Querx TH Web thermometer / hygrometer User's manual
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1. Fig 3 12 Device Discoverer 3 4 Network configuration with Device Discoverer If you don t have a DHCP server running in your network you have to manually set an IP address and a network mask You can do this with Device Discoverer or the Android app Querx Discoverer which can be found in the Google PlayStore In Device Discoverer right click on the device that you want do configure and choose Device configuration In the dialogue window provide an IP address that is used to connect to Querx TH and an IP mask for the definition of the subnet Querx is located in Finally click on OK to apply your changes Querx TH reboots with the new settings elj Device configuration IP address 0 0 0 0 IF mask EAE a a A E Cancel Fig 3 13 Manual network configuration To configure Querx TH to work with DHCP at this point simply set P address and IP mask to 0 0 0 0 Further configuration is carried out via web interface 3 5 A first look at the web interface After you have entered Querx TH s IP address into your brower s address field or after you have double clicked on the entry in Device Discoverer you see the front page Here you find currently measured values as well as the depiction of their development over time egnite Querx ktest2 Configuration v Login Temperature development Configuration ae w Temperature Currently measured values Feuchtigkeit RH 20 8 2014 21 8 2014 22. i 7 Choose File No file chosen g Fig 8 3 Upload firmware to Querx TH 8 1 2 Activation of firmware images After uploading a new firmware image you have to activate it Open the page Maintenance Firmware In the section Activation you see the two firmware buffers Activation Querx 1 1 9 2 egnite GmbH Buter Buffer 2 Querx 1 1 9 2 egnite GmbH Activate Fig 8 4 Activate firmware image Select the one with the version that you want to run 1 and click on Activate 2 The software is now written into the internal memory Once the writing has finished Querx TH reboots During this process the LED turns yellow After successfully booting the LED turns back to normal Please note The activation process can take a couple of seconds Do not cut Querx TH off from the power supply during this time as the device can be damaged If for some reason the firmware update failed and the device refuses to take up normal operation you can manually reactivate the other firmware buffer see 9 2 actions to perform 37 9 Troubleshooting 9 1 Possible errors 9 1 1 No network connection If you are not able to connect to Querx TH you probably need to manually configure network settings Start the application Device Discoverer If the device is not listed here check if it is properly connected to the network If that is the case a network problem may have occurred Please ask you network ad
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4. Emailtext S Alarm V U n Back to normal Email subject 5 OK V U Emailtext S back to normal V U n Save Cancel Fig 6 16 Edit alarm email templates You can add some variables and functional characters to your templates Those are dynamically replaced when an email is sent Variable Value S Name of the sensor that has triggered the alarm V Measured value of the sensor U Physical unit of the measured value t Line break n Tabulator After you have adjusted your email templates click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes 6 3 SNMP traps With the Simple Network Management Protocol you can easily set up a monitoring system for your networking infrastructure Querx TH can send SNMP traps to notify an SNMP manager on triggered and stopped alarms 6 3 1 Configuration Open the page Alarm SNMP Here you can provide the details for the traps that are sent if a temperature or humidity alarm occurs or the sensor returns back to normal 28 At first enter your SNMP manager and the specific trap codes for the different status changes SNMP manager Enter the IP address of the SNMP manager that should monitor Querx TH e Alarm trap Enter the specific trap code for off going alarms e Normal trap Enter the specific trap code for stopped alarms send Traps ONMP manager Alarmtrap 1 Normaltrap 2 Fig 6 17 Basic SNMP settings Now configure the S
5. Please look at the following image Alarm range Normal range Alarm range Hysteresis ranges Fig 6 1 Hysteresis In this example the temperature sensor is set to a lower limit of 15 C and an upper limit of 55 C Hysteresis is set to 10 If an alarm is triggered at 55 C the sensor has to measure 45 C or less in order to trigger another alarm on exceeding 55 C 6 1 2 Configuration of the temperature sensor On the page Sensors Temperature you set up the alarm function for the temperature sensor 20 The field Name takes an identifier for the sensor in example Temperature You have already chosen the temperature unit Querx TH operates with 1 Now configure the safe range by setting an upper and a lower limit as well as a sensible value for hysteresis in example 2 2 Under On alarm you can choose what actions are performed if an alarm goes on Send email will send information emails to all recipients configured under Alarm Email Send SNMP trap will send a SNMP trap to the SNMP manager configured under Alarms SNMP Furthermore Querx TH sends syslog messages to a syslog server if configured under System Network After you have finished click on Save to apply or on Cance to discard your changes Temperature Sensor Temperature Celsius Fahrenheit Kelvin Lower limit Upper limit Hysteresis 20 On alarm Send email send SNMP trap J Save x Cancel Fig 6 2 Configure temper
