Wavewin Sniffer 24 Manual-4

TM
WAVEWIN SNIFFER 24
Disturbance Monitor
Operation & Maintenance
Guide
SOFTSTUF, INC.
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Last Update: 05 / 24 / 2012
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Preface
This operations and maintenance guide provides detailed descriptive information and user instructions for
operating the Wavewin Sniffer 24 Disturbance Monitoring (Sniffer) device. This document is intended for
use by individuals working in protection, engineering, and system operations.
A detailed technical description of the Sniffer and operational examples are included.
The manual is divided into the following Chapters:
Chapter 1:
Introduction
General Information
Chapter 2:
Specifications
Hardware Specifications
Chapter 3:
Installation
Installing the Hardware and Software
Chapter 4:
System Software
Software Applications Description
Chapter 5:
System Settings
General and Channel Settings Information
Appendix A:
System Keys
Shortcut Keys and Button Functionality
Appendix B:
Hardware Specifications
Sensor Specifications
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 ............................................................................................................................... 1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1
Overview ............................................................................................................................. 1
Sensors ............................................................................................................................... 3
Event Reports ..................................................................................................................... 3
Measurements and Calculations ......................................................................................... 4
Waveform Captures and Triggers ........................................................................................ 5
Applications ......................................................................................................................... 5
Features .............................................................................................................................. 5
CHAPTER 2 ............................................................................................................................... 7
Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 7
Processor Specifications ..................................................................................................... 7
Recorder Specifications....................................................................................................... 7
Optional Equipment ............................................................................................................. 7
GPS Satellite Clock:.......................................................................................................................... 7
IRIG-B ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Surge Protector ................................................................................................................................. 8
Monitor / Keyboard: ........................................................................................................................... 8
Current Sensors ................................................................................................................................ 8
Voltage Sensors ................................................................................................................................ 9
Other Sensors ................................................................................................................................. 10
CHAPTER 3 ............................................................................................................................. 11
Installation ........................................................................................................................... 11
Installing the Recorder....................................................................................................... 11
Connecting the Sensors .................................................................................................... 11
Upgrading the Software ..................................................................................................... 11
Running the Software ........................................................................................................ 13
Version Information ........................................................................................................... 13
Technical Support ............................................................................................................. 14
CHAPTER 4 ............................................................................................................................. 15
System Software ................................................................................................................. 15
Configuration and Polling .................................................................................................. 15
Device Configuration ....................................................................................................................... 15
IEEE Long File Naming Format ...................................................................................................... 16
Channel Settings ............................................................................................................................. 17
Channel Titles ................................................................................................................................. 19
Configuration Tab ........................................................................................................................... 19
Triggering Tab ................................................................................................................................. 20
Calibration Tab ................................................................................................................................ 21
Data Monitor.................................................................................................................................... 22
Configuration File ............................................................................................................................ 23
File Properties ................................................................................................................................. 23
File management and Analysis .......................................................................................... 25

Event and SOE Formats ................................................................................................................. 25
File Table ........................................................................................................................................ 26
SOE Files ........................................................................................................................................ 27
Event Summary .............................................................................................................................. 27
Event Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 29
Navigating ....................................................................................................................................... 30
Setting the Cursor Bars ................................................................................................................... 31
Data Bar .......................................................................................................................................... 31
Reference Bar ................................................................................................................................. 31
RMS Bar.......................................................................................................................................... 31
Fault Bar.......................................................................................................................................... 32
Horizontal Bars ............................................................................................................................... 32
Marking, Deleting, and Restoring Channels ................................................................................... 32
Scaling Analog Channels ................................................................................................................ 32
Zooming Channels .......................................................................................................................... 33
Viewing Analog Data ....................................................................................................................... 33
Viewing Digital Data ........................................................................................................................ 36
CHAPTER 5 ............................................................................................................................. 37
System Settings .................................................................................................................. 37
General Device Settings .................................................................................................... 37
Calibrating the Sensors ..................................................................................................... 38
Manual Calibration .......................................................................................................................... 39
Automatic Calibration ...................................................................................................................... 41
Calibration Fields ............................................................................................................................ 42
Setting Triggers ................................................................................................................. 43

Current Detection ............................................................................................................................ 44
APPENDIX-A ............................................................................................................................. 1
System Keys ......................................................................................................................... 1
Sniffer Configuration & Polling ............................................................................................. 1
File Manager ....................................................................................................................... 2
Query Fields ........................................................................................................................ 3
Analysis ............................................................................................................................... 3
APPENDIX-B ............................................................................................................................. 1
HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 1
Clothespin Sensor (CS-HE-CPL) ......................................................................................... 1
Output Signals .................................................................................................................................. 1
Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 1
Split-Core CT Sensor (CS-SC-200) ..................................................................................... 3

Output Signals .................................................................................................................................. 3
Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 3
Solid-Ring CT Sensor (CS-SR-150) .................................................................................... 5

Output Signals .................................................................................................................................. 5
Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 5
AC/DC Voltage Sensor (VS-OA-500) .................................................................................. 7

Output Signals .................................................................................................................................. 7
Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 7
AC Voltage Sensor (VS-VT-600) ......................................................................................... 9

Output Signals .................................................................................................................................. 9
Specifications .................................................................................................................................... 9
Temperature Sensor (TS-LM-212)..................................................................................... 11

Output Signals ................................................................................................................................ 11
Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 11
Dry Contact Sensor (DCS-01/5) ........................................................................................ 13

Output Signals ................................................................................................................................ 13
Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 13
IRIG-B (CBL-IRIG-B) ......................................................................................................... 15

Output Signals ................................................................................................................................ 15
Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 15
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1.1 PORTABLE UNIT ....................................................................................................................... 1
FIGURE 1.2 RACK MOUNT UNIT................................................................................................................... 1
FIGURE 1.3 DIFFERENTIAL ANALOG INPUTS W IRING DIAGRAM ...................................................................... 2
FIGURE 1.4 REAR PANEL ............................................................................................................................ 2
FIGURE 1.5 TRIGGER PROPERTIES .............................................................................................................. 4
FIGURE 3.1 RJ45 CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................... 11
FIGURE 3.2 START SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................ 12
FIGURE 3.3 CREATE INSTALL PATH ........................................................................................................... 12
FIGURE 3.4 FINISH SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................ 13
FIGURE 3.5 ABOUT W INDOW ..................................................................................................................... 14
FIGURE 4.1 CONFIGURATION AND POLLING SOFTWARE .............................................................................. 15
FIGURE 4.2 DEVICE CONFIGURATION FIELDS ............................................................................................. 16
FIGURE 4.3 CHANNEL SETTINGS ............................................................................................................... 17
FIGURE 4.4 CONFIGURATION TAB.............................................................................................................. 20
FIGURE 4.5 TRIGGERING TAB.................................................................................................................... 21
FIGURE 4.6 CALIBRATION TAB................................................................................................................... 22
FIGURE 4.7 DATA MONITOR ...................................................................................................................... 23
FIGURE 4.8 SAVE CHANGES ..................................................................................................................... 23
FIGURE 4.9 FILE PROPERTIES ................................................................................................................... 24
FIGURE 4.10 FILE MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS APPLICATION (W AVEWIN).................................................. 26
FIGURE 4.11 FILE TABLE PROPERTIES DIALOG .......................................................................................... 27
FIGURE 4.12 SOE FILE ............................................................................................................................ 27
FIGURE 4.13 EVENT SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. 28
FIGURE 4.14 EVENT ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................. 30
FIGURE 5.1 GENERAL DEVICE SETTINGS ................................................................................................... 37
FIGURE 5.2 FILE PROPERTIES DIALOG....................................................................................................... 38
FIGURE 5.3 CALIBRATION TAB................................................................................................................... 39
FIGURE 5.4 CALIBRATION SESNORS .......................................................................................................... 39
FIGURE 5.5 MANUALLY CALIBRATE SENSORS STEP 1 .............................................................................. 40
FIGURE 5.8 TRIGGER TAB ......................................................................................................................... 43
FIGURE 5.9 TRIGGER REGIONS ................................................................................................................. 44
FIGURE 5.10 DC + AC SIGNAL ................................................................................................................. 44
FIGURE 5.11 TRIGGER SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 44
FIGURE 5.12 HYSTERESIS REGION............................................................................................................ 45
FIGURE B.1 CLOTHESPIN CURRENT SENSOR (MODEL# CS-HE-CPL) ...................................................... B.1
FIGURE B.2 SPLIT-CORE CT CURRENT SENSOR (MODEL# CS-SC-200) .................................................. B.3
FIGURE B.3 SOLID-RING CT CURRENT SENSOR (MODEL# CS-SR-150) ................................................... B.5
FIGURE B.4 AC/DC VOLTAGE SENSOR (MODEL# VS-OA-500) ................................................................ B.7
FIGURE B.5 AC VOLTAGE SENSOR (MODEL# VS-VT-600) ...................................................................... B.9
FIGURE B.6 TEMPERATURE SENSOR (MODEL# TS-LM-212) .................................................................. B.11
FIGURE B.7 DRY CONTACT SENSOR (MODEL# DCS-01/5)..................................................................... B.13
FIGURE B.8 IRIG-B (MODEL# CBL-IRIG-B) ......................................................................................... B.15
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1.1 SENSORS LIST ........................................................................................................................... 3
TABLE 4.1 DEVICE CONFIGURATION FIELDS ............................................................................................... 16
TABLE 4.2 LONG FILE NAMING FORMAT ..................................................................................................... 16
TABLE 4.3 CHANNEL SETTINGS ................................................................................................................. 19
TABLE 4.4 FILE PROPERTIES FIELDS ......................................................................................................... 25
TABLE 4.5 EVENT SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 29
TABLE 4.6 PEAK TO PEAK ANALOG TABLE COLUMNS ................................................................................. 34
TABLE 4.7 SINUSOIDAL RMS CALIBRATED ANALOG TABLE COLUMNS ......................................................... 35
TABLE 4.8 LOAD FILES ANALOG TABLE COLUMNS ...................................................................................... 35
TABLE 4.9 DIGITAL TABLE COLUMNS ......................................................................................................... 36
TABLE 5.1 CALIBRATION FIELDS ................................................................................................................ 42
TABLE 5.2 TRIGGER REGIONS ................................................................................................................... 43
TABLE 5.3 TRIGGER FIELDS ...................................................................................................................... 45
TABLE B.1 CLOTHESPIN MALE CONNECTOR ............................................................................................ B.1
TABLE B.2 CLOTHESPIN SPECS............................................................................................................... B.2
TABLE B.3 SPLIT-CORE CT MALE CONNECTOR ....................................................................................... B.3
TABLE B.4 SPLIT-CORE CT SPECS ......................................................................................................... B.3
TABLE B.5 SOLID-RING CT MALE CONNECTOR........................................................................................ B.5
TABLE B.6 SOLID-RING CT SPECS .......................................................................................................... B.5
TABLE B.7 AC/DC VOLTAGE SENSOR FEMALE CONNECTOR .................................................................... B.7
TABLE B.8 AC/DC VOLTAGE SENSOR SPECS .......................................................................................... B.8
TABLE B.9 AC VOLTAGE SENSOR FEMALE CONNECTOR .......................................................................... B.9
TABLE B.10 AC VOLTAGE SENSOR SPECS .............................................................................................. B.9
TABLE B.11 TEMPERATURE SENSOR MALE CONNECTOR ....................................................................... B.11
TABLE B.12 TEMPERATURE SENSOR SPECS.......................................................................................... B.11
TABLE B.13 DRY CONTACT SENSOR ..................................................................................................... B.13
TABLE B.14 DRY CONTACT SENSOR SPECS .......................................................................................... B.13
TABLE B.15 IRIG-B MALE CONNECTOR ................................................................................................ B.15
TABLE B.16 IRIG-B SPECS .................................................................................................................. B.15
Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction
OVERVIEW
The Sniffer is a high accuracy, high speed analog to digital recorder. The recorder has 24 differential
analog input channels with 16-bit
bit resolution and up to 21.6 KHz per channel sampling frequency (360
samples/cycle). Refer to figure 1.3. It is enclosed in a 19 inch rack mount case that can also be mounted
in a portable case. Refer to figures 1.1 and 1.2.
Figure 1.1 Portable Unit
Figure 1.2 Rack Mount Unit

less processor at an operating temperature of -30C
30C to +70
+70 C. It accepts
The Sniffer is rugged, with a fan-less
multiple sensor types on any input port to monitor AC and/or DC Voltages and Currents. It is a
an
investigative tool forr troubleshooting, timing and monitoring. It may also be used as a permanent
disturbance monitor with Ethernet network connectivity. It has user defined triggers on any or all
channels.
Figure 1.3 Differential Analog

nalog Inputs Wiring Diagram
safely be connected to equipment without any circuit interruption or
Utilizing the system sensors it can sa
without removing
moving equipment from service. It is ideally
ly suited for deployment and capture of transient
events or static testing. Users may connect an optional monitor, keyboard and mouse
mouse. Refer to figure 1.4.
85 - 265VAC /
120 - 370VDC
Ethernet Port
Reset Switch
Figure 1.4 Rear Panel
Status LEDs
4 COM Ports
2 USB Ports
Monitor Port
Mouse and
Keyboard
Ports
The Sniffer uses the Wavewin software for data capture, file management, and waveform analysis. Serial
ports are provided for connecting to and polling other IEDs (refer to the Wavewin Device Manager
manual).
SENSORS
A variety of sensors can be used to monitor AC and/or DC Voltages and Currents. The sensors are nonintrusive which does not require circuit interruption or removing equipment from service. The sensors are
connected to the Sniffer via RJ45 connectors. The RJ45 connectors minimize installation and
replacement time and reduce repair time in case the sensors need to be switched out. The ability to
quickly replace sensors simplifies bench testing allowing for the sensors to be replaced in only a few
minutes. Below is a list of available sensors:
Sensor
Part Number
Range
Accuracy
AC Split-Core CT Current
CS-SC-200
0.01 to 200 amps
0.5%
AC Solid-Ring CT Current
CS-SR-150
0.01 to 150 Amps
0.25%
AC/DC Clothespin Current
CS-HE-CPL
0.5 to 50 Amps
2%
AC/DC Voltage
VS-OA-500
0 to 500 Volts
0.5%
AC Voltage
VS-VT-600
0 to 600 Volts AC
0.5%
Temperature
TS-LM-212
-40 to 212 F
+/- 35.6 F
Dry Contact
DCS-01/5
0 to 5 Volts
0 to 90%
IRIG-B
CBL-IRIG-B
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Table 1.1 Sensors List

