netvox Wireless Occupancy & Temperature & Light Sensor RB11E User Manual

: June 6, 2024
: netvox

Table of Contents

Important Maintenance Instruction
Introduction
Appearance
Main Features
Set up Instruction
Data Report
IR Delay Configuration
Installation
Information about Battery Passivation
- To determine whether a battery requires activation
- How to activate the battery
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Wireless Occupancy & Temperature & Light Sensor

RB11E
User Manual

This document contains proprietary technical information which is the property of NETVOX Technology. It shall be maintained in strict confidence and shall not be disclosed to other parties, in whole or in part, without written permission of NETVOX Technology. The specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

Important Maintenance Instruction

Kindly pay attention to the following in order to achieve the best maintenance of the product:

Keep the device dry. Rain, moisture, or any liquid might contain minerals and thus corrode electronic circuits. If the device gets wet, please dry it completely.
Do not use or store the device in dusty or dirty environment. It might damage its detachable parts and electronic components
Do not store the device under excessive heat condition. High temperature can shorten the life of electronic devices, destroy batteries, and deform or melt some plastic parts.
Do not store the device in places that are too cold. Otherwise, when the temperature rises to normal temperature, moisture will form inside, which will destroy the board.
Do not throw, knock or shake the device. Rough handling of equipment can destroy internal circuit boards and delicate structures.
Do not clean the device with strong chemicals, detergents or strong detergents.
Do not apply the device with paint. Smudges might block in the device and affect the operation.
Do not throw the battery into the fire, or the battery will explode. Damaged batteries may also explode.

All of the above applies to your device, battery and accessories. If any device is not working properly, please take it to the nearest authorized service facility for repair.

Introduction

The RB11E is a Wireless Occupancy & Temperature & Light Sensor for Netvox ClassA type devices based on the LoRaWAN open protocol and is compatible with the LoRaWAN protocol. RB11E combines infrared detection, temperature, and illumination sensors. During infrared real-time detection, if a people or other organism which is active in the monitoring area, RB11E will detect the infrared signal and report status information to the gateway. Users can execute different instructions or scenes according to the different status configuration.

LoRa Wireless Technology:

LoRa is a wireless communication technology dedicated to long distance and low power consumption. Compared with other communication methods, LoRa spread spectrum modulation method greatly increases to expand the communication distance. Widely used in long-distance, low-data wireless communications. For example, automatic meter reading, building automation equipment, wireless security systems, industrial monitoring. Main features include small size, low power consumption, transmission distance, anti-interference ability, and so on.

LoRaWAN:

LoRaWAN uses LoRa technology to define end-to-end standard specifications to ensure interoperability between devices and gateways from different manufacturers.
This device has been certified by the LoRa Alliance and is licensed to use the following logo on the product:

Appearance

RB11E is not equipped with the light adjustment knob.

Main Features

Apply SX1276 wireless communication module
section of ER14505 battery in parallel (AA size 3.6V / section)
Protection class: IP30
PIR detection
Temperature detection Illuminance detection
Disassembled Alarm
Compatible with LoRaWANTM Class A
Frequency hopping spread spectrum
Configuration parameters can be configured via a third-party software platform, data can be read and alerts can be set via SMS text and email (optional)
Applicable to third-party platforms: Actility/ThingPark, TTN, MyDevices/Cayenne Improved power management for longer battery life

Battery Life:

Please refer to web: http://www.netvox.com.tw/electric/electric_calc.html
At this website, users can find battery life time for variety models at different configurations.

Actual range may vary depending on environment.
Battery life is determined by sensor reporting frequency and other variables.

Set up Instruction

On/Off

Power on| Insert batteries.
Operation method: Press and hold the snap-fit joint to open the upper and lower lids along the gap between the upper and lower covers. After opening the case, insert two pa ER 14505 3.6V AA into the battery compartment, and close the upper and lower covers.
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Turn on| Press left function key till the green and red indicator flash once and then release.
Turn off
(Restore to factory setting)| Press and hold two function keys for 5 seconds till the green indicator flashes 20 times and enters off mode.
Power off| Remove Batteries.
Note:| On/off interval is suggested to be about 10 seconds to avoid the interference of capacitor inductance and other energy storage components.

