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Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 SAFETY CONVENTIONS............................................................................................ 1 1.3 OTHER DOCUMENTS .................................................
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual APPENDIX A.5 ADMIN.LOG Items .....................................................................................103 APPENDIX A.6 SECURITY. LOG Items ..............................................................................104 APPENDIX A.7 COMM.LOG Items......................................................................................104 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 4-1: Typical System Network Diagram .........................................................
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Table 5-2: Enable Audio Cadence.............................................................................................34 Table 6-1: Select Sensor Submenu...........................................................................................60 Table 6-2: Select Relay Menu ...................................................................................................63 Table 6-3: Select Zone Submenu.....................................................
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW This manual has been prepared to assist you in becoming familiar with the Armstrong AMC1DBx Digital Monitor. This manual contains the information necessary to install and operate the AMC-1DBx Digital Monitor and is intended for personnel who are responsible for installing and operating this equipment. 1.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 2 GENERAL INFORMATION 2.1 WARRANTY The Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from date of shipment. During the warranty period, The Armstrong Monitoring Corporation (AMC) will repair or replace components that prove to be defective in the opinion of AMC. AMC is not liable for auxiliary interfaced equipment, or consequential damage.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Service Department contact information: Web: www.armstrongmonitoring.com North America toll free: 1 (800) 465-5777 2.5 GLOSSARY Term BACnet Description Building Automation and Control networks. BACnet is a communications protocol for building automation and control networks. It is an ASHRAE, ANSI, and ISO standard protocol.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Parity PLC QVGA Router UART UDP UI Zone (separated) by idle (silent) periods. A parity bit is a bit that is added to ensure that the number of bits with the value one in a set of bits is even or odd. Parity bits are used as the simplest form of error detecting code. There are two variants of parity bits: even parity bit and odd parity bit.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 3 PRODUCT INFORMATION The following information is provided for the AMC-1DBx Series Digital Monitor. The Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series consists of several optional assemblies. The product information for those assemblies, if provided, is found in the following sections: • • • • • 3.1 DIGITAL MONITOR AMC-1DBx 3.2 AMC-1DPS 3.3 AMC-1DA-RPT4 (RS-485 4-Port Repeater) 3.4 AMC-1DA-RPT (RS-485 Single Port Repeater) 3.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 3.2 AMC-1DPS Part Number __________________ Serial # __________________ Warranty Period 1 year Model/Type Specific AMC-1DPS-7A Power Requirement 120VAC 3.6A 60Hz 4A 120V Slow Blow Input Fuse 10A 120V Output Fuse Slow Blow 3AG 24VDC 7A Secondary Power Dimensions 406.4mm H x 406.4mm W x 152.4mm D (16” x 16” x 4”) NEMA1(Metal): 10.5 kg Weight (23 lbs) 0°C to +40°C Operating Temperature. (32°F to +104°F) Operating Pressure...
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 3.3 AMC-1DA-RPT4 Part Number __________________ Serial # __________________ Warranty Period. ……….. 1 year Power Requirement….. 9 – 30VDC 500 mA Input Fuse……………… None Enclosure Nema 1 (Metal) wall mount, with conduit knockouts Dimensions 305mm H x 305mm W x 127mm D (12” x 12” x 5”) Weight NEMA1(Metal): 10.6 kg (23 lbs) Operating Temperature. -40°C to +85°C (-40°F to +185°F) Operating Pressure...… Ambient Atmospheric Pressure Relative Humidity…….
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 3.4 AMC-1DA-RPT Part Number __________________ Serial # __________________ Warranty Period. ……….. 1 year Power Requirement….. 9 – 30VDC 500 mA Input Fuse……………… None Enclosure Nema 1 (Metal) wall mount, with conduit knockouts Dimensions 203 mm H x 203 mm W x 102mm D (8” x 8” x 4”) Weight NEMA1(Metal): info to be added Operating Temperature. -40°C to +85°C (-40°F to +185°F) Operating Pressure...… Ambient Atmospheric Pressure Relative Humidity…….
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 3.5 AMC-1D-8R Part Number __________________ Serial # __________________ Warranty Period. ……….. 1 year Power Requirement….. 24VDC None Input Fuse……………… Enclosure Nema 1 (Metal) wall mount, with conduit knockouts 254mm H x 254mm W Dimensions x 127mm D (10” x 10” x 5”) Weight NEMA1(Metal): 3.8 kg (8.4 lbs) Operating Temperature. 0°C to +55°C (32°F to +131°F) Operating Pressure...… Ambient Atmospheric Pressure Relative Humidity…….
