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T H E N E W G E N E R A T I O N L O R A W A N S E N S O R S O F S E N S E C A P
S2120 8-in-1 Weather Station
User Guide
Version: v1.0.0

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  • Page 1 T H E N E W G E N E R A T I O N L O R A W A N S E N S O R S O F S E N S E C A P S2120 8-in-1 Weather Station User Guide Version: v1.0.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Set the Packet Policy ....................23 6.3.5 Set the Activation Type ..................... 24 6.3.6 Restore Factory Setting ..................... 25 Connect to the SenseCAP Portal ............. 26 7.1 SenseCAP Portal ....................26 7.1.1 Create a New Account ....................26 7.1.2 Other Functions ......................27 7.1.3...
  • Page 3 Bind Sensor to SenseCAP Portal ................29 7.2.4 Setup the Sensor ....................... 31 7.2.5 Set Frequency of Sensor via SenseCAP Mate App ..........32 7.2.6 Check Data on SenseCAP Portal ................33 7.3 Connect to SenseCAP with private TTN ..............34 7.3.1...
  • Page 4 13. Trouble Shooting ..................52 13.1 Maintenance of Weather Station ..............52 13.2 Sensors can’t join LoRa network, how to do? ........... 52 13.3 Support......................52 13.4 Document Version .................... 53...

  • Page 5: Product Introduction

    Smart and connected, the S2120 provides data on your phone, tablet, computer browser. We provide the SenseCAP Mate App, users can quickly view data via the App. We also provide SenseCAP Portal to manage your weather station through the Web page.

  • Page 6: Part List

    IoT into the Wild Part List Before installing, please check the part list to ensure nothing is missing. Picture Name Quantity Weather Station Pole mounting stand Mounting clamp Plastic pole Screw, Hex nut and Flat washer Screw and Hex nut External battery box (6*AA battery size, 2m cable)

  • Page 7: Key Parameters Of The Sensor

    IoT into the Wild Key Parameters of the Sensor Using the LoRaWAN protocol generally involves the following parameters. Parameters Description LoRaWAN MAC Version v1.0.3 OTAA (Default) Join Type ABP (It can be modified via App) Unique identification of device, one of the join network parameters Device EUI on OTAA mode.

  • Page 8: Pre-Installation

    IoT into the Wild Pre-Installation 4.1 Diagram 1. Rain gauge 9. Drain holes 2. Balance indicator 10. Built-in battery box 3. UV and Light Intensity sensor 11. Red LED indicator 4. Wind vane 12. Config button 5. Wind cups 13. Mounting clamp 6.

  • Page 9: Install The Rain Gauge

    IoT into the Wild precision screwdriver. 4.3 Install the Rain Gauge Install the rain gauge funnel and rotate clockwise to lock the funnel to the weather station. 4.4 Power Supply Mode Weather stations do not contain batteries, so additional batteries are required. The sensor is powered by a combination of solar panels and batteries.

  • Page 10: Install The Battery With Built-In Box

    IoT into the Wild Battery schemes Advantage and disadvantage The operating temperature of the sensor depends on the 3 * 1.5V AA alkaline battery, operating temperature of the battery. If the alkaline battery built-in battery box is used, the operating temperature range is -20 ~ 60℃. If the alkaline battery is used, the operating temperature 3 * 1.5V AA Lithium battery, range is -40 ~ 60℃.

  • Page 11: Install The Battery With External Box

    IoT into the Wild Step 3: Tighten the battery door screw. Once the installation completed, the red LED indicator at the bottom of the weather station will be flashing. 4.4.2 Install the battery with external box Step 1: Slide the battery box lock switch to unlock position. Push to open the battery box door according to the arrow direction.
  • Page 12 IoT into the Wild Step 3: Place and lock the battery box door. Step 4: Unscrew the battery door at bottom the of weather station.
  • Page 13 IoT into the Wild Step 5: Insert the dummy battery to the battery compartment, make sure the “OUTSIDE” marking faces outside and the +/- polarity in correct orientation. Step 6: Replace with the battery door which come along with the external battery box, then tighten the battery door screw.

