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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide Bently Nevada Machinery Condition Monitoring 158M1430 Rev. - ...
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158M1430 Rev. - Copyright 2021 Baker Hughes Company. All rights reserved. Bently Nevada, Ranger, System 1 and Orbit Logo are registered trademarks of Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes Business, in the United States and other countries. The Baker Hughes logo is a trademark of Baker Hughes Company.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Contents 1. General Safety 1.1 Receiving Inspection 1.2 Handling and Storing Considerations Devices 1.3 Personal Safety Warnings Potential Interference Antennas Potential Electrostatic Charging Hazard Hazardous Environment Hazardous Voltage 1.4 Safe Disposal...
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Partial Indoor / Outdoor Installation Outdoor Installation Antenna Installation Plant Network Connection Power Connection 4. Configuration 4.1 User Interface Login Network System Manager Firmware Devices to Upgrade Progress Maintenance Export Logs...
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Verify Network Joining Move the Device or Gateway Change Gateway Verify Signal Strength Validate Device Data 5.2 Modbus Register Values 6. Maintenance 6.1 System Time Backup Power Battery 6.2 Clean and Inspect Devices...
1.1 Receiving Inspection Visually inspect the device for obvious shipping damage. If you detect shipping damage, file a claim with the carrier and submit a copy to Bently Nevada. Include all model numbers and serial numbers with the claim. 1.2 Handling and Storing Considerations To prolong the service life of the system, handle components carefully, use best practices during installation, and practice diligent inspection procedures.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Antennas WARNING AUTHORIZED ANTENNAS ONLY Do not use unauthorized antennas with this equipment. Only the specified antennas as outlined are permitted. Approval to operate the equipment is conditional upon use of authorized antennas and correct installation.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Potential Electrostatic Charging Hazard WARNING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING HAZARD RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. Potential for electrostatic charging hazard. Do not separate when energized. Remove power before service. Connect grounding before power.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Hazardous Environment WARNING HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT Risk of explosive atmosphere Avoid electrostatic potential, especially on plastic components. Adapters, isolation valves, or sealing rings that are not compatible with process gasses will corrode and fail.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Hazardous Voltage WARNING HIGH ENERGY DISCHARGE HAZARD RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE Selection and installation of surge protectors as per these standards does not completely eliminate the possibility of...
If a Ranger Pro Gateway cannot communicate with Ranger Pro ISA100 sensors that are out of range, you can use Ranger Pro ISA100 repeaters to extend your ISA100 network.
For complete compliance and hazardous location approval information, see the Ranger Pro Gateway Datasheet (157M8584) and Ranger Pro Gateway Warnings, Special Conditions and Additional Information (158M1429) available from Bently Nevada. 2.3 Informations de conformité Cet appareil est conforme aux dispositions de la section 15 des règles de la FCC et contient des émetteurs / récepteurs exempts de licence conformes aux CNR d’Innovation, Sciences et...
1. Survey your installation location. 2. Decide where to install Ranger Pro Gateways and identify mounting points. 3. Install and configure Ranger Pro Gateways. 4. Provision Ranger Pro ISA100 field devices. 5. Test and verify your installation. 6. Monitor and maintain your network.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - All hazardous location installations must be performed by a suitably qualified person. RF antenna installations and replacements must be completed by an authorized, qualified person. WARNING HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT...
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Figure 3 - 1: Pole mounting Surface Mounting For surface mounting, the customer can use an M8 or 5/16" fastener and washer (not supplied) with a minimum length of > 36 mm depending on the surface (see figure above). Ensure that the mounting surface is able to support the weight of the gateway as well as any additional strain applied by the cables connected to the gateway.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Outdoor Mounting When installing outdoors, the gateway should be mounted upright, and the supplied connector guard must be installed to protect against UV exposure as shown in Figure 4. Figure 3 - 3: Connector guard installed for protection against UV exposure...
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - WARNING HIGH ENERGY DISCHARGE HAZARD RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE Selection and installation of surge protectors as per these standards does not completely eliminate the possibility of personal injury or equipment damage due to lightning or similar surges, but it does sufficiently protect persons and equipment from the majority of these hazards.
RJ45 cable connector housing or the optional accessory cable supplied by Bently Nevada. The gateway can be connected to a PoE switch, PoE adapter, or standard network switch. When connecting to a standard switch, the device must be powered from an external power supply.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - When installing the gateway outdoors, you need to provide adequate UV protection for the network cable connector. This can be done using a suitable enclosure or by mounting the gateway upright and using the optional network and power cable connection guard.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - 4. Configuration 4.1 User Interface The Ranger Pro Gateway provides a web-based user interface to configure and monitor all devices connected to a network. To start managing the wireless field device network, you first need to configure the gateway.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - System Manager When the System Manger is selected, the tab control displays the Network Health, GCI Stats, Signal Strength and Event History. The property list displays the Provision, Logging, and Operational Settings.
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Provision The Provision settings allow configuration of the Network ID, Join Key, local area network (LAN) settings, and the Tag for the Ranger Pro Gateway device. Figure 4 - 2: Provision Settings...
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Figure 4 - 3: Operational Settings Table 4 - 1: Operational Settings Inputs Default Setting Description Value Maximum Layers The number of routing layers between the Back Bone Router (BBR) and the last child device in the network chain...
