Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company T T A A B B L L E E O O F F C C O O N N T T E E N N T T S S T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I T A B L E S . . . ...
Page 9 - ABOUT THIS MANUAL; their own Operation and Maintenance Manuals.; Manual Conventions
ABOUT THIS MANUAL Page VII © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company A A B B O O U U T T T T H H I I S S M M A A N N U U A A L L This manual is intended to provide the user with the basic information necessary to operate an RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M reference pressure monitor with high pressure mounting syst...
Page 11 - P R O D U C T O V E RV I E W
1. INTRODUCTION Page 1 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 1 1 . . I I N N T T R R O O D D U U C C T T I I O O N N 1 . 1 P R O D U C T O V E RV I E W RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF is the combination of an RPM4 A70M/A20M-AF reference pressure monitor and an HPMS High Pressure Mounting System. RPM4 A70M/A...
Page 12 - S P E C I F I C AT I O N S; G E N E R A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 2 1 . 2 S P E C I F I C AT I O N S 1 . 2 . 1 G E N E R A L S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Power Requirements: 85 to 264 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 25 VA max consumption and 12VDC, 1.2 A Operating Temperature Range: ...
Page 13 - P R E S S U R E M E A S U R E M E N T S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
1. INTRODUCTION Page 3 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 1 . 2 . 2 P R E S S U R E M E A S U R E M E N T S P E C I F I C A T I O N S 1.2.2.1 QUARTZ REFERENCE PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS (Q-RPT) RPM4 A70M/A20M is configured with two quartz reference pressure transducers (Q-RPT) modules to measure press...
Page 15 - U N PA C K I N G A N D I N S P E C T I O N; R E M O V I N G F R O M P A C K A G I N G; shipped for recalibration or repair.
2. INSTALLATION Page 5 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 2 2 . . I I N N S S T T A A L L L L A A T T I I O O N N 2 . 1 U N PA C K I N G A N D I N S P E C T I O N RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF is usually delivered as part of an PGC-10000-AF system which includes a GPC1-10000-AF gas pressure controller ...
Page 16 - I N S P E C T I N G C O N T E N T S
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 6 2 . 1 . 2 I N S P E C T I N G C O N T E N T S Check that all items are present and have no visible damage. If damage is noted, report it to your Receiving Department for appropriate action. A new RP...
Page 17 - Typical PGC-10000-AF installation layout; S I T E R E Q U I R E M E N T S
2. INSTALLATION Page 7 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Each of the three components of the PGC-10000-AF system has its own Operation and Maintenance Manual and individual setup and start up instructions. Figure 1 shows the typical setup configuration of a complete PGC-10000-AF system. Figure ...
Page 18 - S E T U P; P R E P A R I N G F O R O P E R A T I O N; To prepare RPM4 for check out and operation:; R P M 4 / H P M S F R O N T , R E A R A N D S I D E V I E W S; RPM4/HPMS FRONT VIEW; Figure; RPM4/HPMS front view
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 8 2 . 4 S E T U P 2 . 4 . 1 P R E P A R I N G F O R O P E R A T I O N To prepare RPM4 for check out and operation: Remove the plastic plug from the RPM4/HPMS rear panel TEST connection. Remove the pro...
Page 20 - RPM4/HPMS side view; R P M 4 F R O N T A N D R E A R P A N E L S; RPM4 FRONT PANEL; RPM4 front panel
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 10 2.4.2.3 RPM4/HPMS SIDE VIEW 1. Lo Q-RPT shut off valve 2. RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M Reference Pressure Monitor 3. Pressure relief valve (3 300 psi) 4. Foot switch (remote [ENT]) cable connector 5. TEST p...
Page 21 - RPM4 REAR PANEL; RPM4 rear panel; P O W E R C O N N E C T I O N; FOOT SWITCH; . Place the foot switch on the floor at a convenient; T E S T P O R T C O N N E C T I O N; Connection to GPC1 if the RPM4/HPMS is Part of an PGC-10000-AF System
2. INSTALLATION Page 11 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 2.4.3.2 RPM4 REAR PANEL 1. 12VDC Power Supply Connection 2. Accessories connector (to HPMS rear panel FOOTSWITCH and LEDs) 3. IEEE-488 Connector 4. COM2 Connector 5. COM1 Connector 6. Power Switch 7. Fuse 8. Electrical Power Connector (I...