Refer to Appendix B for detailed sensor specifications.
EVENT REPORTS
The Sniffer generates unfiltered events when a trigger is encountered on any of the 24 programmed
channels. Each channel can be programmed to trigger on RMS, Instantaneous, Magnitude or Angle. The
trigger level is specified by the programming engineer. A digital channel is added when a trigger occurs
on an analog channel. The digital channel displays the trigger start and end time along with the length of
the trigger state.
The duration of the event file (in cycles) is also specified by the user. In the Sniffers File Properties dialog
enter the number of pre-fault and post-fault cycles. Refer to figure 1.5. It is advisable not to exceed 3
seconds for a files duration (180 cycles total). Any file over 3 seconds becomes difficult to analyze. The
default values for pre-fault = 6 cycles and post-fault = 54 cycles (saving 1 second files).
The sampling frequency is specified by the user. The default value is 3000 Hz.
A text based SOE report is also generated for each triggered event. The SOE report contains the
following fields:
Trigger Date
Trigger Time
Duration of Trigger in milliseconds
Maximum Value during the Trigger State
Primary / Secondary Scale
Primary / Secondary Ratio Order of Trigger
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Channel Title
Device Name
Group Name (Station)
All event files and SOE files are saved in the user defined trigger path. The trigger path is defaulted to
c:\Wavewin\Triggers. The Sniffer has a built in processor with 16 Gigabytes of flash drive. The number of
events stored in the Sniffer is limited to the space available on the 16 Gigabyte flash drive.
Figure 1.5 Trigger Properties
MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS
Voltages:
Currents:
Temperature:
Targets:
Frequency:
Components:
Location:
Power:
Keys:
Duration:
A, B, C line to neutral phases

A, B, C phases and neutral
Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Celsius
DC signatures (relay trip)
Cyclic, delta T, instantaneous
Negative, zero, positive sequences
Single/Double ended
Active, reactive, power factor
Zero crossings/peaks
Up to 22k scans w/user settings
Rate:
Standards:
Timing:
Up to 360 samples/cycle
C37.111, C37.114, C37.118, C37.232
IRIG-B/PPS (0.2 millisecond accuracy)
WAVEFORM CAPTURES AND TRIGGERS
Disturbance:
Periodic:
Triggers:
Settings:
Hysteresis:
Continuous capture (1 - 5 minutes)

1 second - 15 minute averages (daily)
Instantaneous (spike filters)
RMS (recursive, 1 cycle seed)
Peak (recursive DFT)
Phase (user defined reference)
Harmonic/Frequency (custom)
Less than (raw or absolute)
Equal to (raw or absolute)
Greater than (raw or absolute)
Rate of change (for any trigger)
Persistence (in milliseconds)
Boundary (upper and lower)
APPLICATIONS
Dynamic circuit breaker timing

Control circuit timing
Dynamic protective relay operation timing
Capture switching transients
Transformer inrush
Tap changer smooth voltage progression
Troubleshooting
Unattended event monitoring
Automation process control
Connects to various DFRs, SERs and IEDs
Geomagnetic disturbance monitoring
FEATURES
AC / DC current monitoring
AC / DC voltage monitoring
Up to 21.6 KHz sampling frequency
Up to 360 samples per cycle
24 analog input channels
Dry contact monitor
Non intrusive current and voltage sensors
User defined triggers on all channels
Unattended data capture and file storage
Universal power supply 85-265VAC, 120-370VDC
Chapter 2: Specifications
Specifications
This chapter lists the specifications for the processor, recorder and available sensors.
PROCESSOR SPECIFICATIONS
The processor specifications are listed below.
Specifications:
SBC:
RAM:
USB Ports:
Serial Ports:
Networking:
Memory:
Input power:
Power:
Operating Temp:
Shock:
Vibration:
Dimensions (inches):
Weight (portable):
Intel ATOM N450 (1.66 GHz)

1GB
(2) USB 2.0
(4) RS-232 (2) RS 232/485
10/100/1000 Mbps
16GB flash drive
85-265VAC, 120-370VDC
20W
-40C to +85C
IEC 68-2-27
MIL-STD-810E 514.4
19 x 15 x 3.5
20 lbs
RECORDER SPECIFICATIONS
The recorder specifications are listed below.
Recorder Specifications:
Inputs:
24 channels (differential)
16
Resolution:
16-bit A/D resolution (2 or 65,536 steps)
o
Skew Factor:
0.5 max (parallel sampling)
Sample Rate:
Up to 21.6 KHz / channel (360 samples/sec)
Input mode:
Differential
Input ranges:
10 V, 5 V, 2 V, 1 V, 0.5 V, 0.2 V, 0.1 V
Accuracy:
< 2LSB after auto-calibration
Operating Temp:
-30C to +70C
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
Optional equipment for the Wavewin Sniffer:
GPS Satellite Clock:

The GPS clock is a full featured, 12 channel, parallel tracking GPS receiver.
Features
Automatic self survey
Single satellite timing mode
Position integrity
Accuracy 15nsec
CMOS level pulse per second PPS output for timing and synchronizing applications
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IRIG-B
It transmits the IRIG-B protocol for time synchronization from the GPS Satellite Controlled Clock to the
Sniffer. The IRIG-B cable is part coaxial cable and part twisted pair cable. The coax cable segment is
terminated with a BNC Male connector and the twisted pair cable is terminated with an RJ45 male
connector to carry the un-modulated IRIG-B signals to the Sniffer. Assembled in 1 ft segments using BNC
T-Type adapters the cable can transmit IRIG-B signals to multiple Sniffers.
Coaxial Cable:
Coaxial Connector:
Coaxial Cable Length:
Mating Connector:
Output Cable:
Output Cable Conn.:
Output Cable Length:
Stranded Copper
BNC Male Twist On
1 ft Segment
BNC T-type Adapter
Stranded Twisted Pair
RJ45 Male
1 ft Segment
Surge Protector
Optional Surge Protectors
125 VDC Surge Protector
120 VAC Surge Protector
Monitor / Keyboard:
Ruggedized portable metal suite case.
3mm impact-resistant LCD screen glass
101 key keyboard touch pad
6 KVM cable
Connectors:
1 x D-Sub 15 pin (female) for VGA
1 x P/S 2 for Keyboard
1 x P/S 2 for Mouse
Construction: Aluminum alloy portable suite case with rubber corner bumpers
LCD Panel Size: 17"
Max. Resolution: 1280x1024
Brightness (cd/m^): 200 nit
Contrast Ratio: 350:1
Response Time: 35 ms Universal Power Supply 85-265Vac, 120-370Vdc
LCD MTBF: 50,000 hours
Colors: 16M
Power Supply : 85V~264V AC input
Color: Black
Operation Temperature: 0 to 55 degrees C (32 to 131 degrees F)
Weight: 20lb
Dimensions: 17.25"(W) x 3.30"(D) x 13.38"(H)
Current Sensors
Below is a list of the current sensors available. Refer to Appendix B for more detailed sensor information.
Clothespin Current Sensor
Non-Intrusive, Small, Clamp On AC/DC Sensor
Hall-effect Technology
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Less than 10 Microseconds Response Time

Locking Mechanism
Very High Sensitivity
Very Low Noise
Shielded Enclosure (curved mu-metal strip)
Single Cable for Power and Output Signals
Split-Core CT Current Sensor

Clamp On Current Sensor
Current Transformer Technology
Non-Intrusive Installation
Sensitive to AC Currents (0.1 to 200 Amps)
Secure Hinge and Snap Locking Mechanism
Very Low Noise
High Sensitivity
Analog Output Voltage
Solid-Ring CT Current Sensor
Precision CT for Metering
Current Transformer Technology
Compact Epoxy Molding
Sensitive to AC Currents (0.1 to 150 Amps)
Confirms to ANSI C12xx and IEC 62053.22
Very Low Noise
High Sensitivity
Voltage Sensors
Below is a list of the voltage sensors available. Refer to Appendix B for more detailed sensor information.
AC/DC Voltage Sensor
Small, Rugged, Voltage Sensor
+/- 500 V Peak Max Voltage Input
Accurate AC/DC Voltage Measurements
DC to 5 KHz Bandwidth
High Accuracy +/- 0.05%
DIN Rail Mounts
UL, CUL Certified
Fused Input
AC Voltage Sensor
Small, Rugged, Voltage Sensor
600 V Max Input Voltage
Accurate AC Voltage Measurements
50 to 400 Hz Bandwidth
Accuracy 0.5%
Panel Mounts
UL, CUL Certified
Fused Input
Other Sensors
Below is a list of other sensors available.
Temperature Sensor
2 Inch Stainless Steel Probe
Water Proof Enclosure
Wide Operating Range
Directly Calibrated in Kelvin
Powered from the Receiver (no additional power needed)
Dry Contact Sensor
Small, Lightweight Sensor
Rugged Binding Posts
Single Cable for Output Signals
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Chapter 3: Installation
Installation
This chapter explains installation of the Wavewin Sniffer 24 Disturbance Monitor (Sniffer), connecting the
sensors, upgrading and running the software.
INSTALLING THE RECORDER

To install and connect the Sniffer safely the user must be familiar with substation equipment installation.
Rack Mount
Select a position on the rack mount frame to allow access to all the circuits that will be monitored. Secure
the device with four rack mount screws, two on each side on the front of the device.
Portable Unit
Position the portable unit to allow access to all monitored circuits. Remove the front and back covers.
Sniffer Startup Procedure 1 (Configuration - first time): follow the steps below.
1. Connect the LCD and the PS\2 keyboard-mouse before connecting power to the Sniffer.
2. Connect the power (AC power cable provided). There is no on/off switch, the unit will boot up and
the Sniffer configuration software will automatically run when power is connected.
3. Before configuring the Sniffer software, click End Recorder to stop the device software from
polling. Connect the sensors, and then configure the software.
4. Optional: (remove the LCD and the keyboard-mouse after configuration is complete) Power down
the Sniffer, turn off the LCD and remove both LCD and keyboard-mouse.
5. Connect power to the sniffer.
Sniffer Startup Procedure 2 (Reconnecting LCD and keyboard-mouse): follow the steps below.
1. In case the LCD and keyboard-mouse were removed after configuring the Sniffer. Before
reconnecting them, power down the Sniffer first, then reconnect the LCD and keyboard-mouse.
2. Power up the Sniffer and press F8 at startup to boot in Safe Mode.
3. When in safe mode, run the video controller software and follow the steps on the screen.
4. Power down the Sniffer, turn LCD off then reconnect power to the Sniffer and turn the LCD on.
CONNECTING THE SENSORS

The sensors are connected to the recorder using RJ45 ports. Refer to figure 3.1.
Figure 3.1 RJ45 Connectors
UPGRADING THE SOFTWARE

In the event an upgrade to the Sniffer software in needed follow the instructions for upgrading with a USB
Key drive.
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USB Key: To install the software using a USB Key drive, place the USB Key into one of the two USB
ports. Open Windows Explorer (right click on the Start menu and select the Explorer menu option)
navigate to the USB drive select the folder where the Wavewin Sniffer 24 software is located and double
click on the install.exe application.
The installation instructions are listed in the following:
Figure 3.2 Start Software Installation

The default destination folder path is C:\Wavewin. To change the default path either type in a new install
path or click on the browse button to select an existing directory.
The destination folder is the location where all the files are to be copied.
Click Next to start the installation.
Figure 3.3 Create Install Path

Click Yes to create the path.
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Figure 3.4 Finish Software Installation

The software upgrade is now complete click Finish to end the installation.
To restart the software double click on the Wavewin Sniffer 24 icon installed on the desktop.
RUNNING THE SOFTWARE

