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  • Page 1 User Manual EPD Device EPD-332, EPD-333 System Solution Wireless ePaper Display Solution...
  • Page 2 No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. The information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable.
  • Page 3 Product Warranty (2 years) Advantech warrants the original purchaser that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to any products that have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Advantech, or products that have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident, or improper installation.
  • Page 4 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 取得審驗證明之低功率射頻器材，非經核准，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻 率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 低功率射頻器材之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應 立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前述合法通信，指依電信管理法規定作 業之無線電通信。低功率射頻器材須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性 電機設備之干擾。 EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 5 Technical Support and Assistance Visit the Advantech website at www.advantech.com/support to obtain the latest product information. Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Advantech's customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance. Please have the following information ready before calling: –...
  • Page 6 Subjecting a battery to extremely low air pressure may result in an explosion  or the leakage of flammable liquid or gas. DISCLAIMER: These instructions are provided according to IEC 704-1 standards. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 7  sion or the leakage of flammable liquid or gas. AVERTISSEMENT: Cet ensemble d'instructions est donné conformément à la norme CEI 704-1. Advantech décline toute responsabilité quant à l'exactitude des déclara- tions contenues dans le EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 8 EPD-332/333 User Manual viii...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Chapter Product Overview ........1 Introduction ....................2 Specifications .................... 2 System Implementation................3 1.3.1 Advantech EPD-332, EPD-333 and DeviceOn/ePaper Solution .. 3 Chapter EPD-332, EPD-333 Network Specifications ........5 System Architecture .................. 6 Figure 2.1 EPD-332, EPD-333 Network Topology ...... 6 2.1.1...
  • Page 10 Final Association Between EPD Device, Target Product and Product Data................59 4.3.8 Factory Run Card Scenario ............60 Integrate EPD APIs Into Your System ............ 61 Controlling EPD Data Through DeviceOn/ePaper API ......63 DeviceOn/ePaper Feature List..............67 4.6.1 Component Lists................. 67 EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    Chapter Product Overview...

  • Page 12: Introduction

    Introduction Advantech’s EPD-332, EPD-333 ePaper device uses ultra-low power 2.4GHz RF wireless protocols. It features an integrated with 5.65" EPD and ARM Cortex-M3 pro- cessor, and provides multiple interfaces for application control. In addition, this solu- tion optimizes power consumption and device management — delivering years of battery life.

  • Page 13: System Implementation

    EPD system. The WISE-3240 Router is responsible for communication between DeviceOn/  ePaper and EPD device. EPD-332, EPD-333 device is a device with ePaper, EPD controller and wireless  connectivity. Advantech provides a total solution for development of different architectures accord- ing to the end customer's system requirements.
  • Page 14 The following diagram demonstrates EPD-332, EPD-333 as the system end node. Developers can use Advantech’s WISE-3240 to connect to DeviceOn/ePaper. Multi- function RESTful APIs are available on DeviceOn/ePaper. These enable developers to integrate with vertical market applications — including those in retail, smart ware- house, factory, hospital, and transportation applications.

  • Page 15: Chapter 2 Epd-332, Epd-333 Network Specifications

    Chapter EPD-332, EPD-333 Network Specifications...

  • Page 16: System Architecture

    System Architecture Figure 2.1 EPD-332, EPD-333 Network Topology 2.1.1 System Environment Device Version ARK-2250L or ARK-1123H with Ubuntu V18.04 DeviceOn/ePaper WISE Router: WISE3240 OpenWRT 15.05.1 EPD Device CC2650 TI RTOS Zstack V1.2.2a System Specifications Build a single network using WISE-3240 One WISE-3240 can support up to 400 EPD devices on one channel.

  • Page 17: Epd Device

    Device power consumption: 4 x pcs Battery CR2450  – EPD-332 transfers images from the router to devices. The battery life time is good for 6800 image refreshes (in 25 °C environments). – EPD-333 transfers images from the router to devices. The battery life time is good for 6800 image refreshes (in 25 °C environments).

