Sensus SensusRF User manual

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SensusRF Gateway
User Guide

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SensusRF gateway user manual
SensusRF Gateway User’s Guide
Revision
Date
Notes
Responsible
April 17,
2015
& earlier
Draft versions
Revision 9
June 0, 2015
Draft
Version
1
M
. Andre, I.Reed
, U. Gross
Revision 10
6 October 2015
Version 2
I.Reed

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Contents
C ONTENT .......................................................................................................................................... 3
1 I NTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 5
2 H ARDWARE D E CRIPTION .............................................................................................................. 7
2.1 P ACKAGING ......................................................................................................................... 7
3 O UT IDE THE CABINET .................................................................................................................. 7
4 I N IDE THE CABINET ...................................................................................................................... 7
5 P OWER UPPLY ........................................................................................................................... 9
5.1 M AIN P OWER UPPLY AC .................................................................................................... 9
5.1.1 T ECHNICAL PECIFICATION ......................................... F EHLER ! T EXTMARKE NICHT DEFINIERT .
5.2 5.1 O PTIONAL DC POWER UPPLY .......................................................................................... 9
5.2.1 T ECHNICAL PECIFICATION ........................................................................................... 10
5.3 IM C ARD C ONNECTOR ..................................................................................................... 11
6 I N TALLATION ............................................................................................................................ 12
7 LED I NDICATOR ( INTERNAL ) ....................................................................................................... 14
8 G ATEWAY INTERNAL WEB ERVER .................................................................................................. 15
8.1 8.1 EN U RF G ATEWAY I N TALLATION ................................................................................ 16
9 C ONFIGURING THE G ATEWAY ....................................................................................................... 22
9.1 G ATEWAY O NLINE TATU ................................................................................................... 24
9.2 T A K ............................................................................................................................... 24
9.3 C ONNECTION ..................................................................................................................... 25
9.4 EN OR ........................................................................................................................... 25
9.5 G ATEWAY I NFO .................................................................................................................. 26
10 C ONFIGURING GPR & E THERNET PARAMETER ............................................................................. 27
10.1 GPR P ARAMETER ........................................................................................................... 27
10.1.1 E NABLE R EMOTE C ONFIGURATION ................................................................................ 27
10.2 E THERNET P ARAMETER ...................................................................................................... 27
11 ERVER M ODE C ONFIGURATION ................................................................................................... 29
11.1 IRI ERVER M ODE –P ARAMETER ....................................................................................... 29
11.2 I RI L IGHT MODE – P ARAMETER .......................................................................................... 30
11.2.1 NTP ........................................................................................................................ 30
11.2.2 EN U RF ................................................................................................................ 31
11.2.3 E MAIL P ROFILE .......................................................................................................... 31
11.2.4 FTP P ROFILE ............................................................................................................. 32
11.2.5 M ETER R EADING ...................................................................................................... 34
11.2.6 R OUTE .................................................................................................................... 35
12 R ADIO I NFO .............................................................................................................................. 36
12.1 C LEAR T ABLE ..................................................................................................................... 37
13 O PERATION M ODE ..................................................................................................................... 37
14 I N TALLATION M ODE .................................................................................................................. 38
15 R E ETTING THE G ATEWAY ........................................................................................................... 38
16 P A WORD C HANGING ............................................................................................................... 39
17 F IRMWARE U PGRADE ................................................................................................................. 39
18 L ANGUAGE .............................................................................................................................. 40
19 L OGOUT ................................................................................................................................... 40

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20 M COMMAND ...................................................................................................................... 41
20.1 “ PIN ” COMMAND ............................................................................................................... 42
20.2 “G WCONT ” COMMAND ....................................................................................................... 43
20.3 “G GWCONT ” COMMAND .................................................................................................... 43
20.4 “R E TART ” COMMAND ....................................................................................................... 43
20.5 “ IGNAL ” COMMAND .......................................................................................................... 44

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1Introduction
The ensusRF™ Integrated Gateway is responsible for integrating ensus RF Endpoints with an AMR
(automatic meter reading) system platform via a cellular network data connection. A network of Integrated
Gateways is managed by a centralized network management platform IRI
1
. The Gateway receives readings
and alarms from meters and repeaters and transmits them to the IRI server. Meter information collected
by IRI can either be passed to the ensus Meter Data Manager Hemera
2
or a utility’s own Meter Data
Manager. An individual Gateway can also be managed locally by its own internal IRI Light management
system instead of the centralized IRI server.
The ensusRF Gateway has an inbuilt webserver that can display and configure information about the
Gateway itself, perform the configurations of GPR , Ethernet and IRI Lite erver, verify Task tatus,
upgrade firmware and verify radio information that is being collected.
The Gateway can send the information through GPR using a IM card or through the Internet using an
Ethernet cable. This document will describe the operation of ensusRF Integrated Gateway and a step-by-
step of configuration that must be executed on ensusRF Gateway webserver.
Warning: The power supply has live parts when switched on that may cause electric shock. The electrical
installation must be made by a trained professional.
Disposal: ome versions of this product may contain rechargeable batteries. In the interest of protecting
the environment, these batteries may not be disposed in household waste.
The local and national regulations for environmental protection are to be considered.
1,2
IRI & Hemera are trademarks of CA Tecnologia

