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11-07-23 Release 1319

TX Mod State:

MS1 + MS2

MS3+

TX Mod State:

MS1 + MS2

MS3+

Firmware Status:

NOT SUPPORTED

ECENTRIX APPROVEDNR II/RADAR APPROVED

The latest release of SA380TX firmware is now available and is approved for use on both the MPEC Centrix platform and the Network Rail RADAR platform.

  • The key features of this firmware release are highlighted below as normal.

  • It has been a significant time since the prior RADAR approved firmware release. RADAR users may not be be familiar with many of the changes documented in prior releases, therefore a summary of the key changes is provided below for reference.


New Features

SA380TX Mod State 5.0 has now been released. This Mod State incorporates a 4G LTE Modem.

  • Firmware version 1319 is the baseline firmware for Mod State 5 SA380TX dataloggers

  • Firmware version 1319 is backwards compatible with Mod State 3 and 4 SA380TX dataloggers

Bug Fixes & Improvements

  • Fixed clock setting behaviour at boot. The logger could on occasion report the incorrect time for a few minutes after boot.


Known Supported Assets

The below list is not exhaustive, as the generic nature of the SA380TX lends itself to monitoring pretty much anything with analogue sensors, volt free contacts, or MODBUS digital registers. The following assets have proven track record of monitoring via the SA380TX.

Network Rail RADAR support can vary for some of these asset types. Please contact MPEC or your RADAR representative to check how to deploy these assets on the RADAR platform.

Application

Data Collection

Transducer

RADAR

Centrix

Application

Data Collection

Transducer

RADAR

Centrix

Electric Point Machines

Analogue (Master or Slave)

LEM PCM Transducer

SUPPORTED

SUPPORTED

Hydraulic Point Machines

Analogue (Master or Slave)

LEM PCM Transducer

SPX Built-in Pressure Sensor

SUPPORTED

SUPPORTED

DC Track Circuits

Analogue (Master or Slave)

RoweHankins Transducer

SUPPORTED

SUPPORTED

Relay Contacts

(Many applications)

Digital (Master or Slave)

Spare Volt-free contacts

SUPPORTED

SUPPORTED

Generic Analogue Data

(Many applications)

Analogue (Master or Slave)

Most standard 4-20 mA or 0-20 mA sensors.

Check

SUPPORTED

Level Crossing Barrier Motor

Analogue (Master or Slave)

LEM PCM Transducer

Check

SUPPORTED

Level Crossing Sounder

Analogue (Master or Slave)

RoweHankins Transducer

Check

SUPPORTED

Level Crossing Road Lights

Analogue (Master or Slave)

LEM PCM Transducer

Check

SUPPORTED

Level Crossing Controller (HIMA, EbiGate etc)

RS485

MODBUS Digital

Check

SUPPORTED

UPS and PSP controllers

RS485

MODBUS Digital

Check

SUPPORTED

Bender RS2

RS485

Bender proprietary

Check

SUPPORTED

Findlay Irvine Wireless Temperature Sensor

RS485

FI Proprietary

Check

SUPPORTED

EbiTrack 200 Digital Receiver

RS485

Alstom Proprietary

SUPPORTED

SUPPORTED

EbiTrack 400 Digital Receiver

RS485

Alstom Proprietary

SUPPORTED

SUPPORTED

EbiTrack 400 Digital Transmitter

RS485

Alstom Proprietary

Check

SUPPORTED

VT1 AC Track Circuit

RS485 / Analogue

VTi21

Check

SUPPORTED

HVI Track Circuit

RS485 / Analogue

VTi21

Check

SUPPORTED

TI21 / EbiTrack Analogue Receiver

Analogue

VTi21

Check

SUPPORTED

TI21 / EbiTrack Analogue Transmitter

Analogue

VTi21

Check

SUPPORTED

FS2600 Track Circuit

RS485 / Analogue

VTi21

Check

SUPPORTED

UM71 Track Circuit

RS485 / Analogue

VTi21

Check

SUPPORTED

Aster Track Circuit

RS485 / Analogue

VTi21

Check

SUPPORTED

Reed Track Circuit

RS485 / Analogue

VTi21

Check

SUPPORTED

Reed FDM Monitoring

RS485

VTi21

Check

SUPPORTED

General Purpose AC Current

RS485 / Analogue

VTi21

Check

SUPPORTED

Key New Features:

The look and feel of the web interface and touchscreen has changed.

The following items are now configured via the “general” tab on the web config tool:

  • Triggered Captures

  • Connection Profile

  • Slave Units (including EbiTrack)

More powerful native analogue channel options have been introduced:

  • "Real Channels" Refer to channels present on either the master or slave loggers.

  • This includes analogue and digital physical channels, plugged into the units

  • It also includes any data sourced over the RS485 link from real assets or sensors

Note that the way in which analogue channels are configured has changed.

Analogue channels are now configured in a very similar way to our SA380TX-L data logger.

Powerful features have been introduced to allow enhanced filtering and sampling options.

The real power of the new firmware can be leveraged through the "virtual channels" tab.

  • Perform discrete logic and arithmetic operations on analogue and digital data.

  • Perform data aggregation using timers, counters and filters

  • Prove sequence of events with latches.

See SA380TX Legacy Release Notes for further details

Master - Slave Performance Enhancements

Master-Slave performance is greatly enhanced and full support is offered for the following:

Slave Type

Bearer

Notes

Slave Type

Bearer

Notes

SA380

Ethernet

Connect up to 7 x SA380 digital event recorders as Ethernet slaves. 

Bender RS2

RS485

Connect 1 x Bender RS2 Isometer device (via Bender proprietary or BMS protocol)

Modbus

RS485

Connect up to 7 x Generic Modbus slave devices. Only supports digital Modbus registers

FI Temp Sensor

RS485

Connect radio-based wireless temperature sensors from Findlay Irvine

TX-L

RS485

Connect up to 7 x SA380TX-L slave data-loggers

VTi21

RS485

Connect up to 7 x VTi21 Smart Sensors

PBSLAVE

RS485

Connect generic MPEC RailDAQ slaves not yet invented!

In addition, where MPEC slave devices are used, firmware upgrade of the Master SA380TX will update the firmware on all slave devices

See 27-09-19 Release 1.5G1125 for further details

Further Reading:

II/RADAR users may wish to read comprehensive release history using the page navigation tree found on our online documentation platform SA380TX Release Notes :