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WWW.SENSORPUSH.COM
CHECKING THE DATA
When you open the app, the app checks in
with the SensorPush cloud to fetch updated
data. It’s similar to an email app checking a
server for new emails. There can be a few
moments before your device receives the
update. Sometimes, you might see a delay
before it updates. This is normal. During that
delay, the Gateway might still display “Offline”
and the sensors may not update, but they will
update once the app has fresh data from the cloud.
You can also force the SensorPush app to check the cloud.
To do this try a pull-down refresh (a.k.a. “swipe-down-to-
refresh”) on the main screen of the app. The main screen
is the screen where the sensors are listed with the word
“Devices” at the top. A pull-down refresh is the same thing
you can do in an email app where you use a finger to pull
down on the screen to check the server for new emails.
This will load any new sensor and Gateway data from the
cloud, including current conditions, historical data, and
Gateway status.
HOW IT WORKS:
YOUR MOBILE DEVICE NOW WORKS
VIA THE CLOUD
The app on your mobile device will now
go to the cloud for sensor data instead
of getting that data directly from the
sensor devices.
If you have selected to receive alerts, the
Gateway also instructs the cloud to send
out a push notification which is then sent
to any mobile devices logged into your
account. If you have activated the email
alert feature, they are also triggered when
push notifications are sent. Email alerts
can be activated through the SensorPush
Gateway Cloud web dashboard
(http://dashboard.sensorpush.com).
All of this, including the push notifications
and email alerting, is done outside the
SensorPush app, whether the app is
onscreen or not.
SENSORS COMMUNICATE WITH THE GATEWAY
The Gateway uses Bluetooth to pick up the signal from
in-range SensorPush sensors and then it relays that sensor
data to the cloud using your WiFi or Ethernet.
The Gateway device also checks sensor readings for alert
conditions to see if the readings have exceeded one of the
boundaries you’ve set.
