Lambrecht PreLOG, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...on intensity and without a modem Recharging of the battery via USB port Housing IP65 plugged in connector IP67 PreLOG Pulse output not corrected debounced Optional external power supply e g via solar set RS232 interface for data retrieval and connection to a modem optional Optional data transmission via GPRS modem to a appropriate MeteoWare host with static IP address Event driven alarm function v...

Page 2: ...mander p 19 9 1 Initial Configuration of a PreLOG Quickstart S 19 9 2 Setup p 19 9 2 1 Setup Select Current Station p 19 9 2 2 Setup PreLOG Configuration p 20 9 2 3 Setup Set PreLOG Clock p 24 9 2 4 Setup Modem Configuration p 24 9 2 5 Setup CSV Format Settings p 24 9 3 Retrieval p 24 9 3 1 Retrieval Measured Values p 24 9 3 2 Retrieval PreLOG Status p 25 9 4 Visualisation Measured Data p 25 9 5 U...

Page 3: ...lines and or rules for the prevention of accidents e g 2 the professional association If necessary ask your responsible safety representative Use the system according to the manual s regulations only 3 Always have the manual at hand at the installation site 4 Use the system in technically correct conditions only You have to eliminate influences immediately which 5 might impair security Prevent the...

Page 4: ... ECO PreLOG 5 Mounting You can mount the PreLOG directly to the LAMBRECHT precipitation sensor 15189 Therefore the precipitation sensor is already delivered with the necessary bore or an appropriate 29 30 mm bore can be drilled PreLOG 15189 2 1 Ø 29 00 Ø 29 30 mm Fig 01 Fig 02 ca 270 00 mm Ø32 00 ca 290 00 mm Ø32 00 ...

Page 5: ...LOG Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Data Logger PreLOG 15190 Another option is to mount the data logger to a mast with our special mast fixation from our traverse system Id No 32 14627 001010 See Fig 03 Fig 03 ...

Page 6: ...ector see Fig 04 1 Trim the supplied cable to the desired length and remove the sheath on 2 cm 2 Use a straight cut to remove the shielding braid up to the edge of the sheath 3 Cut the not used strands wire with USB circular plug in connector straightly to different lengths in steps of approx 2 mm 4 Conduct the screw connection on each cable end 5 The black strand of connection cable and the USB c...

Page 7: ...nt M12 Connector 8 Pin only PreLOG If the PreLOG should be read out via the RS232 interface externally powered or connected to the GPRS solar set the following pin assignment of the 8 pin M12 connector is used see Fig 07 pin side view Pin Wire Color Function 1 White RS232 Input R x D 2 Brown RS232 Output T x D 3 Green Masse GND 4 Yellow Control Pin RS232 Communication ON have to be on Masse GND fo...

Page 8: ...g Modem via RS232 GSM If the PreLOG should always be accessible the control pin RS232 Communication ON 4 has to be connected to the Masse GND pin This operating mode needs the most energy since both the RS232 interface and the modem are permanently activated see Fig 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 RS232 RxD IN RS232 TXD OUT MASSE GND RS232 COMMUNICATION ON MASSE GND EXT POWER SU...

Page 9: ...t retrieval or message Event message at exceeding of a max precipitation amount as moving sum of a specified period with hysteresis Event message at exceeding of a max precipitation intensity with hysteresis 7 4 Data Output Recorded measured values no zero values Data retrieval of the recorded values with timestamp to a CSV file or MeteoWare Rain database with the programs PreLOG Commander USB GSM...

Page 10: ...rers may result in incor rect measured values Therefore the intensity correction should be deactivated in such cases Since some LAMBRECHT precipitation sensors already have integrated intensity correction the correction of the PreLOG has to be deactivated if used with these sensors Otherwise double correction would lead to incorrect results Configuration The precipitation correction can be activat...

Page 11: ...ime clock of the PreLOG is set by the function Setup Set PreLOG Clock of the PreLOG Commander By default the function suggests the date and time of the PC clock The circular buffer of the PreLOG can store up to 65535 measured values Therefore the recorded values have to be retrieved in appropriate time intervals If the memory is full the oldest value will be overwritten Recording of Precipitation ...

Page 12: ...reLOG Commander function Retrieval PreLOG Status After this retrieval the value will be reset to zero too Example Precipitation in mm m 21 318 Configuration The recording of the precipitation amount between retrievals can be activated by checking the option Calculate Amount Since Last Retrieval in the area Setup PreLOG Configuration Operating Mode in the PreLOG Commander Recording of Precipitation...

Page 13: ...he alarm Start of Precipitation can be activated in the PreLOG Commander in the tab Setup PreLOG Configuration Alarm Part 1 Furthermore the Amount Threshold in mm m as well as the Trigger Period period in which the amount threshold has to be reached to trigger the alarm and the Release Period period for which no further precipitation shall be detected to release the alarm again in min can be speci...

Page 14: ...t will be released if the intensity falls below a specified release intensity Configuration The alarm Exceeding of a Max Precipitation Intensity can be activated in the PreLOG Commander in the tab Setup PreLOG Configuration Alarm Part 2 Furthermore the Time Base for the calculation of the intensity can be specified in steps of 1 min in the corresponding area as well as the Intensity Threshold the ...

