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Table of contents

Onboard features and controls

External features

Internal features and controls

Onboard modes overview

Setup mode (1)

Autotest mode (2)

Sleep mode (3), Active mode (4)

LED notiﬁcations

Setup and device initiation

1. Connect antenna

2. Register device with a network server

3. Activate device

4. Connect to network

5. Ready for operations

Default device parameters

Using Terabee Conﬁguration GUI

Device maintenance

LoRa Antenna

Battery compatibility

Battery replacement

Battery information & handling recommendations

Battery lifetime

Device cleaning

LoRaWAN communication

General uplink payload structure

Error codes bit structure

Data output deﬁnition

Uplink payload decoding function (example)

Appendix

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Summary of Contents for LoRa Level Monitoring XL

Page 1: ...Terabee LoRa Level Monitoring XL User manual v1 0 Technical support support terabee com Sales and commercial support terabee sales terabee com...

Page 2: ...onnect to network 15 5 Ready for operations 16 Default device parameters 16 Using Terabee Configuration GUI 17 Connection 17 Home tab 18 Network tab 20 Application tab 23 About tab 25 Device maintenan...

Page 3: ...device The user manual also includes instructions for using the Terabee Configuration GUI Symbols explanation The following symbols are used within the document This symbol indicates important messag...

Page 4: ...ol with kilometers of coverage area For operations the device uses an onboard replaceable battery which in combination with the low energy LoRa protocol provides users with years of autonomy Device in...

Page 5: ...safe encrypted data transmission over a private or public LoRa network LoRaWAN gateways receive encrypted data packets from the end devices within reception range and transmits the data messages to t...

Page 6: ...Standard Type D battery 3 6V 19 AH replaceable Shipped inside the level device Note The Terabee device does not support rechargeable batteries For more information see the Device Maintenance section U...

Page 7: ...Onboard features and controls External features Copyright Terabee 2021 Terabee 90 Rue Henri Fabre 01630 St Genis Pouilly France next to CERN 7 36...

Page 8: ...onnection for screw in installation of the level device 5 Distance Sensor Terabee proprietary distance sensor with long range measurement characteristics based on LED Time of Flight technology 6 O rin...

Page 9: ...operations 10 Micro USB Access for connection to PC power via USB 11 O ring and O ring slot Ensures water tight sealing between device and top lid Do not remove the O ring 12 M5 threaded insert includ...

Page 10: ...The Terabee device includes 4 modes explained in more detail below 1 Setup mode 2 Autotest mode 3 Sleep mode 4 Active mode Copyright Terabee 2021 Terabee 90 Rue Henri Fabre 01630 St Genis Pouilly Fra...

Page 11: ...rovides users with short bursts of data via LoRaWAN to help verify successful network connection and data transmission The mode is automatically entered after turning the onboard activation switch ON...

Page 12: ...p mode for most of its time while deployed on the field Based on pre configured parameters the Terabee device will wake up exit from the sleep mode and enter the active mode for a short period of time...

Page 13: ...Regular blinking every 10 sec indicates that the device is operating in AUTO TEST mode WHITE LED activated for 1 sec before system reset start In the Terabee Configuration GUI the FACTORY RESET is sel...

Page 14: ...body to adjust for a preferred antenna position other hand Use the 3 point hinge system to manipulate the antenna in the preferred position 2 Register device with a network server Before operation the...

Page 15: ...ct to network After initiation the device will enter AUTO TEST MODE during which it will 1 attempt to join request the LoRa network This step can take up to 90 sec and is only present in the OTAA acti...

Page 16: ...configured during the production process Activation method OTAA Device EUI provided unique to each device Application EUI Application Key provided random to each device Radio Frequency LoRa EU868 MHz...

Page 17: ...lid Upon successful physical connection the LED will constantly blink GREEN and it will continue to do so as long as the Terabee device is linked to the PC Power supply to the device is now provided v...

Page 18: ...w will appear showing currently configured device parameters Click on CLOSE to continue Under the Control Panel the Device Status field will now change to CONNECTED Device status can also be found in...

Page 19: ...tion via LoRa protocol Users can extract measured distance data in a txt file format by clicking on START RECORDING Select a preferred location for the file and click SAVE When enough data is gathered...

Page 20: ...y AppKey 128 bit application encryption key to secure communication between device and network AppKey parameter field is automatically pre filled with device specific code provided by Terabee device A...

Page 21: ...of chirps used to represent a symbol The higher the SF value is the more chirps used to represent a symbol and the longer data air time Options available SF7 SF8 SF9 SF10 SF11 SF12 By default ADR is e...

Page 22: ...e uplink confirmation request Options between 1 2 3 4 5 tries are available SAVE TO DEVICE Once parameters have been configured click on SAVE TO DEVICE bottom left to register and store configured net...

Page 23: ...vice 2 Initiate a join request procedure 3 After a successful network connection join request accepted it will send an uplink message with a test payload BBBB 4 Wait for an acknowledgement message via...

Page 24: ...board computation of remaining material level in silos If enabled the following 3 extra parameters will appear in the section below that are necessary to be configured in order to provide an accurate...

Page 25: ...e silo or tank SAVE TO DEVICE Once parameters have been configured click on SAVE TO DEVICE bottom left to register and store configured network parameters to your Terabee device A dialog window will a...

Page 26: ...e from Terabee before continuing with the firmware upgrade process Click on UPGRADE FIRMWARE select the corresponding tera bin file from your PC and click on OPEN Onscreen instructions will guide you...

Page 27: ...ain and power are supported by local regulations Important Make sure the ERP Effective Radiated Power and EIRP Effective Isotropic Radiated Power are within the regulatory limits For instance in Europ...

Page 28: ...1 Make sure the device is deactivated onboard switch position is set to 0 2 Unscrew the top lid and open the battery compartment by rotating clockwise use a coin or a tool 3 Remove the discharged bat...

Page 29: ...ient temperatures higher than 100 C Under no circumstances allow exposure to fire For battery replacement please use only lithium thionyl chloride units standard type D Follow regional regulations for...

Page 30: ...wder materials dirt on a regular basis sensor lens cleaning may be required If large amounts of dust or dirt build up has accumulated on the sensor lens over a longer period of time it may block light...

Page 31: ...RFU RFU TOF TIM EOUT BATTERY LORA_LO W_POWE R_FAIL WDT_RES ET RFU reserved for future use Data output definition 1 Distance data raw distance measurements performed by the onboard ToF sensor Output is...

Page 32: ...tance from bottom of silo to the point where the device will output a 100 fill level full 0 fill level distance from bottom of silo to point where the device will output a 0 fill level empty Device po...

Page 33: ...in ambient temperature Voltage usage profile may also differ depending on selected device measurement transmission intervals 4 Error codes informs alerts the user about potential error modes that have...

Page 34: ...BATTERY System failed to read voltage from the battery If possible please restart the device if isKthBitSet errorByte 3 errors TOF_TIMEOUT System failed to get a response from the onboard ToF distance...

Page 35: ...evelPercentage bytes 2 var batteryVoltage bytes 3 8 bytes 4 var errorCode decodeErrors bytes 5 return distance distance levelPercentage levelPercentage batteryVoltage batteryVoltage errorCode errorCod...

Page 36: ...Ra antenna is properly connected to the Terabee device If a non Terabee antenna is employed please ensure it supports the corresponding LoRa frequency 2 Make sure the gateway is powered operational an...

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