HyQuest Solutions iRIS 150FX User manual

iRIS 150FX
User Manual
04-2023 – 01-01-000

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Table of Contents
I Disclaimer 5
II Safety Instructions 6
Part I Introduction 7
1.1 About this Manual ............................................................................................................................................ 8
1.2 Key Features ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.1 Data Logging ............................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.2 Logged Data Array Identification ........................................................................................................ 9
1.2.3 Alarm Processing ....................................................................................................................................... 9
1.2.4 Real Time Clock & Calendar .................................................................................................................... 9
1.2.5 Security ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3 iRIS 150 and iRIS 150FX Comparison ...................................................................................................... 9
1.4 Support ............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Part II Installation 11
2.1 Recommended Deployment Procedure .................................................................................................. 11
2.1.1 Prior to site visit .................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.2 Installation on site .................................................................................................................................. 11
2.2 Mounting .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.3 External I/O Connector (iRIS 150FXC) .................................................................................................... 11
2.4 Internal I/O Connector (iRIS 150FXG) ..................................................................................................... 12
2.4.1 Internal Lithium Battery ....................................................................................................................... 13
2.4.2 External Power Supply .......................................................................................................................... 14
2.4.3 Analogue Inputs ....................................................................................................................................... 14
2.4.4 Digital Inputs ............................................................................................................................................ 15
2.4.5 Digital Output .......................................................................................................................................... 15
2.5 Sensor Connection Examples ..................................................................................................................... 16
2.5.1 Connecting a Flow Meter or Rain Gauge ......................................................................................... 16
2.5.2 Simulating a Flow Meter using Auto-Pulse mode ........................................................................ 19
2.5.3 Connecting a 0 - 5 V Pressure Transducer ..................................................................................... 19
2.5.4 Connecting a 2-Wire Loop-Powered 4-20mA Sensor ................................................................. 20
2.5.5 Measuring the External Supply Voltage ........................................................................................... 21
2.5.6 Connecting SDI-12 Instruments ......................................................................................................... 23
2.5.7 Connecting an Up/Down Water Level Instrument ........................................................................ 23
2.5.8 Connecting Analogue Wind Instruments .......................................................................................... 24
Part III Configuration 26
3.1 Terminal Connection ..................................................................................................................................... 26
3.2 Configuration Menus .................................................................................................................................... 27
3.2.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................... 27

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3.2.2 Power .......................................................................................................................................................... 28
3.2.3 Comms ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
3.2.4 Digital Output .......................................................................................................................................... 30
3.2.5 SDI-12 Devices ........................................................................................................................................ 31
3.2.6 Sensors ....................................................................................................................................................... 32
3.2.7 Alarms ......................................................................................................................................................... 37
3.3 Terminal Menus ............................................................................................................................................. 37
3.4 Using iLink 2012’s Sensor Configuration Tool .................................................................................... 39
3.4.1 iRIS Sensor Configuration Example ................................................................................................... 40
3.5 Upgrading Firmware/Software ................................................................................................................. 42
3.5.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 42
3.5.2 File Naming Conventions ...................................................................................................................... 42
3.5.3 iRIS Automated Upgrade Procedure ................................................................................................. 43
3.5.4 iRIS Manual Upgrade Procedure ........................................................................................................ 44
Part IV Operation 46
4.1 General Hints .................................................................................................................................................. 46
4.2 LED Status Indicators .................................................................................................................................. 46
4.2.1 Blue Status LED ....................................................................................................................................... 46
4.2.2 Red I/O Status LEDs ............................................................................................................................... 47
4.2.3 Red Comms Status LED ......................................................................................................................... 47
4.3 LCD & Keypad ................................................................................................................................................. 47
4.3.1 LCD Operation .......................................................................................................................................... 47
4.3.2 Status Icons .............................................................................................................................................. 48
4.3.3 Keypad ........................................................................................................................................................ 48
4.3.4 Display Menu Structure ........................................................................................................................ 48
4.4 Scan Mode / Scan Rate ................................................................................................................................ 53
4.4.1 Continuous Mode ..................................................................................................................................... 53
4.4.2 Event Mode ............................................................................................................................................... 53
4.4.3 Timed Mode .............................................................................................................................................. 53
4.4.4 Telemetered Mode .................................................................................................................................. 53
4.5 Analog Input Scaling ..................................................................................................................................... 53
4.5.1 Example: A 4 - 20 mA Flow Meter .................................................................................................... 54
4.6 iRIS 150FX Metering Mode ....................................................................................................................... 55
Part V Repair 57
Part VI Technical Data 58
Part VII Obligations of the Operator and Disposal 59
7.1 Obligations of the Operator ....................................................................................................................... 59
7.2 Dismantling / Disposal ................................................................................................................................ 59
Part VIII Appendices 61
8.1 Declaration of Conformity .......................................................................................................................... 61
8.2 SDI-12 ............................................................................................................................................................... 62
8.2.1 What is SDI-12? ...................................................................................................................................... 62

