Site Survey Kit (SSK)

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SontaySonNetRadioSensorSiteSurveyTool

UserManual

Version1.8

June2011

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Audience

Thismanualisintendedforspecifiers,usersandinstallersoftheSontaySonNetradiosensorsystem.

Content

ThismanualprovidesacompletereferencefortheSontaySonNetradioSiteSurveysystem.

RelatedDocuments

TheSontaySonNetradiosensorsystemSiteSurveyKitQuickStartGuide
TheSontaySonNetradiosensorsystemUserManual
TheSontaySonNetradiosensorsystemQuickStartGuide
TheSontaySonNetradiosensorsystemproductdatasheets

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TableOfContents:
Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................................4
Environmental.............................................................................................................................................................................4
BatteryCharging.........................................................................................................................................................................4
SSKFunctionalOverview.............................................................................................................................................................5
VerificationMode........................................................................................................................................................6
BatteryFittingandReplacement................................................................................................................................................7
DisposalofBatteries...................................................................................................................................................................7
SSKPartCodes............................................................................................................................................................................7
SSKNodes....................................................................................................................................................................................8
SSKNodeSpecification................................................................................................................................................8
SSKRouters.................................................................................................................................................................................8
SSKRouterSpecification..............................................................................................................................................9
TheSSKReceiver.......................................................................................................................................................................10
SSKReceiverSpecification.........................................................................................................................................10
TheSSKHandHeldMonitor......................................................................................................................................................11
SSKHHMSpecification...............................................................................................................................................11
TheRadioNetwork....................................................................................................................................................................12
NetworkPlanningConsiderations.............................................................................................................................13
TheRadioSystem......................................................................................................................................................................15
Security.....................................................................................................................................................................................15
HowtheSelfHealingTreeNetworkIsFormed.........................................................................................................................15
PropagationOfRadioSignalsInBuildings.................................................................................................................................16
Attenuation...............................................................................................................................................................16
Reflection...................................................................................................................................................................16
Scattering...................................................................................................................................................................16
FAQs..........................................................................................................................................................................................17
UsingtheSSKwithSonNetConfigurationandMonitoringSoftware(CMS).............................................................................18
ImportantWindows7Users...................................................................................................................................18
InstallingCMS............................................................................................................................................................20
StartingCMS..............................................................................................................................................................23
ImportingaSavedLayout..........................................................................................................................................24
TheCMSDesktopEnvironment.................................................................................................................................25
LoggingOnasanAdministrator.................................................................................................................................26
ChangingtheAdministratorPassword......................................................................................................................26
ListingDevices...........................................................................................................................................................27
ChangingDeviceLabels.............................................................................................................................................28
ViewingDeviceProperties.........................................................................................................................................29
Authorisinganewnode.............................................................................................................................................31
Removinganodefromthenetwork..........................................................................................................................31
UsingtheGraphicalMapDisplay...............................................................................................................................32
SettingTheMapDisplayBackgroundImage.............................................................................................................32
AddingDevicesToTheMapDisplay..........................................................................................................................33
IconPlan....................................................................................................................................................................33
DeviceStatus.............................................................................................................................................................34
LinkStatus.................................................................................................................................................................34
AutoUpdating...........................................................................................................................................................35
ManualRefreshingOfData.......................................................................................................................................35
CommunicationsLog.................................................................................................................................................36
ChangingDisplayUnits..............................................................................................................................................36
ConfigurationLog......................................................................................................................................................37
UsingCMSToDocumentAWirelessNetwork...........................................................................................................37
SavingandOpeningLayouts......................................................................................................................................37
ReceiverPrintPreview...............................................................................................................................................38
ConductingaSiteSurvey:AStepByStepGuide......................................................................................................................39
BestPractisePoints...................................................................................................................................................................41
TroubleShootersGuide...........................................................................................................................................................42

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Overview

Thewirelessnodesarebasedondirectsequencespreadspectrum(DSSS)communicationinthe2.42.5GHz
band,compliantwithIEEE802.15.42006.

AllnodeshaveauniqueMACaddress,equivalenttoauniqueserialnumber.

Alldeviceshaveanon/offswitch.

Allnodesretaintheirconfigurationpropertiesacrossapowerfailure.

Environmental

Storagetemperaturerangeof10to+80C

Storagerelativehumidityrangeof0to90%(noncondensing).

Ambient(operating)temperaturerangeof10Cto+50C

Ambient(operating)relativehumidityrangeof0to90%,(noncondensing).

BatteryCharging

TochargethebatteryinanSSK(sitesurveykit)node,connectthecorrectchargertothesocketontheback
plateBEFORESWITCHINGTHECHARGERON.Switchthechargeron,thestatusLEDonthechargerwillshow
reduntilthebatteryisfullycharged,whenthestatusLEDwillturngreen.

TochargethebatteryinanSSKrouter,connectthecorrectchargertothesocketmountedonthesideofthe
housingBEFORESWITCHINGTHECHARGERON.Switchthechargeron,thestatusLEDonthechargerwillshow
reduntilthebatteryisfullycharged,whenthestatusLEDwillturngreen.NBthesamechargertypeisused
forbothSSKnodesandSSKrouters.

TochargethebatteryintheHHM(handheldmonitor),connectthecorrectchargertothesocketlocatedon
thebottomofthehousing.ThestatusLEDvisiblethroughtheHHMkeypadwillshoworangeuntilthebatteryis
fullycharged,whenthestatusLEDwillgoout.

TochargethebatteryinanSSKreceiver,connectthecorrectchargertothechargersocket.ThestatusLEDon
thechargerwillshowreduntilthebatteryisfullycharged,whenthestatusLEDwillturngreen.

Note that when charging SSK batteries, the electronics are disconnected from the rest of the device, and
thereforethatdevicewillnotfunctionuntilchargingiscomplete.Onlythebatteryisconnectedtothecharger.

OnlythecorrectchargersmustbeusedforeachSSKdevice.Batterieswillbedamagedifnotchargedbythe
correctcharger.

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SSKFunctionalOverview

The Sontay SonNet Site Survey Kit (SSK) is designed to make the design and installation of a SonNet radio
sensor system simple and quick and to take the guesswork out of the radio communications aspect of the
network.

TheSSKreceivershouldbeplacedwheretheactualRFRXsystemreceiverwillbeinstalled(typicallyinaplant
roomorriser).

