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Version 3.5.1
BEANAIR®
BEANGATEWAY®USER MANUAL
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DOCUMENT
Document ID
UM_RF_05
Version
V3.5.1
External reference
UM_RF_05_ENG_BeanGateway
Date
15/11/2021
Author
Youssef Shahine, Embedded Software Engineer
Project Code
Document’s name
BeanGateway® User Guide
VALIDATION
Function
Destination
For
validation
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info
Writer
Aleksandr Drimitov
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Reader
Mohamed-Yosri Jaou.
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Validation
Antje Jacob
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DIFFUSION
Function
Destination
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action
For
info
Reader n°1
Maxime Obr., Embedded software engineer
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Reader n°2
Mohamed-Yosri Jaou., Embedded software
engineer
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UPDATES
Version
Date
Auteur
Evolution & Status
2.2
16/10/2014
Aleksandr
Drimitov
•BeanGateway® Picture changed
•TimeSync function added
2.3
08/06/2015
Aleksandr
Drimitov
•RS485, RS232 technical specifications added
•ModBus® Protocol
2.4
17/11/2015
Aleksandr
Drimitov
•New videos added
•Removing a BeanDevice® from a WSN –process
description
2.5
29/09/2016
Salah Riahi
•Installation with BeanScape software, more info
added
2.6
22/12/2016
Salah Riahi
•Upload Cartography video added
2.7
22/12/2016
Salah Riahi
•Added more information about wall mounting Kit

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UPDATES
2.8
05/07/2018
Youssef Shahine
•FAQ updated with Serial cable problems
2.9
02/08/2018
Aymen Jegham
•Vocabulary and screenshot update
3.0
27/11/2018
Fahd ESSID
•Screenshot’s update
•LAN configuration update
•BeanGateway® profile update
•User configurable parameters update
•FAQ update
3.1
09/01/2019
Youssef Shahine
•More info about accessories added
3.1.1
29/04/2019
Mohamed
Bechir Besbes
•Weblinks update
3.2
25/10/2019
Seddik ATTIG
•System configuration (diagnostic cycle) update
•System configuration (PAN ID) update
•Auto-reboot Further info
3.3
12/10/2019
Seddik ATTIG
•Restrictions with the Auto Reboot
3.4
01/06/2021
Seddik ATTIG
•BeanGateway specifications updated
3.5
16/07/2021
Seddik ATTIG
•Notice on the BeanGateway internal battery
3.5.1
15/11/2021
Seddik ATTIG
•Links Updated

