Hobo MicroRX User manual

HOBO®MicroRXStationforHOBOnet®(RX2105andRX2106)QuickStart
24380‐AMAN‐RX2105‐RX2106‐QSG
1 LogintoHOBOlink.
Gotowww.hobolink.comandlogintoanexistingaccountor
createanewone.You’llreceiveanemailtoactivatethe
account.
2 Registerthestation.
InHOBOlink,clickDevices,thenRXDevices.ClicktheRegistera
Devicelink.Givethestationanameandentertheserial
numberanddevicekeyfromthelabelinsidethestationdoor.
Note:IfyouareusingyourownmicroSIMcard,followthe
instructionsatwww.onsetcomp.com/support/
manuals/23845‐installing‐micro‐sim‐rx2100‐stationbefore
continuing.
3 Pluginsmartsensorsifapplicable.
PluginsmartsensorsintotheportsbelowtheLCDandroute
thecablesthroughtheholesinthecablechannel.
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4Pluginthebatteryandwaitforthestationto
connecttoHOBOlink.
a. Pluginthebatterycable.ForRX2106models,pluginthesolar
panelcableforthebuilt‐insolarpanel.
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Oncethebatterycableispluggedin,“InitializingSystem”will
flashontheLCD.Acheckmarkappearsnextto“System”after
thestationinitializationiscomplete.
b. Afterthestationpowersup,itwillconnecttoHOBOlink
automaticallywithintwominutes.Thecellulariconand
“Connection”willflashwhiletheconnectionisunderway.
Oncetheconnectioniscomplete,acheckmarkappearsnext
toLastConnection.Notethattheentireinitializationprocess
maytakeseveralminutes;waituntilLastConnectionandthe
checkmarkappearsbeforecontinuingtostep5.
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5Addanywirelesssensormotes.
Important:Keepthemote(s)nearthestationwhile
completingthesesteps.
a. Pressselecttoswitchtothemodule2andthenpressthe
Searchbuttontowaitformotestojointhenetwork.The
magnifyingglassiconwillblinkwhilethestationisinsearch
modewaitingformotestojointhenetwork.
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b. Installthebatteriesinthemoteandpressthebuttononthe
motefor3seconds.
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c. WatchthemoteLCDduringtheprocessofjoiningthe
network.
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Connectthe
batterycable
here(position
isslightly
differenton
RX2105model)
Pluginthe
solarpanel
hereon
RX2106
model
Acheckmark
appearsnextto
LastConnection
afterconnecting
toHOBOlink
Pluginsmartsensors
intothefiveports
i.
Pressthe
Searchbutton
forthestation
tosearchfor
motestojoin
PresstheSelectbutton
toswitchtomodule2
Pressthis
buttononthe
motefor3
seconds
Onceanetworkisfound,
theiconwillstopflashing
andthebarswillcyclefrom
lefttoright.
iii.iv.
Thisnetworkconnection“x”
iconblinkswhilethemote
completestheregistration
process,whichmaytakeup
tofiveminutes.
Oncethemotehasfinished
joiningthenetwork,the“x”
iconisremovedandthe
channelcountonthestation
LCDincreasesbythenumber
ofmeasurementchannelsfor
themoteplusthebattery.
ii.
Thissignalstrengthicon
blinkswhilesearchingfor
anetwork.

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ComputerCorporation.Allothertrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectivecompanies.
ThisproducthasbeenmanufacturedbyOnsetComputerCorporationandincompliancewithOnset’sISO9001:2015Quality
ManagementSystem.
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d. Repeatthesestepstoaddothermotes.PresstheSearch
buttononthestationwhenfinishedaddingmotes.
6ConfigurethestationinHOBOlink.
InHOBOlink,clickDevices,thenRXDevices,andclickthe
iconnexttoyourstation.MakechangesandclickSaveoneach
screenasyouconfigurethefollowing:
Generalsystemsettings(nickname,timezone,andimage)
Readoutsettings(connectionintervalandnightmode)
Smartsensorloggingandsamplingintervalandsettingsfor
eachsmartsensor(e.g.labels,graph,andscaling)
Wirelesssensorloggingandsettingsforeachwireless
sensor(e.g.labels,graph,andscaling)
7StartLogging.
PresstheStartbuttononthestationtostartlogging.The
stationwillconnecttoHOBOlinkandthenloggingwillbegin.
MeasurementsareuploadedtoHOBOlinkeachtimethedevice
connects.Gotowww.hobolink.comandclickHelpfordetailson
checkingthelatestconditions,settingupdashboards,exporting
data,andmore.
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Foradditionalinformation:Seetheproductmanual
forspecificationsanddetailedoperation,including
deploymentandmountingguidelines.Goto
www.onsetcomp.com/support/manuals/24500‐rx2105‐
and‐rx2106‐manualorscanthecodeatleft.
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