The handheld monitor (HHM) communicates with the SSK receiver (via a router, if necessary), and the LCD
displayshowswhichnodesareonlineandthequalityoftheradiolinktotheirparentdevices.

Followthestepbystepguidetodeterminewheretopositionthereceiver,anyroutersnecessary,andtotest
thatallsensornodescancommunicatewiththereceiverreliablywheninstalled.

TheSSKishousedinarobustcase,andcontains:

1xSSKreceiver

1xhandheldmonitor(HHM)

4xbatterypoweredSSKsensornodes

2xSSKrouters

1xchargerunitfortheSSKreceiver

1xchargerunitfortheHHM

2xchargerunitsfortheSSKnodesandrouters

SSKQuickStartGuide

SSKUserManual

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VerificationMode

VerificationmodeisaspecialmodethatanSSKnodeorroutercanadoptspecificallytotesttheLQItoanother
device.Inthisspecialmode,thedeviceignoresthenormalhierarchicalrulesusedtoformarobustnetwork,
andreliessolelyonsignalstrength.Whenadeviceisrequestedtogointoverificationmode,itwillbrieflydrop
offtheradionetworkand,havingrebooted,reappearrunninginverificationmode.Notethatadeviceplacedin
to verification mode will automatically reboot back into normal mode after 5 minutes if left unattended.
Powercyclingadeviceinverificationmodewillalsoreturnthatdevicetonormalmode.

Toplaceadeviceinverificationmode,selectthedevicefromthelistbyusingtheUp/Downarrowkeys,then
presstherightarrowkey.UsingtheUp/Downarrowkeystoselectverify,thenpresstheOKkey.Thedevice
willgoofflineforafewseconds,beforerejoiningthenetworkinverificationmode.

Notes:

In the final installation, routers can also be sensors. However, they require a permanent
24Vac/dcsupply.

Eachroutercansupportamaximumof16children,whichcanconsistofamaximumof8
batterypowered nodes and 8 routers, or up to 16 routers if there are no battery powered
enddevices(EDs).Inmostcircumstances,itisadvisedthat,unlessunavoidable,nomorethan
8childrenshouldbeconnectedtoasinglerouter,toallowforredundancyincaseofrouter
failureordamage.

SSKnodesarefittedwithathermistortemperatureelement,andwillreporttemperatureand
batterystatustotheHHMorCMS(configurationandmonitoringsoftware).SSKroutersare
notfittedwithtemperaturesensingelements,andwillonlyreportlinkqualitiesandbattery
status.

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BatteryFittingandReplacement

Whenabatteryisfirstinstalled,orwhenitisreplaced,observingthecorrectpolarityisveryimportant.Fitting
thebatteryincorrectlymayresultinpermanentdamagetothesensor.

Recommendedbatteriesare:

Nodesandrouters:3.7VLithiumPolymer,rechargeable1080mAh
(UnirossU0110952)

HandHeldMonitor(HHM):3.6VNiMH,rechargeable580mAh
(Varta3/V600HRWIRE)

SSKReceiver:12VNiMH,2100mAh,10xAAcellrechargeablepack(Strikalite752)

Batteriesshouldbestoredinaclean,cool(notexceeding+30C),dryandventilatedarea.

DisposalofBatteriesWarning!Fire,ExplosionandBurnHazard

Donotshortcircuit,crush,disassemble,heatabove100C(212F),incinerate,orexposethebatterycontents
towater.Donotsolderdirectlytothecell.

All batteries must be disposed of in accordance with EC Directive 2006/66/EC, amended by EU Directive
2008/12/EC.

SSKPartCodes:

RFSSKSiteSurveyKit
RFRXSSReceivermodule(nooutputs)
RFHHTHandheldmonitor
RFTS900TemperatureSSKsensor
RFPS500SSKRouter

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SSKNodes

RFTS900 nodes are used in conjunction with the Sontay RFRXSS receiver, RFPS500 routers and RFHHT
handheldmonitor.

Data is transmitted back to the receiver every 30 seconds. Each sensor retains these configurations if the
batterybecomesdischargedorrequiresreplacement.

NB To preserve battery life, an SSK node will automatically go offline after approximately 4 hours if not
powercycled.

TochargethebatteryinanSSKnode,connectthecorrectchargertothesocketonthebackplate.Thestatus
LEDonthechargerwillshowreduntilthebatteryisfullycharged,whenthestatusLEDwillturngreen.

TopoweranSSKnode,thebatterymustbeconnectedandtheOn/Offrockerswitchonthebackplateshould
beswitchedtotheOnposition.Toswitchoff,theOn/Offrockerswitchonthebackplateshouldbeswitchedto
theOffposition.Refertodatasheet.

Thesensorsautomaticallyfindthebestpathbacktothereceiver,whichmaybedirectlytothereceiverorvia
parentrouters.

SSKnodeshaveathermistortemperaturesensorfittedasstandard.

SSKNodeSpecification:

RadioOutput:

Frequency
2.4GHz

16channels,automaticallyselected

Directsequencespreadspectrum

Compliance
IEEE802.15.42006
AerialCharacteristics

Gain

1.2dBi

VSWR
1.5:1
DataEncryption:
AES128
PowerOutput:
0dBm(1mW@50)
Temperatureaccuracy 0.3C
BatteryType:

3.7VLithiumPolymer,rechargeable,1080mAh
HousingMaterial:
ABS(flameretardant)
Dimensions:

85x85x23mm
Environmental:
Operating:

Temperature
10Cto+50C

RH

0to90%,noncondensing
Storage:

Temperature
10Cto+80C

RH

0to90%,noncondensing
Countryoforigin:
UK

PartCode:RFTS900

Refertoproductdatasheetforinstallationinstructions.

SSKRouters

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RFPS500 SSK routers are used in conjunction with the Sontay RFRXSS receiver, RFTS900 nodes and RF
HHThandheldmonitor,andareusedtoroutesignalsfrombatterypowerednodesandotherrouterstothe
receivermodule,wherethesignalstrengthofadirectpathisnotsufficientforreliablecommunications.

NB Each router can support a maximum of 16 children, which can consist of a maximum of 8 battery
powered nodes and 8 routers, or up to 16 routers if there are no battery powered end devices (EDs).
Considerationshouldbegivenonnetworkplanningforredundancyincaseofrouterfailureordamage.

Routersautomaticallyfindthebestpathbacktothereceiver,whichmaybedirectlytothereceiverorviaother
parentrouters.

