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ēKo Pro Series User's Manual
The reliability of the network depends on multiple radio connections. If the radio communication
from one
Ko node to another degrades due to interference, the transmitting
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automatically route to another
have at least two good radio paths to their neighbors or base radio at all times.
unique algorithm (patent pending) to determine the available radio paths during installation.
When the
Ko node is powered by pressing the ON button, node scans the sensor ports indicated
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by 4 red LED flashes (one red LED flash for each unattached sensor). If you had a sensor
attached, you should see green LED flash for that port. It will then enter a network search mode
and signal nearby
Ko nodes and/or the
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are available. This takes about 1 minute each time the ON button is pressed. The LED at the
bottom of the unit displays the status followed by the quality of the radio paths discovered (see
Table 5-2):
Port Scan Mode
Red flashing
Green flashing
Network Search Mode
Rapid blue flashing
After the search is completed one of the following patterns will be displayed for 20 seconds.
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Figure 5-4. Photo of the ēKo node mounted on to a stake
Ko node within its radio range. This means that all units should
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Ko base radio to find out how many good radio paths
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Table 5-2. LED status indicators for the ēKo node
Description
No sensor was detected at that port
Sensor was detected at that port
Description
This pattern starts each time the ON button is pressed and after the sensor
port scan is complete. The node is searching for nearby nodes to determine
the quality of the available radio paths. After one minute, the blue flashing
will stop and a color (see below) will be displayed for 20 seconds.
Ko node will
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Ko nodes have a
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