Radio Radio Telemetry Serial Output Module T24
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1. ccscccesccccsscccsscccscceessceessceesacceses 25 ECC asi canvass Maa tases nu nee ute pS EEE NAAA E E wade Rau IUE Due sas 25 Gi bind Sen AA A A A A A A E 25 du 25 Declaration of Conformity 1 e edere ek etr e ore nes reae Uv EY E dns UV VE PEE ces a ev Ee ea eu T UE Ra E RES 27 Worldwide Regional Approvals cceeeeeeeee esee ee eene neeeh nor hers coco con or cnn nr rr eere een 28 Important Note ode eec desi te A RR a e Peg CENE Ee CARTER AE LR ESAE 28 Warrant mERTPE 28 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Introduction Overview The T24 SO creates a serial output which can include data from up to 8 devices and optionally sum them The output is suitable for connecting to a printer serial display or for feeding directly into a PC PLC or any device that is capable of using numeric values in readable ASCII format The actual serial output can be designed by the user using multiple lines which can include free text or tokens which can represent real data i e V1 would be decoded as the value from input 1 when the print is triggered Printing can be triggered from a contact an external command or the arrival of a specific Data Provider message The serial output can consist of a single line of data suitable for feeding into an LED display module or a more complex multi line result that can contain a mixture of fixed and variable data suita2. T24 Toolkit Zero Settings Advanced 0 Sl E Of Help External System Zero An external device can supply a system zero value To use this feature enter the Data Tag of the data to use For this feature to work you will require a special device capable of transmitting the required system zero value Enter a Data Tag of 0000 to disable Data Tag This advanced section allows the use of a specially configured external module to supply the system zero value for the handheld to use Example The same T24 SO is used with a truck that picks up different trailers and is required to display the sum of 4 strain gauges connected to each trailer Using T24 SAs Because each trailer will have a different system zero requirement we would add a further device to each trailer set to transmit the system zero value It is the Data Tag that is entered here Note On all trailers the acquisition module sets share the same Data Tags Items you can change Data Tag Enter the Data Tag of the message to use for the external system zero ID Contains the ID of the device used to supply the external system zero This is only necessary to provide a visible record of the remote device and is shown to keep compatibility with the Mode and Communications page You do not need to enter anything here although it will be filled in automatically if you perform a pair to retrieve data P Click this to give 5 seconds to perform pairing to automatically provide the Data
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4. CE The CE mark shall consist of the initials CE taking the following form W If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged the proportions given in the above graduated drawing must be respected W The CE marking must have a height of at least 5mm except where this is not possible on account of the nature of the apparatus W The CE marking must be affixed visibly legibly and indelibly Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual 26 Declaration of Conformity We Mantracourt Electronics Limited The Drive Farringdon Exeter Devon EX5 2JB declare under our sole responsibility that our products in the T24 Radio Telemetry Product Range to which this declaration relates are in conformity with the appropriate standard EN 300 328 following the provisions of the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 1999 5 EC FCC CFR Title 47 part 15c BS EN 61000 4 2 and BS EN 61000 4 3 following the provisions of the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC December 2007 Brett James FCC ID VHARAD24 Development Manager Mantracourt Electronics Limited 27 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Worldwide Regional Approvals Europe CE USA FCC Canada IC Australia To Be Determined China To Be Determined Japan To Be Determined Important Note Mantracourt does not list the entire set of standards that must be met for each country Mantracourt custome
5. NetMode lt XX gt Substitutes token with the ASCII character whose ASCII value is xx ZEG UBl where xx is a two digit hexadecimal value i e 0D Below are listed some useful hex codes 0D Carriage Return 0A Line Feed 09 Tab 1B Escape 17 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Zero Settings T24 Toolkit Zero Settings OF 388 0 d Help Perform System Zero You can perform a system zero now by Clicking Here or remove any existing system zero by Clicking Here NOTE the handheld must already be configured with the correct acquisition devices connected to the correct inputs and valid communications must be established Here you can set a system zero Items you can change Perform System Zero Clicking this will store the current values on all inputs and subtract the value from all subsequent outputs thus rendering the current input as zero Example A 4 input weigh platform will have calibrated acquisition modules but when the actual platform structure is in place each module has a weight value thus the gross value is 50Kg By performing a system zero with all inputs operational this is zeroed away so next time the T24 SO is powered on the same input will yield a zero result Remove System Zero Clicking this will remove all system zeros and restore all outputs normal Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual 18 Zero Settings Advanced
