CartaSense Wireless Sensing Product Series Guide

CartaSense Ltd.
Version; 1.3 Nov. 2013
Manual for the
Installation, Operation & Maintenance
Of the
Wireless Sensing Product Family

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Terms and Definition
Captions, abbreviations and definitions used throughout this document are
presented herein.
Term
Definition
AAA
Triple A –Battery standard size
Abbr.
Abbreviated term
AC
Alternate Current (Abbr.)
APN
Access Point Name
CS
Communication Server
DC
Direct Current
FAKRA
UHF RF Antenna connector of the USG
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service is a packet oriented mobile data service
available to all users of the 2.5G cellular communication GSM systems
GSM
Global System for Mobile communications (Cellular Standard)
LAN
Local Area Network
LED
Light Emitting Diode (Indicators of the USG and the AC adapter)
M
Million (1,000,000)
MCC
Mobile Country Code
MHz
Mega-Hertz –1M Hertz (Hertz - radio frequency unit)
mm
Millimeters (1/1000 m)
MNC
Mobile Network Code
PASSWORD
APN's password
RF
Radio Frequency
RH
Relative humidity
RS
Resident Sensor, CartaSense resident wireless sensor
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
US
U-Sensor, CartaSense disposable wireless sensor
USERNAME
APN's username
USG
U-Sensor Gateway, CartaSense Wireless Sensor Gateway
V
Voltage
Wi-Fi
A Wireless LAN (Abbr. for Wireless Fidelity)

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Table of Content
Legal Notice .............................................................................................................. i
Terms and Definition ..................................................................................................iii
1System Description ...............................................................................................1
1.1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 1
1.2 System Overview .................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Web application...................................................................................................... 2
2Product description...............................................................................................4
2.1 U-Sensors (US) ........................................................................................................ 4
2.1.1 Operating the U-Sensor .............................................................................................................4
2.1.1.1 Activation of the US ..........................................................................................................5
2.1.2 U-Sensor LED Indications ...........................................................................................................5
2.2M-Sensor (Air)......................................................................................................... 5
2.2.1 Deployment of the M-Sensor (Air) ............................................................................................6
2.2.1.1 Assembly of the M-Sensor (Air) ........................................................................................6
2.2.1.2 Activation of the M-Sensor (Air) .......................................................................................6
2.2.1.3 Operation of the M-Sensor (Air) .......................................................................................6
2.3 M-Sensor Soil.......................................................................................................... 7
2.3.1 Deployment of the Soil Sensor .................................................................................................. 7
2.3.1.1 Assembly of the Soil-Sensor..............................................................................................7
2.3.1.2 Activation of the Soil -Sensor............................................................................................7
2.3.1.3 Operation of the Soil Sensor .............................................................................................7
2.4 M-Sensor Sun.......................................................................................................... 7
2.4.1 Deployment of the M-Sensor Sun (A-Sensor Sun).....................................................................8
2.4.1.1 Assembly of the Sun-Sensor.............................................................................................. 8
2.4.1.2 Activation of the Sun -Sensor............................................................................................8
2.4.1.3 Operation of the Sun Sensor.............................................................................................8
2.5 Resident Sensor (RS) ............................................................................................... 8
2.5.1 Deployment of the Resident Sensor ..........................................................................................9
2.5.1.1 R-Sensor Assembly............................................................................................................9
2.5.1.2 RS activation and visual indications ................................................................................10
2.6 U-Sensor Gateway................................................................................................. 10
2.6.1 Deployment of the USG ...........................................................................................................11
2.6.1.1 Assembly of the USG.......................................................................................................12
2.6.1.2 Activating the USG ..........................................................................................................12
2.6.2 U-Sensor Gateway Backup power ........................................................................................... 13
2.6.3 SIM Card Requirements ...........................................................................................................14
2.6.3.1 SIM card APN .................................................................................................................. 14
3Installation and operation ..................................................................................15
3.1 Pre-installation Preparations ................................................................................. 15

