AXA Stenman Nederland AXA IN ERL 2 Users manual

BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY E-RL 2 LOCK

AXA Bike Security

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION

Draft Version 1.00

1/03/2019

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Disclaimer

The information contained in this document is believed to be correct and complete. However,

AXA Stenman Nederland B.V. (“AXA”) does not give any representations or warranties,

expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of such information or as to its suitability (for products) and shall have no liability whatsoever for the consequences of use of such information. In no event shall AXA be liable for any indirect, incidental, punitive, special or consequential damages (including - without limitation - lost profits, lost savings, business interruption, costs related to the removal or replacement of any products or rework charges) whether or not such damages are based on tort (including negligence), warranty, breach of contract or any other legal theory.

AXA’s total liability for any direct damages incurred by the products described herein, if and

when established by a competent court, shall be limited to the price of such products.

Customers are responsible for the design and operation of their applications and products using AXA products, and AXA accepts no liability whatsoever for any assistance with

applications or customer product design. It is customer’s sole responsibility to determine whether the AXA product is suitable and fit for the customer’s applications and products planned, as well as for the planned application and use of customer’s third party customer(s).

Customers should provide appropriate design and operating safeguards to minimize the risks associated with their applications and products.

AXA reserves the right to modify any of the documentation at any time and without notice. AXA assumes no responsibility for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from the use of any product or documentation of AXA.

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FCC/SED Regulatory notices

Modification statement

AXA Stenman Nederland B.V. has not approved any changes or modifications to this device by the user. Any changes or modifications could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. AXA Stenman Nederland B.V. n'approuve aucune modification apportée à l'appareil par l'utilisateur, quelle quén soit la nature. Tout changement ou modification peuvent annuler le droit d'utilisation de l'appareil par l'utilisateur.

Interference statement (if it is not placed in the device)

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil de droit accepter tout brouillage radioélectricque subi, méme si le brouillage est susceptibile d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.

Wireless notice

FCC

Radiation Exposure Statement: The device has been evaluated to meet FCC general RF exposure requirement. The device can be used in portable exposure condition with minimal separation distance (5 mm).

ISED

Radiation Exposure Statement: The device has been evaluated to meet ISED general RF exposure requirement. The device can be used in portable exposure condition with minimal separation distance (5 mm).

Déclaration d’exposition aux radiations: L’appareil a été évalué pour répondre aux exigences générales d’exposition aux radio fréquences. L’appareil peut être utilisé en condition d’exposition portable avec une distance de séparation minimale (5 mm).

FCC Class B digital device notice

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, may cause 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.

CAN ICES-3 (B)/ NMB-3 (B)

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de class B est conforme à la norme canadienne NMB-003.

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 5

1.1 QUICK OVERVIEW OF BLUETOOTH LE ..................................................................... 5

1.1.1 Application Perspective................................................................................... 5

1.1.2 Services ........................................................................................................... 8

1.1.3 Profiles ........................................................................................................... 9

1.1.4 Attributes and Characteristics ......................................................................... 9

1.1.5 Advertising and Connections ......................................................................... 10

1.1.6 Pairing and Bonding ..................................................................................... 11

1.1.7 Radio Communication................................................................................... 12

1.2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... 14

1.3 NEW FUNCTIONALITY IN ERL 2 ............................................................................. 15

2. E-RL 2 PROFILES ........................................................................................................................... 16

2.1 DEVICE INFORMATION SERVICE ............................................................................ 16

2.2 KEYSAFE CLOUD SERVICE .................................................................................... 17

2.3 DEVICE FIRMWARE UPDATE SERVICE ................................................................... 17

3. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................ 18

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1. Introduction

The Bluetooth Low Energy Wireless E-RL 2 lock can be controlled directly through standard Bluetooth LE communication without the need for a proprietary communication stack. Bluetooth Low Energy sometimes referred to as Bluetooth LE or Bluetooth 5 is a new technology completely different and not compatible with Classic Bluetooth that has been around since 2001. Classic Bluetooth is well known for its use in hands free car kits and wireless earphones remote controls for GSM and smart phones.

The Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) based E-RL 2 takes all complicated lock handling, timing and key management out of the hands of the application (app) builder and offers a simple straightforward standard KeySafe cloud API interface to control and monitor the E-RL 2. The E-RL 2 employs an extreme smart low power saving mode minimizing current consumption to maximize battery life while offering selective response to control commands. All this is done with only one sole purpose and that is to maximize battery life while minimizing the negative effects for the user.

1.1 Quick Overview of Bluetooth LE

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a Bluetooth technology which was released into the main Bluetooth standard in 2010 along with the Bluetooth Core Specification Version

4.0. Classic Bluetooth devices had suffered from being extremely energy greedy, and the need for a better energy management was necessary. BLE solved this problem and has since been used on most modern devices (all Apple iPhone since the 4S, Samsung phones since the Galaxy SIII, and many more), it’s now part of every smartphone in the market. BLE allows us to use the bluetooth communication for small data exchanges and hence to avoid consuming as much energy. The latest Bluetooth standard has been released in June 2016 and since than being implemended in smartphones, the new standard is marketed as Bluetooh 5. The biggest improvements of the new standard are the extended frame length, extended range if implemented and the increased communication speed. The extended range and increased communication speed are mutually exclusive, meaning that you can’t have both at the same time.

1.1.1 Application Perspective

Before we get into the description of how the E-RL 2 works in detail, let’s simply review a couple characteristics of Bluetooth LE devices and how the E-RL 2 fits in these:

 Servers vs. Clients: these definitions are fairly classic. The Client emits

requests and receives responses while the Server listens for requests and sends responses.

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 Central vs. Peripheral: The peripheral device has valuable information to

share with central devices. The central device treats the received data to fulfill specific tasks.

Figure 1.

Figure 1 is giving an overview of the different roles, so what is the difference between a client and a server? First let me remind you that a client and a server is not interchangeable with master/slave.

Figure 2.

Standard Bluetooth LE peripherals broadcast their presents in order to be found by centrals like smartphone’s and tablets, see Figure 2. The E-RL 2 is no exception to this, when not connected by a central its broadcasting its presents so other centrals can find it during a scan and make a connection if the peripheral allows connections that is.

Apart from the higher power consumption this introduces a security risk for some product like bicycle locks, thieves will be able to locate bicycles in garages and/or sheds by simply using one of the many freely available Bluetooth LE scanner/localizer apps for smartphones. In order to overcome this kind of problems and to extend the battery lifespan the BLE E-RL 2 has the option to activate a smart sleeping

mechanism, during a sleeping period it’s not broadcasting and undetectable even for

the bicycle owner’s app.

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