User's Guide

Chapter 1
Overview
1.1 The FlatMesh System
A FlatMesh network consists of a number of nodes connecting to
one gateway device. In some situations multiple networks may be
required on a single site, for example a site in which the number of
nodes exceeds the number supported by a single Gateway, or a site
where there are a set of separate measurement zones.
A FlatMesh Node is a sensing unit with an integrated wireless
mesh radio and battery. It participates in a FlatMesh wireless net-
work, forwarding messages as required by the system, and also
takes samples from onboard and/or external sensors. Sampling is
done on a periodic schedule which may be either fixed or variable.
In addition, a sample may be manually requested via the Gateway.
1.2 FlatMesh Triaxial Tilt Node
The FlatMesh Triaxial Tilt Node provides angular tilt measurements
in three orthogonal axes. The node reports the angle of each axis
in relation to the gravity vector (straight down).
Note
Readings can be scheduled anywhere between 1 seconds to
twelve hours with a time increment of one second.
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