An icon for the configuration and polling software (Wavewin Sniffer 24) is installed on the desktop. To run
the configuration and polling software click on the Wavewin Sniffer 24 icon. To run the Wavewin software
click on the View Files button located at the bottom of the configuration and polling window.
VERSION INFORMATION
To view the current version number and release date of the Wavewin Sniffer 24 configuration and polling
software, click on the About button.
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Figure 3.5 About Window
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Although this system is easy to use and understand, at some point you may encounter a technical
question, feel that the system has improperly operated, or have suggestions for future improvements. In
either case, contact SoftStuf using one of the following methods:
Phone: 215-922-6880 800-818-3463, hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mon- Fri, (EST).
Fax:
215-625-2497, response time is 24 hours.
E-mail: support@softstuf.com, response time 24 hours.
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Chapter 4: System Software
System Software
This chapter describes the 2 software applications pre-installed on the Sniffer, the configuration and
polling software (Wavewin Sniffer 24) and the file management and analysis software (Wavewin). The
following sections explain each application.
CONFIGURATION AND POLLING

The configuration and polling software is used to configure the device and for starting and stopping the
polling process. There are 2 main sections, the device configuration and the channel settings. Refer to
figure 4.1.
Figure 4.1 Configuration and Polling Software
Device Configuration
The 4 fields located in the device configuration section are used to set the general configuration for the
device. Refer to figure 4.2. Enter the station where the device is located, the name of the device, the
company that owns the device and the time code where the device is located. When entering information
into these 4 fields do not include the following characters:
: ? / \ < > * | @ #
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These 4 fields are used to compose the IEEE long file name for the event and SOE files. Refer to IEEE
Long File Naming Format section for more information. Microsoft does not permit the above characters
in a filename.
Figure 4.2 Device Configuration Fields

The table below defines each field in the device configuration section.
Field
Station
Device
Company
Time Code
Description
Name of the substation where the device is installed.
Name of the installed device.
Name of the company that owns the device.
Time code where the device is installed. Time is offset from
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Table 4.1 Device Configuration Fields
Default
SUBSTATION
DEVICE
COMPANY
-5
IEEE Long File Naming Format

All event and SOE files are saved using the IEEE long file naming format. The IEEE long file naming
format is a PSRC format used to name time sequenced data files. The file name contains the following 10
fields stored in a comma-delimited fashion:
Example: 000112,123433234,-5S,South Arkey,T4 Breaker,Sun Power,3000.TIS
Field Definitions:
Field
Date
Example
040112
Displayed
01/12/2004
Time
123433234
12:34:33.234
Tcode
-5S
-5S
Substation
South Arkey
South Arkey
Device
T4 Breaker
T4 Breaker
Company
Sun Power
Sun Power
Sampling
3000 Hz
3000
Frequency
Table 4.2 Long File Naming Format
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Definition
The Date field defines the start date of the file.
The date fields are stored as: year (2
characters), month and day.
The time field defines the start time of the file.
The Time fields are defined as: hour, minutes,
seconds and milliseconds.
The Time Code defines the time offset from
GMT time. -5s would be specified for US
Eastern Standard Time. If the start time is
expressed in UT, this field is coded 0z.
Note: GMT is the international abbreviation for
Greenwich Mean Time.
The substation name or code where the
originating device is located.
The device name or code that generated the
file.
The company of the specifed substation.
The files sampling frequency.
Channel Settings
The analog channel settings section defines all the fields needed to configure the connected sensors. The
fields are divided into 5 sections: Channel Titles, Configuration, Triggering, Calibration and the Data
Monitor. Refer to figure 4.3.
Figure 4.3 Channel Settings

The first 8 channels are displayed on the first page and channels 9 through 16 are on the second page
and the last page contains channels 17 through 24. To navigate from field to field use the tab key. To
navigate between rows in an edit field use the up and down arrow keys or use the page up and page
down keys. Click on the scroll bar to move up or down the channels.
The table below defines each field in the channel settings section.
Header
Channel Titles
Description
The name of the channel. By default, the channel title is
named Unused. This field is saved in the first line of the
data file. Click on the header to default all titles to
Unused. (Required)
Configuration - Channel Settings

Sensor
The Sensor field indicates the type of sensor connected
to that port. From the drop down list, select the type of
sensor to be polled. Click on the sensor header to default
both the sensor and unit columns to None.
Unit
The Unit field is directly related to the type of sensor
being polled. The units are automatically associated with
the type of sensor selected.
P/S Ratio
The primary to secondary ratios for AC measurements.
DC primary ratio is always 1/1. Click on the header to
default the column to 1/1.
Calculate Mag/Ang
Calculate the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and
display the Magnitude and Angle values in the data
monitor section. Checked = On. Click on the header to
turn all on or off.
Reference Angle
Defines the DFT reference angle for displaying the angle
Default
Unused
None
None
1/1
Checked (On)
st
1 Channel
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Header
Description
in the data monitor section. Only one channel can be
selected as the reference angle. Click on the header to
default channel one as the referenced angle.
Triggering - Channel Settings

Trig Value
The trigger value to initiate recording. This field along with
the following 6 fields defines when to save an event file to
disk. Trigger values can be defined for monitoring RMS,
Instantaneous, Magnitude or Angle values. Click on the
header to clear all trigger value fields.
Trig Type
The type of values to monitor for the entered trigger
value, RMS, Instantaneous, Magnitude or Angle. Click on
the drop down list and select the desired trigger type.
Click on the header to default all trigger types to Inst.
Duration (ms)
The duration of the trigger before recording an event file.
The duration is measured in milliseconds (ms). Click on
the header to default the column to 0.
Upper Hysteresis
Upper offset for the trigger level
(Upper)
(Trigger Level + Upper Hysteresis = Upper Trigger Level).
Click on the header to default the column to 0.
Lower Hysteresis
Lower offset for trigger level
(Lower)
(Trigger Level - Lower Hysteresis = Lower Trigger Level).
Absolute Values
Take the absolute value of the samples before comparing
them to the entered trigger value. This option is useful in
case the sensor was mistakenly mounted in the reverse
polarity direction. Unchecked = Off. Click on the header to
turn all on or off.
Operator
The logic to use when determining if a trigger level is
active. There are 4 types of options available: greater
than (>), less than (<), equal to (=), or not equal to (<>).
This will allow for monitoring under or over voltage and or
current. Click on the header to default the column to
greater than (>).
Calibration - Channel Settings
Offset
The Offset is a measure of the distance to the zero
reference axis. To set the offset refer to the calibrating
section. Click on the header to default all offset values to
0.
Scale Factor
The Scale Factor is a real number used to scale the raw
data. This field is automatically populated with a default
value when a sensor type is selected. The default values
are listed in the calibrating section. To calibrate the scale
factor refer to the calibrating section. Set this field to 1
before calibrating the sensors that need calibrating. Click
on the header to default the column to the default scale
factor for the selected sensor type.
Calibrate Value
The known value for the calibration process. Enter the
expected amount of current injected into the wire during
the calibration process. This field is automatically
populated with a default value when a sensor type is
selected.
Calibrate
The calibrate check box is used to indicate if the sensor
needs to be calibrated. If checked, the channel will be
calibrated. To calibrate, refer to the Calibrating the
Sensor section. Click on the header to make all channels
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Default
Blank
Inst
Unchecked (Off)
>
Checked
(Active)
Header
DC Cancellation
(DC Cancel)
Range
Description
active or inactive.
Defines if the software should automatically calculate the
offset value for the sensors connected when polling. The
Hall-effect clamp on current sensor may drift off the zero
reference point over time causing the sample values to
be incorrect. Click on the header to turn all on or off.
Voltage Range of the analog channels. It increases the
magnitude of an input signal. Range options are:
10 Volts
5 Volts
2 Volts
1 Volts
0.5 Volts
0.2 Volts
0.1 Volts.
Useful when measuring very low current levels (below 1
amp). Click on the header to default the column to 2
Volts.
Data Monitor - Channel Settings

RMS
The RMS value calculated over a one cycle window. The
vales are displayed when polling begins and cleared
when polling is stopped.
Instantaneous
Amplitude of the input signal at a particular instant. It is
the raw values received from the device minus the offset
value, and multiplied by the scale factor ((raw valuesoffset)*scale factor). The vales are displayed when polling
begins and cleared when polling is stopped.
Magnitude
Magnitude of the input signal. The values are displayed
when the Calculate Mag/Ang check box is checked. The
vales are displayed when polling begins and cleared
when polling is stopped.
Angle
Angle of the input signal. The values are displayed when
the Calculate Mag/Ang check box is checked. The vales
are displayed when polling begins and cleared when
polling is stopped.
Sampling Frequency Enter the desired sampling frequency.
Start/Stop Capture
Click on the Start Capture button to being the polling
process, once the polling starts the button caption will
change to Stop Capture. Click to stop the polling process.
If any errors are encountered a message box will be
displayed.
Table 4.3 Channel Settings
Default
Checked (On)
2 Volts
Blank
Blank
Blank
Blank
3000
Start Capture
Channel Titles
The channel titles are listed on the left side of the tabs. The first 8 channels are listed on the first page
and the next 8 channels 9 through 16 are listed on the second page and the last page contains channels
17 through 24. Use the page up and page down keys or the scroll bar to navigate through the channels.
Enter a title for each sensor connected. The channel titles are defaulted to unused.
Configuration Tab
The configuration tab lists the general settings for the sensors connected. Refer to figure 4.4. The sensor
column defines what type of sensor is connected on each port. The sensor drop down list is composed
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from the TIS.INI file located in the Sniffers install path. When a sensor is selected the unit, offset, scale
factor, calibrate value, DC cancelation and P/S ratio fields are automatically populated from the factory
settings stored in the TIS.INI file.
Enter the unit and P/S ratio for each channel if different from factory settings. The Cal Mag/Ang column
defines if the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) calculation will be performed on the incoming samples.
The reference angle column defines the channel that all other channel angles will be referenced from.
Figure 4.4 Configuration Tab
Triggering Tab
The trigger tab lists all the fields needed for defining a channels trigger. Refer to figure 4.5. The trigger
fields define when to initiate the recording of an event file. Enter the trigger value to monitor for the trigger
type selected in the Trig Type drop down list. The available trigger types are RMS, Instantaneous,
Magnitude or Angle. The duration column defines how long the trigger must persist before recording an
event. The upper and lower columns define the channels hysteresis region. Refer to the Setting
Triggers section in Chapter 5 for more detailed information.
The abs column will check all samples in absolute value and the last column; operator defines the type of
operation to use when checking for trigger levels.
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Figure 4.5 Triggering Tab
Calibration Tab
The calibration tab is used for manually calibrating the sensors. A complete description is defined in the
Calibrating the Sensors section in Chapter 5. The offset and scale factor columns are used when
scaling the raw samples for display in the data monitor section and when plotting the event files.
The calibrate value column defines the value to calibrate the sensors at. When calibrating different
sensors you may what to calibrate sensors at different calibration values. The calibrate column allows for
turning on or off the calibration process. Checked indicates to calibrate the channel. The DC cancelation
column continually calculates and updates the Offset column. The range column allows for setting the
voltage range for each sensor. The available ranges are: 10 Volts, 5 Volts, 2 Volts, 1 Volts, 0.5
Volts, 0.2 Volts and 0.1 Volts.
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Figure 4.6 Calibration Tab
Data Monitor
The data monitor section displays the samples and calculated values when the polling process is active.
The values are displayed once per second. The angle values are displayed with respect to the active
referenced channel defined in the configuration tab.
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Figure 4.7 Data Monitor
Configuration File
All the information entered into the device configuration and the channel settings sections are saved to an
ASCII text file located in the install path (c:\Wavewin). The text file is named: WavewinSniffer24.txt. Save
the current settings using the Save button. If changes were made when exiting the application a
message box will be displayed asking to save the changes. Click Yes to save or No to discard the
changes. Refer to figure 4.8.
Figure 4.8 Save Changes
File Properties
This section defines the fields in the File Properties dialog. This dialog allows the user to define the save
paths for the events and SOE files (Trigger) and for creating snap shot files (Continuous). Refer to figure
4.9. The trigger path is defaulted to c:\Wavewin\Triggers and the continuous save path is defaulted to
c:\Wavewin\Continuous. To select an existing path, click on the folder button to the right of the path fields.
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The number of pre-fault and post-fault cycles saved to the event files are defined under the Trigger
Properties section. The number of pre-fault cycles is defaulted to 6 and the number of post-fault cycles is
defaulted to 54.
The IRIG-B Properties section allows the user to define the time setting on the connected IRIG-B clock.
Click on the Files Properties button to open the dialog.
Figure 4.9 File Properties

