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Quick Start Guide

ARROW M2M Access Kits

EK2410EX and EK0910EX

Synapse Wireless, Inc.500 Discovery Drive

Huntsville, Alabama 35806

256.852.7888

www.synapse-wireless.com

Document Number 600081-01A


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These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to

the following two conditions: (1) These devices may not cause harmful

interference, and (2) These devices must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause harmful operation.

Please refer to the full FCC and IC statements found in the appendix at the end

of this quick start guide.

Copyright 2012 Synapse Wireless, Inc., All Rights Reserved.

All Synapse products are patent pending.

Synapse logo, SNAP, and Portal are all registered trademarks of

Synapse Wireless, Inc.

500 Discovery Drive

Huntsville, Alabama 35806

256.852.7888


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Contents

Arrow M2M Access Kits 1Kit Contents 1

EK2410EX Kit 2 EK0910EX Kit 2 Contents 3

Download Supporting Materials 3 Synapse RF100 RF Engine 3 Synapse RF300 RF Engine 3 SNAP Connect E10 3 SNAP Software 4 Exosite Portal 4

Unpack, Assemble, Power Up 5Assemble the ProtoBoards 5

Assemble the EK2410EX with RF100 Module 6Assemble the EK0910EX with RF300 Module 8

Power Up the ProtoBoards 10Attach the E10 to the Internet 10Conclusion 11

Configure Exosite 12Create an Exosite Account 12Configure your Synapse Modules 13

Add the SNAP Connect E10 to Exosite 14Add the Two ProtoBoards to Exosite 16

Conclusion 18Using Your Kit 19

Navigating Exosite Overview 19 Menu Items 20 ProtoBoard Data 21

The Dashboard 22Data Page 24Devices Page 26Conclusion 27

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Regulatory Information and Certifications 28 RF exposure statement 28 FCC certifications and regulatory information (USA only) 28 Modifications (FCC 15.21) 29 Declaration of Conformity 29 Industry Canada (IC) certifications 29

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Arrow M2M Access Kits

Thank you for evaluating the Arrow M2M Access Kits EK2410EX and EK0910EX. These starter kits

are brought to you through a partnership between Arrow Electronics, Inc., Exosite, and Synapse

Wireless, Inc.

The purpose of the kits is to demonstrate machine to machine communications technologies,

including a wireless, personal area network bridged to the internet and accessed using cloud services

provided by Exosite. The wireless network components in the kit are provided by Synapse Wireless,

running the SNAP OS platform.

The document you are now reading will guide you through the setup and usage of your kit. It will not,

however, exhaustively explain the underlying technology of the Synapse SNAP architecture or that of

Exosite. If you wish to explore the technology further, this document will point you to additional

resources where you can:

! Extend your wireless network by purchasing additional Synapse components from Arrow

Electronics and adding them to your Exosite cloud portal.

! Learn how to augment your Synapse ProtoBoards functionality by writing your own SNAPpy

scripts.

! Learn how to extend your Exosite cloud portals functionality by installing additional widgets and

writing your own Lua scripts.

! Learn how to build your own appliances and integrate them into your network using RF enginesfrom Synapse Wireless, and program them using the Synapse Portal software development

environment.

The Arrow M2M kits are available in three models, two of which are described by this document:

! EK2410EX This kit includes a Synapse SNAP Connect E10 and two Synapse SN171 SNAP

Node ProtoBoards, all equipped with Synapse RF100 RF engines.

! EK0910EX This kit includes a Synapse SNAP Connect E10 and two Synapse SN171 SNAP

Node ProtoBoards, all equipped with Synapse RF300 RF engines.

! EX2420EX This kit includes a Synapse SNAP Connect E10 and a Synapse SNAP Link

RS485, both equipped with Synapse RF100 RF engines, plus a Temco temperature monitoring

unit.

Kit Contents

The two kits to which this document pertains contain identical contents with one exception:

! The Synapse RF100 modules in kit EK2410EX transmit at 2.4GHz. They include an external

antenna.

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! The Synapse RF300 modules in kit EK0910EX transmit at 900MHz. They do not use an

external antenna and instead rely on an integrated chip antenna.

Otherwise the kits are identical. Please make note of which kit you have when assembling your

ProtoBoards as the pinouts are slightly different.

