WS1800
Designed for small facility applications, WS1800 flexibility can meet any remote alarming and monitoring needs. Featuring an extended temperature range and low power consumption, remote management, and distributed reporting; the WS1800 brings situational awareness from the network edge to the entire organization.
Features and Benefits
Fully Featured
- Compatible with all the major Network Management Systems
- Distributed reporting
- Serial pass-through or terminal server functionality
- Low power consumption
- SNMP, TL-1, TABS, TBOS northbound interfaces
Flexible
- Rack mount or compact wall mount form factors available
- Extended temperature range for extreme cold or hot weather
- Available with 16 or 32 opto-isolated Discrete Inputs
- Optional mid-point battery alarm
- Wire wrap termination is also available
- Ability to add carrier board (Ethernet switch, modem, etc.)
Provisioning Made Easy
- Visual LED display for Discrete Digital Inputs and Outputs
- Remote and Local Firmware management
- Remote and Local configuration management
- 50 pin CHAMP style connector is pin to pin compatible with legacy Westronic products
Specifications
Chassis | |
| CPU: | 16 bit, 40 MHz x86 Microcontroller |
| Power (V): | -48VDC (-24VDC available on request) |
| Power Consumption: | 35-40mA idle, < 100mA maximum @ -48VDC |
| Operating Voltage Range: | -40 to -60 VDC |
Rackmount | |
| Dimensions (H x W x D): | 1.75” x 17.38” x 7.5” (4.45 cm x 44.15 cm x 19.1 cm) |
| Weight: | 5.1 lbs (2.31 kg) |
| Termination Interface: | 50 pin AMP connector |
| Operating Voltage Range: | -40 to -60 VDC |
Wallmount | |
| Dimensions (H x W x D): | 7.63" x 10.19" x 1.13" (19.38 cm x 25.88 cm x 8.08 cm) |
| Weight: | 2.6 lbs (1.2 kg) |
| Termination Interface: | 50 pin AMP connector Wire wrap posts |
| LED Indicators: | Power, CPU Run, LAN activity, all Discrete Inputs and Control Outputs |
Additional Capabilities
- Analog Inputs.
- Remote configuration.
- Remote firmware upgrade.
Mid-Point Battery Monitoring
Simply monitoring the overall plant voltage from your sites isn't enough to ensure a timely response to developing battery problems. By the time site voltage levels start to drop, its too late. In many cases, you have less than 8 hours to repair battery cells and/or strings before complete failure of the battery occurs, which likely means service interruption.
Individual cells within a battery string can start to break down long before the problem is apparent in terms of plant voltage. If left unchecked, this can eventually lead to 'runaway' conditions causing heating, as well as generation of hydrogen gases that can explode. Thermal runaway can also create H2S gassing which is very corrosive and will damage equipment within the cabinet. The breakdown of a cell is initially indicated by a fluctuation in voltage, but this small fluctuation is indistinguishable when only the overall plant voltage is being measured. Westronic has addressed this problem by providing mid-point battery measurement, which can detect an imbalance between the two string segments, and report user defined threshold levels as alarms to the Network Operations Center. This proactive approach can help operations and maintenance personnel address the problems before they become catastrophic. This protects the capital investment and can help to reduce service outages caused by battery problems.
Westronic Systems provides intelligent management solutions for network operators to proactively manage the battery plant in their sites. These solutions include integrated Central Office (CO) and Outside Plant (OSP) platforms that include the following capabilities:
- Up to four battery strings (Eight 0-60vdc analog inputs)
- Screw terminals for the analog (battery) connections
- Battery string voltage measurement
- User configuration for the overall string voltage with 4 threshold alarm settings
- Battery mid-point voltage measurement
- User configuration for the differential setting available for 2 threshold alarm settings for each battery string
- User defined deadband value to prevent the alarms from going in and out of alarm