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Remote Monitoring and Alarm Notification
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  • Page 1 Aquavx Remote Monitoring and Alarm Notification System User’s Manual 9M02-3100-A001-EN...
  • Page 2 Cattron Holdings, Inc., or any of its affiliates or agents shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages of any kind. All Cattron products are sold pursuant to the Terms and Conditions of Sale, a copy of which will be furnished upon request. When used as a tradename herein, Cattron means Cattron Holdings, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Aquavx User’s Manual Contents Introduction................................5 General Operation ............................5 1.1.1 Acknowledging Alarms ........................5 1.1.2 Store and Forward Buffer ......................5 Installation ................................6 Enabling Power ............................11 SIM Card Installation on a Cellular Modem ................... 11 Cellular Signal Strength and Registration ....................11 Connecting to Serial Port 2 for Modbus ....................
  • Page 4 Aquavx User’s Manual 14.4.1 Cell Parameters ........................33 14.5 FTP Setup .............................. 34 14.5.1 FTP Parameters ........................34 14.6 Serial Ports 1 and 2 Setup ........................35 14.6.1 Serial Port Parameters ......................35 14.7 Channel Setup ............................37 14.7.1 System Channel Parameters ....................37 14.7.2 Digital Input Parameters ......................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1.1.2 Store and Forward Buffer Aquavx has a 390 entry store and forward buffer to save any records that should be sent to the internet hosted- service in the event that communication to the hosted-service has been interrupted for any reason. When communication is re-established, the buffer is sent all at once.

  • Page 6: Installation

    User’s Manual Installation Aquavx is shipped mounted inside a NEMA 4X enclosure. The dimensions of the enclosure are shown below. Figure 1: Panel Mount Mounting Holes The connectors for Primary Power, Phone and I/O use quick disconnect plugs. The diagram below shows the location of these connections for the NEMA 4X enclosure.
  • Page 7 Connect the included power connection from the wall-mount power supply to Aquavx. Power requirement is 9-12 VDC. On/Off To supply power to Aquavx, flip the switch. Aquavx will power up and the display will read “RMS Aquavx”. Digital Inputs For Dry Contacts: Connect from the ‘DIN+’...
  • Page 8 Note: Do not connect anything to the ‘+’ input. Note: If the grounds are not already common between your device and Aquavx, connect the “-” signal of the Aquavx power supply to a signal ground on your device. For Contacts that Close to Ground: Jumper the DIN# ‘+’...
  • Page 9 Aquavx User’s Manual Connection Point Function Relay Output Normally Open 0.5 A relay output: Connect your device or another interposing relay to the two contacts of the desired relay. 9M02-3100-A001-EN Version A...
  • Page 10 Aquavx User’s Manual Connection Point Function Analog Inputs For Voltage inputs up to 5 VDC: Set the Dip Switch for the desired channel to the left, which specifies the input is a voltage input. Wire the ground or (-) input to the AIN# GND contact.

  • Page 11: Enabling Power

    Aquavx as well as the date and time. If the On/Off switch is left ON and there is no DC power being applied, Aquavx will run on battery power. Aquavx can run on battery for 16 hours without DC power and then it will be recharged when DC power is restored.

  • Page 12: Connecting To Serial Port 2 For Modbus

    Physically, you can connect to serial port 2 via RS-232 using the cable that has a DB9 on one end and a 2x5 rectangular connector on the other. This cable attaches to the Aquavx board at location J1 on the far left-hand side of the board.

  • Page 13: Navigating The Menu

    User-defined keys. Press and hold down while on any screen in the entire menu system to save it as the function of the key. When pressed again, Aquavx will display that screen and jump to that portion of the menu system.

  • Page 14: Keypad And Navigating The Menus

    Aquavx User’s Manual Keypad and Navigating the Menus 9M02-3100-A001-EN Version A...

  • Page 15: Menu Structure

    Aquavx User’s Manual Menu Structure 9M02-3100-A001-EN Version A...

