hyfire HFW-STK-03 User manual
HFW-STK-03
Hyfire Wireless Survey Kit c/w Tablet
User Manual
Hyfire Wireless Fire Solutions Limited - Unit B12a, Holly Farm Business Park, Honiley,
Warwickshire, CV8 1NP - United Kingdom
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General description
To ensure that a wireless fire detection system works correctly and to avoid installation issues, the use of the HFW-STK-03 is strongly recom-
mended, as it is a proven test kit that enables the installer to check the wireless link quality on the installation site and therefore choose the
perfect position for the wireless devices.
The HFW-STK-03 is a “ready to use” diagnostic system; it’s easy to use and it doesn’t need a particular programming setup.
When the kit’s tablet is remotely connected to the HFW-EM-01 expander module through the Dongle interface device, the wireless link quality
is shown on the tablet’s dedicated app.
The installer can easily move around the site with the tablet, the Dongle and the survey detector to check the quality signal level between the
HFW-EM-01 and the survey detector (picture 1).
HFW-STK-03 kit’s content list
- 1x HFW-EM-01 test expander
- 1x HFW-EM-01’s power supplier (12 Vdc)
- 1x wireless detector survey probe
- 1x survey detector’s supporting pole (3x sub-assembly parts)
- 1x Dongle interface device
- 1x tablet
- 2x CR123A (3Vdc)
- 2x LR6 AA (1.5 Vdc)
- 3x screws
- user manual
Wireless expander
Test detector
Supporting pole
Tablet
Dongle interface
device
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Technical specifications
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HFW-EM-01 test expander
Available operating frequen-
cies 868 / 865 / 916 / 434 MHz
Number of available radio
channels
7 channels
6 channels for the 434 MHz band
Maximum radiated power
5 dBm (3 mW)
10 dBm (10 mW) for the 434
MHz band
Power supply voltage range 9 Vdc - 30 Vdc
Current load 30 mA at 12 Vdc
Operative environmental
temperature range -30 °C - +50 °C
Weight 300 g
Dimensions (with antennas) 190 mm x 230 mm x 50 mm
Dimensions
(without antennas) 120 mm x 160 mm x 50 mm
IP IP 51C
HFW-EM-01 power supplier
Output voltage 12 Vdc
Output current load 420 mA
Output connector type 5.5 x 2.1 x 12 mm DC Jack
Input voltage range 90 Vac - 264 Vac
Input current 0.25 A (100 Vac)
Input frequency 63 Hz
Input protection Internal T1.0A/250 Vac fuse
Weight 80 g
Dimensions 37.0 x 55.1 x 42.9 mm
Survey wireless detector probe
Available operating frequen-
cies 868 / 865 / 916 / 434 MHz
Number of available radio
channels
7 channels
6 channels for the 434 MHz band
Maximum radiated power ≤ 14 dBm (25 mW)
Power supply batteries type 2x CR123A (3 Vdc)
IP 40
Operative environmental
temperature range From –10 °C to +55 °C
Colour Orange fluorescent
Dimensions 110 mm x 65 mm
Weight 190 g
Dongle interface device
Available operating frequen-
cies 868 / 865 / 916 / 434 MHz
Number of available radio
channels
7 channels
6 channels for the 434 MHz
band
Maximum radiated power ≤ 14 dBm (25 mW)
Power supply batteries type 2x LR6 AA (1.5 Vdc)
USB connector characteristics
for external power supply 5 Vdc, 100 mA
IP 40
Operative environmental
temperature range From -10 °C to +50 °C
Dimensions 118 mm x 79 mm x 19 mm
Weight 90 g
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Specifications for the HFW-EM-01 power supply battery
Suggested output voltage
range 12 Vdc - 24 Vdc
Measure of the wireless link quality
Wireless link quality between devices can be measured using two indicators:
dB units
Simply decibel units.
RSSI units
RSSI is the acronym of “Radio Signal Strength Indicator” and it is obtained from the measure of the wireless signal quality (in dB units) and the
noise level (still in dB units). In order to simplify the measurement of the wireless signal’s quality, RSSI and dB units are spaced out in five
possible “mark” levels (table 1); on the tablet’s survey app, levels from Mark 5 to 2 are visualized using four different colours (picture 2); Mark
1 is considered as “no link”.
In order to work properly, the devices
must operate with a signal level quality in the Mark 5 (picture 2, green area) or Mark 4 (picture 2, yellow area) bands.
Mark 3 band is not recommended.
If the signal’s level quality is below Mark 3 (i.e. Mark 2), you must change the position of the devices (either the HFW-EM-01 or the survey
probe detector).
If the HFW-EM-01 and the probe detector do not communicate, the survey app will show a warning popup.
