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HOBOnet®RXWirelessSensorNetwork

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HOBORX3000RXWManager(RXMOD‐RXW‐xxx)Manual

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TheHOBOnetRX3000RXWManagerisamoduleandmotedesignedtoworkwiththeHOBOnet

(HOBORX)WirelessSensorNetwork.WhentheRXWManagermoduleisinstalledinanRX3000

station,dataistransmittedwirelesslyfromsensormotesacrossthenetworktotheRX3000

stationandthenuploadedtoHOBOlink®web‐basedsoftware.YoucanuseHOBOlinktomonitor

thenetwork,viewgraphs,setupalarms,downloaddata,andmore.

Specifications

peratingTemperature

Range

‐25°to60°C(‐13°to140°F)

RadioPower12.6mW(+11dBm)non‐adjustable

TransmissionRangeReliableconnectionto457.2m(1,500ft)lineofsightat1.8m(6ft)high

Reliableconnectionto609.6m(2,000ft)lineofsightat3m(10ft)high

WirelessDataStandardIEEE802.15.4

RadioOperating

Frequencies

RXMOD‐RXW‐900:904–924MHz

RXMOD‐RXW‐868:866.5MHz

RXMOD‐RXW‐922:916–924MHz

ModulationEmployedOQPSK(OffsetQuadraturePhaseShiftKeying)

DataRateUpto250kbps,non‐adjustable

DutyCycle<1%

MaximumNumberof

Motes

50motesperoneRXWirelessSensorNetwork

PowerSourcePoweredbytheRX3000station

DimensionsMote:16.2x8.59x4.14cm(6.38x3.38x1.63inches)

Cablelength:2m(6.56ft)

WeightMote:159g(5.62oz)

MaterialsMote:PCPBT,siliconerubberseal

EnvironmentalRatingMote:IP67,NEMA6

omplianceMarksRXMOD‐RXW‐900:Seelastpage

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RXMOD‐RXW‐868:TheCEMarkingidentifiesthisproductas

complyingwithallrelevantdirectivesintheEuropeanUnion

(EU).

RXMOD‐RXW‐922:Seelastpage

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ComponentsandOperation

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ManagerMoteClosedManagerMoteOpened

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ManagerModule

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TheRXWManagerconsistsofamotewithacableattachedthat

ispluggedintoamodule,whichisinstalledintheRX3000

station.Thesearethecomponentsofthemoteandmodule.

MountingTab:Usethetabsatthetopandbottomofthemote

tomountit(seeDeployingandMounting).

Cable:Usethiscabletoconnectthemotetothemodule.

Eyelet:Usethiseyelettoattacha3/16inchpadlocktothe

moteforsecurity.

Latch:Usethetwolatchestoopenandclosethemotedoor.

Antenna:Thisisthebuilt‐inantennafortheradio

communicationsacrosstheRXWirelessSensorNetwork.

USBPort:Usethisporttoconnecttothemotetoacomputer

viaUSBcableifyouneedtoupdatethefirmware(seeUpdating

MoteFirmware).

ModuleJack:Usethisjacktoconnectthemotetothemodule

withthecableattachedtothemote(seeInstallingtheModule).

HOBORX3000

RXWManager

Models:

RXMOD‐RXW‐900(US)

RXMOD‐RXW‐868(Europe)

RXMOD‐RXW‐922

(Australia/NZ)

ItemsIncluded:

Cableties

Screws

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Mounting

Tab

Latch

Eyelet

Cable

Antenna

USBPort

ModuleJack

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HOBORX3000RXWManager(RXMOD‐RXW‐xxx)Manual

InstallingtheModule

ThemodulemustbeinstalledinanRX3000stationbeforethe

motesintheHOBOnetWirelessSensorNetworkcanjointhe

network.

Important:IfyouhavenotalreadyregisteredtheRX3000

stationwithHOBOlinkandsetupthestationcommunications,

followtheinstructionsintheRX3000QuickStart.

Toaddamodule:

1. Stopthestationifitiscurrentlylogging.PresstheConnect

buttonandwaitforthestationtoconnecttoHOBOlinkso

thatallthelatestdataisoffloadedbeforeaddinganew

module.

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2. OncethestationisdoneconnectingtoHOBOlink,powerit

downbydisconnectingthebatteryandunpluggingany

chargingdevice.

3. Inserttheconnectoronthebackofthemoduleintothe

receptacleintheleftorrightmoduleslot.

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4. UsingaPhillips‐headscrewdriver,tightenthescrewatthe

bottomofthemodule.

5. PlugthecablefromtheRXWManagermoteintothejackon

themodule,makingsurethecableisinsertedthroughthe

bottomofthestationcase.Donotreconnectthepoweron

thestationuntilthemoteispluggedinasshown.

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6. Pluginthebatteryandthenthechargingdevice,andwait

forthestationtopowerup.Verifythatthenewmoduleis

listedontheLCDscreenwithacheckmark.Becausethe

modulewasinstalledintheleftslotinthisexample,itis

listedontheLCDasmodule1.

