Egnite Querx PT, User Manual

Page 1: ...Querx Network thermometer hygrometer and data logger User Guide Querx TH Querx WLAN TH Querx PT Querx WLAN PT Handbook version 3 0 Firmware version 3 2...

Page 2: ...Connection 3 Web Interface and Configuration Area 16 3 1 Accessing the Web Interface 17 3 2 Home Page 17 3 3 Log in as a User 18 3 4 Accessing the Configuration Area 18 3 5 The Configuration Area 4 B...

Page 3: ...Accounts 49 Managing Email Recipients 52 Email Templates 53 Event Descriptions 54 6 3 Cloud Services 54 Exporting Data to ThingSpeak 56 Exporting Data to Xively 57 6 4 Modbus TCP 57 Activating Modbus...

Page 4: ...ging the Battery 81 Opening the Casing 82 Changing the Battery 82 8 6 Troubleshooting 9 Appendix 84 9 1 Drill Templates 85 9 2 Specifications 85 Querx TH 87 Querx WLAN TH 89 Querx PT100 Querx PT1000 9...

Page 5: ...data and make this data available via various interfaces Any other use of the devices is considered contrary to the designated use The manufacturer takes no responsibility for consequences resulting o...

Page 6: ...ollowing symbols will be used throughout this manual Danger Indicates possible danger of injuries Attention Indicates issues that can damage the device Information Points out interesting hints and tip...

Page 7: ...athered values are displayed in an interactive graph on the web interface The data can additionally be exported in various formats or accessed via an HTTP interface Querx can be connected to the inter...

Page 8: ...lance 1 Reset button 2 Status LED 3 Sensor cable 4 Micro USB socket for power supply 5 Link LED 6 RJ45 socket for Ethernet connection 7 Network activity LED Introduction 4 Querx WLAN TH Querx WLAN PT...

Page 9: ...you of limit value exceedances via e mail SNMP trap and Syslog Data logger with a capacity of 73 728 entries 4 million WLAN models equivalent to at least 51 days 7 5 years at a frequency of one entry...

Page 10: ...B power adapter with interchangeable plugs for UK EU US and AU outlets CD with software and documentation Querx TH item number EGN600214 Querx TH with integrated temperature and humidity sensors Querx...

Page 11: ...uerx PT 1000 Simple Pt1000 sensor without pocket sleeve Querx WLAN TH Set item number EGN601115 Querx WLAN TH with integrated temperature and humidity sensors WiFi antenna Ethernet cable Micro USB cab...

Page 12: ...Set item number EGN601615 Querx WLAN PT 1000 WiFi antenna Simple Pt1000 sensor without pocket sleeve Ethernet cable Micro USB cable USB power adapter with interchangeable plugs for UK EU US and AU ou...

Page 13: ...USB power adapter with interchangeable plugs for UK EU US and AU outlets DAkkS calibration certificate German Accreditation Body A selection of Pt100 and Pt1000 sensors is available from shop egnite d...

Page 14: ...can lead to measurement errors 2 2 Mounting the Sensor Querx sensors can be mounted using the latches on the case They can alternatively be mounted using zip ties for instance tying them to piping Pl...

Page 15: ...or a pair of A biro Possibly a magnifying glass 2 3 1 Connecting a Sensor Two dipswitches located above the terminals for the cable cores are used to select whether the sensor is connected to Querx P...

Page 16: ...3 2 Mounting Individual Cable Cores 1 Depress the fixture corresponding with the terminal to which you want to connect the cable core 2 Insert the core into the terminal 3 Release the fixture 4 Test t...

Page 17: ...rom electrical shock Querx can alternatively be connected to a free USB Port if no free outlet is available 2 6 Network Configuration Via DHCP Access the integrated web interface via LAN in order to c...

Page 18: ...ation does not support mDNS Information The steps detailed in the following section are not needed by most users Please continue reading at chapter 3 Web Interface and Configuration Area and chapter 4...

Page 19: ...ask and the IP gate 3 Save the changes by clicking OK 4 Querx will apply the settings and then restart The status LED will light up yellow The status LED will flash green as soon as the device is oper...

Page 20: ...last six digits of the device s MAC address The MAC address can be found on the sticker on the back of your device The URL for the example in the illustration is http querx000000 local Information Yo...

Page 21: ...Interfaces and 7 Data Access The buttons that let you log in users and access the configuration screen are located in the top right area of the home page 3 3 Log in as a User If you have set up users...

Page 22: ...creen of the configuration area You can change all the device s settings from here 1 Setup menu Navigate to all the setup options from this menu 2 Settings The middle area lets you change the correspo...

Page 23: ...ends alarms and when using M2M interfaces It also serves as the host name which can be used to access Querx via a web browser cf section 3 1 Accessing the Web Interface The contact and location parame...

Page 24: ...ng SNMP 3 Enter the device s location into the input field Location if using SNMP 4 Select the Language in which the web interface is to be displayed 5 Select the Date format for the web interface and...

Page 25: ...Models Select whether you are going to use a 2 3 or 4 wire sensor in the input field Sensor type 2 PT Models Set the Mains filter to the mains frequency used in your country In Europe this is 50 Hz 3...

Page 26: ...gs if your country uses daylight saving time and the clocks are changed on the last Sundays of March and October B Deactivate the setting Auto if your country uses daylight saving time but the clocks...

Page 27: ...zone you are in The automatic configuration of date and time via SNTP is advisable if the device is connected to the internet or an NTP server is accessible on the local network 1 Enter an NTP server...

Page 28: ...selected on the page System Basic settings 2 Alternatively you can synchronize the date and time settings with the PC you are using to configure the device Simply click Sync PC to do so 3 Click Save...

Page 29: ...to increase the timespan that can be logged If compression is activated entries are only saved if any change has occurred since the last entry The memory is designed as a ring memory If the memory s...

Page 30: ...For this purpose open the page System Network 1 Deactivate the checkbox Discovery 2 Click Save to apply your changes Information Querx will no longer be displayed in the Device Discoverer if the Disco...

Page 31: ...cted to WiFi networks The Ethernet interface needs to detect a network connection in order to activate the wired network interface If no Ethernet connection is detected or an existing one is disconnec...

Page 32: ...iguration area to select the dynamic network configuration using DHCP or Zeroconf 1 Click the Edit symbol next to the entry Ethernet to access the settings for this interface 1 Select Obtain IP addres...

Page 33: ...the WiFi interface 2 Select a network A Enter the selected network s SSID manually in the input field SSID or B click the button Select network to select the network from a list of available wireless...

Page 34: ...nterfaces according to whether it can detect a wired Ethernet connection If a wired network connection is detected Querx WLAN activates the Ethernet interface If no wired connection is detected or an...

Page 35: ...ata tracked by Querx Read data Read config The user can read the data tracked by Querx and the device s settings Read data Write config The user can read the data tracked by Querx and the device s set...

Page 36: ...1 Click the Add button next to an empty line in the section Users 2 On the following page enter a user name in the input field User name and a password in the input field Password 3 Assign a Group of...

Page 37: ...configuration area 1 Click the Edit symbol in the section Users 2 Make the required changes 3 Click Save to apply your changes Information The access rights can only be edited if at least one further...

Page 38: ...on area 1 Click the Remove button next to the user you wish to remove 2 Confirm that you wish to remove this user by clicking Yes Information The access rights can only be removed if at least one furt...

Page 39: ...his open the page System Users in the configuration area 1 Click the Edit button next to the user Anonymous 2 In order to restrict anonymous access to Querx entirely assign the group of access rights...

Page 40: ...y above upper limit value Humidity below lower limit value Humidity rising too quickly Humidity falling too quickly Dew point above upper limit value Dew point below lower limit value Information Aler...

Page 41: ...state by less than the value assigned to the dead band no further alert is triggered 2 A further alert is only triggered if the value has returned towards its normal state by more than the value of th...

Page 42: ...ay time in order to cancel the alert In this example the sensor would therefore need to measure a value below 25 C within two minutes of the first transgression in order to cancel the alert 5 1 3 Vari...