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7. 6 12 Confirm deleting the recipient 6 2 3 Global email settings Open the page Alarm Email In the section Email settings click on Edit left of Global Settings 26 Email settings Template Global settings amp Edit Temperature alarm Edit Humidity alarm Fig 6 13 Global email settings On the next page you can set the address where emails are sent from and a text that is added to all system emails e Sender address Please enter a valid email adress e Email text Please enter a text template that is going to be added to all system mails Within this text you can use some functional characters t creates a tabulator and n creates a line break Basic email configuration Sender address kobold example com Emailtext Automatic email do not reply n oe Save Cancel Fig 6 14 Global email settings 6 2 4 Templates for alarm emails Open the page Alarm Email In the section Email settings you can edit the email templates for temperature and humidity alarms Click on Edit left of the alarm which you want to configure Email settings Template amp Edit Global settings Temperature alarm Humidity alarm Fig 6 15 Edit alarm email templates 27 Within the A arm section you can enter the email templates that are processed if an alarm occurs The section Back to normal holds the email templates to be processed when an alarm stops Alarm Email subject S Alarm V U
8. Read data Read data read config Read data write config Save Cancel Fig 5 6 Disable anonymous access 5 3 Configure session timeout On the page System User you can configure the time after which a user is automatically logged out if no action is performed In the section Login enter the time in seconds into the field Session timeout Afterward click on Save to apply or on Cance to discard your changes Login Session timeout 600 Save Cancel Fig 5 7 Session Timeout 19 6 Configuration of alarm functions Setting up alarms is divided into two steps In the first step you have to configure the sensors to trigger alarms if certain thresholds are exceeded In the second step you have to configure how Querx TH will react on those alarms Possible actions are sending emails and SNMP traps Furthermore syslog messages are sent if a syslog server is provided 6 1 Configuration of the sensors Querx TH comes with integrated sensors for temperature and humidity which can independently be configured 6 1 1 Thresholds and hysteresis Each sensor can be assigned an upper and a lower limit between which Querx TH is in the normal state If these limits are exceeded Querx TH triggers an alarm Do avoid multiple alarms you can set a value for hysteresis This is the amount of units which the measured values have to move back in the direction of the normal state before another alarm is triggered
9. 2 SMTP accounts Hostname Port mail example com 587 587 Recipients Email alarm example de Email settings Template Global settings Temperature alarm Humidity alarm Fig 6 4 E Mail configuration 6 2 1 Email accounts test example com To enable alarm emails you have to configure an account which is used for sending In case that the server to which the account belongs is not available you can provide a second account as backup If none of the configured mail servers is responding for example in case of network failure Querx TH records the last 16 events that have occurred and sends the emails as soon as the connection could be established again To configure a mail server open the page Alarm Email In the section Email accounts you see two slots where email accounts can be added Click on editto create an account Email accounts Email accounts Edit q a Edit Fig 6 5 Create email account 23 On the next page enter the host name of the SMTP server and a port number e Host name Please enter the host name of your SMTP server Port Please enter the port number for your SMTP server In most cases this is 587 Nowadays you will hardly find a mail server that allows you to send emails without authentication Please tick the Authentification checkbox and enter a user name and a password 2 Click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard you changes If you click o
10. 2 5 5 F F 1 5 1 05 0 A CM mm mm t un LD io Te m m 00 oo T T Relative humidity RH Error of measurement after exposure to extreme circumstances If the sensors are exposed to extreme environmental circumstances like very high temperature drought or moistness the sensing film can get to dry or to wet This leads to a temporary decrease of accuracy for the humidity senor Recalibration of sensors The sensors are calibrated by factory and do not need to be manually recalibrated Recalibration can be carried out by egnite 42 11 Appendix 2 Specifications Measuring range temperature 40 C to 85 C 40 F to 185 F Accuracy temperature 0 3 C from 10 C to 85 C 1 0 C from 40 C to 10 C 0 5 F from 14 F to 185 F 1 8 F from 40 F to 14 F Resolution temperature 0 1 C 0 2 F Measuring range humidity 0 bis 95 RH Accuracy humidity 2 RH from 0 to 80 RH at 30 C 86 F 4 0 RH from 80 to 95 RH at 30 C 86 F Resolution humidity 1 RH Humidity sensor CMOS IC with polymide film Callibration By factory Sensor heating Integrated Ethernet 10 100 Mbit RJ45 HP Auto MDIX Static or dynamic DHCP client IP System Nut OS 5 Firmware updates Over web interface rescue function Data capacity At least 51 days internal Protocols HTTP SMTP DHCP SNTP S