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8.2.2 Advantages of SDI-12 ........................................................................................................................... 62
8.2.3 SDI-12 Electrical Interface .................................................................................................................. 62

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I Disclaimer

§ Read the user manual including all operating instructions prior to installing, connecting and powering up the HyQuest
Solutions iRIS 150FX. The manual provides information on how to operate the product. The manual is intended to be
used by qualified personnel, i.e. personnel that have been adequately trained, are sufficiently familiar with
installation, mounting, wiring, powering up and operation of the product.
§ Keep the user manual on hand for later reference!
§ If you encounter problems understanding the information in the manual (or part thereof), please consult the
manufacturer or its appointed reseller for further support.
§ HyQuest Solutions iRIS 150FX is intended to be used in hydrometeorological or environmental monitoring
applications.
§ Before starting to work, you have to check the functioning and integrity of the system.
§ Check for visible defects on the iRIS 150FX, this may or may not include any or all of the following mounting
facilities, connectors and connections, mechanical parts, internal or external communication devices, power
supplies or power supply lines, etc.
§ If defects are found that jeopardize the operational safety, work must be stopped. This is true for defects found
before starting to work as well as for defects found while working.
§ Do not use the HyQuest Solutions iRIS 150FX in areas where there is a danger of explosion.
§ The present user manual specifies environmental/climatic operating conditions as well as mechanical and electrical
conditions. Installation, wiring, powering up and operating the HyQuest Solutions iRIS 150FX must strictly comply with
these specifications.
§ Perform maintenance only when tools or machinery are not in operation.
§ If guards are removed to perform maintenance, replace them immediately after servicing.
§ Never make any electrical or mechanical diagnostics, inspections or repairs under any circumstances. Return the
product to the manufacturer’s named repair centre. You can find information on how to return items for repair in the
relevant section of the HyQuest Solutions website.
§ Disposal instructions: After taking the HyQuest Solutions iRIS 150FX out of service, it must be disposed of in
compliance with local waste and environmental regulations. The HyQuest Solutions iRIS 150FX is never to be disposed
in household waste!
§ Inputs and outputs of the device are protected against electric discharges and surges (so-called ESD). Do not
touch any part of the electronic components! If you need to touch any part, please discharge yourself, i.e. by touching
grounded metal parts.
II Safety Instructions
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Introduction
1Introduction
Thank you for choosing our product. We hope you will enjoy using the device.
HyQuest Solutions manufactures, sells, installs and operates quality instrumentation, data loggers and communication
technology. Products are designed with passion for environmental monitoring and with a deep understanding of the
quality, accuracy and robustness needed to fulfil the requirements of measurement practitioners in the field.
The present User Manual will help you understand, install and deploy the device. If, however, you feel that a particular
information is missing, incomplete or confusing, please do not hesitate to contact us for further support!
The iRIS 150FX is a small, compact datalogger featuring an LCD display and keypad. It can be connected to a wide variety
of sensors, and features two analogue (0 - 5 V, 0 - 20 mA) inputs, two digital inputs, SDI-12 serial instrument support and
a single digital output for alarm or control purposes.
The iRIS 150FX is supplied in a powder-coated die-cast aluminium enclosure. Power supply and I/O connections are
provided by a small screw terminal block within the unit. Cable access is via two NG12 glands on the bottom edge of the
enclosure. A small text/graphics LCD provides the user display and user input is via a four key keypad in the same style as
other iRIS dataloggers.
The iRIS 150FX supports a maximum of six virtual sensors, the sources of which can be chosen from a range of physical
digital or analogue types. Each sensor can be checked for up to six separate alarm conditions, each with separate trigger
and reset levels. Each alarm also has an optional duration, which is used to delay the alarm trigger for analogue inputs
and to determine the time over which pulse input counters should be totalised (rainfall, flow meter pulse etc.). Data is
logged in a four word (8 byte) compressed format which includes full date and time to fractions of a second.
The alarm(s) can be linked to the digital output to activate external equipment when one or more alarms are activated in
the event of alarm activation.
Feature Summary
The iRIS 150FX has the following features:
§ IP65 rating
§ LCD and keypad
§ RS-232 interface
§ 6 simultaneous logging channels (virtual sensors)
§ 3 auxiliary logging channels for internal measurements
§ 2 digital inputs (pulse, frequency, counter)
§ 2 analogue inputs (0 - 5 V fixed span – current e.g: 0 - 20 mA with internal resistor enabled)
§ 1 digital output (open drain pull-down). A switched supply voltage output is available on iRIS 150FXC.
§ 6 alarms. Can be associated with any of the main six logging channels. Can activate the digital output if any alarm is
activated.
§ Internal, replaceable 3.6 V AA size lithium battery backup. Or D size battery option is available.
Typical Applications
The iRIS can be used for a wide range of diverse applications, including but not limited to:
§ Rainfall measurement
§ Water / power / gas metering
§ River level monitoring
§ Wind measurement
§ Mobile temperature monitoring
§ Irrigation monitoring / control

