Elsat iNode User manual

iNode LAN
Instruction manual
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1. About iNode
We would like to introduce you to the family of iNode devices operating in Bluetooth Low Energy
® technology. We will show you that BLE is not only tags for finding lost keys or location tags, but
something more.
ur devices can do this and more:
•These are primarily battery devices.
•perate without replacing it for up to 12 months depending on the application and
method of use.
•They have memory for recording events, measurement readings etc.
•Precise temperature, humidity, acceleration or magnetic field sensors allow for precise
control of home automation or care for the elderly.
• As remote control devices, despite their low power consumption, they have a large range
and features inaccessible to other competing devices - own user password, AES
encryption, control directly from a smartphone.
•BT4.0 - LAN or BT4.0 - GSM gateways connect iNode sensors with the Internet.
iNode can also help control the movement of people or goods, saving the time of appearance and
disappearance from the range of the recorder (active RFID® with a long range). New
functionalities related to product development are also not a problem - it enables remote firmware
exchange from a PC or smartphone with Bluetooth 4.0® and Bluetooth Low Energy® (Bluetooth
Smart®) support.
iNode LAN enables the existence of devices with BLE (Bluetooth Smart, IoT - Internet of
Things) in networks with the Ethernet protocol: LAN, Wi-Fi or Internet. With the use of iNode
LAN, you can, for example, extend the range of iNode Care Sensor in a building or track
online how the iNode Beacon travels. Connecting to the network also iNode LAN Central will
send to the MQTT or HTTP server data received from iNode Care sensors.
An iNode LAN Central firmware version is available that periodically sends JS N data to the
MQTT or HTTP / P ST server.
Using simple HTML page with WebSocket technology and JavaScript you can easily in real
time sniff and display BLE advertising packets content. The same control features can be
achieved using TCP/IP telnet.
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2. iNode LAN configuration
The device has DHCP enabled by default - in this way it obtains the 10 / 100Mbps LAN
address. The device has a built-in UPnP protocol to the extent that it allows Windows to search for
the device and show it in My Network Places. Thanks to this, by clicking on the device icon with
the right mouse button, we can know its properties and address in the LAN. Double-clicking on the
icon displays the HTML page in the browser.
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iNode Monitor HTML page is a JavaScript application which runs in a web browser.
Clicking on the image in the upper left corner will load the administrative pages. The
main page displays statistical information about iNode LAN device, its name,
temperature, operating time since the last reset, PoE power supply voltage. You can choose further
configuration pages (SETUP, FIRMWARE, USER HTML, S STEM HTML, WHITE LIST)
or test it (WEBSOCKET, MONITOR).
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After selecting the SETUP page, you can modify the way the device obtains its IP address.
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If DHCP off is selected, the fields IP address, Netmask, Gateway IP, DNS IP are active and
the addresses and values should be entered into them so that iNode LAN can work in the Ethernet
network. By default, DHCP is enabled, which means that all these network parameters will be
downloaded from the DHCP server, which is usually provided by e.g. an ADSL router.
The user can change the default device name in the HOST name field to any other name. It can be
up to 16 characters long. It is inadvisable, for example, to use different than English diacritical
marks because they can be misinterpreted by other network devices.
UpnP is disabled by default. The user can set the time after which it will be turned off after turning
on the power or reset, or turn it on permanently.
In BLE iNode LAN can work in one of the following modes:
1. AUTO SCAN – after powering, BLE environment is scanned in active mode and results are
sent to LAN using IP/UDP as multicast/unicast or broadcast frames. You can easily receive
them on any IP enabled device with any S like Linux, Windows or Android. A data
structure is something different from this given in iNode Serial Transceiver USB/UART.
This mode is switched off when other client is connected to iNode LAN. It can be for
example iNodeSetup.exe or iNode Thermo through TCP/IP or web browser websocket.
IP multicast is a technique for one-to-many communication over an IP infrastructure in a
network – defined by multicast group and port. For iNode- AN it is 232.0.1.1:20000.
Unicast messaging is used for all network processes in which a private or unique resource
is requested. In computer networking, broadcasting refers to transmitting a packet that will
be received by every device on the network. In practice, the scope of the broadcast is limited
to a broadcast domain. Broadcast a message is in contrast to unicast addressing in which a
host sends datagrams to another single host identified by a unique IP address.
2. REPEATER – after powering, device starts receiving from LAN IP/UDP frames sent by
other iNode LAN device or devices. If content of received UDP frame is correct then data
from them is sent to BLE environment as ADV_N NC NN_IND frame. iNode LAN does
not sent to BLE advertisement ADV_N NC NN_IND type.
