Configure the Continuous Monitoring feature

With continuous monitoring, Connect Tank can constantly monitor sensors for an alarm by continually sampling sensor data. This enables Connect Tank to find alarms faster, and to not miss any alarms that may have occurred between scheduled sensor readings.

When using this feature, Connect Sensor never sleeps. For best performance and ease of use you are required to use an external power source (direct or mains power) rather than relying on the battery within Connect Sensor. The Connect Sensor battery can be used as a battery backup if the external power source fails.

The Connect Tank device should be configured to specify a buffer time range for before and after an alarm occurs. When an alarm occurs, Connect Tank continues to sample data until the time limit of the buffer is reached. When the buffer time limit is reached, the following information is pushed to Remote Manager:

• Sample data in the buffer for the time range specified
• Alarm information
• Information from a scheduled reading stored in the device's memory

In addition to continuous monitoring, scheduled sensor readings still occur, and that data is stored in the Connect Tank memory.

• If a sensor alarm occurs, the data samples taken during the buffer time range plus any other diagnostic information stored in the device's memory is pushed when the buffer time range is reached.
• If an alarm doesn't occur between scheduled pushes, the information from a scheduled reading stored in the device's memory is pushed to Remote Manager as scheduled.

Continuous monitoring can occur simultaneously for up to five inputs: four analog and 1 digital.

• Analog 4-20mA Current Loop 1 or Analog Voltage Input 1
• Analog 4-20mA Current Loop 2 or Analog Voltage Input 2
• Analog 4-20mA Current Loop 3 or Analog Voltage Input 3
• Analog 4-20mA Current Loop 4 or Analog Voltage Input 4
• Digital Input

Configure CSENSE Continuous Monitoring

Follow these steps to enable and configure continuous monitoring.

1. Upgrade to the Connect Sensor Continuous Monitoring firmware. See Update the firmware from Remote Manager.
2. Enable the continuous monitoring feature on an Analog 4-20mA Current Loop, Analog Voltage Input, or a Digital Input. See Enable continuous monitoring on analog input or Enable continuous monitoring on digital input.
3. Configure the buffer time range for all sensors using continuous monitoring to ensure the desired amount of data is stored when an alarm occurs. See Configure the buffer time for continuous monitoring