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Page 3 - Contents
3 Contents Contents ______________________________________________ 3 Chapter 1. Introduction _________________________________ 5 What are addIT devices? _________________________________ 5 Installation issues _______________________________________ 6 Conventions _____________________________________...
Page 5 - Chapter 1. Introduction; What are addIT devices?
5 Chapter 1. Introduction This manual explains the hardware aspects of Adcon’s addIT™ A72xx series, including installation issues and certain parameter configurations. The manual is divided into these chapters: • "Introduction," which gives some general information and document conventions. ...
Page 6 - Installation issues; The following restrictions apply:
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 6 The addIT A720/A723 RTU can be used in one of the following ways: • Installed in the vicinity of an Adcon remote measuring station (A730MD), the addIT RTU can use the A730MD station to relay its data to a base station (A730SD or A840). If the base station is close enough to ...
Page 7 - Note: For technical reasons, Adcon cannot provide adapters for; Conventions; Certain conventions apply in this documentation.; CAUTION
CHAPTER 1 Conventions 7 A730MD remote station, but they cannot communicate with each other. • All addIT devices accept the standard Adcon sensors; however, the connectors are different. Waterproof connectors are used to provide IP65 class protection. All new sensors will be delivered with this new c...
Page 9 - Chapter 2. Using the Base Station; Note: If you are using the addIT RTU as part of an A730 system,; Opening the packages; The A720B receiver and ring clamp
9 Chapter 2. Using the Base Station Your addIT base station consists of the receiver (A720B), the power supply (A720PS), and addVANTAGE Lite software. Note: If you are using the addIT RTU as part of an A730 system, this chapter does not apply to you. For information about the addIT RTU, see “Using t...
Page 10 - Installing the base station; The following considerations are important to installation:; Installing the receiver
CHAPTER 2 Using the Base Station 10 Make sure you’ve received all the equipment and read through the instructions that follow. When you’re sure you understand them, you’re ready to install your base station. Installing the base station The following considerations are important to installation: • Fr...
Page 11 - Secure the cable to the rod with ties.; Installing the power supply; Follow these steps to install the power supply:
CHAPTER 2 Installing the base station 11 Follow these steps to install the receiver part of the base station. 1. Locate the best site for the receiver and mount a rod on the spot. The best site is usually on top of a roof or a mast. 2. Using the provided ring clamps, attach the receiver to the rod. ...
Page 12 - Note: The serial cable ends are identical, so it doesn’t matter which; Replacing the fuse; This manual details hardware installation only. Refer to the
CHAPTER 2 Using the Base Station 12 Note: The serial cable ends are identical, so it doesn’t matter which you use in each location. 3. Plug the appropriate ends of the power cord into the power supply and the power source (outlet). Figure 3 shows the base station configuration. Figure 3. Base Statio...
Page 13 - Chapter 3. Using the RTU; The solar panel, ring clamp, and connecting cable
13 Chapter 3. Using the RTU Remember that the addIT A720/A723 remote telemetry units (RTUs) can be used either with the A730 system or as standalone systems with the A720B base station. The base station is discussed in “Using the Base Station” on page 9. Opening the packages You get several boxes wh...
Page 14 - Figure 4 shows an addIT RTU.; Installing the RTU; Note: The LED tool is a blind plug to be plugged in the; Follow these steps to install an addIT RTU in the field:; connector and wait up to
CHAPTER 3 Using the RTU 14 Figure 4 shows an addIT RTU. Figure 4. addIT RTU Installing the RTU Installing addIT RTUs in the field is a fairly simple process. You’ll perform a connectivity check with an LED tool (addIT devices don’t have a built-in LED like the A730MD stations do). Note: The LED tool...
Page 15 - Note: The solar panel can be mounted under or behind the addIT; WARNING
CHAPTER 3 Installing the RTU 15 on your application. Put a plastic cap on top of the rod to protect it. 4. Using a ring clamp, fasten the solar panel onto the aluminum rod. Ensure that the panel is facing south (north if you are located in the southern hemisphere) and out of the way of the addIT RTU...
Page 16 - This completes the installation of your addIT RTU. If one of the; More about the LED tool; Note: addIT RTUs do not respond to a broadcast frame, only
CHAPTER 3 Using the RTU 16 This completes the installation of your addIT RTU. If one of the I/O connectors is left unused, use the cap specially provided to protect it against moisture and dust. Be sure to make a note of the follow-ing information because you’ll need it when you configure the device...
