Obvius, LLC A7810, Installation And Operation Manual

Page 1: ...AcquiLite EMB Data Acquisition Server Obvius LLC Installation and Operation Manual Model A7810 Date Aug 10 2011 Page 1 A7810 AcquiLite Data Acquisition Server...

Page 2: ...een repaired altered or modified outside of Obvius s authorized facilities 4 has not been sold subject to other warranty terms specified at the time of sale and 5 is still owned by the original purcha...

Page 3: ...us 17 Ethernet setup 17 Troubleshooting Ethernet Problems 18 System Options 18 Status 18 Processes 18 Date and Time 18 Universal Time Is Your Friend 19 System logs 19 Firmware Update 20 Diagnostics 20...

Page 4: ...LAN information Ethernet 10 100Mbit connection point hub or switch IP address and Netmask check with system administrator Gateway address check with system administrator DNS server address check with...

Page 5: ...option 50hz minimum pulse width 10ms Pulse rate option 100hz minimum pulse width 5ms Contact closure threshold 100 to 2 5k user selectable Pulse count values are stored in non volatile memory Isolatio...

Page 6: ...lectrical panel This could be dangerous if wire scraps come into contact with high voltage wires Step 4 Power up and diagnostics A power supply is not provided with the AcquiLite EMB therefore it is u...

Page 7: ...ministrator and configured into the AcquiLite or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP address this process assigns an IP address dynamically to the AcquiLite when it is connected to the network fr...

Page 8: ...d DNS server addresses will be obtained automatically Simply select the Enable DHCP from the first TCP IP configuration menu Step 4 After the address information has been set you must reboot the Acqui...

Page 9: ...windows operating systems is beyond the scope of this document however A From the Windows start menu select the Settings Network Connections option Double click the Local Area network connection icon...

Page 10: ...o save your changes F Repeat these steps for each Modbus device Step 7 Select the Modbus Setup menu option Specify the Modbus Loop Name This will become the name of the AcquiLite This is the name that...

Page 11: ...e the admin account username password for read only access Log information is stored in var log modbus For read write delete access use the login name root and the admin password The three usernames s...

Page 12: ...he device list This option can be used to configure a Modbus device that is not presently connected to the system add a framework configured device or add a Modbus TCP connected device See the section...

Page 13: ...on of this manual At the bottom of the page several buttons are present Done returns you to the device list page Log File This icon will display a table view of the most recent data in the current log...

Page 14: ...int on the LCD console Multiple data points are rotated about every 10 seconds The values on the LCD console are updated when the next log interval occurs Point Config Some devices have configurable p...

Page 15: ...ice must not be the same as any address already listed in the device list page Modbus TCP Gateway IP This option allows the AcquiLite to log data from a remote Modbus device that is attached to the LA...

Page 16: ...asic security feature only allows control based on the IP address of the system making the request The Modbus TCP protocol does not have provisions for any authentication password or other methods of...

Page 17: ...Hopper is connected in such a way the wireless diagnostics options will be present in the AcquiLite Please refer to the AcquiSuite A8812 or A8810 user manuals for further details on the wireless diagn...

Page 18: ...o access the AcquiLite NOTE one common mistake is configuring the Laptop IP to the same address as the IP address of the AcquiLite In order for the laptop and AcquiLite to communicate the IP addresses...

Page 19: ...tly The best practice is to store data in the database in UTC format and then convert the information when generating a report for the user For example if you wish to draw a graph of KW over Time prom...

Page 20: ...installed and a listing of the files will be displayed If any firmware updates are available a button to the right will be shown labeled Download The firmware files are asarm cramfs The main AcquiLite...

Page 21: ...on where SUCCESS is indicated The failure is due to the password not being correct LCD Console The AcquiLite has an LCD console and two push buttons labeled Menu and Select These can be used to config...

Page 22: ...sted for DNS servers respond to ping requests This test does not verify if the DNS servers can actually resolve DNS names to IP addresses For a more complete test use the Connection Test web page in t...

Page 23: ...multiple log files The log file name starts with mb xxx where xxx is the Modbus device address number One file with the log extension is the file where the most recent data is being stored Other log...

Page 24: ...ny open files 26 Text file busy 28 No space left on device 32 Broken pipe 52 Invalid Exchange 101 Network is unreachable 110 Connection timed out 111 Connection refused 113 No route to host 129 Illega...

Page 25: ...quiLite to automatically push the log files to your server you must manually delete them To delete log files refer to the FTP method of downloading log files One step detailed in the FTP section is ho...

Page 26: ...bserver Step 5 For more detailed information about the transfer process use the Connection Test page in the Testing Diags menu on the AcquiLite for a full report of the data upload progress Retrieving...

Page 27: ...ng data on your server when data is uploaded Designed for integration with existing energy reporting systems Contact Obvius technical support for further details and sample scripts Removing Data From...

Page 28: ...operties The URL for the page will be shown on that dialog Simply copy paste this URK into your link The AcquiLite can provide Modbus device data in XML format This feature coupled with browser based...

Page 29: ...es a plastic enclosure that is approximately 4 x 4 25 x 2 deep The AcquiLite has 4 mounting holes for use with a 6 screw The drawing above shows the relative position of the mounting holes Page 29 A78...