Bridge connection status in the Wattsense console – Wattsense Support Portal

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The changes below are introduced with version 6.2.2 of the firmware.

This article describes the different Bridge connection status in the Wattsense console header panel.

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Modifications have been made to this connection module mainly to remove the mandatory delay of 600 s between two data sendings (gateway) when in LAN configuration (second part of the article).

A – Bridge with default GSM configuration

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Case A-1 : Bridge is offline

The red indicator shows that the box is offline and the following instructions are displayed :

Bridge disconnected from console
Activate communication via the SIM card to connect the box to the console and send a new configuration.Without a connection, you can modify the configuration of the box in the console but not send it. The property values are not received either.

Click on the grey toggle button Article.StatusBridge.ToggleButtonGris.png to connect the Bridge to the console.

If the connection is successul, the toggle button will turn green Article.StatusBridge.ToggleButtonVert.png .

You may have to wait around 10 to 20 seconds before GSM connections are established due to synchronization tasks.

Case A-2 : Bridge is connected via the GSM network

The box is online. Displayed symbols have the following meaning :

	GSM Antenna active
	Cellular network signal strength

The data is transmitted to the MQTT broker via the cellular connection.

If you are not using a LAN connectivity, when the toggle button will goes OFF, the data will stop being transmitted via GSM.

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Once connected, you can send a configuration from the console to the Bridge as well as display equipement properties in the console during 1 hour (Live Data Tab). Data will be removed from the console atfer this period.

B – Bridge is connected via Ethernet/IP network

In addition to the default cellular mode, you can connect the Bridge to the internet via a LAN Ethernet cable.

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In this case, several connection states are possible.

Case B-1 : Bridge connected to internet thanks to Ethernet/IP network. No data are transmitted.

In this case, you can send a configuration from the console to the Bridge, but you won't receive data into the live data Tab. Data are transmitted to customer MQTT broker through the Ethernet/IP network.

The following instructions are displayed :

Activate communication via the SIM card to connect the box to the console and receive property values (Connection time : 60 min)

Click on the grey toggle button Article.StatusBridge.ToggleButtonGris.png to connect the Bridge to the console.

If the connection is successfull, the toggle button will turn green Article.StatusBridge.ToggleButtonVert.png .

Case B-2 : Bridge has Ethernet/IP connection. GSM connectivity is activated.

In this case, the Bridge is connected via GSM (cf paragraph A-2 above)

Case B-3 : if no GSM network is available, data and configuration are sent through the Ethernet/IP network.

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