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 4 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION This section provides a general product description about the AMC-1DBx gas monitor. 4.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Gas Monitor AMC-1DBx provides for the power and monitoring of attached sensors. Initially, the communications with the sensors is via digital highways employing RS-485/MODBUS. Actions such as relay activation and/or alarm notification result from information from the sensors, combined with user configurations (i.e.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Figure 4-1 shows the Typical System Network Diagram for the AMC-1DBx Digital Monitor. Building Automation System MODBUS Building Automation System BACnet RS-485 MODBUS AMC Digital Monitor 1DBx Release 1.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 4. ETHERNET 1 x Green LED to indicate Link Activity 1 x Green/Red LED to indicate Link Speed (10/100) Collision 5. Display A QVGA LCD with backlight used to display menu system operation. 6. DOWN Pushbutton Editing pushbuttons used to scroll through the current menus, select parameters, and increment or decrement selected parameter options or values. 7.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 12. SILENCE Pushbutton When pressed, this pushbutton silences the audible alarm indication resulting from all active sensor alarms for an individual, adjustable, preset length of time within the range of 0 to 60 minutes or infinite. Set its value to “0” to disable the acknowledge feature. Configure this pushbutton to also reset all associated relay output indications, subject to defined minimum run times for each relay.
TP11 + L6 1 Q2 D17 C147 R43 C65 C58 RN5 R16 H IE C148 S R160 Q4 D22 TP9 R81 R39 R44 R17 LD 1 C138 R174 C113 R86 J1 B 75 A S R163 J11 C140 C139 C141 C132 L5 C118 R122 C114 C52 T C87 RN4 RN2 C86 R36 E R M TP23 S H IE 1 R152 R142 R135 R131 R106 R91 C88 C55 R35 R32 LD U6 C42 1 C74 RN7 R166 T E TP10 R19 R13 M J O 17 D 6 B U S MH11 RN6 C75 R6 C43 R5 1 R56 R51 R M A + TP21 C151 D21 K 1 MH12 1 TP6 C41 1 C67 L4 L3 R69 L1 L2
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 4.1.2.1 System Configuration DIP Switch The functionality for the supplied dipswitch is identified in Table 4-1.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual • SILENCE, RESET_RELAY, TEST or Data Base initialization pushbutton pressed. Note: Audio beeps for SlLENCE, RESET_RELAY, TEST or Data Base initialization pushbutton action are not disabled by this switch. 2. Delay Disable: When in the OFF position this switch will override and programmable delays associated with sensor activation. Sensor activation delays can be configured from 03600 seconds for Alarm1-3 and Fail sensor thresholds. 3.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Table 4-2 RS-485 driver IC Interface IC Location To Building Automation J175 To MODBUS 1 J176 To MODBUS 2 J177 To MODBUS 3 J178 To MODBUS 4 J179 The four downstream RS-485 interfaces are provided on dual-row, 5-pin terminal blocks. Pins on the upper row are wired in parallel to the lower row to facilitate placing the monitor in the middle of the bus, thereby requiring two wires per connection. The terminal block supports wire gauges from 14 to 30 AWG.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual The BAS RS-485 interface is provided on a dual-row, 4-pin terminal block. Pins on the upper row are wired in parallel to the lower row to facilitate placing the monitor in the middle of the bus, thereby requiring two wires per connection. The terminal block supports wire gauges from 14 to 30 AWG. Silk screening is provided on the PCB to identify each pin, by function. Table 4-4 shows the pin-out for the dual-row 4-pin terminal block.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 4.1.2.4 Shield Termination The RS-485 cable is a shielded cable. The cable shield is terminated on the terminal block. How this shield is handled varies based upon the system wiring. A strap allows the user to select different among three options to select the best solution that works in their site. The cable shield is shorted to chassis ground at only one point, in order to avoid ground loops with large currents.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Figure 4-7 Ethernet / USB Connector Table 4-7 shows the pin-out for the dual-row 4-pin terminal block.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Table 4-8: USB Standard A-Type Connector Pin-out Pin Signal 1 Vbus (power, +5V) 2 D+ 3 D- 4 Power/Signal Ground shell Chassis Ground 4.1.2.8 Real-Time Clock The real time clock of the monitor has backup power provided by an on-PCBA power source. The real time clock is initially set at the factory and arrives at the customer site with the time as per the manufacturing time zone.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Figure 4-3: Digital Monitor Components for the locations of J12, J25, J27 and J43. These connectors are shown in Figure 4-9 8-Pin Headers for Relays below. Figure 4-9 8-Pin Headers for Relays The wiring between the Digital Monitor PCB and the relay is summarized in Table 4-9 Wiring between Relay and Monitor Connectors.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 4.1.2.10 External Buzzer and Annunciator An off-board audio alarm is provided with a buzzer located on the side of the enclosure. Facilities are provided to drive a secondary audio alarm. The audio alarms are activated with on-board relay drivers. Connection for the audio alarm is facilitated with terminal block J26 and the External Annunciator is provided with terminal block J38. Refer to Figure 4-3: Digital Monitor Components for the location of J38.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Figure 4-3: Digital Monitor Components for the location of J34. Figure 4-11 System Fault Connector Table 4-11 shows the pin-out for the fail relay and terminal block. Table 4-11: Fail Relay Terminal Block and Pin-out Pin Signal 1 Normally Closed 2 Common 3 Normally Open 4.1.2.12 Analog Outputs There are four integral analog outputs provided to drive VFD (variable frequency drive) motors. Additional analog outputs are available with remote devices.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual A shielded cable is employed to wire this signal to the target system. For each local analog output, a three-position terminal block is provided. Table 4-12 shows the pin-out and description for the integral analog outputs and terminal blocks (39, J40).
