Additel/PCal User Manual Additel Corporation www.additel.
Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................. - 2 Overview .............................................................................................................................. - 2 About this Manual................................................................................................................ - 2 Installation......................................................................
Introduction Overview Thank you for purchasing Additel/PCal from Additel Corporation which is one of the leading providers of process calibration instruments throughout the world. Additel/PCal is a specially designed pressure calibration system for calibrating gauges and transmitters. It’s a combination of our excellent know-how of experienced professionals and valuable suggestions from worldwide customers that can help users to highly increase calibration efficiency.
Installation System Requirements Hardware Requirements Computer: CPU-Intel Pentium II (or better) Memory: 1GB (minimum) Hard Disk free space: 60GB (minimum) Hardware must have serial port A Pressure Comparator: Additel pressure pump series are recommended Reference: A Digital Pressure Gauge (ADT681), or A Digital Pressure Calibrator (ADT672) are recommended Software Requirements Operating System: Windows XP/Windows 2003/Windows Vista/Windows7/Windows8 Installation of PCal Make sure you have an installation
When the installation is completed, the following icon will be appeared on the desktop.
Starting PCal License Key The first time you run PCal after installation, a Product Activation interface will be shown as below. The license key is marked on the CD box. Please entering the key into the textbox, and click “Continue,” then PCal will be activated and this dialog will not appeared again. If you unable to find the key or the key isn't effective, please contact us.
After the initial installation, PCal will prompt you for your username and password. Initially, you can enter Administrator’s username and password. The Administrator’s username is “admin”, and the password is empty, it cannot be deleted. After login, you can create your own username and password in the User Management section or continue to use the administrator's password. General Presentation of PCal When you start PCal, the Main screen will be shown as below.
Basic Settings Basic settings can be edited anytime. For a better experience we recommend you modify after your initial setup as it may help in making your daily use of PCAL more efficient. System The System section allows you to define the following options: User Management In this section you can manage username and password, such as creating, editing and deleting the user. When a user is logged in, the name of the user is displayed in the Status Bar at the bottom of the PCal main window.
Default: choose Date and Time Format, restore defaults, and change the location of exported documents. The “Auto open excel document” checkbox enable the excel-certificate to be opened automatically. The Calibration Due Alarm tab allows setting the UUT Due Alarm and Reference Due Alarm. System: This Setup Directory is created after the PCal installation, you can find this directory by clicking the Find Target button. In this section the database file path and database file size are displayed.
UUT Flow chart: Below shows a flow chart of the UUT setup wizard. 1 New UUT: In UUT Management menu, users can create a new UUT. The below steps guide you through the setup process. First: Accurately fill in the basic information for the UUT. (The symbol * indicates a required field) Second: Choose the model.
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UUT Management: The UUT Management allows user creating, editing, exporting and deleting the data associated with all gauges in the UUT Management List. You can search the Gauges by the gauge’s properties from the search button. The UUT information and History Calibration Data are displayed under the UUT List. The UUT Management also allows user to create new calibration procedures, start calibrations, building certificates, show calibration data and delete calibration data.
When creating a new reference, the Model, Certificate No., Reference No. and Accuracy are required. Schedule: In this section, you can manage the references by schedule date. Due Date means the date the reference needs to be re-calibrated. The calibration interval indicates the frequency of calibration for the reference gauge.
Maintenance The Maintenance menu allows user to manage all the entered or acquired information stored in database. For management purposes, the Maintenance menu consists of five tables. Models: The Models editor allows access to the data associated with all models stored in the database. Enter the Model Name, Pressure Range, Accuracy and Resolution of the gauge. Select the Units of Pressure for this model from the pull-down lists.
When selecting the accuracy, you can select a custom accuracy which the steps are outlined below. If the pressure range is (0 to 1000) psi, the accuracy window maybe has some subsections. For example: you can fill the range (0 to 200) psi, (200 to 800) psi and (800 to 1000) psi.
Profiles: The profile editor provides access to all test profiles stored in the database. The profile detail box is used to create a new profile when a new model is created using the new gauge wizard. Specify the Pressure Range of the test profile. To create a uniform series of pressure points, click on Default Mode. Specify the number of Up/Down points and the Up/Down Cycles. The test points will be filled in automatically. To create a non-uniform series, click on Customer Mode.
Manufacturers: The manufacturers editor allows access to the information about each manufacturer stored in the database. Only the manufacturer's name is required. The Address, Website, Telephone, Fax and Contact are optional fields that can be entered. Any additional comments or notes can be entered in the Remarks section. Customers: The customers editor allows access to the information about each customer stored in the database. Only the name of customer is required.
