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1. Email info Meilhaus Electronic GmbH de Tel 49 0 2305 441256 Fax 49 0 2305 441487 www Meilhaus Electronic GmbH de sensors Meilhaus Electronic GmbH de 482. Click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard you changes If you click on Test BlackCube Clima tries to connect to the mail server If you didn t provide valid data the corresponding fields turn red f the attempt was successful the Test button turns green Please notice that not all mail servers are configured to return error messages So please ensure correct operation by sending a test email see 6 2 2 email recipients Edit SMTP accounts Host name mal Part uthentificaton Username 4 EEK t Test Save Cancel Fig 36 Configuration of email accounts Please notice The login data is stored on BlackCube Clima without encryption It is thus a good idea not to use an existing email account but set up a dedicated account for the device Your system administrator can support you Edit email account To edit an email account open the page Alarm Email and click on Edit left of the account that you want to change Delete email account To delete an email account open the page Alarm Email and click on Del left of the account that you want to remove 25 Email accounts G oo i x De s Edit Fig 37 Delete email account On the following page you have to confirm that you want to delete the account If you click on No the account will remain unchanged If you click on Yes the account will be deleted Remove SMTP accounts Username ta E fa Fig 38 Confi
3. LT iR b we sal A Im 3 5 wane z a I Se ee ee a eT RES _ Fo oO 2 5 0 5 0 D LD o LE Ei Lo 2 Lo c LD gt un Lo gt Lo Li gt Lo Pa t T C m Y lt t T uo uo a oo m m oo DO C C E Relative humidity RH Long term stability lt 0 25 year Error of measurement after exposure to extreme circumstances If the sensors are exposed to extreme environmental circumstances like very high temperature drought or moistness the sensing film can get to dry or to wet This leads to a temporary decrease of accuracy for the humidity senor Recalibration of sensors The sensors are calibrated by factory and do not need to be manually recalibrated Recalibration can be carried out by Meilhaus Electronic GmbH 44 12 Appendix 2 Specifications Measuring range temperature 40 C to 85 C 40 F to 185 F Accuracy temperature 0 4 C from 10 C to 85 C 1 0 C from 40 C to 10 C 0 7 F from 14 F to 185 F 1 8 F from 40 F to 14 F Resolution temperature 0 1 C 0 2 F Measuring range humidity 0 bis 95 RH Accuracy humidity 2 RH from 0 to 80 RH at 30 C 86 F 4 0 RH from 80 to 95 RH at 30 C 86 F Resolution humidity 1 RH Humidity sensor CMOS IC with polymide film Callibration By factory Sensor heating Integrated Ethernet 10 100 Mbit RJ45 HP Auto MDIX
4. Now configure the SNMP parameters for the temperature 1 and the humidity 2 sensors e Object identifier Enter an OID for the sensor e Alarm value Enter a value that is sent with the trap for off going alarms e Normal value Enter a value that is sent with the trap for stopped alarms 30 Temperature Object identifier 4 Alarm value S Alarm V U Normal value S back to normal V U Humidity Object identifier 2 Alarm value S Alarm V U Normal value S back to normal V U v Save Cancel Fig 48 Configure SNMP traps When entering values to be sent with a trap you can make use of some variables which are automatically replaced on transmission Variable Value S Name of the sensor V Measured value U Physical unit of the measured value Click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes 7 3 2 Receive traps with SNMP management software SNMP traps sent by BlackCube Clima can be received with any SNMP enabled software like Nagios Tivoli or OpenView The MIB Browser by IREASON contains a tool called Trap Receiver with which you can test the SNMP trap function In the upper area of the application window you see a list with received SNMP traps the lower area shows detailed information on the selected trap Among other information you can see 1 the specific trap code for the alarm 2 the OID of the sensor that has triggered the alarm 3 the alarm val
5. 5 Alarm V U Email text 5 Alarm V U n Back to normal mail subject 5 OK VSU Email text 5 back to normal V U n v Save Cancel Fig 46 Edit alarm email templates You can add some variables and functional characters to your templates Those are dynamically replaced when an email is sent Variable Value S Name of the sensor that has triggered the alarm V Measured value of the sensor U Physical unit of the measured value t Line break n Tabulator After you have adjusted your email templates click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes 7 3 SNMP traps With the Simple Network Management Protocol you can easily set up a monitoring system for your networking infrastructure BlackCube Clima can send SNMP traps to notify an SNMP manager on triggered and stopped alarms 7 3 1 Configuration Open the page Alarm SNMP Here you can provide the details for the traps that are sent if a temperature or humidity alarm occurs or the sensor returns back to normal 29 At first enter your SNMP manager and the specific trap codes for the different status changes e SNMP manager Enter the IP address of the SNMP manager that should monitor BlackCube Clima e Alarm trap Enter the specific trap code for off going alarms e Normal trap Enter the specific trap code for stopped alarms send Traps ONMP manager Alarm trap 1 Normaltrap 2 Fig 47 Basic SNMP settings
6. NTP server its time settings are automatically updated once an hour lf no NTP server is given BlackCube Clima can save the provided values and keep track of the time with the battery backed internal clock 5 3 Set temperature unit Open the page Sensors Temperature to set the temperature unit you want to use You can choose between Celsius Fahrenheit and Kelvin Click on Save to apply your changes 14 Temperature Sensor Name Temperature Unit Celsius Fahrenheit Kelvin Fig 21 Settemperature unit 5 4 Reset recorded sensor data To restart the recording of sensor data with the new configuration you have to delete the sensor data collected so far Open the page Maintenance Reset and click the button reset right of Sensor data Reset System x reset Configuration x reset Sensor data x APZ Fig 22 Reset sensor data On the following page confirm that you want to delete the data by ticking the checkbox right of Are you sure Finally click on the button Yes Are you sure Delete sensor values measures up to now a a No Fig 23 Confirm data deletion 15 6 Advanced basic configuration After the configuration steps in the last chapter BlackCube Clima is ready for operation and records the measured sensor data To configure BlackCube Clima for your specific use case following configuration options can be set 6 1 Network settings BlackCube Clima automatically receives a n
7. clicking Del 2 Users Username Group amp Edit Anonymous Read data write config x Del Edit johndoe Read data read config amp Edit Disabled amp Edit Disabled Fig 27 System users 6 2 1 Add or edit user To add or to edit a user click on Edit in one of the unused user slots On the following page you can set a user name and a password 1 and assign privileges for accessing BlackCube Clima 2 To apply the changes click on Save 3 To discard your changes click on Cancel 18 Edit user User name admin Password u Group Disabled Read data Read data read config Read data write config QQ Save Cancel Fig 28 Edit user Please notice It is only possible to withdraw configuration privileges from a user if at least one user exists who has write access to the configuration 6 2 2 Delete user To delete a user click on Del in the user list To finally remove that user you need to confirm deleting the user with a click on Yes on the following page Please notice Users can only be removed if at least one user exists who has write access to the configuration 6 2 3 Disable anonymous access After you have set up a user with write access to the configuration you can disable anonymous access For that simply edit the user named Anonymous and set its right group to Disabled Afterward click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes Edit
8. restart BlackCube Clima Warm start via web interface In the web interface open the page Maintenance Reset Click on Reset next to System restart Confirm rebooting the device by clicking Yes on the next page Cold start through power disconnect Remove the Micro USB cable from BlackCube Clima to interrupt power supply Wait for a couple of seconds before you reconnect the device 10 2 2 Configuration reset There are two ways to reset the device Configuration reset via web interface Open the page Maintenance Reset in the web interface Click on Reset next to Configuration Confirm the configuration reset by clicking Yes on the following page Hardware reset If you can t configure BlackCube Clima anymore for example if you have lost your log in data you can perform a hardware reset Left of the status LED you find a little opening Underneath is the button for resetting the configuration Push it with a ball pen Do not use a pencil as the pencil lead could break and damage the device The status LED starts blinking red Hold the button pushed until the blinking stops to reset the configuration If you release the button while BlackCube Clima is blinking the old configuration is kept 41 Fig 60 Hardware reset of the configuration 10 2 3 Activation of the alternative firmware buffer If after a firmware update problems occurred you can change the firmware image to be executed given that there is an al
9. the normal status If one of the bars is red the particular sensor is in alarm mode A yellow bar shows that the sensor is measuring values that are within the hysteresis range 8 1 2 Chronological sequence of values On the left side of the web interface you see the development of temperature and humidity within the last seven days The upper diagram shows the temperature chart the lower one shows the humidity chart The red lines depict the configured the alarm thresholds 34 8 2 Data export to cloud services The data collected by BlackCube Clima can be exported to cloud services This allows you to merge data collected from several devices to set up a central monitoring site for different facilities Also it is possible to set up world wide data access for different users or for own monitoring applications using the provided APIs Kobold Kobold 47 25 nn ZZ 16 00 2 May 08 00 16 00 2 May 08 00 F Humidity GA vn lemperature Date Date Thingspeak com Thingspeak com Fig 53 Measured data at ThingSpeak 8 2 1 ThingSpeak integration To use BlackCube Clima with ThingSpeak open the page System Cloud Here you have to fill in the following fields e API key Enter the API key that allows you to write on a ThingSpeak channel e Temperature field ID Enter the number of the field which is used for temperature values e Humidity field ID Enter the number of the field which is used for humidity values Cli
10. user Username Anonymous Disabled Read data Read data read config Read data write config Grou v Saye Cancel Fig 29 Disable anonymous access 6 3 Configure session timeout On the page System User you can configure the time after which a user is automatically logged out if no action is performed In the section Login enter the time in seconds into the field Session timeout Afterward click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes Login session timeout 600 Save Cancel Fig 30 Session Timeout 20 7 Configuration of alarm functions Setting up alarms is divided into two steps In the first step you have to configure the sensors to trigger alarms if certain thresholds are exceeded In the second step you have to configure how BlackCube Clima will react on those alarms Possible actions are sending emails and SNMP traps Furthermore syslog messages are sent if a syslog server is provided 7 1 Configuration of the sensors BlackCube Clima comes with integrated sensors for temperature and humidity which can independently be configured 7 1 1 Thresholds and hysteresis Each sensor can be assigned an upper and a lower limit between which BlackCube Clima is in the normal state If these limits are exceeded BlackCube Clima triggers an alarm Do avoid multiple alarms you can set a value for hysteresis This is the amount of units which the measured values have to move back
