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Wireless mA Current Meter Interface, 4~20 mA

R718KA

Wireless mA Current Meter Interface, 4~20 mA
R718KA User Manual

Copyright©Netvox Technology Co., Ltd. This document contains proprietary technical information which is the property of NETVOX Technology. It shall be maintained in strict confidence and shall not be disclosed to other parties, in whole or in part, without written permission of NETVOX Technology. The specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

Table of Content
1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 2 2. Appearance ............................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Main Features ........................................................................................................................................... 3 4. Set up Instruction...................................................................................................................................... 4 5. Data Report .............................................................................................................................................. 5
5.1 Example of ReportDataCmd .............................................................................................................. 5 5.2 Example of ConfigureCmd ................................................................................................................ 6 5.3 Example for MinTime/MaxTime logic .............................................................................................. 7 6. Installation ................................................................................................................................................ 9 7. Information about Battery Passivation ................................................................................................... 10 7.1 To determine whether a battery requires activation.......................................................................... 10 7.2 How to activate the battery .............................................................................................................. 10 8. Important Maintenance Instruction......................................................................................................... 11
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1. Introduction
R718KA is a current detection device for Netvox Class A type devices based on LoRaWAN open protocol. The device is suitable for detecting 4mA to 20mA current, and R718KA is compatible with LoRaWAN protocol. LoRa Wireless Technology: LoRa is a wireless communication technology famous for its long-distance transmission and low power consumption. Compared with other communication methods, LoRa spread spectrum modulation technique greatly extend the communication distance. It can be widely used in any use case that requires long-distance and low-data wireless communications. For example, automatic meter reading, building automation equipment, wireless security systems, industrial monitoring. It has features like small size, low power consumption, long transmission distance, strong anti-interference ability and so on. LoRaWAN: LoRaWAN uses LoRa technology to define end-to-end standard specifications to ensure interoperability between devices and gateways from different manufacturers.
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2. Appearance

4 -20 mA GND

Indicator Function Key
Key

3.Main Features
 Compatible with LoRaWAN  Simple operation and setting  2 ER14505 lithium batteries in parallel power supply (3.6V / section)  IP Rating: IP65  4mA to 20mA current meter interface  Compatible with LoRaWANTM Class A  The base is attached with a magnet that can be attached to a ferromagnetic material object  Frequency hopping spread spectrum  Configuration parameters can be configured via a third-party software platform, data can be read and alerts can be set via SMS text
and email (optional)  Applicable to third-party platforms: Actility/ThingPark, TTN, MyDevices/Cayenne  Low power consumption and long battery life
Battery Life:  Please refer to web: http://www.netvox.com.tw/electric/electric_calc.html  At this website, users can find battery life time for variety models at different configurations.
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4. Set up Instruction

On/Off

Power on

Insert batteries. (users may need a screwdriver to open)

Turn on

Press and hold the function key for 3 seconds till the green indicator flashes once.

Turn off (Restore to factory setting) Press and hold the function key for 5 seconds till green indicator flashes 20 times.

Power off

Remove Batteries.

Note:

1. Remove and insert the battery; the device is at off state by default. Turn on the device to use again.
2. On/off interval is suggested to be about 10 seconds to avoid the

interference of capacitor inductance and other energy storage components. 3. 5 seconds after power on, the device will be in engineering test mode.

Network Joining

Never joined the network

Turn on the device to search the network to join. The green indicator stays on for 5 seconds: success

The green indicator remains off: fail

Had joined the network (not at factory setting)

Turn on the device to search the previous network to join. The green indicator stays on for 5 seconds: success The green indicator remains off: fail

Fail to Join The Network

Suggest to check the device verification information on the gateway or consult your platform server provider.

Function Key

Press and hold for 5 seconds

Restore to factory setting / Turn off The green indicator flashes for 20 times: success

The green indicator remains off: fail

Press once

The device is in the network: green indicator flashes once and sends a report The device is not in the network: green indicator remains off

Sleeping Mode

Sleeping period: Min Interval. The device is on and in the network When the reportchange exceeds setting value or the state changes: send a data report according to
Min Interval. Low Voltage Warning

Low Voltage

3.2V

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5.Data Report
After power on, the device will immediately send a version packet report and an attribute packet report. The device sends data according to the default configuration before any other configuring. Default Setting:
Maximum time: 900s (15min) Minimum time: 900s (15min) Battery Change: 0x01 (0.1V) Current Chang: 0x02 (2mA) Note:
1. The cycle of the device sending the data report is according to the default. 2. The interval between two reports must be the MinTime 3. If there is special customized shipment, the setting shall be changed according to customer requirements

Please refer Netvox LoRaWAN Application Command document and Netvox Lora Command Resolver http://www.netvox.com.cn:8888/page/index to resolve uplink data.

