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- Page 1 Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTACT INFORMATION ......................3 RF EXPOSURE AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY COMPLIANCE ............4 Caution ..........................4 General Safety ........................4 Vehicle Safety ........................5 Potentially Unsafe Areas ....................6 REVISION HISTORY ........................7 Introduction .......................... -
Page 3: Contact Information
WEBSITE: www.maxon.com.au Maxon has also added for the benefit of developers and integrators, a forum on our website that can be accessed to discuss this product and/or technical matters in relation to your applications. All questions raised within this portal will be answered. -
Page 4: Rf Exposure And Electrical Safety Compliance
AS/NZS 60950.1 approved SELV power supply. Caution Change or modification without the express consent of Maxon Electronics Australia Pty. Ltd. voids the user’s authority to use the equipment. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in an appropriate installation. The modem is a transmitting device with similar output power to a mobile phone. -
Page 5: Vehicle Safety
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 safety guidelines below: § Switch OFF the Modem when in an aircraft. The use of cellular telephones in aircraft is illegal. It may endanger the operation of the aircraft and/or disrupt the cellular network. Failure to observe this instruction may lead to suspension or denial of cellular services to the offender, legal action, or both. -
Page 6: Potentially Unsafe Areas
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 Note: The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Maxon Australia could void the warranty. Potentially Unsafe Areas Posted Facilities: Turn off this device in any facility or area when posted notices require you to do so. -
Page 7: Revision History
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 R E V I S I O N H I S T O R Y Product Smartmax SDI-12 Model MA-2010 Document Type Current Version Number Status of the Document Public Release Revision Date October 2012... -
Page 8: Introduction
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 Introduction SDI-12 is a simple ASCII-based protocol and communications standard, used by a multitude of environmental measurement and monitoring equipment types, including rain gauges, water quality sensors and pressure sensors. The Smartmax with SDI-12 functionality is a high performance, self contained, data logger suitable for measuring a number of sensor types. - Page 9 WAN page to Modem Router Mode as shown below. SDI-12 will not work in any other mode. 8. Go to the license page and make sure that the SDI-12 feature is enabled, if not please refer to the Quick start guide supplied by Maxon with the SDI-12 Kit.
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Page 10: Sdi-12 Wiring
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 SDI-12 Wiring The SDI-12 cable provided with the kit connects to the serial port on the smartmax. The other end has 3 wires that connect to the sensor. Red - 12V Supply from Modem. Connects to the +12VDC positive supply to the sensor. Black –... -
Page 11: Sdi-12 Commands Supported
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 SDI-12 Commands Supported Smartmax SDI-12 firmware only supports the “Start Measurement” (aM!) and Additional Measurement (aM1!) commands. SDI-12 Data Format The SDI-12 Data will be saved in CSV format, CSV file will be generated as follow: The .csv file sampler will synchronize the sample period at regular intervals of the... - Page 12 Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 The Smartmax will upload the resulting .csv log files to a configured FTP server as • programmed by the user under the SDI-12 settings in the web interface. The Scheduled Upload Time configuration defines the starting time for the first scheduled upload. The Scheduled Upload Interval defines the elapsed time until the next scheduled upload.
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Page 13: Sdi-12 Configuration
"Samp0_ WindDirAve_12345678.csv" after being successfully uploaded. 3. The Smartmax SDI-12 driver will keep .csv log files for 30 days or until 90% of available Flash drive space has been used, after which the oldest files will be deleted as new files are created. - Page 14 Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 address range from 0 to 9. Most SDI-12 devices default to address 0. The 'Measurement Set’ Number also has a range of 0 to 9. It is defined for composite SDI- 12 devices that can supply more than one range of measurements. Sensors that do not support SDI-12 v1.2 or greater should only use a value of zero for the 'Measurement Set’...
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Page 15: Sdi12 Setup Example
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 The new measurement should now be shown on the Current Measurement Table. SDI12 Setup Example: For a sensor that supports 4 measurements and had address 0. Web Page example setup for single sensor with 5 Measurement Sets. - Page 16 Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0...
- Page 17 Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 Once the setup is complete, to verify that the configuration is correct and the SDI12 driver in the smartmax is communicating with the sensor, select the ‘Refresh’ button. After a few seconds, the display should be updated to show the current values read from the sensor.
- Page 18 Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 If the Current Value is shown as ‘N/A’, it means that the measurement is not available at the moment. The web page will only wait a few seconds for a response, where some sensors may take up to 10 seconds per measurement set to respond.
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Page 19: Counter Logging
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 Counter Logging The Smartmax has two high-speed Counter inputs, each connected to Binary inputs 1 & 2 respectively. The SDI-12 data logger can also be configured to log values from these two internal counters. A typical application for this feature would be to log data from one or two "tipping bucket"... -
Page 20: Ftp Client
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 The configuration of Counter logging is performed by using Telnet to the modem. Note that the Telnet server needs to be enabled in the modem. This is found on the ‘Administrator/System” web page. Once logged into the Smartmax via Telnet, Counter logging is configured using the ‘logconfig’ LogConfig ... -
Page 21: Logconfig Utility
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 1. Enable Scheduled FTP Upload 2. Enter the appropriate account credentials 3. Enter the primary and secondary FTP server address, making sure that the username and password is the same for both servers. 4. The ‘FTP Directory’ field allows the user to upload the log files to a specified sub- directory on the FTP server. - Page 22 Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 Once logged into the Smartmax, enter ‘logconfig <enter>’ at the command prompt. The application main menu is shown below. Enter the number or letter that corresponds with the desired menu item. The menus are not case sensitive.
- Page 23 Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 The ‘Data Logger Enabled’ item corresponds to the ‘Enable SDI-12’ check box on the web page. The ‘Diagnostics Output level’ is a numeric value which controls the amount of diagnostics output from the data logger. This value ranges from 0 (no output), to 5 (maximum debug output).
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Page 24: Sensor Configuration
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 Sensor Configuration Item 4 from the main menu allows the user to edit the Sensor configuration. Menu item 4, ‘View Sensors’ shows the currently configured Sensors. Measurement Configuration Item 5 from the main menu, ‘Measurement Configuration’ allows the user to edit the individual measurements. -
Page 25: Setup Considerations
Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 The ‘View Measurements’ item shows the currently configured measurements for the selected Sensor. Setup Considerations Before Starting your configuration you need to be aware of the following features: The modem logs the information as per the sampling rate to a file. The files are •... - Page 26 Smartmax SDI 12 Manual 3.0 1. SFa_name_zzzzzzzz.csv where the literal 'SF' indicates a Sample File… where 'a' is the Sensor Address (0 - 9) whose samples this file contains. .. where 'name' is the Measurement Set Name (up to 25 chars) whose samples this file contains.
- Page 27 • Sets with 10 measurements per range) to sample at a 1 minute rate. The Smartmax SDI-12 driver will open and close the same .csv file each time a new • sample set is saved. A new sample file will be opened each calendar day and any files older than 30 days will be deleted at that time.
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