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ClimaCheck Gateway NX400 Hardware Manual 

 2020-03-26  Page 2 of 41 

 

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Summary of Contents for NX400

Page 1: ...131 06 Nacka Sweden Visiting address Gamla Värmdövägen 6 SE 131 37 Nacka Sweden Tel 46 0 8 50 255 250 Email info climacheck com Web www climacheck com ClimaCheck Gateway NX400 Hardware Manual Updated for Application v3 00 2020 03 26 ...

Page 2: ... potential dangers to human health and system integrity if not conducted with caution In many cases the value of products or cost of production loss represents great values ClimaCheck do not assume any responsibility for injuries or costs occurring if failures are caused in connection with measurements It is the user that must evaluate if an installation can be carried out without risks to cause i...

Page 3: ...Fi connectivity for PC in Online Mode 19 3 13 GPRS modem in PC and Online Mode 20 3 14 Log data to USB memory 20 3 15 Backup configuration to USB memory 21 3 16 Backup configuration to Internal memory 21 3 17 Load configuration from USB memory 22 3 18 Load configuration from internal memory 22 4 PA Pro III configurator 23 4 1 Overview 23 4 2 Password protection 24 4 3 Adjust Clock 25 4 4 Update Fi...

Page 4: ... LED indicators The ClimaCheck Gateway NX400 has 4 LED indicators A ClimaCheck online B 1 wire Modbus S1 Status S2 Modem The A LED indicates the status on contact with ClimaCheck Online server A LED Status 900ms On 900ms Off Green Connection with ClimaCheck Online OK Normal operation Fast blinking Red NX400 unsuccessful to send data to ClimaCheck Online server Yellow Off No connection e g no LAN o...

Page 5: ... status on the internal ClimaCheck application S1 LED Status 500ms On 500ms Off Green Internal ClimaCheck application running OK Normal operation Fast blinking Green The unit has been forced into recovery mode with the use of the system switch The application is not executing Fastest blinking Green The unit is initializing preparing to start the application 1500ms On 500ms Off Green The unit is ex...

Page 6: ... Yellow A GPRS session is active bars indicate signal strength Flashing Yellow Indicates GPRS data transfer 1 2 Display On the front of the ClimaCheck Gateway NX400 unit a 240x160 pixel withe on blue LCD display with built in resistive touch sensing can be found The top part of the display is reserved for a status bar showing status of the different communication interfaces as well as the time and...

Page 7: ...aming Network connected while roaming Call Status Call active not used in ClimaCheck application Wi Fi Status Wi Fi Off Wi Fi on Wi Fi signal level LAN Status LAN off LAN on disconnected LAN connected RTCU Gateway Status RTCU Gateway not enabled RTCU Gateway enabled RTCU Gateway connected USB status USB host supported Bluetooth status Bluetooth off Bluetooth on Power status Battery level animated ...

Page 8: ...mber to identify it on the ClimaCheck Online server this number is set by ClimaCheck and can be seen in the display on the second row after the unit has booted up as ID XXXXXX The internal application version can be seen in the display on the same row as the PA ID Contact ClimaCheck support for information on the latest version Figure 3 NX400T default view with v 3 00 ...

Page 9: ... menu see section 3 13 When the modem is active SMS commands are executed regardless of which network interface is used to communicate GPRS LAN WiFi as long as an active sim card is inserted The SMS commands are listed and described in Table 2 below Table 2 SMS Commands Command Function CFG Fetch configuration from ClimaCheck Online server CMD Check for new commands on ClimaCheck Online server RST...

Page 10: ...C If no selection is made the unit activates Online Mode or PC Mode USB Cable WiFi automatically depending on the default setting This default setting can be changed with the PAPro III configurator see section 4 12 Selected connection mode is indicated on the bottom row of the display Figure 4 Connection Mode The configuration of the network interfaces in the different connection modes can be seen...

Page 11: ...onnect USB cable between computer and Gateway Start the Gateway and select Connect to PC and then USB Cable and Wifi Start ClimaCheck software See Field manual or Software manual for more information on how to log data with the USB cable WiFi Gateway as access point Start the Gateway and select Connect to PC and press OK On the second screen select USB cable or wifi and press OK Connect the PC to ...

Page 12: ...ClimaCheck Gateway NX400 Hardware Manual 2020 03 26 Page 12 of 41 Figure 5 Direct connection to PC ...

Page 13: ...s in the internal application of the ClimaCheck Gateway NX400 that are accessible through the display on the unit 3 1 Menu structure The menu structure is shown in the figure below To open a sub menu press the SEL button to choose a function or confirm a configuration OK button is used To go back press ESC Figure 6 ClimaCheck Gateway NX400 Menu ...

Page 14: ...Online is used data is sent to the ClimaCheck server once every minute when the compressor is on and every 5 minutes when the compressor is off To activate intense send and send data every 15 second Press ESC to enter the Main menu Press Down until Monitor appears in the display Press SEL to enter Monitor menu Press down until Intense send is showed in the display Press OK Intense Send Active appe...

