VAPORIX service dongle Characteristic features of the VAPORIX service dongle The VAPORIX service dongle is needed to carry out service work on the automatic monitoring system VAPORIX, which measures, checks and evaluates vapour recovery at the fuel dispensers of filling stations.
This also applies to the local safety regulations and accident prevention regulations not mentioned in these operating instructions. • The VAPORIX service dongle is not suitable for use in areas endangered by explosions and is only intended for use within the VAPORIX system.
Structure and function The VAPORIX service dongle is already linked via its 25-pole Sub-D plug (2) to the connecting cable (1) when it is delivered. The connecting cable is used to connect the dongle to the measurement analysis unit VAPORIX-Control installed in the dispenser computer.
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With the coding switch, the desired command is selected using a numerical code (0 to 9) and is sent to the VAPORIX system by pressing the button (see Chap. 4 "Connection and operation"). All work carried out on the VAPORIX system, which is only possible with the help of the service dongle, is registered, stored in the system and can be called up again using, for example, the optional signal display VAPORIX-Master.
4.1 Connecting the service dongle to VAPORIX-Control For the electrical connection of the service dongle, the connecting cable’s plug (8) must only be connected to the VAPORIX-Control service interface (9). The green LED (4) on the service dongle lights up. The device is ready for operation.
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VAPORIX-Control can be checked and registered, the dongle must be logged in before operation. 1. Turn coding switch to "0". 2. Press button. The yellow LED lights up as long as the communication to VAPORIX-Control is established. Page 8/19 VAPORIX Service Dongle and VAPORIX Diagnostics...
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The alarm is triggered, and the 72-hour time limit begins to run. 3. Press button again. The LED on the VAPORIX-Control unit must now flash red instead of orange and the fuel discharge of the dispenser concerned (side A or B) must be blocked.
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If an alarm has been triggered at a dispenser point and the cause of the error has been rectified, the alarm can be reset in the VAPORIX-Control unit. 1. Turn coding switch to "5" for dispenser side A or to "6" for dispenser side B.
Pin 7: all further pins: not assigned Overview – coding switch commands Function Switch position Dispenser side A Dispenser side B Alarm test Service release Alarm reset Simulation measurement Log in Log out Page 11/19 VAPORIX Service Dongle and VAPORIX Diagnostics...
VAPORIX diagnostics Description of the VAPORIX diagnostics program VAPORIX diagnostics is used to read out and graphically represent all the relevant history data of the filling operations for both dispenser sides. The read- out data is displayed in Microsoft Excel and can be stored as an Excel file.
The Microsoft Excel template contains so-called macros for the purpose of preparing the diagrams. When the program is started, a window appears with appropriate warning information. Select the button "Activate macros" in order to be able to use all VAPORIX diagnostics program functions. Page 13/19...
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5.1 Reading out the history data To read out and display the history data of the connected VAPORIX-Control measurement analysis unit in graphical form, select the button Start. However, you can also read in and display already available history data in graphical form by pressing the button Open.
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Following the reading-out operation, the program offers the possibility of reorganizing the history memory. The data available in VAPORIX-Control is then deleted with the exception of the last 96 data entries. Reorganization prevents identical data from being read out repeatedly.
Fig. 7: Representing the history data of dispenser side A in Microsoft Excel Each line in the Microsoft Excel table corresponds to an evaluated filling operation. The meaning of the individual columns is indicated in the header. Page 16/19 VAPORIX Service Dongle and VAPORIX Diagnostics...
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Fuel transfer rate Vapour temperature Fig. 8: Graphical representation of the history data of dispenser side B For an analysis of the displayed history data, please refer to the FAFNIR diagnostics summary (separate manual). Page 17/19 VAPORIX Service Dongle and VAPORIX Diagnostics...
(Fig. 9). Fig. 9: Dialog window for specification of filling-station-specific data Afterwards, store the history data as a Microsoft Excel work book with the extension *.xls. Page 18/19 VAPORIX Service Dongle and VAPORIX Diagnostics...
Licence conditions The software and accompanying material are protected by copyright. You are not allowed to remove any copyright information from the software. FAFNIR guarantees that the data mediums (floppy disks/CD-ROM), on which the software has been recorded, are without any errors upon the time of handover to the customer.