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 4.1.3 Power Supply An integral power supply is provided within the monitor. The monitor provides sufficient power to support up to 20 transmitters (AMC-400). Manufacturing options allow for the following power sources: • • • 120VAC o Isolation provided by transformer for industrial controls. 24VAC o No Isolation is provided between power inputs and feeds to transmitters. 24VDC o No Isolation is provided between power inputs and feeds to transmitters.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Refer to figure DIGITAL MONITOR AMC-1DBX MAIN PCB BOARD 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 + 1 1 1 1 + ON + SW2 1 1 1 1 BT-H1 BATTERY FOR REAL TIME CLOCK DISPLAY MODBUS 1 1 1 + + 1 1 1 1 J25 TO RELAYS 9 TO 12 1 J27 TO RELAYS 5 TO 8 J44 J43 TO RELAYS 1 TO 4 MODBUS 3 COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL CGND RS485 A RS485 B SGND +24VDC 1 J41 J39 J12 TO RELAYS 13 TO 16 1 J23 J40 J42 1 SW
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 5 INSTALLATION Follow the guidelines in this section for proper locations and installation of the Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx. In addition to these instructions, ensure installation is compliant with local building and electrical codes.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 241 mm (9.500") 327 mm (12.875") Ø 9.5 mm (Ø 0.375") 4 HOLES Figure 5-1: Location of Mounting Holes for AMC-1DBx Digital Monitor 5.1.2 AMC-1DPS 403.6 mm (16.000") 403.6 mm (16.000") MOUNTING HOLES DIA 6.35 mm (0.250") X4 25.4 mm (1.000") TYP.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 5.1.3 AMC-1DA-RPT4 245 mm (9.65") 330 mm (12.996") Ø9.5 mm (Ø0.375") 4 HOLES Figure 5-3: Location of Mounting Holes for AMC-1DA-RPT4 5.1.4 AMC-1DA-RPT 140 mm (5.5") 225 mm (8.875") Ø9.5 mm (Ø0.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 5.1.5 AMC-1D-8R 245 mm (9.65") 330 mm (12.996") Ø9.5 mm (Ø0.375") 4 HOLES Figure 5-5: Location of Mounting Holes for AMC-1D-8R 5.1.6 TRANSMITTER/SENSOR MOUNTING Mount the sensor/transmitter on a solid, non-vibrating surface or structure in an area where the ambient concentration of gas is not directly affected by the presence of clean air supply, ventilation systems, or blockage by surrounding articles and sources of interference gases.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual DIGITAL MONITOR AMC-1DBX MAIN PCB BOARD 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 + 1 1 1 1 + ON + SW2 1 1 1 1 BT-H1 BATTERY FOR REAL TIME CLOCK DISPLAY MODBUS 1 1 1 + + 1 1 SH IELD RM 1 TE 1 1 1 J25 TO RELAYS 9 TO 12 1 J27 TO RELAYS 5 TO 8 J44 J43 TO RELAYS 1 TO 4 MODBUS 3 COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL COIL CGND RS485 A RS485 B SGND +24VDC 1 J41 J12 TO RELAYS 13 TO 16 1 SW13 ANA4 J38
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual SENSOR/ TRANSMITTER: ANALOG OUTPUT: Refer to section 4.1.2.2 RS-485. Refer to section 4.1.2.12 Analog Outputs 5.2.2 Cable Selection The wiring consists of two subsystems: • the monitor communication • power supply wiring A cable is used to connect the RS-485 signals from the digital monitor to digital transmitters in a bus topology. It is required that shielded, twisted pair, cable, 120 ohm impedance is used for the communications wiring.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Sensors can also be assigned to zones. Zones have up to four relays assigned to them; three alarm thresholds and one fail. When sensors are assigned to a zone they carry in their alarm thresholds as configured in their sensor properties. Additionally one analog output is assigned to the zone representing the peak or average gas concentration for the assigned sensors. This gas concentration is pre-scale based on gas type.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6 OPERATION AND CALIBRATION This section provides information about the operation and calibration procedures for the Gas Monitor AMC-1DBx. 6.1 OPERATION The Gas Monitor AMC-1DBx provides the power and monitoring functionality for attached sensors. It communicates with the sensors via digital highways employing RS-485\MODBUS, and can access a maximum of 988 sensors/transmitters (4 interfaces x 247 MODBUS addresses per interface).
