Spread Spectrum
Installation Manual
PN 13-8999-0 Rev. B ECN 32099
GSM CELLULAR RTU / SX-N3000 / SX-R3000
Page 1: ...Spread Spectrum Installation Manual PN 13 8999 0 Rev B ECN 32099 GSM CELLULAR RTU SX N3000 SX R3000...
Page 2: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 2 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide...
Page 3: ...Verify Modify Design 25 4 7 Verify System Operation 27 5 0 Wiring Diagrams 28 5 1 FieldBOSS FieldVISION 28 5 2 FieldBASIC monitor stop 29 5 3 FieldBASIC monitor start stop 30 5 4 AIMS Advanced monito...
Page 4: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 4 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide F Repeater Additional Information 54 G Basic Link Additional Information 56 I Antennas 60 J Part Catalog 75 K Troubleshooting 80...
Page 5: ...s used where a safe behavioral practice is required These refer to operating and maintenance instructions and common safety practices which will protect the operator and others from accident involveme...
Page 6: ...part of the machine that controls the energy It locks the energy control device in an OFF position This prevents the machine from starting up or releasing energy accidentally Always lock out machine p...
Page 7: ...rate the machine and how to use the controls properly Do not allow anyone to operate without proper instruction Keep your machine in proper working condition Have system serviced by a trained service...
Page 8: ...primary concern The following rules must always be obeyed when installing servicing and operating FieldNET equipment and the irrigation systems it interfaces with 1 Web portal operators and personal i...
Page 9: ...y equipment the FieldNET components are wired into 10 Never perform an installation during inclement weather because of the possibility of a lightning strike 3 0 FieldNET System and Components There a...
Page 10: ...that direct line of site is not required but the antenna the RTU is communicating with cannot be completely obscured With good line of sight the range of the RTU is approximately 10 miles Each site mu...
Page 11: ...configured as a Base by an internal switch The Base RTU receives its power from the Bridge Data and power to the Base RTU are in the same cable 3 5 Basic Link The Basic link is used to monitor and co...
Page 12: ...s per second x Ethernet port to connect Bridge to Internet x DHCP Enabled If you are not sure what your download speed is you can measure it at http www pcpitstop com Internet or entering download spe...
Page 13: ...Verify system operation The goal of this process is to determine what hardware is needed verify RTU and Repeater range and determine if any additional hardware is required The design examples in Appe...
Page 14: ...nclosure The Base RTU installation kit includes a short range whip antenna Setup the FieldNET Bridge in an office type environment By setting up the Bridge Base RTU and Repeater first you will be able...
Page 15: ...the 13 8576 0 cable will not be used Connect the Red and black wires from the 13 8576 0 cable to 12 VDC and DC common respectively A 12 VDC lantern battery or a 12 VDC power supply can be used After t...
Page 16: ...onfiguration Switches 7 Signal Strength Switch 8 I O LEDs 9 Power LED 10 RTU Cable Connection All RTUs and Repeaters that the Base RTU is to communicate with must be on the same hop pattern FieldNET B...
Page 17: ...ION AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS MUST BE PERFORMED BY A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN THE LOCAL AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE PRODUCT SHOULD INSPECT AND APPROVE THE INSTALLATION BEFORE IT IS PLACED INTO OP...
Page 18: ...Configuration diagram shows PVC pipe used to build an antenna mast 2 feet away from metal structures Paint PVC masts with water based latex paint to protect them from UV light 5 The Repeater consists...
Page 19: ...odule 2 Rx Tx LEDs left 3 Configuration Switches use to set hop pattern for left radio module 4 Signal Strength Switch left 5 Mesh LED 6 Signal Strength LEDs 7 Signal Strength Switch right 8 Configura...
Page 20: ...tion and more than 500 away 4 12 1546 0 Directional Ant 8 5dB maximum range directional antenna Items 2 3 and 4 require either a 12 1545 0 Adapter Cable 24 or a 12 0477 0 Adapter Cable 72 Repeater Ins...
