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Configure Sensors for the Network
Configure Battery-powered Sensors with the Sensor Configuration Utility
Battery-powered sensors must be configured using the Sensor Configuration Utility. The following
tasks are involved in configuring battery-powered sensors:
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Install the Sensor Configuration Utility on your laptop. The Primex Wireless Sensor
Configuration Utility can be found on the SNS Resource CD shipped with your product. Please
install the Primex Wireless Configuration Utility before continuing. For installation instructions
and additional information about the Sensor Configuration Utility, see Appendix B: Battery
Sensor Configuration Utility on page 57.
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Connect the sensor to the laptop and use the Sensor Configuration Utility to upload network
settings to the sensor.
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Name and save configuration settings for each type of sensor that you will be
configuring.
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After configuring the first sensor of each type, check that the sensor can check into the
AMP and troubleshoot any connection issues, updating the configuration settings if
necessary. You can then configure additional sensors of each type using the saved
settings.
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Perform the configuration steps in the order below. Complete all procedures.
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View and edit each battery-powered sensor on the AMP using the AMP Sensors module.
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Later, after you install the sensor device in its permanent location, you verify that it is on the
network by forcing it to check in with the AMP.
Configuring Network Settings for Battery-powered Sensors
1. Turn on the sensor. Ensure that the sensor device is on for at least 5 seconds. For the
location of the On/Off switch, see Features of SNS Battery-powered Sensor Devices on
page 18.
2. Plug the USB Programming cable into the computer. The computer may display a pop-up
message stating that new hardware has been found.
3. Start the SNS Sensor Configuration Utility.
Note:
4. Connect the USB Programming cable to the sensor device. The USB Programming port is in
different locations on each sensor model, as shown in Figure 4, Figure 6, and Figure 7.
IMPORTANT: Do not connect the USB Programmer into the sensor's
configuration port unless the USB Programmer is connected to a
computer USB port.
5. In the SNS Sensor Configuration Utility, click the Retrieve button to identify the type of
sensor. The Sensor Configuration Utility will identify the sensor and adjust the number and
type of fields for the specific type of sensor. You will see a message stating that the sensor
parameters have been retrieved and the type of sensor in the upper right of the Setup tab.
6. In the Setup tab, select the Network tab, as shown in Figure 19. The Setup tab shows
either the current settings of the sensor or the edited settings. The settings information can
be saved.
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Configure Battery-powered Sensors with the Sensor Configuration Utility
The software will not work properly unless the USB Programmer is plugged
into the computer before the software is launched.
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