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Remote Radio Link User Guide

7.2.1 View Compensated Data

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7.2.2 Graphing Options

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7.3 File Export

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7.3.1 Export All Data

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Summary of Contents for Remote Radio Link

Page 1: ...Solinst Remote Radio Link RRL User Guide November 6 2018...

Page 2: ...t Canada Ltd All rights reserved Printed in Canada Solinst and Levelogger are registered trademarks of Solinst Canada Ltd All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respe...

Page 3: ...tion Progress 14 Step 4 Programming Your RRL Station 15 Step 5 Configuring Attached Dataloggers 16 4 2 1 Editing Datalogger Information 17 Setting Up Datalogger Measurement Parameters 19 Step 6 Confir...

Page 4: ...Remote Radio Link User Guide 7 2 1 View Compensated Data 43 7 2 2 Graphing Options 44 7 3 File Export 45 7 3 1 Export All Data 46...

Page 5: ...s operate on two basic schedules A linear Sample Rate is set at which a Remote Station records a real time reading from each attached datalogger A Report Rate is set to establish the frequency that th...

Page 6: ...ant to ensure you are using the most recent RRL firmware version with the most recent Solinst Telemetry Software To check this go to https www solinst com downloads Note To determine the current firmw...

Page 7: ...equired Home Station Each RRL Network will have one Home Station The Home Station is connected to a PC using an RS232 cable and requires an external power supply as well as the internal batteries to o...

Page 8: ...cables RS232 cable higher gain antenna and Splitters are optional extras External power sources such as solar panels are user supplied as are other installation housings and requirements RRL Stations...

Page 9: ...ly remove the back of the RRL unit 3 Install the batteries in the battery holder Ensure proper polarity 4 Replace the back of the RRL unit ensuring all wires are inside Reinstall the four screws Note...

Page 10: ...loggers LevelVent Wellhead Reader Cable Vented Cable 2 2 Connecting Dataloggers and Splitters There are two connections for dataloggers on each RRL Station using Reader Cables To connect the Reader Ca...

Page 11: ...see the Vented Dataloggers User Guide Figure 2 7 Connecting AquaVent Dataloggers AquaVent Wellhead Connector Cable Connect to Reader Cable Reader Cable AquaVent Wellhead Vented Cable 2 2 4 Splitters S...

Page 12: ...ur office or in the field as well as perform remote diagnostic checks and firmware updates See Section 5 for more information on the Remote Utility 3 1 System Requirements The minimal hardware and sof...

Page 13: ...unit Note STS Telemetry Sites will also be listed in the Administrator Window See separate User Guides for more information on STS Telemetry Systems Selecting a network from the list will display all...

Page 14: ...ength Signal strength of the radio at the RRL Station Station Type Identifies whether the station has been programmed as a Remote Station Relay Station or Home Station Project ID Your own identificati...

Page 15: ...ite the RRL Network Setup screen will open In this screen you will enter the settings for your RRL Network Project Identification Input the unique name you choose to identify your project site Network...

Page 16: ...computer and the RRL Home Station If you are connecting your RRL Home Station to an STS Edge Station identify the serial number of the STS Edge you are connecting to See the STS Edge User Guide for mo...

Page 17: ...external power source is recommended Report Duration is the maximum span of time that a Remote Station will be in contact with the Home Station during the transfer of data The minimum Report Duration...

Page 18: ...106811 This screen will identify that you are about to program the Home Station a Relay Station or Remote Station Programming the Home Station is always first This screen will show you your progress i...

Page 19: ...e Com Port being used to program the RRL Station and the Sample Rate for that station if different from the one set in Step 2 If you are programming the Home Station you will select whether there is a...

Page 20: ...f the selected datalogger will be displayed Note The firmware versions shown in red for each datalogger are the firmware versions that will work with the current Solinst Telemetry Software version To...

Page 21: ...ion Density Adjustment Levelogger Gold models only Is used to adjust the range of the datalogger based on the sample fluid density The range for the density adjustment is from 0 9 kg L to 1 1 kg L Unc...

Page 22: ...logger User Guide for older Levelogger Gold Models Table 4 1 Datalogger Programming Options Datalogger Programming Options Datalogger Type Linear Sampling Memory Battery Life Levelogger Edge Barologge...

Page 23: ...units of measure available for the user to select m default cm ft kPa mbar and psi When using a Barologger Edge the options are kPa default mbar and psi There are fewer options for Levelogger Gold and...

Page 24: ...e channel s units of measurement There are two units of measure available for the user to select mS cm or S cm The Temperature Coefficient LTC Levelogger Junior only field allows you to choose the act...

