Presentation Outline

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Presentation - Outline

• Introduction to Ecotech
• Ecotechs experience markets
• NATA why is it important to Ecotech
• Ecotechs Operation Maintenance Experience
• O M What it has taught us
• Development of products
• Development of procedures database
• Development of training for OM

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Ecotech - Introduction

• Founded 1976
• Exporting since 1990
• Design, manufacture, installation, commissioning,
  training operation Distributors around the
  world
• Over 500 AQMS in operation
• Operate a network of over 70 AQMS
• ISO9001/14001 Accredited
• NATA Accredited

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Ecotech Strengths

• Experience in harsh, hot tropical environments
• Medium size organisation, 100 staff, USD15
  million turnover
• Responsive, great customer service
• Operation experience 70 AQMS
• Complete solution provider

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Solution Provider

• Manufacturer of
• Analysers, calibration systems, data acquisition
  systems, reporting software,
• Installation Commissioning
• Training
• Operation Data providers
• Experience that we pass on to our distributors
  and customers

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Export Markets

• S. Korea
• USA
• Canada
• Mexico
• Colombia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Spain
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

• Australia
• New Zealand
• India
• Thailand
• Malaysia
• Indonesia
• Vietnam
• China
• Taiwan

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Important Projects

• China 150 AQMS
• Mexico 30 AQMS
• Thailand 20 AQMS
• Taiwan 260 analysers (2004)
• Indonesia 14 AQMS
• Brazil 6 AQMS
• U.S.A 10 AQMS
• Currently operating over 70 AQMS in Australia
  including maintenance, operation data reporting

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Road Traffic Authority - Sydney

• Ten Ambient Monitoring Systems
• Measure NOx,CO, PM10, PM2.5 meteorological
  parameters
• Ecotech operates and maintains these systems to
  NATA requirements
• Designed for road side monitoring applications

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Elevated Monitoring Site
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Transurban Citilink - Melbourne

• Five (5) Ambient Monitoring Systems
• Measure NOx,CO, PM10, PM2.5 meteorological
  parameters
• Ecotech operate and maintain to NATA
  requirements.
• Now only one station in operation

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Visy Paper - NSW

• Compact Ambient Monitoring Systems
• Measures H2S meteorological parameters
• Ecotech operate and maintain to NATA requirements.

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Callide Power Station - QLD

• Four Ambient Monitoring Systems
• designed for the measurement of SO2, CO, O3, NOx,
  PM10 and PM2.5 as well as meteorological
  parameters
• Incorporates Ecotech data acquisition
  calibration system as well.

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Flinders Power Station - AQMS

• Ambient Monitoring Systems
• measurement of SO2,NOx, as well as meteorological
  parameters
• Incorporates Ecotech data acquisition
  calibration system as well.

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Victorian EPA

• Two Mobile Ambient Monitoring Systems
• Fifteen (15) fixed monitoring system
• measurement of SO2, CO, O3, NOx, PM10 and PM2.5
  as well as meteorological parameters
• 3 year, 3million contract to supply, maintain
  network

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Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

• Five (5) Ambient Monitoring Systems
• Measure NOx,SO2,O3, PM10, hydrocarbons
  meteorological parameters
• Designed for urban monitoring applications

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U.S.A. - AQMS

• Seven (7) AQM Systems for Tuscon Power, Arizona
• One (1) AQMS for Tejon Ranch Project, California
• One (1) AQMS for Agrium Fertilisers, Alaska
• Measure NOx,SO2,O3, PM10, meteorological
  parameters

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Ministry of Labour - Cyprus

• Four Ambient Monitoring Systems supplied early
  1990s. Still in operation
• 7 Ambient Monitoring Systems supplied,
  installation Feb 06
• designed for the measurement of of SO2, O3, H2S,
  NOx, Particulate, HC, CO as well as
  meteorological parameters

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Dept. of Pollution Control - Thailand

• Original Three (3) Systems supplied early 1990s.
  Still in Operation.
• Designed for the measurement of CO, NOx, SO2, O3,
  particulates meteorological parameters
• 20 systems consisting of Ecotech equipment
  integrated and installed by our local distributor.

