Wireless Sensor System User Manual
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1. Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 17 www PowercastSensors com P POWERCaST Wireless Sensors Option T Timeout Configuration Menu option T allows you to enable a global timeout for the sensors activated in the system This timeout will set the data of a sensor which has not been heard from in the specified time to zero This can be used to set alarms for sensors that have stopped communicating ap HyperTerminal File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help Dae s 2 Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Timeout Configuration Disabled Press Shift T to enable timeout any other key to cancel Sensor values will be set to zero if no new data is received before timeout Enter minutes for timeout or press any key to cancel 15 120 15 xxxxx Timeout Enabled set to 15 minutes Enter command or press any key to show menu Connected 0 27 00 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 Press SHIFT T to enable the timeout Once enabled you are required to set the number of minutes before a sensor gets timed out This can be 15 120 minutes 2 hours This is a global timeout so all sensors activated in the system will be subject to this setting Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 18 www PowercastSensors com Pp POWERCAST Wireless Sensors To deactivate reenter this option and press SHIFT T again ap HyperTerminal File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help Da 55 2 Powercast R2. STATUS E o o BAS NETWORK INTERFACE PC INTERFACE SENSOR INTERFACE POWER RESET WSG Gateway Interface Ports and Status LEDs 24V ACIDC GROUND WSG Gateway Power Connector Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 4 www PowercastSensors com Pp POWERCAST Wireless Sensors Welcome Screen When the USB driver has been properly installed and HyperTerminal is properly configured the message Press any key to show menu will display in the HyperTerminal window ap HyperTerminal Eile Edit View Call Transfer Help Da s 2 Press any key to show menu _ Connected 16 57 58 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 Note if you see information from wireless packets appearing on the screen and want to see the main menu type SHIFT P to cancel print mode Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 5 www PowercastSensors com Wireless Sensors P PoWeRCasT Main Menu WSG 101 2 4GHz When any key is pressed the system menu will appear as shown below The system menu also provides an indication of the Communication Channel Network ID and the number of devices configured to the gateway ap HyperTerminal Der File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help Dae Da Be Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Select from the menu below current values C Configure the Communication Channel 1 Configure the Network ID Al Configure Sensors in
3. Flow control None Emulation ANSI or Auto Detect Windows XP or Windows 2000 HyperTerminal is provided with Windows XP and earlier versions To access the program use the following menu options Start Menu gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt HyperTerminal Windows Vista or Windows 7 Go to the directory where HyperTerminal was installed from and double click on hypertrm exe to launch the program 2 Upon starting the program the dialog box may ask you if you would like to make HyperTerminal your default telnet program Select Yes or No to proceed Default Telnet Program We recommend that you make HyperT erminal your default telnet program Do you want to do this C Don t ask me this question again Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 29 www PowercastSensors com Pp POWERCAST Wireless Sensors 3 Next you will be shown the following dialog box in which to enter a name for the connection You can choose any name Powercast WSG 101 is used in this manual Enter a name into the dialog box and select OK to continue Connection Description ay New Connection Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection Name Powercast WSG 101 4 The following dialog box will appear Select the COM port which is being used for the access point and click OK COM 14 is used in this example If there is more than one COM port the one for the gateway is usu
4. HyperTerminal DAR File Edit View Call Transfer Help Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Configure Replacement or Redundant Gateway WARNING This selection is intended to be used for configuring a redundant Gateway or replacing an existing installed Gateway Be sure to set the IP or network address of the Gateway refer to manual for how to change the IP address Select an option below 1 Activate all Sensors 2 Deactivate all Sensors 3 Enter Listening Mode to automatically activate configured Sensors 4 Manually activate or deactivate Sensors_ Connected 0 18 01 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 13 www PowercastSensors com P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors Press the corresponding number to perform the action described e Option 1 will activate all sensors in the gateway up to the maximum available e Option 2 will deactivate all sensors in the gateway allowing for a quick reboot of the system e Option 3 put the gateway into Listening Mode This is extremely useful if a gateway ina deployed network malfunctions or is damaged because it allows you to simply replace the bad gateway with a new one by listening for any sensors that were talking to the previous gateway All you need to input is the network configuration and Network ID that the deployed sensors were operating on The gateway will listen for 5 minutes and automatically add sensors a
