Security Button ......................30 Change User Password .................... 30 Add New User ......................32 Log Out ........................32 Control Bar ........................33 Display ..........................33 Numeric Display ......................34 Spectrum Display ...................... 35 ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Disclaimer This document contains product specifications and performance statements that may be in conflict with other ABB published literature, such as product flyers and product catalogs. All specifications, product characteristics, and performance statements included in this document are suggested specifications only. In case of conflict between product characteristics in this document and specifications in the official ABB product catalogs, the latter takes precedence.
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Even though this user manual provides additional information on the hardware components and their particular functions, it is recommended to have qualified ABB service personnel resolve any issues with the analyzer. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Figure 1: Radiation Labels These labels are located on the enclosure covering the ICOS cell. The fiber laser is visible only when the insulated enclosure is removed from the ICOS cell. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Electrical Hazards The analyzer poses no electrical hazards. The analyzer components operate at ≤ 6.8 V DC. Laser Hazards This analyzer is a Class 1 laser product. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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Figure 2: Laser Radiation Labels and Magnetic Interlock Switch The analyzer laser is not field serviceable. Should a laser fail in the field, the analyzer must be shipped back to ABB for service repair. The analyzer laser is equipped with a magnetic interlock switch. Whenever the case...
A battery in good condition should only get slightly warm during charging. • Any other conditions immediately terminate charging. Disposal: Dispose the battery at a recycling center that processes lithium-ion batteries. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
CAUTION: Follow instructions carefully to avoid equipment damage or personal injury. WARNING! or CAUTION! Electrical Warning Icon: warns of potential electrical shock hazard. WARNING! Laser Warning Icon: warns of potential laser hazard. WARNING! ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
To prevent damage to the analyzer, do not expose the analyzer to, or use the analyzer in, rain or snow. WARNING! ABB does not endorse operation of any analyzer (including MicroGuard™) not certified for operation in hazardous locations continuously in air that contains methane levels higher than the...
Measurement and processing time up to 10 Hz • Reduced data cross-interference • Sensitivity up to ppb • Connection Ports This section describes the connections shown in Figure 6. Figure 6: Connection Ports ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
There is also an optional battery charger (ACC-MICRO-BC) when extra batteries need to be charged outside the analyzer. Do not use a battery other than the battery provided by ABB. WARNING! Data Interface USB ports – Used to transfer data to a USB memory device or connect a USB •...
95% efficient at removing particles that are 0.01 µm diameter or larger. Finally, the gas passes through a second 5 µm screen filter before the pump as it exits through the waste (OUT) port. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Function 22/tcp Secure Shell (SSH) Remote shell login 445/tcp SMB Version 2 or File sharing higher 2222/tcp Modbus/TCP Data streaming (option) 5900/tcp TCP/VNC Remote login 20002/tcp WebSocket WebSocket (option) (full-duplex over single TCP) ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
To maximize cybersecurity, users are advised to change all passwords from their default value. WARNING! Malware Protection The analyzer’s operating system runs Xubuntu 18.04LTS. ABB runs an anti-virus scanner on each disk image at the factory to ensure no malware is inadvertently included. Set Up Communication...
Enter the default password, 123456789. 5. Change the Web-interface admin password for the router: a. On the left side of the screen, navigate to MORE SETTINGS > Admin Password. (See Figure 9). ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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Input the new WiFi password in the WiFi Key field. The new password must be at least six characters long. c. Click Modify. d. Click Apply to save the changes (see Figure 11). ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Figure 12: Play Store VNC Viewer Once VNC Viewer is downloaded and installed on the tablet, cell phone, or laptop, power on the analyzer, then select the VNC icon shown in Figure 13. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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2. Tap or click GOT IT. 3. When VNC cannot determine the source server from its database, it displays a No connections message, as shown in Figure 15: Tap or click the + symbol. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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New connection: Wireless IP on the analyzer label, as shown in Figure 16. 5. Enter the name of the device to be connected under Name . The Name parameter shown in Figure 16 is only an example. Figure 16: New Connection Server (Analyzer) Address ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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This is the default password for VNC and can be changed by the user. Figure 17: VNC Network Password Screen 8. Select CONNECT: The VNC application displays an informational message indicating the VNC attempt at connection (see Figure 18). ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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Figure 18: VNC Attempting Connection Screen ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
If you change and forget this password, you will not be able to recover it without a factory restore. WARNING! There is only one Linux account. Figure 20: Login Dialog Box 3. Click Login. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Wireless Router 123456789 Admin Password To change a user password, perform the following: 1. Click the Security button: The dialog box shown in Figure 21 appears. Figure 21: Security Dialog Box After Login ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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5. Click Change Password. If you forget the new password, it is not recoverable. WARNING! The lgr password is the same for SSH. If you change the lgr password, the SSH password also changes. WARNING! ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
