BOSCH BWA-1 Smart Home Water Alarm User Guide

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BOSCH BWA-1 Smart Home Water Alarm Quick Start Guide

Attention! Indicates hazards

Notice: Additional essential information

Safety instructions

Do not open the device. It does not contain any parts for users to service. In the event of malfunctions, hand the device to a qualified technician for inspection.
We cannot accept any liability for damage or injury caused by improper handling or failure to observe safety instructions. Such cases shall void all warranty! We accept no liability for consequential damage.
For reasons of safety and conformity (CE), unapproved conversion and/or modification of the device is prohibited.
For indoor use only. Keep the device away from vibrations, permanent direct sunlight or other heat radiation and excessively low temperatures. Protect it from physical loads.
The device may only be used with Bosch original components and recommended partner products.
The device is not a toy! Do not allow children to play with it. Do not leave packaging material lying around carelessly. Plastic foils and small parts can become dangerous toys for children.
This device may be used by children aged 8 years and over, and by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental abilities or with lack of experience and knowledge, if they have been supervised or instructed in the safe use of the device and understand the resulting hazards.
When controlling a device remotely or using automated control, external circumstances mean it cannot always be guaranteed that commands will actually be carried out or that the correct status of the device will be displayed in the app and on other Smart Home display devices. This may result in damage to property and/or injury.

Therefore:

Please ensure as far as possible that no-one is at risk during remote operation or automated control.
Please exercise particular caution when setting up or adjusting remote or automated control and regularly check the desired functionality
If batteries are inserted, the alarm can be triggered by hand dampness! Do not hold the device near the ears!
Do not recharge used batteries. Do not attempt to reactivate discharged batteries by heating them or through any other means. Do not short circuit batteries. Do not expose batteries to fire!Risk of explosion!
Note the correct polarity when inserting batteries! Only use batteries of the same type. Remove empty batteries from the device immediately. Also remove the batteries from the device if the device will not be used for a prolonged period.Increased risk of batteries leaking!

Information

The range indoors may differ significantly from the range outdoors. Besides the transmission power and the receivers’ reception properties, environmental effects such as humidity as well as local structural features are key factors.
The device is designed solely for use in residential quarters.
Any use other than that described in this operating manual is considered improper and will void all warranties and exclude all liability

Open Source software

This Bosch Smart Home product uses open-source software.

EM_WDOG.C / EM_WDOG.HEM_GPIO.C /EM_GPIO.HEM_SYSTEM.C / EM_SYSTEM.H

# License

Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:

The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software.
Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY/LIMITATION OF REMEDIES: Silicon Labs has no obligation to support this Software. Silicon Labs is providing the Software „AS IS“, with no express or implied warranties of any kind, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose or warranties against infringement of any proprietary rights of a third party .

Silicon Labs will not be liable for any consequential, incidental, or special damages, or any other relief, or for any claim by any third party, arising from your use of this Software.

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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of the contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS „AS IS“ AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Install Smart Home Controller

If not yet installed: Download the Bosch Smart Home app and install the Bosch Smart Home Controller.

Start Smart Home App

Now start the Bosch Smart Home app and select “Add device”. Follow the instructions in the app.

Placing the product

Please ensure that the product is placed on a smooth, level surface so that any damp will be detected optimally.

Opening the device to change its batteries

To open the device, turn the lid anti-clockwise as far as it will go and pull it off upwards.

Acoustic test

Test the device’s correct operation regularly, e.g. prior to longer absences.

Please refer to our website for an explanatory video on how to install the device at:

www.bosch-smarthome.com/installation

Technical data

Device type name	BWA-1
Battery type	2 × LR03/ Micro/AAA
Battery life time	<3 years
Radio protocol	ZigBee 3.0
Radio frequency	2.4 GHz
Max. transmission power	10 mW
Radio range in free field condition	< 100 m
Receiver class	2
Software class	A
Protection class	IP 44
Ambient temperature	0 °C to 50 °C
Maximum humidity	85 % noncondensing
Volume at a distance of 1 meter	≤75 dB(A)
Dimensions (W × D × H)	75 × 75 × 25 mm
Weight (w/o batteries)	62 g

Subject to technical amendments

Maintenance and cleaning

The device requires no maintenance. Repairs should only be performed by qualified persons. Clean the product with a soft, clean, dry and lint-free cloth. Moisten the cloth with lukewarm water to remove heavier soiling.

Simplified EU declaration of conformity

Robert Bosch Smart Home GmbH declares that this Bosch Smart Home wireless radio equipment BWA-1 is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: www.bosch-smarthome.com/conformity

Environmental protection and disposal

Electrical and electronic equipment that is no longer usable and defective or used batteries must be separated from other waste and recycled in an environmentally friendly manner (European Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment). To dispose of electrical and electronic equipment or batteries, use your country-specific return and collection systems.