IG-PS001 Revision - PEBBLETM INSTALLATION GUIDE PREPARED BY: Nick Jonas, Veronica Pinchin APPROVED BY: Veronica Pinchin RELEASED DATE: September 9, 2020 THIS DOCUMENT IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF SIDEWALK LABS, A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF ALPHABET, INC. THIS DOCUMENT AND ITS CONTENT MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED OR USED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE ADDRESSEE, NOR MAY THIS DOCUMENT AND ITS CONTENT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE FOR WHICH SIDEWALK LABS SUPPLIED THE SAME.
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Table of Contents Introduction to Pebble 4 Regulatory Notice 5 What comes in the box? 6 Materials and tools required 6 Gateway installation tools 6 Pebble installation tools (1 kit included per 1000 sensors) 7 Recommended additional items 7 Preparing an installation 7 Setting up your lots in Planner 7 Selecting locations for gateways 8 Installing gateways 8 Installing Pebbles 10 Testing Gateways & Pebbles 14 FAQs and Troubleshooting 16 Support 16 Sidewalk Labs Confidential and
I. Introduction to Pebble A robust understanding of real-time and historical conditions is key to improving the management of urban infrastructure. While many cities and parking operators wish to have accurate, low-latency parking data, existing market solutions have been too expensive to implement widely. Pebble™ is a high-accuracy, low-cost, low-power, privacy-conscious occupancy sensor that is easy and inexpensive to install and maintain.
II. Regulatory Notice FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator and your body. This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec une distance minimale de 20 cm entre le radiateur et votre corps.
Pebble installation tools (1 kit included per 1000 sensors) Note: one kit is required for each two-person installation team ● 100’ chalk line ● Measuring tape ● 11 x 17” clipboard ● Pencils ● Playground chalk ● Magnet ● Adhesive pads for removable installations (included) or road epoxy for permanent installations (Epoplex MA-50) Recommended additional items ● A broom for sweeping leaves and/or other debris V.
Selecting locations for gateways We will provide a map with a recommended placement for each gateway (example below). You will need to identify a suitable pole or other piece of infrastructure that is appropriate for gateway mounting, as close to the recommended location as possible. VI. Installing gateways First, you will be installing gateways that manage communications between Pebbles and the server.
Note: if mounting to a pole is not possible, the gateway may be mounted to a building facade using the same mounting holes. Mounting instructions will depend on your building. 2. (Optional: connect to a power source) If the gateway is placed in a location that does not get consistent sunlight, you may need to connect it to a power source. There is an exposed Micro-USB port on the enclosure which can be connected to a 0.
Tip: there is currently no indicator light that signals when a Gateway has been activated. After installing an entire lot, we recommend checking that each Pebble is online - see section V II. Testing Pebbles. 4. Repeat steps 1-4 for all gateways in your deployment VII. Installing Pebbles Next, you will be installing Pebbles in each parking space at your deployment. We estimate that installing Pebbles will take 2-3 minutes per space.
1. Create a straight chalk line a. Unwind a chalk line approximately 100 feet. b. Have two people extend the chalk line through the middle of 6-8 parking spaces. c. Snap the chalk line, leaving a straight line of chalk through the parking spaces. Tip: you may have to snap the chalk line multiple times to leave a clear chalk mark. 2. Mark midpoints a. Start at one end of the chalk line b. Use a measuring tape to find the midpoint of each parking space c.
b. Adhering Pebbles (currently only Butyl Pad installation is available. Epoxy installation coming in 2021): i. Option 1, Butyl Pad installation: At each midpoint, unpeel the protective backing of a Pebble, exposing the adhesive, and place it on the chalk mark. ii. Option 2 (available starting in 2021), epoxy installation: At each midpoint, deposit a small amount of epoxy and press the Pebble onto the glue. For more detail, see manufacturer instructions (link) c.
Note: in the event of any issue with the mobile installer app, physical print outs of each lot will be provided, and Pebble IDs can be manually recorded on the printouts. 4. Activate Pebbles a. After placing each Pebble, use the Pebble wake-up tool to place it over the Pebble for 5 seconds to activate it. If you don’t have the wake-up tool and just have the magnet, press the magnet against the surface of the Pebble at the below position for 5 seconds to activate it.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for every parking space VIII. Testing Gateways & Pebbles The final step is reviewing the live data maps to ensure that all Gateways & Pebbles are correctly sending in data. It may take up to 5 minutes for Pebble data to start appearing in the maps.
1. On the real time data map, review all lots and identify any spots that show as offline (“Awaiting Conn.” or “Critical” in the legend below): 2. For any spots that show as offline, follow the procedure outlined in the FAQs and Troubleshooting section below until the space shows as online. 3. If there are a large number of Pebbles in close proximity that are not online, there may be an issue with the gateway (a gateway may be offline, or there may be insufficient gateway density).
IX. FAQs and Troubleshooting Q: What should I do if I encounter issues saving a Pebble ID in the mobile app? A: First, try logging out and logging back into the mobile app. If this doesn’t fix the issue, please default to recording the Pebble ID on the paper maps / layouts that will be provided. Q: What should I do if a Pebble isn’t showing up online after installation? A: First, repeat the Pebble activation step of placing the magnet against the Pebble.