Page 43: ...perature of more than 5 C within the last 30 minutes triggering an alert as soon as the temperature falls below 25 C 2 The device notices that the difference between minimal and maximal value within t...

Page 44: ...f seconds after which an alert is triggered in the input field Alert delay if you wish to allow for short term transgressions 2 Enter the Lower limit that will trigger an alert if values drop below th...

Page 45: ...te variation alerts by clicking Enable 2 Enter the Value by which the temperature is maximally permitted to drop 3 Enter the Time within which the temperature is maximally permitted to drop by the pre...

Page 46: ...enter the number of seconds after which an alert is triggered in the input field Alert delay if you wish to allow for short term transgressions 2 Enter the Lower limit that will trigger an alert if va...

Page 47: ...ate variation alerts by clicking Enable 2 Enter the Value by which the humidity is maximally permitted to drop 3 Enter the Time within which the humidity is maximally permitted to drop by the previous...

Page 48: ...the number of seconds after which an alert is triggered in the input field Alert delay if you wish to allow for short term transgressions 2 Enter the Lower limit that will trigger an alert if the dew...

Page 49: ...figuration area 1 Enter the rate at which the dynamic values e g the temperature are to be updated in the web interface in the Refresh rate input field 2 Enter the time after which an inactive user is...

Page 50: ...automatically adjust the displayed range to the tracked values B Alternatively static Minimal and Maximal values can be assigned to the displayed value range 4 TH models Repeat steps 3 4 for the humi...

Page 51: ...k the Add symbol next to a blank line in the email section 2 On the next page enter the mail address for the account you wish to send email alerts from in the input field Sender 3 Enter the hostname o...

Page 52: ...t are used for sending confidential information or if possible to create a dedicated account for Querx Open the page Interfaces Email 1 In the section Email accounts click the Edit symbol next to the...

Page 53: ...licking Yes 6 2 2 Managing Email Recipients The configured email servers can be used to send email notifications to up to four recipients You can select which events each recipient is notified of Open...

Page 54: ...account to send emails to this recipient from A Activate both accounts if you want to use one as a backup account B If you separate internal and external emails only activate the required mail server...

Page 55: ...ecipients section click the Edit symbol next to the entry for the account you wish to edit 2 Make the required changes on the following page 3 Click Test to check your settings 4 Click Save to apply y...

Page 56: ...he recipient by clicking Yes 6 2 3 Email Templates Querx sends email notifications when alerts occur and when the values return to their normal state Open the page Interfaces Email in the configuratio...

Page 57: ...The device s location V The value measured by the sensor that triggered the alert E Description of the event D The date on which the event occurred T The time at which the event occurred C The contac...

Page 58: ...e cloud services ThingSpeak and Xively This lets you access your data from around the globe and integrate data into your projects using the programming interfaces provided by these cloud services 6 3...

Page 59: ...eld Temperature field ID 5 TH models Enter the field ID for the humidity field into the input field Humidity field ID 6 Enter the interval in which data is to be sent to ThingSpeak in the input field...

Page 60: ...o Xively 2 Enter the write API key into the input field API key in the section Xively 3 Enter your feed s ID in the input field Feed ID 4 Enter the interval in which data is to be sent to Xively in th...

Page 61: ...gnite de 6 4 1 Activating Modbus TCP Open the page Interfaces Modbus in the configuration area 1 Activate Modbus TCP by clicking the checkbox Enable 2 If you want to allow changes to the Modbus TCP co...

Page 62: ...ical examples of the application of SNMP can be found on the product page at sensors egnite de 6 5 1 General Data Open the page System General in the configuration area to enter the data concerning th...

Page 63: ...in the configuration area 1 Enter the IP address or hostname for the host who is to receive the SNMP traps in the input field Trap receiver in the SNMP section 2 Check the Trap community and make any...

Page 64: ...age Interfaces Syslog to send notifications and error reports to a syslog server 1 Enter the Syslog server s IP address or hostname 2 Click Save to apply your settings The application Device Discovere...

