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1. REMOTE MONITORING MADE EASY Introduction RMS 200 Is a unique remote monitoring data acquisition and control device specifically designed for use with Battery powered wireless internet repeater sites or other AC amp DC powered remote equipment RMS 200 Has ultra low power consumption and won t put a drain on your power source Uses less than 2 watts RMS 200 Is powered by DC voltage from 10 to 60 volts RMS 200 Uses embedded Ethernet technology for internet data acquisition and remote voltage monitoring RMS 200 Uses the LINUX operating system for versatility stability and security RMS 200 Gives you the situational awareness you need to keep your equipment operational and reliable Possible Applications or Battery Powered Microwave Telephony Network Equipment Use RMS 200 to monitor battery levels room temperature signal strength RSSI on radios and more RMS 200 has 6 onboard isolated voltmeters giving it the ability to measure DC voltage from 100 to 100 volts with 24 bit accuracy RMS 200 also has 3 power relays giving it the unique ability to turn on off devices remotely using an Internet connection Use the power relays to remote start a generator RMS 200 has 5 dedicated input pins used for door alarms or to monitor motion sensors RMS 200 has a full featured serial port control modems cell phones gsm modules and other device
2. 27 711 2918 64 57 lt DIR gt 7 11 218 64 57 lt DIR gt Hn7 1 2818 02 38 25 834 752 2 676 19785 78364 1 Filets 25 834 752 bytes 2 Dirts gt 36 114 214 912 bytes free 208 gt Log into your RMS 200 board with the ftp command The example below uses the default RMS 200 ip address 10 10 10 10 m 1 10 18 180 18 Connected to 1H 1H 1H 1H 220 ProFTPD 1 3 1 Server amp XRMS5 28H gt 18 18 18 101 User 16 168 1868 168 none gt gt root 331 Password required for root Password 2308 User root logged in ft p gt Once logged in as shown below type out and press Next type out and press Then type out where XXX is the firmware build number and xxxxxxxxxx is the checksum and press The firmware will be uploaded to the RMS 200 board When the upload is complete type out and press lof x 160 160 168 168 Connected to 160 146 180 168 228 FroFTPD 1 3 1 Server 5 288 gt 186 186 180 161 User 16 168 168 18 none gt gt root 31 Password required for root Password 234 User root logged in hin 204 set to I ftp cd data 258 command successful ftp gt put rootfs 676 1978570364 HA PORT command successful 158 Opening BIMARY mode data connection for rootfs 676 1778576364 226 Transfer complete ftp 25034752 bytes sent in 1869 16Seco
3. for that particular voltmeter Yolkmeter 5 Sebup ADC Made Vokmeter Ammeter Scale Mode Jumper Last reading 25 3271 Volts 26327 1 mv asof 28 2008 06 44 02 Precision ly Accurate bo how many decimal places 2 6 Adjustment 1 0000 Suppress Trigger Actions on Boot _ Yolbmeter name 20 chars rax Main Power Enter Notes about this Yoltmeter This vokmeter is hacked up ba eur The bakkeres are charged by Soler Panels and a Airx wind turbine 512 chars max 57 Refresh amp ppls E Cancal Volbmeter 5 Triggers High bigger value max 26 0000 High trigger value mn 25 0000 These events wil hre when Voltmeter 5 draps below Ehe high bigger minimum value Test Every One Shot s BRIAIL ao0gle Down EMAIL Losd Dump Turned ON EMAIL Goagle Down EMAIL Laad Dump Turned OF EMAEL Door Opened EMAL Door Opened EMAEIL Laad Dump Turned OFF EMAIL Load Dump Turned OFF Dump Turned ON EMAIL Losd Dump Turned MEN Terr ctu Add X Remove Add X Remove RELAY Load Dump CN RELAY Load Dump ON RELAY Load Dump RELAY Load Dump OFF RELAY Losd Dump ORF m Dump RELAY Generator OH RELAT Generabor T RELAY Generator OFF RELAT Senerator OFF Scripts iM 0 lg CG010 3 aera E Hdd x Remove D Add x Remove File File Execute F
4. Below is a screen shot of how to setup Voltmeter 3 to act as an ammeter to show how much charging is going into the batteries from solar panels First put Voltmeter 3 into ammeter mode and click Apply Next enter valid shunt values amperage rating millivolt value enter name and notes and then click Apply or click Ok Note For increased accuracy remove the mode jumper on the corresponding voltmeter This puts the voltmeter in low voltage mode in this mode the maximum voltage must not exceed 2 0v to 2 0v Voltmeter 3 Setup ADC Mode Voltmeter G Ammeter v Scale Mode Jumper Shunt Values Amp Rating 50 Millivolt Rating 50 Last reading 2 0010 Amps Raw value 0 0020 asof 10 Jun 2010 14 50 18 Precision 4 Accurate to how many decimal places 2 6 Adjustment 1 0000 Suppress Trigger Actions on Boot F Voltmeter 20 chars max Arr ay Enter Notes about this Voltmeter Solar Panels on Apex Mountain 4 x 64 Watt Uni Solar 512 chars max If everything is hooked up correctly you should be able to see how much amperage is being put into your batteries In the screenshot below the 12 volt main battery bank is being charged by both solar and wind This technique can be used to measure DC current being put into your batteries by solar panels a wind generator or a battery charger RMS 200 can monitor your voltage and amperage remotely and alert you to dangerous battery conditions Yolt
5. RMS 200 has three power relays for remote control of AC DC powered equipment Each relay has a manual override button that can toggle the relay useful for on site testing Each relay also has a jumper shunt connector that allows the relay to be engaged manually for hands free testing Control of each relay can be done with a web browser The picture below shows a portion of the RMS 200 relays web interface In the picture below all relays are in the default Normally Closed position By clicking on the relay 1 icon De Energized De Energized De Energized The relay will be toggled to the Normally Open position as shown below Relay 1 Energized Relay 2 COM NO NC De Energized Relay 3 De Energized The relays can also be toggled with RMS 200 relay Scripts Relay scripts are made up of simple commands that control the relays Complex relay actions can be performed to control your equipment For example starting a generator Below is a screen shot of making a relay script to toggle relay 1 on wait 2 seconds then toggle relay 1 off again Available Commands Relay 1 Mot Named Energized Relay 1 Mot Named De Energized Relay 2 Not Named Energized Relay 2 Not Named De Energized Relay 3 Not Named Energized Relay 3 Not Named De Energized Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Secs Delay 3 Secs Delay 4 Secs Selected Commands Relay 1 Not Named Energized Delay 2 Secs Relay 1 Not Named De