Page 21: ...mon respectively A 12 VDC lantern battery or a 12 VDC power supply can be used After the test FieldNET RTU is powered up the Mesh LED should momentarily turn on When the Mesh LED turns on the FieldNET...
Page 22: ...rovided 3 Install the directional antenna using the hardware provided with the radome plastic element on top 4 If multiple RTUs are being installed in the same area for a cluster of remote panels do n...
Page 23: ...Tx LEDs 6 Configuration Switches Use to select hop patter for RTU 7 Signal Strength Switch See FieldNET Installation Manual 8 I O LEDs Only used with Basic Link See FieldNET Installation Manual 9 Pow...
Page 24: ...operational Bridge the Device ID of the newly installed RTU will be listed in the Device List Once the newly installed RTU device ID is listed on the web portal the installation has been successfully...
Page 25: ...n failure If the pivot RTU still cannot communicate with the Base RTU then design modifications are required Antenna Height The higher the antennas are the better they will perform Ensure the pivot RT...
Page 26: ...range 500 whip antenna If the Base RTU requires a different antenna such as a 12 0428 0 omni directional antenna it must be ordered separately along with a 12 1545 0 adaptor cable If the antenna for...
Page 27: ...ount the Bridge is registered under 2 Click on the Devices tab and List Ever pivot RTU must be listed 3 From the Devices tab click on Communication The Bridge communication health must not show no com...
Page 28: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 28 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 0 Wiring Diagrams 5 1 FieldBOSS FieldVISION...
Page 29: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 29 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 2 FieldBASIC monitor stop...
Page 30: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 30 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 3 FieldBASIC monitor start stop...
Page 31: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 31 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 4 AIMS Advanced monitor stop...
Page 32: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 32 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 5 AIMS Advanced monitor start stop...
Page 33: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 33 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 6 AIMS Basic monitor stop...
Page 34: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 34 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 7 AIMS Basic monitor start stop...
Page 35: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 35 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 8 Valley Mechanical Basic monitor stop...
Page 36: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 36 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 9 Valley Mechanical Basic monitor start stop...
Page 37: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 37 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 10 Valley Select monitor stop...
Page 38: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 38 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 11 Valley Select monitor start stop...
Page 39: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 39 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 12 Valley CAMS Pro monitor stop...
Page 40: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 40 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 13 Valley CAMS Pro monitor start stop...
Page 41: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 41 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 5 14 Pressure Switch Installation...
Page 42: ...a grain leg The Repeater B uses the factory default hop patterns of 2 and 4 and the directional and omni directional antennas that come with the Repeater package Communication Paths The pivot RTUs A c...
Page 43: ...is set to hop pattern 5 Communication Paths The pivot RTUs A communicate with the left radio module of Repeater B The right radio module of Repeater B communicates with the left radio module of Repea...
Page 44: ...peater B The right radio module of Repeater B communicates with the Base RTU D The pivot RTU C communicates directly with Base RTU D Antennas Pivot RTUs A 4 factory default directional antennas one 12...
Page 45: ...directly with Base RTU D Antennas Pivot RTUs A 5 factory default directional antennas and two 12 154 0 directional antenna with a 13 8921 0 cable for RF bending ordered separately Repeater B Factor d...
Page 46: ...U C communicates with the right radio module of Repeaters B and D Antennas Pivot RTUs A and D Factory default directional antenna Repeaters B and E Factory default directional and omni directional ant...
Page 47: ...Mozilla 1 x Netscape 7 x or later AOL 9 Opera 7 11 or later Windows 2000 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 x Firefox 1 x Mozilla 1 x Netscape 7 x or later CompuServe 7 AOL 9 Opera 7 11 or later Windows X...
Page 48: ...t Folder Enter the name for the Folder and select OK 2 Highlight the folder you just created in Places From the Google Earth menu click File Save and select Save Places As Enter the name the map is to...
Page 49: ...ansmits data to and receives data from the Base RTU connected to the Bridge The FieldNET RTU is connected directly to FieldBOSS and FieldVISION modules Panels that are not FieldBOSS or FieldVISION req...
Page 50: ...FieldNET RTU The RTU may be damaged or destroyed if it is powered up without an antenna If the RTU transmits without an antenna attached the power that would be dissipated in the antenna is dissipate...