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7. ThestationshouldautomaticallyconnecttoHOBOlink

(presstheConnectbuttononthestationifitdoesnot).

Checkyourstation’spageinHOBOlinktomakesurethe

newmoduleislisted.

8. IfyouaddedthemoduletoanRX3000stationthatwas

previouslyinuse,youwillneedtoupdatethestation

firmware.(Ifyouhaveanewstation,gotothenextstep.)

Toupdatethefirmware:

a. InHOBOlink,gotoDevices>Listandclickyourstation

name.

b. Onthestationpage,clickOverviewandscrolldownto

DeviceInformation.

c. OntheGeneraltabundertheFirmwareVersion,clickthe

firmwareupgradelink.

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d. SelectUpgradeonNextConnectionandclickSave.

e. PresstheConnectbuttononthestation.

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f. Waitforthefirmwareupgradetocomplete.Theupgrade

iconshouldbegoneinHOBOlinkoncetheupgradeis

successful.Ifthestationfirmwareisnotsuccessfully

installed,itcouldbebecausethereisaninterruptionin

cellularserviceorpoorsignalstrength.ContactOnset

TechnicalSupportat1‐800‐LOGGERS,508‐759‐9500,or

www.onsetcomp.com/support/contactforhelp.

9. SettheloggingintervalforthemoduleinHOBOlink.Goto

Devices>List,selecttheiconnexttoyourstation,and

selectModule/SensorConfiguration.SelectModule<1or

2>:WirelessSensorsLogging,enteralogginginterval(how

oftenthesensormoteswillrecorddata),andclickSave.

PressConnectifthestationwas

loggingtouploadthelatestdata

Themodule

isaddedto

the LCD

Inserttheconnectors

onthemodulehere

Clickthislinkto

upgradethe

stationfirmware

PressConnecttoconnecttoHOBOlink

andstartthefirmwareupgrade

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HOBORX3000RXWManager(RXMOD‐RXW‐xxx)Manual

PresstheStartbuttonontheRX3000stationtobegin

logging.

WARNING:Ifyouinadvertentlyinstallmoduleswhilethepower

ison,youmustdisconnectandthenreconnectthebatteryand

chargingdevicetoguaranteeproperoperation.Inaddition,if

youdidnotplugthemanagermoteintothemodulewhilethe

powerwasoff,itmaynotberecognizedbythestation.

Disconnectandreconnectthebatteryandchargingdevice.

Thestationisreadyformotestobeaddedtothenetwork.

Makesurethemoteisinavertical,uprightpositionandwithin

rangeofthestationwhiletheyjointhenetwork.Refertothe

specificsensormoteorrepeatermanualfordetailsonadding

motes.Notethatonceallmotesareaddedtothenetwork,the

totalchannelcountontheRX3000stationLCDfortheRXW

Managermodulewillrepresentallmeasurementchannelsplus

abatterychannelforeachmoteintheRXWirelessSensor

Network.

SeetheHOBOlinkHelpfordetailsonhowtochangethelogging

andconnectionintervals,viewdata,checkmotestatus,addthe

motetoamap,andmore.

Whenthestationisdeployed,makesurethattheRXW

Managercableandallothercablesandwiresarerouted

throughweatherproofcablechannels.RefertotheRX3000

manualatwww.onsetcomp.com/manual/rx3000

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fordetailson

usingtheweatherproofcablechannel.

DeploymentandMounting

Usecabletiesorscrewstomountthemoteviatheholes

onthemountingtabs.

Makesurethemoteremainsinaverticalpositiononceitis

placedinitsdeploymentlocationforoptimalnetwork

communications.

Makesurethemotedoorisclosed,withbothlatchesfully

lockedtoensureawatertightseal.

Considerusinga3/16inchpadlocktorestrictaccesstothe

mote.Withthemotedoorclosed,hookapadlockthrough

theeyeletontherightsideofthedoorandlockit.

MountthemanagerashighaspossibleabovetheRX3000

stationtoincreasetheradiosignalandlineofsight.

MakesuretheRXWManagercableishangingstraight

downandnotpulledtightlytothesidetoconnecttothe

station.

TipsforSettinguptheHOBOnetWireless

SensorNetwork

StayclosetotheRX3000stationwhenaddingmotesto

thewirelessnetworkbecauseyouwillneedtoaccessboth

thestationandthemoteatthesametime.Afterthemote

hassuccessfullyjoinedthewirelessnetwork,youcanthen

moveittoitsdeploymentlocation.

CheckthesignalstrengthonthemoteLCDonthelocation

whereyouwanttoplacethemote.Ifthereisonlyoneor

twobarsonthesignalstrengthindicator,considermoving

themotetoalocationwherethesignalstrengthisstronger.

