Ultimate-cell Stackable Shaking Incubator V2017.2
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8. ALARMS
A sophisticated alarm system monitors all system parameters for any fault condition. At the
same time, built in alarm delays protect the user from nuisance alarms created by routine
use such as door openings. A list of alarm descriptions, the conditions they look for, and how
they are delayed and displayed are in the table below:
Temperature reading
deviates by ±Deviation
value setpoint
4 Minute Delay
of Continuous
Abnormal
Reading
Display shows “Alarm: Tempera-
ture! “;
Display continues to show
Temperature reading
Speed reading deviates
by ±Deviation value
setpoint
4 Minute Delay
of Continuous
Abnormal
Reading
Display shows “Alarm: Speed! “;
Display continues to show speed
reading
Humidity reading
deviates by ±Deviation
value setpoint
4 Minute Delay
of Continuous
Abnormal
Reading
Display shows “Alarm: Humidity! “;
Display continues to show
humidity reading
CO
2
reading deviates
by ±Deviation value
setpoint
4 Minute Delay
of Continuous
Abnormal
Reading
Display shows “Alarm: CO
2
!“;
Display continues to show CO
2
Percentage reading
Temperature
Sensor Failure
Faulty Temp Sensor
Detected
Text Display “Alarm: Temperature
Sensor Failure! “; Heating will be
disabled
Faulty Humidity Sensor
Detected
Display shows “Alarm: Humidity
Sensor Failure!", Humidification
system will be disabled
Faulty CO
2
Sensor
Detected
Display shows “Alarm: CO
2
Sensor
Failure! “; CO
2
system will be
disabled.
1 Minute Delay
of Continuous
Door Ajar status
Display shows “Alarm: Door Ajar!
“, CO
2
injection is disabled,
Heating/Cooling is disabled,
internal fan shuts down, shaking
motion stops.
Gas supply of the CO
2
source are low
Display shows “Alarm: Low CO
2
gas supply! ”, continues to show
CO2 reading