Geokon 8800 User manual

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Document Revision: S | Release date: 3/4/20
Model 8800 Series
GeoNet Wireless
Data Acquistion Network
Instruction Manual

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under normal use and service for a period of 13 months from date of purchase. If the
unit should malfunction, it must be returned to the factory for evaluation, freight
prepaid. Upon examination by GEOKON, if the unit is found to be defective, it will be
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 NETWORK SUPERVISOR..............................................................................................................1
1.2 SINGLE CHANNEL NODE..............................................................................................................2
1.3 ADDRESSABLE NODE .....................................................................................................................2
1.4 FOUR CHANNEL NODE...................................................................................................................3
1.5 EIGHT CHANNEL NODE .................................................................................................................3
1.6 ACCESSORIES ........................................................................................................................................3
1.7 GEONET MODEL IDENTIFICATION ......................................................................................4
1.8 NETWORKS...............................................................................................................................................4
2. NETWORK INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................7
2.1 SETTING UP THE NETWORK ....................................................................................................7
2.1.1 CONFIGURE THE CHANNEL .........................................................................................................7
2.1.2 MOUNT THE DEVICE .......................................................................................................................8
2.1.3 INSTALL THE ANTENNA ................................................................................................................8
2.1.4 INSTALL THE BATTERIES ..............................................................................................................8
2.1.5 CONNECT THE SENSOR(S) ...........................................................................................................9
2.1.6 SEAL THE ENCLOSURE ..................................................................................................................9
2.2 DEPLOYMENT MODE ................................................................................................................... 10
2.2.1 ADDING NODES............................................................................................................................. 10
2.3 STATUS BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY................................................................................ 11
3. GEONET ADDRESSABLE SENSOR NODES.............................................................. 12
3.1 SENSOR WIRING ............................................................................................................................. 12
4. GEONET MULTI-CHANNEL NODES .................................................................................. 13
4.1 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................. 14
4.1.1 MOUNTING THE MULTI-CHANNEL NODE ......................................................................... 14
4.1.2 LIGHTNING PROTECTION.......................................................................................................... 14
4.2 CONNECTING SENSORS .......................................................................................................... 14
4.2.1 CABLE GLAND MODELS (–CBL).............................................................................................. 14
4.2.2 DETERMINING CORRECT WIRING......................................................................................... 15
4.3 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK.................................................................................... 15
5. MAINTENANCE......................................................................................................................................... 16
5.1 PREVENTING WATER FROM ENTERING THE ENCLOSURES.................. 16
5.2 BATTERY LIFE..................................................................................................................................... 16

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5.3 REPLACING BATTERIES ............................................................................................................ 16
6. MODEL 8800-2-4B ADD-ON MODULE........................................................................... 18
6.1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................. 18
6.2 INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................... 18
6.3 IP ADDRESS CONFIGURATION........................................................................................... 18
7. SENSEMETRICS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM ..................................................... 21
7.1 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................. 21
7.2 STATUS BUTTON............................................................................................................................. 21
APPENDIX A. SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................................... 23
A.1 DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................ 23
A.2 RADIO SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................... 23
APPENDIX B. MODELS ........................................................................................................................... 24
B.1 SUPERVISOR ....................................................................................................................................... 24
B.2 SINGLE CHANNEL NODE.......................................................................................................... 24
B.3 ADDRESSABLE SENSOR NODES...................................................................................... 24
B.4 MULTI-CHANNEL NODE ............................................................................................................ 24
B.5 COMPATIBILITY................................................................................................................................25
APPENDIX C. CONNECTOR PINOUTS .................................................................................. 26
C.1 TRANSDUCER CABLE CONNECTIONS......................................................................... 26
C.1.1 CABLE GLAND (8800-NA-XXX-CBL) ...................................................................................... 26
C.1.2 10-PIN BULKHEAD (8800-NA-XXX-10P) .............................................................................. 26
C.2 COMMUNICATION CONNECTIONS ................................................................................ 26
C.2.1 RS-232 (8800-NA-SUP-232)....................................................................................................... 26
C.2.2 USB (8800-NA-SUP-USB) ........................................................................................................... 26
APPENDIX D. THERMISTOR TEMPERATURE DERIVATION....................... 27
D.1 3KΩ THERMISTOR RESISTANCE...................................................................................... 27
D.2 10KΩ THERMISTOR RESISTANCE .................................................................................. 28
APPENDIX E. TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................................... 29
APPENDIX F. FIRMWARE UPDATE.......................................................................................... 31
F.1 PROCEDURE.......................................................................................................................................... 31
F.2 TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................................................................... 35
F.3 CHANGE SUMMARY FOR FIRMWARE VERSIONS ............................................ 35
APPENDIX G. DEVICE MOUNTING CONSIDERATIONS................................... 36
APPENDIX H. CERTIFICATIONS................................................................................................... 38

