Quick Start Guide
ARROW M2M Access Kits
EK2410EX and EK0910EX
Synapse Wireless, Inc.
500 Discovery Drive
Huntsville, Alabama 35806
256.852.7888
www.synapse-wireless.com
Document Number 600081-01A
These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) These devices may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) These devices must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause harmful operation.
Please refer to the full FCC and IC statements found in the appendix at the end
of this quick start guide.
Copyright © 2012 Synapse Wireless, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
All Synapse products are patent pending.
Synapse logo, SNAP, and Portal are all registered trademarks of
Synapse Wireless, Inc.
500 Discovery Drive
Huntsville, Alabama 35806
256.852.7888
Contents
Arrow M2M Access Kits!1
Kit Contents!1
•EK2410EX Kit!2
•EK0910EX Kit!2
•Contents!3
Download Supporting Materials!3
•Synapse RF100 RF Engine!3
•Synapse RF300 RF Engine!3
•SNAP Connect E10!3
•SNAP Software!4
•Exosite Portal!4
Unpack, Assemble, Power Up!5
Assemble the ProtoBoards!5
•Assemble the EK2410EX with RF100 Module!6
•Assemble the EK0910EX with RF300 Module!8
Power Up the ProtoBoards!10
Attach the E10 to the Internet!10
Conclusion !11
Configure Exosite!12
Create an Exosite Account!12
Configure your Synapse Modules!13
•Add the SNAP Connect E10 to Exosite!14
•Add the Two ProtoBoards to Exosite!16
Conclusion !18
Using Your Kit!19
Navigating Exosite Overview!19
•Menu Items!20
•ProtoBoard Data!21
The Dashboard!22
Data Page!24
Devices Page!26
Conclusion !27
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Arrow M2M Access Kits
Thank you for evaluating the Arrow M2M Access Kits – EK2410EX and EK0910EX. These starter kits
are brought to you through a partnership between Arrow Electronics, Inc., Exosite, and Synapse
Wireless, Inc.
The purpose of the kits is to demonstrate machine to machine communications technologies,
including a wireless, personal area network bridged to the internet and accessed using cloud services
provided by Exosite. The wireless network components in the kit are provided by Synapse Wireless,
running the SNAP OS platform.
The document you are now reading will guide you through the setup and usage of your kit. It will not,
however, exhaustively explain the underlying technology of the Synapse SNAP architecture or that of
Exosite. If you wish to explore the technology further, this document will point you to additional
resources where you can:
‣Extend your wireless network by purchasing additional Synapse components from Arrow
Electronics and adding them to your Exosite cloud portal.
‣Learn how to augment your Synapse ProtoBoard’s functionality by writing your own SNAPpy
scripts.
‣Learn how to extend your Exosite cloud portal’s functionality by installing additional widgets and
writing your own Lua scripts.
‣Learn how to build your own appliances and integrate them into your network using RF engines
from Synapse Wireless, and program them using the Synapse Portal software development
environment.
The Arrow M2M kits are available in three models, two of which are described by this document:
‣EK2410EX – This kit includes a Synapse SNAP Connect E10 and two Synapse SN171 SNAP
Node ProtoBoards, all equipped with Synapse RF100 RF engines.
‣EK0910EX – This kit includes a Synapse SNAP Connect E10 and two Synapse SN171 SNAP
Node ProtoBoards, all equipped with Synapse RF300 RF engines.
‣EX2420EX – This kit includes a Synapse SNAP Connect E10 and a Synapse SNAP Link
RS485, both equipped with Synapse RF100 RF engines, plus a Temco temperature monitoring
unit.
Kit Contents
The two kits to which this document pertains contain identical contents with one exception:
‣The Synapse RF100 modules in kit EK2410EX transmit at 2.4GHz. They include an external
antenna.
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‣The Synapse RF300 modules in kit EK0910EX transmit at 900MHz. They do not use an
external antenna and instead rely on an integrated chip antenna.
Otherwise the kits are identical. Please make note of which kit you have when assembling your
ProtoBoards as the pinouts are slightly different.
EK2410EX Kit
EK0910EX Kit
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Contents
‣SNAP Connect E10 – provides a gateway between the SNAP wireless network and the
internet.
‣E10 Accessories – wall mounting brackets, power supply, USB cable with micro connector on
the E10 side, ethernet cable, and antenna.
