Parameters 

Description 

Sensor sens 

the Sensor object to be updated  

Double heartBeat 

How often the sensor communicates with the gateway if no activity recorded.  

Double awareStateHeartBeat 

How often the sensor communicates with the gateway while in Aware State.  

Double minimumThreshold 

Any assessments below this value will cause the sensor to enter the Aware State.  

Double maximumThreshold 

Any assessments above this value will cause the sensor to enter the Aware State.  

Double Hysteresis 

A buffer to prevent the sensor from bouncing between Standard Operation and Aware State when the assessments are very close to a threshold. For example, if a Maximum threshold is set to 90 degrees and a Hysteresis of 1 degree, then once the sensor takes an assessment of 90 degrees and enters the Aware State it will remain in the Aware state until the temperature readings drop to 89 degrees similarly, at the minimum threshold the temperature will have to rise a degree above the threshold to return to Standard Operation.  

Integer averagingInterval 

User defined value that determines how often the sensor will make an assessment. For example, if a value of 5000 is entered, then the sensor will make a measurement every 5 seconds an on the heartbeat it will deliver an average of all the measurements over that interval.  

Integer currentShiftAware 

This value determines how much of a change in current is required for the sensor to go aware. For example, suppose the value in this field is 1 amp. If the transducer is measuring 3 amps then drops to 2 amps the sensor will go aware and report.  

Boolean accumulate 

With accumulate off, only the Amp Hours/Watt Hours consumed during a single heartbeat will be reported. With accumulate on the energy consumed during the current heartbeat will be added to the energy consumed during the previous heartbeat.  

Integer failedTransmissionsBeforeLinkMode 

The number of transmissions the sensor sends without response from a gateway before it goes to battery saving link mode. In link mode the sensor will scan for a new gateway and if not found will enter battery saving sleep mode for 2 hours before trying to scan again. Lower number will allow sensors to find new gateways with fewer missed readings. Higher numbers will cause the sensor to hold it setting in a noisy RF environment better. (Zero will cause the sensor to never enter link mode. to find a new gateway channel the battery will have to be cycled out of the sensor.)