Captis Installation Guide September 2020 Contents Introduction.............................. 3 Captis Technical Information........................3 Captis Pulse Lite Dimensions ......................3 Captis Pulse Lite ..........................3 Installation ............................... 4 Before You Begin ..........................4 What is in the Captis Box? ........................4 Installing the Captis ..........................
The Captis cellular data logger has been developed to fill measurement requirements across a broad range of applications and remote locations. The Captis Pulse Lite has the following features: • The device measures 90 x 75 x 50 mm and weighs less than 500g.
Captis Installation Guide September 2020 INSTALLATION BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before starting this installation, you will need the following items: • The contents of the Captis box. • The water meter that will be connected to the Captis • A 3mm Allen key and small flat blade screwdriver •...
To successfully install the Captis you must perform the following steps. Each step is described in more detail in the following sections. 1. Decide where to mount the Captis 2. Mount the Captis Pulse Lite to your selected location/ water meter 3. Test the wiring, sensor and cellular connection. 4. Complete the physical installation after testing.
September 2020 TERMINATING THE DEVICE The Captis Pulse Lite is provided with a four-pin plug that can be connected to one or two sensors and/or measurement devices. Use the table below to determine how to wire the connections between the Captis Pulse Lite and the sensor.
• Isolate any unused cables. To ensure the efficacy of your Captis on-site installation and the on-going safety and sustainability of your installation, mIoT recommends that you follow these best practice procedures for terminating and waterproofing your sensor connection. TERMINATION: To ensure on-site sensor connections remain intact, the Captis can be configured with a loopback cable cut detection.
Captis Installation Guide September 2020 INSTALLING THE EXTERNAL ANTENNA Note: This step is only applicable if your device supports an external antenna. Connect an LTE antenna to the device’s external SMA connector. Make sure not to over tension the antenna screw.
Captis Installation Guide September 2020 CHECKING SENSOR & CELLULAR CONNECTIONS Before leaving the installation site, you must check that the connection between the device and the sensor is functional and that there is adequate cellular signal for the Captis to work as required.
Captis Installation Guide September 2020 TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Meaning What to do Device is working as it should, leave Status LED flashing 20 times Device is on/ awake device to collect data Device connected to Device is working as it should, leave...
Captis Installation Guide September 2020 MAINTENANCE & SAFETY MAINTENANCE The Captis device does not require any maintenance once installed. The Captis uses a non- rechargeable Lithium ION battery, and there are no user serviceable parts inside the device. If you encounter any issues with the device during its standard operation, contact your support team.
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