6. Shot Delay Time Shot EMAIL Google Up EMalLapex APD X Remove EMAIL Apex APU EMAIL Google Do Add E SMS Hot Named SMS Not Mamed EMAIL Google Up Alerts E MAIL pex AP D EMAIL Apex APU I lio LED Off SET io LED On relay Gen OFF GX IO 1 Output Control CurrentIO state LOW Default bootup state Low GPIO Below is a pinout diagram of Con 8 on the RMS 200 board These are 3 3 volt general purpose pins Note Pin 1 1s VDD 3 3 volts Pin 2 1s General GPIO 3 FIO 4 Purpose 1 pin 1 Pin 3 is General Pad Purpose I O pin 2 am Pin 4 is General posed Purpose I O pin 3 Pin 5 1s General Purpose I O pin 4 Pin 6 is GND ALARMS Below is a pinout diagram of the Alarm pins on the RMS 200 board These input pins are pulled up to 3 3 volts Note JP1 Pin 1 is Alarm input 1 Pin 2 is GND JP2 Pin 1 is Alarm input 2 Pin 2 is GND JP3 Pin 1 is Alarm input 3 Pin 2 is GND Pin 1 is Alarm input 4 Pin 2 is GND JP5 Pin 1 is Alarm input 5 Pin 2 is GND PUSH BUTTONS is screen shot of the RMS 200 Push Button 1 setup page Use these buttons to manually control devices or use them for onsite testing of ale
7. cat var rmzdata tempc 28 0 The I O Pins and Push Buttons Below is a screen shot of the RMS 200 I O overview page Here you can choose which of the boards Alarm or I O pins to control RMS 200 has 5 dedicated Alarm Pins that have corresponding LED Use them with common door contacts to monitor entry points RMS 200 also has 4 general purpose pins that can be set as Inputs or Outputs These multi purpose I O pins can be controlled or read from either the web page interface or a command shell RMS 200 also has 2 micro push buttons that have special attributes when the RMS 200 board is booting After the RMS 200 board is finished booting these buttons are free for you to use for controlling your devices 170 Options 57 Scripts Alarm Input Setup Alarm 1 Alarm 2 Alarm 3 Alarm 4 Alarm 5 J B J Mot Named Mot Mamed Mot Mamed Mot Named Mot Mamed GPIO Setup GPIO 1 GPIO 2 GPIO GPIO 4 Nok Mamed Hot Named Nok Mamed Hot Named Micro Push Button Setup Button 1 Button 2 AID AD Fr Fer r Fed Fer Fri Mot Named Mamed Below is a screen shot of the RMS 200 I O setup for GPIO 1 GPIO pins can be configured to be 3 3 volt Inputs or Outputs Use these pins to control any manner of devices or sense condition changes and react with alerts or scripts GX 101 Triggers These events will Fire when GX IO 1 is logic high These events will Fire when G IO 1 is logic low Delay Time
8. Energized Each relay can have a name and its actions defined Below is a screenshot of a relay script that turns a pump on for 30 minutes and then turns it off again Available Commands Relay 1 Pump Relay 1 Pump OFF Relay 2 Not Named Energized Relay 2 Not Named De Energized Relay 3 Not Named Energized Relay 3 Not Named De Energized Delay 1 Sec Delay 2 Secs Delay 3 Secs Delay 4 Secs Selected Commands Relay 1 Pump ON Delay 30 Mins Relay 1 Pump OFF Control of the RMS 200 relays can also be done by using telnet or ssh is example of using the rmsrelay command to toggle relay 1 on and off rmzrelau RMS 200 Relay Control Program Example Usage Built in Relays rharelay off can be from 1 to 3 Example Usage for the Relays on a USE Relay Daughter Board rmzrelau rdb device rly on rharelay rdb device rly off means use external relays device is usually des fusbehiddevO to deu usbehiddey 15 rlu can be from 1 to 5 X K K XK K R R OK OK k kR OK X XXE XXE EEE EEE ACE n n e m x ee x S rmsrelay 1 on Relay 1 rmsrelay 1 off Relay 1 OFF Below is example of reading the status of Relay 1 using the command line interface Note the relay1 rela
9. bar takes you to the d Relays main setup page of the USB Isolated Voltmeter board Below is a Tempat screen shot of the familiar voltmeter setup page un volmeters Pal Graphs ES vpg agna Voltmeter Daughter Board Product ID 0004 Isolated Yoltmeter Overview Iso Yoltmeter Range Units value Gauge Name Adjust Precision Iso Yoltmeter 1 0 100 0 0002 i Not Named 1 0000 4 Iso Yoltmeter 2 0 100 0 0001 ET Not Named 1 0000 3 150 Yoltmeter 3 0 100 0 0001 c Not Named 1 0000 4 150 Voltmeter 4 0 100 VDC 0 0002 Not Named 1 0000 4 150 Yoltmeter 5 0 100 vDC 0 0001 577 Hot Named 1 0000 4 Iso Voltmeter 6 0 100 vDC 24 3101 aaa Not Named 1 0000 4 Voltmeter Daughter Board Options Refresh Rate Manual v Q set Voltmeter Daughter Board Setup Iso Voltmeter 1 Iso Voltmeter 2 Iso Voltmeter 3 Iso Voltmeter 4 Iso Voltmeter 5 Iso Voltmeter 6 Mot Named Mot Named Not Named Mot Named Not Named Mot Named This page shows at a glance all voltmeter readings and provides a gateway for more voltmeter options In the screen shot above voltmeter 6 is displaying a positive reading of a 24v battery bank Note A green bar graph indicates positive voltage a red bar graph indicates negative voltage To refresh the web page you can press the Refresh button To have the web page automatically refresh set the refresh rate Clicking on one of the voltmeter icons will bring you to the setup
10. devices Check with us to find out if your USB device can be made compatible with RMS 200 Firmware Upgrades Please visit http www remotemonitoringsystems ca rms200 firmware php the newest firmware revisions for your RMS 200 board There are two easy ways to upgrade the firmware on the RMS 200 board You may either choose the Web Browser based method or the FTP based method Web Based Upgrade To perform a web browser based firmware upgrade first download the latest Kernel or RootFS file from the firmware download area to your computer Connect to the RMS 200 board with your favorite web browser and click on the setup icon When the setup page loads click on the Firmware Upgrade icon to be taken to the screen below FIRMWARE UPDATE AREA Linux Kernel Upgrade This operation will overwrite Ehe Linux Kernel partition Tdev Irntd1 on Ehe RM5 200 board Files stored in the Root File System partition Ide Irnkd2 will be untouched by Ehe process including the RMS 200 SQL database configuration Files under Jekc and web pages funder fusrflocal webiF The RM5 200 board will retain the system settings it had prior to the Linux Kernel upgrade To upgrade select the File by pressing Browse and then press Upgrade Selected Browse Upgrade IMPORTANT After pressing Upgrade the transfer process will start During this phase Co NOT close the browser Do NOT press Back Do NOT press St
