Canary Systems MLTDR-W-50S, User Manual

Page 1: ...MLTDR W 50S User s Guide Revision C September 2021...

Page 2: ...n or use Warranty Policy Canary Systems warrants products manufactured by Canary Systems excepting software products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service f...

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Page 4: ...on the Canary System s website to view and download the most current versions of our technical documentation and user s guides at https canarysystems com support users guides The following documents c...

Page 5: ...X 5150 25 Section 4 MultiLogger Configuration 28 4 1 Communications Configuration 28 4 2 Programming Configuration 33 4 3 Data Collection Configuration 40 Section 5 Database Configuration 42 5 1 Viewi...

Page 6: ...d cells Canary Systems MiniMux are available as options to expand the number of measurement channels per station A 50AHr lead acid battery provides power recharging is provided through a solar panel o...

Page 7: ...e the reflections indicate approximate magnitude of the crimp and the location resolution is related to the number of samples of data being collected for the waveform A typical embedment type cable is...

Page 8: ...sult in a positive spike in the coefficient Crimping of the cable usually the result of deformation or pre applied during installation will increase capacitance causing a negative spike in the coeffic...

Page 9: ...s Range 20 10112 Waveform Averaging 1 128 Output impedance 50 1 Pulse Output 250mV 25 5 S Maximum Cable Length 3800m 12400 Operating Power 150mA maximum Standby Power 1mA Coaxial Cable Interface optio...

Page 10: ...ay Max Voltage 125VAC 110VDC Relay Max Switching 2A Relay Life Minimum 108 Cycles Transient Protection Threshold 75V Transient Current Limit 1kA Canary Systems MiniMux Channels 16 4 channel or 32 2 ch...

Page 11: ...ction 1 Introduction MLTDR W 50S User s Guide 11 1 4 Connections Connections to the MLTDR W 50 are provided at the bottom of the enclosure Connections highlighted at the bottom of the MLTDR W enclosur...

Page 12: ...i Antenna with Mount and Brackets Included 1 Surge Arrestor Included 2 Antenna Cables 10 and 4 Included 1 Ethernet Connector Included 1 Duct Seal Included 1 Coaxial Jumper Cable Optional 1 Coaxial Con...

Page 13: ...50S User s Guide 13 The battery is packaged separately and includes terminal mounting hardware 50 AHr batteries with terminal mounting hardware A 40W solar panel and solar panel mounting equipment is...

Page 14: ...or installation and were not ordered Additional accessories are required for installation These are usually provided from a local electrical supplier but on request can be provided by the factory Sche...

Page 15: ...4 Install the battery See Section 2 5 Connect the TDR cable See Section 2 6 Configure the Wi Fi adaptor See Section 3 Configure the station in MultiLogger See Section 4 2 1 Enclosure Installation The...

Page 16: ...e the pipe in the bucket and fill with mixed concrete Follow the directions on the bag for concrete mixing Use a level to adjust the position of the pipe before it sets Use lumber or other suitable pr...

Page 17: ...panel in a northward direction Use a compass to derive the correct angle Remember to correct compass headings for declination Once installed route the supplied cable down the pole and secure with tie...

Page 18: ...the Southern hemisphere this is June Northern Hemisphere December Southern Hemisphere June 70 0 0 70 60 10 10 60 50 20 20 50 40 30 30 40 30 40 40 30 20 50 50 20 10 60 60 10 0 70 70 0 Northern solar en...

Page 19: ...ht angle bracket for side of pole mounting Antenna components The antenna kit includes cables to connect the antenna to the logger enclosure The connector on the antenna is Type N female The following...

Page 20: ...t includes a lightning surge arrestor this is normally installed on the outside of the enclosure using the supplied mounting bracket Be sure to connect a ground wire from the surge arrestor to the ins...

Page 21: ...e the battery from the packaging locate the terminal attachment hardware 2 Open the MLTDR W enclosure and locate the bracket at the top of the enclosure Move the battery terminal leads away from the b...

Page 22: ...nal Note the battery terminal colors match the lead colors Note Attach the red lead first to prevent short circuits A correctly wired battery installed in an MLTDR W enclosure 5 Once properly installe...

Page 23: ...tly to the TDR200 using the BNC Bayonet Neill Concelman connector highlighted below on the side of the interface Notice also that the entire jumper cable assembly including the end of the coaxial moni...

