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SPECIFICATION FOR
DATA LOGGER SYSTEM FOR
RAILWAY S&T INSTALLATIONS
IRS: S: 99/ 2006
October 2012 Pages : 118
Research Designs & Standards Organisation Lucknow – 226 011
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DOCUMENT DATA SHEET Designation IRS:S:99/ 2006
Amendment 4
Title of Document Data Logger System for Railway S & T Installations.
Authors: Shri Alok Katiyar Designation: Director / Signal/ RDSO
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Approved by Name: Shri Mahesh Mangal Designation: Sr. Executive Director/ Signal,RDSO
Abstract This document defines Data Logger System for Railway S & T installation.
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DOCUMENT CONTROL SHEET
ORGANIZATION FUNCTION LEVEL
Shri M K Mohanty
RDSO
Member
Prepare
Shri Pradeep Saxena RDSO Member Prepare
Shri Alok Katiyar RDSO Member Prepare
Shri Mahesh Mangal
RDSO
Approver Approval
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AMENDMENTS
Version Chapter/ Annexure
Amendment Effective date
IRS: S: 99/ 2001 FIRST ISSUE August 2001
IRS: S: 99/ 2001 Amendment 1 12th February 2002
IRS: S: 99/ 2001 Amendment 2 30th September 2004
IRS: S: 99/ 2006
Amendment 3 5th April 2006
IRS: S: 99/ 2006
Amendment 4 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
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Amendment 3 ( Details )
Clause Amendment status Remarks 1. 1.2 2 Add To clarify The scope of inspection
of Modem & CMU 2. 3.3 3 Modified Output relay capable to drive 24V
Q‐Series Relay 3. 3.4 3 Modified Field gear shall not load >2mA 4. 3.7 3 Modified Forced Cooling to be deleted 5. 3.8 3 Modified To Print in user friendly mode 6. 3.9 3 Modified Format to include location name&
Channel no. 7. 3.10.1 (vii) &
(xvii) 3 Deleted &
Subsequent Clause renumbered
To delete Three position inputs
8. 3.10.2 (iv) 3 Deleted & Subsequent Clause renumbered
Covered by Digital Input
9. 3.13 3 Add To include Version control 10. 4.1(vi) 2 & 3 Add To add modem 11. 4.2.2 3 Modified RTU Event Capacity Defined 12. 4.2.7.1 1&3 Deleted To delete synchronization of
control office digital clock 13. 4.2.10 3 Modified Storing capacity to increase upto
10 lac 14. 4.2.12 1&3 Add & Modified To clarify input variation storing
percentage of analog 15. 4.2.17 3 Modified Power Supply as per spn 144 16. 4.2.18 3 Modified To make modular & Ergonomic
design 17. 4.2.19 2 & 3 Add To include transmission media 18. 4.2.20 2 Add Common protocol between RTU &
DL 19. 4.2.21 3 Add Capacity of one cabinet 1024
Digital & 64 Analog 20. 4.2.22 3 Add Termination of All input Like Wago
etc
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21. 4.3.1 2 & 3 Modified Specification of PC for CMU upgraded to state of art & Sub clause added
22. 4.3.8 3 Modified FEP must have capacity to store 10 lac telegrams
23. 4.3.9 1 & 3 Modified Details of common protocol 24. 5.5 3 Modified Transmission rate to increase up to
57600 BPS 25. 5.6.1 3 Modified Sub clause Number given 26. 5.6.2 3 Modified Sub clause Number given 27. 6.3.1 3 Add Applied high voltage test added 28. 7.1 3 Add Sub clause number given 29. 7.2 3 Modified IR test as per RDSO/SPN/144/2006
& Sub clause added 30. 7.3 3 Modified Environmental as per
RDSO/SPN/144/2006 & Sub clause added
31. 7.4 3 Add Applied high voltage test as per RDSO/SPN/144/2006 & Sub clause added
32. 10.4 3 Add Pre‐commissioning check list & DOs and DON’Ts
33. 11.1.1 3 Modified Sub clause given number 34. 11.2 3 Modified “Additional” ward added 35. 11.4 (c) 2 Delete Deleted against Cl:4.1.(a) (vi) 36. 11.5 &
11.5.1
3 Delete Deleted against Cl:4.2.17
37. Annexure 3 Add Added as per clause 4.3.9
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Amendment 4 (details)
Sn Clause Amendment Status Remarks 1 3.1 4 Modified New parameters to be logged are added
2 3.4 4 modified Analog input isolation voltage mentioned. Means of current sensing given
3 3.8 4 Modified Printer connection by blue tooth added
4 3.10.1 & 3.10.2
4 Deleted Inputs to be monitored are given in annexure
5 3.10.3 4 New Monitoring parameters of Point, Track circuit and Signal and their location given in annexure
6 4.2.2 4 Modified Modified requirements of RTUs given
7 4.2.3 4 deleted Covered in modified clause 4.2.2
8 4.2.6 4 Modified Number of fault alarms to be stored and displayed are given
9 4.2.8 4 Modified Isolation voltage and method of isolation clarified
10 4.2.10 4 Modified Requirement of External back‐up memory covered
11 4.2.16 4 Modified List of Equipment to be monitored by data logger expanded
12 4.2.17 4 Modified Crow bar protection for power supply included
13 4.2.19 4 Modified Networking methods expanded
14 4.2.22 4 Modified Feature of the terminals clarified
15 4. 3. 2. 1 4 Modified Configuration of PC used as CMU upgraded
16 4.3.2.2 4 Modified Floppy replaced by DVD. Methodology for monitoring signaling gears more effectively from central location added
17 4.3.10 New Data logger user interface software features added
18 4.3.11 New Recommended network with redundancy
19 4.3.12 New Recommended specifications of various network elements
20 5.3 4 Modified Response time given in terms of sec is modified as data speed to be maintained in terms of packets per sec at each stage
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21 5.6.1 & 5.6.2
4 Deleted Exception reports given as annexure
22 11.1.1 4 Modified Requirement of Analog/Digital I/Ps information to be supplied by purchaser is added in annexure.