11. BlackCube Clima Web thermometer hygrometer User s manual Meilhaus Electronic GmbH Am Sonnenlicht 2 82239 Alling bei M nchen Germany Tel 49 0 8141 5271 0 eMail sales meilhaus com Web www meilhaus com The BlackCube Clima is a networking enabled measuring device for reliably monitoring temperature and humidity Configuration is carried out via web interface Gathered values are internally logged and graphically depicted over time On exceeding configurable thresholds BlackCube Clima triggers alarms and sends notifications via email SNMP trap and syslog Cloud interfaces provide world wide access to the collected data and easy integration of BlackCube Clima into own projects Meilhaus Electronic GmbH cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manual without prior notice Meilhaus Electronic GmbH is not liable or responsible for any damage incurred in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this product Revision 1 7 2014 Meilhaus Electronic GmbH GmbH Germany All rights reserved All trademarks are properties of their respective owners Latest information on our products is available on our website www meilhaus com Table of contents 1 Introduction 1 1 1 About BlackCube Clima 242u02000000000n00 nn nun nun nun nn nun nun nun nun nn nnn nun nun nun nn 1 1 2 BlackCube Clima features 1 1 3 BlackCube
12. Clima at a glance 2 22u0220000000000n0n nun nnnnanun nun ann nnnn nun nnn nun 2 1 4 Fields of application rss 2 2 Included in delivery article EGN600114 3 Putting into operation 4 3 1 Connect BlackCube Clima 22022002200020000000n0n ann nano nnn nun nun nun nenn 4 3 2 Installation of Device Discoverer 0 5 3 3 Automatic network configuration uu 22022202000n000nn0nnnn nun nun nun ann anne 9 3 4 Network configuration with Device Discoverer 9 3 5 Afirst look at the web interface 10 Required basic configuration 11 4 1 System settings zn nee een 11 42 INeSEeHIN 05 ee 12 Manually setting time and date 2z2u022200200002nn nenn nenne nnnne nenn nenn nenne nenn nennen 12 SYHCDIONZIO MAN TIP nee ee 13 4 3 Set temperature unit 2u02000200n0n2000nunnunannnnun nun nnn nun nun nun nun nun nun nnnnn 13 4 4 Reset recorded sensor data u 200200 n00n0nannnnunnnn nun nun nun nun nun nnnnn 14 5 Advanced basic configuration 15 5 1 Network settings en 15 Automatic configuration via DHCP une 15 Manual configuration een gi 15 Bij bests 5 ee ee ee nen 16 PUNE SENGO rerep E EEE EE EE EEEE EEEE 16 5 2 User management nennen 17 AIG OF EA USER oree a aaa 17 DOIGT U 7 ee ee E E 18 Disable anonymous ASS saran aa 18 5 3 Configure session timeout 22u02u002000n0n0n0nanunanun nun ann ann nn
13. F to 185 F BlackCube sensors are water and oil repellent Protected by a membrane they are also dust proof from a particle size of 35 micro meters on and withstand a water pressure of 2 7 bars The sensors are calibrated by factory and specified by low deviations of 2 typical for the humidity and 0 3 K for the temperature sensor see appendix 1 sensor data 1 2 BlackCube Clima features e Reliable monitoring of temperature and humidity e Integrated high quality sensors oil repellent water and dustproof e Alarms via email SNMP trap and syslog e StartTLS supports Gmail GMX etc e Easy configuration via web interface e Clear graphical depiction of temperature and humidity gradiation e Programming interfaces over cloud e Data access via Android app e Power supply over Micro USB e Battery backed real time clock e Advanced temperature range 40 C to 85 C 40 F to 185 F e Compact size 56 3 mm x 40 mm x 21 mm 2 2 in x 1 6 in x 0 8 in plus 340 mm 13 8 in sensor cable 1 3 BlackCube Clima at a glance Fig 1 Overview 1 Push button for configuration reset 2 Status LED 3 Micro USB jack for voltage supply 1 2 3 4 Sensor cable with sensors for temperature and humidity 5 RJ 45 jack for network integration 6 6 Link LED 1 4 Fields of application e Server room monitoring e Estate monitoring e Automated climate profiling for buildings e Preventive conservation e Cause det
14. List_of time zones by UTC offset Afterward click on Save to make your settings apply Set Time Time zone Date 09 05 2014 Time 10 40 23 2 Sync PC NTP server de pool ntp org 2 Sync NTP v Save Cancel Fig 18 Set UTC offset 5 2 1 Manually setting time and date Enter the current date into the corresponding field Please use the little endian date format with dots as separators That is 01 01 2014 for the First of January 2014 Now enter the current time with hours minutes and seconds separated by colons So for half past twelve you would enter 12 30 00 You can also pick up the current time from the computer you are working on To do so just click on the button Sync PC Finally click on Save to apply the changes Set Time Time zone 01 00 09 05 2014 10 40 23 9 Sync PC NTP server de pool ntp org 2 Sync NTP v Save Cancel Fig 19 Set time 5 2 2 Synchronizing via NTP Date and time can also be received via the Net Time Protocol Insert a valid NTP server address into to the corresponding field After you have clicked on Sync NTP time and date are queried via network and saved in the background Do not click on Save afterward as you would overwrite the received settings with the values given in the input fields Set Time Time zone 04 00 Date 09 05 2014 Time 10 40 23 2 Sync PC Fig 20 Synchronization via NTP Please notice If BlackCube Clima is able to connect to the provided
15. Static or dynamic DHCP client IP System Nut OS 5 Firmware updates Over web interface rescue function Data capacity At least 51 days internal Protocols HTTP SMTP DHCP SNTP Syslog SNMP Traps only Nut Discovery Webinterface Password protection Diagram Live Update HTML5 CSS3 JSON and SVG User Management 3 Users 3 Groups E Mail Up to 4 Recipients over 2 SMTP servers SNMP Traps Status LED Red green yellow Date Time Battery backed real time clock with SNTP update Power supply 5VDC 5 5 V DC Consumption Typical 120 mA 0 6 W maximal 200 mA 1 W Operating conditions 40 C bis 85 C max 95 RH 45 40 F bis 185 F max 95 RH Storage conditions 40 C bis 85 C max 95 RH 40 F bis 185 F max 95 RH 46 Housing material ABS thermoplastic Housing color Black RAL 9011 Housing dimensions 56 3 mm x 40 mm x 21 mm plus sensing cable 2 2 in x 1 6 in x 0 8 in plus sensing cable Length sensing cable 340 mm 13 8 in Weight 35 g 0 07 Ib Connector RJ45 Ethernet Micro USB Mounting Wall mounting Conformity CE compliant UL USA Kanada UL94 Protection marking IP20 ROHS compliance EU Directive 2002 95 EC 47 13 Appendix 3 Manufacturer Meilhaus Electronic GmbH GmbH Erinstrasse 9 44575 Castrop Rauxel Germany