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Disclaimer
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document, and notes that the application of the device must comply with the safety standards of the
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1. TECHNICAL SUPPORT.........................................................................................................................9
2. VISUAL SYMBOLS DEFINITION.........................................................................................................10
3. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................11
4. RELATED DOCUMENTS & VIDEOS ................................................................................................... 12
4.1 Applications Notes...................................................................................................................12
4.2 Technical Notes........................................................................................................................ 13
4.3 Related videos .........................................................................................................................14
5. DOCUMENT ORGANIZATION...........................................................................................................15
6. PRODUCT PRESENTATION ...............................................................................................................16
6.1 Product overview.....................................................................................................................16
6.1.1 Common specifications...................................................................................................17
6.2 Casing description....................................................................................................................19
6.2.1 BeanGateway® Indoor Version.......................................................................................20
6.2.2 BeanGateway® Outdoor version .................................................................................... 24
6.2.3 Led Description...............................................................................................................26
6.3 Antenna specifications.............................................................................................................27
6.3.1 2.4 GHz –Indoor Antenna ..............................................................................................27
6.3.1 2.4 GHz –Outdoor Antenna ...........................................................................................28
6.4 Integrated UPS (Uninteruptible power supply).......................................................................29
7. SERIAL LINE SPECIFICATIONS (RS232/RS485) FOR MODBUS COMMUNICATION...........................30
7.1 RS232 Line (BeanGateway® Indoor only) ................................................................................30
7.1.1 Technical features...........................................................................................................30
7.1.2 Wiring code.....................................................................................................................30
7.2 RS485 Line................................................................................................................................31
7.2.1 Technical features...........................................................................................................31
7.2.2 Switchable termination ..................................................................................................32
7.2.3 RJ45 Wiring code (BeanGateway® Indoor version)........................................................32
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7.2.4 M12-4 Pins Plug Wiring code (BeanGateway® Outdoor version) ..................................32
8. BEANGATEWAY® INSTALLATION GUIDELINES ................................................................................34
8.1 How to install the BeanGateway® ...........................................................................................34
8.1.1 Wall mounting ................................................................................................................34
8.1.2 Desktop installation........................................................................................................35
8.1.3 Wall mounting kit for the BeanGateway® outdoor........................................................37
8.1.4 Mounting brackets design ..............................................................................................37
8.1.5 Plug the 2.4GHz antenna ................................................................................................38
8.2 Power supply socket wiring..................................................................................................... 39
8.2.1 BeanGateway® outdoor - power supply.........................................................................40
8.2.2 BeanGateway® indoor power supply .............................................................................41
9. START YOUR APPLICATION..............................................................................................................43
9.1 Connect your BeanGateway® to your PC/Laptop ...................................................................43
9.2 LAN Configuration on your PC.................................................................................................44
9.3 Connecting your BeanGateway® to your BeanScape®............................................................48
9.4 Start the BeanScape®...............................................................................................................49
9.5 BeanGateway® profile .............................................................................................................51
9.5.1 Status description...........................................................................................................52
9.5.2 User-configurable parameters........................................................................................54
9.6 Log File Organization ...............................................................................................................66
9.6.1 Log file system overview.................................................................................................66
9.6.2 Log file directory.............................................................................................................66
10. MULTI-WSN CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................68
11. AUTO-REBOOT FUNCTION...............................................................................................................69
11.1 Why is Rebooting so important? .............................................................................................69
11.2 How to set your BeanGateway to Automatically Reboot .......................................................69
11.3 What’s new with auto-reboot function...................................................................................71
12. ENVIRONNEMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ...............................................................................................72
12.1 Sealing......................................................................................................................................72
12.2 Sensitivity to radio frequency..................................................................................................72
12.3 Temperature............................................................................................................................72
12.4 Humidity ..................................................................................................................................72
12.5 Reflections, Obstructions and Multipath ................................................................................ 72
12.6 SHOCKS & VIBRATIONS............................................................................................................72
12.7 Antenna ...................................................................................................................................73
12.8 OTHER features........................................................................................................................73

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13. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ....................................................................................................74
13.1 How the connection is established between the Beangateway® and the BeanScape®? .......74
13.2 How to find IP Address and PAN ID......................................................................................... 78
13.3 How to handle problems with USB to Serial adapter?............................................................79
13.3.1 Driver issue .....................................................................................................................79
13.3.2 Hardware problem..........................................................................................................82
13.3.3 Performance problems...................................................................................................82

