Product Specifications

Overview

SynapSoft 6.0 is a unique Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tool which focuses on providing real ROI for our customers. SynapSoft 6.0 expands the SynapSense Data Center Optimization Platform to deliver unprecedented levels of operational efficiency and energy savings. In addition to providing significant enhancements to SynapSense Environmental Monitoring and Active Control™, SynapSoft 6.0 supports the latest Power Suite products, P3 SmartPlug™ and SmartLink™, which enable customers to optimize loads, reduce stranded power and identify available power in real-time. P3 SmartPlug™ and SmartLink also offer unique visibility to both power and cooling for optimal server placement. With these two additions, the SynapSense Power suite now provides customers the ability to measure power to the server, the rack, the PDU and across multiple rooms for real-time PUE. 

SynapSoft 6.0 Features and Benefits

The features in SynapSoft 6.0 provide enhancements to all of the SynapSense products, including Environmental Monitoring, Active Control and Power Suite.

Power Suite

PowerImaging: The Convergence of Power and Cooling

• Intuitive visualization of rack-level power data (U space, power, current) with cooling capacity for optimal server placement

Graphical Rack Details

• Consolidated graphical rack display (power, capacity & environmentals) for branch circuit monitoring and rack-level monitoring on same screen

Power Alerts

• Rack-level alerts indicate phase imbalance or maximum threshold violations to support increased resiliency in the data center and enable load and phase balancing

SmartLink™ is vendor agnostic

• SmartLink captures data from multiple RPDUs in a mixed environment and eliminates the need for an IP drop and configuration enabling customers to cost-effectively leverage their RPDU investment with complete visibility

Environmental Monitoring

• Improved graphical interfaces and reporting features for increased business intelligence, including LiveImaging™ annotations 
• New Optimization Filter enables customers to zero in on a select set of data (e.g. racks >79°) to improve operations and enable faster decision making 
• Enabled offline reporting: ETL (extract transform and load) enables the extraction of data for improved reporting capability, including report scheduling in any format 

Active Control 

• The number of data points collected has increased from 1M per day to 1M per 5 minutes for enhanced data center fine-tuning and control

SynapSoft™ 6.0 consists of three basic components; the SynapSense Wireless Network, the Console Application, and a browser-based User Interface. This system is a secure non-intrusive wireless system which does not require IP addresses or powered input for the sensor network and does not interfere with 802.11 WiFi networks.

Below is an example of a SynapSense installation in a data center rack.

 

Wireless Nodes and Sensors

ThermaNode™ - Download ThermaNode™ Technical Data Sheet

Usage: Temp/Humidity/Dew Point

Internal Sensed Data
  Dew Point Sensor
    Operating Range: 10ºC-35ºC, 20%RH - 80%RH
    Accuracy: Nominal +0.48ºC to 0.46ºC

  Temperature Sensor
    Accuracy:  ±0.3ºC
                       0ºC-10ºC & 43ºC-60ºC: ±0.7ºC
    Time Constant:  230 seconds moving air 
 

External Sensed Data
Up to 7 thermistors
Temperature Range: 0ºC-60ºC
Accuracy:  ±0.3ºC
Operating Range: 0ºC-60ºC
Time Constant: 30 sec moving air; 60 sec static air

 

Pressure Node - Download Pressure Node Data Sheet

Usage: Differential Air Pressure
Differential Pressure Range: -500 to 500 pa (-2.0 to 2.0 in H2O)
Zero Point Accuracy: ±0.5pa (0.002 in H2O)
Span Accuracy: ±3.0% of reading

 

Constellation Node -
Download Constellation Node Data Sheet

Usage: Integration with 0 - 10V and 4-20mA inputs
Power: External 24VDC Power Adapter where applicable (110-240VAC, 50~60Hz)
Four 4-20mA analog inputs
Two 0-10V analog inputs
4-20mA Accuracy: ±1.15% Full Scale
0-10V Accuracy: ±1.53% Full Scale

 

Power and Energy Metering

P3 SmartPlug™
Download P3 SmartPlug and Controller Data Sheet

Configuration: replaces server cable
Meter Accuracy: 10amps full scale; ±0.5amps; ±0.5voltage; ±1.0% energy (PF 0.>0.7)
Maximum Electrical Ratings:
 100 to 240VAC, 50/60Hz; 10 amps max for C13/C14 models

SmartPlug™ Controller
Usage: Bridge Communication
Bridge Communication between local in rack P3 SmartPlug™ network and SynapSense Wireless Sensor Network
Capacity: 250 P3 SmartPlugs within 3 adjacent racks
Configuration: 1 controller is deployed for every 3 adjacent racks

Voltage Input:
Supplied with AC/DC power adaptor 100-240 VAC

SmartLink™
Usage: Low-cost Communication Backhaul
Low-cost communication backhaul for transmission of rack-level power from intelligent RPDUs
Configuration: Supports up to 2 intelligent RPDUs
Accuracy: inherited from connected RPDUs

 

Branch Circuit Power Monitoring (BCM) - Download BCM Data Sheet

Usage: Circuit Level Metering
Capacity: Up to 84 branch circuits
Power Measurement: 50 and 100 amp CTs available
Configuration: Wall or subfloor mount
Accuracy: ±1.0% for current, ±3.0% for power

 

Chilled Water Energy Meter - Download Chilled Water Energy Meter Data Sheet

Usage: Volumetric flow, pipe temperature 
Range: 0 - 300 kWh/5 minutes
Dual and Single flow
Accuracy: Flow ±2.0%; Pipe Temperature ±0.6ºC; energy ±4.0%

 

Power Sensing
Electrical Power Sensor
Measurement: 3 Phase, 208 to 480 VAC, 50/60Hz
Supports: Delta/Wye options
Current: Available CTs from 50 - 4000 amps
Accuracy: IEC 60687 Class 0.5/ANIS C12.20 0.5 compliant
Certifications: UL, CE

 

True RMS Current Sensor - Download True RMS Current Sensor Data Sheet

Range: CTs available 50 up to 4,000 amps
Frequency: 50 - 60Hz
CT Accuracy: ±1.0% Full Scale

Other Sensors

Particle Counter Measurement (4-20mA)
Particle size: 0.45 - 25Pm
Accuracy: ±1.8%
Counting Efficiency: 100% for particles > 0.75Pm (per JIS)

 

Outdoor Temperature and Humidity Sensor Solution - Download Outdoor Temperature and Humidity Sensor Data Sheet

Relative Humidity
  Operating Range: 0 - 95%
  Accuracy: ±3.15%

Temperature
  Operating Range: -40 - 70ºC
  Accuracy: ±2.6%
Replaceable sensor element

   

Rope Style Leak Detection System - Download Wireless Leak Detection Solution Data Sheet

Available Lengths: Up to 1000 ft

Door Status (Contact)
Magnetic Sensor

Equipment Status (Contact)
Range: 1 - 150Amps
Frequency Range: 50 - 60Hz

 

Wireless Communication

Gateway Node - Download Gateway Technical Data Sheet

Ethernet Connectivity to server
Power: External 5VDC power adapter; 110-240 VAC, 50~60 Hz
Ethernet Throughput: 256kbps max
Security: Lantronix XportAR: Rijndael 128-bit encryption, password protection, IP address filtering, locking features, hardened OS and stack

Wireless Node Specifications
Power: 4 Energizer AA lithium-ion batteries (L91)
Typical Battery Life: 5 to 7 years
Operating Temp: 0ºC to 60ºC (Indoor Use Only)
Warranty:  1 year
Certification: FCC Part 15, Subpart C, 15.247; Industry Canada;
                        CE Marking EN 300 328; V1.7.1
                        (2006-05) and EN 300 440-2 V1.1.2 (2004-07)
Radio: 2.4GHz, ISM unlicensed band IEEE 802.15.4 MAC
                        Data Rate Maximum: 250 Kbps
                        Maximum RF Output Power: +2dBm
                        Typical RF Range: 15m
                        Maximum RF Range: 80m

 

Server and Client Specifications

Minimum Server Requirements
Version 6.0 Server Specifications
Minimum server requirements needed to support up to 100,000 data points.  Data points include sense points and calculated.
Processor: Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® E5606 (2.10 GHz or better)
Memory: 8 GB RAM (fully buffered)
Disk space: 1 terabyte (hot-swap RAID recommended). When RAID employed, use 2 @ 1TB drives
Operating System: Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)

Active Control™ Server Specifications
Minimum server requirements needed to host the primary and secondary controller for Active Control Version 1.3.
Processor: Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X3430 (2.10 GHz)
Memory: 2GB RAM (fully buffered)
Disk Space: 160 GB
Operating System: Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)

OS Compatibility
Windows Server 2003 and 2008 (64- bit)
Contact SynapSense for 32-bit support

System Requirements
Email: SMTP server capable of sending alert notifications

Client PC requirements
Minimum Screen Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Browsers: IE 7.x or higher; Mozilla Firefox 3.x or higher
Flash Plug-in: Adobe Flash Player 10.1 or higher

 

Contact Us

Please contact a SynapSense Representative to learn more about SynapSoft™ 6.0.