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SenSmart 7000 User's Manual
Document: UM-1034
Revision Level A
SenSmart 7000 WIRELESS SENSOR TRANSMITTER
Warning: Read & understand contents of this manual
prior to operation. Failure to do so could result in
serious injury or death.
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  • Page 1 SenSmart 7000 User's Manual Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A SenSmart 7000 WIRELESS SENSOR TRANSMITTER Warning: Read & understand contents of this manual prior to operation. Failure to do so could result in serious injury or death.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.1.1 SenSmart 7000 LCD STATUS ICONS – ZZZ,SNIFF,RNG, ......9 SenSmart 7000 RF BROADCAST CYCLE AND CONSERVING BATTERY LIFE ......10 SenSmart 7000 10-0407 BATTERY / I/O PCB ..............11 SenSmart 7000 10-0404-C DISPLAY / RADIO PCB ............... 12 Chapter 4 - SenSmart 7000 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ..............13 RATINGS AND CERTIFICATIONS ..................
  • Page 3 7.5.6 SENSOR TEMP COMP TABLE (TECHNICIANS ONLY!) ............ 31 7.6 PACKET COUNT ........................32 SENSOR TEMP READING ....................32 Chapter 8 – SenSmart 7000 DEVICE SETUP MENUS ................33 RF LINK SETUP ........................33 8.1.1 NETWORK ID ......................33 8.1.2 RMTID ........................

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 - Safety Information

    Read the following WARNINGS prior to use: WARNINGS Calibrate SenSmart 7000 gas monitors that communicate to the WaveNet with a known value at start-up • and check calibration on a regular schedule, at least every 90 days. More frequent inspections are encouraged to spot problems such as dirt, oil, paint, grease or other foreign materials on the sensor head.

  • Page 5: Chapter 2 - General Description

    • If a sensor must be replaced, new smart sensors are recognized by the SenSmart 7000 and prompts users to either upload new configuration data or continue with data from the previous smart sensor.
  • Page 6 SenSmart 7000 User's Manual Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A WLR’s on the same network, the most centrally located is usually designated as the Server. Multiple WNRs may be added to any WaveNet system in order to provide additional alarms, and/or function as repeaters for the alarm states of the SenSmart 7000s in the WaveNet network.

  • Page 7: Sensmart 7000

    The Single Channel Engineering Unit and One-Hour Trend screens on the left side of Figure 3-1 are available even if the SenSmart 7000 (SenSmart 7000) is equipped with Dual Sensors but there is two of each. The Engineering Unit(Eunits) screen has a large digital value with Eunits, a bar graph with Alarm 1, Alarm 2 and Alarm 3 levels indicated across the bar and a 16 character Measurement Name field for user ID of this measurement location.

  • Page 8: Sensmart 7000 Rf Broadcast Cycle And Conserving Battery Life

    ”, transmit data packet out of the antenna and return to sleep mode. This sequence takes from .25 to 1 second to complete. If the SenSmart 7000 radio fails to synchronize hopping with the Server upon the initial attempt it waits 6 seconds and tries again, then waits 6 seconds and tries once more.

  • Page 9: Sensmart 7000 10-0407 Battery / I/O Pcb

    SenSmart 7000 10-0407 BATTERY / I/O PCB SenSmart 7000 electronics consist of the lower 10-0407 Battery / I/O PCB shown in Figure 3-2, connected by a cable to the upper 10-0404-C Display / Radio PCB shown in Figure 3-3. The 10-2465 3.6 volt lithium ‘D’ cell battery will continuously power the unit for up to one year and may be replaced by following the procedure in Figure 3-2.

  • Page 10: Sensmart 7000 10-0404-C Display / Radio Pcb

    Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A SenSmart 7000 10-0404-C DISPLAY / RADIO PCB WaveNet systems support both 900MHz and 2.4GHz FHSS networks determined by the radio module mounted to the 10-0404-C Display / Radio PCB. The 1000-2188 900 MHz radio module mounts to the back of the 10-0404-C Display assembly as shown in Figure 3-3.

  • Page 11: Chapter 4 - Sensmart 7000 Installation Instructions

    The enclosure is NRTL certified for Division 1 hazardous area installations for explosion-proof Class 1 Groups A, B, C, D (see Figure 4-1). The SenSmart 7000 (SenSmart 7000) is designed to meet ISA 92.0.01 Part 1 for Toxic Monitors. The standard 10-0295 antenna fitting has an RP-TNC connector and is suitable for Division 2 classified areas.
  • Page 12 SenSmart 7000 User's Manual Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A Figure 4-1 SenSmart 7000 NEMA 7 Explosion-Proof Enclosure...

  • Page 13: Specifications

    5.0" 4.5" locations one left one right) 2.125" 1.875" Figure 4-2 SenSmart 7000 Polycarbonate Enclosure SPECIFICATIONS 4.4.1 POWER SUPPLY Integral non-rechargeable 3.6 volt 19AH Lithium D-cell battery. Replacement part # 10-2465. 4.4.2 POWER CONSUMPTION 900MHz Models: 2mA during “sleep” mode, 40mA while receiving beacon, up to 1 amp during 1 watt “transmit” mode. Transmit...

  • Page 14: Maximum Transmit (Tx) Power

    SenSmart 7000 User's Manual Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A 4.4.3 MAXIMUM TRANSMIT (TX) POWER 900MHz Models (EIRP; 2dBi gain antenna): 30dBm at highest 1W power setting. Transmit power may be set from 10mW, 200mW, 400mW and 1 watt (see Section 8.1.9)

  • Page 15: Antenna Selection & Location

    Figure 4-2. Distances up to 2 miles may be achieved by equipping the SenSmart 7000s with YAGI directional antennas aimed towards a mast mounted fiberglass omnidirectional antenna at the WLR/WNR base station. Always minimize obstructions between the SenSmart 7000 and the WLR/WNR base station antenna. Figure 4-3 Local Antennas...

  • Page 16: Water Proofing Antenna Connections

    Figure 4-4 Water Proofing Antenna Connections 4.5.3 SYSTEM GROUNDING Direct grounding of the SenSmart 7000 enclosure via a good electrical connection to a well-designed grounding system is essential. This will protect your system, reduce the damage that can occur during lightning strikes and...

  • Page 17: Chapter 5 - Sensmart 7000 Routine Operating Instructions

    It is not necessary to remove the instrument enclosure’s cover to cycle power ON or OFF. If the LCD readout is blank the SenSmart 7000 is OFF. Apply power by holding the magnet over the UP key in the upper left front panel for a few seconds.
  • Page 18 4. Apply the correct SPAN gas at .5 liters/min. After the reading is stable swipe the EDIT key to perform a SPAN calibration. WARNING: The SPAN gas used must match the value specified since this is what the SenSmart 7000 will indicate after a successful SPAN calibration. The Cal Span Value may be edited if it becomes necessary to...

  • Page 19: Alarm Operation

    ALARM OPERATION All alarm decision making is done by the SenSmart 7000 with the results broadcast to the WLR/WNR. SenSmart 7000s have five front panel LEDs to indicate Alarm 1, Alarm 2 and Alarm 3, FAIL and COM (Broadcast). Alarm LEDs only flash during alarm events to conserve battery life.

  • Page 20: Smart Sensor Modules

    Figure 5-4 Replace Battery Screen SMART SENSOR MODULES Each SenSmart 7000 may be supplied with either one, or two, “Smart Sensor” gas sensor modules mounted locally to the SenSmart 7000 enclosure, or up 10 feet away with the 10-0411 “Sensor Separation Kit”. “Smart Sensors”...
  • Page 21 SenSmart 7000 User's Manual Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A Figure 5-7 10-0247 Smart Sensor Head Assembly...

  • Page 22: Chapter 6 - Sensmart 7000 Setup Menus

    Chapter 6 – SenSmart 7000 SETUP MENUS MENU STRUCTURES SenSmart 7000 (SenSmart 7000) configuration parameters are stored in its non-volatile menu database. Menus are accessed by swiping the EDIT key from any data display. This displays the MAIN MENU with a path to Channel 1, Channel 2, Device Setup and Help menus.
  • Page 23 Ma x C n t s 4 0 0 0 L i n k T e s t > A / D C o u n t s 0 0 0 0 Figure 6-2 SenSmart 7000 Channel Configuration Menu Tree...

  • Page 24: Chapter 7 - Sensmart 7000 Channel Setup Menus

    SenSmart 7000 User's Manual Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A Chapter 7 – SenSmart 7000 CHANNEL SETUP MENUS The CHANNEL 1 / CHANNEL 2 menus accessed from the MAIN MENU are shown in Figure 7-1. C h a n n e l...

  • Page 25: Eunit

    SenSmart 7000 User's Manual Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A 7.2.2 EUNIT Eunit (engineering unit) may have up to a 10 character ASCII field and is used to clearly identify the target gas and units of measure such as %, ppm or ppb.

  • Page 26: Load Defaults

    Users are encouraged to modify the Channel parameters described in this section when it helps tailor the SenSmart 7000 to their project. However, at some point it may be desirable to return all of these settings to their original factory defaults values. Each smart sensor has a protected database containing a copy of the original factory default values which the SenSmart 7000 user cannot modify.

  • Page 27: Technicians Only

    SenSmart 7000 Span for only 50 ppm. See Preamp Gain Section 7.5.2 to learn how to set the SenSmart 7000 span for a different range than the Smart Sensor’s nominal Span. Born On Date shows when the sensor was originally configured at the factory. TECHNICIANS ONLY WARNING! Users of these menus must have a detailed understanding of their functions.

  • Page 28: Set Gain To Unity (Technicians Only!)

    SenSmart 7000 User's Manual Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A Swipe EDIT T E C H N I C I A N S ME N U * * * * * WA R N I N G * * * * *...

  • Page 29: Zero Cal Value (Technicians Only!)

    Figure 7-6 RF Link Test 7.5.6 SENSOR TEMP COMP TABLE (TECHNICIANS ONLY!) Signals from electrochemical sensor elements used in SenSmart 7000 Smart Sensor modules may be affected by temperature extremes. SenSmart 7000 Smart Sensors are equipped with an on board temperature sensor which monitors temperature of the sensor element.

  • Page 30: Packet Count

    SenSmart 7000 transmits to the number of transmissions received by receivers over a period of time When the SenSmart 7000 is in dual channel mode each channel will display the number of transmissions for that channel independently, on its respective Channel Setup Menu (Figure 7-1).

  • Page 31: Chapter 8 - Sensmart 7000 Device Setup Menus

    Figure 8-1 Device Setup Menus RF LINK SETUP RF LINK SETUP provides access to a group of menus for configuring how the SenSmart 7000 broadcasts its data to the WaveNet wireless network. Items tagged with an asterisk affect power consumption and battery life.

  • Page 32: Rmtid

    RTU #s and they are always consecutive. For example, setting the RTU # of Sensor 1 to 5 automatically sets this SenSmart 7000’s Sensor 2 RTU # to 6. The SenSmart 7000 RTU # is used by the WLR/WNR to control which channels the sensor readings are displayed on, and how its relays are tripped.

  • Page 33: Rf Link Status

    Revision Level A Setting TX Config Time to 0 means that the SenSmart 7000 will not send all of the Channel Config parameters to the WLR/WNR automatically, and these parameters must be sent by holding the UP key for 5 seconds.

  • Page 34: Tx Cnt (Transmit Counter)

    Revision Level A Under normal operations the SenSmart 7000 cannot be set to 1 watt. In order to set the SenSmart 7000 to 1 watt hold the up key for 5 seconds while at the bottom of the radio menu. A1 and A3 LEDs will flash to indicate the change, and now 1 watt is an available option under TX Power.

  • Page 35: Lcd Contrast Adjust

    TURN POWER OFF There are three ways to power down the SenSmart 7000. Use this menu in the DEVICE SETUP group, or, with any Data Display on the screen hold the NEXT key for several seconds. The final way, which should only be used if the unit is not responding to any key swipes, is to hold the EDIT key until the unit powers down.

  • Page 36: Reset Range Icon

    Previously Out-of-Range condition and displays the associated icon ( ) on readouts to indicate a potential problem with communications to this SenSmart 7000. It is important to Reset the unit back to the desired Server In-Range icon ( ) either by using this menu or by cycling SenSmart 7000 power.

  • Page 37: Chapter 9 - Wavenet Antenna Selection

    SenSmart 7000 User's Manual Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A Chapter 9 – WAVENET ANTENNA SELECTION ANTENNA SELECTION 9.1.1 DIPOLE AND COLLINEAR ANTENNAS These antennas are connected to the Radio via a length of coax cable. If the cable is larger than 6mm diameter (1/4 inch), be aware of sideways tension on the connection.

  • Page 38: Mounting Near Other Antennas

    SenSmart 7000 User's Manual Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A 9.1.3 MOUNTING NEAR OTHER ANTENNAS Avoid mounting your network’s antenna near any other antenna even when the other antenna is transmitting on a different radio band. High RF energy of the transmission from a close antenna can deafen a receiver. This is a common cause of problems with wireless systems.

  • Page 39: Connections To Other Equipment

    SenSmart 7000 User's Manual Document: UM-1034 Revision Level A mount’s ground connection, second by the outside shield of the coax cable to the ground connection on the radio and third by the internal conductor of the coax cable via the radio electronics. This third earth path causes damage unless the other two paths provide a better earth connection allowing surge energy to bypass the electronics.

  • Page 40: Chapter 10 - Wavenet Legacy Mode

    WaveLink Recievers (WLRs) are not compatible with SenSmart 7000s in legacy mode. When using a SenSmart 7000 (SenSmart 7000) with other R. C. Systems controllers, such as the ST-72, ST-90, ST- 71, Rig Protector or other legacy type controllers, it is necessary to operate wirelessly in Legacy Mode.

  • Page 41: Chapter 11 - Table Of Figures

    Figure 5-7 10-0247 Smart Sensor Head Assembly ..................23 Figure 6-1 Main Menu Entry........................24 Figure 6-2 SenSmart 7000 Channel Configuration Menu Tree ..............25 Figure 7-1 Channel Setup Menus ....................... 26 Figure 7-2 Configure Readout Setup Menus ....................26 Figure 7-3 Alarm Settings Menus .......................

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