5. COMM_NET_ID Communication network ID of system ACTIVE_SENSORS Number of sensors active in system SENSORS_WITH_LOW_BATTERY Number of sensors that are sending a low battery signal REPEATER_MODE 1 means gateway is set as a repeater TIMEOUT_CONFIG Value minutes of timeout setting mode disabled if 0 SENSORS_IN_TIMEOUT Number of sensors currently in timeout if mode enabled SOFTWARE_VERSION Version of gateway software Data Arrays PWR Battery voltage or RSSI of RF powered sensors DELTA _T Time seconds since the last packet was received S1 Sensor input 1 S2 Sensor input 2 s3 Sensor input 3 S4 Sensor input 4 S5 Sensor input 5 S6 Sensor input 6 S7 Sensor input 7 S8 Sensor input 8 TXID Transmitter ID only valid in RF powered sensors Note Each data array contains points all labeled node_XXX where XXX is a number from 001 to 100 representing every sensor available in the system All array points are available regardless of whether or not they are active in the system Each data array is configured for up to 8 sensor inputs per device Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 23 www PowercastSensors com P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors XML Configuration A WSG Gateway with XML configured as the output can be accessed using HTTP GET and HTTP POST commands Using this method the data arrays in the Protocessor unit are accessed direc
6. Gateway 2 of 100 active Repeater Mode Disabled Timeout Configuration Disabled Configure Replacement or Redundant Gateway List Sensors and Latest Data Diagnostic Info for Sensors Print Sensor Data to Screen as it Arrives command _ Connected 0 00 56 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 To continue enter the number shown on the left side of the screen for the desired command Note The wired network parameters are not configured through this menu See the following manual for configuring the wired BAS interface e g BACnet Modbus LonWorks http www powercastsensors com files WSG NetworkConfigurationGuide pdf The file is also found on the following page http www powercastsensors com support Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 6 www PowercastSensors com Wireless Sensors Pp POWERCAST Main Menu WSG 102 900MHz When any key is pressed the system menu will appear as shown below The system menu also provides an indication of the Network ID the number of devices configured to the gateway and other settings Powercast HyperTerminal File Edit View Cal Transfer Help Dae s 2 Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Select from the menu below current values N Configure the Network ID Al S Configure Sensors in Gateway 2 of 100 active Repeater Mode Disabled Timeout Configuration Disabled Configure Replacement or Redundant Gateway List Sensors and Latest Data D
7. If you press Y for yes at the next prompt press A Z to designate your Network ID preference and the Network ID will be immediately changed If you press N or press any other key configuration will be cancelled and you will return to the main menu options This option allows for easy user selection as well as a range of choices that is large enough to accommodate large scale deployment of sensors and gateways in close proximity Selecting the Network ID can be done in upper or lower case Note Selecting the Network ID should be done before any sensors are configured by the gateway as the gateway assigns the Network ID to the sensors through the USB port Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 9 www PowercastSensors com P Ponercast Wireless Sensors Option S Configure Sensors to Gateway Menu option S is for adding or removing sensors that are configured associated to the gateway Up to 100 sensors can be configured to a gateway and the Sensor IDs 1 100 are typically assigned automatically by the gateway The configuration process assigns the Sensor ID and Network ID to each node and also tells the gateway the model number of the node Configuration must be performed before a node is deployed A sensor can be connected to the gateway with a USB cable at any time before or after selection menu option S The USB connector on the sensor is located inside the enclosure lower left inside corner for battery powered devic
