Boltek ERL-10 Installation & Operator’S Manual Download

Page: 1 / 36

BOLTEK CORPORATION

Lightning Detection

ERL-10 Programmable

Output Relay Module

Installation/Operators Guide

Summary of Contents for ERL-10

Page 1: ...BOLTEK CORPORATION Lightning Detection ERL 10 Programmable Output Relay Module Installation Operators Guide ...

Page 2: ...tek Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages losses costs or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of use misuse accident or abuse Notwithstanding the above Boltek Corp s liability shall not exceed the purchase price of the equipment THIS EQUIPMENT IS NOT TO BE USED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES 2020 Boltek Corporation...

Page 3: ...t from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The connection of a non shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for this equipment It is the responsibility of the user to use a shi...

Page 4: ...6 Coincidence Config Tab 8 Relays Config Tab 8 USB Message Config Tab 8 Configuration Buttons 8 ERL 10 Status Monitor 10 ERL 10 Event Viewer 12 Operation 14 Operation Modes 14 Input Connection Modes 15 Connectors 20 Overview 22 Front Panel LEDs 22 USB Messages and Commands 25 USB RS485 Messages 25 ERL 10 Connections 28 Specifications 31 ERL 10 Hardware Specifications 31 Software Specifications 31 ...

Page 5: ... Figure 8 RS485 Input Jumper Settings 15 Figure 9 ERL 10 Kit 2 with RS 485 Input 16 Figure 10 Fiber Optic Input Jumper Settings 17 Figure 11 ERL 10 Kit 2 with Fiber Optic Input 18 Figure 12 ERL 10 Kit 1 with Fiber Optic Input RS485 Output 19 Figure 13 Relay Outputs 20 Figure 14 Relay connection example 21 Figure 15 ERL 10 Top View 22 Figure 16 ERL 10 Kit 1 alternate connection 28 Figure 17 ERL 10 ...

Page 6: ... with relay connections to activate lighting or audible devices The ERL 10 is suitable for use with a computer or as a stand alone relay module for fixed installations Your ERL 10 package should contain 1 ERL 10 Relay 2 USB Cable 3 12V DC Power Adapter 4 RS485 wire 5 USB flash drive 6 DIN rail mount 7 Rubber feet Please check that all ERL 10 parts are included Chapter 1 T ...

Page 7: ...efer to Fault Code chart listed in Appendix A 6 After the ERL 10 is powered up the USB drivers should automatically install if there is an active internet connection on the computer If there is no internet connection the USB driver install program can be found on the Boltek USB Flash Drive in the folder USB_DRIVER 7 Run the ERL 10 program executable on the USB Flash Drive to install the Configurat...

Page 8: ...C H A P T E R 2 S O F T W A R E 3 Software ERL 10 display software installation Figure 1 ERL 10 Status Monitor Display All Clear state Chapter 2 ...

Page 9: ... driver installation 1 Plug the square end of the USB cable into the EFA 20 and the other end of the cable into an available USB port on a Laptop or PC 2 Windows should automatically install the driver if there is an internet connection If the Found New Hardware Wizard appeared in step 1 or there is no active internet connection a Click Cancel if Found New Hardware Wizard window pops up b Insert E...

Page 10: ... modify the alarm configuration If you see these message windows pop up when starting the Configuration Utility click the OK button then click the Yes button Check the top of the ERL 10 relay module and verify that the power LED is on and the USB cable is properly connected To verify connectivity confirm the correct firmware version 1 data scrolling in the USB Live Com Update Window 2 and if there...

Page 11: ... the duration that the Red alarm will remain active when this high field alarm is activated This value can be set between 1 and 60 minutes Orange Lightning Alarm The Orange strike alarm can be enabled or disabled The Strike Enable distance box cannot be set to the same or lower distance than the Red strike alarm The set distance cannot exceed 20 miles 32km using just the EFM 100 sensor or 40 miles...

Page 12: ...eld to activate the alarm and represents the same positive and negative field levels This value cannot be higher than an active Red or Orange high field alarm level The Delay On time is the length of time the set electric field magnitude must remain above before the alarm is activated If the electric field magnitude drops below the set point before the delay expires the delay timer will be reset T...

