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Copyright © 2001 - 2011 by Obvius

Obvius 

and

  AcquiLite 

are trademarks of  Obvius Holdings LLc

Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 

U.S. Government Restricted Rights: 

Use, duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph (a) through (d) 

of the Commercial Computer Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52.227-19 when applicable, or subparagraph (c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and 
Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013, and in similar clauses in the NASA FAR Supplement.

Limited Warranty

OBVIUS IS PROVIDING THIS WARRANTY IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY 
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS WARRANTY IS BUYER'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ALL 
CLAIMS AGAINST OBVIUS. OBVIUS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES. OBVIUS'S TOTAL 
LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PRICE PAID FOR ITS PRODUCT.

Obvius promises buyer that any standard product manufactured by Obvius shall be free from all material defects in design, material, or manufacturing for 
a period of 2 years from the manufacture date; provided, however, that the warranty shall not extend to ordinary wear and tear or to normally replaceable 
components (e.g., batteries). During the warranty period, Obvius may repair or replace (in its sole discretion) any product suffering from a warranty defect 
and returned freight prepaid by buyer, with no charge to buyer for any warranty repair or replacement. The warranty shall remain in full force and effect 
for such 2 year period, provided that the product: (1) was installed, operated, and maintained properly; (2) has not been abused or misused; (3) has not 
been 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 purchaser. This warranty provides specific legal rights that may be varied by state law. Obvius's products are not 
designed for life or safety applications.

Product Application Limitation

Obvius products are not intended for use in critical applications such as nuclear facilities, human implantable devices or life support. Obvius is not liable, 
in whole or in part, for any claims or damages arising from such uses.

Obvius strongly believes in continuous improvement, therefore we must reserve the right to change specifications and product offerings without notice. 
Where possible, we will substitute products with equivalent functionality when necessary.

NOTICE

This product is not intended for life safety applications. 

Do not install this product in hazardous or classified locations.

The installer is responsible for conformance to all applicable codes.

FCC Part 15 Information

Note: This equipment has been tested by the manufacturer and found to comply with the limits of a class A digital device, pursuant to part 
15 of the FCC rules.  These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference when the equipment is operated in a 
commercial environment.  This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in 
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.  Operation of this equipment in a 
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. 
Modifications of this product without the express authorization of Obvius nullify this statement.

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Page 1: ...quisition Server Obvius LLC Installation and Operation Manual Model A7810 Date Aug 10 2011 Page 1 A7810 AcquiLite Data Acquisition Server www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales...

Page 2: ...f 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 purchaser This warranty provides specific legal...

Page 3: ...hernet 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 Host Lookup 20 Connection Test 20 LCD Con...

Page 4: ...ction point hub or switch IP address and Netmask check with system administrator Gateway address check with system administrator DNS server address check with system administrator HTTP Proxy address o...

Page 5: ...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 Isolation2 The RJ45 Ethernet is isolated to 1500VD...

Page 6: ...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 up to the installer to provide the required...

Page 7: ...ite or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP address this process assigns an IP address dynamically to the AcquiLite when it is connected to the network from a host DHCP server or Direct connection...

Page 8: ...tomatically 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 AcquiLite Select the Previous Menu option after...

Page 9: ...ope of this document however A From the Windows start menu select the Settings Network Connections option Double click the Local Area network connection icon in the network folder then click the Prope...

Page 10: ...or 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 will appear on the BMO website service if...

Page 11: ...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 specified are not able to be changed or ren...

Page 12: ...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 on manually adding a device below Trouble...

Page 13: ...e 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 file Use the log file export page for com...

Page 14: ...s 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 point features Most data points are automat...

Page 15: ...ready 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 LAN via a Modbus TCP gateway device such as...

Page 16: ...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 security By default the gateway feature is...

Page 17: ...less diagnostics options will be present in the AcquiLite Please refer to the AcquiSuite A8812 or A8810 user manuals for further details on the wireless diagnostic features Networking Network Status T...

Page 18: ...take 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 should not be identical see the basic net...

Page 19: ...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 prompt the user for a date range say Jan 1 mid...

Page 20: ...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 firmware file including the modbus and da...

Page 21: ...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 configure some of the basic features of the Acqu...

Page 22: ...sts 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 the AcquiLite diagnostics menu Modbus Statu...

Page 23: ...ts 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 files have a gz extension These are older...

Page 24: ...e 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 Illegal Function function was not allowed by the...

Page 25: ...s 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 how to delete a log file from the AcquiLite...

Page 26: ...on 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 Data From the AcquiLite Overview of how t...

Page 27: ...ed Designed for integration with existing energy reporting systems Contact Obvius technical support for further details and sample scripts Removing Data From the AcquiLite When using an HTTP Post meth...

Page 28: ...n 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 AJAX Javascript can provide a very powerfu...

Page 29: ...ly 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 A7810 AcquiLite Data Acquisition Server www G...

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