11. 2 8 2014 23 8 2014 24 8 2014 25 8 2014 26 8 2014 Fig 3 14 Web interface The charts on the left side show the temperature and humidity gradations within the last seven days The upper chart shows temperature development the lower one the development of humidity The red lines show the configured alarm thresholds The bars on the right side show currently measured values for temperature and humidity If they are green the sensor is in the defined safe state Red bars show an active alarm one of the thresholds is exceeded A yellow color shows that the sensor measures values within the hysteresis range see 6 1 configuration of the sensors At the upper right part of the front page you can log in with a user name and a password This is needed if you have set up users and assigned them access right see 5 2 user management 10 4 Required basic configuration For proper operation some basic configuration need to be carried out Click at Configuration in the upper right corner of the front page to access the configuration backend On the left side of the screen you find the configuration menu from where you can navigate through the different configuration areas The center part of the page shows the configuration options that you can set On the right side you find some explanatory information on the different configuration options System System Setup System name Meaningful name to identify the device max System name ktes
12. 55 255 255 0 Gateway IF address 1972 168192 1 DNS server 192 168 192 1 oyslog sewer kasos HTIP pot 80 i Valid port num Discovery pot 9806 Discovery IP mask 255 255 255 255 Save Cancel Fig 5 3 DNS server 5 1 4 Further settings Following advanced options can be configured e Syslog server If you provide a syslog server Querx TH sends alarms general information and error messages via syslog protocol HTTP port Here you can configure on which port the web interface of Querx TH can be accessed The 16 standard value is 80 e Discovery port This port is needed to enable the discovery service of Querx TH With this service enabled the device can be found and configured by Device Discoverer The value should be 9806 e Discovery IP mask This value specifies the network segment in which Querx TH accepts configuration changes from Device Discoverer Typically this is 255 255 255 255 Click on Save to apply your changes If you click on Cancel your changes are discarded 5 2 User management In its basic configuration Querx TH can be accessed and configured via web interface without providing any login data To increase security you can add users and assign them different access privileges To change the user settings open the page System User Here you can add or edit users by clicking Edit 1 If users exist you can delete them by clicking Del 2 Users Username Group
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14. Edit Anonymous Read data write config x Del amp Edit johndoe Read data read config amp Edit Disabled amp Edit Disabled Fig 5 4 System users 5 2 1 Add or edit user To add or to edit a user click on Edit in one of the unused user slots On the following page you can set a user name and a password 1 and assign privileges for accessing Querx TH 2 To apply the changes click on Save 3 To discard your changes click on Cancel 17 Edit user User name admin Password Terr Group Disabled Read data Read data read config Read data write config CH Save Cancel Fig 5 5 Edit user Please notice It is only possible to withdraw configuration privileges from a user if at least one user exists who has write access to the configuration 5 2 2 Delete user To delete a user click on De in the user list To finally remove that user you need to confirm deleting the user with a click on Yes on the following page Please notice Users can only be removed if at least one user exists who has write access to the configuration 5 2 3 Disable anonymous access After you have set up a user with write access to the configuration you can disable anonymous access For that simply edit the user named Anonymous and set its right group to Disabled Afterward click on Save to apply or on Cance to discard your changes 18 Edit user Username Group Disabled
15. NMP parameters for the temperature 1 and the humidity 2 sensors e Object identifier Enter an OID for the sensor e Alarm value Enter a value that is sent with the trap for off going alarms e Normal value Enter a value that is sent with the trap for stopped alarms 29 Temperature Object identifier 14 Alarm value Alarm V U Normal value back to normal V U Humidity Object identifier 2 Alarm value 5 Alarm V U Normal value 5 back to normal V U Save Cancel Fig 6 18 Configure SNMP traps When entering values to be sent with a trap you can make use of some variables which are automatically replaced on transmission Variable Value S Name of the sensor V Measured value U Physical unit of the measured value Click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes 6 3 2 Receive traps with SNMP management software SNMP traps sent by Querx TH can be received with any SNMP enabled software like Nagios Tivoli or OpenView The MIB Browser by iREASON contains a tool called Trap Receiver with which you can test the SNMP trap function In the upper area of the application window you see a list with received SNMP traps the lower area shows detailed information on the selected trap Among other information you can see 1 the specific trap code for the alarm 2 the OID of the sensor that has triggered the alarm 3 the alarm value that was sent with the
16. TC_offset Afterward click on Save to make your settings apply Set Time Time zone Date 09052014 Time 10 40 23 Sync PC NTP server de pool ntp org 4 Sync NTP Save Cancel Fig 4 3 Set UTC offset 4 2 1 Manually setting time and date Enter the current date into the corresponding field Please use the little endian date format with dots as separators That is 01 01 2014 for the First of January 2014 Now enter the current time with hours minutes and seconds separated by colons So for half past twelve you would enter 12 30 00 You can also pick up the current time from the computer you are working on To do so just click on the button Sync PC Finally click on Save to apply the changes 12 Set Time Time zone 0100 09 05 2014 10 40 23 Sync Pc NTP server de_pool ntp org Sync NTP Save Cancel Fig 4 4 Set time 4 2 2 Synchronizing via NTP Date and time can also be received via the Net Time Protocol Insert a valid NTP server address into to the corresponding field After you have clicked on Sync NTP time and date are queried via network and saved in the background Do not click on Save afterward as you would overwrite the received settings with the values given in the input fields Set Time Time zone 01 00 Date 09 05 2014 Time 10 40 23 Sync PC Rive Cancel Fig 4 5 Synchronization via NTP Please notice If Querx TH is able to connect to the p
