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Egnite Querx TH User Manual

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  • Page 1 Querx TH Network thermometer and data logger User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1.1 Safety instructions 1.2 About Querx TH Querx PT100 at a glance Features Possible fields of application Included in delivery Putting into operation 2.1 Network connection 2.2 Power supply 2.3 Network configuration with DHCP 2.4 Manual network configuration...
  • Page 3 Activate SNMP Agent Activate SNMP traps Download MIB 5.6 Syslog Configure syslog server 5.7 Android App Querx Discoverer Maintenance, tips and troubleshooting 6.1 Restart Querx TH Warm reboot Cold reboot 6.2 Configuration backup and restore Backup configuration Restore configuration 6.3 Reset configuration...
  • Page 4 Appendix 7.1 Temperature sensor 7.2 Humidity sensor Error of measurement after exposure to extreme circumstances Recalibration of sensors 7.3 Technical data 7.4 Modbus Registers 7.5 SNMP Object Identifiers 7.6 Export data formats 7.7 Manufacturer and contact...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1 Introduction Querx TH is a networking enabled measuring unit for collecting temperature and humidity values. This manual contains the basic information needed for setting up, operating and maintaining Querx TH. Up-to-date and in-depth information on Querx TH can be...

  • Page 6: About Querx Th

    CSV and XML file formats. Cloud interfaces connect Querx TH to the Internet of Things and allow world wide data access via web and Android App. Through SNMP, you connect Querx TH to network management systems, such as Nagios or Zabbix.

  • Page 7: Querx Pt100 At A Glance

    1.2.1 Querx PT100 at a glance Button for configuration reset Status LED Micro-USB jack for power supply Sensor cable with humidity and temperature sensors RJ-45 jack for Ethernet connection Link LED 1.2.2 Features Integrated high-quality sensors: oil-repellent, water- and  dust-proof Measuring range temperature: -40°C –...

  • Page 8: Possible Fields Of Application

    Preventive conservation  Cause-determination for mold-remediation  1.2.4 Included in delivery Querx TH Set (Article EGN600114)) Querx TH with sensors for temperature and humidity  Ethernet cable  Micro-USB cable  USB wall plug adapter with clippings for UK, EU, US and ...

  • Page 9: Putting Into Operation

    Now connect the wall plug adapter to the device, using the provided Micro-USB cable. Put the adapter into the wall outlet. Querx TH's status LED lights yellow. Danger ⚠...

  • Page 10: Manual Network Configuration

    If a network error has occurred, Querx TH blinks yellow. In this case, check whether the network cable is connected properly. If the problems remain, ask your network administrator for advice. 2.4 Manual network configuration If your network does not support DHCP and your computer does not support mDNS, you have to manually carry out the network configuration.
  • Page 11 afterward carry out the basic configuration as discussed in chapter 4 'Configuration'. Putting into operation...

  • Page 12: Accessing The Web Interface

    MAC address. This address can be found on the sticker at the bottom side of the unit. For the example image above, the address is: http://querx000000.local/ From the Safari web browser, you can also access Querx TH Access via Bonjour directly over the Bonjour menu. Information ⚠...

  • Page 13: Homepage

    3.3 Log in If you have configured users and assigned access rights to them, you need to log in at Querx TH. Enter your user name in the field User, your password in the field Password and click Login afterward.

  • Page 14: Configuration

    Click on Save to apply your changes. 4.1.2 Configuration of the temperature unit In the configuration interface, click on Sensors / Temperature. Choose the physical temperature unit for Querx TH to work with from the field Unit. Click on Save to apply your changes. Configuration...

  • Page 15: Configure A Name Server

    Querx TH has an internet connection, you should obtain date and time automatically via SNTP. Otherwise, you can synchronize the time with the computer from which you are configuring Querx TH or set it manually. Open the page System / Time in the configuration interface.

  • Page 16: Deactivating The Discovery Function

    Click Sync NTP to receive date and time over network. Information ⚠ As long as a valid NTP server is available, Querx TH will automatically update date and time once an hour. If you cannot receive date and time over network, you need Set date and time to manually provide these values.

  • Page 17: Reset Internal Memory

    Next to Discovery, deactivate the check box Enable. Click on Save to apply your changes. 4.1.6 Reset internal memory Once Querx TH is powered up, the device starts recording data. To restart the recording with the new settings, you need to reset the internal memory.

  • Page 18: Automatic Configuration Over Dhcp

    Specify a Network mask. Provide the IP address of the router, which connects Querx TH to the Internet in Gateway IP address. Provide a Preferred DNS server and an Alternate DNS server for Internet name resolution in the appropriate fields.