Page 51: ...RTU and information cannot be transferred to or from the web portal The MESH LED turning ON does not indicate that information can be sent to the web portal only that information can be send to a Base...
Page 52: ...mounted FieldNET RTUs must have switch 4 in the rightmost OFF position as shown bellow Placing switch 4 in the leftmost ON position configures the RTU as a Base FieldNET Pivot RTU Hop Patterns 0 to 7...
Page 53: ...D should be ON whenever the RTU has 12 VDC RTU Cable Connection The FieldNET RTU is connected to FieldBOSS FieldVISION panels through a two part cable One half is mounted to the bottom of the control...
Page 54: ...tern for the other Multiple RTUs can be linked to a single repeater Several repeaters can be daisy chained to extend the range of the wireless network even farther Repeaters range is maximized by moun...
Page 55: ...tennas The 12 0428 0 omni directional antenna must be mounted at least 2 feet away horizontally from any metal structures The vertical separation of the 12 0428 0 omni directional antenna and any dire...
Page 56: ...lation kit PVC for mounting the antennas is also not included The bracket that the Repeater power supply and repeater are mounted to can be clamped to a horizontal pipe or railing clamped to a vertica...
Page 57: ...of the machine is determined by monitoring the voltage of the Forward wire If 120 VAC is present from the Percent Timer and the Forward wire is low then the Basic Link knows the system is running in r...
Page 58: ...VAC Input 6 Stop NC Stop Relay NC Terminal 7 Stop C Stop Relay C Terminal 8 Stop NO Stop Relay NO Terminal 9 Start C Start Relay C Terminal 10 Start NO Start Relay NO Terminal Basic Link RTU 8 Pin Con...
Page 59: ...etween RTU and J2 12 Pin Color J2 J2 Label Function 1 Black 4 DC Common DC Common 2 Red 3 Control 12 VDC 12 VDC 3 Jumper1 4 Jumper1 5 Green 8 Mon 2 Accessory 6 Yellow 5 Mon 3 H2O 7 Brown 7 Mon 1 Timer...
Page 60: ...Step 1 Connect the FieldNET Bridge to the internet with the Ethernet cable and connect the Bridge power supply The Bridge should automatically turn on when the power supply is connected The front pow...
Page 61: ...5 Verify the new Bridge is listed as connected on your FieldNET account The new Bridge will have 4 green bars on the Communication page if it is properly connected to the internet Bridge Not Connectin...
Page 62: ...dge has 6 USB Ports Two USB ports are on the front and four USB ports on the back By default four of the USB ports are configured for use with the FieldNET spread spectrum Base RTUs One USB port is co...
Page 63: ...s Left Right Top USB3 Middle USB4 USB5 Bottom USB6 Every time USB cables are added to or removed turn the Bridge off and then on The Bridge only detects the presence of USB to serial adaptor cables du...
Page 64: ...The 15 1135 0 power supply plugs into the 15 0848 0 Base RTU adaptor Connect the 14 9838 0 USB to Serial port adaptor to USB1 USB2 USB4 or USB5 default ports for FieldNET spread spectrum base RTUs On...
Page 65: ...or Connect the 14 9838 0 to USB6 default port for Transparent Mode radios such as the Elpro Step 8 Verify all radios assigned to the Bridge are operational on the FieldNET web portal by polling each R...
Page 66: ...NET CABLES BASE V2 Online Control Radios 14 9838 0 USB to Serial Port Adaptor Transparent Mode Radios Elpro 14 9838 0 USB to Serial Port Adaptor Note Kit 15 1141 0 contains the three parts shown on pa...
Page 67: ...P N 1389990 Rev B ECN 32099 67 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide Trouble Shooting Main Screen Use the keyboard connected to the Bridge to select menu items 1 6...
Page 68: ...099 68 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 1 What is my ip Returns the IP address of the Bridge If the Bridge is not connecting to the internet the lines across from eth0 starting inet and inet6 will n...