Page 15: ...ntil Monitor appears in the display Press SEL to enter Monitor menu Press Down until Show IODevices appears in the display Press OK Device name Modbus address and status are displayed Status is OK when communication is working and Error if the unit can t connect to the IODevice After a number of failed attempts the device is disabled and get Status Disabl The unit will enable the devices again onc...

Page 16: ... less than 3m The Gateway can handle a total of 16 sensors and a total weight of 65 m The weight is the length of all cables 0 5m per sensor 0 5m per split Weight total cable length 0 5 sensor 0 5 split Example 3 sensors on 2 meter stubs that is located 5 meters from the NX400 with 1 split has a total weight of 0 5 3 2 3 5 0 5 1 14 Do not run signal wires in parallel with power cables 3 7 1 1 Wire...

Page 17: ...p menu 1W Sensor Setup appears in the display Press OK select the sensor number in the list it will say Sensor missing Connect new sensor and press SEL Tx NEW xxxxxx OK is showed in the display Confirm with OK S RID Saved appears for 2 seconds Temperature reading and ID is appearing in the display TX XX X ID xxxxxx Press ESC 4 times to go back to the main menu 3 7 4 Clear all 1 Wire sensors To cle...

Page 18: ...ppears in the display Press SEL to enter setup menu Press Down until Get Config Online is showed in the display Press OK to load configuration from CC Online server Waite for config Loading appears in the display After a few seconds when the configuration has been updated the unit will go back to the initial view All configuration made locally with the PA Pro Configurator section 4 will be overwri...

Page 19: ...nline mode To activate it without changing the connection mode or rebooting the system follow the steps below Press ESC to enter the Main menu Press down until Network Setup appears in the display Press SEL to enter Network Setup menu Press Down until Use WiFi for PC in Online Mode appears in the display Press SEL to enter the menu Press Yes and then confirm with OK Press ESC until the start scree...

Page 20: ...it will try to connect each time the system boots up After 60 seconds the connection times out and the Gateway will continue loading the application For a faster boot up sequence the sim card can be removed or GPRS in PCMode switched off according to the instructions above 3 14Log data to USB memory Data can be saved to a USB memory connected to the USB port on the top side of the unit see Figure ...

Page 21: ...e USB memory to the USB A port on top side of the unit Start logger by connecting power again Wait for the unit to start Press ESC to enter the Main menu Press down until USB Backup appears in the display Press SEL to enter USB Backup menu Press down until Backup Restore config appears in the display Press SEL to enter menu Press Backup to USB and confirm with OK A cfg file is created on the USB m...

Page 22: ...ess SEL to enter USB Backup menu Press down until Backup Restore config appears in the display Press SEL to enter menu Press Restore from USB and confirm with OK 3 18Load configuration from internal memory To load a configuration from the backup on the internal memory of the unit follow the instructions below Shut off logger by disconnecting power Connect the USB memory to the USB A port on top si...

Page 23: ...ot work Figure 11 All Gatways have their default configuration on the ClimaCheck Online server but with the configurator settings can be changed offline without the need of an internet connection To exit the configurator go to File menu and then Exit The configurator will be stopped and the ClimaCheck software is opened again 4 1 Overview The Action menu contains functions for connecting reboot an...

Page 24: ... tabs are described in more detail in the below sections 4 2 Password protection To be able to write a configuration to the Gateway from the configurator a password needs to be entered All units are configured with a default password but this can easily be changed 4 2 1 Connect to and unlock unit Follow the steps below to unlock the unite On the Action menu choose Connect to Device in the lower ri...

Page 25: ...r present version of the application see section 1 3 4 4 1 Update Firmware If both Firmware and Application files are supplied by ClimaCheck support start with the Firmware files and then the Application files Firmware is supplied as 2 or 3 different bin files called monitor system and runtime See Figure 14 The order in which these files are loaded to the unit is important always follow the sequen...

Page 26: ...tract the folder to a place on your computer and then Connect to and unlock the device with present password see 4 2 1 On the Action menu go to Update Device and then Update Application Go to the folder where you have extracted the application files and select the paproiii rpc file Press Open Figure 16 Application file The file is loaded to the unit and the unit will reboot automatically and insta...

Page 27: ...e in the new window and press Open The file is loaded and all settings are displayed on the IO Config Edit tab Go to Edit Device menu and then Save configuration in device All configuration in the Gateway will be replaced by the new configuration file To make a backup of existing configuration see section 4 5 1 4 6 Edit Gateway input configuration Figure 17 4 6 1 Change Analog input configuration ...

Page 28: ...he new sensor Write a Comment for the new sensor this name is what will be showed in the Data source On the IO Config Edit tab go to Edit Device and then Save Configuration in device the unit will reboot All analog inputs are set to voltage input 0 10V as default To use a sensor with current signal 4 20mA the input configuration needs to be changed see section 5 1 4 6 3 Add an external unit To con...

