Description
ADU-500 Data Logger
The ADU-500 Data Logger is an ultra low power, wireless RTU with data logging and alarming capabilities. The battery-powered RTU incorporates three digital inputs, two analog inputs, one pulse counter input and multiple excitation options for powering measuring transducers. The device supports the acquisition of up to 48 measurement channels, based on the popular SDI-12 communication protocol. ADU-500 uses an internal 3G cell modem to automatically send data and alerts. A D-size Lithium Thionyl battery can provide autonomous operation for over 10 years.
Applications include:
- Water Resources Management
- Weather Conditions Monitoring
- Environmental Monitoring
The Infinite Advantage
ADU-500 utilizes a dual processor architecture in order to combine extreme low power consumption with advanced processing and communication capabilities. A system controller (ultra-low power MCU) performs the measurement, data logging, and alarm condition detection on a periodical basis. A powerful communication processor switched on and off by the system controller, performs data processing and controls communications through the internal wireless MODEM. The result is up to 50% power saving compared to respective units of the competition while performing the same tasks.
Measurements & Data Logging
The digital inputs are scanned by the system controller for detecting an alarm condition. Analog input gain, scaling and alarm limits are user definable. The analog inputs and SDI-12 sensors are sampled according to the user-defined sampling rate. Sampling rate and sampling duration affect the battery life according to the transducer power supply requirements.
SDI-12 Serial Bus
SDI-12 is an asynchronous, ASCII, serial communications protocol that was developed for intelligent sensory instruments that typically monitor environmental data. The communication is achieved by digital communications. The addressing system allows data recorder to communicate with several microprocessor-based sensors over a single line. ADU-500 is compliant to the SDI-12 Standard Version 1.2 and supports extended commands for sensor configuration, in terminal mode. ADU-500 can collect data from several SDI-12 sensors for a total amount of 48 measurement channels.
RS-485, MODBUS
ADU-500 supports acquisition from sensors with an RS-485 interface, using the popular MODBUS ASCII protocol. Up to 10 measurement channels from several sensors are supported.
Transducer Excitation
The unit provides multiple excitation options for measuring transducers.
Alerting & Messaging
SMS announcements include alert messages and periodical Status messages for verifying unit availability. The unit supports discrete alerting for several users. Message texts are user definable.
Data Transmission
The ADU-500 Data Logger supports periodical data transmission according to user-defined parameters. The unit can send data via SMS to predefined users or to an internet server via FTP.
Setup and Remote Configuration
The unit can be programmed locally through the serial port or remotely via SMS by using simple ASCII configuration commands. The command set features commands for configuring input alarm parameters, scaling parameters and alarm limits, timing parameters and defining user groups. ADU-500 can be remotely reconfigured by sending configuration commands to the unit during the periodical status message processing.
