+44 1943 465918AKCP temperature and humidity sensors have a quite high accuracy and are calibrated by the supplier of the sensor. In general they do not need much calibration. The user could carry out calibration to verify accuracy. If needed you can adjust using the "Reading Offset". There is also a calibration certificate available on request for the probes.
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The AKCP probes all have an RJ45 connector and can be extended where they are required via your structured cabling up to a maximum distance of 100m. Or, you can simply use standard CAT5 cable and one or more inline couplers to add extra cable to the probe.
Yes, single and 3 phase is supported by the same device.
Is it possible to use the SensorProbe2 to shutdown a series of three servers in a small server room?
Not directly or easily. Neither of the SensorProbe series products support switching off servers directly. It could be possible to send an email to a server and then have a job on the server wait for alert emails and then trigger the shutdown script. The AKCP SecurityProbe8 would be the solution of choice for this function.
The SecurityProbe8 provides a more direct solution as it is has a feature enabling it to shut down one or more servers. There is also a notification wizard for configuring the alarms. In this case you would need a temperature probe, the alarm could then be configured to execute a series of shutdowns when the temperature goes above a given threshold.
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- SMS is only supported by using a third party Email to SMS service.
- Our montors are IP based and can be contacted by typing the IP address into a browser and can be made visible over the Internet.
- The Room Alert supports Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras such as the AX-212-PTZ-CAM
The dry contact inputs on the X20 and X60 units can be switched from opto-isolated mode to non-opto isolated mode, where the E-opto16 inputs are all shipped as opto isolated and cannot be configured as non-opto isolated. Because of this, the E-opto16 inputs do require an input voltage as the module will not supply this voltage. When configuring the E-opto16 in the web interface of the securityProbe 5E and the dry contact input is set to the “Normal State” when voltage is applied, then the status will go to a “Critical” condition if nothing is connected, or there is no input signal to the dry contact. (no voltage applied). If the dry contact input is set to the “Normal State” when no voltage is applied, then the status will go into the “Critical” state when something is connected, or a signal is applied (or voltage applied).
HW Group STE is a good solution, as is the SensorProbe2, both are Ethernet devices and both can send emails to one or more addresses.
The K type adapter is used to connect standard K type industrial probes to the AKCP devices. The adapter conditions the readings from K type probes to make them compatible with the monitoring units. For example some industrial freezer or ovens have built in K type probes so you would need adapters to connect these to a SecurityProbe 5E.
In most warehouse situations the standard AKCP sensors, temperature, temperature/humidity, airflow etc. are a simpler option as they do not require any conversion.
The SensorProbe2 will send alerts, draw a graph of temperatures and archive data. It is also possible to export data from the unit to produce long term graphs.
There is a waterproof version of the Temperature sensor, TMPW15 that may be rugged enough to survive being buried. I would recommend placing it in a tube for added protection. The sensor can connect to the SecurityProbe 5E, SensorProbe8 or SensorProbe2.
There is a short video on You Tube which demonstrates how to set up the power meter for energy monitoring which you may find helpful. You can find the video at The AKCP Energy Meter (PMS).
The digital voltmeter does not have its own IP address and therefore requires at least the AKCP sensorProbe2 to power it. The sensorProbe2 can then be polled using SNMP to get the data required or alerts can be set up directly with the sensorProbe2 and data can be accessed via the sensorProbe web browser. It may also help to know that sensors such as the digital voltmeter can be extended via your CAT5 cabling infrastructure up to 300m.
We do have a cost-effective AKCP monitor but there are limitations as to the number of sensors that can be attached. The AKCP sensorProbe2 will monitor a variety of parameters but can only take up to 2 probes maximum, so you would require 2 of these to monitor. An alternative is the AVTECH Room Alert 4ER which comes with an internal temperature sensor and can accomodate another 3 sensors (2 x digital and 1 x switch) and will take a flood sensor (RJ11 connector into the digital port) and smoke sensor (2 wire switch connector into the switch port). As always, please contact us if you would like advice or a quotation.
The Temperature/Humidity sensor is only the sensing device, you need to use an AKCP main unit. The simplest is the SensorProbe2 This will take up to 2 sensors and has its own IP address and software, it can be accessed over the Internet and the software enables you to set limits and receive email alerts when these limits are exceeded. A benefit of the AKCP monitors and sensors is that the sensors can be placed anywhere on the same network via your CAT5 cabling infrastructure.
I have one IPDC8 in stock, but is the older type with separate leads. The ones illustrated on our website are the newer models with either 2 x RJ45 connectors or a row of 2 pin dry contacts.
If you want to control the power to a remote device in reponse to a temperature going too high you could connect a Relay Sensor to the SensorProbe and use that to switch the power.
If you simply want to alert on the presence or absence of power you could connect a Power Sensor. Both AC and DC versions are available.
No. Only the securityProbe 5e is able to read information from remote sensorProbes using the Virtual Probe feature. If you wanted to merge information from a number of different sensorProbe2s, you would need to either use a 3rd party SNMP based network monitoring application or AKCP's own management software. Something like Intellipool Network Monitor at will do this for you.
I assume that you would like to be able to have the siren/strobe light acitvated by your existing alarm system. If you have a dry contact coming from your alarm system into a port on the sensorProbe, and the siren/strobe from another port on the sensorprobe, then yes, you can trigger activation of the siren/strobe light based on a change in state across the dry contact.
