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Document No.: 2018-0731-003 Revision No.: 0001 FMGuard Facility Management Controller User Manual Model: FMG-1 Please read this user manual carefully before using the device.
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Thank you for your purchase of PICOBOX Facility Management Controller (FMGuard). FMGuard is an industrial DIN rail device used as remote surveillance or as a low-priced autonomous system, which will be able to monitor and control different process on distant localities.
CHAPTER 2: SAFE USE OF DEVICE The following section contains important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions. Please read it carefully. WARNING!!! To reduce the risk of electrick shock: • Do not remove the cover (or back) of this device. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to the manufacturer.
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Accessories – Use only accessories recommended on this manual. Always use specified connection cables. Be careful on connecting devices correctly. Water and Moisture (Hazard of Electric Shock) – Do not use the device near water or in rainy or moist situations. Ambient Temperature –...
• Very humid or dusty area • Locations exposed to direct sunlight • Locations exposed to salt spray • Close to flammable solvents (alcohol, thinners, etc.) If any of the following occurs, immediately switch the device OFF, unplug it from the main power supply and contact your distributor or agent.
CHAPTER 3: PRODUCT OVERVIEW FMGuard is a standalone device empowered by Cortex-A5 32-bit ARM processor. It has a built-in 3G modem and a USB slot for 3 party GSM/3G modem. The device has a large LCD display with touch screen that shows a detailed status of the device. There are also LED indicators at front and a reset switch.
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HTML interface, via web browser Interface Dot Matrix LCD with 240x160 pixels, touch screen with virtual buttons Network Network Support Static and Dynamic IP a. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) Network Protocol b. IP (Internet Protocol) c. HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) Digital Input 8x Digital Input Logic high: 8 to 40VDC...
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Configuration Output Control Remote Management a. Add / edit / delete mobile phone groups, repeat time b. Query Operational / Authorizer / Forwarder mobile phone nubers c. Query digital input / digital output / analog input / Remote Command analog output status d.
Physical Layout Figure 3.1: FMGuard Front Description Comment LCD Display, touchscreen Shows the status of the device. See LCD Display for more information. TX and RX Modbus Transmit and Receive Shows the status and possible errors of the S1 and S2 device.
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Figure 3.2: FMGuard Bottom Description Comment SD-Card *not yet implemented L-Out *not yet implemented *not yet implemented SPKR *not yet implemented SIM-Card Slot for SIM Card *not yet implemented Terminal Blocks Power, Input and Output Terminals Table 3.3: FMGuard Bottom, Parts Description 13 | P a g e...
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Figure 3.2: FMGuard Top Description Comment Antenna slot for GSM WiFi/BT *not yet implemented External storage or slot for GSM modem RJ45 10/100Mbits SER2 *not yet implemented *not yet implemented Terminal Blocks Power, Input and Output Terminals Table 3.4: FMGuard Top, Parts Description 14 | P a g e...
S1 and S2 Indicator Light Function FMGuard has 2 indicator lights which shows the status and possible errors of the device. Different blinking pattern is listed below as for your reference. S1: System LED1 Pattern Overview Pattern Description Fast Blinking, green The device is initializing, preparing to start the application.
S2: System LED2 Pattern Overview Pattern Description The GSM module is OFF. 600ms On / 600ms Off, green Missing SIM Card or PIN code. Network search and logon in progress. 75ms On / 3s Off, green Connected to a network. 75ms On / 75ms Off / 75ms On / 3s Off, green GPRS session is active.
CHAPTER 4: HARDWARE GUIDE This section will guide you through the installation of your FMGuard. Follow the instructions here and you will have your FMGuard installed very quickly. Mounting Determine a suitable location for FMGuard. Mount FMGuard on a din-rail as illustrated below. 1 –...
DC Input FMGuard is supplied with 24VDC power adapter. If using user-supplied power supply, observe voltage polarity and voltage level. FMGuard operates on 24 VDC input but can accept supply voltage up to 36VDC. Do not exceed the recommended- input voltage, exceeding which will damage FMGuard.
Battery FMGuard contains an internal Li-Ion battery for operation even, when the external power is absent making it possible to report power loss. Please note that when the external power is removed, the device will power down by default. This setting is can be changed on the LCD settings.
Note: The jumper pins are exposed, when not covered by the jumper. When mounting the device in the installation make sure that the jumper pins don’t touch any metal surfaces. Covering the battery selection jumper opening after installation/selection of desired battery is advised. WARNING!!! Misusing the FMGuard may cause the built-in battery security circuit to be damaged.
On the other hand, the upper position of the DIP switch is for the current mode. The current mode can be 0 - 20mA or 4 - 20mA, configurable on the user interface. Terminal Blocks Signal Overview Group Pin No. Name Description Power supply, positive (+) connection...
RS485-1 A Modbus master non-inverting signal for RS485 port 1 RS485-1 B Modbus master inverting signal for RS485 port 1 RS485-1 Signal ground RS485-2 A Modbus slave non-inverting signal for RS485 port 1 RS485-2 B Modbus slave inverting signal for RS485 port 1 RS485-2 Signal ground 1-WIRE...
LCD DISPLAY The LCD display of FMGuard is a 240x160 pixel white on blue graphical display with built-in resistive touch sensing. A range of diplay functions are available for making graphical and alpha- numerical presentations of data and user interaction with menus. After loading, FMGuard will show the Device ID, IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, Button to enable DHCP, button to reset and lastly button to redirect on the main screen.
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If you click the Reset a confirmation will pop, once you click ok the IP address of FMGuard will reset back to default (192.168.1.10) Once you click Close you will be redirected to the home screen. The home screen is like a mini- mimic screen.
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ICON DESCRIPTION ICON DESCRIPTION - GSM is OFF - Data network connected - GSM is ON - Roaming ON - Data network connected while - Signal Strength roaming - Connected to a 2G network - Call active - Connected to a 3G network STATUS –...
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NETWORK INTERFACE STATUS – Tells if your device is connected on internet or network MAC – Mac Address of the device IP ADDRESS – Preconfigure IP address of the device SUBNET – Depends on the connectivity requirements and network technology employed on the device.
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GATEWAY STATUS STATUS - Tells if your device is connected to a gateway. GATEWAY – Server gateway IP address and port number. NODE ID – Serial number of the device. INTERFACE – Network connection type either ethernet or 3G. ICON DESCRIPTION Gateway not enabled Gateway enabled...
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USB STATUS For developing purposes only. Clicking this icon may show a dialog with the USB details, including the status of the host port and the USB programming cable. BATTERY STATUS BATTERY LEVEL – Ranges from 1-5 where 5 is fully charged CHARGING –...
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SETTINGS The time on the upper right part of the LCD touchscreen is for the device settings. The blue highlights on the time actually means that you log on as an admin and can configure the settings. To log in typed in RTCU as password. To access the device settings, press the time on the status bar for more than 1 seconds and release.
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CONFIG – set the device to use the internal battery during power outage. The configuration also has the setting to show the details of the input and output on the screen without logging in on the device and also the admin time-out. JUMPERS –...
CHAPTER 5: SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION Configuration of messages, phone groups etc are done using PC via ethernet port. Alarm Triggering An alarm event happens when any one or more digital and analog input changes state. FMGuard continuously monitor the input for these events. When an alarm event occurs, it picks up information from the configuration memory and performs the necessary SMS actions.
Configuring the Device FMGuard like Linkwise past products is a web – based product. Using any web-browser on the PC the user with administrative rights can access all the user configuration pages. IP Address Setup the device with RJ45 ethernet cable plugged onto the RJ45 socket of the device on one end and the other either to the network ethernet switch or directly to a PC.
WARNING!!! Remember that you SHOULD NOT use the same IP address for your PC and FMGuard and both PC an FMGuard must be within same subnet. If you are unsure on how to set the static IP address of your PC, please consult your PC operating system’s documentation for details.
CHAPTER 6: LOG-IN PAGE Enter the username and password on the textbox. The default user name and password for administrator is admin. Guest user’s username and password is guest. Only the administrator has the right to change the password on the settings of user interface. Follow through the various pages to setup the parameters according to the user’s requirements.
CHAPTER 7: DASHBOARD PAGE Once the user successfully logs in, the dashboard page appears. In a new unconfigured unit, the status page shows all preset information about the input and output states. The top of the page contains the device information such as Cellular Network, Signal Strength, IP Address and Date and Time.
Alarm/Control For digital input this field will display what has been typed into the open/close fields of digital input located at the IO configuration page. Analog Input (AI) This field displays the AI descriptions and their perspective values. It also indicates whether the values are within low alarm or high alarm range, depending on the IO Configuration.
CHAPTER 8: I/O CONFIGURATION PAGE Click on the I/O Configuration button on the navigation panel located at the left part of the user interface. Explanation is provided whenever is necessary. Digital Input Once you clicked the IO configuration page you will be directed to this page. This page shows the template for defining digital input description as well as the status.
Close Status: This field describes the state of the input when the contact is a close state. It can be of any wordings up to 15 characters long. Examples are Alarm, Normal, Start, Stop, System Reset, Fault etc. Trigger Delay Open -> Close: A unique feature of FMGuard allowing user to define a valid input change time.
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Engineering Value (min): The lowest possible value that the sensor can read, please refer to the transmitter manufacturer specification. Engineering Value (max): The highest possible value that the sensor can read, please refer to the transmitter manufacturer specification. Hysteresis: Set the minimal change required to revert from Critical High / High / Low / Critical Low alarm state.
Digital Output FMGuard has 8 digital outputs. These outputs can be turn ON, OFF or PULSE ON remotely via SMS. It can also be controlled from locally or remotely from the dashboard of user interface (web access). The user can create a description for each output of up to 20 characters long. Each output should have a unique description –...
d. One-Shot – The output will immediately turn ON and will turn OFF depending on “X” time when the logic expression is true. The time will depend on the configured setting. Remote Control Output using SMS This feature enables user to switch any of the 4 output ON (contact close), OFF (contact open) by sending the appropriate ACTION SMS message on FMGuard unit.
CHAPTER 9: MODBUS CONFIGURATION PAGE Click on the Modbus Configuration button on the navigation panel located at the left part of the user interface. Explanation is provided whenever is necessary. Modbus of FMGuard has a capacity of 32 nodes, maximum of 1024 monitoring points. The following steps are used to configure Modbus.
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If a tag address starts with 4x, it is identified as Modbus holding register. Example: Picobox 16DI Pin 6 has a tag address of 10006. If you configure it on FMGuard, 6 is the tag address while 1x or Modbus Discrete Input is the tag type.
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5. Refreshed your browser if the tag is not seen on the table. 6. Check parameterized to move the specific tag at the IO configuration and dashboard. 7. Enable polling for each device. 8. Click the checkbox at the RTU settings to enable the Modbus function. 9.
CHAPTER 10: EMAIL AND SMS ALERTS Click on the Email and SMS Alerts button on the navigation panel located at the left part of the user interface. Explanation is provided whenever is necessary. This page shows the phone groups, organized into 6 Operation group with 8 operational numbers each (total of 48), 2 groups of escalation group with 8 escalation numbers each (total of 16), 8 authorize numbers and 1 forwarding number.
CHAPTER 11: SYSTEM CONFIGURATION This page gives you administrator control over FMGuard. Device ID This entry is for the user to assign a unique name to FMGuard device. It accepts up to 15 alphanumeric characters. The device’s name will be in SMS notification along with other information when an alarm is triggered.
By checking the checkbox for DHCP the FMGuard will automatically connect to your network using this protocol during power up. SMS Settings Repeat SMS on Alarm If set, when an alarm is triggered, the SMS will be sent repeatedly according to the number of times specified.
Escalation Interval Escalation interval can be set between 5-60 mins per group. Send test SMS to Mobile Phone Use to test if the SIM card can send SMS. NTP Server Settings To enable time synchronization with an NTP server. Set the host IP address of the NTP server to be used.
Auto Health Check This feature will automatically send reports to the users depend on the set day and time to the appointed operation phone group. Send Telco Signal Strength – Send telco signal strength on the preset day and time. Date and Time Enter the new date and time in this field.
User Authentication -not yet implemented Used to change the username and password. Upto 5 users can be register. Delete Outbox Content Delete the outbox messages of email and SMS. 50 | P a g e...
CHAPTER 12: LOGS This page has all of the events occur on FMGuard. It has maximum of 500 entries first in first out. It has search function for easy access. Logs can be saved manually by clicking either the CSV button and XML button (format depends on the button).
CHAPTER 13: HELP FMGuard allows a number of important functions to be accessed and controlled remotely via SMS by the listed operation and authorized mobile phones. The three categories of users (Operation, Forward and Authorizer) have specific rights in the use of various remote-control functions.
IO Command Operation and authorized users can query the status of Inputs/outputs. While the Auhtorizedd users can control the output. FMGuard will reply the current state of the Input and Output status using the respective commands. Rights Sample Description Format Remarks Command Operation...
IO Configuration Authorized users can change IO configuration description and alarm state by sending the commands below. Rights Sample Description Format Remarks Command Operation Authorized n=digital input 1 to 8 #SET-X1-Name=Door #SET-X(n)- ✓ ✓ di_name=digital input Name=(di_name) Access description n=analog input 1 to 4 #SET-AI1- #SET-AI(n)- ✓...
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Repeat Configuration Authorized users can change the SMS alarm repeat settings sending the commands below. To cancel repeat sending, any mobile phone from the operation or forward must acknowledge to FMGuard by replying the acknowledge command (#ack). Rights Sample Description Format Remarks Command...
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