Manual for installation of the Sensformer® Connectivity Device 
 
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Contents 
1.  Legal provisions......................................................................... 4 
2.  Quick start ................................................................................. 5 
2.1.  Hardware Installation .................................................... 6 
2.1.1.  Installation requirements ......................................... 6 
2.1.2.  Installation ................................................................. 7 
2.2.  Parameter Settings ....................................................... 12 
3.  Configuration........................................................................... 14 
3.1.  Analog sensors .............................................................. 15 
3.2.  Digital sensors ............................................................... 15 
3.3.  System values................................................................ 16 
3.4.  MQTT and M2M ........................................................... 16 
3.5.  NTP Time servers .......................................................... 17 
3.6.  LAN/WAN modes .......................................................... 17 
3.7.  Calibration done ........................................................... 18 
4.  Technical data.......................................................................... 19 
4.1.  General .......................................................................... 20 
4.2.  Power supply................................................................. 20 
4.3.  Analog inputs ................................................................ 20 
4.4.  Digital Inputs ................................................................. 21 
4.5.  PT100 Inputs ................................................................. 21 
4.6.  RS485 (ModBus) ........................................................... 21 
4.7.  Ethernet ......................................................................... 21 
4.8.  Stored data .................................................................... 21 
5.  Architecture ............................................................................. 22 
5.1.  Logical architecture ...................................................... 23 
5.2.  Physical architecture .................................................... 23 
5.2.1.  Mobile connectivity module .................................. 23 
5.2.2.  Analog inputs ........................................................... 24 
5.2.3.  PT100 input .............................................................. 25 
5.2.4.  Digital inputs ............................................................ 25 
5.2.5.  Power supply ........................................................... 25 
5.2.6.  Real Time Clock backup power.............................. 26 
5.2.7.  Communication ports ............................................. 26 
5.2.8.  Antenna Connectors ............................................... 26 
6.  System functions ..................................................................... 28 
6.1.  Time Synchronization ................................................... 29 
6.2.  Data access .................................................................... 29 
6.2.1.  MQTT publication to cloud .................................... 29 
6.2.2.  Web GUI.................................................................... 30 
6.2.3.  Modbus over TCP .................................................... 36 
6.3.  Signal LEDs ..................................................................... 39 
7.  Maintenance............................................................................ 40 
7.1.  System log...................................................................... 41 
7.2.  Firmware update .......................................................... 41 
8.  Model variants ........................................................................ 42 
8.1.  Identification ................................................................. 42 
9.  List of figures ........................................................................... 43 
10.  List of tables ....................................................................... 44 
11.  Overview to applied standards and norms .................... 45