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1 DO007601-01 User Guide Android Sense Config App (Version 2.0.0-a3)
User Guide Android Sense Config App (Version 2.0.0-a3)
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 4
2. Firmware ........................................................................................................................ 5
3. Login .............................................................................................................................. 6
4. Home page .................................................................................................................. 10
5. Blind Mode ................................................................................................................... 12
6. Sense Locate Position ................................................................................................. 13
7. Sense Locate Kinetic ................................................................................................... 16
8. Sense Condition Alert .................................................................................................. 20
9. Sense Condition Distance ............................................................................................ 23
10. Bluetooth Tags Nearby ................................................................................................ 26
11. Profiles - Creating, Accessing and Loading Profiles ..................................................... 27
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1. Introduction
The Sense Config Android App is an easy to use tool for fully configuring Omni-ID
Sense IoT products using an NFC enabled Android mobile phone/tablet.
Specific configurable parameters vary depending on the device being configured but
typical examples include:
Device awake/asleep, beacon rates, sensor thresholds, network setting, beacon
profiles etc.
The app can be used to configure all other settings such as beacon rates and Sensor
thresholds.
For details of specific of configurable parameters please review specific device user
guide.
The Sense Config Android App allows the user to add and use pre-saved profiles to
configure multiple devices in local and remote (connected to OmniSphere) mode.
Profiles created in remote login mode and saved as shared are available to all users of
the organization when logged in as remote login mode on different mobile devices.
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2. Firmware
The Sense Config App Version 2.0.0-a3 is compatible with Sense Devices with the
following Firmware version and above:
• Sense Locate Position: 2.1.3
• Sense Locate Kinetic: 2.1.4
• Sense Condition Distance: 10.2
• Sense Condition Alert: 10.2
The Sense Config App Version 2.0.0-a3 is designed to work with V2 Sense devices
but can also be used for older Sense devices when blind mode is selected.
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3. Login
3.1. Open the Sense Config App.
3.2. From the System Settings screen there is a choice of ‘Local’ or ‘Remote’ login type.
• Using Remote login the App is connected to OmniSphere and profiles created
can be shared with all connected Apps on this organization
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3.3. Remote login:
3.3.1. Select ‘Remote’ from the Login Type dropdown menu.
3.3.2. Enter host details as required.
Note: Host details provided by Omni-ID.
3.3.3. Login with the same Username and Password used with OmniSphere.
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3.3.4. User role options provided as per user rights defined in OmniSphere for that
user.
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3.4. Local login:
3.4.1. Select ‘Local’ from the Login Type dropdown menu.
3.4.2. Login with the Password.
Note: Password provided by Omni-ID.
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4. Home page
The Sense Config App has a choice of two Home Pages:
• Default Home Page - allows the user to scan the device without having to select
the device type from the menu, the app automatically detects and selects the
device type
The Default Home Page is only compatible with the following Firmware version
and above:
o Sense Locate Position: 2.1.3
o Sense Locate Kinetic: 2.1.4
o Sense Condition Distance: 10.2
o Sense Condition Alert: 10.2
• Optional Home Page - al lows the user to manually select the device type before
scanning the device
4.1. Home page:
From the default page you can select:
• ‘Read Tag’ to scan a device (device type auto detected)
• ‘Bluetooth tags nearby’ to scan for Bluetooth devices
• ‘Profiles’ to access any previously saved profiles
From the optional home page you can select:
• The device type you want to scan
• ‘Bluetooth tags nearby’ to scan for Bluetooth devices
• ‘Profiles’ to access any previously saved profiles
‘Sync Now’ is used to synchronize profiles created on the App to OmniSphere.
Default Home Page Optional Home Page
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4.2. To select the optional home page:
4.2.1. Swipe finger on screen from left to right to open ‘User Settings’ menu.
4.2.2. Untick ‘Detect tag type’ to use the optional home screen.
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5. Blind Mode
The Sense Config App is designed to work with V2 Sense devices but can also be used
for older Sense devices when blind mode is selected.
