4ANA LIN EXPANSION MODULE - INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
When any LIN card is connected to the RTU RF G5 Modular it must be powered by a 12V DC power supply. Connect the Rechargeable battery cable to the BATTERY input in the power supply plug. To charge the battery, use an 18V DC charger and connect it to the CHARGE input in the power supply plug. It can be a Solar Panel or an 18V DC Power supply.
The 4 ANA LIN card can read up to 4 Standard Analog sensors, 4-20 milli ampere, or 0-5 Volts with 16 Bits resolution. Use the Workbench PC software to program the 4 ANA LIN card. Set the Sampling rate, Powering time, Averaging, Hysteresis, and more.
4 ANA LIN Expansion Card - Customer Installation
To install the 4 ANA LIN CARD, follow the instructions below:
- Use the two dip switches called ADDRESS to set the 4 ANA LIN card address.
- Use the 4 dip switches to set up the Analog input types.
- When the Dip switch is 'OFF', the Analog input type is Voltage.
- When the Dip switch is ON, the Analog input type is Current.
For example, if Analog input 1 is Voltage (0-5V), put the dip switch 1 on V (turn OFF dip switch 1). If Analog input 2 is Current (4-20mA), put the dip switch 2 on mA (turn ON dip switch 2).
3. Connect the Analog sensor wires to the Analog input terminal block. The Analog input terminal block has 3 screws. VS, AIN, and G where VS is the 12V DC power supply, AIN is an input for the Analog data (Analog Signal), and G is a Ground.
- Types of Analog sensors: Read the Analog sensor specification document or Datasheet to identify the Analog sensor type, Powering time, wiring, and the range. A Passive Analog sensor should be powered before reading the Analog value. It is also called excitation time. On the other hand, an Active Analog sensor should not be powered. To read a Passive analog sensor, If the Analog sensor has 2 wires, connect the Positive wire to VS and the negative wire to AIN.
- To read a Passive analog sensor, If the Analog sensor has 3 wires, connect the Powering wire to VS, the DATA (Signal) wire to AIN, and the Ground wire to G.
- To read an Active analog sensor, connect the DATA (Signal) wire to AIN, and the Ground wire to G.
4. Connect the LIN communication cable to the LIN port on the 4 ANA LIN card where 12V is a 12V DC power supply (Red), GND is the Ground (Black), and DATA is the LIN communication (Green).
5. The maximum length of the LIN cable is 10 meters.
6. Connect the LIN cable to the LIN port on the RTU Modular.
RTU RF MODULAR G5 FAST-MULTIPLE 4 ANA LIN CARDS
As described before, it is possible to connect up to 4 LIN cards to the RTU RF Modular G5 Fast.
The Image above describes how to connect 4 cards of 4 ANA LIN to the RTU RF Modular G5 Fast.
Every 4 ANA LIN card has 4 Analog Inputs.
When 4 cards of 4 ANA LIN are connected to the RTU RF Modular G5 Fast, the number of Analog inputs increases to 16.
When 4 Digital + 1 ANA INPUT card is connected to the RTU RF Modular G5 Fast, the number of Analog inputs increases to 17.
Only the 4 ANA LIN card can be used several times in the same RTU (It is not possible to connect more than 1 SDI LIN card or more than 1 I/O 8/4 LIN card to the same RTU).
To install 4 cards of 4 ANA LIN to the RTU RF Modular G5 Fast, follow the instructions below:
- Connect the LIN communication cable to the LIN port on the first 4 ANA LIN card. 12V is the 12V DC power supply (Red), GND is the Ground (Black), and DATA is the communication (Green). Set the LIN address to address 1. Use the 4 Dipswitches to set up the Analog input type and connect the Analog sensors as described above.
- Connect the LIN communication cable to the LIN port on the second 4 ANA LIN card. Set the LIN address to address 2. Use the 4 Dipswitches to set up the Analog input type and connect the Analog sensors as described in above.
- Connect the LIN communication cable to the LIN port on the second 4 ANA LIN card. Set the LIN address to address 3. Use the 4 Dipswitches to set up the Analog input type and connect the Analog sensors as described in above.
- Connect the LIN communication cable to the LIN port on the second 4 ANA LIN card. Set the LIN address to address 4. Use the 4 Dipswitches to set up the Analog input type and connect the Analog sensors as described in above.
- Connect the LIN cable to the LIN port on the RTU Modular. The maximum length of the LIN cable is 10 meters.
PROGRAMMING THE 4 ANA LIN CARD
The 4 ANA LIN card can read up to 4 standard Analog sensors.
The Analog input types can be Current (4-20 milli Ampere) or Voltage (0-5 Volts). The Resolution is 16 Bits.
The 4 ANA LIN card is a programable device. Use the Workbench PC software while it is connected to the 4 ANA LIN CARD to see the measured Analog values, define the Sampling rate, Averaging, Hysteresis, powering time, and Start Analog Sampling now.
4ANA LIN CARD - ANALOG INPUTS WIRING IN THE DREAM 2
At this point (October 2024), it is not possible to define the LIN card type and LIN card address in the Image Maker.
Therefore, when a 4 ANA LIN card is connected to the RTU RF Modular G5 FAST, use the Dream 2 MMI to set up the LIN card Type, LIN card Address, and Analog input number in the 4ANA LIN card.
For example, Analog Sensors 66 to 69 are connected to the 4 ANA LIN card. The LIN card Address is 4. The 4 ANA LIN card is connected to RTU RF Modular G5 FAST where the RTU Address is 43.
- Go to the Dream 2/Setup/Hardware connections/Connection of Analog inputs screen and scroll down to Analog Sensors 66 to 69.
- Set up the INTERFACE RF G5 ADDRESS (Interface address is 2).
- Set up the RTU RF MODULAR G5 ADDRESS (Address 43).
- Set up the Analog input in the 4 ANA LIN Card (Inputs 1 to 4).
- Press the F4 button to move to the PLUGINS CONNECTION screen and scroll down to the Analog Sensors 66 to 69.
- Set up the Address of the 4 ANA LIN Card (Address 4).
- Set up the LIN Card Type (4 ANA LIN appears as A24).
- To exit, press the F4 button.
- Set up the Analog sensor Type and Range in the Constants/Analog sensors screen according to the Analog sensor’s Type (Current or Voltage) and Range.