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List of Figures
Figure 1: BeanGateway® Indoor version Front view ............................................................................20
Figure 2: BeanGateway® Indoor version Rear view .............................................................................22
Figure 3: BeanGateway® Outdoor version Front view .........................................................................24
Figure 4: BeanGateway® Outdoor version Rear view ..........................................................................25
Figure 5: Indoor antenna .......................................................................................................................27
Figure 6: Outdoor Antenna....................................................................................................................28
Figure 7: Serial line wiring code (RS232/RS485)...................................................................................30
Figure 8: A BeanGateway® indoor mounted on a wall.........................................................................34
Figure 9: A BeanGateway® indoor mounted on a wall.........................................................................35
Figure 10: A BeanGateway® indoor installed on a desktop .................................................................35
Figure 11: A BeanGateway® indoor installed on a desktop .................................................................36
Figure 12: Wall monitoring kit...............................................................................................................37
Figure 13: Mounting brackets design....................................................................................................38
Figure 14: Antenna socket (RPSMA).....................................................................................................38
Figure 15: N-Type antenna Outdoor version ........................................................................................39
Figure 16 : External power supply - BeanGateway Indoor...................................................................42
Figure 17: Start Menu (Windows 10) ....................................................................................................44
Figure 18: Change adapter options .......................................................................................................45
Figure 19: Ethernet adapter Properties option.....................................................................................45
Figure 20: Ethernet configuration window...........................................................................................46
Figure 21: IP (TCP/IPv4) window...........................................................................................................46
Figure 22: IP settings..............................................................................................................................47
Figure 23: BeanGateway® Ethernet config option................................................................................48
Figure 24: BeanGateway® Ethernet/LAN configuration window on BeanScape® ..............................49
Figure 25: Start Server ...........................................................................................................................50
Figure 26: Overview: BeanScape®.........................................................................................................50
Figure 27: BeanGateway® coordinator on BeanScape® .......................................................................51
Figure 28: BeanGateway® profile..........................................................................................................52
Figure 29: BeanGateway® Profile Frames .............................................................................................52
Figure 30: BeanGateway® User-configurable parameter tabs.............................................................54
Figure 31: Custom dispaly tab ...............................................................................................................55
Figure 32: Tab: Notes .............................................................................................................................55
Figure 33: Radio Config tab....................................................................................................................56
Figure 34 : Conversion table - Energy Scan power in dBm...................................................................58
Figure 35: System Config. tab................................................................................................................59
Figure 36: Upload BeanDevice profile tab ............................................................................................64
Figure 37 : Log file system overview .....................................................................................................66
Figure 38: BeanScape® Configuration option .......................................................................................66
Figure 39: BeanScape® configuration window .....................................................................................67
Figure 40 : A multi-WSN architecture....................................................................................................68
Figure 41: Auto-Reboot Configuration..................................................................................................69
Figure 42: Server Window option..........................................................................................................78
Figure 43: Windows Device Manager....................................................................................................80
Figure 44: USB Serial Port COM3 Properties.........................................................................................81
Figure 45: Advanced COM3 Settings .....................................................................................................83

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1. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
For general contact, technical support, to report documentation errors and to order manuals, contact
Beanair Technical Support Center (BTSC) at:
[e-mail]
For detailed information about where you can buy the Beanair equipment/software or for
recommendations on accessories and components visit:
www.Beanair.com
To register for product news and announcements or for product questions contact Beanair’s Technical
Support Center (BTSC).
Our aim is to make this user manual as helpful as possible. Keep us informed of your comments and
suggestions for improvements.
Beanair appreciates feedback from the users of our information.

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2. VISUAL SYMBOLS DEFINITION
Symbols
Definition
Caution or Warning –Alerts the user with important information about
Beanair wireless sensor networks (WSN), if this information is not
followed, the equipment /software may fail or malfunction.
Danger –This information MUST be followed if not you may damage the
equipment permanently or bodily injury may occur.
Tip or Information –Provides advice and suggestions that may be useful
when installing Beanair Wireless Sensor Networks.

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3. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
CCA
Clear Channel Assessment
CSMA/CA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
GTS
Guaranteed Time-Slot
Ksps
Kilo samples per second
LLC
Logical Link Control
LQI
Link quality indicator
LDCDA
Low duty cycle data acquisition
MAC
Media Access Control
PAN
Personal Area Network
PER
Packet error rate
RF
Radio Frequency
SD
Secure Digital
WSN
Wireless sensor Network

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4. RELATED DOCUMENTS & VIDEOS
In addition to this User manual, please consult the related application notes, technical notes and videos:
4.1 APPLICATIONS NOTES
Document name (Click on the
weblink)
Related product
Description
AN_RF_007 :“
Beanair_WSN_Deployment“
All BeanAir products
Wireless sensor networks
deployment guidelines
AN_RF_006 –„How to extend your
wireless range“
All BeanAir products
A guideline very useful for
extending your wireless range
AN_RF_005 –BeanGateway ® & Data
Terminal Equipment Interface
BeanGateway ®
DTE interface Architecture on the
BeanGateway ®
AN_RF_003 - “IEEE 802.15.4 2.4 GHz
Vs 868 MHz”
All BeanAir products
Comparison between 868 MHz
frequency band and a 2.4 GHz
frequency band.
AN_RF_002 –“Structural Health
monitoring on bridges”
All BeanAir products
The aim of this document is to
overview Beanair® products suited
for bridge monitoring, their
deployment, as well as their
capacity and limits by overviewing
various Data acquisition modes
available on each BeanDevice®.

