Measure

what is measurable
and make measurable
that which is not.
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

Instruction Manual and Safety Information

Davis 5
Data Acquisition and Visualization Software

Version 4.81
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Document number: C67IB003EN-S

Instruction Manual and Safety Information

Davis 5
Data Acquisition and Visualization Software

Version 4.81
 Content

Content
1 About the Instruction Manual ................................................................................................................ 5
2 About Davis 5 for mPDS 5 Evaluation Unit and Laboratory Devices................................................. 6
2.1 Davis 5 System Overview ................................................................................................................. 6
2.1.1 Davis 5 Client............................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Davis 5 Server .................................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.1 Davis 5 Agent ........................................................................................................................... 7
2.2.2 Davis 5 Database ..................................................................................................................... 7
2.3 Client/Server Deployment ................................................................................................................. 7
2.3.1 Compact Deployment ............................................................................................................... 7
2.3.2 Distributed Deployment ............................................................................................................ 8
3 Installing Davis 5................................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 First Installation of Davis 5.............................................................................................................. 10
3.1.1 Complete Installation .............................................................................................................. 10
3.1.2 Client Installation .................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Upgrading Davis 5 .......................................................................................................................... 11
3.3 Update Notification.......................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 Uninstalling Davis 5 ........................................................................................................................ 12
3.5 Installing Davis 5 without User Interaction (Silent Installation) ....................................................... 12
3.6 Ethernet Network Infrastructure ...................................................................................................... 12
4 Getting Started ..................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1 Process Device Management ......................................................................................................... 15
4.1.1 Adding an mPDS 5 ................................................................................................................. 16
4.1.2 Adding a Pico 3000 OEM ....................................................................................................... 16
4.1.3 Adding a License Key ............................................................................................................. 17
4.1.4 Removing a Process Device................................................................................................... 17
4.1.5 mPDS 5 Service Routines ...................................................................................................... 18
4.1.6 Date/Time Synchronization with mPDS 5............................................................................... 18
4.1.7 Modify Device Settings ........................................................................................................... 18
4.2 User Management .......................................................................................................................... 18
5 Online Data ............................................................................................................................................ 21
5.1 Opening a Line ............................................................................................................................... 21
5.2 Line Settings ................................................................................................................................... 21
5.3 Output Fields................................................................................................................................... 23
5.4 Status Indicator — Alarm Reset — Alarm Sounds ......................................................................... 25
5.5 Inserting a Comment....................................................................................................................... 26
5.6 Including/Excluding Measurement Data ......................................................................................... 26
5.7 Flowstop and Hold (Optional: L-D Flowstop/L-D Hold) .................................................................. 26
6 Products ................................................................................................................................................ 28
6.1 Product Selection............................................................................................................................ 28
6.2 Product Calibration and Adjustment ............................................................................................... 28
6.2.1 Adjustment Settings................................................................................................................ 28
6.2.2 Calibrating a Product .............................................................................................................. 29
6.2.3 Adding a "Backdated" Calibration ........................................................................................... 31
6.2.4 Adjusting a Product................................................................................................................. 31
6.2.5 Initial Adjustment .................................................................................................................... 32
6.2.6 Show recently Adjusted Products ........................................................................................... 32
Appendix A: Hardware Requirements ................................................................................................... 33
Appendix A.1: Up to Four Production Lines, Compact Deployment ..................................................... 33
Appendix A.2: Up to Ten Production Lines, Distributed Deployment.................................................... 33
Appendix A.3: Additional Notes ............................................................................................................ 33
Appendix B: Software Requirements (PC and mPDS 5) ...................................................................... 34

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 1 About the Instruction Manual

1 About the Instruction Manual

• Read the documentation before using Typographical conventions
Davis 5.
The following typographical conventions are used in
• Follow all hints and instructions contained in the
this instruction manual:
documentation to ensure the correct use and
safe functioning of Davis 5.
Convention Description
• The documentation is a part of the product.
Keep this document for the complete working <key> The names of keys and but-
life of the product and make sure it is easily tons are written inside angle
accessible to all people involved with the prod- brackets
uct. If you receive any additions or revisions to "Menu Level 1 > Menu paths are written in
the documentation from Anton Paar GmbH, Menu Level 2" bold, inside straight quota-
these must be treated as part of the documenta- tion marks. The menu levels
tion. are connected using a clos-
ing angle bracket.
The following conventions for safety messages are
used in this instruction manual:
The following special terms are used in this instruc-
tion manual:
NOTICE
Description of risk. Convention Description
Notice indicates a situation which, if not avoided,
could result in damage to property. "workstation" computer, PC workplace

"deployment" installation, application, ...

(This is the way of installing
Davis 5.)

"calibration" is a lab check, is not an

adjustment, read Chapter 6.2

"tooltip" a small, boxed message that

pops up with information
about the item being moved
over by the cursor

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2 About Davis 5 for mPDS 5 Evaluation Unit and Laboratory Devices
2 About Davis 5 for mPDS 5 Evaluation Unit and
Laboratory Devices
Anton Paar Davis 5 is a client/server application.
• The Davis 5 server is responsible for the device
communication and data recording. It is installed
as a Windows service on a dedicated machine.
• The Davis 5 client enables the user to visualize
production lines and to run data reports. It can
be installed on multiple workstations and pro-
vides the user interface to all Davis 5 features.
• The Davis 5 database provides the data stor-
age and will be managed by the Davis 5 server.
• The Davis 5 agent generates reports in form of
pdf-document files and stores them in the local
Fig. 1: Davis 5 complete installation
2.1.1 Davis 5 Client
Davis 5 client communicates with Davis 5 server
and displays current measurement values and sta-
tus messages on the screen.
It provides the user interface to all Davis 5 features,
which are:
• Product selection and management
• Adjustment and calibration with laboratory
results
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area network or sends e-mails with attached
reports. It is an extension of the Davis 5 server
and runs as a Windows service.
2.1 Davis 5 System Overview
The Anton Paar Davis 5 software consists of four
components:
- the Davis 5 client component
- the Davis 5 server component
- the Davis 5 agent component and
- the Davis 5 database
Pico 3000 OEM Laboratory device
(e.g. DMA™ M)
• Reporting and statistical analysis of stored mea-
surement data
• ...
TIP The Davis 5 client component can be installed
on separate Davis 5 client workstations, which are
available on a local area network (Chapter 2.3.2).
When the Davis 5 client is closed and no user is
logged on, Davis 5 server still collects the data.
When you install the Davis 5 client on a computer,
make sure that you install the same version as the
Davis 5 server.
 2 About Davis 5 for mPDS 5 Evaluation Unit and Laboratory Devices
2.2 Davis 5 Server
Davis 5 server is a Windows service which contin-
uously acquires current measurement data from all
registered mPDS 5 / Pico 3000 OEM devices and
Laboratory devices and stores this data in the
Davis 5 database.
Davis 5 server starts automatically when the PC is
switched on.
NOTICE
To assure permanent storage of measurement
data:
• never power off the PC which has the Davis 5
server installed
• prevent the PC from switching into the sleep
or hibernate mode (check the power saving
settings at the Windows control panel)
You must know the computer name of the Davis 5
server to connect a Davis 5 client to this server.
When the Davis 5 server shuts down or the connec-
tion to a client gets lost, a message will be shown
which gives you the option to exit the Davis 5 client
or to switch to another Davis 5 server.
Davis 5 clients will automatically re-connect to
Davis 5 server as soon as the connection is avail-
able again. Nevertheless it is recommended to close
and re-open Davis 5 client after a connection loss,
otherwise some information might not be up-to-
date.
2.2.1 Davis 5 Agent
An extension of the Davis 5 server is the Davis 5
agent. It will run as a Windows service. The Davis 5
agent provides the functionality to generate reports
in form of pdf-document files and to store them in
the local area network or to send them as e-mail at-
tachments. Read more about this functionality in the
Reference Guide.
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2.2.2 Davis 5 Database
Davis 5 database is the data storage containing the
recorded measurement data and process events,
the adjustment and reporting settings of all lines,
process and Laboratory devices.
The Davis 5 database is hosted by a Microsoft SQL
Server 2008 R2 Express Edition database server.
NOTICE
The Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edi-
tion has a 10 GB per database limit. This means
you can collect data every 30 seconds for about
five years for three lines and about three years
for five lines. If a greater amount of data is
needed, consider switching to a higher edition of
Microsoft SQL Server, for example the SQL
Server 2012 Standard Edition (see Reference
Guide)
2.3 Client/Server Deployment
There are two available deployment scenarios:
• compact deployment, which means installing
Davis 5 on a single workstation and
• distributed deployment, which additionally
allows you to install the Davis 5 client compo-
nent on multiple client workstations.
2.3.1 Compact Deployment
Compact deployment of Davis 5 means installing all
Davis 5 components, like the database, the server
and the client, on a single workstation. This is the
basic mode to install the entire Davis 5 system.
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2 About Davis 5 for mPDS 5 Evaluation Unit and Laboratory Devices

