The new NEWPORT® wiSeries wireless monitoring and control system features meters and scanners compatible with a large and growing number of NEWPORT wireless sensors:
- UWTC “Universal Wireless Thermocouple” Types J, K, T, E, R, S, B, N,and C.
- UWRTD “Universal Wireless RTD”.
- zSeries wireless End Devices with sensors for Temperature, Humidity & Barometric Pressure.
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UWTC Universal Wireless Thermocouple |
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UWRTD Universal Wireless RTD |
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The wiSeries 1/8 DIN Panel Meter & Controller can monitor up to eight (8) wireless sensors. The compact instrument connects directly to an Ethernet network and the Internet and features NEWPORT’s award-winning embedded Web Server. It is easily configured and monitored with a Web browser over the Ethernet network or the Internet. Alternatively, the wi8 meter-controller can instead be connected to the USB port of a single computer with a “USB Ethernet Adapter” that are inexpensive and widely available.
MONITOR AND ALARM
The wi8 meter-controller comes standard with a choice of either two Form C relays, or two SSR’s (solid state relays) that can be used for control functions or alarms. The wi8 meter can monitor alarm conditions for any or all of the wireless sensors. For example, the wi8 meter can be set up to trip an alarm if any one of the sensors indicated it was above or below a pre-set alarm point.
MONITOR & CONTROL LOCALLY AND OVER THE INTERNET
The new NEWPORT wiSeries wireless monitoring and control system provides local monitoring and control, along with remote Web-based monitoring of temperature from thermocouples, RTD’s, and semiconductor sensors, as well as humidity, and barometric pressure.
The wireless sensors can transmit up to 1000 meters (3280’) -- without obstructions or interference (see distances here for specific models), to a wiSeries monitor-controller connected directly to an Ethernet network and the Internet.
The wireless system complies with IEEE 802.15.4 operating at 2.4 GHz.The NEWPORT wiSeries system let’s you monitor and record temperature, relative humidity, and barometric pressure over an Ethernet network or the Internet without any special software--just your Web Browser.
WIRELESS SENSORS
NEWPORT offers a wide and growing selection of wireless sensors for a variety of applications. Depending on application, the wireless sensors are powered by 2 AA batteries, a single lithium battery (approx. AA size), or an external AC Adapter that operates on any voltage worldwide from 100-240 Vac.
Wireless sensors are available with external probes appropriate for an almost unlimited variety of industrial and commercial applications.
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zSeries External Sensors
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ETHERNET
The wiSeries meter-controller-scanner is an independent node on the network sending and receiving data in standard TCP/IP packets. It is easily configured from a Web Browser and can be password protected. From within an Ethernet LAN or over the Internet, the user simply types the IP address (such as192.168.1.200) or an easy to remember name (such as "Oven 5" or "Chicago TestRoom") and the wiSeries meter serves a Web Page with the current readings.
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ALARM AND EMAIL
The wiSeries meter can trigger an alarm if variables go above or below a set point that you determine. Your alarm can be sent by email to a single user or to a group distribution list, including text messages to cell phones and PDA’s. The NEWPORT "Mail Notifier" software is a free and easy program for this application.The wiSeries meter-controllers operate on any AC voltage worldwide from 100 to 240 Vac and 50 to 60 Hz.The meter-controller connects directly to an Ethernet Network or the Internet. Unlike an RS232 or USB device, it does not require a host computer.
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Rear Connections of the wi8
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EMBEDDED WEBSERVER
The NEWPORT wiSeries wireless sensor system is easy to install, simple to operate, and features NEWPORT’s award-winning iServer technology with an Embedded Web Server that requires no special software.
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CHARTS AND GRAPHS
The NEWPORT wiSeries system serves Active Web Pages to display real time readings and charts of temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure. You can also log data in standard data formats for use in a spreadsheet or data acquisition program such as Excel or Visual Basic.
NEWPORT offers a free and easy to use program for logging data to Excel. The virtual chart viewed on the web page is a JAVA™ Applet that records a chart over the LAN or Internet in real time. With the NEWPORT wiSeries system there is no need to invest time and money learning a proprietary software program to log or chart the data.
Chart scales are fully adjustable on the fly. For example, the chart can display one minute, one hour, one day, one week, one month or one year. Temperature and humidity can be charted across the full span (-40 to 125°C, and 0 to 100% RH) or within any narrow range such as (20 to 30°C). NEWPORT offers an OPC Server software ($295) that ma
kes it easy to integrate the wiSeries wireless sensor system with many popular Data Acquisition and Automation programs offered by Omega, Wonderware, iConics, Intellution, Rockwell Automation, and National Instruments, among others.
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Screen Shots from wiSeries
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PROGRAMMABLE COLOR DISPLAY
The NEWPORT wiSeries feature NEWPORT’s patented programmable color displays. The display can be programmed to change color at any set point or alarm point.
For example, the instrument can be programmed to display the process value in GREEN during warm-up, switching to AMBER to signal the normal operating range, and in RED to signal an alarm condition.
The changes in color are quickly seen from a distance, and machine operators can intuitively react to changing conditions.
The colors can be programmed to change back when the value drops back below the alarm point or to "latch" on until being reset by the operator.
The instrument can also be programmed to display only one unchanging color: GREEN, AMBER, or RED. This is a useful way to let an operator identify, at a glance, process values in three separate locations, or to display three different measurements such as Temperature, Pressure, and Flow.
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iSeries U.S. Patent #6,243,021
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QUALITY and TECHNOLOGY
Designed and manufactured in the USA, the innovative NEWPORT® wiSeries of meters & controllers features an extended one (1) YEAR warranty at no extra charge.
SPECIFICATIONS
Model "wi8-U"
Input Types: UWTC “Universal Wireless Thermocouple”; UWRTD “Universal Wireless RTD"
Refer to individual wireless products for their specifications.
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Input Type |
Range |
Accuracy |
J |
Iron-Constantan |
-100 to 760°C (-148 to 1400°F) |
±0.5% of reading or ±1.0°C(1.8°F),
whichever is greater |
K |
CHROMEGA®-ALOMEGA® |
-100 to 1260°C (-148 to 2300°F) |
±0.5% of reading or ±1.0°C(1.8°F),
whichever is greater |
T |
Copper-Constantan |
-200 to 400°C (-328 to 752°F) |
±0.5% of reading or ±2.0°C(3.6°F),
whichever is greater |
E |
CHROMEGA®-Constantan |
-200 to 1000°C (-328 to 1832°F) |
±0.5% of reading or ±2.0°C(3.6°F),
whichever is greater |
R |
Pt/13%Rh-Pt |
260 to 1760°C (500 to 3200°F) |
±0.5% of full scale
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S |
Pt/10%Rh-Pt |
260 to 1760°C (500 to 3200°F) |
±0.5% of full scale
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B |
30%Rh-Pt/6%Rh-Pt |
870 to 1820°C (1598 to 3308°F) |
±0.5% of full scale
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C |
5%Re-W/26%Re-W |
0 to 2315°C (32 to 4200°F) |
±0.5% of full scale
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N |
Nicrosil-Nisil |
-100 to 1260°C (-148 to 2300°F) |
±0.5% of reading or ±2.0°C(3.6°F),
whichever is greater |
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Pt, 0.00385, 100(std),
500, 1000 ohm |
-200 to 600°C / -328 to 1112°F |
±1°C from 0 to 400°C (32 to 752°F),
±2.5°C below 0°C or above 400°C (752°F) |
RTD |
Pt, 0.00392, 100(std),
500, 1000 ohm |
-100 to 457 °C / -148 to 854 °F |
±1°C from 0 to 400°C (32 to 752°F),
±2.5°C below 0°C or above 400°C (752°F) |
Control Output 1 & 2
Relay: 250 Vac or 30 Vdc @ 3 A (Resistive Load); configurable for on/off
Output 1: SPDT type, can be configured as Alarm 1 output
Output 2: SPDT type, can be configured as Alarm 2 output
SSR: 20-265 Vac @ 0.05 - 0.5 A (Resistive Load); continuous
DC Pulse: Non-Isolated; 10 Vdc @ 20 mA
Alarm 1 & 2 (programmable)
Type: Same as Output 1 & 2
Operation: High/low, above/below, band, latch/unlatch, normally open/normally closed and process/deviation; front panel configurations
Analog Output (programmable): Non-Isolated, Retransmission 0 to 10 Vdc or 0 to 20 mA, 500 ohm max (Output 1 only). Accuracy is ±1% of FS when following conditions are satisfied.
1) Input is not scaled below 1% of Input FS.
2) Analog Output is not scaled below 3% of Output FS.
Interface Specifications
Ethernet: Standards Compliance IEEE 802.3 10Base-T (RJ45)
Supported Protocols: TCP/IP, ARP, ICMP, DHCP, DNS, HTTP and Telnet
LED Indicators: Network Activity, Network Link, Diagnostics, Receive & Power
Management: Device configuration and monitoring through embedded WebServer
Embedded WEB Server: Serves WEB pages ( JAVA™ Applets) containing real-time data and live updated charts within definable time intervals.
Software:
The software packages available for the wiSeries wireless system are iConnect
(configuration software for the Ethernet interface), iLog (Excel-based software for automatic data
logging), and Mail Notifier (email alarm notification software).
Wireless Communication
Standard: IEEE 802.15.4
Frequency: 2.4 GHz (2410MHz), Channel #12
Network Topology: Star Topology
Range:
UWTC-1, UWRTD-1: up to 60 m (200 ft) without obstructions or interference.
UWTC-2, UWRTD-2: up to 120 m (400 ft) without obstructions or interference.
zED-*: up to 91 m (300 ft) without obstructions or interference.
zED-*-P: up to 1000 m (3280 ft) without obstructions or interference.
General
Line Voltage/Power: 90-240 Vac ±10%, 50-400 Hz*, 110-375 Vdc, equivalent voltage; 5W
Low Voltage/Power Option: 12-36 Vdc or 24 Vac** ±10%, 3W
External power source must meet Saety Agency Approvals.
* No CE compliance above 60 Hz
** Can be safely powered but no certification for UL/CE are claimed.
Digital Filter: Programmable
Display: 4-digit, 9-segment LED,10.2 mm (0.40") and 21 mm (0.83") red, green and amber programmable colors
Connection: Screw terminals
Environmental Conditions: 0 to 55°C (32 to 131°F) 90% RH non-condensing
Protection: NEMA-1/Type1 front bezel
Approvals: FCC: Part 15C.
CE: EMC 2004/108/EC, LVD 2006/95/EC, RTT&E 1999/5/EC.
Dimensions: 48 H x 96 W x 127 mm D (1.89 x 3.78 x 5")
Panel Cutout: 45 H x 92 mm W (1.772" x 3.622"), 1/8 DIN
Weight: 353 g (0.78 lb)
Insulation
Power to Output: 2300 Vac per 1 minute test
For Low Voltage/Power Option: 1500 Vac per 1 minute test
Power to Relay/SSR Outputs: 2300 Vac per 1 minute test
Relay/SSR to Relay/SSR Outputs: 2300 Vac per 1 minute test
Mechanical Dimensions

To Order (*Specify Model No.) Prices shown in U.S. dollars
A complete wireless system requires at least one Receiver (wi8**-U) and one End Device (UWTC-* or UWRTD-*)
Model # |
Description |
Price* |
wi822-U |
Wireless Meter/Controller for UWTC units with Two Solid State Relays (SSR's): 0.5 A @ 120/240 Vac continuous, Embedded Ethernet, 90-240 Vac/dc, 50-400 Hz
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$395 |
wi823-U |
For UWTC units with SSR and Form “C” Relay |
$395 |
wi824-U |
For UWTC units with SSR and Pulse 10Vdc@ 20 mA (for use with external SSR) |
$395 |
wi833-U |
For UWTC units with 2 Relays: Form “C” SPDT 3 A @ 120 Vac, 3 A @ 240 Vac |
$395 |
wi844-U |
For UWTC units with Two Pulsed 10 Vdc @ 20 mA (for use with external SSR) |
$395 |
wi852-U |
For UWTC units with Analog Output selectable as retransmission of process value; 0 to 10Vdc or 0-20 mA @ 500 ohm max. and SSR |
$395 |
wi853-U |
For UWTC units with with Analog Output 0 to 10 Vdc or 0-20 mA @ 500 ohm max. and Form “C” Relay |
$395 |
wi854-U |
For UWTC units with Analog Output 0 to 10 Vdc or 0-20 mA @ 500 ohm max. and Pulsed 10Vdc @ 20 mA (for use with external SSR) |
$395 |
Ordering Example Other outputs options are available, please contact our Sales Department.
For Low Power Option (20-36Vdc, 24Vac) add -DC to end of part number: wi833-U-DC $395 + 25 = $420
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