•
Install the 1000 uF Capacitor on the EH-Link
™
by connecting the POSITIVE terminal to
pin 9 and the NEGATIVE terminal to pin 10 on the P2 connector as shown in
Figure 6
.
The light blue vertical stripe on the Capacitor denotes the NEGATIVE terminal. Use the
small screw driver provided to tighten the screw terminals.
•
Caution:
1) Discharge the Capacitor before connecting. 2) You must observe the
polarity of the Capacitor; otherwise unwarranted damage to the EH-Link
™
may result. 3)
Inadvertent shorting of the charged Capacitor when connected to the EH-Link
™
may
result in unwarranted damage to the EH-Link
™
.
Figure 6
•
Install the Solar Demo Board on the EH-Link
™
by connecting the black lead to pin 1 and
the red lead to pin 2 on the P2 connector as shown in
Figure 6
.
•
In Node Commander
®
, right-click the
Base Station Com X
in the Controller frame.
•
The drop-down menu will appear.
•
Click Monitor Mode.
•
The Sampled Data frame will appear.
•
The Solar Demo Board is now collecting ambient light and charging the Capacitor.
When enough energy has been harvested and stored in the Capacitor, the EH-Link
™
will
begin sending samples.
•
You will again observe this sampling in the Sampled Data frame.
•
Note:
As stated before, the default sampling rate is set at 1 Hz. If the ambient light in
your environment is sufficient, sampling will continue uninterrupted at 1 Hz. If the
ambient light is less than sufficient, the sampling will start and stop and start again as the
Capacitor recharges. Please read the EH-Link
™
User Manual for more details on the
Solar Demo Board.
Powering the EH-Link
™
with the Thermal Electric Generator
•
Remove the Capacitor and the Solar Demo Board from the EH-Link
™
and set these aside.
•
In Node Commander
®
, click the red X on the Sampled Data frame.
•
The Close Sampled Data Window will appear.
•
Click Exit, Stop Nodes Continue and the Sampled Data frame will disappear.
•
Install the Thermal Electric Generator on the EH-Link
™
by connecting the red lead to pin
3 and the black lead to pin 4 on the P2 connector as shown in
Figure 7
.
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•
Note:
No Capacitor is needed to support the Thermal Electric Generator.
