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  • Page 1             Terabee Follow-Me  User Manual                    Technical support: ​ upport@terabee.com  Sales and commercial inquiries: ​ erabee-sales@terabee.com      ...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Connectors and indicators 8  Visual notifications 9  Normal operation 9  Error messages and troubleshooting 9  Connecting Terabee Follow-Me to a host computer via USB 10  Connection parameters 10  Windows OS, Linux OS 10  Mac OS 12  USB operation - Master Beacon 14 ...
  • Page 3     Firmware Upgrade 23  Firmware Upgrade Recovery 24  ROS package 25  Applications with Terabee Follow-Me 25  Compliance 27          Copyright © Terabee 2020  Terabee, 90 Rue Henri Fabre    01630, St Genis-Pouilly, France (next to CERN)  ...
  • Page 4: Introduction

                                of the Terabee Follow-Me system. The user manual includes an application case of this                          ...
  • Page 5: Operation Principle

    Figure 1 - Operation principle    Figure 2 - Connections diagram    Copyright © Terabee 2020  Terabee, 90 Rue Henri Fabre    01630, St Genis-Pouilly, France (next to CERN)   Company Confidential  5/27 ...
  • Page 6: Parameters And Output Of The System

      maximum range, distance and heading will be set to 0 m, 0° respectively.  4. Mechanical integration  4.1. Mechanical design and mounting  The Terabee Follow-Me system uses ABS housings with aluminium lids in the bottom part        ...
  • Page 7: Mounting Solutions

          Figure 4 - Terabee Follow-Me overall dimensions - Remote Control  4.2. Mounting solutions  Two mounting options are available for the beacons:  Front-panel mounting - screwing the lid directly to the panel.  Figure 5 - Front-panel mounting  Back-panel mounting - with an O-ring providing a sealed connection between ...
  • Page 8: Connectors And Indicators

        For more recommendations concerning integration, refer to section                 Applications with Terabee Follow-Me​ .     4.3. Connectors and indicators         Master Beacon:  1. RS485 (Modbus RTU)  Molex MicroFit 3.0 connector ...
  • Page 9: Visual Notifications

    Force a firmware upgrade,  see section ​ F irmware  RED/GREEN  error mode  Upgrade Recovery      for details    Copyright © Terabee 2020  Terabee, 90 Rue Henri Fabre    01630, St Genis-Pouilly, France (next to CERN)   Company Confidential  9/27 ...
  • Page 10: Connecting Terabee Follow-Me To A Host Computer Via Usb

                                and configure the device. Terabee often works with and suggests using ​ H Term software. In                    ...
  • Page 11             of the serial devices in Linux system:    sudo apt purge modemmanager Connect Terabee Follow-Me to the computer and select the corresponding port (click “R”                  ...
  • Page 12: Mac Os

                            Terabee Follow-Me to a computer and click the “Options” button. Select the corresponding                           USB port (click “Re-Scan Serial Ports” button to refresh the port list). ...
  • Page 13       Figure 9 - CoolTerm parameters for Terabee Follow-Me  Once the USB port is selected and the parameters correctly set, click on the “Connect”                            ...
  • Page 14: Usb Operation - Master Beacon

                          commands to the Terabee Follow-Me system. Make sure the “Hex” checkbox is checked as                           the command needs to be sent in hexadecimal, and then click the “Send” button. ...
  • Page 15   which returns ASCII data),         the system will send one of the acknowledgement responses listed below:    Copyright © Terabee 2020  Terabee, 90 Rue Henri Fabre    01630, St Genis-Pouilly, France (next to CERN)   Company Confidential  15/27 ...
  • Page 16: Response To Command (Ack/Nack)

    New line character : \n (10 decimal / 0x0A hex)  Tab character : \t (9 decimal / 0x09 hex)    Copyright © Terabee 2020  Terabee, 90 Rue Henri Fabre    01630, St Genis-Pouilly, France (next to CERN)   Company Confidential  16/27 ...
  • Page 17: Printout Mode - Binary (Default)

    C onnecting Terabee Follow-Me to a host computer via USB                   for instructions   on how to send commands to Terabee Follow-Me system using a host computer and                  ...
  • Page 18: Response To Command (Ack/Nack)

    : 8  Stop bits  : 1 (2 if selected parity is None)  Parity : Even (modifiable)        Copyright © Terabee 2020  Terabee, 90 Rue Henri Fabre    01630, St Genis-Pouilly, France (next to CERN)   Company Confidential  18/27 ...
  • Page 19: Available Registers

    This is a master-slave type of protocol, ideal for RS485 data communications. This protocol                     supports up to 247 devices on the bus. The Terabee Follow-Me system operates as a slave                    ...
  • Page 20: Graphical User Interface

                              Follow-Me system. This can be done via USB, both for master beacon and remote control.                        ...
  • Page 21: Basic Operation With The Gui

            12​ .       Figure 11 - Terabee Follow-Me GUI main window  with Master beacon connected    When the master beacon is connected, the user can set the parameters of the system.      ...
  • Page 22   distance and heading to the remote control when ranging is active.    Figure 12 - Terabee Follow-Me GUI main window  with remote control connected  When the remote control is connected to the application, you can set the following  ...
  • Page 23: Firmware Upgrade

                              communicated by Terabee) or should there be a necessity to re-flash your existing device                           firmware. The firmware upgrade procedure enables the possibility to upgrade only the  ...
  • Page 24: Firmware Upgrade Recovery

    1  Download  Download and install the latest version of the Terabee  and install the GUI  Follow-Me GUI on your computer. The GUI is available on  the Terabee Follow-Me product page.  2  Download  Download the latest Follow-Me firmware file from the ...
  • Page 25: Ros Package

                            to another. Designing a follow-me system with our kit will lead to an intuitive solution for                        ...
  • Page 26                 frequency within the same vicinity.  ● Due to interference, it is not currently possible to run multiple Follow-Me systems in                        ...
  • Page 27: Compliance

    13. Compliance  Certifications: CE, FCC, IP65, RoHS, vibration & shock resistance - PENDING    IMPORTANT: Contains FCC ID: 2AQ33-DWM1001    Copyright © Terabee 2020  Terabee, 90 Rue Henri Fabre    01630, St Genis-Pouilly, France (next to CERN)   Company Confidential  27/27 ...

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