Page 25: ...eter of the channel and has already been configured as RainFall The channel can be re named to suit each project The Identification field will be the channel heading data column heading and graph line...

Page 26: ...the Programmed Start Time entered in Step 2 or use the Remote Utility to start the station at a different time see Section 5 Sampling based on the Future Start Time The RRL Station will start sampling...

Page 27: ...Remote Radio Link User Guide Page 23 Figure 4 14 Configuring a Relay Station Figure 4 15 Configuring a Remote Station...

Page 28: ...16 RRL Network Configuration Summary Figure 4 17 RRL Network in Administrator Window Note Once all stations have been programmed it is recommended you start each station logging as a test in the offi...

Page 29: ...changes in the software and the new settings will be applied to each RRL Station with their next scheduled report to the Home Station Note Selecting Delete when a RRL Network is highlighted will not...

Page 30: ...e summary Step 2 will provide you with a new Network Configuration Summary that you can print for your records If you select to update each RRL Station through the serial port after changing the setti...

Page 31: ...ached dataloggers and their settings Step 3 retrieves the new settings and allows you to choose between applying the changes to the RRL Station by connecting it to the PC or the Remote Schedule Update...

Page 32: ...n be exported using the STS RRL Administrator as xle or lev files and opened in Levelogger Software for barometric compensation See the Levelogger User Guide for more details To begin the compensation...

Page 33: ...with the next scheduled report The Communication Agent will automatically open after you have finished configuring your RRL Network The Communication Agent can be left open and minimized even after t...

Page 34: ...cheduled to report to the Home Station If there is a communication conflict and the Remote Station does not report when scheduled a timeout message will be shown in the Communication Agent Messages To...

Page 35: ...the Home Station check RRL Station settings and status test communication with the attached dataloggers and stop or start the RRL Station logging when selected in Step 2 of the software wizard The Re...

Page 36: ...n is in idle mode Start will be displayed in the Remote Utility main menu To start logging click Start and Stop will then be displayed to indicate that the RRL Station is in logging mode Stop Logging...

Page 37: ...est function The function performs a series of tests on a RRL Station to check for problems with the battery memory etc If any of these tests fail then a report should be created and sent to Solinst T...

Page 38: ...y and make sure the Baud Rate is set to 9600 4 Click the Open button which should open a file dialog asking for the firmware file ssf to upload Navigate to where the firmware file was saved on your PC...

Page 39: ...wave 2 1 dBi antenna six 6 3 6V AA lithium batteries and dust caps to protect connections when not in use Figure 6 1 RRL Station pt 109236 Antenna pt 108950 Batteries 3 x 2 packs pt 109482 Dust Cap fo...

Page 40: ...the battery life increases by about 10 of the estimates below RRL Stations can also be powered by six 6 user supplied 1 5V AA alkaline batteries With alkaline batteries the battery life will be about...

Page 41: ...e Solinst supplied adaptor cable pt 109720 North American shown in Figure 6 3 to connect the RRL to an AC power source The adaptor has input from 90 246VAC See connection diagram in Figure 6 4 Note Th...

Page 42: ...will be used Figure 6 5 Solar 12V Cable Assembly pt 109452 12V Connection Ground Connection 2 Using the Solinst supplied Solar 12 Volt Cable Assembly pt 109452 shown in Figure 6 5 to connect to a use...

Page 43: ...ad acid battery minimum 12 Amp hour rating trickle charged with a Solar Panel minimum 15 W with a regulator for 12V See connection diagram in Figure 6 8 Figure 6 8 External 12V Lead Acid Battery with...

Page 44: ...ling Leveloggers in the field see the Levelogger User Guide Location and Communication Considerations When using radio communication you must take extra care when locating the Remote Stations RRL radi...

Page 45: ...b The location of the default directory may vary for different Windows operating systems Note if using Windows 7 or 8 the mdb file may be located in a different directory than the default location It...

Page 46: ...pecific site using the Solinst Telemetry Software open the Administrator window and select a RRL Network or station from the list Click on Display Data Select the RRL Station from the list that opens...

Page 47: ...the Levelogger was programmed to record in E g if your Barologger was set to record in psi and your Levelogger was set to record in feet the compensated data will automatically be converted to feet T...

Page 48: ...annel The user can also select the shape of the data marker or remove the data marker The Title and Axis Option is used to enter the title of the graph and change the Y axis label or user selected sca...

Page 49: ...rmed Clicking Export Data will display a drop down menu where you can select to export as a csv xle or lev file Note You can not export Rainlogger Data as a lev file Exporting allows you to select a s...

Page 50: ...All Data Data from all STS Edge Sites and RRL Edge Stations can be exported at one time using the Export all Stations Data function in the File menu There is the option to save all the data in csv xle...

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