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Access Point When the Access Point is selected, the tab control displays the Network Health, GCI Stats, Signal Strength, and Event History. The property list displays the Logging and General Settings.
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - General Settings The General Settings show read-only details of the access point (shown below as gray fields with green outlines). The user can name the BBR tag as desired. The user must select the Submit button to rename the BBR Tag.
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Field Device When a field device is selected, the tab control displays the data Trend, Device Join History, Readings, and Signal Strength. The property list displays the Device Information, Device Restart and Device Role settings.
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Device Information The Device Information settings show the device model, manufacturer, serial number, battery level, both radio and application firmware versions and address of the highlighted Ranger Pro field device. The Device Tag name can also be set here.
User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Device Role The Device Role settings allow a Ranger Pro ISA100 field device to be configured to join as a router, router + IO, or IO device. Figure 4 - 9: Device Role Panel Firmware When the Firmware section is selected, a tab control displays the Firmware, Devices to Upgrade, Queue, and Progress information.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Figure 4 - 11: Firmware Upload Tab Pop Up Devices to Upgrade The Devices to Upgrade tab is used to initiate uploads to selected field devices. Figure 4 - 12: Devices to Upgrade Tab Progress The Progress tab is used to observe overall progression levels of upgrades.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Save / Restore Save / Restore allows the backing up or restoration of the configuration of the device. Set Time The Set Time function allows the Ranger Pro Gateway time to be set manually or to the host time and date in the relevant UTC zone.
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Figure 4 - 14: Modbus Tab To use the Modbus TCP protocol to output sensor static data: 1. Modify the Ranger Pro Gateway Modbus settings: a. Create a new Modbus configuration file to upload the file to the gateway using a text editor.
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - c. Edit the file: [INPUT_REGISTERS] [HOLDING_REGISTERS] REGISTER = 200,2,0134880000010041,2,3,1,0,0,0,0 REGISTER = 202,2,0134880000010041,2,4,1,0,0,0,0 REGISTER = 204,2,0134880000010041,2,5,1,0,0,0,0 REGISTER = …. Where REGISTER = AAA,B,MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM,C,D,E,F,G,H,I : a. Navigate to the Maintenance section and select the Modbus tab.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Location Description Setting 8: Y velocity 9: X acceleration 10: X velocity Attribute ID referes to the AIO attributes. Attribute ID Attribute ID (1) is the Process Variable (PV) and the only value supported.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - To configure these settings: 1. Use a PoE cable to connect the Ranger Pro Gateway to a PoE adapter or network switch. Refer to the Plant Network Connection section for additional information.
4.3 Provision Field Devices (ISA100) The Ranger Pro Gateway does not currently support OTA provisioning. Ranger Pro configuration software is able to manually provision compatible Ranger Pro ISA100 field devices. Refer to the Ranger Pro User Guide (125M6113). Before deploying Ranger Pro ISA100 field devices, we recommend you provision each device to join your network.
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Select Network > [device name]. Expand the Device Role. Change the Device Role as required. To implement changes, you must reboot the devices. For details, see Reboot Field Devices on page 46.
In areas that have weak RF coverage (for example, where RSSI < -78 dB), configure a Ranger Pro ISA100 field device to enable routing or, preferably, add a Ranger Pro ISA100 repeater. Use the Ranger Pro Gateway web interface to verify, and if necessary, enable the router function of each ISA100 field device.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Ranger Pro Gateway device managers limit the number of field devices connected to the gateway. This could be any combination of IO, Router, or Router IO devices up to a total of 50 devices.
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Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Figure 5 - 1: Ranger Pro Trend Data 39/46...
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - 5.2 Modbus Register Values The Ranger Pro Gateway can output Ranger Pro sensor static data (trended variables) using the Modbus TCP protocol. Use any Modbus tool to connect with the Ranger Pro Gateway through port 502. Check the Input Register Values as listed in the gateway user interface Modbus tab.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - 6. Maintenance Ranger Pro Gateways need minimal maintenance. If a device fails, it may be due to environmental damage, or even a blocked wireless connection. 6.1 System Time Backup Power Battery...
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Open the Device Before opening the device, de-energise the cables and remove the device from the field and operating environment. Open the casing by loosening and partially removing the captive screws on one of the hinges and completely removing the captive screws on the other hinge.
6.3 Update Gateway Software You may on rare occasions need to update the Ranger Pro Gateway software. Request or download software updates from Bently Nevada technical support. You can update Ranger Pro Gateway software using the web-interface. To update gateway firmware: 1.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - To reset the gateway: 1. Navigate to Maintenance. 2. Select the Restart menu item. 3. Select Soft Restart or Power Cycle. IPv4 Address Reset To reset the Ranger Pro Gateway IPv4 address using a magnet: 1.
6.6 Update Field Device Firmware You may on rare occasions need to update Ranger Pro field device firmware. Request or download firmware updates from Bently Nevada. You can update firmware using the Ranger Pro Gateway web-interface. To update field device firmware: 1.
Ranger Pro ISA100 Wireless Gateway User Guide 158M1430 Rev. - Cancelled, the user cancelled the upgrade. Request Pending, Request Cancelled are scheduler internal states and will automatically progress to Pending or Cancelling. 11. Navigate to Progress to observe active OTA upgrade attempts in progress.
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