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1. InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave ata Systems Inc Table 9 Equipment List Editor Features Continued Edit gt gt Edit Mode Modem gt gt Force Dis connect This control enables or disables modem testing of a master station when you select a master station in the table Edit Modem testing is disabled for creation or editing of an equipment list Pop up entry boxes are also disabled Editing InSite will try to connect via modem to whichever radio is selected in the Net work Wide system table The modem connection can be tested from the Equipment List letting you know whether the entered phone number is right and the proper modem initialization string is entered To disconnect from the master station or to start a connection at any other time use the Force Disconnect or Force Redial buttons This selection is de activated when you select Edit Editing again or exit the Equipment List Editor screen Click this button to hang up the modem connection when the EDIT Editing button is set to EDIT modem testing enabled Use this button for example if a busy signal is received or to cancel an undesired dial Modem gt gt Force Redial Click this button to re initiate a modem connection after cancelling an auto connect Use this button for example when a busy signal terminates the initial auto connect Help gt gt On Line
2. These displays provide information on frequency zones used by spread spectrum radios such as the MDS x810 Series The graph shows the usability of each frequency zone in percent e 100 indicates the zone is perfectly clear and usable A number less than 50 indicates the zone is constantly experiencing interference and should be skipped TX count indicates the number of packets received since the System Data Clear button was clicked or the system was brought on the air RX count indicates the number of packets sent since the System Data Clear button was clicked or the system was brought on the air RX error is the number of packets that have been received as errored packets since the System Data Clear button was pressed or the system was brought on the air If the zone information boxes are grayed it is an indication that The spread spectrum radio has not yet been polled for diagnostics information or The zone has been skipped and the corre sponding skipped zone indicator is black 28 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc Table 3 Network Wide Diagnostic Polling screen controls Continued ee ee EE a AE bay EREL Sup RevoereDaie Llp PerEeeees Performance Data non spread spectrum radios ODBC Enabled Diagnostic data Usa
3. DDE This indicator when green indicates if the DDE connectivity feature is running See Dynamic Data Exchange DDE Server on page 68 SMTP This indicator when green indicates if the SMTP connectivity feature is running See E Mail Notification of Alarms via SMTP on page 62 Responses These two items Received and Expected indicate the number of alarm polling responses received and expected based on the response mode polling mode and equipment list Newly installed radios or radios not in the Equipment List will be detected on this screen Time Elapsed These two items Last Response and Total indicate the time in seconds of the Alarm polling response 40 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave Systeme Inc Table 6 Network Wide Diagnostic Collection Screen Controls Continued Timeout This setting specifies how long to wait in seconds for a response from the entire system A value of 35 seconds is suggested for non intrusive polling on SCADA systems with a polling cycle of a few seconds The timeout setting may be set from 1 to 65535 seconds 18 hours For less frequently polled radios use the following formula to calculate the proper timeout setting Timeout Timer sec System Polling Cycle sec 1 The timeout setting can be changed by selecting the value and typing in the desired value or by clicking the up down arrows to the left of
4. MODEL Enter the master station s model number or select it from a drop down menu by double clicking in the cell Available model numbers at the time of publication are LEDR II MDS x790 Series MDS x710 Series MDS x810 Series NOTE Information stored into any of the fields to the right of MODEL will be ignored by the program but will be stored in the equipment list Radios in the Selected The preceding described entries in the Network Wide System list col Network Wide System umns The second major activity in building an equipment list is to enter Table Columns Right the information for the associated radios used in each system This infor Side mation is located on the right hand side of the equipment list see Figure 24 on page 47 56 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave Systeme Inc Like the left hand table most columns of the Radio table offer pop up windows with menus or controls for making an entry without typing Table 11 lists the Radio table columns Table 11 Remote Station Table Columns UNIT This column is used to enter the unit address of system radios Double clicking in the cell displays a pop up window with controls for selecting the unit address Unit address Uniquely identifies a single radio within a network As shipped from the factory the unit address is the last four digits of the radio s serial number
5. Program Data Rate Format e Program Software RTU ON OFF e Program Software RTU I D Program DMGAP e Program CTS Delay Program CTSHOLD Delay Program Device Type Program Power Control Program Simplex Mode ON OFF Program Hop Time Program Skip Zones Program DATAKEY Mode ON OFF Program Time Out Timer e Program SCD Delay e Program Selected Module e Program CKEY Mode ON OFF Program TDD Mode ON OFF e Program Network Send Count Program Local Send Adjust Program SYNCSKIP ON OFF e Customer Specific Alarm Masking NOTE This menu contains radio configuration items that should be used with caution If improperly used they can cause a loss of contact with an associated station over the RF link To use this item you must have Special Remote Menu items enabled on the System Settings screen Program x810 Network Address Allows you to change the network address of MDS x810 radios Program TX RX Frequency Allows you to change the transmit receive frequency of a radio Selected System in Net work This drop down menu lists radio systems defined in the current equipment list Select the desired radio system to poll for alarms Use the tab and arrow keys to navigate through the menu selections InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave ata Systems Inc Table 4 Radio Configuration Screen Continued Selected Radi
6. Connection Type This item shows you what is currently specified in Host Name the CONNECTIONS column of the equipment list If TCP IP is specified in the equipment list an IP address or host name can also be specified Network This item indicates the network address spread spectrum radios programmed in the radio It applies to spread spectrum radios only Unit This item indicates the unit address programmed in the radio It is usually the last four digits of the radio s serial number If a five digit number is shown the unit address has been reprogrammed by the customer Radio Mode This item indicates the operational mode set in the spread spectrum radios radio either master or remote Model This item indicates the radio model number programmed at the factory It is used to automatically change the screen display to reflect the radio model s diagnostic attributes Selected System This is a drop down menu item of all the systems in in Network the selected equipment list Selected Radio This is a drop down menu item of all the radios in in System the selected system The selected radio from this list will be the radio that is polled if Polling Mode is set to Selected Radio Polling Skipped Zones When clicked the skipped zones buttons toggle spread spectrum radios between skipping or not skipping a zone on the spread spectrum radio At least one zone must be enabled It may take a few seconds
7. InSite 6 RADIO SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE Direct Connect x790 System 7 click for a ee ae Network Wide me Diag Collection z MAS RADIO TRANSCEIVER lt click to poll the Remote FA i A x710 Remote Radio x g cicio viei e NA Remotes a a AK kar dk r NA lt click to view rq diagnostic data ak N Lan lt click to view SS Alarms or Tx amp Rix params EXIT STATION MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A NOVEMBER 2000 Microwave Data Systems Inc 0 pe Oo J fq L O 2 J O J VY InSite 6 Quick Start 1 Check computer and radio equipment for compatibility with InSite Page 4 e InSite 6 or greater supports SVGA 800 x 600 resolution displays on 32 bit Windows platforms 95 98 ME NT or 2000 An older version InSite 5 is available for Windows 3 1 or 3 11 systems MDS P N 03 2716A01 In addition a DOS based program called MDS 2000 Diagnostics and Control System Software is available All of these versions are contained on the InSite 6 CD e InSite 6 is for DSP based Network Wide capable radios or LEDR II wideband point to point radios manufactured by MDS InSite 5 and the DOS based MDS 2000 program are for older MDS prod ucts that use DTMF signaling for diagnostics 2 Install the InSite program Page 6 e A single CD is supplied in this manual that includes all necessary program files e Insert the disk
8. If desired equipment lists may be created in other applications such as spreadsheet programs word processors or imported from existing files see Creating and Importing Equipment Lists from Other Applications on page 57 for more information Creating a New Equipment List InSite simplifies the task of creating an equipment list by presenting a new built in list with entries that are suitable for many types of systems You simply edit the existing information or add new information as required Follow the steps below to create a new equipment list Once you are familiar with the process you may enter information in any order 1 Gather information about the Diagnostics PC and all radios in your system as indicated in Table 8 Often this information can be found on a system diagram or other technical notes that were prepared at the time of installation Table 8 Information Needed for Equipment List Remote Radio Unit Address Diagnostics PC Master Station Port used for diag nostics communica tion 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dial up modem ini tialization string if re quired For network Internet connected PCs the TCP IP ad dress number or the character address specified in the com puter s hosts file Description installa tion site or geographic location RF route direct re peater Diagnostics baud rate 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 Description installation site or geographic
9. Supply V Number Radio Supply Voltage RegV Number Double Radio Regulated Voltage Temperature Number Double Radio Temperature TxPwr Number Long Integer Radio Transmitter RF Output in dBm Anologilnput Number Double Radio Analog Input Voltage 9810 Pin 24 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A LEDR2 Data Table 20 contains the ODBC fieldnames and descriptions for use in sharing diagnostic information for LEDR II Radios manufactured by MDS i e LEDR 400 900 1400 Series The information available through these fieldnames is represented on the LEDR II Diagnostic Col lection screen Table 20 ODBC Field Names LEDR2 Radio Diagnostic Data LEDR2 Table Field Name Data Type Description ID Autonumber Long integer Database Record Number AlamedUnitID Number Long integer LEDR UNIT ID AlarmedLocation Text 50 Characters Location Description of alarmed radio LED_Status Text 50 characters Text breakout of front panel LEDs Alrm Tx Rx IO Active LED_Value Number Long Integer Integer value of front panel LEDs LEDstatus command DTstamp Date Time Special Date and time stamp 8 0 GLOSSARY OF TERMS The following glossary explains many of the terms associated with radio diagnostics and should prove helpful in understanding network wide diagnostics operation Active Messaging See Intrusive Diagnostics Analog Signals with a contin
10. 26 37 Sleep mode inhibit feature for solar powered sites 4 31 SNR defined 82 Special InSite functions 58 79 cross program functions 65 charting and graphing 65 Dynamic Data Exchange DDE server 68 Open Database Connectivity ODBC 73 e mail notification of alarms 62 64 set or change program defaults 58 62 terminal mode 64 65 Start up of InSite software 16 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SCADA defined 82 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide l 3 Microwave ata Systems Inc SupplyV main supply voltage 37 SWR defined 82 T Tables computer system requirements 5 DDE data item prefix list 70 e mail notification controls 63 equipment list editor features 52 Excel files for use with InSite DDE and NetDDE 69 information needed for equipment list 49 LEDR II screen controls 44 menu bar items 20 network wide diagnostic collection screen controls 39 network wide diagnostic data screen 36 network wide diagnostic polling screen controls 26 network wide systems table columns 54 ODBC field names LEDR2 radio diagnostic data 79 ODBC field names network wide diag collection data 78 ODBC field names network wide diagnostic data 76 radio configuration screen 32 remote station table columns 57 system settings features 59 terminal mode screen controls 65 typical spreadsheet example alarm history 67 Temperature not in valid range message 63 in LEDR II screen 44 46 in network wide diagnostic collection scree
11. A script may need to be created to sort the data into the proper column format Consult with your computer system administrator for assistance if necessary InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 57 D 58 Microwave ata Systems Inc Simply type or organize the information in the same order as the col umns on InSite s Equipment List Editor separating the information with tabs word processor or cells spreadsheet Use the sample equipment lists provided with InSite as a guide you may open them in a word pro cessor or spreadsheet program k File Edit Yiew Insert Format Tools Table Window Help Ose 6RY SA o gt 88 BERZ BAM 0 E PRE OY OS SS Ea Oc ST Cobbs Hill Master Station DIRECT Dial up Master Station MODEM T9 1608847 2411 West End Pump Repeater System DIRECT 9710B Inter Operable Radio DIRECT 100 Remote Units Test DIRECT 960D Pt Pt 1 TCP IP Terminal Server lt 1 960D Pt Pt 2 TCP IP Terminal Server lt 1l Hidden Valley Tail End Link DIRECT 9810 Direct RS 232 Connection DIRECT j 9810 System via TCP IP TCP IP Terminal Server lt 1 lt Lab 2100 via TCP IP TCP IP Terminal Server lt 1lq B e Drews G Autcshapes VOOR 4 o 4 A S SB Page 1 Sec 1 y1 fat 1 5 nS ColS2 Rec MRK ExT fovr wee Ox A Figure 26 An Equipment List Prepared in Microsoft Word 7 0 UTILITIES amp SPECIAL INSITE FUNCTIONS This section explains how to set or change program defaults set
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13. and load the file named InSite Diagnostic Data mdb The InSite Diagnostic Data mdb file was installed in the InSite folder at the time InSite was installed 8 Click OK 9 Again click OK at the ODBC Access Setup Dialog box MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 75 Microwave Data Systems Inc 10 Select and highlight the new Data Source Name chosen in Step 4 11 Click Close The ODBC sharing is now configured 12 Ensure the ODBC function is enabled on the Systems Settings screen ODBC Connectivity Field Names Table 18 through Table 20 contain the field names and descriptions for ODBC connectivity to InSite Use the field names provided when con figuring the database to use InSite diagnostics data NOTE Some of the field names primarily those for zone data perfor mance data must be shared between MDS x810 spread spec trum radios and MDS x710 x790 licensed MAS radios These field names are shown in the right most column in the following tables Table 18 9810Data Network Wide Diagnostic Polling screen Table 19 DiagnosticCollectionData Network Wide Diagnostic Collection screen Page 78 Table 20 LEDR2Data Network Wide Diagnostic Collection screen Page 78 Network wide diagnostic data Table 18 contains the ODBC field names and descriptions for use in sharing the network wide diagnostic data in an external database The information available through these field names is dis
14. any necessary formatting changes 9 Save the file 10 Print the file if desired RSSI READINGS MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 80 75 70 RSSI dBm 85 m Te oO o le OW hY e De innNnnre Dae OY OQ rrr Tr KT NN NN ON Days of the Month Figure 30 Graphing Example ASS data shown 7 5 Dynamic Data Exchange DDE Server Dynamic Data Exchange DDE is a Windows feature that allows sharing of data between applications on the same computer A similar program called NetDDE is used to communicate between different com puters on the same network Both of these programs are included with the Windows operating sys tem A requirement to communicate via DDE is that the applications being used support DDE and are running This section explains how to configure DDE for use with the InSite program InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave ata Systems Inc Microsoft Excel spreadsheets xls files are furnished with InSite that have the DDE and NetDDE links and layouts to connect to InSite radio diagnostics data These files are automatically installed with InSite on the application directory usually C INSITE Table 16 Excel Files for use with InSite DDE and NetDDE File Name Description InSite DDE Alarm gt Diagnostic Collection Data Links xls InSite DDE Alarm gt Diagnostic Polling Data Links xls InSite NetDDE Alarm gt Diagnostic Collection Data Li
15. becomes necessary to return a product to the factory please use the following mailing address Microwave Data Systems Inc Customer Service Department RMA No XXXX 175 Science Parkway Rochester NY 14620 USA Microwave Data Systems Inc 175 Science Parkway Rochester New York 14620 General Business 1 716 242 9600 FAX 1 716 242 9620 Web www microwavedata com
16. communications termi nology this is the computer side of a computer to modem connection Connects to the DCE device DTMF Diagnostics This is a form of remote diagnostics used by early MDS radios such as the MDS 2310 and 4310 Tones communicate diag nostics information between radios in a network It disables SCADA data flow during diagnostic polling DTMF radios are not compatible with network wide diagnostics however the InSite 6 CD contains ear lier versions of the diagnostic program that do support DTMF signaling Frame A segment of data that adheres to a specific data protocol and contains definite start and end points It provides a method of synchro nizing transmissions Frequency Hopping tThe spread spectrum technique used by MDS x810 transceivers where two or more associated radios change their operating frequencies several times per second using a set pattern Since the pattern appears to jump around it is said to hop from one fre quency to another Frequency Zone MDS spread spectrum transceivers use up to 1 019 discrete channels in their operating band A group of 128 channels is referred to as a zone The transceivers use eight frequency zones Five channels are reserved for network control purposes Host Computer The computer or PLC installed at the master station site which controls the collection of data from one or more remote sites InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Re
17. en MAS RADIO Disgrostis Colectisn ay TRANSCEIVER 7 lt drklopdl ha Aamo ai Renate aearisHeuse jaj dekio aw ig Remates MAS REPEATER STATION dick lo view gt dagrestic dsa amp MAS POLLING REMOTE ekek to waw Alarms a Te Rx psam You ae here Figure 25 Relationship of Equipment List Tables to Radio System The System table at the left contains more columns than can be dis played on a single screen You can display more of the table s columns by clicking the scroll bar at the bottom of the table The Radio table at the right has just three cells which are visible at all times Therefore no scroll bar is included at the bottom NOTE Equipment lists for network wide capable radios may be imported from the InSite 5 program However these lists contain more than three cells in the Radio right hand table Since these additional fields are not required in InSite 6 they will not be displayed in InSite 6 48 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc InSite supports up to 256 master stations or connected radios per equip ment list and up to 512 remote radios per master station or connected radio The program uses one equipment list at a time but multiple lists may be created to suit different polling requirements The number of equipment lists is limited only by the available hard drive space on the computer
18. fea tures Section 6 0 WORKING WITH EQUIPMENT LISTS beginning on page 46 Equipment lists are a key part of InSite s operation and this sec tion explains how to set one up that will meet the needs of your radio system An equipment list must be created before any diagnostics can begin Section 7 0 UTILITIES amp SPECIAL INSITE FUNCTIONS beginning on page 58 Explains how to set or change program defaults con figure special functions and use InSite s terminal command mode Also offers tips and suggestions for using InSite diagnostic data in other pro grams including ODBC and DDE functions as well as charting and graphing programs 1 2 What s new in InSite 6 A major difference between InSite 6 and previous versions of the pro gram is that this version is intended specifically for newer generation MDS radios supporting network wide diagnostics If you ve used a pre vious version of InSite a review of this section will familiarize you with the major changes that have been made Alarm Mask Programming for External Triggering InSite 6 now allows the user to specify which alarms cause external trig gering These settings may be made from the Network Wide Radio Configuration screen explained on Page 32 Automatic Radio Search The program has a new Radio Search screen that can automatically gen erate anew equipment list The complete range of default unit addresses from 0000 to 9999 can be searched in about 30
19. function with LEDR II Series radios However only a single entry is needed in the equipment list in the left hand table Network Wide Sys tems in this Equipment List Nothing needs to be entered on the right hand table Radios in the Selected Network Wide System A sample equipment list for LEDR radios is built into the InSite pro gram and can be loaded as follows 1 From the Equipment List Editor screen choose FILE gt gt NEW 2 A dialog box appears with a choice of Network Wide System or LEDR il Select LEDR II 3 An equipment list entry titled My New System is established with a direct connection of 9600 baud If desired you can change the system name or other information by typing in new text 4 InSite may now be used to communicate with the connected LEDR radio 5 3 The LEDR Il Screen Only one screen is used to monitor and control LEDR II radios Figure 23 This screen is accessible from the Network View screen by selecting a LEDR II system under the Systems in Network button and clicking on the Type of System graphic InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc LEDR II Network Wide Diagnostics P E P Eng Figure 22 LEDR Il Radio Screen Unlike other InSite screens The LEDR screen may be detached from the rest of the InSite program That is it will remain active and visible during all other InSite operations It will stay active until clos
20. in the appropriate area Changes in the Remote Radio boxes must be saved before selecting another Master Station or the changes will be lost Changes in the Master Station boxes must be saved before loading another Equioment List or the changes will be lost E Figure 12 Example of Pop up Window Help About InSite Window To display Select Help gt gt About from the Main Menu screen This window displays the InSite copyright date and offers a button for displaying online help Clicking the OK button closes the window Clicking the blank area between the OK and Help buttons displays the key authors of the InSite program Figure 13 About InSite Screen 22 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A QD an 4 0 NETWORK WIDE DIAGNOSTICS MDS network wide diagnostics is based on a different methodology than traditional DTMF diagnostics Using network wide diagnostics information can be collected from any radio in the enterprise without intruding upon payload data flow Additionally the radio can be re con figured over the RF link Information gathering or configuration can be performed from the central site or from any other radio in the system 4 1 Diagnostic Data Flow Figure 14 shows a radio network in which diagnostic data for all the radios in the network is available at the diagnostics computer Diag nostic data can be gathered passively by attaching messages to normal system
21. it can be used as the basis for a customized list by editing its contents and saving it under a different file name When creating large equipment lists you may want to use a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel or a word processor The advantage of this method is that you can cut and paste large blocks of text instead of working on one cell at a time as allowed by InSite s Equipment List Editor For more information see Creating and Importing Equipment Lists from Other Applications on page 57 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 51 MDS 52 Microwave ata Systems Inc Saving equipment lists When saving an existing equipment list under a new name only the group of radios for the currently selected system gets saved to disk Additional radio groups may be copied to the new file name using Win dows Explorer When copying a radio group change only the file name prefix 1 oldname M02 gets changed to newname M02 Likewise changes in the network wide system cells must be saved before loading another equipment list or the changes will be lost Equipment List Features Detailed Descriptions Table 9 lists features available on the Equipment List Editor screen In this table the name of an on screen item is shown in bold letters Click the item to make the selection Table 9 Equipment List Editor Features File gt gt New Creates a new equipment list for a Network Wide or LEDR II system The
22. minutes The results of the search can be added to a new equipment list or an existing one Com plete details for generating equipment lists begins on Page 49 Connection via Code Operated Switch COS InSite 6 has new support for using a Code Operated Switch COS to connect a PC to several co located master radios This support helps to reduce the addressing problem on the Diagnostic Port when a remote radio transceiver is used as a master station This solution does not work InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc when the MAS master radios are not co located as in an extended microwave backbone The COS feature is built into the MDS x790 Master Station family COS operation is discussed in detail beginning on Page 9 Dial Up Networking This feature allows for TCP IP connections and for SMTP e mail noti fication of alarms via dial up telephone line instead of a dedicated LAN It makes use of the Windows Dial Up Networking DUN feature A full description of this capability is given on Page 13 LEDR II Compatibility InSite now provides complete support for Microwave Data Systems LEDR II Series of point to point digital radios Connection to the radio is made at the front panel RS 232 CONSOLE port Diagnostic parameters can be retrieved and the radio can be configured using drop down menus ae Any radio on the LEDR II group can
23. more information see Table 19 on page 78 EO Wide Diagnostic Data INFORMATION CONTROL EXIT LOAD SAVE Delete J va Grga Network Wide In Site Diagnostic Data Figure 18 Network Wide Diagnostic Data Screen The INFORMATION CONTROL buttons let you save the information dis played in the table to a file and reload previously saved files The infor mation is saved in an ASCII file with the suffix TXT The file may be re displayed in the Network Wide Diagnostic Data window or opened in a word processing spreadsheet or database program for editing and printing Charting and Graphing on page 65 offers suggestions for using the data in this file such as for creating graphs Table 5 Network Wide Diagnostic Data Screen EXIT This selection closes this window and returns you to the Network Wide Diagnostic Polling screen LOAD FILE Displays the standard Windows Open dialog for selecting a previously saved radio or redundant master station diagnostics Change to the directory where these files are stored the default location is the InSite program directory and select a TXT file InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave ata Systems Inc Table 5 Network Wide Diagnostic Data Screen Continued SAVE Displays the standard Windows Save dialog for specifying a directory and file name prefix The default directory for saving the files is the InSite program di
24. not in valid range e Internal temperature not in valid range Communications Alarms When this box is checked an e mail notification will be sent for a failure in the communications link between the diagnostic computer and the master station MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 63 Microwave Data Systems Inc Table 13 E Mail Notification Controls Continued Conditions for E Mail Scheduled Alarm Poll has Completed When this Notification Cont d box is checked an e mail notification will be sent at the conclusion of each scheduled alarm poll If no alarm e mails are received then the Scheduled Poll completed e mail serves as a positive acknowledgment that the entire system is free of alarms Add to List When you click this button a screen appears allowing the entry of e mail addresses for alarm notification E mail addresses can be for a local computer network or the Internet Up to 10 addresses may be entered Clear List Clicking this button erases all e mail addresses in the E Mail Recipients and Addresses box Send a Test Message This button is used to send an e mail test message to all recipients in the address box When clicked each recipient will receive the following message This is a Test Message from the InSite Alarm Polling Feature Mail Server A valid mail server address must be entered here If you do not know the proper server address see yo
25. polling data non intrusive mode or actively by interrupting the polling data intrusive mode Each mode has advantages and disadvan tages and these are discussed below a_n i TO DATA R PORT TO DIAGNOSTICS PORT PAYLOAD DATA ee owe ye TO SCADA APPLICATION DIAGNOSTICS DATA TO InSite HOST COMPUTER Figure 14 Network Wide Diagnostics MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 23 MDS 24 Microwave Data Systems Inc Intrusive Diagnostics Mode This mode of operation is inherently intrusive to the system SCADA data This mode can be operated from any radio site in the system Diag nostic data is available for any radio in the system Diagnostic data can be retrieved much faster with intrusive diagnostics than non intrusive diagnostics because it does not depend on the cycle rate at which the RTU is polled for user data During an intrusive poll the CTS lines are throttled back on every radio in the system to prevent collision between diagnostic data and payload data Non intrusive Diagnostics Mode This network wide diagnostics methodology intersperses short packets of diagnostic data with system or payload data as part of routine system SCADA polling As normal system polling occurs the radio system attaches diagnostic data to the resultant user information and the diagnostics computer retrieves the diagnostic data Although this type of messaging is non intrusi
26. pop up menu click the right mouse button to display this menu b Save the equipment list under a new name Choose FILE gt gt SAVE AS and enter a new name for the equipment list Equipment list names can be from one to eight characters long By default the list is saved in the InSite folder with a suf fix of EQU 6 Enter or edit information about the remotes and other radios con tained in each network wide system Table 11 on page 57 lists the allowable entries for each cell 7 When entering data follow the guidelines for the left hand system description table use one row for each radio fill rows contiguously etc a The first entry in the table must be the Root radio that is con nected to the PC running InSite via a direct or modem connec tion This is typically the master radio in a point to multipoint 50 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Using a sample equipment list With a spreadsheet program or word processor MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc system but could be any radio that is defined as the diagnostic Root Refer to the radio manual for instructions on setting the diagnostic type DTYPE to Root b Save the radio information you just entered by clicking on SAVE and then clicking SAVE in the dialog window without changing the file name This creates a file xxx EQU where xxx is the file name Each subsequent table c
27. s diagnostic data CONNECTION TO SYSTEM Enter the type of connection between the PC running InSite and the connected radio Double clicking in a cell in this column displays a drop down menu with the choices listed below Selecting a menu item adds that information to the cell some information can be used as is and some must be edited DIRECT PC is directly connected to this radio via an RS 232 cable MODEM T MODEM P PC connects to this master station via modem using touch tone or pulse dialing Enter the phone number of the master station s modem next to the T or P MODEM T1 716 555 1212 Telephone numbers may contain any number of characters and any necessary modem com mands The number string may contain an area code and hyphens for clarity InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc Table 10 Network Wide Systems Table Columns Continued TCP IP PC connects to this master station through a network or through the Internet Replace the word address in angle brackets with the TCP IP address number dotted dec imal notation or the character address specified in the computer s hosts file TCP IP Terminal Server lt 10 2 142 37 gt TCP IP Terminal Server lt Xyplex gt where Xyplex is associated with 10 2 142 37 in the computer s hosts file Code Operated Switch COS An
28. selected sound category e Test Sound Produces a sample of the selected alert sound e Sound Control This drop down menu allows you to select between three sound settings No Sound Simple Beep or Sound Files EXIT amp SAVE Closes the System Settings screen and saves any changes made Cancel Esc Closes the System Settings screen without saving any changes Dial Up Networking Temp in F Temp in C Allows selection of LAN or Dial up connection for TCP IP communication with the radio system If dial up is selected a time limit may be set whereby InSite disconnects from the Internet after a specified period of no activity Dial up Networking is fully described on Page 13 This control is used to select either Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature displays on the Remote Maintenance and Diagnostic Data Report screens Only one or the other temperature scale may be displayed not both Changing the temperature setting affects only newly acquired data Existing data will be retained in its original form Radio Configuration Special Menu Items Note Radio Configu ration was called Re mote Maintenance on previous versions of InSite Polling Alarm Control This button enables or disables the ability to change the TX RX frequencies or the Network Address for specific radios It deserves a security button because changing either of these values can cause a radio to go offline and if
29. system setup and equipment list screens Expe rienced users however can navigate directly to the screen they want create or edit equipment lists and change system settings For more information see Set or Change Program Defaults System Settings Screen on page 58 3 3 Main Screen Tour This section describes the main InSite screens and program flow NetworkView Screens To display do one of the following e Launch InSite then select Network View from the Net work wide drop down menu or e Launch InSite with passwords enabled NetworkView is a graphical user interface GUI for selecting and dis playing diagnostics information on a variety of radio systems and radio types The graphic display changes based on the selected radio system The first NetworkView screen displayed Figure 8 is for selecting a master station and its associated radios radio system Basic radio system configurations are e Point to Point Licensed e Point to Multipoint Licensed e Point to Multipoint Unlicensed e Point to Multipoint Repeater A drop down menu lists all the master stations or other connected radios in the current equipment list 18 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc Select a master station from the drop down menu then click on the Type of System icon to display the second NetworkView screen Figure 10 This displays
30. user can set an Initiate Timeout timer in one second increments 600 seconds maximum This sets the duration of the Sleep Mode Inhibit command The radio stays awake during this time and returns to sleep mode when InSite has finished polling or the maximum time has passed The Sleep Mode Inhibit feature can be enabled or disabled by the user at any time InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 31 CS Se Radio Configuration via Network Wide Diag Polling Screen The Radio Configuration button on the Diagnostic Polling Screen brings up the screen shown in Figure 17 From here changes may be made to radio settings without the need to personally visit the radio site This can be a timesaving feature especially when a changes are required to a large number of radios I gt Network Wide Radio Configuration Polling Error Selected System in Network Selected Radio in System Network wide System via TCP IP Root Master Press to Retrieve Configuration RADIO INFORMATION RADIO SETTINGS NETWORK WIDE SETTINGS Radio Series 9810 Device Type DCE DTYPE ROOT Unit Address 12345 Radio Mode Master DMGAP msec 3 Serial Number 123456 CTS Delay msec 0 Software Rev 3 2 06 3111 Axx CTSHOLD Delay n a RTU Simulator 0 OFF Data Rate Format 9600 8 N 1 Power Control dBm 30 CUSTOMER SPECIFIC ITEMS GMODE n a Send Count 1 GSEND 1 _USER 170 SETTINGS SYSTEM SETTINGS AUTHORIZED RADIO OPTIONS Digtal Output tl NA
31. using a stan dard cable An example of this arrangement is shown in Figure 3 Depending on the radio model the diagnostic port may be a 9 pin DB style or RJ 11 modular connector Consult the radio manual for connector information including pin assignments InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Built in COS With an MDS x790 Master Station MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc COMPUTER RUNNING INSITE OFTWAR TO DIAGNOSTICS CONNECTOR TO COMPUTER S RS 232 CONNECTOR Figure 3 Direct Connection to Radio MDS x790 shown LEDR uses front panel CONSOLE connector Direct Connection Method 2 Via Code Operated Switch Another method of connecting to the radio system is via a code operated switch COS This method is useful in multi drop systems where a single diagnostic computer is to be used with two or more co located radios sharing a common line as shown in Figure 4 This method is not intended for use in systems where the radios are not physically con nected such as in microwave backbone arrangement A code operated switch responds to a specific arming code that opens one port at a time to connect to the desired radio system A COS connec tion may be established in one of two ways e Using the built in COS feature inside MDS x790 master stations version 1 7 or higher firmware e With an external COS device typically used when two or more remote
32. 2 4 3 Authorizing a Radio for Diagnostics ceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeees 35 Network Wide Diagnostic Data Screen ccecceceesteeeeeeneees 36 Network Wide Diagnostic Collection Screen ccccececeees 37 5 0 LEDR II DIAGNOSTICS and CONTROL 0 cccceseeeereeeeeees 41 5 1 Connecting to LEDR II Radios ccccecseeeneeeseceeeeeneeeeeceeeeeeeees 41 5 2 Creating an Equipment List for LEDR Radios cceeeeeeees 42 53 The LEDR I SCre OW wascesecccrccetsSece vehs tan ccedeussscivvenecavedectss nauedeeensaseeeeel 42 6 0 WORKING WITH EQUIPMENT LISTS cccecceeseeesreeeeeees 46 6 1 Equipment List Editor Screen eecccccceeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeees 47 Creating a New Equipment List 0 cccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeees 49 Other Methods of Creating an Equipment List 0 cee 51 Using a sample equipment list cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeees 51 With a spreadsheet program or word processot 51 Saving equipment lists ceceeeceececeeeeeeeeeceeaeeeeeeeesecaeeeseeeeee 52 Equipment List Features Detailed Descriptions 52 Network Wide Systems Table Columns Left Side 54 Radios in the Selected Network Wide System Table Columns Right Side cccccceeeeseseeesteeteneeees 56 Defining the Auto Load Equipment List ec eeeeeeeeeeeeeees 57 Creating and Importing Equipment Lists from Other
33. 5 ms 3 ms is typical For 1200 baud payload data the DMGAP may be set to a higher time such as 20 ms to pre vent a diagnostic message from being sent after every character of payload data For passive mode the DMGAP is used to determine if the payload message is actually finished Broadcast Software RTUs ON OFF Broad casts the radio software RTU Simulator to either ON or OFF The RTU Simulator address can range from 1 80 and may be left enabled as long as the polling command sequence is not a subset of the payload data protocol The InSite CD contains two DOS based polling programs POLL EXE and RSIM and a Win dows based polling program Data Link Watcher that can be used to exercise the RTU simulator feature for testing data throughput MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 33 MDS 34 Microwave ata Systems Inc Table 4 Radio Configuration Screen Continued Program Selected Radio Special Items This menu contains a list of programmable parameters for the selected radio The available selections depend on the MDS radio model Listed below are all of the possible parameters in the menu Refer to InSite s online help for a description of a particular item The radio manual should also be consulted to understand the effect each command will have on radio operation Enter Authorization Code Enter Radio Password Program Buffer Mode ON OFF
34. 6A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A QD an 1 0 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the latest version of MDS InSite software MDS P N 03 3533A01 This software is a valuable tool for monitoring the status of MDS radio systems and making configuration changes in the conve nience of an office setting or from any station in the network master repeater or remote using InSite s Network Wide capability InSite monitors system performance and diagnoses communication problems due to the radio RTU primary power or transmission path Often it is possible to detect minor problems and correct them before they become a threat to network operations If a trip to a remote site becomes necessary technicians will often have a good idea of what the problem is and can prepare for it accordingly Additionally InSite 6 can be used to determine if the problem exists in the radio or the RTU and attempt to clear an RTU fault by resetting it from the central facility InSite s enterprise connectivity allows system administrators and tech nicians to be alerted to alarm conditions at any time even when per sonnel are away from the diagnostic computer This capability may be used to send alarm messages via e mail or to Internet capable pagers NOTE Although InSite provides valuable assistance in monitoring the performance of radio systems it is not intended to be a substitute for calibrated test equipment 1 1 About this Manual The program
35. ADPIIGCAUOMS scsi steeds N 57 7 0 UTILITIES amp SPECIAL INSITE FUNCTIONS srren nren a aR RE A EENKEER ES 58 7 1 Set or Change Program Defaults System Settings Screen 58 7 2 E Mail Notification of Alarms via SMTP esseere 62 ii Installation and Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Ta Tomina MOG eeccectcccecth secciecetinocnchvar ernest doneeussvenniunbendtinieeiddeis 64 7 4 Advanced Cross Program Functions 0 ccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 65 Charting and Graphing cccceecceeeeceeeeeeeeeseceeeeeeeeesenaeeeeaeeee 65 Spreadsheets cceccccccceceeeneeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeesenaeeesaes 66 Graphing Programs 0 cccccceeeeeeeeeeneeeeeneeeeeeeeseeeeeeeaeeseaes 67 7 5 Dynamic Data Exchange DDE Server ccccceseeeeeeeeeeeeneeeees 68 How InSite Works with DDE cceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeees 69 Configuring DDE for Use with InSite 0 ceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 69 7 6 Open Database Connectivity ODBC 0 cecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 73 ODBC Connectivity Field Names 0 ccccccceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeneeeees 76 Network wide diagnostic data ccceeeeseeeeeesceeeeeeeeneeeeeneeaaes 76 Network wide Diagnostic Collection Data cccccsscseeeseees 78 LEDR2 D ceea a E E 79 8 0 GLOSSARY OF TERMS iisiiiccidencsstractetasturdivsseuitieedcondawdaniond 79 Copyright Notice This Installation and Operation Guide
36. COS Device When multiple remote transceivers such as the MDS x710 Series are to Used with a Remote be used as master stations an external COS is required Although Transceiver external COS devices are available from a number of manufacturers InSite 6 was specifically tested with a COS 4 switch manufactured by Black Box Corporation Figure 4 and the text that follows explains the setup of this model The setup of other COS brands will be similar Refer to the documentation supplied with the COS for additional infor mation InSite 6 2 or greater Arming Code or 7E Multi drop ADDRess MADDR xxx where x 001 255 Black Box COS 4 Pt Multi Pt Systems x790A Firmware 1 7 0 Figure 4 External Code Operated Switch COS Arrangement Showing a mix of MDS x790s and remote radios serving as masters To set up the Black Box COS 4 to operate with an MDS transceiver follow these steps 10 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc 1 Remove the six screws three on each side from the cover of the COS This does not void the warranty 2 Set the switch behind the COMMON port to DTE switch to letter B 3 Set any radio connected from a port to DCE switch to letter A 4 Locate the two DIP switches Set SW11 as follows 1 2 7 8 ON 3 through 6 OFF This sets the communication parameters to 19 200 kbps 8 data bits no parity normal ope
37. Help Opens the on line help screen for the Equipment List Editor screen Modem Status Connected Failed These indicators show the status of the connection to the selected master station when the EDIT Editing button is set to EDIT modem testing enabled When the Connected indicator is lit the phone number and modem initialization string provided for the selected master station are correct and the master station is on line If the Failed indicator is lit the master station information may be incorrect the master station may be down off air or there may be a problem with the phone line or modem Check the Modem Communications History text panel described below for more information Selected Network Wide System Displays the name of the currently selected system in the Network Wide Systems in this Equipment List table Current Path Modem Communica tions History Displays the path and file name of the current equipment list A different equipment list can be displayed by clicking the File gt gt Load button Displays an ongoing transcript of modem communications when modem testing is occurring InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 53 Microwave Data Systems Inc Network Wide Systems Table Columns Left Side 54 Table 9 Equipment List Editor Features Continued File gt gt Exit Returns you to the screen you were viewing before invoking the Equipment List Edit
38. I radio Console port the baud rate is always 9600 POLL This column allows you to turn polling on or off for selected systems in automatic polling modes Double clicking in this column displays a pop up window with the choices YES Include this system during diagnostic polling NO Exclude this system during diagnostic polling CANCEL Close the pop up window without making a choice InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 55 Microwave Data Systems Inc Table 10 Network Wide Systems Table Columns Continued COMM This column indicates the port being used by the computer for diagnostic communications 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 Double clicking in this column displays increment decrement buttons for entering a number or type the port number directly in the cell NOTE For TCP IP connections the COMM field is used for the TCP IP port address The address depends on the remote server access device being used MODEM For dial up modem connections use this column to INITIALIZATION enter the modem initialization string STRING Double clicking in this column displays a drop down menu with choices for newer and older modems The two common strings required are AT W2 E Q V1 AT E QO V1 W2 in the first modem string is generally required for newer modems or those with 14 4 kbps or higher capability If nothing is entered here the program inserts the second example as a default modem string
39. MAS defined 81 Network wide diagnostics 23 41 defined 81 diagnostic data flow 23 intrusive vs non intrusive 23 24 screens associated with see Screens sleep mode inhibit 31 New features of InSite 6 program 2 alarm mask programming for ext l triggering 2 automatic radio search 2 connection via code operated switch COS 2 dial up networking 3 LEDR II compatibility 3 MDS 9810 analog 1 input monitoring 3 network wide diagnostic collection 3 ODBC Configuration Parameters 3 over the air radio configuration 4 quick alarm status ping 4 Non intrusive diagnostics 24 defined 81 Notes cautions code operated switch COS with modem 11 Dial up selection on System Settings screen 14 equipment lists 46 importing InSite 5 equipment lists 48 InSite 5 for DTMF based radios 6 InSite vs calibrated test equipment 1 LEDR II connection 8 need for direct PC connection to LEDR II radios 43 ODBC field names 76 PDF version of manual 1 Radio Configuration screen 32 saving equipment list entries 51 transferring the online help file amp I O guide during inst 7 Windows standard small fonts vs large fonts 5 ODBC settings 62 indicator 40 OPT command usage 6 Overview of InSite software 15 basic diagnostic communication modes 15 DTMF diagnostic communication InSite 5 only 16 network wide diagnostic communications 15 equipment Lists 18 main screen tour 18 about InSite screen 22 main menu screen 19 20 networkv
40. Many radios may be pro grammed for either Master or Remote mode using software commands Remote Terminal Unit See RTU Repeater In point to multipoint point radio networks the repeater is the radio that makes direct radio contact with the remote radios RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication Expressed in dBm RTU Remote Terminal Unit A data collection device installed at a remote radio site SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition An overall term for the functions commonly provided through an MAS radio system SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A common network management system NMS protocol used to monitor and control a com munications network SNR Signal to noise ratio Expressed in decibels dB SWR Standing Wave Ratio A parameter related to the ratio between forward transmitter power and the reflected power from the antenna system As a general guideline reflected power should not exceed 10 of the forward power 2 1 SWR Unit Address A value used to identify a specific radio in a radio net work The unit address can range from 0 to 65000 and can be changed to a five digit number ranging from 10000 to 65000 using the UNIT com mand Radios are shipped from the factory with a unit address matching the last four digits of the radio s serial number Zone See Frequency Zone Microwave Data Systems Inc InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Mi
41. NDARD RS 232 RS 232 CABLE CABLE TO TELEPHONE LINE TO TELEPHONE LINE DIAL UP DIAL UP MODEM MODEM Figure 5 Connection to Radio via Modem Indirect Connection Method 2 Internet Access TCP IP via Remote Access Server Network wide diagnostics information can be accessed over an area net work or the Internet using a Remote Access Server RAS as shown in Figure 6 The RAS will serve as a media converter from a serial port RS 232 type to an Ethernet multi drop interface The RAS will also convert the serial protocol to a TCP IP protocol suitable for Internet con nectivity Contact MDS for additional information on configuring the Remote Access Server 12 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc TO DATA TO PORT DIAGNOSTICS DTYPE ROOT SCADA HOST COMPUTER ACCESS SERVER ETHERNET TCP IP DIAGNOSTICS INTERNET COMPUTER RUNNING InSite Figure 6 Network Wide Diagnostics Served Over the Internet Indirect Connection Method 3 Dial Up Networking TCP IP via the Internet A Dial Up Networking feature allows InSite to connect to a specific ISP Internet Service Provider when needed You no longer need to have a LAN connection to connect to a radio system via TCP IP InSite also has a disconnect when idle for xx minutes feature which will disconnect
42. NG InSite he eae tet As we cal Figure 7 Dial Up Networking Connection via the Internet 14 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A 3 0 QD an SOFTWARE OVERVIEW InSite Radio System Management Software allows network wide control and monitoring of multiple address MAS master stations remote radios repeater stations and point to point radios using a per sonal computer Unless otherwise specified the term master station in this guide includes MAS master stations repeater stations and point to point radios InSite software includes many features that make it easy to implement in new or existing radio systems Its main features include Built in RTU Simulator Can be enabled from InSite on any radio in the network to verify RF link quality and radio configu ration The data polling to the RTU Simulator is provided by other MDS applications such as Link Watcher RSIM and POLL EXE Network wide Radio Configuration Many remote radio parameters can be configured over the RF channel Non intrusive Alarm and diagnostic Polling Continuous or scheduled alarm polling that does not interrupt user payload data Alarm Notification E mail or pager notifications using SMTP Graphical Display of Alarm Data Color keyed boxes with a point and click feature to view alarm details or add new radios On line help Pop up help from within the program plus this manual in PDF for
43. Operation Guide 77 DS 78 Table 18 ODBC Field Names Network Wide Diagnostic Data Continued NetworkWideData Table Data x710 x790 Field Name Type Description Shared Fields Zone7Quality Number Long integer Zone 7 Usability in percent Zone8Quality Number Long integer Zone 8 Usability in percent SkipZones Number Long integer Zone 1 Tx count Error Number Long integer Zone 1 Tx count DTstamp td Special Date and time stamp ime Network wide Diagnostic Collection Data Table 19 contains the ODBC fieldnames and descriptions for use in sharing the network wide diagnostic collection in an external database The information available through these fieldnames is represented on the Network Wide Diagnostic Collection screen Network wide diag nostic collection data is not stored in InSite s internal database it is available via DDE or ODBC or to InSite operators Table 19 ODBC Field Names Network Wide Diagnostic Collection Data DiagnosticCollectionData Table Field Name Data Type Description ID Autonumber Long integer Database Record Number UNIT Text Long integer UNIT Address Description Text 50 Characters Description of radio MajorAlarms Number Long integer Major alarms 0 65535 MinorAlarms Number Long integer Minor alarms 0 65535 DTstamp Date Time Special Date and time stamp RSSI Number Double Radio RSSI SNR Number Long Integer Radio SNR
44. Skip Zones NONE Diagnostics ON I Hop Pattern A GTECH ON Network Address 69 Simplex Mode OFF mh i 80 NORMAL Analog Input 1 Digital Hop Time meci ia Buffer Mode ON Seamless Data ci TDD Full Duplex OFF SyncSkip n a Figure 17 Radio Configuration Screen Accessible from the Network Wide Diagnostics Polling Screen NOTE The Radio Configuration screen is a powerful tool for changing the basic operation of radios in your system Improp erly used it can cause undesired or even unlawful operation To prevent unauthorized access to this screen it is recom mended that Passwords be enabled For more information refer to Password Access on page 18 Table 4 provides a summary of the available selections from the Radio Configuration Screen Table 4 Radio Configuration Screen File gt gt Send Radio Infor This selection sends the currently displayed radio mation to a Text File configuration to a text file txt File gt gt Print Radio Infor This feature sends a formatted report of the radio mation configuration settings to a connected printer File gt gt Exit This selection closes the current screen and returns you to the previous screen 32 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave Systeme Inc Table 4 Radio Configuration Screen Continued Polling Options Allows selection of these polling options Intrusive Polling May be use
45. The unit address can be read on a label affixed to the chassis or displayed using the UNIT command from an HHT as described in the radio manual If you enter a new unit address it must be five digits long DESCRIPTION OF The radio description is frequently the name of the RADIO installation site or its geographic location POLL This column allows you to turn polling on or off for selected radios in automatic polling modes Double clicking in this column displays a pop up window with the choices YES Include this radio during diagnostic polling NO Exclude this radio during diagnostic polling CANCEL Close the pop up window without making a choice Defining the Auto Load Equipment List InSite will automatically load a selected equipment list when it starts To define the auto load list select Configure gt gt System Settings from the menu bar Enter the desired path and list in the Default Path for Equipment List Auto Load box If the currently selected equipment list is the one desired for auto load click the Xfer Path button then click EXIT amp SAVE Creating and Importing Equipment Lists from Other Applications Equipment lists especially large ones can be created using a word pro cessing or spreadsheet application They can be saved as a text file and loaded into InSite In addition an existing file such as output from an inventory program can be converted to text only format and loaded into InSite
46. a simplified diagram of the radio configuration chosen on the first screen e Click on the PC icon to view diagnostic data for the entire sys tem e Click on the Master Station icon to poll the master station e Select a radio from the drop down menu then click on the Radio icon to poll the selected radio e Click on the System Name box to perform a diagnostic collec tion on the entire system e Clicking on EXIT returns you to the NetworkView screen for selecting a master station Direct Connect x790 System click for a Network Wide ae ah ani RADIO Diag Collection 7 m ia lt click to poll the Remote i y lt click to view x710 Remote Radio Remotes click to view diagnostic data lt click to view yy larms or Tx MAS MASTER amp Rix params STATION Figure 10 NetworkView Radio System Screen MAS point to multipoint systems Main Menu To display the main menu screen e Launch InSite with passwords disabled or e Click Exit Screen from the Network View master station selection screen The Main Menu screen is shown in Figure 9 on page 17 Like the Net workView screen the Main Menu provides a menu bar for directly selecting a screen to display More experienced users can use this screen s menu bar to go directly to a specific screen InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 19 Microwave qb system Inc Menu Bar Items The menu bar list
47. adio Use the OPT command from a connected PC to see whether a diagnostics option has been purchased for a radio DIAGNOSTICS ON as in Figure 1 See the radio s Installation and Operation Guide for details Diagnostics capability can be added to a radio that was not origi nally shipped with this feature For information on how to do this using InSite see Section 4 3 Authorizing a Radio for Diagnostics beginning on page 35 Diagnostics ON Premium Options OFF 1200 Baud OFF 4800 Baud OFF 9600 Baud ON Figure 1 Example Response to OPT Command for MDS x790 and MDS x710 Radios InSite 6 can be used with MDS LEDR II radios LEDR 400 900 and 1400 Series This capability is built into all LEDR II radios and there are no requirement for special options or additional soft ware 2 2 Software Installation InSite can be installed from an MDS supplied CD or by disk image files downloaded from the MDS web site www microwavedata com With either method you ll be installing the following e A file called Setup exe which launches the InSite installer e InSite software files InSite 6 plus earlier versions e InSite on line help file insite hip e InSite user s manual xxxxx pdf e Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing or printing the online version of this manual optional installation InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Installing InSite 6 from the CD ROM To install InSi
48. agnostics Communications InSite 5 only 26 16 3 2 Software Start Up 2 0 cccceccccecceeeceseceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaaeeseneeeeeaeeesinees 16 MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Installation and Operation Guide i Microwave Systems Inc EQUIPMENT LISTS errep e E bavbdactiedewctieuredenen 18 Password ACCOS Spineni R 18 3 3 Main Screen Tour sirsiran aain ia 18 NetworkView SCre ens ccccccceceeeeeeseeeeceeeeeeseeaeeeeeeeesecaeeeeneeeees 18 Main MENU iniii aea i eaaa 19 Menu Bar Hema n seesirrersiiidenuiranerniierni aiii 20 On line Help isiics isi dsiededi eevee ieee caieii Ail 20 POP UP THEI isi eenscode ls evadvatevaeceesvenesasdes juediellceduinedrennathadin geass 21 About InSite WiINdOW cccceceeeeeececeeeeeeeeeceeaeeeeeeeeeecaeeeeaeeees 22 4 0 NETWORK WIDE DIAGNOSTICS ccccccceeeeeteeeeeeeeseeeeaes 23 4 1 Diagnostic Data FIOW oo eceee eee eeee eee eee eeee eee eaaeeeeeeeaeeeeeneae 23 Intrusive Diagnostics MOde ececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeenaaeeeeneeaaes 24 Non intrusive Diagnostics Mode 0 cccccceeeeeseeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeaaes 24 4 2 Using Network Wide Diagnostics 0 0 0 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeenteeeeeeeee 24 Network Wide Diagnostic Polling Screen cccceeeeeeeeeees 24 Sleep Mode Inhibit cece ceceeeeeeeeecceeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeeseaeeeeaeeees 31 Enabling Disabling Sleep Mode Inhibit cseeeeees 31 Radio Configuration via Network Wide Diag Polling Screen 3
49. al or remote database Test ODBC Clicking this button tests ODBC connectivity to the selected Data Source Name DSN The indicator to the right of the button turns green if the test passes Select DSN Clicking this button opens a dialog box for selecting a DSN Double click on the appropriate DSN to select it The selection appears in the Data Source Name text box Connection Parameters This text box is for entering User ID and Password information for network based databases such as Microsoft SQL Server See Section 7 6 Open Database Connectivity ODBC beginning on page 73 for additional information E Mail Notification on This area of the System Settings screen allows you Alarm Polling to activate or deactivate the E mail notification feature and set a number of related e mail attributes Use of this feature is fully described in E Mail Notification of Alarms via SMTP below 7 2 E Mail Notification of Alarms via SMTP A major feature of InSite 6 is automatic e mail notification of alarm con ditions using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP E mail mes sages may also be sent to Internet capable pagers The e mail notification box is located at the lower right hand corner of the System Settings screen Figure 27 Figure 28 shows a close up view of this portion of the screen and Table 10 lists its features To display Select Configure gt gt System Settings from the Main Menu screen Re
50. and follow the on screen prompts and dialog boxes to install the program in the desired directory The default directory is C INSITE e When installation is complete the InSite icon appears on the screen 3 Connect the PC to the radio Page 8 e For direct connection to a master station most common arrangement connect an RS 232 cable between the PC and the radio s DIAGNOSTIC port On LEDR II radios connection is made to the front panel CONSOLE connector e See this manual for other connection methods code operated switch modem Internet etc 4 Load an existing Equipment List or create a new one see Page 46 Equipment lists are the basis for all diagnostic polling A list must be created before any polling can begin e Select Configure gt gt Equipment Lists from the main menu or NetworkView screens A number of sample equipment lists are built into the InSite program which can be edited as necessary to cre ate a new list e Be sure to Save the equipment list before exiting the screen 5 Select a system to view configure from the NetworkView screen Page 18 e Launch InSite then select NetworkView from the Network wide drop down menu or Launch InSite with passwords enabled Passwords may be set from the Configure gt gt System Set tings screen e With the desired system name displayed on the NetworkView screen click the system icon to view the system layout From here you can click on
51. arm Reporting Mode Radio Polling Mode Help Ir Site 6 Network Wide n I te Diagnostic Collection Selected System in Network Polling Mode all modes are Non Intrusive Network wide System via TCP IP v Automatic System Collection v Collection Sequence I Alarms Tl RSSI T SNR I Supply I Regulated Y I Temperature I Tx Power I Analog Input a O lick on grid to view alarms RESPONSES TIME ELAPSED ODBC DDE SMTP Received Expected Last Resp Total Timeout Done M 3 e je 7 RB OD eepo Figure 19 Network Wide Diagnostic Collection Screen Showing indicator grid InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc B Network Wide Diagnostic Collection File Alarm Reporting Mode Radio Polling Mode Help In 1Site 6 Network Wide ite Diagnostic Collection Selected System in Network Polling Mode all modes are Non Intrusive LEDR II via TCP IP Automatic System Collection vj Collection IV Alarms T Rss SNR I Supply I Regulated Y J Temperature I Tx Power a ee a ey IT Analog Input Click on address to poll radio or Description to return to grid RESPONSES TIME ager ODBC DDE SMTP Received Expected Last Resp Timeout Done 46 4 eo ee s I God Figure 20 Network Wide Diagnostic Collection Screen Showing alarm collection table Table 6 Network Wide Diagnostic Collection Screen Controls File gt gt Exit This selecti
52. ation on radio settings Tx Frequency Rx Frequency Bandwidth Data Rate Modulation Transmitter IP Address IP Netmask IP Gateway Unit ID Radio Type Serial Number Firmware View gt gt View Levels This feature shows the trending values in a bar graph format The following trend levels are shown RSSI Temperature RF Out SNR Correctable Blocks and Uncorrectable Blocks The values shown are in real time InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave ata Systems Inc Table 7 LEDR II Screen Controls Continued View gt gt View Alarm Detail This command shows detailed alarm information for the currently logged in radio Options gt gt Clear All This command clears the counts displayed under G 821 fields Performance Parameters for the following items Available Unavailable Errored and Severely Errored Options gt gt Sound Buzzer This will sound the buzzer on the LEDR II radio when an alarm is detected Help gt gt Serial Terminal Allows you to send LEDR II terminal commands as Mode if you had connected to the LEDR II via a telnet session See Terminal Mode on page 64 for more information Refer to the radio manual for available LEDR II commands Help gt gt TCP IP Telnet Starts a telnet session with the connected LEDR II Window radio LEDR II Radios in the This box displays all the radios which you can Group connect to are connected to a
53. atures that may or OPTIONS may not have been purchased with the radio Contact the factory for information on optional features 4 3 Authorizing a Radio for Diagnostics A radio can be purchased from the factory with or without diagnostics authorized Alternatively the radio can be authorized at a later time using the InSite program To add diagnostics an authorization code must first be purchased from MDS When contacting the factory the serial number of each radio that you wish to authorize is required InSite s Network Wide Radio Con figuration screen may be used on an unauthorized radio to obtain the radio serial number Once the authorization code is obtained from MDS the radio can be authorized over the air from InSite s Radio Configuration screen using the Program Selected Radio gt gt Enter Authorization Code menu MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 35 D 36 Microwave ata Systems Inc Network Wide Diagnostic Data Screen To display Select Network Wide gt gt Diagnostic Polling from the Main Menu or Network View screens or click on the remote radio icon in the Net workView radio selection screen Then select View Data from the Data menu This window shows diagnostic data for each polled radio in the system or network Some data is shared between MDS x810 spread spectrum radios and MDS x710 x790 licensed MAS radios primarily the zone data performance data items For
54. be accessed by InSite using a simple point and click feature The user need not have knowledge of LEDR s remote login rlogin commands to gain access See Page 41 for more information on using InSite with LEDR II radios Network Wide Diagnostic Collection The Network Wide Alarm Collection screen has been renamed the Net work Wide Diagnostic Collection screen In addition to collecting Alarm Status as before the following items can now be retrieved non intrusively RSSI SNR Supply Voltage Regulator Voltage Tem perature TX Power and MDS 9810 Analog Input A complete explana tion of this screen begins on Page 37 MDS 9810 Analog 1 Input Monitoring This new item on the Diagnostic Collection screen Page 37 monitors the MDS 9810 analog input level from 0 5 volts on Pin 24 of the radio s DB 25 INTERFACE connector ODBC Configuration Parameters This new text box on the System Settings screen Page 58 allows users to add their Login Usernames and Passwords to SQL Server databases that reside on a network Several field names and table names have been changed to eliminate conflicts with reserved keywords in Microsoft SQL Server InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 3 DS Microwave a Systems Inc Over the air Radio Configuration InSite 6 provides the capability to observe and configure several impor tant radio parameters over the RF link for example power output device type time out timer delay data ra
55. ble 100 indicates the frequency is perfectly clear and usable A number less than 50 indicates the frequency is a weak link or is experiencing significant interference Tx Messages Number of transmit diagnostic messages sent Rx Messages Number of receive diagnostic messages sent Rx Errors Number of receive diagnostic mes sages with an error User payload data Tx Byte Count Number of data bytes trans mitted Rx Byte Count Number of data bytes received This indicator when green indicates that the OBDC connectivity feature is enabled DDE Enabled This indicator when green indicates that the DDE connectivity feature is enabled SMTP Enabled This indicator when green indicates that the SMTP connectivity feature is enabled Recording Data to The Data menu selection opens a Save As dialog box for specifying a file name in which to store diagnostics data Polling Mode This drop down menu is for selecting the polling mode The choices are e Selected Radio Polling e Automatic System Polling Automatic Network Polling Scheduled Time Polling Selected Radio Polling posts only good non error polls to screen displays and DDE ODBC databases The other three polling methods post all polls including errors to screen displays and DDE ODBC databases Examples of error polling responses include a Communications Error radio is not respondin
56. ch lt 1 gt M Greg s 9810 Demo Radios Network wide System via TCP IP MDS2100 via TCP IP jooo TCPAP Teminal Server lt Xyplex gt TCP IP Terminal Server lt Xyplex gt Fa gt Selected Network Wide System 9790 On Air System via TCP IP Current Path C InSite Demo equ Modem Communications History Modem Status Connected I Failed gt UNIT DESCE ae ina ia E pma E jit ees iit em iii es EER EER eel sical lista iia E iii Figure 24 Equipment List Editor Screen The Equipment List Editor screen has two tables for entering radio information The table on the left Network Wide Systems in this Equipment List is used to enter information about the master stations and other radios that InSite connects to for diagnostic data The table on the right Radios in the Selected Network Wide System is used to enter information about the remotes and other radios contained in each system This table changes dynamically listing the radios for what ever system is selected in the left table Figure 25 illustrates how icons and drop down lists on the Network View screen and by extension radios in the actual system correspond to entries in the Equipment List Editor tables MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 47 Don Hetnck s On Air System Network wid
57. connection see Connecting the PC to the radio RSSI 31 37 44 46 defined 82 graphing example 67 68 in ODBC diagnostic collection table 78 in ODBC diagnostic data table 77 MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc RTS delay setting 59 RTU simulator 15 33 35 S Saving alarm history 66 data buffer 61 diagnostic data 29 36 37 equipment lists 52 system settings 61 Screens About InSite Screen 22 Add Data Source dialog box 74 Data Sources dialog box 74 DDE Client example 70 DDE Registry screen 71 DDE Share Manager screen 72 DDE Share Properties Screen 73 Equipment List Editor 47 equipment list prepared in Microsoft Word 58 LEDR II Radio 43 Main Menu 17 Microsoft Access Setup Dialog box 75 NetworkView 17 NetworkView of Radio System 19 Network Wide Diagnostic Collection with alarm table 39 Network Wide Diagnostic Collection with ind grid 38 Network Wide Diagnostic Data 36 Network Wide Diagnostic Polling 25 ODBC Select Database Dialog box 75 Online Help 21 Pop up Window Help 22 Radio Configuration 32 Setup screen 7 System Settings 59 E mail Notification box 63 Terminal Mode 65 Verify Link Setup Pop up Window 28 Serial port default 59 Settings DDE link 62 68 73 e mail notification of alarms 62 64 InSite preferences 58 64 ODBC link 62 73 79 passwords 60 radio configuration for LEDR II Radios 42 46 for MAS radios 32 35 sounds 60 Signal to noise ratio SNR 37 Skipped zones spread spectrum radios
58. creen 61 Digital signal processing defined 80 DSP defined 80 DTE defined 80 DTMF diagnostic communications 16 DTMF diagnostics defined 80 E E mail notification of alarms see Settings 62 equipment list files 52 Equipment lists 46 58 automatic radio search 2 52 creating new 49 51 creating with other applications 57 58 defining the auto load equipment list 57 defining default path for 60 features of editor screen detailed descriptions 52 57 importing from InSite 5 program 48 information needed for lists 49 saving equipment lists 52 special information for LEDR II radios 42 using the built in sample lists 51 Errors communication error 27 configuration 63 data parity 63 diagnostic polling 30 display presence vs polling mode selection 29 errored severely errored seconds LEDR II screen 45 46 on network wide diagnostic data screen 0 vs 1 37 on Radio Configuration screen 35 polling error LEDR II screen 45 RX error non spread spectrum radios 29 spread spectrum radios 28 77 serial 65 sounds associated with System Settings screen 60 F Files MAS files 65 mxx sub files 52 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide l 1 Microwave ata Systems Inc REM files 65 alarm history 66 computer host 49 55 disk images via MDS web site 6 Hangup exe 14 Microsoft Access mdb 73 Microsoft Excel xls 69 online help 7 sound files see Sound settings text files txt 32 36 57 xxx EQU equipment list files 51 F
59. crowave Data Systems Inc INDEX A About this manual 1 Active messaging defined 79 Alarms communications alarms 63 e mail notification for 62 major 37 mask programming for external triggering 2 minor 37 network wide alarms 63 test messages for 64 Analog defined 79 Analog input for MDS 9810 3 Authorizing a radio for diagnostics 35 Automatic Radio Search 2 B BER defined 79 BERT defined 79 Bit defined 79 Bits per second defined 79 Black Box COS 4 code operated switch 10 Bps defined 79 Broadcast to selected system 33 Built in RTU simulator see RTU simulator Byte defined 79 Cc Clear to send CTS 24 33 34 60 Code operated switch COS COS built into MDS x790 master stations 9 10 setup of external COS device 10 11 Collection sequence 40 COMM port on computer 56 Connecting the PC to the radio 8 14 direct connection via RS 232 cable 8 9 special instructions for LEDR II radios 41 via code operated switch COS 9 11 via dial up networking 13 14 via modem 11 12 via remote access server RAS 12 13 D Data buffer control 61 Data payload defined 81 Date time stamp for diagnostic data 37 dBm defined 80 MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A DCE defined 80 DDE link enable 62 Decibel dB defined 80 Diagnostic communications modes 15 16 Diagnostics adding diagnostics to a radio 35 determining if radio is currently authorized 6 intrusive vs non intrusive 24 Dial up networking 13 14 selection in System Settings s
60. d all screens are available and all radio and system configurations can be changed by the user NOTE InSite is shipped with passwords disabled and None in the Administration Controller fields Administration Controller boxes If passwords are enabled enter passwords for these levels in their respective text boxes Password entry is case sensitive Users must type the password with the same upper and lowercase characters entered in these fields Administration Users with an Administration password can access all InSite screens and change all radio and system configurations e Controller Users with a Controller password can access any screen except the Equipment List and System Settings screens They can change radio settings on other screens such as power level and CTS Delay Users who are not provided with either password can initiate diagnostics and view all but the Equipment List and System Settings screens but cannot change any settings shown on the screens Auto Load e Default Path for Equipment List Auto Load This field defines the path InSite will follow to locate and automatically load the desired equip ment list The program will load InSite s Default Equipment List unless a different one has been specified by the user e Current Equipment List Path This field dis plays the currently selected equipment list Xfer Path This control allows you to transfer the contents from the Curren
61. d from any radio connected to a computer running InSite Although it does interrupt payload data briefly this mode is faster than non intrusive polling All radio CTS lines are throttled back to hold off the RTU and SCADA host when this selection is made Non intrusive Polling Non intrusive diag nostics can only be performed from a radio defined as the ROOT station It intersperses short packets of diagnostic data with regular system data as part of routine SCADA polling It does not interrupt system data but it is slower than Intrusive Polling e Show Hide Polling Progress These menu selections toggle between showing a small window with the progress of each poll or hiding it The window shows both percent of comple tion and elapsed time in seconds for each poll Broadcast to Selected This menu item allows for sending polling System information to all radios in the selected system Available menu selections are Broadcast Radio Password tThis selection broadcasts the radio password Broadcast Buffer Modes ON OFF Broad casts the radio buffer mode to ON Seamless or OFF fast byte throughput Broadcast Data Rates Formats This selec tion broadcasts the radio data rate and format i e 9600 8N1 e Broadcast CTS Delays This selection broadcasts the radio CTS delay in milliseconds Broadcast DMGAPs Broadcasts the radio Diagnostic Message Gap DMGAP The DMGAP can be set between 0 and 25
62. data com There are several elements of the program that are required for installation Once all ele ments have been transferred to your computer double click the Setup exe file to begin the installation 2 3 Connecting the PC to the Radio NOTE For connection to LEDR II Radios see Page 41 The PC on which InSite is installed must be connected to one of the radios in the communications system in order to request and receive diagnostic data Most commonly this connection is made at the master station but it may be made at any network wide capable radio in the enterprise If the PC and radio are nearby within 50 feet 15 meters the connection can be made directly using an RS 232 cable When the PC and radio are widely separated the connection can be made indirectly using modems at each end of the link or via a TCP IP connection over a network or the Internet Each of these methods are explained below Network wide capable radios are shipped from MDS with the default DLINK Diagnostic Link baud rate set to 19200 bps The speed can be changed if necessary refer to the radio s Installation and Operation Guide Direct Connection Method 1 RS 232 Cable In the simplest arrangement the diagnostics computer is located in the same room as the radio to be connected or is within 50 feet 15 meters The computer s RS 232 port can then be directly connected to the DIAG NOSTICS connector at the rear panel of the master station
63. dows 1 MDS InSite RSMS DDE Links 2 Local DDE SAFE_TO_POLL 0 3 Network DDE SAFE_TO_POLL 0 a 4 5 6 10 13 c M 4 gt rh Sheett Sheet Z Sheet3 Sheet4 Sheets Z Sheets 7 ie Figure 31 DDE Client Example Using Excel InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc InSite can be used to simulate the DDE diagnostics link using master station address 69 by simply going to the About InSite screen from the menu bar Exiting the About InSite screen will return the DDE value to 0 Safe to Poll for data This provides a convenient method for testing the DDE or NetDDE communications In addition to running NetDDE the Server computer must also have a NetDDE share set up This can be done in two ways The first is by using a program called REGEDIT EXE that comes with Win dows 1 Run WINDOWS REGEDIT EXE The Registry Editor screen Figure 32 will appear 2 In the tree hierarchy open the folder My Computer HKEY_Local_machine SOFTWARE Microsoft NetDDE DDE Shares 3 Create anew DDE Share by selecting Edit gt gt New gt gt Key and give it the name INSITE 4 Use Edit gt gt New to add the required values to the share 5 Close the REGEDIT program 6 Restart the computer for the changes to take effect gi Registry Editor Registry Edit View Help A iew ry H IntelliPo
64. ed by the user In this manner alarm information on the entire group of LEDR II radios can be tracked simultaneously while polling MAS radios for either alarms diagnostics or configuration parameters If InSite has been configured for data sharing with other programs see Section 7 0 UTILITIES amp SPECIAL INSITE FUNCTIONS beginning on page 58 the LEDR screen will continue collecting data and sending it to other applications or databases via DDE ODBC or SNMP while other program functions are active NOTE The diagnostic computer must be directly connected to the CONSOLE port of one of the radios in a network From that location you may remotely log into other radios in the network MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 43 Ds 44 Microwave ai Systems Inc gt LEDR II Network Wide Diagnostics Eng SCADA Rack bottom Eng SCADA Rack top t Radio in Greg s Office Figure 23 LEDR Il Screen Table 7 LEDR II Screen Controls File gt gt Send Radio Infor mation to a Text File File gt gt Print Radio Infor mation Records the currently displayed radio configuration to a text file Sends a formatted report of the radio configuration settings to the default printer Configuration menu Presents LEDR II radio configuration parameters as listed below Many of these parameters may be changed via InSite Refer to the online help and the LEDR manual for more inform
65. ed in table format by clicking on the View Data button once continuous polling has begun or single polling has finished Figure 15 Network Wide Diagnostic Polling Screen Spread Spectrum example shown To display polling data 1 In the top left box select the radio system from the Selected System in Network drop down menu This selection is not needed when arriving here from the Network View screen 2 If you want to poll a single radio rather than the entire network or system select the radio from the Selected Radio in System drop down menu and then set the Polling Mode to Selected Radio Polling 3 From the Polling Options pull down menu select Show Polling Progress to display a pop up window that provides feedback in the form of a progress bar This indicator is most useful for non intru sive polls that may take a long time due to a low RTU cycle rate 4 In the top right box click on the Press to Start Polling button InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 25 Microwave Systems Inc Other controls you may need to use are listed in the Polling Options drop down menu Polling Mode to define the polling method Intru sive Non Intrusive for selecting a polling type and Single Poll Continuous Poll to perform polling only once or to continuously cycle the polling on the selected radio or entire system depending on the Polling Mode setting Table 3 Network Wide Diagnostic Polling Screen Controls
66. eeiees 4 2 1 Installation Requirements 20 0 0 eee ceceeeeeeeeeeeeeenceeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeenaas 4 Computer System s c c n iis ieek co iieetaeeisie tivities 4 Modem Sisian iaaa RE AEA E ATERA EA 5 Radio Equipment eeren 5 Master Stations and Remotes ccceeeseeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeee 6 Point to Point LEDR II Radios s es 6 2 2 Software Installation seeesseeseessnesssnessnnesnnnosnnssnnssnnsrnnsssnnseresesese 6 Installing InSite 6 from the CD ROM sses 7 From the INtCrne ts cessesetecenpsaccetevavacttee AEAEE 8 2 3 Connecting the PC to the Radio c ceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 8 Direct Connection Method 1 RS 232 Cable ceeeeeees 8 Direct Connection Method 2 Via Code Operated Switch 9 Built in COS With an MDS x790 Master Station 9 External COS Device with a Remote Transceiver 10 Indirect Connection Method 1 Modem 11 Indirect Connection Method 2 Internet Access TCP IP via Remote Access Server ccceceeceeeneeceeeeeeseaeeeeeeeessaeenennees 12 Indirect Connection Method 3 Dial Up Networking TCP IP via the Internet ccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesenaeeeeeeeees 13 3 0 SOFTWARE OVERVIEW cccccceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeeeeeeeeecaeeecaeeneeetsaes 15 3 1 Basic Diagnostic Communications Modes c cccccccessseeeeeeee 15 Network Wide Diagnostics Communications c0cceeese 15 DTMF Di
67. en 72 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc Share Properties x Share Name Application Name NSITE Cancel Topic Name I Item Name optional Sharing Options T Start Application on Connect Access Type Read Only Full Depends on Password Passwords Read Only Password il Figure 34 DDE Share Properties Screen 7 6 Open Database Connectivity ODBC InSite adheres to the Windows OBDC standard to share radio diagnos tics data in a separate database application Using ODBC the raw radio diagnostics data can be watched in near real time from within a third party database application Some of the database applications that can be linked to InSite via ODBC are e Microsoft Access e Btreive Informix e dBase e Microsoft SQL Server Gupta e FoxBase e ORACLE 6 or 7 e Microsoft Excel e Clipper e Paradox e Progress Ingres e FoxPro For convenience a Microsoft Access database file was placed in the application directory for InSite at the time of installation The filename is InSite Diagnostic Data mdb To configure your computer for ODBC data sharing between InSite and Microsoft Access follow the steps below Other database applications besides Access are set up in a similar manner MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 73 1 From the Windows Start gt gt Programs menu launch t
68. er Long integer Zone 3 Tx count Diag Tx Messages Zone3Rx Number Long integer Zone 3 Rx count Zone3Err Number Long integer Zone 3 Rx errors Zone4Tx Number Long integer Zone 3 Tx count User Rx Byte Count Zone4Rx Number Long integer Zone 4 Rx count Zone4Err Number Long integer Zone 4 Rx errors Zone5Tx Number Long integer Zone 5 Tx count Diag Rx Byte Count Zone5Rx Number Long integer Zone 5 Rx count Zone5Err Number Long integer Zone 5 Rx errors Zone6Tx Number Long integer Zone 6 Tx count Diag Rx Messages Zone6Rx Number Long integer Zone 6 Rx count Zone6Err Number Long integer Zone 6 Rx errors Zone7Tx Number Long integer Zone 7 Tx count Diag Rx Errors Zone 7Rx Number Long integer Zone 7 Rx count Zone7Err Number Long integer Zone 7 Rx errors E Zone8Tx Number Long integer Zone 8 Tx count Zone8Rx Number Long integer Zone 8 Rx count Zone8Err Number Long integer Zone 8 Rx errors E Zone1Quality Number Long integer Zone 1 Usability in percent Diag Usable Zone2Quality Number Long integer Zone 2 Usability in percent Zone3Quality Number Long integer Zone 3 Usability in percent Zone5Quality Number Long integer Zone 5 Usability in percent Zone4Quality Number Long integer Zone 4 Usability in percent 7 Zone6Quality Number Long integer Zone 6 Usability in percent MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp
69. er a period of one month The same technique could be used to show any other diagnostic data such as voltage levels remote tempera ture forward and reflected power levels deviation levels and so on It is also possible to superimpose data from multiple parameters on a single graph This may be useful for showing the relationship between two or more different parameters RF power output and radio temper ature for example The specific steps for importing data into a charting or graphing pro gram will be described in the user s manual included with your soft ware Below are the basic steps required for most programs 1 Launch the program with charting graphing capabilities 2 Import the desired InSite data file into the program usually as a text ASCII file 3 The information in the data file will follow the data field pattern as displayed in the Diagnostic Data Report screen from left to right and top to bottom Remember InSite creates a separate diagnostic data file for remote radios InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 67 MDS 68 Microwave Data Systems Inc 4 Select and name the columns and rows of the data that you wish to graph 5 Define the type of graph you wish to produce for example Line Bar Area etc 6 Define the minimum and maximum values on the graph scales specify the text orientation font legend etc 7 Invoke the graphing process 8 After viewing the graph make
70. external device that allows InSite to communicate with multiple radio systems on a common multi drop line See Connection via Code Operated Switch COS on page 2 for details LEDR Service Channel LEDR radios provide a dedicated rear panel connector DB 9 for diag nostics labeled Service Channel Refer to the LEDR manual for pinout data The service channel can be used to broadcast Network wide diagnostics from InSite to multiple MAS point to multipoint systems RF ROUTE Use this column to indicate the over the air path for diagnostics Double clicking in this column displays a pop up window with the following choices DIRECT Normally used Allows diagnostics of a master station and its associated remote units REPEATER Used only in systems using a repeater station to relay remote radio signals to a polling remote BAUD Enter the diagnostics baud rate of the connected radio 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 baud Double clicking in this column displays a drop down menu of baud rates If a telephone modem is used for diagnostic communications it must be capable of the same baud rate as the connected radio s diagnostic port For example if a connected radio s baud rate is set to 1200 and a 1200 2400 baud modem is used the InSite baud rate should be set to 1200 and not 2400 1200 bps is the most common setting for MDS radios When connecting to the LEDR I
71. f your radio system the Main Menu screen presents a menu of screen choices InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc E InSite with NetworkView Df File Network Wide Configure Help NetworkView Type of System POINT MULTIPOINT REPEATER Syst in Network IL a ere oa Version 6 3 0 Figure 8 NetworkView Master Station Selection Screen InSite Radio System Management Software lolx File Networkwide Configure Help My MDS Radio System Management Software Network Wide and LEDR II Diagnostics Version 6 3 0 Figure 9 Main Menu Screen MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 17 Equipment Lists An equipment list must be established before diagnostics or configura tion can begin An equipment list is a database of information on radios in a system it configures polling options for diagnostics and sets up the NetworkView screens Until you create a list InSite loads the Default Equipment List DEFAULT EQU which provides basic functionality for most types of systems see WORKING WITH EQUIPMENT LISTS on page 46 for more information on setting up a list Password Access If system security is a concern you may want to enable passwords When passwords are enabled InSite displays a graphical user interface that makes it easy for inexperienced users to perform diagnostics while preventing access to the
72. for the button to react after clicking on it and up to 13 seconds for the radio system to re synchronize Simplex This button sets the radio s simplex command to spread spectrum radios either on or off On green indicates the radio will transmit and receive on the same frequency Off gray indicates the radio will transmit and receive on different frequencies To change this setting the transceiver must be configured as a master rather than a remote radio 26 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc Table 3 Network Wide Diagnostic Polling Screen Controls Continued Seamless When this indicator is green field data is being transmitted in seamless mode rather than quick response mode This means that field data is gathered and held then transmitted in a single stream Radio Configuration This button brings up the Network Wide Radio Configuration screen where changes can be made to several radio parameters using the diagnostic computer This screen is described under Radio Configuration via Network Wide Diag Polling Screen on page 32 System Data Clear This drop down menu item resets the zone data or performance data whichever is displayed and sets the TX and RX Counts to zero The percentages are weighted against the total TX and RX counts Therefore a small number of errors will be a large percentage of the total RX counts if the c
73. ftware Earlier versions of InSite designed for earlier operating systems and computer platforms including DOS are also available on the InSite CD Note that these earlier versions do not support Network Wide diag nostics Computer System Besides the Windows operating system the computer must include a hard drive with adequate memory space for running and InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave ata Systems Inc storing the program resources Table lists the preferred and mini mum computer requirements Table 1 Computer System Requirements System Item Preferred Minimum Processor 166 MHz or faster Pentium 75 MHz Pentium processor processor Operating System Microsoft Windows 95 98 ME NT or 2000 Memory RAM 64 Megabytes MB 32 MB Video SVGA 800 x 600 high color 256 colors Some 16 bit display degradation in display quality will result Sound Sound card desirable for alert sounds Hard Drive Space 25 MB for program operation CD ROM Drive Required Used for initial installation of the program NOTE InSite is designed to work with Windows standard small fonts Large fonts are not fully supported by the program To check or change your computer s display fonts select Start gt gt Settings gt gt Control Panel click on the Display icon then select the Appearance tab Modems A modem is required when connecting your PC to the master
74. g and an Authorization Fault Error radio is not equipped with diagnostics capability MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 29 Microwave Data Systems Inc Table 3 Network Wide Diagnostic Polling screen controls Continued Polling Mode Cont d NOTE The first entry for network wide radio systems should be the radio that is connected to the PC running InSite via Direct RS 232 Dial up Modem or TCP IP This is usually the master radio in a point to multipoint system and root diagnostic radio This first radio entry will always be polled in the automatic polling modes even if the POLL field in the Equipment List reads NO Polling indicator This indicator is green when the system is being polled for diagnostics information Error indicator This indicator is red if an error is encountered in the diagnostic polling process Show Polling Progress This button enables the pop up Polling Progress window to show the percentage complete Intrusive Non intrusive This button selects whether or not the polling process uses intrusive or non intrusive diagnostics Page 24 Non intrusive diagnostics must be done through the master station can be much slower and is dependent on radio network traffic View Data Single Poll Continuous Poll This menu selection displays the Network Wide Diagnostic Data screen shown on Pa
75. g to take place See Equipment List for procedures The Network Wide Systems table on the left is for entering information about the Network and other radios through which the PC running InSite obtains diagnostic data Table entries correspond to the Master Station icon shown on the System View screen The Radios in the Selected System table on the right is for entering information about the radios in the selected Network Wide System These radios correspond to the entries in the remote radio drop down menu on the System View screen In the example below the user has a 9810 network system with 3 radios in it The display in the table on the right changes to show the remote radios for whichever Network Wide System is selected in the left hand table Click on the area of interest or concern for more information Figure 11 Example of Online Help Pop up Help Help is available for individual screen items Figure 12 To display pop up help put the mouse cursor on a screen item button text entry field etc and click the right mouse button Choose Description MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 21 Microwave Systems Inc Equipment List Editor Screen al This screen displays a directory of Master Stations in the currently selected Equipment List display of Remote Radios is shown for the currently selected Master Station Information can be edited or added by clicking the left mouse button
76. ge 35 which displays diagnostic data for all the radios polled in the system This menu selection toggles between conducting a one time poll and polling continuously Press to Start Poling Retries This menu selection toggles between starting and stopping polling This is the number of times InSite attempts to obtain diagnostics information from a particular radio Three to five retries is suggested Timeout This setting specifies how long to wait in seconds for a response from a polled radio 35 seconds is suggested for most systems Delay This number indicates the delay between radios in seconds for diagnostic polling to start The delay can be changed by clicking the up down arrows on the left side of the box Radio n of n 30 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide These boxes indicate which radio is being polled by displaying the relative Remote Radio number in the list The top number is the relative Remote Radio number the bottom number is the total number MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc Table 3 Network Wide Diagnostic Polling screen controls Continued Alarm status This area of the screen shows the event codes encountered if the event is a major or minor alarm and a description of the encountered alarms and events Analog Levels These bar scales and numerical readouts display the performance of the selected transce
77. he 32bit ODBC application The Data Sources dialog box appears Figure 35 Data Sources dBASE Files Microsoft dBase Driver dbf Excel Files Microsoft Excel Driver xIs FoxPro Files Microsoft FoxPro Driver dbf MS Access 7 0 Database Microsoft Access Driver mdb_ Paradox Files Microsoft Paradox Driver db Text Files Microsoft Text Driver txt cs Figure 35 Data Sources Dialog Box 2 Select Add and the Add Data Source dialog box appears Figure 36 Data Sources dBASE Files Microsoft dBase Driver dbf Excel Files Microsoft Excel Driver xls FoxPro Files Microsoft FoxPro Driver dbf MS Access 7 0 Database Microsoft Access Driver mdb_ Paradox Files Microsoft Paradox Driver db Text Files Microsoft Text Driver txt cs Figure 36 Add Data Source Dialog Box 3 Select Microsoft Access Driver MDB 4 Click OK The ODBC Access Setup dialog appears Figure 37 5 Type anew Data Source Name in the Data Source Name text box 74 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A ODBC Microsoft Access 7 0 Setup SP SteT Wataueasey Figure 37 ODBC Microsoft Access Setup Dialog Box 6 Click on Select A Select Database dialog appears Figure 38 Select Database InSite Diagnostic Data mdb InSite Diagnostic Data 3 cA amp InSite Access Databases m jo ff Figure 38 Select Database Dialog Box 7 Locate
78. he File menu and selecting Exit MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 45 Microwave Data Systems Inc Table 7 LEDR II Screen Controls Continued Poll the Highlighted To remotely log into another system highlight the Radio LEDR II radio that you wish to rlog log into and click the Poll the Highlighted Radio button The selected radio will then be automatically logged into You may also double click the LEDR II radio that you want to log into Polling Delay The LEDR II Polling Delay is enabled when the Polling Mode is set to Continuous Collection The delay setting is the number of seconds between diagnostic polls The typical setting is 60 seconds The range is 5 65000 seconds or 18 hours Performance Parameters Shows key performance data for the LEDR II radio as listed below Consult the online help and the radio manual for more information on these parameters e RSSI SNR Tx Power e Fan e PA Temperatures C e G 821 Status Available seconds Unavailable seconds Errored seconds e Severely Errored seconds Configuration screen Shows all radio configuration parameters many of which can be changed via InSite See Configuration menu items above for a list of the parameters 6 0 WORKING WITH EQUIPMENT LISTS To obtain diagnostic data a PC running InSite connects to a master sta tion or other radio in each system of the netw
79. iew screens 18 19 online help screen 20 21 pop up help 21 22 MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Overview of InSite software Cont d password access 18 software start up 16 P Passive Messaging defined 81 Passwords 60 Payload data defined 81 PDF version of this manual 1 Poll defined 81 Polling 45 alarm control 61 intrusive vs non intrusive 24 mode 25 26 29 39 40 for LEDR I radios 45 network wide diagnostic polling screen 24 31 options 18 25 26 31 33 using sleep mode inhibit feature with 31 Polling remote defined 81 Power rf 37 Programmable Logic Controller PLC defined 81 Q Quick alarm status ping 4 Quick start instructions see inside front cover R Radio network defined 81 sub network defined 81 Radio configuration 32 35 authorized radio options 35 broadcast settings to selected system 33 enable disable button on System Settings screen 61 polling options 33 programmable parameters 34 radio settings 35 restricting access to with passwords 32 retrieving configuration data 35 sending radio configuration to a text file 32 special menu items program TX RX frequency 34 program x810 network address 34 special radio config screen for LEDR II radios 42 summary of commands for 32 35 Redundant Operation defined 82 RegV regulated voltage 37 Remote diagnostics defined 82 station defined 82 Remote Terminal Unit defined 82 Remote Terminal Unit RTU defined 82 Repeater defined 82 RF route selection 55 RS 232
80. int value riot sat C Internet Explorer 88 Additional item count 000000000 0 H nue and News ab Application INSITE a ab Item ia a a hte mm Seas ab Password2 Eira E oa w Microsoft Image Composer Ex Permissions2 Ox00000000 0 H Microsoft Office b Topic System H MOS H A MS Office Professional 95 C MS Setup ACME H MSN J Multimedia o NetDDE DDE Shares E CHAT CLPEK Toes C SCHAT H New User Settings H Office I Office Shortcut Bar J Plus H Query H ReferenceTitles 4 paz My Computer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft NetD DE DDE Shares INSITE Figure 32 DDE Registry Editor Screen MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 71 ED See The second way to establish a NetDDE share set up is by using a pro gram called DDESHARE EXE that comes with the Windows Resource Kit You may find this program easier to use than REGEDIT but is not supplied with Windows To use this program proceed as fol lows 1 Run WINDOWS DDESHARE EXE The DDE Share Manager screen Figure 33 appears 2 Select Share gt gt New The DDE Share Properties screen Figure 34 appears 3 Enter the Share Name INSITE 4 Enter the Application Name INSITE 5 Enter the Topic Name System 6 Click OK and then exit the program J Network DDE Share Manager of x Share CHATS A CLPBKS INSITES SCHATS Figure 33 DDE Share Manager Scre
81. iver Supply Supply voltage Reg Regulated voltage Temp Razdio s internal temperature in Cel sius or Fahrenheit whichever is set in the System Settings screen Pwr Forward output power SNR Signal to Noise ratio The higher the SNR the higher the quality of the radio signal RSSIReceived Signal Strength Indication Represents the radio signal strength received at the radio Enabling Disabling Sleep Mode Inhibit MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Sleep Mode Inhibit InSite 6 has a Sleep Mode Inhibit function that can be used to wake up a remote radio that has been placed in sleep mode Sleep mode is often used at solar powered sites to keep the current draw of the station to an absolute minimum At these sites the radio and RTU are typically pow ered on for only one second and powered off for nine seconds This on off duty cycle provides for efficient power management Sleep mode is typically asserted at the radio by grounding Pin 12 of its interface con nector See radio manual for details Sleep Mode Inhibit is an InSite feature that temporarily overrides the radio s sleep status so that diagnostics can be performed on a station that is in sleep mode At the conclusion of diagnostic polling the inhibit command is removed and the radio returns to sleep mode Sleep Mode Inhibit can be enabled or disabled under the Polling Options drop down menu of the Diagnostic Polling screen Once activated the
82. ller IV Network Wide Diagnostic Data Eee No Passwords _J IV Network Wide Diagnostic Collection Data Buffer Control Prompt if FULL w Auto Load ODBC Settings Default Equipment List Path I Network Wide Diag Data Connection Parameters C nSite Network Demo equ Temp in C l Remote Maintenance T Network Wide Diag Collection Current Equipment List Path L fer Path A T LEDR Il Data Source Name DSN C InSite Network Demo equ Test ODBC Select DSNJ InsiteToAccess _Sound Settings Sound Category Sound File Selection E Mail Notification on Alarm Polling Conditions of Notification Recipient List REMOTE RADIO ALERT DING WAY T Radio Alarm John_Doe scada com USER ENTRY ERROR CHKMSG WAV B ae MASTER ALARM TXALARM WAV Communications Alarms COMMUNICATIONS ALARM COMALARM WAY REMOTE RADIO ALARM GENOTRS WAV a ene USER USAGE WARNING WARNING WAV Add to List E Sound Control Mail Server Load Sound _Test Sound Sound Files vj Clear List_ scada com Return Address Senda Test Message Polling Station EXIT amp SAVE Cancel Figure 27 System Settings Screen Table 12 lists the selections available from the System Settings screen Table 12 System Settings Features Default Serial Port This control sets the default serial port on the PC that will be used for diagnostic communications The number displayed indicates
83. loca tion Dial up modem initial ization string if used Non standby or hot standby configuration 2 Display the Equipment List screen by selecting Contigure gt gt Equip ment Lists from InSite s Main Menu or Network View screen 3 Select FILE gt gt NEW from the top menu bar MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 49 Microwave Data Systems Inc 4 Select the type of system to be created Network Wide System or LEDR ll After this selection a new equipment list appears called My New System 5 On the left table of the equipment list enter or edit information about all master stations and radios that InSite connects to for diag nostic data Table 10 on page 54 lists the allowable entries for each cell a When entering information about each connected radio e Use one row per radio e Fill rows contiguously no empty rows between completed rows e To type in a cell click in it and overwrite the existing material e Left clicking in most cells displays a dialog box with allow able entries e Right clicking in any cell and selecting Description displays online help for that cell e You may use any combination of upper and lowercase char acters e You can speed entry of information by copying and pasting similar text from one cell or row to another Use the keyboard keys CTRL C copy and CTRL V paste or Choose Copy and Paste from the cell s
84. mat Enterprise Connectivity InSite supports three levels of con nectivity ODBC for routing diagnostic data to local or remote databases Dynamic Data Exchange DDE server for sharing data with other applications on the same computer or across a network and TCP IP using a remote access server Automatic Radio Search Equipment lists can be created by searching up to 10 000 radios in 30 minutes 3 1 Basic Diagnostic Communications Modes There are two radio diagnostics communications modes Network wide diagnostics DTMF diagnostics Network Wide Diagnostics Communications Network wide diagnostics communications is a modern packetized mode that has several advantages over DTMF diagnostics commu nications MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 15 TD Microwave a Systems Inc e Diagnostic data can be gathered over a large radio network with out disrupting system communications flow e When required diagnostics communications speed can be increased by actively collecting diagnostic data e Diagnostic data for each radio in the network can be accessed from any radio diagnostics port in the network e Certain messages can be broadcast to all radios in the system simultaneously Most MDS radios of recent manufacture use network wide diag nostics communications These products include the MDS x810 and x710 Series x790 Series and the LEDR II Series For an in depth look at the net
85. me described in the ODBC section Refer toTable 18 through Table 20 for individual tag names used after the prefix Table 17 DDE Data Item Prefix List Item Description SAFE_TO_POLL 0 Safe to poll for payload data otherwise it s the master station address being polled for diagnostics no field name is required Alarm_Collection_ Network wide diagnostic collection data X9810_ Network wide diagnostic polling data In the Client example screen Figure 31 we ve used an Excel spread sheet to set up two DDE links to separate InSite applications The first one in column 2 is running locally on the same computer that is run ning Excel To create this DDE link in Excel we use the cell formula INSITE System SAFE_TO_POLL When SAFE_TO_POLL is equals zero 0 it means safe to poll for payload system data A non zero value is the address of the Master Station currently being used to poll a remote radio for diagnostics The second link in column 3 is using NetDDE to connect with another computer named GREGC3 on the network also running InSite To create this NetDDE link in Excel we use the cell formula GREGC3 NDDE INSITE SAFE_TO_POLL To allow this NetDDE link to work both the Server and Client com puters must be running the program NetDDE EXE This program comes with Windows but does not automatically load It must be added to the Startup folder so that it will launch automatically when you start Win
86. n 3 37 in network wide diagnostic polling screen 31 in ODBC diagnostic collection table 78 in ODBC diagnostic data table 76 measurement units Celsius vs Fahrenheit 61 of remote radio 67 Terminal mode 64 as a debugging tool in serial comm 64 as an alternative to hand held terminal for radio prog 64 U Unit address 26 37 49 57 as used in Automatic Radio Search 2 defined 82 in ODBC diagnostic collection table 78 in ODBC diagnostic data table 76 not programmed message 63 Unit ID LEDR II radio 44 45 Z Zone defined 82 Zone Data 24 27 28 Zone n 37 Zone n Error 37 Zone n Rx 37 Zone n Tx 37 l 4 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY If you have problems comments or questions pertaining to the InSite program please contact MDS using the information below or send an e mail message to insite support microwavedata com FACTORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Technical assistance for MDS products is available from our Customer Support Team during business hours 8 00 A M 5 30 P M Eastern Time When calling please give the complete model number of the product along with a description of the trouble symptom s that you are experiencing In many cases problems can be resolved over the telephone without the need for returning the product to the factory Please use the following telephone numbers for product assistance 716 242 9600 Phone 716 242 9620 FAX If it
87. nc Spreadsheets 66 InSite diagnostic data can be exported to spreadsheets and charting pro grams suchas Microsoft Graph Microsoft Excel Harvard Graphics Lotus 1 2 3 and other software packages These packages can be used to generate bar graphs line graphs pie charts and a variety of other dis play formats Once the InSite information has been entered into the pro gram it can be displayed and analyzed in any of the methods supported by the program It is not our intent to provide detailed instructions here for using these programs Rather we give the basic steps for exporting InSite data to these applications and suggest tips for obtaining the desired results Refer to the user s guide included with your spreadsheet charting graphing software for specific instructions on its use Standard spreadsheet formats can be used to conduct statistical analysis of InSite data as an aid in managing your radio system and tracking potential troubles Most spreadsheet programs provide wide flexibility in the way information is presented Table 15 shows a typical printout of InSite data that can be obtained using a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel In this example InSite s Alarm History Information was saved and imported into Excel Below are the basic steps required to create this type of table using the Excel program The procedures for other spreadsheet programs are sim ilar 1 Launch Excel 2 Load InSi
88. nd logged into If you are logged into a radio the small box to the left of the entry will be highlighted All performance and configuration data listed on the LEDR screen pertains to the logged in radio This can be confirmed by matching the Unit ID number of the logged in radio with the number shown in the Configuration Parameters area ODBC DDE SMTP One of these indicators will light when LEDR II data indicators is being shared with other applications via ODBC DDE or SMTP Polling OK Error The Polling indicator glows green when LEDR indicators polling is in progress The OK indicator glows green if all commands were transmitted and received without error The Error indicator glows red if an error occurs during the polling process Last Poll Shows the time that the last LEDR II poll was conducted Polling Mode The LEDR II Polling Mode can be set to Single Collection or Continuous Collection The Single Collection mode updates the screen information only when the user presses the Poll the Highlighted Radio button The Continuous Collection mode automates this process every Polling Delay interval Connect Disconnect If you are not connected to a LEDR II radio this will be the Connect button Press this and a dialog box will appear and prompt you for your user name and password Once connected this button will change to Disconnect You may disconnect at any time by pressing the button or going to t
89. nks xls InSite NetDDE Alarm gt Diagnostic Polling Data Links xls as InSite DDE LEDR2 Links xls How InSite Works with DDE InSite acts as a DDE server to provide information across the network about whether or not it is currently polling a remote radio for diagnos tics The DDE feature can now be used to determine the entire range of diagnostic parameters retrieved by InSite DDE is a client controlled message passing protocol One application called the Client initiates a conversation and then requests data or sends information to another application known as the Server For example assume your application let s say Microsoft Excel can request a DDE update of a particular item of data from the DDE Server which in our example is MDS InSite Configuring DDE for Use with InSite To communicate via DDE you must identify the process you want to talk to by specifying the name of a service and topic which the server defines Service INSITE Topic S YSTEM A given server normally uses its application name for the service and can offer several topics to communicate The server then allows the two applications to reference any number of data items under a given topic MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 69 D 70 Microwave ata Systems Inc The DDE items listed in Table 17 use the ODBC field name These are item prefixes that precede every item or tag na
90. o in Sys This drop down menu lists individual radios in the tem selected system Select the desired radio to poll for configuration info Use the tab and arrow keys to navigate through the menu selections Press to Retrieve Con Initiates a poll of the selected radio There are two figuration indicators above this button Polling and Error The Polling indicator glows green during a poll and the Error indicator glows red if the poll is unsuccessful RADIO INFORMATION Lists basic information about the selected radio such as identification data software revision and frequency This information is read only RADIO SETTINGS Lists key programmable settings of the radio Many of these settings can be changed from InSite over the RF link Some settings have been omitted to prevent the user from accidentally disabling the radio system The specific settings that are available will change depending on the radio model Consult the radio manual for explanations of each command NETWORK WIDE Lists the Device Type DTYPE Diagnostic SETTINGS Message Gap DMGAP and the status of the RTU simulator USER I O SETTINGS Allows you to activate the digital output 1 or 2 at the radio by clicking either SET button An indicator to the right glows green when the output is set Clicking the CLEAR button deactivates the associated digital output and turns off the indicator AUTHORIZED RADIO Shows the status of optional fe
91. o network It is the primary purpose for the radio communications PLC Programmable Logic Controller A dedicated microprocessor configured for a specific application with discrete inputs and outputs It can serve as a host or as an RTU Poll A request for data issued from the host computer or master PLC to a remote radio Polling Remote In point to multipoint point radio networks the polling remote is the radio that connects to the SCADA host and makes direct radio contact the repeater Radio Network The complete set of radios through which a single polling scheme can operate The radio network defines the scope of units that can be addressed through a single Remote Diagnostics connec tion Radio Sub Network A set of radios that communicate using the same frequency plan either fixed frequency or frequency hopping The radio network is composed of one or more radio sub networks InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 81 MDS 82 Microwave Data Systems Inc Redundant Operation A station arrangement where two transceivers and two power supplies are available for operation with automatic switchover in case of a failure Sometimes referred to as protected operation Remote Diagnostics A diagnostics system that allows the interroga tion and configuration of a radio at a distant site Remote Station A radio in a spread spectrum network that commu nicates with an associated master station
92. on returns you to the Main Menu screen Alarm Reporting Mode Provides a choice between showing all alarm poll responses Always Respond or only those that resulted in an alarm Exception Response Exception Response is the most efficient choice for systems with heavy payload data but does not provide feedback in the event a radio goes down off air Radio Polling Mode This menu provides a choice between a full diagnostic poll and a simple ping A full poll does a normal poll of the radio s including any items checked in the collection sequence When the poll is finished the Diagnostic Polling screen appears showing full radio data An Alarm Status ping is used as a quick check to see if a radio is alive In this mode a short poll is conducted and alarms if any are displayed under the appropriate columns in the Diagnostic Collection table The Message Action Item column also displays a summary message at the conclusion of a poll If there is no response a message box appears stating that the selected radio did not respond Help gt gt Color Key Opens online help or the color key pop up window that shows what the colors in the grid indicate MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 39 Microwave Data Systems Inc Table 6 Network Wide Diagnostic Collection Screen Controls Continued Selected System This drop down menu shows all systems in the in Network selec
93. or You will be prompted to save the current list Pop up menu available from any table cell Right click in any table cell to display a pop up menu with the following commands Reinitialize to default Resets all table infor mation to default values clears the table Cut data Copy data Paste data Description Displays a description of the cur rent item group or screen Online Help Opens the on line help file in a new window Empty Table Clears all information entered in the table Show Selection Selecting this menu item toggles the table display between outlining the current cell with a blue line or not When Show Selection is enabled a check mark appears to the left of this item on the menu Table 10 lists information to enter for each network wide system Most columns offer pop up windows with menus or controls for making an entry without having to manually type the information Selecting an item from the window and clicking OK in the pop up window closes the window and adds the selection to the current table cell You may how ever bypass this method and type directly in any cell if desired Table 10 Network Wide Systems Table Columns DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM Use this column to enter a description The description is frequently the name of the installation site or its geographic location This description will be used to select the connected radio and will be displayed with the radio
94. ork either directly or via a modem InSite then polls all the radios in each system through that con nected radio An equipment list provides the connection information that enables InSite to communicate with radios in the field An equipment list also sets up the icons and drop down menus on the NetworkView screens making it possible for users to quickly poll radios without knowing the system or radio configuration This section explains how to set up an equipment list to meet the needs of your radio system NOTE Equipment lists are the basis for all radio tests performed by the InSite software No system testing is possible without a properly defined equipment list 46 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A CD E 6 1 Equipment List Editor Screen To display requires an Administration level password if passwords are enabled e Select Configure gt gt Equipment Lists from the Network View or Main Menu screen or Figure 24 shows the Equipment List Editor screen with some sample entries File Edit Modem Help Network Wide Systems in this Equipment List Radios in the Selected Network Wide System DESCRIPTION OF SYSTEM CONNECTION TO SYSTEM __ SCRIPTIONOFRADIO sd 3790 On Air System via TCP IP TCPAP Teminal Server lt Xpplex EE Pollina Remote Fienearite Site LEDR II via Console Port DIRECT LEDR II via TCP IP TCP IP Tetminal Server lt 10 2 2104 9810 via Code Operated Switch Code Operated Swit
95. ormation if the serial port fails or does not exist When the indicator is gray it indicates no errors were present during the polling operation Timeout This indicator lights red if too much time has passed since the last response from the radio EXIT SCREEN Clicking this button closes the current screen and returns you to the previous screen Exit DLINK Mode Clicking this button exits the DLINK Mode and sets the radio ready for ASCII command data Command to be Sent A text box in which you enter commands to be sent to the radio SEND COMMAND Clicking this button sends the command in the text box see above description to the connected radio Response from Radio This area displays a temporary record of commands from the radio Serial port commands can be investigated with this screen by analyzing the raw data in the communications protocol 7 4 Advanced Cross Program Functions Charting and Graphing Many times there is a need to show diagnostic data from the radio system in a visual or list format such as a table chart or graph This is easily done with InSite data since all diagnostic reports and equipment list information are stored in a standard tab delimited data format The file names of the stored data are appended with REM for remote radios MAS for master stations and TXT for network wide diagnostics systems InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 65 Microwave Data Systems I
96. ounts are cleared with this button Verify Link Setup Select this menu item to test the connection between the PC and the radio connected to the PC InSite displays a pop up window describing the radio and its connections Figure 16 Equipment List Setup Shows the entry for this radio in the BAUD column of the equip ment list Radio Setup Lists the options installed on this radio in a scrollable box Communication Error This indicator is red when the PC cannot communicate with the radio regardless of baud rate Setup Conflict This indicator is red when a conflict exists between the BAUD rate in the equipment list and the radio s DLINK setting Setup is OK This indicator is green if the link setup is operating correctly Click OK to close this display only window MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 27 Microwave Data Systems Inc NOTE When using TCP IP check that the radio DLINK baud rate matches the Terminal Server baud rate setting NOTE Setup Conflicts caused by Options that are turned OFF must be fixed by entering an Authorization Code Equipment List Setup Communication Error NIT 6685 was found H LINK TCPAP Radio Setup Setup Conflict Setup is OK Figure 16 Verify Link Setup Pop up Window Table 3 Network Wide Diagnostic Polling screen controls Continued Zone Data spread spectrum radios
97. played on the Net work Wide Diagnostic Polling screen NetworkWideData Table Table 18 ODBC Field Names Network Wide Diagnostic Data Data x710 x790 Field Name Type Description Shared Fields ID Auto MS Access automatic record number number UNIT Number Long integer Unit address S Description Text 50 character Description of remote radio MajorAlarms Number Long integer Major alarm code MinorAlarms Number Long integer Minor alarm code Supply V Number Double Radio supply voltage a RegV Number Double Radio internal regulated voltage Temp Number Double Radio internal temperature PowerOut Number Long integer Power output in dBm SNR Number Long integer Signal to noise ratio 76 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave ata Systems Inc Table 18 ODBC Field Names Network Wide Diagnostic Data Continued NetworkWideData Table Data x710 x790 Field Name Type Description Shared Fields RSSI Number Double Received Signal Strength Indicator Zone1Tx Number Long integer Zone 1 Tx count User Tx Byte Count Zone1Rx Number Long integer Zone 1 Rx count Zone1Err Number Long integer Zone 1 Rx errors Zone2Tx Number Long integer Zone 2 Tx count Diag Tx Byte Count Zone2Rx Number Long integer Zone 2 Rx count Zone2Err Number Long integer Zone 2 Rx errors E Zone3Tx Numb
98. quires an Administration level password if passwords are enabled 62 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc E Mail Notification on Alarm Polling Conditions of Notification Recipient List Tl Radio Alarm John_Doe scada com I Communications Alarms I Scheduled Alarm Poll has Completed Add to List j Mail Server _Clear List_ Ikcadacom O Return ddress Send a Test Message Polling Station Figure 28 E mail Notification Box Part of System Settings Screen Table 13 E Mail Notification Controls Conditions for E Mail The three check boxes at the upper left corner of Notification the screen are used for selecting the conditions for e mail notification The choices are Radio Alarm Communications Alarms and Scheduled Alarm Poll has Completed One or more of these boxes may be checked as desired Radio Alarm When this box is checked the following alarms or subsequent clearing of these alarms will result in an e mail notification Network wide alarms e Hardware mismatch e Model number not programmed e Authorization fault e Synthesizer out of lock e Voltage regulator fault detected e Radio not calibrated e DSP download fault e EEPROM write failure e Checksum fault e Receiver time out e Unit address not programmed e Data parity error e Configuration error e 6V regulator output not in valid range e DC input power
99. rame defined 80 Frequency hopping defined 80 Frequency programming RX TX see Radio Configuration Frequency Zone see also Zone defined 80 G Glossary of Terms 79 82 H Help online help 20 21 pop up help 21 this manual in electronic PDF form 1 Host computer defined 80 l Illustrations see also Screens computer connection to a LEDR II series radio 41 connection to radio via modem 12 dial up networking connection via the Internet 14 direct connection to radio 9 external code operated switch COS arrangement 10 graphing example RSSI data 68 network wide diagnostics 23 network wide diagnostics served over the internet 13 relationship of equipment list tables to radio system 48 InSite vs calibrated test equipment 1 Installing InSite 4 8 from CD ROM Disk 7 from the Internet 8 requirements for 4 computer system 4 modems 5 radio equipment 5 Introduction to InSite about this manual 1 capabilities of the program alarm messages 1 new features since InSite 5 x 2 performance monitoring capabilities 1 Intrusive diagnostics defined 81 L LEDR II diagnostics and control 41 46 connecting disconnecting from LEDR II radio 45 creating an equipment list for 42 l 2 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide LEDR II performance parameters 46 the LEDR II screen 42 Master Station defined 81 Modem brands tested with InSite 5 carrier timeout 59 initialization string 56 status indicators 53 Multiple Address System
100. rating mode and 500 milli second pause for graphics mode 5 Set SW12 as follows 1 and 8 OFF 2 through 7 ON This sets the arming code to tilde which is a 7E ASCII character The tilde character is used because it s not used in any network wide diag nostic messages 6 On the front panel set the operating mode switch under the letters TX GR TR to graphics mode GR This enables the pause between switching so that if the user had entered a somewhere it does not get confused between a switch and a non switch 7 Test the COS for proper operation If it works properly re install the top cover NOTE TouseaCOS with a modem the procedure is identical except that InSite dials the modem connection first and then sends out the arming code after the modem link has been established Indirect Connection Method 1 Modem If the diagnostics computer is located a long distance from the master station point to point radio a modem connection is recommended In this arrangement an audio circuit telephone line 2 wire 4 wire twisted pair or microwave link is established between the computer and the radio and a modem is installed at each end of the link Figure 5 MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 11 Microwave ata Systems Inc COMPUTER RUNNING INSITE SOFTWARE DIAGNOSTICS CONNECTOR i COMPUTER S MASTER STATION RS 232 PORT REAR PANEL TYPICAL STANDARD STA
101. reated is named M01 M02 etc NOTE Be sure to click on Save before switching from the Radios in the Selected Network Wide System table to the Network Wide Systems in the Equipment List table or your entries will be lost c Repeat the steps above for each network wide system Other Methods of Creating an Equipment List Equipment lists may also be created using one of the sample lists built into the InSite program The following sample lists are included for your convenience e EXAMPLE EQU shows typical entries for master and remote radios New users should view this screen first to become famil iar with the overall structure of an equipment list e DEFAULT EQU contains a simple configuration to allow direct communication with a master station with a communications port Comm number of 1 and a serial baud rate of 1200 It provides basic functionality for use with most MDS master sta tions as shipped from the factory e DEMO EQU shows entries for all configurations of network wide diagnostics systems and TCP IP connectivity To view a sample list or any other equipment list that has been created click FILE gt gt LOAD on the Equipment List screen A dialog window dis plays file names for existing lists Select the desired list and click OPEN Unless you specify a different list DEFAULT EQU will be loaded automat ically when you first launch the program The Default Equipment List can be used as is initially or
102. rectory which you may change Enter a name for the files A file name suffix of TXT is automatically added to the file name prefix you specify Delete Clears the information displayed in the Network Wide Diagnostic Data window Table This table displays diagnostic data from recently polled radios N A in a field can stand for either Not Available or Not Applicable Data which exceeds an enabled ALERT limit is preceded with an asterisk UNIT Radio s unit address Usually the last four digits of the serial number Description of Radio or Status Name of the radio and its alarm condition if any Major Alarms Description of any major alarms found at this radio Minor Alarms Description of any minor alarms found at this radio SupplyV Main supply voltage RegV Regulated voltage Temp Internal radio temperature Power Transmit power level SNR Signal to noise ratio SNR RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication This value represents the radio signal strength received at the radio Zone n Tx Number of frames transmitted in that zone since the counter was reset Zone n Rx Number of non errored frames received in that zone since the counter was reset Zone n Error Number of errored frames transmitted in that zone since the counter was reset Zone n Zone availability in percent It is based on the number of errored frames and non erro
103. red frames Skip Zones Decimal value between 0 and 255 The 8 bit binary equivalent indicates which zones are set to skip A 0 indicates no zones are skipped Error This value is either a0 ora 1 A 1 indicates an error condition A 0 indicates no errors Date Time Time and date stamp of the diagnostics data listed in the Network Diagnostics table Network Wide Diagnostic Collection Screen To display Select Network Wide gt gt Diagnostic Collection from the Main Menu or NetworkView screens or click on the system name at the top of the NetworkView radio selection screen MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 37 Microwave Data Systems Inc This screen Figure 19 displays the status of radios in the selected system including any major or minor alarms The panel in the center of the window toggles between displaying a grid of indicators and a table listing and describing individual alarms click anywhere on the grid to toggle the display The colors and meanings of the indicators are listed below The alarm table is shown in Figure 20 White Radio did not respond i Green Radio responded radio is OK Yellow Radio responded a minor alarm condition is present ee Red Radio responded a major alarm condition is present Blue New radio found that is not on the Equipment List for this radio system a Gray unused grid square Network Wide Diagnostic Collection File Al
104. s features many of which are new to InSite 6 are fully described in this Installation and Operation Guide A review of this information will help ensure successful use of the software with your MDS radio system NOTE An online Adobe PDF version of this Guide is included on the InSite CD The PDF version allows searching for specific terms and provides hot links that can be clicked to display a particular topic The content of this printed manual and the PDF version are identical The Installation and Operation Guide contains the following sections Section 1 0 INTRODUCTION beginning on page 1 Provides an overview of this manual and explains the new features that have been added since the last release of the program Section 2 0 INSTALLING INSITE beginning on page 4 Discusses computer requirements installing the software and how to connect the diagnostic computer to your radio system InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 1 Microwave ata Systems Inc wi 14 InSite 6 NEW FEATURES Section 3 0 SOFTWARE OVERVIEW beginning on page 15 Explains how to launch the software describes how InSite 6 communi cates with radio systems and provides a brief tour of the main program screens Section 4 0 NETWORK WIDE DIAGNOSTICS beginning on page 23 This section explains the principles behind network wide diagnos tics and provides a screen by screen tour of the related screens and
105. s the following screens and program functions Table 2 Menu bar items Menu bar item Availability Submenu item Network Wide M N W Diagnostic Polling described on Page 24 M N W Diagnostic Collection Page 37 M NetworkView Page 18 Configure M N W Equipment Lists Page 47 M N W System Settings Page 58 Help M N W On line Help Page 20 M About Page 22 M Terminal Mode Page 64 M Main Menu screen N W NetworkView screen On line Help To display e Select Help gt gt On line Help from the Network View or Main Menu screen or e Select Help gt gt About to display the About InSite pop up window and click the Help button in this window e Put the mouse cursor on a screen item button text entry field etc and click the right mouse button Choose Online Help An example of online help is shown in Figure 11 Online help includes a table of contents glossary and index as well as procedures and detailed screen references 20 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc Bile Contents Index Back Bint Glossay Equipment List Editor g This screen is used to edit and create the Equipment Lists Equipment Lists link each radio s internal address to a human readable name so you can select radios to monitor based on their location or other easily understood description The Equipment List must be properly configured for pollin
106. sta tion remotely such as by telephone line or other audio circuit While most Hayes compatible modems will work the units listed below have been tested with InSite and are recommended for use with the program Hayes Accura 14 4 kbps modem Cardinal Connecta 56 kbps modem US Robotics Courier HST 14 4 kbps modem Practical Peripherals 14 4 kbps modem PM14400FXSA Zoom AMX 2400 bps modem IBM ThinkPad internal modem Xircom PCMCIA modem Radio Equipment Radios used with InSite software must be MDS brand and be prop erly configured for diagnostics Below are the general requirements for master remote and point to point stations MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 5 Microwave Data Systems Inc Master Stations and Remotes Point to Point LEDR Il Radios NOTE InSite 6 supports newer MDS radio products that employ DSP based microprocessors and have network wide diag nostic capability For earlier DTMF based radios InSite 5 is suggested This earlier program is included on the CD along with an online PDF manual for installation and operating details MDS 4790 and MDS 9790 Series master stations and MDS 2710 4710 9710 9810 Series remote stations except B models are compatible with InSite 6 provided Network Wide Diagnostics has been enabled Network wide diagnostics is an option for these radios and may or may not have been purchased for a particular r
107. t Equipment List Path field to the Default Path for Equipment List Auto Load field This action records the file location It does not move it to another directory Sound Settings This screen area allows defining sounds that will occur for specified events A variety of sounds are supplied with the InSite program The user may also load a custom sound file Each area of the Sound Settings box is described in detail below e Sound Category This table lists the events for which InSite nor mally emits an alert tone or error message When you select a sound category the sound file asso ciated with it will be shown selected in the adjoining list to the right under Sound File Selec tion described below The computer must be equipped for sound to use this feature InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave Systeme Inc Table 12 System Settings Features Continued Sound Settings continued e Sound File Selection This table works in conjunction with the Sound Category table It shows the sound file that has been specified for the selected sound category You can change the selected sound by clicking on a different sound file name Sounds can be tested by clicking on the Test Sound button e Load Sound When this button is clicked a dialog box appears allowing you to select a sound file WAV format that will be applied to the currently
108. te s HISTORY TXT file into Excel 3 Select Format then AutoFormat 4 Save the file 5 Print the result InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Graphing Programs MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave Systeme Inc Table 15 Typical Spreadsheet Example alarm history shown Station Alarm Modem History Description Reported Message Date Time New Cobb s Hill Communications DIRECT or 9 1 00 11 03 Master Station Alarm Same Number AM New Remote Units Communications DIRECT or 9 1 00 11 05 Test Alarm Same Number AM Gone Cobb s Hill NO Alarms DIRECT or 9 1 00 11 10 Master Station Reported Same Number AM Gone Remote Units NO Alarms DIRECT or 9 1 00 11 12 Test Reported Same Number AM Repeat Greg sComm Communications DIRECT or 9 1 00 11 15 Error Test Alarm Same Number AM Repeat Greg s Comm Communications DIRECT or 9 1 00 11 16 Error Test Alarm Same Number AM Graphing provides a visual representation of performance data and is well suited for trend analysis Deteriorating conditions in the radio system are easily spotted in graph format Graphs are also useful for doing a before and after comparison of performance levels following repairs or adjustments to the radio system As an example of graphing Figure 30 shows a simple line graph that was created using Microsoft Graph found within Microsoft Word In this graph a radio s Received Signal Strength Indication RSSD is shown ov
109. te format etc The specific settings that are available will change depending on the radio model being configured Radio configuration is accomplished from the Net work Wide Radio Configuration screen explained on Page 32 Quick Alarm Status Ping A Quick Alarm Status Ping feature has been added to the Network Wide Diagnostic Collection screen Page 37 under the Radio Polling Mode menu When a radio does not respond to a diagnostic poll it can now be quickly determined in less than half a second if the radio or RTU PLC is at fault by intrusively testing the radio for alarms Sleep Inhibit Mode At many solar powered sites power consumption is kept to an absolute minimum by placing the equipment in a sleep mode until communi cation is required In these cases the radio must be woken up to con duct diagnostics The Sleep Inhibit mode accomplishes this so that InSite can gather data from the station After data collection the radio returns to sleep mode Refer to Page 31 for details 2 0 INSTALLING INSITE The installation of InSite involves two main tasks e Installing the software from the CD ROM or from downloaded disk images onto a PC e Connecting the PC to the master station s diagnostics port phys ically or indirectly via modem COS or other link 2 1 Installation Requirements InSite is a 32 bit program designed to run on computers equipped with Windows 95 98 ME NT or 2000 operating so
