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Date: 31/10/12 

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EDAC700 RTU 

Technical Reference Manual 

 

Version 1.9.3 

 

Code Version 1.5.0 and above 

 

Rev B & C hardware 

 
 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 

EDAC Electronics Ltd. 
47 Mandeville Street 
PO Box 80033 
Riccarton 
Christchurch 8011 
New Zealand 

Telephone:  +64 3 341-5166 
Facsimile:    +64 3 341-5176 
E-mail:  [email protected] 
Web:     www.edacelectronics.com 

Summary of Contents for EDAC700 RTU

Page 1: ...l Reference Manual Version 1 9 3 Code Version 1 5 0 and above Rev B C hardware EDAC Electronics Ltd 47 Mandeville Street PO Box 80033 Riccarton Christchurch 8011 New Zealand Telephone 64 3 341 5166 Facsimile 64 3 341 5176 E mail sales edacelectronics com Web www edacelectronics com ...

Page 2: ...Detailed EDAC700 RTU Configuration 23 5 1 Configure I O I O Menu 24 5 2 Configure Groups Group Menu 32 5 3 Configure Phone Numbers Phone List Menu 34 5 4 Configure Call List Call List Menu 37 5 5 Configure Rosters Roster Menu 39 5 6 Configure TAP TAP Menu 40 5 7 Configure System Settings 41 5 8 Configure Speech Speech Menu 44 5 9 Configure Miscellaneous Misc Menu 45 6 Outputs active when Alarm tri...

Page 3: ...s into Run Mode and displays the Run Mode Display If it does anything different to this sequence and does not end up at the Run Mode display power it down completely and start again or press the Reset button located in the top right corner If the battery is not connected the EDAC700 RTU may generate a low battery alarm and will ask for a PIN If this happens connect the battery and check the supply...

Page 4: ...ructions in this manual are illustrated using images of the EDAC700 RTU keypad but the RS232 connection can be used for almost all the processes shown The terminal menu closely resembles the LCD displays The menus are shown with a letter alongside each choice so pressing the letter is equivalent to pressing Ok on a choice on the EDAC700 RTU keypad A combination of the keypad and the PC terminal ca...

Page 5: ...m Mode the complete menu is displayed on the PC screen with a letter for each option Typing each letter selects the corresponding option 2 1 Direct RS232 Connection Configuration This screen capture shows how Hyperterm should be configured to make a direct connection via Com1 and RS232 lead This next screen capture shows the settings form for the Communications Port that is displayed when you clic...

Page 6: ...t connection as Com1 19200bps NOTE The EDAC 700 RTU will not respond to Hyperterm unless it is in Program Mode A PIN number default 0000 must be entered via the EDAC700 RTU keypad after Hyperterm is started to put the EDAC700 RTU into Program Mode This will allow communications to take place When Hyperterm is configured correctly and the Program Mode PIN is entered via the EDAC 700 Keypad you shou...

Page 7: ...lace the 709 number with the required phone number The 5 0005 is required to establish a modem connection Making a connection Once the connection information is configured and saved you can double click the Icon File and a window will open allowing you to initiate dialling to the pre configured site When a connection to the EDAC700 RTU is established via a modem connection the PIN to put the produ...

Page 8: ...of the I O terminals are configured to perform each of the six functions 3 1 Digital Input Normally Open Normally open and normally closed inputs have a 0 10V input range Normally Open clean contact input to Com Gnd Triggers below 1 5V 3 2 Digital Input Normally Closed Normally Closed clean contact input at Com Gnd Triggers above 1 5V 3 3 Digital Outputs Open collector configuration N O Com Input ...

Page 9: ... 20mA Transducer four wire wiring Com Input 1 20 2 wire 4 20mA Transducer Regulated Transducer Power Supply Mains supply Com Input 1 20 3 wire 4 20mA Transducer Regulated Transducer Power Supply Mains supply Sig Com Input 1 20 4 wire 4 20mA Transducer Regulated Transducer Power Supply Mains supply Com Input 1 20 Transducer 0 1Vdc or 1 10Vdc Regulated Transducer Power Supply Mains supply ...

