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Page 1: Elpro 415U-1-Cx Configuration Manual
ELPRO 415U-1-Cx Condor Series Battery Powered Wireless IO Configuration Manual Version 1.4... -
Page 2: General Notices
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO General Notices ELPRO products are designed to be used in industrial environments by experienced industrial engineering personnel with adequate knowledge of safety design considerations. ELPRO products use communications channels that are subject to noise and interference. The products are designed to operate in the presence of noise and interference, but in an extreme case noise and interference can cause product operation delays or operation failure. -
Page 3: Caution
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO CHECK THIS USER MANUAL TO VERIFY THAT ALL CONNECTIONS ARE TERMINATED CORRECTLY BEFORE TURNING ON POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME. Safety notices Exposure to RF energy is an important safety consideration. The FCC has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated equipment as a result of its actions in Docket 93-62 and OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97-01. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Contents ELPRO 415U-1-Cx Configuration Manual ....................1 Condor Series Battery Powered Wireless IO ..................1 General Notices ............................2 Proper use ............................2 Product disposal ..........................2 General instructions ..........................2 Europe ..............................2 Deployment of ELPRO products in customer environment .............. - Page 5 User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Connecting to Menu ......................... 14 Quick Start Guide ..........................15 Sensor Inputs Configuration ......................17 I/O Quick Setup ..........................18 Access Point Register (REG) Address Values ..................19 Discrete input configuration Menu ....................20 Analog Input Configuration .......................
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Page 6: 415U-1-Cx Overview
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO 415U-1-Cx Overview Introduction The ELPRO 415U-1-Cx battery wireless IO unit provides wireless connectivity to remote sensors for monitoring of critical and non-critical parameters in water/waste water, environmental, factory, plant process, oil and gas or a variety of other applications. The 415U-1-Cx is self-contained with internal wireless communications, sensor IO processing, battery, solar regulator and sensor IO terminations within a IP66 weatherproof enclosure design for harsh industrial environments. -
Page 7: Network Design
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Sensor inputs sources can be discrete ON/OFF, pulsed, analog, SDI-12 or Modbus and the COS events detected using the sensitivity value of the input. For example, the sensitivity for an ON/OFF input would normally be set to 1, so that any change from 0 to 1 or 1 to 0 would trigger a COS. -
Page 8: Simple System Network Diagram Example
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Simple System Network Diagram Example Each of the 415U-1-Cx unit will have its sensor inputs and output mapped to the local access point which can be a 415U base unit or repeater. SCADA/DCS can access the 415U-1-Cx by polling through Modbus TCP. -
Page 9: Ordering Guide
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Ordering Guide Model Overview The 415U-1-Cx can be delivered as several different models and/or options. To identify the correct model and options that you have, first locate the compliance label, which is located inside the unit on the side opposite to the battery (if fitted). -
Page 10: Installation
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Installation Enclosure ELPRO 415U-1-Cx electronics and battery are enclosed in a rugged IP66 rated cast Aluminium 190mm x 197mm enclosure with an opening/removable door. Sensor and power connections are made through cable entry glands into internal industrial push connect wiring terminals. -
Page 11: Antenna Connections
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Antenna Connections Antenna Connection is via the N50 Female Bulkhead coax connection on the top of the enclosure. Coax connection must be taped to prevent ingress of moisture. Moisture ingress in the coaxial cable is a common cause for problems with radio systems because it greatly increases the radio losses. -
Page 12: Digital Or Pulsed Inputs
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Analog 0-20mA, 4-20mA 16 Bit resolution SDI-12 1 Channel Up to 46 variables can be configured Modbus 1 Channel Up to 46 variables can be configured Internal Battery Voltage, Supply/Solar Voltage, Radio Received Signal Strength (RSSI) , Internal Temperature, Internal Status Digital or Pulsed inputs Digital Input channel 1 &... -
Page 13: Connections (Terminals)
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Connections (Terminals) Digital Inputs The module has 4 physical digital inputs and 3 of these (DIO1, DIO2 & DIO4) can be used for digital signals either switched from a voltage free contact closure or an NPN transistor output. -
Page 14: Connections (Other)
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Connections (Other) RS232 Port The 9 pin DB connector is the RS232 Port and used for connection to the module for diagnostics and configurations. USB A This port is a USB host (master port) that can interface with USB storage devices for upgrading the module firmware and for removing logged data files. -
Page 15: Quick Start Guide
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Click OK and hit enter on the keyboard and you should see 415U-1-Cx login menu as below. Select option a) Engineer to login with Engineer access and enter default password “Elproeng”. You should see the main menu displayed as below however there may be some slight menu differences due to model and firmware variations. - Page 16 User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Check version by connecting to the Main webpage IP address using a browser. Go through the Network and Radio config selections, and match the parameters shown below between the 415U-2-Cx AP and the 415U-1-Cx Low Power I/O. Below shows the relevant Network parameters that need to be configured.
