Congratulations and thank you for purchasing your new Smart Foal Alarm! Welcome to the Smart Foal Instruction Manual Please read these instructions in full Battery care Completing a charge/discharge cycle 1-2 times throughout the year will maintain the condition of the battery. Simply turn the transmitter on (leaving the base station off) and allow the transmitter to run flat. Then recharge and store. This is particularly important if you have a year without any use at all.
Contents Click on the page number to go straight there INTRODUCTION ___________________________________________________________ 3 WHAT’S IN THE BOX? _____________________________________________________ 3 GETTING TO KNOW THE PARTS ___________________________________________ 4 WIFI SETUP ............................................................................................................................ 7 Base Station Diagram ..........................................................................
Introduction The purpose of this instruction manual is to help you become familiar with the setup, function and operation of your Smart Foal product. If you want to stream your mares’ data, you need to use a computer or laptop with the screen saver and sleep settings disabled. This is necessary because a tablet or phone will cut their WiFi connection once the device has been asleep for a few minutes to conserve the battery life.
Getting to know the parts Please proceed with the setup instructions while you are in close range of your WiFi router. It will make your life much easier. You will need both your Smart Foal transmitter and Smart Foal WiFi Base station (also referred to as the receiver) during the setup procedure.
The WiFi OK (yellow) light is ON when the WiFi has successfully connected to your network. If the base station hasn’t been able to connect to the network or there is a fault in the network this light will stay off. The Radio OK (pink) light FLASHES every time it receives a packet of data from a transmitter. It should flash approximately twice per second, per transmitter. The more transmitters that are switched on, the faster the Radio OK light will flash.
Smart Foal transmitter Charging jack Charging light Transmitting light As mentioned earlier, the transmitter has a magnetic sensor that is used to turn the device on and off. Once the transmitter has been turned on, the blue transmitting light should begin to flash. It should flash roughly twice per second. The charging jack has a dust plug in it. Lift the dust plug out with your fingernail and insert the USB cable when you need to recharge the transmitter.
WiFi Setup To connect your WiFi Base station to your home WiFi network you need to tell it which network you want to use and the password. To do this the base station will open an access point called “Smart Foal”. The base station gives you a configuration portal in which you can select your network. Once you have chosen your network and saved your password the Smart Foal network will disappear and the base station will connect to your home WiFi network.
WiFi Setup Continued Now that your WiFi base station is on you need to prepare it to be configured then tell it which network to join and give it the password. On the base station, press the Password Erase button and hold it down for about 1 second. Doing this will force your base station open a WiFi access point. To prevent it being accidentally pressed, the button is recessed below the housing level. You may need to use a pen or similar to press it.
The transmitter now needs to be connected to the base station. The base station and the transmitter both have a circle with the words On/Off switch in it. Hold the transmitter over the base station so that the on/off switch circles touch. Leave the transmitter in that position until the blue light on the transmitter starts flashing Now that the transmitter is on, the blue light should flash several times per second.
The hardware alarm switch has 3 positions: On (hardware alarm is always on) Off (hardware alarm is never on) Auto (hardware alarm will turn itself on if a fault with the WiFi or server is detected) If you are using the alarm without the Wifi, internet or app features then leave the alarm set to ON. If you have placed the alarm with the mare or a long distance from ear shot then leave the alarm set to OFF. In all other cases, leaving the hardware alarm on AUTO is the best option.
Now is a good time to test the transmitter. The Smart Foal alarm has a hardware alarm. There is a switch on the front of the base station box on the right hand side. Flick the Hardware Alarm switch so that it is ON Now turn the transmitter so that it is on its side. After a few seconds the hardware alarm should start screaming. If it does, everything is working. Remember to return the hardware alarm switch to your desired setting before you forget about it.
Operations Here we will go through some of the features and functions of the app. Transmitter When your transmitter gets flat or you want to recharge it between mares, all you have to do is remove the dust plug and insert the USB cable (the same cable is used for powering the base station and recharging the transmitter). Insert the USB cable until the red light comes on. When the transmitter finishes charging the red light will turn off. When it has finished charging reinsert the dust plug.
Frequently asked questions and troubleshooting Why doesn’t the Power OK light come on when I plug in the USB cable? The most likely cause of this problem is the USB cable is faulty. Try another one if you have a spare. Similar cables to Smart Foals custom USB charger cable can be purchased from Jaycar and Jaycar stockists. The part number is PP1985. The TIP is positive.
Battery care Completing a charge/discharge cycle 1-2 times throughout the year will maintain the condition of the battery. Simply turn the transmitter on (leaving the base station off) and allow the transmitter to run flat. Then recharge and store. This is particularly important if you have a year without any use at all.
Additional Support If you have any problems please get in touch. We have a trouble shooting guide here: https://smartfoal.com/troubleshooting-guide/ You can contact us directly: support@smartfoal.com You can also post questions in the Smart Foal VIP Club Facebook group. That is our preference. That way, if someone else has the same problem they can see the solution. If you have any feedback about these instructions (or anything else) please let us know.
