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AcquiSuite EMB – Data Acquisition Server

Obvius, LLC

Installation and Operation Manual

Model A8810

Date Jan 15, 2013

Page 1

A8810 AcquiSuite – Data Acquisition Server

Shop for Power Metering products online at:

1.800.561.8187

www.

PowerMeterStore

.ca

Summary of Contents for AcquiSuite A8810-0

Page 1: ...Acquisition Server Obvius LLC Installation and Operation Manual Model A8810 Date Jan 15 2013 Page 1 A8810 AcquiSuite Data Acquisition Server Shop for Power Metering products online at 1 800 561 8187 www PowerMeterStore ca ...

Page 2: ...een repaired altered or modified outside of Obvius s authorized facilities 4 has not been sold subject to other warranty terms specified at the time of sale and 5 is still owned by the original purchaser This warranty provides specific legal rights that may be varied by state law Obvius s products are not designed for life or safety applications Product Application Limitation Obvius products are n...

Page 3: ...9 Troubleshooting Ethernet Problems 19 System Options 20 Status 20 Processes 20 Date and Time 20 Universal Time Is Your Friend 20 System logs 21 Firmware Update 21 Diagnostics 22 Host Lookup 22 Connection Test 22 LCD Console 23 Log File Data 24 Log File Status 24 Log File Format 24 Log Storage Capacity 26 Uploading data to the BMO website 26 Retrieving Data From the AcquiSuite 27 HTTP Direct from ...

Page 4: ...or long RS485 runs over 200ft LAN information Ethernet 10 100Mbit connection point hub or switch IP address and Netmask check with system administrator Gateway address check with system administrator DNS server address check with system administrator HTTP Proxy address optional may be required if the AcquiSuite is behind a firewall check with system administrator 3 Insulation connected to meters i...

Page 5: ...n2 The RJ45 Ethernet is isolated to 1500VDC from the main board RS485 port is isolated to 1500VDC from the main board Power input and USB port and are non isolated Environmental Pollution Degree 2 Altitude up to 2000M For indoor and outdoor use when used in an appropriate enclosure The A8810 must be mounted inside a NEMA rated electrical enclosure for safety and isolation requirements North Americ...

Page 6: ...a minimum insulation rating that exceeds the voltage inside the panel In addition other regulations may apply consult the building codes in your area prior to installation The RS485 port on the A8810 does not have a built in terminator A 150 ohm termination resistor should be placed at the ends of the RS485 loop between the and wires For more information about RS485 termination read the Modbus FAQ...

Page 7: ... off when not connected Blinks when Lan traffic is being sent or received RS485 RX TX The 485TX led should blink slowly once per second during normal operation The RX led will blink when external Modbus devices communicate with the AcquiSuite Step 6 Verify connected devices To verify that the Modbus devices are installed and reporting correctly use the Modbus status utility on the AcquiSuite serve...

Page 8: ...ry computer such as a laptop primary connection will be dialin or dialout by modem You will need the following information from your network administrator The addresses will be in the form of where refers to the numbers 0 to 9 Static IP Address DHCP Direct Connection to Laptop IP address ___ ___ ___ ___ Netmask ___ ___ ___ ___ Gateway ___ ___ ___ ___ DNS server ___ ___ ___ ___ DNS server ___ ___ _...

Page 9: ...lect to allow the AcquiSuite to reboot Once the AcquiSuite has rebooted the new IP address will be displayed on the console If DHCP addressing was specified the server assigned address will be displayed Note if DHCP is unable to obtain an ip address the AcquiSuite will use the fallback address of 192 168 0 100 Laptop Computer Setup Step 1 You must have a computer to access and configure the AcquiS...

Page 10: ...button B In the network setup dialog there should be a list of items including adapters clients and protocols Locate the item labeled Internet Protocol TCP IP Note If you have multiple ethernet cards you may have multiple lines labeled TCP IP ethernet card Locate the ethernet card that corresponds to the physical connection to the AcquiSuite and then select the TCP IP option that is linked with th...

Page 11: ...ut These include the 4 20mA device scale multipliers and engineering units Each 4 20mA or 0 10Vsensor should be supplied with technical information including the low and high range values that can be used to configure the AcquiSuite Also the AcquiSuite has many common sensor types pre programmed that can be selected from a drop down list Review the Modbus Advanced Configuration Options section of ...

Page 12: ...r each Modbus Modbus Device List The AcquiSuite automatically searches for Modbus devices on the RS485 serial loop The Modbus Device List page will show a listing of all the currently detected or configured devices the AcquiSuite has found The device list will show the Modbus address number status OK Error Alarm Unconfigured the device name user specified and the device identification string Click...

Page 13: ...al number and firmware version when available for all devices in the Modbus device list Show stats show packet counters for all devices in the device list These include Sent Total number of packets sent to this Modbus address Received Total number of valid packets received from this Modbus address Error Total number of packets received that fail CRC for this device does not include non response qu...

Page 14: ...igh Alarm Specify a threshold for the alarm If the data point is recorded below the Low Alarm or above the High Alarm levels at the time a log entry is taken the point will be considered in an alarm state Console Checking this checkbox will cause the AcquiSuite to display this data point on the LCD console Multiple data points are rotated about every 10 seconds The values on the LCD console are up...

