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User Manual 

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2021-03-03 

© 2021 Escape Logger 

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Figure 3-3: RS232 and RS485 Serial Ports. 

The two (2) serial ports can be used for the following: 

  Sending commands to external devices and storing the response on the internal SD 

card. 

  Streaming the logger sensor data out of the serial port (this can be done with one or 

both serial ports at the same). 

!

 

WARNING:  

Do not connect the DC terminal power input to the RS-485 input otherwise the 
device could be damaged. Both terminals use the same connector. Always leave 
the plug in the RS-485 socket to reduce the likelihood of this occurring. 

3.6 

USB

 

S

ERIAL 

P

ORT

 

The USB port and be configured to stream the sensors data. This allows data streaming to a 
PC without the need for a serial to USB or RS485 adaptor. It allows the logger to be used in 
situations where you would like to see the data streaming to a PC for viewing or storing 
instead of the logger internal SD card. 

 

Figure 3-4: USB Serial Port. 

3.7 

E

XTERNAL 

P

OWER 

S

WITCH

 

The switch (SW) input is rated at 0.5A and is used to power external equipment to conserve 
power during deep sleep mode. During wake-up the logger connects the SW input to GND to 
power external equipment during the sample period and then disconnects it when it goes 
back to sleep. 

Summary of Contents for EL-1030

Page 1: ...Copyright 2021 Escape Logger All rights reserved USER MANUAL Revision 0 MODEL EL 1030 Escape Logger info escapelogger com...

Page 2: ...0 Product Disposal 10 2 QUICK START GUIDE 10 2 1 Getting Started 10 3 GENERAL 11 3 1 LEDs 11 3 2 Switches 11 3 3 Sample Period 12 3 4 Real Time Clock 12 3 5 Serial Ports 12 3 6 USB Serial Port 13 3 7...

Page 3: ...nergy Consumption 20 3 19 1 Overview 20 4 CONFIGURATION FILE 20 4 1 File Header 20 4 2 LED Setup 20 4 3 Switch Setup 21 4 4 Sample Period Setup 21 4 5 New File Period 21 4 6 Real Time Clock Setup 22 4...

Page 4: ...2021 Escape Logger Page 4 of 35 5 2 Configuration 28 5 3 Data Log File 28 6 FIRMWARE UPDATING 28 6 1 Overview 28 6 2 Procedure 28 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 32 8 FUTURE PRODUCT ROADMAP 32 9 TECHNICAL SPECIFIC...

Page 5: ...CAPE LOGGER FRONT FACE PLATE 7 FIGURE 1 3 ESCAPE LOGGER BACK FACE PLATE 8 FIGURE 3 1 USER LEDS 11 FIGURE 3 2 USER SWITCHES 12 FIGURE 3 3 RS232 AND RS485 SERIAL PORTS 13 FIGURE 3 4 USB SERIAL PORT 13 F...

Page 6: ...n the Escape Logger and each one is explained in detail in this document Figure 1 1 Escape Logger interfaces The Escape Logger is an industrial Data Logger designed with ease of use and low power cons...

Page 7: ...ial devices such as remote temperature analogue inputs digital inputs etc Single text file configuration with no special software required only a basic text editor CSV data file output so no special s...

Page 8: ...signed so that the firmware can be updated when new features are released or there are product improvements The update process is described in this manual 1 5 REFERENCES Analog Devices 12 bit ADC LTC1...

Page 9: ...fied by the Electronic Industries RS485 Also known as TIA 485 or EIA 485 is a standard defining the electrical characteristics of drivers and receivers for use in serial communications systems RTC Rea...

Page 10: ...going with basic functionality 1 Connect the logger to your PC using the USB cable and wait for the logger to mount its internal Micro SD card as a USB drive on your PC as ESCAPELOG 2 Create a copy o...

Page 11: ...for information on the fault 2 OFF Flashing at the set sample rate in the configuration file This is the logger normal operation where each flash of the green LED indicates that a data sample has been...

Page 12: ...PLE PERIOD The logger is capable of sampling data from 0 1 seconds up to 24 hours 3 4 REAL TIME CLOCK The logger contains a Real Time Clock RTC and backup battery that allows the time to be maintained...

Page 13: ...ug in the RS 485 socket to reduce the likelihood of this occurring 3 6 USB SERIAL PORT The USB port and be configured to stream the sensors data This allows data streaming to a PC without the need for...

