August MD-02 BLE Module User manual

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MD-02 BLE Module
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August MD-02 BLE Module

The August MD-02 BLE Module is a small, wireless device that allows you to control your Yale Smart Lock from your smartphone via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). This module provides an interface to the user to operate the Yale smart lock remotely and provides a way to indicate to the user the current status of the lock. It also allows you to manage users, view activity logs, and customize settings.

Some of the key features of the August MD-02 BLE Module include:

  • Remote lock/unlock: Lock or unlock your door from anywhere using the August app on your smartphone.
  • Keyless entry: Grant access to your home to friends and family without giving them a physical key.

August MD-02 BLE Module

The August MD-02 BLE Module is a small, wireless device that allows you to control your Yale Smart Lock from your smartphone via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). This module provides an interface to the user to operate the Yale smart lock remotely and provides a way to indicate to the user the current status of the lock. It also allows you to manage users, view activity logs, and customize settings.

Some of the key features of the August MD-02 BLE Module include:

  • Remote lock/unlock: Lock or unlock your door from anywhere using the August app on your smartphone.
  • Keyless entry: Grant access to your home to friends and family without giving them a physical key.
MD‐02Modelnumber  AugustHome,Inc.
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AugustBLEModuleUserManual
AugustHome,Inc.657BryantStreet,SanFrancisco,CA94107
ProductName:AugustBLEModuleGen2
Description:AugustBLERadioModule
ModelNumber:MD‐02
FCCID:2AB6UMD02
IC:12163A‐MD02
MD‐02Modelnumber  AugustHome,Inc.
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LegalNotices
Copyright2021,AugustHome,Inc.
Allrightshereinexpresslyreserved.Acceptanceofthismaterialsignifiesagreementbytherecipientthat
theinformationcontainedIthisdocumentwillbeusedsolelyforthepurposessetforthherein.
Acceptanceofthismaterialsignifiesagreementbytherecipientthatitwillnotbeused,reproducedin
wholeorIpart,disclosed,distributedorconveyedtoothersinanymannerofbyameans‐graphic,
electronic,ormechanical,includingphotocopying,recording,tapingorinformationstorageandretrieval
systemswithouttheexpressedwrittenpermissionofAugustHome,Inc.
Becauseofcontinuingdevelopmentandimprovementinthedesign,manufacturinganddeployment,
materialinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotificationanddoesnotrepresentany
commitmentorobligationonthepartofAugustHome,Inc.AugustHome,Inc.shallhavenoliabilityfor
anyerrorordamagesresultingfromtheuseofthisdocument.
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DocumentRevisionHistory
VersionDateProductApplication
1.0    28August,2021 1steditionoftheMD‐02UserManual
MD‐02Modelnumber  AugustHome,Inc.
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DescriptionandProductFeatures
ThepurposeofthisradiocommunicationmoduleistoprovideaYaleSmartLocksystemtheabilityto
communicatewiththeuser’smobilephoneviaBLE(BluetoothLowEnergy).
Thebasicpremiseoftheradiomoduleistoabstractthespecificsoftheradioprotocolsothattheuser
canchoosethesuitablemoduletointegratethesmartlocktotherestoftheirhomeautomationand/or
securitysystem.ModulessupportingindustrystandardprotocolssuchasZ‐waveandZigbeeare
availableseparately.
SoftwareDescription
Theradiomodulefirmwarecontainedinthedevice,containsthefollowingcomponents:
1. BluetoothLowEnergy(BLE)stack
Thestackprovidestheunderlyinginterfacestoestablishradiocommunicationswiththeuser’s
mobilephoneoverBLE.
2. ApplicationFirmware
a. Implementsamanufacturerspecificdatatransferprotocoltocommunicatewiththe
