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Radio Communication Interface
ISRAEL Office:
Email: info@kpsystems.com
PO Box 42, Tefen Industrial Park, Tefen 24959
Tel: 972-4-987-3066 / Fax: 972-4-987-3692
P.N.: Book 091
RCI5000™
Web Site: www.kpsystems.com
USA Office: KP ELECTRONICS, INC.
Email: info@kpelectronics.com
109 Tudor Drive, North Wales, PA 19454
Tel: (888) 542-7460 / Fax: (215) 542-7461
Rev: 3.26
Approved by Shai
30/04/06
Levi

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  • Page 1 RCI5000™ Radio Communication Interface ISRAEL Office: USA Office: KP ELECTRONICS, INC. Email: info@kpsystems.com Email: info@kpelectronics.com PO Box 42, Tefen Industrial Park, Tefen 24959 109 Tudor Drive, North Wales, PA 19454 Tel: 972-4-987-3066 / Fax: 972-4-987-3692 Tel: (888) 542-7460 / Fax: (215) 542-7461 Web Site: www.kpsystems.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.2.4.5 System Address Mask Setting.................20 3.2.4.6 Channel Quiet Time Setting..................20 3.2.4.7 Channel Busy Time Setting..................20 Setup RCI5000 using GUP5000™ - General Utility PC software ............21 3.3.1 Hardware Connection........................21 3.3.2 GUP5000 software and database information................22 3.3.3 How to use GUP5000 for RCI5000 parameters setup ..............22 3.3.4...
  • Page 3 3.11.1 Manual Interrogation........................33 3.11.2 Automatic Interrogation .........................33 3.12 Maintenance ..............................33 RCI5000 – Display & operation in different protocols ................34 Security (LARS, LARS1, LARS+, LARS1+) .................... 34 4.1.1 LCD View (main screen): ......................34 4.1.2 LCD View (channel screen):......................35 Metering (Meganet) ............................ 35 4.2.1...
  • Page 4 Figure 9: GUP5000 – PC COM Port parameters setting ....................22 Figure 10: GUP5000 – software and database version information ................22 Figure 11: GUP5000 – RCI/RCI5000 – General parameters setup window..............23 Figure 12: GUP5000 – Hardware module selection ....................... 24 Figure 13: GUP5000 –...

  • Page 5: General Description

    PC in the center for further processing and display. RCI5000™ as part of the new 5000 family has many new features that make him the leading product in the market today.

  • Page 6: Figure 1: Rci5000 With Internal Radio (Iats5000) Configuration

    Figure 1: RCI5000 With Internal Radio (IATS5000) Configuration 1. Front Panel 3. IATS5000 Transceiver 2. 12V Battery 4. CI5000 Module Figure 2: RCI5000 With Eternal Radio (ED5000) Configuration 1. Front Panel 3. ED5000 Modules 2. 12V Battery 4. CI5000 Module...

  • Page 7: Figure 3: Ci5000 Main Components

    Figure 3: CI5000 Main Components 1. 12V DC Power Conn. 5. Front Panel Interface 9. USB Interface 2. MC1 6. Channels Interface 10. RS232 (COM) Interface 3. LCD’s Contrast 7. On-Board Program Mode 11. MC2 4. LCD Interface 8. Printer Interface...

  • Page 8: Principal Of Operation

    All RCI5000 setup parameters are software-based (no dipswitches). The RCI5000has two modes of operation: local and remote. In local mode, the RCI5000 operates as a stand-alone unit. It receives messages from remote stations, alerts the operator to each incoming message by sounding a buzzer, displays the messages, and stores up to 200 messages in its memory stack.
  • Page 9 While ordering a new RCI5000 unit together with KP factory made External Radio, the RCI5000 is factory set to measuring using the supplied External Radio unit. If a local Transceiver is to be connected to RCI5000 by customer, please contact KP’s technical support.

  • Page 10: Rci5000 Panels Description

    FAULT – When ON indicates there is a system problem. Check System Status on main LCD menu. REMOTE COMM – When ON indicates that RCI5000 is in REMOTE mode and messages are transmitted to the PC. When OFF indicates that RCI5000 in LOCAL mode and messages are stored local in RCI.

