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Vega NB-14 / User Manual 

 

 

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Revision 03 – 14 July 2020  

 

INDICATION 

There are two LEDs on the board: red and blue. Blue LED VD19 shows LTE-modem state, 

and red LED VD18 – the device state. 

 

LED signal 

Meaning 

LTE-modem

 

 

Short flash every three 
seconds 

Device search the network 

 

Short flash every 
second 

Device successfully registered and it is 
in the network 

 

Two short flashes every 
one second 

Device transmits data to the network 

 

No light 

LTE-modem switched off 

Device 

 

Short flash every 
second 

Battery charge is lower than 5%  

 

Short flash every five 
seconds 

Device in the ‘Operation’ mode 

 

No light 
 

Device in the ‘Sleep’ mode or switched 
off 

 

 

LEDs located on 
the board 

 

Summary of Contents for NB-14

Page 1: ...www vega absolute ru NB IOT MODEM WITH RESISTANCE CONTROL VEGA NB 14 User manual ...

Page 2: ...m Russian Document number V02 NB14 01 Revision and date 03 14 July 2020 This document applies to the following products Product name Type number Vega NB Vega NB 14 Revision History Revision Date Name Comments 01 30 10 2019 KEV The first release 02 13 12 2019 KEV New settings added to Configurator communication protocol is changed 03 14 07 2020 KEV Minor changes ...

Page 3: ...arking 6 2 SPECIFICATION 7 3 OPERATION 8 Contacts 8 Hall sensor 10 Buttons 11 Indication 12 Initial Startup 13 Connecting via USB 13 4 VEGA NB IoT CONFIGURATOR 15 Interface of the application 15 Connection to the device 16 System tab 17 Settings tab 18 Vega NB 14 tab 20 5 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL 22 6 STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS 24 7 CONTENT OF THE PACKAGE 25 8 WARRANTY 26 ...

Page 4: ...mands and functions of the modem This manual is targeted at specialists familiar with installation work fundamentals of electronic and electrical equipment The modem shall be installed and adjusted by qualified specialists in order to ensure proper operation of the device Vega Absolute OOO reserves the right to make changes to the manual related to the improvement of equipment and software as well...

Page 5: ...NICATION AND DATA COLLECTION ALGORITHM The readings collecting from the meter with a configurable period 5 15 30 minutes 1 6 12 or 24 hours The readings stored in the device memory and transmitting during the next communication session with the NB IoT network The adjustable data transfer period can be equal to 5 15 30 minutes 1 6 12 and 24 hours Data transferring in random point in time during set...

Page 6: ...ature sensors up to 10 pc o Queue of sending when delivery is not possible o Time referencing of readings by internal clock UTC o Extra communication when resistance is out of specified thresholds signal wire breakage wet insulation o Communication in case of security inputs or Hall sensor actuation o Measurement of temperature inside housing o Charge measuring of the battery MARKING Device marked...

Page 7: ...85 С Built in temperature sensor yes Hall sensor yes Quantity of black box records up to 100 000 Cellular communications Supported Cellular Standards LTE Cat NB1 Data transfer protocol MQTT Battery Life 2 years if the data transferring once a day LTE NB IoT antenna type external Power Built in battery 6400 mAh one or two depending on delivery conditions Case Housing dimensions 95 х 95 х 50 mm Ingr...

Page 8: ...y input 1 3 GND Ground 4 ALARM2 Security input 2 5 GND Ground 6 ONE_WIRE 1 Wire 7 RA_INPUT2 Input 2 of channel A 8 RA_INPUT1 Input 1 of channel A 9 RB_INPUT2 Input 2 of channel B 10 RB_INPUT1 Input 1 of channel B 11 GND Ground 12 GND Ground There are two security inputs on the boars which allows to connect circuits with the following types of NO contacts reed switch mechanical pushbutton ...

Page 9: ...istance according with scheme pictured above and determines presence of defects of the pipeline insulation or the signal wire after that Table of control values Object state Values of control parameters Text in the program see part 4 Color in the program see part 4 Signal wire is integrity Rw 200 Ohm OK green Breakage of the signal wire Rw 200 Ohm breakage red Pipeline insulation is OK Rins 1 MOhm...

Page 10: ...x until the communication session according the schedule see details in part 4 HALL SENSOR The device has Hall sensor which located on the board edge on the bottom side When the magnet is brought up the sensor triggered and the device can form the alarm message which immediately transmitted to the server ...

Page 11: ...for 1 second Registration at the network Pressing for 2 seconds Data transmitting Pressing for 3 seconds LTE modem switching off When you hold down the button the red LED starts flashing once a second which will help you to find out the duration of pressing Pressing for 1 second corresponds to one flash of the LED pressing for 2 seconds corresponds to two and so on INIT button RESET button INIT bu...