8. P POWERCAaST Wireless Sensors Installation Operation and Maintenance Lifetime Power Wireless Sensor System Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 1 www PowercastSensors com P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors System Overview The Lifetime Power Wireless Sensor System provides environmental information to building automation systems BAS for HVAC control lighting control and other automation functions The system consists of wireless sensors wireless repeaters and wireless gateways Wireless Sensor Nodes The Lifetime Power Wireless Sensors collect readings of environmental conditions and transmits that data to an access point gateway which provides the information to a building automation system BAS 2 4GHz Each WSN 1101 sensor transmits one packet to the WSG 101 receiver repeater or gateway on a pre designated channel and network The channel and network ID are programmed by the gateway 900MHz Each WSN 1201 sensor transmits two packets at a time one at a channel on the lower end of the unlicensed 900MHz ISM band and one on another channel at the upper end The WSG 102 receivers have the ability to automatically change channels in the event of interference It is extremely unlikely that both channels will simultaneously be blocked Various configurations and sensor types are available The sensors need to be configured to a gateway prior to use Connect the USB port inside the enclosure using a US
9. 1 Reconfigure and assign Sensor next available ID in Gateway 2 Erase configuration data from Sensor 3 Erase configuration data from Sensor and deactivate ID in Gateway 4 Update Sensor Comm Channel and Network ID to match Gateway Press any other key to cancel Connected 0 15 11 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 Press the corresponding number to perform the action described Option 1 will reconfigure the sensor with the next Sensor ID available in the system Do this when adding a sensor to a network that was already part of a different network but was not erased from the previous gateway Option 2 will erase all configuration data from the Sensor Option 3 will erase all configuration data from the Sensor and remove it from the gateway Option 4 will update the sensor to match the gateway s communication configuration o Note this option is only available if the configuration data is different between the sensor and gateway Note If a configuration error occurs due to a faulty connection of the USB port cable such as electrical noise the system may display some unknown data but will conclude with a message that the sensor configuration has not been changed Press the SPACE BAR to try configuration again or disconnect and reconnect the USB cable After the primary gateway is configured with the desired sensors it is recommended to capture the configuration data by using Option L discussed below to list the sensors on the scree
10. 180 Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 24 www PowercastSensors com P POWERCaST Wireless Sensors Appendix B Installing the USB Driver for the WSG BAS Gateway A USB driver file is required for the WSG BAS Gateway to communicate with a PC for configuration and data output The driver is located at the following link http www powercastsensors com files WSG 101 USB Driver zi The same USB driver file is used for either the WSG 101 2 4GHz or WSG 102 915MHz The file is also found on the following page http www powercastsensors com support USB driver installation 1 Download the file and unzip to a preferred location 2 Plug in the 24V power supply to the gateway PS 24V T 24VDC power supply sold separately 3 Connect the WSG BAS Gateway to the PC using a USB cable Plug the USB cable into the computer then plug the other end into the PC INTERFACE port on the WSG gateway 4 The computer should recognize new hardware and ask for a driver Manually install the driver as shown below DO NOT use Windows automatic driver search When the following screen appears select No not at this time and then click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Win
11. 30701 100 Integer Sensor input 5 scaled up 10x S6 30801 100 Integer Sensor input 6 scaled up 10x S7 30901 100 Integer Sensor input 7 scaled up 10x S8 31001 100 Integer Sensor input 8 scaled up 10x STATUS 31101 10 Integer Gateway Status Parameters not used in this demo The Sensor ID is the index in the above arrays For example to find the S1 data for Sensor 15 go to address 30315 STATUS Descriptions ADDRESS STATUS DESCRIPTION 31101 COMM_CHANNEL Communication channel of system 31102 COMM_NET_ID Communication network ID of system 31103 ACTIVE_SENSORS Number of sensors active in system 31104 SENSORS WITH LOW BATTERY Number of sensors that are sending a low T battery signal 31105 REPEATER_MODE 1 means gateway is set as a repeater 31106 TIMEOUT CONFIG Value ates of timeout setting mode disabled if O 31107 SENSORS IN TIMEOUT Number of sensors currently in timeout if m mode enabled 31108 SOFTWARE_VERSION Version of gateway software 31109 RESERVED 31110 RESERVED Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 22 www PowercastSensors com P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors SNMP Object Definitions MIB File The WSG MIB file is available for download at the following page http www powercastsensors com support Object Identifier Description STATUS Array containing the below info COMM_CHANNEL Communication channel of system