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual • • • • • • • Sensor, Relay, Alarm, System, Administration, Security, Communication. 6.2 LCD The user interface includes a QVGA graphical LCD screen with backlight. The following several examples of screen layouts: AMC-1DB Gas Monitor 1.0 Display Log Run Mode The above display can be configured to show AMC logo when system is idle when Option/Display Mode is set for Disp New Alarms only; Disp Alarms only.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual AMC-1DB Gas Monitor 1.0 Display Log Sensor3 Good, No Alarms Remote MODBUS:1 Admin.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.3 LEDS The user interface consists of 9 product LEDs, 4 power supply LEDs, and 3 Self-Test indicators. Nine of the product LEDS are present on Front Panel and also the monitor board itself. These include: • System • Fault • Alarm1 • Alarm2 • Alarm3 • RS-485 TX • RS-485 RX • Ethernet Activity • Ethernet Speed/Collision Inside the cabinet there are four power supply LEDs (CH1-CH4 V+) one for each 24v MODBUS channel.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual • • Failed Sensor Threshold, Missing Remote Device (Sensor, Relay or Analog Output). A failed sensor may be either digital or analog in nature. When a digital sensor fails to respond to a poll request from the digital monitor, the monitor will activate the Fault LED. When the current from an analog sensor is less than (or equal) to the configured fail threshold, the monitor will activate the Fault LED.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.3.6 RS-485 TX LED This RS-485 TX LED is illuminated for 1 second and turned off for 1 second every time one or more MODBUS character is transmitted. 6.3.7 RS-485 RX LED This RS-485 TX LED is illuminated for 1 second and turned off for 1 second every time one or more MODBUS character is received. 6.3.8 ETHERNET ACTIVITY LED This ETHERNET ACTIVITY LED is illuminated when the physical media has activity. 6.3.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.5 Analog Outputs The system contains 4 integral analog outputs and can control additional remote analog outputs on each of the 4 MODBUS channels. An analog output can be configured for voltage or current, this configuration is controlled by hardware switches located on the monitor board. There are four switches; one for each integral analog output channel.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual USB Storage Device, Display (LCD), Printer Port, Console (Remote Telnet over Ethernet). The logging through USB storage device creates and appends specific information to following files: SENSOR, RELAY, ALARM, SYSTEM, ADMIN, SECURITY, COMM. At the end of each day (local time) any files present on the USB storage device will be renamed with the previous date appended to its filename.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual to a specific version of the firmware. The image version and checksum must match the information in the check file in order for a successful upgrade. The monitor’s operation will only upgrade current or newer versions of the firmware. Upgrade will require initial system power restart and will reboot upon completion. This section contains a procedure for upgrading the Firmware on the AMC-1DBx Gas Monitor from a USB storage device: 1.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Please refer to the supplementary manual 3370405A, AMC Manager User Manual.doc for details. The database can be saved or restored from or to the monitor through the serial communication link or through ADF file placed on a USB storage device. Using the serial communication link requires some initial menu configuration as described in the menu navigation section Set Options, Serial Mode. Using USB storage device to restore database will requires a system restart.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 4. After a moment the bottom two lines will display: USB-DB Saving… Please Wait! 5. Upon success when Display (LCD) logs are enabled; the Display Log middle area will indicate: Database Saved from USB c:\amc-... Database+ Saved from USB c:\amc... The USB storage device will contain the AMC-1DB.ADF file with the name AMC-1DB.ADF_SAVED{_YEAR_MON_DAY_HOUR_MINUTE} The USB storage device will contain the AMC1DB_P.ADF file on the name AMC1DB_P.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Database Restore from USB c:\... Database+ Restore from USB c:\.. Monitor database save complete The AMC-1DB.ADF file on the USB storage device will be renamed to AMC-1DB.ADF_RESTORED{_YEAR_MON_DAY_HOUR_MINUTE} The AMC1DB_P.ADF file on the USB storage device will be renamed to AMC1DB_P.ADF_RESTORED{_YEAR_MON_DAY_HOUR_MINUTE}. 5.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.2 LOGGING IN Entry into System Setup mode is gained by pressing the ENTER pushbutton while in any Display mode. To log into the monitor 1. Press the ENTER pushbutton. The Log In screen is displayed. 2. Press the ENTER pushbutton again. The Enter password screen is displayed. 3. Enter the valid 4-character alphanumeric password. 4. Press ENTER. The Select Sensor menu item is displayed. The default password is 1234.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.4 ADDITIONAL BUTTONS Four additional buttons are provided on the front panel of the Gas Monitor AMC-1DBx. • TEST Pushbutton While pressed, this pushbutton causes continuous activation of all relay outputs (energized or de-energized, depending on configuration), activation of the system fail relay output (to the de-energized state), and continuous activation of the audio alarm (if enabled).
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Select Relay Select Sensor Select Zone Change Password Get License Info the following submenu items: • Set IP Configuration • Set BACnet Configuration • Set MODBUS Configuration • Set Analog Outputs Provides access to the menu items which configure the system relays. Provides access to the menu items which configure the system sensors.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual • • current gas concentration reading engineering units assigned The bottom first line contains the Sensor number; a check mark indicates the Sensor does not have a conflict in the system. A conflict can occur due to duplicate instance or MODBUS addresses assignments. The second line of bottom displays the target gas and current gas concentration with engineering unit assigned.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.8 GET RELAY STATUS The Get Relay status display allows you to view operational status and statistics about the relay in question. It is available when system is running with Option/Menu Display Mode is set for Disp All Relay or through the logged out menu; Get Relay Status. The bottom two-line display is employed to navigate to the relay status window.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual AMC-1DB Gas Monitor 1.0 Display Log Relay: 17 Status Remote MODBUS:1 Admin. Enabled MODBUS Address:100 Instance:1 Type: AMC-1D8R --------------------------------- Relay√017 Alarms 001 DeEnergized AMC-1DB Gas Monitor 1.0 Display Log Relay: 1 Status Local Relay Admin. Enabled LOCAL Instance:13 --------------------------------- Relay√001 Alarms 000 DeEnergized Latched To access Get Relay Status menu 1. At the Log In screen, press the DOWN pushbutton.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual The Select Relay screen is displayed. 4. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Get Sensor Status screen is displayed. 5. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Get Relay Status screen is displayed. Get Relay Status Press ENTER and navigate to the relay number and another ENTER to display relay information.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.9 GET RS485 STATUS The Get RS485 status menu allows you to view operational status and statistics about the interface in question before having to log into the monitor. To access the Get RS485 Status menu 1. At the Log In screen, press the DOWN pushbutton. The Set Options screen is displayed 2. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Select Sensor screen is displayed. 3. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Select Relay screen is displayed. 4. Press the DOWN pushbutton.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.10 GET ETHERNET STATUS The Get Ethernet status menu allows you to view operational status and statistics about the ethernet in question before having to log into the monitor. To access the Get Ethernet Status menu 1. At the Log In screen, press the DOWN pushbutton. The Set Options screen is displayed 2. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Select Sensor screen is displayed. 3. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Select Relay screen is displayed. 4.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual AMC-1DB Gas Monitor 1.0 Display Log IP Address:010.000.000.103 IP Subnet: 255.255.255.000 IP Router: 010.000.000.001 BACnet UDP Port:0xbac0 Octet Received:1434911 RX Packets:15168 Uni:0 RX Multi:0 Broad:15168 Loss no resources:0 Loss int. errors:0 Loss other reasons:0 Octet Sent:0 TX Packets:0 Uni:0 TX Multi:0 Broad:0 Unsent no resources:0 Unsent int.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.11 GET LICENSE INFO. The Get License Info menu allows you to view information about the application license. To access the Get License Info screen 1. At the Log In screen, press the DOWN pushbutton. The Set Options screen is displayed 2. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Select Sensor screen is displayed. 3. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Select Relay screen is displayed. 4. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Get Sensor Status screen is displayed. 5.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Exit Setup 10. Press ENTER to exit the monitor setup. 6.12.13 SELECT SENSOR The Select Sensor menu allows you to view and change configuration information about the sensor in question.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Select Sensor Select Sensor Number Set Sensor Admin State Select Sensor Label Remote Set Interface Local/RS-485 Port (1-4) Set Sensor Address (1-246) Local Set Instance Select Location Label (Optional) Select Engineering Units Set Full Scale Set Zero Scale Set Alarm Conditions Number of Alarms Select Alarm Relays Set Activation Delay Select Alarm Thresholds Select Fail Alarm Relay Select Fail Threshold Figure 6-1: Select Sensor Menu 59
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual The submenu items listed have various choices selectable with Up and Down pushbuttons. Choice is selectable by the Enter pushbutton, which advances you to the next item. The Previous pushbutton moves you up the hierarchy. The √ found in the display indicates sensor, relay or analog output is unique. A unique device is one that is not duplicated within systems, address, interface, and instance configuration.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Units units.(PPM, PPB, %LEL,) PPM Set Full Scale Shows the setting of full scale. Full Scale 100.0 PPM Set Zero Scale Shows the setting of zero scale. (Only available on certain gas types. See Appendix of gas types) Zero Scale 0.0 DegC Set Alarm Conditions Shows the setting of alarm conditions. (Incr. Decr. Disabled, Window) Alm Condition √S#001 Incr Alarm Number of Alarms Shows the setting for the number of alarms. (1-3.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.14 SELECT RELAY The Select Relay menu provides access to menu items which configure the system relays. See Figure 6-2.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual To access the Select Relay menu 1. 2. 3. 4. Log into the gas monitor. At the Log In screen, press ENTER. Enter the valid 4-character password. Press ENTER. The Select Sensor menu item is displayed. 5. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Select Relay menu item is displayed. Table 6-2 describes the submenu items found in the Select Relay menu.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual (Blank; Latching/Non-latching) Enable Acknowledge Allows the acknowledgement to reset to Reset the relay.
