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TABLE OF CONTENT

1 WARNINGS 32 Delivered with the Gasglass Handheld 43 How does it work? 44 How to use Gasglass Handheld 5 4.1 Startingupforthefirsttime 5 4.2 HowtousetheGasglassHandheldencoderbutton 55 How to charge the battery 66 Using the Gasglass Handheld LCD Screen 7 6.1 Start Up 7 6.2 Loggingandstoringmeasurements. 7 6.3 Howtocreatealogfile 8 6.4 Howtoerasethelastloggedmeasurement 8 6.5 HowtoturnofftheLOGmode 9 6.6 Displaymode 9 6.7 Gastype,ArgonorKrypton 10 6.8 GasglassHandheldonlycalibratedforArgon. 10 6.9 ChangecalibrationmodetoKrypton 10 6.10 ChangecalibrationmodebacktoArgon 11 6.11 EnablingthePCConnection. 11 6.12 Settingtimeanddate 12 6.13 Sensortest 12 6.14 Informationdisplay 127 Things to consider when taking a measurement 13 7.1 Highvoltage 13 7.2 Light 13 7.3 Inbrief,factorstoconsiderwhenmeasuring 148 How to perform a measurement 14 8.1 Restrictions 169 Troubleshooting the Gasglass Handheld 17 9.1 Errorswhenmeasuring 1710 How to connect to a PC 1811 How to install the Gasglass Handheld PC software. 19 11.1 InstallingtheUSB<->SerialConverter. 1912 Installing the PC software 2413 How to find and set the right COM port from the PC. 2714 How to use the Gasglass Handheld PC software 2915 Troubleshooting the PC software. 3516 Registering as a Gasglass Handheld user 3617 Annual Calibration of the Gasglass Handheld 3618 Checking the calibration 37 18.1 Calibrationcheckwithpre-filledIGunits 37 18.2 Checkingthecalibrationwithpremixedgas. 3919 Appendix A: Gasglass Argon Calibration 40 19.1 Accuracyofthedevice: 4020 APPENDIX B: Gasglass Krypton Calibration 41 20.1 KRYPTONACCURAYLIMITS 41 20.2 FIELDOFCALIBRATION 4122 Appendix C: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4223 Appendix E: Assurance of conformity 43

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1 WARNINGS!

• Theinstrumentuseshighvoltage.TheinstrumentshouldNEVERbeusednear computersnorothersensitiveelectronicdevices.

• Personswithheartconditionsorwhousepacemakersshouldnotusethis instrument.

• Thehighvoltagedischargeshouldneverbedirectedathumansoratanimals eitherdirectlyorthroughaconductivematerialsuchaswiresormetalstructures.

• TheGasglassHandhelddeviceisdesignedtomeasureONLYinertgascombina- tionssuchasArgon,KryptoncombinedwithnaturalAir(78%Nitrogen,20,9% Oxygen,0,9%Argon+<1%othernaturalAircomponents)locatedwithin insulatingglassunits.

• TheGasglassHandheldshouldNEVERbeusedtomeasureanyflammable substancesnorbeusedinanyflammableenvironment.Alsomakesuretheinsu latingglassunitdoesnotcontainanyflammablesubstances.(Asanexampleof suchsubstances,Isopropanol,Alcohol,Acentone,Xylen,Thinner.

• Theinstrumentshouldneverbeusedinwetorinhumidconditions.

• Neverusetheinstrumentwhilestandingonunsteadysurfaces.

• Theinstrumentisaprecisionmeasuringinstrumentandshouldbehandled accordingly.HANDLEWITHCARE!

• Makesurethatthefrontopticsofthedeviceisnotscratchednorcontaminated withdirt.

• Donotcleanthefrontoptics.Contactmanufacturerbeforeinterferingwith thefrontopticsinanyway.Thecalibrationsmightbevoidincaseofinterfering.

• Thedeviceisnotwaterproof.Donotcleannorletthedevicecomeincontact withliquidsofanyform.Theoutershellofthedevicemightbecleanedwith aslightlymoisttissue(notoptics).Donotuseanykindofcleaningsubstances otherthanthosesuggestedbythemanufacturer.

• Alwaysturnoffthepowerwheninstrumentisnotinuse.

• Keepfingersandotherbodypartsclearofthehighvoltageareawheninuse. DonotkeepthedeviceconnectedtoyourPCnorotherelectronicdeviceswhile performingmeasurements

• Donotallowthebatterytodischargecompletelybeforerecharging

• DonotopentheGasglassHandheldcasing.Insuchcasecalibrationisvoidandno safetyguaranteecanbegranted

• Donotpenetratethecasingwithanymetallicobjectnorotherobjects

• Donotuseanyotherbatterychargerthanthechargerprovidedby themanufacturer.

• Donotchargethebatterybyanyothermeansthanwiththechargerprovided.

• DonotuseanyotherpowersourcefortheGasglassHandheldthanthebattery provided.

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1.GasglassHandheldDevice2.Neckstrap3.CDwithsoftwareand instructions4.Calibrationdataandfast instructions5.Battery6.USBCable7.Batterychargerandpowercord8.Carrycase9.Protectivecap

3 How does it work?

Ahighvoltagespark(1)isignitedinside theIGunit(A).Thishighvoltagesparkcausestheargonatomtoemitlightto aspectrometer(2),whichmeasures thelight.Amicroprocessor(3)interpretstheinformationofthespectrometerand calculatesanargonpercent,whichit outputstoadisplay(4).

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1.Openthebatteryhatch 2.Insertthebattery3.Connectthebatterycabletothesocket

4.PowerthedeviceonusingtheON/Offswitch

4 How to use Gasglass Handheld 4.1 Startingupforthefirsttime

5.Devicesettingswillbedisplayedonthescreen.

