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ēKo Pro Series User's Manual
Rev. C, May
2009PN: 7430-
0710-01
NEXT GENERATION WIRELESS FOR PRECISION AGRICULTURE
by
ACEINNA, INC.

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  • Page 1 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Rev. C, May 2009PN: 7430- 0710-01 NEXT GENERATION WIRELESS FOR PRECISION AGRICULTURE ACEINNA, INC.
  • Page 2 © 2007-2009 ACEINNA, Inc. All rights reserved. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Crossbow, IRIS, ēKo, TrueMesh and XMesh are registered trademarks of ACEINNA, Inc. Other product and trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Table of Contents 1 Introduction .........................1 Ko Pro Series Overview .................... 1 ë Ko Pro System Components ..................2 ë Ko Pro System Overview ..................4 ë 2 ēKo Pro Hardware Overview ....................6 Ko Gateway ....................... 6 ë...
  • Page 4 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 7.4 Commercial networks ....................89 7.5 Configuring Remote Internet Access for the ēKo Gateway ........... 89 7.6 Using a smart UPS ..................... 91 8 Appendix B: ēKo Sensors ....................93 8.1 eS1101 Soil Moisture & Soil Temperature Sensor............93 8.2 eS1201 Ambient Temperature and Humidity Sensor .............
  • Page 5 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual About This Document The following annotations have been used to provide additional information. NOTE Note provides additional information about the topic. EXAMPLE Examples are given throughout the manual to help the reader understand the terminology. IMPORTANT This symbol defines items that have significant meaning to the user WARNING...
  • Page 6 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Simple for standard 2 and 3 wire sensors and Smart which uses ACEINNA’s ESB (Environmental Sensor Bus) for intelligent sensors. As new sensors are introduced users will be able to simply connect them to the nodes using the ēKo’s auto-identification scheme.

  • Page 8: Ko Pro System Components

     eS1401 solar radiation sensor 2. 2.4 GHz IRIS family radio/processor module  Uses ACEINNA’s low power, multi-hop, mesh networking software.  Radio range of 500 to 1500 feet depending on deployment.  Radio power output of 2 mW.
  • Page 9 2. eB2100 ēKo gateway  Controls the base radio station.  Runs ACEINNA’s XServe network management code.  Supplies web services for remote viewing of data and network health.  Connects to the ēKo base radio via a USB cable and also connects to the Ethernet via an RJ45 connector.

  • Page 10: Ko Pro System Overview

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 1.2.3 ēKoView web-based software interface Figure 1-3. Screenshot of the ēKoView interface ēKoView offers a familiar and intuitive web browser based (i.e. Internet Explorer, Firefox etc) interface for sensor network data visualization. Key features include: ...
  • Page 11 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Figure 1-4. ēKo Pro series system overview ēKo’s radio mesh network is based on ACEINNA’s proprietary XMesh technology. The nodes extend their radio range by hopping messages. All ēKo nodes can originate sensor data and also forward data from other ēKo nodes.

  • Page 12: Ēko Pro Hardware Overview

    The device is further equipped with 8MB of program FLASH, 32MB of RAM and a 2GB USB 2.0 system disk. The ēKo gateway runs the Debian Linux operating system. It comes preloaded with ACEINNA’s Sensor Network management and data visualization software packages, ēKoView and XServe.

  • Page 13: Ko Base Radio

    ë ë sensor nodes and Ko gateway. The base radio integrates an IRIS family processor/radio board, ë antenna and USB interface board which is preprogrammed with ACEINNA’s XMesh low power networking protocol for communication with Ko nodes. ë The eB2110 Ko base radio provide a direct sequence spread spectrum radio (DSSS) supporting ë...
  • Page 14 (DSSS) supporting the 2.4 GHz global ISM band. ēKo node is capable of outdoor radio range of 500 to 1500 feet depending on deployment. The nodes come preprogrammed and configured with ACEINNA’s XMesh low power networking protocol. This provides plug-and- play network scalability for wireless sensor network.

  • Page 15: Ko Sensors

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Status LED Sensor Port 2 Sensor Port 1 OFF Button ON Button Sensor Port 4 Sensor Port 3 Figure 2-4. Bottom view of the ēKo node 2.4 ēKo Sensors 2.4.1 eS1101 soil moisture and soil temperature sensor Soil temperature Switchcraft connector...
  • Page 16 For detailed specifications and operation of the sensors, refer to Chapter 8. ACEINNA continues to add new eKo compatible sensors to its offering. For the most up to date list, check our website www.aceinna.com Doc. # 7430-0710-01 Rev. C...

  • Page 17: Ēko Gateway Set-Up And Configuration

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 3 ēKo Gateway Set-up and Configuration This section will step you through the process of setting up and configuring the ēKo gateway. The three main steps are to 1. Set-up ēKo gateway 2. Set up ēKo base radio 3.

  • Page 18: Setting Up The Ë Ko Base Radio

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Figure 3-2. Typical network configuration 3.2 Setting up the ēKo base radio 1. Remove the Ko base radio from its box ë 2. Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB connector of the Ko base radio and plug ë...

  • Page 19: Starting Up Ë Koview

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Figure 3-4. ēKo gateway LED indicators Status LEDs Power button will automatically power-up. Check the ‘power-on’ button on the lower front. It should now be illuminated. It takes about 2 minutes for the gateway to become fully operational. 2.
  • Page 20 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual NOTE: If you are unsure whether Flash 9.x is already installed on your PC, continue with the login steps. If Flash 9.x is not installed, your web browser will prompt you to install Flash 9.x and will guide you through the steps to do so. 3.4.2 Opening ēKoView URL ēKoView is a web-based application and can be accessed through a PC’s web browser.
  • Page 21 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Password: crossbow If you do not have Adobe’s Flash 9.x installed in your browser, you will be NOTE: prompted by your browser to install it. Follow the instructions given by your browser and then retry the above steps. For users on a corporate or university network, the hostname should be enough to allow users to find the application through the browser.

  • Page 22: Ēko Node Commissioning

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 4 ēKo Node Commissioning Before deploying the ēKo system, you first need to register them with the ēKo gateway and this process is called node commissioning. 4.1 Pre-commissioning 1. Power-up the ēKo gateway and then use your web browser to bring up ēKoView to login. (see Chapter 3).

  • Page 23: Post-Commissioning

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Accept 6. Select the serial number that matches your Ko node and click on the button. Now ë you should see this node disappear from the serial number drop-down and appear in the “Configure exiting nodes” table. Each node gets an incrementing ID auto-assigned by the gateway.
  • Page 24 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 10. Turn off the ēKo nodes by pressing the OFF button. The power off status will be indicated by the red LED flash. 11. If a serial number from the drop-down list doesn’t match with any of your nodes, you may remove it from your network by clicking on the “...

  • Page 25: Factory Reset Mode

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 4.4 Factory Reset Mode: The ēKo node also provides a factory reset mode, by which all the information stored in the node’s memory can be erased (such as node ID, group ID etc assigned during commissioning). To do this, press and hold down the OFF button for about 30 seconds.

  • Page 26: Deploying The Ēko System

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 5 Deploying the ēKo system 5.1 Deploying the ēKo base radio and gateway 5.1.1 Antennas Good radio communication between the base radio and the deployed nodes is important for reliable operation. If there are several Ko nodes deployed outdoors within a few hundred feet of ë...
  • Page 27 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 3. High-gain Outdoor Antenna: Mount an outdoor omni/directional antenna above the roof line. Use an RF extender cable to connect to the ēKo base. The ēKo base radio and ēKo gateway can be located near the router or remotely in attic using a PoE adapter. Page Doc.
  • Page 28 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual The Table 5-1 summarizes the features of each of these options. Table 5-1. Features of the different antenna configuration options Standard High-gain Indoor High-gain Outdoor Cable connection lengths Antenna distance to the 0 ft 3 ft 3-50 ft base radio RF Gain and Range...
  • Page 29 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Using a Repeater Node: If the Ko base radio is located remotely from the nearest Ko node, it may be necessary to use ë ë some of the Ko nodes as repeaters. Any unit can be used as a repeater with or without sensors. ë...

  • Page 30: Deploying Ë Ko Nodes

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Figure 5-2. Photo of the UPS back-up for gateway (from APC) 5.2 Deploying ēKo Nodes Placing the ēKo nodes properly in the field is critical for reliable networking and operation. Use the following guidelines:  If possible, place the ēKo nodes at least 5-12 feet above the ground.
  • Page 31 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Figure 5-4. Photo of the ēKo node mounted on to a stake The reliability of the network depends on multiple radio connections. If the radio communication from one Ko node to another degrades due to interference, the transmitting Ko node will ë...
  • Page 32 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Connection Status Description Solid red No radio paths have been found. Move the location of the node or place a repeater node. Solid yellow One good radio path found. If there is only one node in the network then this is OK however there will be no alternate radio paths to the base radio.
  • Page 33 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Figure 5-5. Example deployment in flat terrains Deploying in Hilly Terrains Hilly terrains, as typically found in vineyards, result in large variations of radio ranges due to altitude changes and foliage. Figure 5-6 is a picture of a deployment done in a vineyard in Napa, California.
  • Page 34 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Figure 5-6. Example deployment in hilly terrains Deploying in Orchards Orchard deployment will usually require repeater nodes due to RF attenuation of the dense foliage. The Figure 5-7 shows the single-hop radio range in a walnut orchard which is about 200 feet.

  • Page 35: Deploying Ë Ko Sensors

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Figure 5-7. Example deployment in orchards IMPORTANT: Normally after deploying the network, users should monitor the network for a few hours before burying soil sensors in case the node needs to be moved or another node used as a relay.

  • Page 36: Configuring Ë Koview

    5.3.1 Connecting Sensors to the ēKo Node Users can connect sensors easily and within a few seconds. All ēKo compatible sensors are self- identifying via a built-in identification scheme. 1. Connect the switchcraft connector on the sensor to the one of the available ports on the ēKo node.
  • Page 37 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Upload Map 5.4.2 Positioning commissioned nodes As new nodes are commissioned into the network, they will appear in the Un-positioned Nodes box on the left hand side Map Panel. To position a node onto the Map, click and drag the node from the un-positioned box to its location on the Map.
  • Page 38 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Save position 5.4.3 Configuring the nodes and sensors When data from a new ēKo node first appears at the gateway, the ēKoView will give the node and its attached sensors pre-assigned names. The node will be labeled as ‘Node xxx’ where xxx is its network address (same as ID of the node).
  • Page 39 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Select and highlight the node you wish to reconfigure and click on the “ ” button at the Details bottom of the page. It will bring up the “Node Details” dialog window. Edit the name and Save description as you wish and then click on the button.

  • Page 40: Data Viewing Using Ēkoview

    6 Data viewing using ēKoView This section describes the features of the ēKoView web interface provided with the ēKo Pro Series system. ēKoView is a web-based sensor network data visualization application. 6.1 Login Page To login to ēKoView  Open a web browser on your PC ...

  • Page 41: Home Tab

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual ē KoView has four main user interface sections which you can browse and use.  Home: Shows a node network map with placement and parenting information, sensor dashboard for quick glance of sensor data and list of most recent alerts. ...
  • Page 42 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Map Upload Node List Magnification 6.2.2 Uploading a background map ēKoView allows users to upload a jpeg map file of the deployment area. This will show up in ēKoView’s Map page and is useful to locate where the sensor nodes have been placed. Refer to the previous section 5.4.1 for more details on this.
  • Page 43 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Current Alerts Current Readings 6.2.5 Data overlays The Map page allows you to see two different types of data: Network Data and Sensor Data. Network Overlay When on the network data overlay users will see network routing information for each node. To Network view the network data overlay, click on button at the top right of the map page.
  • Page 44 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual The color of the nodes indicates how many potential good neighbors a node has. Node Neighbor Quality Indicators are:  – Node has more than two neighbors with Green link quality Blue  – Node has only one node with Green link quality Orange ...
  • Page 45 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Sensor Overlay When on the sensor data overlay users will see the most recent sensor data from each node. To Sensor view the sensor data, click on button on the top right of the map view, place your mouse over the node and wait a second.
  • Page 46 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Sensor Overlay also allows you to see the sensor data from all the associated nodes visually on the map. To view this information, choose a sensor from the drop-down box. The digital sensor value will appear next to each of the nodes that have selected sensor attached to them. Also shown in the brackets is the port number associated with the selected sensor for any applicable node (0 represents ēKo node’s internal sensor).
  • Page 47 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 6.2.6 Current Readings Page This page shows sensor data from any given node in the form of dashboard and tabular data. You Current Readings can access this page by clicking on the link in the Home tab. You can select the node to view by selecting the node name from the Node List on the left hand side panel.
  • Page 48 Max Limit _________________ Current reading Min Limit 6.2.7 Alert Events This page displays the most recent alerts from all nodes in the form of tabular data. You can Alert Events access this page by clicking on the link in the Home tab. To search for a particular set of alert, users can type a search string into the top left search text box.

  • Page 49: Chart Tab

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual EXAMPLE A user wants to clear all Temperature alerts from the list. In the search box type “Temperature” and only the Temperature sensors will be displayed. Then click on “ ” button. Clear All Displayed If you are logged into the ēKoView, when the alert is triggered, a new alert notification window appears at the right bottom side of the page.
  • Page 50 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual over time to reduce plotting time over long time spans. Data is averaged over hourly, daily and weekly time periods. The user can also specify the custom date range by Custom choosing the date range option. : ēKoView stores sensor values by types.
  • Page 51 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Sensor Chooser Icons : After selecting a Measurement type, ēKoView removes all ēKo nodes from the Sensors sensor list that do not contain a sensor with the selected measurement type. Users can Chart Wizard Icon Description Expand All icon Collapse All icon...
  • Page 52 Axis-2 chart : This is the similar to Axis-1 but plots data on a secondary axis. NOTE: When using dual axis graphs, plot the first axis using line mode and the second using point mode. button. After completing the wizard ēKoView will retrieve the specified data Click on and chart it.
  • Page 53 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual The pre-defined date ranges such as Last Hour, Last Day and Last Week are relative date ranges. This means that when the chart is loaded it will select data using the time of loading as the end time and will select the start based on the relative date range.
  • Page 54 NOTE: If you have the pop-up blocker enabled on your browser, you may have to allow it to open pop-ups for the ēKoView page. Large Datasets ēKoView attempts to display large datasets which can be accumulated over long time ranges in a meaningful manner to the user.
  • Page 55 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 6.3.5 Saving a chart Once a chart is created a user can save a given chart to be reloaded later. When the user clicks Save Chart on the button a Save Chart dialog is displayed to the user. To save a chart the user must select a unique name for the chart.
  • Page 56 6.3.6 Loading a chart Load Chart Once a chart is saved a user can load a given chart at a later date. When clicked on the button a Load Chart dialog is displayed to the user. The list of saved charts is displayed in the drop down chooser.

  • Page 57: Configure Tab

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 6.3.7 Deleting a saved chart Once a chart is saved a user can delete a given chart from ēKoView. When the user clicks on the Delete Chart button a Delete Chart dialog is displayed to the user. The list of saved charts is displayed in the drop down chooser.
  • Page 58 NOTE: You will need admin privileges to access this tab and its pages. If you are not logged in as “admin”, the tab will be disabled for you. 6.4.1 Configure Nodes Page This page provides ability to the user to accept or reject the new nodes trying to join the network. This page also allows users to configure existing nodes that are accepted into the network.
  • Page 59 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 6.4.2 Configure Alerts Page The ēKoView alert manager allows users to define alert conditions based on any sensor value from any sensor node. An alert is a user programmable event that gets triggered when sensor data goes outside pre-defined threshold.
  • Page 60 You will need to specify: Alert Section –Allows to type in a user defined name for the alert.  Name – clicking on button next to “The measurement” will  The Measurement name Select bring up a Measurement and Sensor chooser dialog window. Select the measurement name that you want to trigger an alert.
  • Page 61 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual – After selecting a Measurement type, ēKoView removes all ēKo nodes  Sensor Name from the sensor list that do not contain a sensor with the selected measurement type. Users can now select the displayed ēKo nodes they want to trigger an alert. –...
  • Page 62 – specify the maximum number of alerts that can be reported within a Reporting Section time range, no matter how many times the alert has occurred. From the “ ” drop-down list, specify the interval. You may choose from Remind me every “...
  • Page 63 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual – specify the operation to perform in response to a triggered alert. Action Section From the “ ” drop-down list, select the user name you would assign this Send alert to user alert to. The user name list will be automatically populated by ēKoView based on the authorized users list.
  • Page 64 button. This new Alert should now appear in the “Configure When done, click on Alerts” list. When an alert condition is met, e-mail notification will be sent out to the e-mail address associated with that user (refer to section 6.4.3 for managing users). A sample alert notification e-mail is provided below.
  • Page 65 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Alert Mail Settings: For the Alert manager to send Email, the users should first configure their SMTP mail settings. These mail settings pertain to that of the alert sender. This can be accomplished as follows: Mail Settings...
  • Page 66 6.4.3 Manage Users Page This page allows the administrator to add, edit or delete the users that can log into the ēKoView Manage Users web portal. You can access this page by clicking on link in the Configure tab. Add a new user: button at the bottom of the page and a “Add user dialog”...
  • Page 67 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Edit an existing user: To edit an existing user, highlight the user you wish to edit and click on the “ ” button at the Edit bottom of the page and the ”Edit User Dialog” window will appear. You can edit the parameters that you want to change.
  • Page 68 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 6.4.4 Manage Calculations Page This page allows the administrator to define, edit or delete some key agricultural-related calculations based on certain sensor inputs. These estimates help growers with better insight into Manage the crop health, disease outbreak predictions etc. You can access this page by clicking on Calculations link in the Configure tab.
  • Page 69 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Range Section – Select the calculation type from the left hand side.  Type –Type in a user defined name for the calculation.  Name – Specify a  Time Range Start Time for the calculation. Typically start time is before dormancy.
  • Page 70 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual – lets you set the max and min threshold values for the calculation. The Threshold   calculations only accumulate for temperatures between the Max Threshold and Min Threshold. Thresholds are usually crop specific. Page Doc.
  • Page 71 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual When done, click on button. If the Start date chosen is in the past you, it could several minutes to complete calculations and you will receive the message below. Click on “ ” if you want to proceed. The newly created calculation should now appear in the “Manage Calculations”...
  • Page 72 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Delete an existing calculation: To delete an existing calculation, highlight the calculation you wish to delete and click on “ ” button. In the “Delete User” confirmation dialog, click on “ ”. This calculation will Delete now be removed from the calculations list and will no longer be available in ēKoView.

  • Page 73: Network Tab

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Choose the desired unit of measure from the drop-down box and click on “ ” button. This Save will change the default unit of measure in ēKoView “Sensors” and “Chart” pages. 6.5 Network Tab The Network tab displays network diagnostic information, used to determine network health. The Network tab has four pages: ...
  • Page 74 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual  Battery Voltage: This is the current battery voltage of the node.  Hop Count: This is the number network hops this node is from the base radio gateway.  Load: This indicates the amount of extra work this node is doing for other nodes in the network.
  • Page 75 Link Quality 0.95, 0.50 means that the node receives 95% of the messages from the neighbor and the neighbor receives 50% of the nodes messages. ACEINNA’s mesh networking software using automatic message retries if a neighbor unit does not receive a message. After trying multiple times it will switch to another neighbor. Even if only 50% of the messages are received by a neighbor this retry capability may still deliver 100% of all messages forwarded.
  • Page 76 6.5.4 Live Data Page The Live Data page in the ēKoView provides a tabular, searchable view of the live data from the sensor nodes as they arrive. The top table displays the current data organized by time, packet name, and reading. The data is continually updated as new data arrives from the mesh.
  • Page 77 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual A user wants to display all Temperature values from throughout the network. In the search box type “Temperature” and only the Temperature sensors will be displayed. Page Doc. # 7430-0710-01 Rev. C...

  • Page 78: Appendix A. Advanced Ēko Gateway Administration

    7 Appendix A. Advanced ēKo Gateway Administration This section describes advanced administration features of the ēKo gateway that involves accessing the Linux operating system running on the gateway. 7.1 GatewayFinder tool to find the IP address of your ēKo gateway In order to connect to the ēKo gateway its hostname or IP address has to be known.
  • Page 79 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 7. Make a note of the IP address assigned to your hostname. xserve 8. Clicking on the link for this IP address will open up a Gateway Dashboard window shown below. It offers the following gateway shortcut utilities. ...

  • Page 80: Remote Ë Ko Gateway Administration

     Samba – allows browsing files on the ēKo gateway via Windows Explorer interface (Section 7.2.2).  Ssh – connects to the ēKo gateway using secure shell command interface (Section 7.2.1).  Admin – launches login page for gateway administration and database management (Section 7.3).
  • Page 81 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual systems the command is typically of the form “ssh username@hostname”. The default ssh port is 22. Typically, it is not necessary to be familiar with the underlying Linux operating system to use the ēKo gateway as it comes pre-programmed for its intended use as a Sensor Network gateway. The ēKo gateway is running a recent Debian Linux kernel.
  • Page 82 3. This will bring up the following screen. Type in “user” as the user name and use the password shown above in section 7.1.1. Then select OK. Then select “Finish” 4. Once your PC has connected the file directory on ēKo gateway will appear as a mapped drive on your PC Doc.

  • Page 83: Access Using Gateway Administration Page

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Once the file manager window opens the ēKo gateway window, the files in the /usr/xbow irectory can be read or written. The modification of files in this directory can cause XServe and/or ēKoView to stop NOTE: functioning correctly.
  • Page 84 4. This should bring up the Gateway Administration page in a separate browser window. 5. Check on the Static IP address radio button. 6. Specify at a minimum the static IP address and netmask fields. Ask your system administrator if you are unsure about the settings specific to your network. Set IP 7.
  • Page 85 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual NOTE: The above numbers are examples; replace those with ones appropriate for your network. 7.3.2 Viewing the ēKo Gateway status The Gateway Administration page has a “View Status” feature at the top. Clicking on “ ”...
  • Page 86 7.3.3 Changing the ēKo Gateway hostname The ēKo Gateway ships pre-configured from the factory with the host name “eko-xxxxx” where xxxxx is the serial number specified on the sticker at the bottom of the ēKo Gateway. The ēKo Gateway Administration allows user to change this default name: Type the new host name in the .
  • Page 87 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 7.3.4 Changing the ēKo Gateway time zone The ēKo Gateway ships pre-configured from the factory with US Pacific time zone. Since the data is time-stamped relative to the time zone, users may want to change this to their time zone. The ēKo Gateway Administration allows user to change this default time zone: Select the time Set TZ zone from the scroll list and click on...
  • Page 88 7.3.7 Upgrading the ēKoView Software ACEINNA may periodically provide an upgrade file to enable new functionality, fix bugs, etc. You can download this file from ACEINNA’s support site (http://www.aceinna.com/support) to your PC. Each update will have a security code associated with it to verify its integrity. Use the following feature to upgrade your gateway.
  • Page 89 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Select the upgrade file that you have downloaded to your PC using the “ ” button. Enter the Browse associated security code in the field below. The format is always xxxxx-xxxxx. Press the “ ” button and following dialog window will appear. Upgrade Page Doc.
  • Page 90 Upgrade It will display you the current version and the new version info. Click on button to continue. The upgrade process will take few minutes. Wait for the “UPGRADE COMPLETE” message and then click on “ ”. Done 7.3.8 Managing database The Gateway Administration page provides several utilities to manage your data.
  • Page 91 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual WARNING Incorrect use of the “Delete Application Data” and “Restore Application Data” functions can destroy all your data. Always use the “Backup Application Data” function first and archive those backups on your PC. NOTE: There will be an initial delay when using any of the functions above as the Gateway has to temporarily halt normal data collection to ensure database integrity.
  • Page 92 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual NOTE: It is highly recommended to copy your saved database to a separate backup directory on your PC, ideally named with the date of the backup, i.e., copy “backup.tar” to “backup.010108.tar”.This way you will be able to distinguish different backups. IMPORTANT: If your disk usage exceeds 90% you will have to backup your current database to your PC and delete it from the ēKo Gateway to ensure continued proper system...
  • Page 93 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual To delete database, click on “ ” button and a confirmation dialog will appear. Delete WARNING The “Delete” operation will erase all the information associated with the nodes from the gateway server. Once you exercise this option, you will need to bring the nodes near the gateway and re- commission them.
  • Page 94 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 7.3.9 Changing the ēKoView administration password To set the password for ēKoView administration user (‘admin’), input the new password, . Although this can be accomplished from the “Manage Users” Change confirm it and click on page of ēKoView (refer to section 6.4.3), this page can be used to reset the admin password should you forget it completely.

  • Page 95: Commercial Networks

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 7.4 Commercial networks In commercial environments routed sub-nets are commonly deployed. This can create difficulties in initially identifying the ēKo gateway’s DHCP address with the GatewayFinder tool as it does not know about non-local subnets. In this case it is recommended to run the GatewayFinder tool (section 7.1) on a machine that is on the same subnet as the ēKo gateway or consult your system administrator.
  • Page 96 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 1. Determine the IP address of the router and the ēKo gateway. 2. Log into your router’s we page (refer to your router’s manual) 3. Enable and open the following ports on the router for the ēKo Gateway Port 9003 for XCommands Port 9005 for xml stream Port 9080 for HTTP...

  • Page 97: Using A Smart Ups

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual ēKo Gateway’s IP address  Application Enter the name of the program into the box (eg. eKoView). It doesn't really matter what you put into this box, but something that will remind you why these ports are being forwarded would be a good idea.
  • Page 98 for the connection diagram. Any USB 1.1 or 2.0 compliant hubs should work. The hub does not need to be self-powered. Figure 7-2. Smart UPS connection diagram WARNING Do not plug the hub into USB slot labeled “Disk 1” of the ēKo Gateway. This port is reserved for the system disk which should always be directly plugged into the gateway.

  • Page 99: Appendix B: Ēko Sensors

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 8 Appendix B: ēKo Sensors 8.1 eS1101 Soil Moisture & Soil Temperature Sensor The eS1101 sensor consists of a Watermark soil moisture sensor and soil temperature sensor which temperature compensates the Watermark sensor. Up to four eS1101 ēKo sensors can be connected to one ēKo node to measure soil moisture at different soil depths.
  • Page 100 8.1.3 How does the soil moisture sensor work? The sensor consists of two concentric electrodes buried in a special reference matrix material that is held in place by a stainless steel case. The matrix material has been selected to reflect the maximum change of electrical resistance over the growth range of production crops.

  • Page 101: Es1201 Ambient Temperature And Humidity Sensor

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Heavier clay soils store much more water than sandy soils. But even more important, the plant cannot readily extract all of this stored moisture, only the “available” portion. The general rule of thumb is that irrigation should commence before reaching 50% of the “available” portion being depleted.
  • Page 102 Switchcraft Sensor probe connector 8.2.1 Installing the Sensor To ensure accurate readings when measuring outdoor air temperature and humidity, the eS1201 should be shielded from direct sunlight and other sources of reflected or radiated heat. A commercial solar shield such as the Davis 7714 unit can be used. Other inexpensive shields such as PVC tubes can also be used.

  • Page 103: Es1110 Soil Water Content Sensor

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual If temperature rises or falls in a closed system, the saturation vapor pressure will increase or decrease. As a consequence, the relative humidity will drop or rise. The dew point is defined as the temperature at which the present amount of humidity in the air starts to condensate.
  • Page 104 Switchcraft connector Sensor probe Figure 8-4. eS1110 soil water content sensor 8.3.1 Installing the Sensor When selecting a site for installation, it is important to remember that the soil adjacent to the probe surface has the strongest influence on the probe reading and that the probe measures the volumetric water content.

  • Page 105: Es1301 Leaf Wetness Sensor

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 8.4 eS1301 leaf wetness sensor The eS1301 uses the leaf wetness sensor from Decagon. Many fungal and bacterial diseases affect plants only when moisture is present on a leaf surface. The eS1301 determines the presence and duration of canopy wetness, allowing users to forecast disease and protect the plant canopy.

  • Page 106: Es1401 Solar Radiation Sensor

    as in a heavy rain, the signal can range up to around 1400 counts. Varying amounts of water on the surface of the sensor cause a sensor output proportional to the amount of water on the sensor's surface. Most leaf wetness applications (disease forecasting, etc.) don't require knowledge of the amount of water on the surface - only if there is any water on the surface.
  • Page 107 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual Diffuser element and housing are carefully designed for accurate cosine response. Silicon photo diode provides good match to solar spectrum. Two-piece housing minimizes radiation heating, allows convection cooling of the sensor, and prevents the trapping of water or dust. Figure 8-8.

  • Page 108: Appendix C. Managing Agricultural Calculations

    9 Appendix C. Managing Agricultural Calculations 9.1 Chill Hours Calculation Some crops develop their vegetative and fruiting buds in the summer and, as winter approaches, the already developed buds go dormant in response to both shorter day lengths and cooler temperatures.

  • Page 109: Degree Days (Heat)

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 9.2 Degree Days (Heat) Temperature controls the developmental rate of many organisms. Plants and invertebrate animals, including insects and nematodes, require a certain amount of heat to develop from one point in their life cycles to another. This measure of accumulated heat is known as physiological time.

  • Page 110: Powdery Mildew (Conidial)

    9.4 Powdery Mildew (Ascospore) The ascospore portion of the model forecasts ascospore release based on leaf wetness and temperature. This requires a Leaf Wetness sensor such as the ACEINNA eS1301. Doc. # 7430-0710-01 Rev. C Page...
  • Page 111 ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual The Ascospore calculation is based on the average temperature during an extended leaf wetness event. The model utilizies the Conidial Mills Table at 2/3 value for hours of leaf wetness ‘ ’ required at various temperatures. In general, at least 12-15 hours of continuous leaf wetness are required when average temperatures are between 10-15 deg C.

  • Page 112: Appendix D. Ēko Accessories

    10 Appendix D. ēKo Accessories Antenna and cable accessories that have been tested with ēKo are listed below. Manufacturer’s web site Product Manufacturer Model Outdoor Antennas and RF cables http://www.hawkingtech.com Outdoor omni antenna Hawking HAO9SIP http://www.l-com.com/ Outdoor 20’ RF extender cable L-com CA4NMRSF020 Indoor Antennas...

  • Page 113: Appendix E. Warranty And Support Information

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 11 Appendix E. Warranty and Support Information 11.1 Customer Service As a ACEINNA Technology customer you have access to product support services, which include:  Single-point return service  Web-based support service  Same day troubleshooting assistance ...

  • Page 114: Warranty

    ēKo Pro Series User’s Manual 11.3.2 Identification and Protection If the equipment is to be shipped to ACEINNA for service or repair, please attach a tag TO THE EQUIPMENT, as well as the shipping container(s), identifying the owner. Also indicate the service or repair required, the problems encountered and other information considered valuable to the service facility such as the list of information provided to request the RMA number.
  • Page 115 ACEINNA, Inc therefore believes the internal wireless radio is safe for use by consumers. The level of energy emitted is far less than the electromagnetic energy emitted by wireless devices such as mobile phones.
  • Page 116 Email: info@aceinna.com Website: www.aceinna.com Doc. # 7430-0710-01 Rev. C Page...

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