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Part No. D0115
MANUAL
Sigma networking
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IPSO
Nieuwstraat 146 – B8560 Wevelgem (Belgium)
Tel. 056/41 20 54 – Fax056/41 86 74
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Table of contents
1. Setup sigma network 3
Interface 3
Wiring 3
Connection cables 4
Connect machines to network 4
2. Setup address of the machines 5
Setup address of the wash machines 5
Setup address of the dryers 6
Setup address of the ironers 7
3. Sigma Explorer 9
Installation of the sigma explorer 9
Setup the explorer to run in your laundry 9
Control your machines over the net 13
Download wash programs over the net 15
Change price during the day 16
Changing parameters over the net 17
Control network from your office with PC at the laundry 27
4. Gateway 35
5. Sigma Analyser 38
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230V power
Standard
PC
The interface has 4 connectors for the
To interface
Setup sigma network
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Interface
To set up the network you need an interface between the PC and the network.
(209/00550/00)
Male-Female
RS232 Serial
cable
connected to
Wiring
209/00551/00 209/00551/00
+ A B gnd
network. On each connecter can be 32
machines connected
supply
4 wires of min. 0,75mm²
+ A B gnd
209/00551/00
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A B
Is on the back of the machine by the
Setup sigma network
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Connection cables
gnd
Connect machines to the network
+
power connection
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Press Select button and hold it. Press
With the start and eco buttons you ca
n
step. If the code was not correct you have
With the start and eco buttons you can
you don’t forget this code. Press the select
Press select button to go to the settings
With the start and eco buttons you can
Setup adress of the machines
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Setup address of the wash machines:
Code 00 00
shortly the eco button and release the
select button
change the number to enter the settings.
Press the select button to go to the next
to restart this procedure. All new
machines have code 0000
Set 00 00
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tmp n
0 a dr
Setup adress of the machines
Setup address of the dryers:
now set the code that you like. Make sure
button when you are ready
Press select button to go to the next step
of the adress.
now change the adress. Make sure that
each machine has a different adress.
Press the select button to store these
settings
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Put the first swith in ‘COIN’ mode and
ADR stands for the adress of the
When youre finshed go to the next step
displayed. With “+” or “
-
“ you can scroll through the
Setup adress of the machines
Setup address of ironers:
Ironer with start-stop control:
When you power up the ironer “IPSO” will appear on the
display for 5 seconds. In these 5 seconds you have to press
the start and enter button at the same time until “Manu” is
the second switch in ‘PRG’ mode.
machine with ‘+’ and ’-‘ you can
change this adress.
so the adress is saved and put the
’PRG’ switch back in ‘RUN’mode.
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Ironer with coin control:
When you put power on the ironer IPSO will appear on the display. Press now on the
switch in the coin box until “coin” is displayed. Press now the enter button until 3
flashing stripes are on the display. Release the enter button and press again the switch
Setup adress of the machines
in the coin box until “coin” is displayed. With the “+” and “-“ button you can now
scroll through the different groups. In the “tech” group you can change the address.
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Sigma Explorer
Fill in the adress and press
enter to save it.
Installation of the sigma explorer :
Run setup from the CD and the software will be installed to your PC. He will ask a
registration code. To get this registration code you will have to call IPSO.
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Setup the explorer to run in your laundry :
Start the program. The screen below will appear.
Sigma Explorer
Click now on
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Mark now all machines that you have in your laundry (f.i. Wash machine
with address 2 is now activated.)
You can also click on The explorer will automatic look for the
machines that are connected to the network.
Click when you are finished.
Sigma Explorer
Now all machines of your laundry will appear on the screen.
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On the right you will see remarks. ‘No Answer’ means that the explorer doesn’t find
the machines. Now you have to check what’s wrong:
1. Change com-port in the explorer.
2. Network is not connected right
3. There is no power connected to the interface
4. Address of the machines is not correct
5. The machines are not powered up
Sigma Explorer
Select com-port:
To change the com-port of the explorer click
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Select the com port where the
Click on
Sigma Explorer
Now all the data will be stored on your hard disk. With the sigma analyser you can
now analyze the data. Filename on you computer will be date.sxp (f.i. 20010316.sxp
file of 16 march 2001)
interface is connected to and
click “OK”
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Control your machines over the net :
On the screen you will see all the machines that are connected. To get a detailed view
of one of the machines click on the right mouse button.
Sigma Explorer
Click now on
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Starts the
Stop the
machine
Now you see more in detail all the input and output of the machine.
You can also start and stop the machine over the net.
If you click on you will see a graphic with the °C, RPM and water level
Sigma Explorer
machine
Download wash programs over the net :
Click on Tools -> Flash washing machine
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Select the machine you will program and click on or
Write Select the file you will
download and click on
“open”. The new
wash programs will now
Be downloaded into the
sigma
Read Give a filename and click
on “save”. The
wash programs of the
sigma will now be saved
on to the PC. With ‘sigma
organizer’ you can now
look what is programmed.
Sigma Explorer
Change price during the day :
You can easy decrease the price during the non-peak hours of your laundry.
Click on tools-> tarif
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You can select between “low”, “med” or “high” price. The explorer will change the
price on the machines on the right time. (makes sure the clock on the PC is correct).
Sigma Explorer
Changing parameters over the net :
Click on Tools-> parameters
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You have 4 groups on the
washers
Technical group :
Select the machine you will read out and click on
Indicates the calibration of the water level switch. This value cannot
be changed
Activate or deactivate the temperature readout on the display.
Coin count of the machine.
! if you didn’t activate the coin count in the configuration of the
wash programs. The read-out will be 0.
Sigma Explorer
Gives the total working hours of the machine. This value can not be
changed.