6.Thedeviceisnowreadyforuse.

4.2 How to use the Gasglass Handheld encoder button

Pressdownto:1.EnterMENU2.Confirmaselection

Turnto:1.ScrollintheMENU2.Namealogfile

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Read all warnings before

the device is taken in use.

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5 How to charge the battery

TheGasglassHandheldusesaLi-ionbatteryasmainpowersupply.ThebatterycanonlybechargedwhenconnectedtotheGasglassHandheld.TheGasglassHandheldisalsoprovidedwithaintegratedbackupbatterythatenablestheGasglassHandheldtocontainalldatastoredandmaintainingacurrenttimeanddateevenifthemainbatteryrunsout.TheGasglassHandheldbatteryisdesignedsothatitwillbepossibletoperformmeasurementsforapproximately8hoursbeforethebatteryrunsout.Thisisnaturallydependingonthefrequen-cyofuse.Thechargingtimeforanemptybatteryisapproximately2hours.

1.ConnecttheprovidedchargertotheGasglasshandheld.

2.Aredlightonthecharger modulewilllightwhenthebatteryisbeingcharged.Seepicture

3.Thelightwillturngreenwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.

4.Chargingtimeisapproximately2hhours.

5.CHARGING...Willbedisplayedwhenthebatteryischarged.

NOTE! Use ONLY the battery charger provided by the manufacturer.

If any other charger is used, it may cause the battery to EXPLODE.

NOTE! The charging level must be less than 16.2V (can bee seen on

the screen) for the charger to start the charging process.

NOTE! Li-ion batteries has a much shorter life cycle than expected for

the device itself and it might be that the user has to replace the battery after some time.

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6 Using the Gasglass Handheld LCD Screen6.1 Start Up

1.Whenthedeviceisinitiallypoweredon,theGasglassHandheldwillrunashort,self-diagnosis.

2.Oncetheself-diagnosishasbeencompleted,thedisplaywillshowthedeviceinformationscreen.

3.Theinformationscreenshows:•Revisionofthesoftware•Lastcalibrationdate•Currenttime•Batterychargestatus

4.Deviceisnowreadytouse

5.Whenthebuttonispressedforthefirsttimeafterstartup,themea-surementresultwillshow.

6.Thecurrenttimeandbatterychargestatuscanbeseenonthescreen.

7.TheLCDdisplaywillalsoindicateifthemeasure-menthasnotbeenre-cordedtothelogmemory.(See,“Howtocreatealogfile”)

6.2 Loggingandstoringmeasurements.

TheGasglassHandheldhastheabilitytolog(store)approximately 1900measurements.

Logging the data enables:

a)Tostoreeachmeasurementsetasaseparatelogfileb)Tostoreanumberofdifferentlogfilescontainingseveralmeasurements.(Onelogfilecancontainseveralmeasurements)c)Tomeasurealongtheday,reviewandeditthedataatalaterstaged.Tonameindividuallogfiles(onlynumberscanbeused)

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1.Fromthemainmenu,scrollbyturningthe encoderbuttontotheLOGON/OFFmenu

2.Pressingdownonthe encoderbuttonwillmaketheselectionandthe displaywillshowthe DATALOGGINGmenu.

3.Whenanewlogiscreat-ed,theDATALOGGINGmenuwillautomaticallyadvancethelogfilenumberbyone.

4.Turningtheencoderbut-tonwillincreaseordecreasethelognumber.Pressdownontheencoderbuttontoconfirmaselection.

5.“LOGGING,”followedbythelognumber,willbedisplayedunderareadingwhentheloggingfeatureisenabled.

6.3 Howtocreatealogfile

NOTE! There can be several log files with the same name.

6.4 HowtoerasethelastloggedmeasurementWhenthelogmodeisonandameasurementhasbeentakenbuttheoperatorfeelsthatthemeasurementwasanerrormeasurement,itispossibletoerasethismea-surement.ThisisdonetopreventfaultylogfilesonthePC.

1.Themeasurementisnotsatisfactory.

2.Pressandholdtheen-coderbuttonforatleast2seconds.

3.Thelogvaluewillbedeletedpermanently.

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6.5 HowtoturnofftheLOGmode

1.Fromthemainmenu,scrollbyturningtheen-coderbuttontotheLOGON/OFFmenu.

2.Pressingdownonthe encoderbuttonwillmaketheselectionandthedisplaywillshow,“DATALOGGINGOFF”.

4.Withdataloggingturnedoff,“NOTLOGGED”willbedisplayedaftereverymea-surement.

5.Tocreateanewlogfilewithanewname,repeattheprocedureexplainedin 11.

NOTE! When the Gasglass Handheld is connected to the PC and the log files have been retrieved, the log memory will be deleted from the Gasglass

Handheld device. Using the Gasglass Handheld software is the only way to completely empty the memory. This should be done periodically to prevent

the memory from exceeding it’s maximum storage capacity.

6.6 Display contrast

1.Fromthemainmenuscroll,byturningtheencod-erbutton,totheDISPLAYMODEmenu.

2.Selectthisbypressingtheencoderbuttononce.

3.Turntheencoderbuttontoadjustthecontrastofthescreentodesiredlevel.

4.Pressdowntheencodertoconfirmchoiceandexitdisplaymode.

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6.7 Gastype, Argon or Krypton

TheGasglassHandheldcanbecalibratedforbothArgonandKrypton.Thecalibrationisdonebythemanufacturerandtheuserhasthereforetoinformthemanufactureraboutthiswhenorderingadevice.ThedevicecomesstandardwithaArgoncalibra-tion.