23 11.6 4 New Requirement of network ports added in information to be supplied by purchaser
24 Annexure 4 Deleted Replaced by Annexure A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
S. No. Item Page No. 1 Foreword 11 2 Scope 12 3 Terminology 12 4 General requirements 12 5 Technical requirements 14 6 Data logger equipment 15 7 Central monitoring unit 20 8 Functional requirements 22 9 Exception report 23 10 Test and requirements 23 11 Test equipment 23 12 Type tests 24 13 Acceptance test 24 14 Routine test 25 15 Test procedure 25 16 Visual inspection 25 17 Insulation resistance test 26 18 Environmental/climatic tests 26 19 Applied high voltage test 26 20 Quality assurance 26 21 Plant & machinery 26 22 Packing 27 23 Information to be supplied by the manufacturer 27 24 Information to be supplied by the purchaser 27 25 Annexure 29‐119 A 29 B 77 C 83 D 90 E 96 F 99 G 103 H 106 I 109
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
INDIAN RAILWAYS STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
FOR
DATA LOGGER SYSTEM
(TENTATIVE)
Serial No. S 99/ 2006 0 FOREWORD 0.1 This specification is issued under the fixed serial number followed by the year of
adoption as standard or in case of revision, year of latest revision. 0.2 This specification requires reference to the following specifications: ‐ IRS: S23 Electrical signaling and interlocking equipment
RDSO/SPN/144 Safety and reliability requirement of electronic signalling equipment
IS: 9000 Basic environmental testing procedures for electronic and
electrical items Wherever, reference to any specification appears in this document, it shall be
taken as a reference to the latest version of that specification unless the year of issue of the specification is specifically stated.
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1 SCOPE 1.1 This specification covers the technical and operational requirements of data
logger equipment, which is installed to monitor the status of the signaling gears at stations. It also covers minimum configuration of central monitoring unit (CMU)
1.2 Inspection shall be carried out for data logger equipment consisting of RTU, FEP, and CMU software. Standard accessories used external to the data logger like PC for CMU, UPS for CMU and modem etc. shall be checked during inspection for their functional performance only required for data logger system as per specification.
2 TERMINOLOGY 2.1 For the purpose of this specification, the terminology given in IRS: S23 and RDSO/
SPN/144 shall apply. 2.2 Input module means an electronic module/ card used to read status of relays
(digital input) and/or level of analog signals. 2.3 Signal Conditioner means an electronic module or card used to convert analog
signals to a suitable level for recording. 2.4 SSI/ Electronic interlocking is a processor based electronic system to control
signaling equipment/ functions at any interlocked station.
2.5 Integrated power supply (IPS) is a composite module delivering various AC and DC voltage for signaling equipment.
3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 3.1 The system shall chronologically monitor and record the status of various field
functions like track circuits, points, signals, operator’s push buttons/switches (digital Inputs) and level of various analog signals like DC and AC supply voltages, Axle counter signals, DC track circuit currents, Point machine currents, Signal lamp currents etc.
3.2 The equipment shall also have the capability of statistical analysis, predict the
faults and generate failure reports. It shall be possible for the user to define fault
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logics taking digital/analog inputs into consideration and generate reports for such faults.
3.3 The equipment shall be capable of generating audio‐visual alarm under defined
conditions. In addition, it shall be able to deliver non‐vital relay outputs on receipt of command from CMU. At least 8 non‐vital relay outputs shall be provided. The non‐vital relay output shall be in the form of potential free contacts capable of driving 24V 'Q' series relays These outputs may be used for non‐vital functions like radio patching of control circuits etc.
3.4 For digital inputs, potential free contacts shall be used. Analog signals shall be
scaled to a suitable limit using signal conditioner before converting to digital signal. Each analog input shall be isolated (at least 2KV isolation voltage) from the system and one another. While tapping analog input, it shall not load the analog channel/ field gear by more than 2ma.
DC & AC analog currents shall be measured with suitable sensors which provide galvanic isolation to the source being monitored.
3.5 The system shall be suitable for working on non‐electrified, AC electrified and DC
electrified areas and where passenger/freight trains hauled by single phase thyristor controlled or three phase induction motor controlled AC locomotives or chopper controlled EMU stock are operated .
3.6 The system shall be capable of working in conjunction with conventional relay
interlocking, multi‐aspect color light signaling installations operated by lever frames/ slides & Electronic Interlocking systems. It shall have facility to log data received from Electronic Interlocking through a serial port.
3.7 The system (except commercial PC used for CMU) shall be capable of working in
an ambient temperature range of ‐100 C to +700 C and relative humidity up to 95% at ambient temperature of 400 C. Special protection against ingress of dust, moisture etc. shall be provided.
3.8 The data logger shall be capable of being connected to a printer on wireless
(blue tooth) for obtaining a hard copy of the function recorded. It shall be possible to print the following on the connected printer by selecting from user friendly menu.
(i) on line events as they are generated. (ii) to print the exception report
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(iii) to print the status of user specified inputs for user definable time period
3.9 The data logger shall record various field functions as indicated in para 3.10 below chronologically in the following format with name of the location at top of every page:
Date, time, channel no., field function, status / value
3.10 The status of various functions shall be recorded in the following way: ‐ 3.10.1 Digital Input: given in the Annexure-B
3.10.2 Analog inputs given in the Annexure-B 3.10.3 Parameters to be monitored for Point machine, DC track circuit, Signal lamp and
their location are given in Annexure‐G as guidance
3.11 The system shall be easily re‐configurable to any changes required by user, whenever modifications are carried out in the yard
3.12 Provision for networking and remote monitoring of several data loggers from the central place shall be provided.
3.13 Implementation of version control and change of software shall be as per
RDSO/SPN/144 4 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 4.1 Data logger system consists of:
(a) Data logger equipment which is provided near the signaling gears to be monitored has following modules:
(i) Processor module. (ii) Input module (digital/ analog) (iii) Signal conditioning module (iv) Communication module (v) Printer 80 Col. Dot matrix (Optional) (vi) Modem(s)
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(b) Central monitoring unit (if provided) with communication facility to retrieve
data from data logger(s) provided at station(s). The central monitoring unit shall run the diagnostic software to generate alarm and exception reports
4.2 Data Logger Equipment: 4.2.1 The equipment shall cater for minimum 512 digital inputs (in the form of
potential free contacts) and 32 analog inputs. The system shall be expandable up to 4096 digital & 96 analog inputs by expansion/cascading the similar equipment.
