If the repair is not covered by the warranty, you will be notified of the charges incurred. If the instrument is to be returned to Hanna Instruments, first obtain a Returned Goods Authorization number from the Customer Service de- partment and then send it with shipping costs prepaid.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION MAIN FEATURES Remove the instrument from the packing material and exam- Here below are listed the main features of the HI504903 ine it carefully to make sure that no damage has occurred interface: during shipping. If there is any noticeable damage, notify •...
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION RS485 serial port red LED. Digital input port red LED. SMS enable green LED. SMS disable red LED. Digital output yellow LED. Cellular signal strength green LED’s. Cellular operating status yellow LED. MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS Backup battery (rechargeable, sealed lead-acid, 12V / 0.8Ah).
RS232 auxiliary port towards PC In order to avoid possible damage, it is recommended to D-Sub female connector, baud rate up to 9600 use only the Hanna Instruments accessories. They have been Installation Category tested and shown to work well with this device. However, accessories are not covered by the warranty.
DISABLE SMS (DISABLE) INSTALLATION This input works as a digital input (see previous subsection) and allows to ignore active errors and suspend SMS sending during operations as start-up, maintenance, etc. DIGITAL OUTPUT (DIG OUT) This optoisolated terminal is an open collector output, which can be used for external signaling through LED indicators or RS232 AUXILIARY PORT small relays (see below diagram).
To connect the subsequent dataloggers one to the other, use POWER SUPPLY INPUT a cable with RJ11 plugs, made as explained in the “Appen- The power supply input terminal can be used for powering dix, section 2”. both the HI504903 supervisor (directly from the mains with To terminate the line, plug on the last HI142 the termination a 12VDC adapter) and the HI142 network (through the su- key supplied with the HI504903 supervisor.
To substitute battery, please follow below instructions: START-UP 1. turn off the HI504903: turn OFF the power switch and Turn ON the power switch (#14 disconnect the interface from the mains; on page 8): the red SMS disable 2. remove the screws on the bottom of the two battery clips; LED lights up and will stay in this 3.
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Also the digital output status LED is updated with the current IDLE STATE status of the digital output contact. The digital output contact status can be changed by the user only by sending the proper The idle state is the normal operation state for the HI504903 SMS to the interface.
SMS sending by the interface. INTERFACE CONFIGURATION SMS can be submitted by the HI504903 supervisor only if The HI504903 supervisor is not provided with keyboard or the SMS sending feature is enabled through an external switch display for user interfacing purpose. For first installation and for (see further on for details);...
LOCAL CONFIGURATION In the “Advanced Settings” section it is possible to give to the The “Local” configuration is the only one allowed for the first modem connected to the PC a particular configuration for configuration of HI504903 supervisor. This type of configu- the initialization string and the dial string.
The following fault conditions can be detected by CONFIGURATION SETTINGS HI504903SW: • “Error on cellular phone found”: warning for generic error The setup procedure is divided into three different sections, on cellular phone, e.g. cellular phone not network regis- displayed on three different folders inside the main window: tered, SIM card missing, no network coverage, cellular •...
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upon a call from one of these phones. Valid values are num- SMS options: bers of a maximum of 20 digits, with the country code in front • On “Repeated SMSs” field it is possible to set the number of and without spaces or “+”...
Security options: RS485 OPTIONS SETTING • On “HI504903 Password” field it is possible to set the pass- In this section it is possible to set all options related to the word for the HI504903 device. This password protects from RS485 communication channel towards the connected HI142 unauthorized remote modem connection to one of the instru- temperature dataloggers.
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Note mechanical relay or an open collector digital output can be If the digital output management is disabled, the digital output connected to the HI504903 interface to trigger the sending will be automatically opened, even if it was previously closed. of an alarm SMS message.
string that user can specify in HI92140 software before start- SMS DELIVERY ing logging with HI142 (see “LotID” field in HI92140 software). The <NUMBER OF REMAINING MESSAGES> is a value HI504903 is able to send SMSs to one (or two) cellular phone number(s).