17. ature sensor 6 1 3 Configuration of the humidity sensor For the configuration of the humidity sensor you don t need to provide a physical unit Querx TH measures relative humidity RH in percent Enter values for the upper and the lower limit as well as a sensible value for hysteresis in example 5 In the section On alarm configure the actions which Querx TH will take if a humidity alarm is triggered 21 Send email will send alarm emails to all recipients configured on the page Alarm Email Send SMTP Trap will send SMTP traps to the SMTP manager specified under Alarm SMTP If you have configured a Syslog server on the page System Network Querx TH will send also syslog messages When you have finished click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard you changes Humidity Sensor Name Humidity Lower limit 0 Upper limit 409 Hysteresis 5 On alarm Send email Number between 0 1 an 99 9 Send SNMP trap J Save x Cancel Fig 6 3 Configure humidity sensor 6 2 Configuration of alarm emails Open the page Alarm Email to configure up to 4 recipients that will be notified through up to two email accounts In the first section you see a list of the email accounts which are used to send alarm emails 1 The central section lists the email addresses to which the alarm emails are sent 2 In the bottom section you can enter the messages that are sent with an alarm and configure some basic email settings 3 2
18. ded onto and activated on the device 8 1 Availability of firmware updates To figure out what firmware version you are currently using open the page System General In the section Version you can find the firmware version just beside of the label Firmware Version Firmware Quer 1 1 9 2 system NutOS 5 2 4 0 MAC 02 00 00 00 00 45 Fig 8 1 Find out firmware version The most recent firmware image can be downloaded from www sensors egnite de If the version of the provided download is higher than the version you are running on Querx TH a firmware update might be sensible Right click on the download link and choose Save link as from the pop up menu and choose a location where to save the file Open link in new tab Open link In new window Open link in incognito window Copy link address Inspect element Fig 8 2 Save firmware image 8 1 1 Installation of firmware images To install a new firmware version open the page Maintenance Firmware Now choose a buffer into which you want to install the image 1 This should be either the slot with the lowest firmware number or an empty slot Now select the file that you have just downloaded 2 Then click on Up oad to save the firmware on the device 3 The upload may need some time After it is finished the new firmware version is shown next to the buffer that you chose earlier 36 Upload Buffer Querx 1 1 9 2 egnite GmbH Buffer 2 Quer 1 1 9 2 egnite GmbH
19. e field which is used for temperature values Humidity field ID Enter the number of the field which is used for humidity values Click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes ThingSpeak API key Beispiel1234567 Temperature fieldid 4 Humidity fieldid 2 Save Cancel Fig 7 3 Configure ThingSpeak Please notice that QuerX TH does not encrypt your API key on the device 34 More information on how to set up a ThingSpeak channel or how to integrate channel data into your website or intranet can be found on www thingspeak com 7 2 2 Xively integration Querx TH can also update Xively feeds The channels to be updated correspond to the names that you have assigned to the sensors see 6 1 configuration of the sensors To configure Querx TH for Xively open the page System Cloud and fill in the following fields e API key Enter the API key with which you can write on your Xively feed e Feed ID Enter the ID of the feed that you want to write on Click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes Xively API key Beispiel1234567 Feedid 123123123123 Save Cancel Fig 7 4 Configure Xively Please note that Querx TH does not encrypt the API key More information on how to set up and access a Xively feed can be found on www xively com 35 8 Firmware updates To extend Querx TH s scope of operation egnite frequently provides new firmware versions These can easily be uploa
20. e profiling for buildings e Preventive conservation e Cause determination for mould remediation 2 Included in delivery article EGN600114 e Querx TH with sensors for temperature and humidity e Ethernet cable e Micro USB cable e USB wall plug adapter witch clippings for UK EU US and AU e CD with software and documentation 3 Putting into operation 3 1 Connect Querx TH Querx TH is shipped with a Micro USB plug in power supply which includes clippings for usage in several countries Choose the right clipping and push it into the guide rails from above until it locks in place Fig 3 1 Prepare adapter Example EU clipping Now connect the power supply to Querx TH using the Micro USB cable If no free wall outlet is available you can instead connect Querx TH to a free USB port 1 The status LED lights yellow Querx TH needs 5 V voltage supply consuming less than 1 W Now connect Querx TH to your network using the provided Ethernet cable 2 Fig 3 2 Connect Querx TH Querx TH should be placed with some distance to heat sources and be protected from direct sunlight Although measurements in still air are possible a certain amount of air circulation will support better reaction times and reduce susceptibility to condensation If you change from analogue thermo hygrometers you should consider a transition period in which you use both solutions Thus you ensure that everything works as expected and the data i
