INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONNECTING

YOUR PC TO A BLAST CHILLER USING HACCP SOFTWARE.

PURPOSE OF HACCP SOFTWARE. HACCP software imports all IRINOX blast chiller cycles into a computer. It automatically records:

- air temperature - product temperature (when working in AUTOMATIC mode) - length of the blast chilling or shock freezing phase - length of the holding phase - type of cycle (LOGIK, SOFT, HARD, HARD PLUS and FREEZING) - machine model with photograph - cycle start and stop date and time - any alarms or other events

As will be explained below, it can also provide more detailed data about each cycle, for example product name, weight and thickness, for better monitoring of the manufacturing process.

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1) CONNECTING A BLAST CHILLER TO A PC. There are two ways of connecting a blast chiller to a PC: by direct connection through an RS232 serial port, or through an RS485 mod-bus connection which allows a PC to be connected to up to 32 blast chillers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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onnection for LC models is on the front of the machine and is a 9 pin (PC type) connector. The machine data is to be downloaded should be connected to this. The connector on HC models is optional and should d when placing an order or may be fitted later by replacing the panel and adding a cable supplied by the er.

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2) DIRECT CONNECTION. With this type of connection there is a 5 metre distance limit between the PC and the blast chiller. To set up a connection between the PC and the LC51, LC101/35 and all HC models, the following conditions apply:

1) Dip switch no. 3 located on the electronic card must be ON (the default setting is OFF). 2) During communication the blast chiller must be in standby mode, i.e. it must not be running a cycle 3) Start up the software on the PC, connect the PC to the blast chiller with the 9 pin serial cable and download

data 4) Once the download is complete the blast chiller can be used.

DIP SWITCH LOCATION

To set up a connection between the PC and the models from LC101/50 to LC602/750, the following conditions apply:

1) Dip switch no. 4 located on the back of the front card (control panel) must be ON (the default setting is OFF). 2) During communication the blast chiller must be in standby mode, i.e. it must not be running a cycle. 3) To enable communication click the PRINT CYCLE button. The word TRASMISSIONE (TRANSMISSION) will

then appear on the display. 4) Start up the software on the PC, connect the PC to the blast chiller with the serial cable and download data. 5) At the end of transmission click the PRINT CYCLE button again to exit transmission mode.

DIP SWITCH LOCATION

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STARTING UP SOFTWARE IN SERIAL MODE

SELECT SERIAL DIRECT COMMUNICATION

SELECT PC SERIAL PORT

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3) MOD-BUS CONNECTION With this type of connection blast chiller/s can be up to 1 kilometre away and up to 32 blast chillers can be connected to a single PC. To set up the connection use a shielded 2 x 0,5 mm cable. The mod-bus card is fitted to the machine’s electrical system. LC – HC Series

Address setting for PC connection to multiple machines

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Use the dip switches KD3 and KD2 to set the MOD BUS address, as shown in the following table.

WARNING!! Do not move KD4 and KD5

To verify connections follow the sequence of lighting LEDs: - DL1 is ON - DL2 lights ON after few seconds - DL4 makes a flash after few seconds - DL1 starts to blink when receives first correct input from the PC

Connect the cable shielding into the ground clamp “GND”

shielded cable

shielded cable

Communication with another blast

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Connector for CPU board cod. 3600160

“Converter connection kit” Irinox code: 8L0001020 • Converter RS232 to RS 485 • + Connection cable PC – Converter • + Transformer for converter

LC – HC Series

Address setting for PC connection to multiple machines MOD BUS card Irinox code 3600180 Set dip switches on card as per the table. Each machine must have its own individual mod-bus address which must be different for each blast chiller. Progressive number

of the machines connected to the PC

Machine address shown on the

HACCP software KD3 KD2

dip-1 dip-2 dip-3 dip-4 dip-1 dip-2 dip-3 dip-4 1 32 ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON 2 33 ON ON ON ON ON ON ON OFF 3 34 ON ON ON ON ON ON OFF ON 4 35 ON ON ON ON ON ON OFF OFF 5 36 ON ON ON ON ON OFF ON ON 6 37 ON ON ON ON ON OFF ON OFF 7 38 ON ON ON ON ON OFF OFF ON 8 39 ON ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF 9 40 ON ON ON ON OFF ON ON ON

10 41 ON ON ON ON OFF ON ON OFF 11 42 ON ON ON ON OFF ON OFF ON 12 43 ON ON ON ON OFF ON OFF OFF 13 44 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF ON ON 14 45 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF 15 46 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF ON 16 47 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 17 48 ON ON ON OFF ON ON ON ON 18 49 ON ON ON OFF ON ON ON OFF 19 50 ON ON ON OFF ON ON OFF ON 20 51 ON ON ON OFF ON ON OFF OFF 21 52 ON ON ON OFF ON OFF ON ON 22 53 ON ON ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF 23 54 ON ON ON OFF ON OFF OFF ON 24 55 ON ON ON OFF ON OFF OFF OFF 25 56 ON ON ON OFF OFF ON ON ON 26 57 ON ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF 27 58 ON ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF ON 28 59 ON ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF OFF 29 60 ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF ON ON 30 61 ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF ON OFF 31 62 ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 32 63 ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

NB: No other combination is acceptable: alarm OFF LINE means connection has failed.