Page 15: ...Service A well known example among others is DynDNS Such a dynamic DNS service automatically maps between the volatile IP address of the router that will change on every dial up but at the latest once a day and a fix hostname Remote Send Request GPRS GSM The COM1 interface and a connected modem are permanently activated Requests can be made as in the com munication type Remote Request In the speci...

Page 16: ...e 1 RS232 for GSM communication see pp 20 ff Connect the PreLOG to a PC or notebook via USB or serial connection RS232 Select the PreLOG and the modem option Standard PC under Setup Select Current Station Retrieve the configuration of the corresponding station Request CFG and check the connection set tings in the tab Setup PreLOG Configuration General and PreLOG Internal Communication For the appr...

Page 17: ... Communication For the appropriate values see the corresponding sections in ch 9 2 2 on pp 20 ff and the documen tation of the modem in use if necessary Save and transmit the new configuration to the station Send CFG Initialise the PreLOG modem for GSM communication with the function Setup Modem Configuration for the appropriate values and commands see ch 9 2 4 pp 24 ff Afterwards the PreLOG can b...

Page 18: ...into the MeteoWare data base With the function 4 Utilities export the data can be exported in the formats MW MeteoWare Rain specific ASCII dBASE and Excel To receive data from a station the PC has to be switched on and must be connected to the internet There is no need to have any user logged in 8 3 6 Automated Data Reception and Monitoring of Measuring Net works using MeteoWare Rain full version ...

Page 19: ...s of the ISO 8850 15 standard are allowed a Specify the COM port the PreLOG is connected to b Save the configuration by pressing the c Save button Retrieve the configuration of the connected PreLOG with the 3 Request CFG button Now the PreLOG Commander displays the configuration data of the connected PreLOG Save the retrieved configuration under the new station name and afterwards configure if nec...

Page 20: ...on number enter the station number 0 instead Request CFG you receive the configuration data of the connected station and thereby the current station number Before closing the window save the data by pressing the Save button Operating Mode Since the PreLOG is a pulse logger it is mainly used to record amounts of precipitation over time To use it this way one selects in the field Time Base the durat...

Page 21: ...l the connection if the communication starts right after the connection has been established The maximum number of dialing attempts can be specified in the field Max Redials If this limit is exceeded the communication will be cancelled In the field Timeout you can specify how much seconds the software will wait for an answer from the station after a data request before it detects an error For the ...

Page 22: ...se some modem types will cancel the connection if the communication starts right after connection has been established The following access data are necessary for a GPRS connection APN Accesspoint address of the GPRS provider User User name for access to the APN Password User specific password These three access data will be provided by your GPRS provider Host IP address or hostname of the network...

Page 23: ...n GPRS Test you can test if a GPRS connection can be established to the selected PreLOG In the process the command sequence to establish a connection via the selected GPRS modem will be executed by the connected PreLOG The sequence has to be specified for the used modem type under Setup Modem Configuration The commands and the corresponding answers will be displayed and recorded with timestamp to ...

Page 24: ...a control sequence which suits the telephone system the modem is connected to It has to be distinguished between tone and pulse dial as well as between main station or telephone exten sion for further information please refer to the operating instructions of the used modem and the documentation of the telephone system The Command Pause is the break between the initialisation commands This modem de...

Page 25: ...rieval reset to zero afterwards Amount of Precipitation Since Switch On of the PreLOG Battery Status Percentage of Free Memory Most Recent GPRS Error Position of the Error in the Command Sequence The GPRS error is returned as a modem compliant error code see operating instructions of the used modem with the error code 1 no error The commands are internally numbered consecutively Therefore the Posi...

Page 26: ...scription of these critical errors can be displayed with the function PreLOG Critical Error If a critical error occurs please check the PreLOG immediately and contact the LAMBRECHT service department 49 5514958390 since the PreLOG cannot proceed as long as a critical error exists 9 5 6 Utilities PreLOG Firmware Update The function PreLOG Firmware Update can be used to load a new firmware into the ...

Page 27: ...he LAMBRECHT service department and keep the entry from the GPRS LOG file within reach 10 3 Retrieval of PreLOG Configuration Failed Check in the tab Setup PreLOG Configuration General if the correct station with the correct station number and corresponding PC settings for your connection is selected In case of communication via modem check the settings in the tab PreLOG Internal Communication reg...

Page 28: ...el 49 0 551 4958 0 or 49 0 551 4958 390 E mail support lambrecht net 12 Equipment and Spare Parts General Accessories 00 90519 000 000 GPRS solar set 36 09338 010 000 Software MeteoWare Rain basic 36 09338 210 000 Software MeteoWare Rain full version automatable retrieval and alarm function 36 15190 000 000 PreLOG Commander 65 53090 160 100 USB cable for configuration and data retrieval 65 53090 1...

Page 29: ...29 15190 PreLOG Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Data Logger PreLOG 15190 13 Space for Notes ...

Page 30: ...on via USB with PreLOG Commander Real time Clock typ 3 ppm at 15 C 60 C max 5 ppm at 25 C 65 C max 10ppm Rechargeable Battery 3 6 Li Ion exchangeable Ext Power Supply 12 V DC 9 26 V DC Caution Power supply with connected modem is patched through directly to the modem Charging the Battery only via USB interface 5 V DC 500 mA Max Current Consumption at 12 V DC ext power supply 2 10 5 mA typ ca 2 5 m...