Page 2 - West Systems Srl; If your equipment requires maintenance in Italy:; that on the Air Waybill the Airport of destination is
West Systems Srl If your equipment requires maintenance in Italy: BEFORE YOU SHIP THE INSTRUMENT BACK TO ITALY REMEMBER: ! When you ask your shipping agent to send the instrument to Italy check that on the Air Waybill the Airport of destination is PISA. Any other airport of destination creates a lot...
Page 3 - ys; INDEX
W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m P o rt a b le f lu x m e te r h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 7 .0 0 -F lu x M a n a g e r- Ju ly 2 0 0 7 INDEX W E S T S y s te m s I N D E X Chapter Argument Page 1 List of the components 1.1 Safety Information 1.2 Hints 1.3 2 On Field installatio...
Page 5 - The package contents; ts; Goods
P A G E 1.1 The package contents W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m Goods Description S/n Quantity Check Sensors Polytron IR CO2 DRGEEX02 1 Vaisala Pt100 C1130006 1 AirBox 1 SoilBox 1 WindSonic WIND00075 1 RainGauge Pluvio116 1 ThermoHygrometer 1 TDR CS616 CS6161_21 1 Pt100 Soil t...
Page 6 - Safety information
Safety information Diffuse carbon dioxide fluxes are normally related to anomalous carbon dioxide air concentration. The user must verify the safety conditions before entering dangerous areas using specific and approvated instrumentation. The Fluxmeter described in this manual is designed to measure...
Page 7 - About installation; Hints; To perform the synchronization:; Fluxstation & computer clocks synchronization; The onfield installation is described on chapter 2.; About carbon dioxide flux
P A G E 1.1 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m Before to start the installation of the FluxStation is better to install the Master center telemetry systems and to setup the Scada software suite on the computer. About installation Hints The FluxStation clock can be not synchronized...
Page 9 - On-Field Installation; Installation
P A G E 2.1 On-Field Installation Installation Select the installation site after a carbon dioxide flux survey. The best location is in the middle of an anomalous efflux area with an homogeneous flux distribution.The optimal flux value is in the range from 2 to250 moles per square meter per day. For...
Page 10 - Soil; Hit hardly here to block the 3 piquets
900 mm In the drawing the top view of the protection box (DHW), the sensor are not showed. P A G E 2.2 On-Field Installation To place the piquets: Unscrew the bolts and lift at the maximum elevation the shelter:After the installation of piquets down to the shelter at 10 cm distance from soil. Soil l...
Page 13 - Power supply; Power supply cable
P A G E 2.5 Power supply 1 0 Battery - Battery + FL-I007 RS485/1 RS485/2 RS485/3 Battery CH 2/3 CH 4/5 Acc.Ch. Aux.1 Antenna Aux.2 www.westsystems.com CE from Solar Cell Amp. 6+T Male Amp. 6+T Female Amp. 6+T Female Power supply cable Pin Function Color 1 +12V Red 2 Gnd Black 3 n.c. T n.c. Solar cel...
Page 14 - Solar cell charge regulator; The LED light is ON when the solar cell is exposed to sunlight
P A G E 2.6 1 0 Solar cell charge regulator The LED light is ON when the solar cell is exposed to sunlight The LED light is:Green when the battery is full Yellow normal charge Red when the battery is empty 10 Ampere fuse (car type) If the battery voltage fall down to 11.1 Volt the charge regulator t...
Page 15 - Connections
P A G E 2.7 b p _ ff f0 0 7 B rom bach P um p ASF THOMAS ASF THOMAS pi n- 00 7 R S 2 3 2 C H 2 C H 3 C H 1 C H 0 P o w e r A P u m p B a t t e r y R S 4 8 5 w w w . w e s t s y s t e m s . c o m ON +12 +24 W E S T POWER POWER ON PULL AND SWITCH POWER OFF CPURUN W E S T MMC-SD CPU P 1 P 2 AWM3300V B ...
Page 16 - The external sensors connections:; Jb Amphenol 6 + T Pin Female; Pin; The FluxStation RS485 connectors
P A G E 2.8 The external sensors connections: The FluxStation is supplied with several meterological and soil parameters sensors: ! Air temperature and relative humidity; ! Wind speed and direction; ! Rain fall gauge; ! Soil temperature; ! Soil water content; The FluxStation is supplied with several...
Page 17 - Meteorological detectors: AirBox
P A G E 2.9 To Gill Anemometer using the Gill cable (page A.3) To Rain Gauge See page A.2 To FluxStation , using a RS485 cable. RS485/1 connector The air box is a new interface described in detail in the appendix A that allows the use of the new sonic wind speed and direction gauge as well as the ne...
Page 19 - Accumulation chamber; Cable AC1
P A G E 2.11 s o t - 0 7 s o p - 0 5 Aux Linak Fan To Aux 1 To Acc. Ch. FL-I007 RS485/1 RS485/2 RS485/3 Battery CH 2/3 CH 4/5 Acc.Ch. Aux.1 Antenna Aux.2 www.westsystems.com CE CloseSw OpenSw Accumulation chamber Fan Linak CloseSw OpenSw Cable AC1 Cable AC2 On-Field Installation W E S T S ys te m s ...
