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START UP GUIDE and passwords HOME PAGE STATUS PAGE RELAY CONTROL PAGE NETWORK CONFIGURATION PAGE TFTP Boot-loader – firmware upgrade via Ethernet Mi SNMP Manager setup SNMP Configuration for the Dude Physical dimensions Network Based Remote Power Monitor P a g e...
Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP NPM-R10 SNMP – DC - dual current sensor / Charge + Load current 50 Amp isolated Factory Reset switch - behind LCD there is a hole in the casing– insert a thin plastic object –...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP The NPM-R10 (NETWORK POWER MONITOR R10) was designed to assist Network and Wireless Network specialists with Power related information via Ethernet and GSM Communication. Total Battery Voltage as well as separate Battery voltages for series connected Battery banks, Charging Current,...
Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP 2. BOARD CONNECTIONS The NPM-R10 can work from a single 12V , 24V , 36V or 48V system Wiring between batteries if more than 1 Battery can be a large gauge and is customer defined by the amount of amps required by the charger and load system The wiring from –...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP Connections. (Important Please Read) Connect GND (-) of the Battery system to the left hand side terminal marked “GND” The system will operate from 12 , 24 , 36 or 48V battery voltages Connect the first battery (+12v) of the pack to Terminal “ 12+” Connect the second Battery if 24V system (+24v) to Terminal “24+”...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP The current feed through for “LOAD” current and Charge current is two isolated current ports. +Charge out can be bridged as above to + Load in as both comes from the Battery pack main + V1 External Vdc input can be used to monitor eg.
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP 4. Relay Expansion board The 5 Relay expansion board connects to the NPM-R10 via a 10way ribbon cable supplied with the relay board Relay 1,2,3 can only be toggled to activate for 10sec then return to the off position again and is used to reset devices.
Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP GSM module and functions **FREE ANDROID APP TO DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE PLAY STORE – Search for “Mi GSM controller” The Android application makes it easy to save multiple cell numbers with user defined names for each number...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP Setup of GSM module Insert a SIM card and install the reset jumper J5, power the NPM-R10 After about 10 sec remove the Reset jumper(all number cleared) Notice the STATUS led will glow and the NETWORK led will flash at a fast rate After about 8 sec if the unit finds a Network connection the NETWORK led will start to blink Slowly, wait about 20 sec before sending an SMS Send “Status?”...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP 6. START UP By default the unit is shipped with a default IP address of 192.168.1.2 Micro Instruments Network Power Monitor R10 will be displayed where after the current TCPIP stack functions will be displayed. 192.168.1.2 appear on the LCD as the default IP address or the user defined IP if already configured.
Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP 7. HOME PAGE The Stack version is displayed, the build date of the firmware programmed on to the device, the units serial number as well as the model number. A visual indication of the status of Relays 5 to 1 is given and indicated by a green dot if the relay is active (powered) A “module heartbeat”...
Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP 8. STATUS PAGE Manufacturing date and serial number is displayed. External temperature sensor is displayed in degrees Celsius. External Voltage input V1 is displayed as 0 to 100Vdc Battery 1 to 4 Voltages is given separately from each other - if all connected A reflection of the module’s LCD display is captured and displayed on this page Battery voltage , charge current , Mains status on or off and the Load current .
Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP 9. RELAY CONTROL PAGE Admin and admin or admin and user defined password to access Relay 5 and 4 can be controlled to the on/off status or SNMP “SET” commands and will keep their positions, Relay 3 to 1 can only be toggled for 10 second periods and is typically used to reset radios or routers without logging yourself out completely from the remote site after a relay was accidently switched , relay 3 to 1 will return automatically after 10 seconds to the off position.
Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP 10. NETWORK CONFIGURATION PAGE Admin and admin or admin and user defines Password gains access MAC address is displayed and cannot be changed Host Name can be changed by the user to a new name Setup IP address, Gateway and Subnet Mask Save Configuration –...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP 11.TFTP Boot-loader NPM-R10 supports TFTP Boot-loader for upgrading device software remotely over a network. The MAC address of the unit is hard coded into software for safety reasons so first obtain a .hex file from us for the specific unit before attempting TFTP.
Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP SNMP Configuration admin admin or admin and user defined Password gains access. Configure read and write communities Write communities is functional on the device via SNMP SET and GET functions but is beyond the scope of this user manual as the relay’s can also be controlled via the relay control page.
