Novus LOGBOX, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...F Exposure It is necessary to keep 20 cm between the antenna and the user and the transmitter module cannot be co located with any other transmitter or antenna Canada This Class A device complies with Canadian standard ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada CE Mark This is a Class A device In a domestic environment it may cause radio interference a...

Page 2: ...4 8 1 COMMANDS 24 8 1 1 READ HOLDING REGISTERS 0X03 24 8 1 2 WRITE HOLDING REGISTERS 0X06 24 8 1 3 WRITE MULTIPLE HOLDING REGISTERS 0X16 24 8 2 REGISTERS TABLE 24 9 DATA LOGGING 30 10 ALARMS 31 11 CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE 32 11 1 CONFIGURING LOGBOX WI FI WITH NXPERIENCE 32 11 1 1 GENERAL PARAMETERS 32 11 1 2 1 INFORMATION 32 11 1 2 2 DISPLAY 32 11 1 2 3 CLOCK 32 11 1 2 ANALOG CHANNELS PARAMETERS 33 ...

Page 3: ...ALOG INPUTS 45 13 COMMUNICATION INTERFACES 46 13 1 USB 46 13 2 WI FI 46 14 OVER THE AIR OTA FIRMWARE UPDATE 47 15 CFR 21 REGULATION 48 15 1 SUPPORT FOR CFR 21 PART 11 AND RDC 17 2010 VALIDATION 48 16 TROUBLESHOOTING 49 16 1 START STOP MODES 49 16 2 CLOCK 49 16 3 ALARM INFORMATION 49 16 4 ANALOG INPUTS 49 16 5 UNREGISTERED ALARMS 49 16 6 COMMUNICATION LINK LOSS 49 17 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 50 17 ...

Page 4: ...ual fully before installing and operating the device CAUTION OR HAZARD Risk of electric shock ATTENTION Material sensitive to static charge Check precautions before handling Safety recommendations should be observed to ensure user safety and to prevent damage to the device or system If the device is used in a manner other than that specified in this manual the safety protections may not be effecti...

Page 5: ...ls The digital channel can log the time of events such as opening a door or counting pulses from a flow sensor LogBox Wi Fi also has the following internal sensors temperature battery voltage and external power supply voltage which can also log the values in the memory taking the place of any of the available measurement channels Its wide display allows you to view up to three variables simultaneo...

Page 6: ... at a predetermined time it will remain lit within the set time It will flash while logging turn off at the time of a log and restart Lights up and stays on when entering an alarm condition Turns off when a new configuration is received or the alarm status is cleared Indicates to the user that at some point an alarm has been triggered Light up while the alarm conditions of the corresponding channe...

Page 7: ...ey will mute it 3 3 NAVIGATION KEYS To streamline information identification on each screen a mnemonic which will remain visible for two seconds will be displayed when pressing a key If no key is pressed for this period the information on the current screen will be displayed If the key or the key is pressed while a mnemonic is being displayed the device will advance to the next screen or return to...

Page 8: ...t of the last record period for the digital channel If this option is not configured this screen will not be shown Uses the three display lines to display the flow in the user unit with the number of configured decimal places Key held down or long touch Informs the maximum flow reached in the pulse count for the digital input Key held down or long touch Informs the minimum flow reached in the puls...

Page 9: ...isplayed for two seconds before accessing the Date Time screen This screen will be updated by the log range and or by the display update Displays the device s current date and time Line 1 Year Line 2 Month Day Line 3 Hour Minute Key held down or long touch No action Key held down or long touch No action Both keys held down No action 5 Information Displayed for two seconds before accessing the Info...

Page 10: ...ed for two seconds before accessing the Log Status screen This screen will be updated whenever the current log status is changed Displays the current log status and allows them to be started and or paused if the device is configured to allow keyboard start and or end En Enabled logs Dis Disabled logs Key held down or long touch Initiates logs if By Keyboard start mode is enabled Key held down or l...

