TWIG Beacon is an indoor lone worker alarms solution
Manufacturer:
Twig Com Ltd.
24910 SALO, Finland
www.twigcom.com
Publication number:
YZ3445-07-EN
All rights reserved. © Twig Com Ltd.
Due to differences in use, installation and hardware, all settings and
functions may not be applicable to each device version.
RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) ENERGY
Transmission frequencies and power for TST90EUEx device types in EU are
listed in the table below.
Transmitter
TX frequency bands
/ MHz
Max power / dBm
SRD
869.675
5
For any further questions please contact Twig Com support at support@
twigcom.com or +358 40 510 5058.
1. INSTALLATION OF BEACONS
TWIG Beacon Ex has integrated lithium primary battery giving typical 3-4
year operating time. The operating time can vary according to use and
environment.
Mount the beacon to a suitable place based on desired radius for operation.
There’s a separate instruction leaflet for antenna pattern and directional
antenna adjusting. Mounting of the beacon should not be done against
metal wall or behind other metal materials as they are damping the signal
and can even totally block them in certain directions.
If the beacon must be installed to metal wall, there should be used 25 mm
thick non-metal spacer between beacon and wall or install the beacon
sideways. If the beacon has antenna 90-degrees tilted or has separate wire
antenna it can be mounted directly to metal. However, metal will damp
signal towards back direction.
Device must be installed vertically like in the picture. Note! The battery
direction should not be positive pole downwards in any installation because
it will damage the battery.
Do not install the Ex beacon to place where static electricity can be created
e.g. with blowing dust.
Once the beacon is mounted to a desired position it can be turned on
by inserting the jumper. Once the jumper is connected, the beacon is
operational. The LED will blink on transmission interval. If the beacon is in
configuration mode it will blink in 2 seconds interval with two colours.
2. INSTALLING SOFTWARE AND DRIVERS
Connect TWIG Beacon Ex wireless configuration adapter to your computer’s
USB port. Allow Windows to install drivers automatically.
Once drivers are loaded, run the program Beacon Configurator. Program
will show each TWIG Beacon Ex it can currently hear. Note that the location
of the Beacon configuration box containing similar transceiver as Beacon
Ex has significant effect. Do not place it on metal tables or close to metal
shelves.
3. DATA FIELD DESCRIPTIONS
The order of the listed beacon devices can be adjusted by clicking the given
name in the name field.
No = Position number to indicate how many beacons are ”visible” to the
configuration program.
TWIG Beacon Ex
Quick Guide
Name= ID programmed to the unit. If no name is programmed the field will
be empty. Maximal length is 8 characters.
Serial number is factory programmed non erasable ID.
Interval is the programmed transmitting interval. Default value is 4 seconds.
The interval is only shown in programming mode. Changing interval longer
preserves battery but may result in loss of signal noticed by Protector in
some cases.
Tx Level = The level of transmission programmed to the Beacon. Default
value is -20dBm
Rssi = The level of transmission the Configuration unit and also Protector
can hear the Beacon.
Packet Count = Number of received data packages
Rec = Data reception is displayed with plus (+) sign. (The minus (-) sign can
be ignored).
When the beacon is in the configuration mode, the editor (see the picture on
the left) pops up by clicking the beacon on the list.
When the “Keep on config mode” box is ticked, all beacons in configuration
mode (marked in bold on the list) remain in the configuration mode 10
minutes also when outside the configurator coverage area.
When “Keep on config mode” box is not ticked, all beacons in configuration
mode (marked in bold on the list) will remain in configuration mode for 10
minutes from start or last configuration.
If the device is not configured during the given time, the beacon must be
