Geokon GeoNet 8900 Series, Instruction Manual

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20 | NETWORK INSTALLATION | GEOKON
Pay attention to the LEDs while moving the Nodes to ensure the signal isn’t lost.
After 10 minutes, the LEDs on the Nodes will stop indicating their status in order
to conserve batteries. Pressing the Status button on a Node will reactivate the
LEDs for another 10 minutes.
The default time a network will remain in Deployment mode is one hour. When a
new Node joins the network the timer will reset, extending the deployment
period for another hour. If more time is needed while deploying Nodes, the
default deployment timeout may be changed using Agent software.
If isolated from the rest of the network, a Node will continue to sample and store
data. When communication is reestablished, it will "catch up" by sending all of
the collected data to the Supervisor.
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FIGURE 27: Installation Order
3.8 STATUS BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY
All GeoNet devices have red and green LED indicators to display their status. A
reference key is printed on the side of each unit, below the LEDs. When pressed,
the Status button triggers the appropriate LED indicators to briefly illuminate.
The table below shows the meaning of the various LED indications.
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TABLE 7: LED Indicator Meaning
When the Status button is pressed on the Supervisor, the current status of the
network will be displayed briefly by the LEDs. If the network is in Deployment
mode when the button is pressed, the Deployment mode timer will reset. If the
network is not in Deployment mode, it will enter Deployment mode on the
following radio cycle. This could take up to six minutes, as changes to the radio
settings can only occur when all the radios in the network are awake. In order to
provide timely feedback to the user, the network parameters are set to a 10-
second radio interval while the Supervisor is in Deployment mode.
For networks with a non-cellular Supervisor, data will not be
collected until the network time is set. To do this, use the Agent
software (or other Modbus client). The default scan interval for data
collection is 10 minutes.
LEDs Supervisor Nodes
Time set, Nodes present GOOD: Radio signal > 30%
Time set, no Nodes present MARGINAL: Radio signal < 30%
Network time not set BAD: No radio signal