the ISO standard, the EU GMP Annex 1 standard uses most of the ISO
rules. However, a comparison of maximum particle counts between the two standards
shows that the EU GMP Annex 1 is slightly different. The minimum sample volume is also
different between the two standards. For Grade A, the sample volume is a minimum of
1 m³ for each location of all samples taken.
Table 11-4 shows EU GMP Annex 1 and corresponding ISO classes. Table 11-5 are the
cumulative particle concentration limits for the EU GMP Annex 1 standard. The China GMP
uses the same limits.

EU GMP Annex 1 Grade At Rest (Static) In Operation (Dynamic)

A ISO 5 ISO 5
B ISO 5 ISO 7
C ISO 5 ISO 8
D ISO 8 N/A
Table 11-4. EU GMP Grade and ISO classes

Maximum Particles per M³

At Rest (Static) In Operation (Dynamic)
Grade 0.5 µm 5.0 µm 0.5 µm 5.0 µm
A 3,520 29 3,520 20
B 3,520 29 352,000 2,900
C 352,000 2,900 3,520,000 29,000
D 3,520,000 29,000 Not Defined Not Defined
Table 11-5. Maximum Particles for

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FS-209E Standard
ISO 14644-1 is used in place of the FS-209E standard globally, but the Lasair Pro particle
counter still implements the classes specified in Table 11-6. Note that 0.1 and 0.2 µm
particle sizes are not counted with the Lasair Pro.

Maximum Particles Per Unit Volume

Class 0.1 µm 0.2 µm 0.3 µm 0.5 µm 5.0 µm
SI English m³ ft³ m³ ft3 m³ ft³ m³ ft³ m³ ft³
M1 350 75.7 30.9 10.0
M1.5 1 1,240 35.0 265 7.50 106 3.00 35.3 1.00
M2 3,500 757 309 100
M2.5 10 12,400 350 2,650 75.0 1,060 30.0 353 10.0
M3 35,000 7,570 3,090 1,000
M3.5 100 26,500 750 10,600 300 3,530 100
M4 75,700 30,900 10,000
M4.5 1,000 35,300 1,000 247 7.00
M5 100,000 618
M5.5 10,000 353,000 10,000 2,470 70.0
M6 1,000,000 6,180
M6.5 100,000 3,350,000 100,000 24,700 700
M7 10,000,000 61,800
Table 11-6. Maximum Particles Per Unit Volume

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System Configuration

Use SYSTEM to set general system options such as the instrument ID, calibration warning,
language, date format, channel size, and sampling medium. You can also view the status
of the instrument, including firmware version, the last calibration date, laser and pump
information, and battery life.

To view the status and configure system settings, go to > (SYSTEM).

Figure 12-1. STATUS tab, SYSTEM

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Press or to generate the Instrument Status Report, which

summarizes the information of the STATUS tab of the SYSTEM screen.

SETUP Tab

Figure 12-2. SETUP tab, SYSTEM

Instrument ID
Press inside the field to open the keyboard to personalize the particle counter
identification. The character limit is 16. This text appears on sampling and audit reports.

Calibration Warning
Enable the calibration warning to display when a calibration is due every six months
or twelve months. Also enables a warning message when calibration is past due. If a
calibration is due, the warning message will appear every time the Lasair Pro is turned on.

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Gas
Allows the user to set the gas medium, which is associated with an unchangeable specific
density in kg/m3. Choices of gas include:

• Air (1.205 kg/m3)

• CO2 (1.842 kg/m3)
• Argon (1.661 kg/m3)
• Nitrogen (1.165 kg/m3)

Language
The Lasair Pro interface supports several international languages:
• English • Russian (Pусский)
• French (Français) • Chinese CHT (繁體中文)
• Italian (Italiano) • Chinese CHS (简体中文)
• German (Deutsch) • Japanese (日本語)
• Portuguese (Português)

This language setting affects field names, prompts, and user messages. Data remains
in English. Choose the desired language from the dropdown menu to adjust the display
language.

