Monnit ALTA Wireless Food Probe User manual

ALTA Wireless
Food Probe
User Guide
The Leading Enterprise Internet of Things Solution

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. ABOUT THE WIRELESS FOOD PROBE 1
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1
ALTA WIRELESS FOOD PROBE FEATURES 1
EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS 1
II. SENSOR SECURITY 2
SENSOR COMMUNICATION SECURITY 2
DATA SECURITY ON THE GATEWAY 2
iMONNIT SECURITY 2
III. ORDER OF OPERATIONS 3
SET-UP STEPS 3
IV. REGISTRATION 4
REGISTERING A DEVICE 4
V. SETTING UP YOUR FOOD PROBE 5
INSTALLING BATTERIES 5
SCREEN READOUT DISPLAY 5
ERROR CODES 5
USING THE FOOD PROBE 6
VI. SENSOR OVERVIEW 8
MENU SYSTEM 8
VII. ACTIONS OVERVIEW 14
SUPPORT 17
WARRANTY INFORMATION 17
CERTIFICATIONS 19
SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS 21

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I. ABOUT THE WIRELESS FOOD PROBE
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ALTA® Wireless Food Probe assesses the temperature of solid or liquid foods to
ensure they are safe and ready-to-eat. Equipped with a leaded needle probe, the device
measures temperatures up to 260°C (500°F) and accurately reports the internal
temperature of cooked or refrigerated food. Temperatures are displayed on the device?s
screen and recorded in iMonnit software, creating an easy-to-read log of current and past
readings. Probe settings? including notifications, alerts, reports, and maps? are
customizable via iMonnit?s online interface. Up and running within 15 minutes, this
industry-leading food probe supports CFR21 part 11 programs.
The Food Probe utilizes an RTD temperature probe to provide long-term, highly accurate
temperature readings. The sensor features an on-unit display and two buttons. When
pressed, the Display button will provide a new temperature reading that will not be reported
to iMonnit. Momentarily pressing the Record button will record and then transmit a single
data point. When the Record button is held down, the display will activate, and the sensor
will start a continuous data recording session based on configurations in iMonnit.
ALTA WIRELESS FOOD PROBE FEATURES
- IP67 Waterproof
- Wireless range of 1,200+ feet through 12+ walls*
- Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
- Superior interference immunity
- Excellent power management for long battery life **
(1+ years on AAA batteries)
- Encrypt-RF®Security (Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange + AES-128 CBC for sensor
data messages)
- Datalogs 2000 to 4000 readings if gateway connection lost (non-volatile flash,
persists through power cycle):
- 10-minute heartbeats = 22 days
- 2-hour heartbeats = 266 days
* Actual range may vary depending on environment.
** Battery life is determined by sensor reporting frequency, battery type, and other variables.
EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS
- Ovens and cooking device monitoring
- Food temperature monitoring
- Food service management

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II. SENSOR SECURITY
The ALTA Food Temperature Probe has been designed and built to securely manage data
from sensors monitoring your environment and equipment. Monnit Corporation has taken
extreme measures to ensure your data security is handled with the utmost care and
attention to detail. The same methods utilized by financial institutions to transmit data are
also used in Monnit security infrastructure. Security features of the gateway include tamper
proof network interfaces, data encryption, and bank-grade security.
Monnit?s proprietary sensor protocol uses low transmit power and specialized radio
equipment to transmit application data. Wireless devices listening on open communication
protocols cannot eavesdrop on sensors. Packet level encryption and verification is key to
ensuring traffic isn?t altered between sensors and gateways. Paired with best-in-class range
and power consumption protocol, all data is transmitted securely from your devices.
Thereby ensuring a smooth, worry-free, experience.
SENSOR COMMUNICATION SECURITY
Monnit sensor to gateway secure wireless tunnel is generated using ECDH-256 (Elliptic
Curve Diffie-Hellman) public key exchange to generate a unique symmetric key between
each pair of devices. Sensors and gateways use this link specific key to process packet
level data with hardware accelerated 128-bit AES encryption which minimizes power
consumption to provide industry best battery life. Thanks to this combination, Monnit
proudly offers robust bank-grade security at every level.
DATA SECURITY ON THE GATEWAY
The ALTA gateways are designed to prevent prying eyes from accessing the data that is
stored on the sensors. Gateways do not run on an off the shelf multi-function OS (operating
system). Instead they run a purpose specific real-time embedded state machine that cannot
be hacked to run malicious processes. There are also no active interface listeners that can
be used to gain access to the device over the network. The fortified gateway secures your
data from attackers and secures the gateway from becoming a relay for malicious
programs.
iMONNIT SECURITY
iMonnit is the online software and central hub for configuring your device settings. All data
is secured on dedicated servers operating Microsoft SQL Server. Access is granted through
the iMonnit user interface, or an Application Programming Interface (API) safeguarded by
256-bit Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.2) encryption. TLS is blanket of protection to
encrypt all data exchanged between iMonnit and you. The same encryption is available to
you whether you are a Basic user of Premiere user of iMonnit. You can rest assured that
your data is safe with iMonnit.

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III. ORDER OF OPERATIONS
It is important to understand the order of operations for activating your device. If done out of
order, your device may have trouble communicating with iMonnit. Please consult the steps
below to make sure you are performing your setup correctly.
SET-UP STEPS
1. Register your gateway on iMonnit.
Your gateway must be registered first to verify communication between the device and
iMonnit. Any sensors you wish to add onto your network must come after
the gateway.
2. Register your ALTA Food Probe on iMonnit.
After you?ve registered your gateway, it?s time to add your Food Probe to the
iMonnit account.
3. Install batteries in your device.
After your device is added and your gateway is communicating with iMonnit, you can
install the batteries. Your Food Probe takes AAA batteries.
4. Start recording temperatures.
Check food safety guidelines at your company for the preferred interval of temperature
testing regarding cooked, reheated, or refrigerated product.
Note: Each step is covered in more detail in the following sections.