Page 12: ... three seconds Device search the network Short flash every second Device successfully registered and it is in the network Two short flashes every one second Device transmits data to the network No light LTE modem switched off Device Short flash every second Battery charge is lower than 5 Short flash every five seconds Device in the Operation mode No light Device in the Sleep mode or switched off L...

Page 13: ...e schedule If you need to test the data transmitting then press and hold the INIT button for the 2 seconds CONNECTING VIA USB The modem with 4 20 mA interface can be adjusted with the Vega NB IoT Configurator application through the USB connection See part 4 Before connecting the device to the computer for the first time you must install the driver for the COM port stsw stm32102 which can be downl...

Page 14: ...u need to click Next then Install and then the installation will begin When the installation is completed successfully the following screen appears After pressing Finish the driver is ready for operation it is possible to connect the modem with 4 20 mA interface via USB ...

Page 15: ... USB INTERFACE OF THE APPLICATION The Vega NB IoT Configurator application does not require the special installation When the executable file is launched the window for working with the application appears The menu on the left allows you to select the device model connect to the device or disconnect from it and update firmware The application window contains three tabs System Settings and device m...

Page 16: ...he device selection menu becomes inactive To read the settings from the device you need to click the Get settings button until this point the application will display the default settings or from the last connected device After making the necessary changes to the settings you should click the Apply settings button and only then disconnect from the device with the Disconnect button Also the applica...

Page 17: ...onfigurator reads information about the device model its firmware and automatically corrects the device s time when connected to it In that block you can find out the number of records in the black box and the number of packets sent by the device Modem info in that block information about LTE modem is displayed SIM identifiers of the SIM card SIM chip ...

Page 18: ...r which the modem will switch to the Sleep mode when registration waiting For battery economy it s better to set minimal period for which the device can registered in the network in the specific covering conditions Cellular operator can give you APN or set it by default if the field is empty Time zone set up for the data collection period which is equal to the device time UTC plus time zone Transm...

Page 19: ...11 and so on every 30 minutes by the internal device clock Guard inputs settings allows to set up mode of security inputs triggering when security circuit is short open or in a both cases Also to switch on off an alarm by the Hall sensor Active checkbox in front of Send data immediately when a signal wire breaks means that the device will immediately initiates communication session if while collec...

Page 20: ...alues is shown below Value in program Signal Quality dBm 0 113 and lower 1 111 2 30 109 53 31 51 and more 99 No connection 100 116 and lower 101 115 102 190 114 26 191 25 and more 199 No connection 1 Wire settings of connection external temperature sensors and it s readings For adding a sensor in system you need to switch ON the auto add mode Sensors get numbers in order which them were connected ...

Page 21: ...data from all the inputs and put the packet to the black box until the next communication session There is a visualization of state of pipeline insulation and signal wire for every channel Green color means regular operation mode but yellow and red signalizes about alarm state and device sends alarm message When device is connected to Configurator all parameters are displayed in online mode Device...

Page 22: ...publishing All those settings specified in Vega NB IoT Configurator in part MQTT settings For watching the data sending by the device you should deploy MQTT broker on a PC and become subscribed on MQTT broker with any application Vega NB 14 sends the message on the server as a text of JSON format See example below Message dev NB 14 v0 1 IMEI 867723030711443 IMSI 250990283462252 ICCID 8970199170730...

Page 23: ...bat battery charge temp processor temperature RAW wire resistance on channel А Ohm RAW Resistance channel A Wire RAI insulation resistance on channel А kOhm RAI Resistance channel A Isolation RBW wire resistance on channel B Ohm RBW Resistance channel B Wire RBI insulation resistance on channel B kOhm RBI Resistance channel B Isolation onewire values of temperatures of sensors on 1 Wire bus s_alar...

Page 24: ...ATION REQUIREMENTS Vega NB 14 modem shall be stored in the original packaging in heated room at temperatures 5 С to 40 С and relative humidity less than 85 The modem shall be transported in covered freight compartments of all types at any distance at temperatures 40 C to 85 C ...

Page 25: ...ion 03 14 July 2020 7 CONTENT OF THE PACKAGE The modem is delivered complete with Vega NB 14 modem 1 pc Antenna 1 pc Battery 6400 mAh 1 or 2 pcs 2 Factory certificate 1 pc 2 The quantity of batteries depending on delivery conditions ...

Page 26: ...ified in this user manual Warranty does not apply to power supplies of devices which have send more than 720 packets the device with mechanical electrical and or other damages and defects caused by violation of the transportation storage and operation requirements the device with traces of repair performed not by the manufacturer s service center the device with traces of oxidation or other signs ...

Page 27: ...Vega NB 14 User Manual 27 Revision 03 14 July 2020 vega absolute ru User Manual Vega Absolute OOO 2019 2020 ...

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