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PlantWatchPRO supervisor for small-medium installations User manual H i g h E f f i c i e n c y S o l u t i o n s...
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PlantWatchPRO indicates that the function can only be accessed directly from PlantWatchPRO (not via web) USB key and using a USB memory key or a storage device (SD) off...
How to set the rules ..........................25 How to confi gure the Guardian program ....................26 How to confi gure email ............................27 How to create a scheduled rule to download a report from PlantWatchPRO .........28 "pwpro" +040000191 - rel. 1.0 - 13.01.2014...
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Events ......................................33 Relè ......................................33 Download alarms ..................................33 How to respond to alarm signals from PlantWatchPRO ................. 34 STORAGE DEVICE USE Before performing any operations, check that the PlantWatchPRO box contains: 1. the device itself 2. n°3 terminals 3.
1. PRESENTATION PlantWatchPRO is the new solution from CAREL for Wall version monitoring and supervision of small / medium-sized systems. The upgraded hardware performance, combined with the new display 65K colour display, means users now have a powerful new tool for their work.
To switch from the main keypad (upper case) to the other keypads, use the following buttons: One of the main features of PlantWatchPRO is the user interface. Web navigation also uses the same graphic interface, identical to the touchscreen except...
), after having confi rmed the changes. opens the window for setting the “Guardian” program; the notifi cation channels specifi ed will be used by the “Guardian” to send any PlantWatchPRO malfunction warnings to the specifi c technical personnel. The outline of this button is red ) when not confi...
Main menu The PlantWatchPRO main menu features the clock, the navigation buttons, the information on the name of the site, and fi ve icons: Installation, Confi guration, Reports, Alarms/Events and Scheduler; pressing each of these accesses other secondary menus with the lists of corresponding functions.
3. START UP Start-up wizard When PlantWatchPRO is fi rst started, the following presentation screen will be displayed. Pressing accesses the page for selecting the LANGUAGE and the TIMEZONE. As the fi nal phase in the program initialisation process, the previous selections need to be confi...
Line 1 and Line 2 • The type from the list of devices available in the The system includes two lines for communication system with fi eld devices over RS485, using CAREL or • System serial address Modbus® protocol. •...
To remove a model that is not used by the installation pen drive. At the end of the procedure, make sure and thus free up part of the PlantWatchPRO memory. that the "\models\standard\newstandardmodel\" path has been created on the pen drive.
How to confi gure a simple line First of all, the user needs to confi gure PlantWatchPRO in relation to the devices in the specifi c installation. Access the confi guration section select LINE CONFIGURATION > LINE 1 > DEVICES.
Go back and choose CONNECTION. Select the type of protocol, CAREL/MODBUS, the Baud Rate, Data Bits, Parity and Stop Bits.. Repeat 1. 2. 3. points for LINE 2 (if present). How to diff erentiate a device (or a group of devices) from the standard An example of how to create another model of device with other features starting from the IR33 ...
How to customise a device model Access the confi guration section select MODEL MANAGEMENT > CONFIGURE MODELS. Select ALARMS. For each model of device a specifi c alarm can be confi gured in relation to enabling and priority. (The priority of an alarm will be shown in the list with a diff...
Site information Users For each site, information can be entered relating to The system can manage and create users with technical service for support in the event of problems. diff erent access profi les. Confi guration > Site information Confi guration > Users Administrator The information for maintenance and the supervisory Used to modify the password for the administrator user.
System pages Update software To update the PlantWatchPRO software, see Chap. The system includes a section for managing maintenance/saving and restoring the software "Using the USB or SD memory key" data/version. Display/Clock Confi guration > System page Control panel for the date/time and display settings.
Support Select "USB key" and then CONFIRM In the event of service on a system in an "unknown" language, English can be activated as the default language. Download service log This page is used to export the information to send to the service centre if problems have occurred.
When starting the system, PlantWatchPRO fi les should be deleted, so as to make sure checks for any USB keys inserted, in the that PlantWatchPRO only restores the desired logical sequence USB1, USB2,USB3, if a key is confi guration. detected it checks for a restore point, and if a...
5. SCHEDULER I/O Confi guration E-Mail configuration The parameters for accessing the SMTP Server can This menu used to confi gure the 4 system notifi cation be confi gured. Select the type of authentication channels: required and the access credentials. •...