‣SN171 SNAP Node ProtoBoards, quantify 2 – the EK2410EX utilizes Synapse RF100 modules
and the EK0910EX utilizes Synapse RF300 modules.
‣SN171 Accessories – power supply, LEDs, resistors, thermistors, and photo cells.
‣Exosite cloud account.
Download Supporting Materials
As mentioned above, this Quick Start guide is designed to aid you in getting your kit quickly setup and
working. If you wish to dive deeper into the technology, there is extensive documentation available on
both the Synapse Wireless and Exosite websites.
Synapse RF100 RF Engine
Product Brief
http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF100xx-Engine-Product-Brief.pdf
Data Sheet
http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF-Engine-RF100PC6-RF100PD6-Data-
Sheet.pdf
Synapse RF300 RF Engine
Product Brief
http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF300xx-Engine-Product-Brief.pdf
Data Sheet
http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF300xx-Engine-Data-Sheet.pdf
SNAP Connect E10
Product Brief
http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-Product-Brief.pdf
User Guide
http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-User-Guide.pdf
Technical Manual
http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-Technical-Manual.pdf
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SNAP Software
We would like to welcome you to join the Synapse forum at this address:
"http://forums.synapse-wireless.com/
You’ll need to create a forum user name the first time in, and then log in using your user name on
subsequent visits. From the forum you can download hardware and software manuals. In particular, if
this is your first time experiencing SNAP, you might look at:
‣SNAP Primer.pdf
‣SNAPWhitePaper.pdf
‣SNAP Reference Manual.pdf
Exosite Portal
"http://exosite.com/products/portals/documentation
In addition to the above documentation, when you create your Exosite account and log in, you’ll find
an extensive set of links to Exosite documentation – everything from Exosite basics to developer APIs.
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Unpack, Assemble, Power Up
When your M2M kit arrives, unpack it and lay the components out in a manner similar to the photos
above. You’ll first assemble the two ProtoBoards and power them up. Next you’ll hook the SNAP
Connect E10 up to the internet and power it up.
Assemble the ProtoBoards
Your kit came with two ProtoBoards and an accessory pack of resistors, LEDs, thermistors, and photo
sensors. The accessory pack with all parts laid out is shown below.
Your first task is to connect these to the two ProtoBoards. We’ll use one each 10K ohm resistor (beige
color), 100K ohm resistor (blue color), red LED, green LED, thermistor, and photo sensor in each
board.
The Synapse SN171 ProtoBoard provides easy access to all 19 General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
pins available on the SNAP RF Engine. 8 of these pins (GPIO 11-18) can also serve as analog inputs.
Make sure the screws in the terminal blocks are set to the open position (this should be the factory
default). Like a standard screw, clockwise tightens and counter-clockwise will loosen the connector
terminals.
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The SN171 ProtoBoard (without RF engine installed) is shown below.
All of the onboard RF Engine signals are made available at easy access screw terminal blocks located
on either side of the node. These same signals are also made available in a more compact form in the
center of the board. A single dual row header provides a connection point for a ribbon-cable (or some
other form of wiring harness) from some other circuit board.
The SN171 can be powered by an external power supply (5-9 VDC) or two AA batteries. Your kit
came with the required external power supply.
As noted previously, your kit came with two ProtoBoards containing either RF100 (2.4GHz) or RF300
(900MHz) Synapse RF engines. It is important to identify which you have as the pinouts between the
two modules are slightly different. Determine which kit you have and follow the appropriate set of
instructions below.
Assemble the EK2410EX with RF100 Module
We’ll use the pins on the left hand side of the ProtoBoard to connect the LEDs. Then we’ll use the
pins on the right side to connect the photo sensor, thermistor, and resistors.
‣Before proceeding, ensure the ProtoBoard is not connected to power.
‣Determine LED polarity – Find the green LED. LEDs have a
polarity, so we’ll need to determine which end is the negative
terminal (the cathode). One of the legs of the LED should be
shorter than the other. This is the “negative” leg. A flat spot on the
rim at the base of the colored bulb also indicates which side is the
negative. This picture should help.
‣Connect the green LED – Place the “negative” leg of the green
LED into the terminal block at the pin labeled GPIO 3 (the fifth pin
from the top of the left-hand side of the ProtoBoard).
‣Place the other leg of the green LED into the terminal block at the
pin labeled GPIO 0.
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‣Tighten the screws located on the top of the terminal block for both GPIO pins.
