Invisible systems QCO168 User manual

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Installation Manual
Ultra RF Analogue Transmitter
QC0168
Manual Ref: QC0168
Version: March 17 1.0

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DateAuthorChanges
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RFTransmittersconnecttosensorsormetersandsenddatatotheinfrastructure
internetconnectedGatewayonsite
TheGatewaystoresandtransfersthedatatotheRealtimeOnlinecloudserverovera
securemobilecellularconnection
RealtimeOnlineprovidesawebbasedportalofvisualisationdashboards,reports,
graphsandtransmitsouttailoredautomaticreportsandnotificationsintheeventof
exceptions

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Contents
1.  Introduction............................................................................................................................4 
2.  Installation..............................................................................................................................5 
2.1  FittingExample.......................................................................................................................5 
3.  Testingthecircuit...................................................................................................................7 
4.SensorNumbering...................................................................................................................8 
5.LocatingSensors......................................................................................................................8 
4.  Checkingoperation...............................................................................................................10 
5.  Dashboardconfiguration.......................................................................................................12 
6.  Appendix1–PartNumbers...................................................................................................13 
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1. Introduction
TheAnaloguetransmitterdefinedinthisspecificationisdesignedtomeasurethemAoutput
beinggeneratedbythecompatiblechosenequipmentformonitoring.
Forexample,therearenumerousanaloguedevicesusedintheHVACcontrolsworld.Typically,
analogueoutputdevicesareusedtoprovidemodulatingcontrolofvalves,dampers,electric
motorsthroughvariablespeeddrivesandawidevarietyofotherdevices.Themostcommon
devicesassociatedwithanalogueoutputsaresequencers,variablespeeddrives,silicon
controlledrectifiersandactuators.Afterconnectionoftheanaloguetransmitterinserieswith
thesecircuitstheoperationalstatuscanbemonitored.
Commonlytheanaloguetransmitterisusedtomonitoramps,pressure,waterflow,leveltanks,
andPhvalueswhenattachedtotheappropriateequipmentsupplyingaanalogueoutput.
Therearedifferenceswithequipmentprovidingananalogueoutput,somedeviceshavean
outputwithaactivevoltagewherethistransmittercanbedirectlyconnectedandothershavea
analogueoutputthatneedsexcitingwithapowersupply.Ifthisisthecasetheappropriate
powersupplywouldneedtobeconnectedinadditiontotheanaloguetransmittertoallow
operation.
Theanaloguetransmitterisavailableinfourdifferentconfigurations,forcompatibilityto
differentapplicationsandequipment:‐
4‐20mA(3999‐913‐2095)
0‐1volt(3999‐913‐2110)
0‐5volt(3999‐913‐2111)
0‐10volt(3999‐913‐2112)
Features
Avarietyofavailableradiofrequencyoptions
Smallfootprint
Automaticdatacollectionandtransmission
Wireless,rangeofupto15kmlineofsight
Batterypoweredwithupto3yearbatterylife
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Operatingfrequency868MHz(Otherfrequenciesavailable915MHz)
Operatingrangeupto15kmlineofsight
Suitabletomonitoranydevicewithaanalogueoutput
StorageConditions:0°Cto+50°C
RelativeHumidity:25%to95%
OperatingTemperature:0°Cto40°C
Applications,anycompatiblemeter/devicewithaanalogueoutputi.e.:‐
Flowmonitoring
PHvaluemonitoring
TankLevelMonitoring

