F200: Front Connections, Silence/Reset Button, and LED

F200 Quick Start Guide

Network
Connection

Power Digital Input

Status Connection Connections
LED
Silence/Reset
1-Wire Sensor Configuration Leak Detection
Button Relay
Connections Button Leader Cable
Output
1-Wire Sensor Connections Connection
Thank you for purchasing a Falcon F200. This guide describes how to install Leak Detection Sensing Cable
Plug in your temperature and temperature/humidity sensors. They click into place
and configure your unit. Before you begin to install and configure your device, Since leak detection sensing cable cannot connect directly to a controller, leader
in the sensor ports on the front of the unit.
consult rletech.com to ensure you’re working with the most recent version of cable is used to connect leak detection cable to the F200.
documentation for this product. 1. Remove the 4-pin terminal block connector from the back of the unit.
Power Connection
The F200 is powered through its mini USB port. Using the included cable, plug the 2. Insert the four stripped wires of the leader cable into the
If you need further assistance, please access the F200 support page on our appropriate slots in the terminal block connector - from left to
mini end of the USB cable into the power jack on the F200. Plug the enclosed USB
web site, email our support staff directly - [email protected], or call us at right: white, black, green, and red. Tighten the screws on the
wall charger into a standard wall outlet and plug the UBS cable into it. The F200
800.518.1519. terminal block connector to secure the leader cable. Plug the
can also be powered by a USB connection on a server or another computer - just be
sure the computer is plugged into a wall outlet, preferably one protected by a UPS. connector - with the wires in the correct order - into the leak
detection leader cable connection.
Network Connection 3. Unscrew the EOL from the end of the leader cable.
v2.10 Plug the network cable into an available network port and then into the network 4. Attach the length of sensing cable to the leader cable.
(10/2015)
connection on the F200. 5. Route the sensing cable according to your cable layout diagram.
6. Secure the EOL to the unoccupied end of the sensing cable.
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There are a variety of alarm and alert patterns and colors programmed for the Relay Output
F200’s LED. Use the following chart to determine which alarms are active. The F200 has one relay output - use this to control an external device in the event
Installation Supplies of an alarm condition. Loosen the screws on the appropriate slots on the terminal
Blink Pattern Status Description block connector and insert the wires for your relay output into the correct slots -
Included with the F200
F200 device Solid Green Normal status - no alarms are present NC-NO-C. Tighten the screws to secure the connections.
Network cable Lt. Blue/Blue Alarm - Leak detection cable break
USB cable; USB mini B to USB A Lt. Blue/Off Alarm - A leak has been detected Configuration Button
5V USB wall wart The configuration button is located on the back of the unit and is used for advanced
Red/Off Alarm - Temperature
troubleshooting. Consult the support section of RLE’s website for more information.
Red/Blue Alarm - Humidity
Available from RLE, sold separately
Temperature sensors Magenta/Off Alarm - Digital input
Mount the Controller
Temperature/humidity sensors Yellow/Off No network connection Once all connections have been wired to the F200, mount the device in an
Conductive fluid or chemical sensing cable, plus leader cable kit and EOL terminator Yellow/Magenta Debug connection is active appropriate location. RLE recommends a secure mounting option, through either
1U rack mount kit Yellow/Lt. Blue Configuration mode is active the keyhole cutouts on the enclosure or through the optional 1U rack mount kit.
White/Off Unit is booting* * Do not access or configure the
Network Communications Information
Mixed Firmware update is executing* F200 while these alerts are active. Establish Communications
The F200’s serial number is found on the back of the unit, on a small white sticker Through DHCP, the F200 can be set up to communicate on your network.
located under the connections for the digital inputs. Red/Magenta Call RLE - the F200 has an internal error
**Please NOTE: If DHCP is not available on your network, the F200 will default to
• F200 Serial Number________________________________________ an IP address of 10.0.0.188. If this is the case at your facility, skip steps 1-3, enter
Alarm Silence/Reset Button the default IP address into your web browser address bar, and proceed to step 4.
Consult your IT administrator and determine the following network settings for your If the audible alarm is active, push this button to silence it. Use the web interface 1. Plug the enclosed network cable into an available network port, and then into
F200: or LED to determine the alarm condition. Advanced functions are also assigned to the Network connection on the F200. As soon as you plug the network cable
• IP Address _______________________________________________ this button - consult the support section of RLE’s website for more information. into the powered F200, DHCP assigns the F200 an IP address.
2. Using a computer running on the same subnet
• Subnet Mask _____________________________________________ F200: Rear Connections and Configuration Button as the F200, open a web browser. In the web
Digital Inputs browser’s address bar, type rle-serialnumber/
• Default Gateway __________________________________________ The F200 can monitor eight digital inputs, each of which connects to the F200 where serial number is the actual serial number
through a 2-wire connection on the back of the unit. When you’re looking at the of your F200 - for example, rle-a005ff/. Be sure to place the backslash
** Wire all connections, sensors, and power to the F200 first - then access the back of the unit, note that input 1 is on the right side of the terminal blocks and after the serial number. This will ensure the browser executes a DNS
web interface to configure the device and designate parameters and notification input 8 is on the left side of the terminal blocks. lookup instead of a web search.
methods for your wired sensors, inputs, and relays. 3. Press enter. The browser will find the newly installed F200 and allow you to
To connect your digital inputs to the F200, loosen the screws on the appropriate access the F200’s web interface.
slots on the terminal block connector and insert the two wires from your digital 4. You may either leave the IP address as it is or change it to an IP address
input - one in each slot. Tighten the screws to secure the connections. provided by your IT department. If you’d like to change the IP address, click
 the Setup tab and then click on the Network link. Type the desired address into Inputs Trending and Logging
the IP address field and click the Save Settings button. Leak Detection Once trending is enabled, a graph will appear on the Dashboard. To examine the
The F200 monitors up to 200 feet of leak points on the graph in greater detail, use your mouse to highlight a section of the
detection cable, configured in a single graph and zoom into it, or use the slider bars beneath the graph to adjust the range
Web Interface of the graph. Double click anywhere on the graph to return to the default view.
zone. If you have leak detection
Dashboard cable connected to the F200 you will
The Dashboard is your main point of contact for the need to use this menu to enable the The sample period designates the amount of time that passes between logged data
F200. Accessible from any web browser or mobile leak detection monitoring. Once leak points on the trending graph, and can be set from one second to one day. The
device, the Dashboard display includes the status detection is enabled, the leak detection cable F200 records up to 86,400 points - a shorter sample period records more closely
of all sensors, digital inputs, and sensing cables icon will appear on the F200’s Dashboard. grouped points for a shorter overall period of time, while a larger sample period
connected to and monitored by the F200. charts data points spaced farther apart, but over a greater overall period of time.
Use the inputs tab to set the sensitivity for The trending log is downloadable as a CSV file.
As you connect sensors to the F200, their readings the cable - if you select high sensitivity,
appear on the Dashboard. If you have leak the F200 will alarm when it contacts a Enabling event logging generates a table on the Dashboard that logs all major
detection cable connected to the F200, you will need smaller amount of water. If you select low alarm and return to normal events with a date and time stamp.
to use the Inputs tab on the Setup menu to enable sensitivity, the F200 will need to come in contact with a larger amount of water
the leak detection monitoring. Then it too will appear on the Dashboard. Other before it issues an alarm. Then establish notification parameters for a detected leak SNMPv2 and Modbus TCP
items that can be configured to display on the Dashboard include digital inputs, a or cable break and save your changes. The F200 can be configured to communicate via SNMPv2 and Modbus TCP. If you
button to control the relay output, and displays from IP web cameras. Configure wish to use this functionality, configure the settings on this page. Note that links in
these items on the Sensors, Inputs, and Reporting tabs of the web interface. Digital Inputs these headings allow you to download the SNMPv2 MIB file and to view the current
Use the inputs tab to name your digital inputs and to configure alarm and readings of all the F200’s Modbus TCP registers.
Setup Menus notification parameters (email, audible, enable relay output, etc.) for each input.
Use the menus in the Setup tab to configure your F200. When you begin typing A separate document, available in the Support section of RLE’s website, further
changes into any of the fields, they will turn either green to indicate your changes Keep in mind the “When” box will tell the F200 when to send an alarm. For details the F200’s Modbus capabilities.
are acceptable, or red, to indicate your changes cannot be submitted. If a field instance, if your digital input is normally open, the F200 should generate an alarm
turns red, you’ve likely typed more characters than the field can accept, or you’ve when that contact is closed. So for that input, you’d select “Closed” in the When Admin
entered a character that can’t be used in that field. Once you delete the excess or drop down, and then decide what notification action the F200 should take. Firmware Updates
offending character, the field will turn green again. Two firmware update methods are available. Click the Check for Updates button
Network Cameras to automatically download and install the newest version of firmware for the F200,
When you edit a section, a Save Settings button appears at the bottom of that Want to view your remote facility any time, from anywhere? Use a web camera. or download the firmware from the RLE website and manually update it using the
section. Click this button to save your changes. Changes will neither be saved Once you have one installed and running in your facility, you can link to it from the Upload Firmware File link. The F200 will reboot itself once the firmware is installed.
nor implemented until you click the Save Settings button. F200. Enable the webcam capabilities and use the fields to name the camera and Once the reboot is complete, the F200 will be ready to resume its operations. Do
direct the F200 to its streaming image. You can also enter a URL that will take not access or configure the F200 while it’s downloading and installing new firmware.
Network users directly to the webcam. The F200 can provide views to four cameras. Once
Use the network tab for settings including the device name, NetBios name, IP each camera is enabled, it will appear on the F200’s Dashboard. System Controls
address, primary DNS, and NTP server. The reboot button allows users to remotely reboot the F200. Use the Identify
Reporting button to make the unit’s LED flash and its audible alarm to sound. This helps
The NetBios name is used to identify resources Email Notifications users connect a web interface with an actual physical unit.
on a local network. The default NetBios name Use this feature to send email alerts when the F200
is the F200’s serial number. The F200’s NetBios goes into alarm. Enable email notifications and Users
name can also be used - only on a local network enter the email addresses in the Recipients box. Two types of users can be configured on the F200. Up to eight usernames can
- to quickly access the F200’s web interface. Edit Recipients will receive all email alerts generated by be configured in each of the two categories. Each username can be used by only
the NetBios name as you’d like - it must be 15 the F200. one user at a time. It is very important for each user to have their own
characters or less, in all capital letters. Save your username:
changes. Then, in the web browser’s address Once you save any changes made within this • Admin User - Admin Users can view and edit the F200’s Setup screens.
bar, type rle-netbiosname/ and press enter - but section, a test email button appears. Send a test • Normal User - Normal (Read Only) Users can only view the F200’s Dashboard.
replace the netbiosname text with the actual email to ensure your notifications are working
NetBios name of your F200. For example, the correctly, and that your spam filter hasn’t blocked There are three login configurations:
NetBios name of the F200 is SERVERROOM, type the incoming email notifications. • Never - Users are never required to log in. Anyone can view the Dashboard
rle-SERVERROOM/ in the address bar. Place a and Setup screens, and anyone can change the F200’s configuration through
backslash after the NetBios name. This ensures the browser executes a DNS Dashboard Options the Setup screens.
lookup instead of a web search. Press enter to access the web interface. Once Use the Reporting tab to designate English (Fahrenheit) or metric (Celsius) units. • To Change Settings - A login is NOT required to view the Dashboard. Only
you customize the NetBios name, you can no longer use the “Establish users logged in as Admin Users can view and edit the Setup screens.
Communications” directions located on the front page of this Guide. Relay Output • Always - All users are required to log in. Normal Users can only view the
When you enable the relay output, a button to control Dashboard. Admin Users can also view and edit Setup screens.
You can choose to use DHCP to obtain an IP address, or to assign the F200 a static the relay output appears on the Dashboard. The button
IP. If you choose static IP, fill in the blanks with information provided by your allows approved users to open and close the relay output A relay control checkbox is also located on this page. If you check this checkbox,
network administrator and remember to save your settings. from the F200’s Dashboard. Use the options to configure only Admin users will be able to operate the Relay button on the Dashboard.
the button’s labels. Any alarm condition that is
Sensors configured to change the state of the relay output Logout
Use the sensors tab to configure information, alarm parameters, and alarm will override the manual button control of the If you’re logged in to the F200 and have finished your configuration work, click this
notification (email, audible, activate relay output, etc.) for each 1-wire sensor that is relay. If an alarm is active, you cannot turn off the alarm with link. It will log you out of the device and return the view via your workstation back
currently connected to the F200. the manual relay control button. to its read-only state.