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CoCoS EDS
User’s Guide
CoCoS EDS User’s Guide

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MAN Diesel
User’s Guide
CoCoS EDS
CoCoS EDS
Engine Diagnostics System
Version 1.70
CoCoS EDS User’s Guide – Version 1.70

MAN Diesel
CoCoS EDS
MAN Diesel SE
86224 Augsburg
Germany
Telephone: +49 821 322-0
Telefax: +49 821 322 3382
CoCoS@mandiesel.com
www.mandiesel.com

MAN Diesel
About this Guide This User’s Guide applies to CoCoS EDS, Software Version
CoCoS EDS
1.70. It provides an introduction to and an overview of the
entire CoCoS EDS system for surveillance and diagnostics
on two and four stroke diesel engines for marine propulsion
and stationary power plants.
The guide sets out to provide ship and power plant

engineers, as well as engine crew and officer supervisors
with the knowledge essential to understanding the CoCoS
EDS concept, structure and function, so that they can more
quickly master the system when they begin using it.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ............................................................................ C – 1
1 Before You Begin ............................................................. 1 – 1

1.1 About this Guide ............................................................... 1 – 5
1.2 What is CoCoS EDS? ........................................................ 1 – 7
1.3 Primary Applications ......................................................... 1 – 9
1.3.1 Data Logging ..................................................................... 1 – 9
1.3.2 Monitoring ......................................................................... 1 – 9
1.3.3 Diagnosis ........................................................................... 1 – 10
1.3.4 Trend .................................................................................. 1 – 11
1.4 Additional Features ............................................................ 1 – 13
1.4.1 User Related Features ....................................................... 1 – 13
1.4.2 Data Related Features ....................................................... 1 – 14
1.5 Product Support and Training ........................................... 1 – 15
2 Exploring CoCoS EDS ....................................................... 2 – 1

2.1 Starting CoCoS EDS .......................................................... 2 – 5
2.2 The Main Window .............................................................. 2 – 7
2.2.1 Engine Views ..................................................................... 2 – 8
2.2.2 Mouse & Keyboard Operation ........................................... 2 – 11
2.3 Monitoring Views ............................................................... 2 – 13
2.3.1 Engine Overview ................................................................ 2 – 13
2.3.2 Standard Report ................................................................ 2 – 13
2.3.3 Reports .............................................................................. 2 – 14
2.3.4 Line Recorder .................................................................... 2 – 14
2.3.5 Bar Charts ......................................................................... 2 – 16
2.3.6 Characteristic Maps .......................................................... 2 – 18
2.3.7 Load Diagram .................................................................... 2 – 19
2.3.8 Performance Curves & Tables ........................................... 2 – 19
2.4 Trend Views ....................................................................... 2 – 23
2.4.1 Time Plots .......................................................................... 2 – 23
2.4.2 X-Y Plots ............................................................................ 2 – 25
3 Measurements & Diagnoses ........................................... 3 – 1

3.1 Measurements Menu ......................................................... 3 – 5
3.1.1 Read Pressure Curves ....................................................... 3 – 5
3.1.2 Manual Input ...................................................................... 3 – 7
3.1.3 Diagnostics ........................................................................ 3 – 9
3.1.4 Measurements ................................................................... 3 – 9
3.1.5 Import/Export Measurements ............................................ 3 – 10
3.1.6 Store Measurement ........................................................... 3 – 11
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3.2 Diagnosis Menu ................................................................. 3 – 13

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3.3 System Log ........................................................................ 3 – 15

3.4 Line Recorder Database .................................................... 3 – 17
4 System Administration & Tools ...................................... 4 – 1

4.1 Logging on & Changing Passwords .................................. 4 – 5
4.2 Customising Views ............................................................ 4 – 7
4.2.1 Reports .............................................................................. 4 – 7
4.2.2 Display Groups .................................................................. 4 – 7
4.2.3 Unit Systems ...................................................................... 4 – 8
4.3 Setting Up Operation ......................................................... 4 – 11
4.3.1 Global Settings .................................................................. 4 – 11
4.3.2 Static Values ...................................................................... 4 – 12
4.3.3 Operating Hours ................................................................ 4 – 13
4.3.4 Line Recorder Database .................................................... 4 – 13
4.3.5 Line Recorder – Data Logging ........................................... 4 – 14
4.3.6 Calibration ......................................................................... 4 – 15
4.4 Restructuring Database ..................................................... 4 – 17
4.5 Backing up and Restoring Data ......................................... 4 – 19
4.5.1 Backing up Data ................................................................ 4 – 19
4.5.2 Restore Autobackup ......................................................... 4 – 20
4.6 Exporting Data of Trends and Measurements ................... 4 – 21
4.6.1 Measurements and File Location ....................................... 4 – 21
4.6.2 Trends ................................................................................ 4 – 22
4.6.3 Subset of Operating Values ............................................... 4 – 22
4.6.4 Unit and Rounding ............................................................. 4 – 23
4.6.5 Starting the Export Process ............................................... 4 – 23
5 CoCoS EDS Concepts ....................................................... 5 – 1

5.1 The CoCoS EDS Environment ........................................... 5 – 5
5.1.1 On Board Ships & At Power Plants ................................... 5 – 5
5.1.2 At the Main Office .............................................................. 5 – 6
5.1.3 On-line Operation .............................................................. 5 – 6
5.1.4 Off-line Operation .............................................................. 5 – 7
5.2 Data Flow in CoCoS EDS .................................................. 5 – 9
5.2.1 Data Logging ..................................................................... 5 – 9
5.2.2 Filtering of Operating Data ................................................ 5 – 10
5.2.3 Operating Values & Status Checks .................................... 5 – 10
5.2.4 Manual Input & Manual Operating Values .......................... 5 – 11
5.2.5 Nominal Values & Characteristic Maps .............................. 5 – 12
5.2.6 Monitoring .......................................................................... 5 – 12
5.2.7 Evaluation & Diagnosis ...................................................... 5 – 13
5.2.8 Diagnoses – Open, New, Changed, Closed, etc. .............. 5 – 14
5.2.9 Trend .................................................................................. 5 – 16
5.2.10 Views – On-line & Off-line .................................................. 5 – 17
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6 Menus & Commands ........................................................ 6 – 1
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6.1 System Menu ..................................................................... 6 – 5
6.2 Edit Menu ........................................................................... 6 – 7
6.3 View Menu ......................................................................... 6 – 9
6.4 Reports Menu .................................................................... 6 – 11
6.5 Monitoring Menu ............................................................... 6 – 13
6.6 Diagnosis Menu ................................................................. 6 – 15
6.7 Trend Menu ........................................................................ 6 – 17
6.8 Measurements Menu ......................................................... 6 – 19
6.9 Tools Menu ........................................................................ 6 – 21
6.10 Windows Menu .................................................................. 6 – 23
6.11 Help Menu ......................................................................... 6 – 25
Appendix .......................................................................................... A – 1
A.1 CoCoS EDS Requirements ................................................ A– 3
A.2 Software Installation .......................................................... A– 3
A.3 Keyboard Functions & Shortcuts ....................................... A– 3
A.4 Technical Assistance .......................................................... A– 6
Glossary ........................................................................................... G – 1
Glossary of Terms ............................................................................. G – 3
Index ................................................................................................. I – 1
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Before You Begin

1 Before You Begin
2 Exploring CoCoS EDS
3 Measurements & Diagnoses
4 System Administration & Tools
5 CoCoS EDS Concepts
6 Menus & Commands
Appendix
Glossary
Index
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1 Before You Begin
Before You Begin

Welcome to CoCoS EDS, MAN Diesel‘s Computer Controlled Surveillance
– Engine Diagnostics System.
CoCoS EDS is one of two PC software applications belonging to the

CoCoS System. The other application is CoCoS Maintenance which is
available as an option for planning and execution of all aspects of diesel
engine maintenance.
CoCoS EDS provides optimum, cost-effective surveillance of diesel

engines to ensure ideal running conditions and early forecasting of faults.
It facilitates both protective and predictive maintenance and is applicable
for all MAN Diesel’s diesel engines, including auxiliary equipment.
These include two- and four-stroke marine and stationary engines,

encompassing single, as well as multi engine plants of any size.

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1.1 About this Guide
About this Guide

This User’s Guide is especially prepared to give you and other users the
knowledge essential to understanding the concept, structure and function
of CoCoS EDS, so that you can more quickly master the system when you
begin using it.
The guide is structured to provide both brief and detailed information in

order that you can quickly and easily obtain an overview of CoCoS EDS,
as well as become familiar with the majority of its commands which you
will find of benefit in your day-to-day work with your engine plant.
The guide includes the following chapters:
Chapter 1 Before You Begin: This is the chapter which you are now reading.
It provides brief details about the contents of this Guide and shall help
you to get to know and use CoCoS EDS. In addition it contains a brief
explanation of the system, including its applications and features.
Chapter 2 Exploring CoCoS EDS: Deals with basic operation of CoCoS EDS.
It explains what you need to know in order to start using the system on
your PC.
Chapter 3 Measurements & Diagnoses: Explains how to use CoCoS EDS for manual
and semi-automatic input of off-line measurements, including engine
diagnoses on off-line measurements.
Chapter 4 System Administration & Tools: Explains how to set up CoCoS EDS for
daily use, customise different views and parameters, as well as set up
online data logging, etc.
Chapter 5 CoCoS EDS Concepts: Explains about the concepts and principles
behind CoCoS EDS so that you can more easily master using the system.
Chapter 6 Menus & Commands: Provides a simplified overview of the commands in

the menu system of CoCoS EDS.
Appendix Gives brief information on system requirements for using CoCoS EDS on
your PC, keyboard short-cuts and how to obtain technical assistance.
Glossary Explains many of the terms and abbreviations used throughout this Guide.
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About this Guide
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1.2 What is CoCoS EDS?
What is CoCoS EDS?

CoCoS EDS stands for: Computer Controlled Surveillance – Engine
Diagnostics System.
It is one of two PC software applications of the CoCoS System. The other

application is CoCoS Maintenance which is used to assist with the
following:
• Maintenance forecasting and planning
• Spare part ordering and stock handling
• Job execution, follow up and reporting
• Spare part and maintenance instruction viewer
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Fig. 1: CoCoS EDS on board ship

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The CoCoS applications can be used for marine and stationary engines.
What is CoCoS EDS?
Similarly, CoCoS EDS is equally suitable for surveillance of a single engine

or a group of engines making up an engine plant of any size. Continuous
surveillance of the performance (operating state and behaviour) of an
engine is an effective way of avoiding economic losses due to engine
stoppages and expensive repairs.
CoCoS EDS provides such surveillance, keeping the operating personnel

informed at all times of the engine condition with relevant data. Thus, it
facilitates early intervention and preventive maintenance, so as to reduce
the risk of costly engine stoppages and even breakdowns.
CoCoS EDS fulfils four primary engine surveillance tasks, which are
always available to the user when using the program:
• Data Logging
• Monitoring
• Diagnostics
• Trend logging
These are based on MAN Diesel‘s many years of experience with

diesel engines and are especially developed to help chief engineers and
maintenance personnel effectively maintain marine and stationary
engines in optimal operating condition.
CoCoS EDS and CoCoS Maintenance can work alone or separately,

along side one another on the same PC. Both are supplied with
comprehensive data concerning your particular diesel engine plant and
therefore are ready to assist you from the moment that you first start using
them. Together they offer a total solution for managing your entire diesel
engine plant more efficiently, saving both time and costs.
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1.3 Primary Applications
Primary Applications
1.3.1 Data Logging
Both manual input and automatic data logging are available with CoCoS
EDS. Automatic data logging is obtained using a set of measurement
sensors, which are mounted at strategic points on the engine. These are
connected on-line with CoCoS EDS on the computer and continually
supply measurement data on the operating state and behaviour of the
engine. CoCoS EDS automatically stores and logs the measurement data
at preset intervals of every second for example, depending on the settings
chosen in the ‘Data Logging’ setup.
There also exists the possibility for inputting measurements made

manually using off-line equipment, such as local pressure gauges,
thermometers, etc. This feature allows the crew to input measurements as
manual operating values, to correct existing operating values or to input
static values, which are not monitored but remain fixed during operation,
such as the calorific value of fuel. In addition, it also allows operating
values for auxiliary equipment to be monitored, which are not connected
on-line with CoCoS EDS.
1.3.2 Monitoring
CoCoS EDS automatically transforms the data input on-line to the
corresponding operating values and assigns appropriate measurement
units so that they are representative of the actual operating state and
function of the engine.
The measured operating values are then compared with the relevant
nominal values, which are based on data measured on the same engine
either while on the testbed and sea trial, or when CoCoS EDS was first
installed. Thus any major deviation can easily be detected by the
operating personnel so that they can take the necessary action to
counteract, at an early stage, the consequences of abnormal conditions
and functioning in the engine.
The results of the CoCoS EDS on-line monitoring, conversion and

comparison of the operating data with the nominal values are displayed
both numerically and graphically in the following program windows:
• Line Recorder • Pressure Curves

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• Standard Reports • Characteristic Maps
• Bar Charts • Performance Curves
For further details on these types of display, see section 2.3 on

“Monitoring Views”.

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1.3.3 Diagnosis
CoCoS EDS diagnostics generate and display unambiguous diagnoses

at an early stage of engine irregularities and also suggest appropriate
corrective action. With this information in hand, the chief engineer and
crew can immediately decide on what countermeasures can be employed
for restoring normal operation, as well as plan this work without interfering
with the ship‘s operating schedule.
The diagnoses are based on the symptoms of wear and unusual states
and behaviour of the engine, which are found by evaluating the operating
values. They explain what is at fault, what symptom(s) led to the condition
and what measures can be taken to restore normal operation.
Sometimes CoCoS EDS will present a preliminary diagnosis, asking the

crew for more information on combustion pressures, for instance, so as to
be able to generate a final diagnosis.
‘Diagnostics’ is automatically activated at fixed intervals during the course

of on-line operation. Normally, CoCoS EDS only generates a diagnosis
when there are sufficient early signs of wear and tear or of a fault
developing. However, users can run ‘Diagnostics’ on any particular set of
operating values, provided they are made current by selecting them on
screen.
The following list gives examples of irregularities and faults that might be
detected:
• Turbocharger fouled/malfunction
• Turbocharger air intake filter fouled/torn
• Scavenge air cooler malfunction/fouled air/water side
• Fuel oil filter fouled/damaged
• Fuel oil viscosity – low/high
• Lubrication and cooling oil/water temperature/pressure – low/high
• Cylinder liner temperature – low/high
• Cylinder exhaust gas temperature – low/high
• Cylinder max. pressure not correctly adjusted
• Worn fuel pumps

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• Carbon buildup on pistons
• Fuel oil valve malfunction
• Poor fuel oil quality
• Exhaust gas boiler fouled
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Irregularities range from clogged or torn filters, to a combination of factors
which can represent the first signs of a major fault developing. Whereas
the former is normally corrected as part of routine maintenance, the latter
can lead to engine breakdown if corrective action is not taken by the next
port of call. In each case CoCoS EDS evaluates the symptoms and
indicates what corrective action needs to be taken.
For more specific details about the irregularities and faults, which can be
detected on your particular engine plant, a “Sensor and Diagnosis” list
can be obtained from your CoCoS EDS supplier.
1.3.4 Trend
The ‘Trend’ system provides a graphic description of the changes in the
operating state and behaviour of the engine over time. It enables you to
more easily spot signs of irregular behaviour and to study the develop-
ment of irregularities so that countermeasures can be taken in due time.
The CoCoS EDS trend for the different parameters is based on operating
values sampled at fixed intervals and stored for a specific period of time,
which are decided at the time of installation of CoCoS EDS. The trend
graph showing the behaviour of an entire family of engine parameters can
be displayed whenever required. There are three types of measurement
trend: the short-term trend, the long-term trend and measurement trends
based on manual entries.
Short-term Trend In short-term trend, a new set of measurement data is automatically

stored every five minutes for example. It is then retained in the short term
database for a period of three weeks for example, thus enabling you to
examine the last three weeks of operation.
Long-term Trend In long-term trend, CoCoS EDS examines the data contained in the short-
trend database and extracts a set of short-trend data, based on a time
interval, which is representative of the engine within that period. If stable
running conditions are defined and all of them are fulfilled, then it stores
these sets of representative short-trend data in the long-trend database,
where they are kept for a minimum period of 2 years.
The data storage periods mentioned above, are examples only. In practice
they may be set to shorter or longer periods, which are decided at the
time of installation of CoCoS EDS on your engine plant.
Also, the storage periods refer to the actual number of operating hours
spent collecting data while the engine is running – not the chronological
time. The graphs displayed may therefore show a chronological period
that is longer.
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Measurements and CoCoS EDS allows you to include complete sets of measurements and/or
Manual Entries your own sets of operating values which are of special interest. These are
stored in the measurements database and are marked explicitly as
“Measurements” or “Manual Measurements”.
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1.4 Additional Features
Additional Features
CoCoS EDS incorporates numerous additional features which are
intended partly to make operation easier, and partly to ensure appropriate
handling of all data acquired.
1.4.1 User Related Features

Windows Display The CoCoS EDS display is built up on a standard Windows environment.
and Operation Thus for the majority of users who have previously used Windows based
programs, getting to know the CoCoS EDS display and operating
environment will be relatively easy and straightforward.
You can select window functions and menu commands using standard
keyboard operations or by clicking and moving the mouse. Similarly, you
can open several windows at the same time, close and move windows,
and in most cases change their size so that several windows can be
viewed at the same time or make a single window fill the entire desktop.
Customising The comprehensive setup and customising features of CoCoS EDS

enable you to alter the appearance of the display by choosing different
colours and fonts, selecting language presentation and choosing filtered
or non-filtered values, ambient conditions and measuring units. Also you
can customise your own display groups and report sheets, as well as
select measurement intervals and storage periods for data logging, etc.
Access Security With CoCoS EDS access to certain commands is restricted to protect the
system, its appearance and its data integrity. This is done by access level
control, which provides two access levels:
‘Crew level’ is intended for ships personnel. It provides personnel access

to all unrestricted commands that allow them to carry out their daily work
with CoCoS EDS and requires no password.
‘Chief level’ is protected by password and is for the chief engineer and
authorized staff at the shipping office. This allows them to change the
appearance of CoCoS EDS on screen, open and close engines, change
measurement units, setup data logging and data calibration, etc.
Zoom “Zooming” allows you to take a closer look at pressure curves or other
graphics.
To ‘Zoom In’, simply click on the mouse button and, while keeping it
pressed, move the display cursor over the area to be examined. When the
mouse button is released the area of interest will be magnified. Repeating
this operation allows you to examine curves in even more detail.
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1.4.2 Data Related Features

Additional Features
Customising and Setup On-line logging of the data from the measurement sensors is very flexible.
For instance, you can set the time interval for collection of each new set
of operating data and the depth or period for which it is stored.
In addition, facilities are available for calibrating measured operating

values. However, these values originate from the sensors in the alarm
monitoring system and therefore should primarily be calibrated there.
Thereafter, the corresponding values should be adjusted in CoCoS EDS
to match the settings in the alarm monitoring system.
Event Logging An Event Logging facility keeps records of all engine stops with the engine
plant, as well as system errors with the CoCoS EDS operating system.
These records are kept separately in a Line Recorder Database and a
System Log, and are particularly useful for tracing events leading up to
engine shut down, emergency stops, etc., and are thus an important
investigative tool for remedying faults. In addition, certain events that
require immediate user intervention, such as wrong data acquisition bus
parameters and corrupted data bases are signalled by audible and visual
means.
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1.5 Product Support and Training
Product Support and Training

Support As explained later in section A.4 of the Appendix in this Guide, MAN
Diesel offers CoCoS EDS users technical assistance to help solve any
problems that might arise during use of the system.
In addition, MAN Diesel offers an introductory training course to help you

more quickly get to know and master using CoCoS EDS. This is available
as an optional item, which can be held on site at the time of commission-
ing CoCoS EDS with your engine plant, and is suitable for both new and
more experienced computer users.
Help In addition to a paper back edition of this guide there is also an electronic
edition. This is included on the CoCoS EDS CD-ROM program disc
supplied, which when installed on your PC (see section A.2), is made
accessible by selecting the ‘User’s Guide’ function in the ‘Help’ menu of
the program.
The guide is viewable via a standard Adobe Acrobat™ reader and makes
extensive use of hypertext links for quick selection of information from the
table of contents, index and elsewhere in the guide.
Also included in the ‘Help’ menu is an electronic Quick Reference Guide.