  • Page 18: System Network Specifications

    30 minutes via one host (WISE-1840 in WISE-3240) Data transfer performance from the router:  – EPD-332, EPD-333 updates 400 pcs from 2 hours to 4 hours, depend on device wakeup period from 1 to 20 secs. – 2-way communication –...

  • Page 19: Epd Device Scan For Router

    EPD device sends data requests every 20 secs from sleep mode to router to  check if there is any action commands. EPD device will send back the ACK turn result if the action command is exe-  cuted. EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 20: Firmware Update

    (3) EPD device can auto join the network after the whitelist has been properly setup in DeviceOn/ePaper and on the Router. Note! End users need to be aware which 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi channels have been used to avoid using the same channels. EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Hardware Specifications

    Chapter Hardware Specifications...

  • Page 22: System Specifications

    System Specifications EPD-332, EPD-333 is designed for customers seeking direct installation on the appli- cation side. 3.1.1 ID Dimensions 3.1.1.1 EPD Device Figure 3.1 Dimensions EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 23: Battery Installation

    3.1.1.2 EPD Device With Wall Mount Bracket Figure 3.2 EPD device with wall mount bracket 3.1.2 Battery Installation Remove the screws. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 24 Push down the battery case along the top. Pull up the cover with the other hand to remove it. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 25 Battery installation: attach power connector to the board connector. Put on the battery cover and re-attach the screws. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 26 Tighten the screws. Finished. EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 27: Device Led Button Behavior

    Device LED Button Behavior 3.2.1 EPD-332, EPD-333 Button Behavior Daughter board: 9696053R030 can work with EPD-332. 9696333R000 can work with EPD-333. Press 0.5s button and LED flashes green. When the green light is off, the image completes its change. After sleep mode the system will wake up after pressing the button for 0.5s.

  • Page 28: Epd-332, Epd-333 Led Behavior

    3.2.2 EPD-332, EPD-333 LED Behavior Daughter board: 9696053RS00 can work with EPD-332, EPD-333. Use LED command remote control via DeviceOn/ePaper API Item Status Action Result Step1 LED1 on when image refreshes LED off Button triggers image refresh LED1 off when image...

  • Page 29: Epd-332, Epd-333 In Deviceon/Epaper

    Chapter EPD-332, EPD-333 in DeviceOn/ePaper...

  • Page 30: Epd-332, Epd-333 With Deviceon/Epaper Solution

    EPD-332, EPD-333 with DeviceOn/ePaper Solution Users need a router to connect to our CMS to build a solution: DeviceOn/ePaper. DeviceOn/ePaper provides a complete solution that helps import device data, design device templates, and manage devices easily. This user manual will help users cre- ate a total system solution.

  • Page 31: Preparation

    Preparation 4.2.1 Hardware Component List Advantech Embedded Computer: ARK-2250L or ARK-1123H Advantech IoT Router: WISE-3240 & Advantech EPD devices. 4.2.2 Software Component List Ubuntu 18.4 for ARK-2250L & ARK-1123H: DeviceOn/ePaper Installation & License on ARK-2250L & ARK-1123H 500 connection licenses on ARK-2250L & ARK-1123H.
  • Page 32 4.2.3.1 Activate the Server Please click the system in settings. Click the OK on the Activate Server screen and enter the License Key provided by our sales package. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 33 Then the system will show: Activate Successfully! 4.2.3.2 How to configure your FTP server on DeviceOn/ePaper EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 34 Click the Edit icon to enter the information of the Storage Name, Security, Domain, Port, Account Name as shown below Storage Name: local [default] Security: NONE Domain: [Your Server IP] Port: 21 Account Name: user1 [default] Password: 123456 [default] Root Path: /data/ [Your root path] EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 35 Scroll down to choose the CMC and SMC figures, and click Confirm. If successful you will see the system screen display the words: Success. EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 36: Setup Wise-3240 With Ark And Deviceon/Epaper