Page 22 - under pressure could result from using incorrect fittings.; THE ATM PORTS OF RPM4; The; ATM; ports on the RPM4 Q-RPT modules are connected to the RPM4’s; C H E C K / S E T S E C U R I T Y L E V E L; over setting of security levels is desired.; S E T T I N G U P A U T O T E S T F I L E S
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 12 USE THE CORRECT PRESSURE CONNECTORS: The RPM4/HPMS TEST port fitting is a DH500 F (see Section 1.2.1). It is NOT a 1/8 in. NPT F. Never use a fitting other than the corresponding male fitting in th...
Page 23 - P O W E R - U P A N D V E R I F I C AT I O N; S W I T C H P O W E R O N; DHI; C H E C K P R E S S U R E M E A S U R E M E N T O P E R A T I O N; CHECKING ABSOLUTE MODE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHECKING GAUGE MODE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TEST
2. INSTALLATION Page 13 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 2 . 5 P O W E R - U P A N D V E R I F I C AT I O N 2 . 5 . 1 S W I T C H P O W E R O N Actuate the power switch on the RPM4 rear panel. Observe the front panel display as RPM4 initializes, error checks and goes to the MAIN RUN screen (se...
Page 24 - has been OFF for some time or its location has changed.; S H O R T T E R M S TO R A G E; The following is recommended for short term storage of RPM4/HPMS:
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 14 It is normal for RPM4 to indicate a value other than zero when vented when gauge mode is first entered or ranges are changed, especially if AutoZ is OFF, RPM4 has been OFF for some time or its loca...
Page 25 - U S E R I N T E R FA C E; footswitch and a; M A I N R U N S C R E E N
3. OPERATION Page 15 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 3 3 . . O O P P E E R R A A T T I I O O N N 3 . 1 U S E R I N T E R FA C E RPM4/HPMS is designed to offer the optimum balance between simple, straight forward operation and the availability of a wide variety of functions with a high level o...
Page 26 - MAIN RUN screen display fields
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 16 P R E S S U R E 1 U N I T M h z R R D D I S P L A Y F U C N I O N n n / n n DISPLAY FIELD NAME PURPOSE CONTENTS SECTION 1. PRESSURE1 Measured pressure Displays pressure measured by the active Q-RPT...
Page 27 - F U N C T I O N / D A T A K E Y P A D L A Y O U T A N D P R O T O C O L; Keypad layout; entry
3. OPERATION Page 17 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 3 . 1 . 2 F U N C T I O N / D A T A K E Y P A D L A Y O U T A N D P R O T O C O L The RPM4 has a function/data keypad for local operator access to direct functions, function menus and for data entry. 1. The Function/Data keys allow very com...
Page 28 - S O U N D S; Valid key press; Active; G E N E R A L O P E R AT I N G P R I N C I P L E S; P R E S S U R E R E A D Y / N O T R E A D Y; Ready
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 18 3 . 1 . 3 R E M O T E [ E N T ] ( E N T E R ) F O O T S W I T C H Operating the footswitch is the equivalent of pressing [ENT] on the front panel. The remote ENTER feature can be particularly conve...
Page 29 - dynamic compensation for atmospheric pressure; Hi
3. OPERATION Page 19 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 3 . 2 . 2 G A U G E M O D E , D Y N A M I C C O M P E N S A T I O N F O R A T M O S P H E R I C P R E S S U R E The RPM4 A70M/A20M-AF Q-RPTs are intrinsically absolute but they are also used for gauge measurement mode (see Section 3.3.3, ...
Page 30 - Settings and what they are specific to; A U T O M A T E D T E S T A N D C A L I B R A T I O N S E Q U E N C E S; OPERATION
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 20 The ranges available on the RPM4 are accessed using [RANGE] (see Section 3.3.1) and/or created using [AutoRange] (see Section 3.3.4). Most settings made in an RPM4 range, such as unit of measure, m...
Page 31 - shutting the Lo Q-RPT shut off valve and selecting the Hi Q-RPT.
3. OPERATION Page 21 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company The Lo Q-RPT isolation valve (3) isolates and protects the Lo Q-RPT from the TEST port when it is closed (knob fully CCW) and opens the Lo Q-RPT to the TEST port when it is open (knob fully CW). The Valve Position LEDs (2, 4) indicate the p...