Makesuremotesaremountedaminimumof1.8m(6

feet)abovethegroundorvegetationtohelpmaximize

distanceandsignalstrengthasshownbelow.

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ConsiderusingaplasticpolesuchasPVCtomountthe

motes.

Makesureeachsensormoteandrepeaterispositionedso

thatthebuilt‐insolarpanelreceivesoptimalsunlight

throughouteachseasonasshownbelow.Itmaybe

necessarytoperiodicallyadjustthemotepositionasthe

pathofthesunlightchangesthroughouttheyearoriftree

andleafgrowthalterstheamountofsunlightreachingthe

solarpanel.

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Obstructionsbetweenmotescanpreventreliablenetwork

communication.Ifthemoteisblockedbyasmall

obstruction(e.g.apole,theRX3000station,shrubbery),

thenmovethemotetoalocationwheretheobstructionis

notblockingthepathtothenearestmote.Ifthereisa

changeinelevationbetweenmotesoralargeobstruction

isintheway(e.g.abuildingortree),theneither

repositionthemoteuntilthereisfulllineofsighttothe

nextmoteoraddarepeaterbetweenthem.

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Thereshouldnotbemorethanfivemotesinanydirection

attheirmaximumtransmissionrangefromtheRXW

Manager.Dataloggedbyawirelesssensormusttravelor

“hop”acrossthewirelessnetworkfromonemotetothe

nextuntilitultimatelyreachestheRXWManageratthe

RX3000station.Tomakesurethedatacansuccessfully

travelacrossthenetwork,themoteshouldnotbemore

thanfivehopsawayfromthemanager.

TheHOBOnetWirelessSensorNetworkcansupporta

maximumof50motes.

UsetheMapfeatureinHOBOlinkforabird’seyeviewof

thenetworkandwirelesspaths.SeetheHOBOlinkHelpfor

detailsonthisandotherwaystomonitorthestatusof

yournetworkandsensordata.

Maintenance

Themoteisdesignedforoutdooruse,butshouldbeinspected

periodically.Wheninspectingthemote,dothefollowing:

Verifythemoteisfreeofvisibledamageorcracks.

Makesurethemoteisclean.Wipeoffanydustorgrime

withadampcloth.

Wipeoffanywaterbeforeopeningthemote.

Makesuretheinteriorsealisintactandthelatchesare

fullylockedwhenthemotedoorisclosed.

UpdatingRXWManagerFirmware

Ifanewfirmwareversionisavailableforthemodule,use

HOBOlinktodownloadthefiletoyourcomputer.

1. InHOBOlink,gotoDevices,thenRXDevices,andclickyour

stationname.

2. Onthestationpage,clickOverviewandscrolldownto

DeviceInformation.

3. ClicktheWirelesstab.Thisiconappearsnexttothe

moduleifthereisanewversionoffirmwareavailable.

4. Clickthefirmwareupgradelink.ClickDownloadand

savethefirmware.binfiletoyourcomputer.

5. ConnectthemotetothecomputerwithaUSBcable(open

themotedoorandusetheUSBporttotherightofthe

LCD).TheblueLEDisilluminatedwhileconnected.

6. Themoteappearsasanewstoragedeviceinthe

computer’sfilestoragemanager.Copythedownloaded

firmwarefiletothenewstoragedevice(themote).The

blueLEDwillblinkslowlywhilethefileiscopying.

7. Afterthefileiscopiedtothemote,theLEDwillstop

blinkingandremainasteadyblue.Ejectthestoragedevice

fromthecomputeranddisconnectthecablefromthe

mote.Thefirmwareinstallationprocesswillbegin

automaticallyonthemote.TheblueLEDwillblinkrapidly

whilethefirmwareisinstalled.Oncethefirmware

installationiscomplete,theLCDsymbolsreturnandthe

motewillautomaticallyrejointhenetwork.

Notes:

Mac®users:Amessagemayappearindicatingthedisk

hasnotejectedproperlywhendisconnectingthemote

fromthecomputer.Themoteisoperationalandyoucan

ignorethemessage.

IftheblueLEDturnsoffabruptlywhilecopyingthefileor

installingthefirmware,aproblemhasoccurred.Contact

OnsetTechnicalSupportforhelp.

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FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatement

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide

reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgeneratesusesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand

usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurina

particularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuser

isencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:

Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna

Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver

Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected

Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevice

mustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

IndustryCanadaStatements

ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicense‐exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and

(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthedevice.

Avisdeconformitépourl’IndustrieCanada

LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd'IndustrieCanadaapplicablesauxappareilsradioexemptsdelicence.L'exploitationestautoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:(1)

l'appareilnedoitpasproduiredebrouillage,et(2)l'appareildoitacceptertoutbrouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesilebrouillageestsusceptibled'encompromettrele

fonctionnement.

TocomplywithFCCandIndustryCanadaRFradiationexposurelimitsforgeneralpopulation,theloggermustbeinstalledtoprovideaseparationdistanceofatleast20cmfrom