Network Joining

Never join the network| Turn on the device to search the network to join. The green indicator stays on for 5 seconds: success The green indicator remains off: fail
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Had joined the network| Turn on the device to search the previous network to join. The green indicator stays on for 5 seconds: success
The green indicator remains off: fail

Function Key

Press and hold 2 Function Keys for 5 seconds| Restore to factory setting / Turn off
The green indicator flashes for 20 times: success The green indicator remains off: fail
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Press any Function Key once| The device is in the network: the green indicator flashes once and sends a report The device is not in the network: green indicator remains off

Sleeping Mode

The device is on and in the network| Sleeping period: Min Interval.
When the reportchange exceeds setting value or the state changes: send a data report according to Min Interval.
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Low Voltage Warning

Low Voltage	3.2 V

Data Report

The device will immediately send a version packet report along with an uplink packet including temperature, illuminance, Occupy status, disassembled alarm and battery voltage.
The device sends data in the default configuration before any configuration is done.

Default setting:
MaxTime : Max Interval = 60 min = 3600s
MinTime : Min Interval = 60 min = 3600s (According to the default, the device detects current voltage once every Min Interval.)
BatteryChange: 0x01 (0.1V)
TemperatureChange:0x0064 (1°C)
IlluminanceChange:0x0064 (100 Lux)
IRDisableTime:0x001E (30s) , IRDisableTime must ≧ 5 seconds
IRDectionTime:0x012C(300s) , IRDetectionTime must ≧ IRDisableTime

Occupy status detection:
After the RB11E device detects the infrared, the red LED blinks once, and immediately reports an uplink packet.
Un-occupy = 0
Occupy = 1

Disassembled Alarm:
When the RB11E case is removed, the device will report an alarm
Assembled = 0
Disassembled= 1

Note:
The device report interval will be programmed based on the default firmware which may vary.
The interval between two reports must be the minimum time.
Please refer Netvox LoRaWAN Application Command document and Netvox Lora Command Resolver
http://www.netvox.com.cn:8888/page/index to resolve uplink data.

Data report configuration and sending period are as following:

Min Interval
(Unit:second)| Max Interval
(Unit:second)| Reportable Change| Current Change?
Reportable Change| Current Change< Reportable Change
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Any number between
1-65535| Any number between
1-65535| Can not be 0.| Report
per Min Interval| Report
per Max Interval

Example of Report configuration
FPort ： 0x07

Bytes	1	1	Var(Fix =9 Bytes)
CmdID	DeviceType	NetvoxPayLoadData

CmdID– 1 bytes
DeviceType – 1 byte – Device Type of Device
NetvoxPayLoadData – var bytes (Max=9bytes)

Description| Device| Cmd
ID| Device
Type| NetvoxPayLoadData
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ConfigReportReq| 12111IE| 0x01| 0x03| MinTime
(2bytes Units)| MaxTime
(2bytes Unit:s)| BatteryChange
( I byie Unit:0 I v)| I emperature
Change
(2byte Unito.01°C)| Illuminance
(2byte Unit: I Lux)
ConfigReportRsp| 0x81| Status
(0x00_success)| Reserved
(8Bytes,Fixed 0x00)
ReadConfig
ReportReq| 0x02| Reserved
(9Bytes.Fixed 0x00)
ReadConfig
ReportRsp| 0x82| MinTime
(2bytes Unit:s)| MaxTime
(2bytes Unit:s)| BatteryChange
( !byte Unit| Temperature
Change
(2byte Unit0.01°C)| Illuminance
(2* Unit: I Lux)
SetIRDisable
IlmeReq| Ox03| IRDisableTime
(2bytes Units)| IRDectionTime
(2bytes Unit:s)| Reserved
(5Bytes.Fixed 0x00)
SetIRDisable
TlmeRsp| Ox83| Status
(0x00_success)| Reserved
(8Bytes,Fixed Ox00)
GetiRDisable
TImeReq| Ox04| Reserved
(9Bytes.Fixed 0x00)
GetIRDisable
TlmeRsp| I 1 \ S.1| 1RDisableTime
(2bytes Unit:s)| IRDectionTime
(2bytes Unit:s)| Reserved
(SBytes,Fixed 0x00)

