Plugwise Sense User manual

Sense
200.106.110211
Climate monitoring and management
Manual

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Sense Manual
Thank you for buying this extension to your Plugwise system.
With the Sense, you can wirelessly measure the temperature
and air humidity in a room. In this way, you easily obtain insight
into the climate in one or more rooms. The temperature sensor
has a range of 0 to 60˚C; the air-humidity sensor has a range
of 5 to 95% RH. You can also link switch acons to certain
measurement values. This does not require the computer to
be le on.
This manual describes the installaon of a single Sense, but
the same steps can be followed if you want to install mulple
Senses at the same me.
Before you start
• Werecommendthatyoufollowthismanualcarefully;itisessenal
totakethestepsinthecorrectorder.
• Tobe abletouse theSense,youwillrequireaPlugwisenetwork
consisngofatleastaSckorStretchandaCircle+.
A Plugwise network can never contain more Senses than 5 mes the
number of Circles. What this manual explains for the Circle also applies to
the Stealth and the Sng, or a combinaon thereof.
• Ensure that you use the latest version of Source and that your
moduleshavethelatestrmwareversion.Youcancheckthisbyclicking
theUpdatesbuoninSource.TheSenseisonlysupportedifallother
moduleshavermwareversion2.36(asof13-05-2011)orlater.Ifthis
is not yet the case, prior to the installaon of the Sense, the other
modulesmustrstbeupdated.InSource,checkwhethertheSckand
allofthemodulesareonline.
• InSource,checkwhethertheckattheboomleofthescreen
showsthattheSckisonline:
• InSource,checkinthetreeat‘Overviews’toseewhetheralldevices
areonline.Thisisindicatedbygreyandyellowlights:
• OnlyinsertthebaerywhenyoustarttousetheSense.ASenseuses
agreatdealmorepowerifitisnotconnectedtoaPlugwisenetwork.
• TousetheSense,itmustbeconnectedtoaPlugwisenetwork.The
Sense can then bemountedon awall. Thesesteps areexplained in
moredetailbelow.
• Check whether all components are present. If a component is
missing,pleasecontactusassoonaspossible.
Contents of the package
• PerSense:
1 3,6V AA baery This manual
SenseMounng plate
Sense
200.106.110211
Climate monitoring and management
Manual

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1. Adding the Sense to your
Plugwise network
ÌStartSourceandselectSengs,AddModules.
ÌWhen you are asked to select a network, select the network to
whichtheSensemustbeadded.
ÌFillintheIDoftheSense.ThisIDisindicatedonthesckersthatare
aachedtotheback.
ÌClick the buon with the green arrow: Next, insert the AA
baeryintheSense.Notethe+and-marks.
ÌIfyouwanttoinstallmulpleSenses,addtheIDsforalloftheSenses
tothelist.ThePlugwisenetworkwillthensearchfortheSenseswiththe
newIDsinthelist.WaitunlSourceindicatesthattheSenseisonline.
Thecirclewiththequesonmarkwillthenchangeintothefollowing
icon:
If the Sense is not found within several minutes, check whether the Plugwise
network is operang correctly (refer to ‘Before you start’). If the Sck and
the other modules are available in Source and the Sense is sll not shown
as being online, follow the instrucons to delete the network sengs under
‘Delete network sengs’, see: ‘Advanced use’.
ÌClick‘Next’andthen‘Finish’.
ÌTheSenseisnowconnectedtoyournetwork.
2. Attaching the Sense to the wall
Up/Window >
< Reset
ÌTaketheSensetothelocaonwhereitmustbeinstalled.Thismust
bewithin5to10metresofaCircle.
ÌCheckwhetherSourcesllindicatesthattheSenseisonline.Itcan
takeseveralminutesforthenetworktoprocessthenewlocaonofthe
Sense.
ÌAach the Sense mounng plate to the wall. The Up/
Window arrow on the inside of the mounng plate indicates
the top. Ensure that the Plugwise logo on the front ends
up in a horizontal posion (see the corresponding gure).
TheopmalheightoftheSenseis1.50to1.80metresabovetheoor.
Inaddion,theSensemustnotbeinstalledindirectsunlight, above
a centralheaterandpreferablynotnearadoororwindow.Thiscan
negavelyimpactthefunconingoftheSense.
ÌWhenthemounngplateisaachedtothewall,slidetheSense
fromaboveontotheplateunlyoufeeltheSenseclickintoplace.
3. Use
Communicaon in the network
The Sense contacts one of the Circles in your network. This Circle
transmitsthemeasurementdatatotheotherCircles.IftheCirclethat
theSensetriestocontactisunavailable,aconneconwillbemadewith
anotherCircle.Thiscantakeseveralseconds.
Themeintervalbetweentwotransmissionsofmeasurementdatacan
bespecied.Asstandard,theSenseissettoatransmissionintervalof
15minutes.
Thecomputerdoesnotneedtobeswitchedontobeabletousethe
Sense.
Switching and insight
TheSensecanbesetuptosendswitchcommandsifcertaintemperature
orair-humidity valuesare exceeded:an On orO command can be
senttoappliancesorlighngspeciedinadvancewithinthePlugwise
network.Whiledoingso,theSensedoesnottakeintoaccountother
switching acons in the network, such as those from the Plugwise
Switch or Plugwise Source. As standard, switching acons from the
Senseareswitchedo.ItisnotrecommendedtousetheSenseasa
thermostat.
AnoverviewoftheoponsforlinkingswitchingaconstotheSense
inSourceaswellasothersowarefunconsisavailableinthelatest
Sourcemanual.Themanualisavailableatwww.plugwise.com/manuals.

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Removing Sense
If the Sense will (temporarily) no longer be used, it can be removed from
the Plugwise network.
ÌStart Source and go to Sengs, Devices.
ÌThe list of ‘Non-assigned modules’ is displayed to the right of the
screen. Right-click the Sense and then click ‘Delete’.
ÌThe Sense will now be ignored by the network.
ÌTo also physically remove the Sense from the ceiling, follow the steps
as described in secon 2, ‘Aaching the Sense to the wall’, in reverse
order.
ÌNote: remove the baery. As long as the Sense is not assigned to a
network, it will consume more power and the baery will drain more
quickly.
4. Advanced use
Connecng Sense to another network
Aer a Sense has been removed from a network (see the explanaon
above), it can be connected to another Plugwise system. To do this,
follow the normal installaon procedure.
Restarng Sense
In case of problems, the Sense can be restarted. For this purpose, a reset
buon can be found on the back of the module, which can be acvated
by inserng a long, thin object such as a pin or a paperclip (not a pencil
or mechanical pencil, which can break o) in the hole marked ‘Reset’.
When the LED light in the casing (on the front of the module) begins to
ash, the Sense has restarted.
Deleng network sengs
You can also delete all of the sengs saved on the Sense. As a result,
the Sense will also forget its posion in the network. To delete all of the
sengs, follow the instrucons as described in the secon ‘Restarng
Sense’, but keep the reset buon pressed unl the rapid ashing of the
LED light stops. This should take about 10 seconds.
Firmware updates
When a new rmware version is available, the update can be
downloaded and sent to the Sense. More informaon on rmware
updates is provided in the Source manual. Aer you send the rmware
update from Source, press the white wake buon on the top of the
front of the Sense. The Sense will then waken temporarily to receive
and install the rmware update.
5. Technical details
Specicaons
Parameters Min. Nominal Max. Unit Comments
Environment
Operaonal 0
5
60
95
˚C
%RH No condensaon
Storage 10
20
50
60
˚C
%RH No condensaon
Temperature measurement
Measurement range 0 60 ˚C
Measurement accuracy
± 0.8 ± 0.3 ˚C Within a range of 0˚C to
60˚C
± 0.6 ˚C At 0˚C
± 0.3 ˚C At 25˚C
± 0.8 ˚C At 60˚C
Air humidity measurement
Measurement range 5 95 %RH
Measurement accuracy
± 3.5 ± 2.0 %RH Within a range of 5%RH to
95%RH
± 3.2 %RH At 5%RH and at 95%RH
± 2.2 %RH Between 10%RH and
90%RH
Power supply
Supply voltage 3.2 3.6 3.6 Vdc A single 3.6V AA baery
Baery life 1 2 year
Based on 1 rmware update
per year, a maintenance
interval of 24 hours and 1
transmission of measurement
data per 15 minutes
Power consumpon 150 mW
Dimensions 86 x 80 x 21 mm Height x width x depth
Memory
Storage capacity 512 kByte Used for ZigBee rmware
updates
Service life 100,000 Cycles Programming/deleng
ZigBee communicae
Baud rate 250 kbps O-QPSK
Frequency 2400 MHz 16 channels of the 2,4GHz
ISM band
Bandwidth 2.0 MHz 5 MHz channel space
Recepon sensivity -92 -97 -98 dBm @ 1% per 20-byte packet
Transmission power -32 3 5 dBm
LED
When the Sense sends data wirelessly via the Plugwise ZigBee protocol,
a red LED light starts to ash in the casing.

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6. Environment
Old electrical and electronic devices oen contain
valuablematerials.Therefore,neverdisposeofdiscarded
devicesasnormalhouseholdrubbish.Handthedevice
intoalocalauthoritycolleconpointforelectricaland
electronicdevices.
Neverthrowbaeriesawaywiththehouseholdrubbish;insteadhand
theminatthespecialcolleconpoints.
7. Support and contact
AdetailedPlugwiseSourcemanualisdisplayedifyouclickthe‘Help’
buonattheboom of thescreen.Ourwebsitecontainsapageof
frequentlyaskedquesons:
www.plugwise.com
Ifyousllhavequesons,pleasecontactusviathecontactformon
thesupportpageonourwebsiteorviaourservicenumber.Youcan
ofcoursealsocontactusifcomponentsaremissing.Wewouldalsobe
pleasedtohearfromyouifyouarehappywiththedeliveredproduct.
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