4.2.2 The equipment shall have facility to interface with Remote Terminal Unit (RTU). RTU shall be able to monitor potential free contacts, analog voltages, analog
Currents (AC&DC), receive data packets from equipment like IPS, EI, DAC, BMU [Battery Monitoring Unit], SSBPAC‐D, FMS [Fuse Monitoring Unit] etc. and change their protocol if required to common protocol. It shall be possible to network RTUs and also RTU to data logger or FEP. Since all the above functionalities are not required for all applications, the RTUs are categorized as follows. Type1: (Used for IBS, LC Gate, Auto signal etc.)
i. Shall monitor digital inputs in the form of potential free contacts with capacities :128/64, Analog voltages(DC/AC):16, Analog currents(AC/DC):4
ii. Networking: by leased line modem[2 or 3] or GSM or GPRS or Wireless or dark fiber [Purchaser to provide type of networking and number of connections for networking]
iii. Local PC Connectivity : by isolated RS232 serial port iv. Printer connectivity: by blue‐tooth v. Keyboard of 3X4 vi. 7 segment display vii. Temperature measurement viii. Memory: NonVolatile‐1 lakh events capacity ix. housing: Shall be of 6U and able to be accommodated in a
location box x. Secondary backup memory (Removable): Secondary data backup
shall be provided with isolation [of power supply and data] and hot pluggable by the user. It shall be possible to copy data from RTU in to secondary data backup device on request by user. Necessary hardware and software tools shall be available to post
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data from the device into data base through NMDL. Its capacity shall be 10 lakh events
xi. Scanning interval shall be similar to data logger Type II: (Used for Point Machine, Signal, DC Track circuit)
i. Shall monitor 16 digital inputs, 8 Analog voltages, 6 Analog Currents
ii. Networking: by wireless or isolated asynchronous serial communication (Optional)
iii. Additional RS 485 port for connecting additional RTU for augmentation of capacity.
iv. Memory:1000 events ‐volatile memory v. Scanning interval: digital and analog voltages same as data
logger, currents – one sample per 40 milli sec with averaging the sample values
vi. No need for keyboard, LED/LCD display, connectivity of PC/printer and secondary memory
vii. Housing: Shall be of 2U height and able to be accommodated in a location box
Type III: (Used for IPS, EI, DAC, SSBPAC‐D, BMU, FMS etc. )
i. Shall receive data from EI, IPS, DAC, SSBPAC‐D, Battery Monitoring Unit, Fuse Monitoring Unit or any other solid state equipment which gives its diagnostics in packet form through appropriate interface.
ii. It shall be the joint responsibility of the original equipment manufacturer of the equipment being monitored, data logger vendor and RDSO to develop appropriate hard ware and software to correctly depict the status of the equipment
iii. The packet protocol of the equipment monitored is converted to common protocol where required
iv. Shall monitor 16 digital inputs v. Shall have 16 asynchronous isolated serial communication ports vi. Memory 10 lakh events‐ non‐volatile vii. Network connectivity: by wireless or isolated asynchronous
serial communication viii. 24 V DC power taken from data logger supply shall be isolated ix. Housing: shall be of 6U size
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NOTE: i. All types of RTUs shall work on 24VDC (+20%,‐30%). While
using common supply isolation shall be achieved within the equipment
ii. Shall generate packets as per common protocol and shall have their own RTC for time stamping.
iii. RTC of RTUs shall synchronize with data logger. iv. Each RTU shall have its own ID. v. Digital and analog inputs being monitored shall be isolated
like in data logger vi. Wireless technology used for networking shall support mesh
network and frequency shall be in free band Block diagrams of data logger system with all 3 types of RTUs connected at a station and individual RTUs and Data logger connectivity interfaces are given in Annexure‐F
4.2.3 Signal conditioning module shall convert analog signals like 230 VAC, 110 VAC,
110 VDC, 60 VDC, 24 VDC, 12VDC and axle counter RX voltages etc. to suitable level for recording. Normally all AC voltages shall be at commercial frequency of 50 HZ except for Axle counter which is at 5KHZ. When an analog channel is not connected, it shall not pick up any noise. Provision shall be made to set a channel as not connected.
4.2.5 Configuration of analog channels may be as under;
Channel Nominal Voltage DC or AC (RMS)
Voltage Range for no alarm (adjustable)
1 230 AC 207‐ 253 2 110 AC 99‐ 121 3 110 DC 99‐ 121 4 110 DC 99‐ 121 5 60 DC 55‐ 69 6 48 DC 55‐ 69 7 24 DC 22.5‐28 8 12DC 10 ‐ 14 9‐16 1.0 AC,5KHz ‐
Or as specified by purchaser.
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4.2.6 Display shall be provided on the front panel of the data logger to display current status / faults/ alarms along with time stamp. It shall be possible to display latest 500 faults/ alarms generated by data logger on the panel. At least two row display shall be used with at least 16 characters in each row.
4.2.7 The equipment shall have real time clock for recording time at which the status
of the particular information has changed. The real time clock on data logger should get synchronized with the central monitoring unit. The cascaded Data logger(s) shall also synchronize their clocks with the real time clock of master Data logger.
4.2.8 Opto‐coupler for each input shall be provided to electrically isolate (at least 4KV
Isolation voltage) each external digital inputs (relay contacts) from the equipment. Self‐diagnostics shall be provided in the system. Any fault in the system shall generate error message in the system panel and generate alarm in the CMU. The system shall generate the following diagnostic signals and displayed on the CMU in graphical form. Digital card failure Low/high voltage of data logger supply Link failure with sub‐units like analog unit, EI, DAC, IPS, BMU, FMS or any other electronic equipment connected through serial port. Communication failure between two equipment where modem is provided Internal memory failure
4.2.9 The hardware structure of the system shall be modular. 4.2.10 Event logging facility for minimum 10 Lac events shall be provided in a Data
logger. Data shall be recorded on first in – first out basis so that latest data is available in the system. There should be no loss of data from the data logger memory in case of power supply failure of data logger.
Secondary data backup shall be provided with isolation [of power supply and data] and hot pluggable by the user. It shall be possible to copy data from data logger in to secondary data backup device on request by user. Necessary hardware and software tools shall be available to post data from the device into data base through NMDL. Its capacity shall be 10 lakh events
4.2.11 Scanning interval for digital inputs shall be less than 20 milliseconds. Change in
status of digital signal shall only be recorded.
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4.2.12 Scanning interval for analog signals like DC or AC supply voltage, temperature,
axle counter RX voltage etc. shall be less than 1 second. Variation of more than 5% of the nominal value from the last recorded value, provided it has gone 5% beyond the nominal value, shall be recorded.
4.2.13 Accuracy of measurement of analog signals shall be better than 1% within
±40% of nominal value. 4.2.14 The equipment shall have facility to receive serial data from external equipment
like Electronic Interlocking, Integrated Power Supply etc. and record it with time stamp.
4.2.15 The software of the system shall be of approved type and written in a
structured format so that the purchaser can reconfigure it, if required.The software shall have clear bifurcation between generic software and application software.