Page 13: ... all relays The switch states can be configured based on how the user hardware connected to the terminal block operates USB Message Config Tab This tab displays what messages are transmitted from the ERL 10 these settings can t be modified Configuration Buttons The configuration buttons allow the user to send and read configurations to and from the ERL 10 Read Config From ERL 10 Displays last save...

Page 14: ... for different parameters Load Config From Disk This is used for loading previously saved configuration files There are eight pre configured files that come with the ERL 10 software package for convenience 2AlarmStrikeAndFieldWithCoincidence cfg 2AlarmStrikeAndFieldWithNoCoincidence cfg 2AlarmStrikeWithCoincidence cfg 2AlarmStrikeWithNoCoincidence cfg 3AlarmStrikeAndFieldWithCoincidence cfg 3Alarm...

Page 15: ...e changed in this window Status Data Displays ERL 10 firmware version of the ERL 10 coincidence mode on or off along with the last strike distance detected and current electric field levels There are slider bars on the Electric Field History window that can be used to zoom in and out of the graph The Lightning Strike box will flash the corresponding alarm color when a strike is detected within eac...

Page 16: ...S O F T W A R E 11 View Warning History Displays a timestamped historical display of the current day s relay activity Activity is only recorded while the Status Monitor software is running Figure 4 Warning History Log ...

Page 17: ...r is used to display historical alarm and lightning strike activity A daily data file is automatically created and updated by the ERL10 Status Monitor program while it is running The ERL 10 Output Relay Module does not store data and historical activity cannot be retrieved if the software is not running ...

Page 18: ...ile Select the preferred file to view activity for that day A window with a graph will pop up Figure 6 Alarm Time Graph Zoom handles are located at the bottom of the graph to expand a time frame of interest for an easier view when looking at the relay state changes Figure 7 Alarm Time Graph Zoomed In ...

Page 19: ...trikes that may occur with precipitation noise or objects that could interfere with the normal operation of the EFM 100 Coincidence mode is only applicable within the EFM 100 detection range 0 20 miles 0 32km Lightning strike detection can be extended further than the EFM 100 range in this mode in which case would only be detected by the LD 250 and could be subject to false strikes High electrical...

Page 20: ... jumper settings for this input method If switching from the fiber optic input access the circuit board by removing the four case screws and cover The jumpers shown below indicate the correct position Figure 8 RS485 Input Jumper Settings Note the RS485 communication on the ERL 10 is one way and can only receive data default or transmit data depending on the jumper settings See connection diagram o...

Page 21: ...C H A P T E R 3 O P E R A T I O N 16 Figure 9 ERL 10 Kit 2 with RS 485 Input ...

Page 22: ...SB cable from the ERL 10 to a PC Laptop Another method is by connecting a Serial server data over network internet or USB RS485 adapter to the RS485 output on the terminal block if the PC Laptop is a long distance away from the ERL 10 Data can also be accessed when both output connections are used at the same time Figure 10 Fiber Optic Input Jumper Settings See connection diagram on next page for ...

Page 23: ...C H A P T E R 3 O P E R A T I O N 18 Figure 11 ERL 10 Kit 2 with Fiber Optic Input ...

Page 24: ...C H A P T E R 3 O P E R A T I O N 19 Figure 12 ERL 10 Kit 1 with Fiber Optic Input RS485 Output ...

Page 25: ...on is needed to display lightning strikes and alarm status on the ERL 10 software LD 250 Connect the DB9 cable from the LD 250 RS232 port to the ERL 10 RS232 port This is needed when coincidence mode is enabled Power Connect supplied 12V DC power supply to this connector Terminal Block Use this to connect external devices such as a lighting system or audible devices See figure below for an example...

Page 26: ...C H A P T E R 3 O P E R A T I O N 21 Figure 14 Relay connection example ...

Page 27: ...C H A P T E R 4 O V E R V I E W 22 Overview Front Panel LEDs Figure 15 ERL 10 Top View Chapter 4 ...

