DOCUMENTATION

Last updated: 24 August, 2004 14:33 Eastern Time

Currently available documents and drawings for the BEN series of Digital Fault Recorders.
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Application Notes

Settings sheets in MS Excel format

BEN 32 Master Station Manual

BEN 5000 Operators manual

BEN 5000 Technical Reference Manual

Block diagram

Misc. spreadsheets

Application Notes:

These are notes that were created a few years ago. Many of them are still relevant...

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Settings Sheets

This file has a number of sheets. It is a good starting point when you are generating the initial settings for a BEN DFR, and a way to document your configuration settings. I originally began this file to use during a commissioning, but it has since been improved by other BEN users.
Once the DFR has been programmed, you can print the parameters of a record to add to your files. Refer to the FAQ link at the left for more details on printing the parameters for a DFR.
This file is in Microsoft Excel format.

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BEN 32 Manual

This is a manual, also in Acrobat format, complete with an index. Although released in early 2000, it contains the majority of the information in the latest manual. It is also the last version published by EII, and has been fully translated to American English.

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Miscellaneous Spreadsheets

A little reminder I used to retain perspective regarding the resolution of an input based on range jumper settings and shunt values. Reminds me that you can't have your cake (select a big range) & eat it too (retain maximum resolution). I also added some examples and values for Hathaway shunts (typical).

ADC calculations spreadsheet - MS Excel format

Shows permutations possible with regards to sample memory installed in the BEN, different sample rates, number of channels in DFR and different prefault selections. Pretty raw - no help or notes.

DFR Memory Calculations - MS Excel format

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