MicroBot Alert Manuel utilisateur
MicroBot Alert User Guide
Getting Started 1
Meet MicroBot Alert 1
Preferred environmental data 2
Authorize your device 3
MicroBot Alert’s LED Meanings 4
Pair MicroBot Alert with your smartphone 4
Unpair & Reset MicroBot Alert 6
Update MicroBot Alert's software 7
Range between smartphone and MicroBot Alert 7
Alert’s battery capacity and charging time 7
Sensors' Specifications 8
Settings in Alert 8
Change Alert’s name & background 8
Sharing options 9
Monitor Air Quality 10
Unit of measurement 10
Set Timer 11
Basics 12
Quick check 12
Set up conditions 14
Monitor Alert remotely with hubs 14
Works With 16
Works with other MicroBots 16
Control MicroBot Alert with IFTTT 17
Troubleshooting 21
My Microbot App does not detect my MicroBot Alert 21
MicroBot Alert keeps disconnecting 21
MicroBot Alert is not updating 22
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Getting Started
Meet MicroBot Alert
MicroBot Alert is a tiny smart sensor that can monitor various atmospheric
variables including temperature, moisture, air pressure, light intensity, noise
level, CO2 level, organic chemicals (VOCs), and movements. Alert also sends
you push notifications containing useful information about your environment
and recommendations.
Handling. MicroBot Alert is not waterproof but it is splash resistant. Do not
submerge in water.
Power & Battery. MicroBot Alert does not have a power on/off button. Once
charged, it keeps running until the battery is empty.
Warning Instructions. Choking Hazard - MicroBot Alert contains small parts.
Not for children under 3 years old.
Alert’s Dashboard
View data details. Tap on the desired sensor to enter its detail mode and see
the data on a map or on a graph. The data displayed on the graph can be
viewed daily, monthly or yearly.
Preferred environmental data
Altitude. Reactions to altitude (headache, nausea, vomiting, palpitation,
dizziness…) vary from person to person. Some people can experience
symptoms as early as 2,500 m (8,200 ft) but symptoms appears from 4,000 m
(13,000 ft) for the majority of people.
CO2 level. Indoor CO2 is best at around 600 ~ 1,000 ppm.
Humidity. Humidity indoors is best between 40% and 60%.
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Light intensity. The recommended light intensity may differ depending on the
room, the activity and the desired atmosphere. It must be adapted according to
your needs.
●Intimate, softened ambience (living room, bedroom…): 25 ~ 50 lux
●Pleasant ambience (living room, kitchen, bedroom, office): 100 ~ 150
lux
●Working condition (office, bedroom, library…): 200 ~ 250 lux
●Technical activity (office, workshop…): 350 ~ 500 lux
Sound / Noise. The harm caused by noise depends on both the volume (level)
of noise (dBA) and the duration of exposure.
●0 dBA ~ 70 dBA: noise level is relatively not harmful.
●70 dBA ~ 140 dBA: noise level is harmful. People must be careful of
the duration of exposure and the intensity. 140 dBA is the threshold of
pain.
Note:
The exposure limit to noise in office or public venues is often regulated by law. In
the US, the permissible exposure limit is is 90 dBA defined by the Department of Labor
(OSHA) for all workers for an 8 hour day. For each increase of 5 dBA, the amount of
time a person can be exposed is cut by half. For example, at 100 dBA sound level, the
permissible exposure limit is 2 hours.
Temperature. Indoor temperature is best between 18°C ~ 21°C or 65°F ~
70°F.
TVOC level. The level of TVOC must be kept as low as possible at all times.
Daily exposure to TVOC levels as low as 40 ppb caused asthma to children.
The World Health Organization recommends a concentration of formaldehyde
of 0.1 mg/m3 (1 ppb) for 30 minutes. Learn more in WHO Guidelines for Indoor
Air Quality.
Note:
The preferred environmental data mentioned above is to be taken as
recommendations only. Each preferred value should be adapted to your specific
situation.