Page 65: ...the device itself 1 Set the number of seconds for the Rate at which Querx blinks under normal conditions 2 WLAN models Select the LED s Brightness under normal conditions 3 WLAN models Select the LED...

Page 66: ...Alert signal tone 3 Specify whether the signal for alerts is to be Repeated 4 Select a tone to signal that the values have Returned to their normal state 5 If desired specify a personalized signal to...

Page 67: ...ts you view logged data 7 1 1 Viewing Current Values and Alerts The current values and alerts are displayed in the upper right corner of the web interface The image above shows 1 an alert for a temper...

Page 68: ...sensor failures can be viewed in the configuration area Open the page Maintenance Events 7 1 3 Viewing Logged Data The chart on the home page displays the values that have been tracked up until the p...

Page 69: ...e graph corresponds to the entire timespan logged by Querx The displayed timeframe can be increased or decreased by moving the sliders with your mouse If the sliders are set to the outer edges of the...

Page 70: ...s in the input field Steps 6 Finally click Download The exported files include a timestamp average minimum and maximum values for each measurement of the selected timeframe 7 1 5 Embedding Graphs Into...

Page 71: ...m dev 7 3 Mobile Apps Apps that can be used to view the data measured by Querx are available for Android and iOS The app Querx Discoverer which allows you to access logged data on your devices via you...

Page 72: ...tp www egnite de dtds querx dtd querx version 1 0 hostname querx011f30 hostname ip 192 168 1 100 ip port 80 port date_gmt Tue 26 Apr 2016 12 55 48 date_gmt date_local Tue 26 Apr 2016 13 55 48 date_loc...

Page 73: ...rt 80 date_gmt Tue 26 Apr 2016 12 54 50 date_local Tue 26 Apr 2016 13 54 50 contact location location sensors sensor id sensor_1 name Temperature unit deg C status 0 uplim 85 0 lolim 40 0 sensor id se...

Page 74: ...me Filename Sets the returned file s name start UNIX Timestamp e g 1459461600 for 04 01 2015 00 00 00 Exports data starting from the time specified in the Unix timestamp format Negative whole number e...

Page 75: ...31 32 33 14 04 2016 14 00 00 24 2 24 4 24 7 30 30 31 Example Exporting the values from the 5th of April 2016 with an interval of one hour in the XML format Querx PT URL http 192 168 1 100 tpl document...

Page 76: ...5 6 record record timestamp 1459864800 date 05 04 2016 time 15 00 00 entry sensorid sensor_1 name minimum value 20 2 entry sensorid sensor_1 name average value 22 7 entry sensorid sensor_1 name maximu...

Page 77: ...le if you need to repeatedly access data via TLS as the TLS initialization only needs to be performed once URL https IP login cgi POST Parameters login_user Username login_pass Password Example User r...

Page 78: ...tion Open the page Maintenance Reset in the configuration area 1 Click the button Reboot system 2 Confirm the soft boot by clicking Yes on the following page 8 1 2 Cold Boot A cold boot can be require...

Page 79: ...figuration Open the page Maintenance Backup in the configuration area 1 Click the Download link labelled Configuration in the Configuration backup section 2 Save the file by clicking OK 8 2 2 Restorin...

Page 80: ...onfiguration file 8 3 Resetting the Configuration There are two ways of resetting the configuration to the factory settings 8 3 1 Resetting the Configuration Via the Web Interface The network settings...

Page 81: ...ully returned to the factory settings when performing a hardware reset You will need a biro Querx TH Querx PT100 Querx PT1000 Querx TH Querx PT100 Querx PT1000 1 Use the biro to press the reset switch...

Page 82: ...ance Firmware in the configuration area The firmware that your device is currently running is displayed in the Firmware field of the Version section An update may be advisable if this version of the f...

Page 83: ...button Activate to activate the new firmware Querx will now copy the buffer s contents into its internal memory and then reboot Attention Do not disconnect Querx from the power supply while a firmwar...