This provides a quick ‘hands on’ introduction to many of the main
functions of CoCoS EDS.
Moreover, there is the ‘Report Editor’ available in the ‘Help’ menu. This
document gives detailed information about how to create and configure
reports.
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Product Support and Training
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1 Before You Begin
6 Menus & Commands
Appendix
Glossary
Index

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Exploring CoCoS EDS

This Chapter explains operation and use of CoCoS EDS after the system
has been set up as described in Chapter 4. It provides basic details on the
main window elements and commands which are available with CoCoS
EDS and explains the different types of display which may be chosen for
viewing both on-line and off-line measurement data.

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2.1 Starting CoCoS EDS
Starting CoCoS EDS

CoCoS EDS is designed to be left permanently running on your PC.
Consequently, it should appear either as indicated in Fig. 2-1 with its main
window open or with just its program button visible at the bottom of the
screen. In the latter case, CoCoS EDS is being operated in a minimised
state, but can be reopened simply by clicking on its program button with
the left mouse button.
E.g.
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2.2 The Main Window
The Main Window

Fig. 2.1 Primary elements in a CoCoS EDS main window
Fig. 2-1 shows the main window of the CoCoS EDS program. This is what
you will see on the PC when you start the system. The appearance, layout
and use of the main window are similar to that of other Windows™ soft-
ware applications.
The main elements of the window are:
Title bar This bar indicates the name of the software application which is being run,
i.e. CoCoS EDS. In addition, the title bar of each engine view (i.e. window)
inside the main window gives the name of the engine and the view
currently presented. The right side of the menu bar shows whether the
current view is Off-line, Filtered, Non-filtered, etc.
Menu bar This shows the names of the CoCoS EDS main menus. Clicking on the
names with the left mouse button lists the functions and commands that
are available with each of these menus. Clicking on a command listed in a
menu activates the command.
Only those commands which are fully visible can be activated.

NOTE They depend on the particular window and the command which you last activated.
Toolbar This contains a row of buttons each marked with a function symbol.
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By using the mouse to slowly move the display cursor across the toolbar,
hints are flagged about the purpose of each button. Clicking on the
buttons with the mouse provides quick access to the most frequently
used commands which are also available using the menu bar located just
above the toolbar.
As with the commands listed in the menu bar, only those tool buttons
which are fully visible can be activated. They depend on the particular
window and the command or tool button which you last activated.

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Status bar This provides information on the current view and the state of the engine
The Main Window
concerned. The bar shows:
• The date and time when the current set of values was generated. This
information is particularly useful when displaying stored measurements.
• The operating hours of the engine concerned at the time when the set
of values was generated.
• The number of system errors, i.e. data acquisition bus failure, corrupted
database, etc. are shown with flashing blue and red background, if any.
See ‘System Log’ in ‘Tools’ menu for details.
• The number of new diagnoses indicating the symptoms of unusual

behaviour and/or malfunctions, which have not yet been acknowledged
by the user. They are shown on red background, if any. See ‘Diagnosis’
menu for details.
• The number of open diagnoses which have been acknowledged by the

user, but have not yet been closed by CoCoS EDS as the symptoms
still exist. They are shown on yellow background, if any. See ‘Diagnosis’
menu for details.
• The current time, according to the CoCoS EDS clock shown in the
bottom right-hand corner of the status bar.
• Sometimes the status bar displays a short help text when you point to
certain menu commands. This explains what will be displayed when
you activate the command.
2.2.1 Engine Views

As shown Fig. 2-1 the main window may be used to frame one or more
engine views. Individual engines are opened using the ‘Open Engine’
command in the ‘System’ menu.
Multiple Views For each particular engine which is opened there is a minimum of one
view. Additional views of one or more of the engines may be opened by
clicking on a view and selecting ‘Open New View’ in the ‘Windows’ menu.
Each view can be used to show a different aspect of an engine’s opera-
tion, depending on which commands have been selected with the
‘Monitoring’, ‘Trend’ and ‘Diagnosis’ menus of CoCoS EDS.
Activating a View Clicking on an engine view with the mouse, activates it, highlighting its
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title bar. As with the main window, the title bar gives the identity of the
particular engine and of the view selected. In addition, by selecting an
engine view the menu bar displays the available menu items for that
engine. Furthermore, it indicates whether the operating values depicted
are ‘Off-line’ (i.e. are based on stored data, including trend and manual
measurement data) or are ‘Non-filtered’ or ‘Filtered’ data that are currently
being measured ‘On-line’ by the data logging system of CoCoS EDS.

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The different types of view i.e. ‘Non-filtered’, ‘Filtered’ and ‘Off-line’ are
The Main Window

chosen by selecting the corresponding functions in the ‘View’ menu.
Alternatively, when in any of the ‘Standard Report’, ‘Report’, ‘Characteris-
tic Map’ or ‘Bar Chart’ modes you can toggle from one view to the next,
simply by left-click on the right-hand portion of the menu bar, which
indicates the status of the viewed values, e.g.‘Filtered/Non-Filtered’.
With ‘On-line’ engine views, all views – including those not activated – are
automatically updated each time new operating data is acquired on-line
by the data logging system.
Display Groups Graphic views of engines are arranged in a way that the individual curves
for a number of related operating parameters may be viewed simultane-
ously. For viewing different families or groups of parameters, click on the
numbered tabs on the right-hand side of the window or use the ‘Page Up’
and ‘Page Down’ keys on the keyboard.
Where several parameters are included in a display group you can

individually adjust their vertical axes so that they fill any desired amount of
screen. To do this point the display cursor at the line separating two
parameters and then, while pressing the left mouse button, drag the line
up or down to expand or contract the vertical scale of the particular
parameter of interest. To examine the parameter in even more detail you
can use the zoom function as explained at the end of this section.
To add or delete parameters, as well as create your own display

groups, you can use the ‘Customise’ command in the ‘Tools’ menu.
See Chapter 4.2.
Status of Operating Values The status of the operating values listed in a standard report, can be
determined with the aid of a number of display symbols. These are
activated by first right-clicking anywhere in a report and then selecting the
respective symbols in the ‘Display Attributes’ dialogue which is opened
(see Fig. 2-2). Alternatively, selecting ‘Display Attributes’ in the ‘View’
menu can open the same dialogue.
Manual: Denotes off-line operating values which are input manually or

semi-automatically as explained in section 3.1.
Measured: Denotes operating values that are measured on-line with

CoCoS EDS.
Calculated: Denotes calculated operating values which are determined by

CoCoS EDS and are based on the other values input and the model
curves for the particular engine.
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Static: Denotes static values which remain relatively constant over time.
Static values are input manually as explained in section 4.3.2.

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The Main Window
Fig. 2.2 The Reports ‘Display Attributes – Status Information’ dialogue
In addition the types of data can be identified by the background colour of

the corresponding data fields which are coloured coded as follows:
• Pink: Manual Input
• Green: Measured value
• Blue: Calculated value
• Red: Static value
• Grey: Missing or value not available
For more details about the various types of operating value,

see section 5.2.3.
Display Units and Attributes Alternative measurement unit systems can be chosen for the operating
parameters depicted in graphic views or reports. These are selected by
activating the ‘Measuring Units’ command in the ‘View’ menu and provide
a choice of German, English or user-defined systems. The magnitude
range over which a curve is presented, e.g. ‘Line Recorder’, can be
defined by right-click on the curve.
For colour coding curves according to the particular part of the engine
they represent, or changing the type and size of fonts used in both
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graphic views and reports, select the ‘Colours’ and ‘Fonts’ commands in
the ‘View’ menu.
Other display attribute options can include showing individual operating

parameters corrected for standard ISO ambient conditions instead of
actual ambient conditions, which is particularly useful when viewing trend
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Grid To simplify reading of display curves, a display grid may be superimposed
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on many of the graphic views generated by CoCoS EDS. The grid may be
toggled ‘On’ and ‘Off’ by selecting the ‘Grid’ command in the ‘View’ menu
or by clicking on the corresponding button in the toolbar.
Zoom For a close-up or magnified view of display curves and other graphics, the
‘Zoom’ function can be used.
To ‘Zoom In’, click the left mouse button and while keeping it pressed,
drag the display cursor horizontally or vertically over the area to be
examined. When the mouse button is released the area of interest will be
magnified. Repeating this operation allows you to examine curves in even
more detail.
To ‘Zoom Out’, click once on the magnifying glass button in the Toolbar
and release. This will restore the display to its original size.
Note: With certain displays you can expand both axes of a curve by
dragging the cursor diagonally over the area to be examined. With other
displays either only one or both of the axes can be expanded using
separate drag operations.
2.2.2 Mouse & Keyboard Operation

The windows, dialogues and commands included with CoCoS EDS, are
chosen in the same way as with other applications – by using the mouse
or by keyboard shortcuts.
For a concise explanation, this and the following sections primarily

concentrate on use with the mouse, but keyboard operations are
explained wherever practical.
The terms used to explain the various actions which may be performed
with the mouse, are as follows:
Click: Click the left mouse button
Right-click: Click the right mouse button
Double-click: Click the left mouse button quickly twice in succession
Drag: Press the left mouse button and keep it pressed while
moving the mouse. This function is always being used
for selecting the ‘Zoom’ area or highlighting a text field.
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The following keys emulate the function of the mouse when working in
reports or graphic views:
Home: Selects the start of a report or the first group of

operating parameters in graphic views.
End: Selects the end of a report or the last group of


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Page Down: Steps one page down or to the next group of operating
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parameters.
Page Up: Steps one page up or to the previous group of

operating parameters.
Tab: Steps or scrolls through a report.
Arrow Up/Down: Step to the next adjacent line. Keeping a key pressed,
scrolls a report or moves the object in ‘Edit Mode’ of
‘Reports’ vertically up or down.
Arrow Left/Right: Step to the next adjacent character position in a line.

Keeping a key pressed moves the object in ‘Edit Mode’
of ‘Reports’ horizontally to the left or right.
Delete: Emulates the right mouse button, opening a dialog in

views of ‘Line Recorder’, ‘Line-recorder record’, ‘Bar
Charts’, ‘Recorder’, ‘Time Plots’ und ‘X-Y Plots’ of
Trend. In ‘Edit Mode’ of ‘Reports’ it deletes objects.
Insert: Emulates pressing and holding the left mouse button

for zooming on views such as ‘Line Recorder’, ‘Re-
ports’. Usually it will be used together with the Arrow
keys.
For a complete list of keyboard shortcuts, see section A.3 in the

Appendix.
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2.3 Monitoring Views
Monitoring Views
2.3.1 Engine Overview
This ‘Monitoring’ menu command displays short-form information and
warnings about the engine currently selected for on-line operation with
CoCoS EDS. The particular engine is identified in the heading of the
window as indicated in the example shown in Fig. 2-3. With the ‘Engine
Overview’ the data logging and diagnostic intervals for the particular
engine are indicated, including the availability of serial interface data and
measured values.
Fig. 2.3 An example of an ‘Engine Overview’ display
2.3.2 Standard Report

‚Standard Report’ provides a complete listing of the latest set of operating
parameters with CoCoS EDS (see Fig. 2-4). The data can be either ‘Fil-
tered’ or ‘Non-Filtered’ depending on which type of data has been
selected in the ‘View’ menu. Each time a new set of input data is acquired
on-line, the previous set of data is ‘wiped clean’ and the report sheet is
updated with the latest data provided that the engine is on-line.
‚Standard Report’ may also be used for listing off-line data, such as
measurements stored in the Long Term Trend, Short Term Trend and
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Measurement Databases. See section 3.1.4 for further details.
Operating parameters are listed in groups pertaining to the particular part

of the engine or plant to which they belong. The groups such as engine,
turbine and the order of the listed operating parameters are fixed. But the
list can be scrolled with the scroll bar on the right-hand side of the display
window or by using the arrow keys.

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Monitoring Views
Fig. 2.4 An example of a ‘Standard Report’ containing measurement data. More data
can be viewed by scrolling the report or by looking at another display group
of the standard report
With each operating parameter listed, both the actual and nominal
values are specified together with the difference between them and their
measurement units. This can be configured optionally. The desired
alternate measuring unit systems may be selected or the status of any
operating parameter checked as described in section 2.2.1.
2.3.3 Reports
‚Reports’ are used to display a user-edited version of a standard report or
one which provides a simplified view of your engine plant or instrument
panels on which readings are depicted graphically. For further information
on customised reports, see section 4.2.1.
2.3.4 Line Recorder

The ‘Line Recorder’ command provides a graphic description of all
‚Non-filtered’ measurement values acquired by the on-line Data Logging
System of CoCoS EDS.
These values are derived from each set of input data which are collected
on-line at 1 second intervals for example, from the Alarm and Measuring
Sensors mounted on the engine. Each set of input data is validated,
calibrated and then stored by CoCoS EDS for a period of 1 hour for
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example, thus permitting all sets of measured values stored over this
period to be displayed using the ‘Line Recorder’ command.

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Display Groups
Monitoring Views
Fig. 2.5 An example of a ‘Line Recorder’ display
A typical example of a ‘Line Recorder’ display is shown in Fig. 2-5. The

display window is arranged in a way that a number of related operating
parameters may be displayed simultaneously.
Different groups of related operating parameters may be viewed and

alternate measurement units and amplitude ranges selected, as described
in section 2.2.1. Also, you can obtain a close-up or magnified view of the
‘Line Recorder’ display, using the ‘Zoom’ function (see also, section
2.2.1).
Time Scale and Each set of stored operating data is depicted by a short vertical gradua-
Stored Data Field tion mark at the bottom of the display window, which also indicates the
time that each set of data was stored and serves as a time scale for view-
ing data. Grey graduations indicate complete sets of data, while red and
grey graduations indicate that data is missing or is outside acceptable
limits.
Display Curves The values depicted by the ‘Line Recorder’ display are for the calibrated,
non-filtered operating data and are represented by a series of dots or
crosses, which together form a curve or graph of each operating para-
meter.
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Monitoring Views
Fig. 2.6 Close-up of a ‘Line Recorder’ display paramter obtained with the ‘Zoom’
function
Before the use with the ‘Trend’ and ‘Diagnoses’ functions, the stored data
undergo additional processing in order to filter out data having a too large
deviation, and to average all the other data acquired. The result of the
latter processing can be seen on the ‘Line Recorder’ graph as a group of
three parallel lines, within and around which the individual non-filtered
operating values are represented. (See Fig. 2-6).
The same graph also shows the updating of the filtering process. Each
time new on-line data are acquired, the last portion of the ‘Line Recorder’
graph (e.g. last 5 minutes as default) becomes a ‘living’ representation of
the state and behaviour of the engine or generator, which are depicted by
the non-filtered operating data.
For further information on data logging and filtering with CoCoS EDS,
see section 5.2.1 and 5.2.2 respectively.
2.3.5 Bar Charts

The ‘Bar Charts’ command provides a graphic description of the
corresponding types of operating parameter, for example, combustion
pressures, exhaust gas temperatures, etc., which are measured at
different locations on your engine plant and employ similar or identical
types of measuring sensor.
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Bar charts are otherwise known as „balance plots“ and are therefore
useful for depicting cylinder, bearing or turbocharger balance, temperature
distribution, etc. Either ‘Non-filtered’ or ‘Filtered’ on-line operating data, or
off-line data such as that stored in the Trend and Measurements Data-
bases, can be viewed.

