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ADCONTELEMETRYBase StationTelemetry Gateway A840 and Wireless Modem A440User Guidevalid for A840 firmware release 3.8.4SMART WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

CHAPTER 1Introduction10bit processor running the Linux operating system. It has 16-MB Flash EPROM acting as a hard disk and 16 MB RAM. The software ca

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions100Figure 27. Type 37 Frame CompressionNote: Only Analog1 to Analog12 are packed; the 16-bit Pulse Counters are not.Figure

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level101For more details, refer to the user manual for the A733 device.Frame Parsing ExampleTo better understan

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions102The last step is to convert the analog values to actual engineering units. This is easily accomplished if we know what s

CHAPTER 3Data Import103Data ImportNote: The data import to your A840 Telemetry Gateway is only possible when using files exported by a A510 Data Displ

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions104The data import interfaceIn the data import interface you can choose your desired data file either by entering the filen

105Chapter 4. AppendixFree and Open-Source SoftwareThe A840 Telemetry Gateway contains third-party software packages which were made available to the

CHAPTER 4Appendix106However, there are a few things you have to consider:• Some software packages installed on the gateway are neither derived from no

CHAPTER 4Third-party Software107glibc 2.1.6 - GNU C LibraryThe GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the term

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CHAPTER 4Third-party Software109putsms - SMS sending utilityCopyright (C) 2000 Stefan FringsThis program is free software unless you got it under anot

CHAPTER 1Conventions11ConventionsCertain conventions apply in this documentation.ItalicsIndicate the text is variable and must be substituted for some

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CHAPTER 2System Setup14InstallationThe base station has two main components: an indoor unit (the A840) and an outdoor unit (the A440).Before proceedin

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CHAPTER 2Installation15sight” distance an addIT can communicate is 800 m (approximately half a mile). This is valid if the partner device is mounted o

CHAPTER 2System Setup16• Install the indoor unit.• Initialize the base station.Installing the Outdoor UnitInstall the outdoor unit on the rooftop of t

CHAPTER 2Installation172. Fasten the antenna to the wireless modem.3. Plug the proper end of the communication cable into the lower connector of the w

CHAPTER 2System Setup18will need to provide your own “crossover” Ethernet cable, which you can find in most computer stores.If you plan to use the bas

CHAPTER 2Installation19A730SD Replacement with addVANTAGE 4 ProBecause the addVANTAGE 4 Pro software communicates only via a TCP/IP network, you must

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CHAPTER 2System Setup20Network active : noIP-address : 192.168.1.2Netmask : 255.255.255.0Gateway : 192.168.1.1Ho

CHAPTER 2Installation21Hostname.Domain : my840.domain.comNameserver IP(s) : 221.38.15.62Timeservername or IP:Name/IP-Address from outside a NATing rou

CHAPTER 2System Setup22Nameserver IP(s) : 192.168.1.2Timeservername or IP:Name/IP-Address from outside a NATing router : nonePort number of web-server

CHAPTER 2Installation235. Configure your telemetry network.6. Configure the modem if your network includes A733GSM/GPRS RTUs.In order to start and use

CHAPTER 2System Setup24Figure 3. Configurator’s Login Window6. If the login was successful, the Configurator software starts up and by default shows

CHAPTER 2Installation257. Select the TCP/IP tab. Note that all of the IP parameters are displayed, as shown in Figure 5. Click the Distribute IP addre

CHAPTER 2System Setup261. Select the Date/Time tab to display the window shown in Figure 6.Figure 6. Configure the Date and Time2. From the Time zone

CHAPTER 2Installation27Figure 7. Configure a Time Server4. After everything is properly configured, click Update to save the changes.Changing Passwor

CHAPTER 2System Setup28Figure 8. Changing Passwords3. Type the new password in the edit box, confirm it by typing it again, and then click OK to dism

CHAPTER 2Installation29To configure the modem parameters, click the Modem tab, and then select from the combo box the modem you want to configure. Fol

3Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction ________________________________ 9Conventions __________________________________________ 11Chapter 2. System

CHAPTER 2System Setup30Note: If you use an external GSM modem, you can add CBST=71,0,1 to the initialization command to tell the GSM modem to use the

CHAPTER 2Installation31Note: You can also use a terminal to check the log file via the emu3ap utility by typing the command calljournal. Note also tha

CHAPTER 2System Setup32the appropriate hardware and software manuals to configure your network. When you have done so, skip the rest of this section a

CHAPTER 2Installation33exported from addVANTAGE 3.4x. After navigating to the required directory, select the file config.xml and click OK.Figure 11.

