Table of Contents Model GFC 7000T Carbon Dioxide Analyzer
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8.3.4. Cleaning the Optical Bench .................................................................................................................... 170
8.3.5. Cleaning Exterior Surfaces of the GFC 7000T........................................................................................ 170
9. THEORY OF OPERATION .................................................................................................................................... 171
9.1. Measurement Method .................................................................................................................................... 171
9.1.1. Beer’s Law .............................................................................................................................................. 171
9.1.2. Measurement Fundamentals .................................................................................................................. 171
9.1.3. Gas Filter Correlation .............................................................................................................................. 172
9.1.4. Interference and Signal to Noise Rejection ............................................................................................. 174
9.2. Pneumatic Operation ...................................................................................................................................... 177
9.2.1. Sample Gas Flow ................................................................................................................................... 177
9.2.2. Flow Rate Control ................................................................................................................................... 177
9.2.3. Critical Flow Orifice ................................................................................................................................. 178
9.2.4. Purge Gas Pressure Control ................................................................................................................... 179
9.2.5. Particulate Filter ...................................................................................................................................... 179
9.2.6. Pneumatic Sensors ................................................................................................................................. 179
9.3. Electronic Operation ....................................................................................................................................... 180
9.3.1. Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 180
9.3.2. CPU ........................................................................................................................................................ 182
9.3.3. Optical Bench & GFC Wheel .................................................................................................................. 183
9.3.4. Synchronous Demodulator (Sync/Demod) Assembly ............................................................................. 185
9.3.5. Relay Board ............................................................................................................................................ 188
9.3.6. Mother Board .......................................................................................................................................... 190
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C Data Bus ........................................................................................................................................... 193
9.3.8. Power Supply/ Circuit Breaker ................................................................................................................ 194
9.4. Front Panel Touchscreen/Display Interface ................................................................................................... 195
9.4.1. LVDS Transmitter Board ......................................................................................................................... 195
9.4.2. Front Panel Touchscreen/Display Interface PCA .................................................................................... 195
9.5. Software Operation ........................................................................................................................................ 196
9.5.1. Adaptive Filter ......................................................................................................................................... 196
9.5.2. Calibration - Slope and Offset ................................................................................................................. 197
9.5.3. Measurement Algorithm .......................................................................................................................... 197
9.5.4. Temperature and Pressure Compensation ............................................................................................. 198
9.5.5. Internal Data Acquisition System (DAS) ................................................................................................. 198
10. TROUBLESHOOTING & REPAIR PROCEDURES ............................................................................................ 199
10.1. General Troubleshooting Hints ..................................................................................................................... 199
10.1.1. Interpreting WARNING Messages ........................................................................................................ 200
10.1.2. Fault Diagnosis with TEST Functions ................................................................................................... 203
10.1.3. Using the Diagnostic Signal I/O Function ............................................................................................. 205
10.1.4. Internal Electronic Status LEDs ............................................................................................................ 206
10.2. Gas Flow Problems ...................................................................................................................................... 210
10.2.1. GFC 7000T Internal Gas Flow Diagrams .............................................................................................. 211
10.2.2. Typical Sample Gas Flow Problems ..................................................................................................... 213
10.2.3. Poor or Stopped Flow of Purge Gas ..................................................................................................... 214
10.3. Calibration Problems .................................................................................................................................... 215
10.3.1. Miscalibrated ......................................................................................................................................... 215
10.3.2. Non-Repeatable Zero and Span ........................................................................................................... 216
10.3.3. Inability to Span – Touchscreen SPAN Button Not Visible ................................................................... 216
10.3.4. Inability to Zero – Touchscreen ZERO Button Not Visible .................................................................... 216
10.4. Other Performance Problems ....................................................................................................................... 217
10.4.1. Temperature Problems ......................................................................................................................... 217
10.4.2. Excessive Noise ................................................................................................................................... 219
10.5. Subsystem Checkout ................................................................................................................................... 220
10.5.1. AC Mains Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 220
10.5.2. DC Power Supply ................................................................................................................................. 220
10.5.3. I
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C Bus .................................................................................................................................................. 221
10.5.4. Touchscreen Interface .......................................................................................................................... 221
10.5.5. LCD Display Module ............................................................................................................................. 221
10.5.6. Relay Board .......................................................................................................................................... 222
10.5.7. Sensor Assembly .................................................................................................................................. 222
10.5.8. Motherboard ......................................................................................................................................... 224
10.5.9. CPU ...................................................................................................................................................... 227
10.5.10. RS-232 Communications .................................................................................................................... 227