Page 11: ...No action Key held down or long touch No action Both keys held down No action 10 Wi Fi Signal Strength Displayed for two seconds before accessing the Wi Fi LQI screen This screen will be updated according to the Wi Fi signal strength Displays the signal strength between the device and the Wi Fi access point Key held down or long touch No action Key held down or long touch No action Both keys held ...

Page 12: ...Wi Fi circuit greatly increase its consumption Thus when operating the device in these ranges consider that the two year expectation can be reduced considerably Some scenarios can also increase LogBox Wi Fi consumption considerably reducing battery life expectancy Here are some examples of situations that may decrease battery life Alarm Alarm occurrences more than once a day and with a buzzer dura...

Page 13: ...that are configured to operate on average will only have their information updated at each log range If the digital channel is operating in the Event Log mode each event will update its respective information on the display 5 1ANALOG INPUTS LogBox Wi Fi has three channels for reading analog signals The types of signals and sensors accepted by them are Temperature Sensors Thermoresistance Pt100 The...

Page 14: ...ES INPUT TYPE INPUT SIGNAL CONDITION INDICATION Pt100 Within range Read input value Pt100 with one or more wires disconnected will be displayed Slightly above the upper limit 22000 will be logged in the memory Slightly under the lower limit Read input value Far above the upper limit vvvv will be displayed 32767 will be logged in the memory Far under the lower limit nnnn will be displayed 32000 wil...

Page 15: ...since the LogBox Wi Fi has already been calibrated at the factory Whenever you change the input type make sure that the custom calibration points of the previous input are deleted For each analog channel a unique Tag name must be assigned which will be used to reference the channel You should also choose the type of input sensor that will be connected to that channel In addition to that you can as...

Page 16: ...16 bit register for accumulating the number of pulses within a given range and logging it in the memory Thus at each log range LogBox Wi Fi captures the number of pulses and logs it in the memory zeroing the register to accumulate the pulses for the next interval If the sensor is a Dry Contact sensor type the LogBox Wi Fi will be able to count to 10 pulses per second For PNP and NPN sensors 2000 p...

Page 17: ...nd to parts per minute Thus LogBox Wi Fi will record the number of pulses occurring within that period at each log range and every time the data is displayed it will transform those pulses into the number of parts produced per minute user customized unit In the same example it is possible to assume that the log range is 20 seconds Thus if the sensor gives 20 pulses per second the LogBox Wi Fi will...

Page 18: ...ectronic Switch mode it will be necessary to configure how long before each acquisition the digital output must be triggered Drive Time It defines in seconds how long before each acquisition the digital output must be triggered It will be deactivated when the acquisition is ready Such time cannot be longer than the lowest acquisition range Instant Average 1 10 of the snapshot Interval of Display R...

Page 19: ...e down millisecond 630 7 1 2 LOGS TOPICS novus sn log channels Topic for the publication of all logs of the analog channels and digital channel in Pulse Count mode Used mainly when there is loss of communication link with the Broker or lack of external power as it will receive all historical logs Example n_channels 4 timestamp 43277 69538194 battery 5 69 value_channels 0 000 24 200 0 000 24 200 al...

Page 20: ...higher alarm setpoint of the digital channel if the device is configured to allow such a configuration see Analog Channels Parameters section of the Configuration Software chapter dig_spa_low Double dig_spa_low 0 Allows you to change the lower alarm setpoint of the digital channel if the device is configured to allow such a configuration see Analog Channels Parameters section of the Configuration ...

Page 21: ... Digital channel analog channel 1 analog channel 2 and analog channel 3 See the Boolean Format section of this chapter for more information on how boolean variables work config_received Informs if the configuration was successfully sent or if there was an error during the process event_type Informs the event counting edge Rising edge Rising edge or both edges Permissible only for the digital chann...

Page 22: ...tion The message will be stored by the sender until there is a further confirmation of receipt from the recipient 2 Exactly once It ensures that the message is delivered exactly once also guaranteeing the sending of confirmations of receipt and confirmations of receipt of the own confirmations of receipt There are confirmations in two directions for everything that is trafficked As long as a messa...