12. B cable with a mini B connector to the Sensor Interface port on the WSG gateway F WSN 1x01 USB Configuration Port Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 2 www PowercastSensors com P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors Building Automation System Gateway The WSG Building Automation System Gateway is the device that receives data from the wireless sensor nodes and interfaces to a BAS through industry standard protocols The gateway is also used to configure the sensor nodes prior to deployment Each gateway supports 26 Network IDs and 100 wireless sensors The WSG 101 supports 4 communication channels in the 2 4GHz ISM band Installing and Operating a Gateway The WSG has integrated mounting flanges and can be mounted to surfaces such as wood or drywall with appropriate screws Avoid mounting the gateway directly to a metal surface as this can affect wireless reception If mounting on a metal surface is the only option it is recommended to insert non metallic material of at least 1 4 between the gateway and metal surface to create a stand off distance The gateway can be powered by 24VAC or 24VDC PS 24V T 24VDC power supply sold separately Gateway Configuration Note see Appendix A and Appendix B in order to install the USB driver and HyperTerminal This MUST be completed in order for a PC to communicate to a gateway Each WSG BAS gateway is pre configured with a Network ID and a communication channel The Ne
13. Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Timeout Configuration Enabled set to 15 minutes Press Shift T to disable timeout press U to update minutes Any other key to cancel xxx Timeout Disabled Sensor values will remain at last value until new data arrives Enter command or press any key to show menu Connected 0 28 12 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 You can also update the timeout setting at this point as well Press U to update the timeout Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 19 www PowercastSensors com Wireless Sensors Pp POWeERCAST Option D Diagnostic Information for Sensors Menu option D provides network diagnostic information for each sensor for monitoring network robustness performance and troubleshooting Each repeater node in the network increments a hop counter and updates the received signal strength for each data packet Diagnostic information could be used to determine if additional repeaters are needed to meet certain network specifications such as having more than one path to the gateway or potentially reducing the number of hops to the gateway ap HyperTerminal File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help Dae 3 De e Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Diagnostic Info for Sensors dT Seconds since last data packet PWR Battery Voltage in deciVolts i e 36 3 6 O for Low Battery RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator of Communica
14. OOO 6 0 List Complete Enter command or press any key to show menu Connected 0 19 54 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 Note if the model number is not entered during manual configuration of the gateway the model number of the sensor will be blank This does not impact the operation of the system in any way with regard to the BAS interface e g BACnet Modbus LonWorks Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 15 www PowercastSensors com Wireless Sensors Pp POWERCAST Option P Print Sensor Data to Screen Menu option P displays the incoming sensor data on the screen and allows for capturing this data to a text file data logging through HyperTerminal another terminal emulator program or a custom designed application When this mode is enabled it will continue until terminated by typing SHIFT P ap HyperTerminal File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help Dae Da E Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Printing Sensor Data to Screen as it Arrives dT Seconds since last data packet PWR Battery Voltage in deciVolts i e 36 3 6 O for Low Battery 1 to 5 RSSI for RF Sensors 1 8 Sensor data units vary by sensor type Other functions disabled Type Shift P to disable printing MINUTES SENSOR Connected 0 24 45 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 Note the header information and oldest data will scroll off the top of the screen as new information is added to the bot