EK2410EX Kit

EK0910EX Kit



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Contents

! SNAP Connect E10 provides a gateway between the SNAP wireless network and the

internet.

! E10 Accessories wall mounting brackets, power supply, USB cable with micro connector on

the E10 side, ethernet cable, and antenna.

! SN171 SNAP Node ProtoBoards, quantify 2 the EK2410EX utilizes Synapse RF100 modules

and the EK0910EX utilizes Synapse RF300 modules.

! SN171 Accessories power supply, LEDs, resistors, thermistors, and photo cells.

! Exosite cloud account.

Download Supporting Materials

As mentioned above, this Quick Start guide is designed to aid you in getting your kit quickly setup andworking. If you wish to dive deeper into the technology, there is extensive documentation available on

both the Synapse Wireless and Exosite websites.

Synapse RF100 RF Engine

Product Brief

http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF100xx-Engine-Product-Brief.pdf

Data Sheet

http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF-Engine-RF100PC6-RF100PD6-Data-

Sheet.pdf

Synapse RF300 RF Engine

Product Brief

http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF300xx-Engine-Product-Brief.pdf

Data Sheet

http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF300xx-Engine-Data-Sheet.pdf

SNAP Connect E10

Product Brief

http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-Product-Brief.pdf

User Guide

http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-User-Guide.pdf

Technical Manual

http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-Technical-Manual.pdf

http://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF100xx-Engine-Product-Brief.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF-Engine-RF100PC6-RF100PD6-Data-Sheet.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF-Engine-RF100PC6-RF100PD6-Data-Sheet.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF300xx-Engine-Product-Brief.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF300xx-Engine-Data-Sheet.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-Product-Brief.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-User-Guide.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-Technical-Manual.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-Technical-Manual.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-Technical-Manual.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-User-Guide.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-User-Guide.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-Product-Brief.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-SNAP-Connect-E10-Product-Brief.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF300xx-Engine-Data-Sheet.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF300xx-Engine-Data-Sheet.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF300xx-Engine-Product-Brief.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF300xx-Engine-Product-Brief.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF-Engine-RF100PC6-RF100PD6-Data-Sheet.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF-Engine-RF100PC6-RF100PD6-Data-Sheet.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF-Engine-RF100PC6-RF100PD6-Data-Sheet.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF-Engine-RF100PC6-RF100PD6-Data-Sheet.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF100xx-Engine-Product-Brief.pdfhttp://synapse-wireless.com/documents/products/Synapse-RF100xx-Engine-Product-Brief.pdf


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SNAP Software

We would like to welcome you to join the Synapse forum at this address:

http://forums.synapse-wireless.com/Youll need to create a forum user name the first time in, and then log in using your user name on

subsequent visits. From the forum you can download hardware and software manuals. In particular, if

this is your first time experiencing SNAP, you might look at:

! SNAP Primer.pdf

! SNAPWhitePaper.pdf

! SNAP Reference Manual.pdf

Exosite Portal

http://exosite.com/products/portals/documentationIn addition to the above documentation, when you create your Exosite account and log in, youll find

an extensive set of links to Exosite documentation everything from Exosite basics to developer APIs.

http://forums.synapse-wireless.com/http://exosite.com/products/portals/documentationhttp://exosite.com/products/portals/documentationhttp://exosite.com/products/portals/documentationhttp://forums.synapse-wireless.com/http://forums.synapse-wireless.com/


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Unpack, Assemble, Power Up

When your M2M kit arrives, unpack it and lay the components out in a manner similar to the photos

above. Youll first assemble the two ProtoBoards and power them up. Next youll hook the SNAP

Connect E10 up to the internet and power it up.

Assemble the ProtoBoards

Your kit came with two ProtoBoards and an accessory pack of resistors, LEDs, thermistors, and photo

sensors. The accessory pack with all parts laid out is shown below.

Your first task is to connect these to the two ProtoBoards. Well use one each 10K ohm resistor (beige

color), 100K ohm resistor (blue color), red LED, green LED, thermistor, and photo sensor in each

board.

The Synapse SN171 ProtoBoard provides easy access to all 19 General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)

pins available on the SNAP RF Engine. 8 of these pins (GPIO 11-18) can also serve as analog inputs.