Phone book Actions Up to fi ve SMS recipients, fi ve e-mail addresses and Notifi cations one remote access connection can be entered. Confi guration of notifi cations and the corresponding channels. Each recipient may have more than one number or address, separated by semi-colons (;), as in the most commonly used e-mail programs.
Data saving Guardian An automatic report can be created and saved to a The Guardian process checks correct operation of the mass storage device connected to the USB port or entire system so as to guarantee greater security and SD Card reader. reliability.
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Tree of the “Scheduler” menu functions Fax. configurat. I/O Config. SMS configurat. e-mail e-mail configurat. Dial-up Remote configurat. Relay details Relay configurat. Phone book E-mail Daily Daily details Remote access service Rule Time bands Weekly Weekly details configurat. Special event Special event details Notifications...
How to set scheduled rules Below is a step-by-step description of how to turn off the lights at 20:00 each working day and turn them on again in the morning at 9:00. From the home page, enter the SCHEDULER RULE CONFIGURATION TIME BANDS DAILY...
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Return to the RULE CONFIGURATION ACTIONS SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES menu: enter the desired actions (on the entire installation or just on some devices, using the option for assigning the actions to the GROUPS). Two actions have been created, “lights ON” and “lights OFF”, turning the lights on and off...
How to set the rules Below is a description of how to set PlantWatchPRO to notify a highest priority alarm activated in the night- time time band (21:00-08:00) via SMS. From the home page, enter the SCHEDULER RULE CONFIGURATION...
How to confi gure the Guardian program Below is a description of how to send a fax to a certain number if a highest priority alarm is activated on a fi eld device. From the home page, enter the SCHEDULER PHONE BOOK menu, and enter the fax number to send the notifi...
How to confi gure email Below is a step-by-step description of how to confi gure the parameters to allow PlantWatchPRO to send email. From the home page enter the SCHEDULER CONFIGURATION E-MAIL CONFIGURATION E-MAIL menu to access the parameter confi guration screen ...
How to create a scheduled rule to download a report from PlantWatchPRO Below is the procedure for creating a schedule rule to save a HACCP report to a memory key inserted in the fi rst slot at a set time. Firstly a time band and a HACCP report need to be created, as shown previously. Then: ...
6. INSTALLATION Read-only variables On entering this menu, the user can access all the In turn divided into: devices confi gured in the system, with their relative operating status. The LED alongside the name of the Favourites device may have the following meaning: Most-used variables selected by the user.
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- grid to enhance display of the data time axis and the buttons to move from one device to another. PlantWatchPRO can plot up to fi ve values at the same time. Search To search for variables or parameters based on parts of the description or code.
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Tree of the “Installation” menu functions Favourites Favourites Details Device Read-only list variables Alls List Details Favourites List Details Write parameters Alls List Details List Details List Details List Details Other groups List Detail List Detail Active alarms List Details Concluded List Details...
Used to enter the values of the parameters (starting date, report name and period) corresponding to the log report to be printed. PlantWatchPRO is compatible with any USB printer that supports PostScript language. Via web, PlantWatchPRO opens a dialogue If the report is defi ned as HACCP, it may only include box prompting for the directory used to save the HACCP variables for the devices in the installation.
- medium priority; • white - low priority. Relè Used to disable the relays activated by PlantWatchPRO. Pressing the corresponding fi elds and confi rming ) disables the relays. Download alarms This saves the list of active alarms from a certain date onwards;...
How to respond to alarm signals from PlantWatchPRO Below is a description of how alarms are shown on the PlantWatchPRO display and how to respond. ALARM button turns ) an alarm is active on one of the fi eld devices.
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Pressing a third time records the identity of the user who removed the alarm on PlantWatchPRO. Once the alarm has been removed, it no longer appears in the list of ACTIVE ALARMS, but rather can be seen in another screen with the list of CONCLUDED ALARMS.
fi les will be saved and is the name that the user has assigned to the site under The following functions are only accessible directly CONFIGURATION SITE INFORMATION. on PlantWatchPRO and only using the memory key (highlighted in the manual by • IMPORT MODEL; •...
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I supporti di archiviazione disponibili sono: 1 USB 2 SD Once having confi rmed the insert USB key request screen, a list is shown to select the desired USB key from the options available. The description is shown as follows: # USB port - Key model –...
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