Adcon A850 User manual

Base Station
Telemetry Gateway A850
User Guide
valid for A850 firmware release 1.0
SMART WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

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Document Release: 1.2, September 2007
Copyright ©2001—2007 by Adcon Telemetry GmbH.
All rights reserved.

CHAPTER 3
Chapter 1. Introduction ________________________________________________ 13
Scope ________________________________________________________________ 13
Conventions ___________________________________________________________ 14
What is the A850 Telemetry Gateway? ____________________________________ 15
Adcon's Telemetry Network _____________________________________________ 18
What's new on the A850 ?_______________________________________________ 20
Chapter 2. System Setup _______________________________________________ 23
Package Contents ______________________________________________________ 23
Elements on A850 ______________________________________________________ 24
LED Indicator _______________________________________________________ 24
LEDs and LED patterns ____________________________________________ 24
Connectors _________________________________________________________ 25
Mains:___________________________________________________________ 25
Radio Modem (connection to A440): ________________________________ 25
Modem: _________________________________________________________ 26
Console:_________________________________________________________ 26
USB: ____________________________________________________________ 26
LAN: ____________________________________________________________ 26
Reset Button _____________________________________________________ 26
Installation ____________________________________________________________ 26
Installing the outdoor unit ____________________________________________ 29
Installing the indoor unit______________________________________________ 31
Initialize the base station _____________________________________________ 32
License of the Gateway ______________________________________________ 32
Connecting to the GUI _______________________________________________ 33
Starting of the Web Browser _______________________________________ 33
Login Procedure__________________________________________________ 38

CHAPTER
4
Principles of GUI operation ______________________________________________ 40
The main window ____________________________________________________ 40
Commands on the Menu Bar __________________________________________ 41
File Commands ___________________________________________________ 41
FileLogin ______________________________________________________ 41
FileLook and feel _______________________________________________ 42
FileExit ________________________________________________________ 43
EditUndo ______________________________________________________ 43
EditRedo ______________________________________________________ 44
Configuration Commands__________________________________________ 44
ConfigurationRefresh ____________________________________________ 44
ConfigurationLockLock Gateway ________________________________ 45
ConfigurationLockShow Lock___________________________________ 46
ConfigurationLockUnlock ______________________________________ 46
ConfigurationUpdate ____________________________________________ 47
ConfigurationRestore____________________________________________ 49
ConfigurationLoad ______________________________________________ 51
Tools Commands _________________________________________________ 53
Tools LicenseShow License _____________________________________ 53
Tools LicenseSet License _______________________________________ 54
Tools JobStart Job_____________________________________________ 54
Tools JobStop Job ____________________________________________ 56
Tools Time Configuration _________________________________________ 57
Tools CommunicationDirect Commands__________________________ 58
Tools CommunicationBroadcast _________________________________ 62
Tools Save System State__________________________________________ 65
Tools Search ____________________________________________________ 67
Tools Settings ___________________________________________________ 69
Commands on Tool Bar_______________________________________________ 71
Backup __________________________________________________________ 72
Restore __________________________________________________________ 72
Load ____________________________________________________________ 72
Save_____________________________________________________________ 72
Undo ____________________________________________________________ 72
Search ___________________________________________________________ 72
Main Window views __________________________________________________ 73
Tree view ________________________________________________________ 73

CHAPTER 5
Table view _______________________________________________________ 74
Popup Context Menu ________________________________________________ 75
Detail window_______________________________________________________ 77
Web Interface__________________________________________________________ 78
Home ______________________________________________________________ 78
Credits and Licenses _________________________________________________ 80
GPL________________________________________________________________ 80
LGPL_______________________________________________________________ 81
ASL ________________________________________________________________ 82
Tools_______________________________________________________________ 83
Debugging tools _________________________________________________ 85
Configuration tools _______________________________________________ 85
Firmware tools ___________________________________________________ 86

CHAPTER
6
Chapter 3. Configuring the Gateway ____________________________________ 87
PPP Dialup __________________________________________________________ 89
Job scheduling ___________________________________________________ 93
Job status________________________________________________________ 95
Job dependent settings ___________________________________________ 95
Primary Account __________________________________________________ 96
Secondary Account _______________________________________________ 97
Dynamic DNS _______________________________________________________ 98
Job scheduling __________________________________________________ 101
Job status_______________________________________________________ 103
Job dependent settings __________________________________________ 103
Primary Server ___________________________________________________ 104
Secondary Server ________________________________________________ 105
SSH Tunnel ________________________________________________________ 105
Job scheduling __________________________________________________ 108
Job status_______________________________________________________ 110
Job dependent settings __________________________________________ 110
Primary Server ___________________________________________________ 111
Secondary Server ________________________________________________ 112
Notification Sending ________________________________________________ 112
Job scheduling __________________________________________________ 115
Job status_______________________________________________________ 117
Primary Server ___________________________________________________ 117
Secondary Server ________________________________________________ 119
NTP_______________________________________________________________ 119
Job scheduling __________________________________________________ 122
Job status_______________________________________________________ 124
Job dependent settings __________________________________________ 124
Primary Server ___________________________________________________ 125
Secondary Server ________________________________________________ 125
Dialup Modem _____________________________________________________ 126
Dialup Parameter ________________________________________________ 130
Dialup status ____________________________________________________ 132
Job dependent settings __________________________________________ 132
________________________________________________________________ 132
PPP parameter___________________________________________________ 132
Wireless Modems ___________________________________________________ 133