6.8 Gasglass Handheld only calibrated for Argon.

1.Fromthemainmenuscroll,byturningtheen-coderbuttontotheGAS-TYPEmenu

2.Selectbypressingtheencoderbuttononce.

3.AscreenwilldisplaythatonlyanArgoncalibrationisinstalled.

4.Thedisplaywillreturntomainmenu.

6.9 ChangecalibrationmodetoKrypton



3.Ascreenwilldisplaythatthecalibrationhasbeenchangedtokrypton.

4.WhenmeasuringthemeasurementheaderwillbeKr:Kr 94,2%indicatingthatthemeasure-mentisinKryptonmode.

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6.10 ChangecalibrationmodebacktoArgon



3.AscreenwilldisplaythatthecalibrationhasbeenchangedtoArgon.

4.WhenmeasuringthemeasurementheaderwillbeAr:Ar 94,2%indicatingthatthemeasure-mentisinArgonmode.

6.11 Enabling the PC Connection.

BeforetheGasglassHandheldlogdatacanbedownloadedtoaPC,thecommunica-tionporthastobeopened.ThismustbeperformedbeforeenablingtheconnectionfromthePC.

TosetupPCforcommunication,seechapter9.

1.Fromthemainmenuscrollbyturningtheen-coderbuttontothe PC-CONNECTmenu

2.Pressingdownontheen-coderbuttonwillmaketheselectionandthedisplaywillshow,“PC-CONNECTIONENABLED”.

3.AscreenwilldisplaythatthePCcommunicationisenabled.

4.TheGasglassHandheldisopenforcommunicationwiththePC.

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6.12 Settingtimeanddate

6.14 Informationdisplay.

6.13 Sensor test

Thedevicedateandtimecanbesetbyenteringthemenu,selectingsetupmenuand’Settimeanddate’.Turnencoderbuttontosetyearandpressittomoveon.Inasimilarway,setmonth,day,hours,minutesandseconds.

WhencontactingSparklikeservice,youmaybeaskedtorecordthesensorinfor-mationtocheckthesensorfunctionalityonsite.Thisisdoneasfollows:Enterthesetupmenuandselect’SENSORTEST’.Afterthedeviceshowstext’MEASURENOW’,performasinglemeasurementon80%Argonoraboverecommendedwindow.Checkthatthesparkhitsdirectlythroughthewindow.RecordallthenumbersonthescreenandsendthemtoSparklikeservice.

Youcanretrievethedeviceserialnumberandcalibrationinformationthrough SETUP->INFO.

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7 Thingstoconsiderwhentakingameasurement

Tobeabletousetheinstrumentinthebestwaytherearesomefactorsinfluencingthemeasurementthatshouldbeconsidered.TheGasglassHandheldrequirestwomainthings;LIGHT(Optics)andHIGHVOLTAGE(Electricity).

Ifeitherorbothofthesefactorsaredisturbed,themeasurementmightbeaffected.

7.1 High voltage

Themeasurementismadeusingahighvoltagespark.Thevoltageisapprox. 50000Vbutthecurrentisverysmall.Comingintocontactwiththesparkwillsting alittlebutnotharmanormalhealthypersoneventhoughtheinstrumentMAYNOTtobeusedbyapersonwithapacemakerorwhoisinpoorphysicalhealth.Norshouldthesparkeverbepointedatanysensitiveareas(eyesetc.).

Whenmeasuring,thehandunitwillcreateasparkthatpassesthroughGlass1andignitesinsidetheairspace.Glassisanelectricallyinsulatingmaterial,asisair.Thismeansthatthesparkneedstobestrongenoughtojumptheairgap.Inadditiontotheotherelectricallyinsulatedmaterials,suchaslaminatedglass,plasticfilms,etc.oneithersideofGlass1,thismakesitevenhardertoigniteinsidetheIG.

IfthereisametalliccoatingonGlass1,itwillbeimpossibleforthesparktogetthroughasthemetallicfilmwillcausethesparktostayonthesurface.Argongasisabetterconductorforthesparkthanair.Thismeansthatthesparkactuallyigniteseasierwhenthefilllevelishigher.Theotherthingthathelpsthespark“jump”isametalliccoatingonGlass2,whichgroundsthespark.

NOTE! NO SPARK DETECTED.Checkthatsparkhitsthroughthewindow.

7.2 Light

Themeasurementisdependentonastablelightsignal.Thelightcannotbe measuredifthetotallightlevelistooweakortoostrong.Thetotallightintensity increaseswiththebackgroundlightlevelaswellaswithincreasingargonpercentwhenmeasured.Ifthebackgroundlightistoostrong,e.g.measuringagainstthesunorabrightlamp,theargonlightwill“drown”inthesunlight.Iftheargon concentrationisverylow,thesignallightisverylowcausingthespectrometernot toseethelight.

WARNING !!!!!HIGH VOLTAGE!!!!! WARNING

WARNING !!!!!HIGH VOLTAGE!!!!! WARNING

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7.3 Inbrief,factorstoconsiderwhenmeasuring

Factors affecting the optics: Correct conditions:

-Colouredglass -Stabledarkbackgroundlight-Tintedglass(minimaleffect) -HandunitNOTmovedduring-Strongbackgroundlight measurement(Againstthesunorothersource)-Dirtonglass(minimaleffect)-Dirtonthefrontopticalfibre-Damagedfrontopticalfibreorelectrode

Factors affecting the spark: Factorsmakingiteasier fortheSparkto“jump“:

-Thickglass(over6mm) -Highargonfills-PlasticfilmsonGlass1 -Thinglass(6mmorless) (Laminatedglass,coatings,etc.) -Thinairspace(20mmorless)-MetallicfilmsonGlass1 -Metallicorotherconductoron-MetalliccomponentsinGlass1 surface3,suchaslow-ecoating-LowArgonfill(Lessthan80%) -Metallicspacerbar-Widespacer(over20mm)-Electrodeisnotincontactwiththeglasssurface-Gasglassisnotevenlypressedagainsttheglass.-Non-metallicspacers

8 Howtoperformameasurement

Asdescribedabovetherearedifferentfactorsthatmayaffectthemeasurementre-sult.SparklikehasdoneextensiveresearchonhowtoobtainthebestpossibleresultswhenmeasuringwiththeGasglass.