4.2.16 At least 12 serial ports shall be provided for communication with other data
loggers, CMU, RTU, EI, IPS, BMU, SSBPAC‐D, FMS etc. which generates packets in common protocol format given in the annexure
4.2.17 Power Supply: The system shall work on 24V DC (+20%, ‐30%). Railways will
provide 24VDC input supply. Crowbar protection shall be provided 4.2.18 19” rack mountable and 3/4/6 U high cabinets made of aluminum of minimum
thickness 2mm should be used for housing the PCB cards to achieve modular and ergonomic design for good maintainability for data logger. The cabinet should be powder coated. The front and backsides of the cabinets shall have the facility for locking the equipment.
4.2.19 Data Logger shall be capable of working with different transmission media like
underground telecom cable, microwave (Digital or Analog) & OFC. The provision of either in‐built modem or external modem is acceptable. The data logger equipment will continuously check the modem status and give the necessary reset as required to eliminate modem hanging condition. The modem will be housed within the data logger cabinet. The data logger shall be compatible to the following media:
(i) Main telecom cable.
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(ii) Quad cable. (iii) Analog channel of OFC, digital microwave or analog microwave.
(iv) E1 data channel on OFC or digital microwave. (v) Dark fiber (vi) Wireless 2.4 GHz/GSM/GPRS NOTE: Wireless technology used for networking shall support mesh network and frequency shall be in free band
Where copper cable is used for networking, protection arrangements like connecting screen and armour to earth and provision of 1:1 isolation transformer [both in RE and NON‐RE areas] shall be ensured by railways before connecting the cable to data logger or RTU. As far as possible there shall not be intermediate termination of communication cable. Where provided, they shall be of screw‐less type of connection. No copper conductor of data logger network shall be taken through conventional ‘U’ link test panel as they cause loose connection.
Where railway communication network is not available, networking by GSM, GPRS can be done as given in Annexure‐D
4.2.20 Communication between data logger & RTU shall also be as per
communication protocol mentioned in clause 4.3.9. 4.2.21 Cards and terminals required for up to minimum 1024 digital inputs 32 analog
inputs, signal conditioning modules etc. shall be accommodated in one rack of 19" width.
4.2.22 For termination of external digital and analog inputs, international quality
terminals of screw less type like that of WAGO/ Phoenix etc. makes shall be used as per RDSO SPN/144. All wires should be neatly bunched in horizontal and vertical channels.
4.3 CENTRAL MONITORING UNIT (CMU): 4.3.1 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION
4.3.1.1 The database management system i.e. MS SQL server or Interbase shall be
used to cater for basic function of Data loggers at CMU level. Only licensed software shall be used.
4.3.2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
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4.3.2.1 Central monitoring unit shall be state of art PC ( of reputed brand ) based
system working on commercial supply of 230VAC, 50Hz. The minimum configuration shall be as specified by RDSO from time to time. Presently minimum configuration must be as under:
i. Core i7‐860 2.8GHz, 8MB cache or latest ‐ 2 GB Memory or as
required for latest OS and application software ‐ 500 GB Hard Drive ‐ Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports – 2 USB Ports for connecting to FEP or data logger ‐ Keyboard (USB) ‐ Mouse (USB Optical) ‐ Windows 8 or latest OS ‐ Antivirus software ‐ 22” TFT Monitor‐1 No – display adopter to support dual monitors, monitor resolution of 1280x1024 Make: HP/IBM/DELL
NOTE: One 40 inch monitor to be procured for signal monitoring of each section consisting of about 32 data loggers
ii. UPS with minimum 6 hours battery backup for central monitoring unit.
iii. Software tools. 4.3.2.2 Central monitoring unit shall have Graphical User Interface (GUI) based
software and retrieve data from all Networked data loggers (up to 32) at various stations. It shall store data in standard data base files. The CMU shall also be capable of analyzing the data & generate reports & audio visual alarms on defined conditions. It shall be possible to compress the data and take back‐up on DVD. Methodology for Centralized Monitoring of alarms is given in Annexure‐H To make monitoring of signalling gears more affective from central location online status of data loggers in a section displayed in a CMU shall be shown in single screen. In case user selected unusual alarms occur at any of the stations, the same shall be displayed in graphical form so that the person monitoring the system takes appropriate action. Status of data logger network i.e. link breaks, data lag also shall be displayed. A typical screen is given in the Annexure‐H.
4.3.3 Software used for analysis of data, prediction of faults etc. in central monitoring unit shall be of approved type and written in a structured format so that purchaser can reconfigure it, if required. A copy of software shall be supplied in CD.
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4.3.4 It shall be possible to display the status of signaling gears at any selected time in
graphic form for any selected station yard on the central monitoring unit. 4.3.5 It shall be possible to retrieve the stored data & simulate train movement on the
central monitoring equipment. 4.3.6 It shall be possible to send commands to various Data loggers to activate audio,
visual alarm or operate an electromagnetic relay. 4.3.7 It shall be possible to share data available in CMU by other PCs through available
local area network where this data can be used for train charting / passenger information purpose.
4.3.8 Front End Processor (FEP) shall be provided to continuously retrieve data from
station data loggers. FEP must have capacity to store 10 lac telegrams. It should have 6 ports.
4.3.9 The communication protocol for transmitting data and command between data
logger and CMU is given in Annexure‐A. 4.3.10 Some of the desirable features of data logger user interface software is given in
the Annexure‐I 4.3.11 To ensure data availability continuously recommended data loggers network
configuration with redundancy enables data access by field officials as well as zonal HQ is given in the annexure
4.3.12 Recommended specifications of hardware required for data logger network
elements are given in the Annexure‐E 5 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 5.1 The system shall generate audiovisual alarm in ASM’s/ Signal Maintainer’s room in
the case of power supply failure (battery voltage low) or battery charger defective with acknowledgement facility.
5.2 Each data logger shall have its own identity code which shall be transmitted
along with data packet to central monitoring unit.
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5.3 Events recorded at each station shall be continuously transmitted to central monitoring unit for online monitoring. The following data transfer speeds are to be fulfilled:
i. Data logger to Data logger/FEP – 125 packets per sec ii. FEP to CMU – 1000 Packets per sec iii. RTU to Data logger – 40 packets per sec iv. Data logger to Local PC – 1 sec 5.4 In case of loss of data, retransmission of data shall take place. 5.5 Data transfer rate shall be 57600 BPS with fallback facility to lower rates.