Page 15: ...e AcquiSuite to log data from a remote Modbus device that is attached to the LAN via a Modbus TCP gateway device such as an EGX or Moxa gateway For local Modbus devices attached to the AcquiSuite RS485 port use 127 0 0 1 Modbus TCP Gateway Port If a remote Modbus TCP gateway is used the tcp port of the remote gateway must be specified The default TCP port is 502 on most gateways For local Modbus d...

Page 16: ...ur The log period is not calculated based on 15 minutes after the last reading When the AcquiSuite is first started it will take an initial reading of all the Modbus devices immediately Following that the next log reading will be calculated as a multiple of the log period after the hour The initial reading is taken to allow the AcquiSuite to gather information for meters that require demand calcul...

Page 17: ...ch for Modbus RS485 Devices This option allows the AcquiSuite to search for Modbus devices attached on the RS 485 port This feature may be disabled to reduce queries on the RS 485 port Default is enabled Search for Sensor Network Devices This option will allow the AcquiSuite to search for sensor network enabled ModHoppers R9120 3SN and log data from attached devices Note this is for sensor network...

Page 18: ... sensor s serial number Each sensor may be given a name and some have additional options to configure such as input value scaling ModHopper Map The AcquiSuite has additional diagnostic features that assist with ModHopper deployments The most useful is the ModHopper route map Select the ModHoppers menu from the Wireless section in the AcquiSuite menu tree as shown below The graph will draw a blue b...

Page 19: ...DNS server provided by your dialup isp If you only use the AcquiSuite on a crossover cable and or dialin mode you should leave these blank DHCP enable disable If you LAN has a DHCP server you may enable this option and remove the previous options for IP netmask gateway and DNS Check with your LAN administrator first HTTP Proxy If your LAN is connected to the internet using a sophisticated firewall...

Page 20: ...he synchronization will align the clock to within 1 second of the internet time source or atomic clock You may need to verify if your firewall will allow NTP or Rdate packets to pass through Generally it is better to use a local time server if possible The time server time obvius com supports both NTP and Rdate time protocols If you use a GSM connected system you will probably need to use Rdate NT...

Page 21: ...ction log This log shows a list of files transferred by FTP on the AcquiSuite Last Data Upload log This log file contains a report from the last data upload attempt to remote database webservers such as BMO This log will show if any log files are being rejected by the dabase webserver or if the network is not allowing a connection Last Modem Connection log This log file shows the details of the mo...

Page 22: ...ses will be printed in Green failure messages will be printed in Red A sample upload test follows Ping localhost 127 0 0 1 Success Ethernet IP address 192 168 10 50 mask 255 255 255 0 Local subnet 192 168 10 0 to 192 168 10 255 Ping ethernet ip address 192 168 10 50 Success Starting system debug logger Dialout not enabled using ethernet LAN connection Ping ethernet gateway 192 168 10 1 Success Pin...

Page 23: ... the cursor to the right one space If you press the select button multiple times the cursor will move right a similar number of spaces allowing you to skip over characters that may be correct based on the previous settings When you are finished entering the IP address select a blank space with the menu button and press select Any characters still remaining to the right of the cursor will be elimin...

Page 24: ...swords that have been configured and will return the AcquiSuite to the factory default settings This is mainly useful when reconfiguring an AcquiSuite that has been used previously on a different job or project Log File Data The AcquiSuite stores data from the modbus devices in text csv log files One log file is created for each modbus device on the system On a daily basis the log files are rotate...

Page 25: ...n the log file but may be several seconds after the initial log cycle The log date time is in Universal time UTC This means that the data is logged with no shift for daylight savings time and must be converted to local time for reporting purposes When importing into a database data should be kept in UTC time for ease of use When reporting the final data you should adjust the time to reflect the lo...

Page 26: ...nvalid data point Log Storage Capacity The AcquiSuite uses approximately 8 Mbytes of flash disk for log file storage As data from the modbus meters is collected it is appended to log files on this flash chip Once a day at the first call out period for uploading data the log files are rotated This action renames each log file and compresses the old file using gzip The net result is a smaller file f...

Page 27: ...ation as needed Note if configuration changes are made to the AcquiSuite those changes will be uploaded to the BMO site If configuration changes are made at both the AcquiSuite and the BMO website the most recent changes will be used Target Address to upload data This is the website URL to upload data to This should always be set to http www buildingmanageronline com upload php unless you are conf...

Page 28: ...n information about the AcquiSuite Enertrax DL can also be configured to make LAN or Dilaup calls to one or more AcquiSuite or AcquiLite data acquisition servers Enertrax DL can be obtained from the Obvius com website in the Products section HTTP Post Upload To Building Manager Online AcquiSuite sends data to the BMO website The BMO Website stores the data in a SQL database Quick reporting from ou...

Page 29: ...ecify a command prompt prior to using mdel that will prevent the FTP client software from asking if you are sure you wish to delete each file Linking to AcquiSuite Device Status Pages It may be helpful to create a shortcut or a hyperlink on another web page that will direct the browser to bring up a specific device status page in your browser To do this right click on the page and select propertie...

Page 30: ...tely 4 x 4 25 x 2 deep The AcquiSuite has 4 mounting holes for use with a 6 screw The drawing above shows the relative position of the mounting holes Page 30 A8810 AcquiSuite Data Acquisition Server Shop for Power Metering products online at 1 800 561 8187 www PowerMeterStore ca ...

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