Pakton PTE0700 V2 Series User manual

Pakton Technologies ABN 66 405 694 842 1 Helium Street Narangba Qld 4504
PO Box 408 Narangba QLD 4504 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] www.pakton.com.au
Remote Monitor
PTE0700
SECURITY ELECTRONICS
User Manual
PTE0700 V2 Series
Remote Monitor

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1.0 Table of Contents
1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................................................................2
2.0 LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................................................3
3.0 LIST OF FIGURES.....................................................................................................................................................4
4.0 ESCRIPTION...........................................................................................................................................................5
5.0 FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................6
Explanation of some terms used in this section .........................................................................................................7
6.0 SPECIFICATIONS .....................................................................................................................................................9
7.0 INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................................................10
Hardware installation ...................................................................................................................................................10
Output Connections.....................................................................................................................................................10
Stand Alone Operation.................................................................................................................................................11
Alarm Panel Operation.................................................................................................................................................11
Solar Panel Operation ..................................................................................................................................................12
Low Fence Voltage Set Point Calibration – Automatic set point.............................................................................. 12
Low Fence Voltage Set Point Calibration – Manual set point...................................................................................12
elay Calibration – automatic and manual low fence voltage alarm set point. ......................................................13
8.0 ELECTRIC FENCE MONITOR OUTPUTS...............................................................................................................14
LE Visual isplay .......................................................................................................................................................14
Relay Output .................................................................................................................................................................14
0-5V Analog Output......................................................................................................................................................15
4-20mA Analog Output.................................................................................................................................................15
RS232 Output................................................................................................................................................................15
Optional isplay Board................................................................................................................................................17
9.0 WARRANTY.............................................................................................................................................................18

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2.0 List of Tables
Table 1 – Model Features....................................................................................................................................................6
Table 2 – Specifications......................................................................................................................................................9
Table 3 – Relay Connections............................................................................................................................................14
Table 4 – PTE0700 RS232 Connections ..........................................................................................................................15

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3.0 List of Figures
Figure 1 - Output Terminal Locations..............................................................................................................................10
Figure 2 - Stand Alone Operation ....................................................................................................................................11
Figure 3 - Alarm Panel Operation.....................................................................................................................................11
Figure 4 – Solar Panel Operation.....................................................................................................................................12
Figure 5 – PAE036 LC Expansion PCB .........................................................................................................................17

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4.0 Description
The PTE0700 Electric Fence onitor Series are low cost electric fence monitors designed
primarily for remote monitoring applications. While monitoring an electric fence for low
voltage conditions, they also enable system designers to include electric fence voltages as
inputs into remote telemetry or SCADA systems.
This series consists of four models, the PTE0700, 701, 702 and 703. The features of the
various models can be found in the Features section of this document. The PTE0700 series
can also be customised to meet your own requirements for quantity purchases.
Suitable Applications for the PTE0700 Series
• Rural - pastoral stations
• Security fences
• Vermin control fences
• Zoo and sanctuary enclosures

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5.0 Features
The various models within this range have the following features.
Inputs / Outputs
PTE0700 PTE0701 PTE0702 PTE0703
Directly connects to 10kV electric fence with high
voltage inputs    
Shows working fence with Green Pulse LED    
Shows failing fence with Red Low Voltage LED    
Alarms failing fence with internal beeper   
Alarms failing fence by setting a relay   
Alarms failing fence by setting a failsafe relay 
Current output 4-20mA proportional to 0-10kV input. 
Voltage output 0-5V proportional to 0-10kV input. 
Simple RS-232 Data Output  
SCADA friendly RS-232 Data Output 
Hardware
IP65 weather proof wall mountable enclosure    
12V DC Powered    
Adjustment
Low Fence Voltage alarm set point or automatic self-
setting    
Adjustable delay from Low Fence Voltage to firing
alarm    
Other Features
Very low current consumption    
10kV Opto-Isolation from fence inputs    
Expansion socket for optional LCD Display    
Connects directly to 12V/2W solar panel to charge
battery.    
Table 1 – Model Features

