G-Link
®
-LXRS
®
Wireless Accelerometer Node
User Manual
System Operational Overview
10
3.
System Operational Overview
The G- Link
®
- LXRS
®
contains an internal, rechargeable
Lithium Polymer (Li-Po) battery. For important precautions
see Safety Information on page 64
The G- Link
®
- LXRS
®
is susceptible to damage and/or
disruption of normal operation from Electrostatic Discharge
(ESD). For important precautions
.
To acquire sensor data, nodes are used with any LORD MicroStrain
®
data gateway, such as the
WSDA
®
-Base -10
x
-LXRS
®
or WSDA
®
-1500 - LXRS
®
, and a software interface.
LORD MicroStrain
®
has two software programs available for the Wireless Sensor Network:
SensorCloud™ and Node Commander
®
. SensorCloud™ is an optional web- based data
collection, visualization, analysis, and remote management platform based on cloud computing
technology. Node Commander
®
is used for configuring gateways and nodes, selecting sampling
modes and parameters, initializing data acquisition, and viewing and saving data.
In this section system hardware and software setup is described, including an overview of the
Node Commander
®
software menus required to configure a sensor connected to the node and
begin data acquisition through the gateway. It is intended as a quick start guide and is not a
complete demonstration of all system or software features, capabilities, or settings. Refer to the
Node Commander
®
User Manual, the LORD MicroStrain
®
website, and the SensorCloud™
website for more information (
).
