SUNTEST CPS+ / XLS+ Software documentation Version 1.4 SUNTEST ATLAS SUNTEST --> ENTER. Start. Stop ESCAPE

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1 SUNTEST CPS+ / XLS+ Software documentation Version 1.4 SUNTEST ATLAS SUNTEST --> Start Stop APE 0 APE

2 ATLAS SUNTEST --> PROGRAM PARAMETER PROGRAM PARAMETER Program Start Programming SYS Data XENON lamp Check Filter ok? Program Phases Selection Calibration NEW yes NEW No APE E Select Filters ABCDEFGH Calibration E Calibration BST Select Filters ABCDEFGH FW Check Print out? BST APE Phase Time Print: min Change /APE Switch off Start Program (1-6) Dose Time APE START SUNTEST Program is running Switch off criterion reached DOSE TIME Program diagram SUNTEST CPS+ / XLS+

3 Dear SUNTEST User! This software documentation is applicable for the following instruments: SUNTEST CPS+ SUNTEST XLS+ The SUNTEST CPS+ / XLS+ microprocessor control unit and the sensors for irradiance, black standard and test chamber temperature let you program your own test procedure in prestructured steps for different cycles. light and dark phasing, controlled irradiance levels, controlled black standard temperature, display of test chamber temperature, immersion control, cyclical or continuous and controlled water temperature, ON / OFF switching of a cooling unit. Page 3

4 Contents Page 1. Menu 5 2. Programming 5 3. Starting the program Calibration Calibrating the irradiance Calibrating the black standard temperature Changing the Xenon-lamp Trouble shooting Additional functions 13 Page 4

5 APE APE Software documentation SUNTEST CPS+ / XLS+ 1. Menu Display text Input/Key pad ATLAS SUNTEST --> ATLAS SUNTEST CPS+ Start Stop PROGRAM PARAMETER 0 SYSTEM DATA XENONLAMP PROGRAM START PROGRAMMING SELECTION CALIBRATION CALIBR. E (W/m²) CALIBR. BST ( C) 2. Programming PROGRAM PROGRAMMING Input of the program number: PROGRAM (1-6) n Comment: A program can be selected and changed when entering the program number. Input of number of phases: PHASES (1-6): _ n PROGRAM: _ PHASES: _ ok Comment: The program input can be interrupted by pressing STOP. Page 5

6 DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD Input of irradiance (E): E (0; W/m²) PH 1= PH 2= E (0; W/m²) PH 3= PH 4= E (0; W/m²) PH 5= PH 6= n n n Input of immersion function (0 = NO; 1 = YES) (FW): FW (0=OFF/1=ON) PH 1= PH 2= FW (0=OFF/1=ON) PH 3= PH 4= FW (0=OFF/1=ON) PH 5= PH 6= n n n Comment: When the cooling aggregate is connected and selected (refer to additional functions in Chapter 12, item 4), the following message is displayed instead of "Input of immersion function". By pressing "" the programming can be continued. COOLING UNIT = ON Input of the black standard temperature (BST): BST (0; 35 C C) PH 1= PH 2= BST (0; 35 C C) PH 3= PH 4= BST (0; 35 C C) PH 5= PH 6= n n n Comment: When choosing "0" the black standard temperature is not regulated, and the fan for the temperature control runs at constant speed. The lowest black standard temperature of 35 C is reached with min. irradiance and uncontrolled black standard temperature. When operating with a cooling aggregate, the black standard temperature can be dropped below 35 C even at max. irradiance. Page 6

7 DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD Input of the phase time: PHASE TIME [min] PH 1= PH 2= PHASE TIME [min] PH 3= PH 4= PHASE TIME [min] PH 5= PH 6= n n n Comment: Cycles between 1 and 999 minutes can be entered. Input off switch-off criterion: SWITCH OFF TIME DOSE SWITCH OFF TIME [h] n DOSE [kj/m²] n Comment: The maximum values are hours for the irradiation time, and kj/m² for the radiant exposure.. 3. Starting the program PROGRAM PROGRAM START CHECK FILTER! OK? /APE Comment: Before starting the program, the filter data can be checked and changed. By pressing the menu appears: FILTER:_ CHANGE? /APE APE Comment: By pressing you may access the menu for the inserted filters (see chapter 8). CHECK PRINTOUT! OK? /APE Comment: Before starting the program, the printout of the time parameters can be entered via the interface in minutes. By pressing the menu appears: Page 7