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Page 17: Sensor Inputs Configuration
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Then configure the Radio parameters as per the below screenshots. When all parameters are configured, save the 415U-1-Cx configuration by going back to the main menu and selecting option “g) Show/save configuration”. Then go to the “d) Unit diagnostics”... -
Page 18: I/O Quick Setup
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Display Units: Sensor value units that are displayed within the configuration menu internally. Display Scaling: Allows scale multiplier to be applied to the sensor value that is displayed within the unit. This can be used to scale to engineering units. This value is a float so will allow fractional scaling. Report Sensitivity: Sensor value change before a change of state event is generated. -
Page 19: Access Point Register (Reg) Address Values
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO See below for an example of the I/O and the use of multipliers. I/O Quick Setup Mapping example for configuration of 3 stations: Configuration Values Example Units Input Name Input Register Register Type Remote 1 Remote 3 Remote 10... -
Page 20: Discrete Input Configuration Menu
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Digital 1 Digital 2 Digital 3 Digital 4 Analog 1 Analog 2 Battery Voltage Solar/Supply Voltage RSSI Internal Temp Status Sensor Analog Sampling m) Return to Main Menu The 415U-1-Cx allows for each input to be configured with the sensor REG value, transmitted data format, Scale/offset and displayed units. -
Page 21: Analog Input Configuration
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Display Scaling Additional scaling for displayed engineering units. Report sensitivity Number of counts that the scaled value needs to change by to trigger an event. For ON/OFF mode this is set to 1. Save Config Save Configuration changes Return to previous menu... - Page 22 User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO discrete input alarm or control signal to be created that for example could be used to control a high or low level alarm. The high and low set point values that used for the internal set point discrete input are either from configurable default values or from a register that can be written to remotely.
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Page 23: Modbus Slave Smart Sensor
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO SP REG 15501 ON Def OFF Def ON REG 35502 OFF REG 35501 AN1 Set Point Menu: Set Point Value REG Sets the discrete input register ON Level Default Sets the default value for ON level as a percentage of full scale OFF Level Default Sets the default value for OFF level as a percentage of full scale... - Page 24 User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Sens Sensitivity value (float) which is configured to the value of change that will trigger a transmitted event. Raw sensor data value as read Value Scaled using Range/Offset, sensor data value that is transmitted.
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Page 25: Sdi-12 Smart Sensor Configuration
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO SDI-12 Smart Sensor Configuration Smart sensors using either SDI-12 or Modbus can be connected, and values can be transmitted through the Condor wireless network. SDI-12 smart sensors are often used with environmental or agricultural sensors such as weather stations (wind speed, direction, rain fall, temperature, humidity), water quality and ground moisture measurements. -
Page 26: Discrete Outputs
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Addr: 5 Model: 5ELPROTECH##0000011.0001 Format Offset Sens Value #1.11# #22.78# #3.33# #4.44# #5.56# #6.67# #7.78# #8.89# SDI SENSOR 5ELPROTECH##0000011.0001 Menu: Selection: In the above example sensor, you can see that there are 8 variables reported by the SDI-12 sensor and can be mapped as an input to transmit in the 415U-1-Cx unit. -
Page 27: Outputs Configuration
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO The 415U-1-Cx has discrete outputs which can be configured to allow external devices, plant or equipment to be controlled. There is a maximum of four outputs available for use depending on the mode of operation used. - Page 28 User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Analog 2 Battery Voltage Solar/Supply Voltage RSSI Internal Temp Internal Temp Status Sensor Analog Set Points SDI-12 Device config Analog Sampling Return to Main menu When configuring simple ON/OFF discrete outputs, then simple select the digital output menu option to configure settings.
