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- Page 1 AMB-8059 AMB-8059 First Use First Use A quick step by step guide A quick step by step guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Index Software Installation Connection to the computer The software 8059-SW02 Wi-FI, Direct AP, Point to Point Wi-FI, Remote IP, FTP Modem, Point to Point Modem, FTP Optical Fiber, Point to Point Car mounting kit Area monitor installation guide Troubleshooting... -
Page 3: Software Installation
Software installation The software must always be installed and used as Administrator. To do this: - Highlight the icon 8059 NSTS setup with one click of the mouse, then push the right button and from the menu choose the third voice from the top “RUN as administrator”... - Page 4 - Now check the box “run this software as administrator” and push the ok button. At this point, every time the software runs, it will be in the mode Administrator. Now it is time to connect the area monitor to your computer What happens when I do not use the option “Run as Administrator”?
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Page 5: Connection To The Computer
CD. Use the USB connection When the AMB-8059 is connected via USB, it is recognized by the computer as a new COM port called TI MSP430 USB (COMx), where x is the number associated to this specific port. - Page 6 Now, it is time to decide in which way your AMB-8059 has to work. With this area monitor you can work in Point-to Point mode or FTP mode, using the 3G modem or the Wi-Fi connection or also via optical fiber Point to Point is a direct connection between the area monitor and the computer using the modem, the Wi-Fi or the optical fiber.
- Page 7 FTP means File Transfer Protocol, in this mode there is no direct connection between the area monitor and the computer. The area monitor will send all data on a FTP server where they lies up to the user will use the software to download them. To work in this mode you need a FTP server and then choose between a modem connection or Wi-Fi connection.
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Page 8: The Software 8059-Sw02
The software 8059-SW02 Connect the area monitor to the computer and launch the software. In the first window you can see the button change with the indication of port you are using to communicate with he area monitor. As default it is set on the first available COM port of your computer. Press it in case you need to change the port. - Page 9 Now the software will ask you to enter a Terminal Password. The Terminal PASSWORD is used to prevent the improper use of the software by non admitted personnel. If the answer is YES, a window will be opened where it is possible to enter the Terminal PASSWORD for the management of the Field Monitors.
- Page 10 After entering the Terminal Password needed to ensure the secure management of the Field Monitors (Station identifier, telephone number, automatic downloads, automatic text file creation…), the soft- ware asks to enter a Setting PASSWORD which is needed to edit the parameter settings on the Field Monitors to be queried (alarm settings, storing rate, frequency bands, firmware upgrading…).
- Page 11 This is the main window of the software: Place the cursor on the area monitor in the grid and click once, then click on button Data transfer settings. The software will verify if the serial number matches or not. In case you can have the following window:...
- Page 12 Decide to use the internal 3G Modem or the internal Wi-Fi These parameters depending on the FTP server you are using. As default, every Narda area monitor is set to work in FTP mode and the parameters you can find in this section are of our FTP server that can be used for preliminary test.
- Page 13 Wi-Fi Here you have to set the Wi-Fi parameters. SSID WLan: the name of the wireless network you intend to use Password WLan: the password of that specific wireless network Remote IP address: this is the IP address of the area monitor, default 192.168.1.1 Port: the number of the port, used by the area monitor, default 5000 AP Password: this is the access point password, the password used by the area monitor, it is not mandatory...
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Page 14: Wi-Fi, Direct Ap, Point To Point
Wi-Fi, Direct AP, Point to Point This modality allows you to directly communicate with area monitor. The AMB-8059 becomes an Hotspot creating it own Wi-Fi network. The network will have the following name Narda_AMB_140WY60903To work in this way the area monitor hast to be set in this way:... - Page 15 Close the program 8059-SW02. Using the Wi-Fi connection of your computer , look for the Wi-Fi network of your Area monitor and connect to it. and launch it again. In the first window press the button change: Now check over IP and then complete the fields with the IP address 192.168.1.1 and the port number 5000...
