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FIDAQUIRE Data logger Model FCD6455-01
User's Manual
Description – Installation – Technical Data
Software Revision: 2.0.0
Manual Revision: 1.0.0

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  • Page 1 FIDAQUIRE Data logger Model FCD6455-01 User's Manual Description – Installation – Technical Data Software Revision: 2.0.0 Manual Revision: 1.0.0...
  • Page 2 Technical specifications of the device General Height 1.75" Depth 3.75" Width 14" (without Dimensions rack-mount wings) 19" (with rack-mount wings) Weight 2.0kg (without card modules) Operating temperature -10 to 45 °C Storage temperature -20 to 60 °C Operating humidity 0 to 60%, non-condensing Warranty 2 years Rack Mount Size...
  • Page 3 Time Management NTP Server/Client SNMP Agent Input / output Number of Input cards 2 (expandable to 5 using expansion module) Input Types Based on F series cards Output Relay One 1A low voltage NO relay output (software configurable for alarms) Alarm Notification An unlimited number of email &...

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (Before using this product, read the precautions) Please carefully read this manual before using the product and pay full attention to the mentioned points to use the product correctly. In this guide, safety measures are classified into two levels: " Warning"...
  • Page 5 Caution ● Do not group Ethernet cables, RS-485 cables, UPS connection cables, or data signal cables with the main circuit and power cables, and do not install them close to each other. Maintain a minimum distance of 100 mm (3.94 inches) between them. Failure to maintain this distance may result in interference due to noise.
  • Page 6 other operational environment may result in electric shock, fire, malfunction, or damage, leading to reduced module quality. ● Never directly touch any conductor or electronic component of the FIDAQUIRE data logger. Doing so may cause malfunction or damage to the data logger. ●...
  • Page 7 ● Power cables, UPS cables, Ethernet cables, RS-485 cables, and input data cables connected to the FIDAQUIRE data logger must be installed correctly using standard tools. Improper connections may lead to short circuits, fire, or malfunction. ● When mounting the FIDAQUIRE data logger on a wall, securely tighten the rack screws.
  • Page 8 Caution ● The installation and setup of the FIDAQUIRE data logger should be performed by qualified maintenance personnel with knowledge of electrical shock protection. ● Never apply a strong impact to the battery used in the FIDAQUIRE data logger. Doing so may damage the battery or cause it to leak. If the battery falls from a height or sustains any impact, do not use it and dispose of it properly.
  • Page 9 Disposal precautions Caution ● Dispose of the FIDAQUIRE data logger as industrial waste. ● When disposing of batteries, separate them from other waste according to local regulations. In EU member countries, there is a separate collection system for waste batteries. Dispose of batteries properly at a local waste collection/recycling center.

  • Page 10: Contents Of The Box

    Contents of the Box Check the contents of the box for completeness according to the packing list. The following items should be included: ● FIDAQUIRE Data Logger Model FCD6455-01 ● RS-485 Cable ● Power Cable ● User Manual Figure 1: Contents of the Box Detailed information about the device's dimensions is provided on page 61 of this manual.

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents 1- Installation and Setup of the FIDAQUIRE Data Logger ......12 1-1- Installing the device inside the rack ............14 1-2- Electrical connection ...................15 1-3- Setup the FIDAQUIRE data logger ............16 1-4- Device menu ....................17 2- User Interface .....................22 2-1- Device Menu ....................26 2-2- My Dashboards menu .................32 2-3- Cards menu ....................35...

  • Page 12: 1- Installation And Setup Of The Fidaquire Data Logger

    1- Installation and Setup of the FIDAQUIRE Data Logger Figure 2: Front view of the device Figure 3: Back view of the device (1) LAN Port: For connecting the data logger device to an Ethernet network. (2) USB Port: For downloading data in bulk by connecting the data logger device to a network.
  • Page 13 (6) OK Button: For confirming the selected item. (7) Seven-Segment Display: For displaying settings and vital information of the device. (8) Ear (Bracket): For securing the device inside a rack. (9) Slot Number One: For installing the first card. (10) Slot Number Two: For installing the second card. (11) Expansion Port: For installing additional cards using the Expansion module and its associated cable.