Data report configuration and sending period are as following:

Min. Interval (Unit:second) Any number between
1~65535

Max. Interval (Unit:second) Any number between
1~65535

5.1 Example of ReportDataCmd

FPort0x06

Reportable Change Can not be 0.

Current Change Reportable Change
Report per Min. Interval

Current Change Reportable Change
Report per Max. Interval

Bytes

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1

1

Var(Fix=8 Bytes)

Version DeviceType ReportType

NetvoxPayLoadData

Version­ 1 byte ­0x01----the Version of NetvoxLoRaWAN Application Command Version

DeviceType­ 1 byte ­ Device Type of Device

The devicetype is listed in Netvox LoRaWAN Application Devicetype doc

ReportType ­ 1 byte ­the presentation of the NetvoxPayLoadDataaccording the devicetype

NetvoxPayLoadData­ Fixed bytes (Fixed =8bytes)

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Device

Device Report Type Type

R718KA 0x22 0x01

Battery (1Byte) unit:0.1V

NetvoxPayLoadData

Current (1Byte) unit:1mA

FineCurrent (1Byte) unit:0.1mA

Reserved (5Bytes) fixed 0x00

Uplink: 01220123074E0000000000

Byte

Value

Attribute

1st

01

Version

2nd

22

DeviceType

3rd

01

ReportType

4th

23

Battery

5th

07

Current

6th

4E

FineCurrent

7th~11th 0000000000 Reserved

Result 1 22 1
3.5v 7mA 7.8mA
0

Resolution -
23(HEX)=35(DEC),35*0.1v=3.5v 07(HEX)=7(DEC),7*1mA=7mA 4E(HEX)=78(DEC),78*0.1mA=7.8mA
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5.2 Example of ConfigureCmd
FPort0x07

Bytes

1

1

CmdID

DeviceType

CmdID­ 1 byte

DeviceType­ 1 byte ­ Device Type of Device

NetvoxPayLoadData­ var bytes (Max=9bytes)

Var (Fix =9 Bytes) NetvoxPayLoadData

Description

Cmd Device Device
ID Type

NetvoxPayLoadData

Config ReportReq

0x01

R718KA

0x22

MinTime (2bytes Unit:s)

MaxTime (2bytes Unit:s)

BatteryChange CurrentChange (1byte Unit:0.1v) (1byte Unit:1mA)

Reserved (3Bytes,Fixed
0x00)

Config ReportRsp

0x81

Status (0x00_success)

Reserved (8Bytes,Fixed 0x00)

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ReadConfig ReportReq
ReadConfig ReportRsp

0x02 0x82

MinTime (2bytes Unit:s)

Reserved

(9Bytes,Fixed 0x00)

MaxTime (2bytes Unit:s)

BatteryChange CurrentChange (1byte Unit:0.1v) (1byte Unit:1mA)

Reserved (3Bytes,Fixed
0x00)

(1) Configure the device parameter MinTime = 1min, MaxTime = 1min, BatteryChange = 0.1v, CurrentChange= 10mA Downlink: 0122003C003C01A000000 Device Return: 8122000000000000000000 (configuration success) 8122010000000000000000 (configuration failure)

(2) Read the device parameter Downlink: 0222000000000000000000 Device Return: 8222003C003C010A000000 (device current parameter)

5.3 Example for MinTime/MaxTime logic
Example#1 based on MinTime = 1 Hour, MaxTime= 1 Hour, Reportable Change i.e. BatteryVoltageChange=0.1V

MaxTime

MaxTime

Sleeping(MinTime)
Wakes up and collects data REPORTS 3.6V

Sleeping(MinTime)

Wakes up and collects data REPORTS 3.5V

Wakes up and collects data REPORTS 3.6V

Note: MaxTime=MinTime. Data will only be report according to MaxTime (MinTime) duration regardless BatteryVoltageChange value.

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Example#2 based on MinTime = 15 Minutes, MaxTime= 1 Hour, Reportable Change i.e. BatteryVoltageChange= 0.1V
MaxTime

Sleeping(MinTime) sleeping

sleeping

sleeping

0H

15th M

30

th M

45

th M

1H

2H

Wakes up and collects data REPORT 3.6V

Wakes up and collects data
3.6V Does not report

Wakes up and collects data
3.6V Does not report

Wakes up and collects data REPORT 3.6V

Example#3 based on MinTime = 15 Minutes, MaxTime= 1 Hour, Reportable Change i.e. BatteryVoltageChange= 0.1V

sleeping

Wakes up and collects data
3.5V |3.5-3.6|=0.1 REPORTS 3.5V

sleeping

...

Users push the button, REPORTS 3.5V. Recalculate MaxTime.

