Say "Goodbye!" to guesswork during property restoration with Kahi Enviro Sensors. Our sensors automate the monitoring of drying processes, offering precise data for faster restoration times. Ensure that every step of the drying process is optimized for efficiency, reducing the risk of secondary damage and minimizing restoration costs.
You will get insights into critical restoration tasks with Kahi Enviro Sensors. Receive data on temperature and humidity levels, allowing you to make informed decisions in real time. Our sensors empower you to act swiftly and effectively, saving valuable time and resources.
Hardware
Kahi Enviro Sensor
Enviro Sensors come in 3 parts that need to be attached together to collect and send environmental readings to the Kahi cloud.
- Transceiver
- Cable
- Probe
Kahi Enviro Sensor Technical Specs
- IP67 rated
- Temperature readings from -40 to 125 Celsius (with 0.5 Celsius accuracy)
- 0-100 % RH readings with 2% accuracy
- The unit has a max temperature drift of 0.01 Celsius annually and maximum RH drift of 0.5% annually
- It has a real time clock and can store up to 5000 logs
- Transceiver and sensor are individually serialized and come with a 3 year calibration certificate
- Option to re-calibrate the sensor and re-certify
- Each sensor comes in 3 parts: The sensor computer, a cable, and a probe. Connect the probe to the cable, and the other end of the cable to the sensor computer body to start gathering data
Software
Kahi Mobile iOS App for Monitoring*
*Please note mobile app is only available for iOS (at this time.)
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/kahi/id6450312109
Kahi Web App
Pricing
Kahi Enviro Sensor Pricing
- $125 USD per Enviro Sensor
Nanuk Carrying Case - Sold Separately
- $275 USD
- Sold Separately
- Holds up to 10 sensors, cables, probes, & 1 Kahi Gateway
NEW Monitoring Subscription Tier
- Monitoring Subscription base: $250
- Monitoring Subscription/Location: $100
Nanuk carrying case, sold separately
Before You Start
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Download the new Kahi mobile app. Enable location services & bluetooth scanning when prompted.
Location Services
Required to view job site, tracking and monitoring information. Can help enhance tracking data when assets with beacons are nearby.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth scanning is required to view data on the tracking tab of the app.
Why do we need these?
In order to navigate the mobile app and view real data, you must enable location services & bluetooth scanning on your device.
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Managing Sensors & Zones for Monitoring Jobs
It is recommended that technicians create a zone and immediately attach the sensor & physically install it before creating the next zone.
Same for when technicians tear a job site down: sync & scan each zone sensor at the same time as you physically remove the sensors.
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Provisioning Sensors
Unlike our other tracking equipment, Kahi Enviro Sensors are provisioned to your organization upon first monitoring job site set up. All you have to do is bring the sensor to an active job site, create a zone, turn the sensor on, and NFC tap or barcode scan to attach the sensor to the zone. This will also automatically provision the enviro sensor to your organization.
Navigating Job Sites
Sites Page
- View a list of job sites, ordered from nearest to furthest from you
- Search for sites
- View recent sites (greyed out)
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View and confirm (or ignore) unconfirmed sites (greyed out)
- If tapping the site name brings you to a edit page, this is an unconfirmed site that can be edited & confirmed, or ignored
- Site status shown on site info tab
Site Info Tab
From the Sites page, tap on an active job site to view site info.
What you will see:
- Map indicating location of job site
- Name of job site
- Address of job site
- Site status: active or recent
- Number of assets on site
- Distance job site is from you (your device)
Site Tracking Tab
Once you are viewing an active site's info page, simply navigate to the tab called 'Tracking' at the bottom of page.
What you will see:
- List of tracked assets at the job site đ
- Last time the asset was detected by a Kahi device â°
- A question mark is used to indicate when an asset is assigned to a job site but the beacon does not get detected by a device. This could be a sign of a dead beacon battery or an asset that was misplaced â
- A blue checkmark is used to indicate when an asset is assigned to a job site and the beacon has successfully been detected by a device âď¸
Timing Considerations:
- It may take up to âď¸15 minutes to display up-to-date tracking data
How to Start Monitoring
Site Monitoring Tab
When a technician is within the geofence of an active job site, the monitoring tab will provide a template to help set up a monitoring job.
Note: Monitoring cannot be set up remotely. Technicians can only set up monitoring jobs when they are physically within the geofence of the active site.
Zones
Zones are what we call areas or âChambersâ on a drying job.
Common Zones
Common zones are featured at the top of the monitoring page and refer to commonly monitored areas on drying jobs: Outside (required), Unaffected (not required) and HVAC (not required).
Insightful data is gathered by comparing common data points to affected area data. Ex: outside environmental conditions compared against affected zone conditions. This can help inform on the conditions of a site and whether it is dry or not.