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3.1.1 Tools ........................................................................................................................................ 15
3.2 Site Survey............................................................................................................ 16
3.2.1 Warehouse .............................................................................................................................. 16
3.2.2 Truck and trailer....................................................................................................................... 16
3.3 Mounting, installing and interconnecting............................................................... 16
3.3.1 Pre-Installation Check List........................................................................................................ 16
3.3.2 Rules of “thumb” for locating wireless equipment ................................................................. 17
3.3.3 Equipment placement ............................................................................................................. 17
3.3.3.1 General Considerations for USG location ....................................................................... 17
3.3.3.2 Recommended Workmanship and Tips for Fixed USG Installation ................................ 18
3.3.3.3 Installation of Ethernet USG ........................................................................................... 18
3.3.4 U-Sensor Gateway setup ......................................................................................................... 19
3.3.5 U-Sensor Gateway activation .................................................................................................. 20
3.3.6 Resident Sensor activation ...................................................................................................... 21
3.3.7 Placement of wireless U-sensors ............................................................................................. 21
3.4 Mounting the wireless equipment ......................................................................... 22
3.4.1 U-Sensor Gateway wall Mount................................................................................................ 22
3.4.2 Truck installation ..................................................................................................................... 24
3.4.3 R-sensor installation ................................................................................................................ 25
3.4.4 Mounting the M-Sensor: ......................................................................................................... 25
4Web Application test utility ................................................................................ 26
5Troubleshooting................................................................................................. 27
5.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 27
5.2 Problems .............................................................................................................. 27
6Appendices ........................................................................................................ 29
Appendix-A: Product Specifications ........................................................................... 29
A.1: U-Sensor Gateway Specifications ............................................................................... 29
A.2: Resident Sensor Specifications ................................................................................... 31
A.3: Disposable U-Sensor Specifications ............................................................................ 32
A.4: M-Sensor Specifications ............................................................................................. 34
A.5: M-Sensor Soil specification ........................................................................................ 36
A.6: M-Sensor (A-Sensor Sun) specification ....................................................................... 37
Appendix-B: Ethernet USG installation and setup process .......................................... 38
B.1: Installation assumptions ............................................................................................ 38
B.2: Tools ......................................................................................................................... 38
B.3: Starting the installation.............................................................................................. 38
B.4: Trouble shooting........................................................................................................ 39
B.4.1: Check connectivity with the USG................................................................................................ 39
B.4.2: Network connectivity ................................................................................................................. 40
B.4.3: DHCP ........................................................................................................................................... 40

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B.4.4: Static configuration.....................................................................................................................42
B.4.5: Check connectivity with lancusrouter ........................................................................................ 43
Appendix-C: Creating Log Files...................................................................................44
Appendix-D: FAQ .......................................................................................................50
Appendix-E: Regulatory notices .................................................................................53
Table of Figures
Figure 1: Typical system architecture ...................................................... 2
Figure 2: U sensor ................................................................................ 4
Figure 3: M-Sensor, Air –front & rear view .............................................. 6
Figure 5: A-sensor soil........................................................................... 7
Figure 6: M-Sensor Sun ......................................................................... 8
Figure 7: Resident Sensor top & side view................................................ 9
Figure 8: Resident Sensor - bottom view ................................................. 9
Figure 9: Ethernet U-Sensor Gateway.....................................................11
Figure 10: GPS- GPRS U-Sensor Gateway ...............................................11
Figure 11: Typical equipment allocation in a warehouse ............................19
Figure 12: USG mount drill scheme ........................................................22
Figure 13: Vertical USG installation ........................................................23
Figure 14: Horizontal USG installation ....................................................23
Figure 15: Resident sensor mounting .....................................................24
Figure 16: RS with USG and UHF Antenna using single mounting ..............24
Figure 17: Dashboard USG unit .............................................................25
Figure 17: M-sensor holder ...................................................................25
Figure 18: Device search status .............................................................39
Figure 19: lancusrouter configuration .....................................................40
Figure 20: Device Status.......................................................................41
Figure 21: Windows IP configuration ......................................................42
Figure 22: Terminal connection test with lancusrouter ..............................43
Figure 23: Device manager screen .........................................................45
Figure 24: USB connection ....................................................................45
Figure 25: Putty software screen............................................................46
Figure 26: Putty software Session screen................................................47
Figure 27: Putty software Logging screen................................................48
Figure 28: Insert log file location ...........................................................48
Figure 29: Opening log data ..................................................................49
Figure 30: Opening log file ....................................................................49

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List of Tables
Table 1: U-Sensor elements....................................................................4
Table 2: U-Sensor indicator states, after pressing the pushbutton ...............5
Table 3: M-sensor elements....................................................................6
Table 4: Resident sensor elements ..........................................................9
Table 5: RS LED indications .................................................................. 10
Table 6: USG indicators & controls......................................................... 12
Table 7: U-Sensor Gateway LED Indications............................................ 13
Table 8: SIM requirements for cellular USG ............................................ 14
Table 9: Pre-Installation Check List........................................................ 16