IoT Controller UC300 User Guide Safety Precautions Milesight will not shoulder responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from not following the instructions of this operating guide. The device must not be remodeled in any way. Do not place the device close to objects with naked flames. Do not place the device where the temperature is below/above the operating range. Power off the device when installing or wirings. Make sure electronic components do not drop out of the enclosure while opening. The device must never be subjected to shocks or impacts. Declaration of Conformity UC300 is in conformity with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the CE, FCC, and RoHS. FCC Statement:
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is 2 connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator& your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Copyright 2011-2022 Milesight. All rights reserved. All information in this guide is protected by copyright law. Whereby, no organization or individual shall copy or reproduce the whole or part of this user guide by any means without written authorization from Xiamen Milesight IoT Co., Ltd. For assistance, please contact Milesight technical support:
Email: iot.support@milesight.com Tel: 86-592-5085280 Fax: 86-592-5023065 Address: Building C09, Software Park III, Xiamen 361024, China Revision History Date Doc Version Description Mar. 17, 2022 V 1.0 Initial version 3 Contents 1. Product Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................5 1.2 Features ........................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Hardware Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Packing List ..................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Hardware Overview ........................................................................................................................ 6 2.3 Application Wiring .......................................................................................................................... 6 2.4 LED Indicators ................................................................................................................................. 7 2.5 Reset Button .................................................................................................................................... 8 2.6 Dimensions (mm) ........................................................................................................................... 8 3. Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................................... 8 3.1 Antenna Installation ....................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Device Installation ........................................................................................................................ 10 3.2.1 Wall Mounting ....................................................................................................................10 3.2.2 DIN Rail Mounting ............................................................................................................. 11 4. Operation Guide ...................................................................................................................................... 11 4.1 Log in the ToolBox ....................................................................................................................... 11 4.2 LoRaWAN Settings .......................................................................................................................13 4.3 Data Interface Settings ................................................................................................................16 4.3.1 Basic Settings ....................................................................................................................16 4.3.2 Digital Input/Pulse Settings .............................................................................................16 4.3.3 Digital Output Settings ..................................................................................................... 17 4.3.4 RS485 Settings .................................................................................................................. 18 4.3.5 RS232 Settings .................................................................................................................. 20 4.3.6 Analog/PT100 Settings ....................................................................................................21 4.4 IF-THEN Command ...................................................................................................................... 22 4.5 Milesight D2D Settings ................................................................................................................ 24 4.6 Maintenance ..................................................................................................................................27 4.6.1 Upgrade .............................................................................................................................. 27 4.6.2 Backup ................................................................................................................................ 28 4.6.3 Reset to Factory Default .................................................................................................. 28 5. Device Payload ........................................................................................................................................29 4 1. Product Introduction 1.1 Overview UC300 is an IoT controller used for remote control and data acquisition from multiple sensors. It contains different I/O interfaces such as analog inputs, digital inputs, relay outputs, serial ports and so on, which support remote device data transmission and control via LoRaWAN. Besides, UC300 supports multiple trigger conditions and actions which works autonomously even when the network drops. 1.2 Features Easy to connect with diverse wired sensors through DI/DO/AI/PT100/RS232/RS485 interfaces Support LoRaWAN wireless communication Multiple triggering conditions and actions Embedded watchdog for work stability Industrial metal case design with wide operating temperature range Compliant with standard LoRaWAN gateways and network servers Quick and easy management with Milesight IoT Cloud solution 2. Hardware Introduction 2.1 Packing List 1 UC300 Device 1 LoRaWAN Antenna 1 5 Terminal Blocks Power Adapter 1 DIN Rail Mounting Clip 4 Wall Mounting Kits 4 Fixing Screws 5 1 Quick Start Guide 1 Warranty Card If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact your sales representative. 2.2 Hardware Overview 2.3 Application Wiring 6 RS485 Terminal Resistor:
DIP Switch 1 on 2 off 3 off 1 off 2 on 3 off 1 off 2 off 3 on Description Add 120 resistor between A and B Add pull-down resistor on B Add pull-up resistor on A 2.4 LED Indicators LED Indication Status Static On Description System works SYS System Status Slowly Blinks Fail to acquire data from data interfaces ACT Network Status Static On Off System error Not join/register to network Send join network requests Blinks as Requests Blinks TwiceStatic On Succeed to join to network Blinks Once Succeed to send uplinks Blinks Twice Blinks Twice Fail to send uplinks Receive downlinks 7 2.5 Reset Button There is reset button inside the device. Function Description SYS LED Action Press and hold the reset button for more than 10 seconds. Release the button and wait. The device resets to factory default. Reset Static Green Static Green Rapidly Blinking Off Static Green 2.6 Dimensions (mm) 3. Hardware Installation 3.1 Antenna Installation Installation Instructions Rotate the antenna into the antenna connector accordingly. The external antenna should be installed vertically always on a site with a good signal. Note:
1) The external antenna should be installed vertically always on a site with a good signal. 2) Keep away from metal objects and power lines which may affect the signal. 8 Antenna Specifications Milesight provides a 108 mm LoRaWAN antenna for UC300 and here is the specification:
Electrical Properties Frequency Range 902~928 MHz Impedance 50 Nominal VSWR Return Loss Radiation Gain(Peak) Polarization Admitted Power 2.2:1 Max. 8.5 dB Min. Omni-directional 1dBi Linear 1W Connector SMA Plug Standard Physical Characteristics Operating Temperature
-10C ~ 60C Storage Temperature
-10C ~ 70C 9 3.2 Device Installation UC300 device can be placed on a desktop or mounted to a wall or a DIN rail. 3.2.1 Wall Mounting 1. Fix the wall mounting bracket to the device with 2 screws. 2. Drill 4 holes on the wall according to the bracket, then fix the wall plugs into the wall. 3. Fix the device to the wall plugs with screws. When installation, its suggested to fix the two screws on the top at first. 10 3.2.2 DIN Rail Mounting 1. Fix the mounting clip to the device with 3 screws. You can also try below installation methods:
2. Hang the device to the DIN rail. The width of DIN rail is 3.5cm. 4. Operation Guide 4.1 Log in the ToolBox 1. Download ToolBox software from Milesight IoT website. 2. Power on the UC300 device, then connect it to computer via type-C port. 11 3. Open the ToolBox and select type as General, then click password to log in ToolBox.
(Default password: 123456) 4. After logging in the ToolBox, you can change device settings. 12 4.2 LoRaWAN Settings LoRaWAN settings is used for configuring the transmission parameters in LoRaWAN network and is only applied to UC300 LoRaWAN version. Basic LoRaWAN Settings:
Go to LoRaWAN Settings -> Basic to configure join type, App EUI, App Key and other information. You can also keep all settings by default. 13 Parameters Description Device EUI Unique ID of the device on the label. App EUI Default App EUI is 24E124C0002A0001. Application Port The port used for sending and receiving data (RS232 data excluded), default port is 85. Working Mode Fixed as Class C. Join Type OTAA and ABP modes are available. Application Key Appkey for OTAA mode, default is 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313823. Device Address DevAddr for ABP mode, default is the 5th to 12th digits of SN. Network Session Key Application Session Key Nwkskey for ABP mode, default is 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313823. Appskey for ABP mode, default is 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313823. RX2 Data Rate RX2 data rate to receive downlinks. RX2 Frequency RX2 frequency to receive downlinks. Unit: Hz Spread Factor If ADR is disabled, the device will send data via this spread factor. Confirmed Mode If the device does not receive ACK packet from network server, it will resend 14 Rejoin Mode data 3 times at most. Reporting interval 30 mins: device will send specific mounts of LoRaMAC packets to check connection status every 30 mins; If not receiving response after specific packets, the device will re-join. Reporting interval > 30 mins: device will send specific mounts of LoRaMAC packets every to check connection status every reporting interval;
If not receiving response after specific packets, the device will re-join. ADR Mode Allow network server to adjust datarate of the device. Note:
1) Please contact sales for device EUI list if there are many units. 2) Please contact sales if you need random App keys before purchasing. 3) Select OTAA mode if you use Milesight IoT Cloud to manage devices. 4) Only OTAA mode supports rejoin mode. 15 4.3 Data Interface Settings 4.3.1 Basic Settings Parameters Description Device ID Show the SN of the device. Reporting Interval Reporting interval of transmitting data to network server.Default: 20mins Note: RS232 transmission will not follow the reporting interval. LoRa D2D See details on chapter 4.5. Change Password Change the password to loggin ToolBox. 4.3.2 Digital Input/Pulse Settings UC300 supports 4 digital inputs and every input can work as either digital input mode to detect high/low level or pulse counter to record counting values. When working as digital input, UC300 will upload the data according to reporting interval or when status changes. 16 Parameters Description Enable Enable digital input to detect status and upload the data. Digital Input Fetch Click to get the current input status. Counter Digital Filter Its recommended to enable when pulse period is greater than 250 us. Start/Stop Click to start/stop counting. Note that UC300 will send non-changeable counting values if you do not click Start. Refresh Refresh to get latest counter values. Clear Count the value from 0. Note: the counting value will lose if UC300 loses the power. 4.3.3 Digital Output Settings UC300 supports 2 digital outputs to control the devices. 17 Parameters Enable Description Enable the digital output to control the device and upload changed status. When Power is Restored, DO After the device power is restored, the DO status will return to normally closed or normally open according to this parameter. Fetch Switch Click to get the current output status. Click to change the DO status. 4.3.4 RS485 Settings UC300 has one RS485 port for Modbus RTU device connection. 1. Connect RS485 device to RS485 port. 2. Go to General -> RS485 to enable RS485 and configure serial port settings. Serial port settings should be the same as the RS485 terminal devices. 18 Parameters Description Enable Allow the device to collect RS485 data and upload the data. Stop Bit 1 bit/2 bit are available. Data Bit 8 bit is available. Parity None, Odd and Oven are available. Baud Rate 1200/2400/4800/9600/19200/38400/57600/115200 are available. Execution Interval
(ms) Max Resp Time
(ms) The execution interval between each Modbus channel command. The maximum response time that the UC300 waits for the reply to the command. If it does not get a response after the max response time, it is determined that the command has timed out. Max Retry Time Set the maximum retry times after device fails to read data from RS485
(ms) terminal devices. If this mode is enabled, the device will transmit Modbus RTU commands Modbus RS485 from network server to RS485 terminal devices transparently and send bridge LoRaWAN Modbus reply originally back to the network server. Port: Select from 2-84, 86-223. 3. Click to add Modbus channels, then save configurations. 19 Parameters Description Channel ID Select the channel ID you want to configure from 16 channels. Name Customize the name to identify every Modbus channel. Slave ID Address Quantity Set Modbus slave ID of terminal device. The starting address for reading. Set read how many digits from starting address. It fixes to 1. Type Select data type of Modbus channels. Byte Order Set the Modbus data reading order if you configure the type as Input register or holding register. INT32/Float: ABCD, CDBA, BADC, DCBA INT16: AB, BA Sign The tick indicates that the value has a plus or minus sign. After click, UC300 will send Modbus read command to test if it can read correct values. Example: as this setting, the device will send command: 01 03 00 00 00 01 84 0A Fetch 4. Click Fetch to check if UC300 can read correct data from terminal devices. Note: Do not click Fetch frequently since response time to reply is differ for every terminal device. 4.3.5 RS232 Settings UC300 has one RS232 interface for transparent communication. Usually it will use different tunnels from other data interfaces to communicate with server. 20 Parameters Description Baud Rate 1200/2400/4800/9600/19200/38400/57600/115200 are available. Data Bit 8 bit is available. Stop Bit 1 bit/2 bit are available. Parity None, Odd and Oven are available. Packet Length When the device receives RS232 data up to this length, it will fragment it as
(byte) a single packet and send to network server. The interval that the device sends out real serial data stored in the buffer Serial Frame area to public network. The range is 10-65535 milliseconds. Interval (ms) Note: data will be sent out when real serial data size reaches the preset packet size, even though it's within the serial frame interval. Send or receive RS232 data from this port, this port should different from Port the Application port. Range: 2-84, 86-223. 4.3.6 Analog/PT100 Settings UC300 has two 4-20mA analog inputs, two 0-10V analog inputs and two PT100 inputs for analog device connection. After wirings, you can click Fetch to check if the value is correct. PT100 Note:
1) The temperature unit in the reporting package is fixed as C. 2) Please modify the command IF condition threshold settings if you change the temperature unit. 21 4.4 IF-THEN Command UC300 supports configuring locally IF-THEN commands to do some actions automatically even without network connection. One device can be added 16 commands at most. 1. Go to Command page, click Edit to add commands. 22 2. Set a IF condition based on the terminal device data or UC300 device status. Condition Description Set the time condition. The device time will be synced once after Time joining/registering to network, you can also sync the time manually on Status page. Digital Input When UC300 device detects the DI as a specific status. Is continued for: the DI changed status should last for some time. Set lockout time: after the lockout time, UC300 will detect if DI status matches the condition. 0 means this IF condition will only be detected once. 23 Counter Channel/4-20m A/0-10V/PT100 Received a message The Device Restarts Received a D2D control command When pulse counter reaches a specific value. This only works when DI works as counter mode. When the value reaches any threshold. Is continued for: the analog value should last for some time. Set lockout time: after the lockout time, UC300 device will detect if analog value matches the condition. 0 means this IF condition will only be detected once. When UC300 device receive a specific message from server. Reboot the device. This only works with UC300 LoRaWAN version and the LoRa D2D feature is enabled. See details on chapter 4.5. 3. Set THEN action according to your request. You can add at most 3 actions in one command. Action Send a custom message Description Send a custom message to the server. DO can be set to normally open/normally closed/change status. Output Trigger Delay Time: this action will trigger after a specific time;
Duration: the output status will last for a specific time, 0 means permanent. Restart the Device Reboot the device. Send a D2D control This only works when Milesight D2D feature is enabled. See details on command chapter 4.5. Send a Modbus command via RS485 interface This only works when Milesight D2D feature is enabled. See details on chapter 4.5. 4.5 Milesight D2D Settings Milesight D2D protocol is developed by Milesight and used for setting up transmission among Milesight devices without gateway. When the Milesight D2D setting is enabled, UC300 can work as a Milesight D2D controller to send control commands to other devices or work as a Milesight D2D agent to receive commands to trigger the DO or RS485 devices. 24 1. Go to General -> Basic page, enable Milesight D2D feature, define an unique D2D ke y which is the same as D2D controller or agent devices. (Default D2D Key: 5572404C696 E6B4C6F52613230313823) 2. Go to LoRaWAN Settings -> Basic to configure the RX2 datarate and RX2 frequency. When UC300 works as D2D controller, it will send commands as RX2 settings. 3. Go to Command page to set corresponding operations. When DI triggers, UC300 can work as D2D controller to send control command to control the D2D agent device. The command should be a 2-byte hexadecimal number. 25 When UC300 receives a D2D command, it can work as a D2D agent to trigger the DO or send Modbus command to RS485 terminal devices. 26 Note: When this feature is enabled and the command is triggered, the device will not send data to LoRaWAN network server. 4.6 Maintenance 4.6.1 Upgrade UC300 supports upgrade locally via ToolBox software. 1. Download firmware from www.milesight-iot.com to your PC. 2. Go to Maintenance -> Upgrade, click Browse to import firmware and upgrade the device. You can also click Up to Date to search for the latest firmware of the device and upgrade. Note: Any operation on ToolBox is not allowed during upgrading, otherwise the upgrading will be interrupted, or even the device will break down. 27 4.6.2 Backup UC300 devices support configuration backup for easy and quick device configuration in bulk. Backup is allowed only for devices with the same model and LoRa frequency band. 1. Go to Maintenance -> Backup and Reset, click Export to save current configuration as json format backup file. 2. Click Browse to select backup file, then click Import to import the configurations. 4.6.3 Reset to Factory Default Please select one of following methods to reset device:
Via Hardware: Open the case of UC300, hold on the reset button for more than 10 s until SYS LED blinks. Via ToolBox Software: Go to Maintenance -> Backup and Reset to click Reset. 28 5. Device Payload For UC300 LoRaWAN version, please refer to the UC300LoRaWANCommunicationProtocol;
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