Page 23: ...amic enabled_analog_1 1 enabled_analog_3 1 hash 94 01ACBDFFD105D653DAE5222470B47127455BBC gmt 180 tag_analog_1 Analog1 tag_analog_3 Analog3 unit_analog_1 Celsius unit_analog_3 Celsius sp_alarm_low_analog_1 40 50 0 sp_alarm_low_analog_3 0 000 sp_alarm_high_analog_1 0 000 sp_alarm_high_analog_3 20 000 7 4 3 BOOLEAN FORMAT A Boolean data consists of a data type that basically has two values 0 or 1 or...

Page 24: ...wn in Table 09 8 2 REGISTERS TABLE Following is the table of registers supported by the device for the READ HOLDING REGISTERS commands ADDRES MNEMONIC DESCRIPTION INFORMATION 0 SERIAL_NUMBER_H Device serial number High part 1 SERIAL_NUMBER_L Device serial number Low part 2 PRODUCT_CODE Device code 3 FIRMWARE_VERSION Firmware version Unit with two decimal places 5 MAC_ADDR_WiFi_0_1 MAC Address Wi F...

Page 25: ...t 71 CHD_LAST_EVENT_EDGE Edge of the digital channel where the last event occurred 0 Descent edge 1 Rising edge 72 CHD_ALARM_STATUS Current channel alarm status 0 No alarm 1 Minimum alarm 2 Maximum alarm 73 CHD_STATUS Digital channel status 1 Ok 2 Underflow 3 Overflow 74 CHD_VALUE Value of the last digital channel log In counts if set to Pulse Count mode or 1 or 0 if set in Event Log or Record Con...

Page 26: ...ver reached the maximum alarm 0 Never alarmed 1 Already alarmed 87 CH1_ALARM_STATUS Analog channel 1 current alarm status 0 No alarm 1 Minimum alarm 2 Maximum alarm 89 CH2_STATUS Analog channel status 2 1 Ok 2 Underflow 3 Overflow 4 Cold joint error 5 Open sensor 90 CH2_VALUE Analog channel 2 current value Decimal places 1 For temperature sensors and the cold joint 2 For battery voltage and extern...

Page 27: ...tus 3 Stores information if the channel ever reached the minimum alarm 0 Never alarmed 1 Already alarmed 102 CH3_ALARM_MAX_STATUS Analog channel maximum alarm status 3 Stores information if the channel ever reached the maximum alarm 0 Never alarmed 1 Already alarmed 103 CH3_ALARM_STATUS Current analog channel alarm status 3 0 No alarm 1 Minimum alarm 2 Maximum alarm 106 BATTERY_VOLTAGE_VALUE Curre...

Page 28: ... 09 Registers Table Below is the table of registers supported by the WRITE HOLDING REGISTERS and WRITE MULTIPLE HOLDING REGISTERS commands ADDRESS MNEMONIC DESCRIPTION INFORMATION 68 BUZZER_STATUS Current buzzer status 0 Inactive buzzer 1 Active buzzer 1044 SETTING_YEAR Year setting in UTC GMT 0 1045 SETTING_MONTH Month setting in UTC GMT 0 1046 SETTING_DAY Day setting in UTC GMT 0 1047 SETTING_HO...

Page 29: ... Analog channel 3 minimum alarm setting Decimal places 1 For temperature sensors and the cold joint 2 For battery voltage and external power supply For linear sensors the decimal point is configured 1230 CH3_ALARM_MAX Analog channel 3 maximum alarm setting Decimal places 1 For temperature sensors and the cold joint 2 For battery voltage and external power supply For linear sensors the decimal poin...

Page 30: ...iated from the digital input For this option to be available the digital input channel must have been set to Logs Control mode There are four modes for controlling the digital input Start the logs at each rising edge Start the logs at each descent edge Log at logical level 1 which logs while at logical level 1 In this mode the configured end mode should be Logical level pause 0 Log at logical leve...