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Indonesian Air Monitoring Network

• Thirteen Stationary Monitoring Systems supplied
  in 1997/98.
• Designed for the measurement of CO, NOx, SO2, O3,
  PM10 meteorological parameters

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Chinese Air Monitoring Network

• Extremely strong relationship with local
  distributor.
• Supplied EC9800 Analysers, data acquitision and
  WinCollect software for more than one hundred
  (150) monitoring systems over the past few years.

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Mexican Air Monitoring Network

• Extremely strong relationship with local
  distributor.
• Supplied EC9800 Analysers, data acquisition,
  calibration system and WinCollect software for
  more than fifty (50) monitoring systems over the
  past ten years.

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Taiwan EPD

• Extremely strong relationship with local
  distributor.
• Sept 2003 Contract for supply of approx. 360
  EC9800 Analysers
• EC9810B O3
• EC9841B NOx
• EC9850B SO2

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Sri Lanka Air Monitoring Network

• Originally supplied in 1992.
• January 2004 - Upgrade of data acquisition
  reporting systems
• WinAQMS Loggers WinCollect version 3.x software

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Important Projects

• India
• 1991 Steel Authority of India
• First major export project
• 2005 Hyderabad AQMS

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Key Factors to Export Success

• Quality Products
• Comprehensive product range
• Vertically integrated
• Outstanding Distributors
• Motivated
• Customer focused
• Ecotech focused
• Technical competent well trained

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Operation Maintenance

• OM of 70 Air quality monitoring stations
  throughout Australia USA
• 15 individual monitoring networks
• Maintenance, calibration, data validation
  reporting
• 10 years experience in OM
• Trained many of our distributors to perform OM

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What is NATA?

• NATA National Association of Testing
  Authorities
• Australias national authority for accreditation
  of laboratories conducting tests, calibrations
  and measurements
• NATA accredits laboratories against criteria
  based on the internationally recognised standard
  ISO/IEC 170251999.
• NATA recognises US-EPA requirements, however NATA
  accreditation is still required for materials
  which have US-EPA approval.

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NATA and Ecotech

• Melbourne office
• Setting of NATA Procedures
• Data collection, validation and storage
• Reporting (signatory authorities)
• Management of systems maintenance
• Systems documentation
• Maintenance schedules
• Calibration (internal and external)
• Training
• Calibration

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Ecotechs NATA Accreditation

• This laboratory complies with the requirements
  of ISO/IEC 17025 (1999)
• 7.70 Gases and aerosols
• .04 Industrial fumes and emissions
• Continuous monitoring of stack emissions
• Analysis by DOAS, TEOM and ultrasonic techniques
  by the methods of in-house
• for the following determinations Gas flow
  benzene carbon monoxide
• formaldehyde oxides of nitrogen sulfur
  dioxide particulates temperature
• .05 Atmospheric pollution
• for the following determinations by the methods
  of AS 2724.3 AS 2724.4
• AS 3580 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 9.6, 9.8, 11.1 USEPA
  454/R-99-005
• in-house Continuous monitoring of particulate
  using TEOM for the following
• determinations -High volume air sampling
  Particulates - PM2.5, PM10, total
  suspendedContinuous monitoring of particulates
  Particulates - PM2.5, PM10, visibility
  reducingAir monitoring stations
• Carbon dioxide carbon monoxide hydrocarbons -
  methane, non-methane, total
• hydrogen sulfide nitrogen oxides - NO, NO2,
  NOx ozone sulfur dioxideMeteorological
  stations
• Barometric pressure global exposure net
  exposure rainfall relative humidity
• temperature wind direction wind speed -
  horizontal, vertical

