OMEGA M58 Link Cloud Guide User Guide
- June 16, 2024
- Omega
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OMEGA M58 Link Cloud Guide
Precautions
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
If the equipment is used in a manner not specified in this manual, the protection of the equipment may be impaired. Do not operate the equipment in flammable or explosive environments. It is important to read and follow all precautions and instructions in this manual before operating or commissioning this device as it contains important information relating to safety and EMC. Failure to follow all the safety precautions may result in injury and/or damage to the equipment.
The following labels identify information that is especially important to note:
- Note: Provides information that is important to successfully navigate the Omega Link Cloud user interface.
- Caution or Warning: Informs about the risk of electrical shock.
- Caution, Warning, or Important: Informs of circumstances that can affect the functionality of the instruments and must refer to accompanying documents.
Introduction
The Omega Link Cloud provides device management, state and status monitoring, data logging, and analytics on all connected Omega Link Smart Sensing devices and compatible 3rd party sensing devices through a robust web user interface.
Accounts can be created and accessed by visiting:
Subscriptions can be purchased by visiting:
Cloud Account User Registration
Using any device with a web browser, complete the following steps:
- Step 1: Open your browser to cloud.omega.com.
- Step 2: Click Sign Up and complete the registration process. This will require a valid email address.
Below is a table describing the different kinds of users:
Primary
Administrator User
| The primary administrator user account is the main account that the Omega
Link Gateway is originally registered to.
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Non-Primary Administrator User| 
Non- Administrator User| 
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Note: Only administrator users (primary or non-primary) need to register individual Omega Link
Cloud accounts. Organizational users do not need to register an Omega Link Cloud account. If one account will be shared among multiple users in a company/ organization, it is highly recommended that access to the email address account be created and shared among all team members who will have primary administrator access in case of organizational changes. Ex:
Once the user credentials are verified, the user can login to the primary administrator account and will be presented with the Omega Link Cloud homepage. The primary administrator will have the opportunity to register Omega Link Gateways, change subscription tiers, and create additional user accounts.
Important: If multiple Administrator users will be registered under the same company name, it is important that the company name be typed the same way for each admin registration to ensure proper operation when assigning devices.
Navigating the Omega Link Cloud User Interface
The primary user interface tabs (Devices, Historian, and System) and their functionality are described in the sections that follow.
Devices
After signing in, the Devices tab immediately presents the readings of all
registered Omega Link Gateways and their connected sensing devices. From here,
users may access connected gateway details, add additional gateways to the
cloud account, monitor device health, and access specific sensor analytics.
Registering an Omega Link Gateway to Omega Link Cloud After logging in, follow the steps below to connect an Omega Link Gateway to the Omega Link Cloud.
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Step 1: From the Omega Link Cloud Devices homepage, click Add Gateway.
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Step 2: Type in the Gateway ID (GID) from the label on your gateway.
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Step 3: Type in the Registration ID (RID) from the label on your gateway and click Register.
Important: The label containing your Gateway ID and Register ID is located at the bottom of the gateway unit. -
Step 4: Once the gateway has been successfully registered, an icon will appear next to your registered device.
Note: The icon indicates incomplete device provisioning between the Omega Link Gateway and the Cloud. If the icon persists for more than 5 minutes after the gateway registration, power cycle the gateway device to reattempt device provisioning. Users can access the internal gateway UI to check the status log of the device if the issue persists. Once you have access to your account and have completed your initial device pairing, you will be presented with your connected devices on the Omega Link Cloud interface.
Gateway Details
To view your gateway details or change the name of your device, click the icon associated with the gateway you wish to view. From here, you will be able to change your gateway name and view your gateway ID, firmware version, model number, initial boot-up date and time, hardware type, manufacturer, and last recorded device heartbeat.
Situational Amber LED Status Indicator During Initial Boot-Up
Occasionally, the LED status indicator of the Omega Link Gateway will display a solid amber light. This solid amber light indicates that there is no internet connection to the Omega Link Gateway. This can be verified by navigating to the internal gateway user interface using a web browser (refer to the Omega Link Gateway user’s manual for more information on accessing the internal gateway user interface). Should this occur, the user or company’s IT department must open firewall ports and IP addresses to allow the connection to occur.
Management
Clicking the Management icon allows administrator users to create customizable groups of gateways, assign gateways to other administrators, and assign gateway alarm notifications to other users. The “Group” feature allows admin users to group gateway devices and organizational users. Groups of users will have permission to view, change, and/or receive alarm notifications from the sensors associated with the gateways in the group.
