scigiene RFP-0254-2 User manual

AC Current Meter
Part #: RFP-0254-2
USER GUIDE

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Table of Contents
1. ABOUT THE WIRELESS AC CURRENT METER 1
GEN 2 WIRELESS AC CURRENT METER FEATURES 1
EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS 1
II. ORDER OF OPERATIONS 2
III. SETUP AND INSTALLATION 3
REGISTER THE SENSOR 3
IV. SETTING UP YOUR AC CURRENT METER 5
INSTALLING BATTERIES 5
ANTENNA ORIENTATION 6
V. SENSOR OVERVIEW IN SCIGIENE PREMIERE 7
MENU SYSTEM 7
VI. ACTIONS OVERVIEW 12
CREATING AN ACTION 12
VII. SECURITY 16
SENSOR TO GATEWAY 16
GATEWAY TO SCIGIENE PREMIERE 16
SCIGIENE PREMIERE 16
SENSOR PRINTS 16
SUPPORT 17
WARRANTY INFORMATION 17
CERTIFICATIONS 19
SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS 21

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I. ABOUT THE WIRELESS AC CURRENT METER
The GEN 2 Wireless AC Current Meter measures the RMS current of an alternating current
(AC) system using a current transformer (CT) that wraps around the “hot" wire of a two wire (hot,
common, ground(optional)) power system. The sensor reports Minimum RMS current, maximum
RMS current, average RMS current, and amp hours to the Scigiene Premiere system. The
Scigiene Premiere system is capable of generating watt hour or kilowatt hour readings as well.
•Measures amp hours, max RMS current, min RMS current, and average RMS current
•Two different current transducers available:
oLow Current: 0—20 amp
oMedium Current: 0—150 amp
oHigh Current: 0—500 amp
•Capable of generating watt hour or kilowatt hour readings using Scigiene Premiere
Data logging for accumulated amp hour readings
•Can notify based on current levels or changes in current levels
•Simple and safe installation of current/power measurement hardware, no rewiring
•required.
To measure current, clip the CT around only a single wire of the AC system (clipping around a
hot and neutral wire at the same time will result in 0 current readings). After the sensor powers on
and connects to the gateway it will begin taking measurements based on the averaging interval
(5 seconds default). It will report data to Scigiene Premiere every heartbeat or if the current goes
outside of the aware thresholds set in Scigiene Premiere. The sensor reports amp hours, max
RMS current, min RMS current, and average RMS current. Scigiene Premiere can also generate
watt hour or kilowatt hour readings if a default RMS voltage is set in Scigiene Premiere.
GEN 2 WIRELESS AC CURRENT METER FEATURES
•Wireless range of 1,200+ feet through 12+ walls * Frequency-Hopping Spread
Spectrum (FHSS) Interference immunity
•Power management for longer battery life **
•Encrypt-RFO Security (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange + AES-128 CBC for sensor data
messages)
•Onboard data memory stores up to hundreds of readings per sensor:
•10-minute heartbeats = 22 days
•2-hour heartbeats = 266 days Over-the-air updates (future proof)
•Free Scigiene Premiere basic online wireless sensor monitoring and notification
system to configure sensors, view data and set alerts via SMS text and email.
*Actual range may vary depending on environment.
"Batterylifeisdeterminedbysensorreportingfrequencyandothervariables.Otherpoweroptionsarealsoavailable.
EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS
•Current Monitoring
•Current Usage
•Amperage Monitoring
•Amp Hour Meter

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II. ORDER OF OPERATIONS
It is important to understand the order of operations for activating your sensor. If performed
out of sequence, your sensor may have trouble communicating with Scigiene Premiere.
Please perform the steps below in the order indicated to make sure you are performing your
set-up correctly.
1. Create Scigiene Premiere Account (If new user).
2. Register all sensors and gateways to a network in Scigiene Premiere.
Sensors can only communicate with gateways on the same Scigiene Premiere
network.
3. Connect/power on gateway and wait till it checks into Scigiene Premiere.
4. Power on sensor and verify it checks into Scigiene Premiere.
We recommend powering the sensor on near the gateway then moving to the
installation location, checking signal strength along the way.
5. Configure sensor for use (This can be done at any point after step 2)
6. Install sensor in final location.
Note: For information on setting up Scigiene Premiere and the
gateway refer to the Scigiene Premiere User Guide and the gateways
user guide.
sections.