3. AUTO SCAN / REPEATER – after powering, device starts to work in both above modes.
4. OFF – after powering, device is not active in any manner in BLE environment but still can
work with iNodeSetup (in AUT SCAN and REPEATER mode it is also possible). iNode
LAN has to be connected to the same LAN as a computer running iNodeSetup.exe
application. It should be automatically found and can be chosen by clicking at the picture
Using any telnet application like Hyper Terminal you can connect to iNode LAN at port
5500. It can work like iNode Serial Transceiver USB through C M port.
BLE Scan chose type of the BLE scanning – active or passive. In active mode iNode LAN sends
request to each scanned device so you should remember that this type of scanning can drain more
the battery of the scanned device. BLE IP address and BLE IP port determine a receiving server IP
address and port. iNode LAN will send to this server UDP datagrams with the received BLE data
frames (in AUTO SCAN mode). iNode LAN in REPEATER mode if multicast addressing is
used should have the same group and port settings like iNode LAN in AUTO SCAN mode. At
BLE RSSI you can set in dBm the threshold level for received BLE frames which exceeding
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activate the built-in output. The output is activated for the period of ms set in OUT p lse if received
identifier is on the identifier list (edition through the L CK page).
ETH TX / BLE RX ratio - you to chose here the time of the scan during which the received BLE
packets are sent through the ethernet. This feature can limit the number of transmitted packets from
BLE to LAN.
In BLE TX power level you can set the TX Power value in REPEATER or AUTO SCAN /
REPEATER mode and during active scan. Relations between TX power level and TX Power in
dBm is showed in a table below:
BLE TX power level TX Power [dBm]
0 -18
1 -12
2 -10
3 -4
4 -2
5 +2
6 +6
7 +8
The user can choose whether all BLE packets will be sent to the LAN by selecting the appropriate
option in the ETH TX / BLE RX ratio field. You can choose from 100%, 50% (2s / 4s), 25% (2s /
8s), 12.5% (2s / 16s), 6.7% (2s / 30s), 3.3% (2s / 60s), 1.6% (2s / 120s), 0.8% (2s / 240s). If the
ratio is different from 100%, iNode LAN sends the received BLE packets to the LAN every 2
seconds.
In NTP IP address you can set the NTP server address. In case of wrong server address the time in
device will not be set but the device still will be working.The GMT offset enable you the change
the timezone.
You can set the admin password (system HTML pages) and ser password (user HTML pages) for
built-in HTTP server.
The output type (NC - normally closed or N - normally open) is changed in the OUT type field.
The output is switched on for as many ms as specified in the OUT p lse field, provided, of course,
that the identifier received is on the list entered into the device (its editing is enabled by the LOCK
page). This only applies to the old version of iNode LAN with potential-free output.
The WHITE LIST option is used to send BLE packets to the LAN only from specific devices. The
WHITE LIST page allows you to manage the identifiers of these devices.
To save the changed settings in the device, press the SAVE button. Correct entry will be confirmed
by a message done: K. After about 3-5 seconds, the device will reset so that the new settings take
effect. When changing Ethernet parameters, be careful not to enter addresses outside the LAN.
You can always restore default settings by powering device while the RESET button placed at the
bottom of the device is pressed.
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The FIRMWARE page allows changing the firmware in the device.
You can select a file with a new firmware after click on the Choose File button. Firmware
uploading is done after click on the SEND button and a message ploading … is showing. After
successful termination is replaced by done: OK and after a while by restarting … If firmware is
correct (proper for this type of device) and operation will be successful a message done: OK will
be showed. After about 3-5 seconds the device will be restarted and the new firmware will be used.
In the case of enabled DHCP, wait for a while until the device receives the network parameters
from the DHCP server again - the LED next to the RJ45 connector flashes quickly. Slow blinking
of the LED indicates that the network parameters have been downloaded via DHCP.
Firmware fep files or applications can be downloaded from our technical support:
http://support.inode.pl/ user inode, without a password.
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The USER HTML page allows you to enter your own user pages into the device. 2.9MB of
memory is allocated for these pages. All files associated with the pages (images, scripts, etc.)
should be placed in one directory. There can be a maximum of 512, and their names can be up to 40
characters.
You can select a HTML page files and other files (pictures, scripts etc.) or one binary image file
after click on the Choose Files button. Uploading is done after click on the SEND button and a
message reading files: done, ploading file of xxx kbytes is showing. After successful termination
is replaced by done: OK. You can save on local disk drive binary image of the user HTML pages
after click on the Save Data button. Such a file can also be uploaded to the device like for example
iNode Monitor application.
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The S STEM HTML page allows you to exchange system pages. The file with pages in the same
format as those of the user is uploaded to the system pages area using the flash.cgi page (it is
always available directly). It can also be one file with bin pages.
You can select a HTML page files and other files (pictures, scripts etc.) or one binary image file
after click on the Choose File button. Uploading is done after click on the SEND button and a
message reading files: done, ploading file of xxx kbytes is showing. After successful termination
is replaced by done: OK. At the bottom of page there is an information about creation date of the
current firmware in a device: FW: (……)
If there are no HTML system pages on your device, your browser may prompt you for a password
or other errors. This usually happens when you upload a bin file with the user's HTML pages as
system ones. Then, re-enter the system HTML pages into the device using flash.cgi page.
The user can create his own system pages image using the system_flash_html.shtml page. This is
done in the same way as for the user's HTML pages.
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