RXW Temperature Sensor (RXW-TMB-xxx) Manual
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Adding the Mote to the HOBOnet Wireless
Sensor Network
The mote must join a HOBOnet Wireless Sensor Network
before it can begin measuring temperature and transmitting
data. This requires accessing the station and the mote at the
same time so it is recommended that you complete these steps
before deploying the mote.
Important:
If you are setting up a new station, follow the
instructions in the station quick start before setting up this
mote (go to www.onsetcomp.com/support/manuals/24380-
man-rx2105-rx2106-qsg for RX2105 and RX2106 stations or go
to www.onsetcomp.com/support/manuals/18254-MAN-QSG-
RX3000 for RX3000 stations).
To add a mote to the network:
1.
If the LCD is blank on the station, press any button to wake
it up.
2.
Press the Select button once (which shows the number of
smart sensors installed) and then press it again to switch to
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 on the station LCD for the manager
module 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.
Press this button to view the module
Press this button for 3
seconds for the mote to
join the network
Press this button again to
stop searching for motes
Press this button so the station is ready
to have motes join the network
This signal strength icon
blinks while searching for
a network.
Once a network is found,
the icon will stop flashing
and the bars will cycle from
left to right.
c.
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
two (one for temperature and one
for the mote battery).
a.
b.