    Open WISE-3240 management web page: Open a web browser (Chrome is suggested) and enter the IP Address: http://192.168.1.1 Login: The default the username and password are root and ePaper. Click the Login button to open the web configuration page. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 37 Step1: Click EPD Hub Configuration. Step 2: Open the browser, enter the ZB-Router/IP-Device management page and copy the information referring to the following image to connect the device. Step 3: Enter SSL IP/URL/DeviceOn Username/DeviceOn Password. Click "Save & Apply” EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 38: Hands-On Epd Device

    Users need to prepare some information as shown below. EPD device mac address Target Item data containing unique ID as the key eg. Lot Num Target Item ID as the key eg. Lot Num EPD device screen setup by the EPD image template EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 39: Deviceon/Epaper Login

    Login to ePaper Manager by entering the IP address. Enter the default User name and Password. User name: root Password: P@ssw0rd If the user wants to change the password, please click root and click change pass- word. Then click OK. EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 40: Add Group & Device Into Deviceon/Epaper

    4.3.2 Add Group & Device into DeviceOn/ePaper Add group by clicking add icon in Device Group in Settings. Add group by entering the Group Name and Description (optional), then click Save. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 41 Add Router to Group EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 42 Note: the user may receive the mac address file when EPD device ships. *Single Item Added Click "+" icon to add single EPD tag to your Router *Multiple Items Added Click "Upload white list file" to add multiple EPD tag to your Router EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 43 Add EPD device into DeviceOn/ePaper whitelist. There is a mac address label  on the EPD-332, EPD-333 at the back. You can scan the QR Code to link to the target item. Dispatch the EPD device to Router ...
  • Page 44 Click any button of EPD devices to wake it up and you will see them on-line (30 mins for 400 pcs EPD devices join network in each router) 1). Click Device List on the side bar menu, and select the device group that you want to add devices to. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 45 2). Click add button on the top-left corner. 3). Choose the Hierarchical View. (If you have finished the Whitelist setting pre- viously, you will see the devices grouped under router.) EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 46 4). Open the hierarchy until you see the device. Change the show number in order to select all devices under this router. 5). Select all by selecting the checkboxes above. 6).Click the finish button to finish the selection. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 47 1).Click Device List on the side bar menu, and select the device group which the router belongs to. 2). Find the router device, and change to edit mode by clicking the edit button. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 48 4.) Fill in the Encrypted Key (32-characters with A-Z and 0-9), and then click Save to finish the configuration. Setup Router Channel on WISE-3240. 1). Click Device List on the side bar menu, and select the device group which the router belongs to. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 49 3). Click the name of router to enter the edit mode. 4). Change the Channel (11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 are avail- able), and then click Save to finish the configuration. EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 50: Import Item Data Into Deviceon/Epaper

    Vertical application scheduling send data to DeviceOn/ePaper server ii. Or click ITEM Data in the left-side navigation bar and click left side button in the page as the picture below shows. The detail steps are demonstrated as below. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 51 Step 1. Click Item Data. Step 2. Click "+Add" and enter the group name Step 3. Click "Upload the New Items" to import file EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 52 Step 4. Choose the Excel file to import, and it will show Upload successfully! Step 5. Check the uploaded file's data EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 53: Design Your Own Template

    Image  Uploaded full color images will automatically be transferred to red, black and white. Shape  The system supports rectangle, circle, and triangle shapes. Barcode  The system supports Code 39 barcode QRcode  EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 54: Combine The Template And Item Data

