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Kipp&Zonen Brewer MkIII User Manual

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MKIII OPERATOR'S MANUAL

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Inside Checks
Interrogate the Computer Screen and confirm that it is normal.

#

Name

Example

Description

1.

Available
Memory

1234567890 -the amount of free space on the Brewer Data drive

2

Next Command Zs

- indicates the next command to be executed

3.

Schedule

Skd1

- Indicates the current Schedule being executed

4.

Current
Command

Ds

-Indicates the current Routine being executed
-‘menu’ is displayed if a schedule is not running

5.

Date

Jan 15/99

- the GMT date which will change at 00:00:00 GMT
- adjust using the DA command

6.

Julian Day

015

- changes at solar midnight
- adjust using the DA command

7.

Operating Mode O

3

- indicates that the Brewer is in Ozone mode
- no adjustment

8.

Brewer Number 159

- specifies constants for the Brewer
- adjust using the NO command

9.

Location

Saskatoon

- determines Site specific information
- change location with LL command
- change Site information with LF command

10. Moisture Index

2

- used to indicate if the desiccant needs changing.
- change the desiccant if index values are consistently
greater then 10.

11. CUT Header

C.U.T

- reminder that time is Co-ordinated Universal Time
(Greenwich Mean Time)

12. Clock Source

I or E

- indicates if the System is using the Brewer Clock (I) or
the Computer clock (E).
- Brewer clock can be toggled ON or OFF in the
Configuration File with the IC command

13. Time (CUT)

15:32:19

- indicates the system time, and should be within 20
seconds of GMT for proper tracking.
- adjusted with TI

14. Software

Version

374f

- the Version number of the Brewer Software

15. Zenith Angle

45.76

-the current Solar Zenith Angle

16. Communication

Activity

in: out:

- these fields were originally intended to monitor
communications between the Computer and the Brewer
-As Computer speed increases, the usefulness of these
indicators decreases
-The Data Set is a much better indicator of
Communications.

17. Absolute

Humidity

0.0 g/m3

- if the Brewer is fitted with a moisture sensor option,
this field indicates the amount of moisture in one unit
volume of air in the Brewer enclosure.