In-situ VuLink CI, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...2022 01 18 0094842 VuLinkCI In Situ Inc 221 E Lincoln Ave Fort Collins CO 80524 USA Operator sManual...

Page 2: ...0 Add another instrument and press the button optional 10 Understanding the LEDs 10 Logging With VuLink 12 VuLink Logs 12 Instrument Logs 12 Using HydroVu 13 Using VuLink With VuSitu 14 Creating Alarm...

Page 3: ...noring text that accompanies this symbol could result in injury or death due to improper handling In accordance with the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive of 2005 and later Direct...

Page 4: ...orientation Use only In Situ recommended Lithium batteries for longest battery life A blinking red and green battery LED indicates a problem with the batteries Do not deploy the VuLink in this condit...

Page 5: ...Situ recommends Saft LM33600 batteries for your VuLink Find them at https bit ly 2Qmtmwe Communicate with VuLink on any Bluetooth enabled mobile device and the VuSitu mobile app Baro TROLL HydroVuSof...

Page 6: ...ted Part 0101000 Part 0095570 The cellular antenna permits strong cellular network connectivity With the Rugged Cable Splitter you can connect as many as 8 instruments to VuLink To attach pulse instru...

Page 7: ...r to monitoring instruments transmits data to the cloud and notifies you when maintenance is required An In Situ instrument measures water quality and or water level 7 Using VuLink in any manner not s...

Page 8: ...2 3 4 CreateaHydroVuaccount Gotothetelemetrypage ScantheQRcodeonyour VuLink Visit hydrovu com and create an account Click the telemetry page link in the menu on the left side of the page Then click A...

Page 9: ...e screen Make sure the antenna is properly attached before proceeding Tap Cellular Network on the Settings screen Tap 2G to change VuLink s network settings Press Save SettingUpVulink Never mix old an...

Page 10: ...ww in situ com Add as many as 8 instruments to VuLink repeating the steps below for each one When you re ready to deploy use one or more Rugged Cable Splitters to connect multiple instruments 6 Connec...

Page 11: ...o instruments connected to VuLink Solidred Solidgreen Blinkinggreen Attempting to connect to network Connected to network Unable to connect to network Solidred Solidgreen Solidblue Blinkingblue Blinki...

Page 12: ...withVuSitu Download logfileswith VuSitu VuLinkLogs InstrumentLogs 1 1 2 2 SeeyourdatainHydroVu Pressing the VuLink button for 5 seconds or longer will stop the active VuLink log Create a new log in Vu...

Page 13: ...ms and modify VuLink s settings Createandeditdashboards Managealarms Setupnotifications SeeLocations Configuretelemetrydevices Uploaddata Editcalculatedparameters Manageusers Viewyourdata SidebarMenuO...

Page 14: ...u can access all features of the app from this screen Access menu Specifiy a destination for uploads like HydroVu or an FTP server View and make changes to instruments connected to a VuLink Create and...

Page 15: ...er crosses a specified threshold or other events occur at a remote monitoring site Tap Settings from the menu and then choose Real Time Alarms To create an alarm tap Add a real time alarm Select the p...

Page 16: ...Link to upload data to an FTP server via VuSitu Have your FTP hostname path port username and password ready before getting started Use the recovery FTP screen to send data that failed to transmit via...

Page 17: ...17 Read the pop up message about data charges Tap Send Data if you wish to continue If the upload is successful VuSitu displays a confirmation 1 970 498 1500 www in situ com...

Page 18: ...aring Universal Adapter LBUA Cable from LBUA to pulse instrument Pulse instrument VuLink Rugged Cable Wire Legend Wire Color Signal Brown Pulse Output Black Ground Red Power optional Blue Unused Green...

Page 19: ...mation message Press OK to dismiss it Tap the Connected Instruments dropdown Tap the Connected Instruments dropdown Tap Add New Select the Pulse Instrument radio button Tap the instrument Select low o...

Page 20: ...ment configuration Enter the value of one pulse in the selected units Tap Save VuSitu displays a Saving message VuSitu displays a Saving message High frequency Select High Frequency and choose a param...

Page 21: ...re ExternalSIMCard Built inSIM VuLink attempts to use an external SIM card for all communications if one is present If communication via the external SIM fails VuLink uses the built in SIM instead If...

Page 22: ...com Controls 2 LEDs on VuLink s control panel indicate the device s status 1 Carabiner 2 Bluetooth status 3 Battery status 4 Connection status 5 Network connection status 6 Cloud connection status 7...

Page 23: ...12 700 B13 700 B18 800 B19 800 B20 800 B28 700 Protocols HTTPS HydroVu SMS alarms Data Provider Built in free global roaming see Network List Addendum for details in situ com VuLinkNetworks additional...

Page 24: ...o desiccant required Barometric Compensation Built in on all models for automatic compensation of level readings Barometer Accuracy 1 hPa Alarms Configurable based on instrument readings and device pa...