Keyboard Inputs

Press the desired keyboard languages to activate (orange) or deactivate (gray)

them for use. The user can switch between keyboards while typing (see Figure 12-3).

CSV Exporting for Non-Standard Characters

If the CSV file contains accented, Asian or any other non-standard characters, it may not
be read by programs such as Microsoft Excel with the proper encoding. To ensure your CSV
files are encoded properly:

1. Open a blank workbook in Excel.

2. On the Data tab, select Get Data →
From File →
From Text/CSV.
3. Choose the CSV file to import. A pop-up window will open.
4. Set the File Origin to Unicode (UTF-8).

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Figure 12-3. Change to another language keyboard

NOTE: Some symbols are shown in the top-left of the numeric character buttons.
Press and hold until the field is populated with the symbol.

NOTE: Some keyboard letters only display when the user holds down their finger
against a displayed letter for 2 - 3 seconds. See Figure 12-4.

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Figure 12-4. Press and hold the ‘s’ letter on the DE keyboard for more options

Other examples of additional letters not shown in the keyboards main display include the
following:

Press and hold... ...to generate this list of characters.

‘a’ à, á, â, ã, ä, å, æ, ā, a
‘e’ è, é, ê, ë, ē, ė, ę
‘y’ ÿ
‘u’ ù, ú, û, ū, ü
FR
‘i’ ì, í, î, į, ī, ï
‘o’ ò, ó, ô, õ, ö, ø, œ, o
‘c’ ç, č, ć
‘n’ ń, ñ

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Press and hold... ...to generate this list of characters.

‘e’ è, é, ê, ë, ē, ė, ę
‘u’ ù, ú, û, ū, ü
‘i’ ì, í, î, į, ī, ï
IT ‘o’ ò, ó, ô, õ, ö, ø, œ, o
‘a’ à, á, â, ã, ä, å, æ, ā, a
‘s’ ß, ś, š
‘c’ ç, č, ć

‘e’ è, é, ê, ë, ē, ė, ę
‘u’ ù, ú, û, ū, ü
‘i’ ì, í, î, į, ī, ï
‘o’ ò, ó, ô, õ, ö, ø, œ, o
ES ‘a’ à, á, â, ã, ä, å, æ, ą, ā, a
‘s’ š
‘d’ đ
‘c’ ç, č, ć
‘n’ ń
‘e’ è, é, ê, ë, ė
‘u’ ù, ú, û, ū
‘i’ ì, í, î, ī, ï
‘o’ ò, ó, ô, õ, ö, ø, ō, œ
DE ‘a’ à, á, â, ã, å, æ, ā
‘s’ ß, ś, š
‘y’ ÿ
‘c’ ç, č, ć
‘n’ ń, ñ

‘e’ è, é, ê, ë, ē, ė, ę
‘u’ ù, ú, û, ū, ü
‘i’ ì, í, î, į, ī, ï
PT ‘o’ ò, ó, ô, õ, ö, ø, ō, œ, o
‘a’ à, á, â, ã, ä, å, æ, a
‘c’ ç, č, ć
‘n’ ñ

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Press and hold... ...to generate this list of characters.

‘e’ è, é, ê, ë, ē, ė, ę
‘o’ ò, ó, ô, õ, ö, ø, ō, œ
‘a’ à, á, â, ã, ä, å, æ, ā, ą
‘s’ ß, ś, š
PL
‘l’ ł
‘z’ ź, ż, ž
‘c’ ç, č, ć
‘n’ ń, ñ

‘e’ ë
RU
‘Ь’ ъ

‘ㅂ’ ㅃ
‘ㄷ’ ㄸ
‘ㄱ’ ㄲ
‘ㅅ’ ㅆ
KR

‘ㅐ’ ㅒ
‘ㅔ’ ㅖ

NOTE: The CHT, CHS and JP options use Input Method Editors (IMEs) to generate text
for selection beneath the input field.

NOTE: If using the JP keyboard, the icon beside the IME text area may be used
to switch between hiragana, katakana, and roman characters.