  • Page 14: 1-1- Installing The Device Inside The Rack

    1-1- Installing the device inside the rack To prevent any debris or dust from entering the FIDAQUIRE data logger during installation and wiring, you should mount the device inside the rack following these steps: Step 1: First, attach the mounting brackets to the FIDAQUIRE data logger using the screws provided (Figure 4).

  • Page 15: 1-2- Electrical Connection

    Step 2: Mount the device inside the rack using the installed brackets, as shown in Figure 5. Figure 5: How to Mount the FIDAQUIRE Data Logger in a Rack 1-2- Electrical connection Step 1: Connect the 220V city power plug to the designated socket. Step 2: Get a network cable and insert it into the LAN port.

  • Page 16: 1-3- Setup The Fidaquire Data Logger

    1-3- Setup the FIDAQUIRE data logger Before starting up the FIDAQUIRE data logger, make sure the following steps are followed to avoid any damage to the device or personal injury: Step 1: To power on the data logger, set the switch located at the back of the device to "0"...

  • Page 17: 1-4- Device Menu

    1-4- Device menu Some essential parameters of the device can be adjusted using the device menu and input keys. The "OK" key is used to enter the menu, confirm selected options, and navigate through various settings. The "UP" and "Down" keys function to move upwards and downwards through menu pages respectively, allowing for easy navigation and selection.
  • Page 18 1-4-1- Date / Time Setting ● By pressing the Ok key once, the first page of the device settings will be displayed Figure Figure 7: Settings first page ● By entering the Ok key again, you enter the date and time settings section. In this section, there are two modes for setting the clock: NTP and Manual.
  • Page 19 1-4-2- Network Setting ● After setting the time, you will automatically enter the network settings menu (Network Parameters) and you will be faced with two options, DHCP and Manual. Use the UP and Down keys to select each of these modes. If you select the DHCP option, the device's IP will be assigned automatically through the DHCP server.
  • Page 20 1-4-3- Data recording on USB memory If you do not have access to a computer at the location where the data logger is installed, you can easily navigate to the "Export data" menu. Using the UP, Down, and OK keys, you can select the desired slot number and channel. Additionally, you can choose the month and year of the relevant data, and then proceed to extract the data in CSV format (Figure 10).
  • Page 21 1-4-4- Turning off the device To power off the device, you have two methods available: 1. Switch Method: Change the switch located at the back of the device from position "1" to "0". 2. Menu Method: o Press the OK button to enter the setting menu. o Use the Down button to navigate to the "Shut down"...

  • Page 22: 2- User Interface

    2- User Interface The FIDAQUIRE device, equipped with a powerful web-based user interface, allows users to monitor the status of cards, data, and the datalogger itself. To access the mentioned system, after connecting the device to the network and ensuring that an IP has been assigned to it, use a computer (or smartphone) connected to the network.
  • Page 23 Figure 13: Overall page The toolbar configuration is as follows: Table 1: Toolbar configuration Icon Description User profile Notifications Full screen display Display light or dark screen System language System module health status Indicates whether the device is offline or online Indicates whether the system warning alarm is enabled or disabled.
  • Page 24 Table 2: Information on the Overall Page Item Description Indicates the time of the last system changes. These changes are Last System Logs updated continuously, keeping the user informed of the latest system status. Table 3 lists all possible states that may occur. Displays the details of users who have logged into the system recently.
  • Page 25 Table 3: All possible states of the latest system changes Item Description Old data has been deleted due to insufficient internal Data Rotation storage space. The system has shut down unexpectedly or due to a System Power Failed power outage. System Power On The system is powered on.

