Hobus Pc Manual

Addressing for Hoppe Tank Level Sensor type “ HOBUS , HCG 4011 “ Date 02.02.2005 Necessary Tools for Addressing of Hoppe Tank Level Sensor type “ HOBUS , HCG 4011 “ -

1 pc Notebook or Computer with free RS 232 Port, USB Port with Windows 98,Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP

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Installation of Software install the Application program “ Dotnetfx “ from Microsoft and follow the installation on the screen install the “ Hobus “ program by double click on the Setup Icon and follow the installation on the screen Create a Shortcut to the batch file “startHobusConfig.bat” ( see picture 1 )

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Start the program by double click on the Shortcut “startHobusConfig.bat”

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Software for addressing of HOBUS Sensor will started , when Com Port is correct please be so kind and move to point no. 7

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If you get an Error message as below, ( picture 2 ), please be so kind and check the installed Com Port for these Application This message will create if the COM Port is already in use by another Applikation. Please be so kind and change the Com Port for the HOBUS address Program ( picture 3 to picture 7

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click on the Shortcut for the HOBUS program with the right mouse button and move to the pop-up menu “ edit”.( see picture 3 )

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The file “startHobusConfig.bat” will be open and it’s now possible to change the COM Port

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click inside the window and change the Com Port ( see picture 4 to 6 ), don’t forget to save the modification

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Please be so kind and start the Software for addressing of HOBUS Sensor , if you get the Alarm Text from picture No. 2 again please be so kind and repeat Step to 6 to Step 9

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If program is correct started you will see following screen. Program for addressing for HOBUS Senors is started

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to scan the Hobus Sensor it is necessary that the data bus from the MIP Tank Level System is disconnect ( Please be so kind and unplugged the Connector X1 on the MIP Tank Level, this plug is on the rear side of the MIP Tank Level )

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inside the left side of the Hobus Config window, you can insert the address scan area for the sensors. The address for the sensors you will find inside the sensor list. Please insert inside” long address start “ the lowest address of Sensors from Sensor List Please insert inside” long address stop “ the highest address of Sensors from Sensor List After them please push the button “start scan” All Sensor address which was find from the program,will be listed inside the window below, also all Sensor address will be written in a logfile. The Logfile will be create in the folder see attached marked No.1

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scan found scan found scan found scan found scan found scan found scan found

8100067C 8100067D 8100067E 81000680 81000681 81000682 81000684

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to initialisation the Hobus Sensor it is necessary that the data bus from the MIP Tank Level System is disconnect ( Please be so kind and unplugged the Connector X1 on the MIP Tank Level, this plug is on the rear side of the MIP Tank Level )

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inside the Hobus Config window, you can insert the address initialisation for the sensors. It is possible to init the sensor manually step by step or automatically by a init list .

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Manual init The long and short address for the sensors you will find inside the sensor list. It is only possible to program 1 sensor on time e.g. insert the long address from sensor list 8100067E and the short address 910001 After them please push the button “initialisation sensor ” You get from the sensor a confirmation if he accept the address. If you don’t get a confirmation the sensor are not corresponding.

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init

8100067E

910001 OK

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Automatic init For init by list please be so kind and contact Hoppe to get a file with the correct short and long Address All sensors will be automatically program acc address list If you want automatically adjust all sensor , please push the button “initialisation by list ” There will be opened another window where you must selected the file you get from Hoppe.

select the File Name:XXXXX_address.txt and click open this file.

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The Sensors will be automatically programmed You get from the sensor a confirmation if he accept the address. If you don’t get a confirmation the sensor are not corresponding. The Logfile will be create in the folder see attached marked No.1

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init init init init init init init init

8100067c 8100067d 8100067e 81000680 81000681 81000682 81000694 81000695

910001 910002 910003 910004 910005 910006 910007 910008

OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK

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to read out the Hobus Sensor it is necessary that the data bus from the MIP Tank Level System is disconnect ( Please be so kind and unplugged the Connector X1 on the MIP Tank Level, this plug is on the rear side of the MIP Tank Level )

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with the read values menu you can read out 1 sensor directly, than you get the actual data’s from these sensor insert the short address from the sensor acc. Sensor list and marked the check box interval, after them please be so kind and push the button read values.

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For read out the data`s from another sensor re-marked the check box “interval” and insert a new short address from the sensor list.

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Inside menue “ factory settings” you can read out the long address from the sensor, but here you must connected directly on the sensor cable inside the connection box.