A system of deployment for intermediate-range wireless communications devices using a mobile device, the deployment configuring a proximal wireless device to communicate at intermediate ranges with a distant wireless device and provide assurance of reliability of that communication, said system comprising:
- a proximal wireless device comprising an intermediate-range wireless transceiver functional for point-to-point wireless communication at intermediate ranges with a distant intermediate-range wireless device, a short-range wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a mobile device at short-ranges, a non-volatile memory, an activator input, and an electronic circuit implementing a state machine immutable to power-transient events;
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- a mobile device comprising a processor, a non-volatile memory, a user interface whereby an operator can view and input information, a short-range wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a device under deployment at short-range;
- wherein said mobile device has application software installed to said non-volatile memory of said mobile device configured to perform the functions of:
- (a) pairing with said proximal wireless device,
- (b) transmitting sufficient communications parameters to said proximal wireless device to enable communication between a distant and said proximal wireless devices using their respective intermediate-range wireless transceivers and communications parameters previously stored to the distant wireless device,
- (c) sending a command to said proximal wireless device to perform a communications test with the distant wireless device,
- (d) following the sending of a command to perform a communications test, receiving a report of a communications test from said proximal wireless device,
- (e) displaying elements of a report of a communications test on the user interface of said mobile device;
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- wherein said state machine of said proximal wireless device is configured to perform the functions of:
- (f) receiving an activation on said activator input,
- (g) entering a pairing state whereby the short-range transceiver of said proximal wireless device is active, said intermediate-range transceiver is inactive, and communications can be established with said mobile device,
- (h) receiving communications parameters from said mobile device over said short-range transceiver of said proximal wireless device,
- (i) over said short-range transceiver of said proximal wireless device, receiving a directive to test intermediate-range communications with a distant wireless device,
- (j) following the receiving of a directive to test intermediate-range communications, pivoting to a state whereby the short-range transceiver of said proximal wireless device is inactive, said intermediate-range transceiver is active, and said proximal wireless device conducts a test of the intermediate-range communications link with the distant wireless device using earlier-received communications parameters,
- (k) following the conducting of a test of the intermediate-range communications link, pivoting to a reporting state whereby the short-range transceiver of said proximal wireless device is active, and said intermediate-range transceiver is inactive,
- (l) while in the reporting state, transmitting a report of the test of the intermediate-range communications link with the distant wireless device,
- (m) receiving a command to enter normal operation, and
- (n) following the receiving of a command to enter normal operation, pivoting to a state whereby the short-range transceiver of said proximal wireless device is inactive, said intermediate-range transceiver is active, and said proximal wireless device conducts communications with a distant wireless device at intermediate ranges in the course of normal operation.