Page 20 - Collar
P A G E 2.12 On-Field Installation Accumulation chamber Place the collar and fill again the hole , taking care off the sealing of the collar. 1_rf 2_rf br-05 V V EN T- 04 V V EN T- 04 Collar 1_rf 2_rf br-05 V V EN T- 04 V V EN T- 04 1_rf 2_rf br-05 V V EN T- 04 V V EN T- 04 Connect the accumulation ...
Page 21 - To; Connections resume
P A G E 2.13 1 0 Battery - Battery + FL-I007 RS485/1 RS485/2 RS485/3 Battery CH 2/3 CH 4/5 Acc.Ch. Aux.1 Antenna Aux.2 www.westsystems.com CE from Solar Cell Amp. 6+T Male Amp. 6+T Female Amp. 6+T Female Battery s o t - 0 7 s o p - 0 5 Aux Linak Fan To Aux 1 To Acc. Ch. CloseSw OpenSw Fan Linak Clos...
Page 22 - Accumulation chamber tubes; Red 6x4 Rilsan Tube
Accumulation chamber tubes s o t - 0 7 s o p - 0 5 Fan Linak CloseSw FL-I007 RS485/1 RS485/2 RS485/3 Battery CH 2/3 CH 4/5 Acc.Ch. Aux.1 Antenna Aux.2 www.westsystems.com CE Red 6x4 Rilsan Tube Black 6x4 Rilsan Tube Silicon Tube Filter Connect the accumulation chamber to the FluxStation respecting t...
Page 23 - Pump; Pneumatic circuit; Pump specifications; Manufacturer KNF, WEST Germany; Pump connections; Inlet; Brown
Pump Pneumatic circuit Pump specifications Rated flow: 1000 SCCM (Standard cubic centimeter per minute) Power supply 150 mA @ 12 Volts Manufacturer KNF, WEST Germany NMP830KNDC Pneumatic fittings diameter : 4 mm Pump connections Bro mb ac h Pu mp A SF T H O M A SASF TH OM AS Bro mb ac h Pu mp A SF T...
Page 24 - Disassemble the pumping head; Pump stabilizer scheme
-Vin 2 -Vin 3 +Vin 22 +Vin 23 Com 9 -Vout-d 11 +Vout-s/d 14 Com / -Vout-s 16 DC1 TEN3-1212 C1 1uF +VIN_prot -VIN C21uF -Pump D1 18V 600W F1Fusibile Rip. 500mA +VIN Gnd +Pump The pump efficiency can be affected by deposits of dust or water. When necessary it's possible to clean the pump: ! Disassembl...
Page 26 - The fittings; types of tube are used to realize the gas sampling line:; The filters
M10 x 1mm WEST Systems Tube fitting for RILSAN 6x4 and Silicon tubes Material : Chromed brass 2.8 mm Diameter The fittings 44 mm 25 mm 3 types of tube are used to realize the gas sampling line: ! RILSAN tube 6 mm external diameter 4 mm internal diameter; ! SILICON tube 8 mm external diameter 3.3 mm ...
Page 27 - Carbon dioxide detector; Sensors; DRAGER Polytron IR CO
Carbon dioxide detector Sensors DRAGER Polytron IR CO Specifications 2 Working principles: Double beam IR Detector with solid state sensor compensated in temperature, without moving parts. ! Full scale :Range 2000 ppm ~ 100% configurable by the operator. ! Accuracy 3% of reading for > 350 ppm ! S...
Page 28 - Carbon dioxide detector internal connections; Carbon dioxide detector setup; Color; Red
Carbon dioxide detector internal connections Sensors Carbon dioxide detector setup For the setup of the correct full scale please refer to pages 56-57 of Polytron transmitter IR CO2 handbook and to page 3.4 of this manual. Carbon dioxide detector calibration For the calibration of the detector pleas...
Page 29 - Barometric pressure gauge PT100B; Maximum working elevation 4000 meters; Power supply 12 Volt Typical 4 mA @ 12 Volt
Barometric pressure gauge PT100B Sensors Maximum working elevation 4000 meters Manufatcurer : VAISALAOrdering code :VAISALA-PT100B Range 600-1060 HPa (mBar)Accuracy 0.5 HPaOutpu 0-5 Volt Power supply 12 Volt Typical 4 mA @ 12 Volt Channel Ch. NameCH. # Barometric pressureB.Pr. HPa1 PRESSURE TRANSMIT...
Page 31 - Soil water content
Soil water content Sensors 6+T Male cable connector (To the SoilBox)Pin 1 : Red +12 VoltPin 2 : Orange Ignition Pin 3 : Green Frequency signal out Pin 4 : Black+Sh. GroundPin 5 : n.c.Pin 6 : n.c.Pin T : n.c. Manufatcurer : Campbell ScientificOrdering code : . . . CS616 / CS615 (Out of stock)Water co...
Page 32 - Soil temperature; The meteorological sensors are described in the Appendix A.
Sensors Soil temperature Manufatcurer : RSOrdering code :RS 321-6090Type : Pt100 DIN IEC 751 Class B 4 wiresRange 0 to 200 °C Max operating temperature 200°CAccuracy 0.3°CProbe length 300 mmProbe diameter 6 mmCable length 3 MeterCable PTFE and silicon insulated 3+T Male connector (to the SoilBox)Pin...