Page 10: ...tered making it feel like it has quite coarse control over calibration values The EDAC700 RTU actually uses 5 decimal places more than the decimal places entered in the calibration values Therefore entering 3 12 will cause the EDAC700 RTU to use a value of 3 1200000 and entering 3 1234 will mean 3 123400000 is used The formula for calibration of slope is mA x steps x multiplier display value assum...

Page 11: ...t right arrows to display your analogue input location 12 Set pot at lowest reading for this example it will be 0 volts display should read Zero 13 Using a calibrated DVM measure the actual voltage at the input terminal and note it down on paper 14 Set pot at highest reading for this example it will be 10 volts display should read Ten do not worry if it does not 15 Using a calibrated DVM measure t...

Page 12: ...w SP Reset Point The following trigger types are supported Trigger when high Trigger when the analogue signal is above the Set point Remove the trigger when the analogue signal is below the Reset point Trigger when low Trigger when the analogue signal is below the Set point Remove the trigger when the analogue signal is above the Reset point Note The Set point value must be smaller than the Reset ...

Page 13: ...Date 31 10 12 Page 13File 700b Technical Manual ver1 9 3 docm 4 EDAC700 RTU Main Menu Structure ...

Page 14: ...list use up down arrows to move through choices OK to select Use Up Down arrows to move through menu choices Dialler Menu I O Menu Roster Menu Add a roster Delete a roster 1 Roster 1 TAP Menu Add tap Delete tap 1 3385517 Speech Menu rings answ norm 1 Misc Menu Group Menu Phone List Menu Call List Menu 1st line on display is menu heading 2nd line is menu option Red Menu Heading Add i o Delete i o 2...

Page 15: ...w mA value 4 00 _ Low Eng Units value 0 _ High mA value 20 00 _ High Eng units 100 _ Set point 869 61335 _ Reset point 869 613 _ Analogue trig type trig when high trig when high trig when low outside set reset point betwn set reset pts Speak suffix mess No No Yes Decimal place spoken _ Suffix voice message play record 2 1 Input 1 I O point Group ID Pulse Accummulator Runtime Meter Depending on Inp...

Page 16: ...2 on voice message play record off voice message play record Save changes ok _ I O Menu Add I O Delete I O 1 1Input 1 2 1 Input 2 Continued from previous page Delete 1 1 Input 1 1 1 Input 1 2 1 Input 2 1 Input No 2 _ 1 Input No 2 _ As per above Add I O menu As per above Add I O menu ...

Page 17: ...lay record Group pin 1000 _ Group mode Input Group Menu Add group Delete group 1 Group 1 2 Group 2 Input_ Output_ Delete 1 Group 1_ 1 Group 1 2 Group 2 3 Group 3 Save changes ok _ 2 Group name Group 2_ Grp Voice mess 2010 play record Group pin 1000 _ Group mode Input Input_ Output_ 2 Group name Group 2_ As per above menu ...

Page 18: ...hone SMS alpha numeric pager Detect tones dial ring tone Save changes ok _ report pin No extras Speak Menu report pin menu detect dial tone no tone detect detect ring tone dial ring tone Pick TAP service 1 3385517 1 3385517 add TAP service Delete 2 JOHN SMITH 1 RICHARD 2 John Smith 3 Brian Smith 2 JOHN SMITH phone name RICHARD phone name JOHN SMITH As per above menu As per above menu Speaks alarm ...

Page 19: ... count 99 Delete JOHN SMITH JOHN SMITH RICHARD Delete Call list 2 Call list 1 Call list 2 Call list 3 Call list 1 Add phone Goes to top of above menu Call list 1 JOHN SMITH Call list 1 RICHARD Call list 1 Add phone Call list 1 Delete phone As per above menu As per above menu As per above menu Set to yes if calling a list of pepole who need to respond Eg a fire alarm trigger notifies fire fighters ...

Page 20: ...p 7 Roster name Roster 3 Call LIst Group 1 Group 5 Save changes ok _ 1 Group 6 1 Group 5 Call List in Call list 1 Call list 3 Call list 1 Delete 1 Roster 1 2 Roster 2 1 Roster 1 Roster name Roster 1 In call list asosiated with this group If time frames are being used there is a second Out call list which is not displayed ...

