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SA380 Centrix Push Configuration version 4.9.9 and above

Owned by Janos Vaczi (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Dec 02, 2016
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Introduction

SA380s with firmware versions >= 4.9.9 have the ability to push data directly to Centrix over either Ethernet or GPRS. The following procedure shows how to configure the logger.

Step-by-step guide

Configuration is performed using the "Centrix Push" configuration dialogue which is accessed as follows:

 

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1) Configure the connection method:

This panel contains the settings for a GPRS connection. The GPRS button will toggle whether GPRS is enabled, or disabled. When enabled, the APN, User and Passwords fields are available for editing. These must be set correctly for the logger to establish a connection to the internet. To use, for example, the UK O2 network, these would commonly (depending upon SIM and tariff) be set to "mobile.o2.co.uk", "default" and "default" respectively. 

2) Configure the Centrix server in use:

  

The factory defaults have the centrix disabled. Centrix push is disabled by setting the "Centrix Port" to 0, to enable it, set the "Centrix Port" to "7777", and the "Centrix Host" to "centrix.org". With some installations, MPEC may ask you to connect loggers to our test system which is located on "raildaq.com", or use an alternate port.

3) configure a DNS server

The DNS server is required for use with Ethernet connected loggers. The factory default (8.8.8.8) points to one of Google's publicly available name-servers and will work in most circumstances. When a GPRS connection is being used, the mobile network may override this setting.

4) configure a time server

The logger will automatically obtain its time from the internet using SNTP. To do this it requires a time server, which is configured using the "NTP Host" button. The factory default "pool.ntp.org" will suffice in most circumstances, but may be overridden by settings in the centrix server once a connection has been made by the logger.

6) Press "Done" to save your "Centrix push" settings.

Verification of Centrix connection

SA380 Centrix Push Configuration versions prior to 4.0.9#VerificationofCentrixconnection