‣Connect the red LED – Place the “negative” leg of the red LED into the terminal block at the pin
labeled GPIO 6 (near the middle of the left-hand side) of the ProtoBoard.
‣Place the other leg of the red LED into the terminal block at the pin labeled GPIO 4. Note that
since this is not the adjacent slot on the connector you might have to bend (slightly) the legs of
the LED.
‣Tighten the screws located on the top of the terminal block for both GPIO pins.
‣Connect the 10K ohm resistor – Bend the legs of the beige resistor towards one another as
seen in the picture below.
‣Place one resistor leg into the terminal block at the pin labeled GPIO 12 (the third pin up from
the bottom of the right-hand side) of the ProtoBoard.
‣Place the other leg into the connector at GPIO 11. There is no polarity on this resistor, so it
does not matter which leg you choose for which pin.
‣Tighten the screw for GPIO pin 12 only. This should lock the one leg of the resistor in place.
We’ll address the other leg in a moment.
‣Connect the photo cell – Place one leg of the photo cell
into the pin labeled GPIO 11 (don’t worry it is supposed
to share the connector with the resistor) and the other
leg in the last slot in the connector (the GND pin). There
is no polarity on the photo cell, so it does not matter
which leg you choose for which pin.
‣Tighten the associated screws and try a gentle tug on
the components. They should not move, but be firmly
connected to the device.
‣Carefully bend the photo cell so that the face of the
component points up.
‣Connect the 10K ohm resistor (blue) to the ProtoBoard –
Place one resistor leg into the terminal block at the pin
labeled GPIO 18 (located on the right-hand side) of the
ProtoBoard.
‣Place the other leg into the connector at the pin labeled
VCC (located in the center of the right-hand side). There is no polarity on this resistor, so it does
not matter which leg you choose for which pin.
‣Tighten the screw for the VCC pin only. This should lock the one leg of the resistor in place.
We’ll address the other leg in a moment.
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‣Connect the thermistor to the ProtoBoard – Place one
leg of the thermistor (see picture for identification) into
the pin labeled 18 (don’t worry it is supposed to share
the connector with the resistor) and the other leg in the
first slot in the connector (the GND pin). There is no
polarity on the thermistor, so it does not matter which leg
you choose for which pin. Notice how you have to bend
the legs of the thermistor to reach across several
connector slots.
‣Tighten the associated screws.
Your first ProtoBoard is now complete and your next task is to repeat this entire process with the
second ProtoBoard. When complete, your EK2410EX ProtoBoards should look similar to this:
Assemble the EK0910EX with RF300 Module
Assembly of the EK0910EX is essentially the same as the EK2410EX, however the pinouts are
different, hence our components are connected to alternate pins.
‣Before proceeding, ensure the ProtoBoard is not connect to power.
‣Determine LED polarity – Find the green LED. LEDs have a
polarity, so we’ll need to determine which end is the negative
terminal (the cathode). One of the legs of the LED should be
shorter than the other. This is the “negative” leg. A flat spot on the
rim at the base of the colored bulb also indicates which side is the
negative. This picture should help.
‣Connect the green LED – Place the “negative” leg of the green
LED into the terminal block at the pin labeled GPIO 3 (the fifth pin
from the top of the left-hand side of the ProtoBoard).
‣Place the other leg of the green LED into the terminal block at the
pin labeled GPIO 0.
‣Tighten the screws located on the top of the terminal block for both GPIO pins.
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‣Connect the red LED – Place the “negative” leg of the red LED into the terminal block at the pin
labeled GPIO 6 (near the middle of the left-hand side) of the ProtoBoard.
‣Place the other leg of the red LED into the terminal block at the pin labeled GPIO 4. Note that
since this is not the adjacent slot on the connector you might have to bend (slightly) the legs of
the LED.
‣Tighten the screws located on the top of the terminal block for both GPIO pins.
‣Connect the 10K ohm resistor – Bend the legs of the
beige resistor towards one another as seen in the
picture.
‣Place one resistor leg into the terminal block at the pin
labeled GPIO 15.
‣Place the other leg into the connector at GPIO 16. There
is no polarity on this resistor, so it does not matter which
leg you choose for which pin.
‣Tighten the screw for GPIO pin 16 only. This should lock
the one leg of the resistor in place. We’ll address the
other leg in a moment.
