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HOBO

 

MicroRX

 

Station

 

for

 

HOBOnet

 

(RX2105

 

and

 

RX2106)

 

Manual

 

 

1

800

LOGGERS

 

10

 

www.onsetcomp.com

 

System

 

Alarms

 

To

 

add

 

a

 

system

 

alarm:

 

1.

 

In

 

HOBOlink,

 

click

 

Devices

 

and

 

then

 

RX

 

Devices,

 

and

 

find

 

the

 

station

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

configure.

 

Click

 

the

 

arrow

 

next

 

to

 

 

and

 

select

 

Alarm

 

Configuration.

 

2.

 

Click

 

Edit

 

System

 

Alarms.

 

3.

 

For

 

Missed

 

Connection

 

alarms:

 

a.

 

Under

 

Communication,

 

select

 

the

 

Missed

 

Connection

 

checkbox.

 

b.

 

Set

 

the

 

length

 

of

 

time

 

for

 

HOBOlink

 

to

 

wait

 

after

 

the

 

station

 

has

 

missed

 

a

 

connection

 

before

 

an

 

alarm

 

trips.

 

c.

 

Select

 

the

 

action

 

to

 

be

 

taken

 

when

 

this

 

alarm

 

trips:

 

send

 

an

 

email

 

or

 

text.

 

Enter

 

the

 

details

 

and

 

then

 

select

 

“Send

 

on

 

Clear

 

Also”

 

if

 

you

 

want

 

an

 

email

 

or

 

text

 

when

 

the

 

alarm

 

clears

 

as

 

well.

 

Important:

 

Standard

 

data

 

fees

 

and

 

text

 

messaging

 

rates

 

may

 

apply

 

when

 

using

 

text

 

notifications.

 

Onset

 

does

 

not

 

charge

 

a

 

fee

 

or

 

guarantee

 

delivery

 

of

 

text

 

alerts,

 

which

 

is

 

subject

 

to

 

your

 

carrier’s

 

service

 

and

 

location.

 

See

 

the

 

HOBOlink

 

Help

 

for

 

additional

 

details

 

on

 

alarm

 

notifications.

 

d.

 

Click

 

Add

 

Action

 

if

 

you

 

want

 

multiple

 

actions

 

to

 

be

 

taken

 

when

 

the

 

alarm

 

trips

 

(for

 

example

 

send

 

an

 

email

 

and

 

a

 

text).

 

4.

 

For

 

Battery

 

Low

 

and

 

Sensor

 

Failure

 

alarms:

 

a.

 

Under

 

Device,

 

select

 

the

 

Battery

 

Low

 

and/or

 

Sensor

 

Failure

 

checkboxes.

 

b.

 

Select

 

how

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

be

 

notified

 

when

 

these

 

alarms

 

trip:

 

by

 

email

 

or

 

text.

 

Enter

 

the

 

appropriate

 

addresses

 

and

 

then

 

select

 

“Send

 

on

 

Clear

 

Also”

 

if

 

you

 

want

 

an

 

email

 

or

 

text

 

when

 

these

 

alarms

 

clear

 

as

 

well.

 

5.

 

Click

 

Add

 

Action

 

if

 

you

 

want

 

multiple

 

actions

 

to

 

be

 

taken

 

when

 

the

 

alarm

 

trips

 

(for

 

example

 

send

 

an

 

email

 

and

 

a

 

text).

 

6.

 

Click

 

Save.

 

Changes

 

will

 

take

 

effect

 

the

 

next

 

time

 

the

 

station

 

connects

 

to

 

HOBOlink.

 

Red

 

alarm

 

symbols

 

will

 

appear

 

in

 

HOBOlink

 

when

 

these

 

alarms

 

trip

 

(if

 

enabled).

 

Note

 

for

 

wireless

 

sensors:

 

If

 

a

 

wireless

 

sensor

 

mote

 

goes

 

offline

 

from

 

the

 

network

 

for

 

30

 

minutes,

 

the

 

station

 

will

 

automatically

 

connect

 

to

 

HOBOlink

 

to

 

report

 

the

 

missing

 

mote

 

regardless

 

of

 

any

 

alarm

 

settings

 

in

 

place.

 

Unless

 

the

 

mote

 

has

 

no

 

battery

 

power,

 

it

 

will

 

continue

 

logging

 

data

 

even

 

if

 

it

 

is

 

offline

 

from

 

the

 

network.

 

Once

 

the

 

mote

 

is

 

back

 

online,

 

any

 

logged

 

data

 

will

 

be

 

uploaded

 

during

 

regular

 

connections

 

to

 

HOBOlink.

