Creating the Digital Oilfield

Well Head Monitoring

Wireless Well Head Monitoring Solution

vMonitor
Creating the Digital Oilfield

iWatch is an advanced solution with a

Features
vMonitor RTU XS8 features that brings real-
time data and reliable control from Oil &
Data history
Gas wells. The i-Watch is an innovative

Report by exception
solution with a high performance battery
powered Remote Terminal Unit, integrated
Battery level indicator
with three pressure sensors, and one RTD to
measure all the well head process
Remote configuration
parameters all inside a compact Nema 4X
SS316 enclosure.
Built-in 128 bit encryption

Combined with a Gateway, the iWatch-XS8,
Network times synchronization

installed at the remote site, can be a stand-
alone RTU or part of an integrated network
Min/Max and percent change alarms
to acquire real-time data for analysis and
detect alarms. vMBus RTUs have been
Selectable wake-up interval from 1 second to 18 hours
successfully implemented for wellhead, ESP,
downhole gauges, and gas-lift valve
Selectable data reporting (Raw Data & Engineering
monitoring. vMbus RTUs are easily
customizable for a variety of other Units)
applications and third party equipment.

Diagnostic data (response time, message count and

signal strength)

www.vMonitor.com
 iWatch –XS8
TM

Creating the Digital Oilfield

SYSTEM HARDWARE MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS

I/O Interface Operating Temperature
• 6 A/D channels -12 bit resolution (0-5 VDC or 4-20 mA) • -40°C to +85˚C (-40 ˚F to + 185˚F)
• 2 Opto-Isolated Digital Input Channels (3-24 VAC 0r DC)
• Humidity Range 5-90% non-condensing
• Independent A/D Channel used for battery voltage level
• Independent A/D channel used for temperature General Dimensions
• Independent A/D channel used for RTU • 14” x 14” x 6” (W x H xD)

• 1 Digital channel monitors the status of a digital switch; used for

Housing
tank monitoring & detecting alarms. • Nema 4X SS315
• 1 D/A channels -12 bit resolution –current (4-20 mA) & voltage (0-5)
outputs
Processor and Memory
• 8051 Micro-Controller running at 12.58MHz with 64KB Data
Memory
Serial Ports
• 1 RS232 interface port with baud up to 115,200 bps
• 1 RS232/RS485 serial interface
• 1 I2C interface port
Radio
• Plug-in radio modem operating at a frequency of 900 MHz or
2.4GHz

WIRELESS
• Type (Standard) 2.4 GHz: DSSS (direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)
Line of sight 2.2 Km
• (0ptional) 900 MHz: ISM, FSK, FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread
Spectrum) Line of sight 10 Km

POWER
• Input Range 5.0 -15.0 VDC
• Low Power Operating Mode with power consumption <10 mA
without radio

SOFTWARE DETAILS
Operation Modes
• Sleep Mode (Battery Operated)
• Continuous (Power)
• Stand Alone
Timer/Clock
• On-board
• Wake up timer adjustable from 1 sec. to 255 hours
Communication Protocols
• vMBus Communications Protocol/HART Protocol
• MODBUS Protocol Support
Firmware
• Data Totalizer, Pulse Counter/Accumulator, Square Root Extraction,
Engineering Units, Conversion/Scaling, PID, Alarms, Valve Control,
Remote Configuration

United States of America

4321 W. Sam Houston Parkway N. Suite 110 Houston, TX 77043
Tel: 1 713 467 3900 Fax: +1 713 467 3999 Email: info@vmonitor.com
United Arab Emirates
th
Al Masraf Bldg. 15 Fl. Shk. Hamdan St. Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 35427
Tel: +971 2 676 7965 Fax: +971 2 676 7956 Email: info@vmonitor.com www.vMonitor.com
© Copyright of vMonitor. All rights reserved