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Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual To access the Select Zone menu 1. 2. 3. 4. Log into the gas monitor. At the Log In screen, press ENTER. Enter the valid 4-character password. Press ENTER. The Select Sensor menu item is displayed. 5. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Select Relay menu item is displayed. 6. Press the DOWN pushbutton again. The Select Zone menu item is displayed. Table 6-3 describes the submenu items found in the Select Zone menu.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Select Sensor Shows the selection of the sensors associated to the defined zone. Up to 128 sensors may be associated with a zone, which are stored in the IDs indicated by the S#. Consecutive IDs can be filled or blanked for a range starting at S#. (ID001-ID128,QUIT) Zone Sensors Z#001 ID001 for:001 @ S987 The display’s middle area shows the current 128 IDs for the zone (see the following example). AMC-1DB Gas Monitor 1.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.16 SET OPTIONS Configuration items which are used system-wide are configured from the Set Options Menu.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual To access the Set Options submenu 1. 2. 3. 4. Log into the gas monitor. At the Log In screen, press ENTER. Enter the valid 4-character password. Press ENTER. The Select Sensor menu item is displayed. 5. Press the DOWN pushbutton. The Select Relay menu item is displayed. 6. Press the DOWN pushbutton again. The Select Zone menu item is displayed. 7. Continue pressing the DOWN pushbutton until the Set Options submenu is displayed.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Alarm Hysteresis Shows the selection of the alarm hysteresis. (0.0 %FS to 5.0 % FS) Alarm Hysteresis 2.5 %FS Enable Dew Point Alarm Shows the selection to enable the alarm dew point. (Yes/No) Enable Dew Point Alm No Serial Mode Shows the selection of the Serial Mode choice. (Remote; Printer) Printer serial mode will configure a port to dump periodic system information.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual gas units to be added to the sensor configuration menu. Modify Unit Label Allows the modification of the unit label.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.17 SET INTERFACE The Set Interface menu is the top level menu item used to configure the digital interfaces for the monitor. See Figure 6-5.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual To access the Set Interface menu 1. 2. 3. 4. Log into the gas monitor. At the Log In screen, press ENTER. Enter the valid 4-character password. Press ENTER. The Select Sensor menu item is displayed. 5. Press the DOWN pushbutton until the Set Interface submenu is displayed. Table 6-5 describes the submenu items found in the Set Interface menu. Table 6-5: Set Interface Submenu SUBMENU DESCRIPTION RS485 Port Allows the selection of the RS-485 port.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.18 SET IP CONFIGURATION The AMC-1DBx digital monitor contains one 10/100baseT Ethernet power. The monitor supports the IP protocol over this interface. The IP protocol is required to support BACnet/IP, MODBUS TCP, web and telnet services. The IP protocol requires the following configuration items to enable successful communications: • • • IP Address Subnet mask Router IP Address The Set IP Configuration submenu is displayed in Figure 6-6.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Table 6-6: Set IP Configuration Submenu SUBMENU DESCRIPTION IP Configuration Allows the selection of the IP address. (Set IP Address, Set Net Mask, Set Router IP Addr) IP Configuration Set IP Address Shows the selection of the IP address. (0-255 for each network segment) IP Address 010.000.000.103 IP NetMask Shows the selection of the IP NetMask. (0-255 for each network segment) IP NetMask 255.255.255.000 IP Router Shows the selection of the IP router.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.19 SET BACnet CONFIGURATION The AMC-1DBx digital monitor supports BACnet or EthernetIP and RS-485. In order to support BACnet, the following site-specific attributes require configuration: • • • • Set Device Name Set Device ID Set Network Number Set Transport The Set BACnet Configuration submenu is displayed in Figure 6-7. Figure 6-7: Set BACnet Configuration Submenu To access the Set BACnet Configuration submenu 1. 2. 3. 4. Log into the gas monitor.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual submenu. Table 6-7: Set BACnet Configuration Submenu SUBMENU DESCRIPTION BACnet BAS SetDevice Name Allows the setting of the device name. (Set Device Name, Set Transport, Set Network Number, Set Device ID) BACnet BAS Set Device Name BACnet Name Shows the selection of the BACnet name. (maximum of 20 characters) BACnet Name AMC-1DBx BACnet Name BACnet ID Shows the selection of the BACnet ID.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.20 SET MODBUS CONFIGURATION The monitor provides a single RS-485 port which interfaces to management systems such as BAS, DCS or PLC. The following menu items shown in Figure 6-8 provide the necessary site-specific configurations for interconnecting the MODBUS interface between systems.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Table 6-8 describes the items found in the Set MODBUS Configuration submenu. Table 6-8: Set MODBUS Configuration Submenu SUBMENU DESCRIPTION DISPLAY Set MODBUS Allows the setting of the MODBUS device. (Slave Address, Protocol, Un-Lock Code) MODBUS BAS Slave Address Slave MODBUS Address Shows the selection of MODBUS address. (1-247) Slave MODBUS Address 156 Slave MODBUS Lockcode Shows the selection of the slave MODBUS lockcode (0-65534).