Pico 3000 OEM Laboratory Devices

Fig. 2: Davis 5 compact deployment

Compact deployment can be achieved by running
the Davis 5 complete installation package on a sin-
gle workstation (Chapter 3.1).

2.3.2 Distributed Deployment

This enables the user to install all Davis 5 compo-
nents, like the database, the server and the client,
onto a server workstation, while installing Davis 5
client on additional client workstations in the local
area network.
The server workstation running the Davis 5 server
will handle all the communication with registered
process devices, registered Laboratory devices,
stores measurement data and configurations.
At the client workstation Davis 5 client will connect
via network to the Davis 5 server, providing the full
functionality of Davis 5 at multiple client worksta-
tions.

Pico 3000 OEM Laboratory Devices

Fig. 3: Davis 5 distributed deployment

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 2 About Davis 5 for mPDS 5 Evaluation Unit and Laboratory Devices

Distributed deployment is achieved by performing a

Davis 5 complete installation on the server worksta-
tion first and by running the Davis 5 client installa-
tion package on each additional client workstation.

NOTICE
You need to install the same software version of
Davis 5 on the server workstation as well as on
the client workstations.
Performing the Davis 5 complete installation is
only allowed once. Do not run multiple instances
of Davis 5 server on different workstations in the
network.
Davis 5 has been tested with a maximum num-
ber of 10 mPDS 5 / Pico 3000 OEM and 10 Lab-
oratory devices registered on one server and
with a maximum number of 10 clients.
Use 2 servers if you have more than 10 Process
devices and Laboratory devices.

TIP The Davis 5 client installation package can be

identified by the suffix _CLIENTONLY in the setup
file name.

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3 Installing Davis 5

3 Installing Davis 5
Before you install Davis 5, check that your system FULL_CLIENTONLY.zip" for installing addi-
meets the minimum hardware (Appendix A) and tional clients - refer to Chapter 3.1.2 for further
software requirements (Appendix B) according to details.
your desired installation scenario.
TIP Davis 5 depends on a few additional software
You will need administrative privileges to be able to
components which will be automatically installed
install Davis 5. It might be necessary to contact your
during the installation procedure. This can take from
IT department.
several minutes up to an hour. It may be required to
On Windows Server 2008 or later you still need ad-
reboot the computer a few times for a first-time in-
ministrator privileges, but you may start the setup
stallation of Davis 5.
package with the “Run as administrator” option from
within a standard user account.
There are several useful checklists in the appendix 3.1.1 Complete Installation
of this manual. They are customized for the different
parties and steps involved. See Reference Guide if 1. Decompress the file e.g. 4.70.871_Release_-
connection problems come up. FULL.zip" and click on the *.exe file (e.g.
"4.70.871_Release_FULL.exe) to start the
installation procedure.
NOTICE
2. Follow the instructions of the setup program.
• Do not install Davis 5 on servers or worksta-
tions that run mission-critical applications.
• Make sure that you have one license key per
mPDS 5 / Pico 3000 OEM. For each Process
device you need its serial number and a
license key.
• Make sure that you have one license key per
Laboratory device. You need a license key for
each Laboratory device.
• When you install Davis 5, you get a tempo-
rary license to tryout all features of Davis 5.
After 60 days you only have limited use of
Davis 5 until you enter the license key as
described in Chapter 4.1.1.
Fig. 4: Davis Installation Wizard
• For installing Davis 5 you need a Davis 5
installation file (on USB flash drive or from
Anton Paar Support) "...FULL....zip" 3.1.2 Client Installation
1. Decompress the file e.g. "4.70.871_Release_-
3.1 First Installation of Davis 5 FULL_CLIENTONLY.zip" and click on the *.exe
file (e.g."4.70.871_Release_FULL_CLIEN-
TONLY.exe) to start the installation procedure.
1. Copy the installation file (e.g.
The Davis 5 client component will be installed
Davis5_4.70.871_Release_FULL.zip,
without Davis 5 server and database.
Davis5_4_70.871_Release_FULL_CLIEN-
TONLY.zip) to the workstation, on which you 2. Follow the instructions of the setup program.
want to install Davis 5.
3. When you start the Davis 5 client on this addi-
2. Use the file e.g. "4.70.871_Release_FULL.zip" tional workstation, a window comes up and you
for a complete installation (Davis 5 server, client are asked to enter the name of the workstation
and database) - refer to Chapter 3.1.1 for further on which the Davis 5 server is running. The
details. Use the file e.g. "4.70.871_Release_- Davis 5 client connects to this Davis 5 server.

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3.2 Upgrading Davis 5

Upgrading Davis 5 means upgrading the Davis 5 cli-
ent workstations as well as the Davis 5 server work-
station, which will also upgrade the Davis 5
database to a newer data format.
1. When you upgrade an older version of Davis 5,
first back up your database.
2. Close Davis 5 before you start the upgrade.
3. Make sure you use the right file:
4. e.g. Fig. 5: Update notification - bottom line
4.70.871_Release_FULL.exe or
When you click the blue text (Fig. 5) the following
5. e.g. window opens:
4.70.871_Release_FULL_CLIENTONLY.exe
6. Follow the instructions of the setup program.
The installation wizard carries out all necessary
steps. It is not necessary to uninstall the older
version manually.

NOTICE
The existing Davis 5 database gets also
upgraded. A later downgrade to an older soft-
ware version is not supported by the installation
wizard.
Notice that the Davis 5 server as well as the
Davis 5 client must be upgraded to the same
software version.

Fig. 6: Example update information

3.3 Update Notification
On computers connected to the internet, Davis 5 will
inform the user about newer software releases so
that he can benefit from the latest improvements
and bug fixes. You can download free Davis 5 soft-
ware releases immediately on demand.
TIP Latest mPDS 5 / Pico 3000 OEM firmware re-
leases will also be announced but a download is not
supported. In case that the mPDS 5 / Pico 3000
OEM firmware must be updated it is recommended
to contact the Anton Paar customer support.
The Software update feature is available in the
menu "Davis 5 > Software update" (see Fig. 26).
The access to the Software update dialog can be
authorized for individual user accounts by the
mPDS 5 device management permission.
Press <Download> to receive the Davis 5 software
update package from the internet.
When the download is completed the update pack-
age can be copied to the desired target location on
the file system.
The Davis 5 software update package is a com-
pressed file containing:
• The release notes document: e.g. Release
Notes.pdf
• The web setup file for complete installation
(Davis 5 Client, Davis 5 Server, and Microsoft
SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition) e.g.
Davis5_3.10.550_Release_WEB.exe

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3.4 Uninstalling Davis 5
NOTICE
When updating Davis 5 be sure:
• to run the setup for complete installation only
on a Davis 5 server computer, i.e. the com-
puter where Davis 5 Server is installed, and
• to run the setup for client-only installation
only on a Davis 5 client computer, i.e. the
computer where only Davis 5 Client is
installed.
1. Open the PC menu "Start > Control Panel >
Programs and Features" or "Control Panel" >
"Add or Remove Programs".
2. Locate the product "Anton Paar Davis 5" and
click <Uninstall> or <Remove>.
TIP When you uninstall Anton Paar Davis 5, only the
Davis 5 client and the Davis 5 server are removed.
Everything else, like the Microsoft SQL Server as
well as the Davis 5 database with all its measure-
ment values remains installed.
3.5 Installing Davis 5 without User
Interaction (Silent Installation)
If you want to install (update) Davis 5 silently, run
the setup package with the command line option "/
s". The Davis 5 setup will run in the background and
reboot when necessary.
e.g. "Davis5_3.10.550_Release_FULL.exe /s"
This option is useful for IT professionals who would
like to install Davis 5 via a software deployment
solution.

or TIPThis command line option is available in version

1. Start the Davis 5 installation wizard and click 3.10.480 or later versions.
<Uninstall Anton Paar Davis 5>.
2. Follow the instructions of the installation wizard.

3.6 Ethernet Network Infrastructure

Recommended infrastructure for Davis 5 in combination with mPDS 5 process devices:

S/N: 12345678
"mPDS5-
Name: "Davis5-server" „Davis5-client“ „DNS-server“
12345678"
IP: 10.168.59.12 10.168.40.77 10.168.59.45 10.168.41.100 Forward Lookup Table:
Device (Host name -> IP address)
…
mPDS5-12345678 -->10.168.59.12
Davis5-server -->10.168.40.77
Davis5-client --> 10.168.59.45
mPDS 5 Davis 5 Server Davis 5 Client Reverse Lookup Table („Pointer
entry“; IP address-> Host name):
…
MSMQ MSMQ MSMQ DHCP server 10.168.59.12 -> mPDS5-12345678
service service service DNS server 10.168.40.77 -> Davis5-server
10.168.59.45 -> Davis 5-client

Ethernet network-domain "your-company.com"

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Recommended infrastructure for Davis 5 in combination with a Pico 3000 OEM controller:

Pico 3000
MAC-Address:
Name: "Davis5-server" „Davis5-client“
00-11-22-33-
44-55
IP: 10.168.80.16 10.168.40.77 10.168.59.45 10.168.41.100 Forward Lookup Table:
Device (Host name -> IP address)
…
Davis5-server -->10.168.40.77
Davis5-client --> 10.168.59.45

Davis 5 Server Davis 5 Client Reverse Lookup Table („Pointer

entry“; IP address-> Host name):
DHCP server …
DNS server 10.168.40.77 -> Davis5-server
10.168.59.45 -> Davis 5-client

Service Port 1922 Port 1922 DHCP Server

Davis 5 settings:

10.168.80.16

Fig. 8: System info

Pico 3000 settings:

Fig. 7: Modifying device settings Pico OEM
TIP: The current IP address can be looked up in the
Info screen of the Pico 3000.
DHCP=ON: Pico 3000 gets an IP address from the
DHCP server. This IP address must be stored with
the unique MAC address of the Pico 3000 (MAC ad-
dress can be found on the label on the housing of
sensor the Pico 3000 is installed into) in the DHCP
server. If the IP address changes the communica-
tion between Davis 5 and Pico 3000 is interrupted

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Fig. 9: EhterNet settings for DHCP=on
After changing the Ethernet interface settings it is
necessary to restart the Pico 3000 (power off/on).
DHCP=OFF: Pico 3000 gets a fixed IP address,
subnet mask and gateway (Responsible: IT admin-
istrator). If these settings are changed or no longer
valid in a network the communication between Pico
3000 and Davis 5 is interrupted.
Fig. 11: EtherNet settings for DHCP=off
After changing the Ethernet interface settings it is
necessary to restart the Pico 3000 (power off/on)
Port: The default port for communication between
Pico 3000 and Davis 5 is "1922". The IT infrastruc-
ture has to ensure that this port is not blocked. (E.g.
by a Windows Client on the Davis 5 Server PC, fire-
walls, switches, …) Otherwise choose another port
and change corresponding settings in the Pico 3000
and Davis 5 (Process device management).

Fig. 10: EtherNet settings for DHCP=off

Recommended infrastructure for Davis 5 in combination with Laboratory devices (e.g. DMA M):
S/N: 87654321
"DMA_
Name: "Davis5-server" „Davis5-client“ „DNS-server“
87654321"
IP: 10.168.59.99 10.168.40.77 10.168.59.45 10.168.41.100 Forward Lookup Table:
Device (Host name -> IP address)
…
DMA_87654321 -->10.168.59.99
Davis5-server -->10.168.40.77
Davis5-client --> 10.168.59.45
Davis 5 Server Davis 5 Client Reverse Lookup Table („Pointer
entry“; IP address-> Host name):
…
HTTP Port: HTTP Port: HTTP Port: DHCP server 10.168.59.99 -> DMA_87654321
8080 8080 8080 DNS server 10.168.40.77 -> Davis5-server
10.168.59.45 -> Davis 5-client

TIP See the Reference Guide for further details regarding Davis 5 in combination with separate office and
production nets.

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4 Getting Started
When you start Davis 5, the "Welcome to Davis 5"
window appears. When you start Davis 5 for the first
time, the language is English. So first of all click
<Change language> in the Welcome window and
select the language you prefer.
Fig. 12: Welcome window
Online Data easy access to available
lines (Chapter 5)
<New Report> creating new reports, export-
ing data (see Reference
Guide)
<Data Manage- backing up and restoring the
ment> database deleting older data
to free database space (see
Reference Guide)
<Process adding/removing mPDS 5,
device manage- line and license info,
ment> mPDS 5 service routines
(Chapter 4.1)
<Change lan- choosing the language you
guage> prefer (see Reference Guide)
<Unit settings> defining the preferred units
throughout Davis 5 (see Ref-
erence Guide)
<Turn on user selecting and switching to a
management> certain user (Chapter 4.1.5)
<Laboratory adding/removing/communi-
device cating with Laboratory
management> devices (e.g. DMA M), for
calibration/adjustment pur-
pose (see Reference Guide)
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4 Getting Started
<Line settings> setting the line name, defin-
ing data storage and data
monitoring (Chapter 5.2)
<Automatic setting up the automatic gen-
reporting> eration and delivery of
reports (see Reference
Guide)
<Switch Davis 5 selecting which computer
server> running the Davis 5 server
you want to connect to
(Chapter )
<Help> starting the instruction man-
ual in English
<About providing the version of the
Davis 5> current release, creating a
diagnosis package (see Ref-
erence Guide)
TIP You find all menus of the welcome window also
in the menu bar under "Davis 5", when you have
switched to an online window.
4.1 Process Device Management
The Process device management is used to add or
remove an mPDS 5 / Pico 3000 in the Davis 5 serv-
er (see Chapter 4.1.1 and Chapter 4.1.5).
In the device list on the left side all added mPDS 5
process devices are listed. Find the information
about the selected device, the line and the license
(Chapter 4.1.3) on the right side and also perform
mPDS 5 / Pico OEM service routines (Chapter
4.1.5).
means that Davis 5 was unable to establish a
connection to the mPDS 5 process device and that
the mPDS 5 process device is temporarily unavail-
able, but Davis 5 will try to connect again continu-
ously.
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3. Click in the device list toolbar.

Fig. 14: The "Adding an mPDS 5" window

4. Select device type = mPDS 5 and enter the 8-
Fig. 13: Process device management window digit device serial number and the license key.
Click the checkbox to activate the field for the
license key. When the checkbox is set, you have
4.1.1 Adding an mPDS 5 the possibility to enter the license key at a later
time.
Adding an mPDS 5 device to Davis 5 is needed in
order to register the device at the Davis 5 server and
to start the acquisition of current measurement data
Davis 5 Software License
immediately. Date of issue: 2011-03-14
1. Make sure that the mPDS 5 you want to add is SW type: Davis 5
License type: full license
connected to the same LAN as the PC running Expire date: permanent
Davis 5. Device Serial number: 80127014

TIP For network settings on the mPDS 5 see License key:

mPDS 5 menu "Setup > Control Panel > Net-
work". If customers network policy allows we
recommend to check the box "Optain an IP
address automatically (DHCP)". If a DHCP ser-
vice is not available the customer (!) must pro-
vide IP address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway,
DNS addresses and DNS domain. Further
details see mPDS 5 reference manual.
See Reference Guide for checking the connec-
tion between PC and mPDS 5 (including the
network settings).
2. Make sure you know the serial number of your
mPDS 5 and the corresponding license key.
TIP You will find the 8-digit serial number on the
rear of your mPDS 5 or in "Menu > Service >
System Information". One license key per reg-
istered mPDS 5 is needed in order to achieve
full capability of Davis 5.
AC033-DF636-96323-S2219-5GG50-CD200-00876-
20000-V12K7-9L6D
Fig. 15: Example license key
5. Click <Add> to confirm.
As soon as you have registered the mPDS 5,
the acquisition of current measurement data is
started immediately and all information will be
stored to the Davis 5 database.
6. Register an additional mPDS 5 in the same way
as described before.
4.1.2 Adding a Pico 3000 OEM
Adding a Pico 3000 OEM to Davis 5 is needed in or-
der to register the device at the Davis 5 server and
to start the acquisition of current measurement data
immediately.

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1. Make sure that the Pico 3000 OEM you want to
add is connected to the same LAN as the PC
running Davis 5.
TIP For network settings refer to the Pico 3000 OEM
manual.
2. Make sure you know the serial number of your
Pico 3000 OEM and the corresponding license
key.
TIP: The 8-digit S/N used by Davis 5 can be found
via Pico 3000 HMI (Info window - Pico 3000 - Instru-
ment S/N) or via the Pico 3000 software. If you have
a Cobrix 5500/5600 OEM Pico 3000 PROFINET IO
the S/N of Cobrix... is used as Pico 3000 instrument
S/N. One license key per Pico 3000 OEM is needed
in order to achieve full capability of Davis 5.
3. Click in the device list toolbar.
Fig. 16: Window for adding a Pico 3000 OEM
4. Enter the 8-digit device serial number and the
license key. Click the checkbox to activate the
field for the license key. When the checkbox is
set, you have the possibility to enter the license
key at a later time. You find an example license
key in Fig. 15
5. Click <Add> to confirm. As soon as you have
registered the Pico 3000 OEM, the acquisition of
current measurement data is started and all
information will be stored to the Davis 5 data-
base.
TIP: The Pico 3000 OEM is controlled by a PLC via
fieldbus (PROFINET IO).
It is important to use a fixed IP address for
Pico 3000. A changing IP address (due to DHCP
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setting on Pico 3000 OEM) would prevent Davis 5
from communicating with the Pico.
Some functions of Davis 5 are not available such as:
- Product selection (only via PLC)
- Adjustment (typically via PLC) PLC may
allow adjustment using special commands.
- There is always only one product visible
(- the active product) A list of products (Reci-
pes) could be available via PLC user inter-
face.
- It is not possible to create new products in
Davis 5.
- Getting reference values from a lab instru-
ments is not possible.
4.1.3 Adding a License Key
When you have not entered the license key when
you have added a new mPDS 5 or your license is
expired, enter it in the Device management dialog.
Click <Add license> in the chapter License informa-
tion to open a window where you can enter the li-
cense key for the selected device.
Fig. 17: Adding a license
Enter the license key and click <Add> to confirm.
Find an example license key in Fig. 15.
4.1.4 Removing a Process Device
If data acquisition for a process device is not re-
quired anymore, the device should be removed from
Davis 5.
If a process device is temporarily off-line, e.g. for
maintenance purposes, there is no need to remove
this device in Davis 5.
To remove a process device, click in the de-
vice list toolbar. The lines provided by the removed
process device will disappear from the list in the
menu "Online Data" but will be available in the "Re-
ports" menu.
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Stored data of lines provided by a removed process
device will not be deleted from the database. You
can recall them over the "Reports" menu (see Ref-
erence Guide).
Fig. 18: "Removing an mPDS 5" window
4.1.5 mPDS 5 Service Routines
The service routines in the Device management di-
alog are available for mPDS 5 devices with instru-
ment software version 5.10 and higher. You can
save an mPDS 5 diagnostic package or a backup
file from the device. Davis 5 will store it to the PC.
TIP These service routines give you a very comfort-
able possibility to get a diagnostic package or a
backup file without having to go to the mPDS 5.
Click the <Device management> in the Welcome
window.
Choose the location where the diagnostic package
or the backup file should be stored.
Click <Save> to start the diagnostic package or the
backup file.
Fig. 19: Saving the mPDS 5 backup file
Click <Close> when the the diagnostic package or
backup has finished successfully.
TIP You can perform for each device only one ser-
vice routine simultaneously, but you can perform
service routines for different devices at the same
time.
4.1.6 Date/Time Synchronization with
mPDS 5
At the end of the "Device Information" section there
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is a <Change> button to activate or deactivate the
automatic synchronization of date and time of your
mPDS 5 with the Davis 5 server machine date and
time.
If this feature is activated, date and time of the
mPDS 5 are set to the same date and time of the
Davis 5 server as soon as "product '0'" is selected.
4.1.7 Modify Device Settings
There is dedicated button in the upper right corner
to open a window for modifying device settings. Se-
lect the device in the list on the left side and click this
button. A window opens which looks like
Fig. 20: Modify device settings
Carry out the necessary changes and click <ok>.
4.2 User Management
Activate the user management to prevent unautho-
rized access:
add new users
set the permissions of new users
change the password and the permissions of exist-
ing users
remove existing users
turn the user management on and off
Turning on the user management:
Click <Turn on user management> in the Wel-
come window to open the log on window.
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Fig. 21: Turning on the user management
Davis 5 comes with a single pre-defined user ac-
count "Davis 5 User Administrator" that can be
used to log on the first time to enable the user man-
agement. The default password is "administrator".
NOTICE
We highly recommend that you change the
password of the "Davis 5 User Administrator"
directly after the first log on so that nobody else
can log on as an administrator.
"Davis 5 User Administrator" is the special user ac-
count only for managing Davis 5 user accounts.
All users with user management permission are al-
lowed to turn the user management on or off, add or
delete users and define their permissions.
It is not possible to change the permissions of the
pre-defined user account "Davis 5 User Administra-
tor".
Fig. 22: User management
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Adding a new user:
1. Click the <Add> button in the "User manage-
ment" window (Fig. ).
2. You see the "Add a new user" window (Fig. 23).
3. Enter the name of the new user and click
<Add>.
The name of the user has to be unique.
Fig. 23: Adding a new user window
The new added user is shown in the list with a
green plus and a red asterisk, which indicates
that the user is added but not yet saved.
4. The password field of the new user is empty.
Enter a default password so the user has the
possibility to change his/her password.
5. Set the permissions for the new user. By default
"online data" is already selected. Tool tips pro-
vide more information about each individual per-
mission. To read a tool tip, move the cursor over
an item. A small box will appear which explains
the item.
6. Click <OK> to save all changes.
Deleting a user:
1. Click the <Delete> button to delete an existing
user from the list.
2. Click <OK> to confirm that the user is finally
deleted from the system.
Turning off the user management:
You can turn off user management and access au-
thorization any time you want. Existing users, pass-
words and assigned permissions will be preserved
and available again after turning the user manage-
ment on again.
1. Log on with a user that has the user manage-
ment permission.
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2. Open the "User management" window. The name indicates who is logged on.
3. Click "Turn off user management" in the lower
left corner of the window.

