Captis Installation Guide November 2019 Contents Introduction.............................. 3 Captis Technical Information........................3 Captis pulse lite ........................... 3 Installation ............................... 4 Before you begin ..........................4 What is in the Captis Box? ........................4 Installing the Captis ..........................5 Mounting the captis ..........................5 Terminating the device ..........................
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 November 2019 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. Mount the Captis Pulse Lite to your selected location/ water meter 2. Register the Captis on the cloud platform.
November 2019 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 November 2019 REGISTER AND CONFIGURE THE CAPTIS Before registering the Captis, you must: • Connect the Captis device to the water meter Figure 6 Registering the Captis overview Note: The Captis device does have to be installed in its final location before registration.
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Captis Installation Guide November 2019 c. Enter the serial number from the label of the Captis. d. If this device is part of a group, select that group from the drop-down menu. e. Click Next to register the device.
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Captis Installation Guide November 2019 Go to the Cumulocity cloud platform and accept the device. a. Go to the Device Registration Page. b. Find your device in the list on the Device Registration Page. Its status should be Pending Acceptance.
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Captis Installation Guide November 2019 c. Select Captis Configuration from the Captis sub-menu. Configure the device to suit your requirements in the Sensor Tab. Rev. 4...
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Captis Installation Guide November 2019 Digital In 1 Enable Enable function of the Switch Input. If Cable Cut Detection is required, this should be left as Enable Type This is for the Type of the input, either Pulse or Switch. Since the Pulse Lite is shipped pre wired, Digital In 1 should be left as Pulse.
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Captis Installation Guide November 2019 If Required, an Alarm can be set up if the Pickup Cable has been cut or damaged. Under the Alarm Tab, there is the ability to set up various alarms. For the Switch Input:...
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Captis Installation Guide November 2019 In the Action List, it is preferable to use the Email (with the email address to be input into the ‘Email’ section directly above these settings) and the Send Logged actions for the Pulse Lite.
Captis Installation Guide November 2019 Testing the Captis The final steps in registering the Captis are to confirm that the sensors are working, and the cellular signal is adequate. Note: If the installation location of the Captis is difficult to reach, you can perform the sensor...
Captis Installation Guide November 2019 TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Meaning What to do Device is working as it should, leave Status LED flashing then solid Device is on/ awake device to collect data Device connected to Device is working as it should, leave...
Captis Installation Guide November 2019 SERVICING BATTERY REPLACEMENT The battery should only be replaced with a Captis approved battery. Other types of battery will either not provide enough power to function properly or cause damage to the device and/or battery and/or user.
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