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Summary of Contents for Crosby LoadConnect Base Station Network
- Page 1 LCBS-N BaseStation Network v1.00 PLEASE NOTE THAT CROSBY|STRAIGHTPOINT ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY Part No: ERRORS OR OMISSIONS WITHIN THIS MANUAL. SU6444...
- Page 2 Crosby Straightpoint 123 Proxima Park, Houghton Avenue, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 3DU · UK Tel: +44(0)2392 484491 · straightpoint.com SQS685 Issue 1 Registered in England No. 04375389 · VAT Registered No. 793 2451 14 February 2023 Registered Office: Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway, London, UK, SW1H 0BL...
- Page 3 Crosby Straightpoint 123 Proxima Park, Houghton Avenue, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 3DU · UK Tel: +44(0)2392 484491 · straightpoint.com SQS785 Issue 1 Registered in England No. 04375389 · VAT Registered No. 793 2451 14 February 2023 Registered Office: Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway, London, UK, SW1H 0BL...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Introduction Unpacking Unit Set Up Antenna LoadConnect Toolkit Software 6-12 System Settings Setting up the connected Load Cells Data Collection SMS Reports Trigger Reports Trigger Reports Header Trigger Reports Destination Notes v1.00 Part No: SU6444... -
Page 5: Introduction
Ad hoc requests for data can be sent under keyword protection to the LoadConnect Base Station Network unit which will text back with a report. The unit transmits the data over a mobile phone network, so a suitable mobile phone SIM is required with at least 4G Sim, 4Gb Data and texts, call minutes are not required. -
Page 6: Unpacking
Unpacking Along with your LCBS-N unit there is a variety of cables, connectors and antenna as follows. Note: The content may differ from that shown. LCBS-N unit as shipped. v1.00 Part No: SU6444 Two 4G antennas. 2.4GHz load cell RF antenna. - Page 7 PC/Laptop and a terminal emulation program such as Terraterm. Open source available from: https://osdn.net/projects/ttssh2/releases/ Logs can then be sent to Crosby Straightpoint. The USB cable is unlikely to require a driver for windows 10 but is available on request or from FTDI.
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Page 8: Unit Set Up
Unit Set Up Antenna Connect the four antenna as shown below: 1) LTE antenna (Main 4G) 2) LTE antenna (Auxilliary 4G) 3) RF antenna (2.4GHz load cell) 4) GPS antenna Carefully attach the antenna in the above arrangement making sure not to mis-thread them. Mount the unit outdoors in a position with good GSM and GPS reception. - Page 9 Unit Set Up (contd.) Insert the SIM into the base of the SIM holder. v1.00 Part No: SU6444 Close and lock the SIM.
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Page 10: Loadconnect Toolkit Software
LCBS-N Toolkit Software The LCBS-N unit can be used to configure the mode of operation of the unit as follows :- Send regular data to the cloud. Send regular data as SMS texts to a mobile phone. Set up the window and frequency of the polled data. Set up events to produce alerts as SMS texts. -
Page 11: System Settings
LCBS-N Toolkit Software System Settings Click on the Systems Settings Tab to edit. Site Name Enter the Site Name of this LCBS-N unit up to 20 character long. This will appear in SMS text and cloud reports. Access Point Name, APN Name and APN Password These are required for the mobile phone data connection, whether you intend to send data to the cloud or not. -
Page 12: Setting Up The Connected Load Cells
LCBS-N Toolkit Software SIM PIN Code It is possible to lock the SIM in order to protect it, using a PIN code. Some countries SIMs always have PIN code associated with them. Enter the 4-digit PIN code to unlock your SIM in this field. If your SIM does not have a PIN Code leave the field blank. -
Page 13: Data Collection
LCBS-N Toolkit Software Up to 16 load cells can be connected to a LCBS-N unit. The serial numbers of the load cells to connect are added in the LoadCells screen on the previous page. The unit can have the first load cell as the internal cabled load cell or a 4-20mA sensor or a wireless load cell. The remaining 15 load cells are regular wireless load cells. -
Page 14: Sms Reports
LCBS-N Toolkit Software SMS Reports SMS Passphrase is a 16 character keyword which during normal LCBS-N unit operation the user will text to the LCBS-N unit in order to be texted back by the LCBS-N unit with the current data values report from the connected load cells. -
Page 15: Trigger Reports
LCBS-N Toolkit Software Trigger Reports are a series of user specified events which, when triggered sends a SMS text message to up to three defined mobile phone numbers. Up to 20 triggers can be specified. Most triggers work on all load cells paired to this LCBS-N unit. There is a value parameter associated with a trigger. -
Page 16: Trigger Reports Header
LCBS-N Toolkit Software Trigger Reports Header These are user specified 32-byte strings which are displayed as one of the first lines in an SMS text event report dependant on whether the event is triggered or cleared. Trigger Reports Destination Enter up to three destination phone numbers which will be the destinations for the SMS Trigger Reports. The destinations should be used consecutively from destination 1. -
Page 17: Notes
v1.00 Part No: SU6444... - Page 18 Crosby Straightpoint 123 Proxima Park, Houghton Avenue, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO9 3DU, UK · Tel: +44 (0)2392 484491 2801 Dawson Road, Tulsa, OK 74110 · USA · Tel: +1 (918) 834-4611...
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