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Chapter 1 – Product Overview Sensor Overview The Reveal Water Leak sensor uses a sensor probe to detect the presence of water or other liquids. When it detects water or another liquid, it sends an alert over the wireless network.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW Documentation The following documentation is available at https://www.multitech.com/brands/reveal-wireless-liquid-sensors. Document Description Part Number User Guide This document provides overview, safety and regulatory RB00009 information, design considerations, schematics, and general hardware information. Connection Guide This document provides instructions and information on how...
Select the network you want to use. Specify if you want to Register Through Radio Bridge or use an existing account with the network. Make sure Console Only Device is NOT selected. Enter the Device Name, Device ID, and Device Key. Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
For best radio performance, avoid placing the sensor in another enclosure or in an area crowded with other equipment. Secure the probe to the floor or wall using the small adhesive pad or with an appropriately sized screw in any of the probe's wall or floor mounting holes. Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
For an outdoor sensor, secure the sensor to a wall or floor with screws. Consult the mechanical drawing for hole dimensions. For best radio performance, avoid placing the sensor in another enclosure or in an area crowded with other equipment. Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
Message Protocol for details. Replacing the Battery Replacement battery type is listed in the Battery Life topic. To replace the battery: Use a pen or similar object to press the button on the opposite side of the case. Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
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HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION Remove the battery. Insert the new battery and close the case. Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION Mechanical Drawings The mechanical drawings provided in this section are for the main body of the sensor. All dimensions use inches unless specified. Indoor RBSx01 Sensors Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
Common Messages This chapter defines the protocol and message definitions common to all Reveal wireless sensors. Common messages include basic error messages, tamper, supervisory, link quality, and downlink acknowledgments. Sensor specific messages are in the Sensor Specific Messages chapter.
The original format is compatible by redefining the reserved most significant bit (Bit 15). Byte Description Format (bit == 0) 14:8 Major number (7 bits) Minor number (8 bits) Format (bit == 1) 14:10 Major number (5 bits) Minor number (5 bits) Build number (5 bits) Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
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COMMON MESSAGES 16-Bit Firmware Version Examples 0x0103 is decoded as Firmware Version 1.3 0x8823 is decoded as Firmware Version 2.1.3 Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
Tamper switch closed. Link Quality Message 0xfb The link quality message provides a signal strength and a signal to noise measurement at the device itself. The link quality message payload is shown in the following table. Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
Disable sensor events 0x01 Radio config 0x02 Supervisory period. Default 19 hours. 0x03 Sampling rate Disable Sensor Events The following table shows the disable sensor event bit definitions. Description Not used Disable all sensor events Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
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Sampling period only applies to sensors that take measurements like temperature and tilt, it does not apply to sensors with binary inputs such as door/window sensors or push buttons. This feature is available in firmware v2.0 and above. Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
The following table shows this byte’s encoded bit definitions. Available in firmware v2.0 and above. Bit 7 Bits 6:0 Period defined in hours (1-127 hours). Period defined in minutes (60-127 minutes) Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
The sensor replies to the downlink data with a 0xFF message (downlink ACK) with the payload shown in the following table. Command Payload 0x00 Not used 0x01 Message was invalid or undefined 0x02 Message was valid Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
To find the relative resistance of a given liquid, use the payload from the event message. Restoral margin in units of relative resistance between probes (scale 0-255). Before another alert is triggered, the restoral margin requires that the measurement reduces by a certain amount below the threshold. Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Per FCC 15.21, Changes or modifications not expressly approved by MultiTech could void authority to operate the devices.
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EU 868 requirements ............19 event accumulation count ..........17 radio config ..............19 RBSx06 Sensor...............13 register sensor in console ..........7 FCC part 15..............23 regulatory..............23 firmware version ............15 replace................10 reset message ...............15 rope .................9 Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
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..............19 unconfirmed messages ..........19 sensor event uplink disable..............18 retries...............19 sensor state..............17 uplinke messages sensor type codes ............15 sensor specific............22 storage temperature.............10 uplink messages supervisory common ..............14 message ..............17 period...............19 version................15 tamper message............17 temperature..............10 Reveal Water Sensor User Guide...
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