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Clone Export and Import

The Lasair Pro system and data can be cloned and copied to another Lasair Pro
instrument. Settings in the clone file include:
• All SYSTEM screen parameters • Area, Room, Locations and
• All SAMPLE screen parameters assignments
• All STATISTICS screen parameters • Recipes
• All SECURITY screen parameters • All IN/OUT screen parameters
(including all user data) • All DISPLAY screen parameters
• All COMM screen parameters • All DATA screen parameters
• IP addresses (selectable with Comm • Clone file encryption
Settings)

1. Press (SYSTEM).

2. Go to the SETUP tab.

Figure 12-5. Clone Export and Import buttons, SETUP tab, SYSTEM

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3. Press either of the following buttons:

Exports a file to the attached USB with selected

Clone Export
parameters. You may choose to encrypt the file.

Imports previously exported files using the Clone

Clone Import
Export button.

a. Choosing Clone Export opens the following window.

Figure 12-6. Clone Export window

i. Press inside the File Name field to open the keyboard, or press
to select a file to overwrite.
ii. Select the options to be included in the export file and press OK. Note
that if you choose "Security", Lasair Pro security will automatically
become disabled. An administrator will need to re-enable security after
import.

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b. Choosing Clone Import opens the following window.

Figure 12-7. Clone Import window

i. Press inside the File Name field to open the keyboard to type the name

of the import file, or press to select a file to import.

ii. Select the options to be imported and press OK.

iii. The Lasair Pro will logout any users and restart with the imported
options.

Buttons
Image Name Description
Purges all data and settings on
the device and loads the factory
Restore Factory
default settings. The system displays
Settings
a confirmation message before
completing the action.
Table 12-1. SETUP tab, SYSTEM

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Image Name Description

Clones the following settings into a
Clone Export
file that can be transferred to another
Window
Lasair Pro counter via USB key.
Allows instrument to read and load
a clone file from the USB key. After
Clone Import
pressing OK, the Lasair Pro will logout
Window
any users and restart with the imported
file options.
Table 12-1. SETUP tab, SYSTEM

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DATE/TIME Tab

Figure 12-8. DATE/TIME tab, SYSTEM

The DATE/TIME tab allows the user to set the formats of both date and time, used on the
HOME screen, sampling data, and reporting. Table 12-2 lists the options available for the
user to configure.

Buttons
Image Name Description

Press the calendar icon to

Date
define the current date.

Press the down arrow to set the

date format. Options are:
Date Format • dd/mm/yyyy
• mm/dd/yyyy
• yyyy/mm/dd
Table 12-2. DATE/TIME tab, SYSTEM

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Image Name Description

Press the clock icon to set the
current time for your time
Time zone. The time displays in a
format of HH:MM:SS for hours,
minutes, and seconds.
Enables or disables Network
Time Protocol (NTP). Use if
you are synchronizing the time
Use NTP
display of multiple Lasair Pro
counters and other NTP-linked
devices.

Primary NTP Press to set the IP address of

Server the NTP server.

Backup NTP Press to set the IP address of

Server the backup NTP server.
Press to set the time interval in
Update Interval seconds that the date and time
will update.
Press the globe to set the time
zone for your location.
If the instrument is attached to
Facility Net or FacilityPro, the
Time Zone time zone and date/time are
automatically updated.
The time zone must be
manually changed for daylight
savings.
Table 12-2. DATE/TIME tab, SYSTEM

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CHANNELS Tab
The CHANNELS tab allows the user to switch between All channels mode and
Pharmaceuticals mode.

• All channels mode: Enables all eight particle size channels for use with sampling.
• Pharmaceuticals mode: Enables only the 0.5 and 5.0 particle size channels.

Channel sizes can only be set in All channels mode. The size range is 0.30 to 25.00 with a
resolution of 0.01 for sizes less than 0.50, 0.05 for sizes between 0.50 and 1.00, 0.5 for sizes
between 1.00 and 3.00, and 1 for sizes between 3.00 and 25.00. Channel size units can be
changed between micrometers (µm) and nanometers (nm).

