11-07-23 Release 1319
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 https://mpec.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SSD/pages/708608800 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 |
|---|---|---|
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 https://mpec.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SSD/pages/711885177 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 https://mpec.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SSD/pages/687670604 :