6. Tag and ID from a specific device Usually pairing is activated by removing and replacing the power supply X Click this to reset the Data Tag and ID to zero disabling the external system zero function 19 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Configuration Examples LED Display from a Single Source We want to put data from a T24 SA onto a large LED display We will use the out of the box rate of 3 per second The display only needs the ASCII data followed by a carriage return Assuming the T24 SA sends its data on Data Tag C675 Linel lt V1 gt lt 0D gt V1Format 00 000 Timeout1 2000 ValueDataTagl C675 PrintDataTag C675 MinInterval 100 LineDelay 0 PrintOnError 1 SwitchMode 1 Summed LED Display from Dual Source We want to put the summed Net data from a pair of T24 SAs onto a large LED display We want the switch input of the T24 SO to toggle between Gross and zeroed net mode The printed output will reflect whether the device is in gross or zeroed net mode We will use the out of the box rate of 3 per second The display only needs the ASCII data followed by a carriage return Assuming the T24 SAs send data on Data Tag C675 and FF34 Parameter settings Linel lt NET gt lt 0D gt FormatSUM 00 000 ValueDataTagl C675 ValueDataTag2 FF34 PrintTrigger C675 MinInterval 100 LineDelay 0 PrintOnError 1 SwitchMode 1 Print Gross Sum of 2 Devices to Printer We need to print the gross
7. broadcast wake that will wake all devices on the same channel and using the same encryption key Pairing offers an automated method of hooking a provider and consumer of data together However some devices may require you to manually enter Data Tag and ID information so it would be beneficial to the user to understand the above mechanism Configuration Overview Once it has been determined how many devices are feeding data to this device you need to record the Data Tag that each of these devices are attaching to their Data Provider packets These Data Tags are then entered into the ValueDataTagx parameters Once the rate at which this data arrives is known you can enter the Timeoutx values Leave unused ValueDataTagx parameters with a value of zero to ensure that they are not checked for timeouts and do not contribute to gross or net sums When a data provider packet arrives whose Data Tag matches one of those in the ValueDataTagx parameters the value it contains will be placed in the Valuex parameter If data does not arrive from a device within the Timeoutx period then any reference to either the individual Vx tokens or one of the summing tokens will result in rather than a numeric value Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual 2 The actual serial output can now be constructed using Line1 to Line25 These parameters take text into which you can insert tokens When a Print is generated these lines are parsed and toke
8. mie d ee we Ue A enon ots veda cae come E A der RIEUREL RU EER 10 ajos Tas OS ocio ii TT ILLI UIT 11 QULPUESECLINGS oii ies M A A E DE A A A A a 13 O utp t SCAN A A A E sd ISI eae 15 Output DOS A A E A AS eue delere lea asa 16 Zero ON ii ID EIL a se A e li 18 Zero Settings Advanced oreore e A DD HHS a a ete laessenneet eras 19 Configuration Examiples iei eee ede e eei seek ee erra euseesesna ses veedeedeeseaesveseedbeeteses reeves Ears oe eir eus 20 LED Display from a Single Source ceeeeeseeeeeeeeee eene enhn heh nhe rro oro ehh enhn 20 Summed LED Display from Dual Source esesssssseeeseeeseeee eene hehe hehehe eene 20 Print Gross Sum of 2 Devices to Printer cece cece eens nee e eee e nsec eene ehh h hes eene ns 20 Customer Ticket From Handheld Device ooooocoooccocccccnconccccnocornncccco nor eene hehe nnne 21 Ihe lEiaPIMEMC EE 22 OVERVIEW 22 Specifications io ce v edsee e eee aeos ond sists Cosas ess ito dansa diendo o COUPE Rua 23 General Radio 2 5 cay erede ees cova te Seed a rete Quse bind Tote e ds evene eee Dd pS 23 pom 23 Approvals 5 civevswness cand eee RU SA e YEN SEE CE E sve eniou SUI eee COM QE OE PRETI CUENTE bebe dro OK ET T sans 24 ETT 24 E CER asad MER ENTERS OE RR EVENTOS NN UERTA ERN RV R PRIORA EN S ESTER TRE ERR E MEE 24 dustry E OCUEGLPTE EPDn 25 OEM Reseller Marking and Documentation Requirements
9. when the output containing a lt LOG gt token is triggered at 30 second intervals or less Set the number of digits to display when the lt LOG gt token is decoded Example If this is set to 2 then the log number will count up to 99 before resetting As the serial output is has no hardware handshaking it is sometimes necessary to limit the rate at which the output is sent This is most apparent with multiline outputs to a printer Example A printer requires a OxOA decimal 10 character linefeed to be sent at the end of each line to cause the printer to actually print the line This character would be embedded in the actual designed output and the Line Delay Char set to 0A so each time a line is sent to the printer a delay occurs before the next part of the output is initiated The delay is set by Line Delay The delay in milliseconds that occurs when the Line Delay Character has been sent to the output Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual 14 Output Scaling T24 Toolkit Output Scaling 0 38 a Of Help At Low Input Value of Display Should Read 0 0 0 0 At High Input Value of Display Should Read 0 y U To configure custom display scaling just enter a low and high pair of values indicating what you would like displayed for a given input value NOTE This will be applied to all inputs and totals To remove any custom scaling Click Here This page allows effective conversion between units i e Altho