21. easured values On the right side of the screen you see the currently measured values of both sensors If the bars are green Querx TH is in the normal status If one of the bars is red the particular sensor is in alarm mode A yellow bar shows that the sensor is measuring values that are within the hysteresis range 7 1 2 Chronological sequence of values On the left side of the web interface you see the development of temperature and humidity within the last seven days The upper diagram shows the temperature chart the lower one shows the humidity chart The red lines depict the configured the alarm thresholds 33 7 2 Data export to cloud services The data collected by Querx TH can be exported to cloud services This allows you to merge data collected from several devices to set up a central monitoring site for different facilities Also it is possible to set up world wide data access for different users or for own monitoring applications using the provided APIs Kobold Kobold 27 5 45 Temperature Pd F i Fi ma Humidity iw E LA Lae 30 16 00 2 May 08 00 16 00 2 May 08 00 Date Date ThingSpeak caom ThingSpeak com Fig 7 2 Measured data at ThingSpeak 7 2 1 ThingSpeak integration To use Querx TH with ThingSpeak open the page System Cloud Here you have to fill in the following fields e API key Enter the API key that allows you to write on a ThingSpeak channel Temperature field ID Enter the number of th
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23. egnite Querx TH Web thermometer hygrometer User s manual Querx TH is a networking enabled measuring device for reliably monitoring temperature and humidity Configuration Is carried out via web interface Gathered values are internally logged and graphically depicted over time On exceeding configurable thresholds Querx TH triggers alarms and sends notifications via email SNMP trap and syslog Cloud interfaces provide world wide access to the collected data and easy Integration of Querx TH into own projects egnite cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manual without prior notice egnite is not liable or responsible for any damage incurred in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this product Revision 1 7 2014 egnite GmbH Germany All rights reserved All trademarks are properties of their respective owners Latest information on our products is available on our websites www egnite de and sensors egnite de Table of contents 1 Introduction 1 1 1 About Querx TH ccecssseneseneseneseneeeueeeueseeseueeneeeneeeneeeeceseusaesesaesassesaesaess 1 1 2 Querx TH features ininiisussicescsnananssnnrwanacnacnannnadivennveudstuesnneniatzarnenexenaatnagnnanedns 1 Fa ere TF GU INC enge EET Eee 2 1 4 Fields of application Guss 2 2 Included in delivery article EGN600114 3 3 Putting into operation 4 Bet Conhecer ouen TEE EE
24. guration via DHCP You can also do the network setup manually on the page System Network for example if you want to assign a static IP 5 1 1 Automatic configuration via DHCP If you tick the DHCP checkbox Querx TH gets an IP address a network mask and a gateway from the DHCP server Network Setup DHCP LocallP address 192 168 192 217 Network mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP address 192 168 192 1 Fig 5 1 DHCP activation 5 1 2 Manual configuration If you want to manually set up the networking options you have to untick the DHCP checkbox In this case you have to provide the following parameters e Local IP address Enter the IP address over which Querx TH should be accessed though the network e Network mask Enter a definition for the subnet in which Quer x TH is located e Gateway IP address Enter the IP address of the gateway which serves as default route to external networks 15 DHCP LocallP address 192 168 192 217 Network mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP address 192 168 192 1 Fig 5 2 Manual network configuration Please ask your network administrator if you don t have the needed values available 5 1 3 DNS server It is required to configure a DNS server for example in order to send emails If you have the DHCP enabled this value is automatically provided in most cases Check if the field holds a valid value and change it if needed Network Setup DHCP Local IP address 192 168 192 217 Network mask 2
25. hingSpeak The advanced temperature range allows measurements between 40 C and 85 C 40 F to 185 F Querx sensors are water and oil repellent Protected by a membrane they are also dust proof from a particle size of 35 micro meters on and withstand a water pressure of 2 7 bars The sensors are calibrated by factory and specified by low deviations of 2 typical for the humidity and 0 3 K for the temperature sensor see appendix 1 sensor data 1 2 Querx TH features e Reliable monitoring of temperature and humidity e Integrated high quality sensors oil repellent water and dustproof e Alarms via email SNMP trap and syslog e StartTLS supports Gmail GMX etc e Easy configuration via web interface e Clear graphical depiction of temperature and humidity gradiation e Programming interfaces over cloud e Data access via Android app e Power supply over Micro USB e Battery backed real time clock e Advanced temperature range 40 C to 85 C 40 F to 185 F e Compact size 56 3 mm x 40 mm x 21 mm 2 2 in x 1 6 in x 0 8 in plus 340 mm 13 8 in sensor cable 1 3 Querx TH at a glance Fig 1 1 Overview 1 Push button for configuration reset 2 Status LED 3 Micro USB jack for voltage supply 4 Sensor cable with sensors for temperature and humidity 5 RJ 45 jack for network integration 6 Link LED 1 4 Fields of application e Server room monitoring e Estate monitoring e Automated climat
26. ministrator If Querx TH is shown in the list please continue as described in sections 3 3 and 3 4 9 1 2 Querx TH is slow In the web interface open the page System General and check the value for Memory Usage If this value is greater than 70 it is likely that you have to many network connections opened Check if you can close browser windows connected to the web interface 9 1 3 Querx TH has gaps in its chronology In the web interface open the page System General and check the value for Uptime Here you can see the time that Querx TH was running from the last boot on Please ensure that the power supply was not accidentally interrupted 9 1 4 After a firmware update Querx TH doesn t work anymore If after a firmware update Querx TH refuses operation you can reactivate the other firmware buffer on the device see 9 2 actions to perform 9 1 5 Lost log in data If you don t remember the log in data for Querx TH you can reset the device configuration see 9 2 actions to perform 9 1 6 Network configuration unknown If you don t remember the network configuration for Querx TH you can use the utility Device Discoverer to locate Querx TH in your network If Querx TH was configured for a network which you have no access to you can manually reset the configuration see 9 2 actions to perform 38 9 2 Actions to perform 9 2 1 Rebooting the device There are two ways to restart Querx TH Warm start via web inte
27. n Test Querx TH tries to connect to the mail server If you didn t provide valid data the corresponding fields turn red f the attempt was successful the Test button turns green Please notice that not all mail servers are configured to return error messages So please ensure correct operation by sending a test email see 6 2 2 email recipients Edit SMTP accounts Hostname mail egnite net Port SAT lAuthentification Username Password Test Save Cancel Fig 6 6 Configuration of email accounts Please notice The login data is stored on QuerxTH without encryption It is thus a good idea not to use an existing email account but set up a dedicated account for the device Your system administrator can support you Edit email account To edit an email account open the page Alarm Email and click on Edit left of the account that you want to change 24 Delete email account To delete an email account open the page Alarm Email and click on Del left of the account that you want to remove Email accounts Email accounts CG ver Edit querx mail egnite net 587 x Del amp Edit zwerg egnite de 58 Fig 6 7 Delete email account On the following page you have to confirm that you want to delete the account If you click on No the account will remain unchanged If you click on Yes the account will be deleted Remove SMTP accounts Username egnite de Yes No Fig 6 8 Confirm deleti
28. ng of the mail account 6 2 2 Email recipients Querx TH is now able to send alarms via email Now you have to provide recipients to be informed on occurring alarms To create recipients open the page Alarm Email In the section Recipients you find four slots into which recipients can be entered To do so click on Edit in one of the lines Recipients Email Edit Edit amp Edit Fig 6 9 Create email recipient On the next page enter a valid email address in the field Emai 7 Afterward choose the mail account where emails should be send from per default 2 With a click on the button Test an email is sent If everything works well click on Save to apply your changes If you click on Cance your changes will be discarded 25 Edit Recipients Email alarm egnite de Account quer mailegnite net zwerg eanite de gt Test VW Save Cancel Fig 6 10 Enter recipient Edit email recipient To edit an existing email recipient open the page Alarm Email and click on Edit Delete email recipient Open the page Alarm Email and click on Del in the line with the email recipient that you want to remove Recipients Email Cx vere Edit admin egnite de a Edit a Edit Edit Fig 6 11 Delete recipient On the next page confirm deleting the recipient by clicking Yes If you click No the recipient remains unchanged Remove Recipients Email admin egnite de Account egnite de Yes Wo Fig
29. ove Querx TH from the power supply Now take a ball pen and push the button underneath the opening left of the status LED Don t use a pencil as the pencil lead could break and damage the device Keeping the button pushed reconnect the power supply The status LED starts to blink red You can interrupt the activation process here if you release the button If you keep it pressed after a few seconds the LED will light red without blinking If you now release the button the other firmware image is written into Querx TH s internal memory and the device will be restarted Fig 9 2 Change active Firmware image 40 10 Appendix 1 Sensor specifications 10 1 Temperature sensor Measurement Typical Maximal Unit range Deviation 10 C 85 C 0 3 0 4 C 40 C 100 C See image G Long term stability lt 0 01 C C year typical deviation Accuracy of the temperature sensor ee eet maximal deviaton 1 2 Deviation C nom O O O O O O 0O O 0O O oo DA mo uw mn Aaa ae et oD oOo he DDD DOBELA 40 30 5 20 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 Temperature C 41 10 2 Humidity sensor Measurement range Typical Maximal Unit Deviation 0 80 2 3 80 100 See image Long term stability lt 0 25 year Accuracy of the humidity sensor typical deviation at 30 C umm Maximal deviation 45 4 ot 3 a
30. rface In the web interface open the page Maintenance Reset Click on Reset next to System restart Confirm rebooting the device by clicking Yes on the next page Cold start through power disconnect Remove the Micro USB cable from Querx TH to interrupt power supply Wait for a couple of seconds before you reconnect the device 9 2 2 Configuration reset There are two ways to reset the device Configuration reset via web interface Open the page Maintenance Reset in the web interface Click on Reset next to Configuration Confirm the configuration reset by clicking Yes on the following page Hardware reset If you can t configure Querx TH anymore for example if you have lost your log in data you can perform a hardware reset Left of the status LED you find a little opening Underneath is the button for resetting the configuration Push it with a ball pen Do not use a pencil as the pencil lead could break and damage the device The status LED starts blinking red Hold the button pushed until the blinking stops to reset the configuration If you release the button while Querx TH is blinking the old configuration is kept 39 Fig 9 1 Hardware reset of the configuration 9 2 3 Activation of the alternative firmware buffer If after a firmware update problems occurred you can change the firmware image to be executed given that there is an alternative firmware version on the device see 8 Firmware updates Rem
31. rovided NTP server its time settings are automatically updated once an hour If no NTP server is given Querx TH can save the provided values and keep track of the time with the battery backed internal clock 4 3 Set temperature unit Open the page Sensors Temperature to set the temperature unit you want to use You can choose between Celsius Fahrenheit and Kelvin Click on Save to apply your changes 13 Temperature Sensor Name Temperature Unit Celsius Fahrenheit Kelvin Fig 4 6 Set temperature unit 4 4 Reset recorded sensor data To restart the recording of sensor data with the new configuration you have to delete the sensor data collected so far Open the page Maintenance Reset and click the button reset right of Sensor data Reset system x reset Configuration x reset Sensor data 4 me i Fig 4 7 Reset sensor data On the following page confirm that you want to delete the data by ticking the checkbox right of Are you sure Finally click on the button Yes re you sure X Delete sensor values measures up to now Pr No Fig 4 8 Confirm data deletion 14 5 Advanced basic configuration After the configuration steps in the last chapter Querx TH is ready for operation and records the measured sensor data To configure Querx TH for your specific use case following configuration options can be set 5 1 Network settings Querx TH automatically receives a network confi
32. s recorded properly 3 2 Installation of Device Discoverer Querx TH automatically receives a network configuration via DHCP as soon as you connect the device to your network During this process the status LED lights yellow If a valid configuration has been received the status LED blinks green If a network problem has occurred the status LED lights red Please ask your network administrator in this case To access Querx web interface you need to find out its IP address This can be done using the application Device Discoverer An installation image for Device Discoverer can be found on the product CD New versions can free of charge be downloaded from www sensors egnite de After a double click on this file the installation process starts m Neuer Ordner Mame Anderungsdatum Typ Grobe T devdise 1 2 1 1 setup 23 05 2014 12 39 Anwendung 19 746 KB Fig 3 3 Execute installation image At first choose the language you want to use and click OK to continue Device Discoverer Bitte wahlen Sie eine Sprache Please select a language English Fig 3 4 Choose language The installer asks you to close other applications before proceeding Afterward click on Next 2 Device Discoverer Setup Setup for Device Discoverer Version 1 2 This wizard will guide you through the installation of Device Discoverer It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible
33. t2 cee General Firmware Time v Save Cancel Currently activated firmware Network System Version Version of the underlying operation system g ee sae MAC Cloud Firmware Querx 1 3 2 1 ane Unique idetifier for the network interface System Nut OS 5 2 4 0 User Memory usage Sensors MAC 02 00 00 00 00 45 Memory used by the system Uptime Temperature Time passed since last reboot Status Online help Humidity Memory usage 64 Alarm Uptime 4d 2h 5m 23s Email SNMP Status LED Configuration menu Maintenance Firmware Reset Fig 4 1 Configuration backend 4 1 System settings On the start page of the backend which can also be accessed over the menu entry System General you should provide a System name for your device It is the name shown in Device Discoverer Furthermore it is used to identify the source of an alarm This name can consist of up to 15 alphanumerical characters Click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes 11 system Setup system name kobold v Save Cancel Fig 4 2 Choose system name 4 2 Time settings Click on System Time to open the configuration page for date and time settings These settings allow Querx TH to put a time stamp to every measuring point so the development of data can be followed First set the UTC offset for the time zone that applies to your location You can find an overview at hAttp en wikipedia org wiki List_of_time_zones_by_U
34. to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue Fig 3 5 Close other applications You are being asked to choose the components you want to install Keep the suggested selection and click on Next g Dewice Discoverer Setup 6 m pose Compo 5 Choose which features of Device Discoverer you want to install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select the type of install Space required 66 7MB Position your mouse over a component to see its description Device Discoverer Fig 3 6 Choose components to install Please choose the folder into which you want to install Device Discoverer and click on Next g Device Discoverer Setup Choose Install Location Choose the folder in which to install Device Discoverer Setup will install Device Discoverer in the following folder To install in a different folder dick Browse and select another folder Click Next to continue Destination Folder Crlegnite kobold Space required 66 7MB Space available 413 36B Jiscoverer Device Fig 3 7 Choose folder Now choose a start menu folder for Device Discoverer Then click on nsta to install Device Discoverer onto your system 2 Device Discoverer Setup Choose a Start Menu folder for the Device Discoverer shortcuts Select the Start Men
35. trap MIB browser and trap receiver can be downloaded from hittp ireasoning com 30 ch Trap Receiver Se Operations Tools O O ff u Description Source Time Severity Spedfic 2 1 3 6 L4 13444 1 32 192 168 192 217 Specific 1 1 3 6 1 4 1 3444 1 32 192 168 192 217 2014 04 24 15 53 03 Alarm trap Normal trap Source 193 168 192 317 Timestamp 3884 hours 17 minutes 55 seconds SNMP Version Enterprise 1 5 6 1 4 1 5444 1 52 Specific 1 r Generic enterprisespecific Variable Bindings Name 1 3 6 1 4 1 5444 1 52 1 Value Octetstring Labor Alarm 25 5 degrees C Description Fig 6 19 SNMP traps in Trap Receiver 6 4 Configuration of syslog To sent alarms and information through syslog you have to provide a syslog server on the page System Network see 4 1 Network configuration Through syslog Querx TH sends out a multitude of information and warnings You can configure your syslog server on how to deal with this information in example what should be logged or used in other ways The following image shows some of the syslog output produced by Querx TH in the free syslog server from IPSWITCH The software can be downloaded from www ipswitch com 09 26 2014 13 44 29 User Info 192 168 192 141 09 26 2014 13 44 25 User info 192 168 192 141 ktest2 Co 192 168 192 141 Temperature 192 168 192 141 kte System Alarm Message ktest2 Email sent 250 2 6 0 lt BLU436 SMTP 139trSB
36. u folder in which you would like to create the program s shortcuts You can also enter a name to create a new folder Device Discoverer Discoverer Fig 3 8 Choose start menu folder After the installation has finished click on Next Device Discoverer Setup Installation Complete Setup was completed successfully Device Discoverer Fig 3 9 Click next Finally click on Finish to exit the installer 2 Device Discoverer Setup Completing the Device Discoverer Setup Wizard Device Discoverer has been installed on your computer Click Finish to dose this wizard Fig 3 10 Finish installation Now you can start Device Discoverer from the windows start menu di Cygwin di Device Discoverer g Device Discoverer Ftharn amp 1 Fig 3 11 Start Device Discoverer 3 3 Automatic network configuration Device Discoverer recognizes all Querx devices within your local network and lists them in a table The first column shows the system name This name can be changed from the web interface The second column shows the IP address over which Querx TH can be accessed If you double click on the row with the device you want to configure a browser window opens and loads the web interface ge Device Discoverer File Edit Help Hostname IF Address MAC Address 00 06 98 01 1 CFF Entwicklung 163 201 197 168 197 141 02 00 00 00 00 45
37. y00003f53 BLU4 aguration 1884 262 saved information Fig 6 20 Syslog messages from Quern TH 31 6 5 Configuration of the status LED Open the page Alarm Status LED to configure the optical output for the normal state 1 as well as for temperature or humidity alarms 2 e Blink rate Here you configure the rate in which the LED blinks green in normal state e Temperature Here you configure the LED color for temperature alarms Humidity Here you configure the LED color for humidity alarms Click on Save to apply or on Cancel to discard your changes Status LED Normal state Blink rate Alarm state Temperature Humidity Cancel Fig 6 21 Configure the status LED 32 7 Access on the measured data Querx TH offers several interfaces to receive currently measured and recorded data e Visual depiction via web interfaces e Data export to Xively e Data export to ThingSpeak e Android App Querx Discoverer with direct data access through LAN or remote access through clouds 7 1 Web interface egnite Querx ktest2 Configuration Login Temperature development p Configuration Temperature C 20 8 2014 21 8 2014 22 8 2014 23 8 2014 24 8 2014 25 8 2014 26 8 2014 Currently measured values Humidity development Feuchtigkeit RH 0 20 8 2014 21 8 2014 22 8 2014 23 8 2014 24 8 2014 25 8 2014 26 8 2014 Fig 7 1 Web interface 7 1 1 Currently m
38. yslog SNMP Traps only Nut Discovery Webinterface Password protection Diagram Live Update HTML5 CSS3 JSON and SVG User Management 3 Users 3 Groups E Mail Up to 4 Recipients over 2 SMTP servers SNMP Traps Status LED Red green yellow Date Time Battery backed real time clock with SNTP update Power supply 5V DC 5 5 V DC Consumption Typical 120 mA 0 6 W maximal 200 mA 1 W Operating conditions 40 C bis 85 C max 95 RH 40 F bis 185 F max 95 RH Storage conditions 40 C bis 85 C max 95 RH 40 F bis 185 F max 95 RH 43 Housing material ABS thermoplastic Housing color Black RAL 9011 Housing dimensions 56 3 mm x 40 mm x 21 mm plus sensing cable 2 2 in x 1 6 in x 0 8 in plus sensing cable Length sensing cable 340 mm 13 8 In Weight 35g 0 07 Ib Connector RJ45 Ethernet Micro USB Mounting Wall mounting Conformity CE compliant UL USA Kanada UL94 Protection marking IP20 RoHS compliance EU Directive 2002 95 EC 44 12 Appendix 3 Manufacturer egnite GmbH Erinstrasse 9 44575 Castrop Rauxel Germany Email info egnite de Tel 49 0 2305 441256 Fax 49 0 2305 441487 www egnite de sensors egnite de 45
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