netvox R603 Wireless Customized Voice Announcer User Manual

Had joined the network (without factory resetting): Same process as above.
Fail to join the network: Follow the specified intervals for sending join requests.

Function Key

Press and hold for 5 seconds: Factory reset.

Short press: Report data or control alarm and light settings.

Remotely Control Alarm Sounds and Lights

Control the R603 alarm and light settings through the AppServer with 10 default alarm sounds and 3 LED flash modes.

Backup Battery Working Principle

Backup batteries provide power when DC power is unavailable.
R603 operates for 24 hours without alarms triggered on battery power.

Batteries stop powering R603 when DC power is available.
Only use AAA 1.2V Ni-MH batteries as backup power.

Data Report

The device sends a version packet and reports the status immediately after being powered on.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I use other types of batteries as backup power?
- A: No, only AAA 1.2V Ni-MH batteries should be used to avoid any risks of explosion.

Q: How do I know if the network joining was successful?
- A: The network indicator staying on indicates a successful network joining, while it remaining off indicates a failure.

Introduction

R603 is a wireless customized voice announcer. With programmable RGB light and 16MB capacity for 10 audios to upload, you can personalize each event by setting different light colors and alarm sounds.
In addition, it is powered by DC 12V and supported by three 1.2V AAA Ni-MH backup batteries as an outage occurs. R603 reminds you of an upcoming event, ensuring everything is on track.

LoRa Wireless Technology

LoRa is a wireless communication technology famous for its long-distance transmission and low power consumption.
Compared with other communication methods, the LoRa spread spectrum modulation technique greatly extends the communication distance.
It can be widely used in any use case that requires long-distance and low-data wireless communications.
For example, automatic meter reading, building automation equipment, wireless security systems, and industrial monitoring.
It has features like small size, low power consumption, long transmission distance, strong anti-interference ability, and so on.

LoRaWAN

LoRaWAN uses LoRa technology to define end-to-end standard specifications to ensure interoperability between devices and gateways from different manufacturers.

Appearance

Features

DC 12V power supply
3* AAA 1.2V Ni-MH batteries as backup power
Simple installation and setting
IP30

10 default alarm sounds
Customizable setting of volume and light
Compatible with LoRaWANTM Class C

Frequency hopping spread spectrum
Configuration parameters can be configured through third-party software platforms, data can be read and alarms can be set via SMS text and email (optional)
Applicable to third-party platforms: Actility/ThingPark, TTN, MyDevices/Cayenne

Setup Instructions

On/Off

Turn on

Plug in the power adapter or insert three 1.2V nickel metal hydride batteries.

Note: a. The device is powered by DC12V even when the batteries are in.

b. The white indicator flashes once when R603 is successfully powered on.

Network Joining

Never joined the network	Turn on the device to search the network. The network indicator stays on: Success The network indicator remains off: Fail
Had joined the network (without factory resetting)	Turn on the device to search the network. The network indicator stays on: Success The network indicator remains off: Fail
Fail to join the network	First 2 minutes: send join request every 15 seconds After 2 minutes: send join request every 30 minutes Note: Please check the device verification information on the gateway or consult your platform service provider.

Function Key

Press and hold for 5 seconds	Factory reset The network indicator flashes 20 times: Success The network indicator remains off: Fail
Short press	Report data In the network: the network indicator flashes once and reports an uplink command. Not in the network: N/A

Remotely Control

Alarm Sounds and Lights

Control R603 alarm and light through App Server 10 default alarm sounds:

a. 001.mp3: Emergency f. 006.mp3: No smoking

b. 002.mp3: Doorbell g. 007.mp3: Poor air quality

c. 003.mp3: Burglar h. 008.mp3: The temperature is too high

d. 004.mp3: Water leaking i. 009.mp3: Thief

e. 005.mp3: Help j. 010.mp3: Welcome

3 LED flash modes:

a. N/A

b. Flowing netvox-R603-Wireless-Customized-Voice-Announcer-FIG-3

c. Blinking netvox-R603-Wireless-Customized-Voice-Announcer-FIG-4

Backup Battery

Working Principle

1. Backup batteries automatically provide power when DC power is unavailable. Powered by batteries, R603 operates 24 hours with no alarm triggered, whereas it works only 1.5 hours with alarms reported.

