LINORTEK Netbell-Ultra-300 Bell Controller User Guide

NETBELL­ULTRA 300 QUICK SETTING INSTRUCTION

The Netbell is very easy to use. After wiring your bells/buzzers to the Netbell controller, powering it on, connecting the Netbell to your network, you will need to find its IP address to access the Netbell webpage by using our Discover program or other methods listing below.

FIND THE IP ADDRESS ON YOUR NETWORK
The Netbell is DHCP enabled, when a Netbell SERVER unit is first installed on your network, it automatically obtains a web address from your router via DHCP if your router is set up to assign one. If your router is not set this way, it is suggested that you turn that feature on so you can operate the Netbell SERVER and assign it the IP address of your choosing. There are several ways to find the Netbell IP address on your network.

Useing Discover Program to locate the IP address
Discover is our special designed program that will automatically locate your Netbell SERVER. The Discover is a Java program, Java
runtime needs to be loaded to use this feature. Java can be found here: http://[java.com/en/download/index.jsp).](http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp).)
To download the Discover program, please go to: https://www.linortek.com/downloads/support programming/
Use of Chrome & Firefox browsers is recommended. If you prefer to use Internet Explore browser, please note that when you download the Discover program, Internet Explore saves this programs a Zip file by default. In order to use the Discoverer, you need to select Save as and rename the file as “Linortek Discoverer.jar” when you download with Internet Explore browser.
When downloading the Discover program, sometimes you will see a popup warning message depending on your browser security settings, asking if you want to keep or discard this file, please click the Keep button as this is a Java program, it won’t harm your computer.

Once Discoverer locates your device, it will display:

1. IP Address
2. Host Name
3. MAC Address
4. Other Info:

a). Blue LED (if on)
b). Product Name
c). Server Software Revision

Click the device you want to use shown on the Discover program, launch the SERVER web pages in browser. Click Login button on the homepage. Default username/password is: admin/admin. You may change these as you desire or disable this feature in the settings menu.

Using cmd command on your PC to ping the IP address
If you can’t make the Discover program to work, you can ping the SERVER to get its IP address on your network. Here is how:

1. To bring up the run dialog, press the Windows key+R.

2. Or open the Start menu on your PC and type in cmd on search bar, select cmd program.

3. Type ping server and press Enter

4. If the ping is successful, you should receive replies from the address that you are trying to ping. Open your browser and type in the IP address displayed on the ping window.

5. Connect directly to your PC to use the default IP address
   If you still have trouble finding the IP address, you can connect the SERVER directly to your computer Ethernet port, TURN OFF the WiFi, open the browser, type in SERVER’s default IP address 169.254.1.1 to access the webpage to setup your device.

6. Сonnect your SERVER via USB
   If there is no way to run the Discoverer app you can find the SERVER’s IP address using any terminal emulator. Connect the SERVER to the USB port on your PC, open any terminal emulator you prefer and set your COM port to Serial (You can find your COM port number under Device Manager), open the window and type ‘netinfo’ command. You will get your Ultra’s IP address.

RELAY CONTROL BELLS
Netbell uses relay outputs to control the bells. It is here you can turn the bells on and off manually or set your bells duration by  setting the relays as well as their labels and status.To set your relay properties, go to Service ­ In/Out (Relays) page. The Relay that you are editing is identified by the line on which you clicked the Edit icon on the RELAY page. You can give a name for the relay (bell) on the Set Relay page after clicking the Edit icon. Enter a 15 character Relay Name. The Netbell  deault pulse width is 4 second (which means the bell will ring 4 second for each schedule), you can change this number by entering your desired Pulse Width and Pulse Width Multiplier on Set Relay page here, you can also set different bell ringing duration for each schedule on Bells scheduling page below. Please note: When you set a duration on Bells page for each schedule, it will overwrite the pulse width of that relay.
To test the bell after wiring it to one of the Relay Outputs, go to Services ­ In/Out , click the RED dot under STATE on the RELAY CONTROL section. When the RED dot turns green, you bell should ring, if not, please check the wiring.