Page 84: ...mage stored in the secondary buffer will be loaded into the internal memory once you release the switch The device will then reboot with the changed firmware Attention Do not use a pencil to reset the...

Page 85: ...rature of approx 23 degrees centigrade The battery should be changed every five years if the device is not connected to a power source e g during storage In order to change the battery you will need T...

Page 86: ...etwork settings manually 2 7 Or Determine whether a problem with the network exists If necessary talk to the network administrator Querx reacts slowly Check the Memory usage value on the page Maintena...

Page 87: ...u encounter any problems not discussed in this manual please contact the manufacturer egnite directly The contact details can be found in chapter 9 12 Manufacturer and Contact Details Furthermore a tu...

Page 88: ...9 Appendix 9 1 Drill Templates Appendix 84 Querx TH Querx PT Querx WLAN TH Querx WLAN PT...

Page 89: ...X Static or dynamic IP DHCP client Operating system Nut OS 5 Firmware updates Via web interface rescue function Logging interval Configurable M2M HTTP XML CSV JSON Syslog Modbus TCP SNMP Data logger c...

Page 90: ...s 2 2 x 1 6 x 0 8 in 56 3 x 40 x 21 mm Sensor cable length 13 4 in 340 mm Weight 0 07 lb 35 g Sockets RJ45 Ethernet Micro USB Mounting Wall mounting Conformity European Union CE compliant UL USA Canad...

Page 91: ...CP client WiFi 2 4 GHz IEEE 802 11 b g n WiFi encryption WEP WPA WPA2 Operating system Nut OS 5 Firmware updates Via web interface rescue function Logging interval Configurable M2M HTTP XML CSV JSON S...

Page 92: ...Casing dimensions 2 6 x 2 x 0 8 in 66 3 x 50 x 20 mm Sensor cable length 13 4 in 340 mm Weight 0 2 lb 63 g Sockets RJ45 Ethernet micro USB Mounting Wall mounting Conformity European Union CE compliant...

Page 93: ...eractive diagram live update HTML5 CSS3 JSON and SVG Security StartTLS TLS password protection user management 3 users 3 groups E Mail Up to 4 recipients and 2 SMTP servers StartTLS TLS SNMP SNMPv1 ag...

Page 94: ...CP SNMP Web interface Interactive diagram live update HTML5 CSS3 JSON and SVG Security StartTLS TLS password protection user management 3 users 3 groups E Mail Up to 4 recipients and 2 SMTP servers St...

Page 95: ...Details 9 2 5 1 Temperature Sensor Measuring range Typical Maximal Unit Accuracy 10 85 0 3 0 4 C 40 100 See illustration C 14 185 0 54 0 7 F 40 212 See illustration F Long term stability 0 01 C year 0...

Page 96: ...ending on the humidity the polymer absorbs or releases vapor contained in the surrounding air This changes the polymer film s dielectric properties and thus the sensor s capacitance This has the follo...

Page 97: ...of rawinsondes Technical memorandum WBTM EDL 10 U S Department of Commerce Environmental Science Services Administration Weather Bureau Silver Spring MD October page 9 and page ii 4 line 460 Please n...

Page 98: ...rs are factory calibrated A DAkkS certificate German Accreditation Body is available for all products if the intended use requires exact documentation for quality control purposes Further information...

Page 99: ...Lower temperature limit Fahrenheit 10 40025 24 int16 Upper temperature limit Fahrenheit 10 40026 25 int16 Temperature dead band Fahrenheit 10 40027 26 int16 Lower temperature limit Kelvin 10 40028 27...

Page 100: ...rent values once per second The measurements can be accessed via SNMP Modbus and the web interface The integrated data logger saves the measured minimum maximum and median values once a minute and add...

Page 101: ...If readily available Date of purchase and the distributor who you purchased the product from You can also find instructions that will help you narrow down the causes for your problem using a Syslog a...

Page 102: ...nstrasse 18 44575 Castrop Rauxel Germany Email info egnite de Tel 49 0 2305 441256 Fax 49 0 2305 441487 www egnite de sensors egnite de 9 13 Disclaimer egnite can not be held responsible for technical...