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Fig. 2.7 An example of a ‘Bar Chart’ display with actual and nominal values for a
cylinder-related parameter
A typical Bar Chart display is shown in Fig. 2-7. Each group of corre-
sponding parameters has its own bar chart graph. The number of bars
included in each graph consists of a set of bars from measuring points at
which the sensors are installed on the engine. An additional bar gives the
mean value which established from these measuring points.
For comparing the actual magnitude of the operating parameter(actual

value) with their corresponding nominal value, four types of presentation
can be chosen, namely:
• Actual value: Each measuring point is represented by a single bar of the

current real measured or calculated values.
• Deviation from mean: Each measuring point is represented by a pair of

bars. In this case, the first bar of each pair gives the difference between
the current measured or calculated operating value and the mean of the
actual values. The second bar gives the difference between the nominal
value of this measuring point and the mean of the nominal values.
• Actual and nominal value: Each measuring point is depicted by a pair of

bars that are situated beside one another (see Fig. 2-7). The first bar of
each pair represents the measured operating value and the second bar
represents the nominal value. The last pair of bars in the graph gives
the mean of all the operating values and all the nominal values.
• Actual value – nominal value: Each measuring point is represented

by a single bar giving the difference between the measured operating
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value and the nominal value. The last bar in the graph gives the mean
difference.
The types above of bar chart presentation can be chosen by the ‘Set
Display – Bar Chart’ attributes dialogue. This is opened by first selecting
‘Bar Chart’ in the ‘Monitoring’ menu and then clicking on the chart with
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With the first three types of bar chart presentation, the mean of the
Monitoring Views
operating and nominal values and the mean difference are indicated by
horizontal dash lines. These dash lines go directly through all bars of
measuring points.
As the display of ‘Line Recorder’, ‘Bar Charts’ has also a ‘Zoom’ function.
This operates in the same manner as previously described, but magnifies
only the vertical axis or scale of the graph.
2.3.6 Characteristic Maps

The ‘Characteristic Map’ command in the ‘Monitoring’ menu displays the
characteristic charts that are used as a reference model for evaluating the
measured operating data of the engine. The charts describe the behaviour
of the optimally tuned engine and are based on measurements from the
testbed, sea trials or from the time CoCoS EDS was installed. An example
of a characteristic map chart is shown in Fig. 2-8. The current operating
point of the engine is indicated by a crosshairs target on the characteris-
tic.
Fig. 2.8 An example of a ‘Characteristic Map’ chart

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2.3.7 Load Diagram
Monitoring Views
Fig. 2.9 An example of a ‘Load Diagram’
The ‘Load Diagram’ command displays a diagram similar to that shown in

Fig. 2-10. It describes the power and speed limits for both continuous and
overload operation of the currently selected engine. The current operating
point of the engine is indicated by a crosshairs target on the characteris-
tic.
2.3.8 Performance Curves & Tables

These commands in the ‘Monitoring’ menu gives curves and tables for
the current engine on which current operating values are indicated. An
example of a performance curve is given in Fig. 2-9. Here, the current
power of the engine while operating is indicated by a vertical line on which
the current exhaust gas temperature and turbine inlet/outlet temperature
values are also marked.
The position of the line and the magnitude of the values indicated change
continuously according to the current output of the engine. They therefore
provide an easy means of comparing the current performance of the
engine against the background curves shown that were measured when
the engine was new or when CoCoS EDS was installed.
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Monitoring Views
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Fig. 2.10 An example of ‘Performance Curves’

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Adding Extra Curves Select ‘Tools > Customise > Display Groups’ in the main menu. A ‘Cus-
Monitoring Views
tomise Display Groups’ dialogue box appears for adding extra curves as
outlined in section 4.2.2. To view your changes first switch to another view
and then back again to ‘Performance Curves’.
Deleting Curves In the chief level you can delete the curves with a right-click on the row of
measurement number on the upper left side of the performance curve
sheet. The ‘Delete Row’ dialogue appears (see Fig. 2-11). Click on the
corresponding rows and then they can be deleted with the ‘Delete’ button.
Fig. 2.11 The ‘Delete Row’ dialogue box
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2.4 Trend Views
Trend Views
2.4.1 Time Plots
With the ‘Time Plots’ command, operating parameters are displayed as
shown in Fig. 2-12. The ‘Time Plots’ window is similar to that available
with the ‘Line Recorder’ command in the ‘Monitor’ menu.
Trend Curves and The trend curve or graph for each operating parameter is made up of a
Display Options series of crosses which represent the magnitude of the respective
operating values stored in CoCoS EDS and correspond with the time
scale indicated at the bottom of the trend window.
As discussed in section 2.2.1, different groups of related operating para-

meters, alternative measurement units and other display options may be
chosen. For example, by right-clicking with the mouse on the trend curve
for any individual parameter, you can open the ‘Set Display’ attributes
dialogue for trend time plots, which allows you to select the display
options shown in Fig. 2-13. Among these options is one for displaying
individual operating parameters corrected for standard ISO ambient
conditions instead of actual ambient conditions. This is particularly useful
when viewing trend data.
In addition, by dragging the mouse vertically or horizontally over a curve,

you can use the ‘Zoom’ function to expand the magnitude scale of the
curve or to expand the time scale of all the curves in the same window.
Time Axis and Just above the time axis at the bottom of the trend window are a series of
Trend Data Field multi-coloured zones representing the Trend Data field. Each of these
zones is made up of a series of tightly spaced vertical stripes representing
the individual entry status of stored data from which the operating values
depicted in the trend graphs are taken. The entry status lines or stripes
are colour coded according to the type of data stored:
• Grey stripes indicate sets of Trend Data based on filtered operating

data which have been collected on-line with the data logging system of
CoCoS EDS.
• Black stripes indicate sets of Trend Data which also contain data for
pressure curves.
• Green stripes indicate sets of Trend Data which have been input and
stored manually.
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• Grey-Red stripes indicate sets of Trend Data with missing values or

values which are out of range.

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Trend Views
Fig. 2.12 An example of a trend plot with ‘Time Plot’ view
Fig. 2.13 The ‘Set Display’ attributes dialogue for trend time plots
If required you can inspect any set of Trend Data by clicking on the entry
status line or stripe close to that representing the particular set you wish
to view. This calls the ‘Select trend entry’ dialogue from which you can
scroll through the list of trend entries and load the relevant entry into a
standard report sheet. Each entry is identified by the type of data stored
(i. e. short trend, long trend, Measured) and the date and time of storage.
For information concerning manual input and editing of measurements,

see section 3.1.2.
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2.4.2 X-Y Plots
Trend Views
With this command X-Y plots similar to that shown in Fig. 2-14, may be
obtained. These show the magnitude spread of any pair of operating
parameters within each set of operating data stored in the Short Trend,
Long Trend and/or Measurement Databases of CoCoS EDS.
Fig. 2.14 An example of a trend plot obtained with the ‘X-Y Plot’ command
Different pairs of operating parameters may be displayed by clicking on

the display groups indicated by the numbered tabs on the right-hand side
of the X-Y Plot window. The values included in each display group are
selected using the ‘Customise’ command in the ‘Tools’ menu.
See section 4.2.
Provided that pairs of interdependent operating parameters are selected,

such as output power versus engine speed, fuel viscosity versus tempera-
ture, etc., then CoCoS EDS will examine the spread of the values plotted
and plot a diagonal or curve representing the physical relationship be-
tween them. The mathematical relationship of this diagonal or curve is
shown in top left-hand corner of the plot, but only when it is possible to
derive.
If required parts of the X-Y plot may be magnified using the ‘Zoom’
function. This enables you to select a specific time range for displaying
the X-Y plot.
The X-Y plot shows only the trend entries within the time-zoom window
and the interpolation of the plot only takes these entries into account.
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In addition to the above, various display options may be chosen using

the ‘Set Display’ attributes dialogue. This is opened by clicking the right
mouse button and is similar to that shown in Fig. 2-13 for the ‘Trend’ –
‘Time Plots’.

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MAN Diesel 3
Measurements & Diagnoses

1 Before You Begin
6 Menus & Commands
Appendix
Glossary
Index

3 MAN Diesel

MAN Diesel 3

This Chapter explains about how to use CoCoS EDS for manual and
semi-automatic input of off-line measurements, including engine
diagnoses on both on-line and off-line measurements.

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MAN Diesel 3.1
3.1 Measurements Menu
Measurements Menue
The ‘Measurements’ menu includes commands for manual and semi-
automatic input, as well as for storage of measurement data taken with
off-line equipment. There are also commands for inspecting and/or editing
data stored in the Short Trend, Long Trend and Measurements Databases,
as well as for manually initiating diagnostics on measurements based on
manual or semi automatic input.
3.1.1 Read Pressure Curves

This is an optional command which is used for inputting pressure readings
and other data that have been measured and collected off-line using a
pressure measurement system that is installed on the same PC as CoCoS
EDS accessible over a TCP/IP connection. In case of a MAN Diesel PMI
system, it can be installed on the same PC as CoCoS EDS or on a PC
accessible over a TCP/IP connection. Other pressure measurement
systems, e.g. BAEWERT HLV 2000, may be connected to the serial inter-
face of the CoCoS EDS PC.
Fig. 3.1 The ‘Reading PMI System cylinder pressure values’ dialogue
Once a complete set of pressure readings has been taken, the readings
may be transferred to CoCoS EDS by selecting the ‘Read Pressure
Curves’ command in the ‘Measurement’ menu. This opens a dialogue
similar to that shown in Fig. 3-1, which should show the actual time
registered by the measuring instrument. Provided that the latest measure-
ment is not older than the depth selected with the line recorder (typically
1 hour – see section 4.3.5), it should immediately commence to read the
measurements.
When read in is complete, the respective windows of the dialogue will

indicate the data and the time of the measurements, plus show a
miniature preview of their curves.
To close the dialogue and store the measurement curves, click on the
‘OK’ button. A prompt will appear which will ask whether you also want to
store the measurement separately in the Trend database along side the
corresponding set of filtered line recorder measurement data that was
stored when the pressure measurements were made. Clicking the ‘Yes’
button stores the measurement and at the same time displays it in either a

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current or blank report depending on whether a report sheet has been

Measurements Menu
opened prior to activating the ‘Read Pressure Curves’ command or not.
To close the dialogue without storing the measurement, click the ‘Cancel’
button. Similarly to close the prompt without storing the measurement,
click the ‘No’ button.
Whereas measurement curves appended to on-line measurements are

stored in the trend database, those appended to a current or blank report
are not and have to be stored manually as explained in section 3.1.6. For
subsequent identification of these measurements in the ‘Trend Entry’ and
Tools > Measurements’ dialogues (see section 2.4.1 and 3.1.4 respec-
tively) they are listed together with the symbol shown on the left.
The measurement curves may be viewed using the ‘Pressure Curve’

command contained in the ‘Monitoring’ menu or by activating the
corresponding tool in the toolbar.
Fig. 3.2 A typical cylinder pressure measurement
In addition to the above mentioned ‘Pressure Curve’ commands there is a

‘Start a combustion analysis’ command. This is included in the ‘Measure-
ments’ menu and is intended for extended analysis and diagnosis on

pressure measurements made on certain four-stroke diesel engines.
Extended analysis is necessary on four-stroke engines because their

higher operating speed sets up pressure variations along the length of the
indicator pipe from where measurements are taken. This can influence the
maximum pressure indication significantly, as well as alter the shape of
the pressure curve.
To facilitate accurate measurement a transfer function is needed to

compensate. For this purpose measurements are taken in parallel at the
indicator cock and in the combustion chamber while on the testbed. From

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this a FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) is derived which is used by the ‘Start
Measurements Menu
Combustion Analysis’ command.
The combustion analysis is performed automatically after inputting the

pressure measurements from the measurement equipment, but can also
be initiated manually later on.
The ‘Read Pressure Curve’, ‘Pressure Curve’ and ‘Start Combustion Analysis’
NOTE commands are optional commands which are available on first ordering CoCoS
EDS or as a program upgrade.
3.1.2 Manual Input

This command is used for manual input of operating data which has been
measured off-line using traditional equipment, such as analogue thermo-
meters, pressure gauges, etc. In these situations, readings can be keyed
into either a blank report sheet or into one based on ‘Non-filtered’ or
‘Filtered’ values acquired with the line recorder or the mean of a series of
measurements defined with the line recorder zoom.
Generally, the latter type of report sheet are easiest to use, as only
readings pertaining to the off-line measurement need be keyed in. Also,
depending on the engine‘s model curves, the nominal value of many of
the operating parameters are listed, which is useful for checking the
validity of the readings input manually.
Generating a ‘Non-filtered’, ‘Filtered’ or ‘Blank’ Report Sheet
To generate one of the above report sheets select the corresponding

‘Manual Input’ sub command in the ‘Measurements’ menu.
• ‚Non-filtered’ generates a report sheet that provides a snap shot of all

operating values at the time the command was selected.
• ‚Filtered’ generates a report sheet with filtered operating values, i.e.

mean value over the last 2 minutes, for example, depending on the data
logging accumulation period. See section 4.3.5.
• ‚Show Blank Standard Report’ generates an empty report sheet where

operating parameters are listed without operating values.
Generating a Report Sheet for a Series of Measurements
To generate a report sheet for a series of measurements, first select the

‘Line Recorder’ command from the ‘Monitoring’ menu or its button in the
toolbar.
Next, press the left mouse button at the start of the region of interest on
the curve and keeping the button pressed in the ‘Line Recorder’ view,
move the cursor further along the curve.

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Finally, release the button at the end of the region of interest and then
Measurements Menu
select the ‘Manual Input > Line Recorder Zoom’ command in the ‘Meas-
urements’ menu or its button in the toolbar. This generates a report based
on the mean of the series of measurements defined by the line recorder
zoom.
Manual Input of Operating Values
After selecting a report sheet as outlined above, operating values can be

entered simply by clicking on the ‘act.’ field for the operating parameter
concerned and keying in the appropriate value.
Immediately after keying in each value, press the ‘Enter’ key to complete
the entry. This initiates a status check on the value input and whenever
applicable warns if it is out of range by automatically displaying an ‘Input
Validation Check’ prompt (see Fig. 3-3). Click ‘Yes’ to delete and enter a
new value or ‘No’ to continue with the current value. Out of range values
are shown with red characters in a report.
Fig. 3.3 An ‘Input Validation Check’ prompt
Manual input may also be used for keying in ‘Missing’ operating values or
overwriting ‘Measured’ or ‘Calculated’ operating values. All operating
values which are input manually are marked ‘Manual’, irrespective of their
previous status. An exception is when values are deleted in which case
they are classified as ‘Missing Values’. Also, when calculated values are
deleted their original calculated value is restored.
With each new value keyed in, CoCoS EDS performs a new set of
calculations and updates all other operating values listed in the report
sheet accordingly.
On completing manual input or overwriting operating data in a report sheet, the

NOTE report sheet must be stored as a new measurement. For this purpose select the
‘Store Measurement’ command in the ‘Measurements’ menu. See section 3.1.6.
For more information on the status of the operating values and their
coding, see section 2.2.1 and 5.2.3 respectively.

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3.1.3 Diagnostics
Measurements Menu
The ‘Diagnostics’ command in the ‘Measurements’ menu allows you to
initiate diagnosis on off-line measurements which have been input using
the ‘Read Pressure Curve’ or one of the other ‘Manual Input’ commands
in the ‘Measurements’ menu. It may be used both during the course of
entering operating values in a report sheet or after they have been stored
in the measurements database. For this purpose the stored measure-
ments must first be loaded into a report sheet using the dialogue dis-
played with the ‘Measurements’ command in the ‘Measurements’ menu.
See section 3.1.4.
In addition, to checking the operating state and behaviour of the engine or

auxiliary plant with regard to the latest off-line data input, the ‘Diagnostics’
command can be used for studying the effect of inputting missing values
or changing values which have been measured on-line. This makes it a
useful tool for checking whether the individual operating values measured
are realistic and are not indicative of faulty measurement sensors for
instance.
3.1.4 Measurements
This opens the ‘Measurement for engine …’ dialogue shown in Fig. 3-4.
It is used for loading (i.e. displaying, printing) and deleting measurements
which have been previously stored in the Measurements Database, as
well as for attaching or editing notes or comments.
To load or delete a stored measurement, click on the heading for the

measurement given in the main window and then actuate the ‘Load’ or
‘Delete’ button. Initially stored measurements are displayed in ‘Standard
Report’ form, but may be viewed using one of the other ‘Report’ or ‘Bar
Chart’ modes simply by choosing the corresponding command in the
‘Monitor’ menu.
To attach a note to a stored measurement, or edit an existing note, click

on the heading for the measurement. You may then key in a note or edit
an existing note by entering your text in the ‘Comments’ field at the
bottom of the dialogue. To complete the entry and store your changes,
click on the ‘Save’ button and then click the ‘Close’ button to exit the
‘Measurements’ dialogue.

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Measurements Menu
Fig. 3.4 The ‘Measurements for engine …’ dialogue for loading and deleting
measurements, and updating measurement notes
To print a list of all measurements, click on the ‘Print Info’ button. If your
current view is the ‘Standard Report’ or ‘Report’, a click on the ‘Print’
button will first load the selected measurements and then print them one
after another with the current view.
3.1.5 Import/Export Measurements

This command opens the dialogue shown in Fig. 3-5 with which individual
measurements or groups of selected measurements may be imported and
exported to and from CoCoS EDS.
Fig. 3.5 The ‘Import/Export Measurements’ dialogue
To export measurements first click the ‘New’ button and then select the
drive and directory to which the measurements are to be exported to
using the ‘Create Measurement Archive’ dialogue that is opened.
Thereafter, press the Ctrl or Shift key and use the mouse to select one
or more measurements listed on the left of the dialogue that are to be
exported and then click the ‘>’ button to transfer them to the field on the
right of the dialogue. Finally, click the ‘OK’ button to export the measure-
ments to required directory. To export all the measurements listed simply
click the ‘>>’ button before clicking the ‘OK’ button.
For importing measurements click the ‘Open’ button of the ‘Import/Export

Measurements’ dialogue and select the measurement archive to import.

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Thereafter, press the Ctrl or Shift key and use the mouse to select the
Measurements Menu
measurements to be imported from the list on the right of the dialogue
and then click the ‘<’ button to transfer them to the field on the left of the
dialogue. To import the measurements and exit the dialogue, click the
‘OK’ button.
Only the measurements from the same engine can be imported. The measurements
NOTE will be checked by content (not by number) with the current measurement
database, before they are imported. If the measurement already exists, you will be
asked for replacement.
3.1.6 Store Measurement

This opens the ‘Measurement for engine …’ dialogue shown in Fig. 3-4.
Besides loading and deleting measurements as explained in section 3.1.4,
it also serves for storing measurements containing operating data which
has been input manually (see section 3.1.2).
As shown in the main window of the dialogue, measurements are stored

according to the date and time, as well as according to the operating
hours of the engine. This information may be keyed or selected using the
corresponding combi-boxes for ‘Date’, ‘Time’ and ‘Operating Hours’,
located directly above the ‘Comments’ window of the dialogue. Activating
the ‘Save’ button, stores the measurement. To exit the dialogue click the
‘Close’ button.
In order to store a ‘Non-filtered’ or ‘Filtered’ value in a report you must make at

NOTE least one manual entry either by keying in a new value or by overwriting an
existing value with the same value.
There can be stored a comment for each measurement additionally.

