Data recorder

Eurotherm's 5000B data acquisition system is available with email alarming and audible remote alarming software. This feature provides a means of advising of alarm conditions in remote unattended sites such as pumping stations, system failures in critical process in the pharmaceutical industry, or can be timed to provide an SMS message to a service engineer to schedule maintenance.

The real-time viewing software provided with the 5000B is available with customisable audible alarming, allowing the user to select the warning or alert sound file to be played when an alarm condition is met; this could be a standard warning alarm, or a simple voice message alerting the operator of a completed process or scheduled maintenance.

The email alarming/notification feature is configured using the real-time monitoring/configuration software provided. The system is configured with mail server details as required in setting a normal PC to receive email. Up to five different messages each containing up to 10 email addresses can be added for any type of alarm or status condition. The messages can be simple one-line headers with embedded messages of alarms, process completion, or test condition reached, alternatively, a more detailed message body can be configured.

The unit is designed for maximum security of data and for flexible functionality. It has 13 MB of non-volatile flash memory for historical data storage with a logging and archiving strategy that protects the data from loss or tampering. Data is stored in a proprietary, binary format and written to the flash at a configurable recording interval. The digital security features incorporated in the 5000 series enable the unit to meet FDA, TGA and EPA auditing requirements for 21 CFR Part 11 digital signatures.

Provided with ethernet communication as standard, factory floor sensors can be directly connected to the existing office computer network via the 5000B allowing the operator to monitor and chart in real-time the performance of their plant from their desktop PC.

Historical data analysis software provided with the unit enables reviewing of recorded data while maintaining its integrity in the proprietary, binary format. The user has the choice of either downloading the data via the ethernet comms on demand or the system can be set up to automatically download the data, thus eliminating the possibility of data loss from memory overflow.

The base unit provides for six software configurable universal inputs - expandable to 12, with up to 8 Hz simultaneous recording of data. Often the recorder is used to monitor the plant or line performance, in-built changeover relays allow basic alarming and if needed process shutdown without the need for external alarm modules.