Figure 12-9. CHANNELS tab, SYSTEM

NOTE: All sampling data is deleted when the mode is switched. If you wish to save
your sampling data, ensure it is manually exported via USB before changing
modes, and then re-imported after the mode change is made. In addition, be
aware that all alarm settings will be incorrect, and channel sizes for statistics
recipes will be incorrect.

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NOTE: Changing between Pharmaceuticals mode and All channels mode is

confirmed by pressing . This will cause the Lasair Pro to reboot and

reconfigure itself. All existing data is deleted.

Buttons
Image Name Description

Dropdown Press to open the dropdown menu for either the

Available Mode or channel size.

Micrometer
Select for all channel size units to be in µm.
Units

Nanometer
Select for all channel size units to be in nm.
Units

Restore Factory When pressed, all channel changes made from

Default factory defaults will be undone.

Return to
When pressed, all channel changes made since
Previous Saved
starting the Lasair Pro will be undone.
Settings

Delete All
Channel Deletes size settings for each channel.
Settings

Reverts display to the last channel size setting.

Undo Most
Can be pressed to undo the Delete All Channel
Recent Change
Settings option.

Save Saves current channel configuration.

Table 12-3. CHANNELS tab, SYSTEM

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Maintenance and Diagnostics

This chapter describes the maintenance you can perform at your location, and includes
information for:

• Cleaning and Disinfecting the Enclosure on page 13-1

• Replacing the Printer Paper Roll on page 13-3
• Calibration Reminder on page 13-5
• Other Maintenance on page 13-5
• Diagnostics on page 13-6

NOTE: There are no user-serviceable parts inside the Lasair Pro.

Cleaning and Disinfecting the Enclosure

The Lasair Pro particle counter’s streamlined design minimizes particle traps and makes
the unit easy to clean. The enclosure case is made of polycarbonate. The tempered glass
display screen is sealed around its edges to prevent ingress of fluids.

CAUTION
Although the Lasair Pro particle counter is resistant to liquids, it is NOT liquid
tight. Avoid the application of large amounts of liquids and never submerge the
instrument. Always wipe away free standing liquid and wet wipe the particle
counter after applying a cleaner. Never put liquids into the air intake port. Never
wipe the display screen with anything that is hard or sharp.

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Recommended Cleaning Agents

The following cleaning agents are recommended to clean and disinfect the enclosure case
of the particle counter:

• Bleach, typically 0.5 - 1% concentration

• Ethyl/isopropyl alcohol (in a solution of less than 70%)
• Hydrogen peroxide, aqueous
• Phenolic detergents
• Paracetic acid
• Peroxide/quaternary ammonium solutions

Call Instrument Service and Support at Particle Measuring Systems (1-800-557-6363) for
advice about other cleaning chemicals.

Cleaning the Enclosure Case

WARNING
Always wear eye protection when working with cleaning chemicals.

WARNING
Disconnect the power cord from its power source.

WARNING
Ensure the Lasair Pro ISP is covered before spray down of the room. Any liquid in
the ISP will damage the particle counter's optics.

Follow this procedure when cleaning the Lasair Pro’s polycarbonate case and tempered
glass screen:

1. Turn the particle counter off, unplug the power cord from the power source and
particle counter, and remove the battery or batteries.
2. Disconnect all other cables and tubes.

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3. Remove the sample probe and cover the sample inlet.

4. Dampen a cleanroom wipe or other cloth with the cleaning solution and then wipe
the enclosure case and screen.
5. Follow this cleaning solution wipe, with a wipe or cloth damped with water.

Replacing the Printer Paper Roll

Pull the right case cover out with the finger notch. You must purchase paper directly from
Particle Measuring Systems, or ensure the paper has a width of 61 to 62.5 mm. Paper
outside specifications will print improperly.

1. Turn the Lasair Pro ON and remove the printer roll holder. Remove the previous
printer roll plastic center from the printer roll holder.
2. Insert the printer roll holder into the printer roll’s plastic center.
3. Thread the paper into the top of the interior cavity as shown until the automatic
feed is engaged. The cutter will automatically snip a small portion of the roll.