8 DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD PRINT: min CHANGE? /APE n Comment: The printing time can be modified via. 0 means no printout. By pressing APE the input can be skipped. CYCLE TIME PRINTER: Minutes ( ) n Input of program number: START PROGRAM (1-6): _ RUN PROGRAM: _ press START or APE n n START IGNITION! PLEASE WAIT Comment: The program will be started automatically, data can be retrieved from the indicated parameters. 4. Comment: The parameters of a running program can be scrolled through using the arrow keys. SUNTEST PROGRAM IS RUNNING PROGRAM NUMBER: PHASE NUMBER: PHASE TIME SET: PHASE TIME (min): TIME (h) SET: TIME (h) ACT: E (W/m²) SET VAL: E (W/m²) SET ACT: BST ( C) SET VAL: BST ( C) SET ACT: (switch-off criteria total time) Page 8

9 DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD CHT ( C): FW (ON/OFF): DOSE SET: DOSE (kj/m²): XENONLAMP (h): OPER: HOURS (h): (switch-off criterion: dose) Comment: Explanation of the abbreviations in the display text E= Irradiance in W/m², FW= Immersion function (ON/OFF), BST= Black standard temperature in C, CHT= Test chamber temperature in C, DOSE= Radiant exposure in kj/m². 5. SWITCH OFF CRITERIA REACHED Comment: Upon reaching the end of the program, the above message appears. Pressing the key displays the irradiance and the total time. Time values for total time and phase times are counted from lamp ignition. DOSE TIME : (kj/m²) h ok? 6. Comment: If during a running program a lamp has to be exchanged or the optical filter system has to cleaned (s. chapter 11, 'Trouble Shooting"), the program can be interrupted and continued afterwards. SUNTEST PROGRAM IS RUNNING STOP Page 9

10 DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD PROGRAM STOP CONTINUE APE START START/APE Comment: The fan to cool down the lamp is automatically switched off after 3 minutes in the SUNTEST XLS+ and after approximately 40 seconds in the SUNTEST CPS+. Then turn ON/OFF switch to OFF and pull mains plug. Based on the present operating manual the lamp can now be exchanged and the filter system can be cleaned. Plug in mains plug and reset ON/OFF switch to ON. PROGRAM INTERRUPTED CONTINUE --> START START/APE Comment: After pressing START the program will continue at the point of interruption, or press " to completely stop the program. 7. Comment: SUNTEST supports an RS232 to download measurement data to a computer or printer while a program is in progress. At the start of the program, the length in time of the interface record can be entered in a range of 0 to 999 minutes. With an entry of 0 there will be no printout. The data printout has the following format: OPER.HOUR : h XENON LAMP: h FILTER: _ SUNTEST SERIAL NUMBER: PROGRAM NUMBER: _ SWITCH OFF: (TIME/DOSE) PHASE NUMBER: _ PHASE TIME: (min) E: (W/m²) BST: ( C) FW: PN PT E H BST CHT T = PHASE NUMBER = PHASE TIME = IRRADIANCE = DOSE = BLACK STANDARD TEMPERATURE = CHAMBER TEMPERATURE = RUNNING TIME PN PT E H BST CHT T n min W/m² kj/m² C C min Page 10

11 DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD 8. Comment: Because the maximum irradiance value depends on the inserted filter, the relevant filter characteristics have to be entered. PARAMETER SYSTEM DATA SELECTION FILTER SELECTION A B C D E F G H Comment: The inserted filter configuration can be selected with the arrow keys and confirmed by pressing. The following letters correspond to the inserted filter configuration: A: coated quartz glass, B: coated quartz glass with UV special glass, C: coated quartz glass with special window glass, D: uncoated quartz glass, E: uncoated quartz glass with UV special glass, F: uncoated quartz glass with special window glass, G: coated quartz glass with 6 mm window glass "Solar ID 65" (filter acc. to ICH Guideline), H: coated quartz glass with 1 mm WG320 "Solar Standard" (filter acc. to COLIPA). 9. Calibration Comment: The calibration shall only be carried out when a coated quartz glass dish is installed. For this, a XenoCal resp. Radialux ( nm) (option) is placed in the test chamber and is connected to the reading unit. For more calibaration details please refer to the Operating Manual of the SUNTEST XLS/XLS+. PARAMETER SYSTEM DATA CALIBRATION 9.1 Calibrating the irradiance CALIBR. E (W/m²) CALIBRIBRATION: E= set E= sensor nnn Comment: With E= set, the irradiance value at which the calibration should be carried out is set and has to be confirmed with. Afterwards, the lamp ignites automatically and runs up to the set value. The irradiance value displayed by the XenoSoft software has to be entered at E= sensor. (For calibration with the Radialux, the irradiance value displayed on the reading unit has to be entered at E= set after multiplication with the filter factor of the filter systmes installed).the relevant calibration factor is calculated and indicated by the control unit. E (W/m²): BST ( C): ok? Page 11