2. When the main power source, DC 12V, is available, backup batteries stop powering R603.

3. R603 only supports AAA 1.2V Ni-MH battery as backup power. Installing the wrong batteries could cause an explosion.

4. With DC power connected, backup batteries start charging when they drop to low voltage (3.6V

– 3.1V). The network indicator flashes once every 5 seconds until the batteries are fully charged.

5. If R603 is powered by dying batteries without the support of DC power, distorted sounds made by batteries could occur. Please reconnect the DC power and charge the batteries as soon as possible.

Data Report

After being powered on, the device will immediately send a version packet and report the status.

The device sends data according to the default configuration before any other configuration.

Default Setting:

Min Interval: 0x0E10 (3600s)

Max Interval: 0x0E10 (3600s)
LED color: Blue (0x00 0x00 0xFF) (change the LED color through command by setting 0x00 – 0xFF)
Warning Status: 0x00_No Warning (reports when the audio ends); 0x01_Warning (reports when the audio starts)

DCPower Failure Alarm: 0x00_No Alarm 0x01_Alarm (reports in 10 seconds when DC power is unavailable)

SirenNo:

0x01_Emergency 0x06_ No smoking

0x02_DoorBell 0x07_ Poor air quality
0x03_Burglar 0x08_ The temperature is too high
0x04_Water leaking 0x09_ Thief

0x05_Help 0x0A_ Welcome

Strobe Mode:

0x00_ N/A (NoLedIndication)

0x01_Flowing (LedBlinkMode1 in Parallel to Warning)
0x02_Blinking (LedBlinkMode2 in Parallel to Warning)
Note: a. Min Interval and Max Interval could be customized.

b. The above data is decoded based on the Netvox LoRaWAN Application Command document and http://www.netvox.com.cn:8888/cmddoc.

Data report configuration and sending period are as follows:

Min Interval (unit: second)	Max Interval (unit: second)
Any number between 1–65535	Any number between 1–65535

Example of ReportDataCmd

FPort: 0x06

Bytes	1	1	1	Var (Fix =9 bytes)
	Cmd ID	Device Type	Report Type	Netvox Pay Load Data

Cmd ID– 1 Byte
Device Type– 1 Byte – Device Type of Device

Report Type – 1 Byte – the presentation of the Netvox Pay Load Data, according to the device type Netvox Pay Load Data– var Bytes (Max = 9 Bytes)

Tips

Battery Voltage:
- a. If the battery is equal to 0x00, it means that the device is powered by a DC power supply
- b. Powered by backup battery:
- The voltage value is bit 0 – bit 6, bit 7=0 is normal voltage and bit 7=1 is low voltage.
- Battery=0xA0, binary= 1001 1111, if bit 7= 1, it means low voltage.
- The actual voltage is 0001 1111 = 0x1F = 31, 31*0.1v =3.1v.
Version Packet:
- When Report Type = 0x00 is the version packet, such as 01DE000A01202405130000, the firmware version is 2024.05.13.
Data Packet:
- When Report Type=0x01 is the data packet.

Device	Device Type	Report Type	Netvox Pay Load Data
R603	0xDE	0x01	Battery (1 Byte, unit:0.1V)	Warning Status (1 Byte, 0x00_No Warning, 0x01_Warning)	Reserved (1 Byte, fixed 0x00)	DC Power Failure Alarm (1 Byte, 0x00_NoAlarm 0x01_Alarm)	Reserved (4 Bytes, fixed 0x00)

Example of Uplink1: 01DE012601000000000000

1st Byte (01): Version
2nd Byte (DE): DeviceType 0xDE－R603

3rd Byte (01): ReportType
4th Byte (26): Battery — 3.8V 26 (HEX) = 38 (DEC), 38*0.1V = 3.8V (Backup batteries are in the case.)
5th Byte (01): WarningStatus — Warning

6th Byte (00): Reserved
7th Byte (00): DC Power Failure Alarm— No Alarm
8th –11th Byte (00000000): Reserved

Example of Uplink2: 01DE010000000000000000

1st Byte (01): Version
2nd Byte (DE): DeviceType 0xDE－R603

3rd Byte (01): ReportType
4th Byte (00): Battery — 0V
- (R603 is powered by DC with no backup batteries in the case.)

5th Byte (00): WarningStatus — NoWarning
6th Byte (00): Reserved
7th Byte (00): DCPowerFailureAlarm— NoAlarm

8th –11th Byte (00000000): Reserved

Example of Uplink3: 01DE012600000100000000

1st Byte (01): Version

2nd Byte (DE): DeviceType 0xDE－R603
3rd Byte (01): ReportType
4th Byte (26): Battery — 3.8V 26 (HEX) = 38 (DEC), 38*0.1V = 3.8V
- (DC power is unavailable. R603 is powered by backup batteries.)
5th Byte (00): Warning Status — No Warning
6th Byte (00): Reserved

7th Byte (01): DC Power Failure Alarm— Alarm
8th –11th Byte (00000000): Reserved

Example of Report Configuration

FPort: 0x07

Bytes	1	1	Var (Fix = 9 Bytes)
	Cmd ID	Device Type	Netvox Pay Load Data

Cmd ID– 1 Byte
Device Type– 1 Byte – Device Type of Device

Netvox Pay Load Data– var Bytes (Max = 9 Bytes)
Note: a. Min Time = Max Time; b.Siren Level = 0x00 (mute); 0x1E (max volume level)
Min Time = 0x003C (1min), Max Time = 0x003C (1min)

Config Report Req
- Downlink: 01DE003C003C0000000000
- Response: 81DE000000000000000000 (configuration success)
- 81DE010000000000000000 (configuration fail)
- Config Report Rsp
- Downlink: 02DE000000000000000000
- Response: 82DE003C003C0100C80000 (current parameter)
Start Siren Req
- Execute the command and report Warning Status = 0x01.
- Warning Status = 0x00 is sent after the alarm stops.
- Set Emergency alarm
- Siren No = 0x01 (Emergency); Siren Level = 0x0F (15); Strobe Mode = 0x01 (Flowing); Duration = 0x000A (10s)
- Downlink: 03DE010F01000A00000000
- Set Doorbell
- Siren No = 0x02 (Doorbell); Siren Level = 0x1E (30); Strobe Mode = 0x02 (Blinking); Duration = 0x001E (30s)
- Downlink: 03DE021E02001E00000000
- Set Doorbell
- SirenNo = 0x02 (Doorbell); Siren Level = 0x1E (30); Strobe Mode = 0x00 (N/A); Duration = 0x001E (30s)
- Downlink: 03DE021E00001E00000000
- Set Doorbell
- SirenNo = 0x02 (Doorbell); Siren Level = 0 (0x00); Strobe Mode = 0x02 (Blinking); Duration = 0x001E (30s)
- Downlink: 03DE020002001E00000000
- Note: Set Duration = 0 (0x0000) to stop the alarm. e.g.
- Downlink: 03DE020000000000000000

Set Period Siren Req
- Executed command 30 seconds after it is sent.
- Warning Status = 0x01 is sent before an audio alert starts; Warning Status = 0x00 is sent after the alarm stops.
- Set Siren No = 0x01 (Emergency); Siren Level = 0x0F (15); Strobe Mode = 0x01 (Flowing); Period = 0x0258 (10 minutes)
- Downlink: 04DE010F01000A02580000
- Response: 84DE000000000000000000 (configuration success) 84DE010000000000000000 (configuration fail)
- Note: If an alarm is triggered while the Set Period Siren Req command is sending, the device stops the alarm and reports Warning Status = 0x00.
- If no alarm is triggered, the device responds 84DE000000000000000000. A new alarm setting will start after 30 seconds.
- Get Period Siren Req
- Downlink: 05DE000000000000000000
- Response: 85DE000F01000A02580000
- Stop Period Siren Req
- Downlink: 06DE000000000000000000
- Response: 86DE000000000000000000 (configuration success)
- 86DE010000000000000000 (configuration fail)
- Note: If an alarm is triggered while the Stop Period Siren Req command is sending, the device stops the alarm and reports Warning Status = 0x00.
- If no alarm is triggered, the device responds 86DE000000000000000000 and stops the alarm.
SetLEDColorReq
- (The last configuration would be kept after the device is factory reset.)
- Set LED color as 0xFF 0x00 0x00 (Red)
- Downlink: 07DEFF0000000000000000
- Response: 87DE000000000000000000 (configuration success)
- 87DE010000000000000000 (configuration fail)
- Get LED Color Req
- Downlink: 08DE000000000000000000
- Response: 88DEFF0000000000000000 (configuration success)

