FIS HDL1, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...HDL1 HDL1 G5 Data Logger Operating Manual...

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Page 3: ...TS FOREST TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS LTD 1065 Henry Eng Place Victoria B C V9B 6B2 PH 250 478 5561 or 1 800 548 4264 FAX 250 478 8579 or 1 800 905 7004 ON THE INTERNET Web Page www ftsinc com E mail info ftsi...

Page 4: ...March 2007 700 HDL1 REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Description 1 Mar 23 2006 Original issue 2 June 6 2006 Add new functions 3 Feb 6 2007 Add GOES antenna set up information 4 Mar 16 2007 Update typogr...

Page 5: ...e 6 CONNECTING SDI SENSORS 6 CONNECTING AN FTS RAIN GAUGE 6 CONNECTING OTHER FTS SENSORS 6 CONNECTING TELEMETRY DEVICES 7 BATTERY CONNECTION 7 SOLAR PANEL CONNECTION 8 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS HDL1 G5 only...

Page 6: ...DVANCED TOPICS 31 OPERATION ___________________________________________________________________ 35 USING THE DISPLAY 35 EXTRACTING STORED DATA 35 TROUBLESHOOTING 36 AUDIT LOG 36 SENSORS 36 CHANGING AN...

Page 7: ...COUNT 45 POWER 45 BATTERY VOLTAGE 45 TELEMETRY VOLTAGE 45 SDI VOLTAGE 45 TIME 46 CURRENT YEAR 46 CURRENT MONTH 46 CURRENT DAY OF MONTH 46 CURRENT HOUR 46 CURRENT MINUTES 46 CURRENT SECONDS 46 CURRENT...

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Page 9: ...fications on the data logger POWER Power for the data logger is provided by a 12 Vdc sealed lead acid battery connected to the front panel BATTERY connector A battery must be connected to the data log...

Page 10: ...The data logger actually stores four separate items the data logger program DLP the data an audit log and telemetry configuration information Each item is described further below All data logger stora...

Page 11: ...is is a circular buffer so the newest messages overwrite the oldest when the buffer fills Each message is tagged with a message number and time This can not be cleared except by an explicit command A...

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Page 13: ...ING IN AN ENCLOSURE FTS ENCLOSURE A mounting plate for the data logger will be fastened to the back of the enclosure Decide where you want the data logger and any other equipment being installed at th...

Page 14: ...to the sensor Incorrect or missing readings will result if this is not done correctly Sensors supplied by FTS have a 3 pin waterproof connector attached so all that is necessary to set it up is to plu...

Page 15: ...ee C That is for every 1 degree C that the battery temperature rises above the 25 degree C level the charge voltage that the regulator switches off at is reduced by 0 03 volts The battery voltage can...

Page 16: ...opriate sized solar panel is site specific and depends on solar exposure and overall power requirements The HDL1 does not require a solar panel in order to operate Please contact FTS for assistance wi...

Page 17: ...nt This antenna is mounted through a hole in the top of the electronics cabinet and connects to the data logger inside the cabinet using a short coaxial cable When installing this antenna make sure th...

Page 18: ...aluminum is applied to the antenna element threads Attach the elements finger tight to the antenna boom There is a number stamped on the end of each element Beginning at the end and working toward the...

Page 19: ...irect the GOES antenna toward the satellite by tilting it up to the correct angle and rotating it around the vertical pipe to the adjusted bearing see Figure 6 Figure 6 GOES Antenna Adjusted for Satel...

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Page 21: ...ta logger and is preconfigured as GOES GPS telemetry in order to work with the built in GOES transmitter If modifications are made to the HDL1 programming ensure that the HDL1 s external telemetry por...

Page 22: ...be reconfigured for a specific telemetry device For the HDL1 G5 the Set to GOES GPS Telemetry option is required in order for the data logger to correctly transmit the collected data The various telem...

Page 23: ...illustration purposes only and not necessarily the values you should use Figure 8 Telemetry Port Configuration for the GOES Satellite System Specifics of each of the GOES GPS Telemetry configuration f...

Page 24: ...ays between transmissions This is usually set to 0 zero FIRST TX TIME This sets the time of the first transmission After the first transmission the transmissions will repeat at the transmit interval T...

Page 25: ...le alternative field names used by manufacturers For greater detail consult the manual for the specific device being using as there are many variations and exceptions After entering the relevant infor...

Page 26: ...support DNIDs Contact your land earth station for details DATA NETWORK MEMBER NUMBER This is the Data Network Member Number assigned to the station Leave at 1 if not using Data Network IDs ENABLE POWE...

Page 27: ...nd communications information The fields in this example are for illustration purposes only and not necessarily the values you should use MCC TELEMETRY MCC Telemetry option configures the data logger...

Page 28: ...oard installed with the modem There are no parameters required for this configuration GLOBALSTAR MODEM WITH GS1 CONTROL BOARD TELEMETRY Currently Globalstar modems supplied by FTS are supplied with an...

Page 29: ...am currently in the data logger will cause the stored data to be erased Download all the data out of the data logger before changing the program The main focus of the Data Logger Programming Language...

Page 30: ...nt per line but this is not required Similarly indentation could be used to clarify the relationships within a complex program but this is up to the user Try to make your program readable it makes lat...

Page 31: ...The EVERY portion defines how frequently the code inside the curly braces is to be executed 60 seconds in the above example The value following the EVERY can be from 1 to 86400s 1 day The AT portion...

Page 32: ...inimum allowed value is 0 0 the maximum allowed value is 20 0 and whose units are Gal sec The data will be stored with one decimal place since only one decimal is shown in the Max and Min values A val...

Page 33: ...m d h m s Seconds since specified date For the seconds since function the specified date must be less than 90 days before the current date or accuracy will be reduced This is due to internal limitatio...

Page 34: ...10 Timers follow This sets the value of A to be 5 and TurbSampl to 10 DEFINING SDI SENSORS The general syntax for defining an SDI sensor is as follows SDI name LowValue TO HighValue units SDI command...

Page 35: ...tra time tags as the data logger does not attempt to group LOG commands together LOG Temp LOG Hum LOG A LOG B LOG TurbAvg If there is an error in the data a missing sensor for example then the stored...

Page 36: ...t hour t_Hour 0 23 Current minutes t_Min 0 59 Current seconds t_Sec 0 59 Current day of year t_DayOfYr 1 366 Seconds since midnight t_SeOfDy 0 86399 Seconds since start of hour t_SeOfHr 0 3599 The log...

Page 37: ...ead turbidity and compare to threshold LOG Turb was higher so log turbidity The tests that are allowed are as follows equal not equal greater than greater than or equal less than less than or equal In...

Page 38: ...lso a TXA command This transmits data on the random channel instead of the timed channel that the TX command uses This is normally used for issuing alerts CURRENT CONDITIONS The very first LOG command...

Page 39: ...ts from an intermediate calculation having a bad value because of the missing sensor then their priority is as shown in the above list with the highest priority first This can cause problems if not us...

Page 40: ...timers with only one reading of the sensor If the timers have timed out at different times then the sensor will be read again If you want to carry a sensor reading forward to another timer block that...

Page 41: ...read occasionally If for example it took 50 seconds to return a reading then 5 of the 10 second SDI readings will be missing because the SDI bus cannot be used for anything else while waiting for the...

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Page 43: ...ain Menu key to turn on the display and show the initial menu From this point select the desired menu options using the black keys in conjunction with the options written above them You can return to...

Page 44: ...nductivity the conductivity value in the second unit may be in a different field than the first unit the second field instead of the third field This varies from manufacturer to manufacturer Power and...

Page 45: ...en not powered PHYSICAL Size 10 wide 8 high 6 deep SOLAR PANEL Input Range 8 to 20 Vdc Max Charge Current 7 A Max Solar Panel Size 100 W Charge Characteristics Charge Cutoff Voltage 14 3 Volts 25 deg...

Page 46: ...ons such as clearing memory etc Data 504k bytes 1 Program 8k bytes Audit Log 2k bytes 1 Large enough to stored over a years worth of typical data records TELEMETRY The data logger telemetry port is pr...

Page 47: ...that individual wire seals require wires of a specific diameter to work Delivery can be slow from the suppliers there are so many possible variations of these military style connectors that the suppli...

Page 48: ...AS BATTERY Pin Function A Temperature drive B Temperature sense C Battery ground D Battery 12 Vdc E Chassis ground F Signal ground SIGNAL INPUTS Temperature Sensor is an Analog Devices AD22100 Voltage...

Page 49: ...r and signal ground NOTE If running long cables to a SDI sensor it is very important that the wire gauge be large enough to minimize voltage drops due to the sensor operating current As a rule of thum...

Page 50: ...pull up to 5v internally 0 400 Hz at 50 duty cycle Minimum closure low level duration 1 ms Pins A and C connected internally in data logger PROGRAMMING SUPPORT RnCnt Running count 0 65535 of closures...

Page 51: ...n sent When this output is off it will be at or near ground unless an external device forces it to a different level Software and hardware communicating with the data logger must be able to deal with...

Page 52: ...nsmitters are turned on The data logger will not send the first byte until the drivers have been active for at least one full character time SIGNALS RXD TXD CTS RTS are all RS 232 Flow control may be...

Page 53: ...cting the counts at the start and end of the interval and multiplying by the amount of rain per tip usually 0 01 inches POWER BATTERY VOLTAGE D_Cell Get the current battery voltage The units are volts...

Page 54: ...rom the logger clock The range of values is 0 to 23 CURRENT MINUTES t_Min Get the current minute from the logger clock The range of values is 0 to 59 CURRENT SECONDS t_Sec Get the current second from...

Page 55: ...the next most accurate clock This only applies if the G3 is being used 5 The GPS clock has failed and the logger was unable to use the TGT clock The logger is using its internal crystal Note The behav...