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Rev 2.8 

SignalFire Telemetry 

 

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Interface Manual 

Node Checker 

 

 

 

 

 

SignalFire Number: Nodechecker-X 

 
 
 
The SignalFire Node Checker has the following features: 

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USB powered 

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Provides advanced system diagnostics for entire network 

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Can display register readings from any node within the network 

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Shows wireless signal strength and links for each node 

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Wireless configuration of SignalFire nodes 

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Optional wireless PACTware/Rosemount Radar Master connection to remote HART devices with 
a Sentinel-HART node 

 

 

Содержание Nodechecker-X

Страница 1: ...tures USB powered Provides advanced system diagnostics for entire network Can display register readings from any node within the network Shows wireless signal strength and links for each node Wireless configuration of SignalFire nodes Optional wireless PACTware Rosemount Radar Master connection to remote HART devices with a Sentinel HART node ...

Страница 2: ...emetry 2 Installation Before connecting the SignalFire Node Checker box to a USB port open the SignalFire ToolKit and select Install SignalFire Node Checker Driver from the Help Drivers menu Click Next to install the driver ...

Страница 3: ... necessary drivers To determine the correct COM port open the Windows Device Manager and look under Ports In this example the Node Checker is on COM 11 Note The DB9 Port on the Node Checker is only used for Node Checker Firmware updates or for use by the Rosemount Radar Master software Note The Gateway on the network must be running version 7 36 or later to use Node Checker ...

Страница 4: ...figured network read the gateway configuration and list the slave IDs for the nodes connected to the Gateway To read additional information from the remote devices highlight one or more rows and click the Get Slave Info button Double click on any slave ID to see detailed information for that node including versions battery voltage radio link information and register data For remote Modbus nodes th...

Страница 5: ...g nodes send a beacon every 5 5 minutes A countdown timer will indicate the maximum time left before the node will enter remote configuration mode Once the node is awake and ready for configuration click the Open Configuration Window that will appear Only settings applicable to the node type will be available to be changed To update the configuration simply change a setting and click the Set butto...

Страница 6: ...ommended that the Node Checker is located closer to the node to configure than the Gateway The Node Checker must have a good radio direct link to the node to configure PACTware cannot be run through a repeater node Requirements PACTware enabled Node Checker PACTware Version 4 1 SP3 CodeWrights Communication DTM Driver Version 1 0 51 Supplied by SignalFire Device specific DTMs for the sensor to con...

Страница 7: ...file and run setup exe Once the installation is complete open PACTware and go to the View menu and select Device Catalog Click on the Update Device Catalog button to install the driver Confirm that the CodeWrights GmbH driver appears under the devices menu ...

Страница 8: ... necessary to complete a PACTware session 1 Connect to the network with the Node Checker box Connect to the network as described in the Node Checker section above 2 Start a remote configuration session wait for remote Sentinel node to wake up and beacon See the remote configuration section ...

Страница 9: ...will automatically open the PACTware application and add the CodeWrights COM DTM to the project with the correct settings 4 Connect to HART sensor Once PACTware opens connecting to the HART sensor is different than you may be used to Double click on the COM label under the HOST PC Select the COM port of the Node Checker Click Apply then click OK Leave all other settings the way they are ...

Страница 10: ...Rev 2 8 SignalFire Telemetry 10 Right click on the COM label and select Connect ...

Страница 11: ...Rev 2 8 SignalFire Telemetry 11 Right click on the COM label and select Topology Scan Click the blue arrow in the lower left to start the scan and detect the HART sensor ...

Страница 12: ...nsor to open the device DTM Right click on the Sensor and select connect The PACTware session is now fully active and the sensor may be configured as normal using the device DTM When finished close PACTware and return to the Node Checker window Click on End Session to put the Sentinel node back into normal operation this will also happen automatically after a 10 minute inactivity timeout ...

Страница 13: ...cated closer to the node to configure than the Gateway The Node Checker must have a good radio link to the node to configure Radar Master cannot be run through a repeater node Starting a remote Radar Master Session The following steps are necessary to complete a Remote Radar Master session 1 Connected to the network with the Node Checker box using the USB connection Connect to the network as descr...

Страница 14: ...is used a USB serial converter is OK so the DB9 port on the Node Checker box must be used for Radar Master The COM port connected to the DB9 port must be selected in the Communication Preferences window in the Radar Master software Additionally the following setting must be changed Handshake None Response Timeout 2000 Retries 10 Max HART Query Length 55 ...

Страница 15: ...configure the sensor as would normally be done using a HART modem cable When finished close Radar Master and return to the Node Checker window Click on End Session to put the Sentinel node back into normal operation this will also happen automatically after a 10 minute inactivity timeout ...

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