  • Page 11: Keypad

    The RCI5000 rear panel has an AC socket for 115/220VAC-15VD, and a 1.5A 220 VAC or 3A 110 VAC fuse for circuit protection. The RCI5000 has one serial and one USB ports for connection to a PC, a Parallel port for a printer, and one port for connecting an external transceiver.

  • Page 12: Power Connection And States

    Figure 6: RCI5000™ Rear Panel 2.3 Power Connection and States Plug the RCI5000 power cord into an AC mains source. The POWER LED should light up, and the charger will begin to work. If there is a power failure, the switching power supply automatically switches to the internal backup battery.

  • Page 13: Power On Self Test (Post)

    LEDs – Turn on all LEDs. 3. RCI5000™ Operation The RCI5000 starts operating as soon as it is connected to the AC mains or to its internal backup battery. At startup the RCI5000 retrieves from its memory all required system parameters and initializes some other parameters.

  • Page 14: Figure 7: Rci5000™ Main Screen Menu

    Figure 7: RCI5000™ Main Screen Menu The following section will describe in details the menu fields.

  • Page 15: Setup

    ‘3.3 Setup using GUP5000 – General Utility PC software’ – for GUP5000 operation. 3.2 RCI5000 Parameters and setup using front panel The RCI5000 stores its parameters in its internal memory, and keep it without change even in a total unit power fail case. Parameters includes:...

  • Page 16: Setting Clock And Date

    By default the number is 0 and user can change it from 0 to 12 by following next steps: Enter Setup menu using the scroll down/up to General Setup and enter to Set New RCI The RCI5000 will present the current ID after the equal sign and by pressing CONF key user can enter new value.

  • Page 17: Ports Setup

    9600. To configure it, enter to Setup menu, scroll to Ports Setup and enter to COM Setup, then go to Set COM Baud Rate. RCI5000 will display the current baud rate and by scrolling up/down and CONF keys user can change the baud rate.

  • Page 18: Printer (Prn) Setup

    To select the protocol enter to Setup → User password → Channel Setup → Set Protocol. RCI5000 will display the current channel’s protocol after the equal sign in third line, and at left corner of fourth line RCI5000 will...

  • Page 19: Message Filter Setting

    By default, all systems are selected (‘Y’). 3.2.4.4 Account Number Selectivity Setup The RCI5000 will handle messages from a specific end unit/s. User can define a group of account numbers (end units), where group can be from zero to all.

  • Page 20: System Address Mask Setting

    By default all accounts are selected. 3.2.4.5 System Address Mask Setting The RCI5000 allows user to ‘force’ the ‘System Address’ parameter sent through ‘COM port’ to PC to be a constant value, even though different value / values are received and decoded by the RCI5000 in the specific channel.

  • Page 21: Setup Rci5000 Using Gup5000™ - General Utility Pc Software

    Channel Setup → Set Ch. Busy Time. 3.3 Setup RCI5000 using GUP5000™ - General Utility PC software 3.3.1 Hardware Connection Connect RCI5000 to PC using RCI5000 COM port (9pin D-Type connector) and PC COM port. Figure 8 : Programming Connection To setup PC COM port communication parameters, use the following GUP5000 window, assure parameters as showed in figure 8.

  • Page 22: Gup5000 Software And Database Information

    For GUP5000 software version info, use main window, select from top menu: ‘HELP” > About GUP5000… The following window shows software and database versions. Figure 10: GUP5000 – software and database version information 3.3.3 How to use GUP5000 for RCI5000 parameters setup To setup RCI5000 parameters, use the GUP5000 main screen:...

  • Page 23: Figure 11: Gup5000 - Rci/Rci5000 - General Parameters Setup Window

    Figure 11: GUP5000 – RCI/RCI5000 – General parameters setup window 1. The GUP5000 standard screen includes the following described Buttons: • SAVE: Opens a standard Windows ‘save’ window, allow saving all RCI/RCI5000 parameters setup into a file. • PROMPT: Initiates communication between GUP5000 and RCI/RCI5000 device.

  • Page 24: Set And Program Parameters

    4. Parameters programming: In each parameters windows, relevant parameters can data be enter. The data format appears on bottom left of GUP5000 screen. Figure 14: GUP5000 – Parameters programming 3.3.4 Set and Program parameters Three TABS ara available to program RCI5000 parameters:...