NB To preserve battery life, an SSK router will automatically go offline after approximately 4 hours if not
powercycled.

TochargethebatteryinanSSKrouter,connectthecorrectchargertothesocketmountedonthesideofthe
housing.ThestatusLEDonthechargerwillshowreduntilthebatteryisfullycharged,whenthestatusLEDwill
turngreen.NBthesamechargertypeisusedforbothSSKnodesandSSKrouters.

To power an SSK router, the battery must be connected and the On/Off toggle switch on the housing side
shouldbeswitchedtotheOnposition.Toswitchoff,theOn/Offtoggleswitchonthehousingsideshouldbe
switchedtotheOffposition.Refertodatasheet.

SSKroutersdonothaveatemperaturesensorfitted.

SSKRouterSpecification:

RadioOutput:

Frequency
2.4GHz

16channels,automaticallyselected

Directsequencespreadspectrum

Compliance
IEEE802.15.42006
AerialCharacteristics

Gain

2.0dBi

VSWR
<2:1
DataEncryption:
AES128
PowerOutput:
+10dBm(10mW@50)
BatteryType:

3.7VLithiumPolymer,rechargeable,1080mAh
Housing:

Material
ABS(flameretardanttypeVO)

Dimensions
55mmx90mmdia.

Mountingholes4mmspaced85mmapart
Environmental:
Operating:

Temperature
10Cto+50C

RH

0to90%,noncondensing
Storage:

Temperature
10Cto+80C

RH

0to90%,noncondensing
Countryoforigin:
UK

PartCode:RFPS500

Refertoproductdatasheetforinstallationinstructions.

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TheSSKReceiver

The Sontay RFRXSS receiver collects data from all other devices on the SSK radio network, including
measurements from sensors, link quality for all links formed in the network, battery levels for all battery
powereddevices,hoursrunforalldevicesandthecurrentstatusofalldevices.

NBTherearenoanalogueoutputsonanRFRXSS.TheSSKreceiverisusedsolelytodeterminesignalstrengths
andwhetherroutersneedtobeaddedtoanetworktoachievecomplete,reliablecoverage.

Dataistransmittedbacktothereceiveratpreconfiguredtimeintervals.

AUSBsocketisprovidedforconnectiontoaPCorlaptoprunningtheSontaySonNetCMSsoftware.

TopowertheSSKreceiver,turntheOn/OffswitchonthehousingcovertoON.Toswitchoff,turntheOn/Off
switchonthehousingcovertoOFF.

To charge the battery in an SSK receiver, connect the correct charger to the socket. The status LED on the
chargerwillshowreduntilthebatteryisfullycharged,whenthestatusLEDwillturngreen.

SSKReceiverSpecification:

RadioOutput:

Frequency
2.4GHz

16channels,automaticallyselected

Directsequencespreadspectrum

Compliance
IEEE802.15.42006
AerialCharacteristics

Gain

2.0dBi

VSWR
<2:1
DataEncryption:
AES128
PowerOutput:
+10dBm(10mW@50)
PowerSupply:
Internal12VdcNiMHbattery,2.1Ah
Serialcommunications: USB2.0
Environmental:
Operating:

Temperature
10Cto+50C

RH

0to90%,noncondensing
Storage:

Temperature
10Cto+80C

RH

0to90%,noncondensing
Countryoforigin:
UK

PartCode:RFRXSS

Refertoproductdatasheetforinstallationinstructions.

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TheSSKHandHeldMonitor

TheSontayRFHHTdisplaysallonlinereceivers,routersandnodesintheSSKradionetwork,andshowslink
quality for all links formed in the network, battery levels for all battery powered devices, hours run for all
devicesandthecurrentstatusofalldevices.

ToswitchontheHHM,pressandholdtheOKkeyforapproximately1second.Toswitchoff,pressandholdthe
OKkeyforatleast2seconds.TheHHMwillbeeptoindicatethatitisshuttingdown.

To charge the battery in the HHM, connect the correct charger to the socket located on the bottom of the
housing. The status LED visible through the HHM keypad will show orange until the battery is fully charged,
whenthestatusLEDwillgoout.

SSKHHMSpecification:

RadioOutput:

Frequency
2.4GHz

16channels,automaticallyselected

Directsequencespreadspectrum

Compliance
IEEE802.15.42006
AerialCharacteristics

Gain

2.0dBi

VSWR
<2:1
DataEncryption:
AES128
PowerOutput:
+10dBm(10mW@50)
PowerSupply:
Internal3.6VdcNiMHbattery,580mAh
Environmental:
Operating:

Temperature
10Cto+50C

RH

0to90%,noncondensing
Storage:

Temperature
10Cto+80C

RH

0to90%,noncondensing
Countryoforigin:
UK

PartCode:RFHHT

Refertoproductdatasheetforinstallationinstructions.

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TheRadioSystem

TheradiosystemusedbytheSontaySonNetdevicesisdividedinto3sectionsorlayers.

1.
The radio layer is where physical control of the radio signal is done. This conforms to
international standard 802.15.4, and determines the frequency of the radio signals, the
number of channels available for use, the bandwidth and power level of the signal etc.
Thereare16channelsavailable,andthebestoneisautomaticallyselectedbythereceiver.
ThefrequenciesusedareintheISM(Industrial,ScientificandMedical)2.4GHzband,witha
maximumdatarateof250kb/s.
2.
The network management layer is where the selfhealing tree functionality is run, which
controlsnetworktopology.ZigBeeisanexampleofanetworkmanagementMESHprotocol.
SonNet does not use ZigBee, but instead uses a selfhealing tree protocol to control
networktopology.
3.
Theapplicationlayeriswhatdetermineswhatthedevicedoesi.e.makesitatemperature
sensingdevice,arouterorareceiver.SonNetdevicesusespecificapplications,andinclude
featuressuchasconfigurationproperties.

Security

AllSonNetsystemdeviceshavethesame,uniquenetworkidentifier.OnlydeviceswiththecorrectIDwillbe
allowed to join the network. The ID used by system devices is different from the ID used for site survey kit
(SSK) devices. Hence, SSK devices cannot join a system network and vice versa. When a SonNet system
network has been formed, it can be locked to prevent any unauthorised devices joining, even if they are
SonNetdevices.TheCMScanbeusedtoauthoriseextraSonNetsystemdevicesifrequired.