10. your defined format so if you defined a format of 0 0 and data of value 100 8765 arrived it would be represented as 100 8 Examples 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 100 8 100 8 00 000 6 1234 06 123 00 000 123 4567 123 456 0000 00 12 0 0012 00 Resolution It is possible to set the resolution the smallest unit of change of the output results by including the numeric value in the format i e 00 005 would only represent the value in steps of 00 005 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual 12 Output Settings T24 Toolkit Output Settings 0 El 3238 a Of Help Duplicate Log Number Select whether to print twice for Enter the current log number Each every print output triggered No time a print output is triggered this number will increment Non Volatile Min Interval Log Digits Time in milliseconds that must be E Number of digits to display when the allowed between prints Print lt LOG gt token is replaced i e 3 triggers faster than this will be digits will allow log number to count ignored to 999 then reset to zero Gross Text Line Delay Char Text to replace the GN token Define the character that will when in gross mode trigger the end of line delay Enter in hexadecimal Net Text Line Delay Text to replace the GN token Delay in milliseconds to wait after when in net mode each tine is sent to the serial output Useful for limiting the data being sent to a printer Pr
11. 0 4 28 a O4 Channel You can select 1 of 16 channels Encryption Key The encryption key is 32 hex characters long 000010010100101007010101010 0101 0101010101000100 00 0 Characters allowed are 1234567890ABCDEF NOTE Changing the channel and key will not affect the device until it has been power cycled If you have a handheld device and one or more acquisition devices and you want to change the channel and keys for all you could do either of the following Connect this toolkit to each of the devices in turn and change the channel and key settings Connect to just the handheld device and set the channel and key as required Next using the pair function in the handheld connect to each acquisition device to change its settings to match those of the handheld Connect to one device and change its channel and key as required Click the Home button and then re pair to that device The base station will now match its settings to that device Return to this page and click the Advanced button From here you will be able to quickly change the settings of multiple devices to match the base station just by pairing with each one in turn Here you can change the channel and encryption key for the module NOTE Early acquisition module do not yet utilise the encryption keys so these should be left at all zeros Items you can change Channel Select a channel between 1 and 16 The default is channel 1 You can use the Spectrum Analyser mod
12. Analyser Planar 100 2400 2410 2440 2450 2460 2470 2480 1 2 7 8 3 10 T 12 13 4 15 16 Frequency Channel Spectral Now 25 secs ago 2400 2430 2440 2450 2460 2470 2480 6 7 8 3 10 1i 12 13 4 15 16 Frequency Channel The analyser page is provided as a tool and will not normally be needed unless you plan to change channels and want to find the best channel to select or to diagnose poor communications issues This page shows the radio signal levels detected across all the channels available to the T24 series of devices Using this tool may help in detecting noisy areas and allow you to decide on which channels you may want to use The above charts show the traffic from a Wi Fi network and it can be seen to be operating over channels 6 to 9 and it would be best though not essential to avoid using these channels 7 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Information T24 Toolkit Information 0 S P 28 OA Help ID FFC688 Model T24 SO Firmware Version 1 04 Radio Module Firmware Version 1 7 This page shows you information about the connected device Items you can change Name You can enter a short descriptive name 11 characters which may help you recognise this device in the future Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual 8 Channel and Encryption T24 Toolkit Channel and Encryption
13. HA User Manual 9600 On Off Off 19200 Off On Off 38400 On On Off 57600 Off Off On 115200 On Off On 230400 Off On On 460800 On On On This switch position selects whether the serial interface is RS232 or RS485 232 485 RS232 Off RS485 On T24 SO Operation The only way to affect operation of the T24 SO is as follows W The digital input switch input which may trigger an output print or tare the summed value E Arrival of a data packet identified with a Data Tag that matches what the T24 SO uses to trigger an output print E Arrival of a command to trigger an output print or to tare or zero etc Configuration This section explains how to install software and connect the required devices together Please note that you will need the T24 Toolkit software and a T24 BS base station to allow your computer to communicate with T24 telemetry devices Installation T24 Toolkit To configure the devices we must use the T24 Toolkit software application This can be downloaded from our web site or may be shipped with your products Install this on a PC or laptop Run setup exe and follow the prompts to install the software T24 BSu Base Station If you have a USB version of the base station T24 BSu then you just need to plug this into a USB socket on your PC If you are using an alternative base station then please refer to the appropriate manual Mantracourt Electronics
