Voltage:
Actual voltage measured at the sensor battery used to calculate battery percentage,
similar to Received Signal you can use one or the other or both if they help you.
State
The integer presented here is generated from a single byte of stored data. A byte consists
of 8 bits of data that we read as Boolean (True (1)/False (0)) fields.
Using a temperature sensor as an example.
If the sensor is using factory calibrations the Calibrate Active field is set True (1) so the bit
values are 00010000 and it is represented as 16.
If the sensor is outside the Min or Max threshold, the Aware State is set True (1) so the bit
values are 00000010 and it is represented as 2.
If the customer has calibrated the sensor this field the Calibrate Active field is set False
(0) AND the sensor is operating inside the Min and Max Thresholds, the bits look like
00000000 this is represented as 0.
If the sensor is using factory calibrations and it is outside the threshold the bit values are
00010010 and it is represented as 18 (16 + 2 because both the bit in the 16 value is set
and the bit in the 2 value is set).
Note:
These two are the only bits that typically observed outside of our testing procedures.
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Settings View
To edit the operational settings for a sensor, choose the “
Sensor
” option in the main
navigation menu then select the “
Settings
” tab to access the configuration page.
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The default heartbeat interval is 120 minutes or two hours. It is recommended that you do
not lower your heartbeat level too much because it will drain the battery.
Finish by selecting the “Save” button.
Note:
Be sure to select the “Save” button anytime you make a change to any of the sensor parameters. All
changes made to the sensor settings will be downloaded to the sensor on the next sensor heartbeat (check-
in). Once a change has been made and saved, you will not be able to edit that sensor’s configuration again
until it has downloaded the new setting.
A. Sensor Name
is the unique name you give
the sensor to easily identify it in a list and in
any notifications.
B. Heartbeat Interval
is how often the sensor
communicates with the gateway if no activity is
recorded.
C. Aware State Heartbeat
is how often the
sensor communicates with the gateway while
in an Aware State.
D. Sensor is on
is the time of day the sensor
is actively working. No communication will be
sent while sensor is hibernating.
E. Enter aware state when magnet is
deter-
mines which reading of the sensor will trigger
the Aware State.
F. Report as “Open” when magnet is
is the
exact time the door should enter an alert state
when the magnet is removed or introduced.
G. Time to Re-Arm
is the time in seconds
after a triggering event that the sensor will wait
before re-arming itself.
H. Failed transmissions before link mode
is the number of transmissions the sensor
sends without response from a gateway before it goes to battery saving link mode. In link
mode, the sensor will scan for a new gateway and if not found will enter battery saving
sleep mode for up to 60 minutes before trying to scan again. Lower numbers will allow
sensors to find new gateways with fewer missed readings. Higher numbers will enable the
sensor to remain with with its current gateway in a noisy RF environment better (Zero will
cause the sensor to never join another gateway to find a new gateway, the battery will have
to be cycled out of the sensor.)