AlldatatransmittedbySonNetdevicesisencrypted.

HowtheSelfHealingTreeNetworkIsFormed

Thenetworkisformedbasedon3rules,andinaspecificorderofpriority:

1.
Howmanytiersadeviceisawayfromthereceiver.

If a device can communicate directly with the receiver, it will, even if the link quality is
poorerthanifitwentthrougharouter.Ifadevicehasachoiceofmorethanonerouter,it
willalwayschoosetherouterclosesttothereceiver(theleastnumberoftiersaway),evenif
thelinkqualityismarginal.

2.
Thenumberofchilddevicesarouteralreadyhas.

A router can have a maximum of 16 children. If a device has a choice of more than one
router of the same tier level, it will always choose the router with the least number of
children,evenifthelinkqualityismarginal.

3.
SignalStrength(linkquality).

Finally,ifadevicehasachoiceofmorethanonerouterofthesametierlevelandthesame
numberofchildren,itwillchoosetherouterwiththebestlinkquality.

If,foranyreason,adevice(nodeorrouter),losesitspreferredpathbacktothereceiver,itwillautomatically
searchforanalternativestillobeyingthe3rulesaboveinsequence.If,despiteemployingDirectSequence
SpreadSpectrum(DSSS)techniques,interferenceonthecurrentlyoccupiedchannelpreventscommunications,
thereceiverwillautomaticallylookforanotherchannelwhichisclear.Allotherdevices,havinglosttheirlinks
to the receiver, will then also automatically scan the16channels until they find the receiver again,and the
networkwillreformwithoutuserintervention.

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FAQs

a.
HowisaccesstothesensornetworklockedattheCMS?

Nodesareonlyallowedtojointhenetworkifthereceiverallowsthemto.Thisistrueevenifthenodesare
identifiedasSonNetNodesandhavethecorrectencryptionkey.

Therearetwomethodstoconfiguringthereceivertoacceptnodesontothenetwork.Inordertoauthorisea
nodetheCMSmustbeinadministrationmode(File>SwitchAdminModemustbeticked).

AutoCommissioningMode

TheCMSallowsthereceivertobeswitchedtoautocommissioningmode.Inthismodeany
nodes that can correctly identify themselves as SonNet nodes will be allowed to join the
network.AnynodesthatdojoinwillbeaddedtotheCMStextualdisplay.

ManualMode

Inmanualmodeindividualnodescanberemovedfromoraddedtotheauthorisednodelist
fromtheCMS.Manualmodeisthedefaultmode.

A node can then be authorised by Options>Authorise (add) a new node or selecting the
same option on the right click menu in the Textual or Graphical parts of the application
display.
TheusermusttypetheMACaddress(onPCBandproducthousing)ofthenewnodeintothe
dialogthatappearsandcanalsogivethenodeatextualname(upto10characters)

b.
WhydosomemenuitemsdisappeariftheCMSapplicationisidleforsometime?

The CMS has a timeout that operates when in Admin mode. If there is no activity for some time the CMS
applicationwillexitadminmodeandsomeadminmenuitemswillbedisabledorremoved.

ThetimeoutcanbesetinOptions>ChangeIdleTime.

AdminmodecanbeenteredagaininFile>SwitchAdminMode

c.
TheCMSapplicationrightclickmenuhasstoppedbeingprovided.Why?

ThisprobablymeansthattheCMShasdetectedthatthereceiverhasbeendisconnectedfromthePC.Thiswill
beindicatedonthestatusbaratthebottomleftsideoftheCMSapplicationwindow"ReceiverDisconnected".
InthisstatemanyoftheCMSfacilitiesaredisableduntiltheReceiverisconnectedagain.

d.
Howarethenetworknodenamesstored,aretheypersistent?

Thenodenamesarestoredinthereceiverhardwareinnonvolatilememory.Thereforethesewillbethesame
evenifadifferentPCisattachedtothesystem,orthereceiverisreset/powercycled.

e.
IntheCMSapplicationwhatisanUnknownnode?

Theapplicationwilllistallnodesthathavebeenaddedtothesystemasunknowninitially.Assoonasanodeis
added(eithermanuallyorbytheuseofautocommissioningmode)arequestissenttoittoestablishwhat
typeofnodeitisandwhatcapabilitiesithas.

Asaresultanodewillbecategorizedasunknownuntilaresponseisreceivedfromit.Ifthenoderemainsoff
lineordoesnotrespondforanyotherreasonitwillremaininthiscategory.

TheCMSwillsendarequesteachtimeitisstartediftherearestillunknownnodesinthesystem.
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Importan

PriortoinstallingCMSS,itisimportanttoturnoff driversigningg.

einthesearchhbar.Rightcliickoncmd.exeandchoose
erunasadmin
nistrator.
FromtheeStartmenu,typecmd.exe

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Runtheffollowingcom
mmandsinthe
eshell.

optionsDDISABLE_INTEGRITTY_CHECKS
bcdedit.eexesetloado
bcdedit.eexesetTESTSSIGNINGON

RestartthePC.Whenlogged,thefo
ollowingwillbbedisplayedin
nthebottomrightcorneroofthedesktop
p:

MicrosofftSQLServerr2005ExpresssEditionSP22isinstalledffirst,ifnotalrreadyinstalledd,followedbyySontay
SonNetC
CMSandfinalllytheSontay
deviceUSBddevicedriverss.

n issue with SQL Server 22005 Express Edition SP2 and MSXML 6 SP2 (see Microsoft
Note thaat there is an
KnowledgeBasearticlleKB954459fforfulldetailss).Toovercom
methis,theC
CMSinstallatioonwillofferttorunthe
Whenthismessageappearrs,clickonthe
e<Install>
WindowssInstallerCleanupUtilitytouninstallM SXML6SP2.W
button.

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InstallinggCMS

NB
N It is impo
ortant that thhe CMS installation be
completed
c
prrior to conneecting the PC
P to the
receiver.
r
Ensu
ure that the PC on which
h you are
installing CMS
S is NOT connnected to the
e receiver
untiltheinsta
u
llationiscom plete.
CMS
C
is compa
atible with M
Microsoft Win
ndows XP
SP2
S
or later, Microsoft Vista and Microsoft
M
Windows7.
W
The
T CMS instaallation CDco
omes with
all
a required programme ffiles and drivvers, and
includesSQLS
Server2005ExxpressEdition
nSP2.
NB
N You must be logged inn to Windows with an
administrator
a
level user aaccount to install CMS
andSQLServe
a
er2005ExpresssEditionSP2
2.
If SQL Serverr 2005 Expreess Edition SP
P2 is not
already
a
installed on youur PC, the following
installationwillbeexecutedd.
When
W
the SQ
QL Server 20005 Express Ed
dition SP2
installation window appea rs, read the EULA and
thenclickthe
t
<Accept>buttton.