  • Page 14: Led Of Sensor Working Status

    IoT into the Wild LED of Sensor Working Status At the bottom of the weather station are buttons and indicators: You can refer to the LED indicator for the Sensor for it’s working status. Please see the status explanations in the chart below: Actions Description Green LED Status...
  • Page 15 IoT into the Wild After the battery is installed for the first time, you must connect the Bluetooth and configure the frequency to join LoRaWAN network and work normally. If the frequency is not set, the red LED is steady on.

  • Page 16: Sensecap Mate App

    SenseCAP Mate App 6.1 Download App As a tool, SenseCAP Mate App is used to config LoRa parameters, set interval, bind devices to your account and check device basic information. For iOS, please search for “SenseCAP Mate” in the App Store and download it.

  • Page 17: How To Connect Sensor To App

    SenseCAP Mate supports device configuration and remote management. To use the SenseCAP Portal platform and other functions, please register an account. SenseCAP Mate supports offline functionality, and you can opt out of an account if you only use the configuration sensor. Just click Skip.

  • Page 18: Connect To Sensor To App

    6.2.2 Connect to Sensor to App 1) After the battery is installed, the red LED will be steady on. Also activate Bluetooth. 2) Please select “S2120 Weather Station”. Please click the “Setup” button to turn on Bluetooth and click “Scan” to start scanning the sensor's Bluetooth.
  • Page 19 IoT into the Wild...

  • Page 20: Configure Parameters Through App

    6.3 Configure parameters through App 6.3.1 Select the Platform and Frequency S2120 weather stations are manufactured to support universal frequency plan from 863MHz ~928MHz in one SKU. That is to say, every single device can support 7 frequency plans. Platform Description Default platform.
  • Page 21 We built a private Helium Console with an embedded SenseCAP Portal. When users get the SenseCAP sensors, you can use it by scanning the code and binding it to the Portal. “SenseCAP for Helium” is selected by default. The device runs in a fixed main frequency and sub-band, refer to Helium Frequency Plan (https://docs.helium.com/lorawan-on-...
  • Page 22 IoT into the Wild AU915 Need to contact sales to purchase. AS923-1 Need to contact sales to purchase. AS923-2 Need to contact sales to purchase. 3) Helium Users can choose sensors to use on the public helium console: https://console.helium.com/ 4) The Things Network Users can choose sensors to use on the public The Things Network server: https://console.cloud.thethings.network/ 5) Other Platform:...

  • Page 23: Set The Interval

    Note2: 1) When using the SenseCAP platform, the EUI, APP EUI and APP Key are fixed and are the same as the sensor label. 2) When the sensor is selected to be used with a public platform such as Helium or TTN, the...

  • Page 24: Set The Eui And Key

    Unit: minutes, number from 1 to 1440. Note: The SenseCAP portal has a limit on uplink interval: minimum interval is 5 minutes. The interval using the other platforms ranges from 1 to 1440 minutes. 6.3.3 Set the EUI and Key The device uses OTAA to join the LoRaWAN network by default.

  • Page 25: Set The Activation Type

    IoT into the Wild Parameter Description 2C+1N (2 confirm packets and 1 none-confirm) is the best strategy, the mode can minimize the packet loss rate, however 2C+1N (default) the device will consume the most data packet in TTN, or date credits in Helium network.

  • Page 26: Restore Factory Setting

    6.3.6 Restore Factory Setting When selecting the SenseCAP platform, you must use the fixed EUI/App EUI/App Key. Therefore, you need to restore the factory Settings before switching back to the SenseCAP platform from other platforms. When we make a mistake or want to reset everything, we can click the button. The device will...

  • Page 27: Connect To The Sensecap Portal

    It is built on Azure, a secure and reliable cloud service from Microsoft. You can apply for an account and bind all devices to this account. SenseCAP provides the web portal and API. The web portal includes Dashboard, Device Management, Data Management, and Access Key Management, while API is open to users for further development.

  • Page 28: Other Functions

    SenseCAP Portal User Guide: https://sensecap-docs.seeed.cc/quickstart.html 7.1.3 API Instruction SenseCAP API is for users to manage IoT devices and data. It includes 3 types of API methods: HTTP protocol, MQTT protocol, and Websocket protocol.  With HTTP API, users can manage LoRa devices, to get raw data or historical data.

  • Page 29: Connect To Sensecap With Helium Network

    IoT into the Wild 7.2 Connect to SenseCAP with Helium Network 7.2.1 Quick Start Follow this process to quickly use the sensor, see the following section for details. 7.2.2 Preparation 1) SenseCAP Mate App Download the App, please refer to section 5 for using.

  • Page 30: Bind Sensor To Sensecap Portal

    Option 2: Deploy a new Helium gateway. You can purchase M1, M2 gateways to cover your surroundings with the Helium network: https://www.sensecapmx.com/ 7.2.3 Bind Sensor to SenseCAP Portal Please open SenseCAP Mate App. (1) Scan QR Code 1) Click “Add device” on the upper-right corner of device page to enter the device binding page.
  • Page 31 IoT into the Wild (2) Manually fill in the EUI If the QR code sticker is damaged, you can manually fill in the EUI of the device to bind the device to your account. Please make sure you put in the EUI in the format suggested by the system and then click “confirm”.

  • Page 32: Setup The Sensor

    IoT into the Wild 7.2.4 Setup the Sensor 1) Open the SenseCAP Mate App 2) Please click the “Setup” button to turn on Bluetooth and click “Scan” to start scanning the sensor's Bluetooth. 3) Select the Sensor by BT ID (label). Then, the basic information of the sensor will be...

  • Page 33: Set Frequency Of Sensor Via Sensecap Mate App

    6 for detail. 1) Click the “Setting” and select the platform is “SenseCAP for Helium”. 2) Select the Frequency Plan, if the gateway is US915, set the sensor to US915. 3) Click the “Send” button, send the setting to the sensor for it to take effect.

  • Page 34: Check Data On Sensecap Portal

    IoT into the Wild 7.2.6 Check Data on SenseCAP Portal On the SenseCAP App or the website http://sensecap.seeed.cc/ , you can check the device online status and the latest data. In the list for each Sensor, you can check its online status...

  • Page 35: Connect To Sensecap With Private Ttn

    Download the App, please refer to section 6 for using. 2) SenseCAP Outdoor Gateway Now, the sensor needs to be used with the SenseCAP Outdoor Gateway (https://www.seeedstudio.com/LoRaWAN-Gateway-EU868-p-4305.html) to transmit data to the SenseCAP Portal. a) Setup the Gateway, connect to power cable and Internet.

  • Page 36: Bind Sensor To Sensecap Portal

    7.3.5 Set Frequency of Sensor via SenseCAP Mate App Set the corresponding frequency band based on the frequency band of the gateway. Please refer to section 6 for detail. 1) Click the “Setting” and select the platform is “SenseCAP for The Things Network”.

  • Page 37: Check Data On Sensecap Portal

    Then, the sensor will reboot. 5) When the device is disconnected from Bluetooth, the LED flashes as a breathing light. 6) After joining the network successfully, LED flashes fast for 2s. 7.3.6 Check Data on SenseCAP Portal Please refer to the section 7.2.6...

  • Page 38: Connect To Helium Network

    IoT into the Wild Connect to Helium Network Please refer to the manual to connect sensors to Helium public console: https://files.seeedstudio.com/products/SenseCAP/S210X/How%20to%20Connect%20Sense CAP%20S210X%20to%20Helium%20Network.pdf Connect to The Things Network Please refer to this manual: https://files.seeedstudio.com/products/SenseCAP/S210X/How%20to%20Connect%20Sense CAP%20S210X%20to%20The%20Things%20Network.pdf Please refer to the link to use the TTN platform: The Things Network website: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org...

  • Page 39: Payload Decoder

    IoT into the Wild 10. Payload Decoder 10.1 Decoder Code TTN payload decoding script for SenseCAP LoRaWAN: https://github.com/Seeed-Solution/TTN-Payload-Decoder/blob/master/decoder_new-v3.js (8/18 Under development, expected to update the link on 8/25)

  • Page 40: Packet Parsing

    IoT into the Wild 10.2 Packet Parsing After being powered on or reboot, SenseCAP Sensors will be connected to the network using the OTAA activation method. Each Sensor Node will send data packets to the server, including the following data: The weather station data protocol provides 6 types of packets to correspond to different information such as measurements, and the number of bytes of each packet may vary.