5.6 EXCEPTION REPORT:
Exception condition shall be stored in the data logger chronologically and displayed one by one on the front panel through a toggle switch. Details of exception report are attached in Annexure‐C
5.8 Data loggers of all stations shall send status report to the Central monitoring
unit continuously. Status information shall be processed at the central monitoring unit and audio visual alarm generated for the fault / alarm condition It shall be possible to send important alarms as SMS to maintenance staff as given in Annexure‐C
6 TESTS AND REQUIREMENTS 6.1 Conditions of Tests Unless otherwise specified all tests shall be carried out at ambient atmospheric
conditions. 6.2 For inspection of material, relevant clauses of IRS: S 23 and RDSO/SPN/144
shall apply. 6.2.1 Test Equipment
i. Dual beam oscilloscope of 20 MHz bandwidth
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ii. Digital multimeters ‐ 3.1/2 digit display with facility of diode & transistor testing with 1% accuracy
iii. EPROM Programmer and UV eraser iv. Megger (500V) v. PC vi. Test jig vii. Any other test equipment considered necessary.
6.3 Type Tests 6.3.1 The following tests shall constitute type tests:
a) Visual inspection as per Clause 7.1 b) Insulation Resistance tests as per Clause 7.2 c) Card‐level functional tests on all the cards. d) System level functional tests. e) Environmental/climatic tests as per Clause 7.3 f) Applied High Voltage Test as per Clause 7.4
6.3.2 Any other tests shall be carried out as considered necessary by the purchaser. 6.3.3 Only one equipment shall be tested for this purpose. The equipment shall
successfully pass all the type tests for proving conformity with this specification. If the equipment fails in any of the type tests, the purchaser or his nominee at his discretion, may call for another equipment/card(s) of the same type and subject it to all tests or to the test(s) in which failure occurred. No failure shall be permitted in the repeat test(s).
6.4 Acceptance Tests 6.4.1 The following shall comprise acceptance tests:
a) Visual inspection (Clause 7.1). b) Insulation Resistance tests (Clause 7.2). c) System level functional tests.
6.4.2 Any other tests shall be carried out as considered necessary by the purchaser.
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6.5 Routine tests 6.5.1 The following shall comprise the routine tests and shall be conducted by
manufacturer on every equipment and the test results will be submitted to the inspection authority before inspection. The application software in proper format shall also be submitted to the inspection authority in advance.
i. Visual inspection (Clause 7.1) ii. Insulation Resistance tests (Clause 7.2) iii. Card level functional test on all the cards. iv. System level functional test.
6.5.2 Any other tests shall be carried out as considered necessary by the purchaser. 7 TEST PROCEDURE
The test procedure shall be based on the system design. The methodologies to be adopted for various tests shall be decided taking into account the system design/configuration.
7.1 Visual Inspection
The equipment shall be visually inspected to ensure compliance with the requirement of Clauses 3 to 5 of this specification. The visual inspection will broadly include –
7.1.1 System level checking:
Constructional details. Dimensional check . General workmanship. Configuration. Mechanical polarisation on cards .
7.1.2 Card level checking:
General track layout . Quality of soldering and component mounting. Conformal coating. Legend printing.
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Green masking. 7.1.3 Module level checking:
General shielding arrangement of individual cards. Indications and displays. Mounting and clamping of connectors. Proper housing of cards.
7.2 Insulation Resistance Test 7.2.1 Insulation Resistance Test shall be conducted as per RDSO/SPN/144 7.3 Environmental / climatic tests 7.3.1 Environmental / climatic tests shall be conducted as per RDSO/SPN/144 7.4 Applied High Voltage Test 7.4.1 Applied High Voltage Test shall be conducted as per RDSO/SPN/144 8 QUALITY ASSURANCE 8.1 All materials & workmanship shall be of good quality. 8.2 Since the quality of the equipment bears a direct relationship to the
manufacturing process and the environment under which it is manufactured, the manufacturer shall ensure Quality Assurance Program of adequate standard.
8.3 Validation and system of monitoring of QA procedure shall form a part of type
approval. The necessary Plant, Machinery and Test instruments as given below shall be available with the manufacturer.
8.3.1 Plant & Machinery:
i) Ultrasonic cleaner/Aqueous cleaner for automatic cleaning ii) Burn in chamber iii) Anti‐static assembly iv) EPROM Programmer and UV Eraser
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v) Microprocessor development system vi) Computer aided design system
8.3.2 All test instruments as given in Cl. 6.2.1 shall be available with the
manufacturer. 8.4 Along with the prototype sample for type test, the manufacturer shall submit
the Quality Assurance Manual. 9 PACKING The equipment and its sub assemblies shall be packed in thermocole boxes
and the empty spaces shall be filled with suitable filling material. Before keeping in the thermocole box, the equipment shall be wrapped with bubble sheet. The equipment shall be finally packed in a wooden case of sufficient strength so that it can withstand bumps and jerks encountered in a road/ rail journey.
10 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER Following documents should be supplied along with the system: 10.1 Mechanical drawings of each sub‐system/ rack. 10.2 Trouble shooting chart. 10.3 Installation and Maintenance Manual. 10.4 Pre‐commissioning check list, DOs and DON'Ts of data logger system including
RTU, CMU & FEP in the User’s manual. 11 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER 11.1 Total number of digital and analog inputs to be monitored calculated as
under. 11.1.1 The tenderer should give number of digital inputs required by calculating the
inputs as given in the Annexure‐B 11.1.2 Details of Analog inputs to be monitored as per Annexure‐B.
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11.1.3 Whether RTU is required for monitoring of the equipment at distant place, no.
of digital and analog inputs required in RTU. Details of analog inputs to be monitored from RTU should be given in the format as given below:
Type of input (Digital/Analog)
No. ofchannels Approximate distance from data‐logger
11.2 Additional exception reports (other than those mentioned in Annexure‐C to
be generated. 11.3 List of functions (in addition those mentioned in Annexure‐B to be monitored.
11.4 (a) Central monitoring equipment (CMU) required – Yes/ No.
(b)FEP required – Yes/NO
If YES, indicate whether it is to be provided at the same station or at a remote place like control office etc.
11.5 Whether printer is required with data logger (at the station) : Yes/ No
11.6 Type of network ports .
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Annexure‐A
Data Logger Protocol A.1 EVENT PACKET:
A.1.1 EVENT PACKET FORMAT:
Block 0
AAH START (2 BYTES) 66H
ID NO
ADDRESS (2 BYTES)
SERL NO
SERIAL NUMBER (2 BYTES)
PACKED TIME
PACKED TIME (4 BYTES)
PACKED YEAR LSB PACKED YEAR LSB (1 BYTE)
Block 1
TYPE IDENTIFICATION PACKET TYPE (1 BYTE)
DATA
PACKET DATA (8 BYTES)
Block 2
CRC
VALIDATION (2 BYTES)
BBH END (2 BYTES) BBH
Event packet consists of 3 blocks as shown above.
