Smart Foal Instruction Manual

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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing your new Smart Foal Alarm!

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Smart Foal Instruction Manual

Please read these instructions in full

Battery care

Completing a charge/discharge cycle 1-2 times throughout the year will maintain the condition of

the battery. Simply turn the transmitter on (leaving the base station off) and allow the transmitter

to run flat. Then recharge and store. This is particularly important if you have a year without any

use at all.

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Page 1 Congratulations and thank you for purchasing your new Smart Foal Alarm! Welcome to the Smart Foal Instruction Manual Please read these instructions in full Battery care Completing a charge/discharge cycle 1-2 times throughout the year will maintain the condition of the battery.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Click on the page number to go straight there INTRODUCTION ___________________________________________________________ 3 WHAT’S IN THE BOX? _____________________________________________________ 3 GETTING TO KNOW THE PARTS ___________________________________________ 4 ..........................7 ETUP Base Station Diagram ......................... 7 WiFi Base Station Antennae ....................... 7 Power pack assembly .........................
Page 3: Introduction
We have tried to cover as many bases as possible. But what if I don’t want to use WiFi? The Smart Foal base station has a hardware alarm that you can activate. If the mare lies down the hardware alarm will sound until you turn it off, or until the mare gets back up.
Page 4: Getting To Know The Parts
Please proceed with the setup instructions while you are in close range of your WiFi router. It will make your life much easier. You will need both your Smart Foal transmitter and Smart Foal WiFi Base station (also referred to as the receiver) during the setup procedure.
Page 5 The WiFi OK (yellow) light is ON when the WiFi has successfully connected to your network. If the base station hasn’t been able to connect to the network or there is a fault in the network this light will stay off. The Radio OK (pink) light FLASHES every time it receives a packet of data from a transmitter.
Page 6 Smart Foal transmitter Charging jack Charging light Transmitting light As mentioned earlier, the transmitter has a magnetic sensor that is used to turn the device on and off. Once the transmitter has been turned on, the blue transmitting light should begin to flash. It should flash roughly twice per second.
Page 7: Wifi Setup
To do this the base station will open an access point called “Smart Foal”. The base station gives you a configuration portal in which you can select your network. Once you have chosen your network and saved your password the Smart Foal network will disappear and the base station will connect to your home WiFi network.
Page 8: Wifi Configuration
If this doesn’t work as described, see the Trouble Shooting section. Now you have connected to the Smart Foal network, your phone or laptop should* open a webpage with four options. *If the portal doesn’t open on its own, open your internet browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox etc) and enter this address in the address bar: 192.168.4.1,...
Page 9: Mount The Transmitter On The Mare
The transmitter now needs to be connected to the base station. The base station and the transmitter both have a circle with the words On/Off switch in it.  Hold the transmitter over the base station so that the on/off switch circles touch. ...
Page 10: Configure The Hardware Alarm To Suit Your Needs
The hardware alarm switch has 3 positions:  On (hardware alarm is always on)  Off (hardware alarm is never on)  Auto (hardware alarm will turn itself on if a fault with the WiFi or server is detected) If you are using the alarm without the Wifi, internet or app features then leave the alarm set to ON. If you have placed the alarm with the mare or a long distance from ear shot then leave the alarm set to OFF.
Page 11: Testing The Transmitter
Now is a good time to test the transmitter. The Smart Foal alarm has a hardware alarm. There is a switch on the front of the base station box on the right hand side.  Flick the Hardware Alarm switch so that it is ON ...
Page 12: Operations
Operations Here we will go through some of the features and functions of the app. Transmitter When your transmitter gets flat or you want to recharge it between mares, all you have to do is remove the dust plug and insert the USB cable (the same cable is used for powering the base station and recharging the transmitter).
Page 13: Frequently Asked Questions And Troubleshooting
You will need to push it with a pen or something small (it is like that on purpose, so you don’t accidentally bump it and erase all your WiFi settings). Then go through the WiFi configuration again; i.e. connect to the Smart Foal network, go to 194.168.4.1, enter your WiFi network name and new password. Additional notes on fitting the transmitter If you don’t have a leather pouch:...
Page 14 Battery care Completing a charge/discharge cycle 1-2 times throughout the year will maintain the condition of the battery. Simply turn the transmitter on (leaving the base station off) and allow the transmitter to run flat. Then recharge and store. This is particularly important if you have a year without any use at all.
Page 15: Additional Support
You can contact us directly: support@smartfoal.com You can also post questions in the Smart Foal VIP Club Facebook group. That is our preference. That way, if someone else has the same problem they can see the solution. If you have any feedback about these instructions (or anything else) please let us know.