RMS compact
User Manual
(Version 1.0.9)
Page 1: ...RMS compact User Manual Version 1 0 9...
Page 2: ...es indicate values that you must supply For example drive setup Italic print words or letters in brackets indicate keys to press If two keys are separated by a plus symbol then the first key should be...
Page 3: ...Telnet Configuration 16 Pass thru port parameters 16 NMS Configuration 17 Trap Host Configuration 17 Temperature and Humidity Configuration 18 Temperature Configuration 18 Humidity Configuration 19 Ce...
Page 4: ...all 53 Run SerialTFTP 53 TFTP Upgrade 53 Serial Upgrade 54 Appendix C 55 Reference 55 Communities 55 IP Addresses 55 Subnetting and Subnet Masks 55 Gateways 56 Troubleshooting 56 Appendix D Configurin...
Page 5: ...to take actions given a pre defined set of input conditions e g if a fan failure is reported and the temperature rises above a certain level the an additional set of fans could be activated RMS compac...
Page 6: ...RMS compact front and rear panels Figure 1 RMS compact Front LED s There are four LED s on the front of the RMS Compact their function is described below Status Green when in normal operating mode Red...
Page 7: ...y sensor Digital Alarm Inputs For connection of digital i e voltage free contact alarms The picture below illustrates how each digital input should be wired Warning CONNECT ONLY VOLT FREE ALARM SIGNAL...
Page 8: ...12volts Note Note Note Note The maximum load for the 12v output should not exceed 200mA should this load be exceeded then an internal fuse will be blown This fuse should only be replaced by a qualifi...
Page 9: ...program The MIB will need to be compiled into your NMS database Configuration Cable Your package contains a configuration cable DB9 female to female Null Modem Use this cable to connect the RMS compa...
Page 10: ...S compact package Connection to an 10baseT Ethernet network An SNMP based management station A dumb terminal or a PC with an emulation package capable of running at 38400 baud to configure the RMS com...
Page 11: ...as follows 1 Remove the 3 fixing screws from the front of the top of the RMS compact 2 Slide the 19 adapter plate over the front of the unit and replace the fixing screws The diagram below shows the...
Page 12: ...unted Top View Without the 1U adapter It is also possible to mount the RMS compact in a rack without the 1U frontplate using the supplied adapter bracket The following figure shows how the mounting pl...
Page 13: ...t 38400 baud The following steps guide you in connecting the RMS compact to the network and UPS 1 Adjust the DIPswitches on the RMS compact for Configuration Switch 1 down ON switch 2 up OFF 2 Tempora...
Page 14: ...cable 14 Re insert the power jack into the RMS compact s power connection Verify RMS compact Operation 15 After you complete all configuration settings and connect the RMS compact to the network chec...
Page 15: ...lt Settings 9 Set Output and Boolean Settings 10 Exit Setup Enter choice ESC to exit Figure 11 Main Menu Note Note Note Note When configuration is complete changes must be saved to take effect by sele...
Page 16: ...compact Knuerr RMS compact version X X X Embedded Agent Setup 1 Telnet Configuration 2 Serial Port 1 Configuration for pass thru 3 Exit Net Access Setup Enter choice ESC to exit Figure 13 Net Access C...
Page 17: ...Note Note All required RMS compact Viewer Programmer Stations and NMS IP addresses MUST be defined in the NMS configuration table also it is advised that the community string be entered in lower case...
Page 18: ...e 5 at the prompt and press enter Note Note Note Note Please ensure that only valid Trap Receiver IP addresses are entered into the Trap Host table within the RMS compact Adding invalid trap receiver...
Page 19: ...Limit 3 Change Upper Warning Limit 4 Change Upper Control Limit 5 Exit Limits Setup Enter choice ESC to exit Figure 22 Temperature threshold Limits Configuration Also in the Temperature Parameter scr...
Page 20: ...ct Names 2 Change Contact Normal States 3 Change Contact Input Type 4 Change Contact OFF to ON Trap Setup 5 Change Contact OFF to ON Trap Repeat Timers 6 Change Contact ON to OFF Trap Setup 7 Change C...
