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USER GUIDE FOR SIGFOX-READY PRECISION FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WSSFC-CAP10 WSSFC-CAP10-MN-EN-01 FEB-2022 This document is applied for the following products WSSFC-G4F-NH3 HW Ver. FW Ver. SIGFOX HIGH PRECISION CAPACITANCE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FOR DIESEL OIL, VEGETABLE OIL, Item Code WSSFC-CAP10-8-1500 LUBRICANT, 1500MM, FIELD CUTTABLE, INTERNAL ANTENNA, TYPE AA BATTERY 1.5VDC, IP67,...
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STEP 1: Select RC RC zones selection 1, 2, 4,... is RCZ1, RCZ2, RCZ4,... (refer to section 1. Select RC zone STEP 2: Check ID and PAC Use Modbus Configuration Cable to read the ID and PAC values Refer to register address 8 and 10 (DEC) STEP 3: Configure the sensor's operating parameters Configure parameters like cycle send data, alarm, a, b,...
2. Introduction WSSFC-CAP10 is a Sigfox fuel level sensor that utilizes the 10-year experience of Daviteq in digital capacitance measuring technique. It delivers high accuracy and stability with 0.1% of span. Ultra-low power design and smart firmware allow the complete Wireless and Sensor package to run on 2 x AA battery 1.5V for 2-5 years with 15 minutes updates.
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Dimensions and Net-weight H140xW73xD42, 250 grams (Sigfox Device only) Housing Polycarbonate, IP67 Mounting Wall mount bracket Sensor cable 2m sensor cable with M12-male connector 4. Dimensions 4.1 Dimensions of the Sigfox sensor 4.2 Dimensions of the Fuel Sensor...
6. Operation Principle Upon power on, the Sigfox node has 60 seconds to wait for off-line configuration (via cable with ModbusRTU protocol). After that, Sigfox node will send the first message to Base station. Then during the operation, there are 03 cases of sending data to base station: 1.
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POST- EVENT PRE-CONDITION ACTION LED STATUS BUZZER STATUS ACTIVITIES CONDITION Move Magnet Key to contact point of REED SWITCH. Back to previous FORCE_DATA Any state Blink SKY BLUE Beep 1 time See FW specs Buzzer beeps 1 state time, move Magnet Key away.
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Sigfox recommended EIRP (dBm) Duty cycle Frequency Listen Before Frequency Listen Before Duty cycle Specifics 1% * hopping ** Talk *** hopping ** Talk *** 1% * * Duty cycle is 1% of the time per hour (36 seconds). For an 8 to 12 bytes payload, this means 6 messages per hour, 140 per day.
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Step 3: Click New → Select a group Step 4: Fill in the required information Note: Some of our products may not have end product certification in time, to add the product to Backend Sigfox please follow the steps below. Click on the text as shown below...
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Check the box as shown below to register as a prototype 6.3 Measurement principle of Sigfox Sensor When the sensor sampling time interval is reached, for example 2 minutes, the Sigfox node will wake up and switch ON...
the power supply to supply the energy to external sensor to start the measurement. Depends on the type and characteristic of external sensor, the sensor will take a certain time to finish the measurement. Once reading the value, it can be scaled to any engineering value by the following formula: Y = aX + b Where: X: the raw value from sensor...
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0b0000 = every 1s 0b0001 = every 2s 0b0010 = every 5s 0b0011 = every 10s 0b0100 = every 20s 0b0101 = every 30s 0b0110 = every 1min Period of time to measure 0b0111 = every 2min MEASURE_PERIOD 0b1100 = every 1h sensor 0b1000 = every 5min 0b1001 = every 10min...
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(led blink ALARM RED) BATTERY_LEVEL RAW_VALUE SCALED_VALUE TENTATIVE Payload EVENT_ID reserved ALARM reserved ERROR bits 0b0101 = Value zeros zeros 6.7 Sigfox Downlink Frame Format Sigfox Frame software for Sigfox Sensor The Sigfox node is only able to receive max 04 downlinks a day, each downlink will be waiting in every 06 hours. User can set the down link data in Sigfox back-end system in advance, whenever the Sigfox node connected to base stations and with downlink waiting is enable at that time (one time in 6 hours), the downlink data will be loaded to Sigfox node.
Sigfox node again, by removing battery in at least 15s. Step 1: Install the Modbus Configurator Software in the link below https://filerun.daviteq.com/wl/?id=yDOjE5d6kqFlGNVVlMdFg19Aad6aw0Hs How to use the Modbus configuration software Step 2: Plug the configuration cable to Computer via USB port;...
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Step 3: Open the housing; Step 4: Plug the connector to the configuration port; Step 5: Import the configuration file by importing the csv file: Go to MENU: FILE / Import New / => select the file with name CONFIGURATION TEMPLATE FILE FOR SIGFOX CAP10 SENSOR FW1.0.csv ( in the link below ). Then click Connect;...
9. Installation 9.1 Locate the good place for Radio signal To maximize the distance of transmission, the ideal condition is Line-of-sight (LOS) between the Sigfox sensor and Base station. In real life, there may be no LOS condition. However, the Sigfox sensor still communicate with Base station, but the distance will be reduced significantly.
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9.2.2 Site installation WARNING: The sensor must be securely fixed near the measuring area. Sigfox sensor connected to fuel sensor via M12 . connection cable Default communication of CAP10CNR RS485: Baudrate : 19200 Data bit : 8 Stop bit : 1 Parity : None Modbus Slave address : 30 Refer here for installation instructions for cap10...
9.3 Battery installation Steps for battery installation: Step 1: Open the cover by using flat head screwdriver...
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Step 2: Insert 02 x AA 1.5VDC battery, please take note the poles of the battery ATTENTION: REVERSED POLARITY OF BATTERIES IN 10 SECONDS CAN DAMAGE THE SENSOR CIRCUIT!!! Step 3: Insert the top plastic housing and locking by L hex key ATTENTION: When reinstalling the cover, pay attention to put the PCB edge into the middle slot of the box inside as shown below)
10. Troubleshooting Phenomena Reason Solutions Check that the battery is No power supply or battery empty or not installed Node does not send RF to base ran out correctly station periodically, LED does not Configuration sending Check the power supply blink cycle is incorrect Check the send cycle...
Daviteq Technologies Inc No.11 Street 2G, Nam Hung Vuong Res., An Lac Ward, Binh Tan Dist., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Tel: +84-28-6268.2523/4 (ext.122) Email: info@daviteq.com | www.daviteq.com Revision #19 Created Fri, Feb 18, 2022 9:21 AM by Kiệt Anh Nguyễn Updated Mon, Jul 4, 2022 2:44 AM by Kiệt Anh Nguyễn...
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