Signatrol spYdaq, Hardware Manual

Page 1: ...Reference SIG 1227 01 07 Change Note CN0112 spYdaq Hardware Manual Page 1 of 36 spYdaq Hardware Manual ...

Page 2: ...surement reading and transmits it to the base station Most application run on a 10minute transmit rate which give a battery life in excess of 7 years Shorter transmit rates significantly reduce battery life 9 4 4 Selecting an Appropriate Sensor 9 4 5 Connecting the sensor 10 4 6 Positioning the Transmitters 11 5 PC Software 11 5 1 General 11 5 2 Installing the spY config software 11 6 Modbus Maste...

Page 3: ...ate after 19 Handle late as 19 Handle Low Bat as 20 Bottom Right Communications Parameters 20 IEEE Format 20 Security 21 Diagnostics 22 Basic 22 Advanced 22 Transmitter Configuration 24 General 24 Internal Temperature 24 Humidity 25 Universal Input 25 Antenna Diversity 25 7 5 Base Station Controls 25 7 6 Base Station Runtime Screens 26 Basic Menu 26 8 MODBUS RTU Registers 28 9 Trouble Shooting 29 ...

Page 4: ...ng and Alarm block information added SIG 1227 01 04 Released 30 November 2011 Added information on Signal Strength Corrected Signal strength table in section 9 Basic Diagnostics SIG 1227 01 05 Released 08 August 2013 Add 4 channel information Swap switch tables around to LSB first SIG 1227 01 06 Added section 11 Signal Strength SIG 1227 01 07 Release 07 06 2017 Changed made for Mk2 Transmitter ...

Page 5: ...te There are two frequency channels so that up to two systems can operate side by side This manual is only concerned with the MODBUS version 3 Receiving Check the box for obvious signs of damage Is the outer box appears damaged please do not accept delivery Assuming that the system has arrived in good condition then carefully unpack the various items and check that they are what were ordered 3 1 T...

Page 6: ...are attached correctly Turn ON the transmitter using the ON OFF Switch Connect USB cable to transmitter and check configuration using spYconfig Connect all cables to Basestation Configure Base station using spY Config Software Install spYmonitor Local Configure data base using spYmonitor Config Ensure spYmonitor Collector is running and autostarts when PC is rebooted ...

Page 7: ...l transmitter specifications for details Before setting the device addresses it is advisable to complete the Channel Map Each transmitter is then assigned to a particular area and function Store the Channel Map is a safe place for future reference Below is a screen shot of the transmitter configuration screen in the spY Config application V1 0 22 or higher required Note Each transmitter must have ...

Page 8: ...29 MHz C 433 25 MHz D 433 92 MHz Special Order Transmitters Transmitters with a SPYDAQ 110x prefix Channel 868 Band A 866 00 MHz B 867 00 MHz C 866 33 MHz D 866 67 MHz Transmitters with a SPYDAQ 120x prefix Channel 915 Band A 914 50 MHz B 915 50 MHz C 922 00 MHz D 923 00 MHz Note whatever frequency is selected for transmission ALL TRANSMITTERS MUST BE SET TO THE SAME FREQUENCY and THIS MUST MATCH ...

Page 9: ...tting different transmit rates on the transmitter compared to the Base station will result in a mis match error and late alarms warning 4 4 Selecting an Appropriate Sensor Where the transmitter is designed to accept a Universal input it can be one of a number of different types which are selected as follows Available Settings OFF Channel Disabled RTD Switch Thermocouple 0 10 V 0 20 mA RH Temp RH T...

Page 10: ... sensor Having selected an appropriate sensor it then needs to be wired into the PCB as follows Note 1 4 to 20mA input has an internal impedance of approx 120ohms The impedance stated includes the resistance of a series current limiting PTC The maximum voltage drop across the spYdaq input is 3V 25mA ...

Page 11: ...rior to determining the final positioning of all the transmitters Contact the sales office for details 5 PC Software 5 1 General For Hardware configuration spY config must be installed on a PC used to setup the spYdaq base station via USB The configuration internal to the base station must match the transmitter switch configuration The user can also setup alarm for each transmitter which will acti...

Page 12: ...egisters and USB port Whenever a signal is received the appropriate LED flashes on the front panel If that channel is in alarm it will flash red else it will flash green 7 1 Connecting the Base station Connect the Base station to the USB port of a PC Connect both antennas Select the appropriate plug type for the intended country and securely fix it to the power supply module Connect the power supp...

Page 13: ...wer is powered by the standard basestation power pack but in the event of mains power loss a fully charged unit will keep the base station alive until mains power is restored up to a maximum of 4 days for a fully populated system For more details contact the sales office Image of SPYPOWER APS Image showing SPYPOWER APS installed below base station Image showing SPYPOWER APS Installed below base st...

Page 14: ...sed when an alarm is present of if the power fails WARNING No not connect voltages in excess of 24V to the relay contacts The relay is available via a two part rear panel connector and there are three connections labelled NC Normally Closed Power off C Common NO Normally Open Power off The Common or Wiper changes the connection according to the following table NC C NO Power On No Alarm Power On Al...

Page 15: ...port by using a special programme called spY Config It is recommended that the transmitters are set up for a 20 second transmit rate so that the configurations and hence the correct system operation can be verified relatively quickly After verifying that the system works as required the transmitters and the Base station configuration should be changed to their operating mode of 10 Min transmission...

Page 16: ...l ask for a password This PASSWORD is between 6 and 12 characters and you should make a note of what you have chosen and keep it in a safe place The PASSWORD will be required if you want to enable the security features later After successful entering of the password the following screen will be presented Then click on Base station ...

Page 17: ...on is required If more than one are being used then click on Find Base station and a list of available base stations is presented Click on the one that you wish to configure Synchronise Clock Selecting this tab takes you to a Synchronise Clock window where the time date and time zone etc held within the Base station can be synchronised to the Time and Date etc used on the PC Now close this screen ...

Page 18: ...em Information This is a read only screen with information entered at time of manufacture There are no user configurable fields here Bottom Left General Settings Temperature Units Here you can select Degrees Celsius Fahrenheit or Kelvin Calibration Interval Here you set the calibration interval to 6 12 24 or 36 Months or Disabled This is the interval that triggers a calibration reminder on the Hea...

Page 19: ...via the USB port by sending a configuration or by writing to an appropriate MODBUS register Latched alarms can be reset by writing to the alarm again or by pressing and holding the pushbutton on the rear panel of the Base station for 10 seconds Audible Annunciation This selects whether or not the inbuilt audible alarm sounds in the event of an alarm There are three modes Off continuous or Bleep Tr...

Page 20: ... The settings will be defined by the MODBUS master IEEE Format Process variable data such a temperature humidity pressure etc is stored within the base station as an IEEE 754 number When transferring the data to different systems the word and byte position is very important and this format is not set down by any standard Having in incorrect format may result in unrealistic values being recorded Wh...

Page 21: ... various parts of the configuration to authorised people i e only those in possession of the PASSWORD as define previously It also allows password holders to change the password Tick the menus where you want to restrict access and click Save The password will now be required to access the selected screens as shown below ...

Page 22: ... coloured lights Using the following key problems can be easily identified Generally Green is good and Red is bad apart from signal strength Then the following table is applied Color Signal dBm Signal Status Green Signal 70dBm Good Amber 70dBm Signal 80dBm Fair Amber Flashing 80dBm Signal 100dBm Warning Red Signal 100dBm Bad Advanced It shows a chart of field strength for each transmitter on the s...

Page 23: ... Change Note CN0112 spYdaq Hardware Manual Page 23 of 36 Clicking on the against a transmitter opens up a window that shoes various transmitter performance characteristics For more information on signal strength see section 11 ...

Page 24: ...the transmitter into the Enabled panel and the Base station now expects that device to be transmitting In this way select all the transmitters you wish to work with until the map in the Enabled Transmitter panel accurately reflects the system It is now necessary to enter the characteristics of each active transmitter into the Base station Select an active transmitter by clicking on the number The ...