Page 21: ...File 700b Technical Manual ver1 9 3 docm TAP Menu Add tap Delete tap 1 3385517 Service no 3385517 _ Service id PG1_ 2 5656565 1 3385517 service p w _ Save changes ok _ Delete 1 3385517 Service no 3385517 _ As per above menu ...

Page 22: ...port pin not req report pin report pin not req Save changes ok _ System msgs Site Message Speech Menu Flash access r w OS code upgrade Set unit back to factory defaults erase ph numbers groups call lists rousters voice Up Down load config Erase config Change Date Time Misc Menu dd mm yy hh mm day 22 12 00 02 49 Tues Group pin RS232 config RS232 Speed 19200 Calls each group as triggered Calls group...

Page 23: ...e that any item will work correctly in all respects with another item of Telepermitted equipment of a different make or model nor does it imply that any product is compatible with all of Telecom s network services This equipment shall not be set up to make automatic calls to the Telecom 111 Emergency Service The max call count parameter shall be set to a value of not more than 10 The wait after ca...

Page 24: ...I O options and at least three pre configured Inputs 253 1 RTU Batt Battery back up reading 254 1 RTU Power RTU Power supply voltage 1 1 Input 1 Example input configuration As you define new Inputs using Add I O they are added to the list in this menu You can modify any existing entry by pressing Ok when its name is displayed The first setting displayed is the Physical I O Point number this Input ...

Page 25: ... O configuration must be associated with a Group When an Input goes out of range it is the Group associated with the Input that generates an alarm notification call The initial mapping or association of an Input with a Group is done when configuring the Input however the mapping can be changed at any time Outputs must be associated with an Output Group Outputs cannot be in the same Group as Inputs...

Page 26: ...ing an entry with an Analogue Input Function then extra analogue settings will be presented Proceed through the section Analogue Settings for details on these If you have completed that section or you are editing an entry with any other Input Function the settings continue as follows The next setting is the Input Alarm method which has the currently selected option showing Scroll through the menu ...

Page 27: ... signal must remain in the normal operating range before it is accepted as being back in normal operating range Choose when you want the value to be reported on Dial in Dial out or Both trig causes dial out default The EDAC700 RTU will make alarm notification calls when this Input is triggered Report non dial Will report a status voice message whenever an alarm notification call is made Report cal...

Page 28: ...rmed state and the Off state off the input If a voice message has been recorded for this input you have the option in this setting to play back the existing message by pressing Press to start recording your On message Several messages are displayed while the RTU prepares to record Wait for the EDAC700 RTU to beep before you start your recording Press any key when you are finished recording The EDA...

Page 29: ...t value in mA Note Will say Low V value if 0 1V or 0 10V has been selected Enter the sensor high output value in mA Enter the sensor low value in engineering units that the Low mA value represents Enter the sensor high value in engineering units that the High mA value represents Enter the calculated Offset in engineering units to calibrate the reading to the external reference High alarm set point...

Page 30: ... point Remove the trigger when the analogue signal is above the Reset point Note The Set point value must be smaller than the Reset point Outside set reset point Trigger when the analogue signal is above the Set point or below the Reset point Remove the trigger when the analogue signal is between the Set point and the Reset point Between set reset pts Trigger when the analogue signal is between th...

Page 31: ...Date 31 10 12 Page 31File 700b Technical Manual ver1 9 3 docm Type the number of decimal places to be displayed and spoken for this analogue sensor ...

Page 32: ...ay label for the Group The LCD accommodates 20 characters however labels can be up to 40 characters long Select a descriptive name that suits the group type Once a character has been entered the existing text will be replaced You can now backspace using Left to edit your name entry When working with different Input sensor types it is logical to group the sensor types together E g Intruder Sensor G...

Page 33: ...cknowledge and cancel the alarm A single PIN can be used for all Groups or each Group can have its own individual PIN This setting allows you to choose either an Input Default or an Output Group type You cannot map Inputs and Outputs to the same Group In order to turn an Output on it must be associated with an Output Group Output Groups are limited to 9 Outputs The number of keys available on a no...

Page 34: ...y label for the Phone Number The LCD accommodates 20 characters however labels can be up to 40 characters long Enter a suitable name for the contact person or service associated with the number The EDAC700 RTU keypad will allow you to enter a name using the alphanumeric function of the keypad It is similar to editing a cell phone phone book entry You can now enter a phone number Do not forget any ...

