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  • Page 1 ALTA Water Detection Puck Sensor User Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents I. ABOUT THE WATER DETECTION PUCK SENSOR ALTA WATER DETECTION PUCK FEATURES EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS II. SENSOR SECURITY SENSOR COMMUNICATION SECURITY DATA SECURITY ON THE GATEWAY iMONNIT SECURITY III. ORDER OF OPERATIONS SET-UP STEPS IV. REGISTRATION REGISTERING A WATER DETECTION PUCK V.
  • Page 3: About The Water Detection Puck Sensor

    I. ABOUT THE WATER DETETECTION PUCK SENSOR The ALTA Wireless Water Detection Puck Sensor detects the presence or non-presence of water. Convenient water tight puck design allows the sensor to be placed anywhere needed whether dry or wet. Note that water levels must be ~ 3mm deep to trigger detection.
  • Page 4: Sensor Security

    Hacking from botnets are in the headlines, Monnit Corporation has taken extreme measures to ensure your data security is handled with the utmost care and attention to detail. The same methods utilized by financial institutions to transmit data are also used in Monnit security infrastructure.
  • Page 5: Order Of Operations

    III. ORDER OF OPERATIONS It is important to understand the order of operations for activating your ALTA Water Detection Puck. If done out of place, your meter may have trouble communicating with iMonnit. Please consult the steps below to make sure you are performing your setup correctly.
  • Page 6: Registration

    If you have already created an account, start by logging in. For instructions on how to register for an iMonnit account, please consult the iMonnit User Guide viewable at monnit.com/support/documentation. REGISTERING THE WATER DETECTION PUCK SENSOR You will need to enter the Device ID and the Security Code from your Water Detection Puck in the corresponding text boxes.
  • Page 7: Setting Up The Water Detection Puck

    V. SETTING UP YOUR WATER DETECTION PUCK When you are finished adding the Water Detection Puck to your account, the next step is to insert the battery. ALTA Water Detection Puck Sensors will be powered by commecial AA batteries. INSTALLING BATTERIES The standard version of this sensor is powered by two replaceable 1.5 V AA sized batteries (included with purchase).
  • Page 8: Antenna Orientation

    ANTENNA ORIENTATION In order to get the best performance out of your ALTA Water Detection Puck, it is important to note proper antenna orientation and sensor positioning. Antennas should all be oriented in the same direction, pointing vertically from the sensor. If the sensor is mounted flat on its back on a horizontal surface, you should bend the antenna as close to the sensor housing as possible giving you the most amount of antenna pointing vertical.
  • Page 9: Magnetic Reed Switch

    MAGNETIC REED SWITCH The Water Detection Puck is alerted when water build-up of at least ~ 3mm occurs. A magnetic reed switch has been installed in the sensor to detect the presence of a magnetic field. Its purpose is to allow you to put the sensor in a low power state. PAGE 7...
  • Page 10: Sensor Overview

    VI. SENSOR OVERVIEW Select Sensors from the main navigation menu on iMonnit to access the sensor overview page and begin making adjustments to your Water Detection Puck. MENU SYSTEM Details - Displays a graph of recent sensor data. History - List of all past heartbeats and readings. Events - List of all events attached to this sensor.
  • Page 11 F. The pie chart in the Aware or Not Aware Section displays the percentage of aware states your sensor has entered since activation. History View Selecting the “History” tab within the tab bar allows you to view the sensor’s data history as time stamped data.
  • Page 12 State The integer presented here is generated from a single byte of stored data. A byte consists of 8 bits of data that we read as Boolean (True (1)/False (0)) fields. PAGE 10...
  • Page 13 Settings View To edit the operational settings for a Water Detection Puck, choose the “Sensor” option in the main navigation menu then select the “Settings” tab to access the configuration page. A. Sensor Name is a unique name you give the sensor to easily identify it in a list and in any notifications.
  • Page 14: Support

    If any software or firmware incorporated in any Product fails to conform to the warranty set forth in this Section, Monnit shall provide a bug fix or software patch correcting such non-conformance within a reasonable period after Monnit...
  • Page 15 (c) Monnit’s sole obligation under the warranty described or set forth here shall be to repair or replace non-conforming products as set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph, or to refund the documented purchase price for non-conforming Products to Customer. Mon- nit’s warranty obligations shall run solely to Customer, and Monnit shall have no obligation...
  • Page 16: Certifications

    • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the reciever is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Warning: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Monnit could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. RF Exposure...
  • Page 17 Canada (IC) English Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using an anten- na of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (E.I.R.P.) is not more than that necessary for successful communication.
  • Page 18 All the relevant information’s is available on the European Community website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/rtte/documents/ Additional Information and Support For additional information or more detailed instructions on how to use your Monnit Wireless Sensors or the iMonnit Online System, please visit us on the web at monnit.com/support. Monnit Corporation...

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