What is the webserver?
The webserver is an interface you can assess via a phone, tablet or laptop that has WiFi enabled. It is essencially a webpage that shows you informaton about your shutoff system and allowes you to it up to your own preferances.
Some of the more usefull features include, tracking battery state on each connected shutoff, along with the RSSI (signal strength).
Step 1
Turn on the remote, and your phones wifi.
Step 2
In the WiFi networks overview, you will see a network called "WilCo-AP#########". The last number is a random name - this makes sure each remote has a default name that is unique.
Step 3
Connect to the network - your phone might warn you that this network has no internet connection, ignore the warning and continue.
Go to you browser and enter the address "192.168.4.1", this is the IP that hosts the webserver, this should take you to the overview page.
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If this fails, you might need to turn off data or put your phone in airplane mode and try connecting to the WilCo network again.
In this overview you get important information about each module, Its status, battery voltage, mode and signal strength.
In this image 3 modules are connected, identified by their unique MAC address.
Status: Shows "Connected" or "Not Connected"
Battery voltages: Shows the battery charge in miliVolt
Mode: Will display the current mode the shutoff is in, Running, FlyAway, Charging, Charging Compleate, Storrage.
RSSI: Indicates the received signal strength (how well can the module hear the base), shown in dBm, a larger number is better, -30 is better than -80.
By clickin on the MAC address in the overview page, you are taken to an individual page for that particular shutoff.
You are again presented with the status of the shutoff module and 3 button
Restart: Will restart the device
Sleep: Will put the device to sleep*.
Storage Mode: Will attempt to discharge the battery to between 3700mv and 3850mV. If the shutoff module will not be used for an extended periode of time, LiPo cells should be stored around this level. The module will turn on the valve to get the battery voltage lower, then pause for a bit and take a voltage measurement, this continues untill the targeted voltage is reached, during wich the LED will fade out in pulses. When the targeted range is reached the module will enter sleep mode*.
If the battery voltage is lower than 3700mV when this mode is started the module will enter sleep mode*
*)Note: sleep still consumes a small amount of battery, so the system should not be left in this state for long periodes of time.
SSID: Name of the WiFi Network, you can choose to hide the SSID, so other devices cant detect it.
Password: The Password used to connect to the network, must be at least 8 characters.
Channel: The channel the shutoff and webserver operates on, if this is changed all shutoffs needs to be paired to the base again, to sync up and use the same channel
TXpower: The transmit power used to to transmit data to the shutoff module, reducing this also reduses the range of when a fly away is detected. Lowering the power will reduce the range, triggering a flyaway sooner, but also increases the risk of a false trigger (triggering when there is no flyaway).
Pair Mode: Will put the base station in to pairing mode
Sleep All: Pressing this button will send a sleep command to all connected devices and afterthat put the base station to sleep. Note sleep still consumes a small amount of battery, so the system should not be left in this state for long periodes of time.