NOTE: The printer paper must be threaded into the automatic feed as shown in
Figure 13-1. Paper is coated for printing on one side only. Ensure the edge is
oriented straight and square with the automatic feed.

4. Roll the paper so that it fits snug inside the interior cavity. Close the case and
restart the Lasair Pro.

RED EDGE GUARD

ROTATE UP TO REMOVE
IN CASE OF PAPER JAM

Check out this quick

tutorial video!

Figure 13-1. Steps to install printer roll

SCAN

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Replacing the Batteries

Check out this quick
tutorial video!
PRESS

SCAN
BATTERY RELEASE

EDGE GUARD
ROTATE UP TO REMOVE
PULL IN CASE OF PAPER JAM

PAPER ROLL

LITHIUM BATTERIES

1. Open the battery and printer chamber door on the side of the Instrument.
2. Press down on the gray battery release tab. You will hear a click when the release
unlocks.
3. If replacing a battery, pull on the lithium battery tab protruding from the battery to
gently remove it from the bay.
4. Insert the battery with the battery tab protruding from the left side of its individual
bay. Install up to two batteries.
5. Lock the battery release by pressing up on the gray tab. You will hear a click when
the release locks.
6. Close the battery and printer chamber door.

Battery Disposal
At end-of-life, batteries should be recycled or discarded safely. However, you need to
follow your local guidelines for battery disposal. Your local waste authority will have
information on return and collection systems in your area.

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Calibration Reminder
Calibration should be performed once each year. Particle Measuring Systems provides
calibration services at our Boulder, Colorado facility. You can schedule your calibration in
advance to ensure that you can use your instrument up to the scheduled servicing.

• Turnaround time for calibration is typically five business days when service work is
scheduled at least four (4) weeks in advance.
• The calibration warning can be set for either a 6-month notification or a 12-month
notification. It can also be disabled with no notification provided. See the SETUP
tab of the SYSTEM screen on your Lasair Pro for configuration.

Schedule the calibration online at:

https://www.pmeasuring.com/service-and-support/service-repair-and-calibration/

Other Maintenance
For other maintenance needs, including ALL servicing inside the instrument, contact
Instrument Service and Support at Particle Measuring Systems at 1 (800) 557-6363 or
(303) 443-7100.

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Diagnostics
The Lasair Pro performs automatic diagnostic tests daily. You can view the results of this
test by navigating to the TESTS tab of the DIAGNOSTICS screen. Use the button in the
bottom left to view PMS contact information.

Figure 13-2. TESTS tab, DIAGNOSTICS

The Lasair Pro performs the following tests:

• Detector Fail Check

• Flow Control Status
• Laser Current Min/Max
• Power Supply Check

Press the button to view Particle Measuring Systems contact information.

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International Precautions

WARNING
This instrument is designated as a Class 1 laser product and complies with US 21 CFR
1040.10 and EN 60825-1. Use of controls, or adjustment, or performance of procedures
other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

AVERTISSEMENT
Cet appareil est classé comme produit laser de Catégorie 1 et est conforme aux normes
US 21 CFR 1040.10 et EN 60825-1. L’utilisation de commandes, de réglages ou l’exécution
deprocédures autres que celles spécifiées dans le présent document peut provoquer une
exposition à des radiations dangereuses.

WARNUNG
Bei diesem Gerät handelt es sich um ein Laserprodukt der Klasse 1, welches den Normen
US 21 CFR 1040.10 und EN 60825-1 entspricht. Das Justieren der Lasereinheit, das
Verändern des Gerätes oder Einsatzbereiche, die nicht den Vorgaben dieser Anleitung für
das Gerät entsprechen, können dazu führen, dass gefährliches Laserlicht austritt.

ATTENZIONE
Lo strumento è classificato come prodotto laser di Classe 1 e rispetta l’US 21 CFR 1040.10
e l’EN 60825-1. L’uso dei comandi o la regolazione dello strumento, o l’esecuzione delle
procedure con metodi non conformi a quanto specificato in questo manuale posso
provocare una pericolosa esposizione alle radiazioni.