  • Page 41: Data Parsing Example

    IoT into the Wild 10.3 Data Parsing Example 10.3.1 Measurement data packets Measurements list: Measurements Resolution Unit ℃ Air Temperature Air Humidity Light Intensity UV Index (None) Wind Speed ° Wind Direction Rainfall Hourly 0.001 mm/hour Barometric Pressure The raw payload: 010115410000005E000000020156000000FE2703 01 0115 41 0000005E 05 0011 02 0156 000000FE 2703 Part Value Raw Data...

  • Page 42: Battery Information Packets

    IoT into the Wild 05 is actually 0x05(unsigned number), whose equivalent decimal value is 5. Divide it UV Index by 10, You will get the actual value for UV index as 0.5. 0011 is actually 0x11(unsigned number), whose equivalent decimal value is 17. Divide Wind Speed 0011 it by 10, you will get the actual value for UV...
  • Page 43 IoT into the Wild means they may only last for1~2 weeks. A value of 100 means the battery is sufficient. 01010103 is actually 0x01010103(unsigned number). Hardware and HW.HW-SW.SW Software 01010103 Version 0101: HW 1.1 0103: SW 1.3 000A is actually 0x000A(unsigned number), Measurement whose equivalent decimal value is 10.

  • Page 44: Lorawan Downlink Command

    IoT into the Wild 11. LoRaWAN Downlink Command 11.1 Set the Data Uplink Interval (1) Using the Network Server’s portal or API to send downlink command, then the Node will respond to the ack. The downlink command takes effect and responds the next time the node uploads data.

  • Page 45: Reboot The Device

    IoT into the Wild Example: Set the Node’s data interval is 10 minutes. Send the downlink command (HEX) via FPort=2: 00 89 00 11 22 0A 00 38 B4 0x00 0x89 0x00 prepareId_L prepareId_H duty_L duty_H crc-L crc-H ACK Response: 00 1F 00 11 22 01 00 78 0F 0x00 0x1F...

  • Page 46: How To Send Downlink

    IoT into the Wild 11.3 How to send downlink Example: use the Helium Console to send...

  • Page 47: Device Installation

    IoT into the Wild 12. Device Installation 12.1 Select an Appropriate Installation Location Before installing the weather station, please consider the followings: 1) Rain gauge must be clean every few months. 2) Avoid radiant heat reflected from any adjacent buildings and structures. Ideally, the weather station should be installed at 1.5m (5’) from any building, structure, ground or roof top.
  • Page 48 IoT into the Wild Step 2: Loosen the screw lightly until the gears on the opposite side separated from lock position. Step 3: Adjust the vertical angle of the solar panel (0° , 15° , 30° , 45° , 60° ) according to the latitude of your location.

  • Page 49: Install The Mounting Pole

    IoT into the Wild 12.2.2 Install the Mounting Pole Step 1: Fasten the plastic pole onto your fix pole with mounting base, clamp, washers, screws and nuts. Following below sequences: 1) Insert the plastic pole into the hole of the mounting stand, and then secure it with the screw and nut.
  • Page 50 IoT into the Wild Step 2: Apply 2 rubber pads on the inner sides of the mounting base and clamp of the weather station, and loosely fasten them together. Step 3: Place the weather station over the mounting pole and align it to North direction before fastening the screws.

  • Page 51: Direction Alignment

    IoT into the Wild install weather station in stormy days. If you want to install a weather station on a house or building, consult a licensed electrical engineer to ensure proper grounding. Direct lightning impact on a metal pole can damage or destroy your home.

  • Page 52: Recommendation For Best Wireless Communication

    IoT into the Wild 12.2.4 Recommendation for best wireless communication Effective wireless communication is susceptible to noise interference in the environment, and distance and barriers between the sensor transmitter and the gateway. 1) Installation direction. When installing equipment, in addition to the direction of wind direction, also need to consider the direction of wireless transmission.
  • Page 53 However, your questions will be answered as soon as possible in the before-mentioned schedule. Provide as much information as possible regarding your enquiry (product models, accurately describe your problem and steps to replicate it etc.) and send a mail to: sensecap@seeed.cc...
  • Page 54 IoT into the Wild 13.4 Document Version Version Date Description Editor V1.0.0 5/01/2022 First edition Jenkin Lu...

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