QCM-Z500 Manual

Table Of Contents
1.1 Purpose of This Manual .........................................................................1
1.2 Maintenance...........................................................................................1
1.3 Physical Description ...............................................................................2
1.3.1 Main Electronics Unit .......................................................................3
1.3.2 Axial Flow Measurement Chamber..................................................4
1.3.3 Quartz Crystal Sensors....................................................................8
1.3.4 Optional Temperature Control Unit ..................................................9
2.1 Installation Procedure...........................................................................10
2.2 Calibration ............................................................................................10
2.3 Cleaning ...............................................................................................11
2.4 Measurement Procedure......................................................................11
2.5 Data Analysis and Reduction ...............................................................12
3.1 Mechanical Installation .........................................................................13
3.1.1 Installing the Network Card............................................................13
3.1.2 Connecting Cables ........................................................................14
A) Power Supply .....................................................................................14
B) Measurement Chamber Communication............................................14
C) Network Cable ...................................................................................15
D) Optional Temperature Control Cable .................................................15
3.2 Software Installation .............................................................................17
3.2.1 Setting Up a Local Area Network Connection................................17
3.2.2 Installing KSV QCM Impedance Analyzer Software ......................20
3.2.3 Checking Software Installation and Communication......................24
3.3 Calibration ............................................................................................27
4.1 Overview ..............................................................................................31
4.2 Preliminaries.........................................................................................31
4.2.1 Starting up the QCM-Z500.............................................................31
4.2.2 Cleaning the Axial Flow Measuring Chamber ................................31
4.2.3 Cleaning the Quartz Crystal...........................................................33
4.2.4 Reassembling the Axial Flow Chamber .........................................34
4.2.5 Pre-filling the Temperature Loop ...................................................37
4.2.6 Finalizing the Mechanical Setup ....................................................38
4.3 The Measurement Process ..................................................................39
4.3.1 Software Overview.........................................................................39
4.3.2 Experimental Setup .......................................................................40
4.3.3 Software Control of the Measurement ...........................................41
4.3.4 The Measurement Process............................................................43
4.3.5 Useful Tips.....................................................................................45
4.4. Window Measurement Chamber - Overview .......................................47
4.5. Window Chamber - Physical Description ............................................47
4.5.1 The Valve.......................................................................................52
4.5.2 Temperature Control......................................................................53
4.6 Cleaning the Window Measurement Chamber .....................................54
4.6.1 Disassembly ..................................................................................54
4.6.2 Cleaning.........................................................................................54
4.6.3 Assembly .......................................................................................55
4.7 Measurement Procedure......................................................................56
4.7.1 Overview........................................................................................56

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