FreeWave WC30i-TZ User manual

Quick Start Guide
Thank you for purchasing the WC30i-TZ Wireless Flow Totalizer.
This Quick Start Guide provides brief procedures for the hardware installation
and configuration of the WC30i-TZ UM.
Important!: It is assumed that the reader and installer have completed the
FreeWave WC30i-TZ installation and setup training to follow the procedures
in this document.
Note: For more detailed installation, connection, and configuration
procedures, download the WC30i-TZ UM User Manual from the
http://support.freewave.com/ website.
Registration is required to use this website.
The basic steps are:
A. Power Connection (on page 1)
B. WC Toolkit Installation (on page 1)
C. WC Toolkit Update (on page 2)
D. Configuration (on page 3)
Included Equipment
Included Equipment
FreeWave Part # Qty Description
WC30i-TZ 1 WC30i-TZ Wireless Flow Totalizer
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User-supplied Equipment
l4-pin to USB programming cable (FreeWave Part #: WC-USB-4PIN).
lTeflon tape
lComputer for WAVECONTACT device configuration.
lTurbine Flowmeter
Power Connection
Important!: Verify the items listed in Included and User-supplied
Equipment section are available before starting this procedure.
1. All wiring should be neat and orderly.
2. Unsnap and open the latch cover on the WC30i-TZ.
3. Connect the battery cable to the Internal Lithium Battery connection.
4. Slide the On / Off Switch to the On position.
5. Connect the 4-pin to USB programming cable to the RS232 Config /
Debug connector.
6. Connect the USB end of the 4-pin to USB programming cable to the
computer.
Figure 1: WC30i-TZ Internal Lithium Battery connection and
Config / Debug connector
7. If this is the first time the WC30i-TZ is installed, wait for the drivers to install.
Important!: Depending on the computer and connection, the driver
installation can take 3-6 minutes.
8. Continue with WC Toolkit Installation (on page 1).
WC Toolkit Installation
Note: The images in this procedure are for Windows® 7 and/or Firefox®.
The dialog boxes and windows may appear differently on each computer.
1. Click http://support.freewave.com/.
The FreeWave Support site opens.
Important!: Registration is required to use this website.
2. Enter the User Name and Password.
3. Click .
A successful Login message briefly appears.
The Help Topics window opens.
4. Click the Software link.
Figure 2: Help Topics window
The Software window opens.
5. Click the WAVECONTACT Toolkit link.
The available software appears in the window.
6. Select and click the attachment.
Figure 3: WAVECONTACT Toolkit window
The Opening dialog box opens.
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Note: This procedure shows Firefox® dialog boxes. Other browsers will
have different dialog boxes and procedures.
7. Click OK.
The Enter name of file to save to dialog box opens.
8. Search for and select a location to save the .zip file to and click Save.
The Enter name of file to save to dialog box closes.
9. Open a Windows® Explorer window and find the location where the .zip file
was saved.
10. Double-click the .zip file.
11. Extract the .exe file from the .zip file into a parent location.
12. Double-click the .exe file to run the WC Toolkit installer.
The Open File - Security Warning dialog box opens.
Figure 4: Open File - Security Warning dialog box
13. Click Run.
The User Account Control dialog box opens.
Figure 5: User Account Control dialog box
14. Click Yes.
The WC Toolkit Setup Wizard starts.
Figure 6: WC Toolkit Setup Wizard - Select Destination
Location window
15. Click Next to continue.
The Ready to Install window opens.
Figure 7: WC Toolkit Setup Wizard - Ready to Install window
16. Click Install.
The install process is very quick.
The Installation Complete window opens.
Figure 8: WC Toolkit Setup Wizard - Installation Complete
window
17. Click Finish to open WC Toolkit.
An Update message appears in the WC Toolkit window is an update is
available.
Figure 9: WC Toolkit - Update Available message
18. Continue with the WC Toolkit Update (on page 2) procedure.
WC Toolkit Update
If the WAVECONTACT device is connected to the internet, WC Toolkit
automatically searches for an update for either the WC Toolkit itself or the
connected device's firmware.
An Update Available message appears if an update is available.
Note: An Update Available message also appears in the Device
Configuration window for any connected WAVECONTACT device when an
update is available for that device.
The update procedure is the same for the device and WC Toolkit.
1. Open the WC Toolkit software.
The Update Available message appears in the window. (Figure 10)
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Figure 10: WC Toolkit - Update Available message
2. Click the Update Available message link.
Figure 11: Click the Update Available message link
The Open File - Security Warning dialog box opens.
Figure 12: Open File - Security Warning dialog box
3. Click Run.
The User Account Control dialog box opens.
Figure 13: User Account Control dialog box
4. Click Yes.
The WC Toolkit update process is very quick.
When the update is completed, WC Toolkit re-opens the Select Device
window showing the updated software version in the WC Toolkit window.
(Figure 14)
Figure 14: Select Device window
5. Continue with Configuration of the WC30i-TZ UM.
Configuration
Note: The terms node and Endpoint are used interchangeably in this
document.
FREEWAVE Recommends: Install and configure the WC45i Gateway
before any Endpoints to ensure the Endpoints have connectivity after
installation.
Warning! Perform the Configuration steps in a safe location only.
AVERTISSEMENT: Suivez les étapes de cette section (Configuration)
dans un endroit sûr uniquement.
Warning! Debug and configuration information is available if the 4-pin
to USB programming cable is connected to the RS232 Config /
Debug connector using the debug port on the main board. The USB
converter cable (FreeWave Part #WC-USB-4PIN) must be used for
this interface. Debug and configuration is done using the WC Toolkit.
Warning! Only connect to the Config / Debug connector port in a safe
area! Ensure that the maximum voltage applied to the configuration
port is less than 5 VDC! AVERTISSEMENT: Branchez le port de
déboggage que dans une zone secure. Assurez-vous que la tension
électrique sur le port de configuration soit moins de 5 volt DC.
Note: The screenshots are examples only.
The dialog boxes and windows appear differently on each computer.
1. Verify the WC Toolkit software is installed on the computer connected to the
WC30i-TZ.
2. Verify the Gateway is installed and configured before continuing with the
Endpoint configuration.
3. Connect the WC-USB-4PIN - 4-pin to USB programming cable to the
computer and the WC30i-TZ.
4. Open the WC Toolkit software.
The Select Device window opens. (Figure 15)
Figure 15: Select Device window
5. Click the Refresh button to have WC Toolkit search for and list the available
COM ports reported by Windows and connected devices in the COM Port
list box.
6. Click the COM Port list box arrow and select the COM port on the computer
associated with the connected WC30i-TZ UM.
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7. Click the Auto-Detect Device on COM Port button to have WC Toolkit
connect the device to the COM Port selected in the COM Port list box.
The Device Configuration window opens for the selected device.
Figure 16: Device Configuration window: WC30i-TZ
8. In the Settings area (#5), change these settings:
Note: The Network settings are used to create separate networks using
multiple Gateways (that are in close proximity to one another).
Important!: The Radio Network and Radio Network Group settings
are selected by the user but MUST MATCH the existing Gateway
network for successful communication between the Gateway and
Endpoint.
a. In the Slave ID column / text box, enter the remote source Endpoint
Modbus Slave ID.
Note: Each remote device connected to the Gateway MUST have a
unique Modbus Slave ID (1-240).
Important!: Verify there are no duplicate Slave IDs in a given
network. The Gateway only caches one set of data for each Slave ID.
A duplicate is overwritten.
b. Click the Set button to save the information.
c. Optional: In the Node Name text box, enter a name for the Endpoint
using a maximum of 10 characters.
d. Click the Set button to save the information.
e. Click the Radio Mode list box arrow and select either Sleeping or Non-
Sleeping.
Caution: Do NOT use the Non-Sleeping option with the
WC30i-TZ because of rapid depletion of battery life.
f. Click the Set button to save the information.
g. Click the Radio Network list box arrow and select 0 (zero) to 7 for the
assigned number.
h. Click the Set button to save the information.
i. Click the Radio Network Group list box arrow and select 0 (zero) to 29
for the network group assigned number.
j. Click the Set button to save the information.
k. Click the Checkin Interval list box arrow and select how often the
Endpoint wakes up, reads the Modbus device, and transmits the register
data to the Gateway.
l. Click the Set button to save the information.