You will notice that the signal’s value graph on the survey app is traced either in green or, sometimes, in orange:
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Mark level dB units RSSI units
Mark 5 More than 30 dB More than 20 RSSI
Mark 4 From 20 to 30 dB From 13.4 to 20 RSSI
Mark 3 From 10 to 20 dB From 6.8 to 13.4 RSSI
Mark 2 From 0 to 10 dB From 0 to 6.8 RSSI
Mark 1 Less than 0 dB Less than 0 RSSI Table 1
Excellent
Good
Not recommended
Mark 5
Mark 4
Mark 3
Mark 2
Signal’s value
Picture 2
Signal’s value
graph
Green colour indicates that the wireless signals are received on the HFW-EM-01 primary anten-
na.
Orange colour indicates that the wireless signals are received on the HFW-EM-01 secondary
antenna.
Survey setup
HFW-EM-01 test expander
1. Place the HFW-EM-01 test expander in the exact location of the installation site where you want to install a wireless system central or relay
node (i.e. HFW-W2W-01 wire to wireless translator, HFW-EM-01 wireless expander or a HFW-CEM-02 wireless conventional system
expander module).
2. Connect the power supplier’s output to the HFW-EM-01; the socket for the connector is located on the top side of the HFW-EM-01 (picture
3. Connect the power supplier to the household mains line.
HFW-EM-01 is now ready for use.
Alternatively, you can connect the HFW-EM-01 test expander to a suita-
ble power supply battery through the battery connector cable (picture 3b).
Battery’s suggested specifications are given at the beginning of this manual.
1. Place the HFW-EM-01 test expander in the exact location of the installation site where you want to install a wireless system central or relay
node (i.e. HFW-W2W-01 wire to wireless translator, HFW-EM-01 wireless expander or a HFW-CEM-02 wireless conventional system expand-
er module).
2. Connect the red wire push-on terminal to the battery’s positive pole.
3. Connect the white wire’s push-on terminal to the battery’s negative pole.
4. Insert the battery connector’s jack plug into the HFW-EM-01 power supply socket; this socket is located on the top side of the HFW-EM-01.
Survey detector
1. By rotating it clockwise, remove the survey detector from its
support base (picture 4).
2. Extract the battery cover from the bottom of the detector.
3. Insert both CR123A batteries into their detector’s housing (picture 5).
Batteries polarities must match the indicated polarity on the detector.
4. Wait until the LEDs at the top of the detector stop blinking.
5. Reinstall the detector’s battery cover.
6. Reinstall the detector on its base.
The survey detector is now ready for use.
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Picture 3
Picture 4 Picture 5
Picture 3b
Supporting pole
The supporting pole is used to enable the assessment of the wireless link quality in high locations.
It can be used, also, for assessing lower locations and areas for possible interference caused by wireless fading.
1. Assemble the pole as per picture 6.
2. Fix the survey detector probe at one end of the pole (picture 6).
Dongle interface device - battery power supply
1. Extract the battery cover from the back of the Dongle device.
2. Insert both LR6 AA batteries into their housing.
Batteries polarities must match the indicated polarity on the device.
3. Reinsert the battery cover.
4. Switch on the Dongle device (On / Off switch on the device; check picture 8).
Dongle’s LED performs some green-red blinking, then stops: the device is now powered on.
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Picture 6
Picture 7
LED
OFF ON
Picture 8
Dongle interface device - external power supply
- Connect the Dongle’s Micro USB with OTG cable (not supplied) port to the tablet’s Micro USB port (picture 9)
or
- connect the Dongle’s Micro USB port to the output of the tablet’s power adapter.
External power supply is useful in the event Dongle’s batteries run out.
Tablet
1. Long press the key on the side of the tablet (picture 10).
Tablet’s “lockscreen” will appear.
2. To access the main screen follow the instructions manual of the tablet.
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Picture 10
WL Survey
Before start make sure Bluetooth and Gps/Geolocalization are enabled as per tablet’s instruction manual.
1. Tap on the WL Survey icon to start.
Tablet screen appears as follows:
2. Check that RFAnalyze and Survey icons are blue; if they are grey coloured, consult the troubleshooting section at the end of this manual.
3. Tap on one of the icons to start the needed app.
RFAnalyze
This tool is used to monitor wireless environmental traffic in one or more channels; purpose of this is to find a relatively clean channel suitable
for your wireless system.
Interference that can be assessed with this app is normally caused by other wireless devices or other equipment operating within the moni-
tored channel or channels.
Survey
This app is used to measure the wireless signal’s link quality between the test HFW-EM-01 and the survey probe.
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Picture 11
RFAnalyze
Tap on the RFAnalyze icon to start the app.
The following window will appear:
At the beginning, this window shows, through a graph, the degree of wireless traffic present in ALL channels; a single graph of one colour
shows the traffic present in one single channel.
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Picture 12
Bear in mind that the analysis of the
channel you are working on is strongly
recommended in order to avoid possible
problems during commissioning.