Yalesmartlock.
b. Translatesmessagesbetweentheapplicationrunningontheuser’smobilephoneand
theYalesmartlock.ProvidinganinterfacetotheusertooperatetheYalesmartlock
remotelyandprovidesawaytoindicatetotheuserthecurrentstatusofthelock.
c. Storesconfigurationparametersandusagelogs.
d. ImplementsOver‐The‐Air(OTA)firmwareupdates.
InstallationProcedure
TheMD‐02isinstalledabovethebatterycompartmentoftheYalelock.
MD‐02Modelnumber  AugustHome,Inc.
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Pre‐requisites
Hardware
1. CompatibleYaleSmartLock(withdeadboltandkeypad).
2. AugustBLEradiomodule(MD‐02).
3. CompatiblesmartphonerunningtheAppleiOSortheGoogleAndroidoperatingsystem.
Software
TheAugustmobileapplicationcanbedownloadedbythenormalmeansorcanbefoundat:
http://www.august.com/app.
Procedure
1. Followtheprocedureforinstallingtheradiomoduleasdescribedintheusermanualprovided
withtheYaleSmartLock.
2. Invokethe“SetupaNewDevice”procedureintheAugustmobileapplicationandfollowthe
stepsasshownintheapplication.
GeneralProcedures
Oncetheinstallationprocedureiscomplete,allfunctionalityofthelockisexposedtotheuserviathe
Augustmobileapplication.
OperatingtheYalelock
1. OpentheAugustapplicationonmobilephone.
2. Navigatetothehomepage.
3. ThecurrentstatusoftheYalelockisdisplayedasaredcircle(forlocked)oragreencircle(for
unlocked).Anorangecirclewithdashedlinesindicatesthedoorisajar.
4. Tapontheredorgreencircletochangethestatusofthelock.
AccessControl
Navigatetothe“GuestList”pageviatheicondepictingpeoplefoundonthebottomofthepage.Users
canbeaddedorremoved.AusermusthavetheAugustmobileapplicationinstalledontheirphoneand
anactivatedAugustaccountbeforetheycanusethelock.
Settings
Navigatetothedevicesettingspageviatheicondepictingagear,foundonthebottomofthelockpage.
Herevarioussettingssuchasvolumecontrol,relocktiming,audiopromptslanguage,etc.canbe
modified.ThisinterfacealsoprovidestheabilitytoperformcalibrationofthesensorsinBLEmoduleas
wellastheBLEserialnumber,firmwareversion,etc..
MD‐02Modelnumber  AugustHome,Inc.
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ElectricalSpecifications
AbsoluteMaximumRatings
Note:Theseareabsolutemaximumratingsbeyondwhichtheunitcanbepermanentlydamaged.
Rating Min Max Unit
StorageTemperature ‐40 60 ⁰C
BATInputVoltage 4.4 13.5 V
SignalVoltages 0 3.45 V
RecommendedOperatingConditions
Rating Min Max Unit
OperatingTemperature 0 55 ⁰C
BATInputVoltage 4.5 8.0 V
SignalVoltages 0 3.0 V
DCCharacteristics
Parameter TestConditions Min Typ Max Unit
Logic‐0inputvoltage 0 0.5 V
Logic‐1inputvoltage 1.2 3.3 V
Logic‐0inputcurrent Input0V 33 702 µA
Logic‐1inputcurrent Input3.0V 60 180 µA
Logic‐0outputvoltage Outputload4.8mA 0 0.5 V
Logic‐1outputvoltage Outputload4.8mA 2.4 3.0 V
BATInputcurrent Normaloperationat6.0V 0.180 30.0 mA
PowerRequirements:
InordertomeetthevoltageandcurrentrequirementsoftheMD‐02,powerissuppliedbytheYalesmartlock
whichusesx4AAalkalinebatteriesasthepowersourceissuppliedbypinnumber2oftheYaleinterface
connector.Undernormaloperatingconditions(fiveunlock/lockcyclesat22°C),thealkalinebatteriescanlastfrom
severalmonthstooneyeardependingontheageandqualityofthebatteriesinstalled.
TheMD‐02measuresL:2.24”xW:1.10”xH:0.510”andweighsapproximately0.2oz.(5.7g).
RF Specifications
SpecificationandFrequencies:Bluetoothv5.0(BLE),2.4GHzISMband(2402MHzto2480MHz),
Channels: 40x2.0MHzchannels
Datarate&Modulation:1‐2Mbps,GFSK,250kHzdeviation.
TransmittedPower:0dBmMax.
ReceiveSensitivity: ‐97dBm(typical)
Antenna:  PrintedcircuitboardInternalSingle‐band(InternalIFA)
AntennaGainindBi: 0dBiTypical
MD‐02Modelnumber  AugustHome,Inc.
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CertificationInformationandLabeling
TheMD‐02canbeeasilyinstalledandremovedfromtheYalesmartlockbatterycompartmentgiving
theuseraccesstotheserialnumber,FCC,andICinformation(thelabelsareplacedonthehousingof