Page 33 - per day; Choosing the flux measurement unit; The accumulation chamber
G a s c o n c e n tr a ti o n Time C Air C Soil Concentration increase ppm/sec The flux is proportional to the concentration increase ratio ppm/sec. The proportionality factor depends on the chamber volume/surface ratio as well as the barometric pressure and the air temperature inside the accumulati...
Page 34 - R T; Where; The accumulation chamber factors
K= 86400 P 10 6 R T k VA Where ! P is the barometric pressure expressed in mBar (HPa) -1 -1 ! R is the gas constant 0.08314510 bar L K mol ! T is the air temperature expressed in Kelvin degree k ! V is the chamber net volume in cubic meters ! A is the chamber inlet net area in square meters. The acc...
Page 35 - moles m day are reported
The accumulation chamber P A G E 5.3 In the following table the factors for the conversion from ppm/sec slope to -2 -1 moles m day are reported Bar. Pressure Hpa (mbar) -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 1013 0.499 0.489 0.480 0.472 0.463 0.455 0.448 0.440 0.433 0.426 983 0.484 0.475 0.466 0.458 0.450 0.4...
Page 36 - grams m day are reported; ir
The accumulation chamber P A G E 5.4 In the following table the factors for the conversion from ppm/sec slope to -2 -1 grams m day are reported B a r . P r e s s u r e H p a ( m b a r ) - 1 0 - 5 0 5 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 .9 4 2 1 .5 3 2 1 .1 4 2 0 .7 6 2 0 .3 9 2 0 .0 4 1 9 .7 0 1 9 .3 7 ...
Page 37 - Air contamination
P A G E 5.5 The accumulation chamber The accumulation chamber The flux curve is no longer "linear", the linear best fit curve do not fit exactly the flux curve as pointed out by the regression quality factor (0.815 in the example). This effect is probably due to atmospheric air contamination...
Page 38 - Foot print size
P A G E 5.6 sot-07 so p- 05 570 480 The accumulation chamber Foot print size 1_rf 2_rf br-05 V V EN T- 04 V V EN T- 04 W E S T S ys te m s W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7...
Page 39 - Bulgin 6 pin male; Cable AC2; Amph Pin
P A G E 5.7 The accumulation chamber Cable AC1 Bulgin 6 pin male Amph 6+T pin female Cable AC1Bulgin Pin Color Amph Pin 1 Black 1 2 White 2 3 Blue 3 4 Yellow 4 5 Red 5 6 Brown 6 Bulgin 9 pin male Amph 3+T pin female Cable AC2 Cable AC2Bulgin Pin Color Amph Pin 1 Red 1 2 Blue 2 3 n.c. 4 n.c 7 n.c 8 G...
Page 43 - Flux Station configuration/testing; Now turn on the FluxStation,
P A G E 6.1 pi n- 00 7 R S 2 3 2 C H 2 C H 3 C H 1 C H 0 P o w e r A P u m p B a t t e r y R S 4 8 5 w w w . w e s t s y s t e m s . c o m ON +12 +24 W E S T POWER POWER ON PULL AND SWITCH POWER OFF CPURUN W E S T MMC-SD CPU P 1 P 2 AWM3300V B A P R E SS U R E T R A N SM IT TE R EX T .T RIG AG ND GN...
Page 44 - Checking and immediate actions; Run SetStation on the PDA (Installation instruction on Appendix Z)
P A G E 6.2 Palmtop (PDA) SetStation application Flux Station configuration/testing SetStation 1.2 File Parameters Communication port Connected Station IP Status Station Date Set All Get All > Select :COM1 Serial Cable on COM1 SetStation 1.2 File Parameters Communication port Connected Station IP...
Page 45 - Display readings form; Immediate actions
P A G E 6.3 SetStation 1.2 Digital Display readings form Flux Station configuration/testing Pump On AC Up AC down RS485 scan Format SD SD Status Sample now Set Clock Radio On 350.45 CO2 ppm 1013.45 Bar.P.mBar 0.00 Ch.2 mA Ch.3 mV Ch.4 mV Ch. 5 mV 1013.45 dP. mBar 4.05 P.Flow SCCM 0.00 0.00 0.00 The ...
Page 46 - SD memory card commands.; SD Ok
P A G E 6.4 SetStation 1.2 Digital Pump On AC Up AC down RS485 scan Format SD SD Status Sample now Set Clock Radio On 350.45 CO2 ppm 1013.45 Bar.P.mBar 0.00 Ch.2 mA Ch.3 mV Ch.4 mV Ch. 5 mV 1013.45 dP. mBar 4.05 P.Flow SCCM 0.00 0.00 0.00 By pressing [Format SD] button the SD card will be formatted,...
Page 47 - Flux analisys parameters; ok
P A G E 6.5 SetStation 1.2 File Parameters Communication port Connected Station IP Status Station Date Set All Get All > COM1 Serial Cable on COM1 0.1 idle refresh 06/12/07 12:34:36 Flux AnalisysData LoggerDisplay readingsProgram timingsChannels parameters Select the {Parameters}{Flux analisys} m...
Page 48 - Analisys every time; lo
P A G E 6.6 Analisys every time It's the interval between analisys. Normally the station makes an analisys every hour and then the default value of the parameter is 3600 sec; Valid range 300 .. 7200 seconds; If the time between analisys is 3600 secs (1 hour) the analisys will start exactly at the be...