11. 0 058 ss DEVICE HOST 2 ps ui T ETHERNET Om LL BOOT MODE es P LUTTE RJ 45 33 ju N ad FLASH G9 32 MB Z 2 kn _ ae Oy 32 MB m mm woe 50 hex E ugh STATUS ALARM 1 GPIO Tranzeo LED 0 LED LED ALARMA 1030 ALARMS SERIAL PORT CONSOLE TEMP mei LLL 24Z4vto 12v DC DC Converter FO 1 VM 5 VM 4 VM 5 VM 6 pont BUTTON 2 x Proxim G 50 FIGURE 4 Basic installation example 4 Using the alarm pins to monitor door contacts To give your equipment room some security you can use widely available common door contacts These contacts allow current to flow through them when they are in close proximity with each other RMS 200 can sense when the contacts are together or apart Program the alarm pins to send an email run a custom file and or toggle a relay when the door gets opened The diagram below figure 5 shows how to use Alarm pin 5 to monitor door contacts Note1 the LED5 light is on when the contacts are together This is the armed position Note2 each Alarm pin has a corresponding LED EIE Lg STATUS Ed STATUS FIGURE 5 The Relays LUTTE CIAR jt a W Pj k K um P 3 E i D2 LL A al i 24004129 3 9241 FIGURE 6
12. ERY BOOT MODE DD STL RJ 45 LED Y k 5 AMP P E FLASH CPU 132 Hl LIL Le 400 MHZ 3 Fa N x 32 MB RAM 10 AMP I wes dt STATUS ALARM 2 ALARM 4 ALARMS ALARM 1 GPIO m m LED LE ETHERNET ALARM 3 Je 106 F jx CL lt Ff LLI 02 CONSOLE a PAR Honi ter ing OUT Nace Easyl 1 N N ole Ur on VM 5 VM 6 surani 2 Proxim G 50 RSS FIGURE 3 Basic installation example 3 Turning Devices ON OFF To make any device remotely reset able simply cut one of the wires in the power cord of a device Attach one side of the cut wire to the COM terminal on one of the Power Relays Attach the other side of the cut wire to the NC normally closed terminal on the corresponding Power Relay Reset your device at any time using RMS 200 Note in the Normally Closed configuration power still flows to your device even when the RMS 200 device is turned off Virtually any 1 to 240 volt AC or DC device can be turned ON OFF remotely this way The two small Power Relays can pass up to 5 amps each the larger Power Relay up to 15 amps For devices that should be by default turned off use the COM and NO normally open configuration Figure 4 illustrates just one of the many ways you can set up devices for remote reset p RMS 20
13. RELAY Generator OFF Scripts Ir SS ji j EI used File Execute File Execute File Below is an example of reading the voltmeters on the command line The voltmeter data files can be found in the var rmsdata directory Note the voltmeter readings are stored in files Voltmeter 1 5 storage file is called vm1 Voltmeter 2 s storage file is called vm2 etc cat var rmzcdata vwmi 12 829d53 cat 82438 o 000019 25 241155 0 000115 Q 000091 0001654 Voltmeter Graphs Each voltmeter has corresponding graphs associated with it Below is a graph showing volts over a 1 week period Day week month and year graphs are available RMS 200 Voltmeter 1 Main Power Volts 28 29 3t 01 02 24 FROM 2010 06 27 12 28 T0 2010 07 04 12 28 1 Week E Volts 17 7 19 2 Ave 18 7 Cur 1B8 7 How to measure amperage by using shunt If you are managing a remote battery powered site knowing your battery voltage is vital It is also a key thing to know how much charging you are putting back into your batteries and how much power is being consumed by your equipment It is also a key thing to know how much charging you are putting back into your batteries Using a common shunt it is possible to obtain a millivolt reading that relates to an amperage reading The voltmeters on the RMS 200 board are perfect for this as they are very
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15. USB relay board The USB Relay Board gives you control of 5 SPDT relays for general purpose use via the standard USB Bus See the USB Relay Board user manual for additional information on how to hook up the USB Relay Board to your RMS 100 RMS 200 or RMS 300 unit To access the Relay Daughter Board interface go to the Device Manager and click on the USB Relay Board Icon shown below Device Manager 9 g ADD GPS 400 Modern ADD RE ADD VE ADD Webcam Custom evice Below is USB Relay Board setup interface The RMS 200 will automatically detect any USB Relay Boards found Here you can select which Relay Daughter Board you want to work with Decide if you want the USB Relay Board to start when the RMS 200 system is booted then click OK Setup Add New RDB Start or Stop the Relay Daughter Board daemon in the service manager 39 Relay Daughter Board service Not Running Product ID Found 8000 EtherTek USB RELAYBOARD Start Boot F General A When a USB Relay board has been selected an icon in the left navigation bar will appear Clicking on the USB Relay Board icon will Relays take you to the setup page for the selected USB Relay Board Temperature voltmeters gl Graphs di poe 5000 Relay Daughter Board Product ID 8000 RDB Relay Options T 6 7 a Relay Action Confirmation Set Create Relay Scripts RDB Relay Setup Relay 1 Relay 2 Relay 3 Rel
16. aae o ag 10 11 FROM 2010 07 04 14 09 TO 2010 07 11 14 09 1 Week 1 Minute 1 10 AVE 1 07 1 33 5 Minute Cur 1 14 AVE 1 11 Max 1 35 15 Minute Cur 1 10 1 18 1 31 Warranty RMS 200 One 1 Year Limited Warranty WARRANTY COVERAGE EtherTek Circuits warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth below EtherTek Circuits warrants their hardware products against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE 1 YEAR from the date of original retail purchase If a defect exists at 115 option EtherTek Circuits will 1 repair the product at no charge using new or refurbished replacement parts 2 exchange the product with a product that 15 new or which has been manufactured from new or serviceable used parts and 15 at least functionally equivalent to the original product 3 refund the purchase price of the product replacement product part assumes the remaining warranty of the original product or ninety 90 days from the date of replacement or repair whichever provides longer coverage for you When product or part 15 exchanged any replacement item becomes your property and the replaced item becomes EtherTek Circuits property When a refund 15 given your product becomes the property of EtherTek Circuits Contact your RMS 200 retailer for warranty instructions EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS Software distributed by EtherTek Circuits 1s not covered under this Limi