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FIGURES
FIGURE 1: NETWORK SUPERVISOR (-SUP-232) .............................................................1
FIGURE 2: NETWORK SUPERVISOR (-SUP-USB) ............................................................2
FIGURE 3: SINGLE CHANNEL NODE (-01C-10P) ............................................................2
FIGURE 4: SINGLE CHANNEL NODE (-01C-CBL) ............................................................2
FIGURE 5: ADDRESSABLE NODE (-ADR) ........................................................................3
FIGURE 6: FOUR CHANNEL NODE (-04C) .......................................................................3
FIGURE 7: EIGHT CHANNEL NODE (-08C) ......................................................................3
FIGURE 8: CLUSTER TREE NETWORK TOPOLOGY .........................................................4
FIGURE 9: WORKING AROUND OBSTRUCTIONS ...........................................................5
FIGURE 10: FRESNEL ZONE .............................................................................................6
FIGURE 11: CHANNEL SELECT SWITCHES .....................................................................7
FIGURE 12: RESET BUTTON .............................................................................................8
FIGURE 13: BATTERY SELECT SWITCH ...........................................................................8
FIGURE 14: BATTERY DETAIL ...........................................................................................9
FIGURE 15: TERMINAL CONNECTIONS ..........................................................................9
FIGURE 16: INSTALLATION ORDER ...............................................................................11
FIGURE 17: NODE CONNECTED TO 6150F ADDRESSABLE STRING ..........................12
FIGURE 18: TERMINAL CONNECTIONS ........................................................................12
FIGURE 19: MULTI-CHANNEL NODE ............................................................................13
FIGURE 20: MULTI-CHANNEL NODE CONNECTORS ...................................................13
FIGURE 21: MULTI-CHANNEL NODE INTERIOR ...........................................................14
FIGURE 22: NPORT CONFIGURATION ...........................................................................19
FIGURE 23: UPDATE FIELDS ..........................................................................................19
FIGURE 24: IP ADDRESS WITH :4001 SUFFIX ..............................................................20
FIGURE 25: SAMPLE NETWORK CONFIGURATION .....................................................21
FIGURE 26: BATTERY SELECTOR SWITCH IN OFF POSITION .....................................31
FIGURE 27: CABLE CONNECTION .................................................................................31
FIGURE 28: RS-232 CONNECTOR DETAIL .....................................................................32
FIGURE 29: UPDATE CABLE DETAIL .............................................................................32
FIGURE 30: CHANNEL SELECTOR SWITCH ..................................................................32
FIGURE 31: RUN GEONETUPDATEUTILITY.EXE ............................................................33
FIGURE 32: CHOSE EXTRACT ALL .................................................................................33
FIGURE 33: SELECT DESTINATION, THEN CLICK EXTRACT ........................................33
FIGURE 34: OPEN THE GEONET UPDATE UTILITY .......................................................33
FIGURE 35: CLICK SELECT FILE .....................................................................................34
FIGURE 36: DOUBLE-CLICK ON FIRMWARE TEXT FILE ..............................................34
FIGURE 37: SELECT COM PORT .....................................................................................34
FIGURE 38: UPDATE PROGRESS ...................................................................................34

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FIGURE 39: INSTALLING NEAR A LARGE OBJECT .......................................................36
FIGURE 40: INSTALLING CLOSE TO BUILDINGS OR FENCES/WALLS .......................36
FIGURE 41: MOUNTING ONTO A METAL PLATE / INSIDE AN ENCLOSURE .............37

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TABLES
TABLE 1: GEONET MODEL IDENTIFICATION .................................................................. 4
TABLE 2: NODE WIRING.................................................................................................... 9
TABLE 3: LED INDICATOR MEANING ............................................................................ 11
TABLE 4: ADDRESSABLE SENSOR WIRING.................................................................. 12
TABLE 5: MULTI-CHANNEL NODE SENSOR/LOAD LIMITS ........................................ 13
TABLE 6: STANDARD SINGLE GAUGE WIRING............................................................ 15
TABLE 7: BATTERY LIFE ESTIMATES.............................................................................. 16
TABLE 8: CHANNEL SETTING FOR SENSEMETRICS COMPATIBILITY MODE .......... 21
TABLE 9: DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................ 23
TABLE 10: RADIO SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................... 23
TABLE 11: TRANSDUCER CABLE CONNECTIONS (GLAND SEAL)............................. 26
TABLE 12: TRANSDUCER CABLE CONNECTIONS (10-PIN BULKHEAD)................... 26
TABLE 13: COMMUNICATION CONNECTIONS (RS-232)............................................. 26
TABLE 14: COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIONS (USB) ............................................... 26
TABLE 15: CHANNEL SELECTION .................................................................................. 26
TABLE 16: 3KΩ THERMISTOR RESISTANCE ................................................................. 27
TABLE 17: 10KΩ THERMISTOR RESISTANCE ............................................................... 28
TABLE 18: CHANGE SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 35

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EQUATIONS
EQUATION 1: 3KΩ THERMISTOR RESISTANCE .............................................................27
EQUATION 2: 10KΩ THERMISTOR RESISTANCE ...........................................................28