Page 51 - Data Logger parameters; File; Program Timings
P A G E 6.9 SetStation 1.2 File Parameters Communication port Connected Station IP Status Station Date Set All Get All > COM1 Serial Cable on COM1 0.1 idle refresh 06/12/07 12:34:36 Flux AnalisysData LoggerDisplay readingsProgram timingsChannels parameters Select the {Parameters}{Data Logger} men...
Page 52 - You’ve to access this menu when; Channels parameters
P A G E 6.10 SetStation 1.2 File Parameters Communication port Connected Station IP Status Station Date Set All Get All > COM1 Serial Cable on COM1 0.1 idle refresh 06/12/07 12:34:36 Flux AnalisysData LoggerDisplay readingsProgram timingsChannels parameters Select the {Parameters}{Channels Parame...
Page 53 - Default
P A G E 6.11 Channels parameters Flux Station configuration/testing Name: is a description of the channel, to help the operator. Conf: Is the type of channel, and it change the behaviour of the FluxStation. Valid Conf. are FF06 : the output of sensor connected to the channel is 4-20 mA and the fluxs...
Page 54 - Changing the Drager Polytron IR CO2 full scale value.
P A G E 6.12 Changing the Drager Polytron IR CO2 full scale value. SetStation 1.2 Set All Ok Channel #0 sec CO2 ppm Name ok Get completed! Get Set FF06 Conf (Hex) Get Set 1 Gain Get Set Offset Get Set 20000 Full scale Get Set 0 Low scale Get Set 0 Track On Off Get Set Get All << Previous Next ...
Page 55 - DN; ppm; enter; Enter
P A G E 6.13 Changing the Drager Polytron IR CO2 full scale value. Press the DN key twice to set the password = 2 then press enter to confirm PASSWORD? 2 Now press the DN key twice the display will show MENU: CONFIGURATION: MENU: CONFIGURATION: Now press the enter key to enter in the configuration m...
Page 56 - Press; key to proceed; Esc; twice and; to come back at the measurement.
P A G E 6.14 NEW CONFIGURATION STORED! Press Enter key to proceed Press Esc twice and Enter to come back at the measurement. CONFIGURATION: GAS CONFIGURATION Remember now to set the same value on the flux station, if not already done ! Changing the Drager Polytron IR CO2 full scale value. W E S T S ...
Page 57 - Quasi-continuous monitoring; To turn on the FluxStation Pull up and switch on the power switch..; Running FluxStation
W E S T S ys te m s P A G E 7.1 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k pi n- 00 7 R S 2 3 2 C H 2 C H 3 C H 1 C H 0 P o w e r A P u m p B a t t e r y R S 4 8 5 w w w . w e s t s y s t e m s . c o m ON +12 +24 W E S T POWE...
Page 58 - CPU RUN Led light; We advise to use 512 MByte SD memory card.
W E S T S ys te m s P A G E 7.2 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k pi n- 00 7 R S 2 3 2 C H 2 C H 3 C H 1 C H 0 P o w e r A P u m p B a t t e r y R S 4 8 5 w w w . w e s t s y s t e m s . c o m ON +12 +24 W E S T POWE...
Page 60 - Prepare the empty SD card
W E S T S ys te m s P A G E 7.4 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k Quasi-continuous monitoring Running FluxStation After inserting the SD card check with SetStation (Page 6.4) that the FluxStation recognized the SD ca...
Page 61 - Station status; Analisys running state
W E S T S ys te m s P A G E 7.5 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k pi n- 00 7 R S 2 3 2 C H 2 C H 3 C H 1 C H 0 P o w e r A P u m p B a t t e r y R S 4 8 5 w w w . w e s t s y s t e m s . c o m ON +12 +24 W E S T POWE...
Page 63 - Calibrations; General discussion; drager tube; Full scale and calibration
Calibrations P A G E 8.1 General discussion Calibration control example: Before verifying the calibration turn on the detectors using the PDA and SetStation (Chepter 6) and leave it on for a minimum of 2 minutes to warm up. Step1: Verifying the zero: Fill the Tedlar gas bag with nitrogen, or synthet...
Page 64 - Calibration of Drager IR CO; A five liters TEDLAR gas bag.; What you need to calibrate the Drager; The; Drager; Note on the reading of Drager
P A G E 8.2 Calibration of Drager IR CO 2 ! A cylinder of nitrogen or synthetic UPP Air, or a SODA LIME trap or a DRAGER PIPE to trap the carbon dioxide. ! A cylinder of standard mixture of 1% of carbon dioxide in air (or nitrogen); ! A five liters TEDLAR gas bag. What you need to calibrate the Drag...
Page 65 - APPLY NITROGEN
P A G E 8.3 Calibration of Drager IR CO 2 Press the enter key, then the display will ask to enter the password Press the DN key twice to set the password = 2 then press enter to confirm PASSWORD? 2 Now press the DN key up to the display shows MENU: MAINTENANCE: MENU: MEASUREMENT: Now press the enter...
Page 66 - VALUE CONSTANT Step
Calibration of Drager IR CO 2 Wait that the reading is stable then select Y by pressing the left arrow key then press the enter key. Press the Enter key to proceed. NEW CALIBRATION FACTOR STORED! If the reading is OK select Y es to proceed else select N o to come back to the VALUE CONSTANT step. Sel...