15. OR ile Edit View Call Transfer Help 28 D8 Press any key to show menu Connected 0 00 44 Auto detect 19200 8 N 1 7 After pressing a key you will be show the options menu Return to the main section of this guide for further information Copyright 2012 Powercast Corporation All rights reserved This document and the information in it are the property of Powercast and may not be used or reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of Powercast Powercast reserves the right to revise this publication at any time and to make changes to its content without obligation to notify any person of such revision or change Trademarks Powercast the Powercast logo Powercaster Powerharvester and Lifetime Power are registered trademarks of Powercast Corporation in the United States and other countries Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 32 www PowercastSensors com
16. SOR ID MODEL WSN 1101THN CHANNEL NETWORK ID Sensor blank Configuring xxx Retrieving sensor parameters lt gt SENSOR ID 3 MODEL WSN 1101THN CHANNEL 1 NETWORK ID A xxx Sensor activated in Gateway Disconnect Sensor or press SPACE bar to reconfigure current Sensor Connected 0 12 25 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 Above screen is for WSG 101 For a WSG 102 CHANNEL is removed from the screen Information is retrieved from the sensor which is blank and the system will automatically assign it the next Sensor ID available in this case 1 The gateway also assigns the sensor its Network ID for communication This sensor is now functioning normally and transmitting data to the gateway Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 11 www PowercastSensors com P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors The message below is displayed when the connected sensor has a Sensor ID that is already configured in the gateway When this occurs additional options are provided as shown ap HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Configure Sensors in Gateway Connect Sensor to Sensor Interface Port USB A to mini B cable Press any other key to cancel xxxxx Sensor connected xxx Retrieving sensor parameters lt gt SENSOR ID 3 MODEL WSN 1101THN CHANNEL 1 NETWORK ID A Sensor already configured Select an option below
17. WARE_VERSION Version of gateway software Nx_ PWR Battery voltage or RSSI of RF powered sensors Nx_DELTA T Time seconds since the last packet was received Nx_S1 Sensor input 1 Nx_S2 Sensor input 2 Nx_S3 Sensor input 3 Nx_S4 Sensor input 4 Nx_S5 Sensor input 5 Nx_S6 Sensor input 6 Nx_S7 Sensor input 7 Nx_S8 Sensor input 8 Nx_TXID Transmitter ID only valid in RF powered sensors Note x is a number from 1 100 corresponding to the each sensor node in the system A BACnet object is defined for all nodes regardless of whether or not they are active in the system Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual www PowercastSensors com Page 21 P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors MODBUS Register Map Starting Pr A Length T D t rray Address eng ype escription TXID 30001 100 Integer Transmitter ID only used for RF powered nodes PWR 30101 100 Integer Battery voltage displayed as 2 digit integer e g 3 6V 36 5 4V 54 or RSSI 1 5 or received RF power SECS 30201 100 Integer Time seconds since last update This is refreshed at 10 second intervals in groups of 10 e g 1 10 11 20 21 30 etc S1 30301 100 Integer Sensor input 1 scaled up 10x S2 30401 100 Integer Sensor input 2 scaled up 10x s3 30501 100 Integer Sensor input 3 scaled up 10x S4 30601 100 Integer Sensor input 4 scaled up 10x S5
18. ally the highest number Connect To B Powercast WSG 101 Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial Country region United States 1 Area code 724 Phone number Ge Connect using ThinkPad Modem COM3 COM14 TCP IP Winsock Note If more than one COM port is shown you can use System Properties through Windows Control Panel to determine which is the correct COM port To access System Properties on your PC using Windows XP select the following menu options Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 30 www PowercastSensors com Pp POWERCAST Wireless Sensors 1 Start Menu gt Control Panel gt System 2 Click on the Hardware tab and then Device Manager 3 Scroll down until you see Ports COM amp LPT and click the sign to expand the list 5 Choose the port settings as shown below and click OK COM14 Properties Port Settings Bits per second Data bits Parity g a Use these settings Stop bits Flow control Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 31 www PowercastSensors com POWeRCAST Wireless Sensors 6 Now that Hyperterminal is properly configured if you aren t immediately connected press the Call button or use the menu option Call gt Call Once you are connected you should see the startup message depicted below Powercast HyperTerminal D