Make sure the screws in the terminal blocks are set to the open position (this should be the factory

default). Like a standard screw, clockwise tightens and counter-clockwise will loosen the connector

terminals.



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The SN171 ProtoBoard (without RF engine installed) is shown below.

All of the onboard RF Engine signals are made available at easy access screw terminal blocks located

on either side of the node. These same signals are also made available in a more compact form in the

center of the board. A single dual row header provides a connection point for a ribbon-cable (or some

other form of wiring harness) from some other circuit board.

The SN171 can be powered by an external power supply (5-9 VDC) or two AA batteries. Your kit

came with the required external power supply.

As noted previously, your kit came with two ProtoBoards containing either RF100 (2.4GHz) or RF300

(900MHz) Synapse RF engines. It is important to identify which you have as the pinouts between the

two modules are slightly different. Determine which kit you have and follow the appropriate set of

instructions below.

Assemble the EK2410EX with RF100 Module

Well use the pins on the left hand side of the ProtoBoard to connect the LEDs. Then well use the

pins on the right side to connect the photo sensor, thermistor, and resistors.

! Before proceeding, ensure the ProtoBoard is not connected to power.

! Determine LED polarity Find the green LED. LEDs have a

polarity, so well need to determine which end is the negative

terminal (the cathode). One of the legs of the LED should be

shorter than the other. This is the negative leg. A flat spot on the

rim at the base of the colored bulb also indicates which side is the

negative. This picture should help.

! Connect the green LED Place the negative leg of the green

LED into the terminal block at the pin labeled GPIO 3 (the fifth pin

from the top of the left-hand side of the ProtoBoard).

! Place the other leg of the green LED into the terminal block at the

pin labeled GPIO 0.



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! Tighten the screws located on the top of the terminal block for both GPIO pins.

! Connect the red LED Place the negative leg of the red LED into the terminal block at the pin

labeled GPIO 6 (near the middle of the left-hand side) of the ProtoBoard.

! Place the other leg of the red LED into the terminal block at the pin labeled GPIO 4. Note that

since this is not the adjacent slot on the connector you might have to bend (slightly) the legs of

the LED.


! Connect the 10K ohm resistor Bend the legs of the beige resistor towards one another as

seen in the picture below.

! Place one resistor leg into the terminal block at the pin labeled GPIO 12 (the third pin up from

the bottom of the right-hand side) of the ProtoBoard.

! Place the other leg into the connector at GPIO 11. There is no polari ty on this resistor, so it

does not matter which leg you choose for which pin.

! Tighten the screw for GPIO pin 12 only. This should lock the one leg of the resistor in place.

Well address the other leg in a moment.

! Connect the photo cell Place one leg of the photo cell

into the pin labeled GPIO 11 (dont worry it is supposed

to share the connector with the resistor) and the other

leg in the last slot in the connector (the GND pin). There

is no polarity on the photo cell, so it does not matter

which leg you choose for which pin.

! Tighten the associated screws and try a gentle tug on

the components. They should not move, but be firmly

connected to the device.

! Carefully bend the photo cell so that the face of the

component points up.

! Connect the 10K ohm resistor (blue) to the ProtoBoard

Place one resistor leg into the terminal block at the pin

labeled GPIO 18 (located on the right-hand side) of the

ProtoBoard.

! Place the other leg into the connector at the pin labeled

VCC (located in the center of the right-hand side). There is no polarity on this resistor, so it does

not matter which leg you choose for which pin.

! Tighten the screw for the VCC pin only. This should lock the one leg of the resistor in place.Well address the other leg in a moment.



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! Connect the thermistor to the ProtoBoard Place one

leg of the thermistor (see picture for identification) into

the pin labeled 18 (dont worry it is supposed to share

the connector with the resistor) and the other leg in thefirst slot in the connector (the GND pin). There is no

polarity on the thermistor, so it does not matter which leg

you choose for which pin. Notice how you have to bend

the legs of the thermistor to reach across several

connector slots.

! Tighten the associated screws.

Your first ProtoBoard is now complete and your next task is to repeat this entire process with the

second ProtoBoard. When complete, your EK2410EX ProtoBoards should look similar to this:

Assemble the EK0910EX with RF300 Module

Assembly of the EK0910EX is essentially the same as the EK2410EX, however the pinouts are

different, hence our components are connected to alternate pins.

