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Digi XBee Smart Plug Hardware Setup Manual

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KOSMOS
Digi Hardware Setup Guide
What will this guide teach me?
25 minutes
This guide contains step-by-step instructions on how to set
up the Digi XBee Smart Plug to connect to the Kosmos
industrial IoT platform.
Once you've finished these steps, you'll be ready to start
gaining valuable insights from your sensors & actuators
using Kosmos' dashboards, alerts, controls, and more.
For questions about setting up your Kosmos IoT System,
please email
support@temboo.com
and we'll get back to
you as soon as possible.

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  • Page 1 What will this guide teach me? 25 minutes This guide contains step-by-step instructions on how to set up the Digi XBee Smart Plug to connect to the Kosmos industrial IoT platform. Once you've finished these steps, you'll be ready to start gaining valuable insights from your sensors &...

  • Page 2: What You'll Need

    What You’ll Need Kosmos Gateway Digi XBee Digi Xbee3 Pro (Raspberry Pi Model 3 B+) Smart Plug 2.4 GHz XB3-24Z8PT Digi XBee Grove Raspberry Pi 5V 2.5A Ethernet Cable Development Board Power Adapter Micro SD Card USB Micro SD USB Flash Drive...

  • Page 3: Before You Get Started

    Before You Get Started Before moving on to the next steps in this guide, please make sure that you've created your Temboo account and generated your Kosmos application files for your chosen hardware. If you haven't, head to temboo.com and complete those steps now! Questions? support@temboo.com Page 3...
  • Page 4 Install and launch XCTU - this is a software application that you will use to configure your Digi smart plug to connect to the Kosmos gateway. Connect the Grove dev board to your computer and then use XCTU to connect to the Xbee chip.
  • Page 5 Gateway Application Setup First, install Etcher so that you can copy the Kosmos gateway application to your micro SD card: https://www.etcher.io Insert your micro SD card into your USB SD card reader and connect the card reader to your computer. Open Etcher and flash the Kosmos gateway .xz file onto your micro SD card (you previously downloaded this file while creating your Kosmos application).
  • Page 6 Kosmos Gateway Hardware Setup Connect XBee Chip To The Grove Dev Board Connect the Xbee Pro chip to the Grove dev board by placing the chip’s pins into the inputs on the dev board. Connect Grove Board to The Gateway Use a micro USB cable to connect the Grove dev board to the gateway.
  • Page 7 Gateway Hardware Setup (Cont) Connect Ethernet Cable Use the ethernet cable to connect your Kosmos gateway to an ethernet outlet. See instructions later in this guide if you want to connect your gateway via WiFi. Prepare USB Drive Copy the Kosmos config file temboo_kosmos_config.ini onto your USB drive.
  • Page 8 Power Up The Digi Smart Plug Reset The Smart Plug Connect to power Hold down the reset button on outlet the bottom right side of the plug while you plug it into a wall outlet. Reset You will hear a click once you...
  • Page 9 View Your Kosmos Sensor Data Visit Your Dashboard Log into your Kosmos account and navigate to the dashboard: https://temboo.com/devices Monitor Gateway Status When the gateway connects, a green dot will appear beside the name of your Kosmos application. The gateway takes ~90 seconds to connect.
  • Page 10 Connect Your Gateway Via WiFi (Optional) We recommend using ethernet to connect your gateway to the Kosmos web dashboard. Fastest setup time Most reliable connection To use WiFi to connect your Kosmos gateway to the internet, first remove the USB thumb drive from your gateway and plug it into your computer.

  • Page 11: Troubleshooting Tips

    Troubleshooting Tips Solution Problem Gateway isn’t powering up. When your gateway is powered on you’ll see a red LED (solid) and green LED (blinking) inside the case. If you don’t see those lights, check that the power supply is securely attached at both ends, and that the wall outlet you are using is active.