INTRODUCTION TxMini-M12-485 is a compact temperature transmitter for internal assembly on the output of Pt100 resistance temperature sensors. It is composed of an encapsulated electronic circuit and a M12 connection for power supply. When using Modbus RTU commands, their configuration can be performed via RS485 interface.
MECHANICAL INSTALLATION TxMini-M12-485 transmitter is suitable for installation in pipes and in places with limited space. Vibrations, excessive humidity and temperature, electromagnetic interference, high voltage, and other interference can permanently damage the transmitter and cause errors in the measured value.
For correct compensation of the RTD cable resistances, they must be equal at all terminals and must not exceed 25 Ω per cable. To guarantee these conditions, it is recommended to use 3 or 4-wire cable of the same length and gauge (the cable is not supplied). NOVUS AUTOMATION...
To change the configuration of the TxMini-M12-485, you must use the SigNow software or app. To use the software to configure the device, you must make the power supply connection by connecting your TxMini-M12-485 to a 24 V power supply (see...
SIGNOW SOFTWARE SigNow software is the main tool for configuring and analyzing data from TxMini-M12-485. To install it, simply run the SigNowSetup.exe file and proceed with the configuration. The software and its respective manual can be downloaded for free in the Download Area of our website www.novusautomation.com.
SECTION), for example, is set to 60 seconds, TxMini-M12-485 will respond to address 247 during this period. If no connection attempt is made via the Temporary TxMini option in the meantime, it will adopt the address with which it was configured.
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Figure 10 – Communication Modbus address: Allows you to configure the Modbus address of the device. A value between 1 and 247 is accepted. • Baud Rate: Allows you to set the Baud Rate of the device. • NOVUS AUTOMATION...
Figure 11 – Diagnostic section SIGNOW APP The SigNow app is the ideal tool for using the TxMini-M12-485 on a daily basis. Available for Android smartphones, it is always easily accessible for monitoring or configuring the device. SigNow can be downloaded for free from Google Play Store.
USB-i485 Converter, which will act as an intermediary THE DEVICE TO YOUR SMARTPHONE for the connection: Figure 12 – Using the USB-i485 Converter After that, the app will recognize the device and show the main screen: Figure 13 – Home screen NOVUS AUTOMATION...
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Apart from the particularities of the connection mode, the parameters and division of information are the same as in the SigNow software. More specific information about the application's buttons can be found in the SigNow manual, available on NOVUS website.
User Offset for temperature* -100 Title Title Title Title Title Timer - Temporary Digital Filter Table 6 – Table of retentive registers * For the ranges in the table indicated above, consider to one decimal place. Example: -100 means -10.0. NOVUS AUTOMATION...
The transmitter leaves the factory configured with an Offset value of 0. 6.2.7 REGISTER 16 TO 20 – TITLE Allows you to set a name to identify the TxMini-M12-485 transmitter (the title will be used in SigNow). 6.2.8 REGISTER 21 – TEMPORARY TIMER Allows you to set the value of the time the transmitter will be in default communication mode (Baud Rate, Address, and Parity) for cases where the user does not remember the previous recording parameters.
6.2.9 REGISTER 22 – DIGITAL FILTER Allows you to set the user's Digital Filter code for stabilization, treatment of the temperature reading. The transmitter leaves the factory configured with filter 0. NOVUS AUTOMATION...
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