TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1
1.1 Overview...........................................................................................................1
1.2 RSTAR Communications Principles..................................................................1
2 SAFETY ......................................................................................................................2
2.1 Battery ..............................................................................................................2
3 INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................3
3.1 Software Installation..........................................................................................3
3.1.1 Installing Node Logger Host Software.....................................................3
3.1.2 Installing FlexDAQ Hub Logger Host Software........................................3
3.2 Configuring LoggerNet™ Software....................................................................3
3.3 Commissioning RSTAR Field Data loggers.......................................................6
3.3.1 FlexDAQ Hub Data Logger Installation ...................................................6
3.3.2 Node Data Loggers Installation...............................................................6
3.3.3 Antenna Installation ................................................................................6
3.3.4 Assessing Radio Link Quality and Deployment.......................................7
4 OPERATION ................................................................................................................8
4.1 FlexDAQ RSTAR Data......................................................................................8
4.1.1 Retrieving Data Table from the FlexDAQ Hub Logger.............................8
4.1.2 RSTAR Sensor Data Table and Diagnostic Data Table...........................8
4.1.3 File Locations..........................................................................................9
4.1.4 Automatic Data Collection from FlexDAQ Hub Logger............................9
4.1.5 Custom Data Tables.............................................................................10
4.1.6 Addition of Node Loggers......................................................................10
4.2 Setting the RSTAR Measurement Interval.......................................................10
5 MAINTENANCE ..........................................................................................................11
6 SERVICE AND REPAIR................................................................................................11
APPENDIX A RTU COMMUNICATIONS ..............................................................................12
Power Requirements...............................................................................................12
Communication Ports ..............................................................................................12
RTU Communications for Network Read Sequence ................................................12
Setting the Current Time in the RTU........................................................................13
Reading the Current Time in the RTU......................................................................13
Reading the DT Loggers sensor timestamp.............................................................13
Setting the Network Read Interval ...........................................................................13
Determine RSTAR Listening State...........................................................................14
Retrieving Data from the RTU..................................................................................14
Acknowledging Data Transmission from RTU..........................................................15
APPENDIX B EXAMPLE CRBASIC CODE ..........................................................................16
Configuring the Number and Order of Node Loggers in RTU...................................17
Reading the RTU Radio Settings.............................................................................18