16. alarm Send email Send SNMP trap Save x Cancel Fig 32 Configure temperature sensor 7 1 3 Configuration of the humidity sensor For the configuration of the humidity sensor you don t need to provide a physical unit BlackCube Clima measures relative humidity RH in percent Enter values for the upper and the lower limit as well as a sensible value for hysteresis in example 5 In the section On alarm configure the actions which BlackCube Clima will take if a humidity alarm is triggered 22 Send email will send alarm emails to all recipients configured on the page Alarm Email Send SMTP Trap will send SMTP traps to the SMTP manager specified under Alarm SMTP If you have configured a Syslog server on the page System Network BlackCube Clima will send also syslog messages When you have finished click on Save to apply or on Cancelto discard you changes Humidity Sensor Name Humidity Lower limit 0 Upper limit 199 Hysteresis 5 On alarm Send email Number between 0 1 an 99 9 Send SNMP trap Save x Cancel Fig 33 Configure humidity sensor 7 2 Configuration of alarm emails Open the page Alarm Email to configure up to 4 recipients that will be notified through up to two email accounts In the first section you see a list of the email accounts which are used to send alarm emails 1 The central section lists the email addresses to which the alarm emails are sent 2 In the bottom section yo
17. ature Humidity Memory usage Alarm Uptime Email SNMP Status LED Maintenance Firmware Reset Fig 16 Configuration backend 5 1 System settings System name System Setup Meaningful name to identify the device max 15 characters ktest2 Firmware v Save Cancel Currently activated firmware System Version Version of the underlying operation system s MAC Querx 1 3 2 1 Unique idetifier for the network interface Nut OS 5 2 4 0 Memory usage 02 00 00 00 00 45 Memory used by the system Uptime Status Time passed since last reboot Online help 64 Ad 2h 5m 23s Configuration menu On the start page of the backend which can also be accessed over the menu entry System General you should provide a System name for your device It is the name shown in Device Discoverer Furthermore it is used to identify the source of an alarm This name can consist of up to 15 alohanumerical characters Click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes 12 System Setup System name kobold v Save Cancel Fig 17 Choose system name 5 2 Time settings Click on System Time to open the configuration page for date and time settings These settings allow BlackCube Clima to put a time stamp to every measuring point so the development of data can be followed First set the UTC offset for the time zone that applies to your location You can find an overview at http en wikipedia org wiki
18. ck on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes ThingSpeak API key Beispiel1234567 Temperature fleld id 4 Humidity field id 2 v Save Cancel Fig 54 Configure ThingSpeak Please notice that BlackCube Clima does not encrypt your API key on the device 35 More information on how to set up a ThingSpeak channel or how to integrate channel data into your website or intranet can be found on www thingspeak com 36 8 2 2 Xively integration BlackCube Clima can also update Xively feeds The channels to be updated correspond to the names that you have assigned to the sensors see 6 1 configuration of the sensors To configure BlackCube Clima for Xively open the page System Cloud and fill in the following fields e API key Enter the API key with which you can write on your Xively feed e Feed ID Enter the ID of the feed that you want to write on Click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes Alvely API key Beispiel1234567 Feedid 123123123123 v Save Cancel Fig 55 Configure Xively Please note that BlackCube Clima does not encrypt the API key More information on how to set up and access a Xively feed can be found on www xively com 3 9 Firmware updates To extend BlackCube Clima s scope of operation Meilhaus Electronic GmbH frequently provides new firmware versions These can easily be uploaded onto and activated on the device 9 1 Availability of firmware updates To figure o
19. d properly 3 2 Installation of Device Discoverer BlackCube Clima automatically receives a network configuration via DHCP as soon as you connect the device to your network During this process the status LED lights yellow If a valid configuration has been received the status LED blinks green If a network problem has occurred the status LED lights red Please ask your network administrator in this case To access BlackCube web interface you need to find out its IP address This can be done using the application Device Discoverer An installation image for Device Discoverer can be found on the product CD New versions can free of charge be downloaded from www sensors Meilhaus Electronic GmbH de After a double click on this file the installation process starts m Neuer Ordner Mame Anderungsdatum Typ Grobe Q dewdisc 1 2 1 1 setup 23 05 2014 12 39 Anwendung 19 746 KB Fig 4 Execute installation image Device Discoverer a oo Te Bitte w hlen Sie eine Sprache D Please select a language Engish T x canc Fig 5 Choose language At first choose the language you want to use and click OK to continue The installer asks you to close other applications before proceeding Afterward click on Next Device Discoverer Setup io Setup for Device Discoverer Version 1 2 This wizard wil guide you throuqn the instalation af Teure Discoverer It is recommended hat you dose all other applicat