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III. SETUP AND INSTALLATION
If this is your first time using the Scigiene Premiere online portal, you will need to create a new
account. If you have already created an account, start by logging in. For instructions on how to
register and setup your Scigiene Premiere account, please consult the Scigiene Premiere User
Guide.
STEP 1: ADD DEVICE
1. Add the sensor on Scigiene Premiere.
AddthesensortoyouraccountbychoosingSensorsinthemainmenu.
Navigate to the Add Sensor button.
Desktop
2. Find thedevice ID. SeeFigure 1.
TheDeviceID(ID)andSecurityCode
(SC) are necessary to add a sensor.
Thesecanbothbelocatedonthelabel
on the side of yourdevice.
Mobile
Figure 1
3. Adding your device. See Figure 2.
You will need to enter the Device ID
and the Security Code from your
Sensor in the corresponding text boxes.
Usethecameraonyoursmartphoneto
scantheQRcodeonyourdevice.Ifyou
donothaveacameraonyourphone,
orthesystemisnotacceptingtheQR
code, you may enter the Device ID
and Security Codemanually.
The Device ID is a unique number
locatedoneachdevicelabel. Figure 2
Next,you’ll beaskedtoentertheSecurityCodefromyourdevice.A
securitycodeconsistsoflettersandmustbeenteredinuppercase(no
numbers).Itcanalsobefoundonthebarcodelabelofyourdevice.
When completed, select the Add Device button.
STEP 2: SETUP
Select your use case. See Figure 3.
Unlikemostsensors,choosingausecasein
Step2ofaddingthissensordoesnotgive
youtheoptiontocustomizeyoursettings.
Thesewillneedtobeadjustedinthesettings
tab for your device. See page 9 for
instructions.
Select the Skip button when completed.
Figure 3

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STEP 3: VALIDATION
Check your signal. See Figure 4.
The validation checklist will help you ensure your
sensor is communicating with the gateway properly
and you have a strong signal.
Checkpoint4willonlycompletewhenyoursensor
achievesasolidconnectiontothegateway.Once
you insert the batteries (or flip the switch on an
industrial sensor) the sensor will communicate with
the gateway every 30 seconds for the first few
minutes.
Select the Save button when completed.
STEP 4: ACTIONS
Choose your actions. See Figure 5.
Actionsarethealertsthatwillbesenttoyourphone
oremailintheeventofanemergency.Lowbattery
life and device inactivity are two of the most
commonactionstohaveenabledonyourdevice.
Seepage12forhowtosetactionsforyoursensor.
Select the Done button whencompleted.
Figure 4
Figure 5