    Combine the Template and Item Data After importing data and making the template, we can combine them for regular data auto updates. Select the desired Template. Choose the Item Group. Click the object to edit the content by selecting Value EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 55 40 degree. The next step is demonstration of how to achieve this goal. a. Make two objects which show conditions are opposite. Click one object. Click the radio of the option in the show condition. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 56 A pop up dialog will display. Fill in the conditions to show up this object. Note: if this item value is number, you can use all operations. If this item value is character, you can only use "==" or "!=" ). Finish the show condition settings. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 57 A dialog will pop up. Just fill in the conditions to display this object. Note: if this item value is number, you can use all operations. If this item value is character, you can only use "==" or "!=" ). EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 58 Finish the show condition setting. b. Put these two objects in the exact same position. c. See the results by the preview action in the EPD controller page. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 59 The following will demo how to trigger dithering function in ePaper Manager. Choose an image in template and open the dithering function. Click save and preview buttons to preview it. Then, users can close dithering function to check the difference between dither- ing-ready and without dithering. EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 60: Epd Controller For Epd Device Management

    Click preview again to see without dithering function’s image. 4.3.6 EPD Controller for EPD Device Management EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 61 Note: The timezone is determined by the browser’s UTC time. – The user needs to setup EPD device data delivery schedule: Device Task: Select transmit – The user needs to setup an EPD device image flash schedule: Device Task: Select re-fresh EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 62 – Set EPD Template: you may select EPD Template from the list which you already design. – Working Page: select which page in EPD device. – The user may setup the schedule date and time from system. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 63 The user can import data and bind data to the EPD device from this web page. We also offer a handset APP to bind device data and the EPD. Choose one of the following to complete this task. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 64 5" Industrial-Grade Handheld Terminal with 1D barcode scanner. You should see the icon on your desktop. Check your device is linked to the Internet. Launch the app by clicking the icon. Enter the server location, account, and password to sign into e-Paper Manager. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 65 Enter your device Code and Item Code information to perform a bind action. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 66 The PWS-472 device can scan a barcode quickly, which bring the device code and item code information into the fields. A Bind Success window will show up. Click the transmit button to transmit an image to the device. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 67 A Transmit Success information window will show up. 4. Binding template: EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 68 5. There are four actions for you to select. Preview: Current EPD device image preview  Refresh: Re-fresh image  Transmit: Transmit image  Un-bind the EPD device and Item  EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 69: Final Association Between Epd Device, Target Product And Product Data

    ID. 2) Target Item Product: Get a physical working ID Lot num as associate attribute. 3) The user needs to associate the above items. 4) Import RunCard Data needs to include field name: WorkID and data: Work001. EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 70: Factory Run Card Scenario

    Action 1: factory system will trigger the API to DeviceOn/ePaper to change the EPD information to the next station. Action 2: EPD information changes to the next station and the operator moves the WIP to the next station. EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 71: Integrate Epd Apis Into Your System

    Below is the comparison between traditional card and EPD. Integrate EPD APIs Into Your System We provide easy-to-use APIs to help integration into your own system. Below are samples for you to understand our Restful APIs. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 72 && res.items && res.items.length > 0 && (res.items[0].statusCode === 202 || res.items[0].statusCode === 200)){ alert("Update Sensor Data Command Sended!") } else { alert("Ajax request error!"); For more APIs, check next chapter. EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 73: Controlling Epd Data Through Deviceon/Epaper Api

    (Notes: you have to give all content in body even if you only  need to edit partial content) { "items": [ { "code": "X001", "name": "John", "content": "{"name": "John","age": "20"}" } ] } response(example)  { "result": true } EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 74 (Notes: you must provide "agentid" or "did" in body, and for other parameters as follows, you only need to give at least one: "tid or tem- platename", "iid or itemcode", "mid") { "agentid": "00000001-0000-0000-0012-4b001557a500", "templatename": "Abnormal-English" } response(example)  { "result": true } EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 75 (optional, default: 0): number [available values: 0 ~ maxpagesize-1] body(example)  { "agentid": "00000001-0000-0000-0012-4b001557aa72", "item": { "code": "Stop0001", "name": "Taipei 101", "content": "{\"Stop_Name\":\"Grand Hotel\", \"Route1 Name\":\"Test\"}" }, "refresh": 1, "page": 0 } response(example)  { "itemStatus": "update item okay", "status": "set image okay" } EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 76 { "agentid": "00000001-0000-0000-0012-4b001557aa72", "page": 0 } response(example)  "status": "refreshing image" } 12. Get Item path: /esl/v1/items/itemcode/{itemcode}  method: GET  header: Basic Authorization  response(example)  { "code": "device_00001", "iid": 243, "name": "RunCard", "content": "{\"device_Number\":\"device_00001\",\"Template_ID\":\"RunCard\",\"Wor- kOrder\":\"YSI5001ZA\",\"PartNumber\":\"DLV8315- 1J30000\",\"Qty\":\"20\",\"Station\":\"Assy\",\"NextStation\":\"BurnIn\",\"Arrival- Time\":\"5/22/18 9:11\",\"LeaveTime\":\"\",\"StayTime\":\"0\",\"Cau- tions\":\"\",\"Remark\":\"\"}" } EPD-332/333 User Manual...