Page 33 - HPMS pneumatic schematic
3. OPERATION Page 23 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 1. HPMS TEST port (DH500 F) 2. Connection to RPM4 Lo Q-RPT (A20M) (3 000 psi) 3. Lo Q-RPT pressure relief valve (3 300 psi) 4. Lo Q-RPT shut off valve 5. RPM4 A70M/A20M-AF Reference Pressure Monitor 6. Connection to RPM4 Hi Q-RPT (A70M) (10...
Page 34 - D I R E C T F U N C T I O N K E Y S S U M M A R Y; Summary of RPM4 function key operation; D I R E C T F U N C T I O N K E Y S; PURPOSE
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 24 3 . 2 . 6 D I R E C T F U N C T I O N K E Y S S U M M A R Y Table 3 provides a brief summary of RPM4 direct function key operation. It may be useful to keep a copy of this summary near the RPM4/HPM...
Page 35 - range specific settings.
3. OPERATION Page 25 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Ranges created using AutoRange or AutoTest may be saved, with their settings, for reactivation (see Section 3.4.1). The [RANGE] function key allows the available RPM4 pressure ranges to be viewed and selected. OPERATION Pressing the [RANG...
Page 36 - key contents can be customized by the user to any configuration of; from the MAIN RUN screen while; in Pa regardless of the current range unit.; conversion; factors used by RPM4.
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 26 3 . 3 . 2 [ U N I T ] PURPOSE To select the unit of measure in which RPM4 displays pressure values. To select the measurement mode (absolute, gauge), use [MODE] (see Section 3.3.3). PRINCIPLE R...
Page 37 - Measurement mode selection is range specific.; absolute 2gauge; U T O
3. OPERATION Page 27 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 3 . 3 . 3 [ M O D E ] PURPOSE To set the measurement mode (absolute, gauge) for the active range. To select the unit of measure, use [UNIT] (see Section 3.3.2). PRINCIPLE RPM4 A70M/A20M-AF supports simple, one-step switching between two...
Page 38 - PRINCIPLE; using; Settings made by AutoRange
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 28 PRINCIPLE RPM4 A70M/A20M-AF is designed to support the calibration and test of a very wide variety of test ranges in absolute and gauge measurement modes. The AutoRange function simplifies the ta...
Page 39 - and
3. OPERATION Page 29 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company OPERATION To use the AutoRange function, press [AutoRange] and respond to the RPM4’s prompts. Select AutoRange measurement mode: The screen is identical in appearance and function to the [MODE] screen (see Section 3.3.3). Select pressure ...
Page 41 - indicate the range in which the leak check was run.
3. OPERATION Page 31 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Leak check is range specific in the sense that a leak check is run using the active range. However, only one set of leak check results is maintained in memory and each leak test completed overwrites the memory. View leak check always shows ...
Page 42 - 0 s
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 32 OPERATION To set the DISPLAY function press [DISPLAY] from the main run screen. The display is: 1avg 2rate 3dev 4RPT 5HiLo 6freeze 7clean The cursor is on the active DISPLAY function. Selecting a...
Page 43 - averaging period on demand.; Rate; To activate the Rate DISPLAY.; from the Rate run screen.
3. OPERATION Page 33 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company The Average DISPLAY has a second screen that allows the instantaneous pressure readings to be viewed while an averaging cycle is running. The instantaneous Average screen is: 1. Instantaneous pressure values at RPM4’s normal update rate. 2....
Page 45 - With the Deviation DISPLAY active the main run screen is:; and without going through the DISPLAY menu.; RPT; To activate the RPT DISPLAY.; To activate the RPT DISPLAY, press
3. OPERATION Page 35 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company With the Deviation DISPLAY active the main run screen is: 1. Deviation of current pressure from the target value. 2. Target value. 8998.2 psi a zH3 D -1.8 T9000.0 Pressing [ENT] from the main run screen when the Deviation DISPLAY is active ...
Page 46 - With the RPT DISPLAY active the main run screen is:; To activate the Hi/Lo DISPLAY press; Hi/Lo reset without going back through the DISPLAY menu.
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 36 With the RPT DISPLAY active the main run screen is: 1. Active Q-RPT display. 2. Inactive Q-RPT display with Ready/Not Ready indicator on far left ( <*> indicates Ready ). 2010.66 psi a zHi *1...