20. ermination for mould remediation 2 Included in delivery article EGN600114 e BlackCube Clima with sensors for temperature and humidity e Ethernet cable e Micro USB cable USB wall plug adapter witch clippings for UK EU US and AU e CD with software and documentation 3 Putting into operation 3 1 Connect BlackCube Clima BlackCube Clima is shipped with a Micro USB plug in power supply which includes clippings for usage in several countries Choose the right clipping and push it into the guide rails from above until it locks in place Fig 2 Prepare adapter Example EU clipping Now connect the power supply to BlackCube Clima using the Micro USB cable If no free wall outlet is available you can instead connect BlackCube Clima to a free USB port 1 The status LED lights yellow BlackCube Clima needs 5 V voltage supply consuming less than 1 W Now connect BlackCube Clima to your network using the provided Ethernet cable 2 Fig 3 Connect BlackCube Clima BlackCube Clima should be placed with some distance to heat sources and be protected from direct sunlight Although measurements in still air are possible a certain amount of air circulation will support better reaction times and reduce susceptibility to condensation If you change from analogue thermo hygrometers you should consider a transition period in which you use both solutions Thus you ensure that everything works as expected and the data is recorde
21. etwork configuration via DHCP You can also do the network setup manually on the page System Network for example if you want to assign a static IP 6 1 1 Automatic configuration via DHCP If you tick the DHCP checkbox BlackCube Clima gets an IP address a network mask and a gateway from the DHCP server Network Setup DHCP x Local IF address 192 168 192 217 Network mask 255 255 2550 Gateway IP address 192 168 192 1 Fig 24 DHCP activation 6 1 2 Manual configuration If you want to manually set up the networking options you have to untick the DHCP checkbox In this case you have to provide the following parameters e Local IP address Enter the IP address over which BlackCube Clima should be accessed though the network e Network mask Enter a definition for the subnet in which BlackCube Clima is located e Gateway IP address Enter the IP address of the gateway which serves as default route to external networks 16 DHCP LocallP address 1979168197 317 Network mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway lP address 192 168 192 1 Fig 25 Manual network configuration Please ask your network administrator if you don t have the needed values available 6 1 3 DNS server It is required to configure a DNS server for example in order to send emails If you have the DHCP enabled this value is automatically provided in most cases Check if the field holds a valid value and change it if needed Network Setup DHCP LocallP addres
22. ima is shown in the list please continue as described in sections 3 3 and 3 4 10 1 2 BlackCube Clima is slow In the web interface open the page System General and check the value for Memory Usage If this value is greater than 70 it is likely that you have to many network connections opened Check if you can close browser windows connected to the web interface 10 1 3 BlackCube Clima has gaps in its chronology In the web interface open the page System General and check the value for Uptime Here you can see the time that BlackCube Clima was running from the last boot on Please ensure that the power supply was not accidentally interrupted 10 1 4 After a firmware update BlackCube Clima doesn t work anymore lf after a firmware update BlackCube Clima refuses operation you can reactivate the other firmware buffer on the device see 9 2 actions to perform 10 1 5 Lost log in data If you don t remember the log in data for BlackCube Clima you can reset the device configuration see 9 2 actions to perform 10 1 6 Network configuration unknown If you don t remember the network configuration for BlackCube Clima you can use the utility Device Discoverer to locate BlackCube Clima in your network lf BlackCube Clima was configured for a network which you have no access to you can manually reset the configuration see 9 2 actions to perform 40 10 2 Actions to perform 10 2 1 Rebooting the device There are two ways to
23. in the direction of the normal state before another alarm Is triggered Please look at the following image Alarm range Normal range Alarm range Hysteresis ranges Fig 31 Hysteresis In this example the temperature sensor is set to a lower limit of 15 C and an upper limit of 55 C Hysteresis is set to 10 If an alarm is triggered at 55 C the sensor has to measure 45 C or less in order to trigger another alarm on exceeding 55 C 7 1 2 Configuration of the temperature sensor On the page Sensors Temperature you set up the alarm function for the temperature sensor 21 The field Name takes an identifier for the sensor in example Temperature You have already chosen the temperature unit BlackCube Clima operates with 1 Now configure the safe range by setting an upper and a lower limit as well as a sensible value for hysteresis in example 2 2 Under On alarm you can choose what actions are performed if an alarm goes on Send email will send information emails to all recipients configured under Alarm Email Send SNMP trap will send a SNMP trap to the SNMP manager configured under Alarms SNMP Furthermore BlackCube Clima sends syslog messages to a syslog server if configured under System Network After you have finished click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes Temperature Sensor Temperature e Celsius Fahrenheit Kelvin Lower limit Upper limit Hysteresis 20 On
24. ions before starting Setup This wil make It possible to update relevant system files without having t reboot your computer Clics ext to continue Fig 6 Close other applications You are being asked to choose the components you want to install Keep the suggested selection and click on Next D Device Discoverer Setup Components Choose which features of Dever Discoverer you want to install Check the componerte you want to netall and uncheck the componente you don t wart to instal Click Next to continuc Sdecthe pectin Rl Ur select the cptonal Device Discoverer components you wish to F Libraries instal da H D Add ons Description apace required 65 7MB Position your mouse ayer a oorrpenent to sez its descrinfaon Jelo Discoverer Fig 7 Choose components to install Please choose the folder into which you want to install Device Discoverer and click on Next Device Discoverer Setup P z P Install Localion p Choose the folder in which to nsall Device Discoverer setup will instal Device Disceverer In the following folder Te Install n z different folder dick Browse ard select another folder Cick Next tc continue Destination Folder C eqnit kobald Space required 65 Mb Space availaole 13 366 Devic Discovcrer Fig 8 Choose folder Now choose a start menu folder for Device Discoverer Then click on Install to install Device Discoverer onto y