Thefollowingproceduresarerecom-mendedwhenmeasuringwiththeGasglass.

Measure close to the spacer

AsthespacerbarofanIGunitisoftenmetallicorcontainsmetal,thespacerbarwillhelpthesparktoignite.Itisthereforesuggestedthatthemeasurementismadeclosetothespacer.ThecentreoftheGasglassHandheldshouldbeapprox.5cm(2”)fromtheinnersideofthespacer(Approx.10mmfromthesideofthefrontpiece).ThereisnodifferenceatwhichheightoftheIGitismeasured.

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Measureseveraltimes:“Becauseyoucan“

Whenmeasuringthesparkwilligniteinsidetheairspaceion-izingthegases,leavingthegasesionizedforashortperiodoftime.Thismeansthatthesecondmeasurementwilligniteeasierandproducingabetterresult.MeasuringmorethanthreetimesononeplacemaycausetheLow-EcoatingtoburnchangingthereadoutoftheGasglass.Forrepetitivemeasurements,movethehandunitslightlyaftertwoorthreemeasurements.

Keep the IG upright

Duetotheearth’smagneticfieldandtheionizationofthegasses,thesparkwilltryto“travelup”duringthemeasurement.ThiscausesthesparktoactmoreerraticallythaniftheIGwouldbelayingflatdown.InthiswaytheLow-EisprotectedbetterfromburningsoitissuggestedtomeasuretheIGstandingup. DonotmovethehandunitduringONEsinglemeasurement

Duringonemeasurementcycletwoindividualmeasurementsarebeingmade;oneback-groundmeasurementandonewiththesparkon.Ifthehandunitisbeingmovedduringthemeasurementcycle,thebackgroundisalteredandtheresultsmaynotbeaccurate.

KeepthehandunitflushtotheIGunit

Ifthereisspacebetweenthesparkelectrodeandthesurfaceoftheglass,abigpartofthesparkburstwilloccuroutsideoftheIGunit.Thismeansthattheinstrumentisnotmeasur-ingthesparkinsidethewindowbutamixoftheinsidegasandnormalaircausingtheread-ingstobetoolow.TheusercaneasilyhearwhenthehandunitisflushtotheIG.

Non Low-E IG units

AstheLoW-Ecoatingismetallic,thiswillactasagroundforthespark.Thisground-ingisbeingusedwhentheinstrumentiscalibrated.IfthewindowhasnoLow-Ecoating,thereisnogroundtowherethesparkwilligniteproducingmoreerraticreadings.ThesewindowsshouldbemeasuredwitheitherafingeronthebackoftheIGorsomeothermetallicgroundforthespark.

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Restrictions

FollowingisalistofdifferentIGtypesthatcanbe measuredandtypesthatcannotoraredifficultto measure.Thereareseveralconditionsthatwillaffect therestricitons.Mostoftherestricitonsareboundto thepossibilityforthesparktobreaktroughandcome incontactwiththecentergasthatistobemeasured. Anymetalliccoating(onthesideofmeasurement)will preventthesparkfromreachingthegas.Athickglass orathicklaminationwillalsorestrictthesparkfrom goingtroughtheelement.AsArgonandKryptonare goodconductors,ahighfilllevel(>80%)willmake theprosesseasier.Consultyourlocaldistributoror Sparklikeforanyspecialtypes.

MostoftherestrictionsarecausedbytheGlass1

Sideofmeasure->

Surface 1 Glass1 Surface 2 Spacer Surface 3 Glass 2 Surface 4

Following is a list of different IG types that can be measured.

a. IG with glass 1 = clear and surface 3 = LowE

Clear Clear Max. Clear Max. 24mm LowE N/A N/A

6 mm.

b. IG with glass 1 = Clear and surface 3 = Clear

Clear Clear Max. Clear Max. 24mm Clear Clear Max Clear

6mm 6mm

c. IG with glass 1 = Toughened and surface 3 = LowE

Clear Tgh Max Clear Max 24mm LowE N/A N/A

6mm

d. IG with glass 1 = Toughened and surface 3 = Clear

Clear Tgh Max Clear Max 24mm Clear Clear Clear

6mm Max 6mm

Following is a list of different IG types that are difficult or can not to measure.

e. IG with glass 1 = Tinted

As there are a lot of variations of tinted glass including solar control and different colorizations of the glass there can not be one true rule

for this. If the tint includes a metal component it will prevent the spark from breaking trough glass 1 and it will therefore prevent

the measurement. As the Gasglass Handheld measures light wavelengths, a coloured glass might also have an effect. Please contact your

distributor for these. Otherwise rules applies as for point a.

f. IG with glass 1 = Laminated

As the lamination will act as an insulator it will therefore more efficiently prevent the spark from breaking trough glass 1. Therefore there

might be difficulties measuring thick laminations. As the Argon and Krypton gas will act as conductor they will therefore make the process

easier. In an IG unit where the Argon/Krypton concentration exceeds (>) 85% gas the following general limits can be set.