BSET TIME ZONE
Before starting scheduling your bells, please make sure to set your Time Zone first. CAUTION: Incorrect Time Zone may cause the BELLS not ringing at the right time.

To set your Time Zone, go to Setting ­ Time/Date page, enter your local Time Zone (for example, ­5 for Eastern Time Zone, ­6 for Central Time Zone, ­7 for Mountain Time Zone), make sure the Use NTP Update box is checked, when this box is checked, the Netbell will update its time from the NTP server every 30 minutes by default.
If you use Daylight Savings Time in your area, make sure the Use Daylight Savings Time box is check, set the DST starts/ends time. If you want to see the time update instantly, you can manually enter the standard time on the Time box (one hour BEHIND your current time), otherwise the time will update to your local time in the next NTP update interval. For example, if you current time is 9:35am, you should put 8:35am on the Time box. Click SAVE button, you are now ready to schedule your bells.
Note: If you wish to use the Netbell as a standalone device after the initial setup, please  uncheck the Use NTP Update box so that the SERVER won’t look for NTP server to update its time.

D BELL SCHEDULES
You can add up to 10 sets of schedules to the Netbell­Ultra 300 controller, such as regular  schedule, teacher work day and holiday schedules. To add a schedule, go to Services ­ Schedules page, the system comes with a default schedule, it’s named as Schedule 1 and it’s in USE. You can’t delete this default schedule untill you add a new one. Go to Add section which is located at the bottom of Schedules page, enter a name for the schedule (15 characters max), a description (32 characters max) for this schedule, then click Add.

To switch a schedule, click the RED dot under the USE column for the schedule you want to use, when the dot turns GREEN, that schedule is in use.

ADD BELL EVENTS
You can add up to 500 events for each schedules. Please NOTE: Before adding the bell events, make sure to select the schedule first! To add an event, go to Services ­ Bells page, the add bells section is at the bottom of the page.
Name: 15­character max, no special character
Time: 24hr format (HH:MM:SS)
Date: if selected, the bell ONLY rings at this specific time and date, the day of the week is disabled when this feature is used, a date will be displayed instead
Duration: enter a number (1­99) in the duration box and select a length (mS, Sec and Min), this is where you set bell ringing duration for each event, if leave empty, the bell will ring for 1 millisecond by default
Then click Add button, your first schedule will show up. Bell 1 and 2, Monday to Friday (M T W T F) are selected by default when you add a schedule. To change the selection, simply click the pip under the Bell or Day, the selected bell/day will show as GREEN (otherwise GREY)

1. If you want save a copy of your current bell events, or edit the events to use for other devices/schedules, you can use the Download & Upload function to do so.

DOWNLOAD BELL EVENTS
If you have created bell events for your first schedule, you can download it to a .txt file, then edit & upload to other schedules/ devices. To download the bell events, go to Services ­ Bells page, click the DOWNLOAD button, a new window will open with the events you created, which starts with #Start command.

• Create a .txt file,
• Copy and paste the bell events to your text file, please make sure command #Start is copied at the very beginning of the events as it is shown on the download page.
• Click Save after you paste the events.
• EDIT BELL EVENTS
  If you want to make any changes to your existing events, you can edit it on the .txt file, and then upload to other schedules or
  devices.
  Understand the Netball Event Template
  1. Your bell template should always start with #START command.
  2. The order for the schedules is: NAME (15char max),HH (2­digit,24hr), MM (2­digit),SS (2­digit), YY (2­digit), MM(2­digit), DD(2­
  digit), BELLS (1­8),DOW (Sunday­ Saturday),bell duration(from 1­99),duration multiplier (Ms, Sec, Min),Use(1­digit), Once(1­digit).
  Separate the value with comma.
  • NAME: Use any words for the name, max. 15 characters
  • HOUR(HH): 2 digit number, 24 hours format. For example, if you want to set a events at 3 clock in the afternoon, you need to set it as 15 in the HH area.
  • MINUTE (MM) :2 digit number.
  • SECOND (SS) :2 digit number.
  • YEAR (YY): 2 digit number.
  • MONTH (mm): 2 digit number.
  • DAY (dd): 2 digit number.
  • BELLS : the bells you want to schedule, from 1­8, depending on the Netbell models you purchase.
  (Netbell­Ultra 300 : 1­2
  bells, Netbell­2: 1­2 bells, Netbell­4: 1­4 bells, Netbell­K: 1 bell). Using the value “1” for the bell you want to schedule, put value “0” for not on schedule bell. For example, if you have a Netbell­4, and you want to schedule all of the bells ringing ascertain time. then you BELLS value should be:

