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Smart Thermostat Featuring LoRaWAN ® WT201 User Guide...
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The device must not be disassembled or remodeled in any way. The device is not intended to be used as a reference sensor, and Milesight will not should responsibility for any damage which may result from inaccurate readings.
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Revision History Date Doc Version Description Oct. 30, 2023 V 1.0 Initial version 1. Support to select control permission; May 14, 2024 V 1.1 2. Support humidity collection, calibration and control features.
Compliant with Milesight LoRaWAN ® gateway and Milesight IoT Cloud solution, users can control the room temperature as well as trigger other sensors or appliances easily via a webpage or mobile App remotely and D2D protocol. 1.2 Key Features Support most 24VAC HVAC system, including furnaces and air conditioners (2H/2C), heat ...
Equipped with NFC for one-touch configuration Function well with standard LoRaWAN gateways and network servers ® Supports Milesight D2D protocol to enable ultra-low latency control without gateway Supports multicast for control in bulk 2. Hardware Introduction 2.1 Packing List 1 ×...
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Network Status Blinks twice: send LoRaWAN ® uplink packet WT201 will display the value of internal temperature sensor by default. If the external temperature value is required to display, please enable this feature via downlink commands in WT201 Temperature Communication Protocol.
2.4 Dimensions (mm) 3. Wiring Diagrams 3.1 Wiring Descriptions Wire Description Live line out of room card switch Neutral line of room card switch Power of cooling system and heating system(24VAC) Power of heating system(24VAC) Heating/The first stage of heating. W2/AUX The second stage of heating/Auxiliary heating Emergency heating used on very cold days...
G: control fan G/GH GH: control fan to high speed for PTAC Common of 24VAC power. It also might be labeled as X or B wire. Connect Power Extender Kit when there is no C wire. Switch between heating and cooling on the heat pump system. 3.2 Wiring Examples 1.
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2. Furnace (2-stage) + Air Conditioner (2-stage)
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If there is no C wire, it is necessary to add a Power Extension Kit.
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3. Heat Pump with Auxiliary Heat If there is no C wire, it is necessary to add a Power Extension Kit.
4. Boiler + Air Conditioner 5. PTAC 4. Installation Installation Locations It is suggested to install the WT201 thermostat about 5 ft. (1.5m) above the floor in an area with good air circulation at average temperature.
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2. Remove the old thermostat from the wall, check if the power supply is 24 VAC with less than 2A maximum current. Note: do not power the WT201 device with maximum current for long time, which will damage the device. 3. Disconnect the wires from old thermostat and label the wires with stickers. It is suggested to...
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4. Remove the mounting plate of old thermostat. When removing, ensure that the wires do not fall into the holes. 5. Press the wiring backplate to decorative cover plate to fix them together. Ignore this step if you are not using a decorative cover plate. Note: it is suggested to use a decorative cover plate to cover the holes on the wall left by old thermostat, and to reduce the airflow from the hole that will affect temperature measurement.
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8. Push the remaining wires back into the hole on the wall. 9. Adjust the DIP switch on the WT201 device. If there is only the RC wire connected, switch to Only RC; If both the RC and RH wires are connected, switch to RC & RH.
5. Operation Guide 5.1 ToolBox Login WT201 can be configured via NFC or Type-C port. Please select one of them to complete the configuration. 5.1.1 NFC Configuration 1. Download and install the Milesight ToolBox App from Google Play or Apple App Store.
5.1.2 USB Configuration 1. Download ToolBox software from Milesight’s official website. 2. Remove the WT201 device from the backplate, connect the device to a computer via the Type-C port. 3. Open the ToolBox and select type as “General”, then click password to log into the ToolBox.
5.2 Installation Settings Note: Below settings only take effect when control permission is Thermostat. If it is the first time configuration, please click the boxes of wires to complete the wiring settings according to your installation. About the wiring description please refer to Wiring Description.
Only when the minimum running duration passes, the Y1/Y2+G Protection compressor can start or stop working. When a key card switch is connected to CL and CN of WT201, set the triggering action when a room key card is inserted or removed. Room Card Default: CL&CN...
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WT201 supports to configure AppEUI, Join Type, Application Key, and other basic LoRaWAN ® information. You can also keep all settings by default. Parameters Description Device EUI Unique ID of the device which can also be found on the label.
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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If device frequency is AU915 or US915, you can enter the index of the channel that you want to enable in the input box, making them separated by commas. Examples: 1, 40: Enabling Channel 1 and Channel 40 1-40: Enabling Channel 1 to Channel 40 1-40, 60: Enabling Channel 1 to Channel 40 and Channel 60 All: Enabling all channels Null: Indicates that all channels are disabled...
