In-Situ Telemetry System: Tube 300R Quick Start Guide - Manual

0062540 | Rev. 001 | 05/2014
Tube 300R Telemetry System
Part Number 006200, 0062010, 0062020, 0062120, 0062130,
0062140
Never connect power to the Tube without
the antenna attached.
Connecting an In-Situ Instrument to the
Computer
Instrument Communication Settings
1. Connect to the instrument using Win-Situ 5 software.
2. Click the Device Setup tab .
3. Click Modbus Setup...
4. Select the following options:
Baud: 9600
Data Bits: 8
Parity Bits: None
Stop Bits: 1
End Of Message Timeout (ms): 1000
End of Session Timeout (ms): 5000
Mode: Modbus-ASCII
5. Click the Checkmark. Click Yes to change the
communication settings. Click Yes or No to save
these settings as the default for Win-Situ 5.
You must change Win-Situ Software
communication settings to match the
instrument communication settings next time
you connect the instrument. Change Win-Situ
settings under Preferences > Comm
Settings.
Set up and start a log in the instrument if you require
data redundancy.
Connecting the Tube to the Computer
1. Connect the setup cable to the communication port of
the Tube and to the computer using a serial-to-USB
or male-to-female serial adaptor.
2. Download the ANT Tube Tool software from
www.in-situ.com/telemetrysoftware
3. Install and open the ANT Tube Tool software.
4. Select the correct serial port. A serial-to-serial
adapter is typically COM1. A USB-to-serial adapter is
typically a different COM number.
Some serial-to-USB adapters require device
drivers to properly function.
Select Connected Probes
1. Connect your probe to the Tube.
2. Click Probe and set-point configuration.
3. Select the appropriate probe name from the drop
down menu, and enter the correct device address as
set in Win-Situ 5.
If you have a Tube with a barometric sensor
installed inside it, Probe 1 will automatically be
listed as "Barometer" and the address will be
listed at 100.
4. Click Write probes and set-points.
Select Probe Parameters
1. Click the Parameters monitoring tab.
2. Select the connected probe from the drop-down
menu, and then select a parameter to monitor. Tube
units monitor up to eight total parameters from the
connected probe.
3. Enter the minimum and maximum values to trigger
warnings and alarms. If a parameter is measured
outside the Warning levels, the measurement is
stored in the log memory even if the TubeCube is not
designated to save that reading. If a parameter is
outside the Alarm levels, the reading is stored and an
alarm message is sent (if the corresponding alarm
has been enabled).
Use the same units for Warning and Alarm
levels as the probe was set to use in Win-Situ 5.
4. Select the monitoring mode for Warnings/Alarms.
Absolute mode: Warning or Alarm occurs when a
single reading is higher or lower than the maximum
or minimum level.
Incremental mode: Warning or Alarm occurs when
the change between two consecutive readings is
greater than the Maximum value or less than the
Minimum value. The alarm threshold is a slope
instead of a fixed value.
5. Click Write probes and set-points.
Set the Site Name and Clock
1. Click General information, parameters and
functional options.
2. Click the Information tab.
3. Enter a Site name for your deployment area and click
Set the Site Name.
4. Click Set clock to synchronize the Tube clock with
your computer clock.
Configure Options
1. Click the Options tab.
2. "Barometric compensation for level readings" is only
changeable if you have a Tube with an internal
barometric sensor. Enter a manual value for the
density of water if needed.
3. Select "Power supply to the probes" if you are
deploying an Aqua TROLL 400 or RDO PRO-X
probe.
4. Select "Warmup time for the probes." Set the Probe
warmup time to 1.
5. Select "Retry data sending in case of error."
6. Select "Send logging data without additional info."
7. Select whether to send data to an email address or to
an FTP site.
8. Click the Write options button.
Modem Parameters
1. Click the Modem parameters tab.
2. Enter the Access point name (APN) in the field under
"GPRS connection." If you purchased a SIM card
and data plan through In-Situ Inc., your access point
is:
ccspbsc095.acfes.org