Rover Monitor

ROVER MONITORING RANGE

Versatile and adaptable monitoring

The RCS Rover Monitoring Range fulfills all of your monitoring requirements, when used in conjunction with any RCS System Manager. Rover units can be configured to monitor a wide varying selection of analogue and digital inputs, such as:

-	Can monitor a wide variety of inputs
-	Suitable for many applications
-	RF Wireless Communications
-	Available in a range of formats
-	Simple control strategies possible

Temperature

Pressure

Humidity

Gas Level

Flow

Fault Inputs

Current Consumption

Equipment Operation

Simple control strategies for BMS systems and refrigeration control systems can also be implemented

Some of the Rover Monitoring Range

Rover 8 Channel - Provides eight analogue inputs, four digital outputs, four digital inputs
Rover 16 Channel - Provides sixteen analogue inputs, eight digital outputs, eight digital inputs

	Adaptable Control and Configuration Rover units are connected to the RCS System Manager via the RS485 communications network. The system manager then collects and logs all the analogue and digital information from the Rover units. The RCS System Manager can also activate certain digital outputs on any Rover unit, depending on the values received. This give the ability to perform simple control strategies. Some of the applications that Rover units have been used in conjunction with an RCS System
Radio Communications Link Rover units are available with an optional RF wireless communications link. This allows installation of monitoring equipment without having to install communications network cabling. This can greatly reduce installation costs and time scales, especially during Supermarket refits and refurbishments. This is achieved by installing one RF Switcher unit at a central location, which is directly connected to the communications network. Rover units with RF capability can then be freely distributed around the installation	Manager are: Simple refrigeration control Room humidity control Food processing strategies Personnel hygiene monitoring Blast freezer control Food temperature monitoring

ROVER MONITORING RANGE
Technical Specification

Common Features of controllers in the Rover Range

Power Supply-
Mains supply voltage : 240vac +/- 10%
Environment-
0°C to 40°C, 30% to 85% RH (non-condensing)

Analogue Input Options-
Thermistor        4-20mA         0-10vdc         0-5vdc

Digital Input Options-
Contact sensing or mains sensing digital inputs

Digital Outputs-
12vdc open collector outputs

Setup-
Unit address and communications protocol type is setup on the unit bit switches

System Manager Comms-
The unit is linked to the RCS System Manager via an RS485 2-wire connection for data collection, alarm handling and remote
interrogation. The unit can also be connected to an RCS RF Transceiver, which allows wireless RF communications.
The unit has the capability to support the following communication protocols:

RMS	RCS	Mod-Bus	TCPIP
Rover 8 Channel features-				Rover 16 Channel features-
Enclosure- Steel enclosure 230 x 120 x 40 mm Analogue Inputs- 8 Thermistor Inputs				Enclosure- Optional steel enclosure 250 x 150 x 50 mm Analogue Inputs- 16 analogue inputs which can be pre-configured as Thermistor, 4-20mA, etc.
Digital Inputs- 4 mains or contact sensing digital inputs Digital Outputs- 4 open collector 12vdc digital outputs Communications- RS485 Communications port RF Transceiver port				Digital Inputs- 8 contact sensing digital inputs Digital Outputs- 8 open collector 12vdc digital outputs Communications- RS485 Communications port
Rover 4 Channel features-
Enclosure- Steel enclosure 230 x 120 x 40 mm Analogue Inputs- 4 Thermistor Inputs
Digital Inputs- 2 mains sensing digital inputs Communications- RS485 Communications port RF Transceiver port