Changing the password:

The symbol with the green lock indicates that the
Passwords can be empty or up to 32 characters user management is turned on, but no user is
long. logged on.

1. Log on to change your password.
2. Click the Log-on symbol in the upper right cor-
ner in the menu bar.
3. Click "Change password".
4. Type the new password and confirm the new
password.
Symbols in the menu bar:
The symbol in the right upper corner of the menu bar
indicates that the user management is turned on.
All users are allowed to log on and off, switch to an-
other user and to change their own password. The
symbol indicates the current state of the user man-
agement. Click on the symbol to log on/log off again.
NOTICE
In order to use Lab instruments running software
version 2.95 or higher it is necessary to check
the External Interface Settings of the Lab instru-
ment.
Go to menu "Setup > Control Panel > External
Interface Settings". Make sure that "LIMS Inter-
face" is activated.
Older software versions don't have this choice -
LIMS Interface was automatically activated.

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5 Online Data
5.1 Opening a Line 1
2
Status indicator
Numerical output field
3 Chart
Each registered process device (process line) is list- 4 Graphical output field
ed on the Welcome window and in the line selection 5 Line name
menu with the line name and the mPDS 5 / 6 Information bar
Pico 3000, on which this line is installed. 7 Menu bar
• Click on the line/mPDS 5 you want to open. Fig. 25: Typical online window
All features of the Welcome window are available
under the menu "Davis 5".
Find the Welcome window and the description of the
menu items in Fig. 12

Fig. 24: Line selection menu

TIP Typically one line is installed on each mPDS 5.
If your mPDS 5 is not listed or this window is empty,
refer to Reference Guide Ethernet/LAN Test, and
check that your mPDS 5 is registered.
If there are no products available on your mPDS 5,
see Chapter 6 to add products in Davis 5 or go to
the mPDS 5 "Product Settings".
An online window opens automatically. It contains
the most important measurement quantities of the
current product.

7
6
5
1

2
Fig. 26: Davis 5 menu

5.2 Line Settings

Click "Online data > Line settings..." to open the
window "Line settings".
3
4

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Fig. 27: Line settings
Set the line name, and if necessary the data storage
and the data monitoring.
Line name:
You can change the name of each line. Click <OK>
and the changes will be immediately shown in the
information bar of Davis 5 and transfered to the
mPDS 5.
Automatic exclusion of stored measurement da-
ta:
It is possible and recommended to automatically ex-
clude some data at the beginning and some data at
the end of batch. Using this feature the automatical-
ly generated reports are getting much more useful
especially when it comes to statistical values.
This function is activated by default and 3 minutes at
the beginning and 3 minutes at the end are exclud-
ed.
Data storage:
By default <Store measurement data in database>
is set with a storage interval of 10 seconds. You can
select an interval from one second to ten minutes.
We recommend storing the data in the database.
Otherwise no data are recorded and you only can
view the online data on the screen.
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NOTICE
If the data storage function gets disabled, the
affected line, the data storage and the data mon-
itoring are marked by a warning sign. That indi-
cates that no data are stored and you should set
the checkboxes.
Fig. 28: Warning signs when data storage is disabled
Data monitoring:
When you set the checkbox <Write measurement
data into monitoring files>, the Davis 5 server writes
the measurement data into XML-formatted text files.
• Select an interval from one second to 120 min-
utes. Each monitoring file will be written accord-
ing to the set interval.
The monitoring interval is independent of the
interval of storing measurement data in the
database.
• Select the <file location>. Specify the creden-
tials which must be used by Davis 5 in order to
store files in a shared network folder or the local
file system on the Davis 5 server computer.
NOTICE
Network paths must be specified in UNC nota-
tion.
Examples:
- \\SERVER\share\folder
- \\my-company.com\DFS\DataMonitoring
• Type a file name.
The data monitoring file is saved under its file-
name with an appended consecutive number in
the specified interval to the selected location.
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• Select if the measurement data should be writ-

ten into one file or if each measurement data
record should be written in a separate file, which
is recommended and the default setting.
Press <Create file> to test the functionality of Data
monitoring, or if you require a monitoring file of cur- Fig. 30: Product calibration
rent measurement data is required.
NOTICE
Be aware that by activating one or both of these
Find an overview of the data monitoring file’s format
options erroneous calibrations can be caused
in the Reference Guide.
because the saved value does not represent the
If the data monitoring file cannot be written, Davis 5 liquid in the line.
displays the Data monitoring issue window provid-
ing the details about the error. Both options are deactivated by default.

