SUPROCK TECHNOLOGIES Mote MANUAL Suprock Technologies, LLC Phone: 603-686-9954 Email: inquiries@suprocktech.
Table of Contents FCC Warning.................................................................................................................................................. 3 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 4 Connecting your WMR to PC/Acheron Software .......................................................................................... 6 Rescan USB..........................
FCC Warning FCC Part 15.19 Warning StatementTHIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. FCC Part 15.21 Warning StatementNOTE: THE GRANTEE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE.
Introduction Our wireless mote system is a complete solution for continuous asset vibration and wear monitoring. An unlimited number of wireless motes are managed by a rugged central base station to acquire data for intelligent trending. All machine data is collected one place reducing the need for route collection Long term measurements of asset health. Capable of high speed tri-axis real-time data. In depth frequency analysis capabilities and trending.
Figure 1 Mote The Mote requires a WMR (Wireless Module Receiver) to connect to the monitoring software.
Connecting your WMR to PC/Acheron Software In order to use the Mote the WMR must be set-up first. The WMR is set up to connect automatically to a PC running the Acheron Software. If the device doesn’t connect right away, the Rescan USB option will prompt the Acheron software to rescan the USB ports and find your device. The devices Menu includes options for connecting to USB and TCP device versions.
Connecting to the Mote The WMR is used to connect the Mote to the Acheron software, the settings below are for initial setup of wireless and coaxial devices. Once these settings are in effect, it is not necessary to go into the menu to change them as long as the same type of device is being connected to the WMR. Wireless Devices *Once the settings in steps 1 and 2 are set and confirmed correct for the type of device connected to the WMR, one may simply connect to the device starting at step 3.
4. Click Scan, this will provide the user with a list of available devices in the drop menu. 5. When you have chosen the desired device by serial number in the drop menu above the Scan button, press connect. 6. The WMR will connect to the device and a new tab will be created in Acheron with that device. WMR Device Settings In the WMR, the device settings relate to what Mote the WMR is going to talk with. By default, the WMR is set to a Channel (radio frequency) of 0 in the 2.4GHz band.
PA/LNA bypass and Output DC voltage and enabled for Coax devices and disabled for wireless devices, respectively. Auto-connecting (Pairing) a WMR to a Mote The WMR has the ability to “pair” with a Mote to automatically connect to the device. This option can be exercised from the WMR menu under “Device Settings”. Refer to the previous section for WMR setting information. Typically, the Auto Connect option is used after a hardware setup has been established by the installer.
Advanced Mote Device Management The WMR also contains options for the user to manage the Mote device. Connect (No Streaming) There is the option to connect to a Mote device without streaming. This option is a development option, but also can be used in scenarios of connecting to a Mote when power supply is not ideal, to save the power consumption of the module while internal settings are modified.
Basic Mote functionality Now that the Mote is connected it will respond to movement or vibration and can be read on the graphs on the screen. Examples below. The chart in the bottom left of the screen, like the WMR, presents the data collected by the Mote such as temperature and signal strength. See below. Like the WMR, the Mote has options in the top right; Edit Device Settings and Menu. You can update the firmware from latest stable or specific branch, as well as edit the device settings. See below.
In the device settings, you can turn on and off Axis readings. There are also user options for data rate. See below.