110. te from a factory supplied CD ROM follow these steps 1 Insert the CD ROM disk in the CD ROM drive 2 When the first InSite screen appears click on INSTALL SOFTWARE 3 At the next screen click Install MDS SCADA Diagnostics or other desired package 4 At the first InSite Setup screen Figure 2 click Install InSite 6 This presents the destination screen not shown here where you can specify the directory where InSite will be installed The default directory is C INSITE If this location is acceptable click Finish If not choose Change and follow the instructions to change the name Install InSite 6 Install InSite 5 Please choose an Install Data LinkWatcher application to install Install Radio Configuration Figure 2 InSite Setup Screen NOTE When installing InSite on a Windows NT computer you must transfer the on line help file insite hlp and Installation and Operation Guide file xxxxx PDF to a Windows directory This directory may need to be created in Windows NT before it can be transferred 5 Follow the remaining prompts and dialog boxes to finish the instal lation When the installation is complete the InSite program icon appears on the screen MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 7 Ds Microwave Data Systems Inc From the Internet The InSite program may be downloaded via file transfer protocol FTP from the MDS web site at ftp microwave
111. ted equipment list and allows selecting one for diagnostic polling The tab and arrow keys may be used to navigate through menu selections Polling Mode This drop down menu allows selection of the desired polling mode The choices are Automatic System Collection Polls the cur rently selected Network Wide System or radio system only once Radios with NO in the POLL field of the Equipment List are skipped Continuous System Collection As above but System Collection runs continuously e Automatic Network Collection This mode polls the currently selected Network Wide system and radio system as well as the remotes only once Radios with NO in the POLL field of the Equipment List are not polled e Continuous Network Collection As above but Network Collection runs continuously e Scheduled Time Collection Choosing this item displays the Scheduled Polling Timer screen for scheduling regular periodic polls Collection Sequence The Collection Sequence allows you to chose what type of information you would like to retrieve from the radio system during each poll Simply place a check mark next to the desired parameter s and click Start Polling to begin One parameter is collected per poll thus if four items are checked four polls are needed to collect the complete data ODBC This indicator when green indicates if the OBDC connectivity feature is running See Open Database Connectivity ODBC on page 73
112. the PC for diagnostic data for the entire system or you can click on one of the radios in the system to poll a particular unit e Many additional polling modes and viewing options are available Consult this manual and the online help accessible from all screens for details Microwave Data Systems Inc TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 0 INTRODUCTION sissen iaei aaaea EA EERE 1 11 Aboutihis Manual sersccenriarenereii irin TA 1 1 2 What s new in InSite 6 useseeesseresiresrrrserrsrrererrenrrnrsrressresrnns 2 Alarm Mask Programming for External Triggering 00e 2 Automatic Radio Search cc ccceceeeeeeeeceeeeeeeecaeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeees 2 Connection via Code Operated Switch COS ceeeeeeee 2 Dial Up N tWworking eiernes evs sasteustveanscerteebenecen cen es 3 LEDR II Compatibility 0 2 2 0 cecceececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeseteeeeeaeeeseas 3 Network Wide Diagnostic Collection cccceeeeeeeteeetesteeteees 3 MDS 9810 Analog 1 Input Monitoring ccceeeseeeeeteeeeesteeeeees 3 ODBC Configuration ParameterS cccscceceteeeeeseeeeeteeeeeseeteees 3 Over the air Radio Configuration 0 ccscceseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeees 4 Quick Alarm Status Ping cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeeteeeeennees 4 Sleep Inhibit Mode eccccecceseceeeeececeeeeeeeeceaeeeeaaeesecaeeeenaeeseeas 4 2 0 INSTALLING INSITE ccccccececceeececeececeeceeeeeeaeeeaeesaeeeeaeeeeneseeesnene
113. the number box Done This indicator turns green when the alarm polling process is complete Start Stop Polling Click on this button to begin polling immediately instead of waiting for the next scheduled poll The diagnostic channel is automatically closed after the last radio has been tested 5 0 LEDR Il DIAGNOSTICS AND CONTROL InSite 6 supports the MDS LEDR II family of radio products LEDR 400 900 and 1400 Series These radios are often used in stand alone point to point links or as a backbone in multiple address radio sys tems to carry diagnostic data back to a central facility 5 1 Connecting to LEDR II Radios Computer connection to a LEDR II radio is made with a 9 pin RS 232 cable connected to the radio s front panel CONSOLE connector DB 9 as shown in Figure 21 The maximum recommended length for an RS 232 cable is 50 feet 15 meters COMPUTER RUNNING INSITE SOFTWARE LEDR RADIO UNIT 9 PIN SERIAL CABLE COM1 2 ETC DTE Figure 21 Computer Connection to a LEDR Il Series Radio MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 41 DS 42 Microwave Data Systems Inc 5 2 Creating an Equipment List for LEDR Radios NOTE A review of Section 6 0 WORKING WITH EQUIPMENT LISTS beginning on page 46 is recommended to gain a full understanding of equipment list features As with other types of radios an equipment list is required before InSite can
114. the selected communications port 1 COM1 2 COM2 etc The highest selectable COM number is 6 NOTE The default port is used only when a port has not been specified in the equipment list MODEM Carrier This control allows you to set the amount of time to Timeout wait in seconds before disconnecting from the phone line after a modem carrier dropout The time can be set from 1 to 255 seconds RTS Delay This control is used to set the amount of time to wait in milliseconds between diagnostic polls It may be set from 0 to 255 Milliseconds the default setting is zero When set to zero this control is disabled i e no delay A delay can be useful if A B switches are used on the computer serial port InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 59 TD 60 Microwave ata Systems Inc Table 12 System Settings Features Continued Passwords Enabled No Passwords button Click this button to enable or restrict user access to particular InSite configuration screens When passwords are enabled the NetworkView screen is displayed when InSite is first launched and users are prompted to enter a password if the Equipment List or Systems Settings screens are requested If passwords are enabled enter Administration and Controller passwords in the text fields see Administration Controller boxes below When passwords are disabled InSite displays the Main Menu screen when first launche
115. this happens the only way to restore the settings is at the radio site Remote Maintenance Special Menu items are described under the Radio Configuration section starting on Page 32 This drop down menu allows you to select what happens when a polling alarm occurs Short Pause after Alarm or Wait for Acknowledgment after alarm If Wait for Acknowledgment is selected alarm polling will not resume until a detected alarm is acknowledged Data Buffer Control This drop down menu allows you to select what happens when the data buffer exceeds 62 polls and recording is turned OFF The choices are Prompt if Full Dump if Full Delete and Save if Full Deleted data is erased from the buffer only not from the hard drive InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 61 Microwave Data Systems Inc Table 12 System Settings Features Continued DDE Link Enable A check mark in these boxes indicates that the indicated InSite information is made available for DDE linking to other Windows applications InSite must be re launched before DDE changes take effect Refer to Section 7 4 Advanced Cross Program Functions beginning on page 65 for additional information on regarding DDE links ODBC settings These settings provide ODBC open database connectivity control Check boxes The check boxes list InSite screens Click on a check box to make the diag nostic data displayed on that screen available to a loc
116. transceivers are serving as master stations MDS x790 master stations equipped with version 1 7 or higher firmware contain a built in COS that need only be programmed with a proper address to be used with InSite version 6 3 software or higher Instruc tions for addressing a built in COS follow The MDS x790 master station employs a command called MADDR Multi drop Address This command is appended with an address that can be set from 1 to 255 to NONE When set to a particular address e g MADDR 001 the master station will not accept diagnostic messages until it has first received the Arming Code 001 Once the Arming Code has been received the master station stays active to diagnostic messages until another Arming Code is received e g 002 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 9 Microwave Systems Inc Unlike external COS devices that always leave one of the ports enabled and ignore non matching Arming codes and addresses the MDS x790 will disable when any non matching Arming address is received as long as the Arming code is a tilde As shown in Figure 4 Arming codes of 100 to 199 can be used to control 100 different master stations and set the external COS devices to Port 1 Assuming that Port 1 on the external COS is left unused no con flict will occur When using Arming codes 2 3 or 4 the external COS device will be enabled and the MDS x790 master stations will be disabled for diagnostics External
117. type of list created depends on the user s response to a dialog box File gt gt Load Displays a dialog window for selecting an existing equipment list file File gt gt Save Enter Saves the currently displayed equipment list to a file All the master stations will be saved but only the radios under the currently selected master station are saved Therefore when creating a new equipment list the list should be saved before selecting a new master station to edit File gt gt Save As As above but allows saving the equipment list under a new name leaving the original file unchanged File gt gt Auto Generate Equipment List Opens the Network Wide Radio Search screen allowing searches for radios in the connected system Minimum and maximum addresses may be set to limit the search or up to 10 000 radios can be searched in 30 minutes Automatic equipment list entries are created for the radios found File gt gt Copy Current Equipment List Copies the currently displayed equipment list and all associated mxx sub files A dialog box will prompt you for a new file name File gt gt Delete An Equip ment List Allows selection of an equipment list to be removed from the program Presents a confirmation window to prevent accidental deletion of a desired equipment list File gt gt Print Currently Selected System Sends the currently selected equipment list to the computer s default printer
118. uously varying amplitude such as the human voice bps Bits per second A measure of the information transfer rate of digital data across a communication channel BER Bit error rate See also BERT BERT Bit error rate test The results of a BERT are normally expressed as a ratio power of 10 of the number of bits received in error compared to the total number received Bit Binary digit The smallest unit of digital data often represented by a one or a zero Eight bits usually comprise a byte Bits per second See bps Byte A digital word usually made up of eight bits InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 79 MDS 80 Microwave Data Systems Inc dBm Decibels relative to one milliwatt An absolute unit used to mea sure signal power as in transmitter power output or received signal strength DCE Data circuit terminating Communications Equipment In data communications terminology this is the modem side of a com puter to modem connection MDS radios are normally configured as DCE devices designed to connect to a DTE device Decibel dB A measure of the ratio between two signal levels Fre quently used to express the gain or loss of a system Digital Signal Processing See DSP DSP Digital Signal Processing A processing technique that uses soft ware algorithms to filter shape or otherwise modify the characteristics of a given signal DTE Data Terminal Equipment In data
119. up e mail notification of alarm events and use a troubleshooting tool for debugging communications problems between the computer serial port and the modem or master station 7 1 Set or Change Program Defaults System Settings Screen To display Select Configure gt gt System Settings from the Main Menu screen Requires an Administration level password if passwords are enabled The System Settings screen Figure 27 provides a way for you to change a variety of functions in the InSite program such as alert sounds display options time out time and password access control It also allows you to set the criteria for e mail notification of alarms InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A D Microwave al Systems Inc Other than specifying the Default Path for Equipment List Auto Load it s unlikely that you will need to make any changes to this screen when the program is first installed the default settings are designed to provide basic functionality with most systems After you ve become familiar with the program you may wish to change some of these settings to meet special needs n Site SYSTEM SETTINGS Dial Up Networking Default Serial Port MODEM Carrier Timeout RTS Delay O Diatup Special Menu Items I p Come 10 1255Seconds H0 msec Disabled Password Enable DDE Link Enable f LEDR II Polling Alarm Control Ae eet Short Pause w Administration Contro
120. ur System Administrator for assistance Return Address The return address can be whatever you wish to call the location where InSite is running It is used only for the e mail message From field and cannot be used as a return address when replying to the sender In other words it is for site description only 7 3 Terminal Mode The Terminal Mode Screen Figure 29 is provided as a troubleshooting tool for debugging serial communications problems between the diag nostic computer and the connected radio It is accessible from the Main Menu under the Help selection Table 14 explains the functions of the Terminal Mode controls The Terminal Mode screen may also be used to issue diagnostic and control commands to MDS radios A listing of these commands can be found in the radio s instruction manual The Terminal Mode screen pro vides a convenient alternative to using a Hand Held Terminal HHT to issue radio commands and diagnostic inquiries 64 InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Miocowave ata Systems Inc TERMINAL MODE Serial Eror Timeout Bl Bl EXIT SCREEN Exit DLINK Mode Command to be Sent SEND COMMAND J Response from Radio E Figure 29 Terminal Mode Screen Table 14 Terminal Mode Screen Controls Serial Error This indicator lights red if an error occurred in any of the serial commands A pop up window may appear with inf
121. v A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc Intrusive Diagnostics A mode of remote diagnostics that queries and commands radios in a network which has an impact on the delivery of the system payload data This mode of diagnostics is much faster than the Non Intrusive Diagnostics mode It is sometimes referred to as Active Messaging and is the opposite of Non Intrusive Diagnostics MAS Miultiple Address System A radio system where a central master station communicates with several remote stations for the pur pose of gathering telemetry data Master Station Radio which is connected to the host computer It is the point at which polling enters the network Network wide Diagnostics An advanced method of controlling and interrogating MDS radios in a radio network It works by interspersing diagnostic data with payload data as compared to sending DTMF tones as was used by earlier versions of InSite Non Intrusive Diagnostics This is a mode of network wide diagnos tics that queries and commands radios in a network without halting system payload data Diagnostic data is collected non intrusively over a period of time by being interspersed with SCADA system data It is sometimes referred to as Passive Messaging and is the opposite of Intrusive Diagnostics Passive Messaging See Non Intrusive Diagnostics Payload Data This is the application s user communication data which is sent over the radi
122. ve to payload data it is not as fast as using the Intrusive mode of diagnostics Non intrusive diagnostics can only be accomplished when InSite is run ning on a computer that is directly connected to the root radio in the net work 4 2 Using Network Wide Diagnostics This section explains the in service use of the InSite program with net work wide capable radios The screens shown in this section are typical examples it is possible that they will vary somewhat from those shown on your screen Network Wide Diagnostic Polling Screen To display Select Network Wide gt gt Diagnostic Polling from the Main Menu or NetworkView screens or click on the remote radio icon in the Net work View radio selection screen This window Figure 15 displays alarm and diagnostic information for network radios The information displayed will differ depending on the radio type When polling a spread spectrum radio for example data on each frequency zone Zone Data is displayed When polling a licensed fixed frequency radio this information is replaced by information about the quality of the diagnostic and payload data links Performance Data Also some of the button settings Show Polling Progress for example retain the last used setting from one ses sion to another InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A MDS 05 3696A01 Rev A Microwave Data Systems Inc Polling data on individual radios can be display
123. work wide features included with InSite 6 refer to Section 4 0 VNETWORK WIDE DIAGNOSTICS beginning on page 23 New users should also refer to the Network Wide Diagnostics Tech nical Manual P N 05 3467A01 It contains valuable system level information on this type of diagnostic communication This manual is included in PDF form on the InSite CD and is installed with InSite 6 under the InSite RSMS group in the Windows Start menu DTMF Diagnostics Communications InSite 5 only Formerly MDS provided a diagnostic system that used DTMF tones to communicate diagnostics information across the radio network Although reliable the tones would interfere with regular radio traffic payload data and the throughput of information was limited Radios that commonly used DTMF diagnostics communications include the MDS 1000 MDS x310 MDS 2100 and MDS 4100 as well as backward compatible radio models such as the MDS 9710B and 4710B InSite 6 does not support DTMF diagnostics however InSite 5 is also included on the CD and fully supports this mode Refer to the online manual included with InSite 5 for user instructions 3 2 Software Start up To start InSite select it from the Windows Start gt gt Programs menu After the program loads you will see the NetworkView screen Figure 8 if passwords are enabled or the Main Menu screen Figure 9 if passwords are disabled The Network View screen presents a graphic depiction o
124. you from the Internet if no radio activity has occurred during a specified period 1 minute to 10 hours as set in the System Settings screen The programmable disconnect setting can be used to increase the efficiency of the dial up feature by reducing the connection time and the calling frequency InSite 6 Installation amp Operation Guide 13 Microwave Data Systems Inc Follow these steps to set up Dial Up Networking on the diagnostics computer 1 Double click on my computer and then double click on Dial Up Networking If you have a Dial Up Network Connection already made proceed to Step 2 Otherwise run the Make New Connection wizard 2 In the Windows Explorer window go to the Connections menu item and click properties In the properties box be sure that Prompt for information before dialing is un checked Then click OK 3 Place a short cut of the Internet connection into the InSite directory Rename it to dialup 4 Verify that the program Hangup exe is also in the InSite directory This file is automatically placed in the application directory nor mally insite during the installation of the InSite program From here you will be ready to start Dial Up Networking NOTE Be sure to set the button in the System Settings screen to Dial up and not LAN otherwise connection to the Internet will not be made RTU TO DATA TO PORT DIAGNOSTICS PORT TCP IP INTERNET DIAGNOSTICS COMPUTER RUNNI

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