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Ecotechs NATA Accreditation
7.70 Gases and aerosols .71 Sampling For
sub-classes of test 7.70.04, 7.70.05 7.75
Calibration of instruments . .01 Gas Analysers
Calibration in the laboratory by the methods of
in-house Calibration of Ozone Analysers for
the following determinations Gas, detector
type, concentration range as listed below O3
ultraviolet absorption 0-800ppb O3
chemiluminescence 0-800ppb 7.81 Constituents
of the environment .21 Air As listed under
7.70.05 .71 Sampling For sub-class of test
7.81.21
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Operation maintenance

• Need to meet multiple customer requirements,
  NATA, USEPA, various other standards
• Stringent maintenance, calibration, data
  validation reporting requirements

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Operation Maintenance

• Many networks audited by independent auditors
• Close scrutiny by community groups
• Meeting these requirements requires us to
  implement and exceed world best practises for
  OM.

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What this has taught us

• Development of instruments to simplify our tasks
• Development of software to facilitate data
  validation remote control
• Development of database to facilitate technicians
  activities
• Tasks paperwork performed in accordance with
  NATA ISO9001

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Development of Products

• Redevelopment of EC9800 analysers microprocessor
  board
• Development of background trace analysers for CO,
  SO2 NOx
• Development of Data Acquisition systems for
  accurate data collection
• Development of data acquisition systems for
  remote control
• Development of data validation reporting
  software
• Development of automatic calibration systems

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New Features EC 9800 Analysers

• Internal Data Logging
• Up to 175 days of 5 min. averages for SO2/CO/O3
  analysers, backup for data acquisition
• Flash ROM Storage - no loss of data in event of
  microprocessor battery failure
• Data downloadable via USB port or RS232 ports
  (front rear)

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EC9800 Analysers

• Internal Data Logging
• Selectable average period 1/3/5/15/30 minutes,
  1/4/8 or 24 hour averages, or 8/4 hour rolling
  averages

• Measurements
• Selectable measurement units ug/m3, mg/m3, ppb,
  ppm, ppt.
• Selectable decimal places, 1,2,3,4 eg.100.0000
  ppb (4 places)

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EC9800 Analysers

• Bidirectional Serial interface baud rate now
  selectable from 1200 to 38400 bps
• Event Log for 100 recent events
• Firmware upgradeable through RS232 ports or USB
  port
• Sample Flow set point is now available via hidden
  service menu (A model only)
• Pressure and flow calibration is now available
  via hidden service menu
• The new EC9800 microprocessor is backwards
  compatible with the ML9800 series analyser.

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EC9800 USB Port

• EC9800 Analysers now feature a USB port which can
  be connected directly to a PC or to a USB hub,
  which can then splits this one connection into
  any number of other connections - typically 4.
• These hubs can in turn be connected to another
  series of hubs - so you could connect 42
  analysers to one PC using 8 X 7 port hubs

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EC9800 USB Port
EC9800
hub
EC9800
hub
hub
EC9800
hub
hub
Server
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EC9800 USB Port

• Unlike RS232, where only one analyser at a time
  could talk, and all had to receive the data sent
  to the others, and hence use the same protocol
  and baud rate, these restrictions do not apply to
  USB.
• USB gives speed and ease of connection - each
  analyser will be uniquely identified by its IP
  address on the PC - regardless of which port on
  which hub it is plugged into.

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EC9800 Web Interface
EC9800 Web Interface
Unique IP address
Repeater Cat 5/6 cable gt 100m
Unique IP address
Hub for LAN
LAN Server
Unique IP address
Router/firewall used for mapping ISP address to
analyzer
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
WWW
Broadband connection
ISP
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EC9800 Web Interface
ISP
firewall
ADSL Modem
Broadband connection
EC9800 is assigned an external visible IP address
provided by the ISP
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EC9800 web instrument status
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EC9800 web instrument status
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EC9800 web instrument status
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EC9800 web instrument status
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Development of Trace Analysers

• CO Analyser
• lt 25 ppb LDL
• NO/NO2/NOx Analyser
• lt50 ppt LDL
• SO2 Analyser
• lt 200 ppt LDL
• Designed for use in clean environments

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M9003 Integrating Nephelometer

• Designed to meet Australian international
  requests China, WMO, EPAs
• Measures visibility which is related to
  particulate concentrations
• Patent Pending LED light source
• Extremely low maintenance
• Simple Calibration

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Integrating Nephelometer - What is it?

