6 | Introduction Smart-Vue Pro Duo / Quatro User Guide
Introduction
Smart-Vue Pro Duo/Quatro is the new generation of wireless
data logger by Thermo Scientific.
This user guide presents an overview of Smart-Vue Pro
followed by instructions to get your data logger(s) up and
running quickly. The focus of this document is mainly on
physical/hardware aspects of the data logger.
The configuration instructions and software settings are
provided in detail in related documentation for Smart-Vue Pro
companion software applications and hardware:
•Smart-Vue Pro, a Thermo Scientific web application
offering a complete sensor programming and monitoring
interface.
•LoRaWAN-enabled receiver, a very long range
wireless communication protocol for communicating with
smart-vue pro data loggers.
•Smart Connect, a Thermo Scientific Smart Connect
mobile application for managing Smart-Vue Pro
Duo/Quatro data loggers in bluetooth mode.
About this User Guide
Terminology
The following are the terms and references used in this user
guide:
Alarm: An alarm is a state which occurs when the system
observes a sensor reading that is outside programmed range
limits such as, a temperature reading that is too high or too
low. When an alarm occurs, the system notifies you by
sending an alert.
Alert: An alert is a notification sent by the system to you when
the system observes an alarm condition or a potential
problem.
Bluetooth™: Short-range wireless communication protocol
generally used in point-to-point connections (i.e., between a
smart-phone and a data logger). Wireless range with
bluetooth smart reaches up to about 100 feet (~30 meters).
Dry Contact Input: Binary state detection, also known as
“open/closed” detection.
Smart-Vue Pro LoRaWAN: Very-long-range wireless
communication protocol generally with one single receiver
installed per site. Line-of-sight range up to nearly 10 miles
(16 km).
Data logger: Refers to Smart-Vue Pro Duo/Quatro device.
Equipment: Refers to the equipment or space (such as a
refrigerator, freezer, incubator or cold room) which monitors
one or more physical parameters.
Smart Connect: Thermo Scientific Smart Connect mobile
application for bluetooth-enabled smart-phones and tablets.
Used with Smart-Vue Pro Duo/Quatro in bluetooth mode.
Web platform: Internet-based service in which data from
data loggers is stored and accessed via the Smart-Vue Pro
application.
Smart-Vue Alert: Smart-Vue alert is a subscription license
for an international internet-based platform that delivers alerts
to cellular phones via SMS/text messages and voice calls.
Smart-Vue Pro: A web application that allows you to
configure, manage and monitor Smart-Vue Pro Duo/Quatro
data loggers.
Differentiating Smart-Vue Pro
LoRaWAN vs Bluetooth
Features in this Guide
Smart-Vue Pro Duo/Quatro data logger can be used with
either Smart-Vue Pro LoRaWAN or bluetooth wireless
connectivity. Some product features described in this user
guide may differ according to the technology used.
Specific differences are given in the following table with
comments regarding each technology option.
Note: Comments for Smart-Vue Pro
LoRaWAN operation are shown next to
the Smart-Vue Pro LoRaWAN logo.
Note: Comments for bluetooth operation are
shown next to the bluetooth logo.