Ankom RF Manuel d'utilisateur

2052 O’Neil Rd, Macedon NY 14502 Telephone: (315) 986-8090 Fax: (315) 986-8091 www.ankom.com Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14

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Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 11 Instrument Setup – Equipment Battery Connection Before using your system you must connect

Operator’s Manual pg. 12 Rev F 8/29/14 RF Communication Radio Frequency (RF) technology allows the Modules to be located away from the Bas

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 13 Instrument Setup – Software Computer Software Requirements To run the GPM software, your compute

Operator’s Manual pg. 14 Rev F 8/29/14 The version number on this message box will correspond to the GPM software version yo

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 15 (6) In the message box above, the Destination Folder box shows the name of the folder path in

Operator’s Manual pg. 16 Rev F 8/29/14 (9) When the message box above shows that the installation is complete, click the Next> but

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 17 Instrument Software Functionality Color Coding Definitions The GPM software uses a color coding

Operator’s Manual pg. 18 Rev F 8/29/14 Auto Graphing In addition to capturing the data points for pressure and temperature, the GPM softw

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 19 When you right click on any of the graphs, the following menu will be displayed: From this menu

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Operator’s Manual pg. 20 Rev F 8/29/14 Screen layout The screen below contains all the controls and data associated with the operation of

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 21 Following is a description of the individual components displayed on the GPM screen. 1 Live Int

Operator’s Manual pg. 22 Rev F 8/29/14 10 Autosave location – The GPM program automatically stores recorded data at the Autosave location

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 23 The temperature sensors are accurate to within  2°C over a range of 5°C – 60°C. To account for

Operator’s Manual pg. 24 Rev F 8/29/14 17 Absolute Pressure tab – When you click this tab you will see the absolute pressure data for the

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 25 18 Temperature tab – When you click this tab you will see the temperature data for the times sp

Operator’s Manual pg. 26 Rev F 8/29/14 19 Battery Voltage tab – When you click this tab you will see the battery voltage for the battery

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 27 20 Cumulative Pressure Graph – When you click this tab you will see a line graph

Operator’s Manual pg. 28 Rev F 8/29/14 21 Temperature Graph – When you click this tab you will see a line graph of the absolute temperatu

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 29 22 Cumulative Pressure/Temperature Graph – When you click this tab you will see a line graph

Table of Contents Introduction ...

Operator’s Manual pg. 30 Rev F 8/29/14 23 Module Name – Cells within this row display the Module identification number or name. By defaul

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 31 If a Module that had previously lost communication regains communication, the module name cell i

Operator’s Manual pg. 32 Rev F 8/29/14 26 Current Pressure – Cells in this row display the current pressure within the bottl

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 33 Temperature Sensing Each Module comes equipped with a temperature sensor that can monitor the te

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Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 35 Operating Instructions To conduct a study with the ANKOMRF Gas Production System, follow the ste

Operator’s Manual pg. 36 Rev F 8/29/14 4.4 Remove the Luer Cap and pressurize each Glass Bottle by applying 6-10 psi to each Module’s Lue

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 37 If a Module is not holding pressure, re-apply pressure (using either of the two methods above) a

Operator’s Manual pg. 38 Rev F 8/29/14 9. Eliminate the oxygen from the Glass Bottle used as a Blank (i.e., purge the bottle). If you are

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 39 10. Add Sample, Buffer, and Inoculum to all non-Blank Glass Bottles to be used in your study. P

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Operator’s Manual pg. 40 Rev F 8/29/14 Troubleshooting The ANKOM Technology web site has the most current troubleshooting and r

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 41 Appendix A – Vent Valve Cleaning Your ANKOMRF Gas Production System comes with a Vent V

Operator’s Manual pg. 42 Rev F 8/29/14 Appendix B – Buffer, Inoculum, & Sample prep for Rumen studies Buffer: Goering - Van Soest (see

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 43 Buffer / Mineral Solution: Cone (see ref. 4) Solution grams / liter NaHCO3 8.75 NH4HCO3 1.00 Na2

Operator’s Manual pg. 44 Rev F 8/29/14 Sample Preparation The quantity of sample (substrate) to add to the Module will vary from 1

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 45 Appendix C – Head Space Analysis The collection of gas for Head Space Analysis can be done throu

Operator’s Manual pg. 46 Rev F 8/29/14 Appendix D – Conversion of Pressure to Gas Production Calculation of Gas Produced in ml at 39°C wit

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 47 Appendix E – Base Coordinator Specifications The Base Coordinator is a Radio Frequency (RF) mode

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Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 5 Introduction ANKOM Technology designs, manufactures, and markets instruments and support

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Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 7 Instrument Description General Description The ANKOMRF Gas Production System is designed

Operator’s Manual pg. 8 Rev F 8/29/14 System Components The ANKOMRF Gas Production System Base Kit includes the following components: 5 –

Operator’s Manual Rev F 8/29/14 pg. 9 Adding Modules The ANKOMRF Gas Production System has a modular design that allows the