User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- MASTER UNIT
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- Table OF CONTENTS
- CUSTOMER SUPPORT
- Bin-Sense MASTER CERTIFICATIONS
- MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY
- SAFETY
- OVERVIEW
- PACKAGE CONTENTS
- MASTER UNIT OVERVIEW
- INSIDE THE MASTER UNIT
- INSTALLATION
- INSTALLATION TIPS
- MASTER UNIT INSTALLATION
- 1. Place the Master unit on the top of the bin with the lid latches and link cables pointing towards the ground. Place the unit where it is easily accessible for future service and maintenance. The magnetic feet will hold the unit in place on the roo...
- 2. Place the external Remote antenna so that its signal will reach the most Remote units possible. Whenever possible, place the antenna so that it has clear line-of-sight to remote units
- 3. Mount the two solar panels side-by-side on the bin facing the direction of maximum sunlight (face south in the northern hemisphere, face north in the southern hemisphere).
- 4. Place the Master unit battery on the roof of the bin close enough to the master unit that the battery cable will reach the Master unit power cable.
- 5. Connect the Master unit sensor link cable to all the sensing cables and to any other Bin-Sense accessories (e.g. Fan Controllers). You’ll need to use a terminal box or splitter to connect more than one device to the sensor link cable.
- 6. Connect the Master unit power cable to the Master unit battery.
- 7. Connect the Master unit solar panel connections to both solar panels. Both solar panels connections are the same and can be connected to either solar panel.
- 8. Refer to the Bin-Sense Live Startup Manual for further instruction on how to get Bin-Sense Live system up and running.
- CONNECTING TO REMOTE UNITS
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OPERATION
CONNECTING TO REMOTE UNITS
Master units connect wirelessly to Bin-Sense Remote units using a
radio system similar to Wi-Fi. In order to connect to Remote units,
the units must be associated though the Bin-Sense Live website
and must be on the same radio channel. Associations must be
performed by authorized Bin-Sense dealers.
The radio channel is set using the radio channel DIP switches.
Channels 12 though 23 are available with the default channel being
23. The radio channel only needs to be changed if there are other Bin-Sense Live systems installed nearby
(within roughly 2 km).
To set the radio channel, use a small flat screwdriver to change the individual switches to match the pattern of
the desired channel as shown below. The transparent yellow film covering the switches can be removed with
tweezers or you can push through it with the screwdriver.
More details about connecting to Remote units can be found in the Bin-Sense Live Startup Manual.
Figure 3: DIP Switches
Figure 4: DIP Switch Settings