MaxTime
Wakes up and collects data 3.5V
Does not report

0H Wakes up and collects data REPORTS 3.6V

15th M Wakes up and collects data
3.6V Does not report

30th M

45th M Wakes up and collects data
3.5V Does not report

1H

1H 10th M 1H 25th M

Wakes up and collects data
3.5V Does not report

Wakes up and collects data
3.5V Does not report

1H 40

th M 1H 55 th M

2H 10th M

Wakes up and collects data
3.5V Does not report

Wakes up and collects data REPORTS
3.5V

Notes: 1) The device only wakes up and performs data sampling according to MinTime Interval. When it is on sleeping mode, it does not collect data. 2) The data collected is compared with the last data reported. If the data variation is greater than the ReportableChange value, the device reports according to MinTime interval. If the data variation is not greater than the last data reported, the device reports according to MaxTime interval. 3) We do not recommend to set the MinTime Interval value too low. If the MinTime Interval is too low, the device wakes up frequently and the battery will be drained soon. 4) Whenever the device sends a report, no matter resulting from data variation, button pushed or MaxTime interval, another cycle of MinTime/MaxTime calculation is started.

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6. Installation

1. Wireless Current Meter Interface (R718KA) has the built-in magnet (as the figure below). When installed, it can be attached to the surface of an object with iron which is convenient and quick. To make the installation more secure, use screws (purchased) to secure the unit to a wall or other surface (as the figure below , the installation diagram of R718A is taken as an example because the main body has the same appearance).
Note: Do not install the device in a metal shielded box or in an environment with other electrical equipment around it to avoid affecting the wireless transmission of the device.

2. Connect the sampling line of the current meter interface sensor to the transmitter according to the wiring method shown in figure. There are two connection modes, 2-wire and 3-wire.
3. When the ADC sampling interface sensor detects the current voltage according to the configured time or by pressing the button, it sends the data immediately
Wireless Current Meter Interface (R718KA) It can also be applied to the following scenarios:  Pressure transmitter  Differential pressure transmitter  Level transmitter  Flow transmitter The transmitter with 4-20mA output signal

Power Power

Connect to Transmitter + Pole 4 ~ 20mA Signal Connect to Transmitter Signal Port Pressure Transmitter

Connect to Transmitter + Pole
4 ~ 20mA Signal Connect to Transmitter Signal Port Pressure Transmitter

Figure1 2-wire System Example Diagram (for wiring reference)
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Figure2 3-wire System Example Diagram (for wiring reference)

7. Information about Battery Passivation
Many of Netvox devices are powered by 3.6V ER14505 Li-SOCl2 (lithium-thionyl chloride) batteries that offer many advantages including low self-discharge rate and high energy density.
However, primary lithium batteries like Li-SOCl2 batteries will form a passivation layer as a reaction between the lithium anode and thionyl chloride if they are in storage for a long time or if the storage temperature is too high. This lithium chloride layer prevents rapid self-discharge caused by continuous reaction between lithium and thionyl chloride, but battery passivation may also lead to voltage delay when the batteries are put into operation, and our devices may not work correctly in this situation.
As a result, please make sure to source batteries from reliable vendors, and it is suggested that if the storage period is more than one month from the date of battery production, all the batteries should be activated.
If encountering the situation of battery passivation, users can activate the battery to eliminate the battery hysteresis.
ER14505 Battery Passivation:
7.1 To determine whether a battery requires activation
Connect a new ER14505 battery to a resistor in parallel, and check the voltage of the circuit. If the voltage is below 3.3V, it means the battery requires activation.

7.2 How to activate the battery
a. Connect a battery to a resistor in parallel b. Keep the connection for 5~8 minutes c. The voltage of the circuit should be 3.3, indicating successful activation.

Brand

Load Resistance

Activation Time Activation Current

Note:

NHTONE RAMWAY
EVE SAFT

165  67  67  67 

5 minutes 8 minutes 8 minutes 8 minutes

20mA 50mA 50mA 50mA

If you buy batteries from other than the above four manufacturers, then the battery activation time, activation current, and required

load resistance shall be mainly subject to the announcement of each manufacturer.

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8. Important Maintenance Instruction
Kindly pay attention to the following in order to achieve the best maintenance of the product: · Keep the device dry. Rain, moisture and various liquids or water may contain minerals that can corrode electronic circuits. In case the
device is wet, please dry it completely. · Do not use or store in dusty or dirty areas. This way can damage its detachable parts and electronic components. · Do not store in excessive heat place. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, destroy batteries, and deform or melt
some plastic parts. · Do not store in excessive cold place. Otherwise, when the temperature rises to normal temperature, moisture will form inside which will
destroy the board. · Do not throw, knock or shake the device. Treating equipment roughly can destroy internal circuit boards and delicate structures. · Do not wash with strong chemicals, detergents or strong detergents. · Do not paint the device. Smudges can make debris block detachable parts up and affect normal operation. · Do not throw the battery into the fire to prevent the battery from exploding. Damaged batteries may also explode. All the above suggestions apply equally to your device, batteries and accessories. If any device is not operating properly, please take it to the nearest authorized service facility for repairing.
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References

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