Authorize your device
1. Download MicroBot app
MicroBot Alert is compatible with iOS and Android devices. Download the
MicroBot app for free on the Apple Store or the Google Play Store.
Requirements. Before using MicroBot Alert please make sure your device
(phone or tablet) satisfies the following requirements:
●iOS 9.0 or later. Android 6.0 or later.
●BLE (Bluetooth 4.0 or higher) is enabled.
●Location and notifications must be turned on and allowed.
2. Authorize your device
Before using MicroBot Alert, you need to authorize your device to MicroBot
Cloud.
Receive the authorization link (a.k.a Magic Link). Open the MicroBot Alert
app, enter the email address to be associated with your MicroBot Cloud. You
will receive your ‘Magic Link’ by email to authorize the requesting device.
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Authorize your device. Find the email titled “Microbot Magic Link from iPhone
(or Android)” in your Inbox, tap the ‘Authorize’ button, and you will be
redirected to MicroBot Alert app to complete the authorization.
Note:
The Magic Link is valid for 3 minutes. If you don’t confirm your device within this
time, you need to restart the app and enter your email address again to receive a new
link.
Note:
If you don’t receive an email with the Magic Link within one minute or so, please
restart the app and try again. Please make sure your device is connected to Internet and
the Magic Link email isn’t in the spam box.
Initialization. Wait until the initialization is completed, then tap ‘Start’.
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MicroBot Alert’s LED Meanings
🁢🁢🁢🁢🁢 Blinking Blue:
Powered on and unpaired (ready to be paired).
🁢🁢 Blinking Green when touched:
Paired and working.
🁢 Solid Green:
Firmware Updating.
🁢🁢 Blinking Pink :
Waiting for reconnection with the paired smartphone.
🁢 Red: Ready to reset.
Touch and hold the tactile button on top until the red light starts blinking
🁢🁢🁢🁢🁢 Blinking Red:
Reset complete. The device should now be blinking blue.
Pair MicroBot Alert with your smartphone
Requirements. Before pairing MicroBot Alert with your smartphone,
●Make sure your device’s Bluetooth is turned on in Settings > Bluetooth.
Your smartphone or tablet must support Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE or
Bluetooth 4.0 or later) to scan MicroBots.
●Turn on Location and Notification in Settings > (MicroBot) Alert
●Make sure your MicroBot Alert’s LED is blinking blue.
Pair your MicroBot. Slide the screen from left to right to make the left side
menu appear and tap Then, tap again and select your MicroBot Alert
in the list.
Once selected, your MicroBot’s LED will start blinking in different colors. When
the color of LED and the color on the app matches, tap your MicroBot.
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Once the pairing is complete, you can access your Alert’s dashboard.
Note:
If you see an error message during the pairing process, please make sure the
MicroBot’s LED is blinking in BLUE.
Add another MicroBot. Slide the page from left to right to make the side
menu appear, tap and follow the steps as previously noted.
Unpair & Reset MicroBot Alert
When do you need to unpair or reset MicroBot Alert?
●A MicroBot Alert can only be added to one MicroBot Cloud. If you wish
to use your MicroBot on a device that is registered on another Cloud,
you need to unpair/reset it before pairing it with the new device.
●As part of troubleshooting steps, it may be requested, at some point,
to reset your MicroBot Alert (see instructions below).
Unpair MicroBot Alert. Tap or slide from left to right to access the
left-sidebar, tap at the top and select the MicroBot you want to unpair.
Then, tap at the top.
Then, confirm that your MicroBot Alert's LED is blinking blue. If it does not blink
in blue, please reset your MicroBot.
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Reset MicroBot Alert. Occasionally, you may need to reset MicroBot Alert. To
do so:
1) Plug in your Alert to the power supply;
2) When the LED starts blinking red, keep pressing the tactile button
until it blinks red rapidly. Then, wait until the LED blinks blue.
Once it’s reset successfully, you can add it to a new MicroBot Cloud.
Note:
After resetting, in the MicroBot Alert app, please make sure that your Alert does
not appear anymore in the list of paired Alert’s. If it does, please remove it following the
‘unpair’ method detailed above.