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Explanation of some terms used in this section
• Low Fence Voltage Alarm set point is the fence voltage above which the Electric
Fence onitor will show a working fence and below which the Electric Fence onitor
will show a failing fence.
The PTE0700 series Electric Fence onitors allow you to manually adjust this set
point, or alternatively they can be set to automatically adjust this set point.
When automatically adjusting, it also ‘follows’ the fence’s performance. If, for example,
the fence were operating at 7kV when the Electric Fence onitor is switched on, it
would set its Low Fence Voltage Alarm set point at about 6kV. As days go by, grass
might build up on the electric fence, lowering the voltage on the fence, or a dry spell
might slowly increase the voltage on the fence. The Electric Fence onitor sees the
gradual change and adjusts its set point accordingly. If, however, the fence voltage
drops more quickly the Electric Fence onitor will raise an alarm. False alarms are
less likely to be raised if the Electric Fence onitor is allowed to automatically adjust
its set point. Another advantage of using auto-adjustment is that the onitor will also
alarm on a quickly rising voltage.
• Adjustable elay from Low Fence Voltage to firing alarm is the adjustable
amount of time the Electric Fence onitor waits after the fence fails before it raises an
alarm. For example, If the delay is set to six seconds, and the fence voltage goes low
for only three seconds, no alarm is raised. The alarm would only be raised if the fence
voltage stayed below the Low Fence Voltage Alarm set point for more than six
seconds.
• Alarms failing fence with internal beeper means that a small siren contained within
the Electric Fence onitor will sound when the fence voltage goes below the Low
Fence Voltage Alarm Set Point.
• Alarms failing fence by setting relay there is one relay inside the Electric Fence
onitor, with three terminals, discussed fully in Section 0 “Relay Output” below.
• 12v C powered means that the Electric Fence onitor is powered by any nominal
twelve-volt supply such as a mains plug pack or battery.
• 10kV opto isolation from fence inputs means that the fence inputs are not
electrically connected to the rest of the circuitry. Instead, they are connected optically.
This means that all accessories connected to the Electric Fence onitor and the
Electric Fence onitor itself are protected from excessive voltages on the fence.
• Current output 4-20mA proportional to 0-10kV input means that the Electric
Fence onitor can supply an industry standard analogue signal to other equipment
such as SCADA or Telemetry RTU.

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• Voltage output 0-5V proportional to 0-10kV input as above for voltage analogue
inputs.
• RS232 output means that the data collected by the Electric Fence onitor can be
transmitted to other equipment in RS232 format. The serial port found on most
computers uses the RS232 format. You can easily use a computer to collect, save and
display this information.

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6.0 Specifications
Specification Name Specification
Supply voltage 10-18V DC
Supply current 6mA (20mA with relay on)
Solar Panel (optional) 12V/2W (use with 12V lead acid battery)
in measurable input voltage 0.3 kV
Input voltage measurement Peak to peak
Relay output Dry changeover contacts 30V 1A (<500mA
recommended)
Energiser compatibility Compatible with Low impedance energisers that meet
AS3350.2.76 or IEC60335.2.76
ax 4-20mA loop excitation
voltage
Supply Voltage + 0.7V.
Accuracy ±5% (design target)
Drift less then 1% over temperature range
Temperature range -5 to +50
o
C
Table 2 – Specifications

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7.0 Installation
Hardware installation
• Remove the 4 screws holding the top cover in place.
• Secure the PTE0700 to the wall or mounting device using the 4 mounting holes that
will be hidden after the lid is replaced.
• Thread the 12-volt supply and any output leads into the Electric Fence onitor
enclosure through the cable gland on the side; be sure to tighten it to stop water or
ants from entering.
• Attach a suitable insulated cable from the Electric Fence onitor’s red input binding
post to the electric fence, and from the Electric Fence onitor’s green input binding
post to a good earth connection. If possible, it is best to connect to the same earth that
your energiser is using.
Output Connections
The Electric Fence onitor’s Output Connections are visible on the bottom edge of the
circuit board and consist of a row of pluggable screw terminals. In Figure 1 the screw
terminals, adjustment trimmers and LED’s can be seen. They will be referred to in the
remainder of this document.
Figure 1 - Output Terminal Locations
Output terminals along
bottom edge of PCB.
Voltage and
elay
adjustment
trimmers.
LE ’s
Expansion header
for optional LC .