! Before proceeding, ensure the ProtoBoard is not connect to power.

! Determine LED polarity Find the green LED. LEDs have a

polarity, so well need to determine which end is the negative

terminal (the cathode). One of the legs of the LED should be

shorter than the other. This is the negative leg. A flat spot on the

rim at the base of the colored bulb also indicates which side is the

negative. This picture should help.! Connect the green LED Place the negative leg of the green

LED into the terminal block at the pin labeled GPIO 3 (the fifth pin

from the top of the left-hand side of the ProtoBoard).

! Place the other leg of the green LED into the terminal block at the

pin labeled GPIO 0.




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! Connect the red LED Place the negative leg of the red LED into the terminal block at the pin

labeled GPIO 6 (near the middle of the left-hand side) of the ProtoBoard.

! Place the other leg of the red LED into the terminal block at the pin labeled GPIO 4. Note that

since this is not the adjacent slot on the connector you might have to bend (slightly) the legs of

the LED.


! Connect the 10K ohm resistor Bend the legs of the

beige resistor towards one another as seen in the

picture.

! Place one resistor leg into the terminal block at the pin

labeled GPIO 15.

! Place the other leg into the connector at GPIO 16. There

is no polarity on this resistor, so it does not matter which

leg you choose for which pin.

! Tighten the screw for GPIO pin 16 only. This should lock

the one leg of the resistor in place. Well address the

other leg in a moment.

! Connect the photo cell Place one leg of the photo cell

into the pin labeled GPIO 15 (dont worry it is supposed

to share the connector with the resistor) and the other

leg in the last slot in the connector (the GND pin). There is no polarity on the photo cell, so it

does not matter which leg you choose for which pin.

! Tighten the associated screws and try a gentle tug on the components. They should not move,

but be firmly connected to the device.

! Carefully bend the photo cell so that the face of the component points up.

! Connect the 100K ohm resistor (blue) to the ProtoBoard

Place one resistor leg into the terminal block at the pin

labeled GPIO 9 (located on the left side) of the

ProtoBoard.

! Place the other leg into the connector at the pin labeled

VCC (located in the center of the left side). There is no

polarity on this resistor, so it does not matter which leg

you choose for which pin.

! Tighten the screw for the VCC pin only. This should lock

the one leg of the resistor in place. Well address the

other leg in a moment.

! Connect the thermistor to the ProtoBoard Place one leg of the thermistor (see picture for

identification) into the pin labeled 9 (dont worry it is supposed to share the connector with the

resistor) and the other leg in the first slot in the connector (the GND pin). There is no polarity on

the thermistor, so it does not matter which leg you choose for which pin.



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! Tighten the associated screws.

Your first ProtoBoard is now complete and your next task is to repeat this entire process with the

second ProtoBoard. When complete, your EK0910EX ProtoBoard should look similar to this:

Power Up the ProtoBoards

When you are finished building both ProtoBoards, power them up by plugging them into the included

power supplies. Go ahead and do that at this time. Within a second of plugging them in, you should

see the small LED next to the power receptacle (labelled LED2) slowly flash yellow. This indicates

normal operation.

You can now set the ProtoBoards aside for the time being. Well revisit them when we turn our

attention to the Exosite website.

Attach the E10 to the Internet

The next step is to power up and attach your SNAP Connect E10 to the

internet.

! Using the included ethernet cable, attach your E10 to a known active

ethernet port that has a connection to the internet.

! Attach the included antenna to the E10s antenna port.

! Before applying power to your E10, ensure your two ProtoBoards

have been built up as previously described and are powered up. Thisis important because upon initial power up, the E10 will provision

itself by searching out and identifying the two ProtoBoards.

! Finally, power-up the E10 by plugging in its AC adapter and then

stringing the included cable between the adapter (USB end) and E10

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When you apply power to the E10 you should soon see both a green and amber LED, adjacent to and

above the ethernet connector, illuminate. The amber LED will flash to indicate internet activity. If you do

not see such activity, thats an indication the ethernet port to which youve attached your E10 is not

currently active on the internet. If this should be the case, then please revisit that attachment andensure the ethernet port you are using has an active internet connection.

Finally, the LED labelled B, next to the ethernet port, should steadily glow green. The LED labelled A,

other the other end of the E10, will not illuminate.