Page 67 - APPLY TO SENSOR
Calibration of Drager IR CO 2 Now you have to set the value of the concentration of CO2 in the gas mixture you'll use for the calibration. Using the Left / Right keys you can select the digit and using Up/Dn keys you can change the value. If you're using a 18100 ppm CO2 concentration standard gas yo...
Page 69 - Calibration of the 4-20 mA interface of Drager; left arrow; FS
P A G E 8.7 Calibration of the 4-20 mA interface of Drager Press the DN key twice to set the password = 2 then press enter to confirm PASSWORD? 2 Now press the DN key up to the display shows MENU: MAINTENANCE: MENU: MEASUREMENT: Now press the enter key to enter in the maintenace menu MENU: MAINTENAN...
Page 72 - Calibration of the flux meter; Fluxmeter calibration; . The accuracy of the barometric pressure and air; the; Sketch of calibration device; Mass flow controller; the calibration table is built to minimize the gas leakage.
Calibration of the flux meter Fluxmeter calibration How to verify the fluxmeter calibration As the computation of flux is a function of the gradient of concentration vs. time, barometric pressure, air temperature and the accumulation chamber volume / surface ratio, . The accuracy of the barometric p...
Page 74 - pumping flow is less than 200 SCCM.
The influence of pumping flow In the diagram the plot of the measurement error versus the imposed flux of carbon dioxide (expressed in grams per square meter per day) at different pumping flow rates is shown. Influence of pumping efficiency on the flux measurement results: We have carried out some s...
Page 75 - The influence of mixing device; Influence of the mixing device rotation speed
P A G E 8.13 RPM v s batte ry v oltage 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Volt R P M In the plot the measured flux vs the mixing device rotation speed. In the plot the mixing device RPM (Rotation per minute) vs power supply voltage. The normal range for the battery voltage is between 9.6 V (n...
Page 77 - Databases structure; The databases; file based
P A G E 9.1 Databases structure All the information necessary to run scada, as well as the data acquired by the fluxstation, are stored in a single file : scada_data.mdb The databases A second database : scada_log.mdb is used by Scada to log messages, error reports and other information that are gen...
Page 78 - Database
P A G E 9.2 The four applications of Scada suite read the system DSN from the ODBCName.txt file, located in the C:\WEST\scada\source\ folder The first line sets the DSN that point to scada_data.mdb and the second line sets the DSN that point to the log database. The database scada_log.mdb is compose...
Page 79 - contain the description of the monitoring network:; WS; network can be composed by several Fluxstations.
P A G E 9.3 Database scada_data.mdb Scada_data.mdb is composed by several tables, some of them are to define the fluxstations and their configuration. Some of them contain the results acquired by the fluxstations. The tables: HEADERSRESULTSPLOTSPLOTTV contain the data generated by the fluxstations T...
Page 80 - Stations
P A G E 9.4 Each FluxStation must be defined in the Stations table. Field Value Description ID 13 Record ID (Counter) Active -1 -1 = Active // 0 Not active NetworkID WS Has to be WS StationID OVK01 Identifier of station StationIP 0001 Address of station Description Flux Station 2007 TelemetryID SSR2...
Page 81 - Type; and; Model; are critical parameters that indicate to; StationID; is the station identifier and cannot to be miodified. The; StationIP; is the logical address of the station and cannot to be
P A G E 9.5 The Site, Latitude, Longitude, Elevation and Responsible fields contain only descriptive data. Type and Model are critical parameters that indicate to Scada how to manage the station and must be not modified. ! StationID is the station identifier and cannot to be miodified. The StationIP...
Page 82 - ANALOG; Setting to -1 this value force the flux station to; DIGITAL
P A G E 9.6 ID StationID Number Name FullScale Low Scale Gain Offset Statistics PlotCurve Conf Type 47 OVK01 0 CO2 20000 0 1 0 1 -1 FF06 ANALOG 48 OVK01 1 Bar.P 1060 600 1 0 1 0 FF05 ANALOG 49 OVK01 2 Ch.2 5000 0 1 0 1 0 FF06 ANALOG 50 OVK01 3 Ch.3 5000 0 1 0 1 0 FF05 ANALOG 51 OVK01 4 Ch.4 5000 0 1...
Page 83 - table; Channels; table can
P A G E 9.7 Databases structure Database scada_data.mdb Channels table The Channels table is derived from the PhisicalChannels one, integrated with additional records and contain all the “definition” necessary to manage the several signals managed by the station. Each record define a channel , for i...
Page 84 - Telemetry; DISK
P A G E 9.8 Databases structure Database scada_data.mdb Telemetry table The Channels table is derived from the PhisicalChannels one, integrated with additional records and contain all the “definition” necessary to manage the several signals managed by the station. There are 3 possible base types of ...
Page 85 - are used to define an activity time
P A G E 9.9 RS232 The base type RS232 supports several TelemetryTypes: GSM: Gsm based data modems; SSR24: Spread spectrum 2.4 or 0.9 GHz in switched mode; RS232: Direct cable connection. The base type RS232 supports several TelemetryTypes: The configuration of each type is described in the telemetry...
Page 87 - General description; Scada software suite; Scada; Scada Panel; Station Log dialog box; Conversation; Normal
W E S T S ys te m s P A G E 10.1 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 The software suite of Scada is composed by 4 applications: Scada : This application , designed to run con...
Page 88 - PC Clock; Scada application; Right click
W E S T S ys te m s P A G E 10.2 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 PC Clock Scada application Scada software suite On the left-top corner of Scada the pc clock is shown: Sc...