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1.1 About this Manual
This manual is intended as a detailed guide for iRIS 150FX installation, configuration and operation.
This manual is also available online in Adobe Acrobat® pdf format for registered users at www.hyquestsolutions.co.nz
Throughout this document, small icons are used to identify additional information. These are as follows:
Note Indicates extra detail to expand the current discussion.
Warning Describes something that may cause problems if not heeded.
Note: The term “iRIS” is used throughout this manual in all references to the iRIS 150FX.
1.2 Key Features
This chapter contains the following subsections:
§ Data Logging
§ Logged Data Array Identification
§ Alarm Processing
§ Real Time Clock & Calendar
§ Security
1.2.1 Data Logging
The iRIS supports the logging of data from six virtual sensors. Each of the six virtual sensors can obtain information from
one of the following twenty data sources:
§ Analogue Input 1
§ Analogue Input 2
§ Pulse Counter attached to Digital Input 1
§ Pulse Counter attached to Digital Input 2
§ Simulated Pulse Counter enabled by Digital Input 1
§ Simulated Pulse Counter enabled by Digital Input 2
§ Frequency Counter attached to Digital Input 1
§ Frequency Counter attached to Digital Input 2
§ Up/Down Counter attached to Digital Inputs 1 & 2
§ Database location (data obtained from special script)
§ Floating Point Database location
§ External DC power supply input – on change of state basis only
§ SDI-12
§ External supply value
§ Temperature
§ Change of State attached to Digital Input 1
§ Change of State attached to Digital Input 2
§ Day To Now Total attached to Digital Input 1
§ Day To Now Total attached to Digital Input 2
§ Year To Date Total attached to Digital Input 1
§ Year To Date Total attached to Digital Input 2
Each sensor can be set up to scale the raw data source into engineering units through the application of a multiplier and
offset (slope and constant). The scaled value can be logged to non-volatile memory up to once per minute or immediately
in event mode for pulse inputs.
It is also possible to configure a sensor to also log minimum, maximum or a calculated flow rate (pulse source only) values.
Refer to the following descriptions in Section Sensors for further detail on configuring these extended logging features
as part of the Sensor Cfg menus.
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1.2.2 Logged Data Array Identification
Each sensor’s logged data is identified by an array ID number. For the primary logged data, the ID is the sensor number
itself. For the optional supplementary data (min/max/deviation/flow or total), the array ID has an offset added to the
sensor number that it is derived from. These ID offsets are as follows:
Minimum:
+20
Maximum:
+40
Standard Deviation:
+60 (Not currently supported)
Flow Rate or Total:
+80
For example, Sensor 4 has been configured to log the average value, plus the maximum. Two data arrays will be logged