If you try to add a user and are in the User group (instead of the Admin or Service group), the following dialog box appears, and you must cancel the action. Figure 24: Permission Denied Log Out To log out of the system, click the Security button, then click Log Out. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
In the Control Bar, the Display button (see Figure 25) lets you select the desired screen: Numeric (Figure 26) • Spectrum (Figure 27) • Timechart (Figure 29) • Alarm Status (Figure 31) • ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
In addition, the analyzer color-coded operational status is indicated (for details on color coding, refer to Alarm Status Display ). Figure 26: Numeric Display Screen ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Laser 2 (also referred to as laser B) displays the CO peak. (Figure 28) • The measured concentrations are shown in parts per million (ppm) on the bottom of the Spectrum display. Figure 27: Spectrum Display Screen for Laser 1 ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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A drop in intensity may indicate an issue with the laser, detector, ICOS module mirrors, or supporting electronics board. This information is helpful when contacting ABB service about the issue. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Figure 29: Timechart Display Refresh in the Timechart display (see Figure 30) refreshes the screen to display the sampling data with a new starting point. Figure 30: Timechart Refresh Display ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Error messages for each alarm can be displayed by selecting the relevant alarm button: After the button is selected, a pop-up window appears displaying the messages. Figure 31: Alarm Status Display – GLA131-GPC ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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Figure 32: Alarm Status Display – GLA131-GGA ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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Warning (A)/(B) of control range, contact customer support Signal Power Laser A and/or B power has degraded, Warning (A)/(B) contact customer support Warning Maintenance Maintenance timer exceeds 360 days No issue No warning/alarm ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Use the Plot every Nth fit radio button to automatically set the rate at which the data are updated on the Main panel display. For example, if you set the value to 5, a data point will be saved every 5 seconds. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
The format can be changed in the Time/Files menu of the Setup panel. (Figure 40) Figure 34 shows a typical data file. Figure 34: Beginning of a Typical Data File for a GLA131-GGA ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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At speeds slower than 1 Hz, the standard error of the average is reported. • At the end of each data file are encoded listings of settings used by the • analyzer for that data file. Settings are typically stored for diagnostic or troubleshooting purposes. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
2. Insert a USB storage device into the USB port on the side panel of the analyzer. 3. Click the Mount USB button. (Figure 35) Figure 35: File Transfer Menu: Local Hard Drive (Left Pane) and USB Flash Drive (Right Pane) ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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Memory Device message, before removing the USB memory device. Removing the USB memory device before seeing the Safe to Remove USB Memory Device pop-up message may result in loss of data. 6. Click Close to exit the File Transfer menu. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
(Figure 36) Each file is a single zipped .txt file, using the following convention: mgga_YYYY-MM-DD_f0000.txt.zip. Examples of files in the daily directory are shown in Figure 36. Figure 36: Daily Directory ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Each file is a single zipped .txt file, using the following convention: YYYY-MM- DD.zip. Each zipped file contains the data files for the day that the analyzer operated. Examples of files in the archive directory are shown in Figure 37. Figure 37: Archive Directory ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
The File Transfer Error screen (Figure 38) displays when: The USB key does not have enough storage space. • The device is not recognized. • Try again with a correctly inserted USB device. Figure 38: File Transfer Error ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Refer to the Serial Logger section on page 58. Modbus Logger: View the Modbus data stream and analyzer alarm status • and change certain Modbus settings from the default configuration. Refer to the Modbus TCP section on page 60. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
The Local Time Zone menu lets you adjust the current local time zone by selecting an option from the drop-down selection box. Clock The Clock menu lets you manually adjust the current time and date settings. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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Relative Seconds in Hours, hh:mm:ss.sss Minutes, Seconds About The About section displays analyzer-specific information, such as the: Current software build date • Code version • IP address • Analyzer serial number • ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Before performing a calibration on the analyzer, have the following information available: Traceable regulated gas type • Traceable regulated gas type concentration • Figure 41: Calibration Tab ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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5. Repeat Step 2 through 4 for all gases measured by the analyzer. 6. After the calibration is complete, click OK. The analyzer then resumes its normal measurement mode. 7. Click Close to exit the Calibration screen. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Do not operate the analyzer outside the recommended temperature range because this will result in unexpected behavior or failures. WARNING! ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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7. Click Close to exit the menu and return to the Main panel. Figure 43 shows the laser voltage adjusted so that the absorption peak is centered on the target line. Figure 43: Absorption Peaks Centered Correctly on Target Lines ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
The (optional) Multi-Port Inlet Unit (MIU-8) is an ABB accessory that allows automated control of 8 inlet ports. The MIU-8 directs samples of multiple unknown gases and multiple reference gases through a series of inlet ports and digitally controlled valves directly into the inlet port of the analyzer.
Service ABB-trained field service engineers monitor the performance of the analyzer via the Service screen. (Figure 45) These settings determine the level of change that could affect • measurement performance. The alarm threshold levels are analyzer-dependent and are set based upon •...