The following table defines the fields available in the File Properties dialog.
Field
Save Continuous
File Duration
Continuous Path
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Description
Continuously save all monitored data to create a snap shot file. All files
are assigned the .TIS extension. Click on the Save Continuous check
box to save all monitored data. Uncheck this box when only capturing
event trigger files. By default this box is unchecked.
The time duration of the data file measured in minutes. The software will
automatically save a new file when the maximum file duration is
reached. Save options are (1 to 5) minutes. By default the duration is set
to 1 minute.
The save path for the snap shot files. The file duration option defines the
length of each file. Enter a path or click on the Folder button to browse
to an existing folder.
Defines how many pre-fault cycles are saved to the event files. The
default value is 6 pre-fault cycles.
Post Fault Cycles
Defines how many post-fault cycles are saved to the event files. The
default value is 54 post-fault cycles. Using the default settings each
event file will be 60 cycles in length, saving 1 second files. The
maximum pre-fault cycles + post-fault cycles is 480. If the combined
value of the pre-fault cycles + post-fault cycles is greater than 480 then
the pre-fault cycles are automatically defaulted to 6 and the post-fault
cycles to 54.
Trigger Path
The save path for the event and SOE files. All event files are assigned
the .TIS extension and SOE have a .SOE extension. Enter a path or
click on the Folder button to browse to an existing folder. Refer to the
Triggering section for information on generating event files.
Convert IRIG-B Time
To convert the IRIG-B time from UTC to the local time click Yes. The
IRIG-B time is used when naming the data files using the IEEE long file
naming format. Refer to the IEEE long file naming format for more
information on how the files are named.
Table 4.4 File Properties Fields
Pre Fault Cycles
FILE MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS

The file management and analysis application is a high-resolution graphical interface for managing,
displaying and analyzing event and SOE files generated from the Sniffer. The file management table lists
all event and SOE files. The analysis portion allows for viewing and manipulating the analog and digital
channels contained in the event files. A maximum of 10 analysis windows can be opened at one time.
Event and SOE Formats

All event and SOE files are saved in the trigger path defined in the file properties dialog. The trigger path
is defaulted to the c:\Wavewin\Triggers. All event files are assigned the .TIS extension and the SOE files
have a .SOE extension. The event and SOE files are saved to disk using the IEEE long file naming
format. For more information on the IEEE long file naming format refer to the IEEE Long File Naming
Format section. The data stored in the event files is in a comma delimited format. The first line in the file
defines the channel properties:
Title
Offset
Scale Factor
Unit
Primary/Secondary Ratio
All of the data for the 24 channels is saved in the comma delimited text file. The trigger date and time for
the event is stored in the first 2 fields of the IEEE long file name. The sampling frequency is also in the
th
filename. It is located in the 7 field.
The SOE file format is text based. The file contents are displayed in a table format. The table fields are:
Trigger Date
Trigger Time
Duration (ms)
Maximum Value
Primary/Secondary Scale
Primary/Secondary Ratio
Trigger Order
Channel Title
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Device Name
Group Name (Station Name)
File Table
To view the events and SOE files click on the File Properties button. The Wavewin file management and
analysis application will be displayed with the Trigger Path as the active path. The Wavewin file
management and analysis display contains a folder tree to the left of the window and the file table to the
right. The folder tree lists the available drives and folders on the device. The file table lists all the folder
and files in the active path. The event files are colored black and the SOE files are colored gray.
Figure 4.10 File Management and Analysis Application (Wavewin)

The file table lists the fields in the IEEE long file name in separate columns. The trigger date and time
fields are listed under fault date and time columns. The device name is listed under the device column,
the group name is listed under the substation column and the company name is listed under the company
column. The sampling frequency is listed under the first optional column (Optional-1).
The columns displayed in the table can be repositioned through the Display feature under the Options
menu. Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to change the position of a column. The table columns
can also be resized. Position the mouse over the column separator and drag the mouse to the desired
location or double click on the table separator to resize the column to the largest display.
The size of the font displayed in the table can also be changed. Use the Table Font Size drop down list
to select the desired font size. Also, to use the Windows default file marking, select the Windows option
from the File Marking drop down list. To mark files with a single mouse click select the Single Mouse
Click option.
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Figure 4.11 File Table Properties Dialog
SOE Files
The SOE files are a text report that lists all the triggers that were encountered during an event file. The
triggers are listed in a table. Each trigger has a trigger date and time, the duration of the trigger in
milliseconds, the maximum value encountered during the trigger, the primary and secondary scale and
ratio at the time of the trigger and the channel and device information.
The number listed before the channel title is the order the trigger was detected. In the example below
Sensor Three first encountered a trigger at 00:30:54.319 for 41.68 milliseconds then Sensor One
detected a trigger then Sensor Two. Sensor One and Twos trigger lasted 46.13 milliseconds.
Figure 4.12 SOE File
Event Summary
An ASCII summary of an event file can be displayed from the file table. To display the summary for an
event file move the table cursor to the desired event file, open the Options menu, select the Waveform
Summaries sub menu then select the View Selected File Summary menu option. The summary engine
extracts key information from the file and saves it to a small summary file. The summary includes general
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event information, a summary table for the analog channels and a sequence of events for the digital
channels.
Figure 4.13 Event Summary

The summary includes the following fields:
Event Information
Field
Station
Filename
File Size
Prefault-Time
Fault-Time
Save-Time
Process-Time
Start Date and
Time
End Date and
Time
File Duration
Sampling
Frequency
Line Frequency
Description
Name of the Station associated with the event file.
Name of the event file.
File size (displayed in kilobytes).
Date and time of the first prefault sample.
Date and time of the first fault sample.
Date and time the file was saved to disk.
Date and time the file summary was processed.
Date and time of the first sample in the file.
Date and time of the last sample in the file.
Duration of the file measured in days, hours, seconds, milliseconds and/or
microseconds, depending on the type of file.
Sampling frequency and the time between each sample.
Line Frequency defined in the file.
Maximum/Minimum Analog Summary

Field
Description
Max-Inst
Instantaneous maximum values.
Min-Inst
Instantaneous minimum values.
Max-RMS
RMS maximum values.
Min-RMS
RMS minimum values.
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Field
OneBit
Inst-Diff
RMS-Diff
pU
Description
Description
Channel's full-scale value divide by the channel's resolution.
The difference between the Max-Inst and Min-Inst values.
The difference between the Max-RMS and Min-RMs values.
Channel prefix and unit.
Channel title and number.
Events/Sensors Activity Summary

Field
Description
Fst
State at which the channel started, A=alarm and N=normal.
Lst
State at which the channel ended, A=alarm and N=normal.
Fst-Change
Date and time the channel first changed state.
Lst-Change
Date and time the channel last changed state.
Changes
Number of times the channel changed state.
Description
Events/Sensors Activity Log
Field
Description
State
State of the channel at the triggered time, A=alarm and N=normal.
Trigger Time
Time the channel-changed state.
Description
Table 4.5 Event Summary
The xx:xx:xx.xxx displayed in the Fst-Change and/or Lst-Change fields of the Events/Sensors Activity
Summary indicates that the digital channels state did not change from the initial state (Fst).
Event Analysis
To open an event file for analyzing double click on the file or move the table cursor to the desired file and
press enter. The analog and digital channels are displayed in a graphical interface. The analog channels
are displayed in the top portion of the window along with the analog values table and the phasor diagram.
Only the active analog channels are displayed. Analog channels that have a title of Unused are
considered inactive channels.
The digital channels are displayed in the bottom portion of the window along with the digital summary
table.
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Figure 4.14 Event Analysis

Displayed channels can be marked, merged, appended, moved, zoomed, removed, restored,
superimposed, scaled, numerically processed, exported an
and
d summarized. A maximum of ten analysis
windows can be opened at one time.
The display contains two sections: the analog view and the digital view. The analog view plots the analog
channels. The analog table displays values such as the channels highest peak, RMS, phase, reference,
instantaneous, maximum, and minimum values. The cursor bars are used to view the data values. The
digital view plots the digital channels and displays the channels original state, tthe
he channels final state,
time of the first change, time of the last change, and the number of times the channel changed state.
Navigating
Use the up and down arrow keys or the vertical scroll bar to browse the analog channels. The tab key
toggles between the analog and digital views.
The analog and digital values are displayed in a table to the right of the channel traces. Hold the mouse
button down and drag the table separator bars to resize the vie
viewing
wing area. To view the analog sample
values use the following navigation tools:
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Left and right arrow keys to navigate sample by sample

Ctrl+left or ctrl+right keys to peak navigate
Shift+ctrl+left
l+left or shift+ctrl+right keys to cycle hop
Home and end keys to display the channels first and last samples
Triangle at the bottom of the data bar to drag the data bar through the sam
samples
ples
Page up and page down keys to page through the samples
Left button
displayed to the left of the data scroll bar to move the sample at the data bar to
the position of the first sample displayed
Left button
displayed to the right of the data scroll bar to move the trace and table separator
to the position of the data bar
(located to the right of the analog table headers) or use the shift
shiftClick the left/right arrow button
right/left arrows to scroll through the analog table columns. Refer to the V
Viewing
iewing Analog Data section for
field descriptions.
NOTE:: If no channels are marked then the peak navigate and cycle hop features navigate through the
first channels data.
Setting the Cursor Bars

Four vertical cursor bars are displayed in the analog view. The blue dotted line represents the reference
bar, the black solid line represents the data bar, the black dotted line represents the RMS bar and the red
dotted line represents the fault position defined in the files configu
configuration
ration information. There are also two
horizontal bars displayed when the Horizontal Bars menu option under the View menu is checked.
Data Bar
The data bar is displayed as a black solid line with a white triangle below the line. The data bar is
automatically displayed at the end of the first cycle in the data window when it is first displayed. To
move the data bar use the left and right arrow keys to move one sample, use the Ctrl
Ctrl--left and Ctrl-right
keys to peak hop, use the Shift-Ctrl
Ctrl-left and Shift-Ctrl-right
right keys to cycle hop, use the page up and page
pag
down keys to move one page up or down or left click the mouse to move to any position in the data or
drag the triangle to scroll through the data. When the mouse is held over the triangle a hint message
displays the sample number at the data bar and the delta time from the first sample. The time of the
sample at the data bar is displayed in the second status bar field. The channel values at the data bar
are displayed to the right of the traces in the analog channel information table.
Reference Bar
The reference bar is displayed as a blue dotted line. The reference bar is defaulted to the fault time
specified in the file. To move the reference bar to the position of the d
data
ata bar use the "Move Reference
Bar to Data Bar" option inside the View menu or press Ctrl
Ctrl-A or click the SetRef menu button
.
Click the opposite mouse button to move the reference bar to any position in the data area. The status
field Delta X in the status
tatus bar at the bottom of the screen shows the time difference (in milliseconds or
seconds) between the reference bar and the data bar. It also shows how many cycles are between the
two bars.
RMS Bar
The RMS bar is displayed as a black dotted line. The RMS bar is defaulted to one cycle away from the
data bar, except when the data bar is positioned at the beginning of the data. This bar is used for
calculating the RMS value displayed in the analog information table. The RMS value in the analog table
is calculated using all of the sample values displayed between the data bar and the RMS bar. To move
the RMS bar to the position of the reference bar (blue dotted line) use the "Move RMS Bar to Re
Reference
Bar" option inside the View menu or press Ctrl
Ctrl-Z or click the SetRMS
menu button.
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Fault Bar
The fault bar is displayed as a red dotted line. The fault bar is fixed and p
positioned
ositioned at the fault time
defined in the files configuration information. The fault bar can be shown or hidden by selecting the
Yes or No options for the Show Vertical Fault Bar field in the properties dialog under the Display
Settings tab.
Horizontal Bars
When the Horizontal Bars menu option under the View menu is checked two horizontal bars will be
displayed. The solid black line follows the data bar a
and
nd the dotted blue line follows the reference bar.
The bars will be positioned at the first marked analog channel (displayed in red), if no channels are
marked, then they are positioned at the first displayed channel. The Delta Y field in the status bar
shows
ows the difference between the two bars.
To automatically resize the RMS sliding window click on the Resize Sliding Window menu button
or
open the Set Sliding Window Size dialog from the View menu. To manually resize the RMS sliding
window click the opposite mouse button to set the reference position and the mouse button to set the
data bar position then click the SetRMS
menu button. The RMS bar is moved to the reference
position. The Delta X field displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the screen shows the time
difference (in milliseconds or seconds) between the date bar and reference bar and the number of cycles
between the two bars. Use the left, right, ctrl+left, and ctrl+right, shift+ctrl+left, and shift+ctrl+right keys or
the horizontal scroll bar to move the sliding window.
Marking, Deleting, and Restoring Channels

To mark or unmark a channel, mouse click on the channel ID or channel title, or use the space bar. To
mark a group of channels
hannels click on the first channel then shift click on the last channel. Marked channels
are displayed in red.
To mark/unmark all analog and digital channels press the F8 key or select the Mark/UnMark All menu
option under the Channels menu option. If no channels are marked, all of the analog and digital
channels will be marked. If any channels are marked, all of the channels will be unmarked. To
mark/unmark all the analog channels select the Analog Mark/Unmark All menu option under the
Channels menu.
nu. To mark/unmark all of the digital channels select the Digital Mark/Unmark All menu
option under the Channels menu.
Channels must be marked to delete them from the display window. The Delete key removes the marked
channels and the Insert key restores
es all the deleted channels.
Scaling Analog Channels