‣Connect the photo cell – Place one leg of the photo cell
into the pin labeled GPIO 15 (don’t worry it is supposed
to share the connector with the resistor) and the other
leg in the last slot in the connector (the GND pin). There is no polarity on the photo cell, so it
does not matter which leg you choose for which pin.
‣Tighten the associated screws and try a gentle tug on the components. They should not move,
but be firmly connected to the device.
‣Carefully bend the photo cell so that the face of the component points up.
‣Connect the 100K ohm resistor (blue) to the ProtoBoard
– Place one resistor leg into the terminal block at the pin
labeled GPIO 9 (located on the left side) of the
ProtoBoard.
‣Place the other leg into the connector at the pin labeled
VCC (located in the center of the left side). There is no
polarity on this resistor, so it does not matter which leg
you choose for which pin.
‣Tighten the screw for the VCC pin only. This should lock
the one leg of the resistor in place. We’ll address the
other leg in a moment.
‣Connect the thermistor to the ProtoBoard – Place one leg of the thermistor (see picture for
identification) into the pin labeled 9 (don’t worry it is supposed to share the connector with the
resistor) and the other leg in the first slot in the connector (the GND pin). There is no polarity on
the thermistor, so it does not matter which leg you choose for which pin.
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‣Tighten the associated screws.
Your first ProtoBoard is now complete and your next task is to repeat this entire process with the
second ProtoBoard. When complete, your EK0910EX ProtoBoard should look similar to this:
Power Up the ProtoBoards
When you are finished building both ProtoBoards, power them up by plugging them into the included
power supplies. Go ahead and do that at this time. Within a second of plugging them in, you should
see the small LED next to the power receptacle (labelled LED2) slowly flash yellow. This indicates
normal operation.
You can now set the ProtoBoards aside for the time being. We’ll revisit them when we turn our
attention to the Exosite website.
Attach the E10 to the Internet
The next step is to power up and attach your SNAP Connect E10 to the
internet.
‣Using the included ethernet cable, attach your E10 to a known active
ethernet port that has a connection to the internet.
‣Attach the included antenna to the E10’s antenna port.
‣Before applying power to your E10, ensure your two ProtoBoards
have been built up as previously described and are powered up. This
is important because upon initial power up, the E10 will “provision”
itself by searching out and identifying the two ProtoBoards.
‣Finally, power-up the E10 by plugging in its AC adapter and then
stringing the included cable between the adapter (USB end) and E10
(micro USB end).
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When you apply power to the E10 you should soon see both a green and amber LED, adjacent to and
above the ethernet connector, illuminate. The amber LED will flash to indicate internet activity. If you do
not see such activity, that’s an indication the ethernet port to which you’ve attached your E10 is not
currently active on the internet. If this should be the case, then please revisit that attachment and
ensure the ethernet port you are using has an active internet connection.
Finally, the LED labelled B, next to the ethernet port, should steadily glow green. The LED labelled A,
other the other end of the E10, will not illuminate.
Conclusion
At this point your local area, wireless network is complete and ready to talk with Exosite. Using the
Exosite web portal, you’ll be able to turn the LEDs on your ProtoBoards on and off, monitor the
temperature sensed by the thermistor on your ProtoBoards, and monitor the ambient light level
sensed by the photo sensor on your ProtoBoards. You’re now ready to proceed with the next section
to setup your Exosite web portal.
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Configure Exosite
The Exosite web portal is a general purpose tool providing a cloud-based platform for connecting
devices and software applications. The Exosite portal (not to be confused with the Synapse Portal
software development software) manages and interacts with connected devices. In our case, those
connected devices are the SNAP Connect E10 and your two ProtoBoards.
To form the connection between Exosite and your Synapse wireless devices, we need to first create
an Exosite account (which comes with your M2M access kit) and then configure your devices.
Create an Exosite Account
Follow these steps to create your Exosite account:
‣To create your Exosite account, point your web browser to:
!https://arrowm2mkits.exosite.com
‣This takes you to the log in screen. To create
your account, click the link “Don’t have an
account? Choose one and sign up now”.
‣This takes you to the pricing screen. Because
a starter account is complimentary with your
M2M kit, click “Sign Up Now” under M2M
Starter.
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‣This then presents an account sign up form. Fill out the form and then press “Create Account”.
‣Exosite will then create your account and send you an email message with which to validate
and complete account creation.
‣Check your email and look for a message from arrowm2mkits.exosite.com. In the body of the
message, click the link to activate your account. Keep a copy of this message as it contains
your activation key, in case you might need it again in the future.