Page 21: ...re 27 LEVEL Contact Closure monitoring The following options are used when the user wishes to latch an alarm signal I e if an alarm occurs momentarily but the user wishes the alarm to remain present u...
Page 22: ...o send a shutdown signal to servers across the network which are running the appropriate Network Shutdown Software upon receipt of an alarm from an Uninterruptible Power Supply Note Note Note Note If...
Page 23: ...2 to proceed Enter choice ESC to exit Figure 31 Restoring default settings menu 2 Restoring default settings will set all parameters within the RMS compact to those used during the testing of the unit...
Page 24: ...also switch on an additional cooling unit The RMS compact has a total of four logic operations AND or OR and 3 physical relay outputs The sequence of configuring a logic operation is as follows 1 Set...
Page 25: ...Lower Warning Limit 23 Humidity 2 Upper Warning Limit 24 Humidity 2 Upper Control Limit 25 Temperature 1 Upper Hysteresis 26 Temperature 1 Lower Hysteresis 27 Temperature 2 Upper Hysteresis 28 Tempera...
Page 26: ...2 Enabled OUTPUT 3 Enabled 1 EnableOutput 1 2 EnableOutput 2 3 EnableOutput 3 4 Back to prev menu Enter choice ESC to exit Figure 31 Enable Outputs Screen This screen enables or disables Relay output...
Page 27: ...Settings 10 Exit Setup Enter choice ESC to exit 10 WARNING Configuration changed Esc to ignore changes 1 to use for this session 2 save Figure 33 Exit setup Messages For Configuration The user can cho...
Page 28: ...igured using the HTTP interface To connect to the HTTP interface start your browser and point it at the IP address for the RMS compact e g http 10 1 1 162 This should display the following logon scree...
Page 29: ...ick showing normal non alarm status and the red cross showing non normal alarm status In the Environmental status window an amber icon states that the temperature has breached one of the warning limit...
Page 30: ...tion It also displays the current status of each output as follows Figure 37 Output Status Page Network Setup The Network Setup page shows configuration details for the RMS compact it s associated Net...
Page 31: ...re also requires the following Connection to the network that the RMS compact is connected to Internet Explorer 4 or above To utilise its Java Runtime Environment Netscape Navigator 4 0 or above The n...
Page 32: ...t thing the user must do is select Connect from File menu as follows Figure 39 Connect to unit Next the user needs to enter the IP address and SNMP community of the unit as configured in the Serial Po...
Page 33: ...y sensors are installed along with the state of the logic outputs Configure Unit Menu The drop down menu with the heading Configure unit has the following options The Show Configuration screen Selecti...
Page 34: ...other than TCPIP can be performed from here Note Changes are not actually committed to the RMS compact until the data is saved using the Save to RMS compact button on the configuration screen Digital...
Page 35: ...nput Configuration Selecting the Analogue Inputs section on the main configuration will display the following screen Figure 44 Temperature Humidity Input Configuration From here the user can set the T...
Page 36: ...onfiguration Traps for the Temperature Humidity inputs are setup by selecting the Trap Setup box connected to the Analogue Inputs window in the main configuration window This will display the followin...
Page 37: ...rue for clearing of an output once the condition has cleared These timers are set by selecting the ON Time Delay or OFF Time Delay Note Note Note Note Although there are only 3 relay outputs on the RM...
Page 38: ...physical output on the RMS compact From this screen the physical outputs are ENABLED OR DISABLED and assigned a NAME The File Menu Connect Disconnect Selecting Connect will prompt the user to enter t...
Page 39: ...all this configuration file at a later time just select the Load from File button and locate the file The settings form this file will be recalled into the Viewer Programmer for downloading into anoth...
Page 40: ...he event of an alarm on the RMS compact first enter a value for the Timer this value is displayed in minutes and refers to the delay between receiving the alarm condition and running the batchfile For...
Page 41: ...Action Once the Temperature 1 UCL alarm has been triggered the text in the SMS Message Field will be sent to the SMS number configured in the Configure SMS menu of the Viewer Programmer software see p...
Page 42: ...pon the specific TAP bureau that is being used Once the modem is configured Save Values and Close to return to the SMS setup screen Back in the SMS Setup window enter an outside line access number if...