When the analysis display is initially opened, all the analog chan
channels
nels are scaled to one value. To scale
the channels according to the maximum space allocated for display, press F6 or click the AutoScale
menu button. This option toggles among the three views: On, Off and ++. The active auto scale state is
displayed in the AS status field. Each view is defined below:
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ON The On view plots the channel data scaled to the maximum value allocated along the zero
reference line.
are
re scaled to the maximum value in the file.
OFF The Off view plots all of the channels that a
++ The ++ view plots the signal using the number of maximum pixels all
allocated
ocated for the
channel. The highest value is plotted at the maximum position and the smallest value is plotted
at the lowest position.. This feature was added to clearly show the profile of a frequency
channel, a Vdc channel and load data channels.
To increase or decrease a channels amplitude, along with the phasor and circular chart first mark the
channels then click the AmpUp
or AmpDn
menus buttons or use the ctrl+up/down arrow keys.
The auto scale multiplier (ASM) is used to amplify or attenuate the channels data valu
values.
es. For example,
when the amplitude increases the ASM value is multiplied by the channels current Pixsdisp and when
the amplitude decreases the ASM value is divided by the channels current Pixsdisp. To change the
ASM value, select the Properties me
menu
nu option under the File menu then click the Display Settings
tab, enter a number and click OK.. This value is initially defaulted to 2.00. To increase/decrease only the
analog channels amplitude,
plitude, click the up and down arrow buttons
located to the right of the data
scroll bar. To increase/decrease only the phasor magnitude or circular chart click the up and down arrow
buttons
located in the phasor/circular chart header.
To increase or decrease the channels time scale, click the Condense
or press the ctrl+page up and ctrl+page down keys.
or Expand
menu buttons
NOTE: If no channels are marked all the visible channels are scaled accordingly.
Zooming Channels
To zoom in on specific analog or digital channels
channels, first mark the channels then press <enter>
nter> or click the
ViewMrks
menu button. The unmarked channels are removed from the display window and the
marked channels are rescaled to fit in the window. To restore the hidden channels press the <esc> key,
the <backspace> key, or click the ViewAll
menu button.
When returning to the original view all channels in the previous view remain marked for quick selection of
additional channels for a new view.
Viewing Analog Data

The values displayed in the analog view can be presented in tabular form (analog table) or in a
concentrated form (combination view). Press F4 to toggle between the two views. The concentrated view
can only be displayed if there is enough room to display 2 lines of data values between each channel. To
navigate through the analog table columns use the View
button (located to the right of the analog
table headers) or the shift-right/left
right/left arrow keys. To close the analog table, click the Close button located in
the header. Valid analog channels
ls are displayed in the left portion of the window and the analog
information in the center table. An analog channel is marked as invalid if the title is empty, or it contains
any of the following strings in the beginning of the title.
UNUSE
UNDEF
NOT D
NOT U
NOT I
NAT A
UNDEF
{
N/A
ANALOG INPUT
ANALOG CHANNEL
EXTERNAL INPUT
EVENT CHANNEL
CHANNEL
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DIGITAL TRACE #
SPARE
To show an invalid channel use the Show/Hide Channel Title dialog in the file manager
manager. Refer to the
Show/Hide Channel Title section for usage.
A maximum of 256 analog channels can be displayed in one window. The values displayed in the analog
table and combination view are described below.
Analog Table View:
e default view. Use the view button
or the shift-right/left
right/left arrow keys to
The analog table view is the
navigate through the columns of the table. The original sample values are plotted according to one of the
following data types:
Peak to Peak data

RMS Calibrated data
Log files.
All of the display drivers in the system are defaulted to peak to peak except the predefined log drivers. To
change the settings for a driver select the "Window Properties" option under the "File" menu. Click on the
"Driver Data Type" tab and select the type from the "Data Multiplier Type" drop down list. Periodic Log
Files data type cannot be changed.
The following tables describe the analog data for the sinusoidal peak
peak-to-peak, non-sinusoidal,
sinusoidal, and
sinusoidal RMS data types:
Field
Title
RMS
Description
The analog channel titles.
The TrueRMS value is calculated by taking the summation of the square of
all the sample values that are between the RMS bar (black dotted line) and
the data bar. The result is divided by the total number of samples between
the
he two bars and takes the square root of that result.
InstPeak
The highest absolute value of all of the samples between the two zero
reference crossings surrounding the data bar (black solid line).
Phase
The phase angle of each channel.
InstVal
The sample
le value at the data bar (black solid line).
RefVal
The sample value at the reference bar (blue dotted line).
MaxPeak
The maximum peak value of the channel.
MinPeak
The minimum peak value of the channel.
Units
The analog channels prefix and units.
PixsDisp
The number of pixels allocated for displaying the trace.
DFT Peak
The DFT Magnitude calculated between the RMS bar (black dotted line)
and the data bar (solid data bar).
Crest
The DFTMag column divided by the RMS column.
Table 4.6 Peak to Peak Analog
nalog Table Columns
Field
Title
RMS
InstPeak
Phase
InstVal
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Description
The RMS Val column calculates an RMS value for all of the samples
between the RMS bar (black dotted line) and the data bar (black solid line).
Since the data is RMS calibrated ea
each
ch sample value is multiplied by the
square root of 2 before it is squared.
The square root of 2 multiplied by the peak value measured between the
two reference crossings surrounding the data bar (black solid line).
The phase angle of each channel.
The RMS sample value at the data bar (black solid line) multiplied by Root
2.
Field
RefVal
Description
The RMS sample value at the reference bar (blue dotted line) multiplied by
Root 2.
MaxPeak
The RMS maximum peak value of the channel multiplied by Root 2.
MinPeak
The RMS minimum peak value of the channel multiplied by Root 2.
Units
PixsDisp
The number of pixels allocated for displaying each trace.
DFT Peak
The DFT Magnitude calculated between the RMS bar (black dotted line)
and the data bar (solid data bar).
Crest
The DFTMag column divided by the RMS column.
Table 4.7 Sinusoidal RMS Calibrated Analog Table Columns
Field
Title
MaxWin
Description
The absolute maximum value between the sliding window bar (black dotted
line) and the data bar (black solid line).
InstVal
The sample value at the data bar (black solid line).
RefVal
The sample value at the reference bar (blue dotted line).
MaxVal
The maximum value of the channel.
MinVal
The minimum value of the channel.
Units
PixsDisp
The number of pixels allocated for displaying the trace.
AvgWin
The average value of all of the samples between the sliding window bar
(black dotted line) and the data bar (black solid line)
Table 4.8 Load Files Analog Table Columns
Combination View:
The combination view shows all of the channel information in a signal view. This view is only available if
there is sufficient room between analog channels to display two or more lines of text.
Default Display format:
Peak to Peak:
Channel Title
RMS
InstVal
MaxPeak
MinPeak
RefVal
Units
ASV
RMS Calibrated:
Channel Title
RMS
InstVal
MaxPeak
MinPeak
RefVal
Units
ASV
Load Files:
Channel Title
MaxWin
InstVal
MaxVal
MinVal
RefVal
Units
ASV
The peak sample values are displayed in red when the data bar is on the channels maximum value and
displayed in blue when the data bar is on the channels minimum value. Use the Tab key to toggle
between the analog and digital channels. To hide the channel information, select the "Channel
Information" menu option from the "View" menu.
The analog table and combination views can be resized by selecting the vertical separator bar and
dragging it to the right or left. The mouse icon changes to the vertical resize cursor when the mouse is
positioned over the separator bar.
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To change how the analog data is displayed in the analog table and combinatio
combination
n view select the
"Properties" menu option from the "File" menu or click on the Properties
menu button from the
speed bar. The Analog Table tab and the Analog Combination tab allows for changing the appearance
of the analog information window.
me of the functions of the Properties dialog are reordering, hiding, and showing the analog table
Some
columns; changing the data positions in the combination view; changing the background colors and trace
colors; and for changing the drivers data type and tr
trace/phasor scale multipliers.
Viewing Digital Data

The default digital view consists of only the triggered digital channels, which are displayed at the bottom
of the screen. To view all of the digital channe
channels
ls including the unused channels press F9 or select All
Digital Channels from the View menu.
The digital trace is displayed as a thin black line when the sample value equals the original state defined
in the displayed format and is displayed as a th
thick
ick green line when the sample value differs from the
original state. The Cursor State column in the digital table displays an A for Alarm and N for Normal or
the SEL defined state. These values are set by comparing the sample value at the data bar wit
with original
state, A = different than original state, N = same as original state.
The digital information is displayed in tabular form. The data columns are described below:
Column Number
Description
1 Cursor State
The digital state of the sample at the cursor position (A=Alarm, N=Normal).
2 Title
The channel title, a maximum of 40 characters can be displayed.
3 Fst
The digital state of the first sample (A=Alarm, N=Normal).
4 Lst
The digital state of the last sample (A=Alarm, N=Normal).
5 Fst-Change
The time the channel first changed state.
6 Lst-Change
The time the channel last changed state.
7 Changes
The number of times the channel
channel-changed state.
Table 4.9 Digital Table Columns
Use the scroll bar or the up and down arrow keys to navigate through the digital channels and use the tab
key to toggle between the analog and digital views.
For more information on the analysis display refer to the Analysis Quick Start manual.
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Chapter 5: System Settings
System Settings
This chapter describes how to configure the Sniffer for polling the different types of sensors available.
There is a variety of sensors that poll a number of different physical phenomenons, such as current,
voltage, temperature, GPS time and more. The following sections describe how to configure each type of
sensor available along with the general settings for the Sniffer.
GENERAL DEVICE SETTINGS

The main fields for defining the general setting for the Sniffer are listed in the Device Configuration
section located on the main screen. To define the general settings enter:
The name of the station where the Sniffer is located.

The device name assigned to the Sniffer.
The company name who owns the Sniffer.
The time code where the Sniffer is located.
Figure 5.1 General Device Settings

The Sniffer generates event and SOE files that define when and what happened when a defined trigger
was detected. These files are saved to a specific folder on the device. The File Properties dialog defines
where these files are saved on the Sniffer.
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Figure 5.2 File Properties Dialog
CALIBRATING THE SENSORS

The Sniffers Channel Setting section contains 3 tabs, Configuration, Triggering and Calibration. This
section explains the fields contained in the Calibration tab and the process of calibrating the sensors. The
sensors can be calibrated 2 ways, manually or automatic using the factory default values. To manually
calibrate the sensors a number of steps must be followed to ensure the sensors are calibrated properly.
The automatic process reads the default factory settings stored in the TIS.INI file located in the Sniffers
install path. The TIS.INI file has a section for each sensor. Each sensors section includes the offset and
scale values.
The sections below explain each calibration process in detail.
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Figure 5.3 Calibration Tab
Manual Calibration
The Calibrate Sensors button is used to manually calibrate the sensors.
Figure 5.4 Calibration Sesnors

To manually calibrate the sensors follow the steps below. All the sensors that have the calibrate check
box checked will be calibrated. Before calibrating the sensors turn off DC cancellation for the sensors that
are being calibrated. Calibration and DC Cancellation check boxes are located under the calibration tab.
1. To begin, enter a channel title and choose the proper sensor type for each sensor to be
calibrated. The sensor type fields are located in the configuration tab.
2. Turn off DC cancellation for all of the sensors that are being calibrated. The DC cancellation
fields are located in the calibration tab.
3. Enter the calibrate values for each sensor that needs to be calibrated. Refer to the calibrate
value column in Figure 5.3.
4. Select the channels to be calibrated by checking the calibrate check box for each channel.
Uncheck the box for sensors that do not need calibrating. The calibrate fields are located in the
calibration tab.
5. Click the Calibrate Sensors button.
6. When the calibration process is complete click on the Save button to save the configuration.
When the Calibrate Sensors button is clicked the Start Calibration Process dialog is displayed. The
Offset fields are automatically defaulted to zero and the Scale Factor fields are automatically defaulted
to 1.
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Calibrate Sensors Process
Figure 5.5 Manually Calibrate Sensors Step 1

Click the Start Calibration button to begin. Before pressing the start calibration button make sure no
current or voltage is applied to the sensors. The Offset values are first calculated with no current or
voltage applied then the scale factor values are calculated with the current and voltage applied. The
polling process is automatically started.