QL Server 20005 Express Ed

dition SP2
The installation of SQ
continuessuntilcomplete.

Thenextstepintheinstallationproocedurewilldisplaythe
nNet CMS Seetup Wizard. Click the
Welcome to the Son
uttontocontiinue.
<Next>bu

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Click<IA
Agree>andtheenthe<Next>
>buttontocoontinue.

dtoyourPC.
SonNetfilesarecopied

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3


w the installattion of the 2 device drivers are requiredd for the USB
B receiver
A separaate window opens to allow
on.
connectio
Toinstalllthese,clickthe<Next>buttontocontinnue.

n the installattion is compllete, click the

e <Close>
When
button.

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StartingC
CMS

he receiver is first connected to a USB port and swittched on, the

e device manaager will dete
ect a new
When th
device.Followthesesttepstoinstallthedriversfoorthereceive
er.

Selecttheopt
S
ionshown(N
No,notthistim
me)

Select
S
the op
ption shown (Install the software
automatically
a
)

If advised that the drivers havee not passed Windows

esting,orarenotdigitallyssigned,clickContinue
Logote
Anyway

meprocedure
eforbothdrivers.
Therearee2driverstobeinstalled,ffollowthesam

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3

WhenCM
MSisstarted,thePCcomportconnecteddtothereceivverUSBportn
needstobed efined.

Usingtheedropdownllistbox,selecttWirelessSennsorReceiver..

ngaSavedLayyout
Importin

mayalsoaskifftheuserrequuiresasavedXMLlayoutfiletobeimporrted.Thisisusefulifan
Whenfirstrun,CMSm
existinglayouthasbeeensavedonasitewherethhePCrunningCMShasbeenreplaced.

outfileisrequired,clickth
he<Cancel>b uttontoconttinue,otherwisenavigatettothesavedllayoutfile
Ifnolayo
toandclickthe<Open
n>buttonimp
portit.

3
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TheCMSSDesktopEnvvironment

parts,atextuaalhierarchicaldisplay
TheCMSSdesktopisdivvidedinto2p

andagraaphicalmapdisplay.

3
Page25of43

displaypanel,fromthemeenubarchoosse<View>
Toenaablethetextd
then<TTextualDisplaay>

phical display panel, from the menu ba

ar choose
To enaable the grap
<View>>then<Graph
hicalDisplay>

OnasanAdm
ministrator
LoggingO

estodevicecconfiguration ortocreate ormodify

Tomakkeanychange
thegra phicaldisplayy,youmustfirrstlogonasaanadministrattor.Todo
File>then<Sw
witchAdminM
Mode>
this,froomthemenubarchoose<F

TTheloginbox appears.Typeinyouradm
minlevelpasssword.NB
TThe default admin
a
level password
p
is aadmin (case sensitive).
s
TThiscanbechangedonceyouhaveloggeedin.

ChanginggtheAdminisstratorPassword

TTo change the

e admin passsword, from the menu ba
ar choose
Change Passw
word>. Enter tthe existing password,
p
< File> then <C
ew password and confirm
m. Click the <Update>
e nter your ne
mitthechange
e,orclick<Caancel>.
bbuttontosubm

3
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To preveent leaving th
he CMS in an admin state when not su
upervised, the
e admin logiin status auto
omatically
times ou
ut after the time set in the Changee Idle Time setting exp
pires. To disaable this feature (not
recommeended), or to
o change the timeout valuue, from the menu bar choose <Optionns> then <Ch
hange Idle
Time>

moving the ticck the Enable Idle Time O ut box disablles admin
Rem
timeeoutfeature.TThetimeoutvvaluecanalso
obechanged.

ListingDevices

Intheteextdisplaypanelonthelefftofthewinddow,alistof alldevicesonthenetworrkcanbefound.These
devicesaaredividedintto3maincate
egories,receivver,routersandbatterypoweredsensorrnodes.

Eachcateegorycanbeeexpandedtovviewmoredettailorcollapsedtohidedetail.

w
are join
ning the netw
work for the first
f
time,
The Unkknown categgory is initiallly populated by devices which
eitherbyyautocommiissioningorm
manualauthorrization.Devicesareheld intheunknow
wncategory untilCMS
hasdeterminedthetyypeofdevicetryingtojoin (forexample
e,arouterornode)andwhhichoptions,iifany,are
uch as setpoin
nt). When CM
MS has determ
mined this infformation, the device will then automa
atically be
fitted (su
placedin
nitsappropriaatecategory.

handheldmon
nitorwillonlyyeverappear intheUnknow
wncategory.T
Thisisnorma l.
NBTheh

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ChanginggDeviceLabe
els

ntheCMS,haasadefaultlaabel,suchasRouter1or Sensor2.To
ogivethe
Eachdevvice,whenfirsstdepictedin
routeramoremeaningfullabel,righ
htclickontheerouterandcchoose<Prope
erties>

In the <Naame> box, tyype in the

newnameeyourequire
eandclick
the<Channge>button.

NB There is a limit off 10 ASCII

ames.
characterssforrouterna

To give a sensor a more

meaningfuul label, rightt click on
the sennsor and choose
<Propertiees>

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ViewingDevicePrope
erties

especificpropertiesofanyydevicecanb
beviewed
The
by rightclickingadeviceandselecting<Prroperties>
intthedropdownmenu.

Avaailablerouterpropertiesarre:

Pare
ent(ifapplicabble)
MAC
Caddress
Softwareversion
Status
Link Quality
Runttime
Anyactivealarmss

Avaailablesensorrpropertiesarre:

Pare
ent(ifapplicabble)
MAC
Caddress
Softwareversion
Status
Link Quality
Runttime
Batterylevel
Anymeasuredva lues
Anyactivealarmss

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ereceiverproopertiesare:
Available

Caddress
MAC
Softwareversion
RFchannelused
Runttime
Auth
horisednodess

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3

Authorisinganewnod
de

TTo manually authorise

a
a ne
ew node(s),yyou must be logged
l
on
aatadministrattorlevel.From
mthemenubbar,clickon<
<Options>
aandthenselecct<Authorise(add)anewnode>from thedrop
ddownmenu.

needtomakeeanoteoftheunique16ddigitMACadd
dressofthenewnode,fouundonthelab
belonthe
Youwilln
device.Ensurethenew
wdeviceispo
oweredon.