17. amp STATUS LED ss 1 2 M 3 4 5 GPIO ETHERNET RJ 45 SERIAL PORT CONSOLE BUTTON1 BUTTON2 LOAD LOAD Need More Voltmeters If the six on board voltmeters on the RMS 200 board are not enough for your needs you can add six additional isolated voltmeters by adding a USB isolated voltmeter board The USB Relay Board gives you control of six 100vdc isolated voltmeters via the standard USB Bus See the USB Isolated Voltmeter user manual for additional information on how to hook up the USB Isolated Voltmeter Board to your RMS 100 RMS 200 or RMS 300 unit To access the USB Isolated Voltmeter Board interface go to the Device Manager and click on the USB Isolated Voltmeter Board Icon shown below Device Manager 2 2 gt ADD GPS ADD Modern RB ADD VE ADD Webcam pus Custom If a USB Isolated Voltmeter Board gets detected by RMS 200 system it will show up in the product ID box shown below Decide if the USB Isolated Voltmeter board should be active when the RMS 200 board boots then press the OK button to add an icon to the main left navigation bar Setup Edit YDE Yoltmeter Board Start or Stop the Voltmeter Daughter Board daemon in the service manager Voltmeter Daughter Board service Running Product ID Found 0004 EtherTek Cancel General tr Home Ios Clicking on the VDB icon in the left navigation
18. ay 4 Relay 5 Nok Named Mot Named Mot Named Mot Mamed Mot Mamed RDE Relay Control De Energized De Energized De Energized De Energized De Energized RDE Relay Refresh Rate This page shows at glance the status of each relay and provides a gateway for relay options To refresh the web page you can press the Refresh button To have the web page automatically refresh set the refresh rate The Voltmeters I FIRE E T 1 TF a Fa E 4 M E d L A WE N 1 1 r aL 2 5 ro 5 al wa 50 pho T f n Ar Le um B _ ia 513 o lt or m j L a ul E TH FE F 3 4 VM 5 RI Pa Ere 1OOvdc Each voltmeter is capable of measuring up to 100 VDC with 24 bit accuracy Each voltmeter has its own 24 bit Delta Sigma ADC The data and power lines for each voltmeter are isolated with a chip scale air core transformer This enables each voltmeter to measure different DC voltage sources without any effect on the main board or other voltages This technology enables the ability to measure but not limited to e positive and negative voltages e separate power sources e individual batteries in a battery bank e shunt voltages for equipment that may be drawing or generating power e so
19. es positive voltage a red bar graph indicates negative voltage To refresh the web page you can press the Refresh button To have the web page automatically refresh set the refresh rate The graphs button takes you to a page displaying voltage or amperage readings Vonltmeker Overview Voltmeter Range Units value Gauge Mame Adjust Precision Voltmeter 1 100 WOC 13 9274 __ 1 12 Battery Bar 1 0000 4 Voltmeter 0 50 ARPS 2 23030 1 Battery Charger 10000 4 Voltmeter 3 100 voc 24 754 3 U C4 7 Power Supply 1 0000 4 Voltmeter4 100 FOC 0 000 1 Hamed 1 0000 4 Voltmeter S 100 voc 0 0002 1 Hot famed 1 0000 4 Voltmeter b 100 voc 0 0002 Named 1 0000 4 Yoltmeter Options E Refresh Refresh Rabe w sa m Graphs Voltmeter Setup Yoltmeber 1 Voltmeber 2 voltmeter 3 Voltmeter 5 voltmeter 6 12v Battery Bark Battery Charger Power Supply Not Named Not Named Not Named Clicking on one of the voltmeter icons will bring you to the setup page for that particular voltmeter Yolkmeter 5 Sebup ADC Made Vokmeter Ammeter Scale Mode Jumper Last reading 25 3271 Volts 26327 1 mv asof 28 2008 06 44 02 Precision ly Accurate bo how many decimal places 2 6 Adjustment 1 0000 Suppress Trigger Actions on Boot _ Yolbmeter name 20 chars rax Main Power Enter Notes about this Yoltmeter This vokmeter is hacked up ba eur T
20. eter 5 raises above the low trigger maximum value Test Every One Shot EMAIL Google Down EMAIL Google Down EMAIL Door Opened EMAIL Door Opened EMAIL Load Dump Turned OFF EMAIL Load Dump Turned OFF EMAIL Load Dump Turned ON EMAIL Load Dump Turned ON BITI S S i M JH DV 5 RELAY Load Dump ON RELAY Load Dump ON J RELAY Load Dump OFF RELAY Load Dump OFF RELAY Generator ON REL4 Generator ON _ RELAY Generator OFF RELAY Generator OFF Scripts fiw JM File Execute File Execute File The Temperature Below is a screen shot of the RMS 200 temperature setup page Preliminary setup steps are done in this area like entering notes and choosing the temperature format Current Board Temperature Board Temperature in Fahrenheit 77 9 Board Temperature in Celsius 25 5 Celsius Adjustment LO ar Enter Notes about Temperature sein nd ub notes on how the temperature is monitored and controlled monitoring and control 512 chars max Triggers default to Fahrenheit Triggers default to Celsius The RMS 200 web interface has High and Low triggers that can be set to fire alerts or scripts when the temperature is either too high or too low Use the relay sc
21. have RMS 200 configured properly it is ready to deploy in the field Below are some basic examples of how to install the RMS 200 unit Installation Basic installation example 1 Monitoring your Battery Bank To monitor your main battery power supply run a wire from the positive side of the battery bank to one of the Voltmeter positive inputs Run a second wire from the negative side of the battery bank to the corresponding Voltmeter negative input as shown in Figure 2 Connect RMS 200 to the internet with a common Ethernet cable and monitor the voltage level of your battery bank with a web browser um x x du DEVICE HOST GPIO pem S E a BOOT MODE WP E RJ 45 y 2 gt N 8 256 MB i 7 33 Nec i Nus zi FLASH U m 1 5 N 7 02 u eo Remate Hara tor ing Hades Easyl TEARS OUT BUTTON BUTTON 2 7 VM 1 FIGURE 2 Basic installation example 2 Signal strength on Link CX Radios Radios that have an external RSSI port for checking signal strength can be monitored with ease Simply attach the RSSI output from the radio to one of the Voltmeter inputs on the RMS 200 board see Figure 3 Monitor the signal strength of your radios with a web browser and or have RMS 200 alert you by email if the signal falls below a certain threshold B DEVICE HOST 5 AMP OF i BAT
22. he bakkeres are charged by Soler Panels and a Airx wind turbine 512 chars max 57 Refresh amp ppls E Cancal Volbmeter 5 Triggers High bigger value max 26 0000 High trigger value mn 25 0000 These events wil hre when Voltmeter 5 draps below Ehe high bigger minimum value Test Every One Shot s BRIAIL ao0gle Down EMAIL Losd Dump Turned ON EMAIL Goagle Down EMAIL Laad Dump Turned OF EMAEL Door Opened EMAL Door Opened EMAEIL Laad Dump Turned OFF EMAIL Load Dump Turned OFF Dump Turned ON EMAIL Losd Dump Turned MEN Terr ctu Add X Remove Add X Remove RELAY Load Dump CN RELAY Load Dump ON RELAY Load Dump RELAY Load Dump OFF RELAY Losd Dump ORF m Dump RELAY Generator OH RELAT Generabor T RELAY Generator OFF RELAT Senerator OFF Scripts iM 0 lg CG010 3 aera E Hdd x Remove D Add x Remove File File Execute File Here you can enter setup information like a name and notes for this voltmeter The precision box is used to set how many decimal places to display valid choices are between 2 and 6 The adjustment box is used to fine tune the voltmeter to coincide with your DVM The Suppress Trigger Actions on Boot check box is used to stop actions from happening when the RMS 200 board is warm or cold started Each voltmeter has a High No
