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USER MANUAL
ILA 1.0 RATMON LDS
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  • Page 1 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com USER MANUAL ILA 1.0 RATMON LDS Version 1.00...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    5.1.1 Date and time ..........................8 5.1.2 PIN ............................... 9 5.1.3 Screen Off ............................11 On-line service ..........................11 5.2.1 Configure connection to RATMON system ..................12 5.2.2 E-mail notifications ........................13 5.3 Local memory ............................14 Configuration ..........................15 Functional test and connection ......................
  • Page 3 12.1 Communication via LAN ........................39 12.1.1 IP configuration ........................... 39 12.2 Communication via MODBUS TCP/IP ....................40 12.3 Communication via RATMON API ...................... 40 Relay operation ..........................40 Communication protocol ILA – MODBUS TCP/IP ................41 14.1 Status ..............................41 14.2...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction ILA 1.0 is designed to monitor, detect and locate faults in insulated pipes. Principle working of ILA is based on TDR technology and fully automated process of measurement and evaluation of results. ILA conducts 24/7 surveillance of insulated pipes. Utilising our MSC-1 sensor cable, ILA enables precise fault detection and location district cooling or other installations using insulated plastic or steel media pipe.

  • Page 5: Functional Description

    The leak detector at the bottom of the box has a description of all the sockets, it looks like the graphic below: 4. Basics of use and safety Below are a few rules for the safe use of ILA 1.0. By observing them, you will ensure the correct operation of the device. 4.1 Starting the device To start the detector correctly, it must first be connected to the mains power supply.

  • Page 6: Mounting In A Hermetic Cabinet

    4.2 Mounting in a hermetic cabinet The ILA 1.0 leak detector is supplied in a hermetic cabinet with NEMA: SK-1. Below is a description of how to properly mount the device in it. First, hang the SK-1 on the wall according to the graphic below.

  • Page 7: Safe Shutdown Of The Device

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 4.3 Safe shutdown of the device To safely switch off the device, first press the button located in the top right corner of the device's touchscreen. After pressing the button, the device will ask us to confirm the operation, if we confirm the operation, the device will switch off.

  • Page 8: Settings

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 5. Settings This chapter provides information on basic meter settings such as date and time, pin settings or communication. To access the basic configuration of the device, press the settings button at the top of the touchscreen.

  • Page 9: Pin

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 5.1.2 PIN To set the PIN code required to unlock the screen press the button indicated in the following graphic: Once the change has been made, confirm by pressing the "OK" button Version 1.00...
  • Page 10 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com After setting the PIN, the screen can be locked at any time by pressing the button shown in the accompanying graphic: Version 1.00...

  • Page 11: Screen Off

    To disable the automatic screen off, uncheck the 'Screen Off' option. If the device is left idle for 20 minutes, the screen switches off. 5.2 On-line service ILA 1.0 is compatible with RATMON leak detection system and also can send an e-mail notifications. In this tab we can configure both options. Version 1.00...

  • Page 12: Configure Connection To Ratmon System

    5.2.1 Configure connection to RATMON system ILA 1.0 can work with RATMON automatic monitoring system. To set it up select RATMON in drop box menu. Then enter server address ( app.ratmon.com for our server) There are 3 report method: •...

  • Page 13: E-Mail Notifications

    ILA 1.0 can work as separated remote monitoring unit which sends e-mail notifications to supervisors when status changes. It is necessary for ILA 1.0 to have internet access for this function to work properly. ILA uses our mail service so there is no need to configure any e-mail account. To set it up select E-MAIL Notification in drop box menu.

  • Page 14: Local Memory

    5.3 Local memory ILA 1.0 has a built-in internal memory that can store up to 100 measurement results. We can transfer the results to an external USB memory stick by connecting it to the instrument. There are three report method: •...

  • Page 15: Configuration

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 5.4 Configuration In this tab, we can make a new measurement configuration and reset it. A detailed description of the configuration can be found in chapter 7, while to reset the settings click on the "Reset to factory settings"...

  • Page 16: Functional Test And Connection

    All above tests, including TDR can be done by our portable tester, MEGALOC-1. After conducting of test, all data can be sent directly to RATMON system or saved in internal memory. Data can be also copied to memory stick and moved to PC for printing.

  • Page 17: Connection

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 6.2 Connection After pipe loop approval test has been performed successfully, you can proceed with installation of leak detector-locator. Each leak detector-locator should be installed at any end of pipe loop, with most comfortable access to connection point. The number of devices on a given network also depends on its complexity.