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Measurements Menu

MAN Diesel 3.2
3.2 Diagnosis Menu
Diagnosis Menu
The ‘Diagnosis’ menu is used for viewing and acknowledging diagnoses
which are automatically generated by CoCoS EDS whenever signs of
wear or irregular behaviour are detected with the engine.
The two main commands of the ‘Diagnosis’ menu are ‘Pending’ and
‘Closed’ diagnoses. Examples of these diagnoses are shown in Fig. 3-6
and Fig. 3-7 respectively.
Fig. 3.6 An example of a ‘Pending’ diagnosis and ‘Details’ display
Fig. 3.7 An example of a ‘Closed’ diagnosis display
‘Pending’ diagnoses list details about all new, open, changed and pending
diagnoses, indicating the symptoms pertaining to the current operating
state and behaviour of the engine, which may or may not have been seen
and acknowledged by the maintenance staff.

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‚Closed’ diagnoses describe symptoms which are no longer present on

Diagnosis Menu
the engine as they have either been corrected or have disappeared.

Before a diagnosis is closed, it has to be terminated by CoCoS EDS and
acknowledged as having been seen by the maintenance staff.
Pending diagnoses are colour coded to indicate their status:
Red warns that a new diagnosis has been generated about unusual
engine performance or behaviour which has yet to be acknowledged.
Yellow indicates that a diagnosis has been acknowledged, but is still

pending as the symptoms are still present. The diagnosis is automatically
closed, deleting it from the pending diagnoses list when the symptoms
disappear.
Green indicates a pending diagnosis, but the symptoms that have

triggered it have now disappeared. After acknowledging the diagnosis,
it will disappear from the pending diagnoses list.
By right-clicking with the mouse on either a ‘Pending’ or ‘Closed’

diagnosis you can open a quick-access menu for activating the following
commands:
• Acknowledge: Confirms that you have seen a diagnosis and closes

them if the symptoms no longer exist.
• Details: Displays a detailed explanation of each diagnosis (see Fig. 3-6),

describing the nature and severity of the symptoms detected, the
cause of the problem and the appropriate corrective action. Details are
not available for all diagnoses. If they are not available, the details are
inactive.
Shortcut: Details can also be displayed by double-clicking on the

Pending or Closed Diagnosis to be examined.
• Load Operating Values: Displays a standard report of stored off-line

values related to the current diagnosis which enables a deeper insight
into the behaviour of the engine to be obtained.
For further details about diagnoses, including about their status, see
section 5.2.7.

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3.3 System Log
System Log
Information about system errors are displayed using the ‘System Log’
command in the ‘Tools’ menu. It lists details about erroneous operation
such as data acquisition failure, corrupted databases, etc. Events are
logged together with the date and time that they occur.
Also included in the ‘Tools’ menu are the ‘Acknowledge’ and ‘Acknowl-
edge All’ commands. These serve for verifying inspection of the currently
selected error message or of all error messages not previously acknowl-
edged. Acknowledging an error also closes the corresponding messages
if the symptoms no longer exist.
For quick-access purposes, ‘Acknowledge’ can be selected by right-

clicking with the mouse on an error message.

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System Log

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3.4 Line Recorder Database
Line Recorder Database

This function is chosen with the corresponding command in the ‘System’
menu and opens the selection dialogue shown in Fig. 3-8. The dialogue
lists automatic line recorder dumps of accumulated measurement data
each time an engine stop is encountered with the engine plant. These
cover both normal and emergency stop situations, and are listed with
black text and have the suffix [a] at the end of their designation.
Also shown are manually requested line recorder dumps. These are listed
with green text in the dialogue and have the suffix [m]. Manual dumps are
requested by clicking on the ‘Add’ button for recording the engine
behaviour whenever there are signs of unusual behaviour for instance.
Moreover, there exist timer controlled dumps, which are dumps made at
defined timestamps, e.g. at 12:00 o’clock or in a regular interval, e.g.
every 60 minutes. Timer controlled dumps are listed with black text and
have the suffix [t].
Another possibility is the display of event dumps. Event dumps are

created, if the actual value of the operating value, which is assigned to the
EventDumpOpval, changes from a value < 1 to a value >= 1. The file
contains the current content of the line recorder. Event dumps are listed
with black text and have the suffix [e].
In order to obtain a multi-facet view of different aspects of the engine’s

behaviour leading up to and during the course of breakdown, click on an
item listed in the dialogue and activate the ‘Show’ button.
To discard unwanted line recorder dumps, select them in the dialogue and
click on the ‘Delete’ button. To be able to delete data you must have
‘Chief’ level access rights. See chapter 4.3.4 for further details.
To append comments about a specific emergency stop, select it in the

dialogue list box, key in your comments in the comments field and click
the ‘Update’ button. In this case the records are given the suffix [u].
To export one or more selected line recorder records, click the ‘Export’
button. The records will be exported as a text file (.csv). The destination is
the LINEREC folder in the engine data directory.

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Line Recorder Database
Fig. 3.8 The ‘Line Recorder Database’ dialogue


MAN Diesel 4
System Administration & Tools

1 Before You Begin
6 Menus & Commands
Appendix
Glossary
Index

4 MAN Diesel

MAN Diesel 4

This Chapter explains how to set up CoCoS EDS for day-to-day use.
It covers practical details about logging on and changing passwords,
customising views and parameters, screen presentations, setting up and
calibration for on-line data logging. Also explained is how to select the
off-line version of CoCoS EDS for office use with stored data.

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MAN Diesel 4.1
4.1 Logging on & Changing Passwords
Logging on & Changing Passwords

In order to set up CoCoS EDS for normal daily use, as well as perform
administration tasks, reset the program for operation by the ‘Crew’ or exit
the program to close down operation, you have to have ‘Chief’ level
access rights.
Logging on To log on for ‘Chief’ level access, select ‘Passwords > Enter Password’ in
the ‘System’ menu. This opens the ‘Enter Password’ dialogue shown in
Fig. 4-1 (a), which prompts you to key in the password for the ‘Chief’ level.
The log-on system accepts between 4 and 8 characters and is case
sensitive.
(a) (b)
Fig. 4.1 The ‘Password’ dialogues for (a) ‘Chief’ level access and (b) changing the
password
For first-time use of CoCoS EDS, log on using the password ‘FEIHC’ or
‘Chief’ for access to the ‘Chief’ level. Later, this password should be
replaced with one of your own choice so as to help protect CoCoS EDS
from unauthorised use. Remember to make a note of the password and
keep it in a safe place for future reference.
Unsuccessful Log-on After three unsuccessful attempts at log-on, all further attempts are
blocked for a period of one minute. Thereafter, three more attempts are
allowed after which log-on is blocked for 2 minutes, and so on. To reset
CoCoS EDS and regain access to the ‘Chief’ level, contact MAN Diesel
whose address and phone number you will find in the front page of this
Guide.
Changing Passwords To change password, select and log on for access to ‘Chief’ level and
then select ‘Change Password’ in the ‘System’ menu. You will then be
prompted to key in both the current and a new password for the ‘Chief’
level and then to confirm the new password (see Fig. 4-1(b)). Finally, click
the ‘OK’ button to save the new password or click the ‘Cancel’ button to
exit the dialogue without saving any changes.
Returning to ‘Crew’ Level After finishing operation at ‘Chief’ level, CoCoS EDS should be returned to
‘Crew’ level by selecting ‘Passwords > Back’ in the ‘System’ menu. This
returns the program to its normal operating state making it ready for daily
use by the engine staff.

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System Administration & Tools System Administration & Tools
4–6
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MAN Diesel 4.2
4.2 Customising Views
Customising Views
4.2.1 Reports
The range of CoCoS EDS reports and screen presentations discussed in
section 2.3.2 are created using a set of special tools. These are available
when using the ‘Chief’ access mode and are selected with the ‘Customise
> Reports’ command in the ‘Tools’ menu.
Besides enabling you to edit existing reports, the ‘Customise > Reports’
tools allow to create entirely new reports and on screen presentations
which contain both ‘live’ on-line data and ‘stored’ off-line data. In addi-
tion, virtual monitoring consoles may be built for ‘live’ monitoring of your
engine plant and auxiliary equipment.
As the use of the tools is quite extensive, they are explained in a separate
booklet, the Report Editor User’s Guide. Please contact your CoCoS EDS
supplier for details.
4.2.2 Display Groups
Fig. 4.2 The ‘Customise Display Groups’ dialogue
The various display groups shown in the ‘Line Recorder’, ‘Bar Chart’,
‘Trend’ plots, etc., can be modified so as to delete existing operating

values and display groups, rearrange operating values and display groups
or to add new operating values and display groups. The procedure for
doing this is as follows:
1. Select the ‘Line Recorder’ or ‘Bar Chart’ command in the ‘Monitoring’

menu or the ‘Time Plots’ or ‘X-Y’ Plots in the ‘Trend’ menu and note
the index card containing the display group that you want to modify.
2. Select an index card other than the one that you want to modify.
3. Select ‘Customise > Display Groups’ in the ‘Tools’ menu to open the
dialogue shown in Fig. 4-2.

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4. Locate and click the left mouse button in the row corresponding to the
Customising Views
display group index card that you want to modify in the ‘Display
Groups’ window at the bottom of the dialogue.
5. To delete the entire display group, click on the ‘Delete’ button.
6. To delete an operating parameter from the display group, click on the

‘Edit’ button. Now, select the parameter indicated in the ‘Display
Group’ window and click the ‘Delete’ button.
To exit the respective dialogues, click on the ‘OK’ button followed by

the ‘Ready’ button.
7. To add an operating parameter to the display group, click on the

‚Edit’ button. Now, double-click on the parameter of interest in the
‘Operating Parameter’ list at the top of the dialogue and click the
‘Add’ button.
The parameter is added to the display group on clicking on the ‘OK’

button to exit the dialogue.
The ‘Operating Parameter’ list can be expanded or contracted by double-clicking

NOTE on the items having a ‘+’ or ‘–’ symbol.
8. To move an operating parameter within the display group, click on

the ‘Edit’ button. Now, click on the parameter of interest and while
keeping the mouse button pressed, drag the parameter to the required
position in the parameter list.
9. To create an entirely new display group, click on a parameter in the

‘Operating Values’ window to be included in the group and then click
on the ‘Select’ button.
10. To save your changes, click the ‘OK’ button and then the ‘Ready’
button.
4.2.3 Unit Systems

Fig. 4.3 The ‘Configure Unit Groups’ dialogue

MAN Diesel 4.2
The ‘Customise > Unit Systems’ command is used together with the
Customising Views
‘Measuring Units’ command in the ‘View’ menu. It is used for selecting a
system of preferred units for default operation at crew level, as well as for
creating a new unit system which suits your own organisation‘s prefer-
ences.
Initially, a choice of unit systems from ‘German’ (metric unit) and ‘English’
(english unit) are provided, but these can be copied and edited so as to
simplify creation of your own unit systems, for example, for head office
and plant use.
Unit system changes apply to the particular selected engine. To apply changes to
NOTE all engines, the same changes must be made on each engine in turn.
Default Units for Operation Select the ‘Measuring Units’ in the View’ menu and then select the name
at Crew Level of the particular unit system that you want to use at ‘Chief’ level and as
default at ‘Crew’ level. The same unit system is retained on changing to
‘Crew’ level, provided that you do not change to another unit system while
at ‘Chief’ level.
Creating Customised First select the ‘Customise > Unit Systems’ command in the ‘Tools’ menu
Unit System and then key in the name of the unit system that you want to create in the
‘Heading:’ field at the bottom of the ‘Configure Unit Groups’ dialogue.
Next click on the ‘Add’ and ‘OK’ buttons respectively to exit the dialogue
and then select the ‘Measuring Units’ command and unit system that you
have just created in the ‘View’ menu.
Now select the ‘Standard Report’ in the ‘Monitoring’ menu and alter the
unit selected for each operating value by right-clicking with the mouse in
the unit column on the extreme right of the report. This opens the ‘Select
Unit’ dialogue shown in Fig. 4-4.
Once you have completed your selection for each parameter that you
want to change, you can exit the ‘Chief’ level (i.e. select ‘Passwords >
Back’ in the ‘Systems’ menu) and view measurements using the default
settings that you have just created.
Changing a Customised The method of changing a customised unit system is similar to that stated
Unit System above, except that you must first select the unit system both in the ‘Tools
> Setup’ and ‘View’ menus. Changes are made by right-clicking in the
units column of each parameter to be changed and then selecting the
appropriate unit in the ‘Select Unit’ dialogue. See Fig. 4-4.

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Customising Views
Fig. 4.4 An example of a ‘Standard Report’ showing the ‘Select Unit’ dialogue.
The dialogue is opened by right-clicking with the mouse in the units column
for the operating parameter to be changed
Deleting a Customised Select the ‘Customise > Unit Systems’ command in the ‘Tools’ menu and
Unit System then choose the name of the unit system no longer needed in the dialogue
which is opened. Finally, click on the ‘Delete’ button to erase the selected
unit system.

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4.3 Setting Up Operation
Setting Up Operation
4.3.1 Global Settings
This ‘Tools’ menu command opens the ‘Global Settings’ dialogue shown
in Fig. 4-5. It has three separate index cards, which include the following:
Fig. 4.5 The ‘Global Settings’ dialogue
Plant • Name: For registering the name of engine plant or plant owner who is
licensed to use CoCoS EDS. The name appears in the product version
and license information given in the ‘Help’ menu ‘About’ dialogue.
Usage • Office Version: Selects the Off-line version of CoCoS EDS for both
office use of the program with stored measurements and manual input
of measurement data taken with traditional measuring instruments.
Exit and restart CoCoS EDS to activate the version chosen.
Program • Toolbar: Turns ‘On’ or ‘Off’ the toolbar the next time CoCoS EDS is
restarted.
• Full Screen: Selects ‘Full Screen’ view without the main menu and
toolbar when CoCoS EDS is closed and restarted again.
To toggle between ‘Full Screen’ and ‘Normal’ view modes, press the
Shift + Esc keys on the keyboard.

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4.3.2 Static Values

This ‘Tools’ menu command opens the dialogue shown in Fig. 4-6, which
lists the operating parameters that have been selected as ‘Static Values’
with your engine plant.
Fig. 4.6 The ‘Set Static Values’ dialogue
A ‘Static Operating Value’ is one that is fixed or remains relatively constant

over time. Normally, CoCoS EDS does not measure data for such para-
meters. Instead, the parameters are preset as ‘Static’, allowing you to
easily update their values in all reports and screen presentations using the
‘Static Value’ command.
To Set Static Values Double-click on an appropriate type of operating data shown in the ‘Oper-
ating Values’ list at the top of the ‘Set Static Values’ dialogue. This will
expand the list to show the operating parameters which can be made
‘Static Values’ (i.e. parameters marked with a blank rectangular symbol).
To make a ‘Static Value’, select a parameter with the mouse or cursor key
and then either double-click it or click the ‘Select’ button in the dialogue.
The parameter should now be moved from the ‘Operating Value’ list to the
‘Static Value’ below.
To Delete a Static Value Select the value which is no longer required in the ‘Set Static Values’
dialogue, and then click on the ‘Delete’ button. The value will now be
moved from the ‘Static Value’ list to the ‘Operating Value’ list at the top of
the ‘Set Static Values’ dialogue.
When static values are deleted, CoCoS EDS automatically checks and
sets the status of the operating parameter, as explained in section 5.2.3.
To Assign Values To assign a value or update an existing value, click on the particular static
to Static Values value of interest in the ‘Set Static Values’ dialogue and then key in the
required value. To store the value in the CoCoS EDS database, click the
‘OK’ button. The value will now be used in all reports and screen presen-
tations generated by CoCoS EDS, wherever the corresponding parameter
is displayed.
A value must be keyed in to the static value list. The “–/–” symbol beside a
NOTE parameter denotes “not available”.

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4.3.3 Operating Hours
The ‘Setup > Operating Hours …’ command in the ‘Tools’ menu opens the
dialogue shown in Fig. 4-7. This is used for synchronising the operating
hour counter of CoCoS EDS with the actual number of operating hours of
the engine currently selected. Changing the operating hour has no effect
on measurements that are already logged.
Fig. 4.7 The ‘Set Operating-hours Count’ dialogue
4.3.4 Line Recorder Database

The ‘Setup > Line Recorder Database’ command in the ‘Tools’ menu
opens the dialogue shown in Fig. 4-8, which is used to set the following
‘Trend’ storage and display parameters:
• Max. Records: Sets the maximum number of line recorder records that
are automatically stored by CoCoS EDS.
• Wait Time (seconds): Sets the minimum time that the engine has to
remain idle after it has stopped, before CoCoS EDS classifies it as an
engine stop and stores a complete set of measurements. The default
setting is 2 minutes.
Fig. 4.8 The ‘Set Line Recorder Database’ dialogue

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4.3.5 Line Recorder – Data Logging

The ‘Setup > Data Logging’ command in the ‘Tools’ menu opens the
dialogue shown in Fig. 4-9, which is used for setting up the following data
logging parameters for line recorder:
• Depth: Sets the period of time (typically 30 minutes) that the sets of
non-filtered operating data are stored by the data logging system.
• Interval: Sets the sampling interval (typically between 1 and 10 sec-

onds) at which sets of non-filtered operating data are sampled by the
data logging system.
• Accumulation: Sets the period of time (typically 5 minutes) over which

operating data is filtered and accumulated into ‘Filtered Values’.
• Time-out: Sets the period of time that CoCoS EDS has to wait for
missing data. It is normally set to a value greater than the sampling
interval (typically 5 seconds) in order to retain a fixed sampling interval.
For further information about data logging, see section 5.2.1.

Fig. 4.9 The ‘Setup – Line Recorder’ dialogue

MAN Diesel 4.3
4.3.6 Calibration
The ‘Setup > Calibration’ command in the ‘Tools’ menu is used for
calibrating the sensors for each of the operating parameters which are
monitored with CoCoS EDS. Selecting the command opens a dialogue
similar to that shown in Fig. 4-10, which has two or more index cards
depending on the type of network used to connect the sensors.
Fig. 4.10 The ‘Calibration of data for engine EDS Demo’ dialogue
Fig. 4.11 The ‘Calibration.. > Protocol’ dialogue


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Fig. 4.12 The ‘Calibration.. > Print’ dialogue
Fig. 4.13 An example of a ‘Calibration.. > TCP/IP’ dialogue
The purpose of the individual cards is as follows:
• Calibration: A card for defining (i.e. calibrating) the linear transformation

range for the operating value selected at the top of the dialogue. It
gives the EDS output range corresponding to the raw value input from
the sensor. In addition, the date and time is indicated of when last
calibrated. See Fig. 4-10.
• Protocol: This card displays the status of the current data acquisition.
In addition, it includes check boxes for initiating an audible alert each
time that CoCoS EDS requests data from the alarm system and/or that
the alarm system replies that no data is available. See Fig. 4-11.
• Print: A card for obtaining a calibration data printout, including

comments, for a collection of operating values chosen with the selec-
tion windows and buttons at the top of the dialogue. See Fig. 4-12.
• TCP/IP: This card is used for setting the Transmission Control Protocol
IP Address and Port for communicating with one or more remote
sensors. See Fig. 4-13.

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4.4 Restructuring Database
Restructuring Database
If extra measuring sensors are installed on your engine plant after
CoCoS EDS has been installed, the CoCoS EDS database will have to
be expanded to include the new operating values that are measured.
Normally, CoCoS EDS will automatically update the database to include
this data. However, if this is not possible it will highlight the ‘Restructure’
command in the ‘Tools’ menu so that the process can be activated
manually.

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Restructuring Database

MAN Diesel 4.5
4.5 Backing up and Restoring Data
Backing up and Restoring Data

For optimum security we recommend that you take a manual backup
copy of the CoCoS-EDS databases at weekly intervals. For this purpose
using portable storage media such as used by a built in Iomega zip drive,
an external USB memory or hard drive. A separate backup copy should
be made for each engine in your plant.
4.5.1 Backing up Data

To make a manual backup copy, select ‘Backup...’ in the ‘System’ menu.
This will open the ‘Backup’ dialogue shown in Fig. 4-14. from which you
can choose backup of individual files, as well as enter the name of the
backup file and select the internal or external drive on which the backup
file is to be stored.
The backup file is stored in compressed form (i.e. ZIP data format) and
fills between one third and one tenth of its original size depending on the
compression setting selected in the dialogue and the type of files
concerned.
You can stop the backup copying process at any time by clicking on the
‘Cancel’ button of the ‘Backup’ dialogue.
Fig. 4.14 The ‘‘Backup’ dialogue
Another useful possibility is to do a full manual backup without using EDS

commands. Close down CoCoS EDS for the time of the backup. Copy the
full installation directory of CoCoS EDS to the backup location. Restart
CoCoS EDS after successfully copying the installation directory. The
benefit of this procedure is that you have also a backup of the whole
CoCoS EDS programm, its configuration, the engine configuration and the
engine data.
To restore, close down CoCoS EDS, copy the backup of the full installa-
tion directory back to the location of the installation directoryand start
CoCoS EDS. CoCoS EDS will run then with the configuration and the data
of the time the backup was made.

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4.5.2 Restore Autobackup

Backing up and Restoring Data
CoCoS-EDS can also be obtained with automatic data backup. This offers
a convenient, time saving alternative to manual backup and is available as
an optional extra. It permits backup to be carried out entirely automatical
at daily, weekly and monthly intervals as outlined later on in this User‘s
Guide.
Whether your particular version of CoCoS-EDS includes ‘Autobackup’ can

be determined by looking at the ‘Systems’ menu, which should include a
‘Restore Autobackup...’ command.
Activating the ‘Restore Autobackup...’ command opens the dialogue

shown in Fig. 4-15. from which either all or individual backup files may be
selected, including different generations thereof. However, before you can
start the restore operation for a particular engine, it is first necessary to
close it by selecting the ‘Close’ function in the ‘System’ menu.
CoCoS EDS automatically starts a new autobackup on opening an engine that has
NOTE just been restored.
Fig. 4.15 The ‘Restore from Automatic Backup’ dialogue


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4.6 Exporting Data of Trends and Measurements
Exporting Data of Trends and Measurements

EDS disposes of an exporting function for measurements and trends. In
the chief-level, MT.EDS, ST*:EDS and LT*.EDS can be exported into files
with a CSV format, which can be easily opened with the Excel program.
This will make it much easier to analyse the engine data with other soft-
ware tools. The CSV file is a “;”-seperated text file. The first line consists
of the name of operating values in the current used language (EDS sup-
ports five languages). The second line shows the internal ID or key of the
operating values. The third line displays the unit of the operating value.
From the fourth line on, data of each measurement or trend data of each
recording time point is shown. To this function, please select ‘System >
Export...’. The following dialog box is displayed.
Fig. 4.16 Export Trends to CSV-files
4.6.1 Measurements and File Location

Tn the upper group of the dialog box in Fig. 4-16, there can be selected
which of the measurements shall be exported.
• Select one measurement by simply left clicking on the designated

measurement
– Select more than one measurement by keeping the Ctrl-button

pressed and clicking on the designated rows
– Select all measurements by selecting the checkbox ‘Select all’ or

with the shortcut ‘Alt+A‘
Use the ‘Browse...’ button to choose the exported CSV file location and
name for measurements. As default, the file location is set to“..\enginedir\
MT\MT.CSV”. If the file selected in the file location already exists, the
following dialog will ask to overwrite the file:

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Fig. 4.17 Overwriting the CSV measurement file
Before replacing the file, it should be checked if the file is opened.

An open file cannot be overwritten.
4.6.2 Trends
In the second group of the dialog box of Fig. 4-16., there can be selected
if entries of short trend or long trend shall be exported. Just click on the
checkbox to activate or deactivate for exporting. Depending on the
settings of trend, there are a set of files for trend data. By exporting, each
trend file will be exported into a CSV file, and they will always be saved in
“..\enginedir\ST\” for short trend, or in “..\enginedir\LT\” for long trend.
4.6.3 Subset of Operating Values

Some of the engines have about more than thousand different operating
values. Exporting data from such engines will therefore design a list of
thousand different columns. Calculation programmes like Excel cannot
deal with more than 180 columns and moreover not all of the operating
values are needed for analysing. To solve this problem, a feature of
designated operating value list for the data export was designed. This
feature is activated in the third group of Fig. 4-16. Selecting the button
‘Exporting all Operating Values’, exports them all. If only selected
operating values shall be exported, select ‘Export Subset of OPVs’ and
then follow the instructions below:
1. Click the Select-button to define the operating value list. The dialog
box ‘Select Export Operating Values’ will be displayed.
2. Double-click the operating values in the upper part of the dialog to

select the values for exporting. The yellow box in front of the values
will be marked black. Now click the ‘Add’ button for adding the
selection. All the selected values will now be listed in the group
‘Selected export operating values’. To change the order of the
selected values, left click the mouse on the designated value and
drag it to the position you want it to be.

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Fig. 4.18 Select Export Operating Values
3. Use ‘OK’ to confirm the selection and close the dialog. To delete an
operating value from the selection just mark it and select the ‘Delete’
button. The ‘Calcel’ button will cancel the whole process and close
the dialog.
4.6.4 Unit and Rounding

In the forth group of the dialog from Fig. 4-16, there are three possibilities
to set the unit and rounding of exported operating values. The following
list will show the meanings of each radio button:
• Current custonised unit with rounding: the current customised unit,

which is displayed in the Standard Report, and the operating values,
rounded by defined significant digits will be exported.
• Current customised unit without rounding: The current custommised

unit, which is displayed in the Standard Report, and the raw values will
be exported.
• Standard unit without rounding: The standard unit and the raw values
will be exported.
4.6.5 Selecting Separator

In the fifth group of the dialog from Fig. 4-16, there are two possibilities to
set the separator. Because the exported file should be read from different
kind of software tool, so the separator ‘;’ and ‘@’ can be selected.
4.6.6 Starting the Export Process

Use the ‘Export’ button to start the process. All the settings of the radio
buttons and the selected subset of operating values will be saved to the
file USER.EDS, so that you can get the same settings again next time
when calling up the dialog.

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System Administration & Tools Exporting Data of Trends and Measurements
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MAN Diesel
MAN Diesel 5
CoCoS EDS Concepts

1 Before You Begin
6 Menus & Commands
Appendix
Glossary
Index

5 MAN Diesel
CoCoS EDS Concepts

MAN Diesel 5
CoCoS EDS Concepts

This chapter presents the philosophy and concepts behind CoCoS EDS.
It provides details on the typical application of CoCoS EDS in different

environments as well as explains how information on the operation of your
diesel engine plant is collected and processed in order to keep you
continuously informed on its operating state and performance and be
forewarned about engine wear and malfunction.
In this connection it will help you to grasp many of the technical terms and
principles employed, so that you can more quickly master CoCoS EDS
when you begin using it.

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CoCoS EDS Concepts

MAN Diesel 5.1
5.1 The CoCoS EDS Environment
The CoCoS EDS Environment

The minimum hardware necessary for operation of CoCoS EDS depends
on the environment in which it is to be used. This will usually be one of the
following:
• On board ship for monitoring of main propulsion and auxiliary diesel

engine plant, including GenSets
• At land based or floating power stations utilising diesel GenSets for

power generation
• At the main office of the shipping line or power generation authority to

facilitate planning of shipping routes, power delivery schedules, etc.
5.1.1 On Board Ships & At Power Plants
Fig. 5.1 The use of CoCoS-EDS for on-line engine monitoring and diagnosis.
It may also be used with off-line equipment, such as, exemplarily, systems
for off-line cylinder pressure measurements and analysis
The minimum hardware configuration for use of CoCoS EDS on board

ship or in a power plant is normally an engine Alarm System and a PC.
See Fig. 5-1.
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To obtain maximum benefit from the data logging, monitoring, trend and
diagnostic facilities of CoCoS EDS, the following optional hardware is
needed:
• Measuring Sensor System
• Pressure Metering System

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Both, the Alarm System and Measuring Sensor System include a variety
of different sensors. These are mounted at strategic points on the engine

and for coupling them on-line to the PC which is normally located in the
control room, each system has its own data acquisition and control unit.
The number as well as types of sensor used with the Alarm and Measur-
ing Sensor Systems depends on the number of engines and types of
equipment included in your engine installation.
Whereas the Alarm and Measuring Sensor Systems are normally installed
for ‘On-line’ data acquisition, the optional pressure metering system is
operated ‘Off-line’. Here a portable measuring instrument is used to
measure and log data on combustion and injection pressures. The data
is then keyed into CoCoS EDS via the keyboard of the CoCoS EDS
computer.
‘Off-line’ data acquisition may also be used where traditional measuring

devices like manometers and thermometers without sensor connections
are installed on engine plant. As in the previous case, CoCoS EDS pro-
vides the possibility of entering this data manually via the keyboard of the
computer.
In cases where CoCoS EDS is also used at the main office, you can keep
them informed on the condition of your engine plant by sending them
measurement data, diagnoses, etc. These can be taken directly from the
database of CoCoS EDS and may be sent in the form of data files that are
copied onto data media or transmitted via radio or telephone link.
5.1.2 At the Main Office

At the main office of the shipping line or power generating authority,
CoCoS EDS is used strictly as an ‘Off-line’ installation. Here, the minimum
hardware needed is just a PC.
With this type of installation, staff have the option of entering data from
printed reports by typing it into CoCoS EDS on the computer. However, it
is usually quicker, as well as more convenient, to import this information
from data media sent by the ship or power generating plant or to import it
via a radio or telephone link.
A more detailed description of the main differences between the various

forms of ‘On-line’ and ‘Off-line operation of CoCoS EDS, is given in the
following sections.
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5.1.3 On-line Operation

For ‘On-line’ operation the Alarm and Measuring Sensor Systems have to
be setup with the appropriate Control Unit and PC connections during
installation. The data logging facility of CoCoS EDS is then able to
continuously sample data on-line from the various sensors mounted on
the engine or generator plant, which is then processed and stored before
undergoing further processing using the monitoring, diagnostic and trend
functions of CoCoS EDS.

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5.1.4 Off-line Operation

‘Off-line’ operation involves various CoCoS EDS concepts. The system
can be considered ‘Off-line’ in the following situations:
• Only the ‘Alarm System’ is installed ‘On-line’, and the user feeds
CoCoS EDS with supplementary data which have been measured
semi-automatically or manually using portable measuring equipment.
Examples of such equipment are traditional analogue thermometers,
pressure gauges or more sophisticated electronic instruments, which
operate entirely independent of CoCoS EDS and may be used
regardless of whether a Measuring Sensor System is installed or not.
• CoCoS EDS is also considered ‘Off-line’ when ‘On-line’ data acquisi-

tion is not running for some reason, i.e. when ‘Close Engine’ has been
selected or when CoCoS EDS is used as a separate stand-alone
system in the shipping office.
In certain other situations, CoCoS EDS is set ‘Off-line’, even though it is

running ‘On-line’. This happens, for example, when you select an ‘Off-line’
view for entering or editing data manually or when working with stored or
archived (i.e. historic) data such as trend data. In these situations the text
“Off-line” is indicated in a red field in the title bar of CoCoS EDS.
Selecting or working with an ‘Off-line’ view does not interrupt or terminate,

NOTE ‚On-line’ data logging with CoCoS EDS.
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MAN Diesel 5.2
5.2 Data Flow in CoCoS EDS
Data Flow in CoCoS EDS

A schematic of the data flow with CoCoS EDS is shown in Fig. 5-2
overleaf. In principle the data flow starts with the collection of as much
engine-relevant data as possible. After thorough processing of the data,
the flow ends with the three main results that CoCoS EDS was designed
to produce, namely: monitoring, diagnostics and trends of the engine.
Fig. 5.2 Data flow in CoCoS EDS
5.2.1 Data Logging

Data logging is one of the primary functions of CoCoS EDS. It is the first
step of its data flow and is the process of automatically collecting data
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from the Alarm and Measuring Sensors on the engine plant, and thereafter
converting and storing it as measured operating data which accurately
describes the current operating state of the engine.
On-line CoCoS EDS automatically samples the data from all the Alarm
and Measuring Sensors at fixed intervals of 1 second. If data for one or
more of the corresponding operating values cannot be sampled within the
sampling period, it is defined as missing input data and is logged as ‘Not
Available’.

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CoCoS EDS then converts the sampled data into values expressed in
currently selected measurement units and thereafter validates and

calibrates it according to the ‘Calibration Setup’. After this process, the
data become Non-filtered Operating Data‘’. (See Fig. 5-2).
Following calibration, the non-filtered operating data are stored for a

preset period of 60 minutes for instance. This permits the latest data,
logged within the specified data logging period, to be displayed whenever
required by selecting ‘Line Recorder’ in the ‘Monitoring’ menu.
In the event of shutdown of the engine, CoCoS EDS automatically takes a

copy of the non-filtered operating data logged within the storage period
and stores it in a database. This make it possible to investigate the
shutdown at a later date.
5.2.2 Filtering of Operating Data

Following Data Logging, on-line CoCoS EDS filters the operating data.
Filtering is performed by continuously computing both the mean value
and the standard deviation for each of the parameters input. This is done
over a fixed period or time frame of 2 minutes for instance, and acts like a
Filtering Window on the sampled data, as illustrated in Fig. 2-6.
With each set of new data sampled, on-line CoCoS EDS updates the
Filtering Window and computes a new average, which excludes the flutter
components and erroneous data outside the window.
5.2.3 Operating Values & Status Checks

The measured values contained in the operating data describe the
operating state and behaviour of the engine, and are termed ‘Operating
Values’. CoCoS EDS examines these values and allocates them to their
corresponding operating parameters.
In addition, CoCoS EDS checks the status of the operating values which
can be set as ‘Missing’, ‘Measured’, ‘Calculated’, ‘Static’ or ‘Manual
Input’. It does this in the following sequence:
1. If no input is present, CoCoS EDS will mark the operating value as

‘Missing’ without assigning a value.
2. If measured input is available, CoCoS EDS will mark the operating

value as ‘Measured’ and base the value on the measured data.
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3. If marked ‘Missing’ or ‘Measured’, CoCoS EDS will search for a rule or

formula for calculating the operating value.
4. If a formula exists, and the necessary values are present, CoCoS EDS
will calculate the value and mark it as ‘Calculated’. If not, it will leave it
marked as ‘Missing’ or ‘Measured’.

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5. If the ‘Missing’, ‘Measured’ or ‘Calculated’ input has been defined as

‘Static’ using ‘Setup > Static Values’ in the ‘Tools’ menu, then CoCoS
EDS will use the static or fixed value which has been entered and
mark it as ‘Static’.
6. The user can choose to overwrite operating values generated by

CoCoS EDS. In this case, it will mark the operating value as ‘Manual’
and base the value on the manual input.
Whereas the status of ‘Missing’, ‘Measured’ and ‘Calculated’ values is

automatically evaluated by on-line CoCoS EDS, ‘Manual’ is a status which
is assigned when working off-line with trend or stored data. In each case,
CoCoS EDS stores the status of each of the operating values so that they
can easily be identified when viewing or editing stored measurements off-
line. For further details see section 5.2.4 immediately below.
5.2.4 Manual Input & Manual Operating Values

Manual Input is a principal feature of CoCoS EDS. It enables CoCoS EDS
to be used purely as an off-line system, where all data are measured and
collected independently of the system and input manually.
Alternatively, data which have been measured manually can be input

manually while CoCoS EDS is being operated on-line. This permits
CoCoS EDS to continue with automatic collection, logging and monitoring
of data from engines or generator plant which are connected permanently
on-line, while at the same time as using it for inputting measurements
manually.
You can input operating values manually using ‘Standard Report’ in the
‘Monitoring’ menu of CoCoS EDS. Manual input may be used to overwrite
any operating value whatever its status, and therefore may also be used in
situations where a specific operating value is missing or is considered
suspect, such as in the case of a faulty sensor.
All operating values which are input manually are called ‘Manual Operat-
ing Values’ and are marked as ‘Manual’ irrespective of their previous
status. CoCoS EDS checks whether manual operating values are within
predefined limits and allows the user to either accept the current value or
to enter a new value which is within the correct limits. With each operating
value overwritten, CoCoS EDS performs a new set of calculations and
updates all other operating values in accordance with the new data input.
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To be able to recall measurements which are based on manual input of operating

NOTE values, they must first be stored in the Measurement Database. For this purpose
the ‘Store Measurement’ command in the ‘Measurement’ menu is used.

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5.2.5 Nominal Values & Characteristic Maps

For use in parallel with the operating value, CoCoS EDS also generates a
‘Nominal Value’ for each operating parameter. These ‘Nominal Values’
describe how the ‘optimally tuned’ engine behaves with the same load
and under the same ambient conditions as the actual engine or generator
monitored.
The ‘Nominal Values’ are derived from reference values contained in the
Characteristics Maps which are selected in the ‘Monitoring’ menu of
CoCoS EDS. The reference values are values measured on the optimally
tuned engine or generator (normally on the same plant, but when it was
brand-new or when CoCoS EDS was first installed) and are taken with a
variety of typical engine loads corresponding to those which will most
likely be encountered in service.
For interpolation of ‘Nominal Values’ between loads, CoCoS EDS makes

use of a special interpolation which gives very reliable results. However, in
order for it to generate ‘Nominal Values’, the engine or generator must be
operated within the load conditions defined by the Characteristic Maps.
CoCoS EDS also transforms the ‘Nominal Values’ to actual ambient

conditions (according to ISO standards). These ambient conditions are,
for example, barometric pressure, scavenge air temperature, cooling
water inlet temperature and fuel lower calorific value. This feature
compensates for the geographic, climatic and fuel dependent variations
of these parameters. The standardisation is thus very important for the
comparison of nominal values with actual measured values.
5.2.6 Monitoring
Monitoring, or to be more exact the choice of commands available with
the ‘Monitoring’ menu of CoCoS EDS, are the user‘s tools for watching
over the engine or generating plant surveyed. They allow you to inspect
the current state of the plant, as well as to observe changes in its behav-
iour, by providing a snap shot of the very latest input data at about the
time it is input to CoCoS EDS.
For examining different aspects of the plant, either simplified overviews or

detailed report sheets can be displayed using the ‘Monitoring’ commands
which list changes in behaviour or provide a complete listing of the latest
operating parameters monitored, including their corresponding nominal
values. In addition, data may be displayed graphically using the line
recorder, bar charts, characteristic charts, performance curves, etc.
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5.2.7 Evaluation & Diagnosis

Fig. 5.3 Examples of monitored values related to irregular engine behaviour
Diagnostics is the process of finding the probable cause or causes of

irregularities or actual faults with the engine or generator plant. In order to
detect such irregularities, on-line CoCoS EDS automatically evaluates the
operating state and behaviour of the engine or generator at fixed intervals
of 5 minutes for example, which are set up during installation. Examples
of monitored values related to irregular engine behaviour are shown in
Fig. 5-3.
The evaluation checks whether or not each operating value is within

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certain prescribed limits relative to the nominal value assigned to each

operating parameter and to other operating values with which it is
associated. For detection of symptoms, such as wear, dirty filters, etc.,
the engine or generator load must be stable and within the area covered
by the Characteristic Maps.

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Whenever evaluation reveals symptoms or deviations from the normal

operating state and behaviour of the engine, CoCoS EDS automatically

consults its Diagnosis Database. This contains data on MAN Diesel‘s
extensive know-how with diesel engines and enables CoCoS EDS to
generate diagnoses which not only describe the symptoms triggering the
diagnostics process, but also provide practical advice about which
corrective action needs to be taken.
For further details about CoCoS EDS diagnoses see section 3.2.
5.2.8 Diagnoses – Open, New, Changed, Closed, etc.

A diagnosis is the result – if any – of the diagnostic process. It describes
the symptoms, the severity and probable cause of faults, as well as
prescribes an appropriate corrective action.
Where signs of irregular behaviour are only minor, a diagnosis might

present several possible causes, as well as suggest that a number of
checks will be carried out for determining the precise cause. In cases
where symptoms are more severe, a diagnosis will usually be more
specific about the cause and will prescribe appropriate maintenance work
to be carried out by the crew.
Diagnosis Category Status Next Valid Category
1. Open & New Symptoms exist The Initial Category
Pending The existence of the diagnosis has not yet been 3 or 4

acknowledged
2. Open & Changed The symptoms still exist 3 or 5
Pending The diagnosis has been acknowledged, but the

symptoms have changed, i.e. are stronger or
weaker
3. Open & Acknowledged The symptoms still exist 2 or 5
Pending The new or changed diagnosis has been

acknowledged
4. Terminated & New The symptoms have disappeared 1 or 6
Pending The diagnosis has not been acknowledged
5. Terminated & Changed The symptoms have disappeared 2 or 6
Pending The termination of the diagnosis has not been

acknowledged
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6. Terminated & Acknowledged Termination of the diagnosis has been The Final Category
acknowledged
Closed
The diagnosis is automatically archived
Table 5.1 The various categories of EDS Diagnosis

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EDS operates with several stages of diagnosis which describe the current

state or status of each generated diagnosis. Those are listed in Table 5-1.
and are described in more detail below.
Changed Diagnosis If the existence of an open diagnosis has been acknowledged, but later
the symptoms become stronger; weaker or disappear totally, EDS will
alter the status of the diagnosis to ‘Changed’, meaning that no one has
acknowledged as having seen these changes yet. The diagnosis is called
a ‘Changed Diagnosis’, and its status will remain ‘Changed’ until it has
been acknowledged, no matter whether its symptoms still exist or not.
Once a changed diagnosis has been acknowledged, EDS will set the
status of the diagnosis to ‘Acknowledged’.
A ‘Changed Diagnosis’ is always a ‘Pending Diagnosis’.
Pending Diagnoses All open diagnoses, no matter what their status is, contain information
which is of direct interest to the crew. Likewise, the fact that an open
diagnosis has been terminated is also of interest. Diagnoses which are
‘Pending’ with information to the crew, are called ‘Pending Diagnoses’.
Closed Diagnoses Once a pending terminated diagnosis has been acknowledged, it will be
closed, as it no longer describes the current state and behaviour of the
engine. Terminated diagnoses, which have been acknowledged, are called
‘Closed Diagnoses’.
All diagnoses generated by EDS are stored in its database. They therefore
can be examined whenever required, including those which have been
closed.
For identification purposes, each diagnosis is filed according to the date

and time of its first, its worst and its latest appearance. Also, the date
and time of the changes in severity are included, as well as the sets of
operating values corresponding to specified times.
Open Diagnoses If new symptoms of faulty sensors, wear, dirty filters or of unusual states
and behaviour of the engine occur, EDS will ‘Open’ one or more new
diagnoses. These diagnoses are called ‘Open Diagnoses’. As long as the
symptoms exist, the resulting diagnoses will remain ‘Open’, no matter
whether they are new, changed or acknowledged.
An ‘Open Diagnosis’ is always pending.
Terminated Diagnoses If the symptoms of unusual states or behaviour of the engine disappear,
the corresponding diagnoses will be terminated. These diagnoses are
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called ‘Terminated Diagnoses’.
A ‘Terminated Diagnosis’ remains pending until you acknowledged it, at

which point it will be closed.
If the symptoms reappear before the ‘Terminated Diagnosis’ has been

acknowledged, it will be reopened.

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New Diagnoses On the first appearance of a diagnosis, EDS sets its status as ‘New’,
meaning that no one has yet acknowledged as having seen it. The
diagnosis is called a ‘New Diagnoses’, and its status will remain ‘New’
until you or another user provides confirmation of having seen it, whether
or not its symptoms still exist.
Once a user has acknowledged having seen a new diagnosis, EDS will set
the status of the diagnosis to ‘Acknowledged’.
A ‘New Diagnosis’ is always a ‘Pending Diagnosis’.
5.2.9 Trend
The ‘Trend’ menu allows you to follow changes in the operating state and
the behaviour of the engine and other equipment over time. The changes
are presented graphically so that you can easily see signs of irregular
behaviour, as well as observe the development of irregularities.
CoCoS EDS handles three types of Trend: ‘Short Term Trends’, ‘Long
Term Trends’ and ‘Measurements’.
Before the new data adding to the trend file, EDS will check the destina-
tion drive space. If the space is less than 2 MB, no data will be added to
the trend file and an error Message will be created for freeing some space.
Short Term Trend ‘Short Term Trends’ provides a graphic representation of the short term
development of the operating states and behaviour of the engine and
other equipment surveyed.
For this purpose on-line CoCoS EDS automatically collects complete sets
of filtered operating values and their corresponding nominal values. These
are collected at intervals of every 5 minutes for instance, and are stored in
the Short Trend Database for several days or more depending on the
setup chosen in the ‘Tools’ menu.
Long Term Trend ‘Long Term Trends’ provides a graphic description of the long term devel-
opment of the states and behaviour of the engine and other equipment
surveyed over a period of, for instance, two years.
For each period of stable engine load, CoCoS EDS automatically collects
a representative set of filtered operating values and their corresponding
nominal values from among the short term entries covering each period. If
the length of such a period exceeds a time limit of 24 hours for instance,
CoCoS EDS will split it into two periods and select a representative trend
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entry from the first period.
A copy of each short term entry selected is stored in the Long Trend
Database along with the date, time and operating hours specifying the
related period.
Measurements ‘Measurements’ allows you to obtain a trend display of your off-line

measurement data, such as that collected manually using separate
measuring equipment.

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For this purpose complete sets of operating values may be entered

manually and stored as ‘Manual Measurements’. Similarly, sets of filtered
on-line data which are of special interest may be stored as ‘Measure-
ments’.
Both types of measurement are stored in the measurements database of

CoCoS EDS. They may be displayed alone or along side the short term
and/or long term measurement data when defined using the ‘Set Display’
attributes dialogue which is opened by clicking the right mouse button on
a display curve.
If required, you can also choose to edit or modify ‘Measurements’ stored

in the measurements database. Such measurements are marked explicitly
as ‘Manual Measurements’.
User initiated reading of pressure curves from off-line measuring

equipment will always result in a new entry in the Measurements Database
if accepted by the user. Such entries are marked explicitly as ‘Pressure
Measurements’.
All data stored in the measurements database is kept until deleted by the
user.
5.2.10 Views – On-line & Off-line

‘Views’ provides access to a number of different aspects of each engine
surveilled by CoCoS EDS, and can be either ‘On-line’ or ‘Off-line’. ‘On-
line’ and ‘Off-line’ views can only be selected after the particular engine
has been opened in the ‘Systems’ menu. Each engine opened has at least
one open view.
Views of on-line engines are on-line when monitoring data acquisition

using the ‘Line Recorder’ command or displaying complete sets of
‘Filtered’ or ‘Non-filtered’ operating values using the ‘Standard Report’,
‘Reports’, ‘Bar Chart’ commands, etc. in the ‘Monitoring’ menu.
If required, you can switch from viewing on-line operating values to

viewing the current set of off-line operating values without terminating
on-line operation or interrupting data logging with CoCoS EDS, i.e. on-line
data logging remains activated as long as the engine is not closed.
Views of on-line engines are off-line when displaying trends or diagnoses

that are based on stored operating values or other stored data, or when
entering operating values manually.
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Views of engines not physically connected with CoCoS EDS are always
off-line. This is the case when operating CoCoS EDS as a completely
separate, stand-alone system, for example when installed at a shipping
line office.

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MAN Diesel 6
Menus & Commands

1 Before You Begin
6 Menus & Commands
Appendix
Glossary
Index

6 MAN Diesel
Menus & Commands

MAN Diesel 6
6 Menus & Commands
Menus & Commands

This chapter provides an overview of the commands and other functions
available with the menu bar of CoCoS EDS and includes references to
keyboard shortcuts and toolbar buttons. With many of the commands
only brief details are given, as a more comprehensive description can be
found in earlier chapters of this User’s Guide.

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Menus & Commands

MAN Diesel 6.1
6.1 System Menu
System Menu
With this group of menu commands you can open or close an engine,
enter your password, restore data files, print displays, etc. The commands
are:
• Open Engine.../Close Engine: Open a dialogue for selecting an engine

or auxiliary equipment which you wish to open or close for on-line and
off-line operation with CoCoS EDS.
For on-line data acquisition the equipment must have measuring

sensors permanently connected to the CoCoS EDS’ PC, otherwise only
off-line operation via the database of CoCoS EDS is selected.
‘Close Engine’ is a secured command for access by the Chief Engineer only.
NOTE Secured commands are only accessible when the correct password has been
keyed in (i.e. Chief).
In this Guide, they are indicated by the symbol “S”
Shortcut: ‘Close Engine’ can also be selected using Shift + F4.
• Passwords: CoCoS EDS has two levels of access – ‘Crew Level’ and
‘Chief Level’. At ‘Crew Level’ no password is needed, while at ‘Chief
Level’ a password must be keyed in for accessing secured commands
that affect data acquisition and storage, including opening and closing
of engines and other equipment.
Enter Password: Opens the ‘Enter Password’ dialogue for ‘Chief Level’
access to CoCoS EDS. Initially the password for ‘Chief Level’ access
and logon is ‘FEIHC’ or ‘Chief’ as defalult, but later this password
should be changed to protect CoCoS EDS from unauthorised use. See
section 4.1 for further details.
Back: Returns CoCoS EDS to ‘Crew Level’.
New Password: Opens the ‘Change Password’ dialogue for changing

the current ‘Chief Level’ password with one of your own choosing. The
logon system accepts between four and eight characters and is upper
and lower case sensitive. See section 4.1 for further details.
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• Line Recorder Database...: Opens a selection dialogue for displaying

the latest sets of non-filtered data regarding both normal and emergen-
cy engine stops. The data is collected automatically within the data
logging storage period of CoCoS EDS, both leading up to and during
the course of manual or automatic shutdown of the engine plant. See
section 3.4 for further details.
Shortcut: ‘Line Recorder Database’ can also be chosen using Alt. + F1.

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• Backup...: For restoring lost or corrupt files from backup data supplied
System Menu
by MAN Diesel’s technical support. See section A.4 for further details.
• Restore Autobackup ...: Similar to the above, but restores lost or corrupt
files using the backup files that have been automatically created by
CoCoS EDS during daily use. For further information, see section 4.2
and 4.5.2.
‘Backup ...’ and ‘Restore Autobackup ...’ are secured commands. Restoring of
NOTE backed up data files will overwrite the current data files causing loss of data from
the time the latest backup copy was taken.
• Export ...: Exports data of trends and measurements into CSV file.
For further information, see section 4.6.
• Print ...: Prints the content of the window which is currently activated.
Shortcut: ‘Print’ can also be chosen using F4.
• Install Printer...: Opens the ‘Print Setup’ dialogue for selecting printer,
printer properties, page orientation, page size and other page setup
options.
• Page Setup ...: Opens ‘Page Setup’ dialogue for setting page margins.
• Exit: Opens a dialogue for exiting CoCoS EDS and closing on-line data
acquisition with all open engines and equipment.
Shortcut: ‘Exit’ can also be chosen using Alt. + F4.
• 1, 2, etc.: Opens engine or auxiliary equipment which has recently been

closed.
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MAN Diesel 6.2
6.2 Edit Menu
Edit Menu
This menu comprises secured commands for editorial work at ‘Chief’
level. It includes common search tools for finding specific operating
parameters and tools for cutting, copying and pasting operating
parameters into Standard Reports from stored or manual measurements.
Their use is similar to that of standard office programs for Windows.
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6.2 MAN Diesel
Edit Menu
Menus & Commands

MAN Diesel 6.3
6.3 View Menu
View Menu
This group of menu commands enables you to alter the general
appearance of the different display windows of CoCoS EDS. The
commands are:
• Values – Non-filtered, Filtered, Off-line: Displays the latest set of ‘Non-

filtered’ or ‘Filtered’ (i.e. time-averaged) on-line operating values when
working with the ‘Standard Report’, ‘Reports’ and ‘Bar Chart’ – ‘Moni-
toring’ commands. ‘Off-line’ shows the current stored or manual off-line
measurement if available for manual input of operating values which
have been measured on equipment not connected on-line with CoCoS
EDS.
Shortcut: ‘Non-filtered Values’, ‘Filtered Values’ and ‘Off-line Values’

can be chosen using Shift + F7, Ctrl. + F7 and Alt. + F7 respectively.
• Colours... and Fonts...: Alter the colours used to identify different

cylinders and other engine parts, as well as the font type and size used
for displaying text and numeric data.
• Grid and Zoom Out 왘: Switch the display grid on measured curves ‘On’
or ‘Off’, and restore curves to their original size after they have been
magnified using the ‘Zoom’ function.
Shortcut: ‘Grid’ can also be chosen using F6, while ‘Restore Original’
curves can be chosen using F5 and ‘Restore Previous’ by Alt. + F9.
• Language 왘: Switches between different language presentations. For

example, English to German, German to English, etc.
• Measuring Units 왘: Selects measuring unit system for displaying

operating parameters. Choice of ‘German’ and ‘English’ units is as
default available.
• Display Attributes ...: Opens the ‘Set Display’ attributes dialogue for
customising the display parameters shown in the ‘Line Recorder’,
‚Bar Chart’ and ‘Trend’ modes.
• Report Full View: Toggles report between 100% and to fit width of

display window.
• Full Screen: Selects full screen display without windows menu or

toolbar.
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Shortcut: To toggle between showing EDS in full-screen mode and

showing EDS in a Window, press Shift – Esc.
• Switch Display: Toggles ‘Monitoring’ menu’s ‘Characteristic Map’

display for viewing four-stroke engine reference characteristics.

