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Integrating the MDT SMART Link-485

 

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When configuring the Multiplexers, select 

Virtual

 as the Model and 

MDT SMART Link-485

 as the 

Gage Type

. 

 

(Figure 12 - Channel configuration when using Multiplexers)

 

The 

Channels

 drop-down determines how many channel placeholders are available.  

 
Press the 

Edit Channels

 button to configure the channels.  

Note - Channel configuration is similar for Direct Connect and Multiplexers. 

 

 

(Figure 13 - Channel configuration when using Multiplexers)

 

 

Activating MultiLogger

 

Once all channels are configured select 

Start/Update 

to download the program and then 

Activate

 the logger. 

 

(Figure 14 - MultiLogger

 - Text Monitor)

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for MDT SMART Link-485

Page 1: ...MPBX readout head and provides a 2 wire RS 485 half duplex serial interface which can be connected to a Campbell Scientific CR6 Datalogger via a RSCOM2A RS 485 to RS 232 converter provided by RESmith The goal of this document is to walk through the configuration of an MDT SMART Link 485 and configuring MultiLogger to ingest the data being produced by the MDT SMART MPBX System Wiring and Configurat...

Page 2: ...eally this is completed prior to grouting the unit into the drill hole Figure 4 Components needed for testing operation of SMART Link 485 A 12V power source is required for the SMART Link 485 and the RSCOM2A a 12V battery works well Wiring connection paths are shown previously in Figure 1 The RSCOM2A ships with a ribbon cable with an RJ11 connector on one end and a 9 pin serial connection on the o...

Page 3: ... delta The first A in the RDAAM command tells the system to send data from all ports and the second A in the command tells the system to send results for all channels The M is telling the system to respond in metric units or millimeters This command needs to be sent 2 times in quick succession less than 1 second It is recommended that the command be copied to the clipboard so that it can be pasted...

Page 4: ...es Metric units Three values following M first value is the initial value the second value is the current reading this is the value that will be reported in MultiLogger and the third value is the delta There are as many of these 3 value entries as there are sensors on the SMART Link 485 in the example there are six AAM echo of the port channel and unit command issued All ports All channels Metric ...

Page 5: ...T Link 485 position Figure 10 Example of Direct Connect Channel configuration for channel 2 Multiplexer Configuration If more channels are required than can be supported using Direct Connect configuration then a multiplexer may be configured The Multiplexer configuration simply acts as a placeholder for the measurements Use the Multiplexers button on the Program tab to display the Configure Multip...

Page 6: ...p down determines how many channel placeholders are available Press the Edit Channels button to configure the channels Note Channel configuration is similar for Direct Connect and Multiplexers Figure 13 Channel configuration when using Multiplexers Activating MultiLogger Once all channels are configured select Start Update to download the program and then Activate the logger Figure 14 MultiLogger ...

Page 7: ...85 Pinouts and Color Codes 10 Position Female Pinout 10 Position Female 7 Position Male Pinout 7 Position Male MultiLogger and Canary Systems are Registered Trademarks of Canary Systems Inc Campbell Scientific is a Registered Trademark of Campbell Scientific Inc ...

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