KIMO KT 120 Class 120 Kistock User Manual
- June 6, 2024
- KIMO
Table of Contents
KIMO KT 120 Class 120 Kistock
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Precaution
Please always use the device in accordance with its intended use and within parameters described in the technical features in order not to compromise the protection ensured by the device.
Symbols used
For your safety and in order to avoid any damage of the device, please follow the procedure described in this user manual and read carefully the notes preceded by the following symbol: The following symbol will also be used in this user manual: Please read carefully the information notes indicated after this symbol.
PRESENTATION OF THE DEVICE
Use
The KT 120 and KH 120 data loggers of the HVAC range allow the internal measurement of temperature only (KT 120) or of temperature and humidity (KH 120). This class of devices is dedicated to the food transport. The devices have a male USB plug and integrated software in PDF format which enables to download and configure the data logger without specific software.
Applications
The STOCK data logger is ideal for temperature and humidity control for
sensitive foodstuff storage, for example in the food industry or
pharmaceutical domain. It allows to control the temperature and humidity in
refrigerators, cold rooms, food trucks etc. Therefore, the device guarantees
traceability all along the cold chain. And at any moment the KISTOCK data
logger allows to edit easily and quickly a data report in PDF format.
Description of the device
Description of the keys
“OK” key: allows to validate, start or stop the records, display the value “Selection” key: allows the functions scroll
PC connection
Fixation
The KT 120 and KH 120 KISTOCK data loggers have a magnetic mounting, so you can fix it easily.
TECHNICAL FEATURES
Devices
All accuracies indicated in this document were stated in laboratory conditions and can be guaranteed for measurement carried out in the same conditions, or carried out with calibration compensation. Factory calibration uncertainty: ±0.88%RH; Temperature dependence: ±0.04 x (T-20) %RH (if T<15°C or T>25°C)On the basis of 1 measurement every 15 minutes at 25°C
Housing
Dimensions
Warranty period
STOCK data loggers have 1-year guarantee for any manufacturing defect (return to our After-sales service required).
USE OF THE DEVICE
Display
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DATASET is finished
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Indicates that one value is being recorded. It flashes: the DATASET did not start already
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Flashing slowly: DATASET is between 80 and 90 % of the storage capacity.
Flashing quickly: DATASET is between 90 and 100 % of the storage capacity Constant: storage capacity full. -
Constant: indicates that the batteries have to be replaced.
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Indicates the channel number which is measuring
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The displayed values are the recorded
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maximum/minimum values for the displayed channels.
The values to display selected during configuration via the software will scroll on the screen every 3 seconds (only with the KH 120). The display can be activated or deactivated via the KILOG software. At extreme temperatures, the display can become hardly readable and its display speed can slow down at temperatures below 0°C. This has no incidence on the measurement accuracy.
Functions of keys
OK key: enables to start, stop the dataset (press during >3 seconds) or to change of scrolling group as described in the tables below.
Selection key: enables the scroll values in the scrolling group as
described in the tables below.
USE OF THE DEVICE
Groups organization
Press key to change of group.
Press the key to scroll the values in the group.
Data logger configuration with the integrated PDF file
The class 120 KISTOCK data loggers have an integrated PDF file that allows configuring quickly and easily the data logger. Therefore, you can directly configure your data logger without opening the KILOG software.
Required configuration: to open this document, you need to use ONLY the “Adobe Acrobat Reader 9®” program (or higher), freely downloadable, which allows to read PDF format documents. Ensure you have installed it
- Plug the class 120 KISTOCK data logger on an USB port of your computer**.The following window opens:
- Click on “Open folder to view files”. Wait a few seconds (according to the dataset number of points), and a volume appears.
- Double-click on the “Configuration…” PDF file
The integrated configuration file opens:
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The file header indicates the device name and serial number. Button which allows to load a previous configuration saved before on the computer
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“General information” Displays the name of the dataset and the possible comments.
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“Configuration” allows to configure:
– The datalogger
– The recording mode
– The stop conditions of the record -
“Channel parameters” allow configuring the channels of temperature (KT 120 and KH 120) and hygrometry (only with the KH 120).
Choose the language
Select the required language:
Choose the date format
Select the required date format.
General information
Dataset name: this field allows to name the dataset. Comments: this field allows to write comments on the dataset.
General information
Configuration
Recorder
Active screen: tick “Yes” to activate the screen display or “No” to
deactivate it.
Management DST: for automatic management of DST, tick “Yes” or tick “No”
to deactivate it. If you choose “Yes”, the “Next time change” fields become
accessible. Dates
and times of the next time change are proposed by default. You can modify
them: click on the “Date” field then on to display the calendar. Click on the
required date. Click on the “Hour” field to modify the time on which the next
time change will be applied: the time format is 00:00. On the last field,
click on and choose “+1h” to add an hour or “-1h” to subtract an hour. The
date and time change will be applied on the required date and time and will
add or
subtract an hour.
Recording
Interval: in the “Interval” field, inform the required interval duration between two measurements, then select the unit (minutes or hours).
Start type
- Tick “Button” for a start type by button.
- Tick “Date” for a start type by date: inform the required date and time of the start. Click on the “Start Date” field then click on to display the calendar and select the required date, or write it manually, with respect to the date format selected previously.
Stop conditions
Stop type
- The stop by date is available only if the start type by date has been chosen previously. If you choose “Date”, inform the required stop date and time in the “Stop date” field: click on to display the calendar then select the required date, or write it manually with respect to the date format selected previously.
- The stop by duration allows to determine a recording duration: inform the “Days” and “Hours” fields.
- The stop-by number of items allows determining a required number of measurements before the dataset stops. Inform the “Number of items” field (between 1 and 50 000 points).
- “Total memory” allows to record continuously up to 50 000 points before the dataset stops.
- “Loop” allows to record the values continuously and once the memory capacity reached, the last recorded values overwrite the first.
- “Stop by button”: tick “Yes” to allow a stop by button. Therefore, push the data logger OK key for 3 seconds to stop the measurement dataset. To not allow it, tick “No”. The stop by button can not be deactivated if the chosen stop condition is “Loop”, “Total memory” or “Number of points”.
Channel parameters Temperature (KT 120 and KH 120) and humidity (only the KH 120)
- Choose the temperature measurement unit: tick the “°C” or “°F” box.
- Active channel: tick “Yes” to activate the channel or “No” to deactivate it.
- Active alarm: tick “Yes” to activate the alarm or “No” to deactivate it. If the alarm is activated, inform the “High” and “Low” fields to configure the alarm threshold. Inform the “Delay” field in number of points. According to the measurement interval previously configured, the duration is automatically actualized.
Channel parameter
For example: if an interval of 1 minute has been configured and that the delay in number of points for the high threshold is 5, the delay duration will be 5 minutes.
- When the configuration is finished, click on the button to validate.
- Chose the place to save the configuration: to use this configuration for the next dataset, save the configuration directly on the data logger on “Removable disk”. Check that the dataset is finished to ensure the new configuration is taken into account.
A message asks you to overwrite the existing file.
- Click on “Yes”.
- To use this configuration later for another dataset, or to configure another device, you can save it on the required location. To recover it later, click on the button on top of the page, then select the required file on “.xdp” format, click on the button to use it for the next dataset.
Data logger download with PDF report edition
- Plug the class 120 KISTOCK data logger on a USB plug of the computer*. Wait a few seconds, then the following window opens:
- Click on “Open folder to view files”. The windows explorer opens.
- Double-click on the “Report” PDF file to visualize the dataset report.
Example of the report:
State indicators:
- Alarm activated
- Alarm deactivated
- Alarm OK
- Alarm triggered
Measurement Report
- The background information indicates the dataset name and the eventual comments.
- The device configuration is summarised with the measurement interval, the start/stop type, the recording duration, the number of recorded values and the date and time of dataset start and end.
- The chart allows to visualize the evolution of the recorded value, with the units on ordinate, the date and time on abscissa and the defined high and low thresholds
- The header indicates the date and time of the report edition
- Device references Serial number and firmware version
- The channel statistics indicate the values unit and the minimal, maximal, average and MKT values.
- The alarms parameters and results indicate the defined high and low thresholds, their state (alarm or OK) and the longest duration of threshold exceeding.
You can print it or export it in PDF format to integrate it easily to your documents. In “Loop” mode, results displayed on “Device configuration”, “Channel statistics” and “Alarms parameters and results” parts correspond to the device configuration, to the statistics and to the alarms parameters and results recorded since the launching of the measurement dataset. Data indicated on the graph correspond to the results of the last recorded loop.
Configuration, data logger download and data processing with the KILOG
software
Please see the KILOG software user manual: “KILOG-classes-50-120-220-320”.
14 USE
Replace the battery
With 500 days to 3 years* battery life, KISTOCK guarantees long-term measurement.
To replace the battery:
- Unlock the battery hatch with a screwdriver or a coin.
- Turn towards the left until the marker aligns in front of the opened padlock symbol.
- Continue to turn until the hatch rises.
- Replace the battery (button battery CR 2450**) in such a way the + pole will be visible.
Replace the battery hatch with the indicator in front of the opened padlock and close it by turning it towards the right in order to make correspond the indicator with the closed padlock.
Only use a trademark or high-quality batteries in order to guarantee the
announced autonomy.
After the battery replacement, the device must be reconfigured.
Device cleaning
Please avoid any aggressive solvent. Please protect the device from any cleaning produce containing formalin, that may be used for cleaning rooms and ducts.
CALIBRATION
All the KISTOCK devices have an integrated adjustment certificate in the memory in PDF format which can be visualized and printed easily. A calibration certificate is available as option in paper format. We recommend to carry out a yearly checking.
ACCESSORIES
Only the accessories supplied with the device must be used.
TROUBLESHOOTING
BE CAREFUL! Material damages can happen, so please apply the precautionary measures indicated.
Once returned to Sauermann, required waste collection will be assured in the respect of the environment in accordance to 2002/96/CE guidelines relating to WEEE.