ABLE OF CONTENTS Version history of this document ............................3 Disclaimer ..................................3 Trademarks and copyrights ............................... 3 Declaration of conformity ..............................4 Environmental recommendations ............................. 4 Explosive atmosphere Environment Radio Technical specifications ..............................6 Strengths Technical specifications Water leakage detection sensor Housing....................................
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ACW Configurator ................................19 Compatible configurator versions Configuration ................................... 19 Alert/Error frame repeat (LORAWAN ONLY) Frame format .................................. 22 Quick start Alert frames ................................22 End of alerts frames ..............................22 Full frame detail Classic frame ................................23 Alert frame................................24 Frame of life ................................
Trademarks and copyrights ATIM radiocommunications®, ACW ATIM Cloud Wireless®, ARM Advanced Radio Modem® are registered trademarks of ATIM Sarl in France. Other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.
General Danger - If instructions are not followed, there is a risk of damage to equipment. Electrical hazard - If the instructions are not followed, there is a risk of electric shock and personal injury. Direct current symbol WARNING: Do not install near any heat or moisture. WARNING : for your safety, it is imperative that before any technical intervention on the equipment, it is switched off and not connected to the mains.
Technical specifications a. Strengths Reference WL-I WL-O (For the version with location option) Protection factor IP30 100 dB Buzzer + LED Flashes LED flashing Alert Built-in ¼ wave Built-in ¼ wave Antenna Water leak detection and/or location via cable Water leak detection and/or location via cable Cable WL-I with Buzzer WL-O without Buzzer...
b. Technical specifications Dimensions 80 x 80 x 35 mm Weight 100g Antenna Integrated (¼ wave) -20°C à +55°C (operation) Temperature -40°C à +70°C (storage) Housing and Mounting ABS – Wall Mount Power supply 1 Lithium battery pack 3,6V / 7,2Ah Radio rate Sigfox Sigfox : 100bps / LoRa : 300 to 10kbps Frequency...
Housing a. Fastening The ACW-WL modem is mounted on a flat wall using the 4 mounting holes available at each end of the box. For best results, it is recommended to install the box at a distance from any metal object, e.g. avoid mounting it on a metal pole. As the antenna is integrated in the box, it must be mounted vertically in the right direction on a vertical support or fixed to a wall.
The reading of this code indicates the following information: ATIM|ACW/LW8-WL-O|C.0|190114|1|3.0|5.11|70B3D59BA0008C0A Meaning ATIM ACW/LW8-WL-O 190114 5.11 70B3D59BA0008C0A Application Sigfox ID Manufacturer Revision Date of Manufacturin Version Product number firmware name version manufacture g site hardware version DevEUI LoRaWAN Magnet positioning The magnet mush be placed next to the QR Code on the left side of the device when changing modes. When a magnet is mentioned in this guide, refer to this picture ATIM_ACW-WLL_UG_EN_V1.9...
Available versions a. Cables ATIM offers three cable versions to complement the ACW/WL: The CAB-WL is sold by the meter and is coupled to the ACW/WL. It allows the detection of water leakage. The CAB-WLL is sold by the meter and is coupled to the ACW/WL. It allows the detection and the localization of water leak.
The CAB-WL-CLIPS is an accessory for the ACW/WL to facilitate and simplify the fixing of the sensing and/or locating cable. - Dimension: 37 x 21 x 8 mm - Fixing: to be glued or screwed (2 holes, ø4mm, distance between centers 22mm) - Material: Flexible plastic + 2 stickers c.
Cable installation a. Scheme NOTE Jumpers are cable extensions that are insensitive to the presence of water. WARNING Never loop the cable over itself or create contact points with conductive surfaces, as there is a risk of false positives! ATIM_ACW-WLL_UG_EN_V1.9...
b. Examples Cover an entire area Marginal area coverage Covering key points adapted to the global protection of prevent leaks from entering the key protection against major critical areas environment or spreading sources of leakage Mounting clip Adhesive cable Overhead piping Grouped with a Fixed with glue Under the HVAC...
Operation a. Mode of operation The new generation 2020 ACW (Atim Cloud Wireless®) products are all based on the same internal software (Firmware) and bring interesting new features such as the selection and visualization of their operating mode. To know the status of the product, you just must pass a magnet briefly (<2 sec) against the QRCODE label or on the Pepper...
b. Putting the product into service Unless otherwise requested, ACW products are delivered with batteries connected and set to "deep sleep" mode. To place the product in its operating mode, hold a magnet against the QRCODE label for 6 seconds. During these six seconds, the product's LED should blink WHITE and then...
