Mesh Network Evaluation Kit User’s Guide Version 0.
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1 Introduction Welcome to the Axiometric Evaluation Kit. This kit provides a fully functional, small MeshPlus® mesh network for demonstration and evaluation of its technical features. This document is your guide to the kit contents, setting up the mesh network, and testing its features. The configurations and exercises provided in this document are intended to illustrate the mesh features, but are not an exhaustive treatment of all the possible points of interest.
If multiple paths are available to carry data to the gateway, the data will traverse these paths simultaneously so that that if one path becomes unavailable or undesirable, the data will still be successfully delivered. This provides the MeshPlus® network with its self-healing and robustness. Mesh Master Collector Ethernet Gateway Ethernet Network Axiometric Mesh Mesh Master is an Axiometric developed JAVA based Network Manager application for MeshPlus® networks.
United States Of America Regulatory FCC ID: VE4-MM8 The MeshStamp® contains a radio frequency transceiver. Operation of the MeshStamp® in the United States is governed by the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The MeshStamp® has been tested and found to comply with FCC rules and regulations; a label is affixed to the MeshStamp® indicating the FCC Identification Number; this label should not be removed.
Any product containing the MeshStamp® must have a label clearly visible on the outside of the product with the wording “Contains FCC ID: VE4-MM8” Example of the label: Contains FCC ID VE4-MM8 Gateway An Ethernet Gateway is powered through its Ethernet connector. A Power over Ethernet (PoE) adapter and its AC power cord is provided to power the Gateway. Please refer to the kit’s separate contents sheet to see the gateway id and its configured IP address.
Mesh Master Mesh Master is provided installed either on a laptop or on a small form factor computer. Monitor, keyboard and mouse are not included and must be provided in order to access the Mesh Master features on the small form factor computer. A separate User’s Guide for Mesh Master is provide in the kit. This material will not be included in this Eval Kit guide, but it will be referenced as appropriate. 3 Setting Up What is included 3.1.
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. One Crossover Ethernet cable (orange) Five MeshStamps Five MeshStamp Antennas Five Mesh Stamp battery cases AA Batteries One Mesh Master host computer One Mesh Network Eval Kit Contents Sheet Ethernet Gateway The Ethernet Gateway comes assembled in its enclosure. To set up the Ethernet Gateway follow these steps: 1. Remove the Gateway from its box. 2. Remove the bolts, which fasten the top of the enclosure. 3. Remove the top of the enclosure. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
11. Plug in the keyed battery connector to the main circuit board. 12. Replace the top of the gateway enclosure with its gasket and reattach it with the bolts. 13. Attach the Gateway Antenna to the Gateway. There may be times when access to the inside of the Gateway is desired to disconnect the battery, observe the LEDs, or access debug functions. At these times, remove the top of the enclosure and its bolts. Replace the gateway enclosure top when done.
First is the collector, which manages communications to the Gateway, captures any data collections from the network and stores them in the database. The collector is started by double clicking its shortcut on the desktop. Second is the Mesh Master GUI interface. The GUI interface is started by double clicking on its shortcut on the desktop. If this Evaluation Kit being installed has been powered up before, the Mesh Master database may have retained some old data.
3. Insert the keyed connector from the battery pack onto the Mesh Stamp. 4. Observe that the indicator LEDs become active. Upon receiving power, the Rcv LED will illuminate indicating the Mesh Stamp is listening. The Mesh Status LED will blink indicating that the Mesh Stamp is searching for the mesh. When the Mesh Stamp receives a packet, it will get the mesh timing. Upon receiving the mesh timing, the Mesh Status LED will stop blinking and just illuminate.
mesh, the Mesh Stamps must be separated so that they are not all communicating directly with the Gateway. There are various configurations which can be constructed by the Gateway and the five Mesh Stamps. Just a couple are pictured here. To form one of these configurations, distribute the nodes so the desired links are within communications range and the ones you don’t want to communicate are out of range.
5.1.1 Making the new Firmware available Move a copy of the binary firmware file onto the Mesh Master machine either over the LAN or via a USB flash drive. Using the Firmware tool under the Configuration menu in Mesh Master, load the firmware file into Mesh Master. 5.1.2 Loading the software on the Gateway The Mesh Stamps get their firmware image from the Gateway so the next step is to load the image into the Gateway.
Clearing old Alarms, Data Samples and Topology Some special tools are provided in the lab environment to facilitate testing. The Lab Tools menu choice under the Configuration menu provides access to a feature to delete historical data from Mesh Master. This is intended to permit Operators to clear the Mesh Master logs before performing a test.