Page 89 - Now the station is set with new parameters
W E S T S ys te m s P A G E 10.3 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 Scada application Scada software suite {Options} menu B y s e l e c t i n g { O p t i o n s } { S h o w a...
Page 90 - Show graph
W E S T S ys te m s P A G E 10.4 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 Scada application Scada software suite Right click By right clicking on the Channel.Name field of a stati...
Page 93 - The channel result field backcolor can be:; The alarms; For each channel is possible to set an alarm:
W E S T S ys te m s P A G E 10.7 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 Scada application Scada software suite OKV01 OKV01 OKV01 OKV01 OKV01 The channel result field backcolor c...
Page 94 - TX
W E S T S ys te m s P A G E 10.8 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 Scada application Scada software suite In the lower right corner a dialog shows the “binary” communicatio...
Page 95 - Flux revision; Select the initial date of the period.
P A G E 11.1 Flux revision Scada software suite Fluxrevision allows the checking of flux curves acquired by the station. Select your station. Select the initial date of the period. Select the end date of the period. By selecting “Never revised” you can select the curves you never checked Select the ...
Page 96 - To see the flux curve click on the list.; The flux curve; The interval used to compute the regression is highlighted in red.
P A G E 11.2 Flux revision Scada software suite To see the flux curve click on the list. The flux curve On the right part of the form is reported the information related with the flux curve. The interval used to compute the regression is highlighted in red. The regression computed is drawn in yellow...
Page 97 - Manual revision
P A G E 11.3 Modify the limits by dragging the vertical lines in the desired position. The flux, the slope and the ErrQ will be automatically updated. To save the new result right clik and select {Save Flux} Manual revision Flux revision Scada software suite Using the manual revision the computation...
Page 98 - Automatic computation of flux.
P A G E 11.4 Flux revision Scada software suite Automatic computation of flux. FluxRevision can compute the flux following 3 different algorithms: By selecting {Auto Best slope}: the flux will be computed searching for the higher flux; By selecting {Auto Best ErrQ}: the flux will be computed searchi...
Page 99 - Batch processing
P A G E 11.5 Flux revision Scada software suite Batch processing By clicking on [Sampling Date] you can order the list by date in ascending or descending mode . same consideration for the Revision date, the ErrQ and the Flux. W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m...
Page 101 - Channels.MonitoringGroup; Monitor; of; Monitor apparence
P A G E 11.7 Monitor Scada software suite Monitor is a simple application designed to have a quick view of the last days of data. Monitor display the data of the channels that are active and have the field Channels.Monitored > 0 and the Channels.MonitoringGroup = 1; The field Channels.MonitoringG...
Page 103 - Run; Query
P A G E 11.9 Query Scada software suite The Query application allows you to exctract the data from the database and to put it an a table in the MS Excel format Run Query and selct the station(s) you want to query. Press the [Next >>] button. Set the date interval you want to query and Select t...
Page 105 - AirBox; Release II , General description; North Marker; Rain; The rain-gauge must be levelled using the bubble gage; le
P A G E A.1 AirBox The air box is an hardware/software interface that convert the signal of Air Temperature/ Relative Humidity gauge and Sonic wind speed / direction gauge to a digital format compatible with the DF1A soilflux station. The output of the air box is a RS485 with the standard WESTS Syst...
Page 106 - GILL Connections; Air RH & T Connections; Panel 6+T female connector PCB Pin; Rain Gauge Connections; Panel 3+T male connector PCB Pin; DIP switch settings; Connectors pinout; Off
AirBox P A G E A.2 GILL Connections Panel 6+T female connector PCB Pin Pin 1: +V12 RED 5) +12VPin 3: SGND Green 8) GndPin 5: TD Yellow 7) RD Pin 6: Gnd Black 8) GndPin 7 (T): RD Blue 6) TD Air RH & T Connections Panel 6+T female connector PCB Pin Pin 2: +5V Red 9) +5VPin 3: Data Yellow 11) DataP...
Page 107 - Gill sonic wind speed and direction gauge
P A G E A.3 AirBox Gill sonic wind speed and direction gauge 123456789 J1 GILL female 1234567 J2 Amphenol Male Signal Ground+VGnd RXD TXD Analog WSAnalog WD +12VWSSGNDWD RD GND TD 1234567 J3 AirBox +12V SGND RDGNDTD 7) +V Gill8) TD Gill9) RD Gill10) Gnd Speed ! Range 0..60 m/sec ! Accuracy : 4% ! Re...
Page 108 - Probe schematics; Amphenol 6T male; Sensor specifications
AirBox P A G E A.4 2 sensors for relative humidity & temperature - Measurement range: 0-100% RH - Absol. RH accuracy: +/- 2% RH (10...90% RH) - Repeatability RH: +/- 0.1% RH - Temp. accuracy: +/- 0.4°C (5...40 °C) - Calibrated & digital output - Fast response time < 3 sec. GND 1 DATA 2 SC...
Page 109 - Silicon Air Temperature and relative humidity gauge
P A G E A.5 AirBox Relat ive Hum idity A c c urac y 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 % RH E rr o r % Silicon Air Temperature and relative humidity gauge Air Temperature accuracy Vs. temperature Relative Humidity accuracy Vs. RH% Tem perat ure ac c urac y 0 0. 2 0. 4 0. 6 0. 8 1 1. 2 1. 4 1. 6 -40 -...
