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Featured Product
At only 48 mm x 96 mm, this compact recorder fits into the tiniest spaces.
Color LCD display
Paperless Recorder
Compact recorder features
- At H48 mm x W96 mm (1/8 DIN size), this paperless recorder is more compact than before.
- Records measured data and operation and stop status of machinery and equipment onto a micro SD card.
- High-speed sampling of up to 100 ms.
- Front panel has a secure degree of protection IP55.
- Uses a dedicated application to display and analyze recorded data.
System configuration
● Built-in I/O
The following functions can be applied to analog signal inputs for recording:
Operational functions
Addition and subtraction / Multiplication / Division / Square root / Moving average / Delay buffer / exp /
Common logarithm /
Natural logarithm / Peak hold (max) / Valley hold (min) / Analog accumulation / Power / F value calculation /
Antilog / Scaling / Time
Component identification and specifications
Screen display
Trend view
Chart direction: Horizontal
Number of display points: 2 per view
Number of display views: 2
Maximum number of samples: 320
Log view
Number of displayed events: 4 per page (the newest 32 events are displayed)
Number of display views: 3 (event log, system log, communication log)
Overview
Number of display points: 4 per view
Displayed content: Name, bargraph
Number of display views: 1
Maintenance view
Used to perform setting and maintenance.
Digital view
Number of display points: 1 per view
Displayed content: Name, value, bargraph
Number of display views: 4
Screen saver
Back light can be turned off if there is no operation for a certain period of time.
Auto view switching
Views can be switched automatically if there is no operation for a certain period of time.
Trend data storing
While an SD card is placed, the trend data, event data and comment data are recorded in the internal memory and then transferred to the SD card at the specified time intervals.
Recording method- Normal recording: Recording continuously until recording is manually stopped.
- Trigger recording (edge): Recording up to 100 samples of data before and after the trigger condition is met, respectively.
- Trigger recording (level): Recording data during the trigger condition is met.
- 100 ms
- Maximum number of input characters: 32
- Recorded content: time, comment
- Number of events: 1000 (per file)
- 100 ms, 500 ms, 1 sec., 2 sec., 5 sec., 10 sec., 1 min., 2 min., 5 min., 10 min., 30 min., 1 hour
- Number of channels: Max. 4
(Select from Ai, Di, Do, Oi) - Number of events: Max. 50000
samples × number of channels (per file)
- Event: Zone transition for Ai and Oi, change of Di status
- Recorded content: Time, event
- Number of events: 3000 (per file)
| Storing rate | SD card writing timing |
| 100 ms | 10 min., 30 min., 1 hour |
| 500 ms | 30 min., 1 hour, 6 hours |
| 1 sec. | 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours |
| 2 sec. | 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, 1 day |
| 5 sec. | 6 hours, 12 hours, 1 day |
| 10 sec. | 6 hours, 12 hours, 1 day |
| 1 min. | 1 day, 1 week |
| 2 min. | 1 day, 1 week |
| 5 min. | 1 day, 1 week, 1 month |
| 10 min. | 1 day, 1 week, 1 month |
| 30 min. | 1 day, 1 week, 1 month |
| 1 hour | 1 week, 1 month |
Approx. recording time period for TRD format with a 16 GB micro SD card
| Storing rate | 1 pen | 2 pens | 4 pens |
| 100 ms | 8 years | 4 years | 2 years |
| 500 ms | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| 1 sec. | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| 2 sec. | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| 5 sec. | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| 10 sec. | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| 1 min. - 1 hour | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
Note 1) Only the trend recording is enabled.
Approx. recording time period for CSV format with a 16 GB micro SD card
| Storing rate | 1 pen | 2 pens | 4 pens |
| 100 ms | 4 years | 2 years | 1 year |
| 500 ms | 10 years | 10 years | 5 years |
| 1 sec. | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| 2 sec. | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| 5 sec. | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| 10 sec. | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| 1 min. - 1 hour | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
Note 2) Only the trend recording is enabled.
(The values are calculated as 8 single-byte characters)
The data stored to SD card can be displayed with using dedicated Viewer Software (Model: TRViewer)*1. Also, data can be converted to CSV format file.
(*1) Viewer Software (Model: TRViewer) is downloadable for free from our web site.
Functions using LAN/Internet
E-mailingE-mail reporting function available at event occurrence or at the specified time.
Encrypted communication is supported. (SMTP over SSL)
- Number of e-mail recipients: 8
- Number of event reporting messages: 4
- Number of regular reporting messages: 4
- Channel status: Ai, Di, Oi, Do data status can be included in a mail.
Files saved in the SD card can be uploaded to the FTP server.
- Supports FTPS (Explicit mode)
Reading and deleting files in the SD card by an FTP client is available.
- Simultaneous connection: 1
- Operation verified FTP client: FFFTP
SNTP client
- The recorder’s internal time can be adjusted automatically.
- Time adjustment is performed when the power is turned on and at the specified time.
Alarm output
Do designated as alarm contact output can be turned ON at event occurrence.
Event- Zone output of Ai, Di, Oi
- Communication failure in reporting e-mail, FTP client, Modbus/TCP and SLMP
External dimensions unit: mm (inch)