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4.2 TECHNICAL NOTES
Document name
(Click on the weblink)
Related product
Description
TN_RF_013 –« OPC configuration »
BeanScape® Premium+
The aim of this document is to help
deploying the OPC DA and all
associated services.
TN_RF_012–« BeanDevice® battery
life in streaming mode »
All the products
The aim of this document is to
describe the autonomy performance
of the BeanDevice® SmartSensor® and
ProcessSensor® product line in
streaming
TN_RF_011 –« Coexistence of
Beanair WSN at 2.4GHz »
All the products
This document aims to highlight the
issues affecting co-existence of Beanair
WSN (IEEE 802.15.4) in the presence of
interference.
TN_RF_010 –« BeanDevice® Power
Management »
All the BeanDevice®
This technical note describes the
sleeping & active power mode on the
BeanDevice®.
TN_RF_009 –« BeanGateway ®
management on LAN
infrastructure »
BeanGateway ®
BeanGateway ® integration on a LAN
infrastructure
TN_RF_008 –“Data acquisition
modes available on the
BeanDevice®”
All the BeanDevice®
Data acquisition modes available on
the BeanDevice®
TN_RF_007 –“BeanDevice®
DataLogger User Guide ”
All the BeanDevice®
This document presents the
DataLogger feature on the
BeanDevice®
TN_RF_006 –“WSN Association
process”
All the BeanDevice®
Description of the BeanDevice®
network association
TN_RF_005 –“Pulse counter &
binary Data acquisition on the
BeanDevice® SUN-BN”
BeanDevice® SUN-BN
This document presents Pulse counter
(ex: energy metering application) and
binary Data acquisition features on the
BeanDevice® SUN-BN.
RF_TN_003- “Aggregation capacity
of wireless sensor networks”
All the products
Network capacity characterization of
Beanair Wireless Sensor Networks
RF_TN_002 V1.0 - Current
consumption in active & sleeping
mode
BeanDevice®
Current consumption estimation of the
BeanDevice in active and sleeping
mode
RF_TN_001 V1.0- Wireless range
benchmarking
BeanDevice®
Wireless range benchmarking of the
BeanDevice®

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4.3 RELATED VIDEOS
All the videos are available on our YouTube channel
Beanair video link (YouTube)
Related products
Company Presentation
All
BeanGateway ® - Ethernet Outdoor version
introduction
BeanGateway ® - Ethernet Outdoor version
introduction
BeanGateway ® –Ethernet Indoor version
presentation
BeanGateway ® Ethernet Indoor version
BeanDevice® AN-XX wireless range demonstration
BeanDevice® AN-XX & BeanDevice® AN-XX
Extender
BeanDevice® AN-XX presentation
BeanDevice® AN-XX & BeanDevice® AN-XX
Extender
BeanDevice® AX-3D presentation
BeanDevice® AX-3D
BeanDevice® HI-INC presentation
BeanDevice® HI-INC
BeanDevice® AX-3DS presentation
BeanDevice® AX-3DS
BeanScape® –WSN supervision software
BeanScape®
BeanGateway ® Ethernet/LAN Configuration,
directly connected to the Laptop/PC
BeanGateway ®
Wireless sensors profile deletion from the
BeanGateway ® Database
All

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5. DOCUMENT ORGANIZATION
•Details the BeanGateway® product presentation
BeanGateway® product
presentation
•Details the installation guidelines of the BeanGateway®
BeanGateway® installation
guidelines
•Details the BeanGateway® supervision from the BeanScape®
Start your application
•Details the BeanGateway® maintenance (for experienced user)
Maintaining and supervising
your BeanGateway®
•BeanGateway® FAQ
Troubleshooting
•Describes environnemental constraints (temperature,
humidity, mechanical chocs, vibration...)
Environnemental Constraints