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.12.21 SET ANALOG OUTPUTS The Set Analog Outputs menu shown in Figure 6-9 provides access to the items which configure the system analog outputs.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual To access the Analog Out submenu 1. 2. 3. 4. Log into the gas monitor. At the Log In screen, press ENTER. Enter the valid 4-character password. Press ENTER. The Select Sensor menu item is displayed. 5. Press the DOWN pushbutton until the Set Interface submenu is displayed. 6. Configure the Set Interface submenu items as necessary. Once the configuration of the Set Interface submenu items has been completed, the IP Configuration submenu is displayed.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Analog Output Instance Shows the setting of the analog output instance. Instances can be local (L) or remote (R). Aout RInstance√O#001 2 Analog Output Range Shows the setting of the analog output range. (0-20mA, 4-20mA) Aout Range √O#001 4-20mA Analog Output Scale Shows the setting of the analog output scale. (0.1 to 20.0) Scale will multiply the outputs level by the scale value. Using a scale greater then one (1) can saturate the output.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.13 MONITOR COMMISSIONING AND INSTALLATION SCENARIOS 6.13.1 System Startup. System startup begins at powering on the monitor and continues until the monitor is in communications with the downstream peripherals and the upstream peers and masters. Item 1. Power-On Reset • Voltage Monitor holds CPU in reset for 3 seconds • Places the System Fail relay in fail safe position. 2. Board Level Self-Test – failures reported to display and LEDs.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual database and self-test will be performed on data base storage device, if any test fails: • • FAULT LED will remain lit with other combinations of D1-D3 and ALARM1-3 LEDs. The monitor will reboot over and over. These monitor faults must be reported to qualified technician for repair. Do not advance to the next step. 5. Establish communications with downstream If the system detects a peripherals; relays, analog outputs and sensors.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual • • • • • • Coverage – ensure it will physically monitor the intended area. Airflow – ensure it is not mounted under any air intake ducts. Wiring – the RS-485 wiring is a bus. Long stubs are not permitted. Conduit – ensure that the wiring is in EMT. Powering – is the power supply appropriately sized? After voltage drops in the wiring, will there remain sufficient voltage for the transmitter to operate? See the transmitter specifications.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual information for the new transmitter into the monitor database. 5. new transmitter into the monitor database. Use AMC Manager as an alternative when configuring the monitor from the front panel. • Set the monitor’s appropriate RS-485 Interfaces to “Admin Enable” mode. 6.13.3 Downstream MODBUS Timeout. The MODBUS protocol provides error checking to ensure that messages that are received are verified to be intact and error free.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 6.13.4 Zone Operation. The Zone programming allows a group of sensors to be applied to a dedicated set of Alarm/Fail relays. This group could be located on a single floor of an underground parking facility where the group of sensors controls the same ventilation component. The sensors act as a group controlling these relays with the same thresholds set forth in their sensor configuration.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 7 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE This section covers all preventive maintenance aspects of the Gas Monitor AMC-1DBx. First, a description of general maintenance is provided followed by a verification of operation 7.1 GENERAL The monitor unit should be brushed or wiped clean, once a year or more, of any dust or dirt, depending on the accumulation. The unit SHOULD NOT be submerged in water or other liquids.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual 8 INSTALLATION TIPS AND TRICKS 8.1 CABLING • • • • • • • • • The Communications Cable must have the following characteristics; o Shielded, twisted pair, 12-24AWG o Characteristic Impedance:120ohms o Low Capacitance: ~13pf/ft conductor to conductor and ~ 23pf/ft conductor to shield The recommended Power Cable is 12-24 AWG o Selected cable must meet Application and/or local regulatory requirements.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual • Use a separate, dedicated, noise free, 15 amp power circuit, with an appropriately labeled circuit breaker.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual APPENDIX A GAS TYPES FULL SCALE AND ALARM VALUES The values in the following table are the default values applied in the sensor configuration when a specific gas label is initially selected. Use this table to help determine whether to change the sensor configuration from its default configuration to meet a specific application.