Danfoss SonoRepeat Operating guide

Operating Guide

SonoRepeat Tool

Table of Contents

1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 2

2. System Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 2

3. Installation ................................................................................................................................................. 2

3.1 Installation of the SonoRepeat Tool Software .............................................................................................................2

4. Starting up the SonoRepeat Tool Software ............................................................................................ 2

5. Using the SonoRepeat Tool Software ..................................................................................................... 4

5.1 Settings Dialog .........................................................................................................................................................................5

6. Configuring a SonoRepeat device ........................................................................................................... 5

Operating Guide SonoRepeat Tool

1. Introduction

2. System Requirements

SonoRepeat for repeating wireless M-Bus radio telegrams operated on battery.

The SonoRepeat devices are used to increase the distance at which telegrams of radio meters may be received. For that purpose, it is necessary to define the radio meters to repeat (meter list), how often and how long the SonoRepeat should listen into the radio channel to capture the radio telegrams of these meters and at which rate the received radio telegrams should be repeated.

If the SonoRepeat device is then placed in the middle between the radio meter and a receiver with e.g. data concentrator, the data concentrator is able to receive the radio telegrams of the meter even if the distance between the two is too big to receive the radio telegrams directly.

Before installing the SonoRepeat Tool software, please check if your PC complies with the minimum requirements:

• Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 or later operating system (updated to the latest version)

• 1 GHz processor

• 4 GB memory

SonoRepeat: Battery operated, limited battery

lifetime May repeat up to 10 radio meters Is only listening to radio

telegrams to repeat at defined

times Optical interface for

configuration

Usually, the SonoRepeat is configured to open its radio receiver e.g. once per day for e.g. 40 seconds and capture one radio telegram from each radio meter of its configured meter list. Then these captured radio telegrams are repeated with the given sending rate. Therefore, the actuality of the radio telegram data is not as good as with directly from the respective meter received radio telegrams.

• 20 MB free hard disk space

• Optical interface device (opto-head)

according to ZVEI. Correct driver must have been installed, check the manual of the optical interface device.

3. Installation

3.1 Installation of the SonoRepeat Tool Software

4. Starting up the SonoRepeat Tool Software

Execute the installation file SonoRepeat Tool_Setup.exe on your PC.

If there is already a former version of the software installed, the user has to remove this version prior to installing the current version.

The SonoRepeat Tool software is started up by double-clicking on the program icon on your desktop or the respective tile:

Having installed the software for the first time, the following dialog for selecting the program language appears (English, French or German).

If the version number of the already installed version is inferior to the version to be installed the removing is done automatically. Otherwise, the user has to do it manually.

Note:

You may change the language afterwards at the settings dialog.

2 | VI.SH.V1.02 © Danfoss | 2019.06

Operating Guide SonoRepeat Tool

4. Starting up the SonoRepeat Tool Software (continuous)

Starting up the software gives you the screen below:

The first thing to do now is to set the correct serial interface (COM port) for the optical interface device (e.g. as in the example above). You may have to check the COM/LPT settings at the device manager of Windows to do so.

Place the SonoRepeat device to configure on the optical interface device as shown in the picture below. It is important that the cable of the optical interface device points in the direction indicated in the picture.

VI.SH.V1.02 | 3© Danfoss | 2019.06

Operating Guide SonoRepeat Tool

5. Using the SonoRepeat Tool software

Press the button or reading out the SonoRepeat device. If the serial interface (COM port) is correct (and the optical interface device

Establishing a connection to a

SonoRepeat and reading out its configuration.

Starts and stops the radio meter

reading. All found radio meters are shown in the lower list. For configuration of the device, it is necessary to define a radio meter list to repeat. For this purpose, a radio reading should be started and from the list of found radio meters the meters to repeat must be selected.

Adds one or more selected radio

meters of the list of received radio meters (lower list) to the list of radio meters to repeat (multiple selection with ALT or CTRL).

Deletes one or more selected radio

meters of the list of configured radio meters (upper list) (multiple selection with ALT or CTRL).

Write the current configuration to

the SonoRepeat device. It is always necessary to write the configuration manually if changes are made.

Invoke settings dialog.