EEnterthisMAC
Caddressand
dadevicelabbelintotheap
ppropriate
bbox fields an
nd click <OK> to submit the details,, or click
<<Cancel>todiscardtheinfo
ormation.

nganodefrom
mthenetwork
Removin

enetwork,froomthemenu bar,click
Tooremoveanodefromthe
onn <Options> and then select <Deauthhorise (removve) node>
frromthedropdownmenu.Selectthedeevicegroup(rroutersor
henselectthedevicebynam
me(label).
seensors)andth

bmitthedetaiils,orclick<Caancel>todisccardtheaction
n.
Click<Reemove>tosub

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UsingtheeGraphicalM
MapDisplay

omthetexthiierarchicaldissplay,theCMSSoffersagraphicalenviron
nmentwhich allowsuserstoquickly
Apartfro
determin
nehowtheneetworkisfunctioning.

emapdisplay.
Bydefault,thereisnographicimaggesetasabacckdropforthe

ap display woould be a flo

oor plan of th
he environmeent in which the radio
A typicall image to usse for the ma
networkhasbeeninsttalled.

ndImage
SettingTTheMapDispllayBackgroun

backgroundim
mageforthem
mapdisplay,yyoumustbelo
oggedonatadministratorllevel.
Tosetab

m the menu bar, click onn <Options> and then

From
sele
ect<SetBackg
groundImagee>fromthedropdown
men
nu.

Browse to the image fille required. Image file

formatscurrrentlysupporrtedare:

mp)
Bitmap(.bm
JPEG(.jpg)

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AddingD
DevicesToThe
eMapDisplayy

Toaddadevicetotheemapdisplay,simplydragganddropadevicefromtthetexthierarrchicaldisplayyontothe
background.
graphicb

hegraphicfirst,thenrouterrsfollowedbyybatterypow
werednodes.LLinksareauto
omatically
Addthe receivertoth
generateed,showingth
hetruenetwo
orkarchitecturre.

Differentticonsareuseedtodepictthereceiver,rroutersandbatterypowere
ednode,makkingidentificationeasy.
The icons also depict the status off the device, and change to reflect whether a devicce is OK, offlline, or in
alarm.

n
IconPlan

uleofwhateaachiconand iconcolourccanbequicklyyfoundfrom themenubaar,clickon<H

Help>and
Aschedu
thenseleect<Icons>fro
omthedropd
downmenu.

windowisdisplayed:
Thefollowingpopupw

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DeviceSttatus

nbemadebyhoveringthemousecursoroveradevicceonthemap
pdisplay.
Aquickccheckonadevvicestatuscan

parametersaredevicedepeendent,butin
nclude:
Displayedp

me(label)
Devicenam
Allsensorvvalues
Batteryleve
el(batterydevicesonly)

NBWherrelinkquality,hoursrunan
ndbatterylevvelareshowninitalics,thisdenotesthattarequestfordatahas
beensen
nttoadevice,butthedeviccehasnotyettresponded.

LinkStattus

hicallybytheccolourofthelinkdrawn.
Thelinksstatusisrepreesentedgraph

tesgoodlinkquality.
Green:Indicat
G

Red:Indicatessmarginallinkquality.

o any link sttatus can be made by hovvering the

A quick check on
moousecursoroveralinkontthemapdisplaay.

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AutoUpd
dating

ateatauserc onfigurableraate.
TheCMSScanbeconfigguredtoupda

ns>andthensselect<ChanggeUpdate
Fromthe menubar,clickon<Option
Time>froomthedropd
downmenu.A
Adjusttheuppdatetimeaccordingly.
Click <OKK> to submit the change,, or click <Caancel> to disscard the
change.

datingcanalso
obedisabled..
Autoupd

ns>andthensselect<ChanggeUpdate
Fromthe menubar,clickon<Option
Time> froom the dropdown menu. Remove thee tick from the <Auto
Update> box. Click <O
OK> to submit the changee, or click <Cancel> to
discardthhechange.

RefreshingOffData
ManualR

uallyrefreshedd.Thisisanim
mportantfeatturewhenreconnectingth
heCMSto
Nodeornetworkdataacanbemanu
ngnetwork.
anexistin

heCMStoare
eceiveronanexistingnetw
work,data
Whenrecconnectingth
will only be refreshed to the CMS as and whenn a device up
pdates its
informatioonbytimedtransmission.

s
as soon as possible, use the Refresh Node
To ensuree all data is sent
InformatioonorRefresh NetworkInfo
ormationoptioons.

hen select
To manuaally refresh node data, right click on a node and th
<RefreshN
hedropdownnmenu.
NodeInformaation>fromth

etworkdata, rightclickonablankspacce(onthe
Tomanuaallyrefreshne
text or graphical display)
d
and then selecct <Refresh Network
menu.
Informatioon>fromthedropdownm

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Commun
nicationsLog

a log of all co
ommunicationns on the ne
etwork. This can be helpfful in finding faults or
The CMSS can keep a
diagnosin
ngnetworkprroblems.

unicationsloggisenabled.Iffyouwanttodisablethisfe
eature,
Bydefault,thecommu

ptions> and tthen select <Configure

From thee menu bar, click on <Op
CommunnicationLog>ffromthedrop
pdownmenu .Removethe
etickfrom
> box. Click <OK> to su
ubmit the
the <Enaable Communication Log>
change,oorclick<Cancel>todiscard thechange.

e<View>then
n<CommunicaationsLog>.A
Awindow
Toviewtthecommuniicationslog,fromthemennubarchoose
willappeearatthebotttomofthem
mainCMSwin dow.Toclose
ethisview,clickthecross inthetoprigghtofthe
communicationslogw
window.