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MI SNMP Manager software for Microsoft Windows Mi SNMP Manager is a standalone Microsoft Windows SNMP (simple Network Management Protocol) software application to monitor all Remote power monitoring products manufactured by Micro Instruments. It will also be future compatible with all new products supporting SNMP.
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP 13 .SNMP screenshot from “the dude” freeware SNMP manager SNMP walk screenshot 22 | P a g e...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP OID table / number of services = 14 1.3.6.1.4.1.45501.1.3.1.0 = Relay 4 status (integer) 0 off / 1 on 1.3.6.1.4.1.45501.1.3.2.0 = Relay 5 status (integer) 0 off/1 on 1.3.6.1.4.1.45501.1.3.3.0 =Mains status (integer) 0 off / 1 on 1.3.6.1.4.1.45501.1.3.4.0 = Total Battery voltage (octet string) 1.3.6.1.4.1.45501.1.3.5.0 = Charge current (octet string) 1.3.6.1.4.1.45501.1.3.6.0 = Load current (octet string)
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP To add a device to the Dude and add all settings In the top screen Click on and click on device to add a device, enter the device IP and click next and finish , right click on the device icon, select appearance in the drop down menu, double click in the Label: window and copy and paste the code below to the label window.
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP Give a Name to the unit that makes sense to the user and select SNMP profile as V2 public Go to polling and select your probe interval and Probe timeout time Click on apply Under services click the sign Under Probe:...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP Type the name exactly as the function created earlier - : NPM_Mains Change Type to : Function Agent: default Copy and paste the text below one by one and insert Available: NPM_Mains() Error: if(NPM_Mains()=1, "", "Mians OFF") Value: NPM_Mains() Leave Unit blank...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP Add a probe and function to the dude for ALARM failure To be notified by the Dude for a change in alarm status add a function and a probe In the right hand side navigation window of the Dude double click Functions Click the sign to add a function Type the Name as NPM_Alarm...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP Change Type to : Function Agent: default Copy and paste the text below one by one and insert Available: NPM_Alarm() Error: if(NPM_Alarm()=0 , "", "Alarm OFF") Value: NPM_Alarm() Leave Unit blank Rate: minute Click Apply and ok Right click the device icon on the monitoring screen and select “...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP Add a probe and function to the dude for low Battery Voltage To be notified by the Dude for a change in low Battery status add a function and a probe In the right hand side navigation window of the Dude double click Functions Click the sign to add a function Type the Name as NPM_Volts...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP Type the name exactly as the function created earlier - : NPM_Volts Change Type to : Function Agent: default Copy and paste the text below one by one and insert Available: NPM_Volts() Error: if(NPM_Volts() > 11.5, "", "BATT LOW") YOU can change your battery low level in decimal , currently at 11.5V Value: NPM_Volts()
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP Copy and paste the text below as above (note the OID is the Charge current OID) oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.45501.1.3.5.0") Click apply and ok In the right hand side navigation window of the Dude double click Probes Click the sign to add a Probe Under Probes create a new probe: Type the name exactly as the function created earlier - : NPM_Amps...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP Error: if(NPM_Amps(), "", "") Value: NPM_Amps() Leave Unit blank Rate: minute Click Apply and ok Right click the device icon on the monitoring screen and select “ Settings” Go To services Click the sign to add a service Under Probe: select - NPM_Amps Select the probe interval and probe timeout time and set the Probe down count to 1...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP In the right hand side navigation window of the Dude double click Probes Click the sign to add a Probe Under Probes create a new probe: Type the name exactly as the function created earlier - : NPM_Temp Change Type to : Function Agent: default Copy and paste the text below one by one and insert...
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP Click the sign to add a service Under Probe: select - NPM_Temp Select the probe interval and probe timeout time and set the Probe down count to 1 Click apply and ok to exit / At this time the Icon will turn orange in case of a Over Temperature situation.
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Network Power Monitor R10 SNMP SETTING UP EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS IN THE DUDE Top left on screen click on SETTINGS Add your Primary DNS address Add your Primary SMTP address Add your email address of this server Click Apply and OK Go to Notifications in the left tree menu Select email by double click or add email if not present In the email window add your To: email address and click test...
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