Page 69: ...69 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 2 Restart DHCP DHCP is the protocol that assigns an IP address to the Bridge Restarting DHCP may resolve some internet connectivity problems The following is disp...
Page 70: ...Guide 3 Monitor Logfile Use Monitor Logfile to view the information going in and out of the Bridge This screen can be used to confirm if information from the Base is reaching the Bridge Use Monitor L...
Page 71: ...71 Spread Spectrum Installation Guide 4 Test Connection to FieldNET The Bridge connects to the internet using one of six pairs of port addresses At least one pair of ports must be listed as successfu...
Page 72: ...google com when prompted I Antennas There are two types of antennas for use with the FieldNET system Directional and omni directional Antennas 2 and 4 show below are directional and 1 and 3 are omni...
Page 73: ...ne N male x 12 1545 0 one RPSMA male and one N male x 12 1546 0 N female x 12 1547 0 N female x 13 2018 0 RPSMA male x 13 8921 0 two N female Antenna Extension Cable If antennas are to be mounted fart...
Page 74: ...l Cable Length RG 58C LMR 400 LMR 900 20 feet 37 8 83 6 92 5 50 feet 8 8 64 0 84 6 100 feet 0 8 40 9 67 7 250 feet n a 10 7 37 8 Even with 100 feet of LMR 400 there are working installations with two...
Page 75: ...p 13 9076 0 PKG FNET SX AIMS BASIC CONTROL Everything to install RTU on AIMS Basic for monitor start stop 13 9077 0 PKG FNET SX AIMS ADV CONTROL Everything to install RTU on AIMS Advance for monitor s...
Page 76: ...n 13 9198 0 FNET ADVANCED 4 SUB 3Y RADIO FieldBOSS FieldVISON 4 Month 3 Year 900 MHz spread spectrum RTU subscription 13 9199 0 FNET ADVANCED 6 SUB 3Y RADIO FieldBOSS FieldVISON 6 Month 3 Year 900 MHz...
Page 77: ...NET BASIC VALLE Y PRO Components to connect RTU to Valley Pro No RTU or Basic Link 13 6905 0 KIT FNET BASIC VALLE Y SEL Components to connect RTU to Valley Select No RTU or Basic Link 13 6907 0 KIT FN...
Page 78: ...28 0 ANTENNA BASE 902 928M 7 2DB Item 3 Medium Range 12 1546 0 ANTENNA 8 5DB 896 940 YAGI Item 4 Maximum Range Items 2 3 and 4 require either a 12 1545 0 Adapter Cable 24 or a 12 0477 0 Adapter Cable...
Page 79: ...hardware RTU Cables P N Description Notes 13 8553 0 CABLE ASSY FNET BASIC LINK Connects Basic Link to FieldNET RTU 13 8573 0 CABLE ASSY FNET DEUTSCH TURCK 1st of 2 cables that connect FieldNET RTU to...
Page 80: ...IMER ONE SHOT 1 100 MIN timer to extend start signal from Basic Link 13 6870 0 SOCKET 11PIN OCT DIN SMT 10A socket for latching relay in Valley Select kit 13 8204 0 ASSY FIELDNET BASIC LINK Basic Link...
Page 81: ...service provider if problem persists Bridge not turned on Turn Bridge on If power cycling your modem router and Bridge does not solve an internet connection related problem you may need to contact you...
Page 82: ...ION on the Communication page of the web portal Incorrect hop pattern Power off Base RTU correct hop pattern and verify that switch 4 is in the leftmost ON position Loose antenna or cable Tighten ante...
Page 83: ...th the Base RTU or Repeater Problem Cause Fix No data is passed through Repeater Power problem Verify 120 VAC to power supply and 12 VDC to Repeater Antenna problem Check antenna cables are tight and...
Page 84: ...ntenna Incorrect hop pattern or RTU setup as Base Power off RTU and correct hop pattern verify switch 4 is in the rightmost OFF position Loose antenna or cable Tighten antennas and cables Antenna alig...
Page 85: ...Spread Spectrum Installation Guide Account Problem Cause Fix Unable to sign in to account Incorrect user name or password Verify user name and password both are case sensitive Check if the Caps Lock o...