(1) Configure RB11E report parameters
MinTime = 1min, MaxTime = 1min, BatteryChange = 0.1v, TemperatureChange = 1°C, illuminance = 100 Lux
Downlink: 0103003C003C0100640064
Devices return:
8103000000000000000000 (the configuration is successful)
8103010000000000000000 (the configuration is failed)

(2) Read device configuration parameters
Downlink: 0203000000000000000000
Devices return:
8203003C003C0100640064 (current device configuration parameters)

(3) Configure RB11E IR Delay parameters
IRDisableTime= 30s、IRDectionTime= 30s (IRDectionTime >= IRDisableTime)
Downlink: 0303001E001E0000000000
Devices return:
8403000000000000000000 (the configuration is successful)
8403010000000000000000 (the configuration is failed)

(4) Read RB11E IR Delay parameters
Downlink: 0403000000000000000000
Devices return:
8403001E001E0000000000 (current device configuration parameters)

Example for MinTime/MaxTime logic:
Example#1 based on MinTime = 1 Hour, MaxTime= 1 Hour, Reportable Change i.e. BatteryVoltageChange=0.1V

Note: MaxTime=MinTime. Data will only be report according to MaxTime (MinTime) duration regardless BatteryVoltageChange value.

Example#2 based on MinTime = 15 Minutes, MaxTime= 1 Hour, Reportable Change i.e. BatteryVoltageChange= 0.1V.

Example#3 based on MinTime = 15 Minutes, MaxTime= 1 Hour, Reportable Change i.e. BatteryVoltageChange= 0.1V.
Notes :

The device only wakes up and performs data sampling according to MinTime Interval. When it is sleeping, it does not collect data.
The data collected is compared with the last data reported. If the data variation is greater than the ReportableChange value, the device reports according to MinTime interval. If the data variation is not greater than the last data reported, the device reports according to MaxTime interval.
We do not recommend to set the MinTime Interval value too low. If the MinTime Interval is too low, the device wakes up frequently and the
battery will be drained soon.
Whenever the device sends a report, no matter resulting from data variation, button pushed or MaxTime interval, another cycle of
MinTime/MaxTime calculation is started.

IR Delay Configuration

If someone or animal is moving in the monitoring area, RB11E will detect the infrared signal and the red indicator will flash once. In the meantime, it reports occupied status (at the same time, other sensor status value is also reported).
To save the power, when RB11E detects the infrared signal, it will enter IRDetectionTime period. If there is no infrared signal detected in IRDetectionTime period. It will report un-occupy.
IRDisableTime is the sampling period during IRDetectionTime (IRDisableTime are 30 seconds by default setting that PIR is off for first 70% of the period; on for rest 30% of the period).
For example, after triggered, the PIR will turn off the infrared probe for 21 (30 * 70%) seconds to save the power, living objects within this period will not be detected. PIR will re-open detection function after 21 seconds, if it detects living objects in this period, the IR delay time will be extended for another 30 seconds till no infrared signal is detected and
IRDetectionTime period is due and RB11E will then report un-occupy.
The infrared sensitivity adjustment knob can be manually adjusted to change the sensitivity of the infrared detection.
When the clockwise rotation, the higher the infrared sensitivity, the easier it is to trigger.

Disabletime and Detectiontime
IRDisableTime is the sampling period, and IRDetectionTime is the detecting period.
To save power, the sensor will be in the sleep mode for the first 70% of the IRDisableTime and awaken for the last 30% of the
IRDisableTime.

If living creature is detected during the last 30% of IRDisableTime, the IR delay time will be extended for another
IRDetectionTime till no infrared signal is detected.
If no living creature is detected during IRDetectionTime, RB11E will report “unoccupied” along with other sensor status, such as temperature, illuminance, etc.