25. ktest2 Cof guration 1884 262 saved 192 168 192 141 kteg Temperature 192 168 192 141 kte System Alarm information Fig 50 Syslog messages from Quern TH 32 7 5 Configuration of the status LED Open the page Alarm Status LED to configure the optical output for the normal state 1 as well as for temperature or humidity alarms 2 e Blink rate Here you configure the rate in which the LED blinks green in normal state e Temperature Here you configure the LED color for temperature alarms e Humidity Here you configure the LED color for humidity alarms Click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes Status LED Normal state Blink rate Slow Alarm state Temperature red Humidity yellow v Save Cancel Fig 51 Configure the status LED 33 8 Access on the measured data BlackCube Clima offers several interfaces to receive currently measured and recorded data e Visual depiction via web interfaces e Data export to Xively e Data export to IhingSpeak e Android App BlackCube Discoverer with direct data access through LAN or remote access through clouds 8 1 Web interface Temperature development Configuration Currently measured Values a a nn a nn a oara Fig 52 Web interface _ 8 1 1 Currently measured values On the right side of the screen you see the currently measured values of both sensors If the bars are green BlackCube Clima is in
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27. on of firmware ING Sn Activation of firmware images 00 0 sess skers krakkar 9 Troubleshooting 9 1 FOSSIDIE Cli ONS sma No network connection une cici BlackCube Clima 1S S Weinen een BlackCube Clima has gaps in its chronology uu22uunennennenne nenne nenne nenne nennen After a firmware update BlackCube Clima doesn t work anymore LO HOTIN Oa een ee ee Network configuration unknown uunuuenenensnenenenenenenennnenenenennnnnnnnnnnnn nenn nnn nennen 9 2 Actions to perform uu 2u 2000002000n0nnunnnun nun ann nun nun nun ann nnun nun nun nun nun nenn FT OMG the VIC ee ee I er Configuration anne een Ener asninn Activation of the alternative firmware buffer u uu02000208000n0 nenn nenn nenn nennen 10 Appendix 1 Sensor specifications 10 1 Temperature sensor 10 2 Humidity SENSOT asninn 11 Appendix 2 Specifications 12 Appendix 3 Manufacturer 1 Introduction 1 1 About BlackCube Clima BlackCube Clima is powered with 5 V DC over a Micro USB jack The device can be connected to a network over a 100 MBit Ethernet interface BlackCube Clima monitors temperature and humidity in its surrounding and sends out alarms via email SNMP trap and syslog messages when configurable thresholds are exceeded Furthermore the collected data can be exported to the cloud providers Xively and ThingSpeak The advanced temperature range allows measurements between 40 C and 85 C 40
28. our system amp Device Discoverer Setup Choose a Star Menu folder for the Device Discoverer shortcuts Select the Start Menu falcer in which you would like to create the program s shortcuts You can also enter a name to create anew folder Device Dscoverer 7 Zip Accessories Arlrrinis U alive Toul Aplana Atmel Cleaner E Do notcrsas shortcuts Device Discoverer Fig 9 Choose start menu folder After the installation has finished click on Next Device Discoverer Setup 7 installation Complete Setup was completed successfully Devicg Discoverer Carce Fig 10 Click next Finally click on Finish to exit the installer g Device Discoverer setup Completing the Device Discoverer Setup Wizard Levice Dscoverer has been installed on your computer Clics Finish to dose ths wizard Fig 11 Finish installation Now you can start Device Discoverer from the windows start menu Ji Cygwin P Device Discoverer BR Device Discoverer gT Etharnit G 1 Fig 12 Start Device Discoverer 8 3 3 Automatic network configuration Device Discoverer recognizes all BlackCube devices within your local network and lists them in a table The first column shows the system name This name can be changed from the web interface The second column shows the IP address over which BlackCube Clima can be accessed If you double click on the row with the device you want to configure a br
29. owser window opens and loads the web interface ge Device Discwerer x File Edit Help IF Address IG cq 1 oo 167 165 192 141 Fig 13 Device Discoverer 3 4 Network configuration with Device Discoverer If you don t have a DHCP server running in your network you have to manually set an IP address and a network mask You can do this with Device Discoverer or the Android app BlackCube Discoverer which can be found in the Google PlayStore In Device Discoverer right click on the device that you want do configure and choose Device configuration In the dialogue window provide an IP address that is used to connect to BlackCube Clima and an IP mask for the definition of the subnet BlackCube is located in Finally click on OK to apply your changes BlackCube Clima reboots with the new settings Device configuration cH _ IP address 0 0 0 0 IP mask 255 255 255 0 ok cancel Fig 14 Manual network configuration To configure BlackCube Clima to work with DHCP at this point simply set P address and P mask to 0 0 0 0 Further configuration is carried out via web interface 10 4 A first look at the web interface After you have entered BlackCube Clima s IP address into your brower s address field or after you have double clicked on the entry in Device Discoverer you see the front page Here you find currently measured values as well as the depiction of their development over