  • Page 26: 2-1- Device Menu

    2-1- Device Menu The Device menu includes four submenus: Overall, Device Setting, Device Info, and Hardware Raw Data: ■ Overall submenu has been explained in the previous section. ■ Device Setting submenu pertains to the configuration of the FIDAQUIRE datalogger and includes five stages: General, Network, Email, SMS, and Security: ●...
  • Page 27 ● The second stage involves configuring the device's network settings. In this stage, settings for DHCP with failover can be configured. If there is an issue with DHCP, the option to assign a static IP address is available. Additionally, this page provides settings for TLS and the uploading of TLS certification files (Figure 15).
  • Page 28 Figure 16: Email settings The fourth stage involves configuring SMS settings, either through the device itself ● or via a cloud SMS service (Figure 17). Figure 17: SMS settings Note: Some of the mentioned services (including cloud SMS services) require purchasing a token from the provider.
  • Page 29 Note: The ability to send alarm SMS messages via the internal modem is only available on devices equipped with a modem. In the final stage, the login password for the user interface can be changed to maintain security (Figure 18). Figure 18: Change Password ■...
  • Page 30 Figure 20: Hardware Raw Data Page Table 4: Toolbar configuration for the Hardware Raw Data page Icon Description Stops data collection. Select the number of columns to display Search for the desired channel and slot Note: The Hardware Raw Data submenu provides raw data for detailed review by network experts.
  • Page 31 helps identify network issues such as packet loss or delays, measures network response time, and verifies network connectivity to a specific device (Figure Figure 21: Executing the Ping command in the Ping and Trace submenu The Traceroute command is used to trace the path that packets take from the source to the destination.

  • Page 32: 2-2- My Dashboards Menu

    2-2- My Dashboards menu In this section, the user can create a custom dashboard to display each of the channels and cards on a single page. To do this, you can click on the 'Add New Dashboard' option, choose a desired name for it, and finally press the 'Add' button to create a custom dashboard for yourself (Figure 23).
  • Page 33 (1) Click on the 'Add New Element' option in Figure 24. (2) Select your desired card, channel, or, if applicable, sub-channel, and then press 'Select Element Type' (Figure 25). Figure 25: Card, channel or sub-channel selection screen (3) Select your desired chart or gauge and click on the 'Select' option to display the real-time data from the selected channel (in both the graph or gauge).
  • Page 34 Figure 26: Graph or gauge creation page (4) Finally, by selecting the 'Add' button, you can view the desired data from your selected card (Figure 27). Figure 27: An example of a created dashboard Note: If you need to delete or share a dashboard, you can use the 'Remove Dashboard' and 'Share Dashboard' options, respectively.

  • Page 35: 2-3- Cards Menu

    2-3- Cards menu In this menu, information related to the cards identified by the device is displayed. The FIDAQUIRE datalogger supports the installation and setup of five types of input cards: analog, digital, CANopen, LoRa (wireless), and output relay cards, which are physically installed on the device.
  • Page 36 (1) On the 'Cards List' page, click on the '+Add Virtual SNMP Card' option (Figure 28). (2) To perform the initial configuration of the card, click on the 'Start Initialize' option (Figure 29). Figure 29: The added virtual SNMP card is without initial configuration. (3) Fill in the 'Card Name' and 'Card Description' fields (Figure 30).
  • Page 37 (4) Click on 'Next Step' to continue the configuration (Figure 30). (5) Select your desired SNMP version (Figure 31). Figure 31: Second page of settings on the card (6) Finally, click on the 'Save Config' button to save the initial settings (Figure 31). Doing so will display the details of the virtual SNMP card on the 'Cards List' page (Figure 32).
  • Page 38 (2) Add general SNMP settings on the 'General' page and other configuration settings for the Node on the 'Config' page (Figure 33). (3) To save the settings, click on the 'Create Node' option on the 'General' page (Figure 33). (4) You can apply the remaining settings on any other SNMP management software to read the information of that Node.
  • Page 39 The red area in Figure 34 corresponds to the High Alarm Value settings on the 'Config' page and indicates the danger zone. You can take preventive measures as soon as you enter this zone. Additionally, by defining an alarm, you can receive a warning at a remote location.
  • Page 40 (3) Fill in the 'Card Name' and 'Card Description' fields (Figure 36). Figure 36: First page of settings on the virtual card (4) Click on 'Next Step' for further configuration. (5) Make the necessary changes in the 'Timeout' and 'retriesCount' sections (Figure 37).
  • Page 41 Doing so will display the details of the virtual ModBus TCP card on the 'Cards List' page (Figure 38). Figure 38: Display of the virtual ModBus TCP card on the 'Cards List' page Note: Please be aware that you are only allowed to select one card of each virtual type.
  • Page 42 Figure 39: Settings related to adding a new Node in the virtual card Figure 40 shows an example of a Node created in the Modbus TCP protocol. Figure 40: An example of a Node created in the Modbus TCP protocol The red areas in Figure 40 correspond to the High Alarm Value and Low Alarm Value settings, indicating the danger zone.
  • Page 43 The toolbars 'Config,' 'Alarms,' 'Errors Log,' and 'Delete Card' are used respectively for changing the initial settings of the card, displaying the list of alarms defined for the Node, showing the list of errors for each Node, and finally, deleting the card. Note: To deactivate (make inactive) the card, you can do so from the 'General' page of the card's 'Config' menu.
  • Page 44 Figure 42: First page of settings on the virtual card (4) Click on 'Next Step' for further configuration. (5) Make the necessary changes in the 'BaudRate,' 'Data Bits,' 'Stop Bits,' 'Parity,' 'Timeout,' and 'retriesCount' sections (Figure 43). Figure 43: Second page of settings on the card (6) Finally, click on the 'Save Config' button to save the initial settings (Figure 43).
  • Page 45 Figure 44: Display of the virtual ModBus RTU card on the 'Cards List' page To perform monitoring, you first need to add a Node. For this, follow these steps: (1) In Figure 44, click on the '+ Add Modbus Node' option. (2) Add the general settings for Modbus RTU on the 'General' page and other configuration settings for the Node on the 'Config' page (Figure 45).
  • Page 46 Figure 46 shows an example of a Node created in the Modbus RTU protocol. Figure 46: An example of a Node created in the Modbus RTU protocol The red areas in Figure 46 correspond to the High Alarm Value and Low Alarm Value settings, indicating the danger zone.
  • Page 47 Figure 47: Data Export Page ■ The 'Report' submenu displays data sent by each Node or sensor in graphical form and allows you to increase the number of sensors to up to four. To do this, you can select the desired channel and sub-channel by choosing 'Select Channel' and view the output of that sensor.

  • Page 48: 2-4- Configs Menu

    2-4- Configs menu In this section, you can modify the settings related to the internal database servers designed based on Modbus and SNMP protocols. Using the 'Configs' menu, you can access all channels and sub-channels of the FIDAQUIRE datalogger through any preferred software. This capability allows you to easily extract and manage the required information from the datalogger using various tools.
  • Page 49 Figure 50: Channel Linking to Modbus Protocol Page Note: To record data based on Big-endian and Little-endian formats, refer to Figure Figure 51: Data Recording Format for Big-endian and Little-endian Methods...
  • Page 50 ■ Settings for the 'Modbus TCP' submenu are similar to those for the Modbus RTU protocol. The difference is that, due to the nature of the network communication layer, this section allows for configuring the Modbus protocol address and port (Figure 52).

  • Page 51: 2-5- Users Menu

    2-5- Users menu This menu allows for user control and access level management, as well as defining each user's role in using the device. ■ The 'Users List' submenu displays active users, their information, and their assigned roles (as defined in the 'Roles' submenu). It also allows the Admin user to add new users (Figure 54).

  • Page 52: 2-6- Alarms Menu

    Figure 55: Role Definition Menu for Added Users 2-6- Alarms menu The 'Alarms' menu includes three submenus: 'Alarms List', 'Alarms Send Queue List', and 'Add New Alarms'. ■ The 'Alarms List' submenu displays a list of all defined alarms. On this page, as shown in Figure 56, you can edit alarms, enable or disable them, and delete alarms.
  • Page 53 ■ The 'Add New Alarms' submenu is used to define alarms to alert users about abnormal environmental conditions. Table 5 provides a brief description of each section on this page. Table 5: Details of the Add New Alarms Page Item Description General alarm settings include selecting the name and the desired General Configs...

  • Page 54: 2-7- Cameras Menu

    2-7- Cameras menu The 'Cameras' menu consists of two submenus: 'Cameras List' and 'Logs'. The FIDAQUIRE data logger supports up to 16 network cameras for environment security. ■ In the 'Cameras List' submenu, you can add cameras to the data logger. To do this, select the 'Add' option on the creation page, click on the displayed IP to enter the camera details, then select 'Add To Info.' Finally, enter a desired password, click 'Test Communication,' and then press '+ Add' (Figure 57).

  • Page 55: 2-8- Access Control Menu

    ■ The 'Logs' submenu displays images or videos that were recorded by the cameras when an alarm was triggered (Figure 58). Figure 58: Logs Submenu in the Cameras Menu 2-8- Access Control menu The FIDAQUIRE datalogger, with support for Access Control systems, can record all moments of entry and exit of individuals at the location.
  • Page 56 Table 7: Description of the sub-sections related to Access Control settings Item Description A door magnet that detects whether the door is open or Door Sensor closed An authentication device used for identifying and verifying Access Control Relay Sensor the identity of individuals Authentication timeout duration from the moment the door Delay Time + is opened...

  • Page 57: 3- Return To Factory Settings

    3- Return to factory settings In order to return the device to the factory settings, enter the following link in the browser by changing the sample IP to the IP of your device. Obviously, by doing this, all data will be deleted from the device database and all settings will return to factory settings.

  • Page 58: 4- Dimensions Of The Device

    4- Dimensions of the device...

  • Page 59: 5- Troubleshooting

    5- Troubleshooting Please regularly check the following to ensure that the data logger is operating normally: 1- Clean dust off the data logger. 2- Check the operation and status of the data logger. 3- Inspect all wiring to ensure there is no corrosion or breakage. 4- Check all terminals to ensure they are secure.
  • Page 60 Abnormal conditions solution ● If the device is in startup or restart mode, wait at least 90 seconds. LCD turning off or incorrect ● Check the AC connection such as fuses, breakers and wires. display in it ● Turn the device off and on again. ●...

  • Page 61: 6- Warranty Conditions

    6- Warranty conditions Fidar Electronics Company is not responsible for any damage caused by the following. 1- Improper opening of the box 2- Installation problems such as inappropriate working environment, unprincipled wiring and incorrect use of data logger 3- Working conditions beyond the set limit 4- Violation of the safety instructions contained in this manual 5- Damage during transportation 6- Damage to the electronic and electrical parts of devices due to electrocution,...

  • Page 62: Attachment 1: How To Set Up The Internal Relay Hardware Of The Data Logger

    Attachment 1: How to set up the internal relay hardware of the data logger The internal relay of the data logger can be activated from the alarm definition section for each of the Nodes for low current values (up to a maximum of 800 mA). This relay essentially acts as a switch for triggering warning devices such as sirens, buzzers, light alarms, etc.
  • Page 63 ● How to start currents less than 800 mA: Null Wire ……… Phase Wire ‫ـــــــــــــ‬ Figure 62: How to start current less than 800mA ● For currents greater than 800 mA, an external starter relay or contactor should be used. Null Wire ………...

  • Page 64: Contact Information

    Contact information Fidar Electronics co. Add: West Azarbaijan, Urmia, Iran Tel: 021- 91308515 E-mail: info@fidarelectronics.com Website: www.fidarelectronics.com...

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