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IV. SETTING UP YOUR AC CURRENT METER
When you are finished adding the sensor to your account, the next step is to insert the battery.
The type of battery you use will depend on the category of your sensor. GEN 2 Wireless AC
Current Meter will either be powered by commercial AA, or an industrial battery.
INSTALLING BATTERIES
GEN 2 commercial current meters are powered by AA batteries. Industrial sensors need a 3.6V
Lithium battery supplied from Scigiene or another industrial battery supplier. Scigiene encourages
customers to recycle all old batteries. AA Batteries
The standard version of this current meter is powered
by two replaceable 1.5 V AA sized batteries (included
with purchase). The typical battery life is up to 10
years.
This current meter is also available with a line power
option. The line powered version of this meter has a
barrel power connector allowing it to be powered by a
standard 3.0—3.6 V power supply. The line powered
version also uses two standard 1.5 V AA batteries as
backup for uninterrupted operation in the event of line
power outage.
Figure 6
Power options must be selected at time of purchase, as the internal hardware of the meter must
be changed to support the selected power requirements.
Place batteries in the device by first taking the meter and sliding the battery door open. Insert
fresh AA batteries in the carriage, then shut the battery door.
Complete the process by opening up Scigiene Premiere and selecting Sensors from the main
navigation menu. Verify that Scigiene Premiere is showing the meter has a full battery level.
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Figure 8 Industrial Batteries
3.6V Lithium batteries for the Industrial Wireless Amp AC
Current Meter is supplied by Scigiene. The GEN 2
battery life for the Industrial battery is up to 7 years.
TheIndustrialmeterdoesnotneedtohavebatteries
installed. The batteries are already inthe meters when
they are shipped.
OpenScigiene PremiereandselectSensorsfromthe
mainmenu. Verify that Scigiene Premiere is
showing the sensor has a full battery level.
Inorderforthemetertofunctionproperly,youwillneedtoattachtheincludedantenna.
Simplyscrewtheantennaontothebarrelconnectoronthetopofthedevice.Makesureto
snugtheantennaconnection,butdonotovertighten.Whenplacingthemeter,makesure
tomountthesensorwiththeantennaorientedstraightup(vertical)toensurethebest
wireless radio signal.
Sincetheelectronicsaresealedwithinthemeterhousing,wehaveaddedan"On/Off'
switchtotheunitforyourconvenience. Ifyouarenotusingthemeter,simplyleavethe
buttonintheoffpositiontopreservebatterylife. Ifthemeterneedstoberesetforany
reason,youcansimplycyclethepowerbyturningtheswitchtothe"Off'positionand
waiting 30 seconds before powering back on.
ANTENNA ORIENTATION
InordertogetthebestperformanceoutofyourGEN 2WirelessSensors,itisimportantto
note proper antenna orientation and sensor positioning. Antennas should all beoriented in
thesamedirection,pointingverticallyfromthesensor.Ifthesensorismountedflatonits
backonahorizontalsurface,youshouldbendtheantennaasclosetothesensorhousing
aspossiblegivingyouthemostamountofantennapointingvertical.Youshouldmakethe
antennawireasstraightaspossible,avoidinganykinksandcurvingofthewire.Sensors
mustbeatleast3ft.awayfromothersensorsandthewireless gatewaytofunction.
Figure 9
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V. SENSOR OVERVIEW IN SCIGIENE PREMIERE
Select Sensors from the main navigation menu on Scigiene Premiere to access the sensor
overview page and begin making adjustments to your Current Meter.
MENU SYSTEM
Figure 10
A. Details - Displays a graph of recent sensor data
B. History - List of all past heartbeats and readings
C. Actions - List of all actions attached to this sensor
D. Settings - Editable levels for your sensor
E. Calibrate - Set your sensor to read more accurately
F. Scale - Change the scale of readings for your sensor
Directly under the tab bar is an overview of your sensor. This allows you to see the signal
strength and the battery level of the selected sensor. A colored dot in the left corner of the sensor
icon denotes its status.
•Green indicates the sensor is checking in and within user-defined safe parameters.
•Red indicates the sensor has met or exceeded a user-defined threshold or triggered
event.
•Gray indicates that no sensor readings are being recorded, rendering the sensor
inactive.
•Yellow indicates that the sensor reading is out of date, due to perhaps a missed
heartbeat check-in.
Details View
The Details View will be the first page you see upon selecting which sensor you would like to
modify.
A. The sensor overview section will be
above every page. This will consistently
display the present reading, signal
strength, battery level, and status.
B. The Recent Readings section below the
chart shows your most recent data received
by the sensor.
C. This graph charts how the sensor
fluctuates throughout a set date range. To
change the date range displayed in the
graph, navigate up to the top of the
Readings Chart section on the right-hand
corner to change the from and/or to date.
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Readings View
Selecting the Readings Tab within the tab bar allows you to view the sensor's data history as time
stamped data.
•On the far right of the Sensor History Data is a cloud icon. ( ) Selecting this icon will
export an Excel file for your sensor into your download folder.
The data file will have the following fields:
MessagelD: Unique identifier of the message in our database.
Sensor ID: If multiple sensors are exported, you can distinguish between the sensors using this
number —even if the names are the same.
Sensor Name: The name you have given the sensor.
Date: The date the message was transmitted from the sensor.
Value: Data presented with transformations applied, but without additional labels.
Formatted Value: Data transformed and presented as it is shown in the monitoring portal.
Raw Data: Raw data as it is stored from the sensor.
Sensor State: Binary field represented as an integer containing information about the state of the
sensor when the message was transmitted. (See “Sensor State” explained below.)
Alert Sent: Boolean indicating if this reading triggered a notification to be sent from the system.
Sensor State
The value presented here is generated from a single byte of stored data.
A byte consists of 8 bits of data that we read as Boolean (True (1) / False (0))
fields.
When broken into individual bits, the State byte contains the following information: aaaabcde
STS: This value is specific to the sensor profile and is often used to indicate error states and
other sensor conditions.
UNUSED: This sensor does not use these bits.
AWARE: Sensors become aware when critical sensor specific conditions are met. Going aware
can cause the sensor to trigger and report before the heartbeat and cause the gateway to
forward the data to the server immediately resulting in near immediate transmission of the data.
TEST: This bit is active when the sensor is first powered on or reset and remains active for the
first 9 messages when using default configurations.
STS Specific Codes:
0 = No problems, sensor is functioning normally.
1 = Open circuit detected in lead.
2 = Short circuit detected in lead.
3 = Range error. Temperature is reading outside of -40 F and 257 F (-40 C and 125 C).
Note: Make sure you have the date range for the data you need input
in the “From” and “To” text boxes. This will be the previous day by
default. Only the first 2,500 entries in the selected date range will be
exported.