- Page 16 Now switch the main panel of the software into Point to Point mode and add a new station. It always better add and remove stations instead of change an existing one. Now: - Insert the Station Identifier: it is the name you decide to give to your monitor station. As default it is the serial number of the station.
- Page 17 Now your area monitor should be added to the list. Click once on its row and then press the button Call Every time, the software will try to have a connection with the modem. Because of the area monitor is directly connected to the PC you will see the following window.
- Page 18 If you press YES the name inside the station will be changed. This name it is just a label, the serial number of the area monitor will be always the same and cannot be changed. If you press no, the software will ask you if you want to replace the name in the grid with that one stored in the area monitor.
- Page 19 The frame Schedule for SMS/WiFi functions in the following way: - in the blank part near the written Tel#, you have to add the telephone number of the modem connected to the PC, this just in case you want the area monitor originates an automatic call to the computer - in the part Time, you have to decide when the modem has to be switched ON - in the part Stand By, you have to decide for how many quarters of hours, starting from the hours of switching ON, the modem has to stay in stand by...
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Page 20: Wi-Fi, Remote Ip, Ftp
Wi-Fi, Remote IP, FTP In this modality the area monitor will send all data to an FTP server where they lie up. The area monitor communicates to a router thorught the Wi-Fi network. To work in this way the area monitor hast to be set in this way:... - Page 21 All other field can be left blank. Press SET and then Exit Every time you switch a AMB-8059 ON, it starts to work in Direct AP mode. After some minutes the area monitor will switch on the correct modality set in Data Transfer Settings.
- Page 22 Once you set the FTP mode in the Data Transfer Settings window, you have to set the correct hours and date in the internal clock. To do this switch the main panel of the software into Point to Point mode and add a new station.
- Page 23 Now your area monitor should be added to the list. Click once on its row and then press the button Call Every time, the software will try to have a connection with the modem. Because of the area monitor is directly connected to the PC you will see the following window.
- Page 24 If you press YES the name inside the station will be changed. This name it is just a label, the serial number of the area monitor will be always the same and cannot be changed. If you press no, the software will ask you if you want to replace the name in the grid with that one stored in the area monitor.
- Page 25 Now turn again in the FTP mode in the main window and add a new station. Now: - Insert the Station Identifier: it is the name you decide to give to your monitor station. As default it is the serial number of the station. - Insert the S/N: it is the serial number of the station and it will correspond to the folder that will be created in your FTP server where you can find all data.
- Page 26 The software starts to communicate with the FTP server. All communications between them is monitored by the window called Driver INET FTP The first time, the software will advise you that there is no folder on FTP server with that serial number and ask you to create it.
- Page 27 Then will ask you if you want to use default settings. Choose YES for both windows In this moment, in your FTP server, there should be a folder with the same serial number of your monitor station and inside there should be a file called creating.TXT In the main window push the button Enable Settings and, after modify them push the button SET.
- Page 28 in the FTP server there is an additional file called 8059FLD.txt In the software choose the section Communication and change the Schedule for SMS/WiFi settings accordingly to your work The frame Schedule for SMS/WiFi works in the following way: - in the part Time, you have to decide when the modem has to be switched ON and send data to the FTP server using the Wi-Fi connection - in the part Stand By, you have to decide for how many quarters of hours, starting from the hours of switching ON, the WiFi has to try to send all data...
- Page 29 Once everything is correctly set, push the button Save. Now on the FTP server there is a file called 8059.CFG taht is the configuration file you have just created and that will be used by the area monitor, during the first connection, to modify its settings accordingly to this file Now we have to force the first connection between the Area Monitor and the FTP server.
- Page 30 The free “royalwebhosting” service often exhibits very long reply times which trigger Narda monitoring station TO procedures. To try Narda monitoring stations and setup a first working setup, we can provide you FTP space on our private server. However, for a future actual installation, you will...