1. Block 0.
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2. Block 1.
3. Block 2.
1.1.i. BLOCK 0: The size of the BLOCK 0 is 11 bytes. The structure of Block 0 is
common for any type of event packet and it is having the following five fields.
START: AAH and 66H are the start of the event packet. Here the Header second byte
is changed to 66 H from 55 h, and acknowledgement header second byte is changed to
99 H from 33 h. To identify the old units connected to this data logger and also to
provide the backward compatibility [To support data logger common protocol].
ID NO: This is used for the identification of various devices like FEP,
DATALOGGER and RTU etc.
Serial Number: It is the sequence number of packet. With this CMU will identify that
it is receiving all the packets or not. Serial no will start from 0000H, whenever a
packet is created count will be incremented by one, and will roll over to 0000H after
reaching FFFFH.
PACKED TIME:
Time will be stored in the Packed Form. This is a long word size and time will be
calculated in multiples of 1/64 second. This long word will hold time for one year. The
equation to build packed time from the real time is given below.
FIELD NAME SIZE IN BYTES START 2 ID NO 2 SERL NO 2 PACKED TIME 4 PACKED YEAR LSB 1
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Packed time = (Days x 24 x 60 x 60 x 64) + (Hr x 60 x 60 x 64)+(Mt x 60 x 64) + (Sec
x 64). Here Days = Number of completed days till present date
Hr = Hours
Mt = Minutes
Sec = Seconds
PACKED YEAR LSB: It will represent the YEAR LSB of the packet in which year
it was created. Here year LSB means in 2012 year 12 will be the LSB and it will be
stored as 0C H.
1.1. ii. BLOCK 1: Block 1 size is 9 bytes. The values in the BLOCK 1 will vary
depending upon the type of event packet. BLOCK1 is having the following fields.
0 TYPE IDENTIFIER (1 bytes).
1 DATA (8 bytes).
a). TYPE IDENTIFIER (TI):
This is a byte-sized value and it indicates packet type. Each packet will have a
unique type identifier. The Event records are classified into two types.
1.Functional Records (type id’s 00 H to 7F H).
2.Diagnosis Records (type id’s 80 H to FF H).
The following table shows Functional records and its type identifiers.
S.No Details Type id Usage 1 Digital Record 00 H Compulsory
2 Analog Record 01 H Compulsory
3 Time Difference Record 02 H Compulsory
4 Time Write(Update) Record 03 H Compulsory
5 Communication status Record 04 H Optional
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6 Health Record (Time packet) 05 H Compulsory
7 Digital Periodical All Inputs Status Record 06 H Compulsory
8 Digital All Inputs Status At Reset Record 07 H Compulsory
9 Reserved 08 H
10 Configuration Record 09 H Optional
11 Reserved 0A H
12 Analog Chatter ON Record 0B H Compulsory
13 Analog chatter OFF Record 0C H Compulsory
14 Digital Fault Record 0D H Optional
15 Analog Fault Record 0E H Optional
16 Reserved 0F H
17 Digital Chatter ON Record 10 H Compulsory
18 Digital chatter OFF Record 11 H Compulsory
19 Modem Link Status Record 12 H Compulsory
20 Reserved 13 H
21 Reserved 14 H
22 Reserved 15 H
23 Reserved 16 H
24 Reserved 17 H
25 Modem Reset Record 18 H Compulsory
26 Internal Temperature Record 19 H Compulsory
28 Reserved 20 H
29 Reserved 21 H
30 Reserved 22 H
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31 Reserved 23 H
32 Communication ports Link Status Record 24 H Compulsory
33 Reserved 25 H
34 Modem’s Periodical Link Status Record 27 H Compulsory
35 Analog Periodical Chatter inputs Record 28 H Reserved
36 Digital Periodical Chatter inputs Record 29 H Optional
37 Reserved 2A H Reserved
38 Analog Periodical All inputs Status Record 2B H Reserved
39 Reserved 2C H
40 Reserved 2D H
41 Reserved 2E H
42 Reserved 2F H
43 Reserved 30 H
44 Reserved 31 H
45 Reserved 32 H
46 Reserved 33 H
47 Secondary Data Backup Module Status Record 34 H Compulsory
48 Primary Data Backup Module Status Record 35 H Compulsory
48 Reserved
36 H
To
7F H
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The following table shows Diagnosis records and its type id’s.
S.No Details Type id Usage 1 Data Logger Reset Record 80 H Compulsory
2 Digital / Analog / Communication Card Health Record 81 H Optional
3 Communication Errors status Record 82 H Compulsory
4 Data Base Status Record 83 H Compulsory
5 Reserved
84 H
To
FF H
b). DATA:
This field is having 8 bytes, last 3 bytes are reserved and first 5 bytes will vary
depending upon packet.
Byte No Description
1 to 5 Used as per record format
6 to 8 Reserved
1.1.ii. BLOCK 2:
BLOCK 2 size is 4 bytes. The structure of Block 2 is common for any type of
event packet and it is having the following two fields.
FIELD NAME SIZE IN BYTES CRC 2 END 2
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I. CRC: The CRC field is a 16 bit value calculated as per CCITT polynomial "x16+x12+x5+1". This CRC will be calculated to the block 0 and block 1 of the
event packet fields with an exclusive of start bytes. It should be calculate from
top to bottom.
II. END: It is the event packet end identifier.
A.1.2 Event Records Data Bytes Description:
1. Digital Record:
This record will be created to indicate the change in status of the digital input.
Occurrence: This record will be created whenever a digital input changes its state
(From ON to OFF or OFF to ON). Its record ID is 00H.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 00 H(1 byte)
Input Number (2 bytes)
Status of Input (1 byte)
Dummy (2 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
Input Number: 1 TO 4096
Status of Input: 00 H Picked UP
FF H Drop.
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2. Analog Record:
This record will be created whenever there is variation in the any of analog inputs.
Occurrence: This record will be created whenever the difference of previous recorded
channel value and present scanned channel value of a particular input crosses the
configured tolerance limit..
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 01 H(1 byte)
Channel Number (2 bytes)
Channel Value (3 byte)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
CHANNEL VALUE : 0 TO 4095 (Value 4095 is equivalent to Maximum possible
Channel value for that input). The nominal voltages and their corresponding maximum
voltages are shown in the below table
Nominal voltage Maximum voltage Maximum value
230V AC 330V AC 4095
110V AC 170V AC 4095
110V DC 170V DC 4095
60V DC 90V DC 4095
24V AC 50V DC 4095
24V DC 50V DC 4095
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18V DC 50V DC 4095
12V DC 25 VDC 4095
150mv 150 mv 4095
3V or 2V, 5KHZ 3000mv 4095
6V DC 10V DC 4095
CHANNEL NUMBER: 1 TO 96.