Page 17 - Configuring an addIT RTU in the addVANTAGE software; addVANTAGE; Maintaining and servicing the RTU; The RTU battery; Note: The same type of battery is used in the A720/A723 and
CHAPTER 3 Maintaining and servicing the RTU 17 be fully charged after two consecutive sunny days, but you should get an LED light-up after several minutes of charging in the sunlight. Configuring an addIT RTU in the addVANTAGE software If you’re using an addIT RTU with an A730 system, you can config...
Page 18 - Note: Radio activity refers to the fact that one base station and; Changing the battery
CHAPTER 3 Using the RTU 18 Table 1 shows the addIT devices’ expected operation time on a fully charged battery with 50 mA total consumption for the sensors, as described above. Note: Radio activity refers to the fact that one base station and between one and three A730MD or addIT remote stations are...
Page 19 - Remove the battery’s plug from the PCB connector.
CHAPTER 3 Maintaining and servicing the RTU 19 If you have verified that the battery needs to be replaced, follow these steps to do so: 1. Open the lid by unscrewing the four screws in the corner of the addIT RTU. 2. Gently remove the lid (the battery is fixed on the lid and is connected to the elec...
Page 22 - Device series; VER; Understanding connectors; The receiver connector
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 22 Device series Currently, two A720 device versions are in use: Series 1 and Series 2. in addition, since begin of 2001, Adcon introduced also the Series 3 model (A723). You can determine which series a device is in any of these ways: • The VER command (see p...
Page 23 - The RTU connectors
CHAPTER 4 Understanding connectors 23 The RTU connectors The addIT RTU uses standard 7-pin sensor I/O A and I/O B con-nectors (model Binder 702 and 712 series or equivalent) that are identical. Each connector contains three analog inputs (0 to 2.5 volt) and two digital input/outputs, one of which yo...
Page 24 - Configuring the devices; Note: To configure the A720B receiver, use the serial cable that
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 24 The RTU also has a POWER connector. Figure 8 illustrates the con-nections available at the POWER connector. Figure 8. addIT RTU POWER Connector (Top View) WARNING The RxD and TxD connections are not RS-232 compatible. This configuration allows the use of ex...
Page 25 - Serial communication protocol; General format of a command; Note: Not all the commands can be relayed remotely.; General format of an answer
CHAPTER 4 Serial communication protocol 25 Serial communication protocol This protocol is based on a master sending commands and a node answering; the whole communication is conducted in plain ASCII, as strings. When exchanging numbers, they are represented in decimal format. All commands are termin...
Page 26 - Command; Using terminal commands; SET; Series 1 devices; The SET series of commands; SET OWNID; nnnn
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 26 • Command is the string representing the original command. It is supplied so that a master can distinguish between the answers it is waiting for, and out-of-band notifications (which may come, for example, over the radio port of a node). As with the ID, the...
Page 27 - SET PMP
CHAPTER 4 Using terminal commands 27 E XAMPLE SET OWNID 2003 C OMMAND SET PMP bl bh D ESCRIPTION Sets the power management parameters. P ARAMETERS bl is the lower battery level (the threshold where the charging of the battery is switched on) and bh is the higher battery level (the charging is switch...
Page 28 - SET FREQ; SET RSSI; RSSI
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 28 WARNING Changing the above parameters may adversely affect the ability of the device to operate for extended periods under low solar radiation conditions when used with addVANTAGE 3.x. Even if you change them, addVANTAGE will not display the charts accordin...
Page 29 - Querying the actual configuration parameters; GET
CHAPTER 4 Using terminal commands 29 E XAMPLE To set the RSSI threshold to 58: SET RSSI 58 Querying the actual configuration parameters You can query an addIT to find out its actual configuration parame-ters ( GET the parameter). Typing OWNID , for instance returns the actual ID an addIT answers to ...
Page 30 - – sends a broadcast frame and displays all the answers.; Series 2 and 3 devices; Note: With Series 2 and 3 devices, typing the command by itself is; CMDS; Returns a list of supported commands.; TIME; The actual time, or none in the
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 30 • B – sends a broadcast frame and displays all the answers. Series 2 and 3 devices Note: With Series 2 and 3 devices, typing the command by itself is a GET command, while typing the command with parame- ters or variables is a SET command. C OMMAND CMDS APPL...