Page 25: ...R only when the Base station transmitter configuration and the actual transmitter configuration match EXACTLY will the transmitter readings be received Antenna Diversity Antenna Diversity s a simple means of improving the quality of the radio signals In essence two antennas are connected to the receiver and during the pre amble part of the incoming message the field strength from each antenna is m...

Page 26: ...tter Readings One screen for each transmitter enabled Internal temperature A Humidity B if present and enabled Universal C if present and enabled Date Time when received Transmitter in Alarm Displays the transmitter id s of all channels in alarm Transmitter Alarms One screen for each transmitter enabled Late Alarms only when Late configured as alarm Low Battery only when Low Bat configured as alar...

Page 27: ...ailure Real Time clock not running Most of these errors will require the unit being returned to the supplier for repair The user can attempt to recover the real time clock error by setting the real time clock in spY Config n a n a n a Clock not set Real Time clock has not been set and requires settings in spY Config The radio receiver will not function until the clock is correctly set n a n a n a ...

Page 28: ...hich can be found on this CD The external Modbus connection is made via RS232 using the 9pin D Type connector No handle shacking lines are implemented All three connections below are required Name Pin Description Transmit Data 2 MISO Master in Slave out Receive Data 3 MOSI Master out Slave in Ground 5 Ground Connection Customer who require RS485 connection to the base station should use an Amplico...

Page 29: ...nnot communicate with any transmitters 1 Base station not powered 2 Base station and Transmitters set to different channels Distance too far from Base station or badly sited antennas 1 Check power connections 2 Check Channel selection and change if necessary 3 Check signal strength using diagnostics and re site Base Station does not reply to Modbus Master via RS232 Connection 1 RS232 Cable not con...

Page 30: ...windows control panel open system hardware Device Manager If the Base station is correctly installed it will be displayed under Universal Serial Bus controllers See image below If the Base station is not present Check for a device listed as unknown or with a question mark Double click the device and install the driver provided on the spY Config CD The filename is Basestation inf ...

Page 31: ...TSI EN300 220 1 868MHz Version A 866 00 MHz B 867 00 MHz C 866 33 MHz D 866 67 MHz Conforms to ETSI EN300 220 1 916MHz Version A 914 50 MHz B 915 50 MHz C 922 00 MHz D 923 00 MHz Confirms to FCC Part 15 Transmission Rate USB selectable 20 Seconds Commissioning 1 Minute 10 Minutes Recommended 30 Minutes Encoding Multiple reading Manchester encoding with error correction and CRC16 checksum Range Typ...

Page 32: ...o 15 488 reading blocks This will give up to 6 7 day of storage Reading store requires spY monitor software local or online Data stored in non volatile memory Alarm Storage Stores up to 255 alarm blocks Data stored in non volatile memory Alarms Audible Red LED Relay 1A 24VDC 100 000 operations Warnings Orange LED Channel LED s Bi Colour Green Red Showing data received and alarm condition LCD Displ...

Page 33: ...owing target values should be achieved for best performance Firmware Version Value Range 80dB Value Minimum Ideal 50dB Value Resolution SF 1026 01 to SF 1026 27 0 to F Hex 0 to 15dec 16 steps 6 10 7 4dBm SF 1026 28 A to Z 26 steps J W 1 6dBm SF 1026 29 and higher 1 to 9 then A to Z indicates not signal received 35 steps C V 1 0dBm The installer should aim to a reading of 80dBm or above for reliabl...

Page 34: ...ings The number of missed readings that the system can accommodate before raising a warning or alarm LCD Liquid Crystal Display LED Light emitting Diode MODBUS Proprietary industrial serial communications protocol Pt100 Platinum Resistance Temperature sensor with R 100 ohms 0 o C RTD Resistive Temperature detector typically a Pt100 SCADA PC Software which stands for Supervisory Control And Data Ac...

Page 35: ...Reference SIG 1227 01 07 Change Note CN0112 spYdaq Hardware Manual Page 35 of 36 13 System Notes Project Date ...

Page 36: ... Hardware Manual__CN0112 doc Page 36 of 36 14 Channel Mapping Template Project Date Frequency A B C D Temperature a RH b Universal c ID Location Description Description Type Description 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ...