STYLITIS-10

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STYLITIS-10

• offers high performance data acquisition and
  control in a competitive price

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1. MAIN FEATURES

• 8 multi-function channels, which can be used as
• - Measurement inputs 1-2 Counter and
  6-7 Analog channels (Ch8 can operate as both)
  - 7 digital inputs (the analog ones).
• - Control outputs (they change either
  manually or as a function of input values).
• Sampling once per second.
• Math statistics (Average, Min, Max, Sdv) recorded
  per interval (from 1 sec to 1 hour).
• Recording in internal 4MB Flash memory.
• Modbus and SDI-12 Interfaces.
• 2 serial communication ports 1 DTE
  (COMMUNICATION port) and 1 DCE (PERIPHERAL port).
  
• Precision current (0.5 mA) and voltage (2.5 V)
  excitation outputs.

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2. PHYSICAL FORM AND SHELTER BOX

• Stylitis-10 features
• Control
• LCD screen and 4-button keyboard local, brief
  operation
• Total control via our Opton software
• Com Ports 2 serial communication ports 1 DTE
  and 1 DCE
• INPUT CONNECTORS Removable screw terminal strips
  on front panel
• ENCLOSURE
• Small, portable
• Plastic ABS, either Desktop or wall mounted
• DIMENSIONS 18 x 10 x 4cm
• WEIGHT 200g
• SHELTER BOX (Optionally, if the logger is used
  for outdoor use, in harsh environments)
• Any IP65 box should be OK
• Advised minimum dimensions 275x370x140 mm
• In the Shelter box, you can additionally install
  other accessories of yourmeasuring system, such
  as a lead acid battery and a charge controller
  (connected with a solar panel) for the systems
  power supply

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3. SCREEN AND KEYBOARD

• Stylitis-10 has an LCD screen and a 4-button
  keyboard. Most operations are performed via
  Opton, its free operating software. However, via
  the screen and keyboard you can
• View instantaneous channel values.
• View logger time and recording interval.
• Change the acquisition status (ON/OFF).
• Activate or deactivate the internal module (modem
  or Ethernet), if there is one.
• View the internal modems signal strength (if
  there is one, and if it is in GSM data mode).

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4. COMPATIBLE COUNTER SENSORS

• Stylitis-10 supports a wide variety of
  measurements and sensors.
• Indicatively, some counter sensors are
• and many more

MEASUREMENT SENSORS
Wind Speed Horizontal NRG 40, 40H YOUNG 05103 Wind Speed Sensor Vector A100-L2, -R, -K, -LM Thies First Class Anemometer
Electrical energy Revalco 1RCEM series, 1RCETM series ABB ODIN4165
Rain Height NRG RainGage Vector Tipping Bucket
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5. COMPATIBLE ANALOG SENSORS

• Indicatively, some analog sensors are
• and many more

MEASUREMENT SENSORS
Wind Direction NRG 200P Vector W200P Thies First Class Wind Vane Young 05103 Wind Direction Sensor
Temperature/Humidity Temperature Vector T351, etc (PT-100), NRG 110S Both sensors DeltaOhm HD9009TR
Barometric Pressure Vaisala PTB10- series, PTB210- series
Water Depth, pH (420mA Transmitters) Global Water WQ201, WL400, WL450
Solar Radiation LiCor LI-200SA, Skye SKS-1110 KippZonen CMP series Apogee SP-110, SP-212, SP-215
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6. COMPATIBLE DIGITAL BUS SENSORS

• Stylitis-10 can optionally be upgraded to support
  digital bus sensors (via the MODBUS RTU and
  SDI-12 interfaces).
• Indicatively, some digital bus sensors, along
  with some measurements they support, are
• and many more

INTERFACE SENSOR MEASUREMENTS
MODBUS RTU Revalco 1RAEM4SC485 Voltage_AC (phase and polar) Current_AC Real, reactive, apparent Power/Energy Power factor
SDI-12 Gill WindSonic Average Wind Speed Direction Max Wind Speed Corresponding Direction Same analyzed to UV and polar coordinates
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7. STYLITIS-10 MODELS (VERSIONS)

• The datalogger is available either as plain or
  with additional modules for remote communication.
  Therefore, its versions are
• Plain Stylitis-10. No additional modules are
  available.
• Stylitis-10GSM. The logger features a built-in
  internal modem.
• Stylitis-10Ethernet/WiFi. The logger features a
  built-in Ethernet module (Wired or WiFi).
• Each Stylitis-10 version is suitable for specific
  communication methods. These methods are
  presented in the next chapters.

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8. COMMUNICATION METHODS

• Communicate with the datalogger via Opton, its
  operating software, in various ways, according to
  the model used
• Plain Stylitis-10
• Locally
• Via Satellite
• Via RF modems
• Measuring network via RF modems
• Remote measuring network via RF modems
• B. Stylitis-10GSM
• Via a GSM data call.
• Via GPRS, using a cheap Dynamic IP SIM Card (via
  Symmetrons Diameson Server)
• Via GPRS, using a static IP SIM Card
• C. Stylitis-10Ethernet/WiFi
• Via Ethernet (local network or a static IP
  internet connection)
• Via a dynamic IP internet connection (via
  Symmetrons Diameson Server)

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9. LOCAL COMMUNICATION

• Locally
• 
  RS-232
• Serial Communication is available in two ways
• Connect via a straight serial cable your computer
  COM port to the loggers DCE port.
• Connect via a null modem serial cable your
  computer COM port to the loggers DTE port.

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10. SATELLITE COMMUNICATION

• 2. Via Satellite
• RS-232
  
  RS-232
• Two satellite iridium modems are required One
  connected to the computers COM port and one to
  the dataloggers DTE port.
• Communication is achieved via satellite.

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Iridium modem
Iridium modem
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11. RF COMMUNICATION

• 3. Via RF modems
• RS-232
  
  RS-232
• Connect one RF Modem to Stylitis-10s DTE port
  and one to the computers COM port.
• Achieve remote connections without a SIM card,
  for a limited distance (usually a few kilometers)
  between modems.

Radio Modem
Radio Modem
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12. COMMUNICATION VIA RF NETWORK

• 4. Measuring network via RF modems
• RS-232
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  RS-232
• RS-232
• Capability of communication with multiple
  dataloggers (one at a time), by using an RF modem
  for the computer (as a Master) and one for each
  datalogger (as Slaves).
• Again the distance between the Master modem and
  each Slave modem is limited (usually a few
  kilometers).
• Each datalogger modem is set to have a unique
  address. Communicate with one at a time.

Radio Modem
Stylitis-10
Radio Modem
Radio Modem
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13. COMMUNICATION VIA REMOTE RF NETWORK

• RS-232
• RS-232

• 5. Remote measuring network via RF modems

• Same method as before, with the difference that
  the modem network can be remote, regarding the
  computer.
• The Master modem can be accessed via the GPRS
  network via Symmetrons Sym-o-net modem.
• Sym-o-net can connect as a client to Diameson
  Gateway, Symmetrons server software, via a
  dynamic IP SIM card.
• For more information about Diameson, see Chapter
  15.
• Again the distance between the Master modem and
  each Slave modem is limited (usually a few
  kilometers).
• 
  Virtual
  COM

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Radio Modems

• RS-232

GPRS Network
Internet
Diameson Gateway
Sym-o-net
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14. GSM COMMUNICATION

• 6. Via a GSM data call
• 
  
  RS-232
• Connect a GSM modem to a computer COM port.
• Call the loggers modem, provided that both
  modems SIM cards support GSM data calls.

GSM Network
Stylitis-10GSM
GSM modem
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15. GPRS COMMUNICATION VIA DYNAMIC IP SIM

• Via GPRS, using a cheap Dynamic IP SIM Card (via
  Symmetrons Diameson Server)
• 
  
  
  Virtual COM
• Neither ADSL (static IP) connection is required
  for the logger nor expensive static IP SIM cards.
• A cheap dynamic IP GPRS SIM card is required.
• Low operation cost The datalogger is permanently
  online, but only data exchange is charged.
• Devices (Dataloggers and Sym-o-nets) and
  Computers are connected as clients to Diameson
  Gateway, Symmetrons server software.
• Symmetrons Diameson is available for
  connections, but you can use your own Diameson,
  to manage your own dataloggers.

GPRS Network
Internet
Diameson Gateway
Stylitis-10GSM
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16. GPRS COMMUNICATION VIA STATIC IP SIM

• 8. Via GPRS, using a static IP SIM Card
• 
  
  Virtual COM
• A GPRS static IP SIM card is required.
• Again, only data exchange is charged.
• The datalogger acts like a server, and the
  computer connecting to it acts as its client.

GPRS Network
Internet
Stylitis-10GSM
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17. STATIC IP ETHERNET/WIFI COMMUNICATION

• 9. Via Ethernet/WiFi (local network or a
  static IP internet connection)
• Connect the datalogger to a LAN or to the
  internet
• An ADSL connection (a static IP) for the logger
  is required only to connect the logger to the
  internet.

LAN/ internet
Stylitis-10 Ethernet/WiFi
ADSL Router
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18. DYNAMIC IP ETHERNET/WIFI COMMUNICATION

• 10. Via a dynamic IP internet connection (via
  Symmetrons Diameson Server)
• Connect the datalogger to the internet.
• By using Diameson Gateway, Symmetrons server
  software, you do not need a static IP ADSL
  connection.

Dynamic IP ADSL Router
Diameson Gateway
Internet
Stylitis-10 Ethernet/WiFi
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18. OPTON STARTING UP AND VIEW

• Opton is Stylitis-10s free operating software.
• Start up with Opton, by creating Site folders and
  Connections.
• Create one unique site folder for each
  datalogger.
• In each site folder, multiple (different types
  of) connections can be created for the logger.
  The different connection types correspond to the
  communication methods, discussed before.
• The connections created are saved as windows
  files, which are recognized by Opton in a folder
  interface, along with the compressed and
  decompressed data files (see Chapter 20), and
  setup files, ie logger settings (see next
  Chapter) saved in a file.
• Refer to the corresponding screen shot in Chapter
  22.
• After achieving a connection, you can communicate
  with the logger. Besides changing its settings
  and download data, you can view some features,
  and specifically
• View the loggers status Instant parameters,
  such as the date and time, the current data file
  being recorded, the recording time remaining,
  etc.
• View the instant channel values.
• View an Online plot of the selected channels
  values. All samples are plotted (every second).
  Appropriate units appear on the plot.Refer to
  the corresponding screen shot in Chapter 22.

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19. OPTON SETUP

• Connect to the datalogger, via Opton, via one of
  the connections you created and modify its setup.
  CHANNEL SETTINGS
• Channel 1 is a counter channel, Ch27 can be set
  as analog ones or digital inputs, Ch8 can be both
  and Ch9 measures the loggers battery.
• Besides that, channels 18 can also be set as
  digital outputs active low, to drive small
  relays. Set conditions regarding other channel
  values (inputs) to control the output state or
  set it manually.
• Stylitis-10 can also be upgraded to support
  digital bus (MODBUS RTU and SDI-12) channels.
• The settings of all channels can be changed in
  two ways
• Manually. Change settings manually gain (for
  analog channels), level (for counter ones), type,
  Slope and Offset (for both ones), conditions (for
  digital outputs), address and register (for
  digital bus ones).
• Via Optons Sensor Library. Instead of changing
  settings manually, select a specific measurement
  and a sensor, related to this measurement.
  Optionally, also change the measuring units. All
  settings are updated automatically.
• Refer to the corresponding screen shots in
  Chapter 22.
• REMAINING SETTINGS
• There are other settings to be adjusted, such as
  the recording interval (selectable from 1 sec to
  1 hour) the loggers site name, the data
  recording mode within the interval (only average
  values or average, min, max and sdv values) and
  the GPRS settings (APN, User Name, Password).
• More specifically, there is another option. You
  can receive SMSs and Emails Receive the daily
  data file via Email (Available in both the GSM
  and the Ethernet version). Receive SMSs (GSM
  version) the average channel values every
  interval or every day, an alarm if a control
  output changes state, or a PhotoVoltaic (PV)
  alarm indicating faulty operation in a solar
  plant with multiple inverters.
• Alternatively, in dynamic IP GRPS connections
  (via Diameson server) and in the Ethernet version
  (also via Diameson), instead of SMS, data and
  alarms can be sent to a web database, Captum, to
  a specific user account and to this accounts
  email. Interval data and alarms can be plotted in
  Captum, alarms can be shown in a table, while
  data statistics are presented in bar graphs per
  hour, per day of the month, per day of the week
  and per month. Refer to the corresponding screen
  shots in Chapter 23.

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20. OPTON ACQUISITION AND DOWNLOAD

• After writing the desired setup in the
  datalogger, enable/ disable data acquisition to
  create data files, stored in the 4MB memory. When
  enabling acquisition, a new file begins.
• Files are stored in the loggers memory in
  compressed form.
• When downloaded, a compressed file is
  decompressed into a data file, which can be
  viewed via a text editor. Compressed and
  decompressed data files are stored in the
  loggers site folder, as mentioned in Chapter 18.
• Data download can be achieved either manually or
  automatically via AutoConnect software (see
  Chapter 24).
• MANUAL DOWNLOAD
• There are 2 types of manual download
• Download the most recent file. If Acquisition is
  ON, this is the current file. In this case, the
  current file is firstly closed (the next file
  begins) and then downloaded.
• Download one or more consecutive previous files,
  by typing their number.

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21. OPTON OFFLINE DATA MANAGEMENT

• After downloading the data files in the site
  folder, you can manage them offline. Opton offers
  some useful tools for offline management and
  presentation
• Plot. View the selected channels plot, in up to
  3 graph groups. View values at aspecific moment
  with the channel units.Refer to the
  corresponding screen shot in Chapter 23.
• Data File Processing. Check the integrity of a
  folders files, ie check for missing or duplicate
  records or if the interval is the same for all
  files.
• Statistics. Statistics of the files data can
  appear per hour, per day, per month and per year.
  Statistics include be the average values of the
  data (within the hour, day, month or year), the
  max, min or sdv values, or sum of all values.
  They are presented via a bar graph or a dot
  plot.Refer to the corresponding screen shot in
  Chapter 23.
• Export to WindRose/Excel/.CSV/.TAB file. Export a
  files data to an Excel, a comma delimited or a
  tab delimited file. Especially for wind data
  (speed and direction channels), you can export
  them to WindRose, the wind analysis software,
  add-in to the Microsoft Excel, which is
  manufactured by CRES and distributed by
  Symmetron.For WindRose, refer to the
  corresponding screen shot in Chapter 23.

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22. OPTON SCREEN SHOTS (PART 1)

• Site folders and
  files interface
  
  Online plot

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23. OPTON SCREEN SHOTS (PART 2)

• Captum
  Statistics per weekday
  
  Data file plot

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24. AUTOCONNECT SOFTWARE

• As stated before, data files can be downloaded
  manually, via Opton, via any connection.
• However, data download, along with other actions
  as well, can be preformed automatically, in a
  regular basis, via the additional free software
  AutoConnect.
• The datalogger can perform a different action
  each weekday
• Download Data All data files missing from the
  folder.
• Download Status Instant parameters, such as the
  current file, the recording time remaining, etc.
• Download Current Values. Get the instant channel
  values.
• The selected action of a weekday can be performed
  once a day at a specific selected time, or
  infinite connections can be made that weekday
  every as many minutes as you wish.
• Besides editing the auto connections (like in
  Opton) via AutoConnects interface, you can
• View a list of all your automatic connections and
  execute one or more manually.
• Check each connections latest status, ie if it
  succeeded, or failed and why.
• View the date and time of last connection and
  last successful download for each one.

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25. MAIN APPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSION

• Stylitis-10 could be used in
• Electrical Measurements.
• Weather stations.
• Wind energy assessment.
• Solar plant monitoring and faulty operation
  detection via alarm.
• Remote control of relays.
• Fire prevention networks.
• and many more
• Summing up, its main advantages are
• Combination of analog and digital bus channels in
  a competitive price.
• Variety of communication methods.
• Free operating and automatic connection software.
• Combination of input channels with control
  outputs.
• Portability, thanks to its small size.
• Alarm and data SMS and data Emails sent to a
  specified recipient.

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about Symmetron

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  dataloggers and supplier of measurement
  equipment. Symmetron is certified according to
  the ISO9001 quality system and we are proud to
  have deployed thousands of measurement systems
  worldwide.
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