METER EM50G User manual

If you have any questions about conguring your Em50G or
downloading data from the METER server, please contact METER at
509-332-5600 or [e-mail].
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Installing the software
Before taking the Em50G into the eld, install DataTrac 3 on your
designated eld computer.
1. Insert your DataTrac 3 installation USB into your computer or
visit metergroup.com/em50-support to install DataTrac 3 on your
computer.
2. Click “Run” to start the installer and follow the onscreen
instructions.
NOTE: The 1-year service plan activates when METER ships the instrument and not at
time of installation.
Test Buttons
The Em50G has a TEST button and two indicator LEDs above the
batteries for basic functionality testing.
• After the TEST button is pushed, both the ERROR
(red) and OK (green) lights will slowly blink on and off
indicating that the testing is in progress.
OK
ERROR
• When the Em50G is sending data to METER’s server,
the OK (green) light will blink rapidly.
• At the end of the testing, the OK (green) light will
remain lit for approximately 20 s if everything is
working properly.
• At the end of the testing, the ERROR (red) light
will remains lit, a communication error is occuring.
Perform a telemetry test to attempt to diagnose the
problem.
OK
ERROR
OK
ERROR
About the Em50G
Thank you for purchasing an Em50G data logger. The Em50G is a
data collection device collects and stores data from up to ve METER
sensors. Collected data are sent to the METER Data Service using
cellular/mobile communication up to six times a day. You can access
your data from the METER Data Service at any time with DataTrac 3 or
the Em50G webviewer.
The Em50G is congured using ECH2O® Utility or DataTrac 3 software.
DataTrac 3 is the preferred software package for the Em50G and will
be the primary reference throughout this quick start guide. To utilize
ECH2O Utility or the Em50G webviewer, please consult the Em50G user
manual.
Em50®G Data Logger
Quick Start Guide

Downloading Data
1. If you are using a different computer to view your Em50G data,
install DataTrac 3 in the different computer as instructed above.
2. Launch DataTrac 3.
3. Click “Setup”, then “User Congurations”. Enter your e-mail and a
user password that you can remember. The information in this eld
is used for tracking our server use and for nothing else.
4. Click “Setup”, then “Create New”, then “Em50G subscription”.
5. Enter the Device ID and the Password found on the bright orange
card that came with your Em50G. Both the ID and password are
case sensitive. Click “Subscribe”.
6. The next time you would like to see new data, you can launch
DataTrac 3, click on the device in the device tree, and select the
“Download” button.
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Em50G Logger Conguration
1. Take the brightly colored card containing your Device ID and put it in
a safe place. You will need this number and password to download
your data from the METER Data Service.
2. If DataTrac 3 is not launched, launch DataTrac 3.
3. Connect the Em50G to your computer using the included USB cable.
4. In the “Connect via” dropdown menu, select the COM port containing
“Decagon UCA”
5. Click the “Connect” button in DataTrac 3.
6. If not prompted to congure logger, select congure button.
7. Click “sensors and measurements” and pick your measurement
interval from the dropdown menu.
Installing the Em50G in the eld.
1. Before installing your sensors and loggers, check the quality of
the cellular communication between the Em50G and local cellular
towers at the location you would like to monitor.
a. Insert the included 5AA batteries into the Em50G and attach
the Em50G antenna.
b. Open DataTrac 3 on your eld computer and connect the Em50G
to your computer using the included USB cable.
c. In the “connect via” dropdown menu, select the COM port
containing “Decagon UCA.”
d. Click the “Connect” button in DataTrac 3.
e. Click “No” when prompted to congure the logger.
f. The DataTrac 3 toolbar, choose “Connection”, then “Device Tools”,
then “Communication Test.”
g. Click the “Test” button. The communication test takes
about 30 s, so please be patient. If cellular coverage is low, try
moving (even just a few meters) to a new location and repeating
the test until you have at least one star of communication.
2. Install your sensors and attach the Em50G in an upright position
to a rm post or PVC pipe, using the included zip ties or similar
fasteners.
3. Install the data logger in a location that will ensure that the solar
panel receives the maximum amount of sunlight. In the northern
hemisphere, this will typically mean that the data logger will face
the south. In the southern hemisphere, this will typically mean that
the data logger will face the north.”
NOTE: Em50/Em50G solar data loggers come with batteries preinstalled. Remove
battery pull-tab to activate batteries. Use only nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries
with the solar Em50/Em50G.