Clear 4+1+4 Clear Max. 20mm LowE N/A N/A

Laminated

g. IG with glass 1 = Frosted

Same restrictions as for a. and b. depending on LowE coating

h. Triple glazing

Due to different compositions of a triple glazing unit there are several that can not be measured as the spark will not reach the insulating gas.

As one guideline can be mentioned that if Surface 3 or 4 has an LowE coating and there are no one of the restrictions mentioned earlier,

the unit can be measured, otherwise contact your distributor.

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9 Troubleshooting the Gasglass Handheld9.1 Errorswhenmeasuring

Thereareanumberoffactorsthatcanaffectthemeasurement.Whenthesefactorsoccuranerrormessageorwarningmessagewillbeshownonthescreen.Inadditiontoerror/warningmessage,ascrollingtextindicatesmorepreciseerrormessageandpossibleactiontoresolvetheissue.

Themeasurementaccuracyisnotspecifiedintheerror/warningsituations.

Themostcommonmessagesare:

LOW CONCENTRATION DETECTED. Themeasuredconcentrationisbelow40%.Themeasuredwindowmayhavelowconcentration,nofillorthesparkmaybe measuringair.(Airhas0.9%argoninadditionto78%nitrogenand21%oxygen.)

WEAK SPARK SIGNAL. Thedetectorcannotseethesparkwellenoughtomake ameasurement.Checkthatthesparkhitsthroughthewindow.Trymeasuringfrom aslightlydifferentposition.

BAD SPARK.Gaspercentagecannotbecalculatedfromthespectrummeasured.Typicallythiserrormessageisgivenwhenthesparkignitesoutsidethewindow.

OVEREXPOSURE.Thesensorreceivestoomuchlightduringthemeasurement.Checkthattherearenobrightlightsbehindthewindowbeingmeasured.

WEAK SIGNAL. Thesensordoesnotreceiveenoughsignal.Trymeasuringagain. Iftheproblempersists,theremaybeanelectronicsfaultthatrequiresservice.

NO SPARK DETECTED.Thesensordoesnotreceiveenoughlightfromthespark.Checkthatsparkhitsthroughthewindow.Ifthesparkhitstothesidespacer,trymeasuringfromaslightlydifferentlocationsothatthesparktravelsthroughthe window.Checkalsothatthesensor‘eye’inthefrontpieceiscleanofdustanddirt.

UNKNOWN WARNING / UNKNOWN ERROR.Anunknownerroroccurredinthemeasurement,tryrepeatingthemeasurement.Iftheproblempersistscontactyourreprentative.

IftheGasglassHandheldshowsawarningmessage,thepresentedmeasurementresultisonlyforinformationalpurposesandresultshouldnotbetrusted.

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10 How to connect to a PC

ProvidedwiththeGasglassHandheldisaPCsoftwarethatcanbefoundonthe productCD.Pleasemakesurethatallneededsoftwareanddriversareinstalled beforeattemptingtoconnecttheGasglassHandheldtothePC.

1.ConnecttheprovidedUSBcabletotheUSBsocketintheGasglassHandheld

2.ConnecttheprovidedUSBcabletothePC

3.StartuptheGasglassHandheld

4.EnablethePCconnectionfromtheGasglassHandheld.

See:EnablingthePCConnection(6.11) 5.StartthePCsoftware

6.Pressthe“readdatalogs”

See:HowtousetheGasglassHandheldPCsoftware(10)

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11 How to install the Gasglass Handheld PC software (Win XP).

TobeabletousethePCsoftwaresomeadditionalsoftwareneedstobeinstalled.Pleasefollowtheseinstructionsintheorderthatareexplainedbelow.

11.1 Installing the USB <-> Serial Converter.

FortheGasglassHandheldtobeabletocommunicatewithaPCit’sneededtocreateavirtualserialport(COM)fromoneofthePCsUSBports.WiththeprovidedCDthereissoftwarethatdoesthis.PleasenotethatthepicturesfortheseinstructionsareforwindowsXPandifanotherversionofwindowsisused,thelay-outmaybedifferent.

A. Insert the Provided CD into the PC

B. Connect the Gasglass Handheld via the provided USB cable to one of the PCs USB sockets.

C. Turn on the Gasglass Handheld

D. A information box in the bottom of the screen will appear.

E. The install wizard software will start up automatically. Do not allow win-dows to search for the drivers. Tag; No, not this time.

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F. This wizard for installing USB < - > Serial Converter opens up. Tag; Install the software automatically. NOTE! Insert the CD at this stage.

G. When the installation wizard has found the drivers it was looking for it will start the installation (this might take a few minutes)

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H. The first stage of the installation is completed. Press finish.NOTE! The installation will continue.

I. The found new hardware sign will pop up again.

J. The welcome to install new software wizard will appear. Do not allow windows to search for software. Tag; No, not this time.

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K. USB Serial Port wizard for installing USB < - > Serial opens up. Tag; Install the software automatically.

L. When the installation wizard has found the drivers it was looking for it will start installation (this might take a few minutes)

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M. The installation wizard will inform when the installation is completed.

N. When the installation is completed a message will pop up.

The drivers are now installed on your PC. Next step will be to install the actual PC software.

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12 Installing the PC softwareA. Insert the provided CD. Open it and choose the icon shown below.

B. Select the preferred language for the installation.

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C. The welcome to installation wizard window will show, click next.

D. Select the preferred directory where the software is to be installed. The default location is c:\Program Files\* which is a normal place to install.

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E. Select the folder name in which the software is to be installed. Default is Gasglass Handheld.

