CONTENTS About this Manual Intellectual Property Rights Notational Conventions Introduction Key Features Exterior Accessories Specifications Installation Terminal Block Data Logger Installation Connecting Terminal Block Operation Viewing Channel Information Viewing Device Information Resetting Data Logger Memory Card for Data Logging Configuration Device Information Server Measurement...
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Radionode365 Adding Devices from Your Smartphone Adding Devices from Your Computer Maintenance Cleaning Batteries Firmware Update Customer Service Information Manufacturer Contact Information Warranty Limit of Liability Certifications HTTP Radionode Protocol V2 Check-in Data-in Order List Data Logger Accessories...
Introduction TheRADIONODERN400-T2TSDataLoggerperiodicallymeasures temperature and RH, then sends measurement data to the Radionode365 server. The RN400-T2TS has a total of 4 I/O channels. External Temp External Temp Channel1 Channel2 sensor sensor ExternalTemp ExternalTemp Channel3 Channel4 Sensor sensor Key Features KeyfeaturesoftheRN400-T2TSinclude: DataLoggercanbeusedwithadditionaltempsensors. ● UseWi-FiconnectiontoeasilyconfigureyourDataLogger.
Accessories Allaccessories,exceptforcableglands,aresoldseparately. TC-KTempSensor TC-TTempSensor CableGland 1.5VBattery×2 3.6VBattery DCAdapter(12V,500mA) Intheeventofpowerfailure,twoC-type1.5Vbatteriesorone3.6V batterymustbeplacedintheDataLogger.RADIONODEDataLogger is designed to not operate without a battery, even when external power is connected.Use the same type of external temperature sensor for one device. Type K Thermocouple (TC-K) and Type T Thermocouple(TC-T)Sensorcanbeusedtogether.
Data Logger ThegeneralprocedureforinstallingaDataLoggerisasfollows: Installation Loosenthescrewontherightsideofthefrontpanelandopen thefrontpanel. Loosenthecablegland. Routethecablesofthedevicethatwillbeconnectedthroughthe glandandconnecttotheterminalblock.Then,connectexternal DC power and insert the battery. For more information on terminal block connection, see Connecting Terminal Block on page13.
Connecting Terminal Block Whenconnectingcablestotheterminalblock,ensure thattheflatcabledoesnotgetdisconnectedfromthe frontconnector. Cable Gland IfDataLoggercableglandcannotsufficientlyreceiveallcables, install additional cable glands. There are two more gland slots atthebottomoftheDataLogger. Loosenandremovethecapboltfromtheleftorrightglandslot. Insertthecableglandintothenutandtighten.
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TC Temp ConnectThermocouplecabletoTemp.Ch1~CH4Terminalterminal. Connect the red cable to the A(+) terminal, and the remaining Sensor cablestotheB(-)terminal. TEMP TEMP TEMP TEMP RS485 POWER 5~30V Installtheexternaltemperaturesensorawayfromthe wallandthefloor.Thesensormaynottouchanything otherthantheambientair. DC Power ConnectthePowercabletothePOWERterminal.Connectthered cabletothe+terminal,andtheremainingcablestothe-terminal. A(+) B(-) A(+) B(-) A(+) B(-) A(+) B(-) TEMP TEMP DOOR LOAD POWER...
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Batteries InserttwoC-type1.5Vbatteriesintothebatteryholder,orone3.6V batteryintotheleft-handbatteryholder. Be careful not to connect batteries with opposite polarities.Doingsomaydamagethedevice. Ifyouareusinga3.6Vbattery,movethe jumpertothe position.
Operation Whenthedataloggeristurnedon,themodelnumberandotherkey information is displayed with the corresponding measurements. If no external power is supplied, the display will turn off shortly and theDataLoggerwillentersleepmode. POWER ON/OFF ViewingChannelInformation:Toviewchannelinformation, ● including measurements on sleep mode, press the button. Press the button repeatedly to display different status information.
Viewing Press the button repeatedly to display the below channel data. A sensorchannelthatisnotconnectedwillappearas(none). Channel MeasurementsofChannels Information LAST SENSING 1and2 |S:menu 26.2C 21.6% Measurements of Channels LAST SENSING 3and4 |S:menu 24.7C (none) Elapsed time since last LAST transfer of measurement TRANSMIT|S:menu data to the server &...
Viewing To view device information, select 1.VIEW INFO. To view the next item,pressthebutton.Toexit,pressthebutton. Device Numberofdatasetstosend Information INFO|S:next, P:exit totheserverinthenext 1.HOLDING DATA: 4 cycle. (numberofdatasetstosend=TransferInterval÷Measurement Interval) Whenmeasurementintervalissetto5minutesandthetransfer intervalsetto20minutes,4datasetsaresaveduntilthe nexttransfer.Ifdatatransferfails,datasetsaccumulateuntil successful. If no external power is INFO|S:next, P:exit connected or power failure 2.POWER: External DC occurs,Batwillappear.