9. In the Units area (#6), change these settings:
a. Click the Volume Units list box arrow and select the unit the
accumulated volumes and flow rate are presented in.
b. Click the Set button to save the information.
c. Click the Timebase Units list box arrow to configure the units used for
the flow rates.
d. Click the Set button to save the information.
e. Click the K-Factor Units list box arrow and select the unit the flow meter
uses for its k-factor.
f. Click the Set button to save the information.
10. In the Parameters area (#8), change these settings:
a. In the K Factor text box, enter the amount of pulses for the connected
turbine flow meter.
b. Click the Set button to save the information.
c. Click the Contract Hour (hh:mm) spin box to control when the
accumulated Today’s Volume is moved to Yesterday’s Volume and
zero Today’s Volume.
Note: The contract hour is set in hh:mm in the 24-hour format.
Example: 2:30pm is entered as 14:30.
d. Click the Set button to save the information.
11. In the Clock Setting area (#9), change these settings:
a. Optional: Click the Read button to read the current time / date from the
WC30i-TZ.
b. Click the Set to PC button to synchronize the WC30i-TZ time to the
connected computer for the battery back-up real-time clock.
or
Click the Current Date and Time spin box to manually enter the date
and time of the WC30i-TZ for the battery back-up real-time clock.
c. Click the Set button to save the information.
12. In the Set Encryption Key area (#10), change these settings:
a. In the Key text box, enter the encryption key for the device using 6 to 16
characters.
b. Click the Set button to save the information.
Important!: A Key CANNOT contain spaces or angle brackets.
The Gateway and Endpoints only communicate if they are configured
with the same Key.
When setting up a new network, use this same encryption Key on all the
devices.
Note: When the WC30i-TZ drops its network, it attempts to join
networks using the same encryption Key.
Caution: It is possible to hide the encryption Key so it cannot be
read. This is the most secure option, but if the Key is forgotten,
there is no way to recover it.
The Key must be reset on every device on the network.
13. Optional: Click the Settings menu and select Set Encryption Key
Unrecoverable to permanently hide the key.
14. On the WC30i-TZ, press the Check-in button to send the current readings
to the Gateway.
15. Verify the Gateway is communicating with the Endpoints.
Note: A successful connection on the WAVECONTACT Endpoint is
indicated with Green blinking TX and ACT lights and a Red blinking
light for RX. If the connection is NOT successful, a Green blinking
TX light appears for 10 seconds.
FREEWAVE Recommends: Install and configure the WC45i Gateway
before any Endpoints to ensure the Endpoints have connectivity after
installation.
16. Optional: Continue with:
17. Close the WC Toolkit software.
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18. Remove the WC-USB-4PIN 4-pin to USB programming cable from the
computer and the WC30i-TZ.
19. Use the 1” female NPT swivel fitting to directly mount the WC30i-TZ to a
standard turbine flowmeter.
Learn More
For additional product information about the , visit www.freewave.com.
For additional product information or assistance, contact a local reseller, or contact FreeWave Technologies,
Inc. at 303-381-9200 or 1-866-923-6168, or by email at [e-mail].
FreeWave Technologies, Inc. reserves the right to make changes to this document or the product described
within it without notice. FreeWave assumes no responsibility or liability for the use of this document or the
infringement of any copyright or other proprietary right.
The WC30i-TZ UM complies with FCC Part 15 rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1)
This device may not cause harmful interference and 2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
The WC30i-TZ UM must be professionally installed and is only approved for use when installed in devices
produced by FreeWave or third party OEMs with the express written approval of FreeWave Technologies,
Inc. Changes or modifications should not be made to the device.
FreeWave Technologies, Inc.
5395 Pearl Parkway, Suite 100
Boulder CO 80301
www.freewave.com
Local: 303-381-9200
Toll Free: 1-866-923-6168
Fax: [phone]
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