Wireless Sensor Device Manager
Full Routing vs. Leaf Node
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SKF Wireless Machine Condition Sensor
Service Manual
Full Routing vs. Leaf Node
The
Power profile
of all sensors must be set to
Full routing
(high power profile) mode
in the
Sensor
>
Status
tab. The network manager in the gateway grants fast pipe
capability only to sensors with the Full Routing power profile. Fast pipe capability is
desired for waveform collection and firmware upgrades.
Figure 17
.
Power Profile
–
Full Routing
Option.
IMPORTANT! Having all the sensors serve as routers will increase sensor power
consumption. See below for a solution.
Having all the sensors serve as routers will increase sensor power consumption but
there is a solution to this situation. The actual routing capability is set in the gateway’s
Operating Modes
web page. In the
Routing Device
column, deselect the check boxes
for the sensors so that the network manager will not use the sensor for routing. The
sensors will instead function as leaf nodes to conserve power.