When the offset is calculated the offset values will be displayed in the offset fields. Apply current or
voltage to the sensors then press the Continue Calibration button to calculate the scale factors.
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The calibration process is now complete. The offset and scale factor fields are populated with the new
calibration values and the RMS column, in the Data Monitor section, displays the entered calibrate
values. Click the Finish button to end the manual calibration process. The polling process is
automatically stopped when the Finish button is clicked.
For accuracy, the main purpose of the clothespin clamp on sensor is for remote target indication and
relay performance assessment (by monitoring the AC side). The Hall-effect chip used in the current
sensors produces an 8 mV output for every 200 mA passing through its core with an accuracy of 2%.
When calibrated manually, the over-all system accuracy is 2% around the calibration region. If a sensor is
relocated from the place it was originally calibrated, it will need to be recalibrated at its new position on
the wire. Avoid clamping the sensors onto any labels or tape that may be on the wire.
Automatic Calibration
To calibrate using factory default values follow the procedure below (default calibration):
For the Clothespin current sensor (model, CS-HE-CPL): Follow steps 1, 3 & 6 above then click on Start
Capture to calculate the Offset. The default Scale Factor value displayed will be 0.00149333.
For the Split-Core CT current sensor (model, CS-SC-200): The default Scale Factor value 0.00737362
will be displayed when the sensor type is selected. The Offset is 0.
For the Solid-Ring CT current sensor (model, CS-SR-150): The default Scale Factor value 0.00609792
will be displayed when the sensor type is selected. The Offset is 0.
For the AC/DC Voltage sensor (model, VS-OA-500): The default Scale Factor value 0.01208745 will be
displayed when the sensor type is selected.
For the AC Voltage sensor (model, VS-VT-600): The default Scale Factor value 0.01695001 will be
For the Temperature sensor (model, TS-LM-212): Both the default Offset and Scale Factor values for
Fahrenheit will be displayed when the sensor type is selected. The Offset is 1226, the Scale Factor value
is 0.01356812.
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For the Dry Contact sensor (model, DCS-01/5): The default Scale Factor value 0.00015259 will be
For the IRIG-B (model, CBL-IRIG-B): The default Scale Factor value 0.01 will be displayed when the
sensor type is selected.
Save the configuration.
The fields in the Calibration tab are explained in the following table.
Calibration Fields
Header
Offset
Description
The Offset is a measure of the distance to the zero
reference axis. To set the offset refer to the calibrating
section. Click on the header to default all offset values to
0.
Scale Factor
The Scale Factor is a real number used to scale the raw
data. This field is automatically populated with a default
scale value when a sensor type is selected. The default
values are listed in the calibrating section. To calibrate
the scale factor refer to the Calibrating the Sensors
section. Set this field to 1 before calibrating the sensors
that need calibrating. Click on the header to default the
column to the default scale factor for the selected sensor
type.
Calibrate Value
The known value for the calibration process. Enter the
(Cal Val)
expected amount of current injected into the wire during
the calibration process. This field is automatically
populated with a default value when a sensor type is
selected.
Calibrate
The calibrate check box is used to indicate if the sensor
needs to be calibrated. If checked, the channel will be
calibrated. To calibrate, refer to the Calibrating the
Sensors section. Click on the header to make all
channels active or inactive.
DC Cancellation
Defines if the software should automatically calculate the
(DC Cancel)
offset value for the sensors connected when polling. The
Hall-effect clamp on current sensor may drift off the zero
reference point over time causing the samples values to
be incorrect. Click on the header to turn all on or off.
Range
Voltage Range of the analog channels. It increases the
magnitude of an input signal. Range options are:
10 Volts
5 Volts
2 Volts
1 Volts
0.5 Volts
0.2 Volts
0.1 Volts.
Useful when measuring very low current levels (below 1
amp). Click on the header to default the column to 2
Volts.
Table 5.1 Calibration Fields
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Default
0
Checked (Active)
Checked (On)
2 Volts
SETTING TRIGGERS
Each sensors trigger level is configured using 7 trigger setting fields: Trigger Value, Trigger Type,
Duration, Upper Hysteresis, Lower Hysteresis, Absolute Value, and Operator.
Figure 5.8 Trigger Tab

When polling begins (Start Capture), the Sniffer scans all of the connected sensors, it then checks each
sample value or calculated value to see if it is above, below, equal to or not equal to the defined trigger
value. Once a trigger occurs, the number of consecutive samples exceeding the trigger value is counted,
if the duration field is greater than zero. When the number of consecutive samples triggered is greater
than the defined duration then a trigger condition is recorded and an event file is saved to the trigger path.
An SOE entry is also added to the SOE text file located in the trigger path. The trigger path is defined in
the File Properties dialog.
The type of data values monitored for trigger levels is defined in the trig type column. Select the type of
data to monitor from the drop down list. The available trigger types are: RMS, Instantaneous, Magnitude
or Angle.
The region between the upper and lower trigger levels is called the hysteresis region. The user can create
this region by entering values for the upper and lower hysteresis fields. This region prevents continuous
triggering as the input signal from the sensors may drift around the trigger level.
The operator field defines what region to trigger. By selecting different logic operators the software can
capture signals that are outside or inside of the hysteresis region. The following table shows the 4
different logic operators available with their trigger and reset regions.
Logic
Trigger
=
Region 2
<>
Region 1 or Region 3
>
Region 3
<
Region 1
Table 5.2 Trigger Regions
Reset
Region 1 or Region 3
Region 2
Region 1
Region 3
The absolute value field, if checked, will compare the absolute value of the samples with the trigger level.
This field is helpful in case the sensor was mistakenly mounted in the reverse polarity direction.
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Figure 5.
5.9 Trigger Regions
Current Detection
The following example describes how to detect a current flow of 2.0 Amps DC or more that last for 2
milliseconds (sampling frequencyy = 2340 Hz)
Hz).. The input is a DC signal with an AC ripple (DC + AC).
Figure 5.10 DC + AC Signal
Figure 5.11 Trigger Setting

Settings
In order to make the triggering condition less sensitive to noise (AC ripple), create a hysteresis
ysteresis region:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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Enter 1.9 in the Trigger Value

Value field.
Enter 2 in the Duration (ms) field.
Enter 0.1 in the Upper
Upper hysteresis field.
Enter 0.1 in the Lower hysteresis field.
Select the Absolute Values
Values check box.
Select > from the Operator list.
Click on the Start Capture button to start polling.
Figure 5.12 Hysteresis Region

In reference to the example above, if the software detects values of 2.0 Amps or more for a minimum of 2
milliseconds then an event is recorded. The trigger will reset when the current goes below 1.8 Amps.
Header
Trig Value
Description
The trigger value to initiate recording. This field along with
the following 6 fields defines when to save an event file to
disk. Trigger values can be defined for monitoring RMS,
Instantaneous, Magnitude or Angle values. Click on the
header to clear all trigger value fields.
Trig Type
The type of values to monitor for the entered trigger
value: RMS, Instantaneous, Magnitude or Angle. Click on
the drop down list to select the desired trigger type. Click
on the header to default all trigger types to Instantaneous.
Duration (ms)
The duration of the trigger before recording an event file.
The duration is measured in milliseconds (ms). Click on
the header to default the column to 0.
Upper Hysteresis
Upper offset for the trigger level
(Upper)
(Trigger Level + Upper Hysteresis = Upper Trigger Level).
Lower Hysteresis
Lower offset for trigger level
(Lower)
(Trigger Level - Lower Hysteresis = Lower Trigger Level).
Absolute Values
Take the absolute value of the samples before comparing
them to the entered trigger value. This option is useful in
case the sensor was mistakenly mounted in the reverse
polarity direction. Unchecked = Off. Click on the header to
turn all on or off.
Operator
The logic to use when determining if a trigger level is
active. There are 4 types of options available: greater
than (>), less than (<), equal to (=), or not equal to (<>).
This will allow for monitoring under or over voltage and or
current. Click on the header to default the column to
greater than (>).
Table 5.3 Trigger Fields
Default
Blank
Inst
Unchecked (Off)
>
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Appendix A: System Keys
System Keys
This section lists the function keys, cursor keys, and menu buttons available in the Wavewin Sniffer 24
Configuration and Polling Software and in the Wavewin File Manager, Query Fields and Analysis
Window.
SNIFFER CONFIGURATION & POLLING

Cursor Keys
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Up Arrow
Tab
Shift+Tab
Ctrl+Tab
Shift+Ctrl+Tab
Delete
Enter
Backspace
Description
Edit Fields: Move the edit cursor bar to the left one position.
Edit Fields: Move the edit cursor bar to the right one position.
Edit Fields: Move to the above row in the active column.
Selection Fields: Move up to the previous selection in the drop down list.
Edit Fields: Move to the below row in the active column.
Selection Fields: Move down to the next selection in the drop down list.
Edit Fields: Move up 8 rows in the active column.
Selection Fields: Move up one page in the drop down list.
Edit Fields: Move down 8 rows in the active column.
Selection Fields: Move down one page in the drop down list.
Edit Fields: Move the edit cursor to the first character.
Selection Fields: Move to the first item in the list.
Edit Fields: Move the edit cursor to the last character.
Selection Fields: Move to the last item in the list.
Edit Fields: Move the edit cursor to the first character.
Selection Fields: Move to the first item in the list.
Edit Fields: Move the edit cursor to the last character.
Selection Fields: Move to the last item in the list.
Move to the next column.
Move to the previous column.
Actiavte the next Tab.
Activate the previous Tab.
Edit Fields: Delete the character at the cursor.
Selection Fields: Select the active item in the drop down list.
Edit Fields: Delete the character to the left of the cursor.
Buttons
Save
File Properties
View Files
Set Offset
Set Scale
Start Capture
Stop Capture
About
Close
Description
Save the current configuration to disk.
Open the file properties dialog.
Open Wavewin to view and analysis the event and SOE files..
Set the channels offset value during the calibration process.
Set the channels scale value during the calibration process.
Start to polling process.
End to polling process.
Display the About window.
Close the Sniffer application.
Down Arrow
Page Up
Page Down
Home
End
Ctrl+Home
Ctrl+End
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FILE MANAGER
Function Keys
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F7
F8
F9
F11
F12
Description
Display the file tables help file.
Display the file, at the cu
cursor position in text format: ASCII Editor.
Display the file, at the cursor position in hexadecimal format: Hex Editor.
Display a list of the DAU
DAU-DEF
DEF station titles found in the active directory.
Display
lay the command line dialog to run an application.
Change the active path to the specified destination path.
Copy the marked files to the destination path.
Move the marked files to the destination path.
Display a sequence of events table ffor
or all the marked waveform files.
Refresh the folder tree and the current directory
Cursor Keys
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Page Up
Page Down
Home
End
Ctrl+Home
Ctrl+End
Tab
Delete
Enter
Backspace
Character keys
Description
Move the cursor bar to the left one position.
Move the cursor bar to the rig
right one position.
Move the cursor bar up one position.
Move the cursor bar down one position.
Display the files on the previous page.
Display the files on the next page.
Move the cursor to the first column in the file table.
Move the cursor to the last column in the file table.
Move the cursor to the first file in the file table.
Move the cursor to the last file in the file table.
Move the cursor from the file table to the query fields.
Delete all the marked files and empty directories.
Run the driver at the cursor position.
Change the active path to the previous directory.
Move to the next row in the active column that starts with the ent
entered
ered character.
Menu Buttons
Folder Tree
Description
Show / Hide the Folder Tree
Email
Email all marked files and their support files.
Refresh
ChDir
Refresh the current directory from disk.
Previous Dir
Last Dir
Copy
Move
Mark
Query
Plot
A-2
Change the active path to the specified destination path.

Change to the previous directory.
Change to the last navigated directory.
Copy the marked files to the destination path.
Move the marked files to the destination pat
path.
Mark/Unmark all visible files.
Query all files in the active directory.
Plot the data contents for the highlighted file.
Summary
Display the waveform summary for the file at the cursor position.
Edit
Edit the contents of tthe file at the cursor position: ASCII Editor
Appendix A:
A System Keys
Menu Buttons
Load Analysis
Description
Perform load analysis on the marked files.
QUERY FIELDS
Function Keys
F1
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
Description
Display the query help file.
Query all the marked devices in the active configuration.
Query all the devices in the active configuration.
Query all the unmarked devices in the active configuration.
Clear the query criteria and set all the query operators to =.
Toggle through the available query operators for the active query field.
Cursor Keys
Up Arrow
Right Arrow
Left Arrow
Tab
Shift+Tab
Enter
Description
Return the cursor to the device table.
Move the cursor one position to the right, w
wraps
raps to next field at the end.
Move the cursor one position to the left, wraps to next field at the beginning.
Move the editor to the next query field.
Move the editor to the previous query field.
Process the query criter
criteria
ia for all devices in the active configuration.
Menu Button
Description
Query all devices in the active configuration.
Query
ANALYSIS
Function Keys
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F11
Description
Display the data help file.
Display the analog and digital channel information.
Generate a max/min peak chart and an EN/SR summary log.
Toggle between the available analog views.
Display the soft
software analog channel dialog.
Turn channel amplitude auto scaling ON or OFF.
Turn super imposing ON/OFF for all or marked channels.
Mark or unmark all the visible analog/digital channels.
Toggle between the available digital views (All or Tri
Triggered).
Display the harmonics table.
Cursor Keys
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Ctrl+Right Arrow
Description
Move the data bar to the left one sample.
Move the data bar to the right on sample.
Move the data bar to the next peak for the first display channel or the first
marked channel.
Move the data bar to the previous peak for the first display channel or the first
marked channel.
Move the data bar ahead one cycle for the first displayed channel or the first
marked channel.
Ctrl+Left Arrow
Shift+Ctrl+Right
Arrow
A-3
Cursor Keys
Shift+Ctrl+Left Arrow
Shift+Left Arrow
Shift+Right Arrow
Page Up
Page Down
Home
End
Ctrl+Up Arrow
Ctrl+Down Arrow
Ctrl+Page Up
Ctrl+Page Down
Tab
Up Arrow
Down Arrow
Shift+Page Up
Shift+Page Down
Ctrl+Home
Ctrl+End
Spacebar
Shift+Up Arrow
Shift+Down Arrow
Insert
Delete
Enter
Esc
Backspace
+
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-Z
Menu Buttons
Reopen File
Description
Reopen a previ
previous viewed waveform file.
Email Active File
Email the active file and any support files needed.
View Raw Data
View the waveform`s raw data file in an ASCII or binary editor.
Summary
View the Analog/Digital Summary of the active displayed file.
Recorder Chans
Inc
Dec
ASV
In
Out
A-4
Description
Move the data bar back one cycle for the first displayed channel or the first
marked channel.
Shift the analog information table to the left by one column.
Shift the analog information table to the right by one column.
Page up through the data.
Page down through the data.
Move the data bar to the first data sample.
Move the data bar to the last data sample.
Increase the amplitude for all or marked channels.
Decrease the amplitude for all or marked channels.
Expand the time scale for all visible channels.
Condense the time scale for all visible channels.
Toggle between the analog and digital channels.
Move the cursor up one channel.
Move the cursor down one channel.
Display the analog/digital channels on the previous page.
Display the analog/digital channels on the next page.
Display the first page of the analog/digital channels.
Display the last page of the analog/digital channels.
Mark or Unmark the channel at the cursor position.
Mark or Unmark a grou
group
p of channels while moving the cursor up.
Mark or Unmark a group of channels while moving the cursor down.
Display the hidden channels that were removed by the delete keys.
Hide the marked channels and respace the unmarked channels.
Hide the unmarked channels and respace the marked channels.
Display all the hidden channels or exit the data window.
Display all the hidden channels.
Shift all the marked channels up one position.
Shift all the marke
marked channels down one position.
Move the reference bar to the sample at the cursor bar.
Move the RMS bar to the sample at the reference bar.
Display the waveform's analog/digital channel headers and scale factors.