23. ile Here you can enter setup information like a name and notes for this voltmeter The precision box is used to set how many decimal places to display valid choices are between 2 and 6 The adjustment box is used to fine tune the voltmeter to coincide with your DVM The Suppress Trigger Actions on Boot check box is used to stop actions from happening when the RMS 200 board is warm or cold started Each voltmeter has a High Normal and Low trigger range Each High and Low trigger range has a maximum and minimum value The range in between the maximum and minimum value acts like a dead band area Triggers can be set to fire alerts or scripts when the voltage is either too high or too low The High Trigger is used when the voltage rises above the High Trigger maximum value The Normal Trigger is used when the voltage falls below the High Trigger minimum value The Test Every box is used to select how often the condition should be tested and acted upon Each voltmeter trigger can also execute a custom file stored on the RMS 200 board Below is the Low Trigger interface The Low Trigger is used when the voltage falls below the Low Trigger maximum value The Normal Trigger is used when the voltage rises above the Low Trigger minimum value Low trigger value min 0 0000 F Low trigger value max 0 0000 These events will Fire when Yoltm
24. lar panel voltage and amperage e wind turbine voltage and amperage e battery charger voltage and amperage Each voltmeter has a Mode Jumper that when removed puts the voltmeter into low voltage mode In this mode the volmeter has a range of 2 0 VDC and has over 4 million steps This is perfect for calculating amperage by measuring voltage drop across a current shunt Note 1 Voltmeters that have nothing hooked up to them so that the positive and negative inputs are floating may read spurious positive and negative voltage readings this is normal You may dampen the voltage reading by sacrificing accuracy using the precision box Use a number between 2 and 6 to increase or decrease the decimal place Note 2 Due to variations in components and the manufacturing process voltmeter readings may differ slightly from each other and from your hand held DVM Use the adjustment box to fine tune the voltmeter to display the expected value Below is a screen shot of the RMS 200 voltmeter overview page This page shows at a glance all voltmeter readings and provides a gateway for more voltmeter options In the screen shot below voltmeter 1 is displaying a positive reading of a 12v battery bank Voltmeter 2 is in ammeter mode it is measuring the charge going into the battery bank 50 millivolt 50 amp current shunt more on using shunts below Voltmeter 3 15 measuring the output of a negative 24 volt power supply Note green bar graph indicat
25. ma ADC e Each voltmeter can be put into low voltage shunt mode 2 VDC e Two Power Relays for devices using 1 240v 5 amps AC DC current e One Power Relay for devices using 1 240v 15 amps AC DC current e Two programmable push buttons e Four general purpose I O pins e Power output port 5 0vdc 500ma e One full serial port for controlling cell phones modems etc e One console serial port wo USB 2 0 ports for cameras wireless clients extra Ethernet etc e Runs real Linux 2 6 30 kernel e Send SMS messages Email alerts SNMP traps Remote Syslog Messages e Ping watchdog power cycle equipment after a set amount of ping timeouts e Command line utilities ping ftp email relays etc e Flash new firmware over the internet e Hardware Watchdog Reset e Control RMS 200 via web page telnet ssh or snmp e Full SNMP v1 v2 v3 support default v3 REMOTE MONITORING MADE EASY e Supports external USB relays and voltmeters e Hardware is user accessible from files on the board e Make your own utilities and scripts to upload Bash PHP Python Lua e Pluggable connectors for ease of use A partial list of programs and packages included SQLIlite v3 database Telnet Drop Bear SSH Light Http and Https Server Pro FTP Cron scheduling agent Busy Box PPP Net SNMP NanoCom Easy Edit and Vi Fping SMTP email client IPtables Lrz and Lsz Open SSL Modbus Library RRD Tool USB Web Camera Sup
26. ment that damage the RMS 200 circuit boards or other equipment or property THIS WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES REMEDIES AND CONDITIONS WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED EtherTek Circuits SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IF EtherTek Circuits CANNOT LAWFULLY DISCLAIM IMPLIED WARRANTIES UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ALL SUCH WARRANTIES INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY
27. meter Range Units value Gauge Name Adjust Precision Voltmeter 1 100 13 6400 J 12 Batterv Bank 1 0000 4 Voltmeter 2 0 50 AMPS 2 5634 Solar Array 1 0000 4 Yoltmeter 3 0 50 AMPS 6 0434 2 wind Turbine 1 0000 4 Voltmeter 4 100 0 0002 Mat 1 0000 4 Voltmeter 5 100 0 0002 Mot 1 0000 4 Voltmeter 6 100 0 0001 Mat 1 0000 4 Below is an example of how to use RMS 200 with shunt to measure current draw from your equipment The negative load wire is connected to the battery negative terminal The positive wire is routed to the positive battery terminal by way of a 50 millivolt 25 amp current shunt From one side of the shunt there is a sense wire run to the negative input on VM3 From the other side of the shunt there is a sense wire run to the positive input on VM3 NOTE Consult the Owners Manual or the Manufacturer of the equipment you are measuring to determine if there is any preference on which power wire the shunt should be hooked up to 5 RMS 200 pU BATTERY USE USB DEVICE HOST BOOT ESS 256 J J FLASH c aqe uf P 09 32 MB RAM N Me x dd S 32 MB RAM 10 AMP B I WOE 50 jc TIT 2 MAIN 1 AMP AUX L _ Remote Py R irg OUT nade Easyl ON OFF 5Omv S
28. millivolt current drop shunts Below is a drawing of a 50mv 50amp shunt yen Below is an example diagram of how to use RMS 200 with a to measure charging from a solar panel array The negative solar panel lead is connected to the battery negative terminal The positive solar panel lead is routed to the positive battery terminal by way of a 50 millivolt 50 amp current shunt From one side of the shunt there is a sense wire run to the negative input on VM3 From the other side of the shunt there is a sense wire run to the positive input NOTE Consult the Owners Manual or Manufacturer of the equipment you are measuring to determine if there is any preference on which power wire the shunt should be hooked up to 5 RMS 200 E bk DEVICE HOST BATTERY O ETHERNET Cy L RJ 45 LEO N di a h 5 7 FLASH G9 32 MB STATUS ALARM 1 ALARM 2 GPIO LED F J ON p D ALARM 4 30 ALARMS 1 tL s LL un FO N Jl d anie fo Sw 32 MB RAM 10 AMP Il 5n i cg m 2 AMP MAIN 1 AMP ALX e E FF 5 FL 3 TEMP am En PWR IN Hemate Mori irg OUT Mate Easyl VM ON OFF VM 5 BUTTON1 BUTTON2 SOLAR SOLAR 50mv 50amp
