Milesight WS136 Smart Scene Panel Featuring LoRaWAN User Guide

Milesight WS136 Smart Scene Panel Featuring LoRaWAN

Specifications

• Model: WS136 & WS156
• Default Password: 123456
• Compliance: CE, FCC, RoHS

Product Information

Safety Precautions

• Do not modify the device.
• Change the default password for security.
• Avoid placing the device near naked flames or outside the operating temperature range.
• Install the battery correctly to prevent damage.
• Remove the battery if not in use to prevent leakage.
• Ensure both batteries are new when installing to maximize battery life.
• Avoid subjecting the device to shocks or impacts.

Declaration of Conformity
WS136 & WS156 complies with CE, FCC, and RoHS regulations.

Contact Information

Email: iot.support@milesight.com
Support portal: support.milesight-iot.com
Tel: 86-592-5085280
Fax: 86-592-5023065
Address: Building C09, Software Park III, Xiamen 361024, China

Product Usage Instructions

Installation
Refer to the installation section of the user manual for detailed step-by- step instructions.

Device Payload

Basic Information
Access basic information settings through the device menu. Follow user manual instructions for details.

Button Message
Press the button according to the desired action. Refer to user manual for specific button functions.

Downlink Commands
Execute downlink commands as described in the user manual to control various device functions.

Product Introduction

Overview
WS136 & WS156 is a LoRaWAN® based smart panel for wireless controls, triggers and alarms. Without any additional cable, WS136 & WS156 can be easily installed anywhere and control devices via LoRaWAN or Milesight D2D communication protocol. Besides, it’s equipped a user-definable E-ink screen to suit different scenes. WS136 & WS156 can be widely used in smart home, smart office, hotel, school, etc.

Features

• Equipped with a programmable E-ink screen for flexible display
• Up to 6 scenes settable, each scene can consist of multiple devices
• Easy configuration via NFC
• Standard LoRaWAN® support
• Milesight IoT Cloud compliant
• Milesight D2D control without gateway
• Compact design, easy to install

Hardware Introduction

Packing List

If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact your sales representative.

Hardware Overview

Note : For WS136, the E-ink screen is replaced by PVC sticker and the icons on the sticker supports customization.

Dimensions (mm)

LED Patterns

being released

Status Indicator

| Send join network requests| Blinks as requests
Joined the network successfully| Blinks twice
Receive ACK packages from NS| Blinks once

Operation Guide

NFC Configuration
WS136 & WS156 can be configured via NFC-enabled smartphones.

1. Pull out the battery insulating sheet to power on the device.
2. Download and install “Milesight ToolBox” App from Google Play or App Store.
3. Enable NFC on the smartphone and open Milesight ToolBox.
4. Attach the smartphone with NFC area to the device to read device information.
5. Basic information and settings of the device will be shown on ToolBox if it’s recognized successfully. You can read and configure the device by tapping the Read/Write button on the App. In order to protect the security of devices, password validation is required when first configured. The default password is 123456.

Note:

1. Ensure the position of smartphone NFC area and it’s recommended to take off phone case.
2. If the smartphone fails to read/write configurations via NFC, move the phone away and back to try again.
3. WS136 & WS156 can also be configured by ToolBox software via dedicated NFC reader provided by Milesight IoT.

LoRaWAN Settings
Go to Device > Setting > LoRaWAN Settings of ToolBox App to configure join type, App EUI, App Key and other information. You can also keep all settings by default.

port is 85.
Join Type| OTAA and ABP modes are available.
LoRaWAN Version| V1.0.2, V1.0.3 are available.
Work Mode| It’s fixed as Class A.
Application Key| Appkey for OTAA mode, default is 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313823.
Device Address| DevAddr for ABP mode, default is the 5th to 12th digits of SN.
Network Session Key|

Nwkskey for ABP mode, default is 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313823.

Application

Session Key

|

Appskey for ABP mode, default is 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313823.

RX2 Data Rate| RX2 data rate to recieve downlinks or send D2D commands.
RX2

Frequency/MHz

|

RX2 frequency to receive downlinks or send D2D commands.

Channel Mode

| Select Standard-Channel mode or Single-Channel mode. When Single-Channel

mode is enabled, only one channel can be selected to send uplinks. Please enable Single-Channel mode if you connect device to DS7610.

Channel| Enable or disable the frequency to send uplinks.

• ADR Mode
  • Allow network server to adjust datarate of the device. This only works with Standard-Channel Mode.
• Tx Power
  • Transmit power of the device.

Note:

1. Please contact sales representative for device EUI list if there are many units.
2. Please contact sales representative if you need random App keys before purchase.
3. Select OTAA mode if you use Milesight IoT Cloud to manage devices.
4. Only OTAA mode supports rejoin mode.
5. For -868M model, the default frequency is EU868; for -915M model, the default frequency is AU915.

General Settings
Go to Device > Setting > General Settings of ToolBox App to change the reporting interval, etc.

Default: 1080 min
Change Password| Change the password for ToolBox App to write this device.

Milesight D2D Settings
Milesight D2D protocol is developed by Milesight and used for setting up transmission among Milesight LoRaWAN® devices without gateway. When the Milesight D2D setting is enabled, WS136 & WS156 can work as a Milesight D2D controller for sending control commands to trigger Milesight D2D agent devices.

1. Configure RX2 datarate and RX2 frequency in LoRaWAN® settings, it is suggested to change the default value if there are many LoRaWAN® devices around. Go to Device > Settings > D2D Settings to enable Milesight D2D feature, and define an unique
2. Milesight D2D key that is the same as Milesight D2D agent devices. (Default Milesight D2D Key: 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313823)
3. Enable one of WS136 & WS156 button mode and configure a 2-byte hexadecimal command (This command is pre-defined in Milesight D2D agent device). When you press this button, WS136 & WS156 will send the control command to corresponding Milesight D2D agent devices.

Note : If you enable LoRa Uplink feature, LoRaWAN® uplink packet that contains the button status will be sent to gateway after the Milesight D2D control command is sent.

E-ink Screen Display Settings
WS156 supports e-ink screen display content programming according to user requirements.

1. Every button shows 1 to 6 numbers by default. Users can modify these numbers to any characters or click Custom to import pictures. When importing pictures, the recommended resolution is 128*270.
2. After modifying or importing, click Preview to check the display result on the upper picture.
3. Click Write, then attach the smartphone with NFC area to the device to complete the screen programming.
4. Click Save to save the current display as a template in ToolBox App. You can import this template to another device by clicking Import Template.

Note:

1. WS156 e-ink screen will show below fixed icons:
2. 2. WS156 do a full-screen refresh once a week in order to remove ghosting.

Maintenance

Upgrade

1. Download firmware from Milesight website to your smartphone.
2. Open ToolBox App and click Browse to import firmware and upgrade the device.

Note:

1. Operation on ToolBox is not supported during the upgrade.
2. Only Android version ToolBox supports the upgrade feature.

Backup
WS136 & WS156 supports configuration backup for easy and quick device configuration in bulk. Backup is allowed only for devices with the same model and LoRaWAN® frequency band.

1. Go to Template page on the App and save current settings as a template. You can also edit the template file.
2. Select one template file that saved in the smartphone and click Write, then attach it to another device to write the configuration.

Note : Slide the template item to the left to edit or delete the template. Click the template to edit the configurations.

Reboot and Reset

• Via Hardware: Hold on the button inside the device for 3s to reboot, 10s to reset.
• Via ToolBox App: Go to Device > Maintenance to tap Restart or Reset, then attach smartphone with NFC area to the device to complete reboot or reset.

Installation

WS136 & WS156 can be placed on the desktop directly. If it needs to be fixed, please try below installation methods.

Fixed by 3M Tapes:
Paste 3M tape to the back of the panel, then tear the other side and place it on a flat surface. Please note the screen direction when installing.

Fixed by 86 Box:
Remove the back cover of the panel, screw the back cover to the 86 box with two M4 mounting screws, then install back the panel. Please note the screen direction when installing.

Device Payload

All data are based on the following format(HEX), the Data field should follow little-endian:

For decoder examples, you can find them at https://github.com/Milesight- IoT/SensorDecoders.

Basic Information
WS136 & WS156 report basic information of panel whenever joining the network.

ff

| 01(Protocol Version)| 01=> V1
09 (Hardware Version)| 01 40 => V1.4
0a (Software Version)| 01 14 => V1.14
0b (Power On)| Device is on
16 (Device SN)| 16 digits

Example:

ff0bff ff0101 ff166592b32851010013 ff090100 ff0a0102

Channel| Type| Value| Channel| Type| Value
ff| 0b

(Power On)

| ff (Reserved)| ff| 01

(Protocol Version)

| 01 (V1)
Channel| Type| Value| Channel| Type| Value
ff| 16(Device

SN)

| 6592b328510

10013

| ff| 09

(Hardware version)

| 0100

(V1.0)

Channel| Type| Value|  |  |

ff

| 0a

(Software version)

| 0102 (V1.2)|  |  |

Button Message
WS136 & WS156 reports battery level according to reporting interval (1080 mins by default) and button message when button is pressed.

ff

|

34(Button Message)

| Byte 1: Button Number

Byte 2-3: Button Milesight D2D Command, the command is 01-06 by default.

Example:

01 75 64

Channel| Type| Value
01| 75 (Battery)| 64 => 100%
ff 34 01 18 00

Channel| Type| Value
ff| 34(Button

Message)

| 01 => Button 1

18 00=>This button Milesight D2D command is 0018

Note : if you press one button more than 6 times in a row, the 7th and follow-up messages will delay delivery.

Downlink Commands
WS136 & WS156 supports downlink commands to configure the device. Application port is 85 by default.

Note : Since the device type is class A, it only receives downlinks when the device upload battery level or button message to network server.

ff

| 03 (Set Reporting Interval)| 2 Bytes, unit: s
35 (Set Milesight D2D Key)| 8 Bytes, other bytes are fixed as 0.
36 (Set Milesight D2D

Spreading Factor and Frequency)

|

Byte 1: Spreading factor Byte 2-3: Frequency, unit: Hz

10 (Reboot)| ff (Reserved)

Example:

1. Set reporting interval as 20 minutes.
   ff03b004

   Channel| Type| Value
   ff| 03 (Set Reporting

Interval)

| b0 04=>04 b0=1200s

=20 minutes

2. Set Milesight D2D key as 12345678123456780000000000000000.
   ff351234567812345678

   Channel| Type| Value
   ff| 35 (Set Milesight D2D

Key)

| 12 34 56 78 12 34 56 78
3. Set Milesight D2D spreading factor as DR5(SF7) and frequency as 505.7 MHz.
ff3605a05e241e

Channel| Type| Value

ff

| 36 (Set Milesight D2D Spreading Factor and

Frequency)

| Byte 1: 05 (DR5)

Byte 2: a0 5e 24 1e => 1e 24 5e a0=505700000 Hz (505.7 MHz)

4. Reboot the device.
   ff10ff

   Channel| Type| Value
   ff| 10 (Reboot)| ff (Reserved)

Safety Precautions

Milesight will not shoulder responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from not following the instructions of this operating guide.

• The device must not be modified in any way.
• In order to protect the security of the device, please change device the password when first configuration. The default password is 123456.
• Do not place the device close to objects with naked flames.
• Do not place the device where the temperature is below/above the operating range.
• When installing the battery, please install it accurately, and do not install the reverse or wrong model.
• Remove the battery if the device will not be used for a while. Otherwise, the battery will leak and damage the device.
• Make sure both batteries are newest when install, or battery life will be reduced.
• The device must never be subjected to shocks or impacts.

Declaration of Conformity
WS136 & WS156 is in conformity with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the CE, FCC, and RoHS.

Copyright © 2011-2023 Milesight. All rights reserved.
All information in this guide is protected by copyright law. Whereby, no organization or individual shall copy or reproduce the whole or part of this user guide by any means without written authorization from Xiamen Milesight IoT Co., Ltd.

For assistance, please contact

• Milesight technical support:
• Email: iot.support@milesight.com
• Support portal: support.milesight-iot.com Tel: 86-592-5085280
• Fax: 86-592-5023065
• Address: Building C09, Software Park III,

Xiamen 361024, China

Revision History

Aug. 1, 2022

|

V 1.1

| 1.   Change insulating sheet place

2.   Change RX2 setting place

Jan. 16, 2023

|

V 1.2

| 1.   Add Single-Channel Mode;

2.   Add Milesight D2D LoRa Uplink feature;

3.   Add reboot downlink command.

FAQ

Q: What should I do if my device is not responding?
A: Try resetting the device according to the user manual instructions. If the issue persists, contact technical support.

Q: How do I change the device settings?
A: Access the settings menu on the device and follow the user manual instructions to make changes.

References

• Support : IoT Support
• GitHub - Milesight-IoT/SensorDecoders

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