• The Integrating nephelometer provides a direct
  measurement of the light scattered by aerosols
  and gases in a sampled air volume
• The integrating nephelometer is used to assess
  visibility impairment by estimating the aerosol
  scattering coefficient (? sp) at a point
  location. It can also be used for providing an
  estimate of particulate concentration.

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Haze and Visibility

Courtesy The Interagency Monitoring of
Protected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) program
web site http//vista.cira.colostate.edu/improve/
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Development of Data Acquisition Systems

• Windows XP PRO based WinAQMS data acquisition
  system
• Digital communication with analysers eliminating
  noisy A/D converters
• RS232 USB connectivity
• 80 Gbyte storage capacity
• Communication speeds up to 38,400 bps

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WinAQMS
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WinAQMS Architecture
Display
Keyboard
Mouse
SMTP Email Server
9810 O3 Analyser
WinAQMS Logger
RS232 Multidrop
Remote WinAQMS Client Computer
Client
RS232
9830 CO Analyser
Modem or Network
Modem or Network
RS232
Server
Client
RS232
9841 NO/NO2/NOX Analyser
Service
Remote WinCollect Computer
Teom 1400a
Dani
TPIM 16 Analog Inputs, 8 Digital Inputs, 8
Digital Outputs
Lightning protection
Wind speed Wind direction Temperature Relative
humidity Barometric pressure Rainfall
Alarm Siren Span Zero
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WinAQMS Server/Client
WinAQMS Server

• Handles all communication between the logger and
  sensors
• Logging of sensor data into 4 separate reports
  with individually configurable averaging periods
• Controls analyser calibration cycles
• Industry Standard Database Format - MS Jet 4

WinAQMS Client

• The Visual interface of WinAQMS
• Provides user access to settings and data
• Communicates with "Server" to retrieve
  information
• Can be on the data logger with the "Server" or a
  remote computer

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WinAQMS Server

• Windows XP PRO Platform
• One server per air monitoring station
• MS Jet 4 Database - storage of multiple data
  reports
• Easily capable of storing 30 years worth of data

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WinAQMS Server

• Currently supports digital communication between
• Ecotech A/D Termination Panel - 4800 bps
• EC/ML 9800 A B Series Analysers - USB or RS232
  at up to 38400 bps
• Ecotech M9003 Nephelometer
• Dani TNMH462 Hydrocarbon Analysers - 9600 bps
• TEOM 1400A Particulate Monitor - 9600 bps
• API - AMX Series
• Thermo Environmental - 42C, 43C, 48C, 49C and 55C
• Environment SA - AF21M, O341M, CO11M, AC31M
• Opsis AR600, AR650, LD500
• Vaisala - WS425, PTB220
• Verewa - F701
• GasCal 1000 Gas Dilution Calibrator (pending)
• Gill WindObserver II and WindSonic
• LN Industries Sonimix 3080 Hydrogen generator
• Synspec Gas Chromatographs - GCx55
• ICP DAS analog output module - I-7024
• Other Products can be added upon request

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WinAQMS Client

• WinAQMS "Client" is the visual front end for the
  "Server"
• Displays instantaneous and historical data in
  graphic and report type formats
• One WinAQMS Client installed as standard on
  WinAQMS data logger
• Additional WinAQMS Clients may be installed on
  other remote computers - Operates on Windows
  98/ME/2000/XP
• Two or more Clients may interrogate the Server
  simultaneously
• providing concurrent communication is available
• Remote communication via
• RS232 (PSTN, Radio etc), TCP/IP (wireless or
  cable network), ISDN and GSM