 

Note:

 

Once

 

a

 

mote

 

is

 

back

 

online,

 

it

 

enters

 

recovery

 

mode

 

as

 

HOBOlink

 

receives

 

the

 

data

 

logged

 

while

 

it

 

was

 

offline.

 

During

 

this

 

period

 

of

 

recovery,

 

data

 

for

 

that

 

mote

 

will

 

temporarily

 

be

 

unavailable

 

for

 

data

 

delivery,

 

dashboards,

 

and

 

data

 

feeds.

 

See

 

the

 

HOBOlink

 

help

 

for

 

additional

 

details.

 

Sensor

 

Alarms

 

To

 

add

 

a

 

sensor

 

alarm:

 

1.

 

In

 

HOBOlink,

 

click

 

Devices

 

and

 

then

 

RX

 

Devices,

 

and

 

find

 

the

 

station

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

configure.

 

Click

 

the

 

arrow

 

next

 

to

 

 

and

 

select

 

Alarm

 

Configuration.

 

2.

 

Click

 

Add

 

a

 

Sensor

 

Alarm.

 

3.

 

Set

 

up

 

the

 

Sensor

 

Condition

 

for

 

the

 

alarm.

 

a.

 

Select

 

the

 

sensor.

 

b.

 

For

 

rain

 

gauge

 

sensors:

 

This

 

is

 

based

 

on

 

accumulated

 

rainfall

 

in

 

inches

 

or

 

mm

 

(depending

 

on

 

the

 

units

 

set

 

in

 

HOBOlink)

 

over

 

a

 

period

 

of

 

minutes

 

or

 

hours

 

(up

 

to

 

24).

 

Enter

 

the

 

number

 

of

 

minutes

 

or

 

hours

 

you

 

want

 

the

 

rainfall

 

to

 

be

 

accumulated

 

over,

 

and

 

the

 

amount

 

of

 

rain

 

in

 

inches

 

or

 

mm

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

trigger

 

the

 

alarm.

 

c.

 

For

 

all

 

other

 

sensors

 

and

 

channels:

 

Select

 

whether

 

the

 

alarm

 

should

 

trip

 

above

 

or

 

below

 

a

 

value

 

or

 

outside

 

a

 

range.

 

Enter

 

the

 

sensor

 

reading(s)

 

for

 

the

 

alarm

 

threshold.

 

Enter

 

the

 

number

 

of

 

logged

 

data

 

points

 

you

 

want

 

the

 

station

 

to

 

record

 

before

 

the

 

alarm

 

trips.

  

d.

 

If

 

you

 

selected

 

the

 

alarm

 

to

 

trip

 

above

 

or

 

below

 

a

 

specific

 

reading,

 

then

 

select

 

when

 

the

 

alarm

 

should

 

clear:

 

above

 

or

 

below

 

the

 

same

 

value

 

or

 

a

 

different

 

value.

 

Enter

 

the

 

value

 

if

 

necessary.

  

4.

 

Select

 

the

 

action

 

to

 

be

 

taken

 

when

 

the

 

alarm

 

trips:

 

send

 

an

 

email

 

or

 

text.

 

Enter

 

the

 

details

 

and

 

then

 

select

 

“Send

 

on

 

Clear

 

Also”

 

if

 

you

 

want

 

an

 

email

 

or

 

text

 

when

 

the

 

alarm

 

clears

 

as

 

well.

 

Important:

 

Standard

 

data

 

fees

 

and

 

text

 

messaging

 

rates

 

may

 

apply

 

when

 

using

 

text

 

notifications.

 

Onset

 

does

 

not

 

charge

 

a

 

fee

 

or

 

guarantee

 

delivery

 

of

 

text

 

alerts,

 

which

 

is

 

subject

 

to

 

your

 

carrier’s

 

service

 

and

 

location.

 

See

 

the

 

HOBOlink

 

Help

 

for

 

additional

 

details

 

on

 

alarm

 

notifications.

 

5.

 

Click

 

Add

 

Action

 

if

 

you

 

want

 

multiple

 

actions

 

to

 

be

 

taken

 

when

 

the

 

alarm

 

trips

 

(for

 

example,

 

send

 

an

 

email

 

and

 

a

 

text).

 

6.

 

Add

 

any

 

optional

 

notes

 

for

 

this

 

alarm.

 

7.

 

Click

 

Save.

 

Changes

 

will

 

take

 

effect

 

the

 

next

 

time

 

the

 

station

 

connects

 

to

 

HOBOlink.

 

8.

 

Repeat

 

steps

 

2

 

through

 

7

 

for

 

each

 

additional

 

sensor

 

alarm

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

add.

 

If

 

an

 

alarm

 

trips

 

on

 

a

 

sensor,

 

the

 

station

 

will

 

automatically

 

connect

 

to

 

HOBOlink

 

to

 

report

 

the

 

tripped

 

alarm.

 

A

 

red

 

alarm

 

symbol

 

appears

 

next

 

to

 

that

 

sensor

 

in

 

HOBOlink

 

when

 

it

 

trips.

 

An

 

alarm

 

symbol

 

will

 

also

 

appear

 

on

 

the

 

LCD.

 

 

Alarms

 

for

 

HOBOlink

 

calculated

 

channels

 

(such

 

as

 

dew

 

point)

 

are

 

checked

 

at

 

the

 

connection

 

interval

 

for

 

the

 

station.

 

This

 

is

 

because

 

calculated

 

channels

 

are

 

generated

 

from

 

data

 

uploaded

 

at

 

each

 

connection

 

interval.

 

Accumulated

 

rain

 

alarms

 

are

 

triggered

 

by

 

the

 

station

 

as

 

soon

 

as

 

the

 

alarm

 

conditions

 

are

 

met.

 

The

 

alarm

 

will

 

remain

 

tripped

 

for

 

one

 

accumulation

 

interval

 

after

 

the

 

trip.

 

For

 

example,

 

if

 

you

 

set

 

the

 

alarm

 

to

 

trip

 

for

 

2

 

inches

 

of

 

rainfall

 

accumulated

 

in

 

4

 

hours,

 

Tripped

 

smart

 

sensor

 

and

 

wireless

 

sensor

 

alarms

 

Summary of Contents for Hobo MicroRX RX2105

Page 1: ...nths with 1 minute logging and daily connections or 2 months with 1 minute logging and hourly connections and with approximately 10 motes Note Deployments in areas with weak cellular strength could re...

Page 2: ...in the European Union EU See last page FCC ID QIPPLS62 W IC ID 7830A PLS62W Manager Operating Range 25 to 60 C 13 to 140 F Radio Power 12 6 mW 11 dBm non adjustable Transmission Range Reliable connec...

Page 3: ...sensors see Setting up the Station The station can support up to 15 smart sensor data channels some smart sensors have more than one data channel Cable Channel Plugs Use these plugs to fill empty hole...

Page 4: ...lular signal the more bars there are the stronger the signal This will blink while connecting to HOBOlink or When the station is attempting to connect or is currently connected to HOBOlink Connection...

Page 5: ...ule 2 screen information about the manager is displayed The channel count represents all measurement channels plus a battery channel for each mote in the wireless network For example one temperature R...

Page 6: ...annel for more details 4 Plug in the battery and wait for the station to connect to HOBOlink a Plug in the battery cable For RX2106 models plug in the solar panel cable for the built in solar panel If...

Page 7: ...ond connection interval select the Night mode checkbox Select when night mode should begin and end and then enter the connection interval you want to use during that part of the day The night mode sch...

Page 8: ...sors you need to configure Wireless Sensor Configuration You can configure both the global settings for the manager module that affect all sensor motes logging interval and the settings for each indiv...

Page 9: ...phs as shown in the following example Logged data is saved in a database You can export this data on demand as needed or set up automatic exports that are delivered to email and or FTP addresses on a...

Page 10: ...dditional details Sensor Alarms To add a sensor alarm 1 In HOBOlink click Devices and then RX Devices and find the station you want to configure Click the arrow next to and select Alarm Configuration...

Page 11: ...ug any smart sensors you wish to remove Plug in any new smart sensors Lightly coat the portion of the cable s that will be placed in the cable channel with a small amount of silicone grease Push each...

Page 12: ...e mote serial number or name from the Configuration menu as shown in the following example c Click Delete to remove the mote from the network d If the mote you are deleting is currently active on the...

Page 13: ...ment location to prevent pooling of water on the cable entries In addition if it is mounted horizontally the battery could be damaged over time in RX2106 models as it is charged and the antenna in bot...

Page 14: ...r in an outdoor environment There should not be more than five motes in any direction at their maximum transmission range from the station Data logged by a wireless sensor must travel or hop across th...

Page 15: ...loyments and recommended for harsh indoor environments where debris could enter the station 1 Make sure all sensors and cables are installed including the solar panel AC adapter cable or external DC p...

Page 16: ...orage device from the computer and disconnect the cable from the mote The firmware installation process will begin automatically on the mote The blue LED will blink rapidly while the firmware is insta...

Page 17: ...winter The maximum connection rate when using an external 5W or 15W solar panel is 10 minute connections year round in full sun The connection rate with external solar panels may be less if deployed...

Page 18: ...t and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device co...

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