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MES and ERP systems wirelessly. This guide describes the basic MICA Wireless; depending on the MICA variant you have, there may be an additional function board installed in the device. For any functionality spe- cific to the function board, please refer to the documentation for your MICA variant.
HARTING MICA Wireless User Guide 3 Connecting MICA Wireless to Power If you received a power supply, connect the cable to the M8 connector. If you received an open ended power cable, the pin layout is: Pins 1 and 2 as well as pins 3 and 4 are connected with each other internally.
4 Antenna Selection and Installation When installing antennas, make sure that you use the appropriate antennas and adapters. The connections on the MICA are reverse SMA. If you are using SMA antennas, the con- nectors will physically fit, but will not connect correctly electronically.
IP address 10.10.10.10 and WPA2 enabled. The SSID and WPA2 password are listed on the type shield on the bottom of the MICA. Use these to connect to the MICA from your PC or tablet and to perform the initial configuration.
MICA to Client mode, it will restart and try to connect to the specified wireless access point. If the MICA is unable to connect to an access point within 1 minute, it will restart in Access Point mode to make sure it stays available for configuration.
7. Enter the SSID and the network key (PSK). Make sure to remember the access key since you will need it to connect any Wi-Fi client to the MICA. 8. Choose a DHCP lease range. This is the range of IP addresses the access point...
7. Choose the desired roaming mode (see section 7.3). When you switch the MICA to Client mode, it will restart and try to connect to the specified wireless access point. If the MICA is unable to connect to an access point within 1 minute, it will restart in Access Point mode to make sure it stays available for configuration.
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HARTING MICA Wireless User Guide Advanced roaming can be activated in the Client network settings. While advanced roaming is active, it is recommended not to launch scans for additional ac- cess points. HARTING MICA Wireless User Guide...
HARTING MICA Wireless User Guide 8 LTE Configuration MICA Wireless ships with an Emnify eSIM. To commission the eSIM and set up your ac- count, check with your system administrator, or follow the instructions in the EMnify Set-Up Guide available at www.emnify.com to sign up for the Emnify User Interface.
HARTING MICA Wireless User Guide 9 The LTE Container MICA Wireless ships with a container which handles the mobile and the GNSS (GPS, Gali- leo, GLONASS) module. To start using the module, start the mobile container—called LTE in the default installation—by clicking Start Module, and choose the desired network mode.
You can also log into the container with admin rights over ssh and setting the default gate- way manually. route del default route add default gw <lte-container-ip> For more information on working with additional network interfaces, see the application note Additional Network Interfaces in the Technical Resources section of www.harting-mica.com. HARTING IT Software Development...
HARTING MICA Wireless User Guide 11 Accessing the LTE Container through Emnify VPN To access the LTE container remotely from a mobile network (for example if you have WiFi access available), you need to use an OpenVPN connection via your EMnify account. To do this, login with your user account under www.emnify.com, go to Tokens, IPs &...
It is necessary to have GNSS enabled before getting GNSS position information. When GNSS is enabled for the first time, it can take up to 20 minutes for the MICA to lock on to a sufficient number of satellites to calculate its position. If you cannot receive a GNSS posi- tion, check that GNSS is enabled, that an appropriate antenna is connected, and that the antenna has an unobstructed view of the sky.
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HARTING MICA Wireless User Guide The response will look like the following. "result" : { "rssi" : rssi, "gnss_position" : [ latitude, longitude ] HARTING MICA Wireless User Guide...
HARTING MICA Wireless User Guide 13 Further Documentation Documentation on programming your MICA or developing custom hardware is available from http://www.harting-mica.com/ . If you need further assistance, please contact your HARTING partner, or email micasupport@harting.com. HARTING IT Software Development...
HARTING MICA Wireless User Guide 14 Appendix 14.1 LED modes System status 14.1.1 LED color Mode Status Green Operating normally Green Flashing Initialization Boot process Mobile network status 14.1.2 LED color Mode Status 200ms on / 1800ms off Looking for network...
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