ADVERTENCIA
Este instrumento está catalogado como producto láser de Clase 1 y cumple con las
normativas US 21 CFR 1040.10 y EN 60825-1. El uso de controles o el ajuste o la realización
de procedimientos que no sean los especificados en este manual pueden provocar la
exposición a radiación pveligrosa.

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Hazard Symbols
The meaning of hazard symbols appearing on the equipment is as follows:

Symbol Nature of Hazard

Attention, consult this document for warnings.

Dangerous High Voltage

Warning – Laser radiation! Avoid exposure to beam.

Symboles de risque
Des symboles représentant les risques sont placés sur l’appareil. Leur signification est la
suivante:

Symbole Natur du risque

Attention, veuillez consulter ce document pour tout

avertissements.

Danger Electricite

Avertissement – Rayonnement laser ! Éviter toute exposition au

faisceau.

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Warnschilder
Die, an dem Gerat angebrachten Warnschilder haben folgende Bedeutungen:

Symbol Gefahrenart

Achtung, ziehen Sie dieses Dokument hinzu bei Warnhinweisen.

Achtung Hochspannung

Warnung – Laserstrahlung! Nicht in den Strahl blicken.

Simboli di pericolo
Il significato dei simboli di pericolo che appaiono sugli strumenti il seguente:

Symbolo Natura del pericolo

Attenzione, consultare questo documento per le avvertenze.

Tensione Pericolosa

Avvertenza – Radiazione laser! Evitare l’esposizione ai raggi.

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Simbolos de peligro
Los simbolos de peligro que aparecen en el equipo significan:

Símbolo Naturaleza del Peligro

Atención, consulte este documento para ver las advertencias.

Peligro alto voltaje.

Advertencia – ¡Radiación láser! Evite exponerse al rayo.

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Troubleshooting Ethernet

Connectivity
These steps may be used to check communications to an Ethernet device.

1. Check for light on LEDs of the Ethernet connector. There should be at least one
steady light to indicate a connection. If not, there is hardware connection problem.
a. Is the cable bad?
i. Try a different cable.
ii. If there is a direct laptop to instrument connection, a cross-over cable
may be required. Cross-over cables are specially marked as such.
PMS cross-over cable: P/N 1000011477
b. Is the other end of the cable alive?
Ensure a known good device works when connected instead.

2. Verify the device can talk using ping.

a. Open a command prompt on a PC, and type ping aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd where
aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd is the address of the device.
If there is no response, there is an addressing problem.

Figure B-1. Example for ping test

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b. Make sure the PC and the device are on the same network.
c. Check the PC’s address by opening a command prompt and typing ipconfig.
i. Ensure the Mask is the same on both the PC and the device.
ii. Ensure the network portion of the address is the same on both the PC
and the device.

Figure B-2. Example for ipconfig command

d. Does an LED on the device’s Ethernet connector blink when a ping is

transmitted to it?
If not, there may be an addressing error with the device, or a configuration
problem with the router or switch the device is attached to.

i. Try repowering the device to re-establish communications with the

router or switch.

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有毒或有害的物质和元素

有毒或有害的物质和元素
Part 铅 汞 镉 六价铬 多溴联苯 多溴联苯醚
Name
(Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) (PBDE)
部件名称

电源供应 X O X O O O
印刷电路 X O X O O O
装配
光学元件 X O X O O O
激光 X O X O O O
机械部件 X O X O O O
电缆 X O X O O O
机电 X O X O O O
显示器 X O X O O O
电池 X O X O O O
O: 表示用于部件的所有同族物质中所含的有毒或有害物质低于SJ/T11363-2006规定
的限 度要求。
X: 表示用于部件的至少一种同族物质中所含的有毒或有害物质高于SJ/T11363-2006
规定 的限度要求。

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SYMBOLS buttons
alarm/warning acknowledgement 7-10–7-12
4-20 mA input front panel 1-1
sensor 4-6
21 CFR Part 11 compliant 3-1
audit 6-16 C
security 6-2
calibration 2-1
reminder 13-4–13-5
A channels 2-1
China GMP 11-23
accessories cleaning 2-3
adapters 5-15 clone export 12-9
tripods 5-14–5-15 clone file 12-11
alarm 3-11, 7-2 clone import 12-10
alarm reasons 7-10–7-12 communication 2-1, 4-16
alarm siren 10-3 network configuration 4-17
All channels mode 12-14 continuous pump 5-7
analog 4-6 continuous sampling 5-2
input 4-6 counting efficiency 2-1
probe 3-15 CSV
output 4-11 audit 6-15
applications 1-1 non-standard characters 12-3
areas 8-2 cycle 5-7
audio 5-7, 10-3
audit 6-15
report 6-17 D
Auto-MDIX 4-22
data
report 10-11
B table 10-15
data storage 2-1
back panel 4-1 date/time 12-12
Backup NTP Server 12-13 deleting users 6-6
battery 3-13 digital
about 4-4 in/out 4-14
disposal 13-4 display and printer 2-2
specs 2-3 disposal
beep 5-7

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battery iii deletion and recovery 8-7

hierarchy of area, room and location 8-2
new 8-3
E report 8-10
electrical connections 4-6 login and logout 6-5
environmental information iii–iv
environmental sensors 2-2 M
Ethernet 4-17
setup 4-22 MAC address 4-20–4-21
troubleshooting C-1–C-2 maintenance
EU GMP Annex 1 11-23 cleaning 13-1–13-2
agents 13-2
call for advice 13-2
F manual conventions iv–v
filtering 2-3 Modbus TCP B-3
FS-209E 11-24 monitoring mode 5-8
multicast address 4-20

G
N
gas sampling 12-3
gateway address 4-20 native serial interface 4-17
graph 10-16 Navigation panel 3-3–3-5
box plot 10-17 network mask 4-19–4-20
frequency polygon 10-17 NFC cards 3-2, 3-17, 4-15, 9-5
historical histogram 10-17 NTP 12-13
historical trend 10-17 number of samples 5-2

H O
hazard symbols A-2–A-3 operating environment 2-3
HHIPA 3-15
histogram P
scale 10-8
HOME screen 1-4, 3-4 particle channels 12-14
icons and buttons 3-6 passwords 6-2
patent information iii
Pharmaceuticals mode 12-14
I power 1-7–1-10, 2-3, 4-4
installation 1-3, 2-4 AC power 4-5
international warning A-1 Primary NTP Server 12-13
IP address 4-19, 4-22, 4-25 print averages 5-7
ISO 14644-1:2015 11-22 printer paper 13-3
probes 5-14

L
Q
languages 2-2, 12-3
laser 2-4, A-1 Quality Statement ii
locations 8-2 quick guide 1-1
assignments 8-5

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R settings 10-4
tubing 1-3, 2-3, 5-16
recipes 9-1
database 9-10–9-11
import/export 9-10 U
NFC 9-5
unpacking 3-19
saved info 9-10
USB ports 1-7, 4-2
statistics data 9-12
control software 4-17
reports 2-2, 10-9
user access levels 6-3
example 5-5, 10-11, 11-17
users 6-2
restore factory settings 12-10
User Setup Report 6-14
rooms 8-2

S W
warnings 3-11
sampling
warning symbols A-1–A-4
configuration 5-2–5-6
write channels command B-6
continuous sampling 5-2
start 5-6
sampling setup report 5-5 X
save
network settings 4-21 XML
recipe 9-2 audit 6-16
screen saver 10-3 facilities and locations 8-9
security
enable/disable users 6-3
NFC 6-6
Z
overview 6-2 zero count 2-1
Service mode B-2
commands B-3
software 4-16, 4-17
specifications 2-1–2-3
dimensions 2-3
weight 2-3
storage 2-4
substance hazards D-1
switch mode 5-9

T
take a quick sample 3-1–3-20
temperature
environment 2-3
operating 2-4
storage and transportation 2-4
terminal emulation 4-22
text color of recipes 9-1
thermal paper 3-15, 3-16, 5-15
touchscreen display 10-2
trademarks ii
trend

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