  • Page 19: Add User

    configuration are allowed for any user from the local network. You can assign different right groups to system users: Disabled: User has no access to the device.  Read data: User can read measured data.  Read data / read config: User can read measured data and ...

  • Page 20: Delete User

    Information ⚠ You can only withdraw configuration write access from a user, as long as at least one other user with write access exists. 4.3.3 Delete user In the configuration interface, open the page System / User. In the section Users, click on the action Del next to the user that you want to remove.

  • Page 21: Automatic Log Out

    4.3.5 Automatic log out If a user does not perform any actions for a longer period, he will be automatically logged out. You can adjust this time. In the configuration interface, open the page System / User. In the section Session enter the number of seconds, after which a user is logged out at Timeout.

  • Page 22: Temperature Alerts

    Temperature rises too fast  Temperature drops too fast  How Querx TH reacts upon occurring alerts is discussed in chapter 5 'Data access and configuration of interfaces'. In the configuration interface, open the page Sensors / Temperature. Optionally, enter a Sensor name, through which it can be identified in alert notifications.

  • Page 23: Humidity Alerts

    Humidity rises too fast  Humidity drops too fast  How Querx TH reacts upon occurring alerts, is discussed in chapter 5 'Data access and configuration of interfaces'. In the configuration interface, open the page Sensors / Humidity. Optionally, enter a Sensor name, through which it can be identified in alert notifications.

  • Page 24: Dew Point Alerts

    After having configured the alerts, don't forget to save your Save your alert settings changes. Click on Save to apply your changes. 4.4.4 Dew point alerts Querx TH supports two types of dew point alerts: Dew point too high  Dew point too low ...
  • Page 25 Set Alert delay to the number of seconds, that a threshold needs to be exceeded, before an alert is triggered. Set Dead-band to an appropriate value, for example 0.5. After having configured the alerts, don't forget to save your Save your alert settings changes.

  • Page 26: Data Access And Configuration Of Interfaces

    Humidity color. Click on Save to apply you changes. 5.1.2 Visualization of measured data The chart on Querx TH's home page shows the development of values since the beginning of the recordings. Data access and configuration of interfaces...
  • Page 27 The full-colored lines (1) shows the progress of the mean value. The brighter areas (2) next to this line show the maximum and minimum values, which were measured in the displayed time frames. The horizontal bars show the thresholds at which alerts are triggered, their height is specified by the Dead-bands.

  • Page 28: Export Recorded Data

    5.1.3 Export recorded data You can export the data, that Querx TH has recorded. The device supports exports in the CSV and XML file formats. Open the homepage of Querx TH. Adjust the time period for export, as discussed in the last part.

  • Page 29: E-Mail Interface

    5.2 E-Mail interface Querx TH sends email notifications to up to 4 recipients over up to 2 email servers. 5.2.1 Manage email accounts To enable sending emails, you need to provide at least one email account. You optionally can add a second email account as fallback.

  • Page 30: Manage Email Recipients

    Confirm the removal by clicking Yes on the following page. 5.2.2 Manage email recipients Querx TH supports up to 4 email recipients, each of whom you can assign the mail server over which emails are sent. Also, you can choose the events on which notifications are sent for each recipient.

  • Page 31: Email Templates

    Confirm the removal by clicking on Yes on the following page. 5.2.3 Email templates Querx TH sends notifications when alerts occur or when the unit returns to the normal state. For both cases, you can define templates. In the configuration interface, open the page Interfaces / Email.

  • Page 32: Cloud Services

    Responsible member of staff Click on Save to apply you changes. 5.3 Cloud services Querx TH can export the measured data to the Internet-of- Things clouds Xively and ThingSpeak. This allows world wide data access and easy integration into own projects via Application Programming Interfaces.

  • Page 33: Data Export To Xively

    If you click on that link, your ThinkSpeak channel will be opened in a new browser window. 5.3.2 Data export to Xively To connect Querx TH to Xively, you will need a Xively feed. You can set this up at the cloud provider's website: www.xively.com.

  • Page 34: Modbus/Tcp

    5.4 Modbus/TCP Querx TH can send data via Modbus/TCP, for example if you want to employ the device in industrial applications (SCADA). You can find a listing of all addressable registers in chapter 7.2 'Modbus registers'. Hands-on examples on how to use Querx and Modbus/TCP can be found on the product page at http://sensors.egnite.de.

  • Page 35: General Settings

    Enter a System name to identify the device over SNMP. Please keep in mind, that this name is also part of the host name, over which Querx TH can be addressed in the network. In the field Contact person provide a responsible member of staff.

