High Country Tek HFS-J-Bus - Manual (Page 19)

Electronic Controller Solutions for the Global Fluid Power Industry
Hydraulic Fan System Controller with SAE J1939 Interface
HFS-J User Guide
Part No:- 021-00158 Rev C HFS-J Hydraulic Fan System Controller User Guide Page | 19
• Scroll Text:
Selecting this button allows continuous updates of all changes in module operation as they happen with them
being listed in the ‘Status’ window. If this option is unchecked, the user must use the scroll bar to navigate the
operation list.
• Time Stamp:
The time is taken from the connected PC running the GUI. If the PC clock is wrong, the time stamp will be wrong.
If this option is clicked, the time the event occurred is logged with the change in status. This feature is also useful
to check timed events such as reverse cycles e.t.c. Unchecking this button turns OFF the time stamp on the
event displayed in the ‘Status’ window.
• Real time Graph:
This feature is available on all tab pages with expanded views on the ‘Data Logging’ tab. The graph is self
scaling where two parameters can be selected and displayed at a time to keep clarity of the data being displayed.
Each signal displayed will have a color coded individual scale on the ‘Y’ axis.
• ‘Go Off Line’ button:
This button allows the user to manually isolate the controller and stop communicating through the RS232 port if
there is an emergency or the port needs to be refreshed. Once clicked, the button text will change to ‘Go ON
Line’.
When connected and communicating, the COM port selected ( COM5 here ) will be displayed adjacent to the
button for information.
• ‘Fan Status’:
This sub-window tells the user which parameter or input is controlling the fan speed and direction at any time.
The user can also view the controller operation via the graph window as well as note any change on state or error
that is presented by observing the ‘Status’ window text if the scroll option is turned ON, selecting it from the top of
the page.
GUI software – Main screen (Dashboard)
The software has been designed such that
there is NO nesting of menus so that it is
easy to navigate around the different screens
without getting lost or having multiple
windows open at any one time. The five main
screens are available via ‘Click Tabs’ from
the ‘Dashboard’ and are:
The ‘Dashboard’ tab provides a quick
user overview of the controller operation,
system status and condition of the J1939
data Bus.
It also can be used for system de-bugging
by using the real-time graphing feature
located in the bottom left corner of the
page.
Large bargraphs display output current
and engine RPMs as well as on-screen
indicators that turn from Green ( OK ) to
red ( error or alarm ) in the event of a fault
or limit being exceeded.
Options on this tab allow the user to customize
the view that ripples through the GUI.