5.3 Output Fields

The default online window consists of:
• three graphical output fields and
• seven numerical output fields

Graphical output field:

A graphical output field consists of a chart and one

or two measurement values displayed in large num-
Fig. 29: Data monitoring issue bers. Statistics can be displayed too (average, stan-
The window will appear every ten minutes to remind dard deviation, cp, cpk, QI). Three graphical output
you to investigate the problem. The Davis 5 server fields open automatically.
buffers up to 1000 samples of monitoring data per Measurement value Chart
line in the memory. The missing monitoring files
containing the buffered data will be written as soon
as the error condition dissolves.
To keep the data monitoring running, switch tempo-
rarily to a different monitoring file location by chang-
ing the option in the Line settings dialog. After
solving the problem with the original file location, Fig. 31: Graphical output field without statistics
switch back to the location. Copy already written
monitoring files manually. Measurement value Chart

Product calibration:
For very specific configurations it may be required to
allow calibrations during Flowstop=on or Hold=on.
You can activate these options by checking the re-
spective box:
Fig. 32: Graphical output field with statistics
1. Click in the content area to open the corre-
sponding configuration window of the graphical
output field:

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Left data Chart settings Right data
channel settings channel settings
Fig. 33: Configuration window of graphical output field
2. Set the check button for the data channel you
want to activate.
3. Set the measurement quantities for each graph-
ical output field in the left and right data channel.
4. Set for each data channel:
- Unit
- Digits after the decimal point
- Line color
- Line thickness
- Axis scaling (automatic, manual or
percentage of lolo/hihi alarm limits)
- 3 check boxes to activate/deactivate statistics
The "Time frame" applies to all charts of all
graphical output fields. It defines the visible part
of the graphical output field.
TIP Davis 5 automatically stores all data for a
batch up to maximum time of 28 hours in the
memory. So if you increase the time frame from
e.g. 1 hour to 4 hours and the batch was running
for at least 4 hours you get old data of the last 4
hours. Definition lower and upper specification
limits (LSL and USL) are needed for the calcula-
tion of cp/cpk and QI are defined in the customi-
zation window (menu "Tools") of the statistical
reports.
5. Click <OK> to accept changes and to close the
configuration window.
Numerical output field:
A numerical output field contains one measurement
quantity. Seven numerical output fields are dis-
played automatically.
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Fig. 34: Numerical output field
1. Click on a numerical output field to get the corre-
sponding configuration window:
Fig. 35: Configuration window of a numerical output field
2. Set the measurement quantity (e.g. tempera-
ture) you want to have displayed.
3. Set the unit and the digits after the decimal
point.
4. Click <OK> to confirm changes and to close the
configuration window.
Adding or removing output fields:
• Click "Layout" in the menu bar to add a new
graphical or numerical output field.
• Click the close button in the upper right corner of
a graphical or numerical output field to remove
it.
Customizing an output field:
TIP Davis 5 stores the layout settings of the online
window and its output fields based on each type of
product.
Thus products of the same product type share the
same layout settings, whereas products with differ-
ent product types have different layout settings.
Inactive output fields:
If a graphical or numerical output field shows "Inac-
tive", the assigned measurement quantity is current-
ly not available.
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Fig. 36: "Inactive" output field
TIP The main cause for inactive output fields is a
disconnected or defective sensor.
5.4 Status Indicator — Alarm Reset —
Alarm Sounds
Status indicator:
Click the status indicator symbol (Fig. 25) to get the
current list of status messages from all registered
mPDS 5 provided by Davis 5.
The following types of status messages are possi-
ble: OK, Warning, Error.
Read the information displayed in the message list.
Fig. 37: Example of a message list
Alarm reset:
Certain alarm status messages which are generat-
ed by a process device support a manual reset or
acknowledgment. This reset can be executed by the
user either from the process device or from Davis 5
at the status message list.
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A button will be displayed for each alarm status
message which supports a reset. Pressing the but-
ton confirms the alarm status message and causes
it to disappear, or it deactivates the regarding alarm
output on the process device for a certain amount of
time.
Fig. 38: Status indicator - one alarm has been reset
TIP You can configure the reset time in menu "Set-
up > Product Type Settings > Alarm Configura-
tion" on the mPDS 5.
The access to the "alarm reset" feature can be au-
thorized for individual user accounts by the alarm re-
set permission.
Alarm sounds:
When the status indicator in the online window
shows a warning or an error state, Davis 5 can play
a particular sound to notify the user.
Alarm sounds can be muted or unmuted individually
for each online window using the loudspeaker sym-
bol on the bottom of the status indicator window.
By default alarm/warning sounds are muted.
Sound Files:
There are two sound files which are provided by
Davis 5 setup, Davis5-Warning.wav and Davis5-
Error.wav. These files are located in the application
folder of the Davis 5 client.
TIP Davis 5 can only play *.WAV sound files. Other
file types such as *.MP3 or *.WMA, are not support-
ed.
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In order to use different sound files, simply replace
the files but keep the same names.
5.5 Inserting a Comment
Double-click the chart or click "Tools > Set com-
ment..." to open the comment dialog.
Fig. 39: Comment dialog
5.7 Flowstop and Hold (Optional: L-D Flowstop/L-D Hold)
Fig. 41: Hold and Flowstop in the information bar
The current status of the "Hold" and "Flowstop" sig-
nals of your mPDS 5 are directly indicated in the in-
formation bar.
Hold:
If "Hold" is "On", some measurement values will be
"frozen" by the mPDS 5.
TIP Do not start an adjustment when "Hold" = On.
You can set the effect of the "Hold" signal on each
measurement value (freezing or not). Read the rel-
evant chapter (Channel settings) in the mPDS 5 in-
struction manual.
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5.6 Including/Excluding Measurement
Data
To avoid that certain measurement values are used
for statistical results (e.g. average value, standard
deviation, process capability index, etc.), you can
exclude the values manually.
• Select the concerning measurement values by
clicking on the chart and dragging the mouse.
• Click "Tools > Exclude selected data range"
to remove the values from calculation, or click
"Tools > Include selected data range" in order
to restore excluded values.
Fig. 40: Excluding measurement data
TIP It is recommended to use the automatic exclud-
ing feature to be activated in the line settings menu.
See Chapter 5.2.
Flowstop:
The "Flowstop" is "On" when the product in the main
line has been stopped.
All measurement values recorded during "Flowstop"
= On are marked and ignored for the statistics re-
ports.
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Fig. 42: Excerpt of a Statistics report

TIP When using an L-Dens 7000 or L-Com 5500 the
signals may come directly from a Flow Monitor con-
nected to the sensor. These channels are named
"L-D Flowstop" and "L-D Hold".