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2Hardware Description
2.1 Packaging
The package contains:
•The ensusRF Integrated Gateway
•Gateway U B cable
•2 Antennas (one ensusRF, one GPR )
•Installation Guide
3utside the cabinet
Power upply GPR antenna ensusRF antenna
Warning: Internally there are live parts when switched on that may cause electric shock. The electrical
installation must be made by a trained professional.
The power supply is suitable for AC 88-264 volts, 50-60Hz.
Connect the GPR /G M antenna, handtight only.
Connect ensusRF antenna, handtight only. There are two different antennas available for the gateway
(one for 433 MHz and a different one for 868 MHz). The antenna supplied with the gateway will match the
ensusRF frequency of the Gateway.
4Inside the cabinet
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Attention: Before opening the cabinet, make sure that the AC power is disconnected!
The figure below illustrates the layout inside the cabinet:

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IM card holder

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5Power Supply
5.1 Mains Power Supply AC
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Attention: Before opening the cabinet, make sure that all AC power is disconnected!
Warning: Internally there are live parts when switched on that may cause electric shock. The electrical
installation must be made by a trained professional.
AC POWER UPPLY
AC INPUT 88 ~ 264 VAC
Frequency 50-60 Hz
Output Voltage 12V
Output Current 0.83 A
Output Power 10W max
5.2 ptional DC power supply
There is an option for the Gateway to be powered by DC e.g. using olar panel with battery backup.
To connect an optional DC power supply:
Warning: Internally there are live parts that may cause
electric shock when switched on. The electrical
installation must be made by a trained professional.
Disconnect the AC voltage cable from the mains power
supply and disconnect and remove it from the Gateway.
Use the cable from the external DC feed pull it through
the cable fixing screw.
Connect the DC voltage to the green DC input terminal
connector indicated below. Ensure the polarity is
correct!

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5.2.1 DC power Specification
Model 300.128
DC INPUT 12 to 24 VDC
Battery Charger 230mA (Max)
Output Voltage 6.5V
Output Current 2A
Output Power 13.7W
DC INPUT
DC INPUT (+V)
Ground
(
-
V)
AC INPUT (Disabled. Do not use)

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5.3 SIM Card Connectors
On the Gateway main board, there are two IM card slots as illustrated below:
IM card in slot 1 (top slot):
IM card in slot 2 (bottom slot - do not use):

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NOTE
Use the IM card slot 1 only.
Before inserting the IM card make sure that:
1. Either the correct IM pin code is already configured in the gateway software as shown in the
following chapters, or
2. The PIN code is disabled.
Otherwise the IMcard might be blocked due to the gateway using the default PIN which may be the wrong
PIN code.
6Installation
Wall Mounting: For wall mounting, the enclosure should be fixed to the wall, using 7mm diameter screws.
The antenna should be positioned as shown below:

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Pole Mounting : For pole mounting, hanger straps (not supplied) must be used.
6.1 Physical & Environmental Specifications
Gateway enclosure details:
• Aluminum Enclosure
• Length: 306 mm
• Width: 242 mm
• Thickness: 113 mm
• Temperature stability: -20 C to +70 C
• Protection: IP65

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7LED Indicators (internal)
LEDs: The gateway has eight LEDs inside the enclosure, as described below:
•ystem LED: Green LED that indicates the operating status of the equipment.
oPermantently lit: the unit is working correctly & (if in Iris server mode) connected to the
Iris server, or
oBlinking: the unit is trying to connect to the server.
•Modem LED: Red LED that indicates the state of the GPR Modem.
oPermanently off: The modem is turned ON
oPermanently on: The modem is OFF
oBlinking: The IM Card is present & the GPR modem is registered on the
G M Network.
•Communication LED: Orange LED that indicates the status of the ensusRF radio Transceiver (called
iRT).
oLED blinks when the iRT ( ensusRF Radio Transceiver) receives any radio package (BUP,
EMI, RAT, …). This LED is controlled by the CPU.
•GPR R I LEDs: five LEDs indicating the signal strength

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8Gateway internal webserver
Local communications with the ensusRF Gateway (e.g. for initial configuration) can be performed by
connecting the mini U B cable or the Ethernet cable connected to a PC or notebook with a standard web
browser, such as Chrome or Firefox. The figure below illustrates the location of these connections:
Use only the top slot for the SIMcard 1, as indicated in Figure 8-1 below:
F IGUR E 8-1 - IM CARD 1
RJ45 Ethernet Connector
Mini U B
Port

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8.1 8.1 SensusRF Gateway Installation
After connecting the Gateway via U B, there will be two components looking for drivers:
•CDC Serial, and
•Linux USB Ethernet / RNDIS:
Both drivers are located on the virtual drive “CA Gateway”. The first time a PC is connected to a gateway it
will be necessary to install these drivers. For this follow the steps below:
1) Access Device Manager by entering “Device Manager” in the start menu search field and click on
the “Device Manager” application icon.
2) In “Device Manager”, right click on the icon CDC erial and select the option “Update Driver
oftware”
3) On the next screen, select the option to “Browse my computer for driver software”:

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4) Then, select the option “CA Gateway” and click on “OK”.

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5) The device is updated, as shown below:
The same procedures must be applied for updating the Linux USB Ethernet / RNDIS. After updating,
the driver will appear in “Device Manager” as below:

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6) Check the extended properties of the device and enter manually the IP address of the gateway
192.168.7.1. For this, right click on icon and select the option “Properties”, then on “Advanced”
tab, type the address as shown below: