RODSUM WIRELESS Aroco AC-BLE-T110W Wireless Beacon User Manual

Arco AC-BLE-T110W Wireless Beacon
User Manual

Revision: v1.0
Updated: 1 Nov 2021

Amendment History

Change number| Rev .s:371 Descr.ption| Pages Affec!ed| Revision Number| Date
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Technical support:bt.support@rodsum.com

Specification

AC-BLE-T110W:

Mechanics Data

Size| Approx. 54.1 x 49.4 x 11.7 mm
Weight| Approx. 17 grams (without Battery) Approx. 20 grams (with Battery)
Electrics Data
Bluetooth Chip| Nordic nRF52840
Frequency| 2.4GHz
Memory| 256kB Ram, 1MB Flash
BLE Version| Bluetooth 5 compatible
iBeacon compatible
BT4.2 Advertise Mode supported
Long Range (PHY Coded) Mode supported
G-force| Build-in 12-bits 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer
Interface| I2C interface for external device
Battery| Non-rechargeable Battery CR2032 (3V 225mAh)
Life Time| Based on different intervals and power setting
Transmission Range| Up to 200m (with Long-Range PHY Coded Mode)

Function Description

LED Indicator Status

any mobile
Flash 4990ms Off 10ms On| Beacon Under normal Advertising Mode

LED Indicator description Table

Battery Level Reporting

Users can enable/ disable the Battery Level Reporting by Aroco Beacon Config APP.
If the function is enabled, the upper 4 bits of Major will be covered by Battery Level in advertising data.
It will increase Beacon power consumption.
The Battery Level bits table is shown below:

Battery Level bits value Table

Double Advertise Mode

Users can enable/ disable the Double Advertise Mode by Aroco Beacon Config APP.
If the function is enabled, the beacon will advertise the same data packet twice to increase the data receiving stability.
It will increase Beacon power consumption.

BT4.2 Advertise Mode

Normal Advertise Mode with Bluetooth 4.2 for around 50 meters transmission range.
Users can choose to advertise data by Normal BT4.2 Advertise Mode, Long Range (PHY Coded) Mode, or both Normal and Long Range Mode by Aroco Beacon Config APP.

Long Range (PHY Coded) Mode

Advertise Mode with Bluetooth 5 for long-range (around 200 meters) transmission range. It requests more transmission time per data and increases Beacon power consumption.

Normal Advertising (BT4.2)

advertising Timeline in a different mode

G-force Sensor Alarm

Users can enable/ disable the Movement, Freefall, Pulse, Transient, and Orientation Detection by Aroco Beacon Config APP.
If the function is enabled, the beacon will monitor the status from Accelerometer with the threshold and duration settings. Alternative UUID, major and minor values will be reported instead of normal advertising.

Motion Detection Function flow chart

Software Configuration

Android App Start-up Instruction

1. Download and install the AROCO BEACON CONFIG Android App (version 1.4.10) from the following QR Code URL:
   https://www.rodsum.com/downloads
   android version: 5.1 or upper
   *Since the app is installed be APK, notice windows might appear while installation. Press “INSTALL ANYWAY” and “DON’T SEND” to finish the installation process.

2. Unscrew the screw and open the cover from the back. Fill in battery CR2032 to Turn On the Beacon.
   • Battery positive side face to the board, negative side face up

3. Start the App. Allow Device’s Location permission, Enable Bluetooth and Location.
   

4. Press the Change Mode Button on the Beacon board. Beacon will enter configuring mode
   • Beacon will back to Normal Mode for saving energy while no connection over 60 seconds; or press the “Disconnect” Button in Mobile APP, press the change mode button after the Indicator LED flash.
   • Press and Hold the Change Mode Button 5 seconds under Normal Mode to restore all above config to default.

5. Press the Magnifier Icon button on the App to scan and connect the Beacon.

6.  Select the Beacon and Tap to connect. All current parameters will be read.

Common Setting Configuration

UUID, Manufacturing Code, Major, Minor, Battery Level reporting, TX Power, Advertising Interval, Advertising type, and PIN setting can be checked and updated on this Tab page.
All current settings will be shown on the app once the beacon connection is made.
Beacon will advertise with those setting in normal status.

UUID: Simple 16 characters in simple (simple check box ticked) or 16 Bytes hexadecimal UUID data can be changed. (Default UUID: aa55bb44cc33dd22ee11+6 bytes Beacon  MAC address)

• Non-hexadecimal content will be blocked when the Simple check box is un-ticked

• Simple allowed the following characters
  **0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-_/,.***

• If the new simple UUID length is less than 16 characters, the app will fill full stop at the end of the new UUID to 16 characters in length and update the parameter when the “SET” button was pressed.

• If the new UUID length is not 32 in non-simple status, the notice will be shown below when the “SET” button is pressed. All parameters cannot be updated.
  Manufacturing Code: 2 Bytes Code data can be changed. Non-hexadecimal content will be blocked. (Default: 0x004C)

• If new Mfg. The code is empty, the notice will be shown below when the “SET” button is pressed. All parameters cannot be updated.

• Major: Range 0 to 65535 (Default: 0)
  Minor: Range 0 to 65535 (Default: 0)

• Major and Minor fixed to 0 if UUID is in simple
  Battery Level (Batt LVL): Tick the box for choosing the data advertising Beacon Battery Level; Click the Button to  how the current Battery Level in mV

• Battery Level reporting will cover the upper 4 bits of Major
  TX Power (dBm): Combo Box choice include -20, -16, -12, -8, -4, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Default: -12)
  ** 2 x Adv:** Tick box for data advertising by Double Advertisement
  Advertising Interval (ms): Range 50-3600000. (Default: 650)

• If new Adv. Interval is empty or less than 50, the notice will be shown below when the “SET” button is pressed. All parameters cannot be updated.
  Advertising Type: Tick Box to choose Normal Type (BT4.2) or/ and Long Range Type (BT5) (Default: Normal (BT4.2) Type only)

• Tick both boxes for choosing both type

• Power consumption will increase if BT5 Type or both type is chosen
  PIN: 4 digits PIN (Alphabet or number) for Login when every connection create (Default: 1234)

• If the new PIN length is not 4, the notice will be shown as below when “SET PIN” button pressed. The PIN cannot be updated.

• If the PIN value is incorrect, the notice will be shown at the bottom as below when connecting the beacon. Those notice messages will also be shown on the “LOG” Tab page.
  A text notice box will be shown at the bottom if any CFG is updated. Those notice messages will also be shown on the “LOG” Tab page.

• CONFIG APP will update all the above parameters to Beacon by pressing the “SET” button. No parameter will be updated individually if any input error notice appears.
  GET: All current setting values will be shown on this page when pressing the “GET” button
  REBOOT: Request beacon reboot when pressing the “REBOOT” button.
  The connection between beacon and mobile will be lost. Beacon will start will Normal mode after reboot.

Trigger Setting Configuration

Beacon with G-force Accelerometer (AC-BLE-T110W) will show this Tab page.
Sensor ON/OFF, alarm type, Threshold, Duration, Repeat Count, Alternative UUID, Alternative Major, Alternative Minor, and Alternative Advertising Interval settings will be shown, can be checked, and updated.
All current setting values will be shown on the app once the beacon connection is made.
Beacon will trigger the Alarm by advertising with Alternative UUID, Major, Minor, and Advertising Interval according to those trigger settings.

Sensor:

Combo Box for On, Off, and alarm type selection. Additional settings such as Threshold, P/L mask, duration, Digital Input Debounce time, repeat count and Action setting will e shown when any sensor type is selected.

• Input Alarm is reserved for other Rodsum Wireless Beacon products.

Threshold (mg): (For Movement, Freefall, Pulse, and Transient) Threshold value for triggering the alarm detection Range: 63-8000
P/L Mask: (For Orientation)
Portrait/ Landscape detection mask for Orientation alarm Range: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F
Duration (ms): (For Movement, Freefall, Pulse, Transient, and Orientation) Consecutive time for triggering the Alarm Range: 160-20400
DIN Deb.(ms): (For Reserved Input Alarm Only)
Repeat Count: Beacon advertises Alternative information times when the alarm triggered Range: 1-5000, or 9999 Range: 0-5000, or 9999 (For Orientation and Reserved  input Alarm Only)
Action: Tick Box for beacon action when alarm triggered User can choose Alt. Uuid (Alternative UUID data advertising) or/ and Dout (Digital Output, which is reserved) (Default: Alt. Uuid)

• “Movement” detection is often used to simply alert the main processor that the device is currently in use. When the acceleration exceeds a set threshold, the motion interrupt is asserted.
• The detection of “Freefall” involves the monitoring of the X, Y, and Z axes for the condition where the acceleration magnitude is below a user-specified threshold for a user-definable amount of time.
• “Pulse” Detection is used for Device Tap detection by customizing times and thresholds.
• The detection of “transient” can be used in the same manner as the motion detection feature, by bypassing the high-pass filter.

The detection of “Orientation” detect Portrait/Landscape, Up/Down, Left/Right, and Back/  front position identification and is active when the device is upright from the flat position. Orientation Alarm will be triggered when device position status = any P/L Mask.

• Tilt Beacon 90 degree from Top: Orientation -> 0;
  Turn back to flat: Orientation -> 8
  Tilt Beacon 90 degree from Bottom: Orientation -> 1;
  Turn back to flat: Orientation -> 9
  Tilt Beacon 90 degree from Left (Blue arrow): Orientation -> 2;
  Turn back to flat: Orientation -> A
  Tilt Beacon 90 degree from Right (Green arrow): Orientation -> 3;
  Turn back to flat: Orientation -> B
  Tilt Inverted Beacon 90 degree from Bottom: Orientation -> 4
  Turn back to Inverted: Orientation -> C
  Tilt Inverted Beacon 90 degree from Top: Orientation -> 5
  Turn back to Inverted: Orientation -> D
  Tilt Inverted Beacon 90 degree from Left (Blue arrow): Orientation -> 6
  Turn back to Inverted: Orientation -> E
  Tilt Inverted Beacon 90 degree from Right (Green arrow): Orientation -> 7
  Turn back to Inverted: Orientation -> F
  For example Set P/L Mask to 01234567CDEF Orientation Alarm will be triggered when it is not on the front flat side.
  If one of the Threshold, Duration, or Repeat Count is out of range, the notice will be shown below when the “SET TRIG” button is pressed. All TRIG parameters cannot be updated.

• If the Repeat count = 9999, Beacon will keep advertising alternative information instead of normal information until the beacon reboot.

• If the Repeat count = 0, Beacon will keep advertising alternative information instead of normal information until the beacon reboot.

• All current TRIG setting values will be shown when pressing the “GET TRIG”  button Text notice box will be shown at the bottom of any TRIG CFG (Motion Detection) updated. Those notice messages will also be shown on the “LOG” Tab page.
  *Threshold setting will be auto-corrected to a nearest greater value of multiple of 63 when the value is set to beacon.
  **Duration setting will be auto-corrected to a nearest greater value of multiple of 80 when the value set to beacon.

Alternative Information:

Include UUID, Major, Minor, and Advertising Interval. Beacon will advertise that alternative information instead of normal information when the alarm is triggered.
Alt. UUID: Simple 16 characters in simple (simple check box ticked) or 16 Bytes hexadecimal UUID data can be changed. (Default alt. UUID: aa55bb44cc33dd22ee11+6 bytes  eacon MAC address)
Alt. Major: Range 0 to 65535 (Default: 0)
Alt. Minor: Range 0 to 65535 (Default: 0)

• Non-hexadecimal content will be blocked when the Simple check box is un-ticked

• Simple allowed the following characters
  **0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-_/,***

• If the new simple UUID length is less than 16 characters, the app will fill the full stop at the end of the new UUID to 16 characters length and update the parameter when the “SET” button is pressed.  If the new UUID length is not 32 in non-simple status, the notice will be shown below when the “SET” button is pressed.

• All parameters cannot be updated. Major and  minor parameters are fixed to 0 if UUID is in simple
  Alt. Adv. Int(ms): Range 0 or 50 to 3600000 (Default: 0)

• Alternative Advertising Interval = 0, Beacon will use the normal advertising interval setting on
  Alternative advertising
  All current Alternative information setting values will be shown when pressing the “GET ALT. UUID” button Text notice box will be shown at the bottom of any Alt UUID CFG updated. Those notice messages will also be shown on the “LOG” Tab page.

Finish Configuration

Please go to the “COMMON” tab page and press the “REBOOT” button when every setting is updated. The beacon will reboot immediately, disconnect with the mobile APP, and be ready to tart the beacon’s normal operation.

Log

All activities will be logged with time and shown on this log tab page.

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