Application Site: The application sites editor allows access to the information about each application site stored in the database. Only the name of application site is required. Windows The windows menu allow for switching between open windows or closing all windows. All windows can also be closed by selecting F4. The Start Page provides a representation of the program and the current status of the program. Tools: In this section, you have access to a calculator and pressure unit convertor.
New UUT Wizard: Create a new UUT. Calibration Wizard: Create a new calibration. Certificate: Refer to the Certificates section. Documents: Opens the default folder for exported documents. Exit: Exit the program and close the software. Calibration Calibration Wizard Calibration Wizard: The Calibration Wizard provides a step-by-step guide to set up and complete a calibration. Flow chart: The flow chart below describes the calibration wizard process.
Second: The software will attempt to auto detect the calibration reference. If the reference is a non-supported gauge then the information can manually be entered. Reference gauge information is entered and then saved.
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Account: If the reference is a supported item it may also be edited. Third: Choosing the UUT. Fourth: Calibration Profile Account: You can choose the existing profile or create a new profile by yourself.
If you want to create a new profile, please see Maintenance section.
There are two methods that can be selected while calibrating a gauge. Reverse Calibration means to match the UUT reading to the target Pressure. Applying a pressure to hit a nominal reading on the pressure gauge, and then record the reading from the reference. Matching the gauge allows for much faster calibration since the Gauge value and the Reference value does not have to be entered. Observe Calibration means to match the reference to the Target Pressure.
When performing pressure switch calibrations, a pressure switch is required. You can validate the accuracy of pressure switch by the P/F from the window.
Certificates Build Certificate In this section, you can build certificate. First: General Information Second: Choose the reference.
Third: enter the environmental conditions.
Certificate Management Certificates are the documents that record the calibration of gauges. The certificate templates of PCal are excel .xls or .xlsx format documents. When as found and as left calibrations have been completed, the certificate can be created, viewed and printed. Since all of the data for the certificate is retained in the database, the certificate can be recreated at any time. Search: First select the UUT types (gauge or transmitter). Then enter into the Certificate No.
Schedule: In this section, you can manage the gauges by schedule date. Use the search button to view a list of Gauges. “Due Date” means the date the gauge needs to be re-calibrated. When a calibration has been completed and a certificate created, this date is updated automatically using the calibration interval specified for the model.
Certificate Template PCAL allows for the ability to create customer certificates using excel. These certificates can be fully customized, including the form of the certificate and languages. PCal creates certificates by replacing tags in the excel template. PCal does a search-and-replace operation in each worksheet by filling with the calibration data. Refer to Excel Template Tags for a list of tags that can be included in the certificate templates.
Now you can edit or reset the template by selecting the appropriate links Please refer to the following steps: 1. Clicking the Edit Template. Then PCal will open the template for you .This workbook has three worksheets. The names of these worksheets are “Cert”, “As Found” and “As Left”. These worksheets can’t be renamed. 2. The “Cert” worksheet is the first page of the certificate. The summary information will be displayed in this worksheet.
Appendix PCal Pressure Units PCal uses the following standard units and associated conversion factors from kPa. All conversion factors use a gravity constant of 9.80665 m/sec² 1000 1 0.001 0.1450377 0.01 10 0.2952998 7.500615758 4.01463 101.9716213 0.010197 ………………………. ………………………. ………………………. ………………………. ………………………. ………………………. ………………………. ………………………. ………………………. ………………………. ……………………….
# UUT_DueDate# # UUT_Status# # UUT_CreateDate# # UUT_UpdateDate# UUT Due Date UUT Status UUT Created Date UUT Updated Date Model #Model# #Model_PressureMin# #Model_PressureMax# #PressureUnit# #Model_Accuracy# #Model_CalibrationInterval# #Model_CalibrationIntervalType# #Model_Range# #Model_Resolution# #Model_XmitOutputLow# #Model_XmitOutputHigh# #XmitUnit# #Model_TransferFunction# Model Name Model Min Pressure Model Max Pressure Model Pressure Unit Model Accuracy Model Calibration Interval Model Calibrati
#Reference{0}CalibrationDate# #Reference{0}Due# #Reference{0}Status# #Reference{0}Mfr# Reference{0} Calibration Date Reference{0} Due Date Reference{0} Status Reference{0} Manufacturer UUT Manufacturer # UUT_Manufacturer# # UUT_Manufacturer_Address# # UUT_Manufacturer_Website# # UUT_Manufacturer_Telephone# # UUT_Manufacturer_Fax# # UUT_Manufacturer_ContactPerson# # UUT_Manufacturer_Remark# UUT Manufacturer Name UUT Manufacturer Address UUT Manufacturer Website UUT Manufacturer Telephone UUT Manufacturer