The External temperature record will also be created with the same analog record ID with channel number as 00 H. Channel value of temperature is as shown.
Byte 1: Sign Value. 00 – “-VE” temperature.
FF – “+VE” temperature.
Byte 2 & 3: Temperature (2 bytes). It is in terms of 0.5oC. It is ranging from 0 to 128oC.
3. Time Difference Record:
This record was created to notify the difference between the packed time and with
RTC chip time.
Occurrence: This record will be created whenever there is a difference in packed
time and RTC chip time. The data logger compares the chip time with the packed
time periodically and to record the difference if any
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STATUS BYTE:
S.No Status Byte Value Details
1 00 H RTC Time > Packed Time
2 FF H RTC Time < Packed Time
DIFFERNCE TIME VALUE: RTC Time ~ Packed Time
4. Time Write record:
This record will be created whenever time set command was sent from CMU/user
interface.
Occurrence: This record is created whenever time was set from CMU.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 02 H(1 byte)
Status Byte (1 byte)
Time difference value (4 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
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BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 03 H(1 byte)
Packed time (4 bytes)
Year LSB (1 byte)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
5. Communication Status Record:
These records were created to log network status for later analysis. the network
communication health status.
Occurrence: These records will be created for every 68 minutes approximately.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 04 H(1 byte)
Packets Count (4 bytes)
Serial Number (1 byte)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
PACKET COUNT: This count may be Transmitted packets (or) Received packets
(or) Pending packets (or) Duplication packets (or) Fail packets count for two network
ports.
SERIAL NUMBER: It specifies the type of Packets count.
The MSB of the serial number indicates port number 0 – 15 ports.
The LSB of the serial number indicates packet type as shown below.
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LSB Details
0 Transmitted Packets Count
1 Receive Fail Packets Count
2 Pending Packets Count
3 Received Packets Count
4 Duplication Packets Count
6. Health Record:
This record will be created to notify the health of data logger to the CMU.
Occurrence: This record will be created for every one minute if any other record is not
created.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 05 H(1 byte)
Dummy (5 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
DUMMY BYTES: 00H
7. Digital Periodical All Inputs Status:
In these records the status of all the digital inputs will be sent. So as the CMU can
synchronize with the latest input status.
Occurrence: These records are created for every 34 minutes approximately and also
on request of the CMU. The number of records created will depend upon the number
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of inputs configured. In each record, status of 32 inputs will be sent. Each inputs status
can be 0 or 1(‘0’ for pickup and ‘1’ for drop). If the number of inputs configured is
512, 16 records will be created. The configuration should be in the multiples of 512
inputs. The 1st record will have inputs of 1 to 32, 2nd record will have 33 to 64 and so
on up to the total number of inputs.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 06 H(1 byte)
Bytes number / bit positions B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Byte 1 Status of 1-8 inputs 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Byte 2 Status of 9-16 inputs 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
Byte 3 Status of 17-24 inputs 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17
Byte 4 Status of 24-32 inputs 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25
Serial Number ( 1 byte)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
STATUS: Status of a set of 16 inputs
SERIAL NUMBER: 00 H-7F H.
For the first 1 to 32 inputs 00h is given as serial number and continued up to7F h.
8. Digital All Inputs Status at RESET:
These records have been created at the time of Data Logger Reset. This is identical
to the Periodical All Inputs Status except the type identifier.
Occurrence: These records will be created whenever the data logger resets.
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BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 07 H(1 byte)
Bytes number / bit positions B7 B6 B5 B4 B3 B2 B1 B0
Byte 1 Status of 1-8 inputs 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Byte 2 Status of 9-16 inputs 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
Byte 3 Status of 17-24 inputs 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17
Byte 4 Status of 24-32 inputs 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25
Serial Number ( 1 byte)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
9. Configuration Record: This record will be created to store the all configurations of the Data Logger.
Occurrence: This record will be created whenever data logger is reset/powered on.
This record will also be sent for every 34 minutes along with the Periodical all input
status packets.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 09 H(1 byte)
Version (2 bytes)
Configuration (2 bytes)
Device Id (1 byte)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
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CONFIGURATION BYTES:
Byte1 & 2: version details.
Byte3: Bit7 to Bit3 : 0s
Bits B2, B1, B0 will indicate the digital inputs configuration.
Byte 4 :
S.No Byte Value Analog inputs configuration
1 00 H Analog channels are Disabled
2 01 H 32 Analog input channels configured
3 02 H 64 Analog input channels configured
4 03 H 96 Analog input channels configured.
Byte 5: Device Id
00 H – Data Logger.
01 H – RTU type 1.
02 H – RTU type 2
03 H – RTU type 3
B2
B1
B0
Number of digital inputs configured
DL RTU & others
0 0 0 512 8
0 0 1 1024 16
0 1 0 1536 32
0 1 1 2048 64
1 0 0 2560 128
1 0 1 3072 512
1 1 0 3584 1024
1 1 1 4096 1536
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11. Digital Fault record:
This record will be created whenever the digital fault sequence occurs.
No specific data format is defined since the digital fault sequence is dependent on
local PC.
Occurrence: This record is created, whenever the predefined sequence of operations
will occur.
Fault Logic Entry number: The fault logic id entered at local station.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 0D H(1 byte)
Fault logic Entry number (2 bytes)
Dummy(3 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
12. Analog Fault Record:
This record will be created to indicate that the analog channels exceeded
configured safe limits.
Occurrence: This record is created whenever an analog channel crosses the
configured minimum or maximum channel limits.
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This record is identical to analog record except type identifier.
CHANNEL VALUE: Data bytes 1 to 2 will give channel value ranging from 0 to
4095.
And Data byte 3 will indicate as follows.
‘FF’ Fault is due to exceeding maximum value.
‘00’ Fault is due to falling below minimum value.
CHANNEL NUMBER: Data bytes 4 and 5 will give channel
14. Digital Chatter on Record:
This record is created whenever any relay is chattering.
Occurrence: This record will be created whenever digital input changes from
NORMAL state to CHATTERING state.
A digital input is said to be in chattering state, if its status changes by 8 times or
more in 4 seconds. Normal state is the state where the input status does not
change so.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 0E H(1 byte)
Channel Number (2 bytes)
Channel Value (3 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
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BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 10 H(1 byte)
Input Number (2 bytes)
Input Status (1 bytes)
Dummy (2 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
Input Number: 01 TO 4096
Input Status: No significance
15. Digital Chatter off Record:
This record is created whenever any relay is normalized from chattering.