Page 31 - FREQ; The instant RSSI value and the programmed threshold.
CHAPTER 4 Using terminal commands 31 C OMMAND FREQ CAUTION Do not change the frequency of your device without reason. Apart from the fact that it may not communicate with the network anymore, you may also violate the applicable radio-communications laws in your country. Depending on the destination ...
Page 32 - SLOT
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 32 REMOTE No. E XAMPLE RSSI 58193 RSSI 0# RSSI193 RSSI 44 58 0# C OMMAND ID APPLIES TO A720, A720B, A723 D ESCRIPTION Sets/returns the node’s ID. P ARAMETERS The node ID. R ETURNS The node ID. REMARKS GET/SET . REMOTE Yes, SET only. E XAMPLE ID 4557193 ID 0# I...
Page 33 - storage; PMP
CHAPTER 4 Using terminal commands 33 APPLIES TO A720, A720B, A723 D ESCRIPTION Sets/returns the input storing and sampling intervals. P ARAMETERS storage represents the time (in seconds) elapsed between two slots stored in the internal memory, while samples represents the numbers of samples used to ...
Page 34 - CM; INFO; SST
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 34 PMP193 PMP 65 72 0# C OMMAND CM APPLIES TO A723 D ESCRIPTION Sets/returns the A720 compatibility mode. P ARAMETERS 0 means A723 native mode while 1 switches the unit in A720 com-patible mode. In this mode, although the device presents itself as an A723 (whe...
Page 35 - DEV; Inserts/reads the devices in the local devices list.; REPL; Replaces a device ID by another device ID in the local devices list.
CHAPTER 4 Using terminal commands 35 R ETURNS The actual sensor settling time (default is 2 seconds). REMARKS GET/SET . REMOTE No. E XAMPLE SST 2193 sst 0# SST193 sst 2 0# C OMMAND DEV APPLIES TO A720B D ESCRIPTION Inserts/reads the devices in the local devices list. P ARAMETER The device to be inse...
Page 36 - The old ID and the new ID.; DEL; Deletes a device from the local devices list.; DATA
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 36 P ARAMETERS The old ID and the new ID. R ETURNS Nothing. REMARKS SET only. REMOTE No. E XAMPLE REPL 5667 5666193 REPL 0# REPL193 REPL 5# Note: The second example shows a REPL command without parameter: error 5 is returned (missing or false parameter). C OMM...
Page 40 - IMME; Returns immediate data.; ROUTE
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 40 30 4 1999 14 54 55 14 38 255 255 77 0 0 89 156 126 20 0 0 0 03185 0# Notice that if you need to get data that is not the last (newest) slot remotely from a device, the ID must be supplied twice. If you need to get the last slot stored, you can ignore the ID...
Page 41 - The actual routing table (in; FDEV; Returns various status information.
CHAPTER 4 Using terminal commands 41 P ARAMETERS The destination node and the intermediate nodes, on the order starting from the issuing node to the traget (remote) node. R ETURNS The actual routing table (in GET mode). R EMARKS GET/SET . REMOTE No. E XAMPLE ROUTE 2419 1083616816 ROUTE 0# ROUTE16816...
Page 42 - clk
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 42 ID INFO rf_in rf_out date time ver clk stack cop batt temp days_uptime min:sec_uptime rssi pmp_low pmp_high type slot samples po err_level# The formats for the above parameters are as follows: • rf_in and rf_out as a decimal • date as dd/mm/yyyy • time as h...
Page 43 - slot; ANLG; Channel Number
CHAPTER 4 Using terminal commands 43 — 4 for A733— 5 for A723— 6 for A440 • slot and samples are the actual values programmed by means of the SLOT command • po (A723 only) is the relative output power • err_level is the error value; 0 means no error R EMARKS GET only. REMOTE Yes, GET only. The A720B...
Page 44 - The
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 44 • The Command Code specifies the operation that will be applied to the selected channel. They are described in the table below: Table 3. Command Code Definitions for the Analog Command Code Description Parameters Returns 0000 RSM – Read Sampling Method. Thi...
