Working with a Map

Use the Map feature to monitor your station and motes on Google Maps™. To help accurately position the motes for an RX Wireless Sensor Network on the HOBOlink map, consider logging into your HOBOlink account on your phone and walking to each mote as you place them on the map. You can use the My Location tool on Google Maps in HOBOlink to automatically move to your current position (this requires location services being enabled).

To place a station and motes on the map:

1. Click Devices and then Map. (Log into HOBOlink from your phone if you will be walking to each mote in the network as you set up the map.)
2. Navigate to the area on the map where your station is physically located. If you are standing near the station with your phone, tap in the lower right corner of the map to automatically move the map to your location. You may be prompted to give HOBOlink access to your phone’s location services.
3. Click or tap the marker next to your station in the side menu (upper left corner of map, click to expand the Settings menu if necessary). Click or tap the location on the map where the device is physically located to place the marker.
4. If placing motes on the map: Navigate to the area on the map where one of the motes in the network is physically located. If you are using your phone to mark the location of the motes, walk to the closest mote and tap to move the map to your location. Note that if the mote is not far from your last position, the map may not move.
5. If placing motes on the map: Click or tap the marker next to the mote in the side menu (upper left corner of map, click to expand the station menu if necessary). Click or tap the location on the map where the mote is physically located to place the marker. If you are in a different location than the network, use the distance scale in the bottom right corner of the map to estimate the distance between the station and the mote. The distance scale changes as you zoom in and out of the map.
6. If placing motes on the map: Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each additional mote in the network.

You can also do the following:

• Click in the upper right corner if you want to change the location of the station or mote icon on the map. Once moving is enabled, click the station or mote icon and drag it to another place on the map. Click once the icon is in the desired location.
• Enable the “Show wireless paths” checkbox in the Settings menu in the upper left corner of the map to show a graphical representation of the wireless connections in the network. When this option is enabled, orange lines are added to the map along with arrows that point in the direction of the data transmission from one mote to the next and ultimately back to the station.
• Hover over the station icon to view information about the station from the last connection to HOBOlink, including the alarm status and readings for all smart sensors, water level sensors, analog sensors, and calculated series (such as dew point), and the percentage of remaining station battery power. Wireless sensor information is not included with the RX3000 station information; this is reported separately for each mote placed on the map. Note: If your device uses a custom image set in General Configuration, then that image will also be used as the icon on the map. In addition, if you cannot view the sensor information, make sure appears in the upper right corner. You cannot view sensor information when moving is enabled. Click to disable moving.
• If zoomed in on the map, check the label next to each mote icon to see the sensor reading from the last connection to HOBOlink for each measurement type or calculated series associated with that mote. Note: if the mote is a repeater, the label displays the network connectivity health.
• Hover over a mote icon to view information about that particular mote in the network as of the last connection to HOBOlink, including the alarm status and sensor readings for each measurement type or calculated series, the percentage of remaining battery power, the network connectivity health, and the mote signal strength. See Tips for Working with Wireless Sensors for more details on connectivity and signal strength.
• Click the arrow in the upper left corner of the map to expand or collapse the side menu.
• Use the Nickname field in the Settings menu to search for a station or mote. Type one or more characters to refine the list of stations or motes.
• Click a station name to quickly navigate to the device overview page.
• Click to highlight the device location on the map.
• Use the navigation controls in the lower right corner for zooming in and out or centering the map. You can also grab the map with the hand icon to change the view.