Multicast Group 2: 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313824 McAppSkey Multicast Group 3: 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313825 Multicast Group 4: 5572404C696E6B4C6F52613230313826 2. Add a multicast group on the network server. Take Milesight UG6x gateway as example, go to Network Server > Multicast Groups, click Add to add a multicast group.
Fill in the multicast group information the same as WT201 settings, and select the devices which you need to control, then click Save. 3. Go to Network Server > Packets, select the multicast group and fill in the downlink command, click Send.
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Parameters Description The interval of reporting data to network server. Default : 1 0 min, Range: Reporting Interval 1 - 1440 min Set the unit of temperature displayed on the screen and configuration Temperature Unit page. Control Permissions Select the control permission as Thermostat or Remote Control. Turn on or off the temperature control system, it can also be controlled System On/Off by button.
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these features via ToolBox or downlink commands. Time Mode Set the time display mode as 24-Hour Clock or 12-Hour Clock. Set the time zone to display on the screen. When you click Sync button Time Zone of ToolBox App or ToolBox software to sync time, the device will also sync the time zone from smartphone or computer automatically.
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Parameters Description Select from Cool, Heat, EM Heat and Auto, this mode can also be switched by button or downlink command. These options are supported according to connected and selected wires. The working condition of every mode depends on the target temperature and tolerance settings of below parameters.
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Temperature Control When temperature control mode is Auto, set the tolerance value Tolerance between target temperature range and current temperature. Target Temperature Set the range for buttons to adjust the target temperature. Max range: Regulation Range 16 - 35 °C (60 - 95 °F), min range: 5 - 15 °C(41 - 59 °F). Target Humidity Set target environment humidity range.
Description Room Card Settings Enable or disable the CL&CN control feature. When a room key card switch is connected to CL and CN of WT201, set the triggering action when a room key card is inserted or removed. Control Objects...
5.5.2 Threshold Settings WT201 supports 2 types of temperature threshold alarms: Temperature threshold: when current temperature is over or below the threshold value, the device will report the threshold alarm packet instantly. Only when the threshold is released and re-triggered, will the device report the alarm again.
Note: Below settings only take effect when control permission is Thermostat. WT201 supports to set 4 kinds of schedule plan: Wake, Away, Home, and Sleep. 1. Click Edit to set the target temperature range of every schedule, then add the time period to execute this schedule.
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Note: 1) When control permission is set to Remote control, the device will stop storing data. 2) The device does not store humidity data. 1. Sync the device time via ToolBox. Besides, when device LoRaWAN ® version is set as 1.0.3, the device will send MAC commands to ask the network server everytime when it joins the network.
5.5.5 Data Retransmission WT201 supports data retransmission to ensure that the network server can receive all data even if the network is down for some time. There are two ways to receive the lost data: Network server sends downlink commands to enquire the historical data for a specified ...
Milesight D2D protocol is developed by Milesight and used for connection among Milesight devices without gateway. When D2D setting is enabled, WT201 can work as the Milesight D2D agent device to receive commands from Milesight D2D controller devices or work as Milesight D2D controller device to send commands to trigger D2D agent devices.
3. Define a 2-byte hexadecimal control command (0x0000 to 0xffff) and command action. For example, when WT201 receives a control command ff10, it will turn the temperature control system to on; when WT201 receives a control command ff02, it will switch the schedule as Wake. WT201 supports at most 16 control commands.
5.7 Maintenance 5.7.1 Backup WT201 supports backup templates for easy and quick configuring devices in bulk. The backup feature is only for devices with the same model and LoRaWAN ® frequency band. 1. Go to Template page on the App and save the current settings as a template. The saved templates are also editable.
Slide the template item to the left to edit or delete the template. Click the template to edit the configurations. 5.7.2 Upgrade 1. Download firmware from the Milesight website to your smartphone or computer. 2. Click Browse to import firmware and upgrade the device. Note:...
5.7.3 Reboot and Reset WT201 supports below methods to reboot or reset the device which are as following: Via Hardware: Press and hold the system on/off and temperature control mode button for more than 3s until the screen blinks slowly to reboot. Press and hold the system on/off and temperature control mode button for more than 10s until the screen blinks quickly to reset.
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Via ToolBox software: Go to Maintenance > Backup and Reset to click Reboot or Reset. Note: Reset operation will not clean the stored data, please click Data Cleaning to clear data if necessary.
6. Communication Protocol WT201 uses the standard Milesight IoT payload format based on IPSO. Please refer to the WT201 Communication Protocol; for decoders of Milesight IoT products please click here. -END-...
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