- Common zones templates are provided (outside, unaffected, HVAC)
- Outside is required. Unaffected & HVAC will be optional
- Common zones are shared between all affected zones at that site
Steps:
- Log in to the app and navigate to sites.
- Select site you are currently at â a small blue arrow will appear next to the site name when you are within its geofence.
Note: You can only set up monitoring zones and attach sensors to job sites you are within the geofence of. - Navigate to the monitoring tab on the bottom of the screen.
- Tap desired zone you want to add a sensor to, provide a descriptive name, and select âadd sensorâ.
- If not already, turn sensor on.
- Use NFC tap or barcode scanner to attach sensor.
- Save & repeat for any additional common zones you may want to add sensors to.
Note: You cannot start or stop monitoring from the common zone view. Once common zones are set up in the app, proceed to set up affected zones, then you will be presented a button to start monitoring.
Note: To NFC tap, scan sensor front/top. To scan barcode, scan barcode on back/bottom of sensor
Affected Zones
A monitoring job can have as many affected zones as you deem appropriate. We recommend at least 1 sensor and 1 asset with a sensor in an affected area. Comparing affected zone environmental data to asset sensor data helps inform on the progress of a drying job.
Steps:
- Once common zones have sensors, tap âadd sensorâ under the affected zone area.
- Provide descriptive name of affected zone.
- Add sensor to zone.
- Option to add asset with sensor to zone.
- Tap save to access 'start monitoring' option. Tap 'start monitoring' to start.
- If an error was made, user can tap 'edit' to a zone that has not been started yet, to update. sensors or zone name. Once zone has started monitoring, user cannot edit zone.
How to View Latest Readings
Mobile
Navigate to active job site then monitoring tab to view latest environmental readings. You can view active monitoring job latest data on the mobile app from anywhere.
Note: if no technician has visited the site, you will only be able to view the last readings the last tech's device pulled.
Web
When you have a monitoring subscription, active job sites will feature a new 'Monitoring Tab' under job site details.
Use drop down to view data from complete monitoring jobs at that site.
Note: Terminated sessions can take up to an hour for the data to appear in the web app.
How to Stop Monitoring
Once a job is complete, navigate to the affected zone you want to stop monitoring.
Remember: common zones are shared across any affected zone at the site. This is why you must stop monitoring from the affected zone view. From the monitoring page, tap affected zone you want to stop collecting data for, and tap âstop monitoringâ red button.
Complete sync, scan and tear down process as prompted on screen.
If there are multiple affected zones, common zones monitor actively until last affected zone is stopped.
Sync, Scan, & Teardown
The teardown process requires you to physically retrieve the sensor from its zone so the app can:
- Sync data to the cloud one last time
- Prompt users to scan the sensor (NFC tap or Barcode scan) to prove retrieval
Note: If there are multiple affected zones at a site, you will be prompted to sync (ie, get within a reading range of the sensor) common zone sensors, but they will not require being NFC tapped & shut down (until the last affected zone is closed, in which case the common zone sensor retrieval will be part of the teardown flow).
Troubleshooting Kahi Enviro Sensors
Sensor Errors
- If scanning the sensor brings up an error: Ensure sensor is on
- If you can't add a sensor to a zone, it may also be a sign that someone didnât follow tear down best practices. The sensor may still be attached to another zone or site. You will have to find the site and force stop monitoring to release the sensor
- If the sensor won't turn on, it could be an issue with the battery. We suggest unscrewing the 4 screws on the face of the sensor (Phillips screwdriver), carefully opening and ensuring the battery is secured properly. In rare cases, the battery may have come loose during handling
- If the battery is dead, follow the steps above to open the sensor case and replace the battery
Battery LED Light Codes
The Device exits Sleep Mode if the Power Button is held and pressed for greater than 0.5 seconds. All LEDâs will blink on startup.
The battery life is displayed on the battery LED if Button A is held and pressed for greater than 0.5 seconds. The battery life status is defined as UX-02.
- Green LED: 100% to 76%
- Yellow LED: 75% to 51%
- Red LED: 50% to 26%
- Red LED blinks 3 times: Less than 25%
The status of the device is shown on the LEDâs according to the status table below on startup and every 30 seconds when not connected.
- Normal: One blue blink
- Probe not connected: One blue blink and one red blink
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Probe not connected and RTC not set: Two red blinks, one blue blink,
one red blink -
Connection made: Two blue blinks (unless RTC is not yet set, then two
red blinks)
The Device enters Sleep Mode if the A Function Button is pressed while simultaneously pressing the Power Button once. The Red and Blue LEDs will blink twice simultaneously. Upon entering sleep mode, the red and blue LEDs will blink 2 times simultaneously.
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