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View Menu
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MAN Diesel 6.4
6.4 Reports Menu
Reports Menu
This group of menu commands deals with the customised reports that
may be created using the corresponding command in the ‘Tools’ menu or
those supplied with CoCoS EDS. The commands are:
• Reports 왘: Opens a list for selecting an assortment of customised

reports and screen presentations. Both ‘manual input’ and ‘stored’
off-line data may be displayed, as well as ‘live’ on-line data and virtual
monitoring consoles. These may be created using the ‘Customise
Report’ function in the ‘Tools’ menu. See section 4.2.1 for further
details.
• Next Report View: Steps to next report view in the ‘Reports’ list.
• Previous Report View: Steps back to previous report view in the

‘Reports’ list.
• Zoom In/Zoom Out: Enlarges or shrinks displayed report to any

required size chosen by repeatedly dragging mouse with left mouse
button pressed over part of report.
• Fit to Screen Width: Magnifies report to fit width of display window.
The remaining commands in the ‘Reports’ menu are secured commands

and are explained in a separate booklet about creating customised
reports. Contact your CoCoS EDS supplier for details.
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Reports Menu
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MAN Diesel 6.5
6.5 Monitoring Menu
Monitoring Menu
The ‘Monitoring’ menu enables you to keep watch on your engines and
auxiliary equipment using the on-line data logging and measurement
functions of CoCoS EDS. Commands are included for comparing
measured values against the nominal values and other performance
data which were measured when your plant was first commissioned or
when CoCoS EDS was installed on the plant.
The commands are:
• Engine Overview 왘: Displays short-form information and warnings

about the engine currently selected for on-line operation with CoCoS
EDS. This icon is only functioning, if there is no customised report
defined. The engine is identified in the heading of the window.
See section 2.3.1.
Shortcut: ‘Engine Overview’ can also be chosen using F8.
• Standard Report: Display a standard report about the latest ‘Non-

filtered’ or ‘Filtered’ operating values measured on-line with the engine.
It may also be used for manual input of operating values measured on
equipment not connected with CoCoS EDS. See section 2.3.2 and
section 3.1.2.
Shortcut: ‘Standard Report’ can also be chosen using Alt. + F8.
• Line Recorder: Opens a graphics window for on-line monitoring of

operating data on currently selected engine, but only if it is connected
for on-line operation. See section 2.3.4.
Shortcut: ‘Line Recorder’ can also be chosen using Shift + F8.
• Bar Charts: Displays bar charts of corresponding operating parameters

measured at different points on the engine plant, e.g. cylinder combus-
tion temperatures, fuel injection pressures, bearing and turbine balance,
etc. See section 2.3.5.
Shortcut: ‘Bar Charts’ can also be chosen using Ctrl. + F8.
• Pressure Curves: An optional command available as a program

upgrade for use of systems for manual input of cylinder pressure
curves. See section 3.1.1.
Shortcut: ‘Pressure Curves’ can also be chosen using Ctrl. + F9.

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• Characteristic Maps: Display the engine characteristics which are used

as a reference model for evaluating the measured operating data on the
engine. The charts describe the behaviour of the optimally tuned engine
and are based on measurements from the testbed, sea trials and from
the time CoCoS EDS was installed. See section 2.3.6.
Shortcut: ‘Characteristic Maps’ can also be chosen using Shift + F10.

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• Load Diagram: Displays the load diagram describing the power and
Monitoring Menu
speed limits for both continuous and overload operation of the currently
selected engine. See section 2.3.7.
• Performance Curves & Tables 왘: Display performance curves and

tables for the current engine on which current operating values are
marked. See section 2.3.8.
Shortcut: ‘Performance Tables’ can also be chosen using Alt. + F10.

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6.6 Diagnosis Menu
Diagnosis Menu
The ‘Diagnosis’ menu may be used to view and confirm diagnoses which
are automatically generated by CoCoS EDS whenever signs of wear or
irregular behaviour are detected with the engine.
The commands available with the ‘Diagnosis’ menu, are as follows:
• Pending: Lists all new, open, changed and pending diagnoses,

indicating their status, the nature of the symptoms detected, and the
date and time of each diagnosis.
Shortcut: ‘Pending’ diagnoses can also be chosen using F2.
• Closed: Lists all terminated diagnoses which have been confirmed and
closed by the user as they are no longer applicable, i.e. the symptoms
no longer exist.
Shortcut: ‘Closed’ diagnoses can also be chosen using Shift – F2.
• Acknowledge: Confirms that you have seen a diagnosis and closes it if

the symptoms no longer exist.
Shortcut: ‘Acknowledge’ diagnosis can also be chosen using Alt. + F2.
• Details: Provides a detailed explanation of each diagnosis, describing

the nature and severity of the symptoms detected, the cause of the
problem and the appropriate corrective action.
• Load Operating Values: Load off-line values related to the current

diagnosis for further investigation or editing. You can use this command
when viewing pending as well as closed diagnoses.
A more detailed explanation of the above commands is given in

section 3.2.
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Diagnosis Menu
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6.7 Trend Menu
Trend Menu
The commands in this menu allow you to follow the operating state and
behaviour of the engine and other plant over time. They provide a graphic
description of all the relevant operating data which has been collected
and stored with CoCoS EDS over the last two years or more, and include
the very latest data which has been input and stored.
The commands are:
• Time Plots: Displays magnitude – time plot of stored data allowing

short and long term trends in the operating state of the engine plant to
be studied.
Shortcut: ‘Time Plots’ can also be chosen using F3.
• X-Y Plots: Displays the magnitude spread of any pair of operating

parameters extracted from all sets of operating data stored in CoCoS
EDS.
A more detailed explanation of the commands is given in section 2.4.1

and section 2.4.2 respectively.
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Trend Menu
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MAN Diesel 6.8
6.8 Measurements Menu
Measurements Menu
With this menu, commands are available for manual and semi-automatic
input, as well as for storage of measurements taken with off-line equip-
ment. There are also commands for inspecting and/or editing data stored
in the Short Trend, Long Trend and Measurements Databases, as well as
for starting diagnostics on measurements based on manual or semi
automatic input.
The commands are:
• Read Pressure Curves ...: An optional command which displays a

dialogue for inputting cylinder pressure measurement data when a MAN
Diesel PMI System is installed on the same PC as CoCoS EDS or is
installed on a separate PC accessible over a TCP/IP connection, or
when another supported pressure measuring system is installed.
See section 3.1.1 for further details.
Shortcut: ‘Read Pressure Curves’ can also be chosen using Shift + F9.
• Manual Input 왘: Displays a standard report for manual input of engine

operating data taken with off-line measuring equipment, such as
thermometers, pressure gauges, etc. There are three types of report:
Non-filtered/Filtered Values: Display a report containing a snap-shot of

the latest non-filtered/filtered operating data.
Line Recorder Zoom: Generates a report sheet for a series of measure-

ments after selecting the data area from ‘Line Recorder’ by zooming.
Shortcut: Ctrl. + F3.
Show Blank Standard Report: Displays an empty report listing

operating parameters, but no values.
• Start Combustion Analysis: An optional command which is intended for

extended analysis and diagnosis on pressure measurements made on
four-stroke diesel engines. See section 3.1.1.
• Diagnostics: Initiate diagnostics on off-line measurements which have

been input using the ‘Pressure Curve’ or one of the other ‘Manual Input’
commands. See section 3.1.3.
Shortcut: ‘Diagnostics’ can also be chosen using Ctrl. + F2.

Menus & Commands
• Measurements...: Opens a dialogue for displaying, updating comments

and deleting previously stored measurements. See section 3.1.4.
Shortcut: ‘Measurements’ can also be chosen using Shift + F3.
• Import/Export Measurements ...: Opens a dialogue for importing and

exporting individual or groups of measurements. See section 3.1.5.

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• Store Measurement....: Opens a dialogue for storing a manual

Measurements Menu
measurement. See section 3.1.6.
Shortcut: ‘Store Measurements’ can also be chosen using Alt. + F3.

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MAN Diesel 6.9
6.9 Tools Menu
Tools Menu
With this group of menu commands you can define display groups,
measuring unit systems, data logging sampling intervals and storage
periods, prepare report sheets, setup and calibrate alarm and measuring
sensors, etc.
The commands are:
• Customise 왘: For preparing your own report sheets, screen displays,

virtual monitoring instruments, etc., as well as setting up measuring unit
systems, display groups and the parameters in each group for use with
the ‘Line Recorder’, ‘Trend’ commands, etc. See section 4.2.1 through
to 4.2.3 for details.
• Setup 왘: For defining static values, data logging sampling and storage
periods, etc., as well as calibrating sensors. Setup of ‘Data Logging’
and ‘Calibration’ are secured commands requiring a password.
See section 4.3.1 to 4.3.6.
• Restructure: For restructuring the CoCoS EDS database after extra

measuring sensors are installed on your engine for monitoring new
operating values. See section 4.4.
• System Log: Lists details of system errors, such as data acquisition bus
failure, corrupted databases, etc. See section 3.3 for further details.
Shortcut: ‘System Errors’ can also be chosen using Shift + F1.
• Acknowledge/Acknowledge All: Confirm that you have seen a system

error or all system errors and closes them. See section 3.3.
Shortcut: ‘Acknowledge’ system error can be chosen using Ctrl. + F1.
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Tools Menu
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MAN Diesel 6.10
6.10 Windows Menu
Windows Menu
This menu is similar to that included with other windows based software
programs and contains the following commands:
• Arrange Horizontal: Groups windows one above the other, maximising

their horizontal axis.
Shortcut: ‘Arrange Horizontal’ can also be chosen using Alt. + F5.
• Arrange Vertical: Groups windows side-by-side, maximising their

vertical axis.
Shortcut: ‘Arrange Vertical’ can also be chosen using Ctrl. + F5.
• Cascade: Stacks windows on top of each other so that they overlap

one another. Clicking on the bottom or side of a window brings it to the
top of the stack.
Shortcut: ‘Cascade’ can also be chosen using Shift + F5.
• Arrange Icons: Automatically arranges or groups the icons of windows

that have been minimised.
Shortcut: ‘Arrange Icons’ can also be chosen using Alt. + F6.
• Next Window: Selects the next adjacent window in a group or stack,

making it the active window.
Shortcut: ‘Next Window’ can also be chosen using Ctrl. + F6.
• Open New View: Opens a new window, making it active so that an

alternative view can be chosen.
Shortcut: ‘Open New Window’ can also be chosen using Shift + F6.
• View 1, 2, 3, etc.: Activates windows which have been minimised or are

still open.
Using the above commands you can open several windows for the same
engine. By arranging the windows side-by-side you can view a number of
different aspects of the engine‘s operation at the same time. Each open
engine has a minimum of one view.
For example, you can present a line recorder window beside a report
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sheet, thus enabling you to keep watch on data logging while inspecting
the latest set of measurements or a diagnosis. Please be aware, that
opening two windows with a report sheet may cause problems.
Alternatively, if CoCoS EDS is connected with several engines you can

open separate windows for each of them so that you can observe them
simultaneously.

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Windows Menu
Menus & Commands

MAN Diesel 6.11
6.11 Help Menu
Help Menu
In this group of menu a set of help documents are available depends on
configuration of the delivered EDS version.
• User‘s Guide: Opens an Adobe Acrobat™ Reader for viewing the latest
version of the CoCoS EDS User’s Guide. For quick access to informa-
tion in the Guide, click on the blue hyper-text links given in its table of
contents, Index and elsewhere in the Guide.
• Report Editor: Opens an Adobe Acrobat™ Reader for viewing the latest
version of the User’s Guide Report Editor.
• Quick Reference Guide: Gives a quick ‘hands on’ introduction to many

of the main functions of CoCoS EDS.
• About...: Displays CoCoS EDS copyright information, version and serial

number, as well as information about the licence holder and your local
CoCoS EDS supplier.
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6.11 MAN Diesel
Help Menu
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MAN Diesel
Appendix
1 Before You Begin
6 Menus & Commands
Appendix
Glossary
Index
CoCoS EDS User’s Guide – Version 1.70 A–1

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A.1 CoCoS EDS Requirements
Appendix
To obtain full advantage of CoCoS EDS and its many features,
MAN Diesel recommends the following market standard PC system
configuration:
• Video adaptor with 1024 x 768 graphic resolution
• Harddisk with 10 GB space available
• CD-ROM drive
• Free communication ports for connecting on-line data acquisition

systems and/or network adapter
• Microsoft® Windows 2000™, Windows XP™ or Windows Vista™
A.2 Software Installation

CoCoS EDS is normally supplied on a CD, containing both the application
program and engine specific data concerning your diesel engine plant.
To install the application and its data:
1. Insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive.
2. Start the Installation program
3. Follow the instructions on screen.
The installation software will automatically install a ‘CoCoS EDS’ icon on

the Windows desktop for opening the program. In addition, it will be listed
in the programs menu and sub folder contained in the ‘Start’ menu.
A.3 Keyboard Functions & Shortcuts

System Keys
Ctrl. + Esc.: Open the ‘Start’ menu or ‘Task List’ for selecting
another software application without closing CoCoS
EDS.
Alt. + Esc.: Select the next software application which is opened

or minimised without closing CoCoS EDS.
Alt. + F4: Open the ‘Exit’ dialogue for closing CoCoS EDS.
Is a secured function requiring a password.

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Windows Keys
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Alt + F5: Arrange windows horizontally.
Ctrl + F5: Arrange windows vertically.
Shift + F5: Cascade windows.
Alt + F6: Arrange or group minimised icons in main window.
Ctrl. + F6: Step to the next open window.
Shift – F6: Open new window.
Menu Keys
Alt. or F10: Select the ‘System’ menu and underline the first
character of main menu headings.
Alt. + System: Pressing Alt. plus the underlined letter denoting a

particular menu heading in the Menu Bar, opens the
menu.
Shift + Password: Pressing Shift plus the underlined letter denoting a

particular command in an open menu, activates the
command.
Arrow Up/Down: Step up or down, selecting the next or previous

command in an open menu.
Arrow Right/Left: Step right or left, selecting the next menu or a menu
subfunction within a menu.
Enter: Activates the menu command or subfunction.
Engine Views
Home: Selects the start of a report or the first group of

End: Selects the end of a report or the last group of

Page Down: Steps one page down and/or to the next group of
Page Up: Steps one page up and/or to the previous group of

Tab: Steps or scrolls through the objects in a report which

has focus, e.g. button object.
Arrow Up/Down: Step to next adjacent line. Keeping a key pressed,

scrolls a report or moves the graphics cursor vertically
up or down.

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Arrow Left/Right: Step to the next adjacent character position in a line.
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Keeping a key pressed moves the graphics cursor
horizontally to the left or right.
Delete: Emulates the right mouse button, opening a dialogue

in graphic views. In reports edit mode, it deletes
operating values and sets their status to “Missing”.
Insert: Emulates pressing and holding the left mouse button

for zooming on graphics. Is used together with the
Arrow keys.
Dialogue and Check Box Keys
Tab: Steps to the next data field, check box, command

button or group of option buttons.
Shift + Tab: Step to the previous data field, check box, command
button or group of option buttons.
Arrow keys: Step to the next or previous button in a group, one

character position to the right or left within a data field
or to the next or previous line in a data field.
Alt. + Load: Activate function or command button, denoted by

underlined letter.
Space bar: Switch ‘On’ or ‘Off’ an active check box or activate a

command button.
Enter: Activates a dialogue‘s button that is highlighted by a

‘heavy’ border.
Esc: Cancels a command or closes a dialogue.
Mouse Functions
Click: Click the left mouse button.
Right-click: Click the right mouse button.
Double-click: Click the left mouse button quickly, twice in

succession.
Drag: Used to select and highlight values or text in data

fields or to define part of a graphic window to be
magnified using the ‘Zoom’ function. To do this,
position the display cursor at the start of the display
region of interest, press the left mouse button and
while keeping the button pressed, move the cursor to
the end of the region and release the button.

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A.4 Technical Assistance

Appendix
If you experience difficulties in using CoCoS EDS, first consult the ‘Re-
adme’ file included on the CD-ROM containing the CoCoS EDS software
to see whether you can correct the problem.
If you cannot find the answer, you are welcome to contact your CoCoS
EDS’ supplier, whose address and phone number are given on the first
pages of this Guide.
When you call by phone, you should have the CoCoS EDS documentation
at hand and be prepared to give the following information:
• The name of the vessel or plant or the IMO number.
• The version and build number of your CoCoS EDS indicated under
‘About’ in the ‘Help’ menu.
• The operating system and type of hardware that you are using.
• A brief account of what happened and what you were doing when the
problem occurred.
• The exact wording of any messages that appeared on your screen.
• Details about how you tried to solve the problem.
When you mail us, we ask you to include the above information, plus any
relevant computer printouts which might be helpful.

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Glossary
1 Before You Begin
6 Menus & Commands
Appendix
Glossary
Index
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Glossary
Glossary of Terms
Access Level CoCoS EDS restricts the access to certain commands in order to protect
the system, its appearance on the screen and its data integrity.
For this reason, CoCoS EDS uses a structured access control. The levels
in this structure are called ‘Access Levels’. The access levels are ‘Crew’
level and ‘Chief’ level. See section 1.4 and 4.1 for further details.
Ambient Conditions – Input data are measured under current ambient conditions. Typical
Actual or Standard ambient conditions are the barometric pressure, the intake air and cooling
water inlet temperatures, and the lower calorific value of fuel.
Sets of operating values are normally displayed under the actual ambient
conditions at the time that they were measured. However, when compar-
ing trend values separated in time, it is often necessary to use standard
ambient conditions as a common reference; for instance, as defined by
the International Standards Organisation – ISO.
Bar Chart Bar charts (balance plots) display values describing cylinder and
turbocharger dependent data, etc.
Calculated Operating Value A calculated operating value is an operating value which is calculated by
CoCoS EDS.
Calculation With each new sampling or with each manual input CoCoS EDS will
calculate as many non-manual operating values and non-static operating
values as possible, depending on the availability of relevant operating
values. Each successful calculation will yield one or more calculated
operating values.
Calibration Calibration scales and offsets the operating data from the measuring
sensors so that it corresponds to the magnitude of the parameters
measured. Calibration normally takes place when commissioning CoCoS
EDS, or when replacing faulty sensors.
Characteristic Maps Characteristic maps describe the behaviour of the optimally tuned
Engine. CoCoS EDS uses these maps as the engine reference model. The
characteristic charts are based on measurements from the test bed, from
the sea trials and from the time when CoCoS EDS was installed.
Chief Level This access level is intended for the chief engineer and superintendents at
the head office.
At this access level you can change the appearance of CoCoS EDS on
the screen, open and close engines, plus change measuring units and the
set-up of data logging, calibration, etc.
This access level is protected by a password.