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6. PRODUCT PRESENTATION
✓It is highly recommended to read all the user manual related to Beanair software & equipment
(BeanScape ®, BeanGateway®, BeanDevice ®) before getting start your BeanGateway®.
✓Use only accessories supplied by Beanair (power supply unit, and antenna). Use of other
materials may damage the BeanGateway®;
✓Only Beanair is qualified to make changes on the BeanGateway®;
✓Don’t try to remove the adhesive label on the product; it contains important information such as
the MAC address
6.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The BeanGateway® is used to build and manage Beanair wireless sensor networks. It can manage queues
for every network element (BeanDevice®). As a gateway, it controls the external access to the network
through a highly secured authenticated procedure. It supports the conversion of data exchanged,
compression and IP connectivity with the network thereby reducing the intelligence required in these
platforms, maintenance and therefore the associated cost.
It allows communication with the Wireless Sensors Network through IEEE 802.15.4 protocol. The
BeanGateway® provides standard protocols for a better communication with a SCADA supervision
software:

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✓LAN/Ethernet
✓Modbus TCP/RS485/RS232
It provides the following features:
✓Design, configuration and supervision of the entire Wireless sensors network.
✓Data Organization from the various sensors.
✓Data Transmission to the BeanScape®.
✓Backing up wireless sensors network mapping.
✓Information processing continuously even during a power outage.
✓Data recording on Micro-SD card (option)
✓BeanGateway® Technical specifications
6.1.1 Common specifications
These specifications are common to all the BeanGateway® version.
6.1.1.1 Wireless sensor network coordinator
6.1.1.2 Ethernet/LAN Network
Wireless Technology
WSN Topology
Raw data rate
RF Characteristics
RF Transmit power
Receiver sensitivity
Maximum Radio Range
-104 dBm
1 km (Line of Sight) , 70-150m (Non Line of Sight)
WSN Diagnostic tool
· Energy Scan for choosing a suitable RF Channel
· BeanDevice® PER (Packet Error Rate) calculation
· LQI (Link Quality Indicator) between the BeanGateway® and the BeanDevice®
· RF channels Blacklist
Wireless Sensor Network Coordinator
Peer-to-peer/ Star
Ultra-Low-Power and license-free 2.4Ghz radio technology (IEEE 802.15.4E)
250 Kbits/s
ISM 2.4GHz – 16 Channels
+18 dBm
Network/Transport Protocol
Data Link Protocol
IP Addressing
IP configuration
Dynamic (DHCP) or static
LAN parameters (DNS, DHCP, Keep Alive…) are configurable from the BeanScape®
(UDP/Ethernet Interface).
Ethernet/LAN Network
Client TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, DHCP
Ethernet / Fast-Ethernet with auto-uplink (MDI/MDI-X auto) - IEEE 802.3x

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6.1.1.3 Power supply
Power Consumption
External power supply
Integrated Lithium-Ion Battery
with UPS function
Power Supply
250 mA to 300 mA during wireless RX/TX and Ethernet activated
8-28VDC , integrated Lithium-Ion battery charger with high-precision battery
monitoring
Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery 950 mAh (reference BAT0.95DMG)
In case of external power supply failure, the BeanGateway® can switch on the
internal battery.

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6.2 CASING DESCRIPTION
The BeanGateway® casing comes in two versions:
Indoor Version
Outdoor version
Enclosure
Aluminum Alloy casing, IP40
Aluminum alloy ADC12 black finish, IP67
Dimension
✓155.4mm x 87mm x 46.4mm
✓202mm x 142mm x 55mm
Applications
✓Indoor application only, the
product is not waterproof
✓Remote sites (wind, water pipe, gas,
mountains ...)
✓Wireless Sensor Networks deployment in
outdoor over long distances.

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6.2.1 BeanGateway® Indoor Version
Click on the following web link to see the video: BeanGateway® –Ethernet Indoor version
presentation
The BeanGateway® indoor has many buttons and connectors, let's see their meaning with illustrations
6.2.1.1 New Design front view
Front View
Figure 1: BeanGateway® Indoor version new design Front view