Page 24: ...not recommended to install the entire jumper cable assembly in the enclosure only route the BNC end as illustrated In this case be sure to seal the coaxial connectors with mastic or other suited elec...

Page 25: ...tion notes 3 1 SGX 5150 Connections Rear view of the Lantronix SGX 5150 Hint Serial 1 and Serial 2 are sometimes referred to as Line 1 and Line 2 by Lantronix 3 2 Configuring the SGX 5150 The followin...

Page 26: ...ample of the HyperTerminal PuTTY showing the Serial options 5 Set your terminal program to the proper COM port Check Device Manager 6 Connect the USB Serial adaptor to a Null Modem cable Plug the Seri...

Page 27: ...Black text is the command prompt The red text indicates commands you enter Blue text indicates command responses from the SXG 5150 Hint Only the most important responses for the SGX 5150 are shown Con...

Page 28: ...LTDR W The configuration is described in three sections Configure communication with the station See Section 4 1 Configure the station programming See Section 4 2 Configure data collection See Section...

Page 29: ...f available devices and click Accept The Add new Gateway or Device form used to select a TCP IP Socket The Network Manager now displays the new Socket communication type and node This can be renamed b...

Page 30: ...ggers group and select the datalogger to match your current station Click Accept Selecting a CR6 datalogger from the Add new Gateway or Device form Hint The exact model of logger can be checked by vie...

Page 31: ...cally renames the Logger Configuration File for the unit to the name entered here Next update the IP Address field with the assigned IP address for the Wi Fi adaptor installed on the MLTDR W The port...

Page 32: ...ce saved the Logger form becomes available for the MLTDR W The Logger form is used for configuring the station and manage its functions The Logger form can be accessed by clicking on the Logger form i...

Page 33: ...o store the TDR channel number status locations and waveforms 2 Select the Output Data option 3 Customize the programming to match the cables configuration used Define Locations Use the Configure Inpu...

Page 34: ...on for the TDR channel number The location should be inserted and the Location list will increment by one Advance to the next Location should be location 48 check Store Location click in the Label fie...

Page 35: ...step is to select the programming to read the data from TDR interface built into the MLTDR W This is done using the Data Output option on the Program tab Select TDR200 and SDMX50 Selecting the TDR200...

Page 36: ...gear button to the left of the Data Output option to edit the programming it will be loaded into MLEditor for modification Note the TDR200 instructions for each coaxial cable 8 in total The TDR200 in...

Page 37: ...ntage of light speed that the signal travels down the cable This is supplied by the manufacturer of the coaxial cable being used It is entered as a decimal value e g 88 is entered as 0 88 Points The n...

Page 38: ...is completed the button caption changes to Update The location of the Start Update button in the toolbar of the Logger form A prompt is displayed to confirm clearing of the datalogger memory Press Yes...

Page 39: ...is compiled and the Monitor mode will start Monitor mode used to check programming Measurements are updated until the Single Interval is met e g if the Single Interval was configured as 1 Hour then me...

Page 40: ...k Manager Click on the Gateway level in the Network Configuration From the Database Alias drop down list select the database into which the data will be imported Note If you are unable to edit this fo...

Page 41: ...into the selected database Configure the Interval for collection and check Resume Schedule After Delayed Retries to continue that data collection even if a previously scheduled collection failed The D...

Page 42: ...when MultiLogger is configured appropriately Within MLWeb the folder containing the TDR data appears in the Database Tree and is named after the Datalogger ID by default Within this folder each TDR ch...

Page 43: ...ile Each Point can also be expanded to reveal its Data Element The Channel 1 TDR expanded to reveal its Data Elements and Points Double clicking an Instrument or Element node in the Tree expands its r...

Page 44: ...applicable to deformation monitoring Default is 0 Probe_Length TDR_Waveform 7 Not applicable to deformation monitoring Default is 0 Probe_Offset TDR_Waveform 8 Multiplier or scaling factor Default is...

Page 45: ...d Output TDR Chart from the menu Select the TDR Instrument from the database tree that will be used for the chart s data and drag it into the Instrument field of the Configuration tab The TDR Chart mu...

Page 46: ...tab and Selection Criteria highlighted The desired Instrument Channel is dragged from the Database Tree into the Instrument field Its datasets populate in the Dataset Configuration Grid dependent on t...

Page 47: ...e dataset from the chart If the control is in the center the survey is automatically selected if it is within the recent datasets defined in the Auto Select Recent Datasets field Slide the control to...

Page 48: ...ute Presents data as they are recorded in the database This is the default setting Relative Uses a selected dataset as a correction to other selected datasets Typically used to present change in data...

Page 49: ...e cable is used to configure this option Units Configure the units that will be used to display TDR cable distance on the chart The options are Meters default or Feet Waveform Start Often there is a l...

Page 50: ...re compatible with the MLTDR W s Wi Fi adaptor Station Drops Out At Night Likely the station is being operated during the day by the solar panel but the battery is not being charged Replace the batter...

Page 51: ...CABLE 6ft Canary part CAB 1953 CUSTOM ADAPTOR CABLE 6ft 1 82m LMR400 WITH BNC AND N FEMALE REN 1028 SI Custom Canary Part CAB 1954 CONNECTOR N MALE 1 2 OMNI FIT NM LCF12 D01 Canary Part CON 1998 SPEC...

Page 52: ...environmental regulations for assembly and waste disposal Always make sure to use appropriate personal protection The inner conductor may have sharp edges The universal trimming tool contains several...

Page 53: ...so that there is a clean open circuit The cable cutters are for quick severing of the cable if more than one length comes for a single spool The Downside termination should be a clean open circuit Th...

Page 54: ...the TDR cable Depending on temperature the mixing of the encapsulant takes different amounts of time Below 65 F 18 3 C the encapsulant must be mixed using the included wood stick From 65 F 18 3 C to...

Page 55: ...t sealed end of the tube with scissors Push the cable with foam into the tube opening The cable should end about 1 inch 2 5cm from the bottom of the tube The foam should keep most of the epoxy in plac...

Page 56: ...y slice a cut around the cable through just the outer jacket Then slice the jacket along the axis Remove the outer jacket Grasp the Universal Stripping Tool and Install the prepared cable as shown Not...

Page 57: ...nt D on the cable above Remove the outer conductor using pliers at point D Then slice the inner foam and remove it from the inner conductor Slice the outer jacket at point C along the axis of the cabl...

Page 58: ...tip of the inner conductor should have no burs of copper to foul the connector The connector comes in two parts the upper body and lower body Slide the prepared cable into the connector lower body Thi...

Page 59: ...Appendix A TDR Cable Preparation MLTDR W 50S User s Guide 59 Rotate the Universal Trimming Tool until the outer conductor is flared around the connector lower body...

Page 60: ...loose particles of foam Adhesive tape may be used to capture loose particles Install the upper body of the connector Rotate the lower body and screw into the upper body until fully hand tight Do not r...

Page 61: ...Cable Preparation MLTDR W 50S User s Guide 61 A 6 Connecting the Adaptor Cable The TDR Cable connector mates with the TDR Adaptor Cable The other end of the cable mates with the TDR Instrument with a...

Page 62: ...multiplexer Multiplexer Method The station has a multiplexer Configuring MultiLogger with an AVW200 Each configuration method is detailed in the following sections Note The configurations detailed in...

Page 63: ...instrument connected Description The description for the instrument connected Often location or instrument serial numbers are used in the Description field Measurements Configures the measurement to b...

Page 64: ...64 MLTDR W 50S User s Guide Typical settings for a Vibrating Wire Piezometer are shown below with key settings highlighted Typical VW piezometer settings configured for Channel 1 For Channel 2 use th...

Page 65: ...rresponding temperature measurement click on the Upper Channel tab and configure the Label Device and Units When configuring the Upper Channel for a gage connected to the CR6 Vibrating Wire Thermistor...

Page 66: ...plexers and instruments connected to multiplexers Press the Multiplexers button on the Program tab of the Logger form The location of the Multiplexers button on the Program tab of the Logger form The...

Page 67: ...ured for monitoring Vibrating Wire gages Press Edit Channels to configure the channels Note that the Channel number shown on the left of the Channel Configuration Multiplexer form corresponds to the o...

Page 68: ...the Upper Channel tab to configure the temperature measurement if required When configuring the Upper Channel for a gage connected to a multiplexer Vibrating Wire Thermistor must be selected as the De...

Page 69: ...configuration in MultiLogger is the same as outlined in in this Appendix with the following exceptions Direct Connect Channel A Gage Type AVW200 VW Changing this also change other values in the Measur...