Page 35: ...n seconds Choose a dial out speech method When the EDAC700 RTU makes an alarm notification call you can set one of four options to determine the method of presenting voice messages No extras Will start speaking alarm status message straight away the user can then press a key or enter a PIN to acknowledge and cancel the alarm Report pin Will ask for a PIN before it starts speaking the alarm status ...

Page 36: ...using its inbuilt modem If the EDAC700 RTU will not dial due to being unable to detect dial tone you can set it to no tone detect This is also called blind dialling This will allow the EDAC700 RTU to initiate a call regardless of the dial tone frequency no tone detect default The dialler will dial without waiting to detect dial tone detect dial tone The dialler will only dial after dial tone is de...

Page 37: ...its number is displayed Select a phone number by scrolling through the numbers using Up Down The dialler will give a double beep on the last number entry You can also add a new number from this option Press Up from the first number listed to reach Add phone num This setting is a delay in minutes that the EDAC700 RTU will wait between calls from the Call List This is used to allow a user to phone i...

Page 38: ... dialling from the list You can set the maximum number of calls for each number on the Call List New Zealand Setup The max call count parameter shall be set to a value of not more than 10 Australian Setup The max call count parameter shall be set to a value of not more than 15 Press OK to save and exit or press Esc to discard any changes ...

Page 39: ...ete roster options As you define new Rosters using Add a roster they are added to the list in this menu You can modify any existing entry by pressing Ok when its name is displayed You can give the roster a meaningful name or leave the default name This setting links a Call List to this roster The display is indicating that Call List 1 is connected to Group 1 so if Group 1 is triggered it will use ...

Page 40: ...using Add tap they are added to the list in this menu You can modify any existing entry by pressing Ok when its number is displayed This is the access number to connect to the TAP service Enter the appropriate number for your telecom provider This entry is also provider specific Enter the correct code for your location Enter the access password if one is required Press OK to save and exit or press...

Page 41: ...g call when in the Normal state This sets the number of telephone rings the EDAC700 RTU will count before answering an incoming call in the Wait state This is when the dialler is in Run mode and there are alarms triggered This sets the number of telephone rings the EDAC700 RTU will count before answering an incoming call when cancelled alarms exist This sets the method for cancelling an alarm when...

Page 42: ...am Mode This allows the user to remotely setup the EDAC700 RTU as if it was connected directly to the local RS232 port Example Remote command ATDT PHNUMBER 5 0005 This sets the sequence of alarm notification calls made when multiple Groups have triggered alarms No default When set to No the EDAC700 RTU will make alarm notification calls alternatively from each triggered Group Yes When set to Yes t...

Page 43: ...ered no alarm notification calls will be made for this second Group until the first group is acknowledged This option is used in the Spoken Menu When a user dials the EDAC700 RTU and this option is set to report pin menu option 1 will require a PIN If this option is set to report pin not req the user will not have to enter a PIN Menu option 1 speaks the status of reporting inputs Press OK to save ...

Page 44: ...usually contains the company name or the site location Several messages are displayed while the RTU prepares to record Wait for the EDAC700 RTU to beep before you start your recording Press any key when you are finished recording The EDAC700 RTU will play your recording back to you Press Ok to stop listening to the recording playback then Ok to move to the next setting Note A System PIN protects s...

Page 45: ...ed to be entered but the delimiters the and do not The day is edited by entering a number as shown below 0 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun Press Ok to save or Esc to discard any changes This option allows selection of the RS232 speed of the EDAC700 RTU serial port This must be one of 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 or 300 baud Press Ok to save or Esc to discard changes Note This setting co...

Page 46: ... Usage using Up Down then press Ok Database Usage This option will display the percentage used of the Database and draw a simple bar graph representation of the database usage If the size exceeds 95 a warning message is displayed Voice File Usage This option will display the same usage graph as the Database usage except it shows the percentage of the Voice Message File usage Note Deleting Voice fi...