Page 31: ...atuses of each channel can be cleared through the display screens or through NXperience For each enabled channel it is possible to enable a minimum alarm and a maximum alarm according to the following parameters Setpoint Shows the value to be exceeded for the channel to satisfy the alarm situation Hysteresis Shows the barrier to be exceeded for the channel to exit the alarm situation After the ala...

Page 32: ...s you to set a name which will be used as channel identification during a download for the digital channel The field accepts up to 16 characters Serial Number Shows the device unique identification number Firmware Version Shows the firmware version recorded in the device Model Displays the device model name 11 1 2 2 DISPLAY Active Display Allows you to configure when the display should become acti...

Page 33: ... the chosen sensor Upper Limit If the sensor configured for the channel is a temperature or internal diagnostic sensor the upper limit will be filled by the software with the sensor s upper limit If the sensor configured for the channel is of the linear sensor type mV V or mA it will be necessary to fill in the desired value to represent the maximum value of the chosen sensor Lower Alarm Allows yo...

Page 34: ...re the flow unit related to the pulses counted in the Digital Input LogBox Wi Fi provides nine flow units If one of them is selected simply configure the sensor factor and its respective unit so that the device performs the counts and displays the flow rate on the configured unit You can select the custom unit option to meet any need not previously listed by the device o Custom Allows you to confi...

Page 35: ...dered valid The minimum configurable debounce time is 50 milliseconds the maximum are 6 seconds The device will only register the event after the end of the debounce time 11 1 4 CHANNELS GENERAL PARAMETERS Fig 08 Digital Input Screen General Configuration Alarm Buzzer Runtime Allows you to set the buzzer runtime for each time the device enters an alarm situation The configuration will be performed...

Page 36: ...t allows the logs to be started every day and at the configured time The Daily log start mode also requires Daily log end mode 11 1 5 3 STOP MODE Never Allows logs to continue indefinitely When filling the memory the oldest data will be deleted so that the most recent ones can be saved Date Time Allows you to set the date time when the logs are to be ended By Keyboard Allows you to change logs sta...

Page 37: ...rnal network has a unique IP This is a required field when Address Acquisition is marked as Static Subnet Mask Also known as subnet mask or netmask it allows you to divide a specific network into smaller subnets making it more effective to use a particular IP address space This is a required field when Address Acquisition is marked as Static Default Gateway Refers to the device address on the netw...

Page 38: ...t Allows you to define the port number used to connect to the Broker QoS The Quality of Service parameter allows you to select the level of quality of service used to send MQTT messages Your options are 0 1 or 2 For more information check the QoS section of the MQTT Protocol chapter JSON Format Changes the formatting of the JSON frame as required by the supervisor For more information check the JS...

Page 39: ...emory o Maximum Read Value Displays the maximum value read by the device on the corresponding channel sensor The displayed value may have been read by a display update frequency and not logged in the memory o Minimum Alarm Status Displays the configured minimum alarm Setpoint information and informs if the device has entered a minimum alarm condition on the corresponding channel The alarm may have...

Page 40: ...i connection o State Displays information about the device s current state o IP Address Displays information about the device s IP address o MAC Address Displays information about the device s MAC address o Quality Connection Displays information about the connection quality ...

Page 41: ...art of the fixing bracket can be used to pass the sensors that are connected to the device In addition to that this bracket has a ring that allows the placement of a padlock preventing LogBox Wi Fi from being removed from the installation location With the help of two screwdrivers and through two lateral fittings it is possible to fix or remove the LogBox Wi Fi from the bracket Fig 16 Mounting bra...

Page 42: ...tach the protection cover it is necessary to press the area designated by the arrows and push one side at a time from the outside Fig 20 Fitting the protection cover 12 1 1 DIMENSIONS Fig 21 LogBox Wi Fi dimensions To open the battery compartment press the cover in the arrows region and push it in from the inside out Fig 22 Batteries cover ...