Page 14: ...a size along with the baud rate needs to be taken into consideration when setting the data sample period 3 9 ANALOGUE INPUTS The logger ADC incorporates eight 8 analogue inputs AIN 1 to AIN 8 each wit...

Page 15: ...ed Additional features for the accelerometer are currently still under development and should be available in future releases of the firmware 3 13 HEALTH MONITORING The logger can monitor the followin...

Page 16: ...nimum read write speed is 6MBps so a Class 10 Micro SD card is recommended A maximum Micro SD card size of 32GB is recommended as this is the largest size Windows can format cards in FAT32 without req...

Page 17: ...can be written to the sensor inputs log file by enabling the following value in the logger configuration file Mcu_01_Enabled_CVBatt 1 3 16 CONFIGURATION FILES 3 16 1 OVERVIEW Configuration of the log...

Page 18: ...ors are occurring sensorInputs csv This file contains all of the sensor inputs except for the RS 232 and RS 485 serial ports The sensor data is logged row by row in time stamped CSV format After 1 day...

Page 19: ...en power will be taken from the higher voltage supply WARNING If you connect three 3 power supply inputs to the logger at the same time each supply should be isolated so no ground currents can flow wh...

Page 20: ...er saving modes depending on the application and sample rate TBC power consumption figures The logger has been designed for low power consumption and preliminary testing has shown the following result...

Page 21: ...fault 4 4 SAMPLE PERIOD SETUP The sample period configurable parameter is as follows Default values are shown Time_01_Period 00 00 01 0 The configuration parameter permitted values are as follows Peri...

Page 22: ...quickly set in the Escape Logger without requiring a user interface Rtc_Calibration The Rtc_Calibration parameter is used to calibrate the RTC The permitted range is 511 to 512 Default value is 0 The...

Page 23: ...LEDs will start flashing at 1 Hz indicating that it is ready to set the RTC to the value specified in the configuration file above 6 When the current time matches the time stored in the configuration...

Page 24: ...ed Default o 1 Enabled Mode Sets the serial port mode Permitted values o C Command Response mode Default where the enabled data commands are transmitted out of the respective serial port and the respo...

Page 25: ...ommand_0X_Serial_Port Command_0X_Data_Type Command_0X_Data 0 1 H 0 Each configuration parameter and its permitted values are as follows Enabled Enables or disabled the specified command from being tra...

Page 26: ...range of 0 1000 Mode Each ADC channels mode can be any of the 8 configuration modes given in Table 7 1 Configuration Parameter Default is U10 The 8 different ADC modes are given in Table 4 1 Configura...

Page 27: ...re shown Temp_0X_Enabled 1 The configuration parameter permitted values are as follows Enabled Enables or disabled the specified command from being transmitted or showing in the serial log files Permi...

Page 28: ...standard text editor such as notepad in Windows or a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc 6 FIRMWARE UPDATING 6 1 OVERVIEW Firmware updating on the logger is done using...

Page 29: ...st com en development tools stsw stm32080 html 2 Start the ST Microelectronics DfuSeDemo software which should show a GUI as follows 3 Apply power via USB from the PC with the DfuSe Demo software to t...

Page 30: ...oftware should now have detected that the Escape Logger is in programming mode ready to accept updated firmware as shown under Available DFU Devices where it should show STM Device in DFU Mode 6 Selec...

Page 31: ...DfuSe Demo software should show File correctly loaded as shown below and Verify after download should be ticked as shown Then press the Upgrade button and wait until the Escape Logger firmware has bee...

Page 32: ...t back up in normal operation mode 10 The Escape Logger firmware upgrade is now complete 7 TROUBLESHOOTING In this section is a troubleshooting guide 8 FUTURE PRODUCT ROADMAP In this section is inform...

Page 33: ...capacitor to ground on each input Digital Inputs Number of Channels 2 Ranges 0V to 20V maximum TBC Wake up Input Channel 1 Sample Rate Maximum Sample Rate 10Hz 0 1s Sample Rate Resolution 0 1s Minimum...

Page 34: ...User Switch is pressed Flashing on and off at 1 second intervals indicates there is a fault with the Escape Logger User Switches User Switch Used to start and stop the Escape Logger Reset Switch Used...

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