19. d provide a message bubble indicating the new hardware is found and ready to use Note the driver only needs to be located and installed once After the initial installation if you connect a new WSG gateway to the same computer you can have Windows automatically find the correct driver without locating it manually Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 28 www PowercastSensors com P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors Appendix C Installing and Configuring HyperTerminal HyperTerminal or an equivalent terminal emulator program is needed to display data from the WSG BAS gateway and for configuration of certain parameters HyperTerminal is included with Windows XP and earlier versions and no installation is required Windows Vista and Windows 7 users can download HyperTerminal from the following link http www powercastsensors com files HyperTerminal zi The download file is also found on the following page http www powercastsensors com support There are only two files in this ZIP package hypertrm dll hypertrm exe 1 Unzip the files to a location of your choice and be sure to keep these files in the same directory Do not launch HyperTerminal until after the USB driver has been installed according to Appendix B This appendix describes how to configure HyperTerminal but the following settings are needed with any terminal emulator that is used Baud rate 19200 bps Data bits 8 bits Parity None Stop bits 1 bit
20. dows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device Click Next to continue Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 25 www PowercastSensors com Pp POWERCAST Wireless Sensors 5 Select Install from a list or specific location and then click Next Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for MCP2200 USB Serial Port Emulator If your hardware came with an installation CD lt lt or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended Click Next to continue 6 Select the Search option deselect the removable media option and select Include this location then click browse to navigate to the folder where you unzipped the USB driver Click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed C Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search C Documents and Settings user Desktop Powerca w Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choos
21. e will be the best match for your hardware Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 26 www PowercastSensors com Pp POWERCAST Wireless Sensors 6 The following screens will appear Click Continue Anyway to proceed Hardware Installation A The software you are installing for this hardware USB Serial Port has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows xP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software F USB Serial Port 5 Setting a system restore point and backing up old files in case your system needs to be restored in the future Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 27 www PowercastSensors com Pp POWeERCAST Wireless Sensors 7 When completed you should see this screen Click Finish to proceed Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for 3 USB Serial Port g Click Finish to close the wizard Back Finish After clicking finish your PC shoul
22. els as follows System Channel 802 15 4 channel Center Frequency 1 26 2480 MHz 2 25 2575 MHz 3 15 2425 MHz 4 20 2450 MHz Channels 25 and 26 are outside the range of Wi Fi channels in North America and will not interfere with or be interfered by Wi Fi networks The channel width for 802 15 4 is 2 MHz per channel Note Selecting the Communication Channel should be done before any sensors are configured by the gateway as the gateway assigns the Communication Channel to the sensors through the USB port Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 8 www PowercastSensors com P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors Option N Configure the Network ID Menu option N is for configuring the Network ID The Network ID is a unique identifier so that data packets are received by the proper wireless gateway There are 26 ID s available for use in the system which are represented by the letters A Z ap HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Configure Network ID WARNING All Sensors configured to this Gateway will need to be updated Do you wish to continue Y N y Select new network ID A Z a xxxxx Network parameters modified Enter command or press any key to show menu _ Connected 0 04 07 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 The system will warn you about changing the Network ID and you must select if you want to continue
23. es Open the enclosure using a screwdriver or other tool with the tabs provided When the USB configuration port is connected the status light on the gateway will BLINK continuously until the sensor is configured The light will be solid when the sensor configuration is complete and turn off when the sensor is disconnected When the message below is displayed the gateway is waiting for a sensor to be connected via USB cable to the gateway through the gateway port labeled SENSOR INTERFACE ap HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Configure Sensors in Gateway Connect Sensor to Sensor Interface Port USB A to mini B cable Press any other key to cancel Connected 0 05 22 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 10 www PowercastSensors com Pp POWERCAST Wireless Sensors The system will wait until a sensor is connected a key is pressed to cancel or the operation times out and returns to the main menu Once a blank sensor is connected the screen will look like the following ap HyperTerminal File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Configure Sensors in Gateway Connect Sensor to Sensor Interface Port USB A to mini B cable Press any other key to cancel xxx Sensor connected xxx Retrieving sensor parameters lt gt SEN