Since your system works in one channel only, it is possible to filter out those channels you are not interested in; to do thi s, on the right upper
side of the window tap on the funnel-like icon (in picture 12 is highlighted with the circle).
The following selection window appears:
1. Select those channels that you want to be visualized. Deselect those channels that you don’t want to be visualized.
2. Tap on “SUBMIT”.
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Survey
Tap on the Survey icon to start the app.
The following window will appear:
Select the device type you want the survey probe to simulate; bear in mind that different device types have different signal quality levels,
so it is strongly recommended that you select the correct type.
The HFW-STK-03 system will now effectively simulate the selected device, in terms of wireless link quality.
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Having selected the device type, the following window appears:
Wireless link quality measurement between the probe and the HFW-EM-01 is indicated on screen, and its temporal progression is tracked out
with a graph.
If you want to select another device type tap on the symbol to return to the device type selection screen.
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To achieve a stable progression level it is recommended to wait some minutes after placing the survey detector probe in
the chosen position.
To access Survey’s settings window tap on the icon.
The following window will appear:
In this window it is possible to:
- Check the wireless system code (Syscode); it cannot be changed.
- Check the frequency band; it cannot be changed.
- Check and modify the survey operating channel.
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Picture 17
To change the survey operating channel:
1. Tap on the desired channel (picture 17).
2. Tap on “SUBMIT”.
3. Wait that the system performs the change of the working channel (picture 18).
Picture 18
This operation MUST be performed with
the HFW-STK-03 perfectly operating
and ALL its devices switched on.
Doing otherwise can compromise the function-
ality of the HFW-STK-03 itself.
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The following table gives the key to symbols that are used in the Survey app.
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Icon Description
Survey detector probe’s primary battery low
Survey detector probe’s secondary battery low
No wireless link between survey detector probe and the HFW-EM-01
Dongle interface device’s batteries low
Wireless link quality level between the Dongle and the HFW-EM-01
Numerical indication of the survey’s link quality level on the primary antenna
Numerical indication of the survey’s link quality level on the secondary antenna
Survey’s link quality level is indicated in decibel units
Survey’s link quality level is indicated in RSSI units
Selected emulated device type indication
Survey system parameter details and operating channel selection
Table 2
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Troubleshooting
Problem
WL Survey signals: “Bluetooth not enabled. Please, turn on Bluetooth”.
Why
Tablet’s Bluetooth functionality is not activated.
Solution
Turn on Bluetooth functionality as per tablet’s instruction manual.
Turn on Gps/Geolocalization functionality as per tablet’s instruction manual.
Picture 19
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Problem
WL Survey’s RFAnalyze and Survey launch icons are deactivated (grey coloured).
Why
Dongle interface device is switched off.
Solution
Switch on the Dongle device.
Turn on Gps/Geolocalization functionality as per tablet’s instruction manual.
Problem
WL Survey’s RFAnalyze and Survey launch icons are deactivated (grey coloured), despite the fact that Bluetooth is activated and the
Dongle device is switched on.
Why
Dongle device is not linked to the tablet via Bluetooth.
Solution
1. Tap on the WL Survey’s settings icon
WL Survey’s settings window is dis- played (picture 21).
2. Tap on “SCAN FOR DEVICES”.
Window displays all Bluetooth devices in tablet’s range, including the Dongle (picture 22).
3. Select the Dongle from the Bluetooth device’s list (picture 23).
4. Tap on “CONNECT”.
The tablet is connected to the Dongle device (picture 24).
5. Tap the icon to return to the main window.
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Picture 24
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WARNINGS AND LIMITATIONS
Our devices use high quality electronic components and plastic materials that are highly resistant to
environmental deterioration. However, after 10 years of continuous operation, it is advisable to
replace the devices in order to minimize the risk of reduced performance caused by external factors.
Ensure that this device is only used with compatible control panels. Detection systems must be
checked, serviced and maintained on a regular basis to confirm correct operation. Smoke detectors
may respond differently to various kinds of smoke particles, thus application advice should be sought
for special risks. Detectors cannot respond correctly if barriers exist between them and the fire
location and may be affected by special environmental conditions. Refer to and follow national codes
of practice and other internationally recognized fire engineering standards. Appropriate risk assess-
ment should be carried out initially to determine correct design criteria and updated periodically.
WARRANTY
All devices are supplied with the benefit of a limited 3 years warranty relating to faulty materials or
manufacturing defects, effective from the production date indicated on each product. This warranty is
invalidated by mechanical or electrical damage caused in the field by incorrect handling or usage.
Product must be returned via your authorized supplier for repair or replacement together with full
information on any problem identified. Full details on our warranty and product’s returns policy can be
obtained upon request.
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HFW-STK-03
For use in compatible fire detection and alarm
system
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