theMD‐02).Theserialnumber,FCCandICinformationandfirmwarerevisionisalsoavailableviatheiOS
andAndroidsmartphoneapplicationunderthesettingsmenuselection.
FCCRegulations
FCCcaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsiblefor
compliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.Thisequipmenthasbeentested
andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCrules.
Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalled
andusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthis
equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedetermined
byturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyonor
moreofthefollowingmeasures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Exposure:ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolled
environment.EndusersmustfollowspecificoperatinginstructionsforsatisfyingRFexposure
compliance.Themoduleisnotdesignedforportableormobile.Theequipmentshouldbeinstalledand
operatedwithaminimumdistance20cmbetweentheradiator&yourbody.
MD‐02Modelnumber  AugustHome,Inc.
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ICRegulations
AntennaStatement
UnderInnovation,ScienceandEconomicDevelopmentCanada(ISED)regulations,thisradiotransmitter
mayonlyoperateusinganantennaofatypeandmaximum(orlesser)gainapprovedforthetransmitter
by(ISED)Canada.Toreducepotentialradiointerferencetootherusers,theantennatypeanditsgain
shouldbesochosenthattheequivalentisotropicallyradiatedpower(e.i.r.p.)isnotmorethanthat
necessaryforsuccessfulcommunication.
ConformémentàlaréglementationInnovation,SciencesetDéveloppementéconomiqueCanada(ISED),
leprésentémetteurradiopeutfonctionneravecuneantenned'untypeetd'ungainmaximal(ou
inférieur)approuvépourl'émetteurpar(ISED)Canada.Danslebutderéduirelesrisquesdebrouillage
radioélectriqueàl'intentiondesautresutilisateurs,ilfautchoisirletyped'antenneetsongaindesorte
quelapuissanceisotroperayonnéeéquivalente(p.i.r.e.)nedépassepasl'intensiténécessaireà
l'établissementd'unecommunicationsatisfaisante.
Licenseexempt
ThisdevicecomplieswithInnovation,ScienceandEconomicDevelopmentCanadalicense‐exemptRSS
standard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and
(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation
ofthedevice.
LeprésentappareilestconformeauxInnovation,SciencesetDéveloppementéconomiqueCanada
applicablesauxappareilsradioexemptsdelicence.L'exploitationestautoriséeauxdeuxconditions
suivantes:
(1)l'appareilnedoitpasproduiredebrouillage,et
(2)l'utilisateurdel'appareildoitacceptertoutbrouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesilebrouillageest
susceptibled'encompromettreleonctionnement.
RadiationExposureStatement:
ThisequipmentcomplieswithISEDradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.
Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithgreaterthan20cmbetweentheradiator&your
body.
Déclarationd’expositionauxradiations:
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August MD-02 BLE Module User manual

August
Brand
August
Model
MD-02 BLE Module
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User manual

August MD-02 BLE Module

The August MD-02 BLE Module is a small, wireless device that allows you to control your Yale Smart Lock from your smartphone via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). This module provides an interface to the user to operate the Yale smart lock remotely and provides a way to indicate to the user the current status of the lock. It also allows you to manage users, view activity logs, and customize settings.

Some of the key features of the August MD-02 BLE Module include:

  • Remote lock/unlock: Lock or unlock your door from anywhere using the August app on your smartphone.
  • Keyless entry: Grant access to your home to friends and family without giving them a physical key.
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