Complete Data Management
The 5000B is a versatile solution for many data acquisition requirements. From simple monitoring requirements to batch and validated processes, its security, communications and powerful visualization tools make the 5000B more than just a recording device. The compact unit can be wall or panel mounted and provide data in varying formats to suit different department needs.

The Bridge software can be installed on as many remote stations as required - from PCs to PDAs. It uses Java as its runtime environment and, as such, provides multiplatform compatibility. Up to 4 users can view a single instrument at any one time. With the correct security permission users can view live data, access historical information, perform operations (such as starting a batch or adding a comment to the record) and change the configuration of the instrument. With the Master Comms option the user can also view, operate and configure other remote instruments throughout the plant.

As data is sampled and logged in the 5000B, historical files are created in the 16Mbyte of internal Flash memory. The instrument can be configured to automatically pass these files over the network to a server for longer term archiving. In case of problems with the main server a secondary, back-up server can also be specified. The files are in a secure format to protect them from tampering. Review software is supplied with the 5000B for reading of these files at a later date. Review software can be configured to automatically pull files from the 5000B and store them in its database. Within the Review the user can re-create charts from the secure data, format them for the clearest view and, if necessary, add comments. The user can search through the Review database for files either by time and date or, if using the batch option, by a specific batch name.

Report 5000
Report 5000 is an add-in for Excel that will directly access the encrypted files in the Review database. This package gives the user total flexibility to automatically create reports in formats to suit every department - removing human error and saving time. Report templates can be created to suit every need without affecting the secure, primary, archive files.

Review Full
Review Full software provides additional functionality and flexibility for the user. Data can be viewed in a spreadsheet format or a whole chart copied to the clipboard for direct pasting into another document. A complete batch chart can be automatically printed to a specified printer without the need for operator intervention.

• Spreadsheet view of data
• Automatic printing of batches
• Copy chart to clipboard

• Completely configure the 5000B
• View all process data - live and historical
• Download or save configurations
• Start and stop batches
• Configure archiving strategies or to demand an immediate archive of the process data
• Create custom views

Bridge 5000 is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, software package giving total access to the 5000B - including viewing of data, operation and configuration of the unit. Bridge 5000 gives you a connection between a 5000B and any PC anywhere in the world - using a Local Area Network, dial-up connection, Intranet or the Internet. No longer do you need to be near to the process to access live or historical data, view and acknowledge alarms - or even to change the configuration of your data recording. Bridge 5000 is powerful and flexible but does not compromise the security of your data. Each user can have a specific User Name and Password with customized security access - allowing anything from just viewing data to controlling batches or full configuration permissions. If required, the Auditor features can be enabled to provide the most advanced data security and traceability available.

As with many other standard PC software packages, a single PC can have multiple Bridge windows open giving views and operation of multiple 5000Bs on the plant floor. A single 5000B can be viewed and operated by up to four PC connections at any one time - allowing multiple users and supervisors to view the process.

User defined graphical display -
The 5000B has vertical trend, horizontal trend, vertical bar graph, horizontal bar graph and numeric standard displays. Bridge 5000 can also be used with the Screen Builder feature, enabling the user to create process specific displays so that data can be viewed in the most interpretable format. Up to 24 additional views may be created to best reflect the given process. Information from multiple Groups of data may be placed on a single display giving the operator a view of multiple processes (and multiple batches) on a single screen. Plant mimics may be created or images downloaded as backgrounds to show the process most clearly. Screen Builder truly makes a standard product into a process specific special.

Auditor Features
Auditor features on the 5000B have been specifically designed to protect data - providing comprehensive data security and traceability. These features are designed for industries where data security is of utmost importance - from Pharmaceutical to Heat Treatment, Auditor features keep valuable, and critical data safe.

Secure Audit Trail
Secure, embedded, time-stamped audit trail to record operator details, time, date and all actions taken.

Electronic Signing and Authorizing
Requires operator to re-enter user name and password before an action is taken. Authorizing requires a second signature with correct security permissions.

Signed Operator Notes
Free form text notes added to the electronic data confirmed with user name and password entry.

Password Ageing
Automatic password expiry after a configurable length of time.

Failed Login Account Disabling
User account disabled after 3 failed login attempts.

Minimum Length Password
From 1 to 20 alphanumeric characters.

Timed Logout
Operators will be automatically logged out after a programmable time period.

Recorded Logins
Record operator user ID, time and date of login.

Security Manager
Security Manager is a centralized security system where User Names, Passwords and Access Permissions can be controlled from a central PC or multiple designated PCs. Designed to assist with Federal Regulation 21CFR Part 11 for the Pharmaceutical Industry.

Environment Monitoring
Q. I need to continually record environment conditions and alarm on any anomalies. Is the 5000B a suitable instrument for this?

A. Yes! The 5000B is ideal for environment monitoring. The 5000B offers secure recording capabilities combined with flexible maths functionality. The user can easily configure the unit to alarm on any condition that is appropriate to the application. As a local display is often not necessary in the 'environment', the 5000B is a secure and cost-effective solution to this application.

Time Synchronization
In today's age of secure Electronic Records, accurate time stamps are an important part of the information recorded. The FDA asks for time-stamped audit trails and, for Electronic Signatures, the date and time that the signature was executed.

The 5000B support Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP). This protocol allows networked devices to set their time to that of a server - a known time source. The 5000B can retrieve the time from such a server, or indeed act as a time server itself for other instruments. The unit will update its time every 15 minutes - keeping time and date accurate to a known standard and ensuring authenticity and integrity of time stamp information with records.

For pharmaceutical applications, the 5000B has a Mean Kinetic Temperature function (MKT) for the kinetic effects of time temperature distribution. This function uses a configurable sample period, the number of sample periods used with the equation and the Heat of Activation.

Serial to Ethernet Gateway
As the 5000B supports both serial and Ethernet communications, the unit can be used to communicate with serial, legacy instrumentation on the plant and transfer information onto the Ethernet network.

Flexibility is one of the 5000Bs most powerful features:

• Data read from a slave device can be viewed remotely.
• Slave data can be used in the many maths functions within the 5000B.
• All data is recorded and can be audited for total traceability and security.
• Data from legacy devices can be visualized in a way to best meet the operators' needs using the Screen Builder functionality.
• Using the Report 5000 software, data is automatically transferred into a customized template to meet all reporting requirements.

Remote Acquisition
The 5000B is ideal for data acquisition at remote sites. Its flexible communications combined with large data storage capability make it a useful tool to ensure that data can be accessed remotely or stored safely until access is possible.

As well as security and reliability, the 5000B offers a multitude of additional functionality. These additional features make a standard instrument best fit a specific process. Data can be grouped and displayed as required; Events can be set to occur when a condition is met e.g. activate a relay on high alarm, start a timer on batch start or add a message to the display on a comms channel timeout; Maths functions can be performed, and much more.