F. Select the final tasks for the install wizard

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G. The installation is completed

13 HowtofindandsettherightCOMportfromthePC.

TobeabletoestablishcommunicationbetweenthePCandtheGasglassHandheld,therightCOMportmustbefound.Followthefollowingstepsforthistask.

A. IMPORTANT. Connect the Gasglass Handheld to the PC and turn the Gas-glass handheld on before continuing.

B. Right click the My Computer icon on the PC. From the menu select Properties

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C. The System Properties window will appear. From the System Properties window select Hardware and under this sheet Device Manager.

D. The Device Manager window will appear. From the Device Manager window click the ‘+’ next to Ports (COM & LPT)

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E. If the Gasglass Handheld is correctly connected and installed on the PC a USB Serial Port (COM [number]) will show. This line shows the COM port number that the Gasglass Handheld uses on this PC. In this example the Gasglass Handheld uses COM 5. This number must be entered in the Gasglass Handheld software under the File, Settings, Enter COM port. Before using for the first time.

NOTE! The COM port number varies depending on PC.NOTE! If there is more than one device installed and in use these will all show in this window. These can and will change if the device is connected to a new COM port

14 How to use the Gasglass Handheld PC software

TheGasglassHandheldsoftwareisdesignedonlytohandletheloggeddatafromtheGasglassHandheld.Thismeansthatthesoftwaredoesnothavetoomanyfeatures.

A. Starting up the first time.Please make sure that you have the right settings on the PC software. Important is that the right COM port is selected. See: How to find the right COM port from the PC.

B. Starting up the softwareAfter a successful installation, an icon as below will show in the Desktop. Start up by double clicking the Icon

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C. Changing the COM port setting.From File choose Settings.

D. Change COM portFill in the right COM port number and click OK.See: How to find the right COM port from the PC.

E. Connect the Gasglass Handheld to the PC See: How to connect to a PC

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F. To retrieve data from the Gasglass Handheld, click Read Data log(s) button

G. After a successful download the window looks as follows. See picture.

NOTE! The Gasglass Handheld needs to be turned on when downloading data.

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H. The window contains of the following.

A. Top menu

A.a. File / SaveThe save command saves all the downloaded data as a *.txt file.

A.b. File / SettingsThe Settings command allows changing the communication (COM) port be-tween the Gasglass Handheld and the PC

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A.a.a. Change the COM port

Set the right COM port for communication and press OK. See: How to find the right COM port from the PC

A.d. File / ExitExit the software. Please save all data before exiting.

A.e. Data / Copy Current Log.The Copy Current Log command copies the selected log file to the clipboard.

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Select the log that is to be copied to clipboard.Only the selected file will be copied to the clipboard.

A.f. Data / Copy all logsAll the downloaded logs will be copied to the clipboard.

B. The serial number for the connected Gasglass Handheld

C. All the downloaded log filesContains the file name, creation time and date of the log file.

D. The content of the selected log file. Will show all the measured data within the selected log file by double click-ing the log file.

E. Download status barShows the status when downloading data from the Gasglass Handheld

F. Read Data LogsThis downloads the data from the connected Gasglass Handheld. See; How to connect to a PC

G. Downloaded dataShows all downloaded data from the Gasglass Handheld.

H. Sync GGHandheldSends the current time and date to the Gasglass Handheld. Please check that the time and date settings are correct on the PC. It is important that the time and date is up to date on the Gasglass Handheld as this information will show on the downloaded data logs. NOTE! PC communication needs to be activated from the Gasglass Handheld device.

I. and J. Shows the correct time and date of the PC.

NOTE! Save data before closing software.

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15 Troubleshooting the PC software.

Problem:NodataisdownloadedfromGasglassHandheldwhenselectingReadDataLog(s).ReadthemessagesintheTransferStatuswindowinthePCsoftware

Message:Datatransfererror:invalidportnumber,openingofCOM6failed

Actions: a.CheckthattherightCOMportisselected.Pleasesee;HowtofindtherightCOMportfromthePCb.CheckthattheprovidedUSBcableisconnectedtothePCandtheGasglass Handheldc.CheckthattheGasglasshandheldturnedond.CheckthattheGasglasshandheldisin“PCCONNECT”mode.

Message:COMtimeout

Actions:a.EnablePCConnectionfromtheGasglassHandheldPleasesee;UsingtheSparklikeLCDScreenb.Checkthecommunicationport.

Message:NostoreddatainGasglassHandheld

Actions:a.ThereisnostoreddataintheGasglassHandheld.Makesurethattheloggingfunc-tionisturnedonintheGasglassHandheld.Pleasesee;UsingtheSparklikeLCDScreenNOTE!AllloggeddatawillbeerasedfromtheGasglassHandheldwhendownloadedtothePC.

Problem:Thetimeanddateiswrongonthescreen

Actions:MakesurethatthetimeanddatesettingsarecorrectonthePCthatisinuse.

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16 Registering as a Gasglass Handheld user

ByregisteringasaGasglassHandhelduseryoucanmakesurethatyourdeviceislistedinourdeviceregister.Byregisteringouraftersalescanmakesurethatyouareinformedaboutwhenyourdeviceisdueforcalibrationandifthereisanyupdatesavailable.Theregistrationissimplydonebysendinganemailtoouraftersaleswhereyouinformusaboutthedeviceserialnumberandyourcontactinformation.