  • Page 16: Operator Login/Logout

    User’s Manual Operator Login/Logout To assist in keeping track of who and when personnel are on-site, Aquavx provides an Operator Login/Logout screen. This not only provides validation of on-site visits, but it can act as a lone-man or man-down system as well.

  • Page 17: Viewing Channel Data

    Aquavx User’s Manual 5 Viewing Channel Data There are two methods available to view channel data, as follows: • Automatically using the Scrolling feature • Manually selecting a desired channel For each channel being viewed, the current value is displayed first. To view more detailed information about a ...
  • Page 18 Aquavx User’s Manual 9M02-3100-A001-EN Version A...

  • Page 19: Viewing Alarms And Cellular Status

    Aquavx User’s Manual Viewing Alarms and Cellular Status To View Alarms and Cell status from the HOME (Armed/Disarmed) screen, press the ENTER key. When Alarms are active, the HOME screen displays Alms in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. To view active alarms, press the ENTER key.
  • Page 20 Aquavx User’s Manual Alarm conditions include the following: Alarm State Meaning Digital Channels (physical, system and Modbus) notnorm Input is in the Not Normal state for less than the Alarm Delay time specified for this channel. Input has been in the Not Normal state for more than the Alarm Delay period.

  • Page 21: Viewing The Home Screen

    Aquavx User’s Manual Viewing the HOME Screen The HOME screen is reached anytime by pressing the HOME key repeatedly, or upon power-up. The HOME screen displays the current state (armed or disarmed), any alarms that are active and the state of the serial port communications.

  • Page 22: Armed And Disarmed

    Aquavx can be manually Disarmed to prohibit reports to internet hosted-services and prohibit controls from being activated. When Aquavx is Armed, all channels are monitored, compared to any user-defined limits and if violated, a report is immediately sent to the internet hosted-services for alarm notification reporting.

  • Page 23: User-Defined Keys

    User-Defined Keys that are configurable by the user for “quick-access” Aquavx has three user-defined function keys to any desired screen. The keys are programmed much like buttons on car radios; when the desired screen is being displayed, press and hold the desired f-key for several seconds.

  • Page 24: Viewing Alarm History

    User’s Manual Viewing Alarm History Aquavx stores the last 80 alarms that occurred in a local non-volatile log that can be viewed via the Alarm History display. The Alarm History contains all alarm and return to normal events. This allows the operator an easy method to view the history of recent alarms to assist in determining station operation.

  • Page 25: Viewing Event History

    User’s Manual Viewing Event History Aquavx stores the last 200 events that occurred in a local non-volatile log that can be viewed via the Event History display. The Event History contains details on Cell communication, power up and down, and reasons for records being sent to the internet hosted-services.

  • Page 26: Scrolling Channel Status

    User’s Manual Scrolling Channel Status Aquavx has a Scrolling Channel Status screen feature that allows the user to select any channels to be automatically cycled, providing the viewer with a quick method to view the status of channels without having to select any functions.

  • Page 27: Manually Controlling Relays

    User’s Manual Manually Controlling Relays Aquavx can control up to two physical relays and up to eight Modbus relays (coils). Once these channels (71-72 for physical or 151-158 for Modbus) have been programmed, these relays can be manually controlled by pressing the Control key while viewing the desired channel.

  • Page 28: Programming From The Keypad

    User’s Manual Programming from the Keypad In addition to being programmable from the internet hosted-services system, Aquavx can be programmed from the front panel by pressing the keypad to access the various portions of the system. To enter into programming, move to the Menu option desired and press the Program key. For example, to program a channel, do the following: 1.