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The cables shown should enter the enclosure of the Electric Fence onitor through the
cable gland on the side. The connections to the electric fence are not shown in Figure 1
because those cables are terminated at the binding posts outside the Electric Fence
onitor’s enclosure.
For security applications the Electric Fence onitor can be configured for either Stand
Alone or Alarm Panel Operation.
Stand Alone Operation
In Stand Alone Operation, the relay outputs can be used to switch a siren or a strobe on
when an alarm condition is raised. If both a siren and a strobe is desired, they can be
connected in parallel (provided the power supply or battery is big enough to power both).
Figure 2 - Stand Alone Operation
Alarm Panel Operation
In Alarm Panel Operation, the relay outputs are connected to the alarm panel. See the
documentation supplied with the Alarm Panel.
Figure 3 - Alarm Panel Operation
Battery or
power pack.
Alarm Panel
Battery or
power pack.

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Solar Panel Operation
The PTE700 series monitors now have built in circuitry to charge a 12V lead acid battery
(either sealed or a wet cell) from a solar panel. Only a 12V solar panel should be used, and
its output power must not exceed 2W.
Figure 4 – Solar Panel Operation
Low Fence Voltage Set Point Calibration – Automatic set point
• Turn the “Volts” trimmer fully anticlockwise
• Switch on the electric fence and ensure that it is operating in the expected range.
• Switch on the Electric Fence onitor by supplying it with twelve volts. If the Electric
Fence onitor was already switched on, it needs to be reset by switching off
(disconnecting the twelve volts supply) and switching back on.
• The Electric Fence onitor has now automatically set the Low Fence Voltage Alarm
Set Point and is now monitoring the Electric Fence. You can test its operation by
deliberately placing a short on your electric fence – the Electric Fence onitor will
raise an alarm.
• It is recommended that Automatic set point NOT be used for security purposes. If the
fence starts with a medium voltage (due to a fault, for example) the monitor may
perceive that the fence is OK when it is not.
Low Fence Voltage Set Point Calibration – Manual set point
• Turn the “Volts” trimmer fully anticlockwise and then advance it clockwise slightly.
If you do not advance the trimmer, the Electric Fence onitor will think that it is to
automatically calibrate.
• Switch on the electric fence and ensure that it is operating in the expected range.
12 volt, 2 watt
Solar Panel.
12V lead acid battery
(sealed or wet cell)

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• Switch on the Electric Fence onitor by supplying it with twelve volts.
• The Green Pulse LED should be flashing, indicating a working fence. The Low Fence
Voltage Alarm Set Point is very low at present, because the “Volts” trimmer is turned
almost completely anticlockwise. Gradually increase the set point by slowly turning the
trimmer clockwise. The Low Fence Voltage Alarm Set Point is slowly increasing and
will soon rise above your electric fence’s voltage. When this happens, the Green Pulse
LED will stop flashing, the Red Low LED will flash and after the delay set on the delay
trimmer, the Fail LED, alarm beeper and relay will activate.
• The Low Fence Voltage Set Point is now about the same as your electric fence’s
voltage and needs to be lowered slightly. Do this by turning the “Volts” trimmer
anticlockwise until the Greed Pulse LED begins to flash again. If the alarm came on it
will self clear in about 30 seconds.
elay Calibration – automatic and manual low fence voltage alarm set
point.
• After setting the Volts trimmer (or using automatic setpoint) as above. The Green
Pulse LED should be flashing.
• Switch off the electric fence OR place a short across the live to ground to remove the
voltage at the monitor. Note the amount of time taken for the Electric Fence onitor to
raise an alarm. Turn the “ elay” trimmer anticlockwise to reduce the delay and
clockwise to increase the delay.
• The shorter the delay is, the more likely the Electric Fence onitor is to raise a false
alarm, because every electric fence will have an occasional low voltage pulse.
• Switching the electric fence back on or removing the short will cancel the alarm after
about 30 seconds; the Green Pulse LED should begin to flash again.