Creating a Device Group and Adding Devices
To create a Device Group and add sensing devices to that group, follow these instructions:
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Step 1: On the Omega Link Cloud homepage, click on the Management icon
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Step 2: Click Groups, then click Add Group and create a name for your group. Click Create to finalize.
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Step 3: Once your group is created, a pop-up window will appear with the title Manage Device Groups. Click the icon to add a user’s email address and grant them access to the group. Click OK to finalize the changes.
Note: Before adding a user to a group, the user must be granted access to the Omega Link Cloud account by completing the steps outlined in section 3.3.3.1 How to Add. -
Step 4: Once back on the Manage Device Groups window, click the icon to add sensing devices to your newly created group. Click OK to finalize the changes.
User and Device Assignment
To assign users to devices, click the Groups icon, and click Add Group. After naming your group, you can click on these icons to add users and devices to your group.
Assign Gateway to Admin (Admin Only)
To assign a gateway to an admin, click the Gateway icon. Enter the admin’s email address and select the gateway that will be assigned to them. Click Assign Gateway to finalize.
Important: If multiple Administrator users will be registered under the same company name, it is important that the company name be typed the same way for each admin registration to ensure proper operation when assigning devices.
Assign Alarm Notifications
To assign gateway alarms to other users, click the Alarms icon. Select your gateway, select the users to be assigned the alarm notifications, and click Confirm Assign to finalize.
Sensor Analytics
To access the analytics of a specific sensor, click on the measurements of the sensor you wish to view.
Measurements
The measurements tab displays graphs of the readings recorded by your sensor.
It allows users to change between live readings and specified ranges of time.
All data points, except for Real Time, are downsampled to 10 minutes for 24
hours and 1 hour for 7 days and 30 days. Custom range downsampling will be
based on the Reporting Interval when plotted on the Omega Link Cloud interface
regardless of the Cloud subscription level. All Real Time logged data fully
remains in the Historian. See section 3.2 Historian for more information.
Note: Data backfilled from offline sensor devices will not have the
subscription level downsampling rate appear in the Measurements chart if the
custom range is greater than 24 hours. However, the data gathered while the
sensor was offline (but still powered on) is preserved as long as there is
still space in the internal memory. In case the sensor memory is full, the
oldest data will be overwritten first. 
Alarms and Events
The Alarms and Events tab displays all alarms and events that were triggered
by this device. Each alarm and event include a short message describing the
nature of the alarm or event. 
Settings (Define Alarms and Events)
The Settings tab allows users to change all settings relevant to how the
device interacts with the Omega Link Cloud. Users can customize the device
name, alarm/event thresholds, and sensor reporting properties. To set a local
alarm output once you are in the Settings tab, define the parameters of the
alarm by defining the threshold. Your alarm can be configured to trigger when
readings go Above, Below, or Out of Range of your defined threshold. Once you
have defined your alarm parameters, click Update to finalize your
changes.
What is Deadband in Settings?
It is standard to establish the desired threshold or setpoint to trigger an alarm when a condition is met. Triggering an alarm repeatedly in a short period, however, can produce unwanted results, such as having the alarm flip between inactive and active several times and triggering unwanted actions tied to that alarm as a result. Additionally, the constant alarm email notifications may result in an email service shutdown. To solve the alarm chattering issue, Omega has implemented a Deadband feature into the Omega Link Cloud. Also known as hysteresis, the deadband establishes a range, or threshold, of values from the setpoint that the Omega Link Cloud will accept before the alarm is triggered. The deadband threshold can either be defined as an absolute value or as a percentage of the setpoint value. In the Omega Link Cloud, the deadband feature in the alarm settings is expressed as a percentage. For example, if a user enters a value of 5 in the deadband text box, a range of +5% to -5% from the threshold has been established and the alarm will not be triggered within that region.
Historian
The Historian tab allows users to create reports of past readings within a
range of time and presents them as a graph. Through the Historian tab, users
can export their chart data as a .csv file. Begin by clicking Select Devices
and making your selection. Select the range of time your wish to view and
choose a graph type from the selection. Your data will then be displayed and
ready for export. 
How to Generate a Historical Data Report
The Historian tab allows users to create reports of past readings within a range of time and presents them as a graph. Through the Historian tab, users can export their chart data as a .csv file. Begin by clicking Select Devices and making your selection. Select the range of time your wish to view and choose a graph type from the selection. Your data will then be displayed and ready for export.