  • Page 29: Site Setup

    Selections: disable, enable. Aquavx automatically adjusts its time for daylight saving. Daylight Saving Only affects the local display, not the date/time reported to the internet hosted-services. Manual method to enter the date/time. Typically not used as Aquavx will automatically Set Date/Time set the time nightly from time servers.
  • Page 30 Selections: disable, enable. Enables computing station flow totals based on pump PumpMethod2 run-times. Protected. Delimiter Field delimiter character used in the protocol between Aquavx and the internet hosted- Character services. Entered in decimal. Protected. Start Msg Start Message character used in the protocol between Aquavx and the internet Character hosted-services.

  • Page 31: Pump Setup

    User’s Manual 14.3 Pump Setup 14.3.1 Pump Parameters Aquavx can compute Flow through the station in two different ways: from the Tank Level and from the pump run- times. The Pump Setup section allows the user to program the following: Parameter...
  • Page 32 Aquavx User’s Manual Parameter Description The Channel number to receive the derived (computed) Outflow Volume. This Outflow Channel channel is typically 172. If the flow is computed from pump run-times, the follow screens are shown: P1 Flow Rate The rate (in gpm) when only pump 1 is running.

  • Page 33: Cell Setup

    14.4 Cell Setup Cell Setup 14.4.1 Cell Parameters The Cell Setup configures communication from Aquavx to the internet hosted-services via the Cellular network. The Cell Setup section allows the user to program the following: Parameter Description Selections: none, demand, auto. Evert report is to be acknowledged from the AutoACK internet hosted-services.

  • Page 34: Ftp Setup

    14.5 FTP Setup Cell Setup 14.5.1 FTP Parameters The FTP Setup configures Aquavx to send and receive files via FTP. The FTP Setup section allows the user to program the following: Parameter Description Path to a folder/directory on the FTP server from which to get files or send files. For Path example, ./ specifies the root directory.

  • Page 35: Serial Ports 1 And 2 Setup

    Serial Ports 1 and 2 Setup Cell Setup 14.6.1 Serial Port Parameters The Serial Port Setup configures the two serial ports of Aquavx for use as Modbus, Cell or Debug. The Serial Port Setup section allows the user to program the following: Parameter Description Selections: None, Cell, Debug, Master.
  • Page 36 Aquavx User’s Manual Parameter Description Amount of time Aquavx waits for the next character to be received after receiving a Max Idle character. Typically used for Modbus applications. Allowable range: 5-4000 msec. Response Maximum amount of time Aquavx waits for a response after issuing a command.

  • Page 37: Channel Setup

    Aquavx User’s Manual 14.7 Channel Setup 14.7.1 System Channel Parameters The Channel Setup section allows the user to configure the following types of channels: • Digital (physical) • Analog (physical) • Modbus digital input • Modbus analog • Modbus coil output •...
  • Page 38 Aquavx User’s Manual System – Channels 1-5 Report on Return to Selections: disabled, enabled. Send report to the internet hosted-services when Normal the input returns to Normal state. Selections: not included, included. Include channel in the automatic Scrolling Scrolling display.

  • Page 39: Digital Input Parameters

    Aquavx User’s Manual 14.7.2 Digital Input Parameters Digital Input (Physical) – Channels 21-30 Name Label to identify this channel. Mode Selections: disabled, status only, call on violation. Protected. Selections: normally open, normally closed. Normal State Note: An alarm occurs when the input transitions out of the ‘normal’ state.

  • Page 40: Relay Output Parameters

    RMS. The state of the output can change from: • Control from RMS • Control from a monitored channel going into alarm • Manual control from the Aquavx front panel • Pulse duration expiring causing the output to go off after being turned on 9M02-3100-A001-EN Version A...

  • Page 41: Analog Input Parameters

    Aquavx User’s Manual 14.7.4 Analog Input Parameters Analog Input (Physical) – Channels 51-54 Name Label to identify this channel. Mode Selections: disabled, status only, call on violation. Protected. Amount of time input must be in the non-Normal state before it goes into alarm.