CHAPTER 2System Setup34You can in fact continue to use both addVANTAGE versions at the same time: addVANTAGE 3.4x over the serial line and addVANTAGE

CHAPTER 2Installation35One asterisc means that the IP connection to the GPRS unit will stay open all the time (until an idle timeout occurs, see GPRST

CHAPTER 2System Setup36After you have started the Configurator and logged in (as described in Step 2 through Step 5 on page 23), select the root eleme

CHAPTER 2Installation37Figure 12. Base Station Properties•The threshold that defines when data is missing from a certain RTU. If no data is collected

CHAPTER 2System Setup38Note: The poll schedule is applicable only to the A733GSM/GPRS RTUs.Adding New RTUsIf you need to add new RTUs, you first need

CHAPTER 2Installation39Figure 13. Adding a new A733 RTU4. If you plan to use the gateway to initialize the RTU’s internal real-time clock, click the

4Configuring your Telemetry Network _______________ 31Configure GPRS usage ______________________________ 34Firmware and Routers _____________________

CHAPTER 2System Setup40Figure 14. Adding a new A733GSM/GPRS RTU8. Select the Poll method: this can be either:a. the default poll interval (as set on

CHAPTER 2Installation41data latency and the number of calls per day in order to keep the costs down. In a typical scenario one or two calls per day wo

CHAPTER 2System Setup42changes, you must confirm them by clicking Update or selecting FileUpdate.Note: If you change the code of an RTU that is also

CHAPTER 2Installation432. Click Connect in the Sensors section (you can also right-click a sensor and select Connect Sensors from the pop-up). The win

CHAPTER 2System Setup442. Click Connect in the Sensors section (you can also right-click a sensor and select Connect Sensors from the pop-up). The win

CHAPTER 2Installation453. Click OK to confirm the deletion.4. To confirm the changes, click Update or select FileUpdate.Adding Custom SensorsIf you n

CHAPTER 2System Setup46choose an appropriate sensor subclass by selecting the appropriate icon.Note: If you cannot find a suitable EUID for your senso

CHAPTER 2Installation47 • Cabling: the pin on the connector of the Adcon RTUs that the sensor cable is connected to (refer to the addIT and addWAVE us

CHAPTER 2System Setup48in the string returned by a multiple values sensor. In case of doubt, consult the sensor manufacturer. • Use CRC checkbox: this

CHAPTER 2Installation49Editing Custom SensorsTo edit custom sensors, select a custom sensor driver and click Properties. Most available functions are

5REPLACE _______________________________________ 61DELETE ________________________________________ 61ROUTE _________________________________________ 6

CHAPTER 2System Setup50A window similar to the one shown in Figure 21 is displayed. Browse until you find the configuration file that was previously s

CHAPTER 2About the LED Indicators51When the mains is not present, the PWR LED blinks at a 2-second rate. The on/off state of the blink shows you how m

CHAPTER 2System Setup52

53Chapter 3. Advanced FunctionsThis chapter describes some advanced functions that you can perform on your new base station. If you find that certain

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions54Stopping and Starting the Telemetry GatewayThe telemetry gateway has a built-in rechargeable battery that is software con

CHAPTER 3Administrative Tasks at the System Level55To start the unit, plug the mains cable into the power outlet. After the boot procedure finishes (w

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions56Do not change the user name, but type whatever new password you assigned to the adv user. The two password strings in the

CHAPTER 3Administrative Tasks at the System Level57stty igncrcd /etc/etc/rc.sysinit6. Now you can change the root password as described in Step 2 thro

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions586. Now type upgrade.7. The system waits for a file to be sent using the Y-modem protocol. Configure your terminal program

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level59procedure is finished, after which you must change the speed of your terminal back to 19200 baud.9. The

6REQUEST _______________________________________ 83RSETIO _________________________________________ 84PORT___________________________________________

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions60In either case, you need to press Enter until you get a message stating that you are in the emu3ap command line interpret

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level61INSERT <dev> [phonenumber]RETURNS OK or an error message.REMARKS A device is a remote measuring st

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions62ROUTEDESCRIPTION Sets a route for the target device.PARAMETERS The device ID and the route description (composed of the r

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level63REMARKS When a station has a master flag set, the gateway uses that station for date/time synchronizatio

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions64EXTENDThis command is deprecated in emu3ap. It has been included for compatibility purposes, but always returns OK.POLLCO

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level65DEVDESCRIPTION Gets list of devices.PARAMETERS None.RETURNS A list of devices. The list is self-explanat

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions66 Enables analog port notifications if the analog value is higher than limit for the given RTU and channel NTF <dev&