For a LoRaWAN product • In the default LoRAWAN Class A operating mode, (see Radio settings chapter), if at the end of the 5 minutes pairing phase, no network has been reached, then the product goes into standby and will restart a 5-minute pairing phase 24 hours later.
Operating mode The ACW-WL sensor periodically measures the electrical resistance between its 2 electrodes, or the 2 strands of its cable to detect a possible presence of water at the time "t" and sends these data by radio on the Radio network (Sigfox or LoRa) in case of positive result.
See the "ACW Configurator" section to set each of the parameters shown in the diagram. Life frame These are issued either once a day or once every 4 days (configurable). NOTE By default, the period for sending life frames is set to once a day. Options A buzzer can be integrated in the sensor to emit an audible signal (100dB) in case of leak detection to signal an alert.
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ACW Configurator Compatible configurator versions The following application software ACW Configurator Version Sigfox : V1.0.4 V5.3.0 or higher LoRaWAN : V1.0.4 Download and install the configuration software ''setupACW.exe'' at: https://www.atim.com/en/products-configurator/ Configuration The configuration is done via USB or Bluetooth. In the case of Bluetooth, you must restart the product, it should appear in the list of products on the home page of the configurator.
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Mode Allows you to choose the operating mode of the WL: cable or electrodes. NOTE By default, the value is set according to the product version purchased. Threshold Threshold of detection allows to refine the measurements in certain configurations, it must be adjusted according to the measurement values received during the test and alert frames.
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Alarm Ack Activate alert frames acknowledgement. NOTE By default, the Alarm Ack value is enabled. Option only available in LoRaWAN Number of retries Number of frames forwarding attempts in case of non-acquittal. NOTE By default, the Number of retries value is 3. Option only available in LoRaWAN Period between retries (min) Time period between these tests.
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Frame format a. Quick start Here are the usual frames encountered when using the ACW-WLL. If more details are needed or the received frame does not match the frames below, continue reading below. Test frames Sent when the product starts up, after it has been connected to the network: 0x854A0000xxxx With xxxx...
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NOTE The number of samples and the depth of the history are common for all the channels of the frame. • Alert frame (threshold exceeded); New generation: These frames combine a classic frame and a measurement frame. They consist of a header warning that a threshold has been exceeded, followed by the samples of each channel for which a threshold has been exceeded.
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0x0b Reserved 0x0c Reserved 0x0d Variable Alerts frames follow-up of the samples of the measurements of the channels in alert 0x0e General error - TBD (memory, ...) 0x0f Variable ... Sub-frame for ACW. Depending on the ACW Alert frame Byte 1 – In the lead Bit7 Bit6 Bit5...
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0x03 (11b) Reserved The measurement type field is identical to that of the measurement frame. The xxxx sample that caused the alert is then inserted afterwards. Example: 0x8D4A0000xxxx Frame of life The life frame is sent at regular intervals according to the applied configuration (by default 4 days) and contains the battery levels of the product at no load (the product is doing nothing) and at load (the product is transmitting a radio frame).
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Octet 2 – In the lead 0x4A NOTE Remaining bytes: Value measured on the sensor during the test. It must be close to zero (0x0000) if used with a cable or close to 0x6YY (YY any value) if used with electrodes. Error frame Octet 1 –...
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The next byte identifies the nature of the error that occurred: Octet 3 – In the lead error message Error code Type of error Description 0x81 ERR_UNKNOWN 0x82 ERR_BUF_SMALLER The data table is full, impossible to write additional data ERR_DEPTH_HISTORIC_OUT_OF_RA The history depth is too large or too small for the frame 0x83 The number of samples is too large or too small for the...
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0x93 ERR_KEEP_ALIVE_PERIOD Wrong structure of life frame period 0x94 ERR_ENTER_DEEP_SLEEP The product has gone into deep sleep mode 0x95 ERR_BATTERY_LEVEL_LOW Low battery level 0x96 ERR_ARM_TRANSMISSION A transmission was initialized but an error occurred 0x97 ERR_ARM_PAYLOAD_BIGGER Message size is too large for the network capacity 0x98 ERR_RADIO_PAIRING_TIMEOUT Unable to pair to a network before timeout...
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Troubleshooting Radio data is not received • Check if the power supply is correctly connected to the modem • Check if the modem has been registered to the network • Check if network coverage is available • Check if the light is illuminated when transmitting Technical support For any further information or technical question, you can open a ticket on our technical support dedicated...
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