‣After clicking the link above, your web browser will then land on a Welcome page. Click the
login link, which takes you back to the main log in screen.
‣Now log into your new account using the user name and password you entered when filling out
the account form.
This completes the sign up process. You now have an active Exosite account and your next task will
be to add your SNAP Connect E10 and ProtoBoards to the site.
Before proceeding however, you might want to explore the site a little and start to become familiar with
the layout. In particular, notice on the home screen a series of “Useful Links” which link to the Exosite
documentation.
Configure your Synapse Modules
The following steps will guide you through the process of adding your Synapse devices to your Exosite
portal. We’ll start with the E10 and then add the two ProtoBoards.
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Add the SNAP Connect E10 to Exosite
‣If you’re not already logged into Exosite, do that now by pointing your web browser to the
following address and then entering your email address and Exosite password.
"https://arrowm2mkits.exosite.com
‣From the Welcome screen, follow the instructions that appear in the Welcome window. Click
the “Click here to add your kit devices to your Portal” link.
‣The next screen presents a popup list of all possible Synapse devices. It is important to choose
your devices from this list.
‣The first device you should setup is the E10. Choose “SNAP Connect E10” from the list and
then click “Continue”.
‣In the next screen, enter your E10’s MAC address. This is printed on the bottom of your E10
and is 12 hex digits starting with 001C2C. Enter them as pairs separated by colons, as shown
below.
Note that the Exosite database contains a list of all known Synapse modules that have been
included in the M2M access kits, so If you enter an invalid address Exosite will catch it and
display an error.
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‣Next give your device a name. In the example above, we’ve named it “SNAP Connect E10”.
‣Clink “Continue” and you should then see a summary screen such as shown below:
‣Click “Quit” to move on to the Devices page, which now looks like this:
Your SNAP Connect E10 is now configured into Exosite, so the next task is to add the two
ProtoBoards.
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Add the Two ProtoBoards to Exosite
To add your two ProtoBoards to Exosite, you’ll need to execute the following steps twice, once for
each of your two ProtoBoards.
‣Start from the Devices screen, which we showed you above, and click the “Add Device” button
in the top right corner.
‣This brings up the Add Device screen from which to choose the appropriate ProtoBoard. If you
have the EK2410EX kit, then you should choose “SNAP Node ProtoBoard - RF100 (2.4GHz)”,
as shown below:
If you have the EK0910EX kit, then you should choose “SNAP Node ProtoBoard - RF300
(900MHz)”, as shown below:
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‣You will then be prompted to enter the devices MAC address.
Unlike previously, where we entered a 12-byte address for the
E10, this time we only need to enter the last 6 bytes of the SNAP
address. This can be found on the second line of text on the RF
engine itself.
In the example on the right, the SNAP address we would enter is
03DE80. The letters can be upper or lower case, it doesn’t matter.
For this step, do not use colons to separate the bytes.
‣Next, give this device a name. In the example below, we’ve named
it “ProtoBoard A”.
‣Click “Continue” to see a confirmation screen, and then click “Quit” to return to the Devices
page. Your Devices page, with SNAP Connect E10 and one ProtoBoard should now resemble
the following.
Don’t be concerned for now about the green / red indicators under the Active column. Exosite
pings the E10 on a recurring basis, so after it has been connected for awhile its status will
indicate Active. Since we just now configured the first ProtoBoard, its status does not yet
indicate Active. As soon as we issue a command to the ProtoBoard, which we’ll soon do, its
status will change to Active.
‣You’ve now completed setup your first ProtoBoard and the next step is to do the same for the
second one. Go back to the first step in this section and repeat these instructions to setup your
second ProtoBoard.
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‣Upon completion of this section, you should have your SNAP Connect E10 and two
ProtoBoards setup complete. Your Devices page should now resemble the following:
Conclusion
This concludes the setup of your Exosite web portal. Your Synapse nodes should now all be
assembled, powered up, and configured into Exosite. You’re now ready to move on to the next
section, where you’ll learn how to monitor your wireless, SNAP network devices from the Exosite web
portal.
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Using Your Kit
At this point your Synapse devices should all be assembled and powered up. You should have created
your Exosite web portal account and setup all your Synapse devices on it. If that’s not the case, then
please return to the applicable sections in this Quick Start Guide to accomplish those tasks before
proceeding.