Page 28: ... activity detected The GREEN LED will turn off as soon as an active alarm is triggered in any of the ranges YELLOW LED The YELLOW LED will illuminate when a strike or high field alarm is detected based on the settings entered in the configuration software until no further activity is detected within the set active time ORANGE LED The ORANGE LED will illuminate when a strike or high field alarm is ...

Page 29: ...and repeat if there is a failure Refer to fault code table below for description Fault Description of blinks EFM 100 NO DATA 1 LD 250 NO DATA 2 EFM 100 ROTOR FAULT 3 EFM 100 SELF TEST ERROR 4 EFM 100 SYNTAX ERROR 5 EFM 100 CHECKSUM ERROR 6 EFM 100 UNKNOWN ERROR 7 ERL 10 RESET FAULT 8 ERL 10 CONFIGURATION ERROR 9 LD 250 SYNTAX ERROR 10 LD 250 CHECKSUM ERROR 11 LD 250 UNKNOWN ERROR 12 Table 1 Fault ...

Page 30: ...evel 00 00 to 20 00 f fault 0 Normal 1 Rotor Fault cs checksum in hex 00 to FF cr carriage return lf line feed Example 00 33 0 C9 Represents 0 33kV m with no faults High Field Sentence Transmitted when an active high field alarm level is detected longer than set delay time HF p ee ee cs cr lf p polarity of electric field or ee ee electric field level 00 00 to 20 00 cs checksum in hex 00 to FF cr c...

Page 31: ...e g startup green delay status 0 not active 1 active ac all clear green status 0 not active 1 active tr red alarm timer count 0 3600 seconds to orange alarm timer count 0 3600 seconds ty yellow alarm timer count 0 3600 seconds tg startup green delay timer count 0 3600 seconds tac all clear green timer count 0 3600 seconds fc fault code see fault code data output table for description cs checksum i...

Page 32: ... Output String Code HEX EFM 100 NO DATA 01 LD 250 NO DATA 02 EFM 100 ROTOR FAULT 04 EFM 100 SELF TEST ERROR 08 EFM 100 SYNTAX ERROR 10 EFM 100 CHECKSUM ERROR 20 EFM 100 UNKNOWN ERROR 40 ERL 10 RESET FAULT 80 ERL 10 CONFIGURATION ERROR 100 LD 250 SYNTAX ERROR 200 LD 250 CHECKSUM ERROR 400 LD 250 UNKNOWN ERROR 800 Table 2 Fault Code Data Output ...

Page 33: ...e wired together with the detectors and computer displays when the default setup is not preferred or possible Note Some diagrams are displayed with and without the optional LD 250 long range detector however all connections will work the same with or without the LD 250 Figure 16 ERL 10 Kit 1 alternate connection Appendix B ...

Page 34: ...er optic input and serial server connected to the RS485 output on the ERL 10 terminal block Up to four connections can be made with a single BGW312 serial server multiple serial servers can be used if more connections are needed Figure 17 ERL 10 Kit 2 Fiber Optic Input with Serial Server ...

Page 35: ...ange display software can be run at the same time using a DB9 Y splitter with one end connected to the ERL 10 and the other end connected to a USB RS232 adapter plugged into an available USB port Figure 18 ERL 10 Kit 2 with Status Monitor and NexStorm Display ...

Page 36: ...ta sentences ERL 10 Dimensions 5 0 x 6 5 x 1 5 127 x 165 x 38 mm ERL 10 Weight 0 8 lbs 375 gm Shipping Weight 5 6 lbs 2 6kg Shipping Dimensions 9 0 x 11 5 x 6 5 229 x 292 x 165 mm Software Specifications Operating Systems Windows 10 8 7 32 64 bit Vista 32 64 bit 2000 XP 98 95 Alarm Distance Ranges non Coincidence mode 0 to 20 mi 0 to 32 km Alarm Distance Ranges Coincidence mode 0 to 40 mi 0 to 64 ...

Search results

Summary of Contents for ERL-10

Reviews:

Related manuals for ERL-10

Brands by name

Popular brands

Boltek ERL-10, Installation & Operator’S Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for ERL-10

Reviews:

Related manuals for ERL-10

Brands by name

Popular brands