Identifying sensor position - Amazon Monitron

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Identifying sensor position

Use the mobile app to find sensors in the factory or shop floor without searching through your asset list.

Identifying paired sensor

  1. If the sensor has been paired, select the scan sensor icon from your asset page to scan any sensor affiliated with your project.

    Mobile app interface showing a list of assets with a magnified scan sensor icon.
  2. Select a desired asset to scan.

  3. Hold your phone near the sensor and scan it to read its position details. It may take a few moments for the mobile app to generate results.

    Smartphone icon next to a sensor icon with wireless waves, indicating a scanning process.
  4. After you've scanned your sensor successfully, your mobile app will show the sensor's position and details.

    Mobile app interface showing successful sensor scan message with option to remove phone from sensor.
    Mobile app interface showing position status, measurements, and vibration data graph over time.

Missing or unread sensor

If the sensor is not read during the scan, place your phone correctly over the sensor until you see a success message.

Error message indicating sensor scan failure, with instructions to reposition phone.

If no sensor was added, add an asset and try again.

Permissions and site commissioning issues

If the sensor hasn’t been commissioned for a site, commission the sensor and try again.

Error message indicating sensor scan failure with option to close and try again.

If the sensor was commissioned for a site that you can't access, update site permissions in the app and try again to read the sensor’s position details.

Error message indicating sensor scan failure due to insufficient permissions.

Scanning sensor from another site

If you scan a sensor that is commissioned for another site, and you're redirected to that site, scan the sensor on that site.

Pop-up dialog asking to change sites to see sensor position details, with Cancel and Change site options.