SmartSense by Digi ZPOINT User Manual
User Guide
ZPoint Node
TM-ZP200
TM-ZP200-TH
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User Guide
Thank you for choosing Temperature@lert to protect your highly valuable
belongings from unexpected changes in temperature or other potentially
harmful environmental factors. We hope that you will find our products and
services the simplest and most reliable wireless temperature monitoring
systems available.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT TEMPERATURE@LERT ..................................................................... 5
ABOUT ZPOINT ........................................................................................... 6
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OW IT WORKS ................................................................................................... 6
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ENEFITS ............................................................................................................ 6
ZP
OINT MODELS ................................................................................................. 7
Gateway Models ......................................................................................... 7
Node Models ............................................................................................... 7
HARDWARE GUIDE ..................................................................................... 8
ZP
OINT AT A GLANCE ........................................................................................... 8
What's Included ........................................................................................... 9
Setting Up the Hardware ............................................................................. 9
Verifying Wireless Signal Reception ............................................................ 9
Setting Up Your First Alert ......................................................................... 10
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EMPERATURE@LERT ZPOINT NODES IN DETAIL .................................................... 11
ZPoint Node Indicator Lights ..................................................................... 11
Status Light ................................................................................................ 11
Warning Light ............................................................................................ 12
Failure Light ............................................................................................... 12
Light Indicator Reference Table ................................................................. 12
ZPoint Jacks and Connectors ..................................................................... 13
Hardware Operation ................................................................................. 14
Turning on the Node .................................................................................. 14
Turning off the Node ................................................................................. 14
Signal Strength Indicator Mode on the Node ............................................ 14
Store and Forward ..................................................................................... 14
Advanced Configurations .......................................................................... 15
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PERATING GUIDELINES ..................................................................................... 16
Placement .................................................................................................. 16
Wireless Reception .................................................................................... 16
Battery Life ................................................................................................ 16
Changing the Batteries .............................................................................. 17
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ROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................ 18
Common Problems .................................................................................... 18
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Failure Light is Flashing ............................................................................. 18
Warning Light is Flashing .......................................................................... 18
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PECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................. 19
OBTAINING SERVICE AND SUPPORT .......................................................... 20
REGULATORY NOTICES .............................................................................. 21
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About Temperature@lert
Our data logger device helps to alert you when slight changes in the
environment are detected. We believe in the simplicity of our device – in
design, set-up, and operation.
Our device is cost effective. We strive to design, manufacture and deliver high
quality, reliable products and services our customers want at a price they
believe delivers good value and the peace of mind they expect.
We have a long history of designing devices to measure environmental
changes. Our line of monitoring devices takes environmental monitoring to
the next level by allowing for customized timing of monitoring efforts and
customized methods of alert notifications. We design our products and
services to make them easy to use as delivered together with the capability to
be customized for technical applications and advanced integration
requirements.
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About ZPoint
Temperature@lert's next generation wireless sensor offering provides leading
edge data logger performance and advanced features to meet the needs of IT,
Medical, Bio/Pharma, Retail and Commercial Food Service, Property
Management, Solar & Green Energy and Residential customers to keep track
of their valuable materials, equipment and data where limited or no network
connectivity is available or the service is unreliable.
How it Works
ZPoint battery powered nodes monitor temperature, humidity or other
sensors and alert you via phone call, email or text message when the readings
are out of range all without a phone line or internet connection. ZPoint nodes
transmit readings to a ZPoint Cellular Gateway. The Gateway then forwards
readings over the mobile phone network to the Sensor Cloud Website. Several
Nodes can connect and transmit to a Gateway at the same time.
Benefits
ZPoint provides customers with capabilities and benefits to make it the most
user-friendly, cost-effective wireless temperature and humidity sensor on the
market today. These include:
• Easy to set up and use – just power it on and each ZPoint Node will
automatically find a ZPoint Gateway within range and send sensor
readings up to the cloud.
• Onboard Temperature Sensor - A built in temperature sensor allows
ZPoint to operate without any external cables connected.
• Additional Two Sensor Input Capability – Significantly reduces
Cost/Sensor (Measurement Point), very useful for food service,
medical and pharmaceutical applications where monitoring of both
the refrigerator and freezer compartments of storage units is required.
• Temperature/Humidity Sensor Option – Adds Relative Humidity
monitoring for critical applications such as Servers, HVAC Systems,
Refrigerators and Freezers, Archives and Laboratories.
• Set and send alerts for multiple temperature and/or humidity
thresholds – provides an easy and meaningful way to implement an
escalation strategy based on severity of the conditions in critical areas.
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• Send multiple email, text and voice messages for each threshold and
notification type – lets those who are most affected by potential
problems know when issues arise and when they are resolved.
• Data Logging – stores and forwards data when your device is out of
range of a cellular connection so no data is lost, providing complete
histories of the environment you’re monitoring. This is especially
suited for mobile applications such as refrigerated Food and Medical
Supply distribution.
ZPoint Models
At least one Cellular Edition ZPoint Gateway is needed for operation. You can
connect wired sensors directly to the gateway as well as use one or more
ZPoint Nodes wirelessly with the gateway. All the features are identical except
the important differences highlighted below:
Gateway Models
TM-CELL400-Z: Works up to 24 hours if AC power is lost. Communicates with
up to 15 ZPoint Nodes.
TM-CELL400-IND-Z: Works up to 72 hours if AC power is lost. Communicates
with up to 25 nodes. Monochrome LCD display.
Node Models
TM-ZP200: Onboard temperature sensor
TM-ZP200-TH: Onboard temperature and humidity sensors
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