Page 43: ...used by static electricity when the device has its electronic circuit exposed Pay close attention to the sensor wires the digital input the digital output and the external source connections 12 2 3 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS LogBox Wi Fi has 4 detachable connection terminal blocks for connection of external power supply digital output load digital input sensor and analog sensors for each of the 3 avai...

Page 44: ...ut in the Auxiliary Electronic Switch mode used to power current transmitters is made at the terminals according to the figure on the side To use the Digital Output you must power the device with an external power supply The source used must be able to provide current compatible with the number of transmitters used Fig 24 Connection in Auxiliary Electronic Switch Mode 12 2 3 3 DIGITAL INPUT PNP Co...

Page 45: ... to the following image You must observe a correct connection polarity Cables used for thermocouples connection must have the same thermoelectric characteristics of the thermocouple used compensation cable or extension cable and must be connected with the correct polarity Failure to use compensation cables or their use with incorrect polarity can lead to large measurement errors Voltage Connection...

Page 46: ...d devices it should only be used when the device is disconnected from the external power supply It is possible to use the USB interface in any other connection condition although the decision requires a careful analysis by the person in charge of installation Fig 25 USB cable connection 13 2 WI FI LogBox Wi Fi has an 802 11 interface in 2 4 Ghz b g n standards for sending registered data through p...

Page 47: ...bar you must enter the device s IP address 192 168 12 33 for example Once the Browser loads the device s firmware update page you will need to upload a cbin file which contains the Wi Fi module s new firmware version The firmware update through this interface has the objective of updating network services such as MQTT Modbus TCP among others For a complete upgrade you must use the NXperience softw...

Page 48: ...ed against improper tampering Access to the basic configuration and calibration parameters is done only by NXperience and with access credentials These credentials are unique and for traceability purposes should be associated with a person in charge The memory containing the basic configuration and calibration is protected by a mechanism that detects any improper changes The mechanism is composed ...

Page 49: ...ry so that it can operate for more than two years without needing to change batteries However some analog signal simulators thermocouple simulator or Pt100 for example may not be able to operate correctly with this characteristic causing false Offsets and oscillations in the readings If such a problem is identified it is recommended to power the LogBox Wi Fi By external power supply or By USB port...

Page 50: ...gits Resolution Analog Signals 15 bits 32768 levels Digital Signal 16 bits 65536 levels Memory Capacity 140000 logs total Log Range 1 second to 18 hours Log Type Instant or Medium Log Trigger Date Time Start button digital input or software command Alarms 8 available alarms two by channel Min low and Max high Internal Buzzer Yes it can be used for alarms Communication Interfaces USB 802 11b g n 2 ...

Page 51: ...00 0 C 932 0 F 1800 0 C 3272 0 F 0 4 C 0 7 F 0 15 F E 0 5 C Pt100 Pt100 200 0 C 328 0 F 650 0 C 1202 0 F 0 1 C 0 2 F 0 15 F E Linear 0 to 50 mV 0 000 50 000 0 003 mV 0 15 F E 0 to 5 V 0 000 5 000 0 6 mV 0 15 F E 0 to 10 V 0 000 10 000 0 6 mV 0 15 F E 0 to 20 mA 0 000 20 000 0 001 mA 0 15 F E 4 to 20 mA 4 000 20 000 0 001 mA 0 15 F E Digital Input Count Mode 0 65535 0 01 F E Internal Sensors Temper...

Page 52: ...and 0 to 10 V The analog input circuit of the LogBox Wi Fi guarantees the specified accuracy when reading electrical quantities of voltage type 0 to 5 V and 0 to 10 V with a maximum cable impedance of up to 200 Ω Voltage sources with series impedance above 200 Ω can be read by LogBox Wi Fi Accuracy however is not guaranteed Linear 0 to 20 mA and 4 to 20 mA All LogBox Wi Fi input channels have comm...

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