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Page 29: Saving And Loading Of Unit Configuration
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Network Radio I/O Quick Setup Update Time Paralysis Time Output Tail Time Configure the time that unit will remain connected to allow output values to be read in reaction of sensor input values being set to SCADA or PLC. Outputs Timeout Time that the unit is in communication failure before it will reset outputs to default state... - Page 30 User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Save to filename: 0123456789_415U-1-Cx_TANK.cfg? (y/n):y Filename used to save file on Configuration will be encrypted using login password. the USB memory device. Can be customised if N is selected. Connection to menu will be temporarily closed during file save. Menu USB connection will Now insert the USB Drive.
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Page 31: Diagnostics
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Successfully loaded config from USB Drive. Read from USB memory device Press any key to continue... has been completed and configuration stored in 415U-1-Cx Diagnostics The 415U-1-Cx has a range of diagnostics available from the configuration menu to allow the commissioning or to fault find of a system. - Page 32 User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO 14.13 V 23.92 V -42 dBm 32 degC External Inputs: -0.07 mA -0.07 mA Show Outputs. Turn ON (Outputs = 1,2,3,4; 0 = ALL Outputs OFF): 0 Enter the output number (1,2,3,4,) to turn ON and enter 0 will turn all OFF. SDI-12 value &...
- Page 33 User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Show Firmware Version Show the current Firmware for the Host, radio, and bootloader. Host Firmware : v1.7 Apr 14 2021 10:28:01 : 9109 Radio Firmware : E2-455 2.27 [Feb 21 2020 17:38:00] (8233) Host Bootloader : v1.1 - 8832M-0:4-1:17-2:0-3:0 Show Hardware Version...
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Page 34: Led Functionality
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO 1-13 Time Message timestamp according to the radio’s time. Format is hh:mm:ss.sss, Stamp providing millisecond. This should be close to the host time 15-18 Dir’n Tx indicates Transmitted Message. Rx indicates Received Message Flag More information about the message: 1-9: Transmission Counter (re-tries) -
Page 35: Ok Led Red Status Internal Register Bits Decoder
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO OK LED Red Status Internal register bits decoder The status register is an internal register available the in the 415U-1-Cx that gives a view of any internal errors that occurred and indicated by a red OK LED. If there is a RED OK then go the Diagnostics menu, then select the Show I/O Values menu item. -
Page 36: Specifications
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO If there is a problem with firmware update it will abort the process. To gain further information on the updating process, connect to the RS232 port at 9600, n, 8, 1, and you will see descriptive text on the progress and any error conditions that may be reported. -
Page 37: Configuration
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO ▪ M or R command / CRC configurable ▪ Data Rate: 1200 bps, 7 data, 1 parity ● Heater Option: Open Collector output (active close to ground) available to allow internal heating in very cold environments. -
Page 38: Compliance
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO ● Channel Spacing: 6.25, 12.5, 25kHz (software configurable, 6.25 not available in C9) ● Data Rate Raw @ 6.25, 12.5, 25kHz (6.25 not available in C9) 6.25Khz 12Khz 25Khz ▪ QPSK-FEC: 4 kbps 8 kbps 16 kbps ▪... -
Page 39: 415U-2-Cx/-E Register Map Reference
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO 415U-2-Cx/-E Register Map Reference Digital output registers (coils) Address range Description 0001 – 0008 Local DIO1–DIO8 as digital outputs 0009 – 0020 Spare 0021 – 0400 Space reserved for locally attached 115s expansion I/O modules. Twenty register per module address, maximum number of modules is 19. - Page 40 User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO Most Significant Byte High byte of Register 30404 Second Byte Low byte of Register 30404 Third Byte High byte of register 30405 Least Significant Byte Low byte of register 30405 30406 Current Radio Channel for frequency agility 30407 –...
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Page 41: Output Registers (Holding Registers)
User Manual Condor 415U-1-Cx Battery Powered Wireless IO 38001 - 38032 Local analog inputs as floating-point values. ModScan format (sign + exponent + most significant 7 bits of significant at even/higher addressed location; lower 16 bits of significant at lower/odd, addressed location) (example: Analog input 1 at 12.3 mA gives registers 38001=CCCD, 38002=4144) 38033 –...
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