IMES EPM-XP - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Operation manual EPM-XP
Software Release l.0.5.17 2019-01-29
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Content
1 Introduction ___________________________________________________________ 4
1.1 General __________________________________________________________________ 4
1.2 Other products from IMES __________________________________________________ 4
1.3 IMES-Service _____________________________________________________________ 4
2 Scope of supply ________________________________________________________ 5
3 Important information __________________________________________________ 5
3.1 Use of the operator manual __________________________________________________ 5
4 Description ___________________________________________________________ 5
4.1 Introduction ______________________________________________________________ 5
4.2 Measure functions _________________________________________________________ 6
4.3 Functional description ______________________________________________________ 6
5 Operation _____________________________________________________________ 7
5.1 Operator push buttons _____________________________________________________ 7
5.2 Operating functions ________________________________________________________ 8
5.3 Installation of visualisation- and USB driver software ____________________________ 9
5.1 Installation of reference curves for selected load of MAN B&W MC-C engines ______ 10
5.2 Start visualisation software _________________________________________________ 10
5.3 Selection of COM port on PC _______________________________________________ 11
5.4 Charge battery ___________________________________________________________ 11
5.5 Change battery ___________________________________________________________ 12
5.6 Mounting instructions on 2-stroke engines ____________________________________ 13
5.7 Measurements with EPM-XP _______________________________________________ 13
6 Visualisation software release 1.0.5.17 ____________________________________ 14
6.1 Main tool bar buttons _____________________________________________________ 14
6.2 Load measured data from EPM-XP to PC ____________________________________ 15
6.3 Load measured data from hard disc to PC ____________________________________ 15
6.4 Monitoring of combustion data _____________________________________________ 16
6.4.1 Screen page “Cylinder pressure curve” _____________________________________________ 16
6.4.1.1 Indication of cylinder pressure (single) versus volume _____________________________ 16
6.4.1.2 Indication of all cylinder pressure (all) versus crank angle __________________________ 17
6.4.1.3 Zoom -function ___________________________________________________________ 17
6.4.1.4 Cross On function _________________________________________________________ 18
6.4.1.5 Save as ASCII ____________________________________________________________ 18
6.4.1.6 Deviations for automatic Pcomp calculation on two-stroke engines ___________________ 19
6.4.1.7 Save shifted curves ________________________________________________________ 21
6.4.1.8 Delete measurement on EPM-XP _____________________________________________ 21