The P+F Gateway’s Web Page
Joining the Sensors to the Commissioning Network
SKF Wireless Machine Condition Sensor
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Service Manual
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Additional Functions
>
Reset
.
Click
Reform Network
to activate
the new network settings.
After the network reform is complete, the network is ready f
or the new sensors to join
the commissioning network.
Joining the Sensors to the Commissioning Network
If many sensors
(50 or more) will be joining
the network, Global Advertising can be
initiated to speed up the process. The Global Advertising (or Active Advertising) function
can save considerable time when joining new sensors to
the network
; the joining
process may be up to 16 times faster with advertising on. The only cost for the time
saved is higher battery consumption temporarily on all devices in the network during
the advertising phase.
Because Global Advertising increases energy consumption of the network’s devices, it is
recommended that you use it only when needed, that is, when you expect new devices
to join the network. Note that you can activate Global Advertising without reforming the
network.
To start Global Advertising:
From the gateway’s
Setup
web page, you can enter the number of minutes (1 to 255)
to
Global Advertising Timeout
. Then, click
Activate Global Advertising
.
Or
From Device Manager, select the
gateway
hierarchy item. Click the
Set Active
Advertising On
button.
This function works only with P+F gateways. It will not work with
WirelessHART gateways from other manufacturers.
To start joining the sensors:
•
Activate
the sensors and let them join the
commissioning network using the factory
default settings.
•
Go to the gateway’s web page to check the sensors’ status.
As the sensors successfully join the network, they will appear
in the
Com Stat
column of
the gateway’s
Operating Modes
web page (refresh the page manually).