30. rm deleting of the mail account 7 2 2 Email recipients BlackCube Clima is now able to send alarms via email Now you have to provide recipients to be informed on occurring alarms To create recipients open the page Alarm Email In the section Recipients you find four slots into which recipients can be entered To do so click on Edit in one of the lines Recipients Email amp Edit amp Edit Edit Fig 39 Create email recipient On the next page enter a valid email address in the field Email 1 Afterward choose the mail account where emails should be send from per default 2 With a click on the button Test an email is sent If everything works well click on Save to apply your changes If you click on Cancel your changes will be discarded 26 Edit Recipients Email alarm meilhaus de QQ Account alarm mail demo de o werg mail abc com gt Test v Save Cancel Fig 40 Enter recipient Edit email recipient To edit an existing email recipient open the page Alarm Email and click on Edit Delete email recipient Open the page Alarm Email and click on Del in the line with the email recipient that you want to remove Recipients cmezi y Ss Bt ne T ei Joe EEE Fa Cx dee itt admin dermo comi Edil Fig 41 Delete recipient On the next page confirm deleting the recipient by clicking Yes If you click No the recipient remains unchanged Remove Recipients Email admin demo com Acco
31. s 192 168 192 217 Network mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IF address 192 168 192 1 DNS server 192 168 192 1 Syslog server kasos HTTP pori 80 Ea Valid port num Discovery pot 9806 Discovery IP mask 255 255 255 255 v Save Cancel Fig 26 DNS server 6 1 4 Further settings Following advanced options can be configured e Syslog server If you provide a syslog server BlackCube Clima sends alarms general information and error messages via syslog protocol e HTTP port Here you can configure on which port the web interface of BlackCube Clima can be accessed The standard value is 80 e Discovery port This port is needed to enable the discovery service of BlackCube Clima With this service enabled the device can be found and configured by Device Discoverer The value should be 9806 e Discovery IP mask This value specifies the network segment in which BlackCube Clima accepts configuration changes from Device Discoverer Typically this is 255 255 255 255 Click on Save to apply your changes If you click on Cancel your changes are discarded 6 2 User management In its basic configuration BlackCube Clima can be accessed and configured via web interface without providing any login data To increase security you can add users and assign them different access privileges To change the user settings open the page System User Here you can add or edit users by clicking Edit 1 If users exist you can delete them by
32. ternative firmware version on the device see 8 Firmware updates Remove BlackCube Clima from the power supply Now take a ball pen and push the button underneath the opening left of the status LED Don t use a pencil as the pencil lead could break and damage the device Keeping the button pushed reconnect the power supply The status LED starts to blink red You can interrupt the activation process here if you release the button If you keep it pressed after a few seconds the LED will light red without blinking If you now release the button the other firmware image is written into BlackCube Clima s internal memory and the device will be restarted Fig 61 Change active Firmware image 42 11 Appendix 1 Sensor specifications 11 1 Temperature sensor Measurement Typical Maximal Unit range Deviation 10 C 85 C 03 04 C 40 C 100 C See image C Long term stability lt 0 01 C C year typical deviation Accuracy of the temperature sensor LIESS HS PE Maxima LT I Deviation C nO wm O O y D E o m S 3 2 2 8 H rein Dei rir 50 55 z sr WO LO fhm NN ER PO MEER SR AST HD ae N C om Temperature C 43 11 2 Humidity sensor Measurement range Typical Maximal Unit Deviation 0 80 2 3 80 100 See image Accuracy of the humidity sensor iypical deviation um na VAXIN deviation
33. time Temperature development Configuration Currently measured values The charts on the left side show the temperature and humidity gradations within the last seven days The upper chart shows temperature development the lower one the development of humidity The red lines show the configured alarm thresholds The bars on the right side show currently measured values for temperature and humidity If they are green the sensor is in the defined safe state Red bars show an active alarm one of the thresholds is exceeded A yellow color shows that the sensor measures values within the hysteresis range see 6 1 configuration of the sensors At the upper right part of the front page you can log in with a user name and a password This is needed if you have set up users and assigned them access right see 5 2 user management 11 5 Required basic configuration For proper operation some basic configuration need to be carried out Click at Configuration in the upper right corner of the front page to access the configuration backend On the left side of the screen you find the configuration menu from where you can navigate through the different configuration areas The center part of the page shows the configuration options that you can set On the right side you find some explanatory information on the different configuration options System System name General i Time Network User a Firmware System Sensors MAC Temper
34. u can enter the messages that are sent with an alarm and configure some basic email settings 3 23 SMTP accounts Hostname Port Login mail example com t test example com Recipients Email alarm example de Template Global settings Temperature alarm Humidity alarm Fig 34 E Mail configuration 7 2 1 Email accounts To enable alarm emails you have to configure an account which is used for sending In case that the server to which the account belongs is not available you can provide a second account as backup If none of the configured mail servers is responding for example in case of network failure BlackCube Clima records the last 16 events that have occurred and sends the emails as soon as the connection could be established again To configure a mail server open the page Alarm Email In the section Email accounts you see two slots where email accounts can be added Click on edit to create an account Email accounts Email accounts Edit q amp Edit Fig 35 Create email account 24 On the next page enter the host name of the SMTP server and a port number e Host name Please enter the host name of your SMTP server e Port Please enter the port number for your SMTP server In most cases this is 587 Nowadays you will hardly find a mail server that allows you to send emails without authentication Please tick the Authentification checkbox and enter a user name and a password 2
35. ue that was sent with the trap MIB browser and trap receiver can be downloaded from hitp ireasoning com 31 gt Trap Receiver Operations Tools in C 8 wW Source Severity Spedfic 2 1 3 6 Lt LIAA L 32 192 166 192 217 Specific 1 1 3 6 1 4 1 3444 1 32 1972 168 192 217 2014 04 24 15 53 03 Alarm trap Normal trap Source 92 168 192 217 Timestamp 3884 hours 17 minutes 55 seconds SNMP Version Enterprise 1 3 6 1 4 1 3444 1 32 i Specific l e Generic enterprsespecitic Variable Bindings 1 3 6 1 4 1 3444 1 32 1 Octet trung Labor Alarm 25 3 degrees Fig 49 SNMP traps in Trap Receiver 7 4 Configuration of syslog To sent alarms and information through syslog you have to provide a syslog server on the page System Network see 4 1 Network configuration Through syslog BlackCube Clima sends out a multitude of information and warnings You can configure your syslog server on how to deal with this information in example what should be logged or used in other ways The following image shows some of the syslog output produced by BlackCube Clima in the free syslog server from IPSWITCH The software can be downloaded from www ipswitch com Jat Time iit it nst wa 4 g ver 1 G lt a bo i ts 9 RE RENTE ee 09 26 2014 13 44 29 User Info 192 168 192 141 ktest2 Email sent 250 2 6 0 lt BLU436 SMTP139trSBy00003f53 BLU4 09 26 2014 13 44 25 User Info 192 168 192 141
36. unt demo com Yes No Fig 42 Confirm deleting the recipient 7 2 3 Global email settings Open the page Alarm Email In the section Email settings click on Edit left of Global Settings 27 Email settings Template Global settings amp Edit Temperature alarm amp Edit Humidity alarm Fig 43 Global email settings On the next page you can set the address where emails are sent from and a text that is added to all system emails e Sender address Please enter a valid email adress e Email text Please enter a text template that is going to be added to all system mails Within this text you can use some functional characters t creates a tabulator and n creates a line break Basic email configuration Sender address kobold example com Email text Automatic email do not reply in v Save Cancel Fig 44 Global email settings 7 2 4 Templates for alarm emails Open the page Alarm Email In the section Email settings you can edit the email templates for temperature and humidity alarms Click on Edit left of the alarm which you want to configure Email settings Template amp Edit Global settings Temperature alarm Humidity alarm Fig 45 Edit alarm email templates Within the Alarm section you can enter the email templates that are processed if an alarm occurs 28 The section Back to normal holds the email templates to be processed when an alarm stops Alarm Email subject
37. ut what firmware version you are currently using open the page System General In the section Version you can find the firmware version just beside of the label Firmware Version Firmware Quer 1 1 9 2 system WNut OS 5 2 4 0 MAC 02 00 00 00 00 45 Fig 56 Find out firmware version The most recent firmware image can be downloaded from www sensors Meilhaus Electronic GmbH de If the version of the provided download is higher than the version you are running on BlackCube Clima a firmware update might be sensible Right click on the download link and choose Save link as from the pop up menu and choose a location where to save the file Open link in new tab Open link in new window Open link in incognito window Copy link address Inspect element Fig 57 Save firmware image 9 1 1 Installation of firmware images To install a new firmware version open the page Maintenance Firmware Now choose a buffer into which you want to install the image 1 This should be either the slot with the lowest firmware number or an empty slot Now select the file that you have just downloaded 2 Then click on Upload to save the firmware on the device 3 The upload may need some time After it is finished the new firmware version is shown next to the buffer that you chose earlier 38 Upload Buffer Querx 1 1 9 2 egnite GmbH Buffer 2 Querx 1 1 9 2 egnite GmbH gl Choose File No file chosen Qe Fig 58 Upload firm
38. ware to BlackCube Clima 9 1 2 Activation of firmware images After uploading a new firmware image you have to activate it Open the page Maintenance Firmware In the section Activation you see the two firmware buffers Activation Querx 1 1 9 2 egnite GmbH Bufrer fl Buffer 2 uerx 1 1 9 2 egnite GmbH Activate Fig 59 Activate firmware image Select the one with the version that you want to run 1 and click on Activate 2 The software is now written into the internal memory Once the writing has finished BlackCube Clima reboots During this process the LED turns yellow After successfully booting the LED turns back to normal Please note The activation process can take a couple of seconds Do not cut BlackCube Clima off from the power supply during this time as the device can be damaged If for some reason the firmware update failed and the device refuses to take up normal operation you can manually reactivate the other firmware buffer see 9 2 actions to perform 39 10 Troubleshooting 10 1 Possible errors 10 1 1 No network connection If you are not able to connect to BlackCube Clima you probably need to manually configure network settings Start the application Device Discoverer If the device is not listed here check if it is properly connected to the network If that is the case a network problem may have occurred Please ask you network administrator If BlackCube Cl
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