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VANGUARD CIRCUIT BREAKER ANALYZER – S2 (VCBA S2) VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL For Use with Vanguard’s DigiTMR S2, DigiTMR S2 PC, CT-6500 S2, CT-700

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 7 3.1 The VCBA-S2 Application Workspace Older versions of the VCBA S2 software used a menu bar and drop-do

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 8 The “File” menu from previous versions has been replaced with the VCBA S2 Menu Button. Click on thi

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 9 3.2 Configuring Default Application Settings The VCBA S2 application’s default settings should be configu

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 10 Select the preferred frequency from the “Cycles/Second” drop-down menu. Click on the “OK” button t

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 11 3.2.3. Configuring Default Report and Export Settings The VCBA S2 software can export test reports in P

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 12 4.0 WORKING WITH TEST RECORDS The VCBA S2 software can be used to retrieve test records from a CB

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 13 from a CB analyzer and stored on the hard drive, the file name is in the “n.dat” format, where “n” is th

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 14 4.2 Opening Test Records From the PC Hard Drive Use the steps below to open a test record from th

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 15 • You can also search for a particular filename. You can start typing in the “Filename” input field and

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 16 4.3 Analyzing Test Records Whenever a test record is loaded from the hard drive, the VCBA S2 soft

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 i TABLE OF CONTENTS CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT ...

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 17 Once the test record is loaded and exported in the preferred formats, it will be displayed in graphical

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 18 Table 1. Description of Test Record Sections Item Number Functional Description 1 Graph page numbe

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 19 4.4 Viewing a Test Record’s Test Plan You can view a test record’s test plan by clicking on the Test Pl

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 20 You may edit any of the test plan parameters by typing a new value in the corresponding input fiel

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 21 4.5 Customizing the Items Displayed on the Graph You can select which contact, travel, and voltage trac

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 22 4.6 Customizing the Graph View 4.6.1. Customizing Graph Colors Follow the steps below to customiz

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 23 Figure 3. Graph Showing Contact Channels in Analog (C1) and Digital Format (C2 and C3) 2. Click on the

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 24 4.6.2. Customizing the Graph Style You can fully customize all of the graph’s elements including

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 25 A brief description of each pop-up menu option is provided below. Viewing Style Menu The “Viewing Style

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 26 Data Shadows Menu From the “Data Shadows” menu you can select whether you would like a drop shado

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL ii 5.4 Retrieving a Test Plan from a Circuit Breaker Analyzer ...

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 27 Mark Data Points Option Selecting the “Mark Data Points” option will mark each data point on the graph

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 28 Export Dialog… Option Click on the “Export Dialog…” option to quickly export the graph in various

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 29 4.7 Viewing a Graph Expansion You can expand a portion of the graphic test results for more accurate an

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 30 When viewing a graph expansion, a smaller overall graph overview will be displayed at the bottom o

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 31 4.8 Manually Calculating the Average Velocity The VCBA S2 software offers a Manual Velocity feature tha

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 32 3. Left click and hold down the left mouse button. Drag to the second point on the graph. The sel

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 33 4. Release the mouse button. The value difference between the two points will be displayed on the graph

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 34 4.9 Manually Overriding Contact Time/Resistor Contact Time or Contact Wipe You can override the c

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 35 To override the calculated CLOSE time with the preferred time for the above example: 1. Move the cursor

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 36 2. Press the [F8] key. The following window will be displayed: 3. Click on the “Contact:” dropd

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 1 CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS DOCUMENT This document uses the following conventions: • Different versions of

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 37 area. Once enabled, the value from the cursor position (63.118 ms) will be inserted in the input area as

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 38 4.10 Overlaying Two Timing Shots You can graphically compare two timing shots on the screen by ove

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 39 4. Click on the “OK” button and the graphic test results will be displayed as shown below: NOTE You c

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 40 4.11 Viewing the Test Report Whenever a test record is loaded, the VCBA S2 generates a printable

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 41 4.12 Printing Test Reports and Graphs Test reports and graphs can be easily printed on a desktop printe

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 42 3. The “Print” window will be displayed as shown below: (the window will provide less options if

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 43 Figure 4. Sample Test Report Printout (Page 1)

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 44 Figure 5. Sample Test Report Printout (Test Plan)

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 45 Figure 6. Sample Test Graph Printout

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 46 4.13 Saving Test Records To save a test record with its current name in its current location: 1.

