Energyaware PowerTab User Manual
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PowerTab™
User Guide
Copyright © 2011, Energy Aware Technology Inc. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2 . PowerTab Basics
2.1 Your PowerTab’s power modes
2.2 Charging your PowerTab
2.3 Joining a ZigBee Smart Energy network
2.4 Leaving a ZigBee Smart Energy network
2.5 Navigating your PowerTab screens
2.6 Signal strength and battery charge indicators
3 . Using Your PowerTab
3.1 Viewing your current electricity use
3.2 Tracking your electricity use over time
3.3 Receiving messages from your service provider
3.4 Viewing the date and time
3.5 Understanding the lights on your PowerTab
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4 . Troubleshooting/FAQ
4.1 If your PowerTab fails to join a network
4.2 If your PowerTab has lost the network
4.3 If your PowerTab will not turn on
4.4 If your PowerTab will not recharge
4.5 If you need to change the battery
4.6 Your Running Total does not match your electricity bill
4.7 How to figure out what an individual appliance
is consuming
4.8 Your current use value does not change when you turn
on/off a light
4.9 Your service provider sent you a message,
where did it go?
5 . Appendix
5.1 Safety Instructions
5.2 Product Specifications
5.3 FCC Compliance
5.4 Warranty
5.5 Manufacturing Information
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1 Introduction
The PowerTab is an In-Home Display (IHD) that provides real-time
feedback on your electricity consumption. The display communicates
wirelessly with the smart electricity meter outside your home.
Your PowerTab allows you to:
• View your current household electricity use
• Track your electricity consumption and associated costs over time
• Test consumption and costs of operating individual devices
• Receive and acknowledge messages from your utility
or service provider
Your PowerTab package contains a display unit, a battery, and a
power adapter.
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PART 1 – Introduction
Insert Battery
into PowerTab
Magnet
LCD
Screen
Green
Light
Yellow
Light
Red
Light
DC Power
Adapter Jack
<L> Button
<R> Button
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This section provides information on the primary functions of
your PowerTab.
2.1 Your PowerTab’s power modes
Your PowerTab has three power modes: On, Off, and Sleep.
To turn your PowerTab on, press either <L> or <R>. Turn your PowerTab
off by pressing and holding <L> for three seconds. A confirmation
screen will appear. Press <L> again (“Yes”) to approve the shutdown.
Note: Your PowerTab is unable to receive text messages from
your service provider when it is off.
When not connected to a network, the PowerTab will turn off
automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity. When the PowerTab is
connected to a network, it will enter sleep mode after 5 minutes of
inactivity. In sleep mode, only primary information remains visible and
the current time is shown in the top right corner of the screen. This is
depicted in the following sample screen.
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Wake the PowerTab from sleep by pressing <L> or <R>, or by plugging
it in.
2.2 Charging your PowerTab
To charge your PowerTab, first ensure the battery is installed, then
connect the power adapter to the DC power adapter jack and plug your
PowerTab into a power outlet.
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2.3 Joining a ZigBee Smart Energy network
When your PowerTab is not joined to a network, it will display the
following screen:
To commission your PowerTab, follow the procedures supplied by your
service provider. Typical procedures will require the use of the display’s
Extended Unique Identifier (EUI-64) and its install code, both displayed
on the No Network screen.
When the commissioning process is complete, join the network by
holding <L> and <R> for three seconds at the No Network screen.
Note: It is advisable to keep your PowerTab connected to external
power while attempting to join a network to prevent any possible
interruptions due to power failure.
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Your PowerTab may take up to 5 minutes to complete the network
joining process.
2.4 Leaving a ZigBee Smart Energy network
Warning: Involvement from your service provider will be required
to recommission your PowerTab when you want to join a ZigBee
Smart Energy network again. In general, you should only leave the
network if you are moving, or if you were specifically asked to do
so by your service provider.
To remove your PowerTab from your meter’s network:
1. Turn the device off
2. Turn the device on
3. While the startup screen is shown, hold <L> and <R> buttons
for 10 seconds
4. Press <L> (“Yes”) at the network leave confirmation screen
that appears
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2.5 Navigating your PowerTab screens
The main screens of your PowerTab are arranged in a loop. Navigate
through the screens by pressing <L> or <R>.
Note: The Message screen is only available when there is at least
one active message. Additional message screens will be included
in the loop when there are multiple active messages. The Date &
Time screen is only available when the PowerTab has successfully
synchronized local time information with the meter.
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