14. Limited T24 HA User Manual 4 T24 Toolkit The T24 Toolkit provides a means of simple configuration of the T24 SO and associated acquisition module along with useful tools to aid integration Calibration of the acquisition modules is also provided Run the T24 Toolkit software application General Pages Setup Base Station Communications T24 Toolkit Settings i h Q Q t Select the connection type between the base station and the Interface Select the interface between the computer and the base station Port 1 Select the COM port that the base station is connected to Baudrate 115200 Select the baudrate that matches the settings of the base station DIP switch Base Station Address Each base station has an address If you connect using USB the address must be 1 AT24 BSu has a fixed address of 1 AT24 BSi has a settable address via DIP switches so ensure these are set to 1 if using the USB interface Select USB as the interface and select 1 as the Base Station Address In the toolkit all items that can be changed by the user are coloured orange To change a value just click on the relevant orange item You will then be presented with a new dialog window allowing you to change the value This may use a slider text box or list to allow your new value to be entered Click the Home button to attempt communications with the base station If no communications can be established the toolkit will remain on this page
15. U directiv 1999 5 EC Portugu s Este equipamento satisfaz os requisitos essenciais e outras provis es da Directiva 1999 5 EC Suomalainen Tama laite tayttaa direktiivin 1999 5 EY oleelliset vaatimukset ja on siin asetettujen muidenkin ehtojen mukainen Svenska Denna utrustning ar i verensst mmelse med de v sentliga kraven och andra relevanta bestammelser i Direktiv 1999 5 EC This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC FCC Fe Family RAD24 Models i and e for internal and external antenna variants For antenna T24 ANTA and T24 ANTB FCC ID VHARAD24 This device complies with Part 15c of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CAUTION If the device is changed or modified without permission from Mantracourt Electronics Ltd the user may void his or her authority to operate the equipment Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual 24 Industry Canada EB Industry Industrie Canada Canada Models i and e for internal and external antenna variants For antenna T24 ANTA and T24 ANTB 1C 7224A RAD24 This apparatus complies with RSS 210 Low power Licence exempt Radiocommunication Devices All Frequency Bands Category Equipment RSS OEM Resell
16. You will need to check that the base station is powered and that it is connected to the converter correctly 5 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Home T24 Toolkit Home Ready to connect to your device now To connect to your device we need to pair to it Pairing means you do not need to know anything about channels ID or any other information about your device To pair you must Remove the power from your device Initiate the pair by clicking the button below Re apply the power to the device When applying power be careful to do this cleanly because if the device is powered up with an intermittent connection it may reset during pairing and result in poor or no communications We now have successful communications with the base station so we can now pair with our device or we can select the Spectrum Analyser mode or Data Provider Monitor mode Pairing Procedure e Remove power from the T24 SO module e Click the Pair button on the toolkit e You now have 10 seconds to re apply power to the T24 SO module If you connect successfully the toolkit will change to the Information page If the pairing fails try again NOTE The act of Pairing with the toolkit will not change the radio configuration settings of the connected device The settings will only change if you change them yourself within the toolkit Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Analyser T24 Toolkit Spectrum
17. away from antennae wherever possible To avoid poor link quality between a RAD24i radio and a handheld device ensure that the RAD24i is mounted so that the chip antenna is vertical Improvement may also be obtained by altering the height above ground of the RAD24i a small increase or reduction in antenna elevation will often improve reception Range underwater is only a decimetre or so depending on packet rate Best performance underwater is obtained by using low packet rates and immersing water proofed antennae rather than water tight enclosures containing the antennae Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual 22 Specifications General Radio Min Typical Max Units License License Exempt Modulation method MS QPSK Radio type Transceiver 2 way Data rate 250 K bits sec Radio Frequency 2 4000 2 4835 GHz Power 1 my Range RAD24i Integrated antenna 120 400 Metres feet Range RAD24e External antenna 200 650 Metres feet Channels DSSS 16 Maximum range achieved in open field site with T24 SA at a height of 3 metres above ground and T24 SO held at chest height pointing towards the T24 SA T24 SO External Supply voltage 4 5 12 32 Volts Range USB Supply Range 4 875 5 5 125 Volts As defined by USB 2 0 Specification Average Operational TBD 500 mA Current T24 BSi USB Bus Powered 100 200 Operational Current Operating Temperature 40 65 Deg C Range St
18. ay Normally if the data fails to arrive the display would not get updated as no output would occur By setting this property an output would be triggered when the data failed to arrive thus setting the serial display which would show instead of the value when V1 is decoded Log Number Enter a log number that is used when the LOG token is decoded Each time 13 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Log Number Non Volatile Log Digits Line Delay Char Line Delay an output is triggered this log number is incremented This number will wrap to zero once it reaches the maximum value displayable due to the Log Digits The Log number defaults to being volatile Power cycling the T24 SO will revert the log number to the value seen on this page This is ideal for when you have a fast output and you want the outputs to be numbered sequentially i e with a fast output being sent to a data logger Sometime it is required that the log number is Non Volatile that is the log number is restored each time the T24 SO is power cycled This is useful when the output is used to drive a printer for example and the log number acts as a unique number on the customer ticket When set to Yes the module must store the new Log Number each time it is incremented This takes time and also uses up the finite write cycles of the internal flash memory Therefore it is recommended that turning on the Non Volatile option is only done
