- thus it is not consistent in this “quick guide”. 1.2. L OCATION Check for the latest document version the following link: http://www.avisaro.de/de/40_Dokumentation.html (German site) Active links: This document has active links. Click within the PDF on internal and external references to navigate quickly to the target.
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4. E NCLOSURE AND ONTROLS 4.1. E “4.0 S ” NCLOSURE HELL “4.0 Shell” enclosure with PG screw type connection: Enclosure with optional “M8” connectors: Page: 3 Version 2021-05-06...
Inside, shown with optional LTE mobile data stick and optional industrial grade USB stick: 4.2. S TART AND STOP OPERATION The Avisaro 4.0 starts with operation right after power on if an USB stick is inserted. Also, after re-inserting a USB stick, the operation starts automatically. 4.3. LED B...
RTC operations. During regular operation, the battery is recharged over a 48h period. During non-operating times (= supply power off) , the date and time settings are maintained. If the Avisaro device is networked, a network time server (SNTP) can be used to set time and date automatically.
5. USB S TORAGE TICK 5.1. F ORMAT AND Typically, the USB stick is not included in the scope of delivery. Thi Regular USB memory sticks can be used: Size: From 4 to 256 GByte File system: Formatted as FAT or FAT32 (preferred) 5.2.
DC voltage, 12V to 32V Recommended power: 3W For the “4.0 Shell” version with cable glands, the power connection is done inside. This picture shows the RS485 version - please refer to the interface drawing of the interface for your product: Connector Interface...
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Power n.c. 4 pol, male Supply Voltage 12.3. RS485 I NTERFACE This is an industry standard RS232 connection. 12.3.1. Default RS485 settings Baudrate: 9.600 No of bits: 8 Parity bits: none Stop bits: 1 Flow control: none 12.3.2. Signal levels...
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12.3.3. 1x RS485 “Shell” ( “C42x77”, “G42x77” ) Connector Interface Signal Direction Screw Type RS485 Power & Signal VCC (11..32V) Power RS485 B / D- RS485 A / D+ n.c. n.c. n.c. n.c. Page: 9 Version 2021-05-06...
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11.2. D RIVER INSTALLATION If you connect the Avisaro Device to the PC using a Micro USB cable, a virtual COM port driver is installed. If this driver does not install automatically, you can download and install this manually: http://www.avisaro.de/de/40-PC-Treiber.html (German site) http://www.avisaro.com/en/40-ENG-PC-Driver.html...
Click on ‘open COM port’ – which will turn green if successful. You can use the “check” button to verify that the connection is alive. You can use the “Check” button to verify the connection to the Avisaro Device. It should light up green when clicked.
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The End of Line identifier defines the character which ends one block of data. This is only active with the “Char Terminated” protocol. ⇨ S 11.10. D ROCESSING ERIAL DATA GENERIC This configuration defines how RS232/RS485 data are processed. Choose the type of formatting and the target. Version 2021-05-06 Page: 12...
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Storage format defines how RS232 data are stored: “Off”: data are not stored “Raw data”: data are stored without any formatting as they come from the interface “Timestamp+ASCII”: data are stored with a leading timestamp followed by the data. This works well for ASCII/Text data, but not good for binary data.
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“Create new file policy”: “1st file” No data storage, all data are discarded One file All data are stored in one big file. Every new start Every hour A new file is created every hour. The files are named “yymmddhh.txt” Every hour with ringbuffer A new file is created every hour.
There are three ways to update the firmware of the Avisaro 4.0 family: 1) Via USB Stick If the Avisaro 4.0 product has a USB Host port, a new firmware can be uploaded using a USB stick. See details below.
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● Ensure stable and sufficient power supply during this process. There is a risk that the device becomes unusable if there is a power failure during the process. Those broken devices needs to be send in to Avisaro for repair. Background: ●...
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