When does your sensor sample and send data?
Learning
When you first install the FitMachine sensor, it has to learn what is "normal" for that piece of equipment.
To speed up this process, the sensor's sample interval and sync interval are shorter than normal operations initially:
- Sample interval: 1 minute*
- Report interval: 20 minutes*
*As more samples are gathered, these intervals become longer and only apply when the equipment is running.
- Understand the terms:
- Sample interval - how often the sensor collects data
- Report interval - how often the data is sent to MachineCloud (assuming a good network)
Normal Operations
When the FitMachine sensor has gathered enough samples to complete the learning, the intervals will extend to conserve battery life.
When the FitMachine sensor sees running data:
- Sample interval: 15 minutes
- Report interval: 1 hour
When the FitMachine sensor is seeing non-running data:
- Sample interval: 8 hours
- Report interval: 8 hours
The FitMachine sensor also has a Wake-On-Motion setting.
If the equipment starts running between non-running samples, the sensor will wake up and start sampling at its standard rate.
Low Utilisation Assets
Assets that are short-run, where machines run for just a few hours a day, require different monitoring and reporting intervals for running data. This is to get relevant information to users much faster.
When the FitMachine sensor sees running data:
- Sample interval: 1 min
- Reporting interval: 5 mins
Custom Settings
If you'd like to discuss custom settings for your FitMachine sensors, please contact MOVUS Support below.
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