Danfoss SonoCollect 210, SonoCollect 211 Operating guide
Operating Guide
SonoCollect 210/211
Table of Contents
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................2
Important Considerations .....................................................................................................................2
Lithium Battery Safety Information.....................................................................................................2
Items Supplied and Packaging .............................................................................................................3
Operating Principle .............................................................................................................................. 3
Lifetime of the Lithium Battery Pack ...................................................................................................4
Remaining Battery Capacity stored in the Battery Pack ...................................................................5
Additional Components ........................................................................................................................5
SIM Card ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Cost of the Mobile Network Connection ................................................................................................................. 5
FTP Server ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Start-Up ...................................................................................................................................................5
Opening the Case ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Insertion of the SIM Card ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Power Supply Connection ............................................................................................................................................. 6
External Antenna Connection ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Battery Pack Connection ............................................................................................................................................... 6
USB Connection ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Installation ..............................................................................................................................................7
Replacement of the Battery Pack .........................................................................................................8
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................8
Care and Maintenance ...........................................................................................................................8
Disposal ...................................................................................................................................................8
Specifications .........................................................................................................................................9
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Operating Guide SonoCollect 210/211
Introduction
Important Considerations
The SonoCollect 210/211 is a radio receiver for
wireless M-Bus Mode T1, T2 and C1 resource
meters, which is equipped with a GSM / UMTS
modem and a data concentrator. A lithium
battery pack assures operating times up to
several years without an external power supply.
Additionally, it can also be supplied by an
external wall-plug mains power supply.
The SonoCollect 210/211 is used in places where
data from radio consumption meters (electricity,
gas, water and heat) must be collected, stored
and transmitted to a central station, whether
there is power supply available or not.
• The specific purpose of the SonoCollect
210/211 is the collection and concentration
of radio telegram data from wireless M-Bus
Mode T1, T2 and C1 consumption meters
in indoor and outdoor (temperate climate)
applications.
• The version with internal antennas and an
IP67 protection rating can be used in places
which are temporarily flooded.
• The version with external antennas and an
IP65 protection rating can be used in weather
protected outdoor installations.
• The SonoCollect 210/211 may only be opened
and operated by trained personnel.
• The SonoCollect 210/211 is not a calibrated
measuring device. The transmitted meter
counts and consumptions are of informative
character only.
• If a fault occurs, do not try to repair the unit
yourself. Attempts to do so will void the
warranty. Refer all servicing to your supplier.
• Do not open the case of the device
unless you would like to insert a SIM
card, internally connect the USB cable
or connect the battery connector. Do not
touch any parts of the device at the interior of
the case except the SIM card holder, the USB
connector and the battery connector.
Due to the water tight case with protection
rating IP67 (only with internal antennas) and
the operating temperature range of -20°C to
+60°C the SonoCollect 210/211 can be used for
non-weather protected outdoor installations
(temperate climate).
Using its built-in USB interface it is possible to
connect the SonoCollect 210/211 to a Windows
PC for configuration. The SonoReCon software is
described in a separate document.
• Install the SonoCollect 210/211 only at a safe
place where there is no risk of damage by
mechanical means (falling down) or chemicals
(strong detergents). The warranty is void for
devices showing any of the above-described
damages.
• Do not use other battery packs as those
specially made for the SonoCollect 210. Only
battery packs with a 3-header connector
may be used with the SonoCollect 210. The
2-header connector battery packs of the
predecessor device may not be used.
• The first time you connect a SonoCollect
210/211 to a specific PC, this PC should be
connected to the internet. The automatic USB
driver installation for the SonoCollect 210/211
is searching the internet for the latest driver
available and installs it accordingly.
Lithium Battery Safety
Information
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The lithium battery pack, which comes with the
SonoCollect 210/211, is, according to the battery
cell manufacturer, intrinsically safe, that is even
in case of an short-circuit the lithium battery
cells will not cause a fire, explose or overheat
above 150°C. Nevertheless, the following safety
information must be respected at all times:
• No short-circuiting of the battery pack or
single cells!
• Do not connect the battery pack with
inverted polarity! A description on the printed
circuit board and the enclosed short manual
are showing the correct polarity.
• Do not recharge the battery pack!
• Do not throw the battery pack into fire!
• Respect the operating temperature range of
the battery pack (-20°C to +70°C)!
• Very low (< -5°C) and very high (> +40°C)
temperatures have a heavy negative impact
on the battery lifetime!
• Do not ever heat the battery pack above
+99°C!
• Do not damage the battery cells!
• Do not solder or weld on the battery cell
housing!
• Do not take the battery pack apart! Do not
replace single battery cells of the battery
pack!
Operating Guide SonoCollect 210/211
Items Supplied and
Packaging
Operating Principle
Please ensure that the package contents are
complete. These are as follows:
• 1 SonoCollect 210/211
• 1 USB cable
• 1 Short manual
• 1 CD with USB driver, reading software and
documentation
The SonoCollect 210/211 is a radio receiver for
M-Bus Mode T1, T2 and C1 consumption meters
(electricity, gas, water and heat). The received
radio telegrams of the consumption meters are
stored into an internal, non-volatile memory
which is capable of holding more than 58.000
telegrams. At predefined points of time the radio
telegram data are transmitted over an internet
connection established by the GSM / UMTS
modem to a FTP server.
