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Autonomous logger

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IJINUS - 25 ZA de Kervidanou 3, 29300 MELLAC - France – SAV / After-sales service : +33 2 98 09 03 32 / sav@ijinus.fr

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Page 1 BLUE & BLUE-LP Autonomous logger User manual IJINUS - 25 ZA de Kervidanou 3, 29300 MELLAC - France – SAV / After-sales service : +33 2 98 09 03 32 / sav@ijinus.fr...
Page 2 User manual: Version 02 Publication date 2024-08-06 This document is valid for version 7.1.2 of Avelour...
Page 3 6.2.1. Flow meter wiring in Modbus protocol ................6.3. Connecting a hose to the internal pressure sensor (LP version) ........7. Installation ........................ 7.1. Outdoor ..........................7.2. Mounting the logger ......................7.3. Installing a remote antenna ....................www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 4 8.7.1. Setting up a lithium battery ..................... 8.7.2. Setting up a lead acid battery ..................8.8. Setting the timezone ......................8.9. Pairing one or more loggers ....................8.10. Checking the status of data recording and transmission ..........www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 5 9.4.4. Hide the display of a data item on the graph ..............9.4.5. Displaying table data ..................... 9.5. Exporting retrieved data ...................... 9.6. Delete data memory on the logger ..................10. Maintenance ......................10.1. Replace the battery ......................10.2. Firmware update ........................www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 6 This user guide contains information required for installing, connecting and configuring your device, as well as important maintenance notes. It is therefore essential you read it before installing a piece of Ijinus product. 1.2. Symbols used This symbol indicates a situation or use that could lead to damage, fault or malfunction of the product.
Page 7 2.1. General instructions This document presents various manipulations and programming operations to be carried out on a logger, sensor or accessory provided by Ijinus. These manipulations should only be carried out by people trained to use Ijinus products. The instructions given in this user guide will only ensure operational safety if the equipment is used in line with these instructions.
Page 8 Antennas not included in this list or having a gain greater than 0dBi are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. List of acceptable antenna(s): - IJINUS - B0E type Ce dispositif a été conçu pour fonctionner avec les antennes énumérées ci-dessous et ayant un gain maximal de 0dBi.
Page 9 User manual CAUTION: This equipment may not be modified, altered, or changed in any way without signed written permission from IJINUS. Unauthorized modification may void the equipment authorization from the FCC and will void the IJINUS warranty. This device complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for general population (uncontrolled expo- sure).
Page 10 Compact and autonomous, the Blue logger allows you to set up a recording of many different parameters (pulse meter, Modbus flowmeter, 4-20mA pressure sensor, etc.). The Blue logger can be equipped with two options: a built-in pressure sensor (LP option) and/or a cellular com- munication card (LTE option). The Blue logger is therefore available in four references: ●...
Page 11 The Blue logger is powered by an internal battery. This logger’s housing has IP68 sealing (immersion under 2m of water for 100 days). The Blue logger (Lp version) is equipped with a sensor to measurement water pressures between 0 and 25 bar.
Page 12 IP68: 2m / 100 days Energy Battery: 3.6V 34Ah Configuration Wireless programming tool (PN: M0C00001 WIJIKEY) integrating AVELOUR software Dimensions & Weight 116 x 224 mm for a thickness of 52.5 mm, 700g (with battery and communication card) www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 13 3.3.3. Pressure sensor Pressure Type Absolute Measuring Range 0-25 bar Test Pressure 50 bar Burst Pressure 200 bar Measurement uncertainty 0.3% Full Scale Operating Temperature -30°C to +85°C Storage Temperature -30°C to +100°C Certifications NSF/ANSI 61/372 - MH60087 www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 14 * 1.8 W maximum on the Vout if the connected sensor is powered by the internal battery (voltage adjustable by the software) Cable Color Black Grey Violet Grey / Pink Blue / Red PIN No. Designation DI 1 Input OR out- Open-Drain DI 2...
Page 15 If there is no cellular communication option, then there is no need to open the logger because the internal battery is already connected so the logger is directly functional. Ijinus loggers do not require activation because they listen every 10 seconds for a radio connection request from a radio access point or another logger.
Page 16 Reclip the 4 clips then, if necessary, retighten the 4 screws. For outdoor installation, we strongly recommend that you use the 4 screws supplied with the logger to ensure that the casing is watertight and to prevent any deformation caused by temperature variations or bad weather. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 17 Chapter 5. Electrical supply 5.1. Using a mains power supply It is possible to use an external mains power supply for Ijinus loggers. The voltage supplied to the logger must be between 8V and 30V. Power supply voltage must be 30 volts maximum! A 220-volt power supply would permanently disable the recorder.
Page 18 Chapter 6. Connection 6.1. Connecting an external sensor The Blue logger has an M12 12-pin socket to connect different types of sensors or equipment. The Blue-LP model has an internal pressure sensor directly integrated into the housing. To connect a sensor to the logger's M12 12-pin socket: ●...
Page 19 Position the Blue logger on the bracket by "dragging and dropping". Two plastic pieces are included in the shipping box. By inserting them into the holes in the mounting bracket, they prevent the logger from falling off the bracket, in case the bracket is not fixed completely vertically.
Page 20 The use of a remote antenna is useful if the logger is installed in a manhole with a buffer. In this case, connection to the logger may not be possible. You must use an Ijinus remote antenna. Three lengths are available as standard: 1, 3 or 5m. In exceptional cases, a length of 10m may be proposed.
Page 21 Test positioning and data transmission using the Avelour software. This test should be carried out before and after installation (closed plug in the case of a manhole). Drilling into the manhole Inserting antenna under the base www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 22 ● A Wiji radio antenna in "long range" or "USB key" format. 8.2. Installing Avelour software www.ijinus.com Avelour software can be downloaded from the Ijinus website ( ) in the "Download" section. 8.3. Connecting to a logger ● Connect the Wiji radio with its antenna (or the Wiji USB key) to your computer's USB port.
Page 23 User manual -> The logger configuration window opens. Logger configuration window S/N: IJA0102-00002718 -> A configuration file is automatically created. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 24 Click on "EDIT" in the general information area and fill information as desired. General information editing window -> The name is now displayed in the RF measurements received window and in the list of devices in the saved data window. 8.5. Configurating a measurement recording www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 25 The ions present in the liquid are then passed through by a current. This is measured at a receiver coil. www.ijinus.fr For more information, the B&C sensor data sheet is available on the Ijinus website: Settings Connecting to...
Page 26 If the looping memory is deactivated, set the maximum number of records for the main memory (used for FTP data transmission) and the auxiliairy memory (used for SMS dat transmission). Configuration summary ● Click on the "View resume" button to display the summary of the recording configuration. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 27 User manual Depending on the settings selected, the time remaining before the memory is full is given as well as an average of the number of sms sent per day. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 28 Activate ● a flow rate. ● ● Enter the weight of each pulse, as it is set in the Select the unit of the index: mm, m , Tonne ou flowmeter. Watt. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 29 If an hourly flow is calculated, then it is possible to perform calculations on this hourly volume. It is possible to activate 3 types of calculation: an average flow, a minimum flow and/or a maximum flow over a given period. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 30 Click on the "View resume" button to display the summary of the recording configuration. Depending on the settings selected, the remaining recording time before the memory is full is given as well as an average of the number of sms sent per day. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
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Page 32 Whether the sensor is powered by the internal battery or via an external battery, it is very important to determine the power supply time. This is the length of time the sensor will be powered by the logger before measuring the 4-20 mA signal emitted by the external sensor. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 33 For the inclinometer sold by Ijinus, the minimum power-up time is 500 ms. First channel 4-20 mA To set up the BLUE-LP, channel 1 is used for the integrated pressure sensor. ● Select one of the two 4-20mA signal input for Peripheral.
Page 34 It is then possible to record a cumulative hourly, daily or monthly volume. ● record infinite accumulation if needed. Activate Execute button allows to reset the infinite counter. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 35 4 mA : If activated : The conversion will then be made at the value indicated at 4 mA (in the example below: 0 bar) whether the current is measured at 0 mA, 2 mA or 3.99 mA. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 36 By default, when the logger's memory is full, data is deleted in chronological order of recording, from the oldest to the most recent. ● If the looping memory is deactivated, enter the maximum number of timestamps for the main memory (used for FTP transmission) and the auxiliary one (used for SMS data transmission). www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 37 Click on the "View resume" button to display the summary of the recording configuration. Depending on the parameters values selected, the remaining recording time before the memory is full is given as well as an average of the number of sms sent per day. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 38 If the looping memory is deactivated, enter the maximum number of timestamps for the main memory (used for FTP transmission) and the auxiliary one (used for SMS data transmission. Configuration summary ● Click on the "View resume" button to display the summary of the recording configuration. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 39 This file contains, for each brand of flow meter, the correspondence between the type of data recorded (volume, flow rate, pressure, etc.) and the number encoded by the Ijinus logger (datatype). As several identical types of data can be recorded, a channel number is also added to the datatype.
Page 40 MODBUS register Config Volume Hourly volume Volume Average flowrate Volume Minimum flowrate hourly + night Volume Maximum flowrate flow calculation Counter Minimum flowrate date Counter Maximum flowrate date Modbus flowmeter ● Select arecording period between 2 measurements. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 41 ● Enter start time and end time to set a period. ● Activate Calculation type: average flow, minimum flow and/or maximum flow. Testing the sensor measurement ● Click on the button to display sensor measured values. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 42 If the looping memory is deactivated, enter the maximum number of timestamps for the main memory (used for FTP transmission) and the auxiliary one (used for SMS data transmission). Configuration summary To view the configuration summary: ● Click on the "View resume" button to display the summary of the recording configuration. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 43 A document can be displayed by clicking on the "More information here" link. This document, called "Modbus Tables", describes the address, offset, size and encoding (integer, inverted integer, etc.) for each item of data measured by an Ijinus logger. Depending on the type of application chosen from the drop-down menu shown below, the table applied (and therefore the data encoding) will not be the same.
Page 44 Click on the "View resume" button to display the summary of the recording configuration. Depending on the settings selected, the remaining recording time before the memory is full is given as well as an average of the number of sms sent per day. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 45 Before you can send data by SMS or internet, you need to configure the Modem on the communication card. ● Click on "EDIT" in the data sending area. -> The data sending editing window is displayed. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 46 -> New options are displayed, including fields for entering the user name (PPP User) and password (PPP Password), if required. ● Click on the button for each parameter to make it "Active" so that you can fill in the fields. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 47 If configuration has not gone smoothly, a window will open to indicate the problem encountered (SIM card missing, wrong PIN code, etc.). 8.6.4. Checking network quality: Diagnostic modem After setting up the Modem, it is necessary to ensure that a communication network is available. ● Click on the « 2 : Diagnostic modem » button www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 48 -> The communication card starts up and searches for a cellular signal. A window opens to display the results. "Modem diagnostic" window If the result is as above, this means that the signal has not been found. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 49 By using the advanced mode, it is possible to make continuous signal power measurements over a longer period. This can be used to determine the best position for the antenna before, for example, drilling a hole in the manhole to offset the antenna from the metal cover. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 50 You will be asked for the following information: product number on the logger label and the installation address. ● If the data is sent to a server other than Ijitrack, click on the icon at the top right of the screen to switch to advanced settings and display the following settings: www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 51 After a few minutes, check that the data has been transmitted on the Ijitrack account or on a different Ijitrack server. 8.6.6. Sending data by SMS To set the parameters for sending data by SMS : ● Click on "EDIT" . www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 52 LoRaWAN data transmission configuration is available from version 7.1.2 of the Avelour software. A logger equipped with an integrated modem has a unique identifier (DevUID). This identifier is needed to set up your LoRaWAN server (LNS: Lora Network Server). www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 53 Waiting time between the end of message transmission and the start of the LNS downlink frame listening phase (for TTN: 5000ms) Timeout Enter a maximum time (ms) to connect to the network. Request for acknowledgement For all transmissions, activate the LNS acknowledgement request. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 54 Copy and paste the logging (DevEUI), the AppKey and the AppEUI from data connexion information on Avelour. Integrating a logger on WIOTYS ● Select « LorawanPrivate » protocol. ● Copy and paste the identifier (DevEUI), the keys (AppKey (= JoinEUI) and AppEUI) from data connexion information on Avelour. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 55 Fill in the Frequency plan, LoRaWAN version and Regional Parameters fields as shown below: ● Copy and paste the identifier (DevEUI) and the keys (AppKey (= JoinEUI) and AppEUI) from the data con- nexion information on Avelour. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 56 Sending an SMS alert only works in the case when a threshold is exceeded on a measurement. (Example: section called “Set a threshold 1” Si l'envoi des données se fait en FTP, une latence d'environ 3 minutes entre le franchissement du seuil et la réception du message. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 57 For a lead-acid battery and if the logger has been programmed with a lead-acid battery option, it is not necessary to connect to the logger with Avelour. Simply plug in a recharged battery to restart its operating cycle. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 58 5 m). The "master" logger then retrieves data from a "slave". This option is called "pairing" and is configured in the "master" logger. No settings are required on the slave one. In the "Retrieve device" area : ● Click on "EDIT". www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 59 In the configuration window, 2 icons allow you to check the status of data recording and transmission. A : Current state. B : Status after configuration has been loaded onto the logger, useful for checking that the configuration being edited is correctly set. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 60 Data is sent 8.11. Viewing measured data in real-time All the measured parameters can be viewed in real time. ● In the windows tab, click on "View Broadcast measure". -> The "broadcast measures" window is displayed. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 61 User manual Window showing the measurements received by radio from Ijinus sensors and loggers nearby. 8.12. Configuration managing 8.12.1. Creating a configuration template ● Connect to a logger and open an existing configuration via the saved data window. ● In the "Edit" menu, click on "Save device configuration as template".
Page 62 To display the archived configuration file, click on "device items" and click on "Show archived items". -> The item is now strikethrough. ● To unarchive it, do a right-click and select "unarchive selected items". 8.13. Stopping a recording in progress ● Click on "Stop device" to stop recording. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 63 8.14. Disconnecting from the logger The disconnection with the logger is done automatically after a few minutes when no data is trans- ferred. To force a disconnection with a logger: ● Close the configuration window by clicking on the cross. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 64 Connect to the logger (See paragraph ● Click on "Retrieve without deleting" to keep the data in the logger's memory or "Recover and delete" to empty the logger's memory. ● In the "Actions" menu, click on "retrieve data". www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 65 User manual -> The window displaying the data graph opens. Data graph window -> In the "Saved devices" window, the recovered data appears in the list. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 66 Enables access to the graph display customization window. See the graph display Allows you to export data in various formats (Excel, leme, CSV...) to a directory. The data label allows one click to show/hide it. Switches between day (light) and night (dark) display modes. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 67 Double-click on the data or select several item of data, right-click and click on 'Show' to view the data in graphical form. -> The window displaying the saved data graph. 9.4.3. Customising the graph display In the window displaying saved data : ● Click on the button to display the graph display properties window. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 68 User manual 9.4.4. Hide the display of a data item on the graph ● To hide the display of a data, click on the description of the data above the graph. ->The data graph is no longer displayed www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 69 Data are retrieved in Avelour, see paragraph The display window containing the data is opened. ● Click on "Export". ● Select the type of export, the period and the destination directory and click on "Begin export" www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 70 9.6. Delete data memory on the logger ● In the "Actions" menu, click on "delete measures" to delete the main memory of the logger. ● In the "Actions" menu, click on "delete measures" in the "Auxiliairy Measures (for SMS)" sub menu. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 71 User manual Chapter 10. Maintenance If you have a problem with an Ijinus logger or sensor, we recommend that you contact our after-sales service either sav@ijinus.fr by e-mail : or by phone : 02.98.09.03.32 You will be given instructions on how to proceed, either to carry out tests on the product concerned, or to send it back to the factory for testing on our premises.
Page 72 Connect to the logger (see ● In the actions menu, click on "notify battery change" to restart the logger and return the energy gauge to 0. -> In the Device properties window, the battery gauge changes to 0. www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...
Page 73 In the list of actions to launch (2), select "Upgrade the device Firmware". ● Click on "Choose firmware". -> The Avelour Firmware folder opens. ● Select and open the corresponding .xbin file and click on launch action (3). www.ijinus.com BLUE & BLUE-LP...

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