Conclusion

At this point your local area, wireless network is complete and ready to talk with Exosite. Using the

Exosite web portal, youll be able to turn the LEDs on your ProtoBoards on and off, monitor the

temperature sensed by the thermistor on your ProtoBoards, and monitor the ambient light level

sensed by the photo sensor on your ProtoBoards. Youre now ready to proceed with the next section

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Configure Exosite

The Exosite web portal is a general purpose tool providing a cloud-based platform for connecting

devices and software applications. The Exosite portal (not to be confused with the Synapse Portal

software development software) manages and interacts with connected devices. In our case, those

connected devices are the SNAP Connect E10 and your two ProtoBoards.

To form the connection between Exosite and your Synapse wireless devices, we need to first create

an Exosite account (which comes with your M2M access kit) and then configure your devices.

Create an Exosite Account

Follow these steps to create your Exosite account:

! To create your Exosite account, point your web browser to:

https://arrowm2mkits.exosite.com! This takes you to the log in screen. To create

your account, click the link Dont have an

account? Choose one and sign up now.

! This takes you to the pricing screen. Because

a starter account is complimentary with your

M2M kit, click Sign Up Now under M2M

Starter.

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! This then presents an account sign up form. Fill out the form and then press Create Account.

! Exosite will then create your account and send you an email message with which to validate

and complete account creation.

! Check your email and look for a message from arrowm2mkits.exosite.com. In the body of the

message, click the link to activate your account. Keep a copy of this message as it contains

your activation key, in case you might need it again in the future.

! After clicking the link above, your web browser will then land on a Welcome page. Click thelogin link, which takes you back to the main log in screen.

! Now log into your new account using the user name and password you entered when filling out

the account form.

This completes the sign up process. You now have an active Exosite account and your next task will

be to add your SNAP Connect E10 and ProtoBoards to the site.

Before proceeding however, you might want to explore the site a little and start to become familiar with

the layout. In particular, notice on the home screen a series of Useful Links which link to the Exosite

documentation.

Configure your Synapse ModulesThe following steps will guide you through the process of adding your Synapse devices to your Exosite

portal. Well start with the E10 and then add the two ProtoBoards.



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Add the SNAP Connect E10 to Exosite

! If youre not already logged into Exosite, do that now by pointing your web browser to the

following address and then entering your email address and Exosite password.

https://arrowm2mkits.exosite.com! From the Welcome screen, follow the instructions that appear in the Welcome window. Click

the Click here to add your kit devices to your Portal link.

! The next screen presents a popup list of all possible Synapse devices. It is important to choose

your devices from this list.

! The first device you should setup is the E10. Choose SNAP Connect E10 from the list and

then click Continue.

! In the next screen, enter your E10s MAC address. This is printed on the bottom of your E10

and is 12 hex digits starting with 001C2C. Enter them as pairs separated by colons, as shown

below.

Note that the Exosite database contains a list of all known Synapse modules that have been

included in the M2M access kits, so If you enter an invalid address Exosite will catch it and

display an error.



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! Next give your device a name. In the example above, weve named it SNAP Connect E10.

! Clink Continue and you should then see a summary screen such as shown below:

! Click Quit to move on to the Devices page, which now looks like this:

Your SNAP Connect E10 is now configured into Exosite, so the next task is to add the two

ProtoBoards.



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Add the Two ProtoBoards to Exosite

To add your two ProtoBoards to Exosite, youll need to execute the following steps twice, once for

each of your two ProtoBoards.

! Start from the Devices screen, which we showed you above, and click the Add Device button

in the top right corner.

! This brings up the Add Device screen from which to choose the appropriate ProtoBoard. If you

have the EK2410EX kit, then you should choose SNAP Node ProtoBoard - RF100 (2.4GHz),

as shown below:

If you have the EK0910EX kit, then you should choose SNAP Node ProtoBoard - RF300

(900MHz), as shown below:



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! You will then be prompted to enter the devices MAC address.

Unlike previously, where we entered a 12-byte address for the

E10, this time we only need to enter the last 6 bytes of the SNAP

address. This can be found on the second line of text on the RFengine itself.

In the example on the right, the SNAP address we would enter is

03DE80. The letters can be upper or lower case, it doesnt matter.

For this step, do not use colons to separate the bytes.