Price group :
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Here you can change the price settings of the machine. You can read in the price
settings of the machines change them and write the new price settings to the machine.
You can also save this file and later load it again. In this way you can make a library
of different price settings.
Sigma Explorer
Time (fixed) group :
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In this way you can fix the time that will be displayed on the machine. This means
that all machines in the laundry will show the same time for the same program.
Sigma Explorer
Time (measured) group :
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This is the time that the sigma has measured the last time of each program.
If you have several machines with the same program you will see that sometimes the
measured time can be a little different, so every machine with the same program can
show different times. If you after a while make an average of each program time you
can fill them in in the “time (fixed) menu”. In this way you have a good average time
that always will be the same for each machine.
Sigma Explorer
Dryers :
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Type group :
Celsius : Select if the machine is Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Flash : Flash the display between temperature and time.
Remote : If the machine is started with central panel
Steam : Select if the machine is steam heated.
Time that the machine will run
with one coin. You can fill in 3
different times
(low,medium,high) if you work
with different prices during the
day. (see Tarif settings page ).
Coin count of the machine.
Sigma Explorer
Program group :
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Here you can change the programs of the machine.
Sigma Explorer
Ironer :
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Technical group :
Correction low : If the temperature of the ironer goes
below the programmed temperature the speed will go
down according to the speed you programmed.
Correction high : If the temperature of the ironer goes
above the programmed temperature the speed will go up
according to the speed you programmed here.
Example :
Temperature programmed 140°C speed 3m/min
Correction low = 1
Correction high = 0.5
Temperature(°C) speed(m/min)
140 2
145 2,5
149 2,9
150 3
152 3,1
Sigma Explorer
Hysteresis 1 : Value in °C that the temperature may
drop drop down before the heating relay
comes back on.
Hysteresis 2 : If you have 2 groups of heating the
heating relay of the second group will be
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activated according the temperature that
you programmed here.
Coin count of the machine in total hours of
running.
Type of machine.
Sigma Explorer
Program group :
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Changes the program of the machine.
Sigma Explorer
Tarif group :
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Changes the price setting of the ironer
Also here you can fill in 3 different times for each coin. This is necessary when you
work with different prices during the day (see tarif settings page )
Sigma Explorer
Control network from your office with PC at the laundry:
Setup the network in the laundry with a PC and install a modem on your PC
Start the sigma explorer and click on
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Select slave mode : This allows you to call in to this PC from your office.
Sigma Explorer
Click
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Fill in the fields with the correct data. This data will be used if you let the machines
send an E-mail if any error occurs. In this way you now from where the E-mail
comes.
Sigma Explorer
Click now on
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Password protection when you call in from your office you need to
fill in this password to get acces.
Select the modem that is installed on the PC
If you enable E-mail you have to fill the data of your provider
and the E-mail address where you will send the E-mail. This
makes it possible to E-mail every error that occurs on the
machines.
Mail data file : This will send you over the xxxxxxxx.sxp every day at the time that
you have set. This file you can now open in the sigma
Analyser.
Sigma Explorer
Mail errors when they occur : This will send an E-mail when a error occurs on a
Machine.
Setup the PC at your office.
Install the sigma explorer and click on
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Select “Master” mode and click on
Sigma Explorer
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Fill in the location and address of the PC. This data will be shown on the PC at the
laundry. In this way you now who was calling to the network.
Click now on
Sigma Explorer
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In the Master Setup menu you can make a telephone book of each laundry.
This makes it easy later if you won’t to call up a laundry and check how the machines
are running.
Location : Place of the laundry
Telephonenumber : number to dial to get online with the laundry
Password : Code that is filled in on the PC at the laundry.
Click
Sigma Explorer
Click now on Tools->Dial
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Select the location of the laundry.
filled in, in the
Sigma Explorer
Now you will see the machines that are connected to the network from your office.
Select the modem of your PC
You will have an entire list of all the
laundrys that you have
master setup mode.
Click on Call to get connected
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Data connection to
Display that indicates the status of the
You can now control the complete laundry from your office.
Gateway
gateway.
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mobile phone
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230V
Powersupply to
gnd
B
A
+
Reset button
Power supply
Make a network in your laundry and connect it to the gateway.
To set up the gateway you have to install the gateway setup software to a PC.
Connect the RS232 of your PC with the data connection port of the gateway.
Gateway
Start up the software.
mobile phone
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you are connected to the gateway and that
you can change the parameters
machines, you have to fill in this pasword
to get acces.
Name of the laundry. This name will be send
Number of your provider to send an SMS text
Number wh
you have setup in your laundry.
Gateway
Click now on “write” and the data will be stored in the gateway.
Disconnect your PC from the gateway and connect the mobile phone to the gateway.
If you call in from your office, with the sigma explorer,
to check on the
This is the pincode of your mobile phone.
over in the SMS text to your mobile phone.
If you click on log in. Gateway detected
will appear in this window. This means
ereto the SMS text should be send
Fill in the adresses of the machines that
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If there’s now an error on a machine the gateway will transmit an SMS text to the
YE
S
>NO<
until reset errors will appear on the
>YES<
NO
number that you have filled in on the gateway.
The gateway is made so that the same error on the same machine will not be send
again until somebody solved the problem and resets the gateway.
Reset the gateway :
RESET ERRORS
RESET ERRORS
Sigma Analyser
Install the sigma analyzer on the PC.
Errors erased
Press the reset button and hold it
display and release the reset button
Press the reset button again and
hold it until “yes” is marked
Press shortly on the reset button
and the errors will be erased.
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When you start up the sigma analyzer the window below will appear on your screen.
Click on to read in a file that the explorer has saved.
Select the file you need and click on “open”
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Now you see of each machine how many hours it was running that day.
Click on “Wash prog”
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Now you can see the program that is most used that day.
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