  • Page 36: Download Mib

    In the section SNMP agent, click on Download next to MIB. 5.6 Syslog Querx TH can send a multitude of logging-, error- and alert messages over the syslog protocol. If problems occur, this functionality helps you to spot their origin. Software to receive syslog messages can be downloaded from the Internet.

  • Page 37: Maintenance, Tips And Troubleshooting

    6 Maintenance, tips and troubleshooting 6.1 Restart Querx TH There are two ways to restart Querx TH. 6.1.1 Warm reboot After some configuration changes, a reboot of the system is required. In the configuration interface, open the page Maintenance / Reset.

  • Page 38: Backup Configuration

    Choose the configuration backup that you want to restore. Click on Upload. Restart Querx TH, as discussed in chapter 6.1. Finally set up clouds, email accounts and users. 6.3 Reset configuration There are two ways to restore the factory defaults on the device.

  • Page 39: Manual Configuration Reset

    6.3.2 Manual configuration reset In case you cannot log in to Querx TH, for example if you have lost the log in data, you can do a manual reset to restore the factory defaults. For that you will need: A ballpoint pen ...

  • Page 40: Install Firmware Image

    In the section Version you can see the currently running firmware version. If this version is lower than the version that you can find on http://sensors.egnite.de, a firmware update can be sensible. Download the most recent firmware image from the Install firmware image http://sensors.egnite.de.

  • Page 41: Activate Alternative Firmware Image

    If disconnected during the transfer process, the device could be damaged. 6.5 Change the battery To enable the internal clock to operate without power supply, Querx TH is equipped with a battery. If its charge has Maintenance, tips and troubleshooting...
  • Page 42 Information ⚠ Querx TH is operational without battery. In operation and under usual environmental conditions (temperature at about 23°C), you will not have to change the battery. If you disconnect the unit from the power supply, for example for storing, you need change the battery once every 5 years.
  • Page 43 First, open the enclosing: Loosen both screws at the bottom side of the unit, marked red in the image above. Inside the device is another screw that you need to loosen. This is also marked red in the image above. Now, change the battery.

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    If you have questions that are not discussed in this manual, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the manufacturer egnite. You can find contact information in chapter 7.5 'Manufacturer and contact' Maintenance, tips and troubleshooting...

  • Page 45: Environment-Friendly Disposal

    6.7 Environment-friendly disposal Please dispose Querx TH according to the legislation in you country and with the environment in mind. The device contains electronic components and a battery and you must not be disposed with household waste. Please hand in the device at the disposal center.
  • Page 46 7 Appendix 7.1 Temperature sensor Measurement Typical Maximal Unit range Deviation -10 °C – 85 °C ± 0.3 ± 0.4 °C -40 °C – 100 °C See image °C Long term stability ≤ 0.01 °C °C / year Appendix...
  • Page 47 This leads to a temporary decrease of accuracy for the humidity senor and the calculated dew point. 7.2.2 Recalibration of sensors The sensors are calibrated by factory and do not need to be manually recalibrated. Recalibration can be carried out by egnite. Appendix...
  • Page 48 7.3 Technical data Specifications Measuring range temperature 40 °C to 85 °C -40 °F to 185 °F Accuracy ±0.3 °C from -10 °C to 85 °C / ±1.0 °C from -40 °C to -10 °C ±0.5 °F from 14 °F to 185 °F / ±1.8 °F from -40 °F to 14 °F Resolution temperature 0.1 °C 0.2 °F...
  • Page 49 Environment Operating conditions -40 °C to 85 °C, max. 95 % RH -40 °F to 185 °F, max. 95 % RH Storage conditions --40 °C to 85 °C, max. 95 % RH -40 °F to 185 °F, max. 95 % RH Mechanical data Housing material ABS Thermoplastic...
  • Page 50 7.4 Modbus Registers Read Registers Address Offset Format Content 30011 int16 Temperature Celsius * 10 30012 int16 Relative humidity % 30013 int16 Temperature Fahrenheit * 10 30014 int16 Temperature Kelvin * 10 30015 int16 Dew point Celsius * 10 30016 int16 Dew point Fahrenheit * 10 30017...
  • Page 51 The complete MIB is on the device and can be downloaded from the Interfaces / SNMP page in the configuration interface. 7.6 Export data formats Querx TH supports data exports in two file formats:  Data exported in the CSV file format can be opened with any spreadsheet software.
  • Page 52 We reserve the right to alter the documentation without further announcements. Revision 2.0 © 2014 egnite GmbH, Germany. All rights reserved. All trademarks used are the property of the respective holders of the rights.

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