Wireless Sensors GWAY-1100 User manual

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GWAY-1100 Rack Sentry
Ethernet Gateway
Operation Manual
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Table of Contents
GWAY-1100 Operation Manual................................................................................................................. 1
Table of Contents................................................................................................................................. 2
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 3
QUICK START GUIDE............................................................................................................................. 4
INTERFACE............................................................................................................................................. 5
Physical ............................................................................................................................................... 5
USB ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Web ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Programmatic....................................................................................................................................... 6
CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................................... 7
Network Configuration.......................................................................................................................... 7
POST Client Configuration................................................................................................................... 8
1-Wire Configuration............................................................................................................................ 9
USB ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
WEB ACCESS TO DATA ........................................................................................................................11
Home Page.........................................................................................................................................11
Individual Sensor Selection................................................................................................................ 13
1-Wire Device Details......................................................................................................................... 14
Communications..................................................................................................................15
Interface ..............................................................................................................................15
INTEGRATION....................................................................................................................................... 17
HTTP ................................................................................................................................................. 17
Retrieving XML File .............................................................................................................17
Writing Data to 1-Wire Devices............................................................................................18
Firmware Upgrading............................................................................................................18
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)................................................................................. 19
edsEnterprise Branch..........................................................................................................19
dTrap Branch.......................................................................................................................19
Telnet...................................................................................................................................21
UDP................................................................................................................................................... 22
Low Level 1-Wire Interface................................................................................................................. 24
POST Client....................................................................................................................................... 24
MAINTENANCE..................................................................................................................................... 25
Firmware and Support Files Upgrade................................................................................................. 25
Factory Reset..................................................................................................................................... 27
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.................................................................................................................. 28
Supported 1-Wire Devices ................................................................................................................. 28
GWAY-1100 Form Factor.................................................................................................................... 28
Power Supply Requirements.............................................................................................................. 28
Ethernet Interface .............................................................................................................................. 28
1-Wire Interface ................................................................................................................................. 29
Power Supply Schematic ................................................................................................................... 30
1-Wire Interface Schematic................................................................................................................ 30
Specifications..................................................................................................................................... 30
Appliance Scanner Software............................................................................................................. 31
Support.............................................................................................................................................. 31
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.............................................................................................................. 32
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...................................................................................................................... 32
APPENDIX A ......................................................................................................................................... 33
Low Level 1-Wire Communication Protocol........................................................................................ 33

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Sensors GWAY-1100. The GWAY-1100 provides an easy
and simple method for the continuous monitoring of 1-Wire®sensors that you might install in
such places as computer server rooms or manufacturing facilities.
The Wireless Sensors GWAY-1100 product line features a lightweight, low-power space saving
design coupled with powerful on-board, web-based monitoring software. Data from connected 1-
Wire sensors is provided in open, industry-standard formats (e.g., XML, SNMP) making it easy
to integrate with existing business automation and monitoring systems.
This manual is divided into the following sections:
Quick Start Guide—this section provides simple and easy steps to get up and running
quickly with your GWAY-1100
Interface—this section describes the three interfaces (physical, web, and programmatic)
to the GWAY-1100
Configuration—this section provides information on how to setup a GWAY-1100 with
your existing network and/or business systems as well as how to configure attached 1-
Wire devices
Web Access—this section describes how to utilize the on-board web application to ac-
cess real-time monitoring of your connected 1-Wire sensors
Integration—this section provides details on how to integrate the GWAY-1100 with exist-
ing systems and applications. This section is aimed at software programmers and engi-
neers who want to interface directly to the GWAY-1100
Maintenance—this section covers various activities related to maintaining or upgrading
the GWAY-1100
Additional Resources—this section provides links to other resources, how to get sup-
port, and frequently asked questions

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QUICK START GUIDE
Getting started with the GWAY-1100 is simple. Just follow a few easy steps:
1. Apply power to the GWAY-1100. The
green PWR/ACT LED will begin to
flash at one-second intervals, indicat-
ing that the product is operating nor-
mally. Power must be 5 volts at 400
milliamp (minimum).
2. Connect it to your Network. Connect
a live network cable to the Ethernet
Port on the device. The green LED on the Ethernet connector will illuminate, indicating a
valid network connection. The yellow LED on the Ethernet connector blinks only when
there is network traffic.
3. Connect a 1-Wire Device. Connect a supported 1-Wire device to any of the 1-Wire RJ12
connectors.
4. Determine the IP address of the GWAY-1100 by checking your DHCP server logs or
running the GWAY-1100 scanner software. If the GWAY-1100 does not find a DHCP serv-
er running on your network, it will default to
the following IP address: 169.254.1.1.
5. Configure your device. Type the IP ad-
dress of the GWAY-1100 into your Web
browser (e.g., http://192.168.1.27) and
press enter. Select the tab “Network Setup”.
When the name and password is request-
ed, enter “admin” for the name and
“sensicast” for the password. A Web page
similar to the one shown to the right will en-
able you to configure and monitor various
aspects of your GWAY-1100.
6. CONGRATULATIONS! You have successfully installed your Wireless Sensors’ GWAY-
1100. Please refer to the Web Access section of the Operation Manual to obtain an un-
derstanding of the function of each of the Web pages served by the GWAY-1100.
Some things to keep in mind:
The GWAY-1100 has an internal flash drive that may be used to set it to a fixed IP address. See the section
Configuration/USB for more information.
No support is provided for GWAY-1100 IP address identification when utilizing any method other than the
GWAY-1100 scanner software. Please consult your network administrator if you cannot locate the DHCP
address.