! Next, give this device a name. In the example below, weve named

it ProtoBoard A.

! Click Continue to see a confirmation screen, and then click Quit to return to the Devices

page. Your Devices page, with SNAP Connect E10 and one ProtoBoard should now resemble

the following.

Dont be concerned for now about the green / red indicators under the Active column. Exosite

pings the E10 on a recurring basis, so after it has been connected for awhile its status will

indicate Active. Since we just now configured the first ProtoBoard, its status does not yetindicate Active. As soon as we issue a command to the ProtoBoard, which well soon do, its

status will change to Active.

! Youve now completed setup your first ProtoBoard and the next step is to do the same for the

second one. Go backto the first step in this section and repeat these instructions to setup your

second ProtoBoard.



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! Upon completion of this section, you should have your SNAP Connect E10 and two

ProtoBoards setup complete. Your Devices page should now resemble the following:

Conclusion

This concludes the setup of your Exosite web portal. Your Synapse nodes should now all be

assembled, powered up, and configured into Exosite. Youre now ready to move on to the next

section, where youll learn how to monitor your wireless, SNAP network devices from the Exosite web

portal.



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Using Your Kit

At this point your Synapse devices should all be assembled and powered up. You should have created

your Exosite web portal account and setup all your Synapse devices on it. If thats not the case, then

please return to the applicable sections in this Quick Start Guide to accomplish those tasks before

proceeding.

This section gives a brief overview of the Exosite web portal and walks you through some the things

you can do to monitor and control your Synapse wireless devices from the internet. This section does

not cover everything you can do with Exosite. For a greater level of detail, please refer to the online

documentation readily available on the Exosite portal.

Navigating Exosite Overview

Log onto Exosite by directing your web browser to the following address.

https://arrowm2mkits.exosite.comWhen presented with the Log In screen, enter the email address and password you used when

creating your account, then click the Log-In button.



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After logging in youll be on the Exosite home page, which will resemble the following.

Please note the following elements:

! The navigation menu is in the grey box in the upper left and is visible on every page.

! The Getting Started window in the top left provides useful links to the Exosite online

documentation.

! The My Devices / Kits window in the bottom left lists your Synapse devices. Since youve

already set these up, you should see your SNAP Connect E10 and two ProtoBoards in the list.

! If you click on one of those devices, youll then be taken to the Dashboard for that device.

Menu Items

Briefly, here is a list of the navigation menu items that appear in the top left grey box, visible on every

page.

! HOME Always takes you back to the home screen, displayed above.

! DATA For all devices, lists all the data that is being collected, last reported value, and last

reported collection time. This is described in further detail below.

! DEVICES Displays all your devices, their active status, last reporting time, and last reporting

event. This is the same screen you saw earlier, when adding your Synapse devices to Exosite.

! EVENTS For your two ProtoBoards, shows detailed information regarding events generated

by the devices. Presently, the only event implemented by the M2M access kits is a button push.

! DASHBOARDS This page allows you to setup your own dashboards.

! SCRIPTS Displays a list of Lua scripts which are running in your Exosite portal to interact with

your ProtoBoards.

! ADMIN This is a page to administer your Exosite account.



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ProtoBoard Data

Well next look at some of the interesting things you can do with Exosite and your ProtoBoards.

! Temperature Utilizing the thermistor, the two ProtoBoards report the current temperature toExosite on an ongoing basis.

! Button The ProtoBoards each have a small button on the connector end of the board. You

can push the button and Exosite will register the time the button was pushed and for how long

it was held in.

! LEDs From Exosite, you can selectively turn the green and red LEDs on and off.

! Packet Whenever a ProtoBoard sends a packet of information to Exosite, its contents can be

viewed.

! Photo Cell Utilizing the attached photocell, the two ProtoBoards report the current ambient

light level to Exosite on an ongoing basis.

! Ping From Exosite you can ping your ProtoBoards.

! Signal Strength The ProtoBoards report their wireless signal strength to Exosite. This signal

strength is essentially the quality of wireless signal that exists between the ProtoBoards and the

SNAP Connect E10. The closer they are in proximity, the greater the signal strength.

! Status ProtoBoard status is either active or not. Whenever a ProtoBoard is successfully

communicating with Exosite, its status will be reported as active.



