User's Manual

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Requirements & Tools for Installation of
Nodes and Sensors
• Node with at least one sensor
• Small flathead screwdriver
• 4 D-cell batteries
• Smartphone with Setup app installed
• Wire cutter/stripper
• Mounting pole or post
• Wrench
• Screwdriver if mounting to a post
Note: You should install Nodes from closest to Gateway to furthest from Gateway so that
each Node can establish a connection with the Gateway or a Node that has already
been installed.
Prepare Node for Installation
Plug in the solar panel cable. Install 4 D-cell batteries making sure they are
installed according to the + and - marks in the battery compartment.
The Node will power up. LEDs will indicate connection.
Connect Node to Gateway
1. Take the Node and smartphone to the general location in which you wish to
install your Node.
2. Make sure the phone’s Bluetooth is on.
3. Open the app on the smartphone. Tap “Add a Node.”
4. Bring the phone close to the Node or gently tap the phone to the node.
5. Follow the prompts in the app as it finds the Node and connects it to the
Gateway. This transmits the Gateway’s identifying information to the Node
and allows its data to be received by the Gateway. Having specific
identification for each Gateway/Node pair allows you to have multiple
Gateways without cross transmission. Once the Gateway identification is
transmitted to the Node, it will communicate only with that Gateway.
You will hear two beeps to indicate that the Gateway’s identifying information
has been transferred to Node. Using the app, you will be see this Node’s serial
number appear on the list for proper Gateway.
You will know that the connection between the Node and Gateway is complete
when you see green light. If they cannot “find” each other, try moving the
Node to a different location. If the location of the Node can not be changed,
consider installing a different Node closer to the Gateway, to act as a repeater.
It does not have to have any sensors installed.
Install the Sensor(s)
Each note has four sensor junctions. You can install up to four sensors in these
junctions.You can install the sensors before or after mounting the node shelter. For