  • Page 18: Copper Sensor Wires

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 6.2.2 Copper sensor wires Leak detector is connected to the pipe via connection BOX-3. BOX-3 is mounted directly to the pipe by steel grounding bar (GND-1). Insulated brown and blue wires, going out of BOX3 are connected with pipe copper alarm wires by crimp connectors (CON-1).

  • Page 19: 3-W Sensor Cable

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 6.2.3 3-W sensor cable Leak detector is connected to the pipe via connection BOX-7 and closed in hermetic outer cabinet (SK-1). Leak detector is connected with BOX-7 via BNC jumper cables. Max measuring section of leak detector is 3000 meter of pipe.

  • Page 20: Commissioning And Configuration

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com Commissioning and configuration After connection of leak detector to the pipe it is required to go through configuration process, in order to set reference parameters. Principal of monitoring is done based on time domain reflectometer.
  • Page 21 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com Select frequency of test. Define length of pipe loop and click “Next” Version 1.00...
  • Page 22 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com Reference curve will be created after clicking “Next”. Set VOP parameter. The VOP is different for each alarm system: • For pre-insulated pipes with MSC-1 cable, VOP is 80% • For pre-insulated pipes with copper wires on is 93%.
  • Page 23 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com Setting of alarm thresholds. Click “Next” to move to settings. System automatically proposes alarm thresholds, based on differential curve. Differential curve is created as a difference between reference curve and current test curve. User can adjust alarm thresholds according to current pipe condition and sensitivity of reacting to faults.
  • Page 24 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com Click on „Accept” to close configuration for L1. Version 1.00...
  • Page 25 The same process repeat for L2 and channel 2. After completing configuration for selected channels (L1 and L2 each channel), below window will be displayed and click “Save” to restart ILA 1.0. After restarting ILA 1.0 should display below window, showing “OK” state of the pipe. Version 1.00...
  • Page 26 Whenever faults occurs alarm notification will be sent automatically to supervisor (BMS/SCADA/RATMON) and above screen will be changed to the below, informing about type and place of fault. By clicking on touch screen of ILA 1.0 you can see the detailed TDR curve. Version 1.00...

  • Page 27: System With Msc-1 Sensor Cable

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com System with MSC-1 sensor cable 8.1 Main components and connection diagram with MSC-1 sensor cable ✓ Leak detectors (ILA) ✓ Connection box (BOX-9) ✓ Connection jamper cables (BNC) ✓ Hermetic cabinet (SK-1) ✓ Crimp connectors (type as per cable manufacture instruction) ✓...
  • Page 28 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com Option 2. Pipe network with branches (T-Joints). In this case surveillance of one pipe is based on 2 cables, looped at the end. Maximum measuring range of pipe is 3 km (6 km of MSC-1).

  • Page 29: System With Copper Sensor Wires

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com System with copper sensor wires 9.1 Main components and connection scheme with copper sensor wires • Leak detectors (ILA) • Connection box (BOX-3) – 1 box per pipe • Connection jamper cables (BNC) • Crimp connectors (CON-1) •...

  • Page 30: Connection Of Sensor Wires Between Pipes

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 9.2 Connection of sensor wires between pipes Basic rules to plan, position and connect alarm wires: • Alarm wires always make the loop. • Looping of wires requires keeping strictly wires in left and right orientation along the entire pipe loop.

  • Page 31: Connection Of Wires In T-Joint

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 9.3 Connection of wires in t-joint During connection of wires in T-joints it is important to avoid crossing of wires!! Version 1.00...

  • Page 32: Looping Of Alarm Wires

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 9.4 Looping of alarm wires Left and right alarm wire must be lopped at each end, as shown on below drawing. There are two options of looping. a) Option 1: looping of alarm wires by use of crimp connectors (CON-1).
  • Page 33 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com Example of connection of leak detector with 1 channel (e.g. Supply) Version 1.00...

  • Page 34: System With 3 Wire Sensor Cable

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com System with 3 wire sensor cable 10.1 Components and connection diagram with 3-wires sensor cable 1. Leak detector (ILA) 2. Connection box (BOX-7) 3. Connection jamper cables (BNC) 4. Hermetic cabinet (SK-1) 5. Crimp connectors (type as per cable manufacture instruction) 6.

  • Page 35: System With Twisted Sensor Wires

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com System with twisted sensor wires 11.1 Main components and connection scheme with twisted sensor wires • Leak detectors (ILA) • Connection box (BOX-3) – 1 box per pipe • Connection jamper cables (BNC) • Crimp connectors (CON-1) •...

  • Page 36: Connection Of Sensor Wires Between Pipes

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 11.2 Connection of sensor wires between pipes Basic rules to plan, position and connect alarm wires: • Alarm wires always make the loop; white-white, red-red. • Looping of wires requires keeping strictly wires in left and right orientation along the entire pipe loop.
  • Page 37 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com Example of connection of leak detector with 1 channel (e.g. Supply) Version 1.00...

  • Page 38: Communication Of Leak Detectors With Surveillance Systems

    Communication of leak detectors with surveillance systems Leak detectors send data to external systems like RATMON / BMS / SCADA, depending on the scope and functionalities of each detector. Before selecting leak detector it is important to understand how selected detector performs data analysis and what are the options of data transfer.

  • Page 39: Communication Via Lan

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 12.1 Communication via LAN 12.1.1 IP configuration ILA 1.0 can connect to monitoring systems via LAN. It require IP address to work. ILA 1.0 supports manual IP configuration and automatic one (DHCP) Automatic configuration: Manual configuratio...

  • Page 40: Communication Via Modbus Tcp/Ip

    13. Relay operation ILA 1.0 is equipped with potential-free NO NC relay. It changes state when alarm occurs and back to normal when alarm is discarded. It can be connected to other systems. Relay socket is located at bottom of the device and marked.

  • Page 41: Communication Protocol Ila - Modbus Tcp/Ip

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 14. Communication protocol ILA – MODBUS TCP/IP 14.1 Status Read discrete inputs CH1 - CHANNEL 1 - (SUPPLY) FLAG Description Values CH1 is switched-on/off TRUE=on, FALSE=off CH1 alarm notification TRUE=alarm, FALSE=no alarms CH1 L1 (RED) is switched on/off...

  • Page 42: Test Date

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 14.2 Test date Input register All variables are converted using little-endian method. TEST DATE – CH1 - CHANNEL 1 - (SUPPLY) Register Description Values 0000-0000-0000-0000 there was no Uint16 measurement TEST DATE - CH2 - CHANNEL 2 - (RETURN)

  • Page 43: Faults

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 14.3 Faults Type of fault (first register), location of fault (4 registers), total 5 registers. Next faults are defined every 5 registers. In total could be 10 faults. FAULTS - CH1 - CHANNEL 1 - (SUPPLY) - L1 RED...
  • Page 44 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com FAULT 9 (140…144) FAULT 10 (145…149) FAULTS - CH1 - CHANNEL 1 - (SUPPLY) - L2 GREEN Register Description Values FAULT 1 Type of fault on L2/GREEN 0 - end 1 - leak 2 - break...
  • Page 45 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com FAULT 10 (245…249) FAULTS - CH2 - CHANNEL 2 - (RETURN) - L1 RED Register Description Values FAULT 1 1100 Type of fault on L1/RED 0 - end 1 - leak 2 - break 3 - short...

  • Page 46: Ratmon Api

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com FAULTS - CH2 - CHANNEL 2 - (RETURN) - L2 GREEN Register Description Values FAULT 1 2100 Type of fault on L2/GREEN 0 - end 1 - leak 2 - break 3 - short FFFF- no faults...

  • Page 47: Authentication

    "RefreshToken" field point In the /Account/GetRefreshToken method, we send RefreshToken: in response we get data with new values. 15.2 Retrieve circuit information Using the HTTP GET - api/Circuit/Get method, we can retrieve basic circuit information from the Ratmon system. Version 1.00...
  • Page 48 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com The description of individual parameters can be checked on the https://editor.swagger.io/ page by loading the .json with documentation. Below is an example of a description: Version 1.00...

  • Page 49: Download The Details Of A Specific Channel

    GSM network coverage are correct because they have a state of 1 (ok), while the communication status of the device with the Ratmon system indicates an alarm (state 0), which indicates a lack of communication.
  • Page 50 ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com Below is an example answer: Version 1.00...

  • Page 51: Taking The Details Of The Tdr Measurement

    Values (values on the Y axis) in the following example, this data is hidden because it would take up too much space. 15.4 Conclusion The above information shows the principle of using the Ratmon API, all the necessary explanations, descriptions of parameters can be found on the https://editor.swagger.io/ page by loading the file with the Ratmon API documentation.

  • Page 52: Scope Of Delivery

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com In the window that opens, paste the previously copied authenticator and confirm with the Authorize button. After logging in in the above way, we can use the api methods (until the token expires) described in points 2, 3, 4, 5, because the https://editor.swagger.io/ page will automatically authenticate each query with the token...

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 17. Troubleshooting Version 1.00...

  • Page 54: Manufacturer

    ILA 1.0 USER MANUAL www.ratmon.com 18. Manufacturer The instrument manufacturer providing warranty and post-warranty service is: RATMON sp. z. o. o. ul. Wadowicka 8A 30-415 Krakow, Poland Tel: +48 12 294 20 01 e-mail: ratmon@ratmon.com www: ratmon.com Version 1.00...

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