Export the current configuration to a

file (for backup or for easily configuring a second SonoRepeat device with an identical configuration).

Import a configuration from a file,

which was saved using the export configuration button.

Export the content of the respective list

to the clipboard (only selected entries are exported).

Export the content of the respective

list to a file (always all entries are exported).

Close the program.

is correctly placed in case of the SonoRepeat), after 5 to 10 seconds the screen of the software changes as shown below:

Shows the calculated, estimated

battery status in percent and the approximate remaining lifetime of the device for a given configuration.

Configures how often per day and for

how long the receiver of the device is switched on to capture the radio telegrams of the meters to repeat.

Configures in which intervals the radio

telegrams must be send (repeated).

Configures if besides the configured

meter list the repeater should also repeat randomly received meters, if the maximum number of meters in the meter list is not used up.

Meters

The total number of different radio meters received if the radio reading is started.

Telgr. mode T

The total number of correct wireless M-Bus mode T telegrams received if the radio reading is started.

Telgr. mode C

The total number of correct wireless M-Bus mode C telegrams received if the radio reading is started.

Bit errors

The total number of telegrams with bit errors received if the radio reading is started.

CRC errors

The total number of telegrams with CRC errors received if the radio reading is started.

4 | VI.SH.V1.02 © Danfoss | 2019.06

Operating Guide SonoRepeat Tool

5.1 Settings Dialog

Invoke settings dialog

Language

You may choose from English, French and German as program Language

Configuration Key

Define a configuration key. This option is not already integrated and will be used in a later version of the software.

Firmware Update

If the SonoRepeat Tool software contains a newer firmware version for the SonoRepeat device it is advised to perform a firmware update by clicking the “Firmware update” button. The process takes about 60 seconds.

6. Configuring a SonoRepeat device

The first step for configuring a SonoRepeat device is to establish the connection.

Then the list of meters to repeat must be

If all meters of interest have been received the radio reception must be stopped to proceed with the selection of the meters to repeat.

programmed. Click on this button and the lower list of the program is filled with the meters the SonoRepeat is able to receive.

Select the meter(s) of the lower list you would like to program into the SonoRepeat and click on (double clicking works equally well).

Operating Guide SonoRepeat Tool

6. Configuring a SonoRepeat device

(continuous)

Afterwards the repetition parameters must be configured:

Receiving / d

Selects how often per day and for how long the receiver of the SonoRepeat is switched on to receive the radio meters to repeat. Due to the lifetime limitation of the batteries this should be set to the minimum possible. However, the radio telegram sending interval of the respective meter must be taken into account. If the meter e.g. sends only one radio telegram every 32 seconds it is not possible to use 20 seconds as receiver switch on time since it will not always capture the radio telegram. Use a switch on time which is at least two times longer than the longest sending interval of the meters to repeat. The SonoRepeat switches its receiver off as soon as all meters of the list have been received.

Repeating

Sets the emission rate of the radio telegrams to repeat. E.g., “64 sec” means that the radio meter telegrams are send (repeated) every 64 seconds.

Free Places

If not all of the 10 places in the meter list are used it is possible to define that free places are used to repeat randomly received meters. E.g. if you set the option “Free Places” to “max. 2” and there are still 2 places free in the radio meter list, the SonoRepeat is repeating in addition to the meters of the list the first two radio meters received at every time point of reception.

After having set all options (radio meter

list, repetition options) you have to click this button to save the settings to the SonoRepeat. Approximately 120 seconds after having programmed the options, the SonoRepeat starts with the repetitions

The SonoRepeat is now operational.

These buttons are for importing or

exporting a configuration.

Having imported a configuration, it

is also necessary to write the options to the SonoRepeat by using the button.

Operating Guide SonoRepeat Tool

Danfos produc Al

Danfoss A/S

Heating Segment • heating

Operating Guide SonoRepeat Tool

s can accept no responsibility for possible errors in catalogues, brochures and o ther printed material. Danfoss reserves the right to alter its products w ithout notice. This also applies to ts already on order provided that such alterations can be m ade without subsequential changes being necessary in specications already agreed.

.danfoss.com • +45 7488 2222 • E-Mail: heating@danfoss.com

Danfoss SonoRepeat Operating guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual