Retrotec FanTestic (ATTMA) Manuel d'utilisateur

rev-2014-10-27 Retrotec Inc. Operation Manual Software FanTestic (ATTMA)

rev-2014-10-27 Page 10 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 1.6 Select a test standard to use for new tests FanTestic is based on national and internatio

rev-2014-10-27 Page 11 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014  Click on the “Install License Key” button in the dialog window that opens, and a text entr

rev-2014-10-27 Page 12 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014  Test Standard may be automatically selected based on the license- if not, choose one from th

rev-2014-10-27 Page 13 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Choose the language from the language drop-down: 1.9 Change parameters used for running the pr

rev-2014-10-27 Page 14 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 1.9.1.1 Cover fans before taking bias readings? Selecting "Yes" will cause the softw

rev-2014-10-27 Page 15 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Individual Control ON (checked): When attempting to create a pressure, FanTestic will tell each

rev-2014-10-27 Page 16 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Many of the settings can be changed to accommodate user-defined testing procedures. However,

rev-2014-10-27 Page 17 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 ATTMA gauge calibration pressure pre-sets The Gauge Calibration will be based on the number of

rev-2014-10-27 Page 18 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Make sure “New Test” on the history list is followed by ATTMA. If not, go to “Settings”  “Cha

rev-2014-10-27 Page 19 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 This value is used to calculate any result that requires volume, such as air changes per hour.

rev-2014-10-27 Page 2 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Table of Contents 1 Getting Started ...

rev-2014-10-27 Page 20 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 You must select the fan model for FanTestic to correctly compute flow results if you enter fan p

rev-2014-10-27 Page 21 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 If you are using more than one fan, click the button as many times as the number of fans you wo

rev-2014-10-27 Page 22 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 The equation displayed in the Fan Calibration window is the important thing to understand. 𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑤

rev-2014-10-27 Page 23 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014  Enter the exponent N, coefficient K, and the “Minimum flow” value provided for the selected r

rev-2014-10-27 Page 24 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Select “Enter gauge correction factors directly” from the drop down, and the “Gauge Correction F

rev-2014-10-27 Page 25 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Calibrate gauge from calibration test data If you are going to use this option, you will have

rev-2014-10-27 Page 26 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 In the “Gauge Calibration” window, you will see the Test Points for Channel A and Channel B. Th

rev-2014-10-27 Page 27 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Data readings from each fan are specific to the range configuration installed on the fan when t

rev-2014-10-27 Page 28 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Data results can be added to the Set either manually or automatically. Choosing “No” as the an

rev-2014-10-27 Page 29 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Each time you run another test after stopping for any reason, it is recommended that you add a

rev-2014-10-27 Page 3 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 2.5 Volume ...

rev-2014-10-27 Page 30 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 4.4 Results for the Set Each Test standard has specific requirements for calculating the result

rev-2014-10-27 Page 31 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 4.4.1.4 Correlation, r This is a measure of how well the data fits the ideal line created from

rev-2014-10-27 Page 32 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 4.4.2.2 Uncertainty This shows the % uncertainty for each of the results. 4.4.2.3 Air permea

rev-2014-10-27 Page 33 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 The number and location of the fan from which the readings are taken is shown on the graph lege

rev-2014-10-27 Page 34 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 5.1 Start date The date is entered automatically by the computer in the format yyyy-mm-dd when

rev-2014-10-27 Page 35 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 determine the test direction (Pressurization or Depressurization). The test direction will be d

rev-2014-10-27 Page 36 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 You can adjust the [Time Avg] function of your gauge to ensure that proper averaging occurs duri

rev-2014-10-27 Page 37 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 The fan number in the drop down next to “Test Fan” corresponds to the fan number in the list of

rev-2014-10-27 Page 38 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Enter Fan Pressure or direct flow values: The units for the input values depends on the choi

rev-2014-10-27 Page 39 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 When to change range during a test If fan pressure (or flow values) are too low to be in the

rev-2014-10-27 Page 4 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 DM-2 (use USB connection) ...

rev-2014-10-27 Page 40 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Enter the indoor and outdoor temperature after a test. The final temperature is to be entered a

rev-2014-10-27 Page 41 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014  A computer with an Ethernet port or WiFi capability  A cable to connect the Ethernet port o

rev-2014-10-27 Page 42 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 See the connect computer section of the DM32 WiFi QuickGuide for more information. DM32 with

rev-2014-10-27 Page 43 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Click the button. The FanTestic software will find the gauges and fill in serial number autom

rev-2014-10-27 Page 44 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Use the dropdown box, highlighted in the image above, to select the new range. Click to conti

rev-2014-10-27 Page 45 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 7 Capture data with a Semi-Automatic Test NOTE: The Semi-Automatic Test mode is still in its

rev-2014-10-27 Page 46 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 A small window will then pop up that will act as the control window for this data collection opt

rev-2014-10-27 Page 47 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Click in any data set if any data has been changed in order to calculate and view the current

rev-2014-10-27 Page 48 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 8.3 View Graph of Summary Results FanTestic provides a graphical display of the test data coll

rev-2014-10-27 Page 49 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 the test file was created). If you have this option turned on (“Test History”  “AutoHide“ not

rev-2014-10-27 Page 5 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 1 Getting Started FanTestic is software designed to capture data and calculate results required

rev-2014-10-27 Page 50 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 10 Create a report from the Test results in MS Word FanTestic includes a built-in template to ge

rev-2014-10-27 Page 51 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Windows File Explorer will open on your [MyDocuments]\Retrotec\Reports directory. You can then

rev-2014-10-27 Page 52 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 To start customizing a template, click on “File”  “Customize Report Template”. Windows Explore

rev-2014-10-27 Page 53 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 For details on customizing your output to Excel, and a reference of all the available tags, se

rev-2014-10-27 Page 54 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014  Make sure to first right click “DM2deviceinstaller” exe and select Run as administrator to in

rev-2014-10-27 Page 55 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 Unable to find gauges with DM32 connected to USB port of laptop  Try plugging the DM32 into a

rev-2014-10-27 Page 56 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 This means that you had a previous version of FanTestic that was set up to “Run as Administrat

rev-2014-10-27 Page 57 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 uninstall FanTestic from your computer and proceed to install the new version as described in se

rev-2014-10-27 Page 58 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 13.2 The .exml test file Test files with extension .exml can be found in the My Documents\Ret

rev-2014-10-27 Page 6 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014  Disk space: 600MB (32-bit) or 1.5 GB (64-bit)  Microsoft Word: 2007/2010+ (or Word 2003 wi

rev-2014-10-27 Page 7 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 d) When prompted with “Do you want to run or save setup.exe?” click on the “Run” button. e) I

rev-2014-10-27 Page 8 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 a) Go to: http://retrotec.com/support/software-downloads b) Download by clicking on the “Down

rev-2014-10-27 Page 9 of 58 ©Retrotec Inc. 2011-2014 FanTestic will run in demo mode with full functionality for 30 days after you first install. On