Alarm SMSs specific to the interface immediately (see “Repeated SMS” and “SMS delay” items in “Interface configuration” section). This feature has been intro- Two alarm SMSs are provided to inform the user about troubles duced to prevent loosing of warning messages due for example specific to the HI504903 interface, the first one concerning to overload of telephone lines;...
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For <DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER>, <USER LOT ID> and • “High al.: ###.#C or F”: alarm high limit value in Cel- <NUMBER OF REMAINING MESSAGES> fields, please refer sius (“C”) or Fahreneit (“F”) unit, depending on last to the previous subsection. datalogger configuration (refer to HI92140 on-line-help for details).
sage “Maximum number of SMSs reached. Please check the DIGITAL OUTPUT CONTROL HI504903 SIM charge level; Rem msg: <NUMBER OF RE- The user can control the digital output status simply sending an MAINING MESSAGES>” will be sent by the instrument to SMS to HI504903 (one to close and one to open the port).
HI92140 Windows ® compatible application software offered itself. Please refer to the HI92140 on-line help for more by Hanna Instruments. details. The user-friendly HI92140 offers a variety of features such Note If mains power supply failure occurs on HI504903 side while as logging selected variables or plotting the recorded data.
• Make a data call to cellular phone number with the modem; PC COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL • After the reception of the “CONNECT” notification string Even if it is strongly recommended to use HI92140 software to establish local or remote connections between HI504903 (i.e.
everything is works like a direct point-to-point connection (if the POWER FAILURE delay issues are excluded). No need to change baud rate value on PC side as modem buffers handle automatically the baud The power failure status is the working mode of HI504903 rate difference (remember that the baud rate must be kept at when the mains power supply fails and the interface works 9600 bps in remote communication on PC).
If cellular error is active, the following “visual” LED indica- FAULT CONDITIONS & SELFTEST PROCEDURES tion will be given by the interface: HI504903 is provided with some selftest procedures to pre- Status Meaning vent interface problems. The below fault conditions may be SMS enable (green) blinking Cellular phone...
• green LED blinking & red LED on, battery test failed LED INDICATORS and SMS sending enabled • green LED on & red LED blinking, battery test failed Find here below a brief explanation of all possible LEDs indi- and SMS sending disabled cations of HI504903 interface.
ERRORS PRIORITY TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE HI504903 is provided with some selftest procedures and If troubles occur with the HI504903 device, follow the be- related “visual” LED indications when some of these tests low guidelines. failed, in order to make the user understand the interface related problem (see “Fault conditions and selftest proce- INTERFACE CONFIGURATION dures”...
• During remote interface configuration attempt the Possible causes Solutions HI504903SW software can not connect to the HI504903 HI504903 not configured for commu- Run HI504903SW application software and interface. nication with remote HI142 datalogger. configure HI504903 for communication Possible causes Solutions with remote datalogger.
• Can not receive alarm SMSs regarding digital input port. ACCESSORIES Possible causes Solutions Wiring not correctly performed. Check if wires on digital input port are correctly HI 710005 12 VDC to 115 VAC power adapter, USA plug connected to HI504903 supervisor. HI 710006 12 VDC to 230 VAC power adapter, European plug HI504903 not configured to send alarm...
SECTION 2: CONNECTING HI142 TO HI142 APPENDIX For connecting one HI142 datalogger to the next one, make a cable as explained on the below diagram, by using a 4- SECTION 1: CONNECTING THE HI142 NETWORK TO HI504903 wire cable and two RJ11 jacks (male connectors): For connecting the first HI142 datalogger to the HI504903 interface, make a cable for both RS485 and power supply connections.
CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Recommendations for Users Before using this product, make sure that it is entirely suitable for the environment in which it is used. Operation of this instrument in residential areas could cause unacceptable interferences to radio and TV equipment. To maintain the EMC performance of equipment, the recommended cables noted in the user's manual must be used.
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