Users can begin to generate a Historical Data Report by clicking the Select
Devices button. 
Users can then select the desired device(s) to add to the report by clicking
the associated checkboxes. Click OK to finalize the selection. 
Select a period or a range of dates
To specify the range of time the report will cover, users can select 24 Hrs, 7
Days, 30 Days, or Custom date and time. Click Apply to finalize the
changes.
Save the Result/Export Chart Data
Users can save and export the generated data by clicking the save icon . A .csv file of the data will be generated and the user will be prompted to download the file. Graph Data Presentation The Historian interface provides three methods of presenting graphed data: Plot Time Series, Plot Histogram, and Plot Prediction.
Plot Time Series
Plot Histogram
Plot Prediction
To utilize the Plot Prediction feature, enter the date and time of the value
you would like to predict and click the Predict Future Values button to
display the data.
System Settings
The System settings for the Omega Link Cloud allow you to customize your profile information, the units of measure displayed, user access permission, subscription management, and include contact information for technical support and feedback.
Profile
- The Profile tab allows users to configure settings such as associated email addresses, passwords, security questions, and notifications.
- Using the email address associated with the account or by providing an SMS email address, users can receive notifications directly whenever an alarm or event is triggered.
- Passwords can be updated by entering the old password in the text box and then entering and confirming the new password as directed on the webpage. Security questions can be configured at the bottom of the Profile webpage.
Important: Ensure the Notification checkboxes are properly marked according to
the type of notification alert the user would like to receive. 
Units
The Units tab allows users to set their preferred units of measure as they
appear on the Omega Link Cloud. Changing the units here does not change the
units of your sensing devices. It only changes the unit of measure as it
appears on the Omega Link Cloud. 
Note: Changing the units of measurement only affects the readings displayed on the Omega Link Cloud. Omega Link sensing devices interpret data according to the International System of Units (SI).
Users
The Users tab allows Administrator Users to add organizational users via email to the Omega Link Cloud account. This provides them permission to view or change the sensing device data associated with the account. To add a user, enter their email address in the text box and choose Can Change or Can View to grant access or restrict access.
How to Add Organizational Users
To add organizational users to an Omega Link Cloud account, follow these
steps: 
- Step 1: On the Omega Link Cloud homepage, click on the SYSTEM tab, and click on Users. Enter the email address of the user you want to add.
- Step 2: Click the dropdown next to the email address text box and select the level of access the new user will have: Can Change or Can View.
- Step 3: Click the icon to add the user. The email address of the new user will appear on the Existing Users table.
- Step 4: Once the previous steps are complete, the new user will receive an email prompting them to register an Omega Link Cloud account. If no email is received within 10 minutes, the email may be in the user’s spam folder.
Subscription
The Subscription tab shows your current subscription tier and provides a link to the Omega website should you choose to upgrade your subscription plan. If you purchased the subscription with a billing email different than your Omega Link Cloud account email, you may link the two here.
Contact Us
The Contact Us tab provides an email address link for direct engineering technical support. It also provides a text field for user feedback and comments.
How to Remove a Paired Smart Sensor from a Gateway
To remove a paired Smart Sensor (such as the SS-001) from a registered Omega Link Gateway, follow the steps below:
- Step 1: Log in to the Omega Link Cloud account associated with the paired devices.
- Step 2: From the Omega Link Cloud device readings page, identify the Smart Sensor that will be removed, and click the Trash Can icon .
How to Move a Paired Smart Sensor to a Different Omega Link Gateway
To move a paired Smart Sensor (such as the SS-001) to a different Gateway,
follow the steps below:
Note: When moving a paired Smart Sensor to a different Gateway, alarm,
and event thresholds may be triggered and notifications based on user
preference may be delivered. Notifications sent as a result of the re-pairing
process may be disregarded.
- Step 1 : Navigate to the Omega Link Cloud account that is associated with the Smart Sensor and remove the Smart Sensor from the account.
- Step 2: Ensure the unit is powered with either a USB connection or batteries. Press and hold the Pairing Button on their Smart Sensor for 8 seconds so that the LED Status Indicator blinks red to factory reset the device, then release the pairing button.
After the factory reset, the LED Status Indicator on the Smart Sensor will turn Amber/Orange indicating the device is in pairing mode and is ready to be paired to a new Gateway.
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