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual APPENDIX B GENERAL LOG ITEMS This appendix describes the log items for Sensor, Relay, Alarm, Security, Administration, Communication and System. Once enabled messages assigned to its group will be logged on a file in the USB Storage device. Log files are text files. The following list of active log files are found in the root directory of the storage device. • SENSOR.LOG, • RELAY.LOG, • ALARM.LOG, • SYSTEM.LOG, • ADMIN.LOG, • SECURITY.LOG, • COMM.LOG.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual • • • • • • • • • • SN: from FLASH Reset Cause: Watch-dog enabled No USB Restore DB File No USB Device to Restore DB Database Restore from USB Database+ Restore from USB Monitor database save complete MODBUS Updated from Data Base BACnet Updated from Data Base The “AMC-1DB Gas Monitor V1.0” message will appear on system start next to the TIME keyword. It displays the current F/W version.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual • DIP Switch Changed Detected Old:0xD0 New:0x90 • DIP Switch bits:LANGB,LANGA,PRT,CAL_MODEn,MRT,ZERO_BUFFER,SENSOR_DELAY This occurs when a user mode dip switch change is detected. The initial value will also be display unless equal to 0x00. The Admin and Alarm logs will also display details related to specific bits decode.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual • • • Display Logging re-enabled after remote AMC Manager activity Console Logging re-enabled after remote AMC Manager activity AMC Manager in use. These messages are displayed when AMC Manager activity causes the Display and/or Console logging to be suspended or re-enabled. Due to improved transfer times of the AMC Manager Printer Port these interfaces are suspended.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Error installing dtim Error Installing Error Installing Error Installing Error installing < NV Device Name> RTCS failed to initialize, error = USB Failed to Install eGUI/D4D initialization failed tfs install returned: Opening device driver failed Opening dtim interrupt driver failed Opening device driver failed Openin
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Can't save Database; BAD SRAM March Field of Ones Can't save Database; BAD SRAM March Field of Zeros Data Base ID Mis-match Can't _timer_create_component Can't create save_monitor_db_timer event Can't create update_modbus_timer event Can't create Monitor_reenable_console_display_logs_event_ptr Can't create Monitor_lite_lcd_event_ptr Can't open save_monitor_db_timer event Can't open update_modbus_timer event Can't open Monitor_reenable_console_display_logs_event_p
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual The Sensor messages will appear once per minute listing all configured sensors for the system. The Alarms/Activity format is base on the number alarms configured and the current sensor activity. The “_” indicates no activity while the “*” indicates active and “#” indicates silenced. In the MB variant the channel number will be from 1:4.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Relay instance number is from 1-16 and Local Analog Output instance number is from 1-4. It contains the following formats: Local Relay : Local: Analog Output : The Relay number messages will appear once a minute to display the state of all configured relays. It shows the number of Alarm counts and current relay position. The Relay number is from 1-256.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Zone Relay APPENDIX A.3 ALARM.LOG Items The alarm log file messages can appear in the USB Storage device when the menu item Log File>Alarm is enabled. The Buzzer messages will appear when it is activated or cleared for various reasons. The Buzzer message contains the following format: Buzzer .
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual The Zone Alarm/Fail message will appear when alarm or failed relay associated with a zone is active or inactive. The zone number is 1-128 and the alarm level is 1-3 and sensor number can be 1-988.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual TELNET_Server created TELNET_TASK created DB_RESTORE_USB_TASK created MONITOR_TASK created MONITOR_SWITCH_TASK created BACSERVER_TASK created DEVICE_UNIQUENESS_TASK created LOCAL_RELAY_ANALOG_OUT_TASK created ZONE_SCHEDULING_TASK created.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual Other possible SYSTEM Log messages: Date and Time Changed from Menu Date and Time Changed Remotely (AMC Manager) Date and Time Changed from BAS Error Installing CONSOLE_PORT Shell2 exited... APPENDIX A.5 ADMIN.LOG Items The administration log file messages can appear in the USB Storage device when the menu item Log File>Admin is enabled. The Data Base Changed messages are logged when Data base is changed from various sources; AMC Manager, Menu or BAS.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual DIP Switch Language:English DIP Switch Language:French DIP Switch Audio: DIP Switch Sensor Delay: DIP Switch Zero Buffer: DIP Switch Minimum Run Time: DIP Switch Post Run Time: DIP Switch Calibration Mode:. APPENDIX A.6 SECURITY.
Digital Monitor AMC-1DBx Series User Manual The following running MODBUS messages appear in the communication log file every minute for each Modbus channel: MB Pkt(s) TX: RX: MB CRCs G:,B: MB TO:,dtim: MB CE:,Gap:,Len: MB Char(s) TX:,RX: The following MODBUS exception messages appear in the communication log file when they occur and indicate problem(s) in the system which sho