Page 43: ...llowing section Logfiles This screen gives the option to setup logfiles for values and for alarms and to set a maximum logfile size There are two types of data logging that the user can perform these...
Page 44: ...MP traps in addition to the normal polling routine and also the option to save a RMS compact setup profile and load a pre defined profile The Control Menu Input Contact Reset If Positive Edge or Negat...
Page 45: ...s To set an output ON or OFF regardless of the state of its input logic just select either ON or OFF from the pull down menu Note Note Note Note The logic inputs will not be re enabled until Re Enable...
Page 46: ...of the relay output and the temperature hovers around the UWL or LWL threshold i e so that the relay does not continually switch on and off This is illustrated in the graph below Figure 62 Temperatur...
Page 47: ...etup logic The next step is to setup the RMS compactlogic to perform the switch on of the fan or heater Depending upon which output the fan or heater is wired into select the relevant logic block we w...
Page 48: ...le Fan Output Using the above example the following sequence of events should now occur When Temperature1 reaches 25 deg C the fan connected to Output 1 should switch on When Temperature1 drops to 20...
Page 49: ...4m cable fixing material Physical Appearance Connector Plugged into RMS compact Bare Ended Example shows sensor plugged into Digital Input 1 Shock Sensor P N 06 108 113 9 Monitors movement of a rack...
Page 50: ...54 T 7 German insurance accreditation VdS G 292 19 Standby current 40 A Alarm Current 9mA Temp range 20 to 72 degC Humidity range 95 RH Dimensions 95mm 94mm height Supplied with 4m cable Mounting mat...
Page 51: ...o T H input 1 Temperature Sensor P N 06 108 110 9 Temperature only sensor ABS plastic enclosure measuring 70x70x25mm Operating Temp 40 to 250 degC Thermal time constant 7 sec cooling in air Dissipatio...
Page 52: ...gged into RMS compact Bare Ended Example shows sensor plugged into Digital Input 1 Passive Infrared Movement Sensor P N 06 108 114 9 Room Monitoring with the latest state of the art technology VdS app...
Page 53: ...tfirmware either using a serial port to serial port connection between the RMS compactand the PC or using the TFTP protocol over the TCP IP network Starting the SerialTFTP program should display the f...
Page 54: ...type from the drop down menu Connect the configuration cable NC CFG between the Comm port of your PC and the port labeled RS232 on your RMS Compact Ensure that the DIP switch settings on the RMS comp...
Page 55: ...To accommodate networks of different sizes the IP address has three divisions Classes A for large B for medium and C for small The difference among the network classes is the number of octets reserve...
Page 56: ...the Dipswitch is set correctly Switch 1 is ON when DOWN and Switch 2 is UP This applies only when you power up Make sure the TES s communication parameters are correct They should be 38400 baud rate...
Page 57: ...ion process you must compile the necessary MIB to configure the NMS Any suitable SNMP based NMS with a MIB compiler can manage the RMS compact adapter For instructions on how to compile MIBs please re...
Page 58: ...ere any activity on the TCP IP led on the unit or on the switch hub router Check that the PC being used is configured correctly on the same subnet etc can the PC ping other devices on the same subnet...
Page 59: ...e check that the correct IP addresses are being used at the PC and the RMS compact ends If Traps are not received following the steps above please contact knuerr support RMS knuerr com Placing a Techn...
Page 60: ...e do not return the unit without first calling Kn rr on the number below to obtain an Returns number so that the return can be promptly processed Technical Support Have the information listed above re...
Page 61: ..._ __ __ __ Gateway Address ___ ___ ___ ___ Network ID ___ ___ ___ ___ System s Contact Name System s Name System s Location Current access controls of SNMP communities Manager IP Address Community Str...
Page 62: ...EC the WEEE Directive you as the end user are responsible for the correct disposal of this unit Below you will find details of how to correctly dis assemble the product ready for recycling 1 Remove t...
Page 63: ...PCB There are five securing screws in total one in each corner of the PCB and one just behind the large green connector block Unscrew these five screws the following photographs Figure 71 Removing Scr...
Page 64: ...RMS compact 64 3 Remove the PCB Remove the PCB from the unit The RMS compact must then be recycled at an approved WEEE recycling centre...