Page 47 - Freeze; Clean; To go to a DISPLAY other than Clean, press [DISPLAY] and make a new
3. OPERATION Page 37 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 3.3.6.6 Freeze PURPOSE To activate the Freeze DISPLAY. See Section 3.3.6, Principle. OPERATION To activate the Freeze DISPLAY press [DISPLAY] , <6Freeze> . Pressing <6Freeze> returns to the main run screen with the Freeze ...
Page 48 - The reference height of the RPM4
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 38 3 . 3 . 7 [ H E A D ] PURPOSE To cause a pressure fluid head correction to be added to or subtracted from the pressure measured by the RPM4 reference pressure transducer in order to predict the p...
Page 50 - for 2 to 3 minutes before running AutoZ in gauge mode.
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 40 Before running AutoZ in gauge mode, ensure that the pressure applied to the Q-RPT is truly zero gauge (atmospheric pressure). If running AutoZ in gauge mode results in a zero offset that RPM4 consi...
Page 51 - Run AutoZ by Entry; Old P; New P
3. OPERATION Page 41 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company If running AutoZ results in a value of P offset that is greater than ± 0.005 % FS of the span of the Q-RPT that is being AutoZeroed, the Q-RPT and/or the reference used as the source of P std,0 may be out of tolerance or the AutoZ process m...
Page 52 - Run AutoZ by COM2; For RPM4 to communicate with an RPMx connected to its COM2 port, the; Run AutoZ by Lo RPT; The value of P
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 42 Run AutoZ by COM2 AutoZ by COM2 allows the value of P std,0 (see Section 3.5.1 Principle) to be read automatically from a DHI RPMx connected to the RPM4 COM2 communications port. The RPMx is read...
Page 54 - AUTOTEST INITIALIZATION; Run current Quick
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 44 • Stability test for Ready/Not Ready indication(see Section 3.2.1): The DUT tolerance divided by 10, or 2 ppm of Q-RPT span, whichever is greater. • Upper limit (UL): The DUT full scale plus 5 %, o...
Page 55 - ENTER to run psi g; TEST EXECUTION; Set valve for XX RPT
3. OPERATION Page 45 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company • <DUT tolerance:>: Enter the DUT measurement uncertainty, accuracy or precision specification as desired in ± % FS (percent of full scale). This value will be used to determine appropriate RPM4 resolution and stability test settings....
Page 56 - psi g Lo; Not Ready; AutoTest complete
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 46 The display is: 0.0 psi g Lo Exercise DUT & [ENT] The top line is the standard RPM4 run screen indicating the current measured pressure (see Section 3.1.1). Exercise the DUT if desired using th...
Page 57 - SAVING AN A; UTO; RANGE; Save range A70M Hi
3. OPERATION Page 47 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 3 . 4 [ S E T U P ] PURPOSE [SETUP] accesses a menu of functions and features commonly used in setting up and using RPM4. OPERATION To access the SETUP menu, press [SETUP] from the MAIN RUN screen. The display is: 1range 2res 3stab 4UL ...
Page 58 - DELETING A; RANGES
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 48 Press [ENT] to save the range or [ESC] to return to the MAIN RUN screen without saving the range. Default (<DF>) Q-RPT ranges cannot be saved. They are permanent. Duplicate AutoRange ranges c...
Page 60 - Upper limit: Hi; OVER PRESSURE FUNCTION
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 50 3 . 4 . 4 < 4 U L > ( U P P E R L I M I T ) PURPOSE To set the upper pressure limit value for a pressure range and measurement mode. PRINCIPLE The UPPER LIMIT function provides the user w...
Page 61 - E S T; DATA
3. OPERATION Page 51 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company The over pressure function causes the measured pressure display to flash. The overpressure function also logs the time and date of the overpressure condition in both user and factory logs to assist in incident diagnosis (see Section 3.5.7.5...
Page 62 - FILE
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 52 1. Full scale of the AutoTest with pressure unit of measure and measurement mode. 2. Number of test points executed/total number of points in the AutoTest. 3. Date and time that the last point in t...
Page 66 - AutoZ ON and OFF
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 56 being AutoZeroed. Given the high pressure range of the RPM4 Q-RPTs, adequate uncertainty is easily available from a variety of digital barometers or, for the Hi Q-RPT, by the Lo Q-RPT. In absolute ...
Page 67 - Recommendations for the Use of the AutoZ Function; off 2view Hi
3. OPERATION Page 57 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Recommendations for the Use of the AutoZ Function The AutoZ function provides a powerful and easy to use tool for improving the stability over time of RPM4 Q-RPTs and maximizing the recalibration interval by compensating for zero drift betw...
Page 68 - EDIT AUTOZ; operation, the value of the AutoZ offset, P; , should be changed by running AutoZ; Poffset, Abs Hi
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 58 3.5.1.1 EDIT AUTOZ The edit AutoZ function should be used only with great care as entering inappropriate values may result in out of tolerance measurements. In normal operation, the value of the Au...
Page 70 - The RPM4 RS232 test can fail for three reasons:
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 60 The display prompts you to connect COM1 to COM2 using a standard pin-to-pin DB-9F to DB-9M RS232 cable (see Section 4.2.1.1, 4.2.1.3). Once the cable has been installed, press [ENT] to run the self...
Page 71 - ScrSvr 2sound 3time; CR; that the display permanently remains at full brightness.
3. OPERATION Page 61 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company To access the PREFS menu press [SPECIAL] , <5prefs> . The display is: 1ScrSvr 2sound 3time 4ID 5level The PREFS menu includes: <1ScrSvr> View and change the screen saver activation time (see Section 3.5.5.1). <2sound> View...
Page 72 - tone and other RPM4 sounds cannot be adjusted or suppressed.
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 62 The sound function only affects the valid key press tone. The invalid key press tone and other RPM4 sounds cannot be adjusted or suppressed. 3.5.5.3 <3TIME> PURPOSE To view and edit the RPM...
Page 73 - Medium security is designed to protect specific metrological; password protected (see
3. OPERATION Page 63 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 3.5.5.5 <5LEVEL> (SECURITY) PURPOSE To set user protection levels to restrict access to certain functions and to edit the password required for changing user levels. PRINCIPLE RPM4’s front panel user interface provides the means t...
Page 74 - Security levels
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 64 The security levels are structured to support typical levels of operation as shown in Table 6. Specifically, the security levels prevent execution of the functions accessed by the key strokes marke...
Page 76 - based; UNIT function - available units of measure
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 66 customizes the [UNIT] function key to support his/her most commonly used units. Up to six units can be included in the [UNIT] screen. OPERATION To customize the [UNIT] function key, press [SPECIA...
Page 77 - The INTERNAL menu choices include:; To view the current reading of the on-board barometer press; EAD
3. OPERATION Page 67 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company The INTERNAL menu choices include: <1baro> View the real time output of the RPM4 on-board barometer (see Section 3.5.7.1). <2ReadRt> Turn ON and OFF RPM4’s automated, rate of change dependent, reading and integration and display...
Page 78 - READRT - display update rates
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 68 When the automated read rate function is ON, three pressure rate of change dependent read rates are used. The result is three display update rates: Table 8. READRT - display update rates PRESSURE R...
Page 80 - Reset – Sets; Sets the reference temperature for inWa unit to 20°C.; EST
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 70 Table 9. Reset – Sets RESET RESULT SEE SECTION [UNIT] Pressure unit of measure to first of the six available (psi) 3.3.2 [MODE] Measurement mode to the native mode of the Q-RPT (absolute) 3.3.3 [RA...
Page 81 - Reset – Cal; Reset – All
3. OPERATION Page 71 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 3.5.9.4 <4 CAL> PURPOSE The Reset - Cal function will reset the Q-RPT and barometer calibration coefficients and reset AutoZ values to zero. This will change the RPM4 calibration and could cause it to make out of tolerance measureme...
Page 83 - remote; R S 2 3 2 I N T E R F A C E; must; COM1 pin designations and connections
4. REMOTE OPERATION Page 73 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 4 4 . . R R E E M M O O T T E E O O P P E E R R A A T T I I O O N N 4 . 1 O V E RV I E W Most of the RPM4 front panel functions can also be executed by commands from a remote computer. The host computer can communicate to the RPM4 us...