24. iagnostic Info for Sensors Print Sensor Data to Screen as it Arrives command Connected 0 00 30 Auto detect 19200 8 N 1 SCROLL CAPS NUN Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 7 www PowercastSensors com P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors Option C Configure the Communication Channel WSG 101 ONLY Menu option C is for configuring the Communication Channel Four communication channels are available from which to choose use The screen capture below highlights the entries needed to change the communication channel ap HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Configure Communication Channel WARNING All Sensors configured to this Gateway will need to be updated Do you wish to continue Y N y Select new Channel 1 4 1 xxx Network parameters modified Enter command or press any key to show menu _ Connected 0 02 52 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 The system will warn you about changing channels and you must select if you want to continue If you press Y for yes at the next prompt press 1 4 to designate your channel preference and the channel will be immediately changed If you press N or press any other key configuration will be cancelled and you will return to the main menu options Wireless communication for the system is based on 802 15 4 radios also used for ZigBee devices The four channels represent the 802 15 4 chann
25. n Using either the Print Screen button or copying pasting the data from the screen into a text file can be used Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 12 www PowercastSensors com P PoweRcasT Wireless Sensors Option M Configure Replacement of Redundant Gateway A unique capability of the gateway is the ability to configure one for redundant operation The redundant gateway can be on hot stand by for a remote switchover or on warm stand by where the network cable needs to be moved from the primary to the stand by unit The configuration for redundancy is also the same as configuring for replacement in the unlikely event a gateway fails or is damaged A redundant or replacement gateway can be configured in just a few minutes Note the descriptions below only show how to configure the gateway for the wireless network parameters and wireless sensors The wired network parameters need to be configured through the Remote User Interface software utility from FieldServer Technologies Wired configuration parameters are recommended as follows Implementation Wired Network Address IP address Hot Stand By Different than primary Different than primary Warm Stand By Same as primary Same as primary Note When using warm stand by mode both gateways should not be connected to the wired network at the same time There are multiple actions that can be performed under Option M ap
26. s they are heard This mode can be terminated at any time by pressing Shift L or repeated if all sensor devices have not been found e Option 4 allows you to manually add or remove sensors from the gateway Also use this option to update a sensor s model number helpful if Listening mode was used to activate sensors Note the operation described here does not configure the wired network parameters of the replacement redundant gateway but only the wireless sensors that are to be configured to it See the following manual for configuring the wired BAS interface e g BACnet Modbus LonWorks http www powercastsensors com files WSG NetworkConfigurationGuide pdf Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 14 www PowercastSensors com Pp POWeRCAST Wireless Sensors Option L List Sensors and Latest Data Menu option L displays the list of sensors configured to the gateway including the sensor model and data from the latest packet received ap HyperTerminal DER File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help Da jg DB E Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 List Sensors and Latest Data dT Seconds since last data packet PWR Battery Voltage in deciVolts i e 36 3 6 O for Low Battery 1 to 5 RSSI for RF Sensors 1 8 Sensor data units vary by sensor type SENSOR dT PWR MODEL 1 3 1 49 32 1102C02R 616 0 2 43 92 1102C02R 630 0 3 7 3 1101THN 71 4 2 if
