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Efento SP. J. 

Ul.Krupnicza 14/5 

31-123 Kraków

 

 

MCU temperature

 - current temperature of the processor 

MCU min temperature

 - lowest temperature of the processor 

MCU max temperature

 - highest temperature of the processor 

Battery min voltage

 - lowest voltage of the battery 

Battery reset timestamp

 - beginning of the battery monitoring period 

Installation mode 

In the installation mode, the device continuously communicates with the network and Efento Cloud for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

300 seconds (5 minutes), refreshing the signal strength and connection parameters. Starting the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

installation mode allows you to check whether the sensor correctly logs into the network and whether the

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

signal strength of the NB-IoT network is sufficient for the correct operation of the sensor. Launching the

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

installation mode is not required for the correct device configuration. After starting installation mode, the

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

user can check: 

Seconds left

 - the number of seconds remaining until automatic exit from the installation mode 

Signal strength

- NB-IoT signal strength in tenths of dBm. -120 is taken as the extreme value. If

 

   

 

 

   

   

 

   

   

 

 

   

the signal strength is below this value, the device may regularly lose connection and not be able

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

to correctly send data to the server 

Signal Quality 

- parameter defining the signal quality 

Last data fetch Timestamp

- date and time of the last communication with the network. All

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parameters related to communication with the network have been refreshed at this time 

Registration Status

 - network connection status. There are three possible statuses: 

○ REGISTERED - registered on the network 
○ NOT REGISTERED SEARCHING - not registered on the network, trying to find the

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

network and register on it. 

○ NOT REGISTERED NOT SEARCHING - not registered on the network, does not try to

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

search for the network and register to it. If the sensor cannot register on the network for

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

any reasons (e.g. poor signal quality, SIM card error), this status will appear after several

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

unsuccessful registration attempts 

Ping status

- information if the sensor is able to reach Efento Cloud platform. Ping status allows

 

   

   

 

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you to verify the correct configuration of the APN - if the device is connected to the network, but

   

 

 

 

   

 

     

 

   

   

 

 

 

does not communicate with the platform, it is most likely caused by a wrong APN configuration 

Firmware Version

 - sensor’s software version 

Software updates 

Sensor software can be updated in two ways: 

Remotely (Software Over The Air)

- the Efento team, after preparing and testing the new

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

software version, can remotely update the software on all connected sensors. The software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

update is done by sending to the sensor only the difference between the new software version

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the current version. Thanks to this, the consumption of battery and data transmission during

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

the update is limited, which extends the working time of the sensor. This type of update does not

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for NB-IoT Sensor

Page 1: ...EFENTO NB IoT SENSORS User manual Sensor FW v 05 08 28 07 2020 ...

Page 2: ...d 7 Batteries 7 Sensor s startup 7 Configuration 8 Network configuration 8 Efento Cloud 10 Configuration with Efento Cloud 11 Configuration with a custom server 12 Device settings 12 Sensor status 17 Cellular status 17 Battery status 18 Installation mode 19 Firmware updates 19 Troubleshooting 20 Appendices 20 Security 20 Power saving features 21 Data usage 21 www getefento com 48 574 753 980 efent...

Page 3: ... Devices can be fully managed remotely including the remote configuration and secure software over the air SoTA updates Sensors are battery powered and can operate depending on the signal quality and transmission interval up to 10 years without any maintenance In case of good signal quality ECL 0 the device is able to transmit the data 130 000 times Technical data Cellular module NB IoT bands 8 20...

Page 4: ...k settings APN auto or manual PLMN auto or manual Indicators troubleshooting LEDs singling the status of the device Device information which can be requested by the server include signal strength in dBm total power in dBm TX power in dBm cell ID ECL SNR EARFCN PCI RSRQ total transmitted bytes total received bytes battery voltage uptime Diagnostics data including the network parameters and network ...

Page 5: ...r cloud platform over NB IoT network During the transmission mode the sensor consumes more power but it only stays a few seconds in this mode Devices can receive a new configuration in the response sent by the server Devices enter the transmission mode for a few reasons including the periodic transmission of data user triggered transmission transmission due to a threshold exceedance or retransmiss...

Page 6: ...clears its internal memory you can see it on the initial configuration of the device or when changing the measurement interval Getting started SIM card Efento Sensors are available in two options with a plastic SIM card micro SIM 3FF or an embedded SIM on request The SIM card must support NB IoT If your device has an embedded SIM you do not need to insert a SIM card Sensor will register on a netwo...

Page 7: ...properly Follow your local regulations and guidelines regarding the batteries disposal procedure Sensor s startup Once you insert a SIM card and the batteries the device will turn on On the device startup 1 Red and green LEDs should blink five times 2 After that red LED should quickly blink for a few seconds device clears it s memory 3 Green LED should quickly blink for a few seconds first transmi...