Update MicroBot Alert's Firmware
Check for available updates. On the left sidebar, view your list of registered
MicroBots. When an update is available, the icon is shown.
Update MicroBot Alert. Tap on , select ‘agree’ and wait until the update
is completed. Once completed, the update icon disappears.
CAUTION! Make sure you stay connected to your Alert during the update and
do not exit the app while the update is processing. Make sure Alert has
sufficient battery.
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Range between a smartphone and MicroBot Alert
MicroBot Alert connects to a smartphone or tablet using Bluetooth Low Energy
(4.0 or BLE). The distance can vary from 30 to 230 feet or 10 to 70 meters,
depending on the smartphone's antenna performance and the environment
where the MicroBot Alert is located. If there are a lot of walls or networks the
range can be reduced. In an open space, the range can be as far as 230 feet.
Alert’s battery capacity and charging time
Charge MicroBot Alert. MicroBot Alert uses a Micro USB charger (included).
It takes around 2 hours to fully charge a MicroBot Alert.
Check the battery level. The battery level can be seen on your MicroBot
Alert's dashboard.
Battery Capacity. The battery of Alert can last up to 2 years and 4 months
when the sound and air quality sensors are turned off.
However, the battery can run out faster and have a reduced lifespan depending
on your settings:
●When the sound and air quality (CO2 & TVOC) sensors are enabled
●When the frequency to update the data is high
Use the Extended Battery Pack (optional). For extended battery life, plug
your MicroBot into the Battery Pack (purchased separately). Make sure the
Pack is charged with 4 AAA batteries.
See additional instructions below under Air Quality and Timer for tips to extend
battery life between charging.
Sensors' Specifications
Obtaining eact
Humidity sensor accuracy tolerance: ±3 % relative humidity
Pressure sensor offset temperature coefficient: ±1.5 Pa/K, equiv. to ±12.6
cm at 1 °C temperature change
Temperature sensor range: operating range -40 - +185 °F (-40 - +85 °C)
Light sensor lux range: 0.045 Lux to 188,000 Lux
Accelerometer sensor range: accelerometer can be selected along the -scale
of 2g/±4g/r8g/r16g.
CO2 sensor range: 400ppm to 8192ppm
TVOC sensor range: 0ppb to 1187ppb
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Settings in Alert
Change Alert’s name & background
If you use several MicroBots, changing the name and background picture may
be useful to differentiate them easily. Name your MicroBot Alert according to its
placement (e.g. “Baby Room”), or just give it a nickname as you wish!
Change the name. Tap at the top right corner to enter your Alert’s
settings, type the preferred name in the name field, and tap on to save.
Then, tap to exit the settings and come back to your Alert’s dashboard.
Change the background. Tap at the top right corner to enter your
Alert’s settings, tap and select whether you wish to take a picture or
choose one from the gallery. Then, take/choose a picture, crop and add as
background.
Note:
Changing the background is a feature temporarily unavailable.
Sharing options
About sharing data. Enabling sharing options will allow other Alert users to
see your Alert’s data when using either the graph of a sensor or Alert World
(see below).
Sharing data. Tap at the top right corner to enter your Alert’s settings
and find ‘Permissions’. Turn on ‘Permissions’ and choose which data you wish
to share.
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Access Alert World. Alert World maps the data collected by Alerts when the
sharing option is turned on. Swipe to the left menu bar and, at the bottom, tap
on Alert World. On the toolbar, select the data you wish to view.
Monitor Air Quality
Alert measures your air quality with these two sensors:
●CO2 sensor
●TVOC sensor (total volatile organic compound)
By default, these sensors are disabled as they consume a lot of energy, thus
causing the battery to run out faster. The battery run-time depends on the
settings you’ve chosen.
Measuring air quality. Tap at the top right corner to enter your Alert’s
settings and find ‘Air Quality’. Turn on ‘Air quality’, go back to the dashboard by
tapping on the 3 dots again and wait until the sensor completes its initialization.
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