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8.0 Electric Fence onitor Outputs
LE Visual isplay
The Electric Fence onitor status can be visually inspected via the three provided LEDs
1
.
The Pulse (Green) LED will pulse green for each input pulse which exceeds the setting of
the Volts trimmer. If the input voltage is below the setting the Low (centre RED) LED will
pulse on. If the voltage is low (or off) for a time as set by the delay trim the Alarm LED will
light. Note that the PTE0702 has a fail safe output. In this case the Alarm LED is green.
The PTE0702 will show a green Alarm LED when the fence voltage is good and it will go
out when the voltage is low.
Relay Output
The Electric Fence onitor Relay has three terminals. These three terminals are: Common
[C], Normally Closed [NC] and Normally Open [NO.] When the fence is operating correctly
and when there is no power supply for the Electric Fence onitor, the C and NC terminals
are shorted, and the NO terminal is not connected to anything. When the fence voltage
goes low and the Electric Fence onitor raises an alarm, the relay toggles, connecting the
C and NO terminals, and disconnecting the NC terminal. These contact are intended to be
connected to external alarm panels inputs, sirens or strobes.
Terminal Function
NC Normally Closed
C Common
NO Normally Open
Table 3 – Relay Connections
NOTE:
• The relay contacts are rated at 30V, 1A (<500mA recommended). They MUST NOT
be used to switch 240Vac.
• The Relay is fail safe on the PTE702 only. This means that in the alarmed condition,
the C and NC terminals are shorted.
1
The Remote onitor will need to be opened for this feature to be used. When not using this feature the unit
should remain closed to protect it from the elements.
All odels
All odels

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0-5V Analog Output
The 0-5V Analogue Output is from terminals V and GND. The minimum suggested load
resistance on the 0-5V output is 1k. The 0-5V analogue output voltage linearly represents
the fence voltage ranging from 0-10kV, ie:
Fence Voltage = (Analogue Output Voltage) x 2000
Note: The monitor has software filtering which is intended to give the average output over
the last 4 pulses.
4-20mA Analog Output
The monitor current loop output (terminal I) is a current sink (or passive transmitter). Wire
the output so that current flows from positive supply (5-12V) through the input of the 4-
20mA receiver equipment and then to terminal I. The current range of 4-20mA will linearly
represent a fence voltage range of 0-10kV, ie:
Fence Voltage = ( 0.625 x (Loop Current) ) – 2.5
Take care to read the instructions for the receiving analog input device.
RS232 Output
The RS232 Output is available in two forms. The first is the default RS232 format for the
PTE0701 and PTE0702. The second is used with the PTE0703 and is a more SCADA
friendly output. Other formats may be available on request.
Table 4 – PTE0700 RS232 Connections
Pin Function
I (Tx) Transmit
Gnd Ground
V (Rx) Receive (used for negative biasing the transmit)
PTE0701, PTE0702 Or PTE0703
PTE0700 Only
PTE0700 Only

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PTE0701 and PTE0702
The output string is:
V 5500 CR LF
Where:
5500 is a representation of the fence voltage and CR is a carriage return and LF is a
line feed.
PTE0703
The receiving equipment should be programmed to expect a 6 character packet STX,
voltage (4 ASCII), CR where STX is binary 2 and CR is a carriage return.
At turn on the PTE0703 also transmits some diagnostics information (see below). This can
be ignored by the receiver as it is not prefaced by an STX. Please note that while the
PTE703 transmits 4 significant digits the basic accuracy is only 8 bit (2 digit). In the print out
below 6117 represents 6.1kV. When no pulse is seen for over 4 seconds 0000 is sent.
Ver 1.42 7/05/03
auto 0000
set 0116
del 0126
batt 0135
6117
6117
6117
6117
6117
6117
0000
0000
0000
0000

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Optional isplay Board
The PTE0700 series monitors now have the provision for an optional LCD display PCB.
The PAE036 LCD Expansion PCB connects via a 10 way ribbon cable to the expansion
header on the PTE0700 PCB. It is secured to the PCB via 4 standoffs (provided). The
display will show the low voltage setpoint and the actual fence voltage. It also displays a
battery symbol when the supply voltage falls below a satisfactory level. Note that the LCD
board must be removed to adjust the Low Voltage and Delay set point trimmers.
Figure 5 – PAE036 LC Expansion PCB

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9.0 Warranty
The PTE0700 Electric Fence Remote onitor Series is covered by a 12-month warranty
against defective parts or workmanship. If you have any problems, return the onitor to
Pakton Technologies along with your proof of purchase, or contact the store of purchase or
distributor.
For assistance
If you have any operational problems, difficulties etc. you can phone fax or email your
questions or comments to Pakton:
Phone [phone] International [phone]
Fax [phone] International [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]om.au
ailing address:
PO Box 408
Narangba QLD 4504
Australia
Street address:
1 Helium Street
NARANGBA Qld 4504
Australia
ore help is available at the WEB site: www.pakton.com.au