Example of Netvox LoRa WAN Rejoin

(Netvox LoRa WAN Rejoin command is to check if the device is still in the network. If the device is disconnected, it will automatically rejoin back to the network.)

Fport: 0x20

Configure parameters
- Rejoin Check Period = 0x00000E10 (60 min); Rejoin Threshold = 0x03 (3 times)
- Downlink: 0100000E1003
- Response: 810000000000 (configuration succeed)
- 810100000000 (configuration fail)
Read configuration
- Downlink: 020000000000
- Response: 8200000E1003
- Note: a. Set Rejoin Check Threshold as 0xFFFFFFFF to stop the device from rejoining the network.
- b. The last configuration would be kept as the user reset the device back to the factory setting.
- c. Default setting: Rejoin Check Period = 2 (hr) and Rejoin Threshold = 3 (times)

Example for MinTime/ MaxTime logic

Alarm Sound Customization

Connect the computer and device with a Type-C cable.
Wait 1 to 2 minutes until the virtual USB drive appears.
Right-click the USB Drive and select format.
Click OK to start formatting.
Format complete.
Turn off and on the device. The flash drive should be empty as the picture shown below.
Create a new folder in USB Drive and rename it as 01.
Put all files of audio alerts in the 01 folder.
Name all audio alerts as 00x.mp3.
- Default: 001.mp3: Emergency 006.mp3: No smoking
- 002.mp3: Doorbell 007.mp3: Poor air quality
- 003.mp3: Burglar 008.mp3: The temperature is too high
- 004.mp3: Water leaking 009.mp3: Thief
- 005.mp3: Help 010.mp3: Welcome

Note:

The folder and audio alerts should be named according to the default setting.
The file type of audio alert should always be mp3.
The above procedure should be followed when uploading new audio alerts.
The storage capacity of the flash drive is 16MB by default.

Installation Instructions

Turn R603 over and hold the clip to remove the cover.
Check the polarity and insert 3* AAA 1.2V Ni-MH batteries.
Close the battery cover.
Plug in the DC12V cable.
Open the lid of R603
- Hold R603 with your left hand and turn the lid counterclockwise with your right hand.
Short press the function key to test R603.
Close the lid back to R603 by turning clockwise.

Note: Please make sure the clips match the notches before turning the lid.

Important Maintenance Instructions

Kindly pay attention to the following to achieve the best maintenance of the product.
Keep the device dry. Rain, moisture, or any liquid might contain minerals and thus corrode electronic circuits. If the device gets wet, please dry it completely.
Do not use or store the device in a dusty or dirty environment. It might damage its detachable parts and electronic components.
Do not store the device under extremely hot conditions. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, destroy batteries, and deform or melt some plastic parts.
Do not store the device in places that are too cold. Otherwise, when the temperature rises, moisture that forms inside the device will damage the board.
Do not throw, knock, or shake the device. Rough handling of equipment can destroy internal circuit boards and delicate structures.
Do not clean the device with strong chemicals, detergents, or strong detergents.
Do not apply the device with paint. Smudges might block the device and affect the operation.
Do not throw the battery into the fire, or the battery will explode. Damaged batteries may also explode.
All of the above applies to your device, battery, and accessories. If any device is not operating properly, please take it to the nearest authorized service facility for repair.

This document contains proprietary technical information which is the property of NETVOX Technology.
It shall be maintained in strict confidence and shall not be disclosed to other parties, in whole or in part, without written permission of NETVOX Technology.
The specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

Documents / Resources

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References

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