AKO AKONet User Manual
AKO AKONet User Manual

AKO AKONet User Manual

Monitoring and supervision software for refrigerated facilities

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5010H002 Ed.06
AKONet
Monitoring and supervision software
for refrigerated facilities
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  • Page 1 5010H002 Ed.06 AKONet Monitoring and supervision software for refrigerated facilities User manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Other Reports .................................23 Sample Reports ...............................23 Advanced Report..............................25 Synoptics ..................................25 Synoptics Design..............................26 Docs management................................27 New Document ...............................27 Appendix I: Akonet connection scenarios ..........................28 No Ethernet-TCP/IP connection, only WiFi .........................28 Ethernet-TCP/IP connection, without Internet access ....................29 Ethernet-TCP/IP connection, with Internet access ......................30...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    By default, the application responds on port 80 (http). The default admin user is superuser and the password is superuser. After entering the user and password, click the Login button and AKONet 's main window will appear. Application Work Area Whenever you wish to save any changes made, remember to always press the Accept button afterwards.
  • Page 4 This menu also shows the devices, but in a list format, displaying the most important variables of each one. In this section you will see that the devices are grouped according to its model: AKO Controls, where you will find all the AKO control devices. Ÿ...
  • Page 5: Administration Menu

    Facilities The facilities can be of two types: Serial (USB AKO-80039) or Ethernet (IP AKO-80080), according to the type of MODBUS connection that has been selected. There can only be one Serial facility and it will always point to the following port: /dev/ttyUSB_485. It is created by default and the Name is the only thing that needs to be changed.
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    You need to reboot AKONet for the change to take effect. Data Recording Configuration The variables in this section determine the way in which AKONet is going to obtain log records. Events refer to alarms. You will find more information about them below.
  • Page 7 See also sections Mobility configuration (Page 15) and Alarm (Page 17) of this manual. If you have purchased the AKO-52043 GSM Modem, AKONet will be able send alarm notifications via SMS, but in order to do so, you should tick the Sending messages by SMS box, as well as enter /dev/ttyUSB_SMS as Communications port.
  • Page 8 15) and Alarm (Page 17) of this manual. In order for AKONet to be able to send eMails, the computer on which the application is installed needs to have internet access. Click Accept to confirm the changes made and hit the Test button to check the sending of the eMail notifications.
  • Page 9 Document Folders The document management module allows for the storage of all your facility related documentation within AKONet, for example, sample reports, graphs, etc.
  • Page 10: Users And Groups

    Careful, the Administrators group should not be deleted yet, as doing so would remove the superuser. A series of AKONet functions can be assigned to each group of users: Administration: this option allows or denies access to the administration menu, and enables or disables the synoptics create and edit Ÿ...
  • Page 11: Lan Configuration

    You will see the following Search for Devices screen. Here, you can see the facilities as well as the MODBUS addresses from Start to End. This is where AKONet is going to search for AKO devices registered in the network. You can apply filters to limit the search results.
  • Page 12: Devices Registered

    No. Status: For AKONet to be able to communicate with the device, it needs to be set to Active. If it is Inactive, it will be saved in the database, but no Ÿ...
  • Page 13: Task Planner

    This icon will take you to the task planner configuration screen. AKONet’s Task Planner functionality allows you to execute scheduled tasks according to a calendar. There are three types of tasks that can be scheduled: automatic report generation, device feature modification and backups.
  • Page 14 Backups This functionality serves to schedule tasks for the systematic generation of backups. By default, AKONet performs weekly backups. In order to do so, the scheduled task creation window contains the following features: Name: Free text for the purposes of identifying the task later on.
  • Page 15: Alerts And Alarms

    This icon will take you to the mobile, eMail and SMS access configuration screen. The sending of messages by SMS or eMail can be enabled or disabled for every AKONet user, as well their access from mobile devices. By default, a newly registered user is given permission to be notified by SMS as well as by eMail and is able to access the application using mobile devices.
  • Page 16: Backups

    This icon will take you to the testing of the devices on the modbus line. To find out if whether the connection between AKONet and the various registered devices is working properly, the application will launch a MODBUS request to all the devices connected to the network. In response, said devices will display their MODBUS address and show a green and red icon, equivalent to RX/TX.
  • Page 17: Alarm

    An important element of AKONet is the possibility to emit Alarms via eMail and SMS. For details on the configuration of Alarms, see General Parameters (Page 6). AKONet is designed to be able to satisfactorily manage any exception which might arise in a facility and to do so it detects device alarms and provides different ways of notifying users of these exceptions: Bottom alarm notification bar: The software provides a bottom bar with alarm information in real time.
  • Page 18: Services

    Offline. For details on the configuration of Services, see Services (Page 18). In this example, two services have been registered in AKONet: Frozen Cabinets and Positive Cabinets; two further tabs, All and Devices Offline, are shown.
  • Page 19: Devices

    You will see the following Devices screen. The Device List displays the devices in a list format. This screen is divided in tabs, one for each device type. There are five types: AKO Controls, CAMRegis, AKODUO, CAMAlarms and AKOGAS. For more information on the configuration of Devices, see Devices Registered (Page 12).
  • Page 20: Device Detail Display

    5010H002 Ed.06 Device detail display Device details are displayed in tabs where you can easily access all relevant data, such as alarms, temperatures, relay statuses and graphs. On the left, you can see the Current Values of the probes and all digital input. Likewise, general device data is displayed here: the Facility to which the device belongs, the Service, the Name, the Address, the Model and the Serial Number.
  • Page 21 5010H002 Ed.06 Device variable graphs (click Generate). Ÿ You will find more information about the graph viewer below.
  • Page 22: Graphs

    All selected features will be included here. It is possible to incorporate features from different devices. By clicking the Generate button, you open the graph viewer window: In this example, you can see the combined values of two AKO devices: one with temperature and humidity sensors (AKO-16624) and another with a universal gas detector (AKO-575400).
  • Page 23: Reports

    Sample Reports AKONet provides a Wizard to obtain information from the samples that have been extracted from different devices in the form of reports. There are three levels:...
  • Page 24 5010H002 Ed.06 Level 1. Device Selector: Ÿ You can select any registered device; selecting a specific one will automatically load level 2. Level 2. Feature Display: Ÿ This level will display all the selected device properties which generate logs. Select one and go to level 3. Level 3.
  • Page 25: Advanced Report

    The representation of industrial controls using specific libraries. Ÿ The graphical representation of AKO device variables can be included in this image (temperatures, relay statuses, alarm statuses, etc.). Ÿ Easy access to the details of the device (current status, graphs and remote configuration).
  • Page 26: Synoptics Design

    Using a freehand drawing (only available in browsers with SVG Ÿ support such as Mozilla or Chrome); in this case AKONet allows creating freehand drawings. When a new synoptic is created, you have to define the type of synoptic you want to it to be.
  • Page 27: Docs Management

    New Document Two methods can be used to insert new documents: The New Document option will allow uploading any document from the user's disk to AKONet, directly from the document management Ÿ module. To do so, click the New Document icon that will appear in the new document generation window.
  • Page 28: Appendix I: Akonet Connection Scenarios

    Connecting a screen (HDMI) and a keyboard/mouse via USB. Open the browser (AKONet icon) and type in localhost. Via WiFi, it is possible to access AKONet by connecting to AKONet's own WiFi network. Password akonet123. Open any browser and type in the IP, 10.0.0.1 (by default, if it has not been changed in 1.1).
  • Page 29: Ethernet-Tcp/Ip Connection, Without Internet Access

    2.6.- Third party integration via SQL query AKONet Database You can launch queries via SQL to the AKONet database (PostgreSQL) from a server in the client's network. This database has the same IP as AKONet and the port is 5432. You will be able to access all device data and related alarms in real time.
  • Page 30: Ethernet-Tcp/Ip Connection, With Internet Access

    Ÿ allow access from a URL that points to the public IP of the router. The client has to have a dynamic DNS service and has to map AKONet to the local IP in the same way as a public IP.
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  • Page 32 AKO ELECTROMECÁNICA , S.A.L. Avda. Roquetes, 30-38 08812 • Sant Pere de Ribes. Barcelona • Spain. Tel.: +34 902 333 145 Fax: +34 938 934 054 www.ako.com We reserve the right to supply materials that might vary slightly to those described in our Technical Sheets. Updated information is available on our website...

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