ChanginggDisplayUnitts

ons>then
TodispplaytemperatturesinFinssteadofC,cllickon<Optio
tick<D
DisplayFahren
nheit>.

ngeaffectsmo
ouseovertem
mperatureval ues,significan
ntchangelimitvalues,tem
mperaturevalu
uesshown
Thischan
inthehieerarchical

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MSToDocume
entAWirelessNetwork
UsingCM
Savingan
ndOpeningLaayouts

networkiscom
mmissioned,iitisveryusefuultosavethegraphicalmaplayouttousseasareferen
nceandas
Whenan
thebasissforcomparisonwhenchecckingthecurrrentstatusofnetworktopology.

Savingalayoutrecordsthebackdrop(ifused)anddtheposition
nandsizeofe
eachdeviceicoononthemapdisplay.

Tosaveaalayout,clicko
on<File>th
hen<Save L
Layout>

Toopenaasavedlayoutt,clickon<Fi
ile>then<L
Load Layou
ut>

Alibraryofsitelayoutsscanbeformedasarefereence.

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w
ReceiverPrintPreview

he hierarchicaal display, righ

htclick on
To generrate a compreehensive text document off network devvices, from th
thereceiverobject,an
ndfromthem
menuselect<P
Print Prev
view>.

Adocum
mentisautomaaticallygenera
ated,whichcaanbeprintedonpaperforanO&Mmannual,orto.PD
DFfile,for
example..

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ConductingaSiteSurvey:AStepByStepGuide

1.
2.

3.
4.
5.

6.
7.

8.
9.
10.

11.

EnsureallSSKdevicebatteriesintheSSKkitarefullycharged.
Place the SSK receiver where the system receiver will finally be installed. NB it is extremely
importantthatifthesystemreceiveristobemountedinanenclosedpanel(metalorplastic)sothat
anexternalaerialextensionisused,anSSKreceiverextensionaerialmustbeusedandplacedwhere
thesystemreceiveraerialwillbefinallybeinstalled.TwoextensionaerialsareavailablefromSontay,
a2metreversionRFAERIALPM2anda5metreversionRFAERIALPM5.
FittheaerialtotheSSKreceiver,orifusinganaerialextension,tothebulkheadjackconnector.
Ensure,wherepossible,thatthereceiveraerialisalignedvertically,andasfarawayfromobstructions
aspossible.
Referencing site floor plans where possible, place SSK end devices (SSK EDs) in their appropriate
positions,takingcaretoensurethatthesensorsarenotplaced;
a. Indirectsunlightornearasourceofheat
b. Onacoldorhotoutsidewall,whereconductedorradiantheatmayaffectthereading
c. Behindanyobstructionlikelytoimpedetheradiosignal(forexample,afilingcabinet)
d. Ensure that each space housing SSK ED is mounted with the tamperproof screw at the
bottom.ThisensurestheintegralPCBaerialisinthecorrectalignment.
DoNOTswitchonSSKEDsuntilthereceiverisinstalled.
SwitchontheSSKreceiver.Ifthisisthefirsttimethereceiverhasbeencommissioned,notethatthe
redLEDneartheresetbuttonisflashing.ThisindicatesthattheSSKreceiverhasnochilddeviceson
thenetwork.
a. IfusingCMS,connecttheSSKreceiversUSBconnectortoalaptoporPCwithCMSinstalled.
b. Ifrequired,installthe2driversrequiredforCMS(seepage26).Windows7users,pleasesee
page21
c. StartCMSbydoubleclickingthedesktopicon.Selecttherequiredcomport(seepage27).
Logonatadminlevel(seepage29and30).
d. Ifrequired,addabackgroundimagetoCMSmapdisplay(seepage35).
e. Using CMS, ensure that the receiver appears in the hierarchical display. Add to the map
displaybydraganddrop.
SwitchontheHHM.
Afterinitialisation,theLCDwilldisplaytheSSKreceiver.
SwitchontheSSKEDsusingtheswitchonthebackcover,startingwiththoseclosesttothereceiver.
TheLCDwilldisplayalistofSSKEDswhichareconnecteddirectlytothereceiver,togetherwiththeir
linkqualityindex(LQI).
a. Togetfurtherinformationaboutadevice,usetheUp/Downarrowkeystoselectthatdevice,
thenpresstherightarrowkeytoviewmoredetailedinformation.
b. TodisplaytheMACaddressandfirmwarerevisionnumber,usetherightarrowkeytoselect
morethenpresstheOKkey.
c. Togobacktothemaindevicelist,usetheUp/Downarrowkeystoselectback,thenpress
theOKkey.
d. IfusingCMS,ensurethatalltheSSKEDsappearinthehierarchicaldisplay.
Using the HHM (or CMS), observe whether each battery powered sensor node has communication
backtotheSSKreceiver.Ifitdoes,observethelinkquality,shownontheLCDdisplay.
a. Ifthelinkqualityisshownasgoodorv.good,norouterisrequiredforthisnode.Gotostep
12.
b. Ifthereisnocommunication,orlinkqualityisshownasmarginaltotheSSKreceiver,youwill
needtopositionarouterbetweenthenodeandreceiver.
c. In this case, position a router between the node and receiver in a convenient location,
rememberingthatasystemrouterinthefinalinstallationwillrequireapermanent24Vac/dc
supply.
d. Ensure,wherepossible,thattherouteraerialsarealignedvertically,andasfarawayfrom
obstructionsaspossible.
e. ObservetheHHMagain.ThenewroutershouldberegisteredontheHHM.

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f.

IntheHHMdisplay,wherealisteddeviceisarouter,totherightofthatdevicewillbea
numberwhichdenotesthenumberofchildrentherouterhas.
g. Using the HHM, observe the link quality for the new router to the receiver. If the link is
shownasgood,proceedtostep11h.Ifthelinkqualityisshownasmarginal,selectthenew
routerandthennavigatetoVerificationontheHHMmenu.PresstheOKkeytoforcethe
newrouterintoverificationmode.Thenodewillgoofflineforashortperiod,thenrejoinin
verificationmode.Therouterwillnowtrytofindabettercommunicationspathbacktothe
receiver via another router, if there is one already installed. Note the link quality and the
positionoftherouter.Itisrecommendedthatadrawingorfloorplanbeusedtomarkdevice
positions.
h. UsingtheHHM,selectthenodeandthennavigatetoVerificationontheHHMmenu.Press
theOKkeytoforcethenewnodeintoverificationmode.Thenodewillgoofflineforashort
period,thenrejoininverificationmode.Notethelinkqualityandtheexactpositionofthe
router.
i. Where a router or node has been placed into verification mode, it must be returned to
normal operating mode by resetting or power cycling prior to moving to step 12. If left
unattended for more than 5 minutes, a router or node placed into verification mode will
automaticallyreturntonormalmode.
12. Continue placing battery powered sensor nodes (and routers if required), until battery powered
sensornodeshavebeentestedattherequiredpoints,goodqualitylinksareshownforalldeviceson
theHHM,andcompletecoverageisdemonstrated.
13. Whenconfigurationiscomplete,savethemapdisplaylayout(seepage39).
14. Generateareportofthecompletednetworktodocumentitforfuturereference(seepage40).

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BestPractisePoints:

1. Alwaysconductasitesurvey,andensurethatifyouplantouseanexternalextensionaerial
onthesystemreceiver(forexample,ifthereceiveristobeinametalpanel),youusethe
same external extension aerial on the SSK receiver for the survey. Document the survey
thoroughly,andleaveacopyonsite.
2. When planning where routers are going to be needed, plan for redundancy, i.e. what
happenstoallthe EDsconnected toarouteriftherouterfails?Backuproutersareworth
considering.Seepages1113.
3. Generally speaking, wireless works best in a horizontal plane, so expect reduced signal
strengthifhereceiverisonadifferentfloortotherouters/EDs.Agoodruleofthumbishave
thereceiveronthesamefloorasitschildren,thoughthisisntalwaysthecase.
4. 2.4GHz wireless signals dont go through metal! Plan to circumvent metal obstructions
wherepossible.
5. Iftheinstallationenvironmentisonewhereobstructionsarelikelytochangeregularly(ina
warehouse,forexample!),trytoconductthesitesurveyunderaworstcasescenarioi.e.
assumethatatsomepoint,theresgoingtobeanobstructionbetweentheED/routerand
itsparentatsometime.Simulateit,ifpossible.
6. Rememberthatwhenareceiverscansall16channelsforthebestone,thechannelchosenis
the best where the receiver is. On long networks with several layers of routers, the
channel chosen by the receiver may not always be the quietest at the far end of the
network.Whentheinstallednetworkisfinallyformed,pressthereceiverresetbuttonand
ensure the network reforms properly. This will ensure that, in the event that the receiver
needstochangechannels(forexample),itwillworkseamlessly.
7. Aseachnetworkiscommissioned,savethelayoutevenifthereisntabackgroundgraphic
loaded.Thisisagoodaidtoquicklyviewingnetworktopology.
8. Documenteachnetwork!InCMS,rightclickonthereceiverinthehierarchicaldisplayand
selectPrintPreviewfromthemenuandprint(topaperorafile,suchas.PDF)thepreview
document.Thisgivesareferencetocallonatalaterdateifrequired.

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TroubleShootersGuide

SSKReceiver
Symptom

Cause

Actions
Checkaerialandextensioncoax(if
fitted)

TheSSKreceiverhasfoundno
childrenonthenetwork

LEDflashingoncepersecond

EnsuretheSSKreceiverhasallSSK
devicesauthorized
EnsureSSKnetworkdevicesare
switchedonandinrange

LEDonSSKreceivernotlitatall

NopowertoSSKreceiver

Ensurebatteryisfullycharged

Batterychargedstillconnected
toSSKreceiver

RemovebatterychargerfromSSK
receiver

SSKReceivernotswitchedon

SwitchonSSKreceiver

SSKHHM
Symptom

NoconnectivitytoSSKreceiver

Cause

Actions

TheHHMhasnotbeen
authorizedtotheSSKreceiver

ManuallyauthorizeHHMtoSSK
receiver

Noradioconnection

CheckaerialonHHMandSSKreceiver

SSKreceivernotswitchedon

SwitchSSKreceiveron

HHMnotswitchedon

SwitchHHMon

FlatHHMbattery

ChargeHHMbattery

FlatSSKreceiverbattery

ChargeSSKreceiverbattery

SSKED
Symptom

NoconnectivitytoSSKreceiver

SSKEDgoesoffline

Cause

Actions

SSKEDhasnotbeenauthorized
totheSSKreceiver

ManuallyauthorizeSSKEDtoSSK
receiver

Noradioconnection

CheckaerialonSSKreceiver

SSKreceivernotswitchedon

SwitchSSKreceiveron

SSKEDnotswitchedon

SwitchSSKEDon

FlatSSKEDbattery

ChargeSSKEDbattery

FlatSSKreceiverbattery

ChargeSSKreceiverbattery

Autotimeoutafter4hours

PowercycleSSKED

SSKRouter
Symptom

NoconnectivitytoSSKreceiver

SSKroutergoesoffline

Cause

Actions

SSKrouterhasnotbeen
authorizedtotheSSKreceiver

ManuallyauthorizeSSKroutertoSSK
receiver

Noradioconnection

CheckaerialonSSKreceiverandSSK
router

SSKreceivernotswitchedon

SwitchSSKreceiveron

SSKrouternotswitchedon

SwitchSSKrouteron

FlatSSKrouterbattery

ChargeSSKrouterbattery

FlatSSKreceiverbattery

ChargeSSKreceiverbattery

Autotimeoutafter4hours

PowercycleSSKrouter

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CMS
Symptom

CMSdoesn'tstart

Cause

Actions

NoreceiverconnectedtoPC

ConnectreceivertoPCusingUSBcable

Receivernotswitchedon
Driversnotinstalled
AnotherinstanceofCMSis
alreadyrunningonthePC

Switchonreceiver
Installdrivers
OnlyoneinstanceofCMScanrunata
time

Notloggedinasadmin

Loginatadminlevel

Adminleveltimedout

Loginatadminlevel

Mapdisplaynotvisible

Graphicaldisplaynotselected

Selectgraphicaldisplay

Textdisplaynotvisible

Textdisplaynotselected

Selecttextdisplay

DeviceinSensortreeisshownin
blue

Devicenotonmapdisplay

Draganddropontomapdisplay

DeviceinRoutertreeisshownin
blue

Devicenotonmapdisplay

Draganddropontomapdisplay

Linksinmapdisplayarenotin
colour

Notloggedinasadmin

Loginatadminlevel

WhenIrequestnodeinformation,
thedatadoesn'tcomeback
immediately

NormalanEDwillonlysend
thisdatathenexttimeitwakes

Waitfordevicestoreportlatestvalues
tothereceiver

Somemenuitemsaregreyedout

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