Page 110 - PCB Layout; Rain Gauge; im; NiCd
AirBox P A G E A.6 PCB Layout 1) RS485_A 2) RS485_B 3) +V in 4) Ground 5) Gill +12V 6) Gill TD 7) Gill RD 8) Gill Gnd 9) Ss +5V 10) Ss SCK 11) Ss Data 12) Ss Gnd 13) Rg Sw.A 14) Rg Sw.B L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 6 G N D 2 + 5 V 1 4 3 D a t a V d d G n d S c k D a t a W E S T A ir T & R H S H T 7 5 5 S c k...
Page 111 - Rain gauge; Water filter; Manufatcurer : LASTEM; Check
P A G E A.7 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m A ir B o x T w o h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 Rain gauge Water filter Water collection funnel balance / magnet Reed ampolla switch Manufatcurer : LASTEM Ordering code :DQA030Rain gaugeRange: illimited . ...
Page 112 - spirit level; In order to have a correct working the raing-gauge m
P A G E A.8 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m A ir B o x T w o h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 spirit level levelling bolts Unscrew the 3 bolts Remove the cover Rain gauge In order to have a correct working the raing-gauge m u st be levelled by trimmin...
Page 113 - Cables; Solar cell cable
P A G E C.1 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 W E S T S ys te m s J2 Amphenol 3 + T Pin Female J1 Amphenol 3 + T Pin Male 1234 J1 Male 1234 J2 Female +12 Volts Ground Power...
Page 114 - Standard analog sensor cable; meter
Cables P A G E C.2 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m C o n ti n u o u s m o n it o r in g d e v ic e h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 W E S T S ys te m s Standard analog sensor cable Connectors Amphenol Part Numbers 3 meter Pin 1 12 VoltsPin 2 Channel A...
Page 115 - SpreadSpectrum 2.4 GHz radio telemetry; Global system block scheme.; The factory setting is MODE 0 : point to point
SpreadSpectrum 2.4 GHz radio telemetry P A G E F.1 Global system block scheme. The system described in this handbook is a data trasmission system able to transfer bidirectional data between two RS232 based equipments. The system is composed by 2 radio-modems, 2 antennas, and several accessories. In ...
Page 116 - Master Center; Point to point telemetry system; Master
SpreadSpectrum 2.4 GHz radio telemetry Master Center Computer FluxStation The system is set to trasmit data bidirectionally from the master center up to the remote equipment:Due to the specification of the FluxStation the maximum effective connection rate is limited to 38400bit/sec. PC -- Master SSR...
Page 117 - io
SpreadSpectrum 2.4 GHz radio telemetry P A G E F.3 RS232 cabling specifications Master Center Computer Slave radio-modem FluxStation R a d io l in k Point to point telemetry system Male 9 pin DB9 connector Female 9 pin DB9 connector Master radio-modem Male 9 pin DB9 connector Female 9 pin DB9 connec...
Page 118 - Pin Female to 9 pin male Pin To Pin RS232 cable:; Connecting telemetry to the station
Connecting telemetry to the station RS232 cable DB9 Male DB9 Female 0.5 m 9 Pin Female to 9 pin male Pin To Pin RS232 cable: ON +12 +24 W E S T POWER POWER ON PULL AND SWITCH POWER OFF CPURUN W E S T MMC-SD CPU P 1 P 2 AWM3300V B A Connect the power supply cord of radio to “Power A” ON +12 +24 W E S...
Page 119 - Connect the antenna out of radio to the pass-trough connector; ti
SpreadSpectrum 2.4 GHz radio telemetry ON +12 +24 W E S T POWER POWER ON PULL AND SWITCH POWER OFF CPURUN W E S T MMC-SD CPU P 1 P 2 AWM3300V B A Connect the antenna out of radio to the pass-trough connector We supplied two ruggedized BackFire 18 db antennas. The antenna can be polarized in both , v...
Page 120 - Connecting the antenna to the station
P A G E F.6 SpreadSpectrum 2.4 GHz radio telemetry Connecting the antenna to the station Connect the coaxial cable to the passtrought connection on the right panel of FluxStation. Protect the connector with self-bolding tape. Pay attention to antenna polarization (Vertical in the picture). The anten...
Page 121 - Setting the radio-modem; Open a RS232 terminal , hyperterminal for example
P A G E F.7 Setting the radio-modem Change the setting of the radio-modem only when strictly necessary. ! Connect the radio-modem to a computer using a standard serial cable; ! Open a RS232 terminal , hyperterminal for example; ! Set the software to 19200 , 8 data bit, 1 stop bit , none parity , non...
Page 122 - CommPort; Point to point switched; CommPort; stations
P A G E F.8 Setting the telemetry. F i r s t c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d f l u x s t a t i o n - c o m p u t e r synchronization; The FluxStation clock can be not synchronized with the computer one; then, since the radio on/off is managed by the station a synchronization is necessary. That can b...
Page 124 - The radio-modem LED Lights
P A G E F.10 The radio-modem LED Lights CD TX CTS C o n n e ct e d Tr a sm it ti n g D a ta N o t C o n n e ct e d S la v e N O T co n n e ct e d R e p e a te r N O T c o n n e ct e d S e tu p M o d e Master LED Status You can check the status of the link watching the LED lights on the radio-modem f...
