Provision a new MIMOSA logger
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This article provides a how-to guide for provisioning a new TX(-L) MIMOSA logger in Centrix.
Prerequisites
Conguring the data logger to communicate with Centrix is not covered in the scope of this document. It is assumed that the data logger is communicating with Centrix successfully.
For details on how to configure the connection profile and check logger connecitivty, see SA380 TX Connection Profile configuration.
Guide
Confirm connectivity
When you are happy that the data logger is suggesting successful communications, open Centrix and select the Loggers from the main menu.
The logger should appear in the list of loggers as a Mimosa type, with a status of New. You can filter the list using the available filters at above the logger table.
Data loggers can be identified by the configured Logger Name and the Device Id which should match the serial number of your data logger.
The Last Contact column shows when the data logger last sent a message to the server and is colour-coded using a traffic light system according to expected values.
Create a site
This step is only necessary if the data logger is not part of an existing site configured in Centrix. A site is a way of aggregating data onto a "map" or "dashboard" and contain 1 or more data loggers.
Select Sites from the main menu and press the Add 
button in the lower left of the screen.
Complete the fields for the site, using the guidelines below;
| Field | Required? | Description | Recommendations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes | Unique name of the site, appears throughut the system | Use a name that will be known to engineers and potentially reflects a name in external faulting systems |
| Code | Yes | Unique code for the site, has little importance | Use a shortened version the name, in uppercase (e.g. Birmingham -> BHAM) |
| Control Area | No | Area that controls this site, for informational purposes only | Leave blank unless helpful |
| OS Grid Ref | No | For informational purposes only | Leave blank unless helpful |
| Postcode | No | Postal/ZIP code for the site, for informational purposes only | Leave blank unless helpful |
| Time Zone | Yes | Time zone the site belongs to, used to display dates in the time zone local to the site. Date/times are always stored in UTC in the database, so this only affects the display of data, and can be adjusted later. | Select the time zone you want the data reported in. This could either be the local time zone of the site, or the time zone of a (centralised) control room. |
| Group(s) | Yes | User group(s) the site belongs to, used to control who can view/edit this site. Note: This box will only appear if the active user belongs to more than group. | Select the pre-defined group according to your faulting/maintenance team regions/areas |
| Eng's Details | No | Contact details for engineer(s) responsible for the site, for informational purposes only | Leave blank unless helpful |
Click OK to create the site.
The new site should now appear in the Sites listing.
Assign a data logger to a site
Before any data is stored from a data logger, it needs to be attached to a Site. You can attach more than 1 logger to the same site to aggregate data from multiple loggers.
Select Loggers from the main menu to display the listing of loggers.
Locate the logger you want to assign, and select Edit Mimosa Configuraton from the Actions dropdown within the table row for the logger.
The configuration screen shows some more detail about the data logger;
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Location | Location name of the logger, as configured on and reported by the logger |
| Device | Data logger device/product type (e.g. SA380-TX) |
| Vendor Id | MIMOSA vendor ID, a unique identifier for each manufacturer |
| Device Id | MIMOSA device Id, a unique identifier for each device By default this is configured as the serial number of the logger, and it is advised to keep this default |
| Software Version | Firmware version as reported by the data logger |
| IP Address | The remote IP address the last message was received from for this logger |
| Serial No. | Device serial number |
| Secured? | Does this logger support the Centrix proprietary anti-spoofing communications protocol? |
Select Assign Site from the Actions menu.
Type the name of the site you want to assign the logger to, and click OK.
Centrix will automatically map all the channels from the logger into Centrix channels where possible, and where there are no naming conflicts.
If you wish to change any of the Centrix channel names or units, click the Unmap button 
in the Actions column, change the values, then click the Map button.
Once the logger is assigned and the channels are mapped, new data received from the logger will be stored in Centrix and available for display.
The logger status will automatically change to Normal once it has been assigned to a site.
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