19. ble for tickets receipts etc for printed output Communications Overview The T24 range of telemetry devices each have a factory set unique ID Data is shared between devices using Data Provider messages A device generates these messages which can then be used by many other devices simultaneously These messages or packets of information contain a single value of data and each is identified by a Data Tag The Data Tag should be unique for each message ID Identifies each device Each device has a unique ID that is factory set This is represented as a 6 character hexadecimal number consisting of the digits O to 9 and the letters A to F l e FFD3BE Data Tag Identifies each Data Provider message A Data Tag consists of a 4 character hexadecimal number consisting of the digits O to 9 and the letters A to F The Data Tag can be changed by the user but the factory default is to match the last 4 characters of the device ID l e An acquisition device of ID FFC12B would have a default Data Tag of C12B When a device consumes data i e a handheld displaying data from an acquisition device all it is doing is listening to all of the Data Provider messages and selecting the one it wants to use It then extracts the data and displays it Some devices that use Data Provider messages also need to know the ID of the device providing the data This is necessary if that device needs to specifically wake the data providing device as opposed to using a
20. e to determine a good clean channel to use NOTE Channel 16 is used to negotiate pairing so avoid this channel if possible Encryption Key Only devices with identical encryption keys can communicate You can isolate groups of devices on the same channel or just use the key to ensure the data cannot be read by somebody else 9 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Save and Restore T24 Toolkit Save and Restore 0 E 210 EL A Query the device for its parameters and save these to a configuration file on He lp your computer or network location Load a previously saved configuration file into the currently connected device NOTE As all parameters are restored you will overwrite the existing device calibration information Here you can save the device settings to a file on your PC so that they can be later loaded back into the same or different device Items you can change Save Restore Advanced Settings Click this button to open a file dialog window to allow you to select a filename and location to save the configuration file to All configuration information including calibration data will be saved to the file The file extension is tcf Click this button to open a file dialog window to allow you to select a filename and location of a previously saved file to load into the connected device All configuration information including calibration data will be overwritten The file extension is tcf Click t
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22. er NL Equivalent to 0D 04 or use the Line Delay Preview This is where you define the actual output based on free text and tokens Tokens are special codes contained within angled brackets token which have special meanings and are converted to actual values once an output is triggered See list of tokens at the bottom of this section Items you can change End Of Line Token When you press the Enter key on the keyboard we need to know which token to include in the design area For single line outputs this is not an issue but for multiline printer outputs for example it becomes important You need to know what character is used to cause the printer buffer to be printed For this you will need to refer to the printer manual Some printers just require a Carriage Return 0D and some may require a Line Feed 0A or some may require both NL You would need to set the Line Delay Char on the Output Settings page to the appropriate character And here you can select whether to use that character each time Enter is pressed or you can opt for NL Design Area This is where you create your output using a mixture of free text and tokens See the example in the screenshot above To enter a token you can type it in or double click the token list on the right of the page a single click will display the description of the token Available Tokens Function Example V1 Substitutes token with the last value received
23. er Marking and Documentation Requirements FCC The Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM must ensure that FCC labelling requirements are met This includes a clearly visible label on the outside of the final product enclosure that displays the contents as shown Contains FCC ID VHARAD24 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The acquisition modules have been tested with T24 ANTA and T24 ANTB When integrated in OEM products fixed antennas require installation preventing end users from replacing them with non approved antennas Antennas other than T24 ANTA and T24 ANTB must be tested to comply with FCC Section 15 203 unique antenna connectors and Section 15 247 emissions Acquisition modules have been certified by the FCC for use with other products without any further certification as per FCC section 2 1091 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Mantracourt could void the user s authority to operate the equipment In order to fulfil the certification requirements the OEM must comply with FCC regulations 1 The system integrator must ensure that the text on the external label provided with this device is placed on the outside of the final product 2 The acquisition modules with externa
