Hobo MicroRX Quick Start

HOBO® MicroRX Station for HOBOnet® (RX2105 and RX2106) Quick Start
1
Log into HOBOlink.
Go to www.hobolink.com and log into an existing account or
create a new one. You'll receive an email to activate the
account.
2
Register the station.
In HOBOlink, click Devices, then RX Devices. Click the Register a
Device link. Give the station a name and enter the serial
number and device key from the label inside the station door.
Note: If you are using your own micro SIM card, follow the
instructions at www.onsetcomp.com/support/
manuals/23845‐installing‐micro‐sim‐rx2100‐station before
continuing.
3
Plug in smart sensors if applicable.
Plug in smart sensors into the ports below the LCD and route
the cables through the holes in the cable channel.
Plug in smart sensors
into the five ports
4
Plug in the battery and wait for the station to
connect to HOBOlink.
a. Plug in the battery cable. For RX2106 models, plug in the solar
panel cable for the built‐in solar panel.
Plug in the
solar panel
here on
RX2106
model
Connect the
battery cable
here (position
is slightly
different on
RX2105 model)
Once the battery cable is plugged in, "Initializing System" will
flash on the LCD. A checkmark appears next to "System" after
the station initialization is complete.
b. After the station powers up, it will connect to HOBOlink
automatically within two minutes. The cellular icon and
"Connection" will flash while the connection is underway.
Once the connection is complete, a checkmark appears next
to Last Connection. Note that the entire initialization process
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may take several minutes; wait until Last Connection and the
checkmark appears before continuing to step 5.
A checkmark
appears next to
Last Connection
after connecting
to HOBOlink
5
Add any wireless sensor motes.
Important: Keep the mote(s) near the station while
completing these steps.
a. Press select to switch to the module 2 and then press the
Search button to wait for motes to join the network. The
magnifying glass icon will blink while the station is in search
mode waiting for motes to join the network.
Press the Select button
to switch to module 2
b. Install the batteries in the mote and press the button on the
mote for 3 seconds.
c. Watch the mote LCD during the process of joining the
network.
i.
This signal strength icon
blinks while searching for
a network.
iii.
This network connection "x"
icon blinks while the mote
completes the registration
process, which may take up
to five minutes.
Press the
Search button
for the station
to search for
motes to join
Press this
button on the
mote for 3
seconds
ii.
Once a network is found,
the icon will stop flashing
and the bars will cycle from
left to right.
iv.
Once the mote has finished
joining the network, the "x"
icon is removed and the
channel count on the station
LCD increases by the number
of measurement channels for
the mote plus the battery.