MariCare Elea Installation Manual
eLea™
Home Care Installation
Manual
Home Care Installation Manual
MariCare Professional Care Solutions for Elderly Care Sector
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Lea™ is a trademark of MariCare™
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CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Overview of the eLea™ System
3. eLea™ Smart Detector Working Range
4. Installing an eLea™ Smart Detector Unit
5. Communication Installations
6. Setting up the System
7. Activity Indicators
8. Appendices
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1. INTRODUCTION
MariCare™ is the leading provider of Professional Care Solutions for
the Elderly Care sector. Since its introduction to the market in 2005,
Elsi® Care Solution with the Elsi® Smart Floor, has been the
unchallenged forerunner in its field, and has been selected by many
new Elderly Care facilities for its performance, uniqueness and newly
innovated features for improved service and quality.
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Lea™ Activity
Sensing is the newest solution, specially developed for existing
Healthcare facilities & Home Care.
This manual is specifically for
• Home Care installations, includes small Elderly Care Homes,
Nursing Homes, Rehabilitation Homes, and private Homes.
• Retro fitting existing facilities, which may/will already contain
fire detection sensors, nurse call systems, phones, etc. but
still requires a fall detection system
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Lea™ Activity Sensing is a wireless solution and the installation of
the devices requires accurate positioning to allow the sensor to
function perfectly and always provide the best service for which it has
been designed.
This document includes
• An overview of the equipment
• The theory and method for positioning the equipment
• The Installation procedure for the equipment
1.1 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS FOR
MAINTENANCE WORK
Note: All eLea™ Activity Sensing products are easy to install, but
installation, maintenance and service work needs to be carefully
made according to instructions.
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2. OVERVIEW OF THE eLea™ HOME CARE SYSTEM
All
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Lea™ products are based on wireless “EnOcean®” technology.
The
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Lea™ components communicate and send the fall, burglar or
fire alarm to the
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Lea™ Gateway, which is connected to the eLea™
Server via internet or 3G.
Figure 2.1 Overview of the eLea™ Home Care System
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2.1
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Lea™ SOLUTION FUNCTIONS
The eLea™ Activity Sensing Solution has a full complement of
standard and optional functions that can cover every situation for
elderly care.
Equipment
Description/Comments
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Lea™ Activity Sensing
Solution to detect a person
falling
Sends a signal if both sensors first see
movement by an infrared source, followed
by only the lower sensor seeing
movement by the infrared source.
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Lea™ Activity Sensing
Solution to detect activity
Sends a signal when both sensors see
movement by an infrared source and no
prior activity has been detected for a
specified time (configurable by software).
Door Monitor
Sends a signal when the door is open
Switch
Alarm button eg. toilet/bed
eLea Bracelet
Alarm Bracelet for Summoning Help
Lighting Control
Switches on the lighting when movement
indicates the resident is out of bed
Burglar Alarms
Optional-Special System Design
Switching off the electricity when
leaving premises
Optional-Special System Design
Shutting off the water when
leaving premises
Optional-Special System Design
Adjusting the room temperature
when leaving premises
Optional-Special System Design
Table 2.2 eLea™ Activity Sensing Equipment
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3. eLea™ ACTIVITY SENSING WORKING RANGE
The eLea™ Activity Sensing is a tubular, waterproof device (IP44). Its
body length is 482.5 mm and when fixed to a wall, it stands out from
the wall 49.5 mm.
The small indentations on the side of the tube at the top and the
bottom of the detector are where the PIR (Passive Infrared) sensors
are located.
It is essential that the eLea™ Activity Sensing concept is clear, so
fitters can install the detector with an in-depth understanding of the
necessity to position the detector with the utmost accuracy.
The eLea™ Activity Sensing have a specific operational range and
direction.
The vertical detection angles of the eLea™ Activity Sensing’ two PIR
sensors are shown in Figure 3.2.
Figure 3.2 Vertical Detection Angles
The detector must be positioned so that the detection angle of the top
sensor ranges from horizontal upwards to an angle of 41°, while the
detection angle of the bottom sensor ranges from horizontal
downwards to an angle of 41°. The separate infrared sensors retrieve
Figure 3.1 eLea™
Activity Sensing
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independent information that is analysed by the eLea™ Activity
Sensing.
With this in mind, the eLea™ Activity Sensing is positioned at a
suitable location on a wall with its lower end 400 mm above the floor.
The eLea™ Activity Sensing must be fixed vertically in a position to
ensure the horizontal angle of the sensors.
Before the eLea™ Activity Sensing is finally secured, the position of
the horizontal detection angle must be adjusted to the correct
position. The range of the horizontal detection angle is 94°as shown
in Figure 3.3.
Figure 3.3 Horizontal Detection Angle
The detector should be rotated so that this range of 94°
encompasses the area of the room or space that is required to be
surveyed.
Other points when deciding on the location of the eLea™ Activity
Sensing:
• The sensitivity of PIR sensors decreases with distance, which
in practice means that the farther away a person is from a
PIR sensor; the more exaggerated movement must be to
trigger a response from the eLea™ Activity Sensing
• Ideally, the best PIR sensor response is achieved within 3
metres of the eLea™ Activity Sensing
• The maximum detection range is 5 m
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3.1 HOW AN eLea™ ACTIVITY SENSING
WORKS
When an eLea™ Activity Sensing is active, it detects infrared from the
area it has been designed to survey.
Figure 3.4 Both Bottom and Top PIR Sensor detects the Presence of
a Person
When a person enters the surveyed area both sensors pick up the
presence (viz. IR and movement) of the person as shown in Figure
3.4.
Figure 3.5 Only the Bottom PIR Sensor now detects the Person,
triggering an Alarm
If a person falls while still within the range of the device as shown in
Figure 3.5, the top sensor cannot now detect the presence of the
person while the bottom one can, which causes the eLea™ Activity
Sensing to send out a fall alarm.
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3.2 POSITIONING DETECTORS
An accommodation unit will have a WC and one or two living areas.
One or two eLea™ Activity Sensing detectors are required in the WC,
and one or more in each living space.
Figure 3.6 Example of an Accommodation Unit
Typically, the WC will include a washbasin, toilet and shower. The
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Lea™ Activity Sensing detectors should be placed in a position so
that neither the toilet bowl nor washbasin becomes an obstruction to
the eLea™ Activity Sensing’s field of view.
Figure 3.7 Positioning an eLea™ Activity Sensing in a WC
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