The technology behind the OneVue Sync Bluetooth solution consists of the components below.
Monitor and manage your Sync Bluetooth devices from any web browser on a phone, tablet, or computer.
During its daily connection to your facility's network, a Bridge:
Connects to a NTP Server to obtain UTC time.
Sends data received from Sync Bluetooth devices to OneVue.
Downloads device setting data from OneVue.
During its daily connection to a Sync Bluetooth mesh network, a Bridge:
Sends settings received from OneVue to each Sync Bluetooth device.
Sends obtained UTC time to each Sync Bluetooth device, allowing clocks to accurately synchronize their time.
Receives the current operating status of each Sync Bluetooth device.
A Sync Bluetooth Clock is equipped with Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) wireless technology that allows the clock to wirelessly authenticate and connect to an available OneVue Sync Bluetooth mesh network.
During its daily connection to the mesh network, a clock:
Receives UTC time.
Reports its current operating status, which is sent to OneVue by a Bridge.
Receives its unique settings managed in OneVue, including its time zone and the display settings of a digital clock, and synchronizes received UTC time with its time zone offset and DST rules.
A Sync Bluetooth Repeater is a stand-alone device that extends the range of a Sync Bluetooth mesh network. Its intended use is to address coverage gaps when a clock may reside too far from a Bridge or other clock to successfully form a communication path to a Sync Bluetooth mesh network.
A Repeater is equipped with a Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) wireless technology that allows the device to wirelessly authenticate and connect to an available Sync Bluetooth mesh network.
During its daily connection to a mesh network, a repeater:
Receives UTC time.
Reports its current operating status, which is sent to OneVue by a Bridge.
The Primex OneVue proprietary Sync Bluetooth mesh network allows Sync Bluetooth devices to send and receive messages and repeat those messages to nearby devices. The messages contain OneVue device settings, device operating statuses, and UTC time obtained from a NTP Server.
Sync Bluetooth devices wirelessly form a Sync Bluetooth mesh network once a day at a system specified time.
Self -Contained: Only Primex OneVue Sync Bluetooth devices can authenticate and connect to the network - each device has a unique ID that authenticates its connection. Other Bluetooth® enabled devices, such as smartphones, cannot authenticate to the proprietary mesh network.
Self-Generating: Once a day, devices automatically establish a Bluetooth wireless connection to form a Sync Bluetooth mesh network.
Self-Healing: If a device should lose its Bluetooth wireless signal or experience a hardware event (such as a loss of power) at the time of its daily connection, its communication path within the network is automatically rerouted to another Sync Bluetooth device within the network. Therefore, the network intelligently forms its communication and connection path to available OneVue Sync Bluetooth devices.