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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.

    Scan sensor icon highlighted in the asset list header.
  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.

    Sensor scan dialog showing phone near sensor with instruction text below the illustration.
  4. After you've scanned your sensor successfully, your mobile app will show the sensor's position and details.

    Sensor scan successful dialog with list of scanned assets including Pump-4, HVAC, and HVAC-2.
    Position monitoring interface showing vibration RMS velocity graph over one week period.

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.

Dialog box displaying Scan sensor failed error message with Close button.

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.

Sensor scan failed dialog with error message and Close button.

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.

Dialog showing scan sensor failed error with message about missing site 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.

Dialog box prompting to change sites when sensor is detected on a different site.