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Vega NB-15 / User Manual 

 

 

Revision 02 – 28 April 2021  

 

Document Information 

 

Title 

NB-IoT modem Vega NB-15 

Document type 

Manual – Translation from Russian 

Document number 

V02-NB15-01  

Revision and date 

02 -  28 April 2021  

 

This document applies to the following products: 

Product name 

Type number 

Vega NB 

Vega NB-15 

 

 

Revision History 

Revision  Date 

Name 

Comments 

01 

22.01.2020 

KEV 

The first release 

02 

28.04.2021 

KEV 

JSON message content has been changed, new 
communication periods: 2, 3 and 4 hours 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for NB-15

Page 1: ...www vega absolute ru NB IoT MODEM VEGA NB 15 User manual ...

Page 2: ...Russian Document number V02 NB15 01 Revision and date 02 28 April 2021 This document applies to the following products Product name Type number Vega NB Vega NB 15 Revision History Revision Date Name Comments 01 22 01 2020 KEV The first release 02 28 04 2021 KEV JSON message content has been changed new communication periods 2 3 and 4 hours ...

Page 3: ... 3 OPERATION 7 Contacts 7 Buttons 9 Indication 10 Initial Startup 11 Connecting via USB 11 4 VEGA NB IoT CONFIGURATOR 13 Interface of the application 13 Connection to the device 14 System tab 15 Settings tab 16 Vega NB 15 tab 18 5 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL 20 Data collection mode 20 6 STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS 22 7 CONTENT OF THE PACKAGE 23 8 WARRANTY 24 ...

Page 4: ...unctions of the counter This manual is targeted at specialists familiar with installation work fundamentals of electronic and electrical equipment The counter 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 as to ...

Page 5: ...or two batteries with 6400 mA capacity or by an external supply with power 5 55 V FUNCTIONAL Vega NB 15 modem has the following features o RS 485 interface through ModBus protocol o 1 Wire interface for connection of temperature sensors up to 10 o Two digital inputs which can also operating in the security mode for connecting the external leakage and safety sensors etc o Two analog inputs o Queue ...

Page 6: ...SB type B Operating temperatures 40 85 С Built in temperature sensor yes Quantity of black box records 200 Cellular communications Supported Cellular Standards LTE Cat NB1 Data transfer protocol MQTT LTE NB IoT antenna type external Power Battery 6400 12800 mAh External power 5 55 V Case Housing dimensions 95 х 95 х 50 mm Ingress protection rating IP65 ...

Page 7: ...1 2 COUNT2 Digital input 2 3 GND Ground 4 GND Ground 5 ADC1 Analog input 1 0 21 В 6 ADC2 Analog input 2 0 21 В 7 RS485_A RS 485 Interface A 8 RS485_B RS 485 Interface B 9 ONE_WIRE 1 Wire Interface 10 GND Ground 11 V_EXT External power 12 GND External power Digital inputs COUNT1 and COUNT2 may operate in pulse or security mode If the input has not connected there is a logic 1 ...

Page 8: ... choose the event for security input triggering via the Vega NB IoT Configurator application Analog inputs ADC1 and ADC2 may be used for measuring an external voltage from 0 to 21 V RS 485 modbus and 10Wire interfaces cannot connecting at the same time Switching between two interfaces carried out with jumpers on the XP4 and XP5 connectors on the board 1 Wire interface allows to connect is up to 10...

Page 9: ...ng for 2 seconds Data transmitting Pressing for 3 seconds LTE modem switching off Pressing for 3 seconds Packet generation Short pressing Device reset 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 butto...

Page 10: ...ning Short flash every three seconds Device searches the network Short flash every second Device successfully connected to the network Two short flashes every second Device transmits data to the network Short flash every five seconds Device in the Operation mode No light Device in the Sleep mode or switched off LED location on the board ...

Page 11: ...u should use both connectors After power supplying the device loading and sleeps until the communication session according with the 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 can be adjusted with the Vega NB IoT Configurator application through the USB connection See part 4 Before connecting the device to th...

Page 12: ...is window you 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 via USB ...

Page 13: ...a 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 ...

Page 14: ...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 15: ...configurator 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 16: ...d after which the modem will fall asleep 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 Transmission ...

Page 17: ...hour period from 16 40 to 17 10 Thus packets from this device will transmit at 16 41 at 17 11 at 17 41 at 18 11 and so on every 30 minutes by the internal device clock Guard settings allows to set up mode of security inputs triggering when security circuit is short open or in a both cases Server settings settings of connection with MQTT broker Interface settings allows setting up the type of every...

Page 18: ...uality 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 After switching the auto add mode ON the devic...

Page 19: ...1 Inputs outputs displays current parameters of the device and allows to form a packet i e to collect data from all the inputs and put the packet to the black box until the next communication session Device output displays device s events in real time ...

Page 20: ...the data published and a client name the name which the device use for publishing All those settings specified in Vega NB IoT Configurator in part MQTT settings For watching the data sending by the device you should to deploy MQTT broker on a PC and subscribe some application on MQTT broker Vega NB 15 sends the message on the server as a text of JSON format See example below Message dev NB 15 v0 8...

Page 21: ...rk address RSRP input signal power in santibells1 RSRQ input signal quality in santibells1 RSSI indicator of the input signal power in santibells1 SNR signal to noise ratio Telemetry part with collected data one packet reason reason for packet forming UTC the date and the time of message collecting in UTC format by Greenwich bat battery charge pulse1 pulse number on the input 1 pulse2 pulse number...

Page 22: ...ATION REQUIREMENTS Vega NB 15 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 23: ...Vega NB 15 User Manual 23 Revision 02 28 April 2021 7 CONTENT OF THE PACKAGE The modem is delivered complete with Vega NB 15 modem 1 pc Antenna 1 pc Factory certificate 1 pc ...

Page 24: ...tation storage and operation specified in this user manual Warranty does not apply to 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 of liquids leaking inside the d...

Page 25: ...Vega NB 15 User Manual 25 Revision 02 28 April 2021 vega absolute ru User Manual Vega Absolute OOO 2020 2021 ...

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