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The Dashboard

Lets take a more detailed look at the dashboard. From the Home screen, click on one of your

ProtoBoards listed in the My Devices / Kits window in the bottom left. This displays the dashboardscreen, the top part of which is shown below:

Viewing the various windows, the one at the top left labelled Temperature - Past 24 Hours, does just

what it says. It records the last 24 hours of temperature readings from the thermistor attached to your

ProtoBoard.

The next window, at the top right labelled Node, is a visual representation of your ProtoBoard.

Superimposed on the picture are the values being reported by the thermistor, photo cell, and the state

of the two LEDs.

Next is the Temperature Gauge. This graphically displays the current temperature reported by the

thermistor attached to your ProtoBoard.

Next is Signal Strength - Past 4 Hours. This graphically indicates the strength of the wireless signal

between your ProtoBoard and the SNAP Connect E10. You can experiment with that by moving yourProtoBoard further from the E10 to see how that effects the signal strength.

Note that the device to be displayed is selected from the Select the device to show control at the

top. In this example were looking at ProtoBoard A.

Next, shown below is the bottom half of the dashboard page:



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The top left window, labelled Photo Cell Value - Past 4 Hours, shows us a graph of the values

reported by the photo cell attached to your ProtoBoard. You can experiment with this by covering up

the photo cell with your finger or a piece of tape, and observing how the graph reacts.

The next window, labelled Button Push Log, records an entry each time you press the small buttonon your ProtoBoard. This button is on the bottom of the board next to the large RS232 connector.

The window in the bottom left corner, labelled Data reports the raw data as its reported by the

ProtoBoard.

Finally, the two small windows in the bottom right corner, labelled LED Control, are used to control

the LEDs. Try clicking on these. You should see the control on the screen toggle and then after a short

delay, you should see the LEDs on your ProtoBoard change accordingly.



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Data Page

Lets next look at the data page by clicking DATA in the grey menu box. While the Dashboard page

gave us a nice visual representation of the data being reported by the ProtoBoards, this page displaysthe data in a raw form.

The top portion of the data page, showing the data for one of the protoboards is shown below.

You can view any of the data elements in greater detail by clicking on it. From the resulting Data

Information display you can then view, amongst many things, a graph over time and a log of the last

200 records. Finally, for data sources that can be controlled, such as the LEDs, you can write data to

change their state.



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For example, clicking on Green LED brings up the following screen:

Under Write Data, if you type a 1 next to Data value: and then click Update. A command will be

sent to your ProtoBoard to turn the green LED on. If you instead enter 0 and click Update, the LED

will be turned off.

When finished looking at this display, click the Close button in the bottom right corner to dismiss it

and return to the Data page.



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Devices Page

We visited the Devices page earlier when adding your Synapse devices to your Exosite portal. Your

completed Devices page should resemble the following:

Notice that now that the ProtoBoards are active, their device status is indicated as being On. Also

notice the last time they sent a packet is reported as well as their last generated event.

To get a more detailed view of device status, click on one of the ProtoBoards. In this example, we

have clicked ProtoBoard A.

This page displays detailed information about your ProtoBoard and allows you to change certain fields,

such as the device name. On the right side of the page is the current state of all the data items.



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Finally, at the bottom of the screen are a few additional controls to delete or re-enable a device.

Deleting a device permanently removes it from the Exosite portal. You likely will only need to use the

re-enable command if you move a device from one Exosite account to another.

Finally, the Close button in the bottom right closes the window, returning you to the Devices Page.

Conclusion

This completes our brief tour of Exosite and how it interacts with your Synapse Wireless components.

We have only scratched the surface of what Exosite can do. To learn more, explore the documentation

linked to the Getting Started window on the Home page as well as the link to the Exosite support

page in the upper right corner of every page. We hope you have enjoyed setting up and exercising

your Arrow M2M Access Kit.



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Regulatory Information And

Certifications

RF exposure statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.

This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20cm between the

radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any

other antenna or transmitter.

FCC certifications and regulatory information (USA only)

FCC PART 15 CLASS B

These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions: (1) These devices may not cause harmful interference, and (2) These devices must accept

any interference received, including interference that may cause harmful operation.

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI) (FCC 15.105)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, maycause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be

determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

! Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

! Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

! Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

! Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

LABELING REQUIREMENTS (FCC 15.19)

This device complies with Part 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.



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