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INTERFACE
The GWAY-1100 has three types of interface:
Physical—the ports, buttons, and other elements on the unit itself
Web—the on-board Web application that provides real-time access of monitoring data
Programmatic—the methods by which to interface directly with monitoring data
Physical
The physical interface of the GWAY-1100 includes five parts:
1-Wire Connector Panel: provides connectivity to 1-Wire sensors through three (3) RJ12
connectors. Each connector is a separate 1-
Wire bus
Power: a single micro USB connector. The
power connector also has a USB port,
which may be used to configure the net-
work settings. See section Configura-
tion/USB
Ethernet: connects the device to an existing 10/100-baseT network via a standard RJ45
connector
Power/Activity Indicator: flashes green to indicate the unit is receiving power and operat-
ing correctly, flashes yellow to indicate data activity
USB
The power / USB port may be used to configure the network settings via the internal flash drive.
This method would typically be used to configure the network settings to a fixed IP address with
the DHCP server turned off, as shown below. See the section Configuration/USB below.
Web
Each GWAY-1100 includes an integrated Web-server
that provides access to monitored data from any In-
ternet connected device such as a Web browser on
your PC, smartphone, or even an iPad®!
The Web interface provides you an easy way to con-
figure the network setting for the GWAY-1100 and is
accessible by navigating to its IP address. When you
connect the GWAY-1100 to your network it will auto-
matically request an IP address from an available
DHCP server if the feature is turned on, otherwise it
will use an IP address assigned by you. See configu-
ration section below.
Simply open a Web browser and enter that IP address to access the Web monitoring applica-
tion.
The Web interface provides the following menu items:

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Home—the default, opening screen that provides a snapshot of all connected devices,
graphing of one value for all connected devices and GWAY-1100 basic information
oIndividual Sensor Data—by highlighting and clicking an individual sensor listed
on the Home page, a user can access alarm settings, modify limits and graph up
to 3 different sensor values.
Advanced:
oDetails—allows user to view detailed information about each device connected to
the GWAY-1100.
oDetailed XML File—allows user to view complete XML File
System Configuration:
oNetwork Setup—provides access to security and network configuration infor-
mation.
oPOST Client Setup—provides access to configuration fields for HTTP Post and
Proxy Server features
o1-Wire Interface Setup—provides access to configuration fields for activating di-
rect control of the 1-Wire bus via TCP using ASCII based command set
Contact—provides contact information and website link
Note: If you don’t know the IP address being assigned to the GWAY-1100 by your network,
simply access your DHCP’s assignment or run the GWAY-1100 Scanner software that will auto-
matically find and display the IP address for any GWAY-1100 on the network. For more infor-
mation about the GWAY-1100 Scanner software, see section Additional Resources.
Note: If your network does not have a DHCP server, the GWAY-1100 will default to a self-
assigned address of 169.254.1.1. In the event of this situation, you will need to temporarily re-
configure your computer’s network settings to be on the same network as the GWAY-1100 in or-
der to talk to the device for the first time. Only when the GWAY-1100 is in the same address
space as your other computers can you access it using a web browser.
Programmatic
Through a number of different channels, you can access the GWAY-1100 programmatically to
create integration with existing systems and network services:
HTTP—service provides delivery of html and xml data files via http get command, and
firmware upload via http post
SNMP—provides access to data from all connected sensors, and pushes SNMP traps to
remote listeners for alarming capabilities
Telnet—service provides ability to monitor the internal activities of the GWAY-1100 for di-
agnostic purposes
UDP Broadcast—listener on port number 30303 will respond to properly formatted pack-
ets broadcast to this port number, allowing other devices and applications to discover any
GWAY-1100 that exists on the same network. For assistance in determining the units IP
address, see the section Additional Resources.
1-Wire Interface—service provides a TCP client that implements a command/response
low level interface that may be used to directly control the 1-Wire bus
POST Client—provides a method of pushing XML data about connected 1-Wire devices
to a server; ideal for circumventing firewall issues