Page 84 - COM2 DB-9F pin designations; P R O G R A M M I N G F O R M AT S; RPM4 supports two program message formats, the; “classic”; or; ”MSGFMT”; Many RPM4 classic and enhanced commands are common with
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 74 4.2.1.2 IEEE-488 The RPM4 IEEE-488 interface is located on the back of the unit. The physical and electrical interface conforms to IEEE Std 488.1-1987 Subset E2 and IEEE Std. 488.2-1992. You should...
Page 85 - C L A S S I C P R O G R A M M E S S A G E F O R M A T; “RPT”; E N H A N C E D P R O G R A M M E S S A G E F O R M A T; query program message can; USING COMMAND TYPE COMMANDS; appears to the left of the; wait for a reply before issuing another program message.
4. REMOTE OPERATION Page 75 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 4 . 3 . 1 C L A S S I C P R O G R A M M E S S A G E F O R M A T Each program message sent is also a query. You can only send one program message to the RPM4 at time. After sending any program message, you must wait for the RPM4 to re...
Page 86 - USING QUERY TYPE COMMANDS
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 76 Examples: • IEEE-488 enhanced mode command series using query operator: “*CLS?” (Clear the error queue. Wait for reply) “UNIT? KPA” (Generates a reply. User must wait for reply before continuing) “...
Page 87 - C O M M A N D S; P R O G R A M M I N G M E S S A G E S; Program message list
4. REMOTE OPERATION Page 77 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 4 . 4 C O M M A N D S 4 . 4 . 1 P R O G R A M M I N G M E S S A G E S Some commands accept an optional suffix. This suffix can be used to specify the explicit Q-RPT to address. In most cases, each Q-RPT in the RPM4 operates as an ind...
Page 88 - E R R O R M E S S A G E S S; Error #s and descriptions
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 78 4 . 4 . 2 E R R O R M E S S A G E S S Table 15. Error #s and descriptions REPLY DESCRIPTION ERR# 0 “OK” ERR# 2 “Text argument is too long” ERR# 3 “Arguments cannot be 0” ERR# 4 “External device not...
Page 89 - P R O G R A M M E S S A G E D E S C R I P T I O N O V E R V I E W
4. REMOTE OPERATION Page 79 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 4 . 4 . 3 P R O G R A M M E S S A G E D E S C R I P T I O N O V E R V I E W Each program message description is separated into the following sections: Purpose A brief description of the programs message’s function. Command This is th...
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RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 80 4 . 4 . 4 P R O G R A M M E S S A G E D E S C R I P T I O N S # Purpose To allow the host PC to communicate with a device connected to the RPM4 COM2 port. Classic “#xx” Arguments xx: The string to ...
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4. REMOTE OPERATION Page 97 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company ZOFFSETn Purpose Read or set the AutoZ pressure offset (P offset ) for the specified or active Q-RPT in the current measurement mode. Command Query “ZOFFSET n GaOffset , AbsOffset , DifOffset ” “ZOFFSET n ?” Classic “ZOFFSET n = GaOf...
Page 108 - S T A T U S B Y T E R E G I S T E R; Bit status byte register; Ready Event; Status register schematic; The Status Byte Register can be read using the; OPER
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 98 4 . 5 . 2 S T A T U S B Y T E R E G I S T E R The RPM4 contains an 8 bit Status Byte Register that reflects the general status of the RPM4. Table 16. 8 Bit status byte register OPER (128) RQS/MSS (...
Page 109 - query to get this message.; S T A N D A R D E V E N T R E G I S T E R; bit standard event register; Indicates that the RPM4 has completed all requested functions.
4. REMOTE OPERATION Page 99 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company MAV Message Available Bit 4 (16) Indicates that at least one reply message is waiting in the RPM4 IEEE-488 output queue. ERROR Error Queue Not Empty Bit 2 (4) Indicates that at least one command error message is waiting in the RPM4 I...
Page 110 - R E A D Y S T A T U S R E G I S T E R; bit ready status register
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 100 4 . 5 . 4 R E A D Y S T A T U S R E G I S T E R The RPM4 contains an 8 bit Ready Status Register that reflects specific RPM4 Q-RPT measurement ready events. Enabled events in this register will se...