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WinAQMS Instantaneous Data

• Enables current station data and status to be
  constantly monitored
• Displays max of 10 channels per data window, can
  have more than one data window displayed at once
• Click on drop down box to change channel
  displayed
• Updated at the speed of the fastest channel

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WinAQMS Instantaneous Graph

• Plots instantaneous data over a user specified
  time period
• Ideal for the monitoring of current air quality
  trends
• Plot colours automatically change to indicate
  air quality exceedances
• Useful for viewing manual calibration sequences
• 6 data plots simultaneously
• All graph settings are user configurable

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WinAQMS Wind Rose

• View current wind conditions at a glance.
• Arrow length varies with wind speed.
• Arrow changes colour to indicate wind speeds
  above a preset maximum level.

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WinAQMS Historical Data

• Displays historical data from the database for a
  user selectable period
• Data automatically highlighted to represent
  certain "status conditions"
• Report can be one of RPT1, RPT2, RPT3, RPT4,
  Span, Zero, Precision or all reports

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WinAQMS Historical Graph

• Plots historical data from the database for a
  user selectable period
• Autoscaling can be enabled or disabled as
  required
• All graph settings are easily configured by the
  user
• Max 6 plots simultaneously

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WinAQMS Analyser Parameters

• Contains settings for each analyser and
  digital/analog channels
• Contains all communication, calibration and
  digital input/output settings
• Drop down lists and preset configurations
  simplify the setup procedure

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WinAQMS Channel Parameters

• Channel Parameters are easily entered and updated
• High and low alarm levels may be configured
• Valid data limits can also be set

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WinAQMS Calibration Control

• Multipoint calibrations can be configured using a
  sequences made from a number of span points.
• Sequences can be set to run for multiple channels
• Point duration can be varied
• Analyser state (span, zero etc) and digital
  outputs can be set for each point in a sequence
• Precision values for each channel can be set

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WinAQMS Calclated Channels

• Provides for creation of new channels to perform
  complex scalar calculations
• Supports vector averaged channels used to
  calculate Sigma Theta and other vector averages
• Also supports rolling averages
• Features an auto test function to ensure formula
  is correct

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WinAQMS Calculated Channels

• Provides for creation of new channels to perform
  complex Vector Average Sigma Theta Calculations

• Rolling Averages Calculated Channels

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WinAQMS Database

• Uses a powerful MS Jet Database
• Data stored in ASCII format
• A new data file is automatically created each day
  
• Up to 4 separate data report types with
  individually configured averaging
  periods plus Span, Zero and Precision Reports
• Data can also be output to Serial port or stored
  in alternative data file formats.

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WinAQMS Direct Communication

• Supports direct communication with analysers
  which have ANSI terminal mode
• Enables the operator to remotely view the
  analysers' configuration, status and all other
  information which is available through the
  analysers front display
• Enables remote calibrations to be performed
• Provides an extremely powerful station diagnostic
  tool

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WinAQMS Email Alarms

• May be configured to automatically send out alarm
  based emails.
• Can now automatically dial up the remote
  WinCollect computer and display an on screeen
  alarm

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WinAQMS Remote Communication

• Select from a list of remote loggers to connect
  to.
• Enables a single operator to oversee multiple
  loggers from a remote location.

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Central Data Evaluation System

• Enables full remote control, data collection and
  generation of reports from the monitoring
  stations.
• Consists of
• Central IBM PC
• WinCollect Software
• Modem array

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Data Collection

• Able to import data from a variety of Data
  Acquisition Systems
• Can also dial up collect data from
• Opsis AR600 Analyser
• ESC 800/816 loggers
• Automatic Import of files downloaded by TEOMCOM
• Manual import of files downloaded from
• - Unidata loggers Starloggers

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Communication Media

• WinCollect communicate through any of the
  following media
• PSTN phone lines
• ISDN phone lines
• Radio Modem
• Satellite
• TCP/IP network
• Dial-up network
• File Import - ie TEOMcom - file downloaded using
  other software and then can be manually or
  automatically imported