29. nds 229 35Kbytes sec ftp quit 221 Goodbye 288 gt Open a Dos Box Command Prompt box and telnet to the RMS200 board then type out rootfsupgrade rootfs XXX xxxxxxxxxx where is the firmware build number and XXXXXXXXXX IS the checksum and then press Enter You should see similar output to what is shown below 5 Command Prompt RMS5 2HBH login root Password RHM5 2HH lt 2 gt 2 1 EtherTek Circuits root 2 5 200 root rootfsupgrade rootfs 676 17785760564 CrootORMS 266 root tar removing leading from member names Stopping processes Sending TERM signal Connection to host lost 208 gt When the firmware programming is complete RMS 200 board will reboot with the new firmware image After 45 seconds you may reconnect to the RMS 200 board and upload your data base add scripts etc Downloads Please visit http www remotemonitoringsystems ca rms200 downloads php for current downloads such as SNMP mib file Specs Base System 4Mb Flash 16 Mb Ram 150ma 12 2v 1 830 Watts Relay power consumption relay1 add 42ma relay2 add 42ma relay3 add 42ma relay4 add 91ma Relay Total for all relays energized 217ma 12 2v 2 647 Watts Bare Board 150ma 217ma for all relays 367ma 367ma 12 2v 4 477 Watts For board and all relays energized General Board Information Kernel 2 6 30 HTTP Server FTP se
30. oot wv Remember my password Enter in the default username and password then press the OK button You will be taken to the RMS 200 Home page This page contains an overview of all of the functionality of the RMS 200 board REMOTE MONITORING MADE EASY RMS 200 Ree remobemanibor Sy siermis ca od mm tos b iS Temperature Vokmeters Help F Support Welcome AMS 2001 Th page ones yous quick overview of pour volbmeters lays ankd ips on board In the left side panel shown below RMS 200 TON Wini y General Home ics Help B Suppart ii Heb 2DU ones wow great control over te dill erant series your board prosades RP45 2DD 5ysberr 10 LI TC ID Station RHE 200 Location Ether Tek Des Lab Date Mers 01 2010 CPU ADD riz Alarm 1 Alarm gt Hot Hamel 1 Relay Overview Relay 1 Hot De Ererazed Volitneber Ce creer voltmeter Range Limits Yoltmeber 1 l 100 VC Voltmeber 2 100 MDC Voltnweber d 4 100 VIC Woltmeeber 4 l 100 5 100 Woltmeter I 100 Overview Options t Refresh Rate Manual Setup Company Setup Metvaork System Time Services k w g p Service Scheduler Ping Control Management Control Panel Fimmeware Databa
31. op Co NOT reset or turn off the RMS 200 board The unit will restart automatically after the upgrade is completed Root File System Uparade Before upgrading Download the RMS 200 SOL Database The Root File System Upgrade procedure will overwrite the Root File System partition fdev mtd2 the RMS 200 board Files stored in the Root File System partition dev mkbdz will be lost The 5 200 board will retain the system settings it had prior to the Root File System upgrade To upgrade select the rootfs File by pressing Browse and then press Upgrade Selected Root F5 Browse IMPORTANT After pressing the Upgrade button the transfer process will start During this phase NOT close the browser Do NOT press Back Do NOT press Stop NOT reset or turn off the RMS 200 board The unit will restart automatically after the upgrade is completed After the Upgrade process completes you may restore the RMS 200 SOL Database Decide which type of upgrade that goes with the firmware you downloaded and click on the appropriate browse button to locate the firmware image When the firmware image is selected click on the Upgrade button After a time you should see similar output as below The file rootfs 675 1182185503 has been uploaded Starting Root File System Upgrade Stopping processes Sending TERM signal Most processes stopped Erasing 128 Kibyte 0 0 5 complete Cleanmarker wri
32. port A programmers dream RMS 200 comes with PHP Python and Lua Make your own custom monitoring programs and upload them to the RMS 200 board or create your own branded interface REMOTE MONITORING MADE EASY Configuration Setting up RMS 200 Connect 8 60 volts dc power minimum 500 ma to the green terminal block that is beside the on off switch See figure 1 Connect an Ethernet cable to the rj 45 jack on the RMS 200 board Turn the device on with the on off switch It takes the RMS 200 board approximately 30 seconds to bring up the Linux operating system The RMS 200 will signal it is ready by first blinking the green status light in a continous heartbeat sequence After a few seconds the red alarm leds will display a light sequence The board is now fully booted up and is ready for configuration Note1 RMS 200 units should be mounted inside a steel enclosure that is grounded properly to prevent Electro Magnetic Interference TNA wF in 2555 x ETHERNET RJ 45 ON 256 MB FLASH E e Fc G9 32 MB Oj Li LE gt F 32 woe 50 se f N Pi L i VOD 33 tL lt i LLI un CONSOLE 1 AMP AUX em FL J xa L Remote F irg OLUT Easyl VM VM 2 5 VM BUTTON1 BUTTON2 FIGURE 1 REMOTE MONITORING MADE EASY RMS 200 i
33. ripts to turn on a cooling fan for example The High Trigger is used when the temperature rises above the High Trigger value The Normal Trigger is used when the temperature falls below the High Trigger value Temperature Triggers High trigger value 44 0000 These events will Fire when Ehe Temperature drops below Ehe high trigger value Flap Time one Shot EMAIL Google Do Alerts EMAIL Google Do EMAIL Google Up EMAIL Google Up D D EMAIL A AP LI EMAIL A AP LI Scripts io LED Off io LED Off relay Gen OFF relay Gen OFF Below is the Low Trigger interface The Low Trigger is used when the temperature falls below the Low Trigger value The Normal Trigger is used when the temperature raises above the Low Trigger value Enabled Temperature Low Trigger Celsius Low trigger value rin 5 0000 a These events will Fire when the Temperature raises above the low trigger value Low trigger value max 10 0000 Test Every Shot w Alerts EMAIL Apex D l EMAIL Apex APU T io LED Off io LED OFF io LED On relay Gen OFF relay Gen On relay Gen Off Below is an example of reading the temperature on the command line Note the file tempf contains the board temperature in Fahrenheit The file tempc contains the board temperature in Celsius cat var rmzdata tempft oe 4