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Page 31: Modem, Point To Point
Modem, Point to Point This modality allows you to directly communicate with area monitor. All you need is a PC modem, a SIM card in the area monitor modem and another SIM car for the PC modem but only if it is GSM. Beware, the SIM card for this way of communication need to be specifically enabled for CSD communication mode. - Page 32 Now switch the main panel of the software into Point to Point mode and add a new station. It always better add and remove stations instead of change an existing one. Now: - Insert the Station Identifier: it is the name you decide to give to your monitor station. As default it is the serial number of the station.
- Page 33 Now your area monitor should be added to the list. Click once on its row and then press the button Call Every time, the software will try to have a connection with the modem. Because of the area monitor is directly connected to the PC you will see the following window.
- Page 34 If you press YES the name inside the station will be changed. This name it is just a label, the serial number of the area monitor will be always the same and cannot be changed. If you press no, the software will ask you if you want to replace the name in the grid with that one stored in the area monitor.
- Page 35 The frame Schedule for MODEM works in the following way: - in the blank part near the written Tel#, you have to add the telephone number of the modem connected to the PC, this just in case you want the area monitor originates an automatic call to the computer - in the part Time, you have to decide when the modem has to be switched ON - in the part Stand By, you have to decide for how many quarters of hours, starting from the hours of switching ON, the modem has to stay in stand by...
- Page 36 Now you can disconnect the station from the computer and put it in the place choose for monitoring BEWARE! Every time the Area monitor is switched OFF, and the battery pack is disconnected from it, the internal clock has to be set. It is always better prepare the first installation on site with the help of a laptop or a tablet to verify that internal clock has the right hour and date Connect the modem to the computer to start working in CSD mode with the area monitor.
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Page 37: Modem, Ftp
Modem, FTP In this modality the area monitor will send all data to an FTP server where they lie up . All you need is a PC modem, a SIM card in the area monitor modem and another SIM car for the PC modem but only if it is GSM. Beware, the SIM card for this way of communication need to be specifically enabled for CSD communication mode. - Page 38 Once you set the FTP mode in the Data Transfer Settings window, you have to set the correct hours and date in the internal clock. To do this switch the main panel of the software into Point to Point mode and add a new station.
- Page 39 Now your area monitor should be added to the list. Click once on its row and then press the button Call Every time, the software will try to have a connection with the modem. Because of the area monitor is directly connected to the PC you will see the following window.
- Page 40 If you press YES the name inside the station will be changed. This name it is just a label, the serial number of the area monitor will be always the same and cannot be changed. If you press no, the software will ask you if you want to replace the name in the grid with that one stored in the area monitor.
- Page 41 Now turn again in the FTP mode in the main window and add a new station. Now: - Insert the Station Identifier: it is the name you decide to give to your monitor station. As default it is the serial number of the station. - Insert the S/N: it is the serial number of the station and it will correspond to the folder that will be created in your FTP server where you can find all data.
- Page 42 The software starts to communicate with the FTP server. All communications between them is monitored by the window called Driver INET FTP The first time, the software will advise you that there is no folder on FTP server with that serial number and ask you to create it.
- Page 43 Then will ask you if you want to use default settings. Choose YES for both windows In this moment, in your FTP server, there should be a folder with the same serial number of your monitor station and inside there should be a file called creating.TXT In the main window push the button Enable Settings and, after modify them push the button SET.
- Page 44 in the FTP server there is an additional file called 8059FLD.txt In the software choose the section Communication and change the Schedule for FTP settings accordingly to your work The frame Schedule for FTP s in the following way: - in the part Time, you have to decide when the modem has to be switched ON and send data to the FTP server - in the part Stand By, you have to decide for how many quarters of hours, starting from the hours of switching ON, the modem has to stay in stand by and try to send all data...