Occurrence: This record will be created whenever digital input changes from
CHATTERING state to NORMAL state.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 11 H(1 byte)
Input Number (2 bytes)
Input Status (1 bytes)
Dummy (2 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
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Input Number: 01 TO 4096
Input Status: 00H- PICKUP
FFH- DROP
16. Modem Link Status Record:
This record will be created whenever the modem establishes or losses the link with
the other modem.
Occurrence: This record will be created whenever 'Carrier Detect' bit of the
modem changes its state.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 12 H(1 byte)
CD Status (1 byte)
Port Number (1 byte)
Dummy (3 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
PORT NUMBER: 01H- Direction A
02H- Direction B
CD Status: 00 h- ‘CD’ NOT EXISTING
FF h- ‘CD’ EXSISTING
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A.2 Functional Records:
A.2.1 Analog Chatter ON Record:
This record is created whenever any Analog input is chattering.
Occurrence: This record will be created whenever Analog input changes from
NORMAL state to CHATTERING state.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 0B H(1 byte)
Channel Value (3 bytes)
Channel Number (2 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
Channel Number: 01 TO 96
Channel Value: No significance
A.2.2 Analog chatter OFF Record:
This record is created whenever any Analog input is normalized from
chattering.
Occurrence: This record will be created whenever Analog input changes
from CHATTERING state to NORMAL state.
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BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 0C H(1 byte)
Channel Value (3 bytes)
Channel Number (2 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
Channel Number: 01 TO 96
Cannel Value: This will give the present channel value.
A.2.3 Modem Reset Record:
Occurrence: This record will created whenever the modem hardware reset
happened.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 18 H (1 byte)
Port Number (1 byte)
Hard Reset Type (1 byte)
CD Status (1 byte)
Dummy (2 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
Port Number: It is ranging from 1 to N (basing on number of ports available
in that equipement).
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Hard Reset Type: 01 – Normal Reset
02 – Reset caused by User Interface.
03 – Reset caused by CMU.
CD Status: 00 H - CD Present
FF H – CD Absent.
A.2.4 Internal Temperature Record:
Occurrence: Created whenever the Internal temperature of the data logger
crosses the 5% tolerance value of the previous temperature.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 19 H (1 byte)
Temperature Sign (1 byte)
Temperature value (2 bytes)
Dummy (2 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
Temperature Sign: 00 H – Positive temperature.
FF H – Negative temperature
Temperature Value: it is in terms of 0.5oC. It is ranging from 0 to 128oC.
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A.2.5 Communication ports Link Status Record:
Occurrence: Created when ever link status of communication ports changed
from one status to another status (fail to ok / ok to fail).
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 24 H (1 byte)
Link Status (1 bytes)
Port Number (1 byte)
Dummy (3 bytes)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
Link Status: 00 H – Link Ok
FF H – Link Fail.
A.2.6 Modem’s Periodical Link Status Record:
Occurrence: This Record will be created for modem status for the purpose of
hour packet. It will created along with periodical all input status records.
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BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 27 H (1 byte)
Port Number (2 bytes)
CD Status (1 byte)
Dummy (2 bytes )
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
PORT NUMBER: 01H- Direction A
02H- Direction B
CD Status:
00 h- ‘CD’ NOT EXISTING
FF h- ‘CD’ EXSISTING
A.2.7 Analog Periodical Chatter Inputs Record:
Occurrence: This Record will be created to notify the CMU about the Analog
Chatter inputs of Data logger. It will create along with Analog periodical all
input status records.
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BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 28 H (1 byte)
Channel Number(2 bytes)
Channel value (3 byte)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
Channel Number: 01 TO 96
Channel Value: No significance
A.2.8 Digital Periodical Chatter Inputs Record:
Occurrence: This Record will be created to notify the CMU about the Chatter
inputs of Data logger. It will created along with periodical all input status
records.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 29 H (1 byte)
Input Number (2 bytes)
Input Status (1 byte)
Dummy (2 bytes )
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
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Input Number: 01 TO 4096
Input Status: No significance
A.2.9 Analog Periodical all input Status Record:
B.2.9 This record will be created at power-on/Reset. And this will be created at every
68 minutes.
Occurrence: This record will be created whenever the difference of previous
recorded channel value and present scanned channel value of a particular input
crosses the configured tolerance limit..
BLOCK 0 BLOCK 1
TI = 01 H(1 byte)
Channel Number (2 bytes)
Channel Value (3 byte)
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
CHANNEL VALUE : 0 TO 4095 (Value 4095 is equivalent to Maximum
possible Channel value for that input). The nominal voltages and their
corresponding maximum voltages are shown in the below table
Channel Number: 1 TO 96
A.2.10 Primary Data Backup Module Status Record:
This record will be created to notify the health Data Logger SD Card to CMU.
Occurrence: This record will be created at regular time intervals, or when the
failure occurred with reference to SD-card.
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BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 34 H (1 byte)
HELTH BYTES (3 bytes)
Dummy (2 bytes )
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
HEALTH BYTES:
1ST BYTE
2ND-BYTE 3RD - BYTE DESCRIPTION
00 00 00 Back-up module is reset
01 00 00 Back-up module is formatted due to no data
01 00 01 Card formatted due to Boundary validation fail
01 00 02 Card formatted due to Linearity validation fail
02 00 00 Card not found at Power On/Reset
02 01 00 Card not found in running condition
03 00 00 Card failure at Power On/Reset due to erase failure
03 01 00 Card fail at power on due to card functionality fail
03 02 00 Card fail at running condition due to root directory sector fail
03 03 00 Card fail at running condition due to more no. of bad sectors
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04 02 00 Retrieving completed
04 03 00 Retrieving terminated abnormally
05 00 Sector no. Root sector read operation fail
05 01 Sector no. Root sector write operation fail
MSB bits 01
Bad sector count
Card is in healthy condition and no. of bad data sectors in the card.
Bad sec cnt
09 Card size in MB Card size available.
A.2.11 Secondary Data Backup Module Status Record:
This record will be created to notify the health Data Logger SD Card to CMU.
Occurrence: This record will be created at regular time intervals, or when the
failure occurred with reference to SD-card.
BLOCK 0
BLOCK 1
TI = 35 H (1 byte)
HELTH BYTES (3 bytes)
Dummy (2 bytes )
Reserved (3 bytes)
BLOCK 2
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HEALTH BYTES:
1ST BYTE
2ND-BYTE 3RD - BYTE DESCRIPTION
00 00 00 Back-up module is reset
01 00 00 Back-up module is formatted due to no data
01 00 01