Canary Systems MLRemote, User Manual

Page 1: ...MLRemote User s Guide Revision A December 2021...

Page 2: ...Systems warrants products manufactured by Canary Systems excepting software products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve 12 months from date o...

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Page 5: ...nection 18 2 6 MLRemote Module Serial Number 18 Section 3 MLWebHardware Configuration 19 3 1 MLBase Configuration 20 Adding a MLBase 20 Information 20 Connection 20 Physical MLBase Connection Configur...

Page 6: ...graphies using the standard antenna Numerous sensor types are supported including vibrating wire 4 20mA and linear potentiometer Pulse and frequency measurements along with digital status monitoring a...

Page 7: ...re 40 to 60 C 40 to 140 F Humidity 95 RH Measurement Inputs Vibrating Wire Thermistor Two Digital Counters e g Rain Gage Pulse Flow Meters 2 5VDC to 5VDC Sensors 4 20mA Sensors Analog Measurement Inpu...

Page 8: ...tection Threshold 90V Transient Current Limit 2kA Models Model Channels Battery Radio Antenna MLRemote Y A 1 Alkaline 900MHz Directional MLRemote O A 1 Alkaline 900MHz Panel Mount MLRemote Y L 1 Lithi...

Page 9: ...te User s Guide 9 1 3 Inside the Enclosure The figure above highlights theimportant components of the MLRemote The MLRemote and the optional MLMux4 are mounted to a top panel covering the 4 D Cell Alk...

Page 10: ...ide 1 4 Connections Connections to the MLRemote are provided through multi hole strainrelief fitting at the bottom of the enclosure Cables are fed through the relief fitting and connected to the MLRem...

Page 11: ...emote are included in table below Contact Canary Systems for more information on these items and optional equipment Quantity Item MLRemote 1 MLRemote Enclosure with standard Antenna Attached Included...

Page 12: ...ork consisting of a singleMLBase and one or more MLRemotes A Network ID is used to connect the MLBase and MLRemote units on a singlenetwork The devices are shipped programmed with a Network ID of 0 If...

Page 13: ...tant for best radio communication results The enclosure can be mounted on a pole or the side of a structure Typical pole installationrequires the following materials 3m 10 length of schedule 80 do not...

Page 14: ...pipe in position overnight See the manufacturer s instructions for the precisecuring time The MLRemote ships with the top plate in place Unscrew the four screws located in the corners of the enclosure...

Page 15: ...r models that come with a 2 4GHz radio require another type of antenna Contact Canary Systems for antenna options for the 2 4GHz radio Yagi Antenna The 900 MHz 9dBi SS Yagi Antenna bracket mounts to t...

Page 16: ...els that include an MLMux4 allow up to 4 additional sensors to be connected Hint Models including the MLMux4 are shipped already wired to connect additional Vibrating Wires sensors If using the MLMux4...

Page 17: ...erial number of the sensor so that the gagefactor is known for each channel The gage factor is taken from the calibration sheet for each sensor The typical colors are as follows Red H1 Coil Black L1 C...

Page 18: ...d using 16 bit addresses ranging from 001 65535 This address doubles as the module s serial number and is found on the sticker on the side of the MLRemote module inside the enclosure Note This address...

Page 19: ...ver prior to configuration See the MultiLogger Suite Installation Guide for details on installing MLSuite The steps for configuring the MLBase and MLRemote in MLWebHardware vary depending on the deplo...

Page 20: ...mation on logging into and navigation in MLWebHardware see the MLWebHardware Users Guide Adding a MLBase Click Add to create a new MLBase in MLWebHardware and to open the MLBase Device Configurationfo...

Page 21: ...Network ID or RF Level needs to be updated this can be done from the Connection card See Appendix B Updating the MLBase XBee Network ID in the MLBase Users Guide for steps to update the XBee Network I...

Page 22: ...to a physical MLBase For a virtual configurationit is assumed that the server has a serial connection to a base radio or a device server with serial connection to a radio 1 From the Type dropdown sel...

Page 23: ...vices Click Add to create a new MLRemote and to open the MLRemote DeviceConfiguration form Information From Device Configuration enter the devices details in the Information card Name the MLRemote som...

Page 24: ...a physical or virtual MLBase 1 From the Type drop down select MLBase 2 The Network and RF Level are automatically updated to reflect the settings of the MLBase These fields are read only 3 In the Addr...

Page 25: ...ent Interval and Save This determines how frequently the MLRemote checks in with the MLBase This is when any new programs are sent to the MLRemote and when data is retrieved Click Configure Channels t...

Page 26: ...ide Channel Configuration Add Channels Click the Add button to add System Information channels and any sensors connected directly to the MLRemote From the Add Channel form sensors and channels are con...

Page 27: ...rnal Temperature and Internal Humidity Select System Information from the Gage Type drop down By default all system measurements are included To exclude any of the system measurements uncheck the corr...

Page 28: ...Wire instrument Update the channel s Name to reflect something meaningful this is how the data element is displayed in MLWeb Check the box to include Vibrating Wire Temperature and make any other nec...

Page 29: ...ed in the MLRemote continue to 3 4 Verify Update and Monitor If an MLMux4 is included in the MLRemote return to the Program Configuration to add and configurethe multiplexer Continue to Multiplexer Co...

Page 30: ...iplexer Channels Click Configure Channels to open the Multiplexer Channel configurationform and follow the steps outlined previously in Channel Configuration Multiplexer channels are configuring in th...

Page 31: ...rify Program After all instrumentation and channels have been configured the program should be verified before pushing it to the MLRemote device Click the VerifyProgram button on the Device Configurat...

Page 32: ...prior to pushing the new program deletes any uncollected data permanently Hint Updating the program does not take effect immediately The program is sent the next time the MLRemote checks in The next c...

Page 33: ...mote Note This does not display real time data only data collected the last time the MLRemote checked in This is based on the Interval set in section 3 3 Program Configuration For more details on veri...

Page 34: ...he Server hosting the MLWeb database 3 Select the MLWeb Database name from the dropdown 4 Specify the collection Interval and Offsets this determines the frequency and time which data is imported into...

Page 35: ...attery voltage and RSSI level are viewed The status of the MLRemote is easily determined by the highlightedcolor the MLRemote Blue New devices that have not yet been configured Green Communication wit...

Page 36: ...e updated over a serial connection using MLWebHardware 1 From the Firmware update card on the configurationform of the MLRemote the new firmware can be uploaded by clicking theup arrow and choosing a...

Page 37: ...screwing the four screws located in the corners of the front of the enclosure See section 2 2 Enclosure Installation 2 Connect the MLRemote Molex and Battery Molex connectors See section 2 5 Battery C...

Page 38: ...meout window Once it has been awake for 20 seconds it will go back to sleep If 20 seconds passes before clicking Test Connection the Reset button must be pressed again 5 Update the Network field to th...