24. from the input This 1 2345 V8 will already have system zero subtracted If a DoSysZero command has been issued and tare subtracted If a DoTare command has been issued or the switch input has executed a tare Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual 16 lt GV1 gt Substitutes token with the last value received from the input This 1 2345 lt GV8 gt will already have system zero subtracted If a DoSysZero command has been issued but no tare subtracted i e it will always contain the Gross value of the specified input lt RV1 gt Substitutes token with the last value received from the input This 1 2345 lt RV8 gt will NOT have system zero or tare values subtracted lt TV gt Substitutes token with the value carried in the Data Provider 1 2345 packet that has triggered the Print lt LOG gt Substitutes token with the log value Each time a Print occurs the 0003 log number will be incremented lt G gt Substitutes token with the Gross sum of all active inputs System 1 2345 zero values will have been extracted lt N gt Substitutes token with the Net sum of all active inputs System 1 2345 zeros will have been subtracted and also if a Tare has been issued then the tare value will be extracted lt EZ gt Substitutes token with the External System Zero 1 2345 lt GN gt Substitutes token with the GrossText or NetText parameter Gross contents depending on the
25. his button to enter the Advanced Settings Page Here are settings which do not normally require changing Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual 10 Input Settings T24 Toolkit Input Settings 0 Ey L 28 LOA Switch Mode 0 Pri nt Here you can define the action that is triggered by the physical switch input Output Trigger Data Tag Enter the Data Tag that will trigger an output 0000 when it arrives Remote Data Tags and Timeouts Here is where you need to identify the remote acquisition devices that you wish to communicate with Click the X button to remove an item or the P button to pair to an actual device Aternatively just type in the required information Specify the formatting when this input is represented in the output Data Tag Timeout Format Data Tag Timeout Format 1 RS Ja 5 ESSE P ee OXON 2 RS ek 6 EN P Ee SS 3 ES els 7 ES e PRIM E ERE Pl 0000 IH Here you can set the action to take when the switch contacts are closed set the Data Tag that will trigger an output and also set the Data Tags of the data used as the inputs along with how the data is formatted Items you can change Switch Mode Click to select either Print Triggers an output from the serial port Note that Min Interval setting on the Output Settings page may stop this from working at the rate the contact closes Gross Zero Toggles the measurement mode between gross and net When switching to net the net value is zeroed tared This w
26. ill affect the value of the N token which is the net value of all summed inputs Output Trigger Data Tag Enter the Data Tag which on arrival will trigger an output l e print Note that Min Interval setting on the Output Settings page may stop this from working at the rate at which the data arrives This is usually set to the Data Tag of one of the inputs Example If the output was being sent to a serial display the same Data Tag would be assigned to input 1 and the output trigger so that each time data arrived the output would be sent to the serial display Remote data Tags and Timeouts Data Tag Enter the Data Tag in hexadecimal to supply data to this input NOTE You can click the P button to retrieve the Data Tag of a device by pairing to it which is usually initiated by power cycling the module Clicking the X button zeroes the entered Data Tag Timeout Enter the timeout in milliseconds for this input If a new Data Provider packet does not arrive within this time and reference to this input value via token V1 for example will result in an output of This also applies to a gross or net reading derived from this input 11 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Format Describe the format that this value is to take when output You specify integer digits and decimal places by entering a format consisting of zeroes and decimal points i e 00 000 NOTE The integer value of data takes precedent over
27. int On Error Select whether an output will be triggered as any input device fails to supply data within the timeout period useful if a device is supplying data to a serial display and is triggered from the arrival of that data Yes Here you can change various settings that influence the output from the module Items you can change Duplicate Whether to produce the same output twice each time an output is triggered Useful for example with a printed output where a customer requires a receipt Min Interval Minimum time allowed between triggered outputs entered in milliseconds Triggers arriving within this time since the previous trigger will be ignored Example A Data Tag is used to supply data to input 1 and is used to trigger an output This data arrives at a rate of 50 per second but the output is connected to a serial display which would have problems if it were sent data at this rate By setting the Min Interval to 300 the outputs would be limited to 3 per second even though the data was arriving at a higher rate Gross Text Enter text to replace the GN token with when the device is in gross mode Net Text Enter text to replace the GN token with when the device is in net mode Print On Error Whether to trigger an output when any input device fails to deliver new data within the timeout period Example Data arrives which is used as input 1 This same data tag is used to trigger an output which is sent to a serial displ
28. l antennas may be used only with Approved Antennas that have been tested by mantracourt IC Labelling requirements for Industry Canada are similar to those of the FCC A clearly visible label on the outside of the final product enclosure must display the following text Contains Model RAD24 Radio 2 4 GHz 1C 7224A RAD24 Integrator is responsible for its product to comply with RSS 210 Low power Licence exempt Radiocommunication Devices All Frequency Bands Category Equipment RSS CE The T24 series has been certified for several European countries If the acquisition module is incorporated into a product the manufacturer must ensure compliance of the final product to the European harmonized EMC and low voltage safety standards A Declaration of Conformity must be issued for each of these standards and kept on file as described in Annex Il of the R amp TTE Directive Furthermore the manufacturer must maintain a copy of the T24 device user manual documentation and ensure the final product does not exceed the specified power ratings antenna specifications and or installation requirements as specified in the user manual If any of these specifications are exceeded in the final product a submission must be made to a notified body for compliance testing to all required standards OEM Labelling Requirements The CE marking must be affixed to a visible location on the OEM product 25 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual
29. ns replaced with the values they represent and the resulting data sent to the serial port A Print is generated by either issuing a DoPrint command activating switch input when SwitchMode is set to zero or by receiving a Data Provider packet whose Data Tag matches the PrintDataTag parameter When a Print is executed each of the parameters Line1 to Line 25 will be parsed Every token will be evaluated and replaced with the live value Getting Started To attach acquisition devices to the T24 SO we must first ensure that the appropriate devices are transmitting their values at a suitable rate such as the default of 3 per second Then we can configure the module to use the data from these devices Configuration must be done with the T24 Toolkit software and a base station Connecting Power T24 SO You will need to connect power and serial to the T24 SO for it to operate Only power is required to enable configuration using a base station and the appropriate toolkit software 1208 TERM JP1 Serial Settings The serial output is set at 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity The baudrate can be selected as can RS232 or RS485 operation SW1 Settings Switch positions 1 to 4 are not used Switch positions 5 to 7 control the baudrate for the serial interface Whether the serial interface is RS485 or RS232 is selected by switch position 8 5 6 7 Baudrate NA Off Off Off 3 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24
30. orage Temperature 40 65 Deg C Range Reverse polarity 32 Volts Maximum Supply level Protection 23 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Approvals CE Complies with EMC directive 2004 108 EC The Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC European Community Switzerland Norway Iceland and Liechtenstein English This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Deutsch Dieses Gerat entspricht den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den weiteren entsprecheneden Vorgaben der Richtlinie 1999 5 EU Dansk Dette udstyr er i overensstemmelse med de vaesentlige krav og andre relevante bestemmelser i Directiv 1999 5 EF Espanol Este equipo cumple con los requisitos esenciales asi como con otras disposiciones de la Directive 1999 5 EC Francais Cet appareil est conforme aux exigencies essentialles et aux autres dispositions pertinantes de la Directive 1999 5 EC slenska Pessi b na ur samrymist l gbo num kr fum og rum kvae um tilskipunar 1999 5 ESB Italiano Questo apparato conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed agli altri principi sanciti dalla Direttiva 1999 5 EC Nederlands Deze apparatuur voldoet aan de belangrijkste eisen en andere voorzieningen van richtlijn 1999 5 EC Norsk Dette utstyret er i samsvar med de grunnleggende krav og andre relevante bestemmelser i E
31. rs assume full responsibility for learning and meeting the required guidelines for each country in their distribution market For more information relating to European compliance of an OEM product incorporating the T24 range of modules contact Mantracourt or refer to the following web site www ero dk Warranty All Telemetry products from Mantracourt Electronics Ltd Mantracourt are warranted against defective material and workmanship for a period of 1 one year from the date of dispatch If the Mantracourt product you purchase appears to have a defect in material or workmanship or fails during normal use within the period please contact your Distributor who will assist you in resolving the problem If it is necessary to return the product to Mantracourt please include a note stating name company address phone number and a detailed description of the problem Also please indicate if it is a warranty repair The sender is responsible for shipping charges freight insurance and proper packaging to prevent breakage in transit Mantracourt warranty does not apply to defects resulting from action of the buyer such as mishandling improper interfacing operation outside of design limits improper repair or unauthorised modification No other warranties are expressed or implied Mantracourt specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a specific purpose The remedies outlined above are the buyer s only rem
32. stort the coverage patterns adversely affecting range and link quality Reflection Any object placed in line of sight of the transmit antenna will result in signals arriving at the receiver by an indirect path Degradation of performance due to reflection multipath effects appears as reduced range or poor link quality Any of the above will cause poor RSSI figures an increase in the packet loss rate and in extreme cases complete loss of signal Fortunately if consideration is given to these effects at the integration stage then a good quality link will be obtained Guidelines for product design When selecting materials for product enclosures preference should be given to fibreglass light coloured ABS or Polypropylene at the wavelength of 2 4GHz radio other materials will adversely affect the signal by attenuation refraction or change in polarisation If the application demands that the radio is fitted inside a metal enclosure then ensure that the specified clearances are maintained around the antenna and design in a fibreglass RF window at least as large as the clearance dimensions but ideally as large as possible RAD24i radios fitted inside a product should be oriented so that the chip antenna will be vertical when the product is in its normal operating position Guidelines for installation When planning installations ensure that line of sight between nodes is maintained and that objects or structures are kept at least one metre
33. sum of 2 devices to a printer with each time the switch input is activated on the T24 SO We need to display the value of each input as well as the gross sum The printer is not very fast so we can only send a line every 50mS Also we do not want to print more often than once every 30 seconds even if the switch is pressed The printer requires a linefeed Ox0A at the end of each line We want the printed output to look like Mantracourt Electronics Ltd Weigh Station 1 Input 1 xx xxxx Kg Input 2 xx xxxx Kg For assistance call Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual 20 0871 345672 Parameter settings Linel Mantracourt Electronics Ltd lt 0D gt lt 0A gt Line2 Weigh Station 1 lt 0D gt lt 0A gt Line3 lt 0D gt lt 0A gt Line4 Input 1 lt V1 gt Kg lt 0D gt lt 0A gt Line5 Input 2 lt V2 gt Kg lt 0D gt lt 0A gt tie S gt 2 gt 5 22 gt 0D 0A Line7 Sum lt GRO gt Kg lt 0D gt lt 0A gt Line8 lt 0D gt lt 0A gt Line9 For assistance call 0D 0A Linel0 0871 345672 lt 0D gt lt 0A gt V1Format 00 0000 V2Format 00 0000 SumFormat 00 0000 ValueDataTagl C675 ValueDataTag2 FF34 PrintTrigger 0000 LineDelayChar 0A LineDelay 50 MinInterval 10000 SwitchMode 0 Customer Ticket From Handheld Device We have a handheld device T24 HA already configured to sum data from 4 devices We want the F1 button on the handheld to trigger a printout to a serial printer connected
34. to the T24 SO We only want to print the gross sum that the handheld passes us The handheld is configured to send the Gross value as Data Tag ABCD when the F1 button is pressed This is referenced using the lt TV gt token Trigger Value The printer is not very fast so we can only send a line every 50mS Also we do not want to print more often than once every 5 seconds even if the handheld tries to do so The printer requires a carriage return OxOD and linefeed Ox0A at the end of each line We also want two tickets printed each time it is triggered We want the printed output to look like Mantracourt Electronics Ltd Weighment xx xxxx Kg Parameter settings Linel Mantracourt Electronics Ltd lt NL gt Line2 Weighment lt TV gt Kg lt NL gt SumFormat 00 0000 PrintTrigger ABCD LineDelayChar 0D LineDelay 50 MinInterval 5000 Duplicate 1 21 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Installation Overview Radio performance at microwave wavelengths is very dependent upon the operating environment any structure within the operating region of the radios will give rise to three effects Obscuration Obscuration will result in reduced range and occurs when an obstruction masks the line of sight between radios Aberrations to the horizontal and vertical space patterns Distortion of these patterns may occur if structures or objects are placed in the near or intermediate field of the antenna The effect will be to di
35. ugh all devices supplying data are configured in Kg you can get a printed output in Lbs Items you can change Custom Display Scaling This can be used to change the displayed value to a different unit or to otherwise scale it You simply enter the original and required values at a low and high point Example If a T24 SA was supplying data in Kgs and you wanted to show tonnes You would keep both the low points at zero Enter At High Input Value of 1000 and Display Should Read Value of 1 NOTE This affects all inputs and sums both gross and net All tokens will effectively be decoded using the new scale factor 15 Mantracourt Electronics Limited T24 HA User Manual Output Design T24 Toolkit Output Design 0 EI 32 38 E Of LOG Test Output lt 0A gt TS Help lt 0A gt lt DA gt Plain text abcdefghijkimnopgrstuvwxyz lt 0A gt Log Number lt LOG gt lt 0A gt Gross Net Text lt GN gt lt 0A gt ross Sum lt G gt 000000 0 lt 0A gt Net Sum N 000000 0 0A External Zero lt EZ gt lt 0A gt Trigger Value TV 000000 0 0A V1 Vi1 0 0A V2 lt v2 gt 0 0 1 lt 0A gt V3 lt 3 gt 0 00 lt 0A gt V lt a gt 0 000 lt 0A gt V5 00 0 0A V6 000 0 lt 0A gt Vi 0000 0 lt 0A gt y Click token list on right to view description and double click to insert End Of Line Token EM AIA EVA Ear The token added to the design when you press the Enter key Use p eith
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