  • Page 42: Modbus Digital Input Parameters

    Aquavx User’s Manual 14.7.5 Modbus Digital Input Parameters Modbus Digital Input – Channels 91-110 Name Label to identify this channel. Slave ID ID of slave device for this channel. Allowable range: 0-247. Register Type Selections: RdCoil or RdStatus. Register Number 0-xxxxxx.

  • Page 43: Modbus Analog Input Parameters

    (feet) Selections: 16-bit signed, 16-bit unsigned. Defines how the value read by Register Signed Aquavx is interpreted. Unscaled - the value being read is in the desired units. Scaled - the value read Register from the remote device is returned in counts. To convert the counts to Scaled/Unscaled engineering units, configure the Zero and Full Scale parameters.

  • Page 44: Modbus Digital Output Parameters

    The state of the output can change from: • Control from RMS • Control from a monitored channel going into alarm • Manual control from the Aquavx front panel • Pulse duration expiring causing the output to go off after being turned on 9M02-3100-A001-EN Version A...

  • Page 45: Derived Analog Parameters

    Aquavx User’s Manual 14.7.8 Derived Analog Parameters Derived Analog – Channels 171-174 Name Label to identify this channel. Mode Selections: disabled, status only, call on violation. Protected. Amount of time input must be in the non-Normal state before it goes into alarm.

  • Page 46: Receiving Sms Commands

    15.1 Overview Aquavx can receive and act on SMS commands to perform several functions. SMS commands are rarely used as the internet hosted-services system allows for all of these operations; however, if the user does not have access to the internet, issuing these commands via a cell phone can prove to be very useful.
  • Page 47 1-1440 minutes 0-255, decimal value to specify an ASCII character to be used as Delimiter (delim) the delimiter by the Aquavx Protocol. Defaults to 58. 0 – no start character used. Start Message Character 1-255 – insert two of this same character at the beginning of every (start) report when using the Aquavx Protocol.
  • Page 48 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Options (2) 1 – enable, 0 – disable Dampen analog input values (damp) Allow automatic scrolling of the status of 1 – enable, 0 – disable user-selected channels (scroll) 1 – enable, 0 – disable...
  • Page 49 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Cell (3) 1 – ack required for each Report sent. If not received, record is Wait on ACK from server when stored in store and forward buffer. sending any Report (ack) 0 – no ack is expected.
  • Page 50 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for FTP (4) Get filename (fname) 63 characters. For example, aquavx-hdr.bin 63 characters. For example, ./ Get path on server (path) Would be the top or root directory. 1 – active, 0 – passive...
  • Page 51 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Physical Analog Channels (9) (use optional <i>, to specify channel number 51-54) Channel name (name) 30 characters 0 – disabled, 1 – status only, 2 – report on violations Mode (mode) Alarm delay (almdly) 0-65535 seconds 0 –...
  • Page 52 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Physical Digital Channels (9) (use optional <i>, to specify channel number 21-28) Channel name (name) 30 characters 0 – disabled, 1 – status only, 2 – report on violations Mode (mode) Alarm delay (almdly) 0-65535 seconds 0 –...
  • Page 53 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Modbus Channels (9) Read Coil and Read Input Status only (use optional <i>, to specify channel number 91-106) Channel name (name) 30 characters 0-247, 0 if disabled Slave ID (slave) 1-247 for Modbus Slave ID Function code (fcode) 0 –...
  • Page 54 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Modbus Channels (9) Read Holding and Read Input only (use optional <i>, to specify channel number 121-136) Channel name (name) 30 characters Slave ID (slave) 0-247 0 - disabled 0 – Null, 3 – Read Holding, 4 – Read Input...
  • Page 55 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Modbus Channels (9) Force Coil only (use optional <i>, to specify channel number 151-158) Channel name (name) 30 characters Slave ID (slave) 0-247 0 - disabled 0 – Null, 5 – Write Coil...
  • Page 56 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Derived (Computed) Analog Channels (9) (use optional <i>, to specify channel number 171-174) Channel name (name) 30 characters 0 – disabled, 1 – status only, 2 – report on violations Mode (mode) Alarm delay (almdly) 0-65535 seconds 0 –...
  • Page 57 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Computed Digital Channels (9) (use optional <i>, to specify channel number 201-204) Channel name (name) 30 characters 0 – disabled, 1 – status only, 2 – report on violations Mode (mode) Alarm delay (almdly) 0-65535 seconds 0 –...
  • Page 58 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Report Flags (12) (use optional <i>, to specify channel number) 0 – not included Periodic reports (per) 1 – current value Reported at report rate specified in Sites 2 – current value, cycle counts, run-time duration value, min and configuration 0 –...
  • Page 59 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Pump (20) Select a digital input, physical or Modbus. Typically the first Pump 1 run channel (p1ch) physical digital channel, 21 Select a digital input, physical or Modbus. Typically the first Pump 2 run channel (p2ch) physical digital channel, 22 Select a digital input, physical or Modbus.
  • Page 60 Aquavx User’s Manual Field Type Codes for Operator (21) (use optional <i>, to specify operator number) Operator Name Name of an operator, 30 characters Example: Note: Set three operator names. Via debug port: 21,1,1,John Doe<CR><LF> 21,1,2,Roger Thompson<CR><LF> 21,1,3,Carla Brindal<CR><LF> 9M02-3100-A001-EN...

  • Page 61: Technical Support

    Aquavx User’s Manual Technical Support For remote and communication control systems support, parts and repair, or technical support, visit us online at: www.cattron.com/contact. 9M02-3100-A001-EN Version A...

  • Page 62: Certifications

    Aquavx User’s Manual Certifications UL: Pending Industry Canada registration number: IC: 4825A-SCOUT CE Mark 9M02-3100-A001-EN Version A...

  • Page 63: Glossary

    A four-character code that is used to limit access to any Control or Programming capabilities in Aquavx. Action (ACTN) Commands that can be sent OTA or via SMS to request Aquavx to perform a Command specific action. All commands sent via SMS are acknowledged back to the sender of the SMS.
  • Page 64 Databits Length of the data byte for serial communications. Value is 7 or 8. Daylight Saving If set to No, Aquavx will NOT adjust time for daylight saving. If set to Yes, Aquavx WILL adjust. Debug Port If enabled, then the serial ports can be connected to a laptop or PC for viewing diagnostics (status, event log, etc.) or for programming.
  • Page 65 18 lb (pound) ft (feet) Event Log The event log stores the 200 most recent events that have occurred in Aquavx. The information that is stored is alarm conditions, call-outs and call- ins. All events are logged with the following information: •...
  • Page 66 This value is entered as a real number (e.g., 100.25). Max and Min Aquavx keeps track of the Max and Min values for all analog channels for each day. These values can be reported using the Aquavx Protocol in Periodic, Alarm and End of Day reports.
  • Page 67 Description Rain Fall Aquavx can compute a total rainfall amount for the day and report the current total rainfall and daily rainfall. It is reset at the end of the day. The maximum input frequency is 1 tip per second (1 Hz). The minimum pulse width of the tip is 40 ms.
  • Page 68 Number of bits to end the dataframe on serial communications. Value is 1 or 2. Time Zone Specifies the time zone in which Aquavx is operating. This is only used if there is no GPS being used. Username for APN or FTP connection, if required by cellular service provider.

  • Page 69: Cell Statuses

    Modem Power Off/Power On cycles under Aquavx control do not contribute to the count of four. Aquavx keeps the cellular power off for an hour, then powers it up to determine if the battery has enough power; if not, the process is repeated.
  • Page 70 Due to continuous product improvement, the information provided in this document is subject to change without notice. Cattron Support For remote and communication control systems support, parts and repair, or technical support, visit us online at: www.cattron.com/contact Cattron North America Inc., 655 N River Rd NW, Suite A, Warren, OH 44483 9M02-3100-A001-EN Version A...

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