Page 125 - ct; Slave LED Status
P A G E F.11 The radio-modem LED Lights CD TX CTS C o n n e ct e d Tr a sm it ti n g D a ta N o t C o n n e ct e d S e tu p M o d e Slave LED Status When you turn on the Slave radio-modem the 3 lights are as shown on the right until it will be connected to the master radio-modem via repeater. CD TX ...
Page 126 - The radio modem; Status LED Lights
P A G E F.12 1 2 3 4 w w w . w e s t s y s t e m s . c o m 4 5 9 R S 2 3 2 S E T CTS TX CD w w w . w e s t s y s t e m s . c o m 4 5 9 A N T E N N A The radio modem Status LED Lights Set button (Press to enter in setup mode) RS232 port DTE female Power Supply inlet 10 .. 24 VDC, max 1 Ampere @12 VDC...
Page 127 - The radio modem interface schematic; The radio modem PCB layout
P A G E F.13 123456789 10 J7 Radio 162738495 J10 RS232 FEMALE S2 Set Btn GND +VFW SET GND TDFW GND RDFW CD RTS CTS D1024V600W R15 1K DSR F2 1A D9 1N4007 C16100n +12V 1 2 3 4 J11 Power IN DTR_FW 1 2 JP2 DTR da PC D T R _ F W The radio modem interface schematic G N D C T S R T S D S R GND D T R R D T ...
Page 128 - RF data rate; parameter to 1, and the Operation mode to 0 (master) then exit from the; Pointing antennas
P A G E F.12 CD TX CTS Very low signal CD TX CTS Medium signal RADIO PARAMETERS (0) FreqKey 5(1) Max Packet Size 8(2) Min Packet Size 9 (3) Xmit Rate 1 (set it to 0 to point the antenna) (4) RF Data Rate 3(5) RF Xmit Power 10(6) Slave Security 1(7) RTS to CTS 0(8) Retry Time Out 255(9) Lowpower Mode...
Page 129 - SoilBox; Addresses
Please note that the soilbox is designed to works only with the CS616 CS water content TDR probe. The obsolete CS615 can not be used. P A G E S.1 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m S o il B o x h a n d b o o k R e le a s e 1 0 .0 N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 SoilBox The Soil.box is an ...
Page 130 - Soil Temperature Pt100 Connections; Panel 3+T female connector
SoilBox P A G E S.2 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m Soil Temperature Pt100 Connections Panel 3+T female connector Pin 1: Red 1 Pin 2: Red 2 Pin 3: White 1 Pin T: White 2 CS616 Connections Panel 6+T female connector Pin 1: Orange (Ignition)Pin 2: Red (Power supply)Pin 3: Green (...
Page 131 - Schematic
P A G E S.3 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m S o il B o x h a n d b o o k C 1 + 1 C 1 - 3 C 2 + 4 C 2 - 5 V + 2 V - 6 VC C 16 T 1 IN 1 1 T 1 O U T 1 4 T 2 IN 1 0 T 2 O U T 7 R 1 O U T 1 2 R 1 IN 1 3 R 2 O U T 9 R 2 IN 8 GN D 15 U 5 S T 2 3 2 C D C 3 5 1 0 0 n C 3 6 1 0 0 n C 3 7...
Page 132 - Testing temperature channel; and check; Testing TDR channel
SoilBox P A G E S.4 W E S T S ys te m s w w w .w e s ts y s te m s .c o m PCB Layout HU B2 00 4.D DB S o liB o x R e l 2 .0 0 S y s t e m s W E S T W 2 W 1 R 2 R 1 + 12 V S G r e e n G n d G n d B A + 12 V 1 8 6 +12 V 2 A 1 Gn d Gn d Gr ee n Re d Or an ge Re d1 Re d2 Wh it e1 Wh it e2 R S 4 8 5 C S ...
Page 135 - PDA software installation; On the WEST Systems software CD; PC based installation; Insert the Compact Flash / Secure Digital Card in the palmtop
P A G E Z.1 PDA software installation The SetStation software is furnished by WEST Systems on two different support format: ! On the WEST Systems software CD ! On the Compact Flash data card. Since the use of Microsoft ActiveSynch is not always so easy we advise you to setup SetStstion using the fur...
Page 136 - Software installation
P A G E Z.2 Software installation Now tap and hold in the white area of "Start menu" folder until a flying menu will appear. File explorer Start menu Programs SettingsActive synchBluetooth manag...CalendarWindows media Tap "Paste" Start RefreshView all files Paste Paste shorcutNew Fo...
Page 137 - Scada software installation; Requirements; once finished the scada suite is ready to run.; Upgrades
P A G E Z.3 Scada software installation The Scada software is furnished by WEST Systems on the WEST Systems software CD. Run ScadaSetup.msi The Scada software suite requires the installation of the MS .NET Framework 2.0. To simplify the installation the computer must have an internet connection. Req...
Page 139 - Continuous monitoring; FluxStation HWR8 and Scada software suite
© www.westsystems.com Continuous monitoring Release 10.1 December 2007 FluxStation HWR8 and Scada software suite HandBook 10.0 released on November 2007 Some minor revision were introduced: Chapter 2 : Assembly instructionAppendix F: Page F.6 antenna assembly instruction HandBook 10.1 released on De...
