Monnit Wireless Sensors - Newsletter January 2014

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Happy New Year from Monnit

A Hearty and Happy New Year to You – our esteemed customers and partners. Monnit is proud to close out a very successful 2013 that brought our team much closer to realizing the dream of being the undisputed leading provider of low cost monitoring solutions. In particular, we are proud of our new cellular gateways and partners and our global certifications – both bringing us into a position to continue to expand our business exponentially around the world. We want you to know that we continue to be committed to providing you the most reliable, least expensive and best supported monitoring solutions available anywhere. We invite you to let us know how we are doing and what we can do to better serve you. As we look forward to the new year, we are already well along the path in some industry changing product development. We are sure you will be equally excited for these as we roll them out. 2014 is looking very exciting!

Thanks for your business!
The Monnit Team

Monnit Cellular Solutions

Monnit offers low-cost cellular solutions that allow you to easily monitor locations where an existing internet connection is not an option. MonnitLink™ Cellular Gateways allow wireless sensors to communicate with the iMonnit™ Online Monitoring and Notification System via cellular transmission.

The MonnitLink™ Cellular Gateway is based on the latest wireless technology.

MonnitLink™ Cellular Gateway Features:
• True plug & play, no hassles for internet configuration set-up
• No PC required for operation
• Low-cost cellular service packages
• Remote software upgrade capability
• Local status LEDs with transmission and online status indicators
• AC powered (battery backup model coming soon)
• Dual Band CDMA (800/1900 MHz)

Monnit Cellular Solution Bundles:
Cellular Temperature Monitoring Kit »

Learn More About MonnitLink™ Cellular Gateways »

In this issue

Ethernet Gateway Enhancements

Our development team has been hard at work, making enhancements to our Wireless Ethernet Gateway. We have added new features and numerous enhancements based on the needs of our customers and partners. The new version of our Ethernet Gateway includes all of the previous product features, plus these new enhancements.

New Features:

• New external interface support for:
- Real Time TCP
- MODBUS TCP
- SNMP
• Easy customization for Enterprise
customers and partners.
• Integrated web server for custom
configuration direct from PC.
• Can interface with Monnit Express
local PC software.

Learn More About The Updated Ethernet Gateway »

Let's take a look in our crystal ball to see what the future holds at Monnit?

Here at Monnit, we are proud of the relationship we have developed with our customers and partners. These relationships allow us to continually improve our products and services based on our customer's needs. Due to customer requests, the Monnit development team is working on updates to our cellular sensing platform. Some of these updates include adding GPS and Battery Backup as optional features for our cellular gateways. If you would like to learn more about the development efforts of our team on these new product features or to be notified when it becomes available, please email us at sales@monnit.com.

Water Intrusion Monitoring

Water intrusion can start small and remain un-noticed for some time. Even the smallest amount of water can ruin property as well as seep into walls and flooring causing structural damage and/or mold. There are numerous sources for water intrusion and with the winter months upon us, we can start to see fluctuations in temperatures which can cause a multitude of these issues.

The most common sources of water intrusion include:

• Roof leaks (both from age/wear and from snow and ice damaging roofing materials).
• Plumbing leaks and/or pipe breaks in colder weather.
• Sewer line back-ups.
• Flooding from outside of the building.
• Moisture intrusion through the building envelope.

Monnit provides a low-cost, reliable, wireless monitoring solution that provides immediate notification of water presence as well as monitor for variables that can lead to water intrusion.

Water Detection Sensors	Detect and notify at the immediate presence of water.

Temperature Sensors	Monitor temperatures and notify if below or above set threshold.

Water Temperature Sensors	Monitor temperatures in water storage tanks and notify if too cold.

Voltage Detection Sensors	Can detect if a sump pump is activated due to water level in sump pit.

All Monnit wireless sensors come with free basic online monitoring, allowing you to view sensor information anytime from anywhere. Receive instant notifications via email or SMS text if a set sensor condition is met or exceeded.

« Learn More About Monnit Wireless Sensor Solutions for Water Intrusion Monitoring

Keep your property safe and water damage free by using Monnit wireless sensors.

by The WiSe Guys

Wireless Voltage Sensor Installation

Monnit wireless voltage detection sensors connect directly to high voltage power sources. Because it is not isolated, any exposed metal around the wiring and antenna must be treated as "HOT". To prevent the possibility of electric shock, it is recommended to mount sensor, connect wiring, and orient antenna prior to energizing the AC source it will be monitoring.

The following steps will demonstrate the correct way to connect the wireless voltage sensor to the power source you wish to monitor.

When hooking up a wireless voltage sensor please follow these instructions;

• Connect the black wire from the Monnit voltage sensor to the "hot" side of the power source you
are monitoring.
• Connect the white wire from the Monnit voltage sensor to the "neutral" side of the power source
you are monitoring.

The following diagram will help you understand wiring for 120V, 240V and 480V.

Wireless Voltage Sensor Connections

Once again, to avoid electircal shock, please remove power from the source you wish to monitor prior to connecting the wireless voltage sensor.

For more information on using Monnit wireless sensors, visit the support section of our website.

Watch for the upcoming launch of Monnit Professional Services.

If you have a specific project requiring new or modified wireless sensors, gateways or monitoring software, we will be happy to help you, as we have hundreds of others over the years.