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6 Products
Davis 5 identifies each product that is created on
your mPDS 5 or in Davis 5 and lists them in the
products menu.
Fig. 43: "Products" menu
TIP You can administrate products on the mPDS 5
as well as in Davis 5 (Chapter ). For the Pico 3000,
OEM products are administered in the PLC:
6.1 Product Selection
1. Click "Products" in the menu bar of each online
window.
2. Click a product to select it and to switch to it
immediately on the concerning mPDS 5.
The information bar shows the name of the
selected product.
NOTICE
For Pico 3000 OEM, products can only be
selected via PLC and fieldbus.
6.2 Product Calibration and Adjust-
ment
Calibrating a product means to check how much
the process measurement values differ from the lab-
oratory reference results of a product sample.
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When you perform a product calibration (Chapter
6.2.1), Davis 5 records such deviations, but it does
not change the measurement value of the con-
cerned data channel in the mPDS 5.
Adjusting a product means eliminating the devia-
tions between the process measurement results
and the laboratory reference results, and perma-
nently changing the measured values in the
mPDS 5.
First of all define the product-type-specific adjust-
ment setting (Chapter 6.2.1) and perform an initial
adjustment (Chapter 6.2.5) before you carry out cal-
ibrations (Chapter 6.2.2) or further adjutments
(Chapter 6.2.4).
TIP: The Pico 3000 OEM normally is adjusted via
PLC.
6.2.1 Adjustment Settings
Define the allowed deviations of the data channels
which will be adjusted, if you want to benefit from the
adjustment recommendation which is provided by
Davis 5.
This will enable Davis 5 to analyze the calibrations.
Then Davis 5 suggests which data channels should
be adjusted.
1. Click "Products > Product calibration and
adjustment...".
Fig. 44: Product calibration and adjustment
Click the link <Modify adjustment settings...> in the
lower-left corner to load the settings.
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Fig. 45: Product adjustment settings
2. Set the number of calibrations that are used to
calculate the average deviation before you per-
form an adjustment.
TIP We recommend setting the number to five
or higher, because then Davis 5 automatically
eliminates the calibration with the maximum
deviation. When you have just one to three cali-
brations, Davis 5 uses all calibrations for the
averaging.
3. Set the values for the allowed deviation of the
data channels of the product types.
It is essential for Davis 5 that you specify these
allowed deviations for individual data channels
of the product type.The allowed deviation is an
absolute value.
TIP The allowed deviation value can be adapted
at any time. We recommend setting e.g. °Brix,
Alcohol (Ethanol) and CO2 Carbo Package to a
value between 0.05 to 0.1.
NOTICE
If no allowed deviation is specified, Davis 5 will
not be able to determine whether an adjustment
is required or not. The recommendation area will
never turn red.
4. Click <Save> to return to the Product calibration
and adjustment window.
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6.2.2 Calibrating a Product
You can start a calibration for a product which is cur-
rently in production. In addition, it is possible to start
a calibration at a later time if you know the produc-
tion line and the time you took the sample (refer to
Chapter 6.2.3). When you perform a product calibra-
tion, Davis 5 saves process and reference values
but does not change the measurement values in the
mPDS 5.
1. To start a calibration click either <Start new cali-
bration> in Davis 5 or
tap the button <Start Davis 5 Calibration> on
your mPDS 5.
In some cases the operator may want to start a
calibration in Davis 5 and take a sample from
the production line himself. It typically takes an
operator several minutes to go from the lab to
the process lines so it is possible to define a
suitable delay.
Fig. 46: Start Davis 5 calibration with a delay
If you click on the down-arrow at the end of the
button <Start New calibration> you can define a
delay time. The delay time is stored but can be
changed if needed any time.
2. When you have started a calibration, take a
product sample which is representative for the
acquired measurement data and take it to the
laboratory to determine the reference values.
TIP If you forget to start a calibration, you can
do this up to eight days later as long as the pro-
duction line, the date and the time are known
(see Chapter 6.2.5 for more details).
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Fig. 47: Calibration
3. Click <Get reference values> to transfer all
measurement values from a Laboratory device
to Davis 5. A new window opens.
Fig. 48: Recent measurement results
TIP As soon as a Laboratory device is registered
in Davis 5, the <Get reference values> button is
visible and usable.
You may also enter the laboratory reference values
in the column "Reference" manually, then press
<Enter> and the deviation shows up.
4. The "Get reference values for calibration" win-
dow allows you to select the corresponding lab-
oratory measurement.
You can either select one of the available labo-
ratory devices or "all".
In addition you can filter the laboratory measure-
ments using a time span (starting at the calibra-
tion/sampling time).
You can also enter a filter string which filters the
contents of the header line. Enter the line name
as filter string to get only measurements of a
specific line.
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5. Select the line of a laboratory measurement and
click <Get reference values> to transfer the ref-
erence values to the calibration window.
TIP You can only select valid laboratory refer-
ence measurements with at least one matching
measurement channel.
If necessary the reference values can be manu-
ally overwritten.
The calibration icon in the recommendation area
shows to indicate that the calibration is pend-
ing. Inputs to pending calibrations are stored im-
mediately by Davis 5.
6. Click <Finish calibration> to complete the whole
calibration process. After you have confirmed to
finish this calibration by clicking <Yes>, you can-
not enter more reference values.
TIP The calibration icon turns green, yellow or
red:
- green: the deviations of all values are
within 50% of the allowed ranges of the
adjustment settings
- yellow: the deviation of at least one value
is between 50 and 100 % of the allowed
range
- red: the deviation of one value is greater
than the allowed range
A tooltip gives you all the information about the
finished calibration. To read a tooltip, move the
cursor over an item. A small box will appear
which explains the item.
7. After you have performed the required number
of calibrations, the recommendation area stays
either gray to show that no adjustment is
required, or it turns red to recommend perform-
ing an adjustment (Chapter 6.2.4).
8. When the recommendation area stays gray, a
product adjustment is not required.
Fig. 49: Product adjustment is not required
Even if no adjustment is required, perform
further calibrations. When you have set the
numbers of calibrations that are required for an
adjustment to five, the five last calibrations will
always be left in the recommendation area.
Davis 5 automatically eliminates the calibration
with the maximum deviation.
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6.2.3 Adding a "Backdated" Calibration 6. You can change this time by clicking on <Modify
calibration settings> in the lower left section.
In some cases (when the mPDS 5 is not accessible, The following window opens up:
the Davis 5 PC is too far away) it may be impossible
to start a calibration at the time you take the sample.
It is possible to "start" any calibration up to eight
days after the sample was taken.
1. Open the "Product calibration and adjustment"
window available in the products menu.
2. Click on the green "+" to open a new window:

Fig. 51: Backdated calibration settings

7. Enter the production line specific time offset
between sampling and process sensors. Typical
values are 1-3 minutes depending on the speed
of the line and position of the process system.

6.2.4 Adjusting a Product

Fig. 50: Backdated calibration
3. Enter the date/time when the sample was taken.
When you enter a date and time Davis 5 does
not have data for, the "production" field is empty.
You must select a time Davis 5 has measure-
ment data for.
When the average deviation of several calibrations
is too high, perform an adjustment to minimize the
deviations between the process measurement re-
sults and the laboratory reference results.
1. When the recommendation area turns red, a
product adjustment is recommended.

The last line in this window, starting with the Fig. 52: Product adjustment is recommended
green "+", tells you the calculated calibration Click the adjustment button in the
time.
recommendation area to open the
This is the time Davis 5 retrieved the data from adjustment window. Davis 5 marks the data
the database for the calibration to be added. channels which are recommended for the
product adjustment according to the current
4. Click <Add calibration> then enter the reference
adjustment settings.
values for the corresponding process values as
usual.

NOTICE
It is only possible to add calibrations for dates/
times after the last adjustment of a product on a
specific line.

5. The product takes a certain time to move from

the process sensor to the package. This time
offset can be entered and is taken into consider-
ation for adding a new calibration.
Fig. 53: Adjustment window

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2. Click <Adjust> to perform the adjustment on the
mPDS 5. The adjustment eliminates the aver-
age deviations between the process measure-
ment results and the laboratory reference
results. The product on your mPDS 5 is immedi-
ately adjusted.
TIP
• Performing the adjustment will clear all
finished and all pending calibrations from the
history of the product concerned.
• Do not use the adjustment functions directly
on your mPDS 5 ("Laboratory adjustment" or
"Manual Adjustment") when you use Davis 5.
• When the "Product adjustment" dialog is
opened, all other Davis 5 windows can not be
operated. Close the dialog if you do not really
need it
.
NOTICE
It is possible to use either Davis 5 for adjustment
according to the average deviations from the last
5 calibrations for example, or you can use the
mPDS 5 'Laboratory adjustment' function.
Use only one of the 2 methods - preferably the
Davis 5 calibration/adjustment method.
However, you will see the laboratory adjust-
ments carried out via mPDS 5 in Davis 5 online
screens, reports and XML data monitoring files.
There will be no average deviation, when the
mPDS 5 is used, because the calibration feature
is not available in mPDS 5 HMI.
6. Click <Adjust> to perform the adjustment on the
mPDS 5. The adjustment eliminates the aver-
age deviations between the process measure-
ment results and the laboratory reference
results. The product on your mPDS 5 is immedi-
ately adjusted.
TIP Depending on the product type, follow the
same adjustment recommendations described in
the mPDS 5 reference manual. E.g. for a classi-
cal Beer Monitor ("Beer 1") adjust only "CO2
package", "Density 20°C" and "Alcohol %v/v
20°C".
After the initial adjustment, perform product calibra-
tions as often as you like. Davis 5 automatically cal-
culates the average deviation of several calibrations
and warns you if the average is too high.
We recommend carrying out an adjustment if this
occurs.
6.2.6 Show recently Adjusted Products
It is possible to see date and time of recently adjust-
ed products.
Use the symbol in upper left corner to see only prod-
ucts with pending calibrations or recently bottled
products with the latest adjustment dates.