- Page 45 #BM?IDN PASSPMM* #BMSCGN* During the connection, the AMB-8059 will look for the CFG file with new settings. In case it is present, the area monitor change its internal settings and at the end it will leave a new file called 8059.SET.
- Page 46 The free “royalwebhosting” service often exhibits very long reply times which trigger Narda monitoring station TO procedures. To try Narda monitoring stations and setup a first working setup, we can provide you FTP space on our private server. However, for a future actual installation, you will...
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Page 47: Optical Fiber, Point To Point
Optical fiber, Point to Point This is the easiest way to communicate with he area monitor. Insert the USB-Optical adaptor in the computer and wait for the automatic driver installation. When you launch the software 8059-SW02, in the first window you have to push the button Change:... - Page 48 From the drop down menu choose USB Serial Port (COMx) where x is the number the computer associates to the converter. Now switch the main panel of the software into Point to Point and use the function direct readings to immediately receive data from the area monitor.
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Page 49: Car Mounting Kit
Car Mounting Kit The car mounting kit allows to have a fast monitoring of a big area. It consists to use an area monitor model 8059-00, with a magnetised adapter placed on the roof of a car. With a direct connection through a optical fiber it is possible to record data like values and GPS coordinates. - Page 50 When you run the software with the area monitor swicthed off or not connected, a window will advise you. In the main window, from the settings drop down menu, select the option limits Edit treshold limits you need to respect and push OK. In this example we have just one treshold be- cause we are using a monoband probe.
- Page 51 In case the option Alarm is checked, every time the treshold is crosse, an acoustic alarm will warn you. Now you can start to log file from the area monitor. Remember that every time a new log session starts, all data in the area monitor’s memory will be permanently deleted.
- Page 52 Every time a new log session starts, a limit is changed or a GPX is saved, you can find all these data inside the folder. C:\Users\(User name)\Documents\NardaSafety\NardaEMFGPSLogger. This folder contains 3 file: - 8059log.txt - 8059Data.gpx - (probe name)_limits.dat The 8059log.txt contains all information about acquisition like probe’s name, GPS coordinates and field values.
- Page 53 Now it is possible to start our log session. In the main window is it possible to see the instant value of the field. In this example we are using a monoband probe. Probes with more than a single band, will show the instant value of every band. Behind the field value there are general information, latitude, longitude and battery status.
- Page 54 At the end of the acquisition, when it is necessary to export data into a GPX file, the software will ask you the field limit. This parameter works with the limits setted at the beginning and is used to determinate the size of the measured field on the track.
- Page 55 The software NardaEMFGPSLogger is not able to manage a GPX file. We suggest to use the free website GPS visualizer, http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/, to convert GPX file into a map. Use the browse button to select the file from your computer. Leave the output format on Google Map and then click on the button “Map It” Now you have your track on a map.
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Page 56: Area Monitor Installation Guide
Area monitor installation guide Where to place an area monitor? The placement of an area monitor is a compromise between a non-easy access site, to avoid possible vandalism, and a place that requires continuous monitoring. Normally a roof, a very large terrace, an open place and on a straight surface, is the place that is most advisable. - Page 57 What is the minimum distance I should keep from a wall or any other object? Much depends on the type of material it is made, its density, how the environmental factors affect it. If we take the example of an area monitor mounted on a wall bracket, we must also consider how the latter will act on the signal that it is going to measure.
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Page 58: Troubleshooting
Example When the AMB-8059 is set to work with the modem all sections concerning the Wi-Fi, are not activated The software is not able to have a connection with the FTP server - Verify to have put correct IP address, user name and password for the FTP connection - Try to enter in the FTP server with a browser (Mozilla, Safari, Internet Explorer,...) - Page 59 Sometimes, when i download data, i receive the window message: Non homogeneous data file This happens because some settings have been changed. The software NSTS is not able to manage, in the same day different settings regarding Rate Settings and probe model. When, in the same day one or both these parameters change we have a not homogeneous data in that specif day.