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STARTING UP SOFTWARE IN MOD-BUS MODE Having set up the connection with the PC, start up HACCP software then scan the MOD-BUS addresses to enable automatic recognition of the blast chillers connected. (This should only be done the first time the software is started up).

LIST OF CONNECTED MACHINES

When scanning is complete, click the CLOSE button and the general data from the connected blast chillers will be stored.

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4) DOWNLOADING DATA.

Select language

Select communication mode

Click Download to download data

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Click COPY to copy a cycle, then see next window

The cycle has now

Click COPY ALL to copy all cycles and delete them from blast chiller memory.

INSERT REQUESTED INFORMATION IN EMPTY BOXES (MUST COMPLETE AT LEAST THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BOX)

DONE BUTTON

ABORT BUTTON

been stored in PC memory.

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All stored cycles are now in PC memory. Reports and graphics for each cycle can now be viewed and printed.

Click the GRAPH button to view more information about the cycle.

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To print, click the PRINT button, then select options.

PRINT GRAPH AND TEXT PRINT TEXT ONLY

PRINT GRAPH ONLY

CLICK TO SELECT COLOUR OR BLACK AND WHITE PRINTING

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5) BUTTONS

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SEARCH CYCLES BY PRODUCT NAME

SEARCH CYCLES BY DATE RANGE

SEARCH CYCLES BY LOT CODE

SEARCH CYCLES BY DISH TYPE

VIEW ALL CYCLES

SELECT PC SERIAL PORT

MACHINE CONNECTION TYPE (SEE INTRODUCTION)

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COPY A CYCLE FROM BLAST CHILLER MEMORY TO PC MEM

COPY ALL CYCLES FROM BLAST CHILLER MEMORY TO PC MEMORY, AND AUTOMATICALLY ERASE BLAST CHILLER MEMORY

VIEW CYCLE GRAPH

BUSINESS NAME

ENTER PASSWORD TO DELETE CYCLES SELECT LANGUAGE

SCAN MOD-BUS ADDRESSES TO FIND CONNECTED MACHINES (DO THIS ONLY THE FIRST TIME THE PROGRAMME IS LAUNCHED, OR IF A MACHINE IS ADDED). IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS RECOGNISING ONE OR MORE BLAST CHILLERS CHECK THAT CONNECTIONS ARE SOUND, THAT THE PC SERIAL PORT IS FREE. THAT THE RS232-RS485 CONVERTER HAS POWER AND THAT BLAST CHILLERS HAVE POWER AND ARE ON STANDBY.

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DELETE A CYCLE FROM PC MEMORY

DELETE ALL MACHINE MEMORY

CONNECT TO BLAST CHILLER TO DOWNLOAD CYCLE DATA

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6) TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM LIKELY CAUSE RECOMMENDED ACTION

Scanning of mod-bus addresses does not recognise one or more blast chillers (see. p.7)

The blast chiller’s card is set to OFF Check that the blast chiller is turned ON

Mod-bus card dip switch settings are incorrect

Check dip switch settings

The RS232-RS48 converter is not switched on

Check power supply

The RS232-RS485 converter is not set correctly.

(the converter supplied by Irinox does not require setting)

See converter instructions and configure correctly

Loose converter or mod bus connections (see p. 5)

Check connections

PC serial port not enabled Check that PC serial port is properly selected and is free

Communication not working with direct serial port connection.

Dip switch no.3 of card is not set to ON (see p. 3).

ONLY FOR MODELS “HC” AND “LC51.25” AND “LC101.35”

Check dip switch position

Dip switch n. 4 of front card is not set to ON (see p. 3).

ONLY FOR MODELS “LC141.60” TO “LC602.750”

Check dip switch position

Transmission has not been enabled by clicking the “PRINT CYCLE” button on the machine control panel.

ONLY FOR MODELS “LC141.60” TO “LC602.750”

Click the “PRINT CYCLE” button and try connecting again

PC serial port not enabled Check that PC serial port is properly selected and is free