6.2.5 Initial Adjustment

When you start up a new process measurement
system, the results of the process measurements
will typically slightly deviate from the laboratory ref-
erence results. Therefore, perform an initial adjust-
ment, once for each product.
1. Click <Start new calibration>. Fig. 54: Show products with latest adjustment dates
2. Enter the laboratory reference values in the col-
umn "Reference" and press <Enter>.
3. Click <Finish calibration> to complete the cali-
bration process and confirm with <Yes>.
4. Click the adjustment button in the recommenda-

tion area to open the adjustment window.

5. Check all checkboxes in the "Adjust" column.
7.

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Appendix A: Hardware Requirements
Because hardware workload depends on how
Davis 5 is used, different scenarios with specific
hardware recommendations are provided. Please
Appendix A.1: Up to Four Production Lines, Compact Deployment
Usage:
- Davis 5 client and server installed on the
same machine
- Data recording of four production lines
- Real-time visualization of four production
lines
Appendix A.2: Up to Ten Production Lines, Distributed Deployment
Usage:
- Davis 5 server installed on a central machine
- Davis 5 clients installed on different
machines connected with the central Davis 5
server
- Davis 5 server: data recording of ten produc-
tion lines
- Davis 5 clients: real-time visualization of one
or two production lines
Recommended hardware (Davis 5 server):
- 3 GHz processor or faster, 4 cores minimum
- 8 GB RAM (depending on the operating sys-
tem)
- Screen resolution of at least 1920 x 1080 at
Appendix A.3: Additional Notes
A system that is used mainly for data recording
might run with hardware which does not meet the
above specifications. The highest workload on the
client side is generated by rendering the real-time
data visualization. On the server side the highest
workloads are generated by creating new reports,
which is triggered on the client side, but performed
on the server side.
For example, recording the measurement data of 10
production lines can be easily achieved by a low-
end Pentium 3, but visualizing multiple production
lines requires a much more powerful system, need-
ing good graphics performance. On the other hand,
a Pentium 3 on the server side might not achieve
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Appendix A: Hardware Requirements
note that these recommendations are given as
rough guidelines.
Recommended hardware:
- 2 GHz processor or faster, 2 cores minimum
- 8 GB RAM (depending on operating system)
- Screen resolution of at least 1920 x 1080 at
True Color (32 bit)
- Direct X 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
- 20 GB free disk space on system drive
- Network connection
- Mouse and keyboard
True Color (32 bit)
- 20 GB free disk space on system drive
- Network connection
- Mouse and keyboard
Recommended hardware (Davis 5 client):
- 2 GHz processor or faster, 2 cores minimum
- 4 GB RAM (depending on the operating sys-
tem)
- Screen resolution of at least 1920 x 1080 at
True Color (32 bit)
- Direct X 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
- 20 GB free disk space on system drive
- Network connection
- Mouse and keyboard
adequate performance when you generate reports
frequently.
The Davis 5 client user interface is built with Win-
dows Presentation Foundation (WPF), a technology
available on Windows operating systems that can
take advantage of graphics hardware acceleration.
For smooth visualization of multiple production lines
it is highly recommended to equip your target ma-
chine with a dedicated graphics card that is capable
of accelerating DirectX 9 in hardware. Any graphics
card with moderate hardware acceleration should
be sufficient. Any last-generation onboard graphics
chip should provide satisfactory hardware accelera-
tion too.
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Appendix B: Software Requirements (PC and

mPDS 5)
Your target machine must have the following soft-
ware requirements to install Anton Paar’s Davis 5
successfully. The Davis 5 setup automatically
checks the software requirements and prevents in-
stallation on unsupported systems.
Compatibility between Davis 5 and mPDS 5:
Davis 5 requires a minimum instrument software
version of 4.00 or higher on the connected mPDS 5.
Devices with older instrument software versions are
not supported and might not be visible after adding
them to Davis 5.
The following table should give you an overview
which versions of Davis 5 and mPDS 5 can work to-
gether. Various Davis 5 features might require a
certain mPDS 5 minimum instrument software ver-
sion, but Davis 5 will adapt as necessary and dis-
able features if an older mPDS 5 version is
detected.

mPDS 5
5.50 5.60 5.70 6.00 6.20 6.30 6.40 6.41 6.50 6.60 6.80
4.00.620 Yes No No No No No No No No No No
4.10.670 Yes No No No No No No No No No No
DAVIS 5

4.10.681 Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No

4.20.730 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
4.40.780 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No
4.40.830 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
4.50.830 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
4.50.850 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
4.51.850 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
4.60.860 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
4.70.870 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
4.81.880 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Operating system: to allow integration in local area networks (LANs).

Davis 5 is built on Windows technologies and is
only available for Windows operating systems.
Thus, the list of supported operating systems
depends on which operating systems are officially
supported by Microsoft. Please keep in mind that
the list of supported operating systems might
change for future releases of Davis 5.
This affects primarily Windows XP, whose official
support for Service Pack 3 will end in early 2014
and Windows 7, which is not supported as of Janu-
ary 2020. We highly recommend switching to Win-
dows 8/10 for best experience and reliability.
Anton Paar’s Davis 5 is not only fully compatible
with Windows 8/10; it was built for those operating
systems.
Unsupported PC Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows 95, 98 / 98 SE, ME, NT 4.0,
2000, XP, Vista, 7
Network Environment:
Davis 5 and mPDS 5 / Pico 3000 OEM are designed
For reliable communication between mPDS 5 / Pico
3000 OEM and Davis 5 certain standard network
services must be available and working.
Davis 5 uses Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
for communication between Davis 5 server and
mPDS 5 and also for communication between
Davis 5 clients and Davis 5 server. Microsoft Mes-
sage Queuing is required to operate on TCP/IP Ver-
sion 4. At the moment TCP/IP Version 6 is not
supported by mPDS 5 and Davis 5.
In addition Davis 5 requires that host name resolu-
tion is functioning properly in the network, either via
NetBIOS over TCP/IP or via Domain Name System
(DNS). The name resolution service must be able to
resolve NetBIOS computer names to IPv4 address-
es. Fully-qualified DNS host names are not support-
ed. If the Windows firewall is turned on or you have
a third-party firewall installed, make sure that you al-
low incoming traffic for basic network services like
NetBIOS or DNS and also for Microsoft Message
Queuing.

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