Email: [email protected]

17 Annual Calibration of the Gasglass Handheld

ThemanufacturersuggeststhattheGasglassHandheldiscalibratedannually.Byper-formingthecalibrationeveryyeartheuserwillmakesurethatthedeviceworksasitshould.Thecalibrationcanonlybeperformedbythemanufacturerorbyany,bythemanufactureraccredited,servicecentre

Inthecalibrationprocessthedeviceischeckedforanyfaultsandwillalsobecleanedatthesametime.Incaseofthattheservicecentrefindsanyfaultsorneedfor updates,theuserwillbeinformedofsuchbeforeanyactionistaken.Theannualcalibrationstepsareasfollows:

1. Contact Sparklike, Ltd by email or by phone of your request. Email: [email protected]: +358 10 387 77 03 Please inform us about the following in this stage:a.Yourrequestb.Yourcontactinformation,returnandbillingaddress.c.Theserialnumberofthedevice(canbefoundontheinfoplate)d.Pleasealsoletusknowifthereisanythingelseyouwhishtoberepairedorupdated

2. When the request is received, Sparklike,Ltd.aftersaleswillinformyouaboutschedulesandprices.Theexpectedcalibrationtimeis2workingdaysplustimeneededforshipment.

3. When confirmation is received,shipthedevicetothefollowingaddress:Pleasewriteanoteplacedwithinthepackagethatstatesyourreturnaddressandcontactperson.

Sparklike, Ltd.Särkiniementie 5 EFIN00210, HelsinkiFinlandPhone: +358 10 387 77 00

4. When Sparklike, Ltd. receives the shipmentandthedeviceislookedover,anotewillbesenttoyouifanyupdatesareavailableorifthereareany-thingthatneedsrepairing.

5. When the all the actions are taken,thedevicewillbereturnedtoyou.

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18 Checking the calibration

WhenmeasuringanIGunit,itisgoodtofollowacertainprocedure.Thesequenceisperformedbytaking15singlemeasurementsrightaftereachotherforeachIG.Themeasurementspotisalsotobechangedaftereachsinglemeasurement.Pleaseseepicturebelowfortheareawithintoperformthesinglemeasurements.Anormalpro-cedureistotakethefirstmeasurementatthelefttopoftheunit,takingatotalof15measurementsmovingthemeasurementhandledownslightlyaftereachmeasure-mentuntilreachingthebottomofthemeasurementarea.Repeatthisontheothersideoftheunit.

18.1 Calibration check withpre-filledIGunits

Thecalibrationcheckisdonebypre-manufacturingabatchofIGUs.TheIGUsaretobefilledwithArgongasanditissuggestedthattheconcentrationexceeds85%Argonforthetesttobereliable.Thebestconcentrationlevelforthisisover90%andunder95%Argon.Itisalsosuggestedthatatleast5IGUs,preferably10IGUsaremadeatthesametime.TheideawiththistestisthatithastobedonethefirsttimewhentheGasglassdevicereachesthecustomerasinthisstage wecanbesurethatthedeviceiswithin calibrationlimits. E.g.10unitsareproducedandmeasured.Pleasefollowmeasurementinstructionsforeachunit.

The result might be as follows:. Day 1IGU#1 92%ArIGU#2 90%ArIGU#3 85%ArIGU#4 91%ArIGU#5 88%ArIGU#6 89%ArIGU#7 83%ArIGU#8 90%ArIGU#9 92%ArIGU#10 93%Ar

Writedownthemeasurementresultsandstorethem.E.g.onastickerontheIGU.Forbestperformancetheresultsshouldbeanaverageofseveralmeasurementstakenfromthesameunit.

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Thesame10IGUsaremeasuredagainafter1weekandtheresultisasfollows:. Day1 Day 7IGU#1 92% 91.5%ArIGU #2 90% 70% ArIGU#3 85% 85%ArIGU#4 91% 90.5%ArIGU#5 88% 87.5%ArIGU #6 89% 73% ArIGU#7 83% 82.5%ArIGU #8 90% 86% ArIGU#9 92% 91%ArIGU#10 93% 92.5%Ar

WecanseethatonlyforafewIGUshasthepercentagechangedextensively.Alsonotethatthepercentageforthesehasdropped.FromthiswecanconcludethattheArgonhasleakedoutfromthesefewIGUs.FortheotherIGUsthepercentagehaschangedonlyslightly,thiscanbebecauseofhomogenisationwithintheunit.Thechangeisstillsosmallthatitisnottobetakenintoaccount.TheIGUsthathasbeenleakingistobechangedfornewones. Againsometimehaspassedandtheunitsaretestedagainandtheresultsareasfollows:

. Day1 Day 7 Day 30IGU#1 92% 91.5%Ar 80%IGU#2 90% 89.5%Ar 50%IGU#3 85% 85%Ar 70%IGU#4 91% 90.5%Ar 74%IGU#5 88% 87.5%Ar 72%IGU#6 89% 89.5%Ar 71% IGU#7 83% 82.5%Ar 65%IGU#8 90% 89.5%Ar 75%IGU#9 92% 91%Ar 79%IGU#1093% 92.5%Ar 78%

WecannowseethattheALLthemeasurementshasdroppeddramatically.Itispos-siblebutnotlikelythatALLtheunitshavebeenleakingthismuchandthereforewecanwithhighconfidencesuspectthatthecalibrationoftheGasglasshaschanged.

Iftheresultsofthemeasurementsintheprevioustestwouldhavebeenasfollows:

. Day1 Day 7 Day 30IGU#1 92% 91.5%Ar 93%IGU#2 90% 89.5%Ar 92%IGU#3 85% 85%Ar 94%IGU#4 91% 90.5%Ar 95%IGU#5 88% 87.5%Ar 92%IGU#6 89% 89.5%Ar 93% IGU#7 83% 82.5%Ar 92%IGU#8 90% 89.5%Ar 91%IGU#9 92% 91%Ar 95%IGU#1093% 92.5%Ar 96%

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Wecanseethatallthemeasurementresultshaverisen.ThisisnotTHEORETICALLYpossibleandthereforewecanbequitesurethatthecalibrationoftheGasglasshaschanged.

Inthetwolastcases,pleasecontactyourlocaldistributororSparklike,ltd.direct.

18.2 Checkingthecalibrationwithpremixedgas.

OnemoreprecisewayofcheckingthecalibrationoftheGasglassdeviceisusingknownpremixedgastofillIGUs.TheideaofthetestisthesameaswhenusingprefilledIGUsbuttheuserwillknowwhatheshouldexpectfromthetestresults.

Theprocedureisasfollows:

a. Order premixed gas from you local gas supplier. Suggested mix is 90% Argon and 10% compressed Air. Notethatthemixseldomisexactlywhatyouhaveordered.Thesupplierwillstatetheirfillpercentageonthebottle.Thenotewillalsostateapossibleerrorinthemixedgas.Pleasetakethisintoconsideration.Notealso:compressedairconsistof20,9%O2and79%N2.

b. Build a system as the picture to the right shows.

MakesureyouhaveanairtightsystemthatwillnotleakMakesurethatyouregulatethein-flowinggasotherwisetheIGUwillEXPLODERegulatetheflowtoapproximately1l/minuteflowthroughadiam.4mmtubeThisshouldbemonitored!

c. Calculate the volume of your IGUVolume(V)=Width*Height*Depth,resultshouldbein“litres”

d. Fill the unitCalculatethetimeoffillingtheunitTimetofill(t)=V/Flow

e. Over fill the unit by at least 4 timesRegardless,unitsize,flowitatleast1minute.

f. Measure the unitLettheunitsettleafterfillingfor30seconds.Performthemeasurementasinstructedearlier,seepoint2.1

Sparklike, Ltd. Uses and also suggests an IGU that is of the size:

Width: 350mmHeight: 350mmThickness: 12mmGlass 1: 4 mm clear floatSpacer: 12 mm (metallic)Glass 2: 4 mm LowE coating

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19 AppendixA:GasglassArgonCalibration

TheGasglassHandheldisfactorycalibratedtoArgonpriortoshipment.Thecalibra-tionisdonebymeasuringthefollowingconcentrationsofArgonina4mmfloat–12mmspacer–4mmLow-EIGunit:

Argon:97.5% Air:2.5%Argon:95% Air:5%Argon:90% Air:10%Argon:85% Air:15%Argon:80% Air:20%Argon:70% Air:30%Argon:50% Air:50%Argon:0% Air:100%

Theoriginalcalibrationdataisprovidedwiththeinstrument.IftheGasglassHand-heldismaintainedproperlythecalibrationshouldnotchangeovertime.TheGas-glassHandheldcalibrationshouldbetestedonaregularbasis.Ifthecalibrationhaschanged,pleaseconsultyourdistributororSparklikeforinformationonhowtochangethecalibration.

19.1 Accuracy of the device:

The accuracy of the Gasglass Handheld is stated to be within the following specifications:Thetestunitismeasured15times.Thelimitsofthedifferencebetweentheargonconcentration(Ar%)inthetestunitandthemeasuredaverageof15measurements(Δ15)are: Ar% 100 97,5959085807570656050Δ15 ±0,50 ±0,50 ±0,50 ±1,00 ±2,00 ±3,00 ±3,50 ±3,50 ±3,50 ±3,50 ±3,50

Thestandarddeviationfirstconfidenceinterval(68%ofthereadings)mustalsofitinsidethelimits.Thelowestmeasurableconcentrationisapproximately50%

NOTE! Lowest measurable concentration is approx. 50%NOTE! The accuracy is tested to be according to the specifications at the time of shipping for a 4-12-4Low-E IG unit.

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20 APPENDIX B: Gasglass Krypton Calibration

ThefoundationfortheGasglassHandheldislaidbyaveryextensiveresearchforthedetectionofArgonconcentrations.AsasideresultofthistheKryptonmeasurementfeaturewasachieved.ThereforethecalibrationforKryptonwillnotbeasaccurateastheArgoncalibration,neitherwillthefieldofusebethesame.Asseveralcustomershasaskedforthisfeature,Sparklike,Ltddecidedtoprovidethisfeature,thoughonadifferentaccuracylevelthantheArgoncalibration.ThisdocumentgivesanindicationonwhattheactualaccuracyandfieldsofuseisfortheKryptoncalibration. 20.1 KRYPTON ACCURAY LIMITS

InthegraphbelowthestandarddeviationlimitscanbeeseenforKryptoncalibration.

Test Unit: 4-12-4OptithermSNLowESize: 350*350mmSpacer bar: 12mmAluminiumPrimary sealant: PolyisobutyleneSecondary sealant: Polysulfide

Kr% 100 959085 80Δ15 ±1.0 ±1.0 ±2.0 ±5.0 ±5.0

NOTE: The accuracy of the Gasglass Handheld is measured for the above mentioned IG only*. If the IG type differs from this, the accuracy is not guaranteed. The Gasglass Handheld instrument may show slightly different readings depending on the kind of IG units currently being measured.

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22 AppendixC:TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS

Overall Dimensions: 265*190*90 mmWeight: 2 kgOperating Conditions: +10-+35 °C Humidity: 0-90% R.H. Non-condensingMain Power Supply: 16,8 VLi-ionbattery 2 AhPower Consumption: 40 WBattery Charger: Li-ionbatterycharger,4cellsConnectors: USBandBatterychargingDisplay: 128*64pixelLCDdisplayMeasurement time: 1 sSoftware: GasglassHandhelddataloggingsoftware forPCandcommunicationdrivers.Data logging capability: Approximately1900measurements

Manufacutrer:

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