• Equipment not used as prescribed within this manual may impair overall safety. 1.2 Contacting RC Systems Inc. To contact RC Systems Inc., call, fax, email or write: 409–986-9800 FAX 409-986-9880 Email: info@rcsystemsco.com 8621 Hwy. 6 Hitchcock, TX 77563 Or visit us on the Web at www.rcsystemsco.com...
VOC and CO2 detection. This model adds a color backlit LCD display and has Modbus and/or 4-20mA communications and relays available. All models use RC Systems latest Smart Sensor technology, providing smarter gas detection with simplified solutions. SenSmart 5000...
Chapter 3 Installation Instructions 3.1 Selecting a Location Factors such as air movement, gas density in relation to air, emission sources and environmental variables affect correct sensor location. Air movement by fans, prevailing winds and convection should be carefully evaluated to determine if a leak is more likely to raise gas levels in certain areas within the facility.
3.3.1 SenSmart 4000 The SenSmart 4000 is powered through a non-polar 4-20mA loop connected to TB2. Connect the +10- 30VDC/4-20mA loop wires to TB2.1 and TB2.2 on the 2-wire 4-20mA Output Board (Figure 2). UM-1067...
Figure 2 SenSmart 4000 3.3.2 SenSmart 5000 The SenSmart 5000 is 10-30VDC powered and have a dedicated 4-20mA output terminal. Connect the 10-30VDC Positive wire to terminal TB2.1. Connect the 10-30VDC Negative (Common) wire to terminal TB2.3. Connect the 4-20mA signal wire to terminal TB2.5 on the I/O (Figure 3).
RS-485 slave and must have a unique Remote ID address (slave address). It is also important to note that wiring should be daisy chained as opposed to a star pattern for reliable operation. RC Systems recommends using shielded twisted pair cable such as Belden 3106A. Figure 4 SenSmart 5000 Modbus Option Wiring...
3.4.2 SenSmart 5000 Relay Option The SenSmart 5000 Relay option (Figure 5) includes three programmable relays and a single programmable RS 485 Modbus master or slave port. The relay labeled “FAILSAFE” is set up as a failsafe Fault relay by default but can be configured as a programmable relay in the Relay Settings menu. It is possible to use only the relays, only Modbus or both.
3.5 Remote Sensor Installation 3.5.1 SenSmart 5000 Remote Sensor Use of the Remote Sensor Option Board requires the SenSmart 5000 to be equipped with a RS 485 Option or Relay Option Board. The Remote Sensor Option Board communicates to the SenSmart 5000 by utilizing one of the RS-485 communication ports located on the option board.
3.6 Sensor Installation and Replacement The Universal Gas Detector series of monitors utilize RC Systems’ Gen II Smart Sensors. These sensors come factory installed and provide our highest level of performance with increased accuracy and signal to noise ratio. The 8-conductor Smart Sensor interface connector attaches to the J1 connector on the base board, and the detector detects the type of sensor automatically.
“Enter technician sequence:” simply swipe the Up key four times to unlock the value for editing. 4.2 General Setup for SenSmart 4000 and SenSmart 5000 After ensuring proper installation perform the following steps: 1. Apply power to the gas detector 2.
Fault LED flashing. Figure 9 SenSmart 5000 Fault Screen 4.5 Alarm Conditions 4.5.1 SenSmart 4000 Alarm levels are user configured. When an alarm condition is met the alarm condition will be indicated by the alarm LED flashing.
4.5.2 SenSmart 5000 The SenSmart 5000 allows the user to select the color associated with a certain alarm level. Options include yellow, orange, red, blue and purple. Alarm 1 is always set to yellow, and the Fault alarm is always set to Red. Figure 10 SenSmart 5000 Alarm Screens When an alarm level is reached, the display will change to the user defined color and the alarm level will flash on the display.
✓ Periodic bump tests are recommended if detector has potentially been exposed to incompatible gases to ensure correct operation ➢ Follow these calibration guidelines to ensure proper operation of your RC Systems, Inc. gas detector: ✓ Calibration accuracy is only as good as the calibration gas accuracy. RC Systems recommends calibration gases with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) traceable accuracy to increase the validity of the calibration.
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Figure 11 Calibration Diagram Prior to beginning your calibration make sure you have the following items: 1. A cylinder of calibration gas with concentration equal to the SPAN GAS VALUE setting (RC Systems typically recommends choosing a value at 50% of full scale.) 2.