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2. Installation.
Theconnectionfortheanaloguetransmitterisasfollows;
(Mustalwaysbeconnectedtotheappropriateenergisedanaloguecircuit)
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Redcable+
Blackcable‐
Theseconnectionsneedtobeconnectedinserieswiththeappropriatecircuitastheyworkon
thesameprincipleasanampmeter.Seeexamplecircuitdiagramsbelowformoreinformation.
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2.1 FittingExample
Most Realtime-Online™ sensors have a unique mounting clip on the battery
compartment which allows the sensor to be installed:
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Mounted with screws through the mounting clip.
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“Careshouldbetakenwhenmountinganddrillingholesinthe
designatedareaasthecablespresentontheinsideofenclosureswill
needtobeavoided”
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Belowshowsexamplesofdifferentcircuitdiagramswiththe4‐20mAtransmitterfittedinseries
(currentloop)withintheappropriatecircuit.Theothertransmitterstypesreferredtointhis
manualarewiredinthesameway;the4‐20mAisshownasanexample.
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Diagram1
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Diagram2
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Diagram3
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Caution
“Whenconnectingtothistypeofsolution,thecorrectsafetyprotocolsforsite
wouldneedtobefollowedwhenworkingonthistypeofequipment.Itis
recommendedthattheassociatedmanualfortheequipmentbeingconnectedto
befimiliarisedwithpriortocommencementofwork.”
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3. Testingthecircuit.
AnappropriatemAmeterisrequiredtoenabletestingofthecircuit.
AswiththetransmitterconnectionthemAmeterisrequiredtobefittedwithinthecircuitin
seriesbeforethetransmitterconnection.
Belowshowsdiagram3withaMultimeterconnectedinseries.Thisallowsfortheanalogue
rangebeingdeliveredbythedevicetobecrosscheckedwiththemeter.
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4.SensorNumbering
Eachsensorissuppliedwithauniqueserialnumbermarkedonthesidetogetherwithabarcode
whichisusedtoidentifythesensorontheRealtime‐Onlinedashboard.
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Itisvitalthesenumbersareaccuratelyrecordedotherwiseitwillbeimpossibletoidentifythe
sensorinISLSetuportheserverdashboardforthespecificsite.
Note:‐ asensornumbercannotappearmorethanonceonthesamesite,butcanappearon
morethanonesitedashboard.
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5.LocatingSensors
Realtime‐Online™Sensorsuseradiofrequencycommunicationtoalocalgateway.Thedistance
betweensensorsandthegatewaycanalsobeverylong(upto15Kmlineofsight).However,
environmentalfactorssuchaswallsandfurniturecanreducethisdistanceconsiderablyso
optimalplacementofsensorsisimportant.
Note;thisdocumentdoesnotspecificallycovertheinstallationofGatewayswhicharecoveredin
aseparatedocument,(seeindex)butthefollowinggeneralguidanceisgiven.
Whenplacingsensors,avoidthefollowing:
a. Placingthetransmitterinmetalenclosuressuchasadistributionboards.
b. Thetransmittersaresplashproofandaresuitableforinstallationinoutdoorareas,butare
not100%waterproof.Donotinstalltheminpositionswheretheyareliabletobe
submerged.
c. DonotinstallthetransmittersclosetootherRFsourcessuchasalarmsystems,door
openersorotherradiosystems.AlthoughtheamountofRFenergytransmittedbythe
sensorsisverysmallindeed,thereisapossibilitythattheycouldinterferewithother
electricaldevices,sotheymustnotbeinstalledclosetootherdeviceswhichcouldbe
affectede.g.medicaldevicesorwirelessalarmsystems.
Whensittingthegateway,trytoensurethelocationisapproximatelyequidistantinradiosignal
termsfromallthesensors.
Typically,sensorscanbeexpectedtopassthrough4–5normalinternalwallswithoutdifficulty.