factors
Magnify the amplitude of the marked channels.
Attenuate the amplitude of the marked channels.
Turn auto scaling ON/OFF for all visible channels.
Condense the time scale of the visible channels.
Expand the time scale of the visible channels.
Appendix A:
A System Keys
Menu Buttons
View Marked
View All
Description
Hide the unmarked channels and respace the marked channels.
Replot all the hidden channels.
Set Ref Bar
Move the ref

reference bar to the sample at the cursor bar.
SetRMS Bar
Move the RMS bar to the sample at the reference bar.
Properties
Restore Original
Change Freq.
Duplicate Cyc.
Resize Sliding
Window
Select Views
Display the Window Properties dialog.

Restores the samples to the original raw samples stored in the file.
Change the frequency of the active display file.
Duplicate the cycle and number of times at the data bar.
Resize the RMS sliding window.
Select a specific line or view from the drop do
down list.
A-5
A-6
Appendix B: Hardware Specifications
HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
CLOTHESPIN SENSOR (CS-HE-CPL)
Using Hall-effect technology, the sensor measures both AC & DC currents in 12 gauge wires.
Figure B.1 Clothespin Current Sensor (Model# CS-HE-CPL)
Output Signals
The relationship between current and the output voltage is equal to 40mV/Amp.
RJ45 Pin #s
Description
1
Power Supplied to Sensor from the Sniffer (5 Volts)
3
Output Signal - Positive Wire (0 to 5 Volts)
5
Reference Voltage - Negative Wire (2.5 Volts)
7
Ground (0 Volts)
Table B.1 Clothespin Male Connector
Specifications
Specification
Current Range
Accuracy
Response
Bandwidth
Supply Current
Supply Voltage
Dimensions (L x W x H)
Maximum Wire Diameter
Description
0.5 to 50 Amps
2%
0
0.2 Phase Angle
DC to 100 KHz
16 Milliamps Max / 5V
5 Volts DC
1.56 x 0.78 x 0.41 Inches
0.187 (4.75 mm) 12 AWG
B-1
Operating Temperature Range

Relative Humidity Range
Cable Connector Type
Cable Length
Table B.2 Clothespin Specs
B-2
-40 to 85 C
0 to 95% Non-condensing
RJ45 Male
10 ft Lead with RJ45 Male Connecter
SPLIT-CORE CT SENSOR (CS-SC-200)

Using a current transformer, the sensor converts AC currents to an equivalent voltage output in 12, 10,
and 8 gauge wires.
Figure B.2 Split-Core CT Current Sensor (Model# CS-SC-200)
Output Signals
RJ45 Pin #s
Description
3
Output Signal (0 to 2.5 Volts)
5
Ground (0 Volts)
Table B.3 Split-Core CT Male Connector
Specifications
Specification
Current Range
Accuracy
Response
Turns Ratio
Current Ratio
Weight
Hinge Opening
Insulation
Cable Length
Table B.4 Split-Core CT Specs
Description
0.1 to 200 Amps
0.5% Overall
o
2 Phase Angle
3000:1
120 Amps / 40 Milliamps
75 Grams
1.161 x 1.22 x 2.165 Inches
0.630 Inches
o
-20 to 50 C
DC 500V/100M
RJ45 Male
B-3
B-4
SOLID-RING CT SENSOR (CS

(CS-SR-150)
The sensor uses a current transformer to convert current flowing
g through a conductor to an equivalent
voltage output.
olid-Ring CT Current Sensor (Model# CS-SR-150)

Figure B.3 Solid
Output Signals
RJ45 Pin #s
Description
3
Output Signal (0 to 2.5 Volts)
5
Ground (0 Volts)
Table B.5 Solid-Ring
Ring CT Male Connector
Specifications
Specification
Current Range
Accuracy
Response
Turns Ratio
Weight
Opening Diameter
Output Voltage
Insulation
Phase Angle Error
Table B.6 Solid-Ring CT Specs
Description
0.1 to 150 Amps
0.25% Overall
0
1 Phase Angle
2000:1
75 g (2.6 oz)
0.96 x 1.10 x 0.65 Inches
0.354 Inches
2.5 Volts
o
-20 to 50 C
DC 500V/100M
RJ45 Male
0.21
B-5
B-6
AC/DC VOLTAGE SENSOR (VS-OA-500)

The small, rugged, differential voltage sensor measures AC/DC voltages. Using a built-in isolation
amplifier, it converts the high differential input to a low differential output by a ratio of 200:1.
Figure B.4 AC/DC Voltage Sensor (Model# VS-OA-500)
Output Signals
The Sniffer works with output signals between pins 3 & 5 from the voltage sensor.
RJ45 Pin #s
Description
1
3
5
7
Ground (0 Volts)
Table B.7 AC/DC Voltage Sensor Female Connector
Specifications
Specification
Range
Accuracy
Response
Maximum Voltage Input
Output Voltage
Attenuation Ratio
Bandwidth
Supply Voltage
Supply Current
Rise Time
Description
0 to 500 Volts
0.05%
0
2 Phase Angle
+/- 500 V Peak
+/- 2.5 Volts
200:1
DC to 5 KHz
5 VDC
30 Milliamps / 5 V
1ms for 200V C-M Steps
B-7
Input Connector
Input Connector Gauge
Input Impedance
Source Impedance
Absolute Max Isolation
Temperature Range
Humidity Range
Cable (Output)
Table B.8 AC/DC Voltage Sensor Specs
B-8
Screw Terminal, 2 Position

10 - 24 AWG
4.0 x 1.5 x 1.0 Inches
1 M Ohm / 10 pF
600 Ohm
750 Vrms
o
-40 to 85 C
RJ45 with Male Connector
AC VOLTAGE SENSOR (VS-VT-600)

The small, rugged voltage sensor is used for measuring AC voltages. The input is fused to protect the
measured source. It utilizes a built-in voltage transformer to convert the high input to a low output with a
ratio of 240:1. Measurements can be made directly across circuit components without the need for a
common ground.
Figure B.5 AC Voltage Sensor (Model# VS-VT-600)
Output Signals
The Sniffer works with output signals between pins 3 & 5 from the voltage sensor.
RJ45 Pin #s
Description
1
3
5
7
Ground (0 Volts)
Table B.9 AC Voltage Sensor Female Connector
Specifications
Specification
Input Voltage Range
Output Voltage Range
Ratio
Bandwidth
Burden
Input Connector
Input Connector Gauge
Input Connector Surge
Output Connector
Temperature Range
Humidity Range
Cable (Output)
Table B.10 AC Voltage Sensor Specs
Description
0 to 600 Volts AC
0 to 2.5 Volts
240:1
50 to 400 Hz
0.4 VA
Screw Terminal, 2 Position
20 to 2 AWG, Rated 1000V
8000 Volts
RJ45 Female
3.50 x 2.25 x 2.25 Inches
o
-40 to 85 C
RJ45 with Male Connector
B-9
B-10
TEMPERATURE SENSOR (TS-LM-212)

The temperature sensor containing an LM335A sensor from National Semiconductor and two additional
resisters inserted into a waterproof stainless steel tube is designed for both indoor and outdoor
applications.
Figure B.6 Temperature Sensor (Model# TS-LM-212)
Output Signals
The relationship between the temperature and output voltage is equal to 10 mV/1K.
The Sniffer works with output signals between pins 3 & 5 from the temperature sensor.
RJ45 Pin #s
Description
1
3
Output Signal - Positive Wire (2.33 to 3.73 Volts)
5
Reference Voltage - Negative Wire (2.47)
7
Ground (0 Volts)
Table B.11 Temperature Sensor Male Connector
Specifications
Specification
Temperature Range
Accuracy
Supply Current
Supply Voltage
Stainless Steel Tube Length
Cable Length
Table B.12 Temperature Sensor Specs
Description
o
-40 to 212 F
o
o
+/- 2 C @ 25 C
2 Milliamps Max
5 Volts DC
2 Inches
B-11
B-12
DRY CONTACT SENSOR (DCS-01/5)

