mBox Guardian - MMG-173

Product:

mBox Guardian MMG-173 is an intelligent air comprehensive index sensor. It can monitor PM2.5 concentration, temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide (CO₂) and TVOC which basically covers various indicators reflecting air quality. Remote data viewing and intelligent management can be performed through Meersens SaaS and app. The product adopts RS-485 (through the international universal ModBus RTU protocol) communication interfaces which is convenient for users to quickly integrate into existing systems. Here is also a Wi-Fi function and help you check its real time data at anytime and anywhere on your cellphone via Meersens Pro App after Wi-Fi pairing.

Installation:

mBox Guardian MMG-173 can be installed on the ceiling or wall, can be directly connected to the wall with a 86 ×86 mm base, 220V Alternating Current. If there are no 86 × 86 mm base, can also be used directly with a screw fixed base.

• Firstly, fix the mounting plate on the wall, the mounting plate is shown in the figure, and the fixing card is outward.
• After the device is connected to the cable, fix it on the mounting plate and turn it clockwise to lock it.

Wi-Fi pairing settings:

After receiving an email with your login information and downloading the Meersens Pro application from the Apple or Android stores, you can begin the pairing process.

Attention: your network must be a 2.4 GHz Wi-FI network.* Before starting the pairing process, make sure that your phone is connected to the same network to which you are connecting the sensor to, that your phone and the sensor are both within 5 meters of the WIFI router, and that the device is charged. 

1/ Move the sensor closer to your Wi-Fi router. Then, in the Meersens Pro app on your phone, go to the home page and scroll down to the “Sensors” section. Add a sensor by clicking on the “+” icon on the right.

2/ Select the model “MMG-173” in the dropdown list.

3/ Choose the name of the sensor to identify it more easily later (example: meeting room) To enter the serial number and MAC address of your sensor, scan the QR code on the right side of the product using the Meersens Pro App. If you are unable to scan, please manually enter the serial number and MAC address according to the product label.

4/ Select the sensor current location

5/ Enter WIFI network credentials (name and password) at the Peering step. Warning: do not click on the “pairing” button until you have completed step 6.

6/ Long press the white circular button in the middle of the device for more than 3 seconds. Press the “Pairing” button (on the app) once the light button starts blinking fast (on the sensor). Wait for the peering procedure to complete successfully. Your device is now paired. Click on “Declare new sensor” button to finish the procedure. The first data will appear within 10 minutes.

Once paired, the sensor can be safely positioned more than 5 meters from the WIFI router.

(Please note that you might have to try again the Peering step another time in case the first time fails).

Light Display:

• Blue light flashing 1 seconds interval

Light working state: 

• Rotating, it is detecting
• Breathing, it is sleep mode
• During sleep mode, short press tue button to start detection, press again to turn off the display light

Light color: 

• Firstly, fix the mounting plate on the wall, the mounting plate is shown in the figure, and the fixing card is outward.
• After the device is connected to the cable, fix it on the mounting plate and turn it clockwise to lock it.

Setting for Modbus RTU communication:

• If there is only one MMG-173, there’s no need to set up.
• Otherwise, if there is many MMG-173 devices that want to access to the RS-485 bus, please set up the device address by adjusting the address dial switch.
• It can be set by a low 5 bit address code switch presented as below, high 3 through RS-485 bus extension. The most significant bit corresponds to the leftmost switch (identified by the number 1), and the least significant bit corresponds to the rightmost switch (identified by the number 5).
• Example : the address of the is:

Address Dial Switch : 2⁴×0+2³×1+2²×0+2¹×0+2⁰×1=9

Modbus Fieldbus physical interface: RS-485

Baud rate: 9600bps

Byte format: 1 start bit, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit

Read function code is 0x03 and Write function code is 0X06.

PM2.5 reading returned from slave is 125 ug/m³:

Temperature and humidity request: 

Temperature and humidity returned from slave is -1o.5° and 23,6% RH: 

Host controls slave, start detection: 

Slave returned value: 

Host controls slave, detection interval = 30 minutes: 

Slave returned value: 

Host request reading program version number: 

Version number returned value is V2.6: 

Illegal data returned: 

Precautious:

• Wall-mounted, pay attention to the installation direction, and the arrow points upward 2. The default data detection interval of the device is 10 minutes. If the air in the environment changes suddenly, the device may not respond immediately.
• The terminal is connected to 180 ~ 240V_AC. Exceeding the specified range or incorrect connection will permanently damage the equipment.
• During the PM2.5 detection process, there will be a slight motor sound. This sound is normal and will not produce noise interference.

Use environment:

• This product is suitable for indoor use.
• Do not use this product in an environment with extreme temperature and humidity.
• Do not use this product for a long time in a severe dust pollution environment to avoid errors in the monitoring results.
• Do not subject the product to strong shocks and vibrations (such as dropping it from a high place).