Since the SonoCollect 210 is getting all its
operating power only from the lithium battery
pack, it is not possible to enable the radio
receiver permanently. Therefore, the user
configures the SonoCollect 210 to enable the
radio reception in fixed intervals of time for a
certain duration. The radio telegrams received
during this time are stored internally. For each
consumption meter only the first received radio
telegram at each reception is stored. Additionally
received radio telegrams of one meter at one
reception are discarded.
The packaging can be reused or recycled. Please
dispose properly of any packaging material
no longer required. If you notice any transport
damage during unpacking, please contact your
supplier immediately.
To avoid risk of suffocation, keep pa ckaging
film away from chil dren!
Also at configurable points of time the stored
radio telegrams, which have not already been
transmitted, are sent to the FTP server.
The maximum life time of the battery pack
depends especially on these three parameters:
frequency of the radio reception (e.g. once per
hour, every 6 hours etc.), duration of the radio
reception (e.g. 45 seconds, 90 seconds etc.) and
the number of FTP data uploads per month (e.g.
once per day, every 7 days etc.).
The frequency of the radio reception gives the
timely resolution of the consumption values.
The duration of the radio reception should
be adapted to the radio emission interval of
the radio consumption meters. In general it is
advised to use a 3.5 times longer radio reception
interval than the radio emission interval to
have an adequate security margin (example:
radio consumption meters are sending every 8
seconds SonoCollect 210/211 radio reception
duration > 40 seconds).
It is also possible to predefine a list of radio
meters to receive. In this case the radio reception
is shut down when all radio meters of that
list are received which saves battery energy.
This option is especially recommended if the
number of radio meters to receive is low (e.g.
less than 40 radio meters) and if there are a lot of
other radio meters receivable. In this case only
the demanded radio meters are stored (saves
memory place) and the radio reception is shut
down as soon as the last radio meter has been
received (saves battery energy).
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Operating Guide SonoCollect 210/211
Lifetime of the Lithium
Battery Pack
As described in the previous chapter the lifetime
of the lithium battery pack depends heavily on
the configuration of the radio reception (interval
and duration) and the frequency of the FTP data
upload. Another parameter, which must also be
taken into account, is the number of different
consumptions meters received; since the number
of stored radio telegrams has an impact on the
duration of the FTP data upload. The tables
below are giving an estimation of the lifetime
to expect from the battery pack at different
configurations:
10 radio meters
(Battery lifetime in years, radio reception duration 90 seconds each)
Reception interval
1 hour 3.9 3.0 2.8 2.1 1.7
2 hours 5.7 5.3 4.8 3.1 2.0
4 hours 9.8 8.8 7. 4 4.0 2.4
6 hours 10.0 10.0 9.1 4.4 2.5
12 hours 10.0 10.0 10.0 5.0 2.7
24 hours 10.0 10.0 10.0 5.3 2.8
1 upload /
month
2 upload s /
month
4 upload s /
month
15 uploads /
month
31 uploads /
month
100 radio meters
(Battery lifetime in years, radio reception duration 90 seconds each)
Reception interval
1 hour 2.9 2.7 2.3 1.3 0.8
2 hours 5.1 4.5 3.6 1.7 0.9 a
4 hours 8.2 6.6 4.8 1.9 1.0 a
6 hours 10.0 7.9 5.4 2.0 1. 0 a
12 hours 10.0 10.0 6.3 2.1 1.1 a
24 hours 10.0 10.0 6. 8 2.2 1.1 a
1 upload /
month
2 upload s /
month
4 upload s /
month
15 uploads /
month
31 uploads /
month
Remaining Battery
Capacity stored in the
Battery Pack
Please note that the given battery lifetimes are
estimated values and may not reflect the lifetime
under specific operating conditions. Especially
the following parameters have a heavy impact
on the battery lifetime:
• Temperatures below -5°C or above +40°C
diminish the battery lifetime.
• The quality of the GSM / UMTS network
and whether a fast UMTS or only a slow
GSM network is available determines the
necessary time for a data upload. The
longer the data upload takes the lower the
battery lifetime.
The battery pack of the SonoCollect 210/211
contains a memory device where the calculated
remaining battery capacity is stored. Therefore,
it is possible to disconnect the battery pack
from the SonoCollect 210/211 but still having
the information about the remaining battery
capacity.
It is pointed out here also that the variation in
battery lifetime may be factor 4 or more under
very bad conditions (bad GSM / UMTS network,
low / high temperatures, etc.). This means
the battery lifetime may be only 25% of the
estimated battery lifetimes shown above.
Since the remaining battery capacity of
lithium batteries may not be measured but
only estimated using specific algorithms, this
calculated remaining battery capacity might
under certain conditions not be 100% exact.
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