CHAPTER 7
Device parameter________________________________________________ 137
Modem status___________________________________________________ 138
Radio parameter_________________________________________________ 139
Modem-Type dependent settings__________________________________ 140
GPRS Modems _____________________________________________________ 141
Configuration ___________________________________________________ 144
State ___________________________________________________________ 144
Users _____________________________________________________________ 145
Configuration ___________________________________________________ 148
State ___________________________________________________________ 149
Operating System __________________________________________________ 150
Flush interval____________________________________________________ 152
Notifications ____________________________________________________ 152
Last times events ________________________________________________ 153
Networking ________________________________________________________ 153
Ethernet Settings ________________________________________________ 156
Console Settings ________________________________________________ 157
DHCP Settings __________________________________________________ 158
Primary DNS Server ______________________________________________ 158
Secondary DNS Server ___________________________________________ 159
Gateway Detail_____________________________________________________ 159
Configuration ___________________________________________________ 162
State ___________________________________________________________ 163
Chapter 4. Using the Gateway _________________________________________ 165
Sensor Connections ___________________________________________________ 165
Analog Input_______________________________________________________ 168
Pulse Counter______________________________________________________ 168
Digital I/O _________________________________________________________ 168
Internal Input ______________________________________________________ 168
Logical Channels and Output Channels _______________________________ 169
SDI-12 Bus ________________________________________________________ 169
Actuator Connections _______________________________________________ 170

CHAPTER
8
Sensor Type Configuration ______________________________________________ 170
Adding Custom Sensors _____________________________________________ 170
Sensor Tables ______________________________________________________ 171
Sensor Types _______________________________________________________ 174
Analog sensor types ________________________________________________ 176
Common settings ________________________________________________ 178
Analog sensor settings ___________________________________________ 179
Analog sensor sampling methods __________________________________ 180
Conversion settings ______________________________________________ 181
Counter sensor types________________________________________________ 182
Common settings ________________________________________________ 184
Conversion settings ______________________________________________ 185
Digital sensor types _________________________________________________ 186
Common settings ________________________________________________ 188
Digital sensor settings ____________________________________________ 189
Conversion settings ______________________________________________ 190
Internal sensor types ________________________________________________ 191
Common settings ________________________________________________ 192
Internal sensor settings ___________________________________________ 193
Conversion settings ______________________________________________ 194
LC sensor types ____________________________________________________ 195
Common settings ________________________________________________ 197
Sensor settings __________________________________________________ 198
Conversion settings ______________________________________________ 198
OC sensor types ____________________________________________________ 199
Common settings ________________________________________________ 201
Output settings __________________________________________________ 202
Conversion settings ______________________________________________ 202
SDI sensor types ____________________________________________________ 203
Common settings ________________________________________________ 205
SDI sensor settings _______________________________________________ 206
Conversion settings ______________________________________________ 206
Combo Sensor Types________________________________________________ 207
Sensor types ____________________________________________________ 210

CHAPTER 9
Logs _________________________________________________________________ 211
Call Journal________________________________________________________ 212
Poll Journal ________________________________________________________ 213
System Log ________________________________________________________ 214
Log types_______________________________________________________ 215
Log types Buttons _______________________________________________ 216
System Log Windows ____________________________________________ 217
System log Buttons ______________________________________________ 217

CHAPTER
10
RTU Network Configuration _____________________________________________ 218
Definition of RTU Groups ____________________________________________ 218
Definition of RTUs __________________________________________________ 222
RTU Context Menu_______________________________________________ 222
RTU Configuration __________________________________________________ 225
RTU - Data ______________________________________________________ 226
RTU - State Information ___________________________________________ 232
RTU - Routing ___________________________________________________ 237
RTU Administration _________________________________________________ 241
Copy RTU_______________________________________________________ 242
Replace RTU ____________________________________________________ 244
Convert RTU ____________________________________________________ 246
Sensor Administration _______________________________________________ 249
Connect sensors _________________________________________________ 250
RTU Data Management______________________________________________ 256
Get data ________________________________________________________ 256
Set data ________________________________________________________ 259
Configure _______________________________________________________ 260
Refresh data_____________________________________________________ 262
Erase data ______________________________________________________ 263
RTU Status Management ____________________________________________ 263
Ping RTU________________________________________________________ 263
RTU Communication Management____________________________________ 265
Configure Poll/Ping ______________________________________________ 265
Change Frequencies _____________________________________________ 268
RTU Logs __________________________________________________________ 269
Call journal______________________________________________________ 269
Poll journal ______________________________________________________ 270
RTU Printing _______________________________________________________ 270
IO Port Configuration _______________________________________________ 271
IO Port Context Menu ____________________________________________ 271
Sensor Configuration ________________________________________________ 272
Sensor Context Menu ____________________________________________ 272
Sensor details ______________________________________________________ 274
Common details _________________________________________________ 275
Special sensor settings____________________________________________ 276
Calibration ______________________________________________________ 278