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Contents
Contents ................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
1
General Information and Safety ................................................................................................................................. 3
1.1
Document Revision History ............................................................................................................................. 3
1.2
Proprietary Notice ............................................................................................................................................ 4
1.3
Safety ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4
Battery Information and Safety ........................................................................................................................ 4
1.5
Components supplied ...................................................................................................................................... 6
1.6
Definitions / Glossary ...................................................................................................................................... 6
1.7
Part numbers ................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.8
Symbols ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
2
Introduction to the Metron 2 ...................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1
How to install, setup and commission the Metron 2 ....................................................................................... 8
2.2
Requirements for Technical Support............................................................................................................... 8
2.3
Overview .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.4
Specification .................................................................................................................................................... 9
3
Installation instructions ............................................................................................................................................ 10
3.1
Mechanical installation .................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2
Electrical installation ...................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2.1
Power supplies and consumption ...................................................................................................... 11
3.2.2
Sensor types and Input wiring ........................................................................................................... 13
0
– 10V output (three wire) ............................................................................................................................ 13
0
– 5V ratiometric (three wire) ....................................................................................................................... 13
4
– 20mA loop (two wire, +V and IN) ........................................................................................................... 13
4
– 20mA or 0 – 20mA powered (three wire) ................................................................................................ 13
Switched input / Volt free contact (two wire, +V and IN) ............................................................................... 13
Other
– Please contact Powelectrics with any other sensor type ................................................................. 13
3.2.3
Output wiring ...................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3
SIM cards and Carriers ................................................................................................................................. 14
3.4
External Antennas ......................................................................................................................................... 14
4
Using the unit and commissioning ......................................................................................................................... 15
4.1
How it works .................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.2
Using the menus and buttons ....................................................................................................................... 15
4.2.1
Menu structure and functions ............................................................................................................ 15
4.2.2
Outline of operational modes ............................................................................................................. 18
4.2.3
Transmission Process
– Flow Chart .................................................................................................. 19
4.2.4
Meanings of Icons .............................................................................................................................. 22
4.3
Important notes about how the Metron 2 operates ....................................................................................... 22
SIM updates .................................................................................................................................................. 22
Timekeeping .................................................................................................................................................. 22
Network selection .......................................................................................................................................... 23
4.4
Types of Digital Inputs ................................................................................................................................... 23
4.5
Before you start ............................................................................................................................................. 23
4.6
General .......................................................................................................................................................... 23
4.7
Configuration ................................................................................................................................................. 24
4.8
Configuration tool software............................................................................................................................ 24
4.8.1
Installation of the config tool and driver ............................................................................................. 24
4.8.2
Using the config tool .......................................................................................................................... 25
System configuration ..................................................................................................................................... 25
Input configuration ......................................................................................................................................... 26
Output configuration ...................................................................................................................................... 34
Communcations configuration ....................................................................................................................... 35
4.8.3
Driver Issues ...................................................................................................................................... 37
4.8.4
Updating the firmware using USB...................................................................................................... 37
4.9
Important information .................................................................................................................................... 38
4.9.1
Decimal places and scaling ............................................................................................................... 38
4.9.2
Cell ID ................................................................................................................................................ 38
4.10
Commissioning Guidelines ............................................................................................................................ 38
5
Example Configurations ........................................................................................................................................... 39
5.1
How to calculate values for sensors.............................................................................................................. 39
5.2
Example 1 ...................................................................................................................................................... 39
5.3
Example 2 ...................................................................................................................................................... 40
6
Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................................................ 41