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Dial Up Network Support

• Dial-up a TCP/IP network of WinAQMS or 9400
  loggers
• effectively giving access to all loggers through
  one modem phone line
• No need for modems to be connected to each
  loggers
• Possible to monitor multiple systems through the
  one phone call

Possible to view data from multiple systems
simultaneously on the one
WinCollect screen
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Alarm Outputs

• Can provide an alarm output through RS232 or a
  digital bit using the termination panel (0,5VDC)
• Alarm based on
• Out of tolerance concentration averages
• Out of tolerance rolling average
• Will also produce an automatic report to
• screen or printer
• file
• email

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Automatic Data Validation

• In the event that data downloaded is invalid an
  automatic email can be sent to any number of
  email addresses.
• Invalid data may be due to
• Out of tolerance concentration average
• Out of tolerance rolling average
• Out of tolerance span/zero calibration

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Automatic Data Validation
Invalid data is marked and highlighted in the
database making it easy to locate. Any manual
changes made to data in the database requires the
operator to enter a reason for the change.
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Data Reporting
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Report Management

• Management of reports now inherits greater power,
  flexibility, and efficiency with the introduction
  of a report management interface
• Browse and identify report types and schedules
  easily
• Preview a reports last generated output
• Structure your report development

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Data Reporting Setup
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Data Reporting
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WinCollect Graphical Reports

• Graphs Reports supported include
• Line, Bar Graphs of
• Average
• Maximum/Minimum
• Standard Deviations
• Rolling Averages
• Percentile
• Log Mean
• Diurnal Graphs
• Average Pollution Plots
• Percentage Pollution Concentrations
• Scatter Plots with linear regression
• Frequency Distribution Histograms
• Cumulative Frequency Distribution Plots
• Wind Rose Polar Pollution, Polar Scatter
  Plots
• List reports

Scatter Plot
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Graphical Reports
Pollution Rose
Pollution Index
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List Reports

• List reports now easier and quicker to design
  change
• List Report Wizard
• Helps design first report
• Step by step directions
• Easier to move/copy list report components
• Grid added improving navigation
• All list reports with calculated channels may
  be generated far faster than previously
• Eg. a 2 minute report may now take lt 5 secs.

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List Reports - Web

• Can dump list reports straight to an ASCII file
• This enables both text files and HTML files to
  be generated
• This then enables the HTML file to be
  automatically transferred to a web
  site at a pre-set interval

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Other Improvements

• Can reboot ESC, 9400 and WinAQMS loggers
• Can re-generate auto-generation reports
  on-demand
• Can monitor multiple stations simultaneous on
  one screen useful when running monitoring network

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Wind Rose Graph
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WinCollect - Monthly List Reports
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GasCal - Gas Dilution Calibrator
Calibration Gas
Gas Dilution Calibrator
Zero Air Generator
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GasCal 1100

• Single and multipoint calibrations performed
  using precision mass flow controllers
• Gas phase titrations checks achieved using an
  internal ozone generator (optional extra)
• Setup via front panel display and keypad or a
  computer.
• Remote control provided using a data acquisition
  system or suitable gas analyser

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GasCal Automatic Calibration
In Automatic mode the GasCal 1100 operates
selecting one of the predefined calibration
points. Each point defines one of the following
parameters Output Gas Type Output Flow
Rate Output Concentration Output Ozone
Concentration Output Units Digital Input
Trigger Digital Status Indicator Different points
can be defined for zero, spans of various
concentrations and various GPT points. Each of
the points can be activated by a different
digital input bit and different digital output
may be used to indicate the status of the point
(on,off) or an alarm status.
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MS Access OM Database

• Development of database to facilitate technicians
  activities
• Operation Maintenance procedures
• Reporting procedures
• Traceability

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Training

• OM activities performed by Ecotechs head office
  have also been implemented in our branch offices
• Required training procedures to be designed
  implemented
• Databases to simplify and record activities
• Traceable operation maintenance procedures to
  be documented
• The above have been transferred to our branch
  offices as well as our international distributors