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 2 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Vanguard Circuit Breaker Analyzer S2 (VCBA S2) software is a Windows-based PC

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 47 4.14 Merging Test Records You can merge two test records to create a single test record. For example, y

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 48 You can click on the file folder icon at the top right of the window to browse to the directory co

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 49 4.15 Exporting Test Records The VCBA S2 software can export test records in Excel, XML, and PDF formats

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 50 4.15.2. Manually Exporting a Test Record Although the VCBA S2 software can automatically export te

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 51 4.16 Toggling the Resistor Flag When performing a timing test on a circuit breaker with an insertion re

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 52 4.17 Viewing Raw Shot Data The VCBA S2 software can be used to view the raw test record data. To

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 53 5.0 WORKING WITH TEST PLANS A circuit breaker test plan is comprised of all circuit-breaker performance

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 54 3. Click on the “Export to File System” button. The following window will be displayed: The “Fol

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 55 test plan. Click on the “OK” button. The test plan will be saved to the thumb drive. You can now connect

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 56 5.2 Creating a New Circuit Breaker Test Plan To create a new circuit breaker test plan, click on

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 3 2.0 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Follow the steps below to install the VCBA-S2 software on your PC. 1. Insert t

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 57 5.2.1. Shot Information Section Enter common header information in the “Shot Information” section of t

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 58 5.2.3. Travel Analysis Section The “Travel Analysis Section” can be used to define the breaker’s

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 59 Open and Close analysis points can also be defined in this section. NOTES • Contact Point #1 is the d

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 60 NOTES • Manual Stroke allows the user to define a scaling factor for the velocity calculation. I

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 61 5.2.4. Display Setup Section Click on the “Color Setup” button to select the colors used for displayin

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 62 5.3 Modifying an Existing Circuit Breaker Test Plan To modify an existing test plan, click on the

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 63 The test plan will be loaded and the parameters will be displayed as shown below: Make any necessary ch

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 64 5.4 Retrieving a Test Plan from a Circuit Breaker Analyzer To retrieve a test plan from a CB anal

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 65 5.5 Transferring a Test Plan to a Circuit Breaker Analyzer To transfer a test plan from the PC to a con

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 66 5. The following window will be displayed: From this window, you may choose to overwrite existin

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 4 6. Click on the “Next” button to continue. The following screen will be displayed showing the loca

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 67 5.6 Using a Test Plan for a Timing Test A test plan for a specific breaker can be used when performing

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 68 5.7 Converting Doble Test Plans The VCBA S2 software can convert test plans created with Doble so

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 69 3. The VCBA S2 software will convert the Doble test plans and place the converted test plan files in th

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 70 6.0 TIMING A CIRCUIT BREAKER USING THE VCBA S2 SOFTWARE The VCBA S2 software can be used to contr

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 71 You can type a filename prefix in the “Filename” input field. This can be any text that will be helpful

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 72 9. Click on the “OK” button. The following window will be displayed: 10. A 5-second timer will c

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 73 11. When the test is complete, the results will be displayed. The test record will also be saved in the

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 74 6.2 Performing a Static Resistance Test 1. Make sure the VCBA S2 software is running. Connect th

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 75 NOTE • For the 1-second timing window, the timing resolution is ±50 micro-seconds • For the 10-second

REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 76 6.3 Performing a Dynamic Resistance Test (CT-8000 Only) The CT-8000 is capable of performing dyna

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 5 8. The following screen will be displayed once the software has been successfully installed: 9. Click

VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL REV 3 77 6. From the “Timing Window” radio box group, select “1 second”. The 1 second timing window should alway

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REV 3 VCBA S2 VERSION 4.xx SOFTWARE MANUAL 6 3.0 STARTING THE VCBA-S2 SOFTWARE During the installation process, a Vanguard program group will b