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CONFIGURATION
Any configuration of your GWAY-1100 (with the exception of SNMP Traps) can be carried out
through the integrated Web application and, in some cases, the USB port. The on-board, Web
based tools provide a method to configure both the unit itself as well as any attached supported
1-Wire devices. The USB port provides a way to configure the network settings.
To access the configuration elements,
Navigate to the IP Address your network has assigned to the GWAY-1100. This will open
the Web interface.
From the default Home screen, you can access the
System Configuration tab using the top row menu.
Here you will find:
Network (configuration)
Post Client (configuration)
1-Wire (configuration)
Network Configuration
The Network Configuration page displays a number of fields to configure the GWAY-1100 opera-
tions within your network.
Note: In order to access this portion of the Web tool, you will need a username and password.
The factory default settings are: user name = “admin”, and password = “sensicast” (all in lower
case.)
You can configure the following aspects of the GWAY-1100:
Device name—the factory default is OWServer_v2-Enet.
However this is a user definable name, maximum 24 char-
acters. Alphanumeric characters, dashes, periods, spaces,
colons and underscores are permitted. This flexibility allows
you to distinguish a device by its location or function for
clarity. This field is included in the XML file.
User name—this is the user name, case-sensitive maxi-
mum 12 characters, used to access the configuration sec-
tions of the on-board Web tool and the Telnet interface. Up-
percase and lowercase Alphanumeric Characters permit-
ted. The factory default is "admin".
Password—this is the password used to access the con-
figuration sections of the on-board Web tool and the Telnet
interface. Uppercase and lowercase Alphanumeric Charac-
ters permitted. The factory default is "sensicast".
Password—confirm the password entered in the previous
password field.

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Host Name—the factory default name for the GWAY-1100 is SENSINET. You can
change the name but it is limited to 16 UPPERCASE characters. This field is also includ-
ed in the XML file.
Enable DHCP—check this box to automatically enable the GWAY-1100 to receive an IP
address and other network configuration information (such as gateway and subnet mask)
from a DHCP provider on your network. Note: this is the factory default setting of the de-
vice. If you elect NOT to enable DHCP, you must manually provide network adapter set-
tings for the device:
oIP Address—a standard IPV4 address. Note: if you configure the device with an
IP Address that is NOT a part of your network IP-range or class you will be unable
to access the device unless connected directly to it with a computer configured
with the same IP settings
oGateway—the IP address of your network gateway
oSubnet Mask—the Subnet mask
oPrimary DNS—the IP address of the primary DNS server
oSecondary DNS—the IP Address of a secondary DNS server. Note: this is option-
al
oHTTP Port—the port through which the GWAY-1100 will listen for incoming HTTP
requests. Normally programmed to 80
Save—when you have finished making settings, click the “Save” button to commit the
settings to the device. This will cause the device to reboot
Note: At the time of initial boot-up, the device will look for a DHCP server. If one cannot be
found, the following default configuration settings will be applied:
IPAddress: 169.254.1.1
Gateway: 169.254.1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
DNS: 169.254.1.1
POST Client Configuration
The POST Client Configuration page of
the Web tool allows you to configure the
POST Client and Proxy features of the
GWAY-1100.
To configure POST Client
Enable the feature by clicking the
check box
Select the URL of the HTTP POST
server. This field requires a fully
qualified URL and may include an
alternate port number.

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This example sets the port to 12391:
“http://www.wirelesssensors.com:12391/files/myfile.htm”
Select how often to send the “details.xml” file
Proxy server may be enabled by clicking the check box
Set the Proxy URL to the appropriate address, which is typically obtained from the net-
work administrator. For example, if the proxy server is at 192.168.1.230, port number
8080, then the Proxy URL field would be programmed to http://192.168.1.230:8080. The-
se proxy parameters only apply to the POST Client feature, they have no effect on any of
the other features.
1-Wire Configuration
The 1-Wire Configuration feature of the Web-tool
allows you to configure the 1-Wire interface on the
GWAY-1100.
At this time, the only configuration setting allowed
is to enable direct TCP communication with the 1-
Wire bus. This allows you to send commands di-
rectly to 1-Wire devices connected to the system.
It is ideal for solutions developers looking to inte-
grate the GWAY-1100 with 1-Wire devices not currently supported at a high level or for legacy
applications. For specific 1-Wire commands see Low Level 1-Wire Communication Protocol in
Appendix A.
To configure the port
Click the “Enable” check box `
Specify a port number through which communication will occur
When you are finished, click the “Save” Button to commit the settings to the device
USB
The power / USB port may be used to configure the network settings via the internal flash drive.
Using a cable with a micro USB connector, simply plug
the GWAY-1100 into a USB port of a computer and read
the file CONFIG.TXT on the flash drive.
Edit the file as desired, save it, eject the disk and discon-
nect the GWAY-1100 from the computer's USB port. Apply
power using the wall transformer and the GWAY-1100 will
power up with the new network settings.
This method would typically be used to configure the network settings to a fixed IP address with
the DHCP server turned off, as shown below.

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Note: The USB port cannot be used to determine the cur-
rent IP address assigned by the DHCP server.
HOWEVER using the USB port, you can disable DHCP, set
the device to a fixed IP address then find the device at that
address (assuming that there is no conflict with the de-
sired IP address.)