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ToF Laser Distance Sensor EM400-TLD User Guide...
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In order to protect the security of the device, please change device password when first configuration. Default password is 123456. The device is not intended to be used as a reference sensor, and Milesight won’t should responsibility for any damage which may result from inaccurate readings.
1. Product Introduction 1.1 Overview EM400-TLD is a distance sensor based on ToF (time of flight), which is mainly used for detecting the fill level and position status. With an appropriate FOV with the maximum field angle of 27°, it has almost no blind spot when installed on small-sized waste bins or containers.
If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact your sales representative. 2.2 Hardware Overview 2.3 Dimensions (mm) 2.4 Power Button EM400-TLD can be switched on/off via NFC. Besides, users can use power button to switch on/off and reset the device manually. Function Action...
4.1 NFC Configuration EM400-TLD can be configured via NFC. 1. Download and install “Milesight ToolBox” App from Google Play or App Store. 2. Enable NFC on the smartphone and open“Milesight ToolBox” App. 3. Attach the smartphone with NFC area to the device to read the basic information.
2) If the smartphone fails to read/write configurations via NFC, keep the phone away and back to try again. 3) EM400-TLD can also be configured by dedicated NFC reader provided by Milesight IoT. 4.2 Basic Settings Go to Device > Setting > General Settings to change the reporting interval, etc.
Enable or disable the installation height of the device when in Bin Mode. Note: 1. It is suggested to enable this feature if the bin is located under strong Installation Height light and there are bags inside the garbage bin. 2.
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Parameters Description Device EUI Unique ID of the device which can also be found on the label. App EUI Default App EUI is 24E124C0002A0001. Application Port The port used for sending and receiving data, default port is 85. Join Type OTAA and ABP mode are available.
1) Please contact sales for device EUI list if there are many units. 2) Please contact sales if you need random App keys before purchase. 3) Select OTAA mode if you use Milesight IoT cloud to manage devices. 4) Only OTAA mode supports rejoin mode.
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Parameters Description Application Mode Select from Milesight IoT Cloud, AWS, TCP, UDP, and MQTT. Server Address Fill in the AWS server domain name which the data sends to. Import the CA.crt file. CA File Import the client certificate.
Go to Device > Setting > Threshold Settings to enable the threshold settings and input the distance threshold. EM400-TLD will detect whether the distance reaches the threshold according to collecting interval. If threshold is triggered, it uploads the current data once instantly.
2) Only Android version ToolBox supports the upgrade feature. 4.6.2 Backup EM400-TLD supports configuration backup for easy and quick device configuration in bulk. Backup is allowed only for devices with the same model and frequency band. 1. Go to Template page on the App and save current settings as a template. You can also edit the template file.
Note: Slide the template item left to edit or delete the template. Click the template to edit the configurations. 4.6.3 Reset to Factory Default Please select one of following methods to reset device: Via Hardware: Hold on power button (internal) for more than 10s. Via ToolBox App: Go to Device >...
5. Installation 1. Drill two holes on the container cover according to the location of device mounting holes. 2. Put the device under container cover and align the holes in order to perfectly screw the bolts into the holes from the other side of the cover. Besides, the device can also be fixed by two M4 mounting screws and wall plugs.
40cm, the minimum radius should be 10cm; when the height is 80cm, the minimum radius should be 19cm. 6. Communication Protocol For decoder examples please find files on https://github.com/Milesight-IoT/SensorDecoders. 6.1 LoRaWAN Version ®...
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00: Normal (horizontal offset angle < 20°) 00 (Device Position) 01: Tilt (horizontal offset angle ≥ 20°) Temperature (2 Bytes) + Alarm Status(1 Byte) Temperature: unit -- °C 67(Temperature) Alarm Status: 00 -Alarm dismiss 01 -Alarm Distance (2 Bytes) + Alarm Status (1 Byte) Distance: unit -- mm 82(Distance) Alarm Status:...
Type Value Temperature: 22 01 =>01 22 = 290 * 0.1 = 29 °C (Temperature) 01= Alarm 6.1.2 Downlink Commands EM400-TLD supports downlink commands to configure the device. Application port is 85 by default. Channel Type Description 10 (Reboot) ff (Reserved)
Note: users need to send downlink command to enable ACK feature first. 6.2.2 Uplink Data All data are based on following format (HEX): Packet Frame Protocol Software Hardware Start FLAG Length Counter Version Version Version 0001 2 Bytes 0000 4 Bytes 4 Bytes IMEI IMSI...
(Temperatu : FFFFFFFF = 29 °C 20=unknown 01= Alarm 6.2.3 Downlink Commands EM400-TLD supports downlink commands to configure the device. Note that it can only receive downlink commands within the 10s after sending uplink packets. Channel Type Description 10 (Reboot)
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5 Bytes, 58 (Duration of Motion and Byte 1: duration of motion, unit: s Stationary) Byte 2-5: duration of stationary, unit: s 5 Bytes, 8e (Motion Report Interval) Byte 1: 00 = Disable; 01 = Enable Byte 2-5: report interval, unit: s 2 Bytes, 9e (Cumulative Numbers) Byte 1: 00 = Disable;...
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ff10ff Channel Type Value 10 (Reboot) ff (Reserved) 3. Set the device as standard mode. ff7100 Channel Type Value 71 (Set Device Mode) 00 = Standard Mode 4. When the distance is below 3mm or above 20mm, the sensor will send threshold alarm. ff06 8c 0300 1400 00000000 Channel Type...
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