  • Page 25: General Parameters

    3.3.4.1 General parameters Figure 15: GUP5000 – General Parameters tab • Current date • Current time • Password • RCI ID • Buzzer o Buzzer ON o Mute on Messages • Two Way Units o Interrogation time o Interrogation time unit...

  • Page 26: Ports Parameters

    3.3.4.2 Ports parameters Figure 16: GUP5000 – Ports Parameters tab • Printer o Auto LF o Backup o Enable • RS232 o Baud rate o On o Protocol • o On o Protocol...

  • Page 27: Channel Parameters

    Protocol 3.4 Browsing Incoming Message Buffer Up-to 200 incoming messages are stored in the RCI5000 buffers. To browse those messages enter to Brows Messages Buffer in main menu screen. If buffer is empty an “empty buffer” message will be displayed. The first message will be displayed and by scrolling up/down the user can brows through the buffer.

  • Page 28: Browsing Two-Way Units Buffer

    The blocks that the system checks are power block, channel block, COM block, USB block, printer block, and MC1-MC2 communication block. Notes: - By entering to test mode the RCI5000 will work off-line, therefore no send/received messages will be executed. - On power up the self-test mode will be executed automatically (POST).

  • Page 29: Printer Test

    If there’s a specific problem that last for at least one hour, RCI5000 will also send an error message to all peripherals. The specific problem can be channel monitor (busy/quiet) and local...

  • Page 30: Lcd Reports

    RCI. The modules are: Power, Channel, COM, USB and Printer. By scrolling up/down keys user can see those statuses. Besides those reports, the RCI5000 will also display channel monitor status and interrogation results. 3.8.2 PC Reports...

  • Page 31: Printer Reports

    Note that if there isn’t a COM connection between PC and RCI, the RCI5000 will be in local mode, and if user will try to switch manually to remote mode the system will attempt to do so, but immediately will return to local mode again.

  • Page 32: Interrogation

    PC before will be sent to the PC and CONF LED and sound will be turned off. If for some reason the RCI5000 does not receive ACK signal from the PC for a sent message it will try to send it again two additional times and after that if it still does not receive ACK it will store this message in the local buffer and will not exit remote mode.

  • Page 33: Manual Interrogation

    CAAAAS, where ‘C’ represent Channel, ‘A’ represent Account and ‘S’ represent System (in LARS protocol last A will be group). RCI5000 will check if entered details are legal (system/account not filtered and etc) and if they are, the interrogation message will be sent.

  • Page 34: Rci5000 - Display & Operation In Different Protocols

    4. RCI5000 – Display & operation in different protocols The RCI5000 supports multi protocols and applications, where RCI5000 runs an application according to its selected protocol. Meaning, if LARS protocol was selected, the RCI5000 will run a LARS application. General: - Incoming messages can be seen in two ways;...

  • Page 35: Lcd View (Channel Screen)

    4.1.2 LCD View (channel screen): Line #1: Channel number (1), Date and time. Line #2: Fixed line represents a title – Account number, system address, code and received time. Line #3: Received message data, its received time and unhandled icon (envelop). Line #4: Signal Strength Example: >...

  • Page 36: Software Version Upgrade On-Board

    For more details refer to Atmel’s web site: http://www.atmel.com. 5.2 How To Connect – CI5000 module – MC1 and MC2 programming How to program - step by step. 1. Install the Flip utility. 2. Turn off the RCI5000 power supply. 3. Connect the relevant hardware to PC:...

  • Page 37: Figure 18: Rci5000 To Pc - Hardware Connection

    Programming MC1 – CI5000 module Connect ‘9 pin D Type’ to PC COM port as shown in Figure 18: RCI5000 to PC – hardware connection Move two jumpers in PROG to right 1-2 to 5-6 and 3-4 to 7-8, as shown in figure 19...

  • Page 38: How To Connect- Ed5000 Module

    iii. Use FLIP to program MC1 – See following section 5.4 b. Programming MC2 – CI5000 module i. Follow steps i and ii above. Move Microcontroller MC1 out of its socket – see figure 20. iii. Place microcontroller MC2 into MC1 socket. iv.