In blind mode the Sense Config App will not try to detect a Tag type, allowing the user to
choose the Tag type manually from the App’s optional Home Page.
When the Sense Device is scanned by the Android device the Sense Config App will
read and update to the Sense Device’s NFC memory.
Warning: Make sure to select the correct device type as the App will write selected
values to Device’s NFC memory without taking into account Device type
presented to Mobile Android Device. App will update device’s memory as per
Device type selected on App.
5.1. To select blind mode:
5.1.1. Swipe finger on screen from left to right to open ‘User Settings’ menu.
5.1.2. Tick ‘Blind mode’ to use blind mode.
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6. Sense Locate Position
6.1. To configure a Sense Locate Position device:
6.1.1. From the default home page select ‘Read Tag’ or from the optional home
page select ‘Sense Locate Position’.
6.1.2. To scan a device, tap the Android mobile phone/tablet on the Sense Locate
Position device.
NFC Antenna location
Default Home Page Optional Home Page
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6.1.3. The Sense Config App will read and display the data from the device.
6.1.4. Select new values from the drop-down lists as required or select a previously
saved profile from the Profile drop-down list.
6.1.5. Select ‘Update’ to save any new values to the device, the Sense Config App
will display “Update finished successfully” and populate fields with the new
updated values.
6.1.6. Select ‘Save Profile’ and name the profile to save the current settings to be
reused again to configure multiple devices.
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6.2. To add new LoRa values.
6.2.1. Select ‘Add New LoRa Keys’.
6.2.2. Enter new values in field titled “APP EUI” (16 HEX Charaxters-8 Bytes).
6.2.3. Enter new values in filed titled “APP Key” (32 HEX Characters-16 Bytes).
6.2.4. If values in field 1 match with values in confirmation field, then both fields go
green otherwise one stays pink indicating that values do not match in two
fields.
Field 1
Confirmation
Field
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7. Sense Locate Kinetic
7.1. To configure a Sense Locate Kinetic device:
7.1.1. From the default home page select ‘Read Tag’ or from the optional home
page select ‘Sense Locate Kinetic’.
7.1.2. To scan a device, tap the Android mobile phone/tablet on the Sense Locate
Kinetic device.
NFC Antenna location
Default Home Page Optional Home Page
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7.1.3. The Sense Config App will read and display the data from the device.
7.1.4. Select new values from the drop-down lists as required or select a previously
saved profile from the Profile drop-down list.
7.1.5. A local name can be added of up to 10 characters.
7.1.6. Select ‘Update’ to save any new values to the device, the Sense Config App
will display “Update finished successfully” and populate fields with the new
updated values.
7.1.7. Select ‘Save Profile’ and name the profile to save the current settings to be
reused again to configure multiple devices.
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7.2. To add Beacon profiles:
7.2.1. Select the beacon type from the Beacon Type drop-down list.
7.2.2. The following fields can be populated with new values depending on Beacon
Profile:
• iBeacon = iBeacon UUID(32 HEX Characters-16 Bytes), Major Number(4
HEX Characters-2 Bytes), Minor Number(4 HEX Characters-2 Bytes)
• Eddystone = Eddystone UUID(20 HEX Charecters-10 Bytes), Instance(12
HEX Characters-6 Bytes)
1 = Current values tag is configured with.
2 = Fields to enter new values.
3 = Confirmation field.
Generic iBeacon Eddystone
1
2
3
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7.2.3. If values in field 1 match with values in confirmation field, then both fields go
green otherwise one stays pink indicating that values do not match in two
fields.
7.2.4. Select ‘Update’ to save any new values to the device, the Sense Config App
will display “Update finished successfully” and populate fields with the new
updated values.
7.2.5. Select ‘Save Profile’ and name the profile to save the current settings to be
reused again to configure multiple devices.
If values in confirmation field match with values
in field 1 then both fields turn green
If values in confirmation field do not match
with values in field 1 or non-HEX values have
been populated, then field 1 remains pink
indicating that there is a mismatch of values
Field 1
Confirmation Field
Field 1
Confirmation Field
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8. Sense Condition Alert
8.1. To configure a Sense Condition Alert device:
8.1.1. From the default home page select ‘Read Tag’ or from the optional home
page select ‘Sense Condition Alert’.
8.1.2. To scan a device, tap the Android mobile phone/tablet on the Sense Condition Alert device.
NFC Antenna location
Default Home Page Optional Home Page
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8.1.3. The Sense Config App will read and display the data from the device.
8.1.4. Select new values from the drop-down lists as required or select a previously
saved profile from the Profile drop-down list.
8.1.5. Select ‘Update’ to save any new values to the device, the Sense Config App
will display “Update finished successfully” and populate fields with the new
updated values.
8.1.6. Select ‘Save Profile’ and name the profile to save the current settings to be
reused again to configure multiple devices.
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8.2. To add new LoRa values.
8.2.1. Select ‘Add New LoRa Keys’.
8.2.2. Enter new values in field titled “APP EUI” (16 HEX Charaxters-8 Bytes).
8.2.3. Enter new values in filed titled “APP Key” (32 HEX Characters-16 Bytes).
8.2.4. If values in field 1 match with values in confirmation field, then both fields go
green otherwise one stays pink indicating that values do not match in two
fields.
Field 1
Confirmation
Field
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9. Sense Condition Distance
9.1. To configure a Sense Condition Distance device:
9.1.1. From the default home page select ‘Read Tag’ or from the optional home
page select ‘Sense Condition Distance’.
9.1.2. To scan a device, tap the Android mobile phone/tablet on the Sense Condition Distance device.
NFC Antenna location
Default Home Page Optional Home Page
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9.1.3. The Sense Config App will read and display the data from the device.
9.1.4. Select new values from the drop-down lists as required or select a previously
saved profile from the Profile drop-down list.
9.1.5. Select ‘Update’ to save any new values to the device, the Sense Config App
will display “Update finished successfully” and populate fields with the new
updated values.
9.1.6. Select ‘Save Profile’ and name the profile to save the current settings to be
reused again to configure multiple devices.
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9.2. To add new LoRa values.
9.2.1. Select ‘Add New LoRa Keys’.
9.2.2. Enter new values in field titled “APP EUI” (16 HEX Charaxters-8 Bytes).
9.2.3. Enter new values in filed titled “APP Key” (32 HEX Characters-16 Bytes).
9.2.4. If values in field 1 match with values in confirmation field, then both fields go
green otherwise one stays pink indicating that values do not match in two
fields.
Field 1
Confirmation
Field
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10. Bluetooth Tags Nearby
10.1. To scan for Bluetooth devices nearby:
10.1.1. Select ‘Bluetooth tags nearby’ from the home page to scan for Bluetooth
devices.
10.1.2. Devices can be filtered by ID or Name.
Note: ‘Filter by ID or Name’ does not work if scan is stopped and started
again.
Default Home Page Optional Home Page
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11. Profiles - Creating, Accessing and Loading Profiles
If a profile is created in remote mode and selected as shared then it will be available
on all connected Apps for that organization.
11.1. To create a saved profile:
11.1.1. Select ‘Profiles’ from the home page.
Default Home Page Optional Home Page
Profiles created in Local
mode
Profiles created and shared with
OmniSphere in remote mode
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11.1.2. To create a new profile select ‘Add Profile’.
11.1.3. Enter a profile name and select device type from the drop-down list.
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11.1.4. Select new values from the drop-down lists as required.
11.1.5. Select ‘Save Profile’ to save the current profile.
11.2. To access a previously saved profile:
11.2.1. Select ‘Profiles’ from the home page to display previously saved profiles.
Default Home Page Optional Home Page
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11.2.2. Select required profile from list.
11.2.3. Make changes as required and select ‘Save Profile’ to save the current
profile.
11.3. To load a previously saved profile to a device:
11.3.1. From the home page scan the device.
11.3.2. Select the required profile from the Profile drop-down list.
11.3.3. Select ‘Update’ and then ‘Save Profile’ to copy profile values to device.