Sentek BLUETOOTH User Manual

Drill & Drop Bluetooth

What’s In the box?

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Sentek Drill & Drop Bluetooth Probe

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High current ER14505 Lithium Ion battery

What You Need To Get Started

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Android Mobile Device (a phone!) with Bluetooth Capability*

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Google Play Store account

Quick Start

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Go to the Google Play Store

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Search for the application called Sentek Connect,

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Install the Sentek Connect App

Next Steps

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Open the Sentek Connect application

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Follow the steps to setup your phone and probe.

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Install the probe in the ground using the installation guide.

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Perform a Field Test and Start collecting data

• Mobile device must be running
Android version 4.3 or later.

• Requires Bluetooth 4 capability.

Menu button –
opens the context
sensitive menu.

Scan button – starts
scanning for probes
within range

Global Download

button – starts download
process for each probe
visible on screen.

Yellow: Factory state, no
configuration at all.

Yellow + Green:
Configured but
not deployed yet.

Yellow + Green + Blue:
Configured and field tested,

we’re in business!

When this symbol appears, there’s

new data available in the probe but

it hasn’t been download from the
probe to your mobile device.

Battery low, < 3.0 Volts. Probe
unable to take samples but will
still communicate. After battery
replacement, probe will resume

logging.

Battery low, < 3.2
Volts. Probe will still
work but battery near
end of life

Battery full, 3.2 – 3.6 Volts

RSSI – Received Signal Strength
Indication.
0dB = Strong, -110dB = very weak

Database

Probe Status

Battery Status

Probe name

Serial No: Probe
serial number

MAC: Media Access
Address, unique network
address for this probe

(Shown when Advanced Enabled)

Updated: Time and date of
the interaction with your
mobile device.

Term

Definition

APP

Application for Smartphone or mobile devices

obtainable in Google Play store (Android) or Apples’

App Store. (IOS)

BTLE

Bluetooth Low Energy Version 4 onwards (Also
known as Bluetooth smart)

Lite

This version of the Sentek “Drill & Drop Connect”
App has all probe configuration features and
firmware upgrade disabled.

Mobile Device

Any tablet or phone that runs Android OS 4.3 or
higher, with support for Bluetooth 4* or above
(*AKA Bluetooth Low Energy BTLE)

Sentek Device

Bluetooth enabled device – probe, dongle or other
future product.

Drill & Drop Wireless