How to Commission Sensors

Commissioning a sensor attaches it to an asset in your Treon Connect instance.

For commissioning a sensor you need an NFC-capable smart phone and the Treon Connect app, and you need to be in close proximity to the sensors you want to commission.

Step 1: Turn on NFC on your phone

To enable NFC on an Android device, go to Settings > Connected devices > Connection preferences > NFC, then toggle the switch to On. Once activated, the device can exchange data with other NFC-enabled devices or tags when they are nearby.

Step 2: Start Treon App

To start the Treon App, simply tap its icon from your Android device’s home screen or app drawer.

If your Treon Connect app is not yet connected to your Treon Connect instance, please log in with your user credentials.

Step 3: Choose the Asset

From the asset list in the Treon App, tap the specific asset you want to attach the sensor to in order to proceed with commissioning the sensor.

Step 4: Attach the Device to Start NFC Pairing

Bring the smartphone NFC field to the proximity of the sensor.

Press the Attach Device button in the Treon App to automatically initiate NFC pairing with the sensor.

Now hold the Treon Node C close to your phone’s NFC sensor until the pairing process begins automatically.

Step 5: Wait for successful NFC pairing

The Treon App displays the progress of the sensor commisioning on the screen.

Please keep the phone and the Treon Node C sensor steady during the pairing process. In case the NFC pairing fails, please start the process new by pressing the Try Again button.

Step 4 b / 5b: Manually attaching a sensor

Alternatively, you can attach a sensor to an Asset manually. This is only possible if a sensor has previously been commissioned to an Asset linked to your Treon Connect instance.

To start the process, press the Enter Manually button during the NFC pairing process.

In the menu, select the Treon Node C sensor you want to attach to the Asset from the list of available sensors.

If the sensor is not shown in the list, it likely has not been commissioned to an Asset in your Treon Connect instance yet. Please follow the NFC pairing process to commission the sensor.

Step 6: Specify Device Properties

After the sensor has been paired and commissioned successfully, you are asked to fill in the details of the sensor deployment.

Name: Name the sensor according to it’s deployment position. Choose a name that clearly identifies the specific sensor.

Examples for easily identifiable namings are:

• “Conveyor belt B2, position 3, left side”
• “Fork lift 3, motor top side”

Installation Position: Describe the positon of the sensor on the asset.

Device Class: Select a Device Class for the asset from the pre-defined list. Assinging the Device class will automatically enable class-based event-rules for alerts and warnings.

Take Picture: In order to identify the position of the sensor on the asset, you can take a photo. After pressing the button Take Picture, take a picture of the sensor with your phone’s camera.

After you have entered all necessariy data, press the Attach button to complete commissioning the sensor device.

Completion

Your sensor device has now been commissioned and is attached to an asset in your Treon Connect instance.

Please note that the sensor will not begin transmitting data immediately after commissioning. Commissioning initiates the sensor’s internal clock cycle, during which it will send measurements at regular intervals. It may take several measurement cycles before the first data is successfully transmitted to the cloud. Once transmission begins, the sensor will continue sending data consistently.