12 DISPLAY TEXT INPUT/KEY PAD 9.2 Calibrating the black standard temperature Comment: To calibrate the black standard thermometer, a temperature sensor (option) has to be placed in the test chamber. CALIBR: BST( C) CALIBRIBRATION: E= set BST= set nnn (2x) Comment: The irradiance value has to be entered at E= set, and the value for the black standard temperature required for calibration has to be entered at BST= set. Afterwards the SUNTEST is started by the control unit and displays the setpoint and the actual black standard values. BST ( C) SET VAL: BST ( C) ACT VAL: STOP Comment: When the final temperature is reached the program is interrupted by pressing the STOP key, the temperature value is read out immediatele and after the automatic restart of the program (and after the automatic cooling period) the temperature value can be entered. BST SENSOR VALUE BST= SENSOR Comment: The calibration factor is automatically calculated by the control unit. E (W/m²): BST ( C): ok? WARNING! The sensor warms up during exposure in the SUNTEST. Before touching put on protective gloves. Burn hazard! 10. Changing the Xenon-lamp Comment: The lamp exchange is described in the enclosed operating manual. An interrupted program can be continued after the exchange of a lamp. PARAMETER XENONLAMP NEW XENONLAMP: YES NO Comment: When changing the lamp, the lamp s age can be set to zero by pressing. Page 12

13 11. Trouble shooting Comment: The following error messages can be displayed during operation of the SUNTEST. Trouble shooting and routine maintenance can be carried out by the operator according to the applicable safety regulations. Otherwise, please call the Xenotest service department. No. Displayed error messages Possible cause (C) and action (A) 1 DOOR OPEN or TEMPERATURE FUSE 2 E MAX. POWER REACHED CHANGE XENON LAMP? (A) Close test chamber door. (C) Temperature fuse is defective. (A) Replace temperature fuse by the Xenotest service department. (A) Replace XENON lamp (A) Clean the contaminated optical filter system. 3 FLOATING WATER FAILED (A) Switch on the immersion unit. (C) Water level in the water tank too low. (A) Refill water. 4 POWER FAIL OCCURED! CONTINUE START 5 ERROR 1: (h) XENON LAMP NO START! (C) Mains power failure. (A) Enter START (the program will be continued at the interrupted point). (C) Lamp is too hot. (A) Let lamp cool down and restart. (C) Lamp has not ignited due to too high lamp age (1500h). (A) Replace lamp. 6 COOLING UNIT failed (C) The immersion unit is connected. (C) The cooling aggregate has been selected. (A) Select the immersion unit under Additional Functions (Chapter 12), item 4 or connect the cooling aggregate. 12. Additional functions Comment: By pressing the number keys in the main menu (= 1st display after starting), you can get additional information on the SUNTEST and preset test parameters. No. Display text Function 2 SHOW SYSTEM CLOCK Unit age in hours, minutes and seconds 3 SUNTEST Version Software version 4 COOLING UNIT Floating water Selec the immersion unit or the cooling aggregate 5 INITIALISING NV-RAM Overwrite the program with the nominal values 6 AUTOMATIC START YES/NO Restarting after power failure can be switched on or off 7 SERIAL NUMBER Serial number of the SUNTEST CPS+ / XLS+ 8 E(W/m²): BST( C): ok 9 MAIN SERVICE MODE Start of the service program Shows the calibration for the irradiance and the black standard temperature Page 13

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