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level67SENDNTFDESCRIPTION To configure how to send notifications from the A840 to you.PARAMETERS SENDNTF Que

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions68password will be transmitted unencrypted since HTTP is used. You should not use the same username/password combination fo

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level69subcommand is typed and the emu3ap application returns the requested information.SET TIMEDESCRIPTION Set

CHAPTER7hermit 1.2 - ARM bootloader_____________________ 106linux 2.4 - Operating system kernel _______________ 106glibc 2.1.6 - GNU C Library _______

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions70SET OWNIDThis command is deprecated in emu3ap. It has been included for compatibility purposes, but always returns OK. Th

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level71delayInterruption delay is 7200 secondsOKSET ECHO/NOECHOThis command is deprecated in emu3ap. It has bee

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions7201006F021905640F20361509D7C4F8000056A9830F19005B02A9830F010060021905640F2F361509C9B2F8000056AA800F1A006B02AA8110010075021

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level73to the current position points in effect to the beginning of the next frame).GETCONFIG-CSVDESCRIPTION Al

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions74 Specifies whether the TAG list is printed (default, or taglist=yes) or not (taglist=no). booleanformat=N|T Specifi

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level75 Specifies the field delimiter (default is ";"). All special characters must be URL-escaped

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions76• YY for the year without century• M or MM for the month• D or DD for the day of month• h or hh for the hour• m or mm for

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level77If you choose headerformat=S, a tag name of, for example, "1234 temperature relay 1" would be

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions78statusformat=N|T Specifies whether the status of a measurement value is printed as a number (statusformat=N) or as str

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level79REMARKS None.EXAMPLE sdichanged 44SDI configuration changes pending for RTU 44OKAdministrative CommandsT

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CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions80REMARKS None.UPTIMEDESCRIPTION Returns the amount of time the A440 Wireless Modem connected to the gateway has been opera

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level81RETURNS Returns the current time.REMARKS None.EXAMPLE timeLocal time is: Tue Aug 29 11:28:36 2006OKUTCDE

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions82DIRECTDESCRIPTION Allows to send any availible radio command directly to the specified device.PARAMETERS Device Id, wante

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level83• RSSI (relative signal strength), PMP (power management parameters), and Slot are the current settings

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions84request 2006 2/11/95 20:0:0Dev 2006: incoming RF 255, outgoing RF 251Time Thu Nov 2 20:12:21 1995Data FF 00 00 51 72 E1 1

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level85and DATA bits must be OR-ed according to the required state of the ports.RETURNS The actual state of the

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions86BDESCRIPTION Issues a broadcast request frame that forces all listening devices to answer.PARAMETERS None.RETURNS A list

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level87EXAMPLE rblist 9473Dev 9473: incoming RF 255, outgoing RF 255Last Broadcast: Mon Jun 19 12:50:31 2000201

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions88XDATADESCRIPTION This command requests data for a list of logical channels for given timestamps.PARAMETERS XDATA <Tsyn

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level89Phone: 06641111111Key: 123456789Start: Fri May 5 11:44:38 2006Duration: 15OKHANGUPDESCRIPTIO

9Chapter 1. IntroductionThis manual describes the use of the A840 Telemetry Gateway and A440 Wireless Modem combination. Due to their general nature,

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions90REMARKS Get only.EXAMPLE calljournalStart--- Time-- Code Phone------- Status Cause20060430 17:00:02 7 30150 89.144.206

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level91PARAMETERS None.RETURNS A list of current status parameters. The list is self-explanatory.REMARKS GET on

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions92• 30 — Error receiving a frame (cyclic redundancy check and others)• 31 — An unexpected frame type was received• 32 — Fal

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level93BYTE PulseCounter1;BYTE BatteryLevel;BYTE Analog1;BYTE Analog2;BYTE Analog3;BYTE Analog4;BYTE Analog5;BY

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions94DESCRIPTION All values are 8 bits and must be converted accordingly, depending on the sensor connected. Figure 23 shows t

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level95The RF level is non-linear and results from a table (which you can get from Adcon as an ASCII file). The

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions96};DESCRIPTION All values are 8 bits and must be converted accordingly, depending on the sensor connected. Figure 24 shows

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level97analog values with 10-bit resolution and stores them as 12-bit values. Also, the A723 contains two 16-bi

CHAPTER 3Advanced Functions98Figure 25. Type 39 Frame CompressionNote: Only Analog1 to Analog6 are packed; the 16-bit Pulse Counters are not.Figure 2

CHAPTER 3Operations at the Application Level99space available and in order to minimize the radio traffic, the frames are slightly compressed, in that