Ranch Systems RS210 Reference Manual

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RS210 Wireless Networking Node

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April 2011

Rev. 1.7

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Page 1 RS210 Wireless Networking Node Reference Manual April 2011 Rev. 1.7...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONFIGURING THE RS210.......................13 Sensor Configuration........................13 Mesh Node Configuration........................13 COMMAND LINE CONTROL......................14 Command Line Instances........................14 Using the Command Line .......................15 Command Reference........................15 FIRMWARE UPGRADES........................29 FURTHER HELP..........................30 © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 3: Warranty Coverage
Ranch Systems for any claim by any party arising out of or in connection with the services or products provided hereunder shall not exceed the amount paid to Ranch Systems by Customer with respect to the sale of the specific product or services cited in such claim.
Page 4: Change Log
Added change log. New RS210 model year. 03/24/10 Updates for new IP65 enclosure 02/01/11 Revised firmware update instructions (using RanchMgr) 04/19/11 Revised relay command (multi-relay syntax and RL200 support) © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 5: About This Guide And Other Resources
ABOUT THIS GUIDE AND OTHER RESOURCES This guide is intended as a technical reference manual for advanced uses of the RS210 wireless networking node. It covers internal technical details typically needed when performing advanced installation, troubleshooting or customer integration projects. It is written by engineers for engineers.
Page 6 “There are 10 types of people in the World: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.” - Anonymous © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 7: System Components
Connects to an Analog Sensor Port Wind Speed and Direction Sensors Connects to a WSD Port, or two Analog Sensor Ports Rain Gauge Connects to a Digital Counter Port © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 8 Systems LLC. The following diagram describes the overall architecture of a RanchMaster system, and how the the RS210 fits in: The RS210 nodes are seen on the left side and act as the “front line” in a RanchMaster system, collecting data from sensors and controlling equipment such as irrigation valves.
Page 9 7. Its built-in firmware is fully upgradeable in the field via RS-232, or via the base station from the central server. 8. It provides for its own power via an integrated solar panel and built-in software configurable solar charge controller © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 10: Installing An Rs210 Node
INSTALLING AN RS210 NODE The mounting bracket provided with RS210 has an integral 3/4” metal conduit compression fitting, and enables convenient low-cost installation using local materials, since 10 foot 3/4” galvanized conduit is widely available. In some situation, such as orchards, the node may need to be elevated higher than 10 feet, in which case setting a 2”...
Page 11: Power-Up
If you have ordered the wall charger, and you do not plan to deploy the RS210 immediately, it is a good idea to start by plugging in the wall charger at this point and charging the node for 24 hours.
Page 12: External Connections
The ports are numbered from the lower left corner in the picture (Port 1). Port 2 is immediately above Port 1, and Port 3 is bottom-most in second column, etc. In the picture above, the relay/valve ports are capped, since the model is an RS210-S. An RS210-PRO would have relay ports in place of these caps.
Page 13 Plugs can be ordered from RanchSystems, or online from Digikey Allied Electronics. Note that the last 3 digits of Conxall numbers refer to cap style and grommet size, which may be substituted. © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 14: Configuring The Rs210
Please refer to the description of the CONFIGSET PORT command in the command line section. For example, if an RS210 node is deployed with a temperature sensor in port 1 and RH sensor in port 2, these two commands will suffice:...
Page 15: Command Line Control
Configure the terminal software to 9600 N 8 1 (hardware flow control optional), and power cycle the RS210 nodes by removing and re-inserting solar panel plug. You will see a prompt to press the P key for access the command line. If P is not pressed, the node continues to start up, and command line is no longer available.
Page 16: Using The Command Line
For example, when logged into the base station with ID 610, you would type as follows: connect 4000 And shortly thereafter the prompt from RS210 unit 4000 would appear. Once done talking with the node, you type QUIT and you will be back at the base station prompt.
Page 17 Description: Reads and displays the current voltage from all ports equipped with an A/D converter. For RS210, ports 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 have A/D converters. Additionally, this command will show internal battery voltage and temperature as A/D values.
Page 18 Using config displays all basic settings. Using config ports shows the settings for the various ports. Using config <parameter> displays only a specific basic parameter setting. © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 20 <excitationtime>, it will be required also to specify <samplerate> and <options>, even if they are unchanged. © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 21 Davis Instruments wind speed sensors. Wind direction sensors. Linear analog voltage type. North is at crossing point between 0 and maximum voltage. For example © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 22 Switch sensor. Senses simple switch between 0 and 5V on input and return 0 or 1 correspondingly. Vaisala WXT510 or WXT520 composite weather station. © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 23 Normally this command is only used by base station. For command line use, vdata gives a more readable output. Example: 1984>data I,1984,939557794 S,1984,12,1,253,0,0 D,0,388,10485767 D,0,17,2098200601 D,0,17,-2091908220 D,0,17,-1882193920 D,0,17,-1777336320 EOF 6354 © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 24 Controls whether the current shell echoes typed characters. If typing to the shell and not seeing any characters, but commands are executing correctly, use echo on to get local echo. FREQ Syntax: freq © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 25 Note that relay numbers are different from port numbers. For example, relay 1 on an RS210 node is physically port 7. So to configure the first relay using the configset command, you would refer to port 7. In the software, a transition on relay 1 will also be reported as port 7 However, to control the relay with this command the number 1 is used.
Page 26 NOTE: RL200 relay expansion units are supported as of firmware 281. Simply specify relay numbers 4 onwards, and the RS210 will attempt to access RL200(s) on port 6. As normal with RL200, the first RL200 must be ID 20, the next 21 etc. See service note on RL200 for more details.
Page 27 This command does not cause an actual data point to be generated. See Also: sense Example: 1984>temp Port 0: Temp = 72.6F Port 1: Temp = 75.7F TERM Syntax: term mesh | rs232 | rs485 © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 28 01984:11.01:0107 (CU) 900 0 - 2009-10-09 12:18:34 - -29.6 VERSION Syntax: version Description: Prints the current version numbers of bootloader, hardware and firmware. Example: 1984>version Hardware: Bootloader: 122 Firmware: VLDO © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 29 The vref syntax displays current state of generator (on or off). The vref on/off syntax turns the generator on or off respectively. © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 30: Firmware Upgrades
FIRMWARE UPGRADES The latest RS210 model are capable of loading new firmware versions either over the RS232 port, or via the wireless radio. ` To upgrade firmware using RS232 port, please follow these steps: 1. Make sure you have the USB/RS232 connector cable for the node with the node plugged in. If your USB cable is the type with a 6-pin connector (fits RM210 stations), you will also need the 6-to-8-pin adapter cable to fit with the node.
Page 31: Further Help
FURTHER HELP Please feel free to contact Ranch Systems support for further help. Phone support: 415 884 2770 Ranch Systems email support: support@ranchsystems.com © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 32 Relative Humidity Sensor........................6 Relay...............................6, 12 RELAY..............................24 RM200..............................6 RM210..............................6 RS-232..............................14 RS-485..............................14 RS100..............................6 RS200..............................6 RS210..............................6 RS232..............................12 RS485..............................6, 12 RSRF Node............................6 SENSE..............................25 Sensor Configuration...........................13 SERIAL..............................25 SIGNAL...............................25 Solar panel............................10 © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2008. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.
Page 33 Illustration 2: Fleet of RS210 nodes on 10 foot conduit attached to line posts........9 Illustration 3: RS200 monitoring a filter station..................9 Illustration 4: RS200 node acting as wireless valve controller..............9 Illustration 5: RS210 Connectors......................11 © Ranch Systems LLC, 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction without permission from Ranch Systems is prohibited.