  • Page 39: Figure 21 : Cab167 Connection

    Figure 21 : : : :CAB167 Connection a. Connect 12-pins connector to ED5000 (connector J4). b. Connect 2-pins connector to ED5000 (connector J1). c. Connect RSINT to 10-pins connector through cable CAB110. d. Connect power supply 12V±1V to the cable CAB167 (red wire to '+', black wire to '-').

  • Page 40: How To Program

    5.4 How To Program Turn on the equipment power supply. Open the Flip utility. By doing so you will receive the following window: Press the chip icon to select the ED2 chip. Select the AT89C51ED2 and press OK. After doing that you will receive the following window.
  • Page 41 4. Press the USB icon to select the communication port and baud rate (maximum baud recommended – 115,200). After choosing the COM port and baud rate press Connect. If everything is OK you will receive the following window: Otherwise a timeout error message will be displayed.

  • Page 42: End Of Programming Process

    5. Load hex file by entering to File -> Load Hex File… 6. Press Run. If all process passed OK, you will receive the following window where all check boxes will be green and at the left bottom there will be a Memory verify pass message.

  • Page 43: Programming Troubleshooting

    5.6 Programming troubleshooting The following Section handles some cases where something goes wrong with the On System Programming process. 1. Fail to establish connection with the serial port. - Check if the cable is connected between equipment and PC. - Check that jumpers of PROG connector are where they suppose to be. - Decrement RS232 baud rate.

  • Page 44: Technical Specifications

    Time-out timer 12 second limit Test message Manual or automatic AC fail Automatically produced message Current consumption 5 mA Parameters selection PC host application GUP5000™ RCI5000 Channel capacity Parameters Using GUP5000 Utility SW (Window based) Protocols LARS, LARS1, LARS+, LARS1+,MegaNet...

  • Page 45: Gup5000™ Installation

    GUP5000™ installation 1. General - PC General Utility Program The GUP5000 is a PC based General Utility Program, made by KP Electronic Systems Ltd., for configuring all kind of KP’s equipment. A CD, which includes GUP5000 installation, is attached to the RCI5000™.

  • Page 46: Figure 22 : Preparing To Install

    Figure 22 : : : :Preparing to install...

  • Page 47: Figure 23 : Install Shield Wizard

    Install Shield Wizard - press ‘Next’ to continue. Figure 23 : : : :Install Shield Wizard This screen will appear only on the first installation and only if the Microsoft ® .NET 1.1 Framework, has not been installed. Press: ‘Yes’ to continue.

  • Page 48: Figure 24 : Destination Folder

    GUP5000 destination folder – If the chosen folder is acceptable, press: ‘Next’. To change destination folder, press: ‘Change’, select the wanted destination folder, and then press: ‘Next’. Press ‘Next’ again, and now wait during automatic installation process. Figure 24 : : : :destination folder Data Access Components 2.8 –...

  • Page 49: Rci5000 To Pc - Hardware Connection

    Figure 26 : : : :End of installation process 4. RCI5000 to PC – hardware Connection Please see: ‘Figure 27 – RCI5000 to PC - Hardware connection’ to connect the PC and GUP5000 software to RCI5000 for parameters programming. Figure 27 : : : :RCI5000 to PC – Hardware connection...

  • Page 50: Initiate Gup5000™ And Rci5000 Communication

    Channel using the first available serial port. If communication fails, the following message will appear: If the RCI5000 is powered on and properly connected to the computer, Click 'Cancel'. From the main application menu, select Tools and Options from the sub menu.

  • Page 51: Protocols

    Note that channels 1 to 4 are represented as 0 to 3 respectively. When the RCI5000 does not have any message to transmit to the computer for a time period exceeding 20sec, it sends an automatic NUL message to maintain communication with the computer.

  • Page 52: Ran-Man Format And Protocol

    Sys - System address from 0 to F. Type – Type of message Address - A hexadecimal number from 0 to FFFF (in decimal is from 0 to 65535). Data - A hexadecimal number from 00 to FFFFF. Example: A message from a transmitter with system 1, account 1405 and count 12345 will be displayed as following: Hex Value 44 43...

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