DNSserverIPaddress I N F O | S : n e x t , P : e x i t 9 . D N : 2 1 0 . 2 2 0 . 1 6 3 . 8 2 DataLoggerMACaddress I N F O | S : n e x t , P : e x i t 1 0 .
Memory IfamemorycardisinstalledintheDataLogger,measurementdata willbewrittentothememorycardasaCSVfileasfollows: Card for Data Measurementdate,timestamp,Macaddress,valuefor Logging Channel1,...,valueforChannel4 Inthetempchannel(Ch.1orCh.2),"n/a"meansnoexternaltemp sensor is connected. In the door channel (Ch. 3), "0" means the door contact is not connected or “closed.” Similarly, in the alarm channel (Ch. 4), "0" means the alarm beacon is not connected or "normal."...
Configuration TheDataLoggerisequippedwithavirtualWi-Firouter.Thevirtual router allows your smartphone or tablet to be linked to Data Loggerforconfiguration. Select 2.CONFIG MODE(AP) to enable the virtual router. The followingwillappearinthedisplay: S O F T A P : _ R N 4 0 0 - A 1 B 3 A C C E S S : 1 9 2 .
Server SERVERSETUP toconfigureserverreceiptofmeasurement data SelectRadionode365tosend ■ measurementdatatotheRadionode365 server. ■ SelectUserHTTPServertosendto Destination acustomerorthird-partyserver,and configurethebelowitemsaccordingly. ■ SelectSDCardLoggertooperateData Loggerindependentlywithoutaserver. Host ServerIPaddress Port Serverportnumber URLoftheserverprogramthatprocesses CheckinURL check-inrequests URLoftheserverprogramthatprocesses DatainURL data-inrequests. HTTP Forcheck-inanddata-inrequestformats,see RadionodeProtocolV2onpage44. Thisitemwillappearif Destination issetto SDCardLogger Ifsetto"0",measurementdatawillbeginto be written to the memory card as soon as booting completes. If set to "10", data will SDCardDataLogger be written 10 minutes after booting...
Measurement Tap MEASUREMENT toconfiguresensoroperation. Select the interval between sensor measurement and data transmission. For instance, if Sensing 1Min - Sending 5Min is Sensing - Sending selected, sensor measures every 1 minute, Interval andmeasurementdataissenttotheserver every 5 minutes, or written on a memory card.
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Adjuststhesensorsensitivity.Themargin AVGFilter of error ranges from 1 to 15, and the higherthevalue,thelowerthesensitivity. DisplaysalistofI/Ochannels. CHinfo Selecttheinputchannelthatwilltrigger thealarmrelayandspecifythenormal range.Forexample,ifyouselectCH1 (Temp)andthenormalrangeissetto"20 TargetChannel -25",thealarmrelaywillturnonwhenthe temperaturemeasuredbyChannel1’stemp sensorislowerthan20degreesorhigher than25degrees. WhenBUZZERSOUNDONisselected,the built-inbuzzerwillsoundwhenanalarm Buzzer goesoff.
Wi-Fi TapWIFI/NETWORKSETUPtoconfiguretheWi-Finetworkthatwill beusedbytheDataLogger. Network Selectanetworktousefromthelistof searched Wi-Fi networks. The closer AccessPoint the signal strength is to 0 dBM, the stronger the connection. If possible, use a Wi-Fi network with a signal strengthof-70dBmorhigher. SSID TheselectedSSDwillappear. SecurityType SelectthetypeofsecuritythatyourWi-Fi P e r s o n a l S e c u r i t y networkuses.
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Enterprise WhenconnectingtoaWi-Finetworkthatusesenterprisesecurity, the certificate is passed from Data Logger to the RADIUS server Security (WPA along with the RADIUS server account. Once user’s access is Enterprise) authorizedbytheRADIUSserver,accesstothenetworkisgranted. Toconnecttoanetworkthatusesenterprisesecurity,adheretothe followingprocedure: CopytheRADIUSservercertificatetoamicroSDcardwiththe followingpathandfilename: /cert/ca.pem Askyournetworkadministratorforacertificatein a PEM format. Certificates in other formats are notsupported.
Display Tap DISPLAY/OTHERS toconfiguredisplayandotheroptions. Thissettingcanbeconfiguredwithother settings to set the display operation Display Timer interval during sleep mode. Select how Mode long the display will stay on in minutes. SelectAlwaystodisablesleepmode. Display Timer Start Selectwhattimethedisplaywillturnon. Time Selectwhichtimezonetouse. Timezone SeeMemoryCardUsageConfigurationon CopyNow page31. Enteracommandtoperformaspecific function.Seethefollowingsectionfora DebugCode detailedexplanation.
Memory MemorycardsfacilitatetheconfigurationofmultipleDataLoggers atonce. Card Usage Configuration BackupthesetupdataonamemorycardintheconfiguredData Logger. a)InsertamicroSDcardintotheDataLogger. b)Onthe DISPLAY/OTHERS page,tap CopytoSDCard > Copy Now. c)RemovetheSDcard. CopythesetupdatafromtheSDcardtoanotherDataLogger. a)InserttheSDcardintotheDataLogger. b)UsethebuttontoturntheDataLoggeroff. c)Pressboththeandbuttonssimultaneouslyandholdthe buttontoturntheDataLoggeron. appears,thesetupdata N E W C O N F I G F I L E I S L O A D E D hasbeencopiedsuccessfully.
Checking From the Data Logger, select 6.CHECK SYSTEM to ensure that data are successfully updated when adding I/O Communication channelsinRadionode.Measurementsaredisplayedevery3 seconds and sent to the Radionode365 server. On the web With page, verify that the displayed values match the ones Radionode365 shown.Pressthebuttontofinish.
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Radionode Radionode365isacloud-basedsensormonitoringwebapplication operated by DEKIST, a radionode manufacturer. We offer data storage for all sensor-measured data, and provide various featuressuchasemergencyalarms,reports,andreal-timestatus basedonstoreddata. Thischapteroutlineshowtoaddnewdevicesandchannelsto Radionode365. For more information on Radionode365, see theinformationprovidedonthewebpagebelow: https://help.radionode365.com/article- categories/ tp365-manual KeyfeaturesofRadionode365include: ● Measurementdatadisplayedinreal-time; ● Viewmeasurementdatarecordsviacharts; ● Createandemailperiodicreports; ● Alarmsnotificationssentviae-mail,text,orvoicemessageinthe eventofanalarm.
Adding AttheNewDevicepage,youwillfindauniqueQRcodeforyour account. The QR code allows you to easily add devices and Devices channelstoyoursmartphone. from Your Smartphone ScantheQRcodewithyoursmartphone.Alternatively,copythelink addressfromtheQRcodeimageandsendittoyoursmartphone. Yoursmartphone’sdefaultwebbrowserwillopenwithyouruser information.TapAddDevice. When the RN400 Series Data Logger first connects to Radionode365, its identification code (i-code) is displayedasfollows: Enter iCode on TP365 iCode: 2024...
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Enterthei-codeonthedevicedisplay.Ifyoudonotseeani-code onthedisplay,tapSearchbyMACaddressandenteryourMAC address. If the i-code or MAC address is correct, the device information willappearasbelow.TapNext.
Adding TheNewDevicepagewillappearifthereisnoaddeddeviceon login.Toaddadevicethatwasaddedlater,clickDeviceSetup Devices >NewDevice. from Your Computer Adding Devices DevicesfoundinthesameIPbandarelistedhere.Ifyoudonotsee yourdeviceinthelist,youcanadditusingitsi-code.WhenRN400 Series first connects to Radionode365, its i-code is displayed as follows: Enter iCode on TP365 iCode: 2024 Enterthei-codeabovethedevicelistandclickSearch.Devicescan also be searched via MAC address instead of their i-code. The devicewillbethenbeaddedtothelist.
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Adding Onceyourdevicehasbeenadded,click DeviceSetup > NewData Channel.Alladdeddevicechannelswillbelisted. Channels Thislistalsoincludeschannelsnotassociatedwithexternalsensors or other devices. Adding a channel essentially means selecting a channeltomonitor.Toaddachannel,clicktheAddChannelbutton inthelastcolumn. Enterthechannelnameinthewindow,select/enteraunittouse, thenclickSave. Toviewthelistofaddedchannels,clickDeviceSetup>ChannelList.
Maintenance Cleaning UseadryclothtocleantheDataLogger.Donotusesolventsor abrasives.Notonlydothesesubstancesdamagethesurfaceof theDataLogger,buttheymayalsoaffectsensorperformance. Batteries ReplacethebatterywhenthebatterystatusontheRadionode365 webpageisBad,orifitappearsasfollows: WARNING! |S:menu Battery! Whenthemeasurementintervalandtransferintervalare set to the lowest frequency, the battery is expected to lastupto1yearwithoutexternalpower.
Certifications Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththe limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable FCC Class A protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment Digital Device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction...
HTTP Radionode Protocol V2 Radionode users can build their own servers that receive measurement data from radionode devices, such as the RN400 Series data loggers or RN17x Series data transmitters, instead of the Radionode365. This chapter describes the POST-method HTTP request format used byradionodedevicesforcustomerserverdevelopers.
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