Page 45 - Sampling methods are defined by three bits, as follows:
CHAPTER 4 Using terminal commands 45 Sampling methods are defined by three bits, as follows: 1100 ENOPTR – Enable Notify On Positive Threshold Reached. The channel number and the threshold (16 bit value). Result (OK or ERROR). 1101 ENONTR – Enable Notify On Negative Threshold Reached. The channel nu...
Page 46 - RNTTL; RSM; PORT
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 46 Following notification types can be returned when issuing the RNTTL command: R ETURNS The return result depends on the control byte (see table). However, whatever the return result is, it includes the control byte. R EMARKS The general behavior is that an A...
Page 47 - Port Number
CHAPTER 4 Using terminal commands 47 APPLIES TO A720B and A723, but see also the comments in “Remote” on page 49. D ESCRIPTION A complex command acting upon the I/O ports of a device. P ARAMETERS A control byte specifying the command, the bit of the port the command is acting on, and two 16-bit para...
Page 50 - For; RX; (sends a 1 kHz modulated
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 50 For RNS : 6789 PORT 806789 PORT 7/5/1999 18:34:22 0# C OMMAND RX APPLIES TO A720, A720B, A723 D ESCRIPTION Switches the unit to permanent receive mode (for tuning pur-poses). P ARAMETERS None. R ETURNS Nothing. R EMARKS The system stops, and exits the comma...
Page 51 - Sends a broadcast frame.; BLST
CHAPTER 4 Using terminal commands 51 TX 1193 TX 0# TX 5193 TX 0# C OMMAND B APPLIES TO A720, A723 D ESCRIPTION Sends a broadcast frame. P ARAMETERS None. R ETURNS A data block. R EMARKS After the device sends the broadcast frame, it will listen for answers. All valid answers will be listed with thei...
Page 52 - Requests the firmware version of the device.
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 52 REMOTE Yes (the remote must support this function). E XAMPLE BLST6789 BLST 30/8/2001 16:03:41 415190 255 2552419 255 20110836 247 18710805 255 1870# 15190 BLST15190 BLST 30/8/2001 16:03:41 615193 255 07852 255 014640 255 02419 255 09476 255 010836 255 00# C...
Page 53 - command must be used for; Notifications; Note: To avoid collisions, the device will wait a random time (up to
CHAPTER 4 Notifications 53 unit it is communicating with. After detecting that the device supports this protocol, the INFO command must be used for further details. Notifications Notifications are frames sent asynchronously by devices that are otherwise slaves. The notifications are received by a de...
Page 54 - Returned errors list; Command line interpreter
CHAPTER 4 Performing Advanced Functions 54 Returned errors list Following are error messages you might get. Command line interpreter • 1 — nonexistent command • 2 — command line buffer overflow (input line too long) • 3 — internal error • 4 — reserved • 5 — missing or false parameters in command • 6...
Page 57 - Appendix. Specifications
57 Appendix. Specifications The A720 series was intended to fulfill the specification of the ETSI 300 220, Class I, Subclasses a and b, but other national norms are similar to this (for example, the CFR 47, Part 90, Subpart J). Table 6 shows the main operational parameters of the A720 series. Table ...
Page 61 - Index
61 Index A A720 description, 5 A720B description, 5 about the LED, 16 ANLG, 43 answer format, 25 B B series 1, 30 series 2, 51 base station composition, 9 graphic, 12 installation issues, 10 packaging, 9 battery changing, 19 description, 17 operation, 18 BLST, 51 C changing the battery, 19 CMDS, 30 ...
Page 63 - See
INDEX 63 M maintaining the RTU, 17 N NOPC, 53 notification definition, 53 NOPC, 53 O overview, 5 OWNID, 26 P packaging base station, 9 RTU, 13 performing a connectivity check, 14 placing a base station, 10 PMP series 1, 27 series 2, 33 PORT, 46 power supply graphic, 11 installing, 11 – 12 Q querying...
Page 64 - what a base station contains,
INDEX 64 W what a base station contains, 9 X XMIT, 29
Page 65 - Credits and Colophon; Credits; Development; Colophon
65 Credits and Colophon Credits Development Günther Leber, Lix N. Paulian, Florin Wacykiewcz, Matthias Wallner. Documentation and artwork Dimi Everette, Stefan Hasegan, Lix N. Paulian. Quality control and testing Steve Grove, Martin Hackl, Bernd Hartmann, Günther Leber, Lix N. Paulian, Matthias Wall...