27. tions Channel TOTAL PATHS Total number of packet routes between Sensor and Gateway LEAST HOPS Shortest route between Sensor and Gateway HOST HOPS Longest route between Sensor and Gateway BEST RSSI Lowest hop RSSI of the packet route with highest RSSI BEST HOPS Hop count of the packet route with highest RSSI SENSOR dT PWR MODEL TOTAL PATHS LEAST HOPS MOST HOPS BEST RSSI HOPS 1 52 52 1102C02R 1 1 1 81 2 15 52 1102C02R 1 712 3 37 1101THN 1 3 List Complete Enter command or press any key to show menu Connected 0 29 39 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 20 www PowercastSensors com Appendix A P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors Data from the sensors is mapped as follows in the gateway Data Arrays The gateway is capable of supporting multiple protocols depending on the specific module that is used and how it is configured BACnet Object Definitions Device Object Description COMM_CHANNEL Communication channel of system COMM_NET_ID Communication network ID of system ACTIVE_SENSORS Number of sensors active in system SENSORS_WITH_LOW_BATTERY Number of sensors that are sending a low battery signal REPEATER_MODE 1 means gateway is set as a repeater TIMEOUT_CONFIG Value minutes of timeout setting O means mode is disabled SENSORS_IN_TIMEOUT Number of sensors currently in timeout if mode enabled SOFT
28. tly The following table indentifies the arrays and the info contained within NOTE Ethernet port for XML connection is internal to the WSG unit Remove cover to access Ethernet port The enclosure has a notch in the side wall to seat the Ethernet cable so the lid can be re attached Data Array Description DA_STATUS Array containing the below info Offset 0 Communication channel of system Offset 1 Communication network ID of system Offset 2 Number of sensors active in system Offset 3 Number of sensors that are sending a low battery signal Offset 4 1 means gateway is set as a repeater Offset 5 Value minutes of timeout setting mode disabled if 0 Offset 6 Number of sensors currently in timeout if mode enabled Offset 7 Version of gateway software DA_PWR Battery voltage or RSSI of RF powered sensors DA_SECS Time seconds since the last packet was received DA_S1 Sensor input 1 DA_S2 Sensor input 2 DA_S3 Sensor input 3 DA_S4 Sensor input 4 DA_S5 Sensor input 5 DA_S6 Sensor input 6 DA_S7 Sensor input 7 DA_S8 Sensor input 8 DA_TXID Transmitter ID only valid in RF powered sensors Note Each data array contains 100 points except DA_STATUS which has only 8 which are addressed through an offset Offset O Sensor node 1 offset 1 sensor node 2 offset 99 sensor node 100 For an example of how to implement XML go here http 12 49 212
29. tom Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 16 www PowercastSensors com P PoweRcasT Wireless Sensors Option R Repeater Mode Menu option R is Repeater mode and allows the WSG device to function as a repeater for extended range Multiple repeaters can be used with a single BAS gateway and allow for an unlimited extension of data range from the wireless sensors in any topology The repeaters do not form routes for each sensor they simply repeat data that arrives using the same Network ID for which they are configured Repeaters will not repeat data from other repeaters and the gateway and repeaters will not display repeated data from the same sensor node Proper use of the WSG as a repeater requires the use of the same Network ID as is used for the gateway These parameters can be selection through menu option N as listed earlier in this guide The repeater should be located within range of the gateway and a range of 300 feet is recommended for most environments Some environments may require short distance ap HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Powercast R Lifetime Power R Wireless Sensor System VERSION 3 0 Repeater Mode currently Disabled Press Shift R to toggle repeater mode on or off any other key to cancel xxxxx Repeater Mode currently Enabled Enter command or press any key to show menu Connected 0 25 27 ANSIW 19200 8 N 1 Pressing SHIFT R will toggle repeater mode on or off
30. twork ID can be changed as needed or to configure a gateway as a redundant node for higher availability BAS operation The gateway is configured through two ports as follows Parameter Configuration Port Network ID USB port PC INTERFACE There are 26 pre set values for the Network ID designated by the letters A Z Communication Channel USB port PC INTERFACE WSG 101 only There are 4 communication channels designated by numbers 1 4 The channels are based on the IEEE 802 15 4 standard Sensor Binding USB port SENSOR INTERFACE Sensors are configured bound to the gateway through a USB cable from the gateway to the sensor node Wired Network ID Ethernet port models with external RS485 or FTT 10 connector have an internal Ethernet port IP address Ethernet port models with external RS485 or FTT 10 connector have an internal Ethernet port Rev B 3 2013 02 WSN User s Manual Page 3 www PowercastSensors com P PoWeRCasT Wireless Sensors Configuring and Associating a Wireless Sensor Node to a BAS Gateway A wireless sensor node must first be configured and associated to a particular gateway access point before data will be received by that gateway This is a simple procedure that only takes a few seconds per sensor node The items that are configured are Network ID and Sensor ID and these items are automatically assigned by the gateway BAS GATEWAY WSG 104
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