This section gives a brief overview of the Exosite web portal and walks you through some the things
you can do to monitor and control your Synapse wireless devices from the internet. This section does
not cover everything you can do with Exosite. For a greater level of detail, please refer to the online
documentation readily available on the Exosite portal.
Navigating Exosite Overview
Log onto Exosite by directing your web browser to the following address.
"https://arrowm2mkits.exosite.com
When presented with the Log In screen, enter the email address and password you used when
creating your account, then click the Log-In button.
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After logging in you’ll be on the Exosite home page, which will resemble the following.
Please note the following elements:
‣The navigation menu is in the grey box in the upper left and is visible on every page.
‣The Getting Started window in the top left provides useful links to the Exosite online
documentation.
‣The My Devices / Kits window in the bottom left lists your Synapse devices. Since you’ve
already set these up, you should see your SNAP Connect E10 and two ProtoBoards in the list.
‣If you click on one of those devices, you’ll then be taken to the Dashboard for that device.
Menu Items
Briefly, here is a list of the navigation menu items that appear in the top left grey box, visible on every
page.
‣HOME – Always takes you back to the home screen, displayed above.
‣DATA – For all devices, lists all the data that is being collected, last reported value, and last
reported collection time. This is described in further detail below.
‣DEVICES – Displays all your devices, their active status, last reporting time, and last reporting
event. This is the same screen you saw earlier, when adding your Synapse devices to Exosite.
‣EVENTS – For your two ProtoBoards, shows detailed information regarding events generated
by the devices. Presently, the only event implemented by the M2M access kits is a button push.
‣DASHBOARDS – This page allows you to setup your own dashboards.
‣SCRIPTS – Displays a list of Lua scripts which are running in your Exosite portal to interact with
your ProtoBoards.
‣ADMIN – This is a page to administer your Exosite account.
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ProtoBoard Data
We’ll next look at some of the interesting things you can do with Exosite and your ProtoBoards.
‣Temperature – Utilizing the thermistor, the two ProtoBoards report the current temperature to
Exosite on an ongoing basis.
‣Button – The ProtoBoards each have a small button on the connector end of the board. You
can push the button and Exosite will register the time the button was pushed and for how long
it was held in.
‣LEDs – From Exosite, you can selectively turn the green and red LEDs on and off.
‣Packet – Whenever a ProtoBoard sends a packet of information to Exosite, its contents can be
viewed.
‣Photo Cell – Utilizing the attached photocell, the two ProtoBoards report the current ambient
light level to Exosite on an ongoing basis.
‣Ping – From Exosite you can ping your ProtoBoards.
‣Signal Strength – The ProtoBoards report their wireless signal strength to Exosite. This signal
strength is essentially the quality of wireless signal that exists between the ProtoBoards and the
SNAP Connect E10. The closer they are in proximity, the greater the signal strength.
‣Status – ProtoBoard status is either active or not. Whenever a ProtoBoard is successfully
communicating with Exosite, its status will be reported as active.
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The Dashboard
Let’s take a more detailed look at the dashboard. From the Home screen, click on one of your
ProtoBoards listed in the My Devices / Kits window in the bottom left. This displays the dashboard
screen, the top part of which is shown below:
Viewing the various windows, the one at the top left labelled “Temperature - Past 24 Hours”, does just
what it says. It records the last 24 hours of temperature readings from the thermistor attached to your
ProtoBoard.
The next window, at the top right labelled “Node”, is a visual representation of your ProtoBoard.
Superimposed on the picture are the values being reported by the thermistor, photo cell, and the state
of the two LEDs.
Next is the “Temperature Gauge”. This graphically displays the current temperature reported by the
thermistor attached to your ProtoBoard.
Next is “Signal Strength - Past 4 Hours”. This graphically indicates the strength of the wireless signal
between your ProtoBoard and the SNAP Connect E10. You can experiment with that by moving your
ProtoBoard further from the E10 to see how that effects the signal strength.
Note that the device to be displayed is selected from the “Select the device to show” control at the
top. In this example we’re looking at ProtoBoard A.
Next, shown below is the bottom half of the dashboard page:
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The top left window, labelled “Photo Cell Value - Past 4 Hours”, shows us a graph of the values
reported by the photo cell attached to your ProtoBoard. You can experiment with this by covering up
the photo cell with your finger or a piece of tape, and observing how the graph reacts.
The next window, labelled “Button Push Log”, records an entry each time you press the small button
on your ProtoBoard. This button is on the bottom of the board next to the large RS232 connector.
The window in the bottom left corner, labelled “Data” reports the raw data as it’s reported by the
ProtoBoard.
Finally, the two small windows in the bottom right corner, labelled “LED Control”, are used to control
the LEDs. Try clicking on these. You should see the control on the screen toggle and then after a short
delay, you should see the LEDs on your ProtoBoard change accordingly.
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Data Page
Let’s next look at the data page by clicking “DATA” in the grey menu box. While the Dashboard page
gave us a nice visual representation of the data being reported by the ProtoBoards, this page displays
the data in a raw form.
The top portion of the data page, showing the data for one of the protoboards is shown below.
You can view any of the data elements in greater detail by clicking on it. From the resulting Data
Information display you can then view, amongst many things, a graph over time and a log of the last
200 records. Finally, for data sources that can be controlled, such as the LEDs, you can write data to
change their state.
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For example, clicking on “Green LED” brings up the following screen:
Under “Write Data”, if you type a “1” next to “Data value:” and then click “Update”. A command will be
sent to your ProtoBoard to turn the green LED on. If you instead enter “0” and click “Update”, the LED
will be turned off.
When finished looking at this display, click the “Close” button in the bottom right corner to dismiss it
and return to the Data page.
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Devices Page
We visited the Devices page earlier when adding your Synapse devices to your Exosite portal. Your
completed Devices page should resemble the following:
Notice that now that the ProtoBoards are active, their device status is indicated as being “On”. Also
notice the last time they sent a packet is reported as well as their last generated event.
To get a more detailed view of device status, click on one of the ProtoBoards. In this example, we
have clicked ProtoBoard A.
This page displays detailed information about your ProtoBoard and allows you to change certain fields,
such as the device name. On the right side of the page is the current state of all the data items.
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Finally, at the bottom of the screen are a few additional controls to delete or re-enable a device.
Deleting a device permanently removes it from the Exosite portal. You likely will only need to use the
re-enable command if you move a device from one Exosite account to another.
Finally, the “Close” button in the bottom right closes the window, returning you to the Devices Page.
Conclusion
This completes our brief tour of Exosite and how it interacts with your Synapse Wireless components.
We have only scratched the surface of what Exosite can do. To learn more, explore the documentation
linked to the Getting Started window on the Home page as well as the link to the Exosite support
page in the upper right corner of every page. We hope you have enjoyed setting up and exercising
your Arrow M2M Access Kit.
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Regulatory Information And
Certifications
RF exposure statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20cm between the
radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
FCC certifications and regulatory information (USA only)
FCC PART 15 CLASS B
These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) These devices may not cause harmful interference, and (2) These devices must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause harmful operation.
RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) (FCC 15.105)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
‣Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
‣Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
‣Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
‣Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
LABELING REQUIREMENTS (FCC 15.19)
This device complies with Part 15 of 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.
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If the FCC ID for the module inside this product enclosure is not visible when installed inside another
device, then the outside of the device into which this product is installed must also display a label
referring to the enclosed module FCC ID.
Modifications (FCC 15.21)
Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Synapse Wireless, Inc. may
void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Declaration of Conformity
(In accordance with FCC 96-208 and 95-19)
Manufacturer’s Name:!Synapse Wireless, Inc.
Headquarters:!500 Discovery Drive
!Huntsville, Al 35806
Synapse Wireless, Inc. declares that the product:
Product Name!Model Number
SNAP Connect E10 (2.4GHz)!SLE10-001
SNAP Connect E10 (900MHz)!SLE10-900-001
SN171 ProtoBoard!200210-10
RF100 w/SMA, 2.4GHz!RF100PD6
RF300 w/Chip Ant, 900MHz!RF300PC1
to which this declaration relates, meet the requirements specified by the Federal Communications
Commission as detailed in the following specifications:
‣Part 15, Subpart B, for Class B equipment
‣FCC 96-208 as it applies to Class B personal computers and peripherals
The products listed above have been tested at an External Test Laboratory certified per FCC rules and
has been found to meet the FCC, Part 15, Emission Limits. Documentation is on file and available
from Synapse Wireless, Inc.
Industry Canada (IC) certifications
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital
apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of
Communications.
Le present appareil numerique n’emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables
aux appareils numeriques de la class B prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioelectrique
edicte par le ministère des Communications du Canada.
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