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Closed Engine An engine is ‘Closed’ (to CoCoS EDS) when no views, i.e. windows,
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relating to the engine are open.
There is no logging of operating data from a closed engine.
Crew Level This access level is intended for the crew.
At this access level you will find all the unrestricted commands that allow
you to carry out your daily work with CoCoS EDS.
This access level is not protected by a password.
Database A collection of data stored in interrelated tables within a computer. CoCoS

EDS has measurement, short term trend, long term trend and diagnoses
databases.
Data Logging CoCoS EDS reads data on-line from alarm systems and other data
acquisition systems at intervals of 1 seconds for instance. Data Logging
converts the incoming data according to the currently selected measuring
unit system, then it validates the data before storing it as Operating Data.
Diagnosis A diagnosis describes the symptoms, the severity and probable cause
of unusual states or behaviour of an engine, as well as prescribes
appropriate corrective action.
CoCoS EDS generates a diagnosis when evaluation of the operating

values shows symptoms of wear, dirty filters, or of faulty components of
the engine. See section 5.2.7 for further details.
Diagnostics Diagnostics is the process of generating diagnoses based on the

symptoms found during the evaluation. The diagnostic process takes the
progress of the symptoms into account. See section 5.2.7 for further
details.
Display Group A display group is a family of relevant operating parameters, that are
displayed together in monitoring and trend views.
CoCoS EDS includes a number of pre-defined display groups, but allows

you to define and edit your own groups.
Evaluation Evaluation checks whether the operating values are within certain fixed
limits. It also compares the operating values with their corresponding
nominal values and with other relevant operating values.
For detecting symptoms, the engine load must be stable and within the
area covered by the characteristic maps. See section 5.2.7 for further
details.

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Filtered Value A filtered value is an operating value, based on – or derived from – filtered
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operating data.
The current filtered values can differ from the current value read from the
alarm and/or measuring sensor systems because of the filtering carried
out by CoCoS EDS.
A filtered value is the opposite of a non-filtered value. See section 5.2.2

for further details.
Filtering Filtering is the process of building measured operating values based on

operating data, which are averaged over a period of time and exclude
erroneous data. The length of the filtering period is defined by data
logging set-up; for instance over the latest 5 minutes. See section 5.2.2
Grid The grid is a visual aid providing a series of intersecting lines for reading
values on display curves. You can switch the Grid ‘On’ or ‘Off’ on all
display curves, as required.
Load Conditions The load conditions are the engine power and engine speed.
Load Diagram The load diagram defines the power and speed limits of the installed
engine, both for continuous and overload operation.
Long Term Trend A long term trend shows you the development of a given operating
parameter over time.
On-line CoCoS EDS collects representative short term trend entries from
periods of stable engine load, and stores them in the long term trends
database along with the date and times specifying their respective
periods, as default it is set to every 12 hours.
Long term trend entries stay in the long term trend database for 2 years
for instance.
Manual Operating Values Manual operating values are the off-line operating values which you have
entered manually in a standard report. Manual operating values overwrite
other types of operating value.
By entering blank spaces for manual operating values you can emulate
missing operating values.
CoCoS EDS indicates manual operating values in a standard report or

report sheets. It also marks trend entries containing manual operating
values as manual measurements. See section 5.2.3 for further details.

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Measured Operating Values The measured operating values are the operating values logged by on-line
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CoCoS EDS and are based on filtered or non-filtered operating data.
Measurement A measurement is a trend entry comprising a complete set of operating

values and their corresponding nominal values, including values based on
pressure measurements, and/or manual input.
Measurements stay in the measurement database until they are deleted

by the user.
Measuring Unit CoCoS EDS displays operating values in standard measuring units
expressing the character of the operating parameter. Each operating
parameter has a choice of possible measuring units. For instance,
pressure could be expressed in terms of bar, Pascal or mm Hg.
The crew can select one measuring unit that matches the specific engine
instrumentation and the head office can select another measuring unit
that allows comparison between engines.
Measuring Unit System A Measuring Unit System is a set of selected measuring units associated
with a set of operating parameters. Each user group: crew, superintend-
ents at the head office, etc. can have their own measuring unit systems
for display purposes.
Missing Operating Value If no entry is available for an operating parameter, its current status is set
as ‘Missing’. Such operating values are called ‘Missing Operating Values’.
Monitoring CoCoS EDS allows you to monitor the operating values of your engines.
You can display the operating values in standard reports. You can
monitor the cylinder balance on bar charts, display the pressure curves or
you can see where your engine is currently operating in relation to the
characteristic charts.
On-line CoCoS EDS allows you to monitor the operating data as they are
logged. See section 5.2.6 for further details.
Nominal Values Nominal values describe the behaviour of the optimally tuned engine
under the current load conditions. CoCoS EDS generates the nominal
values presented in on-line and off-line views by interpolation on the
characteristic maps. See section 5.2.5 for further details.
Non-filtered Value A non-filtered value is one which has not been averaged. It is either the
current value of a measured operating parameter before filtering, or a
value that has been calculated from the current set of operating data.
A non-filtered value is the opposite of a filtered value. See section 5.2.2


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Off-line CoCoS EDS is off-line when on-line data logging is not active.
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A view is off-line when CoCoS EDS is off-line, i.e. not connected with the
alarm and measuring sensor systems. A view is also off-line when CoCoS
EDS is on-line and you are entering data manually in a standard report, or
when you are working with stored data like a trend entry.
Selecting or working with an off-line View does not terminate on-line data logging
NOTE with CoCoS EDS. See section 5.1.4 for further details.
On-line CoCoS EDS is on-line when on-line data logging is active and the alarm
and measuring sensor systems are connected.
A view is on-line, for example, when you select ‘Line Recorder’ in the
‘Monitoring’ menu for viewing operating data. See section 5.1.3 for further
details.
Open Engine An Engine is Open (to CoCoS EDS) when at least one view, i.e. window,
relating to the engine is open.
You only have access to data on a specific engine, if the engine is open.
When CoCoS EDS has on-line connections to the engine‘s alarm system
and/or other data acquisition systems, the on-line data logging is active.
You can have several open engines at the same time.
Operating Data A general term for the measurement data which is sampled and logged by
CoCoS EDS from the alarm and/or measuring sensor systems. CoCoS
EDS validates and converts the data to the current selection of measuring
units.
With a shutdown of the engine, CoCoS EDS automatically stores the

current operating data in a database (e.g the last hour of data). Similarly,
you can store any set of operating data which is of special interest. Later
on you can retrieve the stored operating data for further analysis.
Operating Parameters Operating parameters describe the type of operating value associated
with different elements of the state and behaviour of the engine. The
complete set of operating parameters gives a full description of the state
and behaviour of the engine.

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Operating Values Operating Values are the actual values of the operating parameters which
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describe the state and behaviour of the engine under the load conditions
at the time that they where measured.
On-line operating values are those that CoCoS EDS measures or

calculates when it is working on-line and may be displayed as either
non-filtered or filtered values.
Off-line operating values are those that you enter manually or display
when you are working off-line. See section 5.2.3 for further details.
Performance Curves A set of specific characteristic charts and their corresponding current
operating values displayed in one diagram. The argument of the diagram
is the engine load.
PMI System The PMI System is a cylinder pressure measurement system developed
by MAN Diesel and uses a high quality measurement transducer to yield
the actual pressure curves.
You can connect the PMI System to your CoCoS EDS computer and read
the Pressure Curves into CoCoS EDS.
Pressure Curve A Pressure Curve describes the pressure cycle in an engine cylinder and/
or fuel injection pump. CoCoS EDS shows the pressure as a function of
the crank shaft position of the engine.
Short Term Trend A short term trend shows you the variations of a given operating
parameter over the last few days.
On-line CoCoS EDS automatically stores a short term trend entry at fixed
intervals of every 5 minutes as for instance. It selects the current set of
filtered values and their corresponding nominal values.
Short term trend entries stay in the short term trend database for a period
of two days for instance. Both the storage interval and storage period are
defined at the time of installation of CoCoS EDS, and can be changed
using ‘Setup’ in the ‘Tools’ menu.
Standard Report A standardised report sheet giving numeric data on the latest operating
values measured on-line with CoCoS EDS, plus their corresponding
nominal values. In addition, Standard Reports may be used off-line for
viewing stored measurements and for manual input and editing of
operating values.
CoCoS EDS also contains other report sheets. Among these are examples
of engine plant layouts and instrument panels from which you can read
operating values directly. You cannot change these sheets, but CoCoS
EDS allows you to create and edit your own sheets.
See section 2.3.2 and 4.2.1 for further details.

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Static Operating Value A Static Operating Value is an operating value, which remains relatively
Glossary
constant over a period of time. The fuel lower calorific value is a typical
static operating value. You can change static operating values whenever
required, for instance when you are bunkering fuel oil.
Trend The trends are your tool for monitoring the changes in the state and
behaviour of your engine over time. Each trend consists of a series of
values for a specific operating parameter presented on a time scale.
Trends can be displayed using either calendar or operating hours as the

time base. See section 5.2.9 for further details.
Trend Entry A CoCoS EDS trend entry is a set of operating values and their
corresponding nominal values. A series of trend entries forms a trend.
CoCoS EDS automatically stores sets of filtered values as trend entries in

the short term trend and the long term trend databases. You can also
choose to store measurements as entries in the measurement database.
Values – CoCoS EDS uses two types of values: nominal values and operating
Nominal and Operating values. Nominal values describe the expected behaviour of the optimally
tuned engine. Operating values describe the actual state and behaviour of
your engine.
View A view allows you to examine a specific aspect of your engine.
CoCoS EDS allows you to work with several views at the same time. For
instance, you can monitor on-line operating values in one view, while you
are looking at a stored trend entry in another. You can also monitor several
engines at the same time with one or more views per engine. Each view
has its own window.
Window A Window is a rectangular area on your screen in which you view an

application or a document. You can open several windows at the same
time, close and move windows, and change the size of most windows.
Also, you can usually reduce a window to an icon or enlarge it to fill the
entire desktop.
X-Y Plot An X-Y Plot is a graph where two synchronous values are plotted against
each other in a co-ordinate system.
CoCoS EDS allows you to plot values of selected operating parameters

from trend entries and measurements against each other in an X-Y plot.
You can limit the number of trend entries and measurements included in
the X-Y plot by zooming in on the particular area of interest in the plot.
Zoom Zooming is a visual aid. It allows you to take a closer look at your
pressure curves or other graphics. ‘Zoom In’ works like a magnifying
glass, whereas ‘Zoom Out’ restores the view to its previous size.

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Index
1 Before You Begin
6 Menus & Commands
Appendix
Glossary
Index
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Index
Index
The pages of this User’s Guide are not numbered sequentially as in a book but use a combination of
the chapter and page number separated by a hyphen. For example, Chapter 1, page 2 = 1 – 2. In the
Keyword index the chapter is shown first with the page following in brackets. For example: 1 (2).
A Language 6 (9)
Line Recorder 2 (14)
Access Security 1 (13) Command 6 (13)
Activating a View 2 (8) Database 3 (15), 6 (5)
Autobackup 4 (19) Load Diagram 6 (14)
Manual Input – Measurements 3 (7), 6 (19)
B Measurements 3 (9), 6 (19)
Measuring Units 6 (9)
Backup 4 (19) Next Window 6 (23)
Bar Charts 2 (16) Non-filtered Values 6 (9)
Off-line Values 6 (9)
C Open Engine 6 (5)
Open New View 6 (23)
Calibration 4 (20) Passwords 4 (5), 6 (5)
Characteristic Maps 2 (18) Pending – Diagnoses 6 (15)
CoCoS EDS Performance Curves & Tables 2 (19), 6 (14)
Data Flow 5 (9) Pressure Curves 3 (5), 6 (13)
Environment 5 (5) Printer 6 (6)
Requirements A (3) Quick Reference Guide 6 (25)
Software Installation A (3) Read Pressure Curves 3 (5), 6 (19)
Reports 4 (7)
Commands
Restore 4 (19)
About CoCoS EDS 6 (25)
Restore Autobackup 4 (19)
Acknowledge
Restructure 4 (17), 6 (21)
Diagnoses 3 (13), 6 (15)
Setup 6 (21)
System Errors 6 (21)
Autobackup 4 (20)
Arrange Horizontal/Vertical 6 (23)
Calibration 4 (15)
Backup 4 (19)
Data Logging 4 (14)
Bar Charts 2 (16), 6 (13)
Global Settings 4 (11)
Cascade 6 (23)
Line Recorder Database 4 (13)
Characteristic Maps 2 (18), 6 (13)
Operating Hours 4 (13)
Close Engine 6 (5)
Static Values 4 (12)
Closed – Diagnoses 6 (15)
Standard Report 2 (13), 6 (13)
Colours 6 (9)
Start Combustion Analysis 6 (19)
Customise 6 (21)
Store Measurement 3 (11), 6 (20)
Diagnostics 3 (9), 6 (19)
System Log 3 (15), 6 (21)
Display Attributes 2 (10), 6 (9)
Time Plots – Trend 2 (23), 6 (17)
Engine Overview 6 (13)
User’s Guide 6 (25)
Enter Password 4 (5), 6 (5)
View 6 (23)
Exit 6 (6)
X-Y Plots – Trend 2 (25), 6 (17)
Filtered Values 6 (9)
Zoom 2 (11)
Fonts 6 (9)
Zoom Out 6 (11)
Full Report View 6 (9)
Full Screen 6 (9) Customising 1 (13)
Grid 6 (9) Display Groups 4 (7)
Import/Export Measurements 3 (9), 6 (19) Reports 4 (7)
Install Printer 6 (6) Unit Systems 4 (8)

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D On-line Operation 5 (6)

Index
Operating Data
Data Flow in CoCoS EDS 5 (9)
Characteristic Maps 5 (12)
Data Logging 1 (9), 4 (14), 5 (9) Filtered 5 (10)
Diagnosis 1 (10), 5 (14) Manual Input 5 (11)
Diagnosis Menu 3 (13), 6 (15) Nominal Values 5 (12)
Display Groups 2 (9), 4 (7) Non-Filtered Values 1 (13), 6 (9)
Status Checks 5 (10)
Display Units and Attributes 2 (10)
P
E
Passwords 4 (5)
Edit Menu 6 (7)
Performance Curves 2 (19)
Engine Views 2 (8)
Evaluation & Diagnosis 5 (13) R
Event Logging 1 (14)
Read Pressure Curves 3 (5)
G Reports 2 (13), 4 (7)
Restoring Database 4 (19)
Gobal Settings 4 (11)
Restructuring Database 4 (17)
Grid 2 (11)
S
H
Setting
Help Menu 6 (25) Autobackup 4 (20)
Calibration 4 (15)
I Global Settings 4 (11)
Import/Export Measurements 3 (9) Line Recorder Data Logging 4 (14)
Operating Hours 4 (13)
K Static Values 4 (12)
Software Installation A (3)
Keyboard Functions & Shortcuts A (3)
Status bar 2 (8)
Keyboard Operation 2 (11)
Status Checks 5 (10)
L Status line 2 (23)
Status of Operating Values 2 (9)
Line Recorder 2 (14)
Store Measurement 3 (11)
Database 3 (17)
Switch Display 6 (9)
Logging on 4 (5)
System Log 3 (15)
M System Menu 6 (5)
Manual Input – Measurements 3 (7) T
Measurements 1 (11), 3 (9)
Technical Assistance A (6)
Measurements Menu 6 (19)
Title bar 2 (7)
Menu bar 2 (7)
Toolbar 2 (7)
Monitoring 1 (9), 5 (12)
Tools Menu 6 (21)
Monitoring Menu 6 (13)
Trend
Mouse & Keyboard Operation 2 (11)
Long Term 1 (11), 5 (16)
Multiple Views 2 (8) Measurements 1 (11), 5 (16)
Menu 6 (17)
O Short Term 1 (11), 5 (16)
Off-line Operation 5 (7) Time Plots 2 (23)
XY-Plots 2 (25)

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Index
View Menu 6 (9)
Views
Filtered Operating Data 5 (10)
Non-Filtered Operating Data 2 (15), 4 (14), 5 (9)
On-line & Off-line 5 (17)
Windows Menu 6 (23)
XY-Plots – Trend 2 (25)
Zoom 2 (11)

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CoCoS EDS
User’s Guide
CoCoS EDS User’s Guide

MAN Diesel SE
86224 Augsburg
Germany
Phone +49 821 322-0
Fax +49 821 322-3382
CoCoS@mandiesel.com

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1 Before You Begin ............................................................. 1 – 1

2 Exploring CoCoS EDS ....................................................... 2 – 1

3 Measurements & Diagnoses ........................................... 3 – 1

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3.2 Diagnosis Menu ................................................................. 3 – 13

3.3 System Log ........................................................................ 3 – 15

4 System Administration & Tools ...................................... 4 – 1

5 CoCoS EDS Concepts ....................................................... 5 – 1

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6 Menus & Commands ........................................................ 6 – 1

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Before You Begin

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1 Before You Begin

Before You Begin

CoCoS EDS is one of two PC software applications belonging to the

CoCoS EDS provides optimum, cost-effective surveillance of diesel

These include two- and four-stroke marine and stationary engines,

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1.1 About this Guide

About this Guide

The guide is structured to provide both brief and detailed information in

The guide includes the following chapters:

Chapter 6 Menus & Commands: Provides a simpliﬁed overview of the commands in

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1.2 What is CoCoS EDS?

What is CoCoS EDS?

It is one of two PC software applications of the CoCoS System. The other

• Maintenance forecasting and planning

• Spare part ordering and stock handling

• Job execution, follow up and reporting

• Spare part and maintenance instruction viewer

Before You Begin

Fig. 1: CoCoS EDS on board ship

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Similarly, CoCoS EDS is equally suitable for surveillance of a single engine

CoCoS EDS provides such surveillance, keeping the operating personnel

These are based on MAN Diesel‘s many years of experience with

CoCoS EDS and CoCoS Maintenance can work alone or separately,

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1.3 Primary Applications

There also exists the possibility for inputting measurements made

The results of the CoCoS EDS on-line monitoring, conversion and

• Line Recorder • Pressure Curves

• Standard Reports • Characteristic Maps