kunak KP-A-NA-05 AIR Pro Air Quality Monitoring System User Guide

: June 5, 2024
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Table of Contents

Package Content
Required Tools and Equipment
Parts of a Kunak AIR Pro Station
Power On/Off Button
LEDs Indicators and Display Buttons
Installation of the Smart Gas Cartridge
Pluggable Probes or Extra Sensors
Checking Before Deployment
Location Selection
Installation to Mast or Wall Mount
Storage and Transportation
Kunak Cloud Account
Verification of the correct functioning
Getting help
Documents / Resources

kunak KP-A-NA-05 AIR Pro Air Quality Monitoring System

Package Content

The Kunak AIR Pro is always supplied mounted into the solar shield and with an eSIM preconfigured to work with it. To install and configure a SIM card, please refer to the manual on how to change the SIM card.

| Gas cartridges, probes and power supplies are sent separately.
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Standard Kunak AIR Pro Package:

1x Kunak AIR + Solar Shield (more information about the version on the label of the box)
5x Cartridge slot cap (plugged)
1x Particle sensor cover kit1
1x Wall or mast mounting kit
1x Stainless steel hose clamp
1x Allen key 4 mm
1x Quick start guide

If any damage has been produced during transport, please, contact KUNAK or your local distributor.

Required Tools and Equipment

To install the Kunak AIR Pro, you need the following tools:

4-mm Allen Key (provided).
(For mast installation) Screwdriver or 6 mm socket wrench. ·
Cutter for the stainless-steel hose clamp.
(For wall installation) Screwdriver and 4 bolts (minimum 2).

Parts of a Kunak AIR Pro Station

Inlet Particle sensor
Support holder
Outlet Particle sensor
Metallic grid
Solar Shield
External Temp, Humidity, pressure and dew point sensor
Cartridge
Power button
Connectors for power and optional probes
LCD display
Display Button
LEDs indicators

Power On/Off Button

Please note that the button cuts off all power to the device so that the gas sensors are no longer powered and will have to be restabilised when powered on.

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ON

| Button pressed down. If it was already pressed down the power button, press the sleep button to reactivate the device.
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OFF

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Hold down during 5 sec the sleep button and wait for the LCD indicators.
The LCD will show the messages before going to sleep and when the LCD is Off, the device can be totally powered off by un-pressing the power button (button at enclosure level).

LEDs Indicators and Display Buttons

The LEDs below the display indicate the current status of the device.

RED LED	GREEN LED	INFORMATION
ON	ON	Powering ON or OFF
ON	OFF	Error status
OFF	ON	Measuring or connecting to the KunakCLOUD
ON (blink 1Hz)	OFF	Device ON at stand-by mode and charging
OFF	OFF	Between measures or powered off

There are two buttons below the LCD that will change the LCD messages. To access the functionality of the buttons, for the upper symbols briefly press the button, and for the lower symbols, press the button for 5 seconds.

Icon| Name| Hold|

Description

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| Info| Simple| Show information about the state of the device and the sensors
| Alarms| 5 sec| Currently not available
| Maintenance| Simple| Currently not available
| Sleep| 5 sec| Switching the working mode to stand-by or to normal mode..

Installation of the Smart Gas Cartridge

| The VOCs sensor cartridge ionises ambient air generating small amounts of O3, so avoid installing it near O3, NO2 or SO2 sensors. For example, place the VOCs sensor in slot 5 and the O3, NO2 and SO2 sensors in slots 1, 2 and 4; avoid placing them in slot 3.
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The cartridge can be installed at any slot of the Kunak AIR Pro device (always with the device switched off). When is turned ON, the device will automatically detect the cartridge and its position showing them at the LCD display. The positions are:

Pluggable Probes or Extra Sensors

There are 5 plugs at the bottom of the device for connect extra sensors. Each external sensor has only one of the M12 plug where it can be connected.
There are some probes or extra sensors that can be plugged to the Kunak AIR device in every moment and some that depends on the characteristics chosen at the purchase time.
The connector
All the sensors that can be connected as Standard for all the devices are:

Connector 1: Power 7V to 12V or Ethernet (PoE if communication is via ethernet).
Connector 2: RS232 & Modbus Slave.
Connector 3: Sound Level Meter.
Connector 4: WBGT & Pyranometer.
Connector 5: Anemometer & Rain Gauge.

Checking Before Deployment

| Be aware while installing a cartridge or a probe sensor.

The Kunak AIR device must be powered OFF while plugging/unplugging a cartridge or probe. If the device is powered ON while doing the change, it can damage the sensor or the Kunak AIR Pro station. Press firmly on the cartridge.
Be careful while inserting the cartridges into the device, the pins may bend if the cartridge is not inserted perpendicularly.
If a SIM card is going to be installed, please go to “Install or Change the SIM card” section of the Kunak AIR Pro User Manual.

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Before placing the base station in the final location, it is recommended to connect the cartridges and probes to test the correct function of the station in the office.
The steps to properly test the device prior to deployment are described below. The device will be factory configured being ready to start working.

Video tutorial of the steps described below.

Remove the metallic grid cartridge protector by loosening the bolts and sliding the protector forward.
Plug the cartridges of your choice into the device.
Be careful when inserting the cartridges into the device, the pins can bend if the cartridge is not inserted perpendicularly.
The device must be switched off during connections.
Plug all the probes that will be installed at the final deployment by
removing the cover of the connector in which the probe will be mounted. Do not remove covers from connectors that are not going to be used.
Keep the cartridge covers and the connectors protectors of the probes in the cartridges box for future use.
Press the power ON button (the button must be held down) and check on the display that the device detects all the cartridges (on its position) and probes.

