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Installation

Setting up the hardware (RFID)

  1. Prepare your target hardware. All items should be labeled.

  2. In our example, the connection layout will be:

    • An Xperience controller (XN-185) connected via USB to the PC.
    • Antenna controllers (XR-DR1) connected to the Xperience controller via X-Talk Cable (CAX-M6W).
    • RFID Antennas connected each to its own Antenna controller

  3. Connect to the PC USB port.

  4. Once powered up, getting an RFID tag near an antenna should cause the corresponding Antenna controller to light up its LED.

Setting up the hardware (Wireless)

  1. Prepare your target hardware. All items should be labeled.

  2. In our example, the connection layout will be:

    • An Xperience controller (XM-350) connected via a serial to USB cable to the PC.
    • One or more Wireless Tag Extension Modules (EM-F#) preassembled to the Xperience controller.

  1. Connect to the PC USB port: Note that the usual setup uses a serial cable. To connect to a PC either the provided serial-to-USB adapter can be used, or some form of RS232/Serial adapter has to be wired.

  2. Once powered up, every sensor should be paired with one channel of the extension module.

See the XM-350 with EM-F4 Quick Start Guide from Nexmosphere.

Pair button method

  1. Press and hold control button A for a few seconds. The blue Pair LED will start to blink.
  2. Press Control button A to toggle to the channel you want to pair. The green LED of the selected Wireless X-talk channel will blink.
  3. To pair: lift the sensor which you want to pair to the selected channel. The green LED of the paired channel will be lit continuously for 1 second to confirm pairing was successful.
  4. After, the next channel in line is automatically selected to be paired. If the next channel also needs to be paired, simply lift another sensor.
  5. To quit pairing mode, hold button A for a few seconds. The status LED of the EM-F4 base station will blink 3 times to confirm exit of pairing mode.

It will appear as a /dev/ttyUSB# port on Linux.

See Connecting Nexmosphere Devices to a Windows/Linux PC

Installing and configuring the software

Required Software:

  • Broox Studio (Via web browser)
  • Broox Controller
  • Broox Sensor Node
  • Broox Media Player

Creating the installation

  1. Start by logging into Broox Studio

  2. Navigate to Installation/Locations:

  3. Click on Add Location:

  4. Fill the location information. Name, location, time zone, etc.

  5. You can set an email address to receive alarms from the location installation and set a time window to ignore alarms:

  6. Click on the created location:

  7. A default Controller is created for the location.

  8. Download the License File (LIFT-AND-LEARN.license) by clicking the License button.

  9. Copy the License File to the PC.

Installing the Broox Platform

  1. Download the required .deb packages (V.V.V is the version).

    • broox-controller_V.V.V_amd64.deb
    • broox-sensor_V.V.V_amd64.deb
    • broox-mediaplayer_V.V.V_amd64.deb

  2. Open the Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T).

  3. cd to the folder where you downloaded the .deb packages.

  4. Run sudo apt install ./<package.deb> for each package.

  5. Reply Y. The package will install.

  1. You can start the applications from the Applications screen.

Configuring Broox Controller

  1. Start Broox Controller.

  2. Expand the Configuration Section:

  3. Click Read .license file.

  4. Browse for the CONTROLLER_NAME.license file downloaded from the CMS

  5. Press the Start button to start the controller.

  6. You should see on Broox Studio the controller reload process (red→yellow→green):

Configuring Broox Sensor Node

  1. Start Broox Sensor Node.

  2. Expand the Configuration Section:

  3. If not selected, select the controller. If it does not show, ensure it's started.

  4. In Add Sensor select Nexmosphere Sensor/Actuator.

  5. Click the Add button.

  1. Select the correct port from the Port dropdown:

  1. Press the Start button to start the Sensor Node.

  2. The Sensor Node will register in the Broox Studio Store/Devices section, automatically:

Configuring Broox Media Player

  1. Start Broox Media Player from the applications menu.

  2. If not configured, just quit it with Ctrl-Q.

  3. The Media Player will self-register in Broox Studio automatically, in Store/Devices:

Adding the Installation

  1. On Broox Studio select Installations:

  2. Click on Add Installation:

  3. Name the Installation:

  4. Select the devices to use: The Sensor Node and the Media Player.

  5. Press Next.

  6. We can add a Canvas to the installation.

    • A canvas is a region of the screen that shows a campaign in Media Player.
    • As we have no Campaign created, for now we click Skip.

  7. We finally click Create on the summary page.

We are now ready to start Delivering Content