34. rmal and Low trigger range Each High and Low trigger range has a maximum and minimum value The range in between the maximum and minimum value acts like a dead band area Triggers can be set to fire alerts or scripts when the voltage is either too high or too low The High Trigger is used when the voltage rises above the High Trigger maximum value The Normal Trigger is used when the voltage falls below the High Trigger minimum value The Test Every box is used to select how often the condition should be tested and acted upon Each voltmeter trigger can also execute a custom file stored on the RMS 200 board Below is the Low Trigger interface The Low Trigger is used when the voltage falls below the Low Trigger maximum value The Normal Trigger is used when the voltage rises above the Low Trigger minimum value Low trigger value min 0 0000 NI F Low trigger value max 0 0000 These events will fire when Voltmeter 5 raises above the low trigger maximum value EMAIL Google Down A EMAIL Google Down EMAIL Door EMAIL Door EMAIL Load Dump Turned OFF EMAIL Load Dump Turned OFF EMAIL Load Dump Turned ON EMAIL Load Dump Turned ON Alerts O RELAY Load Dump ON Miss RELAY Load Dump ON RELAY Load Dump OFF RELAY Load Dump OFF RELAY Generator ON REL amp Y Generator 3 RELAY Generator OFF
35. rts or scripts Button 1 Setup Button name 20 chars max Enter Notes about this Button Enter notes on how this Button is hooked 512 chars max Current Button state UP Button 1 Triggers OOOO _ These events will fire when Button 1 is Down These events will fire when Button 1 is usss Delay Time One Shot vj Delay Time One Shot Scripts Button 3 Note When the RMS 200 is booting up it first checks to see if Button 2 is being held down If Button 2 is held down then all of the configuration files in etc are re written bringing the RMS 200 unit to a factory default condition Button General Note When the ALARM LEDS on the RMS 200 board perform a flashing sequence the Linux OS has fully booted and normal button operation can commence USB Support CAMERAS RMS 200 uses the UVC driver that supports a wide variety of USB web cameras These inexpensive cameras come in handy to passively monitor things like door ways fuel gauges LCD displays etc USB to SERIAL RMS 200 has built in USB to Serial converter drivers Support for generic type and USB to Serial converters that use the Prolific chipset USB WIRELESS RMS 200 uses the RayLink wireless device driver Some USB wireless devices such as the Dlink USB stick have been tested giving RMS 200 an alternative path to the internet GENERAL USB SUPPORT RMS 200 supports a wide variety of USB
36. rver USB to Ethernet USB to Serial USB flash stick USB Web Cameras Relays LM75 More Open source SDK for Linux Systems C PHP Python 7 750 x 4 625 inches 220 grams 7 76 07 500 Million Instructions sec SSH 150 ma 12 2 vdc SNMP Agent with all relays off and USB B Server devices plugged in a Arm AT91SAM9G20 32 bit RISC 400MHz 64MB of SD RAM 256MB of FLASH 1 Ethernet 10 100 Mb s 2 USB 2 0 1 Serial console 1 full RS 232 lines Single power source twin onboard power supplies 5 Volt 2A and 3 3 Volt 2A 1 1 A uM batt Pu pose gt Push Buttons Graphs The graphs below were created by the RMS 200 board using RRD Tool Graphs are available for each voltmeter temperature and system load RMS 200 Voltmeter 1 Main Power in r o 25 06 D 28 09 10 11 FROM 2010 07 04 15 38 2010 07 11 15 38 1 Week E Volts Min 23 6 28 3 Ave 26 5 Cur 27 1 5 200 Dhu System Temperature k Es 100 Uu T T k 25 06 07 HE 09 10 11 FROM 2010 07 04 15 27 2910 97 11 15 27 1 Week E Fahrenheit Min 70 0 86 Ave 9 7 82 1 Celcius 21 1 Max 30 1 Ave 26 5 Cur 27 8 RMS 200 Dhu System Load Average 1 5 m 1 4 L 1 3 a 1 2 c 5 1 1 X 1 08 t 0 28 25
37. s powered up Now What We recommend configuring RMS 200 before deploying it in the field Simply plug RMS 200 into your network or computer using an Ethernet cable Straight or Cross When RMS 200 is turned on it boots the Linux operating system and uses the values stored in its configuration files to bring up the system The default values consist of an IP address username and password The default IP address is 10 10 10 10 The default username is root The default password is pass Un i Ps Note You may at anytime restore the RMS 200 device to factory default values by pressing and holding down the micro push button 2 located near the console port and then turning the RMS 200 device on with the on off switch Release the button when the alarm leds start to flash When the alarm leds stop flashing the RMS 200 unit will be ready to configure Lond j sje LII Im ma x a 3 i T BUTTON 2 Give your computer an ip address in the 10 10 10 X class For instance use 10 10 10 1 Set your computers Netmask to 255 255 255 0 There is no need to set a Gateway at this time Open your favorite web browser and enter 10 10 10 10 into the address bar press enter or the go button You should be presented with a password box like the one below Connect to 10 10 10 10 The server 10 10 10 10 at root requires username and password User name r
38. s that use serial communication RMS 200 has two USB 2 0 ports that supports several USB devices concurrently using a USB hub Control USB cameras store data on USB flash drives control USB speakers etc RMS 200 has input and output pins used to control your own custom devices RMS 200 can alert you via email or SMS messages when your battery bank is low RMS 200 has ping monitor software that allows you to monitor network devices and alert you to failure and possibly power cycle the device Monitor all this information remotely over an Internet connection using an ordinary web browser RMS 200 gives you direct hardware control of fans lights computers cameras modems radios etc No more guessing what your battery levels are No more wondering if your signal strengths are at an acceptable level No more long drives to reset a fussy radio Let RMS 200 do this all remotely via the Internet REMOTE MONITORING MADE EASY Features e Six layer PCB with Nickel Immersion Gold plating and red solder mask e 400 MHz Arm Processor 500 Mips 256 megs of Nand Flash Create and store custom applications 64 megs of SD Ram e Dual Low Noise Switching Power Supplies accepts 8 60 vdc input Can be powered directly from 12 24 or 48 volt battery banks e Battery backed up real time clock e One onboard temperature sensor 25c 100c e Six 24 bit isolated voltmeters 100 VDC Each voltmeter has its own 24 bit Delta Sig
