Configure a Minew G1 Gateway

Our step-by-step guide to configure the gateway to forward data for processing by Pareto Anywhere.

Prerequisites

A Minew G1 gateway running firmware v4.x.x or later.

Firmware v3.x.x and earlier is not recommended, because data is forwarded with an incorrect content-type, and is discarded in Pareto Anywhere v1.7+ and barnowl-minew v1.0+.

Configure connectivity   Step 1 of 3

Connect to the G1 via WiFi and configure its WiFi/Ethernet connectivity.

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How to connect?

The G1 will operate as a WiFi access point, allowing any device to connect and update the configuration via a web browser.

WiFi or Ethernet?

The G1 can forward data over Ethernet or WiFi (operating as a WiFi client).

Connect to the G1 WiFi Access Point Part 1

Apply power to the gateway, ensure the ON/OFF button is pushed in and then:

• from a laptop or mobile look for a WiFi network with SSID GW-AC233Fxxxxxx (the x uniquely identify each gateway by its MAC address)
• connect to this WiFi network (no password required)
• from a web browser, navigate to the gateway at 192.168.99.1
• log in to the gateway with user admin (no password required)

Set an admin password Part 2

Set an admin password as follows so that subsequent logins require authentication:

• from the Status page (displayed after login) scroll down to the section entitled ADMIN PASSWORD
• select a password (ex: minew123) and enter this into both Password fields
• click Apply and observe a notification of successful change

Connect the gateway to the host network Part 3

Select the Network page (from the top blue bar) and then configure the gateway's connection to the host network either via Ethernet or WiFi , as follows:

• Ethernet
• WiFi

By default, the gateway will be configured to connect to the host network via Ethernet, obtaining an IP address using DHCP. If this is the desired connection, then no action is required aside from the physical connection to the Ethernet network.

Select WiFi connectivity by clicking on the Wireless toggle then:

• create a new connection Profile by assigning a profile name
• from the Available Access Point dropdown select the target WiFi network—most of the remaining fields will be automatically entered
• enter the WiFi password in the Key field
• click on Restart service to take effect to create the connection profile and, when prompted in a pop-up message, click on Apply for the connection to be established immediately

As the Minew G1 supports simultaneous WiFi Access Point and Client modes, it should establish the connection with the host network while allowing the laptop or mobile to remain connected to complete the configuration in the following step.

Configure data capture and forwarding   Step 2 of 3

Configure the G1 to forward data to a remote server running Pareto Anywhere.

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How is data forwarded?

The G1 supports MQTT, TCP and HTTP. HTTP POST is natively supported by the barnowl-minew module of Pareto Anywhere.

Which data format?

Binary Long. Binary encoding is more efficient than JSON and the Long format preserves the packet payloads essential to most use cases.

Configure data forwarding Part 1-4

Select the Service page (from the top blue bar) and then configure each of the four tabs as follows:

• Generic
• HTTP
• Filter
• Scan

Protocol

HTTP

Upload Interval

1 second (or shorter)

Data Format

BINARY-LONG

Click Apply to save the configuration, then proceed to the HTTP tab.

Url

Pareto Anywhere server and route
For testing, use http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:3001/minew replacing the x with the IP address of your computer on the host network.

Authentication Type

none

Click Apply to save the configuration, then proceed to the Filter tab.

Upload without BLE data

NO

Upload specific MAC addresses only

NO

Click Apply to save the configuration, then proceed to the Scan tab.

Active Scan

[ No ]

Scan Interval

100 (ms)

Scan Window

100 (ms)

Timeout Restart

3 (s)

The Scan Window must be equal to the the Scan Interval for the gateway to observe Bluetooth Low Energy advertising packets 100% of the time.

Click Apply to save the configuration, then proceed to Step 3 to observe the forwarded data.

Observe data in Pareto Anywhere   Step 3 of 3

Run the Pareto Anywhere open source middleware to observe the forwarded data.

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How to run Pareto Anywhere?

We provide friendly tutorials to install on a laptop, a Pi, etc.

Is there a quick and dirty way?

Yes. Our barnowl-minew package provides a simple means to receive gateway data and log to the console (see below).

Observing data in Pareto Anywhere requires no additional action if an instance based on the pareto-anywhere package is running, or, for quick-and-dirty validation, run barnowl-minew as described below.

• pareto-anywhere
• barnowl-minew

git clone https://github.com/reelyactive/barnowl-minew.git
npm install
npm start

Enjoy the real-time data stream

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