for this sensor at each log interval with IDs of 4 and 44 respectively. In HydroTel™ these will then relate to point
identifiers of 4 and 44.
1.2.3 Alarm Processing
Each virtual sensor can be checked for two separate alarm conditions. Each alarm has separate trigger and reset levels, as
well as an activation delay or accumulation period depending upon the data type. The alarms can also be used to control
the digital output or to generate a call-back to a base station when the logger is operating in telemetered mode. See
Sections Digital Output for further details on digital outputs or Section Telemetered Mode for details on using
Telemetry mode.
1.2.4 Real Time Clock & Calendar
The iRIS 150FX has a non-volatile real time clock that can be set by the user via iLink 2012 or HydroTel™.
If the clock is invalid (year < 2011), logging is inhibited. To draw attention to this situation, the LCD will flash
once per second until the clock is set correctly.
1.2.5 Security
The iRIS 150FX can be configured with a PIN code to prevent unauthorised access to restricted information through the
LCD and keypad. When a user is logged on, the totalisers can be reset via the keypad or a terminal session. When the unit
is locked, the totalisers can only be reset via a terminal session.
The PIN code is configured via the General Configuration section in iLink 2012. See Section General for more details.
1.3 iRIS 150 and iRIS 150FX Comparison
§ Standard IEEE-754-2008 compliant Floating Point library.
§ Datalogging sample values are floating-point with support for invalid values (NaN) if over-range analogue inputs or
failed SDI-12 communication. Logging multiplier completely removed!
§ All timestamping is in UTC for internationally diverse markets.
§ Default RS232 port speed increased from 38,400 to 115,200 bps.
§ Configuration via text terminal removed and only basic terminal diagnostics supported.
§ SDI-12 firmware engine re-engineered and now V1.3 compliant.
§ Supports an optional custom SDI-12 command with a separate schedule from measurements.
§ Alarm processing completely rebuilt. No longer 2 fixed alarms per sensor. Now a pool of 6 general alarms. Each can be
assigned to a sensor as required.
§ Sensor logging rate can be different when alarm(s) on that sensors are active.
§ All schedules have separate on/off/alarm intervals.
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§ Totalisers: YTD (Year To Date) and Last Year. Settable roll-over time (daily) or date (yearly).
§ Sensor display format is settable (number of decimal places).
§ Multi-language support for internal date/times etc. Five supported (EN, DE, FR, ES, PO).
§ Secure and reliable OTA (Over The Air) firmware and software upgrades now possible. (Requires compatible
communications device)
1.4 Support
Technical support for the iRIS 150FX is available by contacting:
HyQuest Solutions (NZ) Ltd
P.O Box 9466
Hamilton
NEW ZEALAND
Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
For latest information and software updates, visit the HyQuest Solutions (NZ) Ltd web site at www.hyquestsolutions.co.nz