Page 29: ...tt Device Type Index Sett Device Address In Figure 19 a second Domat R560 unit with Modbus address 21 has been added Since this is the second unit of that type Device Type Index is set to 2 for the new unit Figure 19 External units Param 1 10 is parameters used to configure the device see Table 5 for default settings and active parameters for each external unit Table 5 Default parameters for exter...

Page 30: ...Bit Master na na 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Param 1 Start register Param 2 Number of registers to read Param 3 10 n a 82 MB RTU32Bit Master na na 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Param 1 Start register Param 2 Number of registers to read Param 3 10 n a 91 MB 16Bit in storage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 See ClimaCheck_NX400_ModBusRTU_TCP manual 92 MB 16Bit out storage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 See ClimaCheck_NX400_ModBusRTU_TCP manual 93 M...

Page 31: ...ow the preset limit Data send interval no operation is used The default values are 1 minute for Data send interval and 5 minutes for Data send interval no operation The default limit 0 5kW can be changed in the configuration of the power meter see section 4 6 3 4 7 3 Debug mode Activates Debug mode which can be seen on the Debug tab 4 7 4 MB RTU Slave and MB TCP Server The Gateway can be configure...

Page 32: ... the new window leave empty if PIN code is disabled Press Apply and then Close to go back to Mobile tab Press Apply to store settings in the Gateway Got to Action and Restart Device The Gateway will reboot and connect with the new settings If the communication is changed from LAN or WiFi to Mobile the selected network interface needs to be changed This is done from the menu in the internal applica...

Page 33: ...the present settings in the Gateway with the Fetch button and write settings to the unit with the Apply button 10 different networks SSID s can be configured in the Gateway To enter or change a connection follow the instructions below Unlock the configurator with the user password see section 4 2 Go to the WiFi tab Press Fetch to read the present configuration Select one of the ten positions and p...

Page 34: ...h the ClimaCheck RTCU gateway Do not change settings if not instructed to do so by the ClimaCheck Support PC Mode The default communication mode described in section 2 3 can here be configured as PC Mode tick the box or Online Mode no tick in the box see Figure 24 Figure 24 Gateway and PCMode tab 4 13Debug tab Displays debug information from the unit when this is activated on the IO Config tab see...

Page 35: ...see Figure 25 Figure 25 Back side view The red DIP switch block to the right controls analog input 1 to 4 where OFF means voltage input 0 10V and ON means current input 0 20mA see Figure 26 Figure 26 Analog input DIP switch 5 2 Network interface selection switch To select network interface between LAN WiFi and mobile DIP switch 1 and 2 on the top left side can be used see Figure 27 The DIP switch ...

Page 36: ...hown in Figure 30 They can be activated by connecting a positive voltage 8 40 VDC between the corresponding input DINx and the DIN GND on the corresponding terminal connector group 5 4 A and B alarms to digital out Alarms set on ClimaCheck online server can be categorised as A or B alarms and digital out 7 or 8 can be activated The digital outputs are supplied from DOUT SUP and DOUT GND and are in...

Page 37: ...side On the bottom side terminal of the Gateway the following interfaces are found Power digital inputs digital outputs analog inputs and analog outputs as shown in Figure 30 See Table 7 for more information of each terminal Above the terminal blocks the following interfaces are found SD Card audio jacks SIM card reader and the mini USB service port Figure 30 Bottom side view Top side On the top s...

Page 38: ...t 4 3 10 DOUT SUPP Digital output isolated supply for the digital outputs 5 8 11 DOUT GND Digital output isolated ground for the digital outputs 5 8 12 DOUT5 Digital Output 5 13 DOUT6 Digital Output 6 14 DOUT7 Digital Output 7 15 DOUT8 Digital Output 8 4 16 S0 SUPP S0 circuit isolated supply positive terminal 17 DIN GND S0 circuit isolated ground negative terminal 18 DIN1 Digital input 1 S0 input ...

Page 39: ...rt 1 44 RS1B RS485 inverting signal for RS485 port 1 45 SGND Signal ground 11 46 RS2A RS485 non inverting signal for RS485 port 2 47 RS2B RS485 inverting signal for RS485 port 2 48 SGND Signal ground 12 49 1WIRE 1 Wire bus for accessories such as ID button temperature sensors 50 1WIRE LED 1 Wire ID button LED 51 GND Signal ground 13 52 DCOUT 5V 300mA DC OUT for external equipment tied together int...

Page 40: ...er see section 4 7 1 For the fixed installed ClimaCheck Online hardware connections are made directly to screw terminals on the Gateway see Figure 32 Figure 32 RS485 terminals on NX400 For the portable ClimaCheck Onsite PA Pro III the RS485 1 is connected to a D Sub contact in the panel see Figure 33 Connections to RS485 2 is done directly to the screw terminals Figure 33 RS485 1 connections in D ...

Page 41: ... to B Some of the external units such as R560 and power meters are powered with 24 VDC from the panel or main housing The and connection for the power supply is using the wires not used for data transmission connection 1 2 6 7 8 and 9 in Figure 33 above If using communication cables other than supplied by ClimaCheck make sure that these not risk short circuiting the connection If 24VDC is supplied...

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