POWERSHADES RF REPEATER 2.0 User manual

Powershades RF Repeater 2.0
POWERSHADES RF REPEATER 2.0POWERSHADES RF REPEATER 2.0

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Contents
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PowerShades RF Repeater 2.0 ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Electrical Specification ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
Hardware Details................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Operation Specification ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Basic Operation as a Repeater ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Button Actions ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Factory Reset................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Firmware Update ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
Support................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

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PowerShades RF Repeater 2.0
Fits USB Type A sockets.
Electrical Specification
Input Power
DC 5V, 500mA
Working Power
10 ~ 110 milliwatts
Working Temperature
0Ԩ~ 45Ԩ
Working Current
3mA ~ 33mA
Radio Frequency
433.92MHz
Wireless Standard
FSK
Radio Range
100 meters open space, 35 meters indoor (results
may vary)
Hardware Details
Orange LED
Configuration Indicator
Blue LED
RF Activity Indicator
Push Button
Select Function and Factory Reset
Size
83mm x 31mm
IP Rating
IP20 (indoor use only)
Operation Specification
Basic Operation as a Repeater
Plug in RF Repeater to USB Type A power block or USB port.
Normal Operation: RF Repeater will perform 3 orange blinks (bootloader startup), then 3 blue blinks (target firmware
startup) upon power up.
Repeater will receive valid PowerShades protocol packets (matching preamble and sync words) and push them into a
buffer. Repeater will filter out duplicate commands as well as commands that it has sent within a given historic period.
Once 250ms has expired from last valid packet, repeater will iterate through the queue and start repeating the buffered
packets. Repeater will transmit two commands for one valid command it receives.
iFor optimal results, we recommend placing the PowerShades RF Repeater within a radius of 30 feet from the RF shading
devices, including the RF shade and the PowerShades RF Gateway.
iFor optimal results, we recommend placing the PowerShades RF Repeater within a radius of 30 feet from the RF shading
devices, including the RF shade and the PowerShades RF Gateway.

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Button Actions
The button action operation is as follows.
1. User clicks the button X times to select function.
2. User then presses and holds the button to execute the function.
Function #
Function Detail
1
Send Test TX for range and field strength testing.
2
Pair RA Wind Sensor and PS Remote
3
Future
4
Future
5
Future
Function #1 – Test TX
This purpose for this function is to force the repeater to TX by button press. This TX can be used to measure field
strength as well as range testing.
1. Plug in RF Repeater to power source.
2. Click the push button once (1 blink pattern)
3. Press and hold push button for 2 seconds (blue blink to indicate TX)
Example of Test TX Transmission
14:29:53.192 W433 RX[1] 12 C1 DEADBEEF:DEADBEEF 0001 {02 02 03}
14:29:53.270 W433 RX[1] 12 C1 DEADBEEF:DEADBEEF 0001 {02 02 03}
Function #2 – Pair and Translate RA Wind Sensor
4. Pair PowerShades RF Remote to Outdoor shade and set upper and lower limits. Leave shade in down position.
5. Plug in RF Repeater to power source.
6. Click the push button twice (2 blink pattern)
7. Press and hold push button for 2 seconds (constant medium blink)
8. Press P2 on the RA Wind Sensor (constant fast blink)
9. Press Stop button on PowerShades RF Remote (orange LED turns off)
10. Press the UP button on the RA Wind Sensor to verify functionality.
Timeout
If user does not complete the button action within 5 minutes. The RF Repeater will go back to normal repeating
operation.
Factory Reset
Press and hold the pushbutton for 10 seconds. This function will delete any paired remotes and sensors.
You are able to pair multiple
wind sensors to one RF
Repeater.
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Firmware Update
1. Unplug RF Repeater
2. While holding push-button, plug-in RF Repeater to power source.
3. RF Repeater LEDs will indicate alternating blue and orange.
4. RF Repeater can now be recognized as DFU device. Target firmware can be loaded at Address 0x08004000.
Support
For questions or inquiries please contact Powershades Support or Development Team.
Visit https://www.powershades.com/installation/ for Installation and User Guides.
Powershades Support: [e-mail]
Powershades Developer: [e-mail] or [e-mail]
Office Phone: [phone]
VERSION
DATE
AUTHOR
NOTES
V001
3/17/2023
Initial Version