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Thefollowingillustrationshowshowsensorswhicharehiddenbehindlargemetalobjectsliketanks
orsteelwallsmayhavedifficultyintransmittingtothegateway.
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Notes
Caremustbetakenwheninstallingthissensorasliveelectricalcircuitsareusuallywithin
thevicinity.Seektoguidanceofaqualifiedelectricianifyouareunsure.
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Battery
Forsafetyconsiderations,allwirelesstransmittersaretransportedwiththeinternalbattery
disconnected.Usuallythiscanbeconfirmedifthewhiteconnectorispassingthroughthebase.
Onfirstuseitisthereforenecessarytoconnectthebatteryfollowingthestepsbelow:
1.Removethefourscrewsatthebaseofthesensor.
Thenremovethebaseandthesealinggasket.
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2.CarefullyinsertthesmallwhiteplugintothePCBsocketandensurethecablepasses
throughthenotchtoavoidpinching.Seediagrambelow.
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3.Replacethesealinggasket,coverand4screws.DONOTOVERTIGHTEN!
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4. Checkingoperation
FollowinginstallationofthePulsetransmitter,itissuggestedthattheoperationischeckedto
ensurethetransmitterisbeingreceivedbytheGateway.
OpenUltraRFGatewaySetup–Thisshouldbelocatedonthedesktopofyour
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Onfirstuse,ifrequested,selectthe
USBleadbeingusedandhighlight
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Screeninformationbeingdisplayed.
TheScreenwillshowthetransmittersitcanseeinrangeofthereceiver;thesecanbesortedby
sensortypeorIDasperpreference.
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EachTransmitterwillshowthefollowing
1. SensorID
2. TransmitterType
3. BatteryVoltage
4. Valuesbeingreceived
5. SignalStrengthandfrequency
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Itisimportanttocheckallofthisinformationtoconfirmthateachsensorisbeingseenbythe
gatewayandatregularintervalsinrelationto(5).Bluecolourdotsshowdirectmessagesbeing
receivedandOrangecolourdotsshowmessagesreceivedviarepeaters.
CorrectsetupandoperationofRealtime‐online,willrequirealltheSensorID’sandTransmitter
typesinconjunctionwiththeGatewayID.
TheRSSIisshownindBmwithabarchartshowingsignalstrength.Thisisanimportant
parameter.ThetablebelowshowsdBmrangesinrelationtoSignalstrength.
Therangeshownabovereads‐100dBmthisisshowninthetableasaMarginalsignaltherefore
willneedimprovingeitherbyreviewingthetransmitterlocation,movingtheGatewaycloseror
addingasignalrepeaterinbetweentransmitterandreceiver.
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ValueRSSI
dBm
Signal
Strength
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dBm
Signal
Strength
2 ‐109Marginal17 ‐79Good
3 ‐107Marginal18 ‐77Good
4 ‐105Marginal19 ‐75Good
5 ‐103Marginal20 ‐73Excellent
6 ‐101Marginal21 ‐71Excellent
7 ‐99Marginal22 ‐69Excellent
8 ‐97Marginal23 ‐67Excellent
9 ‐95Marginal24 ‐65Excellent
10 ‐93OK25 ‐63Excellent
11 ‐91OK26 ‐61Excellent
12 ‐89OK27 ‐59Excellent
13 ‐87OK28 ‐57Excellent
14 ‐85OK29 ‐55Excellent
15 ‐83Good30 ‐53Excellent
16 ‐81Good  
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5. Dashboardconfiguration
FollowingsuccessfullogintoRealtime‐Online™withyourusernameandpassword,createnew
sensor(System>SensorSetup>CreateNewSensor)
EnterSensorIDnumberlocatedonthesideoftheStatusTransmitter
NametheSenorasrequiredwithreferencetositerequirementsforeaseofidentification.
SelectSensorType=‘Condition’.
Selectunit=asdesiredindropdownmenu.
Select‘Analog’fromdropdown.
Fillintheanalogueformulathatrelatestothe4‐20mascalingforthedevicebeingmonitored.
Belowshows*1,thissettingwithonlyshowtheactualmAreadingbeingseenatthe
transmitterconnection.
Ifalertsareneededthedelaybeforealarmcanbeset.
ThealertDay/NightOptioncanbeswitchedonoroffbyselectingtheoption.
Click‘CreateSensor’
Example:
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DualInputStatusTransmitter
WhenusingadualinputstatustransmitterrepeatthesetupasabovebutchangetheLoop1
inputtoLoop2.
Thenupdatesensor.
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6. Appendix1–PartNumbers.
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PartNumberItemDescription
3999‐913‐2095UltraRFAnalogueTransmitter4‐20mAInput
3999‐913‐2110UltraRFAnalogueTransmitter0‐1Volt
3999‐913‐2111UltraRFAnalogueTransmitter0‐5Volt
3999‐913‐2112UltraRFAnalogueTransmitter0‐10Volt
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