MAVLINK. Check the adjacent box to activate the port; uncheck to de-activate. Serial Port Settings Use the MAVLINK, ANEMOMETER, and OUTPUT tabs to configure the selected serial port(s) that stream data. Figure 46 shows the Serial Logger menu with the OUTPUT tab selected. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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Go to the table bottom – check this box to scroll to the bottom of the table. • Save or Restore Configuration To save the configuration, click Save (at the bottom of the screen), or Restore to return the configuration to the default setting. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Whether to display analyzer alarms and measurement: • Show alarms – check this box to display alarms. If unchecked, alarms are not displayed. Show measurements – check this box to display Modbus measurements. If unchecked, measurements are not displayed. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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Table 9: Analyzer Process Variables Variable Register Data Format 040000 Lease Significant Bit (LSB) 040001 Epoch Time (ms) 040002 040003 Most Significant Bit (MSB) 040004 [CH4]_ppm 040005 040006 [CH4]_ppm_sd 040007 040008 [CO2]_ppm 040009 040010 [CO2]_ppm_sd 040011 ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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040064 Fit_Flag 040065 MIU_VALVE 040066 040067 MIU_DESC 040068 040069 Figure 48 is an example of how the output appears as the line of text in the data file. Figure 48: Data File Output ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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The analyzer health alarms are stored in the coil registers and follow the standard ABB system health ordering. Each alarm type consists of two coil registers: the first for a warning state and the second for an alarm state. The order for alarms is shown in Table 10.
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Cyclic Redundancy Check No cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is included in the returned data frame because error-checking functionality is provided by the TCP/IP encapsulation. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Change VNC Server Password To change the VNC server password, perform the following: 1. From the Setup screen, click the Security tab. 2. Click Remote Login (VNC): The dialog box shown in Figure 50 appears. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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4. To proceed, click Yes: The VNC server is enabled, and you can connect to the analyzer via the VNC interface. You can also disable the connection (see Figure 52). Figure 52: VNC Server Enabled ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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SSH password, the lgr password will also be changed. 4. Enter the new password in the New Password field. 5. Re-enter the new password in the Confirm New Password field. 6. Click Change Password. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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5. Re-enter the new password in the Confirm New Password field. 6. Click Change Password. Manage User Accounts User Levels The analyzer is shipped with one Admin user, lgr, which cannot be deleted. Refer to Table 11 for user level access. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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Clean ICOS data (decommission) Changeable Read Only Not Accessible The lgr user and users belonging to the Admin and Service groups can add new users and delete users using the Group/User Account screen. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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8. Click Add New User. If you try to add a user and are in the User group (instead of the Admin or Service group), a dialog box (Figure 24) appears, and you must cancel the action. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
2. Click Clean Icos Data: The Clear Icos Data dialog-box shown in Figure 57 appears. Figure 57: Clear Icos Data Dialog-Box 3. Enter the lgr user Linux password in the lgr Password field. (The default lgr user Linux password is 3456789.) ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
To properly shut down the analyzer, perform a soft shutdown by first selecting Exit on the Control Bar. When the dialog box appears with the question, “Do you wish to shutdown?” (see Figure 59), click OK. Figure 59: Shutdown Dialog-Box ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
The analyzer laser is not field serviceable. Should a laser fail in the field, the analyzer must be shipped back to ABB for service repair. The analyzer laser is equipped with a magnetic interlock switch. Whenever the case cover is opened, the magnetic switch breaks contact from the magnetically encoded counterpart, and power is interrupted from the Laser Controller PCB in the analyzer, thus, disabling the laser.
• Power supply brick, part number: ACC-MICRO-AC • External battery case, part number: ACC-DCMICRO • No battery is included with the ACC-DCMICRO - refer to your sales representative for dimensions and power requirements. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Check the laser offset and adjust if necessary. (Figure 42 and Figure 43) Recommended Maintenance The recommended maintenance is: ICOS mirror cleaning • Inline particulate filter • Solid-state drive (SSD) maintenance • Lithium-ion battery inspection • ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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Periodically note the ringdown time. If a significant reduction in ringdown time occurs: Request a mirror cleaning kit from ABB or your local distributor. • If further maintenance is required, contact ABB or your local distributor for • service. ABB call center: 1-800-858-3847 (North America) or +1 418-877-2944...
1. Ensure the analyzer power is OFF. 2. Open the case by unlatching two clamps next to the handle. (Figure 4) 3. Holding the battery in place, unscrew the captive Phillips screw securing the battery faceplate. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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11. Close the case and fully lock the two clamps. 12. Power up the analyzer and verify proper installation. The battery automatically recharges when the analyzer power is on and plugged in to a power supply. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
Disconnect the analyzer inlet and outlet exhaust gas lines. 4. Move the analyzer to a table where it can be worked on. 5. Open the case by unlatching two clamps next to the handle to expose its internal components. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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7. Remove the fuse from the fuse fixture: Pull the cover off, then slide the fuse out. Figure 65 shows the fuses with the covers removed. Figure 65: Fuses with Fuse Covers Removed ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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9. Close the analyzer case and fully lock the two clamps. 10. Move the analyzer back to the original location. 11. Re-connect the inlet and outlet exhaust lines to the analyzer. 12. Re-connect the analyzer power plug. ABB GLA131 Series Microportable Analyzers User Manual...
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