39. se Backup Fie Explorer Updater ud Restore s ration Change Password Remote Monitoring Made Easy Temp 27502 1 Usages Disk Usage Tirer 11 06 20 FIM Uptime 0 00 Days OS Lins 2 0 BSD Alarm 3 Alarm 4 Alarm 5 Hot Mamad Marre Hot Haned User Defined 1 0 Pins 3 4 Li J Relay 2 Relay 3 Hot Hamad Mat Hamag Ce Lrergcsd Yahir Gauge Manr Adjust Precisinn 0 0000 1 0000 4 4 000 __ 1 4 40 0002 amp Nor Named 1 0000 4 D pd Mot Marre 10007 4 0 0001 1 0000 4 L fict Hamed 1 000 4 GA Set click on the Setup icon This takes you to the System Setup area Remote Monitoring Made Easy C ML 21 L Stabstics View Logs Device Manager Timers Remote System SIM Setup Lag Sebun Scripts Command Line Interface Power mansgenent Reboot Here you will want to visit the following areas General Setup Network System Time and Change Password Adjust the Station Name Location Domain Name IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway DNS and password you want the RMS 200 device to have Caution must be taken when configuring the device entering incorrect values may cause you to lose connectivity with the device forcing the need for a factory reset Once you REMOTE MONITORING MADE EASY
40. sensitive and can easily read millivolt readings For greater accuracy put the RMS 200 voltmeters in to low voltage mode by removing the mode jumper for a particular voltmeter Removing the mode jumper decreases the voltage range to 2 0 volts and increases the granularity for increased accuracy when measuring millivolt values A word on shunts Shunts are defined as a resistive load through which electricity is diverted Often the resistance of a shunt is known precisely and is used to determine amperage by measuring the voltage across it and using Ohm s law 1 V R It also allows high current measurements with low current equipment Some popular shunts are 50mv 50amp and 100mv 100amp The relationship between the millivolt reading and the current going through the shunt makes figuring out the amperage easy For example in the case of the 50mv 50amp shunt if you had 50 amps of charging going through the shunt then the millivolt reading would be 50mv If you had 25 amps of charging going through the shunt then the millivolt reading would be 25mv etc etc When measuring current over 100 amps continuous operating current should not exceed 2 3 ammeter shunt rating To ensure proper operation the shunt temperature is in no way to exceed 145 C as a permanent change in resistance will occur For example if continuous current for an application is 500 amps the ammeter shunt rating should be no less than 750 amps This applies to both 50 and 100
41. ted Warranty Recovery and reinstallation of application software and user data are not covered under this Limited Warranty EtherTek Circuits and its Authorized Resellers are not liable for any damage to equipment buildings and or property by the use or misuse of our products This warranty does not apply a to damage caused by accident abuse misuse misapplication b to damage caused by service including upgrades and expansions performed by anyone who 15 not an EtherTek Circuits Authorized Service Provider c to a product or a part that has been modified without the written permission of EtherTek Circuits The RMS 200 circuit boards are supplied as OEM type equipment and not in retail form It 15 imperative that the user purchaser understands the correct installation configuration and operation of this equipment Operation and configuration information is available via the website and 1s updated regularly We recommend reviewing the website materials before powering the boards The manufacturer and distributor cannot be held responsible for improper installation and configuration of this equipment and or any damage caused by its improper use Interfacing external components or equipment to the RMS 200 boards 15 not intended for the novice electronics hobbyist medium to advanced knowledge of electronic circuit design 15 necessary The manufacturer and distributor cannot be held responsible for improper interfacing of custom circuits or equip
42. tten at 0 Erasing 128 Kibyte 20000 0 5 complete Cleanmarker written at 20000 Writing data to data Co block 20000 Checksum 2020866943 File Stamp 2020866943 Root File System upgrade complete The unit will now reboot To continue please connect to the unit again There may be a short delay before the new connection 15 accepted This connection will now close When the firmware programming is complete the RMS 200 board will reboot with the new firmware image Wait 45 seconds and then reconnect When connection is reestablished you may configure the RMS 200 board upload your data base add scripts etc FTP Based Upgrade To perform an ftp based firmware upgrade first download the latest Kernel or RootFS file from the firmware download area to your computer The examples below assume a computer running Windows but the commands will be similar on any OS The examples below assume a folder on the C drive called RMS200 that contains the firmware that you would like to upload to your RMS 200 board The example below assumes that the Telnet Server has been enabled on the RMS 200 board In the example below a rootfs firmware upgrade is used Open a Dos Box or Command Prompt box and change to the RMS200 directory then type out dir and then press Enter E C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe Volume in drive has no label Volume Serial Number is 466 7 D7A7 Directory of
43. y2 and relay3 file will contain 0 when the relay is in the Normally Open position and will contain a 1 when in the Normally Closed position cat var rmzdataz relaui An example of running a relay script on the command line using the rmsscript program The example below runs relay Script 1 TMESCTIPE LELELELELELELELELELELELELELELRELELRELELRS E Usage Example rmzzscript 1 4 19 execute script number 1 and then script number 2 rmescript 1 19 only execute script number 1 Dont forget the ending dot X OK OK OK OK OE OK OX OK OX SEE XE XXE ECCE CE n XX a x x xe ran rmsscript 1 Executing relay Script ID 1 Mame Relay Test 1 On On 4 n 1 OFF OFF 5 off Script ID 1 has been executed PHP programmers may want to write their own programs to control the relays Below are two example PHP functions that use the PHP system command to turn relay 1 on and off lt php EtherTek Circuits 2001 2010 ge ee Te SEE ee ee Relay ON Function ILU TOP ee function relaylon system bin rmsrelay 1 on j Relay 1 OFF Function 7 k function relayloff system bin rmsrelay off j To Need More Relays If the three on board relays on the RMS 200 board are not enough for your needs you can add five additional relays by adding a
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