SteadyServ Technologies LLC IKEG-CS1 Manuel D’Utilisation
iKeg Sensor Manual
1 Product Overview
The iKeg Sensor is a device that mounts to the bottom of beer keg, takes
periodic measurements of the remaining beer in the keg and transmits this
information wirelessly to an iKeg Uplink. To implement this function, the
hardware shall consist of the following features：
periodic measurements of the remaining beer in the keg and transmits this
information wirelessly to an iKeg Uplink. To implement this function, the
hardware shall consist of the following features：
1)
Weight Sensing Load Cells
2)
1 Battery
3)
Controls and Indicators
a. 1 Red LED
b. 1 Momentary Push Button
c. JTAG header
a. 1 Red LED
b. 1 Momentary Push Button
c. JTAG header
4)
1 or 2 Printed Circuit Boards incorporating:
a. Battery Management / Power Supply
b. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
c. Wireless Communication Interface to the iKeg Uplink
d. Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC) of the Load Cells
e. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Reader w/ Antenna
a. Battery Management / Power Supply
b. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
c. Wireless Communication Interface to the iKeg Uplink
d. Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC) of the Load Cells
e. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Reader w/ Antenna
1.1 iKeg Sensor Lifecycle
Upon arrival at the retailer, the battery tab will be removed or the battery
otherwise inserted or the unit paired to wake up from its deep sleep state. At
initial power up, the iKeg sensor will only seek to associate with a gateway and
activate itself. After association and activation, it will enter its idle or heartbeat
state. In this state it is asleep and can only be awakened by the expiration of
an internal counter or by pressing the Pairing button. At the expiration of the
counter it will send a Heartbeat Mode Status to its associated gateway. This is
intended to give the gateway an opportunity to pass any necessary messages
to a particular iKeg sensor while maintaining a minimum load on the battery.
The gateway will otherwise not be able to communicate with the sensor while
it is asleep.
initial power up, the iKeg sensor will only seek to associate with a gateway and
activate itself. After association and activation, it will enter its idle or heartbeat
state. In this state it is asleep and can only be awakened by the expiration of
an internal counter or by pressing the Pairing button. At the expiration of the
counter it will send a Heartbeat Mode Status to its associated gateway. This is
intended to give the gateway an opportunity to pass any necessary messages
to a particular iKeg sensor while maintaining a minimum load on the battery.
The gateway will otherwise not be able to communicate with the sensor while
it is asleep.
Once the sensor has been successfully activated it can be put into service
whereby the iKeg sensor will be paired with a container. The delivery driver
can put the sensor into its pairing state by pressing the pairing button. In the
pairing state the sensor will activate its RFID reader
can put the sensor into its pairing state by pressing the pairing button. In the
pairing state the sensor will activate its RFID reader
, light it’s red LED steadily
to let the driver know it is ready to be paired. The driver will then swipe the
sensor across the RFID tag on the container. If the pairing is successful, the
sensor across the RFID tag on the container. If the pairing is successful, the