11110000. • DAY OF WEEK (DOW): The day you want the bell ringing. Starting from Sunday, ends with Saturday. Use value “1” for
          the day you wish the bell ringing, “0” for no bell ringing. For example, you want to schedule your bell ringing from Monday to Friday, your DOW setting should be: 0111110.

• DURATION: How long you want the bell ring, from 1­99.
• DURATION MULTIPLIER: Ms, Sec, Min.
• USE: Use value “1” to put this schedule in use, “0” for not in use.
• ONCE: Use value “1” to put this schedule to use only for once, “0” for use in normal schedule

UPLOAD BELL EVENTS
To upload the txt file to Netball­ Ultra 300, first select which schedules that you want to use the bell events to, then go to Services ­ Bells page, click the Upload button, you will be directed to the upload page. Browse the file you created from your computer, then press Upload button, come back to the Bells page, your eventers are already there! The page will also show you how many records have been uploaded.

If you want to make changes for the events you just uploaded, for example, to change which bell rings at certain days, simple click the pips to check/uncheck, then click the SAVE button, your changes will be saved.
If you want to delete a schedule, you can click the DEL button at the end of an event. If you want to delete all events, you can do so
by clicking the Reset button, your events will be deleted from your bell memory.
Bell Event txt Template:

Start

Morning,07,00,00,00,00,00,10000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0
8AM,08,00,00,00,00,00,10000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0
Form,08,30,00,00,00,00,00000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0
9AM,09,00,00,00,00,00,10000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0
10AM,10,00,00,00,00,00,10000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0
11AM,11,00,00,00,00,00,10000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0
Noon,12,00,00,00,00,00,10000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0
Lunch,12,30,00,00,00,00,10000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0
Back from lunch,13,00,00,00,00,00,10000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0
2PM,14,00,00,00,00,00,10000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0
Second shift,15,00,00,00,00,00,10000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0
End of Day,17,00,00,00,00,00,10000000,0111110,5,Sec,1,0

USE NETBELL AS A STANDALONE DEVICE

We strongly RECOMMEND you to connect the Netbell to your network while using it so that you can get the most accurate time from the NTP server for your Netbell server. When you install the Netbell at the location where network is not available, you can use it as a standalone device. After setting up your Netbell as the instructions below, then go to Time/Date page, uncheck the Use NTP Update box so that the SERVER won’t look for the NTP server to update its time when it’s used as offline, then click SAVE button. Now you can install the Netbell at any locations as you like, it will ring your bells at your schedules. When you use the Netbell as a standalone device, and find the time running faster or slower after a certain period, you can adjust the Real Time Clock (RTC) Crystal Frequency value from Settings ­ Time/Date page to adjust the time.
Here is how to adjust the RTC Crystal Freq.:
For example, your current RTC Crystal Freq. is 32769.8, and you are losing one second a day, then you need to change the RTC Crystal Freq. to be 32769.9, and check to see if you still loose the time in one or two days later. If the clock is one second fast, you need to change the RTC Crystal Freq. to be 32769.7 to adjust the real time. Please note, do not change the number too big at each time. 1­2 second will be good.

For more information on Netbell User Manual, Video Tutorials for installation and schedule settings are available on our website Download page: https://www.linortek.com/downloads/

CONTACT SUPPORT TEAM
If you need assistance on setting your devices, please feel free to contact us: Phone: 1­336­485­6199
Email: support@linortek.com
You can also start a chat from our website to reach our support teams

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