5.2 Routine Calibration Procedure Use the following step-by-step procedure to perform Zero and Span calibrations (Figure 1-2 may be used for reference to the Menus.): Note: The first three steps must be performed before the timer in the bottom right corner expires, 15 seconds, otherwise the SenSmart 6000 will exit back to the Data Display Screen.
5.3 Bump Test Procedure Note: A bump test, when performed correctly, is meant to check both sensor and alarm functionality. This results in expected alarms, and proper precautions should be taken. Also known as a functionality test, a bump test is not meant to test the accuracy of the detector, and no calibration settings are changed during the test.
RC Systems recommends performing calibrations at regular intervals to ensure proper functionality of the Universal Gas Detector. During routine calibration, RC Systems recommends a visual inspection of sensor head, enclosure and conduit entries to check for cleanliness and physical integrity. Cleaning the detector is recommended when necessary but be aware that some cleaning compounds may be detected by an operational detector depending on the sensor type.
Appendix B Sensor Specifications Relateive Gas Target gas Formula IDLH Min Span Max Span Density Acetaldehyde C2H4O 200ppm 2000ppm (Ca) 30ppm 1500ppm Acetylene C2H2 0.91 asphyxiant 0-100% LEL Ammonia 50ppm 300ppm 25ppm 1000ppm Ammonia 50ppm 300ppm 1250ppm 5000ppm Arsine AsH3 2.69 0.5ppm 3ppm...
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Relative Humidity (non- TYPE TEMP °F Application Notes condensing) <3 -40° to 131° 0 to 99% <5 <10 -40° to 158° up to 99% Millenium sensor <20 <60 -4° to 104° 15 to 90% <30 <90 -4° to 104° 15 to 90% <20 <60 -4°...
Appendix C Modbus Table and Operations The Universal Gas Detector series may be equipped with two optional (10-0388 Relay/RS-485 Modbus Option Board) RS-485 boards where the 10-0388 Relay board can be set up as master or slave, and the RS-485 Modbus Option board can be set up as master and slave (base 1). The Modbus slave ports allow function code 3 (write coil), as well as function code 6, and 16 (write holding registers).
System Registers Input Registers Function Function Address Type Code to Code to Size Notes Read Write 0- OK 1- Alarm 1 2- Alarm2 3- Alarm3 4- Fault 5- Warmup 6- Inhibited 7- Zero Calibration 8- Calibration Span 9- Calibration Purge Unsigned 10- Calibration Mode Packed Status...
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Boot Date 32006 Date Last Power up date Boot Time 32009 Time Last Power up Time Holding Registers Command Alarm Reset 40001 write 1 to Write to acknowledge alarm activate Command Set Unity 40002 write 1 to 6/16 activate Command Start Inhibit 40003 write 1 to...
Comm 2 LED 0-No 40048 Selection 6/16 Enable 1-Yes Comm 2 Term 0-No 40049 Selection 6/16 Resistor 1-Yes Table 1 System Registers Relay Registers Input Registers Function Function Address Type Code to Read Code to Write Size Notes 0-Clear Standard Relay 1 State 32020 Selection 1-Triggered...
Sensor Registers Input Registers Function Function Code to Code to Address Type Read Write Size Notes 0-No Send Sensor Life 40153 Selection 6/16 1-Yes Packed 16 ASCII characters (2 per Contact Info String 40160 6/16 Character String register) 0-Unlocked Security 40182 Selection 6/16...
General Description D.1.1 Background HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer) allows digital data to be superimposed on a conventional 4-20mA loop. The HART transmitter uses varying frequencies to communicate “0” or “1” to a HART receiver. The normal 4~20mA signal is transmitted via a sine wave, which averages to zero. This allows the digital communications of HART to be superimposed on the same transmission without disturbing the analog signal.
Supported Variables D.2.1 Primary Variables Primary Variable – Gas Concentration: • Sensor reading without Decimal point, filter, or block negative settings taken into account • Units Codes will reflect the E-units of sensor o Supported Units Codes: ppm, PCTLEL, and % Vol Secondary Variable –...
List of Universal Commands D.3.1 Command 0 – Read Unique Identifier Description – Returns identity information about the field device. Command 0 is the only command that can respond to a short frame address (Polling address 0-15). Command will only reply if the short address matches the device.
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(Least Significant 3 Bits) Physical Signaling Code Enum-3 Default = 0 Flags Bit Field 9-11 Device ID: Serial Number of the device Unsigned-24 Packed Serial Number Number of preambles in response from slave to master Unsigned-8 Default = 5 Last Device Variable Code: Indicates last non-standard Unsigned-8 device variable code user should expect Default = 0...
Byte Description Data Type Primary Variable Loop Current (in mA) Float Primary Variable Units Code Enum-8 Primary Variable Value Float Secondary Variable Units Code Enum-8 10-13 Secondary Variable Value Float Tertiary Variable Units Code Enum-8 15-18 Tertiary Variable Value Float Quaternary Variable Units Code Enum-8 20-23...
Response – Byte Description Data Type Polling Address of Device (0-15) Unsigned-8 Loop Current Mode Enum-8 **If Polling Address is set greater than or equal to 1, then Multidrop is enabled and the Loop Current Mode will be Disabled.** D.3.6 Command 7 –...
Response – Byte Description Data Type Extended field Device Status Bit Field See section 6.1 for more info Slot X: Device Variable Code Unsigned-8 Slot X: Device Variable Classification Enum Slot X: Device Variable Units Code Enum Slot X: Device Variable Value Float Slot X: Device Variable Status Bit Field...
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Response – Same as CMD-0 response. Byte Description Data Type “254” - Constant integer Unsigned-8 Expanded Device Type Enum-16 Default = 0xE60B Minimum number of preambles for request from master Unsigned-8 to slave Default = 5 Hart Protocol Major Revision Unsigned-8 Default = 7 Device Revision Level...
9-11 Device ID: Serial Number of the device Unsigned-24 Packed Serial Number Number of preambles in response from slave to master Unsigned-8 Default = 5 Last Device Variable Code: Indicates last non-standard Unsigned-8 device variable code user should expect Default = 0 14-15 Configuration Change Counter: number of changes that Unsigned-16...
Response – Byte Description Data Type 0-23 Message Packed Ascii This is translated to 32 standard Ascii characters Default = ________DEFAULT MESSAGE________ D.3.11 Command 13 – Read Tag, Descriptor, Date Description – Read the Tag, Descriptor, and Date for record keeping purposes Request –...
Transducer limits and minimum span units code must match Primary Variable Request – None Response – Byte Description Data Type Transducer Serial Number Unsigned-24 Packed Serial Number PV Transducer Limits and Minimum Span Units Code Enum-8 PV Upper Limit Float 8-11 PV Lower Limit Float...
Default = 0 PV Upper & Lower Limit Units Code Enum-8 PV Upper Range Value Float 7-10 PV Lower Range Value Float 11-14 PV Damping Value Float Write Protect Code – Indicates if Transmitter is Locked Enum-8 Reserved (Set to 250) Enum PV Analog Channel flags Bit Field...
Byte Description Data Type 0-23 Message Packed Ascii This is translated to 32 standard Ascii characters Response – Byte Description Data Type 0-23 Message Packed Ascii This is translated to 32 standard Ascii characters D.3.16 Command 18 – Write Tag, Descriptor, Date Description –...
Device Tag Packed Ascii This is translated to 8 standard Ascii characters 6-17 Descriptor Packed Ascii This is translated to 16 standard Ascii characters 18-20 Date Standard HART Date Code D.3.17 Command 19 – Write Final Assembly Number Description – Write Final Assembly Number *It is recommended that this not be changed.
Response – Byte Description Data Type 0-31 Long Tag Latin-1 Default = “<<<<<<<<<<<<RC_HART0>>>>>>>>>>>>” D.3.19 Command 21 – Read Unique Identifier Associated with Long Tag Description – Request Unique Identifier by using Long Tag. This won’t reply unless the Long Tag matches what is stored in the transmitter Request –...
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Device Revision Level Unsigned-8 Default = 1 Software revision level Unsigned-8 Default = 1 (Most Significant 5 bits) Hardware revision level Unsigned-5 Default = 1 (Least Significant 3 Bits) Physical Signaling Code Enum-3 Default = 0 Flags Bit Field Default = 0 9-11 Device ID: Serial Number of the device Unsigned-24...
See section 6.1 for more info 17-18 Manufacturer Identification Code Enum-16 Default = 0x618B 19-20 Private Label Distributor Code Enum-16 Default = 0x618B Device Profile Enum-8 Default = 1 D.3.20 Command 22 – Write Long Tag Description – Change the Long Tag stored on device. Request –...
Request – Byte Description Data Type Configuration Change Counter Unsigned-16 Response – Byte Description Data Type Configuration Change Counter Unsigned-16 D.3.22 Command 48 – Read Additional Device Status Description – This command is not completely implemented. Our Tertiary variable “Device Status”, provides more information than this command. The response will return all 0’s UM-1067 Revision B...
Data-Types D.4.1 Packed Serial Number The Serial Number is a custom data type formatted as “Model/Month/Day/Year/Number”. For example, the first SenSmart 5000 produced on March 1 2023 would have the serial number “5k030123001”. In order to communicate this number in a 3-byte variable we needed to create a packed data structure. For our purposes, we have taken our standard SN that is typically on the board as a sticker, and we have entered that into the system to communicate via HART.
D.4.4 Date Standard HART data-type. Defined as 3-bytes consisting of 8-bit unsigned integers. • Represented as Day/Month/Year o Year is represented as : Year -1990 Example) 23/06/2021 is communicated as 0x17 06 79 which is equal to 23/06/121 HART Controller should interpret this for ease of use D.4.5 Time Standard HART data-type.
Multidrop Limitations: The analog output is fixed to 4mA so the Analog Output is only being used for HART at that point. Additionally, HART takes roughly ½ second to communicate with 1 unit, this is multiplied every time a unit is added. For example, if 5 units are connected with Multidrop then the round-trip time is 2.5 seconds per message.
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• Multidrop Enabled o Once Multidrop is enabled, there will be a menu line showing this ▪ User cannot interact with this item • Polling Address o Default: 1 o User can select the polling address between 1-15 o This menu item will only display if Multidrop is enabled •...
HART Data Details D.6.1 Extended Status (Common Table 17) Used in Command 0, 9, 11, 21. This is a condensed version of the tertiary variable (device status). User can see at a glance if one of these bits are set, then check the tertiary variable for more information. Extended status is a bitfield where each bit is defined as follows: 0x01 (00000001) = Maintenance Required •...
53 – Date 57 – Percent (%) 139 – Parts Per Million (ppm) 149 – Volume Percent (% Vol) 161 – Percent Lower Explosion Level (PCTLEL) 250 – Not Used 251 – None 252 – Unknown NOTE – The following strings (not case-sensitive) are the only accepted inputs for their respective unit. Any other strings will result in unit code 252=Unknown.
Appendix E Menu Navigation Main Menu Output Settings > Input Settings > Comm Settings > Main Menus Security > Event Log > System > Technician > ➢ Alarm Outputs Output Settings The Alarm Outputs Menu is accessed via the Main Menu, and is Analog Output >...
Appendix A Output Settings Output Settings Menus Output Settings Analog Output > Relay 1 > ➢ Analog Outputs Relay 2 > Fault mA Relay 3 > Inhibit > Allows the user to configure the mA output when the detector is in the Fault condition. This is useful to indicate a fault condition on the connected control device.
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Input Settings Alarm 1 > Alarm 2 > Alarm 3 > Input Settings Menus Fault Alarm > Data From > Configure > ➢ Setpoint (Alarm 1, 2, 3 and Fault) Input Settings Setpoint enters the engineering unit value where the alarm will Calibration >...
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Data From Source Sensor Remote Sensor Min Raw Max Raw 4000 Input Settings Menus (cont’d) Remote ID Alias 31001 ➢ Data From (certain menu items only show up depending on the input type) Source determines the type of sensor installed in the detector. E.g. bridge, Data From Interface COM1...
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Comm Settings Menus ➢ Mode Determines the mode of operation for the communication port. Comm Setting Mode Modbus Slave ➢ Remote Sensor Remote Sensor > Radio Setup > Set Remote ID is where the Modbus slave’s ID Modbus Slave > number is entered LED Enable is to enable the serial communication LED.
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Comm Settings Menus (cont’d) ➢ Modbus Slave (when installed) Baud Rate allows users to set the data rate of the communication port. The options include 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200. Parity is a bit that is added to ensure that the number of bits with the value "1"...
System Menus ➢ Version System The version of firmware installed on the gas detector Version v1.07 ➢ Name SenSmart Name Date 03/22/ 2017 The user defined name of the gas detector. Swipe edit to Time 15:54:22 Set Contrast > change. ➢...
Appendix G Frequently Asked Questions How do I perform a calibration? ➢ To perform a calibration, please refer to Chapter 5. RC Systems recommends performing calibrations ✓ Immediately prior to placing a gas detector in service ✓ Any time a new sensor is installed ✓...
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➢ Be sure to follow the calibration procedure. For Technical Support call 409-986-9800 x160 or email support@rcsystemsco.com. UM-1067 Revision B...
Appendix H Channel States Priority Channel State Screen Color Description Green State when performing manufacturers checkout process Diagnostic White Not visible since it is a menu item Inhibit Green Used in PGA/Balance/Voltage screens Corrupted Sensor Memory is corrupted Sensor Error Sensor is found/valid, but failed to read information from the sensor Type Error Sensor mismatch, and user failed to accept the sensor...
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