Example1:

The IRDetectionTime is 60 seconds and the IRDisableTime is 30 seconds, no living creature is detected during the two 9-second detection period (the yellow parts shown below).
RB11E will report “unoccupied” after 60 seconds (IRDetectTime).

Example2:
The IRDetectionTime is 60 seconds and IRDisableTime is 30 seconds, living creature is detected at the 25th second of the first 30 seconds.
RB11E will restart the IR detecting procedure(IRDetectionTime).
No living creature is detected during the next IRDetectionTime and RB11E therefore report “unoccupied.”

Installation

The applicable fixing method can be selected according to the installation environment.

Fix with the double-sided tape
Fix with the steel nail or screw
Fix with the double-sided tape first, and then fix with the screw

Tips for installing the double-sided stickers

1. Clean the surface of the objects you plan to use the sticker with.
2. Tear off 3M300LSE side of the sticker, place it to the bottom of the product as shown on the picture, and press it.
3. Tear off 3M9080A side of the sticker and put the sticker to a clean surface of the wall and press the sticker firmly for around 20 seconds.

Note ：

The white release paper side (with gray letters 3M9080A) is for the wall. The brown release paper side (with green letters 3M300LSE) is for the plastic base of the product.
Make sure there is no dust on the surface of the wall: wipe the dust and dirt off the wall.
Make sure the wall is not wet: it is recommended to use a dryer to dry the wall before putting the sticker.

Tips for installing the steel nails

Make sure there is no dust on the surface of the wall.
Separate the bottom of the product, as shown on picture 1.
Put the steel nails through the holes of the bottom part, place the bottom with the nails on where you want to install the device on the wall, and drive the nails into the wall. Leave 2mm of the nails from the surface of the bottom part, as shown on picture 2.
Fasten the rest of the device to the bottom, as shown on picture 3

Note:
The steel nails are only for brick walls, cement walls, woods, etc.
They are not for concrete, as concrete is too hard for the nails.
Screw dimension:
Steel nails dimension:

Installation battery steps

The device must use 2 sections of ER14505 battery (3.6v/section)

CAUTION Risk of fire or explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type
Please do not insert the battery reversely.

Step1
Press and hold the [Snap-fit joint], and separate the upper lid and lower cover.
Step2
Put the batteries into the battery bay of the device and note the positive and negative poles of the battery, please do not insert the battery reversely.
Step3
After inserting the batteries, as the following picture, align the position of the hole first, and then assemble the upper and lower covers

Installation requirements

Installation ambient temperature: -20C° ~ 55°C

Indoor use only, please check the installation places. The correct installation should follow below conditions.

The sensitivity of the PIR sensor has a lot to do with the motion direction of the human body. The PIR sensor is more sensitive to vertical motions, while it is less sensitive to horizontal motions. Thus, it is important to choose the proper location for installation and higher sensitivity.

Detection coverage

IR coverage range:
The coverage area A- Distance: 11 meters; sensing angle: 30°
The coverage area B- Distance: 8 meters; sensing angle: 60°
The coverage area C- Distance: 5 meters; sensing angle: 120°

Information about Battery Passivation

Many of Netvox devices are powered by 3.6V ER14505 Li-SOCl2 (lithium-thionyl chloride) batteries that offer many advantages including low self-discharge rate and high energy density.

However, primary lithium batteries like Li-SOCl2 batteries will form a passivation layer as a reaction between the lithium anode and thionyl chloride if they are in storage for a long time or if the storage temperature is too high. This lithium chloride layer prevents rapid self-discharge caused by continuous reaction between lithium and thionyl chloride, but battery passivation may also lead to voltage delay when the batteries are put into operation, and our devices may not work correctly in this situation.

As a result, please make sure to source batteries from reliable vendors, and the batteries should be produced within the last three months.

If encountering the situation of battery passivation, users can activate the battery to eliminate the battery hysteresis.

To determine whether a battery requires activation

Connect a new ER14505 battery to a 68ohm resistor in parallel, and check the voltage of the circuit. If the voltage is below 3.3V, it means the battery requires activation.