Page 47: ...s mapped to an Input Group Step 4 Program Phone numbers and call lists Step 5 Go to Run Mode and test 7 Mapping Multiple Inputs to One physical Input In some cases it can become necessary to be able to provide an ability to generate an alarm from an input but also get a status reading relating to that input This applies more to analogue Inputs than digital To do this we must configure two inputs b...

Page 48: ...ovided this number when you signed up The next step after configuring the TAP access is to configure your phone numbers for notification on the Alpha numeric pager or cell phone In the Configure phone num menu you should enter a suitable name and the access number If using a pager enter the RIC code In New Zealand this will start 026 If you are using SMS you will enter your cell phone number here ...

Page 49: ...econd notification if they receive the same message string more than once This will give the impression that paging is not working reliably In order to get around this you should delete the pager message from the pager shortly after receiving it This will allow it to display a second notification from the same group or trigger Please contact your dealer if you require local TAP settings or contact...

Page 50: ...s report only or alarm notification Digital Inputs Up to twenty digital inputs Normally Open Contact Normally Closed Contact 30VDC maximum 1 5VDC trigger Analogue Inputs Up to twenty 12 bit analogue inputs configurable for either 0V to 1V 0V to 10V 4 mA to 20mA Outputs Up to twenty controlling digital outputs Open collector 150mA maximum current Zener diode protected inputs up to 24VDC Inputs also...

Page 51: ...sical input and I O group Up to 40 digits for telephone or pager number Reporting and System Messages 4 digit security PIN numbers Groups Call Lists Rosters Time Frames Optional Expansion Unit The 32 bit Pulse RunMeter Unit is an optional extra for the EDAC 700 This unit features 8 Pulse Accumulator Inputs and 8 Run Time Meter Inputs or alternatively an additional 20 digital Inputs The unit fits i...

Page 52: ...scharge This can be accomplished by connecting a cable with a M3 crimp terminal attached to the M3 mounting screw located beside the RJ45 PHONE socket at the bottom left corner of the main EDAC 700 PCB This cable should then be connected back to a suitable earth point This would normally be the common earth buzz bar at the switchboard or an external earth stake located beside the building ...

Page 53: ...0b Technical Manual ver1 9 3 docm Installation Template 700 PCB Line Phone Com 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Com Com Com 1112 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 Com Com Com 12v 6AH Battery 1 Cable entry holes Decal 25 295 15 266 303 343 10 R 3 R 6 ...

Page 54: ...se This works best when the dialler is speaking the site message It will not work if it is speaking reporting only inputs or acknowledged inputs Wait for the site message to start speaking again then enter or else simply hang up The EDAC700 RTU will hang up the phone after a preset time out period re start speech not always working In an alarm notification call should make speech restart from site...

Page 55: ...uring the group message The first digit of the pin should be held down slightly longer this allows the EDAC700 to hear the key press and pause the speech while the user enters the rest of their PIN number This problem will only show up under quite specific conditions when two or more groups get triggers and are connected to one call list and PIN numbers are being used rather than cancel by any key...

Page 56: ...n call the text message might be High WL Alarm the reading is 12 3 Data Base Repair ERROR db repair what does this mean Due to the EDAC700 RTU being a computer based product it is possible for it to occasionally get its memory scrambled If this should happen it will report that the database has been repaired while re booting In most cases the EDAC700 RTU will be fine however you should consider us...

Page 57: ...e a number of Call Lists constructed to accommodate different requirements Default Pin Number The factory default PIN number for access to Program Mode is 0000 Dialler EDAC700 RTU Database The memory area where all the site specific configuration information for the dialler is stored This includes Input Group Call List and Roster configurations as well as Phone numbers and security settings such a...

Page 58: ...ime SCADA Acronym for Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition System Voice Messages Spoken words programmed at the factory to provide the basic vocabulary in messages These Include numbers units and other keywords Triggered Input The state when the signal on a physical I O point has changed to a value that is outside its programmed operating parameters Time Frame This refers to the division of a ...

Page 59: ...o itself or faulty operation due to poor installation incorrect programming use of incompatible peripherals mechanical or electrical abuse use in unsuitable mechanical or electrical environments or Acts of God This warranty only applies when clean contact voltage free relay type Input triggers are used This warranty will be void if any source of voltage is applied to the Inputs of the EDAC 700 RTU...

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