If any sensor is not detected, verify that it is properly connected.
Mount the metallic grid cartridge protector and tighten the two bolts.
Put the device at stand-by or power OFF depending of your needs.

Location Selection

Selecting a location depends on the final application, road traffic monitoring, urban background, etc.
However, the user should have the following considerations when selecting the final location:

| Install the device far away from very close pollution sources and without enough air flow (chimneys, air conditioners, etc), that may disturb your readings. If a sonometer is also going to be placed, install it in a place with low wind impact, avoiding vibration sources and avoiding electromagnetic sources.
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| Install the unit between 3 and 4 meters high.
| If the unit is installed with solar panel, locate the devices far away from buildings, trees, etc…. to be sure that the solar panel receives maximum solar radiation to guarantee a correct battery recharge. Otherwise, Kunak AIR Pro will run out of battery.
| if the device is intalled with a solar panel in the North hemisphere, the solar panel must face to the South, and to the North in case of the South hemisphere.

Installation to Mast or Wall Mount

The Kunak AIR Pro device must be mounted in a determined way due to some design restrictions.
The fixed Kunak AIR Pro model should be mounted with the five cartridge sensor holes facing down and the Kunak AIR Pro sticker facing to the front.
The steps to install the Kunak AIR Pro to a wall or mast are described below. The device is delivered completely mounted into the solar shield.

Different types of possible installations: vertical mast, horizontal mast or wall. The minimum mast diameter on which the device can be hung is 3cm.

Video tutorial of the steps described below

Place the base of the support on a wall or mast.

Place the support to the base with the two bolts.
Place the device inside the support through the groove.
Screw the two captive fixing bolts.
Connect the power connector and the probes. Screw the probes connectors all the way in.
The device must be switched off during connections.
Power ON the device returning from “stand-by” by pressing thesleep button or by pressing down the power ON button.

Note: Once the device is working normally, the status of all sensors, battery, charge and connection can be checked by pushing the button.

Storage and Transportation

There are some aspects to consider if the Kunak AIR Pro device is going to be stored or transported to change of location.

Before uninstalling the device, turn it off.

Push the sleep button for 5 seconds.
LCD will show that is sending the last data.
Wait until the LCD and the LEDs are off.
To avoid the stabilization period of the gases sensors, let the device at Stand-by mode. If it is going to be stored long period of time, with the device in stand-by:
Un-press the power button (it must rest at the same level that the LCD).
Unplug the gas cartridges.
Store them at the antistatic bag provided.
Plug the cartridge covers to the device.
Put the covers on the connectors.

It is very important that the power button is un-pressed before transportation or storage for long period of time. This ensures that the internal battery power is not connected.

Kunak Cloud Account

When purchasing a Kunak AIR Pro device an email with initial User account and Password of Kunak Cloud (www.kunakcloud.com) is sent. If no user account has been sent, please contact your distributor or KUNAK.
Only an Admin account can create new accounts if free items are available. Check the user manual of Kunak Cloud to get more info.Verification of the correct functioning

Verification of the correct functioning

On the Kunak AIR Pro start-up, follow the LCD display infos to know that all the sensors are detected by the device and it is correctly connected to the Kunak Cloud. This procedure can last up to 5 minutes.

Also, it is recommended to wait for the first data to arrive on the Kunak Cloud platform. See the figure below to find the last connection time.

The device must turn green or yellow (with warnings) indicating that is connected and checking the “last connection time”. It can be read when the last connection was made.
Once the device has successfully connected to the cloud, it sends one measurement to Kunak Cloud before start working at the configured sampling and sending periods. These values can be checked in the dashboard. If the device has been switched off for a long time or the battery has been disconnected, the sensors may require several minutes (between some minutes several hour) till the cartridges reach the working conditions. If the values send by Kunak AIR Pro while the sensors are stabilizing are out of range, the Cloud platform will invalidate these values.

| Be aware when analysing data that each sampling period is an average. It is calculated from the last sample to the new one. The average timestamp is set at the end of the sampling time.
If the sampling period is 5 minutes, Kunak AIR Pro device will calculate the average, for example, from 12:08 to 12:13 and the timestamp of that measure will be 12:13.

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Then, it is recommended to wait a from 2 hours to 24 hours (depending on the sensor) after the first initialization to check the sensor readings. Every Kunak AIR Pro has been factory pre-calibrated before shipping to guarantee the best accuracy as possible during initial deployments. However, a final local calibration may be required to reach the best performance of the sensors.

While Kunak AIR Pro is turned ON and after switching it OFF, the user can access to Kunak Cloud to check the data, connections, health of the devices, sensor readings, etc. Please, check that sensors readings, battery and signal values, charge, etc. are within expected ranges to detect any anomaly.
Kunak AIR Pro must communicate its values to Kunak Cloud, but sometimes a connection may fail. In these cases, the devices will store all the readings till a successful connection is achieved.
If the device status is “OFF” or “OFFLINE” in Kunak Cloud, wait until the next connection period and/or check its last battery value. When the installation has been made under very low signal levels, (<-90dBm), the number of failed connections could be higher than desired, but no data should be lost.