Perma Pure RATAMATION V2.0 - Manual (Page 20)

RATAmation v2.0 User Manual Perma Pure LLC
Phone (732) 244-0010
www.permapure.com
Sept. 2012 18
Program Operation
The program requires that changes need to be saved or they will be lost on exiting of each set up
screen. To avoid overwiting important configuration the user should use the ‘Save As’ function
to create a new file to work with prior to making any changes to the settings.. The old
configuration file will remain on the drive under the old name.
The program has been developed with an emphysis on minimizing any unnecessary information
from being displayed on the screens. Where possible the unused analyzers, cal gases and
calibration boxes are not displayed.
When initially operating the program the user should first configure the analog inputs and
analyzers for the system. This can be done through the ‘Analog Input Configuration’ screen.
The next most important item to be set up is the calibration gases. This can be done through the
‘Calibration Gas Configuration’ screen.
The cal gas usage is one the last items to be configured. The cal gas usage screen only displays
the items that have been configured for both analyzers and cal gases. If there are no analyzers or
cal gases set up the screen will not open. The configuration of the usage is done in the ‘Cal Gas
Usage’ screen.
Manual Test Operation
The Manual mode for testing has been created to simplify some of the standard operations
preformed during the calibrations and runs
During a calibration there are three active buttons below the menu bar, GAS CONTROL, STOP
GAS FLOW and NEXT GAS. These buttons have been added to the screen to ease the
calibration.
The ‘GAS CONTROL’ button opens the ‘Manual Gas Control’ screen to operate the
flow drawer valves and flow of gases.
The ‘STOP GAS FLOW’ button forces the cal gas valves to close and stops the gas flow.
The computer looks at the valve sequence list and the cal gas usage to determine the next
gas that needs to be used. The ‘NEXT GAS’ button will change text to show the cal gas
that should flow next. The operator can just click the ‘NEXT GAS’ button to start the
flow of gas.
The ‘FORWARD’ button will move to the next step in the test. The operator needs to
take care to not inadvertantly click the button because data can be lost.