Page 8: ...nd read the measurements from the sensor s memory After that the configuration can be either done locally or remotely from a server After downloading and launching the app you will see all the sensors that are in your mobile device s range Tap on the sensor you re interested in the app will connect to it and show the sensor s information along with its current configuration To open up the settings...

Page 9: ...as been rejected by the network the reason will be listed in the Registration reject cause Provide your operator with that value to speed up the troubleshooting If the value is NOT REGISTERED_NOT_SEARCHING Most probably there is no NB IoT network coverage in the place where the sensor is located If the device has not registered on the network automatically you need to manually select the carrier C...

Page 10: ...fetching the time from the network these measurements will be lost If you set both PLMN and APN correctly but the sensor is not able to register on the network or communicate with the server please refer to the Troubleshooting section of this manual Efento Cloud Efento Cloud is a platform that receives and stores all the data collected by the sensors On Efento Cloud you can preview all the measure...

Page 11: ...or 2 Connect to the sensor with Efento Logger tap on the three dots in the upper right corner Network settings Server select Efento and in the Organisation token field key in the Organisation token you copied from Efento Cloud 3 Go to the Configuration tab of Efento Cloud In the New sensors section you will see the serial number of the sensor you are setting up Click on it and add it to your cloud...

Page 12: ...to you can use the Organisation token field to send additional information to the server e g API token Optionally you can set the sensor to send its IMEI to the server To switch that option on select the checkbox IMEI as token Device settings All the settings of Efento sensors described in this chapter can be also done remotely from the server In order to get the information how to configure the d...

Page 13: ...es the device will calculate the average value from samples N 2 N 1 and N The new average value will be calculated as soon as the device has taken three new measurements N 1 N 2 N 3 In order to set the threshold values 1 Connect to the sensor with Efento Logger tap on the three dots in the upper right corner Settings Device settings Alarm thresholds 2 Set the threshold values and types for each sl...

Page 14: ...communication between sensor and server network issue server issue etc if the ACKs are enabled the sensor will resent the missing data to the server In order to set the transmission interval 1 Connect to the sensor with Efento Logger tap on the three dots in the upper right corner Settings Network settings Transmission interval 2 Set the new transmission interval remember that it can t be less tha...

Page 15: ...t the device may not be able to send the data to the server even if an alarm threshold has been exceeded In order to set the transfer limit 1 Connect to the sensor with Efento Logger tap on the three dots in the upper right corner Settings Network settings Transfer limit 2 Enable the transfer limit and key in the number of transmissions and the time period for the transfer limit function Bluetooth...

Page 16: ...u write it down as you will need to add it in mobile devices that will access the sensor data 3 From now on the communication is encrypted You will need to add the encryption key in Efento Logger in order to see the data sent by the sensor In order to switch the encryption off 1 Connect to the sensor with Efento Logger tap on the three dots in the upper right corner Settings Device settings Turn e...

Page 17: ...your mobile phone is wrong the sensor will also has wrong time settings Sensor synchronizes the time settings with the network every time it communicates If you manually set the time and the sensor will be able to fetch the time from the network it will overwrite the manual settings Sensor status Efento sensors collect information about its current status This information is useful for troubleshoo...

Page 18: ...er of the cellular module ICCID ICCID of the SIM card in the device IP address current IP address of the device ECL ECL level This parameter is a good indicator of the signal quality The lower the better ECL 1 or 2 may significantly reduce the battery life Cell ID ID of the cell in to which the device is connected Last communication timestamp timestamp of the last successful communication All the ...

Page 19: ...n with the network All parameters related to communication with the network have been refreshed at this time Registration Status network connection status There are three possible statuses REGISTERED registered on the network NOT REGISTERED SEARCHING not registered on the network trying to find the network and register on it NOT REGISTERED NOT SEARCHING not registered on the network does not try t...

Page 20: ...manual APN set up Please contact your operator and obtain APN configuration Set APN with Efento Logger as described in Step 4 If the device is able to fetch time from the network Efento sensors need to fetch the time from the NB IoT network in order to synchronize internal time with the network time If this feature is not available you can set the time manually with Efento Logger by using the Chan...

Page 21: ...ake waiting for additional transmission from the server The only possible way to transfer data from the server to the sensor is to send them in response to the data packet received from the sensor The NB IoT standard provides for the retry of data transmission if it is impossible to send it correctly The method of repeating the transmission is not configurable by the user it is done automatically ...

Page 22: ...ues 1 or 2 Transmission period the more frequent the transmissions the shorter the battery life of the device With brand new batteries the device should send data about 130 000 times assumptions room temperature ECL 0 20 measurements transmission transmission period small enough to make 130 000 transmissions within 10 years Ambient temperature in lower temperatures the batteries discharge faster L...

Page 23: ...A updates Battery consumption is indicative Battery lifetime is affected by many factors including temperature in which the device operates signal conditions type of sensors installed in the device number of BLE connections i e to download the data from devcie s memory number of user threshold triggered transmissions number of new configurations sent from the server to the sensor number of network...

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