The dry contact sensor provides a low voltage across a contact for the purpose of determining the state of
the contact, 0 Volts = open and 5 Volts = closed. It provides a way of monitoring a contact that has no
applied voltage. It is not for use on live circuits.
Figure B.7 Dry Contact Sensor (Model# DCS-01/5)
Output Signals
The sensor provides a single 1ft RJ45 shielded cable for the output signals. The voltage range is from 0
to 5 Volts. It comes equipped with a pair of red and black binding posts for the monitored contact.
RJ45 Pin #s
Description
1
3
Output Signal - Positive Wire (2.33 to 3.73 Volts)
5
Reference Voltage - Negative Wire (2.47)
7
Ground (0 Volts)
Table B.13 Dry Contact Sensor
Specifications
Specification
Voltage Range
Supply Voltage
Supply Current
Contact (Open)
Contact (Closed)
Temperature Range
Humidity Range
Cable Length
Table B.14 Dry Contact Sensor Specs
Description
0 to 5 Volts
5 VDC
1 Milliamps
0 Volts
5 Volts
3.37 x 2.12 x 1.50 Inches
o
-40 to 85 C
1 ft
RJ45 Male
B-13
B-14
IRIG-B (CBL-IRIG-B)
The cable transmits the IRIG-B protocol for time synchronization from the GPS Satellite Controlled Clock
to the analog receiver.
Figure B.8 IRIG-B (Model# CBL-IRIG-B)
Output Signals
The IRIG-B cable is part coaxial cable and part twisted pair cable. The coax cable segment is terminated
with a BNC Male connector and the twisted pair cable is terminated with an RJ45 male connector to carry
the un-modulated IRIG-B signals to the receiver. Assembled in 1 ft segments using BNC T-Type adapters
the cable can transmit IRIG-B signals to multiple receivers.
RJ45 Connector
BNC Connector
3 + Data Wire (Output Signal)
Center (IRIG-B Signal)
7 (GND)
Shield (GND)
Table B.15 IRIG-B Male Connector
Specifications
Specification
Coaxial Cable
Coaxial Connector
Coaxial Cable Length
Mating Connector
Output Cable
Output Cable Connector
Output Cable Length
Table B.16 IRIG-B Specs
Description
Stranded Copper
BNC Male Twist On
1 ft Segment
BNC T-type Adapter
Stranded Twisted Pair
RJ45 Male
1 ft Segment
B-15
B-16
Index
A
absolute value ............................... 17, 19, 43, 45
AC voltage sensor ................................... 3, 8, 41
AC/DC voltage sensor ............................. 3, 8, 41
accuracy .......................................................... 41
amplitude
descrease .................................................... 32
increase ....................................................... 32
analog channels .............................................. 29
analog inputs ..................................................... 1
analog view ...................................................... 32
analysis ...................................................... 25, 28
analog view .................................................. 32
auto scale ..................................................... 31
auto scale multiplier ..................................... 32
combination view ......................................... 34
cursor bars ................................................... 30
data .......................................................... 30
fault ........................................................... 31
horizontal .................................................. 31
reference .................................................. 30
rms ........................................................... 30
cycle hop ................................................ 29, 30
delete channels ............................................ 31
delta x .......................................................... 31
digital view ................................................... 35
mark/unmark channels................................. 31
navigating ..................................................... 29
peak hop ................................................ 29, 30
resize sliding window ................................... 31
restore channels .......................................... 31
scale channels ............................................. 31
set rms ......................................................... 31
valid channels .............................................. 32
zoom channels ............................................. 32
angle ................................................ 3, 18, 19, 43
auto scale ........................................................ 31
auto scale multiplier ......................................... 32
B
buttons-Appendix A
configuration & polling.................................... 1
C
cal mag/ang ..................................................... 19
calculate mag/ang ........................................... 16
calibrate ............................................... 17, 20, 42
automatic ..................................................... 38
manual ......................................................... 38
calibrate value ........................................... 17, 42
calibration
calibrate ....................................................... 42
calibrate value...............................................42
dc cancellation ..............................................42
offset .............................................................42
range .............................................................42
scale factor ...................................................42
channel settings ...............................................16
absolute value...............................................17
calculate mag/ang ........................................16
calibarte ........................................................17
calibrate value...............................................17
channel title...................................................16
dc cancellation ..............................................18
duration .........................................................17
lower .............................................................17
offset .............................................................17
operator ........................................................17
p/s ratio .........................................................16
range .............................................................18
reference angle .............................................17
scale factor ...................................................17
sensor ...........................................................16
trig type .........................................................17
trig value .......................................................17
unit ................................................................16
upper .............................................................17
channel title ..................................................4, 16
channel titles ....................................................18
channels
decrease amplitude ......................................32
decrease time scale ......................................32
delete ............................................................31
increase amplitude .......................................32
increase time scale .......................................32
mark ..............................................................31
restore...........................................................31
scale .............................................................31
zoom .............................................................32
clamp on ...................................................3, 8, 41
combination view ..............................................34
company .....................................................15, 37
configuration .....................................................14
configuration file ...............................................22
current sensors................................................... 7
clamp on ......................................................... 3
solid ring ......................................................... 3
specifications
clamp on...................................................... 8
solid ring ...................................................... 8
split core ...................................................... 8
cursor bars
data ...............................................................30
fault ...............................................................31
horizontal ......................................................31
reference.......................................................30
rms ................................................................30
cursor keys-Appendix A
configuration & polling.................................... 1
data display .................................................... 3
file table .......................................................... 2
query fields ..................................................... 3
cycle hop ................................................... 29, 30
D
data bar ........................................................... 30
data monitor ..................................................... 21
angle ............................................................ 18
instantaneous ............................................... 18
magnitude .................................................... 18
rms ............................................................... 18
sampling frequency ...................................... 18
start captue .................................................. 18
stop captue .................................................. 18
dc cancellation ..................................... 18, 39, 42
DC cancellation ............................................... 20
delete channels ............................................... 31
delta x .............................................................. 31
device ........................................................ 15, 37
device configuration................................... 14, 15
company ...................................................... 15
device ........................................................... 15
station .......................................................... 15
time code ..................................................... 15
device name ...................................................... 4
digital channel .................................................... 3
digital channels ................................................ 29
digital view ....................................................... 35
changes ....................................................... 35
cursor state .................................................. 35
Fst ................................................................ 35
fst-change .................................................... 35
Lst ................................................................ 35
lst-change .................................................... 35
title................................................................ 35
dry contact ............................................... 3, 9, 42
duration ............................................ 3, 17, 19, 45
E
engineering ........................................................ 5
events .............................................. 3, 22, 24, 37
analysis ........................................................ 28
file duration .................................................... 3
format ........................................................... 24
offset ............................................................ 24
path .............................................................. 22
postfault ......................................................... 3
prefault ........................................................... 3
primary/secondary ratio ............................... 24
scale factor ................................................... 24
summary ...................................................... 26
titles .............................................................. 24
trigger path ..................................................... 4
unit ............................................................... 24
F
fault bar ............................................................31
file duration ...................................................3, 23
file management .........................................14, 25
file properties ........................................22, 25, 43
file duration ...................................................23
post fault cycles ............................................24
prefault cycles ...............................................24
save continuous ............................................23
save continuous path ....................................23
snap shot ......................................................23
trigger path....................................................24
files
events ...........................................................24
soe ................................................................24
function keys-Appendix A
data display..................................................... 3
file table .......................................................... 2
query fields ..................................................... 3
G
gps clock ............................................................ 6
H
hall-effect ..........................................................41
horizontal bars ..................................................31
hysteresis ...................................................43, 44
I
IEEE long filename ...............................15, 24, 25
company .......................................................15
date ...............................................................15
device ...........................................................15
substation .....................................................15
tcode .............................................................15
time ...............................................................15
installation
portable unit ..................................................10
rack mount ....................................................10
instantaneous ...................................3, 18, 19, 43
irig-b sensor....................................................3, 7
K
keyboard & mouse ............................................. 2
L
long file naming format .....................................15
lower .....................................................17, 43, 45
M
magnitude.........................................3, 18, 19, 43
mark/unmark
channels .......................................................31
maximum ............................................................ 3
menu buttons-Appendix A
data display .................................................... 4

file table .......................................................... 2
query fields ..................................................... 3
monitor & keyboard ........................................... 7
N
navigating
cycle hop ................................................ 29, 30
data display .................................................. 29
peak hop ................................................ 29, 30
non-intrusive ...................................................... 3
O
offset .................................................... 17, 20, 42
operations .......................................................... 5
operator ......................................... 17, 19, 43, 45
optional equipment ............................................ 6
order of trigger ................................................... 3
P
p/s ratio ...................................................... 16, 19
peak hop .................................................... 29, 30
phasors ............................................................ 28
polling .............................................................. 14
portable unit ................................................. 1, 10
postfault ............................................................. 3
postfault cycles ................................................ 24
prefault ............................................................... 3
prefault cycles .................................................. 24
primary/secondary ratio ..................................... 3
primary/secondary scale.................................... 3
processor ........................................................... 6
protection ........................................................... 5
R
rack mount ................................................... 1, 10
range.................................................... 18, 20, 42
recorder ............................................................. 6
reference angle .......................................... 17, 19
reference bar ................................................... 30
referenced angle .............................................. 21
resize sliding window ....................................... 31
resolution ........................................................... 1
restore channels .............................................. 31
RJ45 ................................................................ 10
RJ45 connectors ................................................ 3
rms ................................................... 3, 18, 19, 43
rms bar............................................................. 30
S
sampling frequency ..................................... 3, 18
save button ...................................................... 22
save continuous ............................................... 23
save continuous path....................................... 23
scale channels ................................................. 31
scale factor .......................................... 17, 20, 42
sensor...............................................................16
sensor type .................................................19, 39
sensors ............................................................... 2
current
clamp on...................................................... 3
solid ring ...................................................... 3
split core ...................................................... 3
others
dry contact .................................................. 3
irig-b sensor ................................................ 3
temperature ................................................. 3
voltage
AC voltage sensor ....................................... 3
AC/DC voltage sensor ................................ 3
set offset ...........................................................39
set rms..............................................................31
set scale ...........................................................39
snap shot ....................................................22, 23
snapshot
path ...............................................................22
soe files ............................................3, 22, 24, 26
channel title...............................................4, 25
device name .............................................4, 25
duration .....................................................3, 24
format............................................................24
group (station) name ....................................25
maximum ..................................................3, 24
order ............................................................... 3
path ...............................................................22
primary/secondary ratio ............................3, 24
primary/secondary scale ...........................3, 24
station ............................................................. 4
trigger date................................................3, 24
trigger order ............................................24, 26
trigger time ................................................3, 24
SOE files ..........................................................37
software
configuration .................................................14
file management ...........................................14
polling ...........................................................14
solid ring ...................................................3, 8, 41
specifications
current sensors ............................................... 7
clamp on...................................................... 8
solid ring ...................................................... 8
split core ...................................................... 8
dry contact ...................................................... 9
gps clock ......................................................... 6
irig-b sensor .................................................... 7
monitor & keyboard ........................................ 7
optional equipment ......................................... 6
processor ........................................................ 6
recorder .......................................................... 6
surge protector ............................................... 7
temperature .................................................... 9
voltage sensors
split core ...................................................3, 8, 41
start capture ......................................... 18, 39, 43

station .................................................... 4, 15, 37
stop capture ..................................................... 18
surge protector .................................................. 7
system
technical support .......................................... 13
upgrade ........................................................ 10
version ......................................................... 12
system keys-Appendix A ................................... 1
data display .................................................... 3
file table .......................................................... 2
query fields ..................................................... 3
T
table
columns ........................................................ 25
company ...................................................... 25
device name................................................. 25
fault date & time ........................................... 25
sampling frequency ...................................... 25
substation ..................................................... 25
table columns .................................................. 25
technical support ............................................. 13
temperature ............................................. 3, 9, 41
time code ................................................... 15, 37
time scale
decrease ...................................................... 32
increase ....................................................... 32
transient events ................................................. 2
trig type ...................................................... 17, 45
trig value .................................................... 17, 45
trigger date ........................................................ 3
trigger path ............................................ 4, 24, 25
trigger time ......................................................... 3
trigger type ....................................................... 19
trigger value ..................................................... 19
triggers ..................................................... 1, 3, 43
absolute value ........................................ 43, 45
angle .................................................. 3, 19, 43
digital channel ................................................ 3
duration ........................................................ 45
hysteresis ..................................................... 43
instantaneous ..................................... 3, 19, 43
lower....................................................... 43, 45
magnitude .......................................... 3, 19, 43
operator .................................................. 43, 45
path .............................................................. 24
rms ..................................................... 3, 19, 43
trig type ........................................................ 45
trig value ...................................................... 45
upper ...................................................... 43, 45
U
unit ..............................................................16, 19
upgrade ............................................................10
upper ....................................................17, 43, 45
V
valid channels...................................................32
version ..............................................................12
voltage sensors
AC voltage sensor .......................................... 3
AC/DC voltage sensor .................................... 3
specifications
W
waveform summary
changes ........................................................28
description ....................................................28
end date & time ............................................27
fault time .......................................................27
file duration ...................................................27
file size ..........................................................27
filename ........................................................27
Fst .................................................................28
fst-change .....................................................28
inst-diff ..........................................................28
line frequency ...............................................27
Lst .................................................................28
lst-change .....................................................28
max-inst ........................................................27
max-rms ........................................................27
min-inst .........................................................27
min-rms .........................................................27
onebit ............................................................28
prefault time ..................................................27
process time .................................................27
PU .................................................................28
rms-diff ..........................................................28
sampling frequency ......................................27
save time ......................................................27
start date & time ...........................................27
state ..............................................................28
station ...........................................................27
trigger time ....................................................28
wavewin.............................................................. 3
Z
zoom channels .................................................32
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Installing the Hardware and Software

Software Applications Description

General and Channel Settings Information

Shortcut Keys and Button Functionality

File management and Analysis .......................................................................................... 25

Setting Triggers ................................................................................................................. 43

Split-Core CT Sensor (CS-SC-200) ..................................................................................... 3

Solid-Ring CT Sensor (CS-SR-150) .................................................................................... 5

AC/DC Voltage Sensor (VS-OA-500) .................................................................................. 7

AC Voltage Sensor (VS-VT-600) ......................................................................................... 9

Temperature Sensor (TS-LM-212)..................................................................................... 11

Dry Contact Sensor (DCS-01/5) ........................................................................................ 13

IRIG-B (CBL-IRIG-B) ......................................................................................................... 15

Figure 1.1 Portable Unit

Figure 1.2 Rack Mount Unit

Figure 1.3 Differential Analog

Figure 1.4 Rear Panel

0.01 to 200 amps

0.01 to 150 Amps

AC/DC Clothespin Current

Table 1.1 Sensors List

Figure 1.5 Trigger Properties

MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS

A, B, C line to neutral phases

WAVEFORM CAPTURES AND TRIGGERS

Continuous capture (1 - 5 minutes)

Dynamic circuit breaker timing

Intel ATOM N450 (1.66 GHz)

GPS Satellite Clock:

Less than 10 Microseconds Response Time

Split-Core CT Current Sensor

INSTALLING THE RECORDER

CONNECTING THE SENSORS

Figure 3.1 RJ45 Connectors

UPGRADING THE SOFTWARE

Figure 3.2 Start Software Installation

Figure 3.3 Create Install Path

Figure 3.4 Finish Software Installation

RUNNING THE SOFTWARE

Figure 3.5 About Window

Chapter 4: System Software

CONFIGURATION AND POLLING

Figure 4.1 Configuration and Polling Software

Chapter 4: System Software

Figure 4.2 Device Configuration Fields

IEEE Long File Naming Format

Chapter 4: System Software

Figure 4.3 Channel Settings

Configuration - Channel Settings

Chapter 4: System Software

Triggering - Channel Settings

Chapter 4: System Software

Data Monitor - Channel Settings

Chapter 4: System Software

Figure 4.4 Configuration Tab

Chapter 4: System Software

Figure 4.5 Triggering Tab

Chapter 4: System Software

Figure 4.6 Calibration Tab

Chapter 4: System Software

Figure 4.7 Data Monitor

Figure 4.8 Save Changes