  • Page 77: Deviceon/Epaper Feature List

    3. EPD Device: Shows update status 4. Schedule effective task: Select current schedule in the system EPD device search Search criteria Account/ Group/Connecting Status/ EPD Device Mode Controller Properties Name / Panel type/ total page /Connecting status / Update Status EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 78 Step1: Choose the desired item to make the schedule Action Step2: Click the “add” icon to make a schedule Step3: The users can setup Transmit/Refresh as the scheduling task: daily/ weekly/monthly/yearly, and choose EPD Type, Item and Template of schedule EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 79 Step1: Choose the desired group to make a schedule Step2: Click the “add” icon for schedule creation Action Step3: The users can setup Transmit/Refresh as the scheduling task: daily/ weekly/monthly/yearly, and choose EPD Type, Item and Template of schedule EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 80 Available target products and data. The user can manually binding/unbinding ITEM DATA to EPD device 1. Click the pen image icon 2. Select the bind icon 3. System will pop-up another page for available target products and data. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 81 Bind Template The user can manual bind the TEMPLATE to an EPD device. Preview The user can preview the EPD device image. Transmit EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 82 3. If the user clicks "transmit" or "re-fresh" for the device, then the system keeps busy and wont respond from device side. So the user can click "reset" to cancel the execution. 4. LED Blinking value: maximum is 86400, minimum is 0, duration cycle 1.5 secs. Action EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 83 Supports CSV, EXCEL, JASON format. Adds new data into the current item. Item Data Working Group 1. The user can perform different working groups in the same system. 2. The user can add new groups by clicking the "Add" icon. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 84 The user can add, save, or delete a template. Template Provides image tools. Save / Preview / Delete / Previous Movement or Next Movement / Zoomin or Zoomout / Dynamic or Static Text / Shape / Image / Barcode / QRcode EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 85 Display orientation: Forward/Reverse Schematic view Template 1.EPD controller should setup the binding template. 1. Select on component 2. Right side shows the component properties. 3. Select the field “value” and the drop down menu shows data fields. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 86 FTP server. Before proceeding to this step, you need to upload the pack- age file in the upload page. Deploy: This step will deploy the file and upgrade the EPD devices firmware to specific versions. Select upgrade device. Package. File preparation for the upgrade. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 87 Storage. FTP & File path setting. Role. Definition as below Super Admin: Super Administrator Admin: System Administrator Device Admin: Device Administrator Account & Group Settings Set the device into group. Email Service. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 88 1.Click the System button under the Setting list. 2.Click Email Service, and fill in the following form. Settings 3.Setting Success! EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 89 4.Add email account list for this service. Click Account button under the Set- ting List. 5.Add an admin account. Click the Save button. An email will be sent to the local the user when an event occurs. Settings Add EPD connection number license. EPD-332/333 User Manual...
  • Page 90 Event. Settings- The user can query the event by clicking on the calendar. Document. Document: User Manual - RESTful API EPD-332/333 User Manual...
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  • Page 92 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permis- sion from the publisher. All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © Advantech Co., Ltd. 2023...

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