Wireless communication is the most significant drain on our device’s batteries so if there are problems causing extra communication it can reduce battery life. See Troubleshooting Article – Wireless Communication for more information.
Category: Troubleshooting
Wireless Communications
Solutions While there are a variety of problems to watch out for with wireless communications, there are relatively few solutions so we’ll start with those. Router / Repeaters – Adding a router/repeater is the most common solution to communication problems. Device may be too far from existing router/repeaters and controller. Or existing router/repeaters may have […]
Motion Sensor Battery Didn’t Last Long
The main properties that affect battery life are ‘Occupancy Hold Time’, ‘Report Time’, and the ‘Force Transmit’ properties. ‘Occupancy Hold Time’ is the first property you should adjust to increase battery life. It defaults to a low value so it’s easy to test during installation. Once motion detection has been reported, no more motion detects will be […]
Doorbell Makes Ascending AND Descending Beeps
There can be a variety of causes for this, it means it started to join but failed. Doorstation driver Make sure you’re connecting to the driver named ‘Doorbell’ not ‘Doorstation’. If our doorbell driver isn’t in composer follow these steps: Find drivers at http://axxind.com/dealers/drivers Select the driver you want and open the zip folder. Copy the […]