Hobo HOBOnet RXW-THC-B Series Manual Download Page 3

RXW

 

Temperature/RH

 

Sensor

 

(RXW

THC

B

xxx)

 

Manual

 

1

800

LOGGERS

 

3

 

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the

 

module

 

with

 

the

 

manager

 

(module

 

2

 

on

 

RX2105

 

or

 

RX2106

 

stations).

 

 

3.

 

Press

 

the

 

Search

 

button

 

(the

 

magnifying

 

glass).

 

The

 

magnifying

 

glass

 

icon

 

will

 

blink

 

while

 

the

 

station

 

is

 

in

 

search

 

mode.

 

 

4.

 

Open

 

the

 

mote

 

door

 

and

 

install

 

the

 

batteries

 

if

 

you

 

have

 

not

 

already

 

done

 

so.

 

5.

 

Press

 

the

 

button

 

on

 

the

 

mote

 

for

 

3

 

seconds.

 

The

 

signal

 

strength

 

icon

 

will

 

flash

 

and

 

then

 

cycle.

 

 

6.

 

Watch

 

the

 

LCD

 

on

 

the

 

mote.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This

 

process

 

may

 

take

 

up

 

to

 

five

 

minutes.

 

The

 

green

 

LED

 

blinks

 

quickly

 

while

 

the

 

mote

 

searches

 

for

 

a

 

network

 

to

 

join

 

and

 

then

 

blinks

 

slowly

 

while

 

it

 

completes

 

the

 

network

 

registration.

 

Once

 

the

 

mote

 

has

 

finished

 

joining

 

the

 

network,

 

the

 

green

 

LED

 

turns

 

off

 

and

 

the

 

blue

 

LED

 

then

 

blinks

 

indefinitely

 

while

 

the

 

mote

 

is

 

part

 

of

 

the

 

network.

 

Note:

 

If

 

the

 

mote

 

cannot

 

find

 

the

 

network

 

or

 

has

 

trouble

 

remaining

 

connected

 

during

 

this

 

process,

 

make

 

sure

 

the

 

mote

 

is

 

in

 

a

 

vertical,

 

upright

 

position

 

and

 

within

 

range

 

of

 

the

 

station.

 

7.

 

Press

 

the

 

Search

 

button

 

(the

 

magnifying

 

glass)

 

on

 

the

 

station

 

to

 

stop

 

searching

 

for

 

motes.

 

 

If

 

you

 

added

 

more

 

than

 

one

 

more

 

mote

 

to

 

the

 

network,

 

then

 

the

 

total

 

channel

 

count

 

for

 

the

 

module

 

on

 

the

 

station

 

LCD

 

will

 

represent

 

all

 

measurement

 

channels

 

plus

 

a

 

battery

 

channel

 

for

 

each

 

mote

 

in

 

the

 

network.

 

Sensor

 

measurements

 

will

 

be

 

recorded

 

at

 

the

 

logging

 

interval

 

specified

 

in

 

HOBOlink,

 

transmitted

 

to

 

the

 

station,

 

and

 

uploaded

 

to

 

HOBOlink

 

at

 

the

 

next

 

connection

 

interval

 

(readout).

 

Use

 

HOBOlink

 

to

 

monitor

 

mote

 

status

 

and

 

health.

 

If

 

a

 

mote

 

is

 

temporarily

 

offline,

 

any

 

logged

 

data

 

is

 

saved

 

until

 

it

 

is

 

back

 

online.

 

In

 

addition,

 

if

 

a

 

mote

 

is

 

offline

 

for

 

30

 

minutes,

 

the

 

station

 

will

 

automatically

 

connect

 

to

 

HOBOlink

 

and

 

report

 

the

 

mote

 

as

 

missing.

 

Once

 

the

 

mote

 

is

 

back

 

online,

 

any

 

logged

 

data

 

will

 

be

 

uploaded

 

the

 

next

 

time

 

the

 

station

 

connects

 

to

 

HOBOlink.

 

See

 

the

 

HOBOlink

 

Help

 

for

 

details

 

on

 

how

 

to

 

change

 

the

 

logging

 

and

 

connection

 

intervals,

 

view

 

data,

 

check

 

mote

 

status,

 

add

 

the

 

mote

 

to

 

a

 

map,

 

and

 

more.

 

Deployment

 

and

 

Mounting

 

Mounting

 

and

 

Positioning

 

the

 

Mote

 

 

Mount

 

the

 

mote

 

to

 

a

 

mast

 

or

 

pipe

 

using

 

cable

 

ties

 

or

 

affix

 

the

 

mote

 

to

 

a

 

wooden

 

post

 

or

 

flat

 

surface

 

with

 

screws.

 

Insert

 

the

 

cable

 

ties

 

or

 

screws

 

through

 

the

 

holes

 

on

 

the

 

mounting

 

tabs.

 

 

Consider

 

using

 

plastic

 

poles

 

such

 

as

 

PVC

 

to

 

mount

 

the

 

mote

 

as

 

certain

 

types

 

of

 

metal

 

could

 

decrease

 

signal

 

strength.

 

 

Make

 

sure

 

the

 

mote

 

remains

 

in

 

a

 

vertical

 

position

 

once

 

it

 

is

 

placed

 

in

 

its

 

deployment

 

location

 

for

 

optimal

 

network

 

communications.

 

 

Make

 

sure

 

the

 

mote

 

door

 

is

 

closed,

 

with

 

both

 

latches

 

fully

 

locked

 

to

 

ensure

 

a

 

tight

 

seal.

 

Press

 

this

 

button

 

to

 

view

 

the

 

module

 

Press

 

this

 

button

 

so

 

the

 

station

 

is

 

ready

 

to

 

have

 

motes

 

join

 

the

 

network

 

Press

 

this

 

button

 

for

 

3

 

seconds

 

for

 

the

 

mote

 

to

 

join

 

the

 

network

 

Press

 

this

 

button

 

again

 

to

 

stop

 

searching

 

for

 

motes

 

This

 

signal

 

strength

 

icon

 

blinks

 

while

 

searching

 

for

 

a

 

network.

 

c.

 

Once

 

a

 

network

 

is

 

found,

 

the

 

icon

 

will

 

stop

 

flashing

 

and

 

the

 

bars

 

will

 

cycle

 

from

 

left

 

to

 

right.

 

d.

 

This

 

network

 

connection

 

“x”

 

icon

 

blinks

 

while

 

the

 

mote

 

completes

 

the

 

registration

 

process,

 

which

 

may

 

take

 

up

 

to

 

five minutes.

Once

 

the

 

mote

 

has

 

finished

 

joining

 

the

 

network,

 

the

 

“x”

 

icon

 

is

 

removed

 

and

 

the

 

channel

 

count

 

on

 

the

 

station

 

LCD

 

increases

 

by

 

three

 

(two

 

for

 

temperature/RH

 

and

 

one

 

for

 

the

 

mote

 

battery).

 

a.

 

b.

 

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