Page 115 - MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS; O V E RV I E W; A U T O Z E R O O F Q - R P T S; See Section 3.5.1 for complete information on Autozeroing of RPTs.; GAUGE MODE AUTOZERO; To cause the range to Autozero, press
5. MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS Page 105 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 5 5 . . M M A A I I N N T T E E N N A A N N C C E E , , A A D D J J U U S S T T M M E E N N T T S S A A N N D D C C A A L L I I B B R R A A T T I I O O N N 5 . 1 O V E RV I E W RPM4 A70M/A20M-AF was designed...
Page 116 - ABSOLUTE MODE AUTOZERO; A D J U S T M E N T O F T H E O N - B O A R D B A R O M E T E R; steps through displays of the calibration date; edit; mode, the values can be edited. Pressing
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 106 If the RPM4 is used only in gauge mode, Autozeroing in absolute mode is not necessary and vice-versa. Gauge and absolute mode Autozeroing are completely independent one from the other. See Section...
Page 117 - and possible damage may result.; R P M 4 Q - R P T C A L I B R AT I O N; P R I N C I P L E; PA AND PM COEFFICIENTS; PM is dimensionless.
5. MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS Page 107 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Never apply a pressure greater than 16 psi (110 kPa) to the barometer port. Overpressure and possible damage may result. 5 . 3 R P M 4 Q - R P T C A L I B R AT I O N 5 . 3 . 1 P R I N C I P L E RPM4 A70M/A20...
Page 118 - AS RECEIVED AND AS LEFT DATA; as received; E Q U I P M E N T R E Q U I R E D; Gas
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 108 As editing PA and PM values changes Q-RPT calibration, they should only be edited by qualified personnel as part of the calibration process. Caution should be taken to avoid accidental editing and...
Page 119 - S E T - U P A N D P R E P A R A T I O N; To set-up and prepare the RPM4 for calibration of its Q-RPTs:; DISASSEMBLY IS REQUIRED FOR MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR.; port on the rear of the HPMS; port; product warranty does not cover Q-RPT damage due to overpressure.
5. MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS Page 109 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company pressures. Absolute pressures are be defined by adding atmospheric pressure measured by a barometer to gauge pressure defined by the piston gauge. If, after calibration, the RPM4 will not be used in absolute...
Page 120 - R E C O M M E N D E D C A L I B R A T I O N P O I N T S E Q U E N C E; b) Dwell at full scale pressure for 5 minutes.; Calibration point sequence for A20M and A70M Q-RPTs; TURNING OFF ABSOLUTE MODE CAPABILITY FOR A Q-RPT
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 110 5 . 3 . 4 R E C O M M E N D E D C A L I B R A T I O N P O I N T S E Q U E N C E Calibration adjustments to RPM4 Q-RPTs are made by altering calibration coefficients, PA and PM (see Section 5.3.1.1...
Page 121 - Allow absolute Hi; Q-RPT CALIBRATION USING CALTOOL FOR Q-RPTS SOFTWARE
5. MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS Page 111 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company OPERATION See Section 5.3.7 for more detailed information on editing and viewing Q-RPT calibration information. Turning absolute mode operation ON and OFF for a Q-RPT occurs in the same area in which calib...
Page 124 - R P M 4 R E PA I R; R E M O V I N G R P M 4 F R O M H P M S; Turn the HPMS upside down. Set it on its top on a flat surface.; the front of the HPMS bracket. Use a 7 mm wrench.
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 114 5 . 4 R P M 4 R E PA I R 5 . 4 . 1 R E M O V I N G R P M 4 F R O M H P M S The RPM4/HPMS is an integrated assembly. The RPM4 should not be removed from the HPMS unless it is necessary for RPM4 and...
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5. MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS Page 115 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 5 . 4 . 2 O P E N I N G A N D C L O S I N G T H E R P M 4 E N C L O S U R E To open the RPM4 case, first remove the RPM4 from the HPMS (see Section 5.4.1). Once the RPM4 is removed from the HPMS, proceed as ...
Page 126 - representative or a; S U B A S S E M B L Y D E S C R I P T I O N A N D L O C A T I O N; RPM4 internal view; MICRO BOARD
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 116 web or have difficulty downloading or loading software, contact your DHI representative or a DHI Authorized Service Provider (see Table 23) for assistance. If you believe you have discovered an er...
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5. MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS Page 117 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 5.4.4.2 POWER SUPPLY MODULE + 12 V DC (± 2 %) @ 2.1 Amps 5.4.4.3 DRIVER BOARD The driver board is controlled by the mini micro board (see Section 5.4.4.1). It supports: • Frequency counters (2) for reading Q...
Page 128 - COOLING FAN; Q - R P T M O D U L E P N E U M A T I C S C H E M A T I C; Pneumatic schematic of RPM4 Q-RPT Module; R P M 4 I L L U S T R AT E D PA R T S B R E A K D O W N; RPM4 Front Panel Illustrated Parts Breakdown (see Figure 15); RPM4 Illustrated Parts Breakdown of Front Panel
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 118 5.4.4.7 COOLING FAN The cooling fan is mounted on the RPM4 rear panel and connected to the main board. It is a 12V brushless DC fan. 5 . 4 . 5 Q - R P T M O D U L E P N E U M A T I C S C H E M A T...
Page 129 - RPM4 Rear Panel Illustrated Parts Breakdown (see Figure 16); RPM4 Illustrated Parts Breakdown of Rear Panel
5. MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS Page 119 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Table 22. RPM4 Rear Panel Illustrated Parts Breakdown (see Figure 16) # REQUIRED DESCRIPTION PART NO. 1 Rear panel 124154 8 Screw .30C100MXFS 1 Fan D2510M12B 1 Fan guard JGW25 2 Screw .25C160MXPS 1 Power ent...
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RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 120 Table 23. RPM4 Illustrated Parts Breakdown of Display Assembly (see Figure 17) # REQUIRED DESCRIPTION PART NO. 1 Display assembly 103122 1 Ribbon cable 401963 1 Panel, front 123566 2 Standoff, M3 ...
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5. MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS Page 121 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Table 24. RPM4 Illustrated Parts Breakdown of Internal Assembly (see Figure 18) # REQUIRED DESCRIPTION PART NO. 1 Bracket, barometer 123549 1 Barometer assembly 401898-06 1 Cable assembly, barometer 401966 8...
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5. MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS Page 123 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Table 26. RPM4 Illustrated Parts Breakdown of Electronic Chassis (see Figure 20) # REQUIRED DESCRIPTION PART NO. 1 Micro card 401365 4 Standoff SS-5172-200-00 10 Screw .30C80KCSS 11 Lock washer .30NLOCS 1 Dr...
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RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 124 5 . 6 H P M S M A I N T E N A N C E There are no HPMS maintenance procedures other than the overhaul procedure. 5 . 6 . 1 H P M S O V E R H A U L RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF is generally overhauled as ...
Page 135 - H P M S I L L U S T R AT E D PA R T S B R E A K D O W N; HPMS Assembly Illustrated Parts Breakdown (see Figure 21 and 22)
5. MAINTENANCE, ADJUSTMENTS AND CALIBRATIONS Page 125 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 5 . 7 H P M S I L L U S T R AT E D PA R T S B R E A K D O W N Table 27. HPMS Assembly Illustrated Parts Breakdown (see Figure 21 and 22) # REQUIRED DESCRIPTION PART NO. 1 HPMS bracket 124142 1 RPM4 mounting ...
Page 136 - HPMS Schematic
RPM4/HPMS A70M/A20M-AF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company Page 126 Figure 21. HPMS Schematic
Page 139 - is provided and a; SOLUTION; is proposed including references to manual; Troubleshooting guide
6. TROUBLESHOOTING Page 129 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 6 6 . . T T R R O O U U B B L L E E S S H H O O O O T T I I N N G G RPM4 is a sophisticated pressure setting and measuring instrument with advanced on-board features and functions. Before assuming that unexpected behavior is caused b...
Page 143 - U N I T C O N V E R S I O N; P R E S S U R E; Pressure unit of measure conversion coefficients
7. APPENDIX Page 133 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 7 7 . . A A P P P P E E N N D D I I X X 7 . 1 U N I T C O N V E R S I O N 7 . 1 . 1 P R E S S U R E RPM4 performs all internal calculations in SI units. Numerical values input or output in other units are converted to SI immediately after e...
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8. WARRANTY Page 135 © 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company 8 8 . . W W A A R R R R A A N N T T Y Y 8 . 1 O V E RV I E W Except to the extent limited or otherwise provided herein, DH Instruments, a Fluke Company warrants for one year from purchase, each new product sold by it or one of its authorize...
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