TEC Nology

How TEC-Angel works

With TEC-Angel we’ve designed a system to gather as much information as possible about what is happening in the home, from a minimal, easy to install and unobtrusive set of sensors. With a movement sensor in each room and a very innovative door open/close detector. TEC-Angel can determine which room the person is in and how long they’ve been there, the temperature of any room they are in, and whether they are in the home or outside.

Combine this with some basic information you tell it about the person’s lifestyle such as normal sleep times, what times of day they might go out and what times of day they are normally in, and TEC-Angel can alert you to many of the circumstances that are indicative of a problem.

Installing the system

The information here provides all the information you need to set up your TEC-Angel product around the home and make sure you choose the right locations to get the best from your device.

Installing The Hub

When choosing the hub’s location:

  • Find a position roughly central between all the sensors and near a mains power socket
  • Once operating the hub is best left ‘out of sight, out of mind’
Installing The Movement sensors

For best performance:

  • Mount the sensors at chest height; they are most sensitive to movement across the sensor not towards or away from it
  • Near a doorway is often a good location to detect someone entering the room
  • If a room has multiple doors, placing the sensor in the main body of the room ensures detection of someone entering by either door
  • Place the sensor flat on a wall or cover a whole room from an unobstructed corner
  • Sensors should not ‘see’ through doorways into other rooms, avoiding any movement activating more than one sensor at a time

The movement sensors are pre-allocated to specific rooms and need to be installed in the correct rooms.

Installing the Door sensors

For normal hinged doors, fit a one-piece door sensor.

  • Place anywhere on the door provided the TEC-Angel logo is the right way up
  • The middle of the door at chest height is ideal where the panic button is easily reached
  • Keep away from anything metallic such as hanging coats with keys in the pocket

For sliding doors, fit a two-piece door sensor.

  • With the TEC-Angel logo the correct way up, the magnet must be on the right-hand side of the sensor
  • If more practical, mount the main sensor upside down with the magnet on the left
  • You can mount either the magnet or the main sensor on the moving part of the door
TEC-Angel dictionary

The dictionary below shows all the alerts monitored by the TEC-Angel Standard Package including alerts enabled with the optional Toilet Movement Sensor (“Toilet”) and 1-5 additional room Movement Sensors (“Your Room Names”).

Tick this box to show commands & settings
Tick this box if there is more than one door
Unusually Long In Any Place Alerts.
Hall Alert Default Time: 15m

HALL- Unusually long in the Hall

HALL? How long is the maximum stay?
HALL 5m Change the duration
HALL HELP Help/ information on the alert
HALL ON Turn alert on
HALL OFF Turn alert off
Bathroom Alert Default Time: 30m

BATHROOM- Unusually long in the bathroom

BATHROOM? How long is the maximum stay?
BATHROOM 1h10m Change the duration
BATHROOM HELP Help/information on the alert
BATHROOM ON Turn alert on
BATHROOM OFF Turn alert off
Lounge Alert Default Time: 2h

LOUNGE- Unusually long in the lounge

LOUNGE? How long is the maximun stay?
LOUNGE 2h30m Change the duration
LOUNGE HELP Help/ information on the alert
LOUNGE ON Turn alert on
LOUNGE OFF Turn alert off
Bedroom Alert Default Time: 45m

BEDROOM- Unusually long in the Bedroom (outside of sleep times)

BEDROOM? How long is the maximum stay?
BEDROOM 40m Change the duration
BEDROOM HELP Help/ information on the alert
BEDROOM ON Turn alert on
BEDROOM OFF Turn alert off
Not active when they might be in bed, from Bed-Time-Early (BTE) until Wake-Time-Late (WTL)
Kitchen Alert Default Time: 45m

KITCHEN- Unusually long in the Kitchen

KITCHEN? How long is the maximum stay?
KITCHEN 1h20m Change the duration
KITCHEN HELP Help/ information on the alert
KITCHEN ON Turn alert on
KITCHEN OFF Turn alert off
Toilet Alert (optional extra) Default Time: 15m

TOILET- Unusually long in the Toilet

TOILET? How long is the maximum stay?
TOILET 10m Change the duration
TOILET HELP Help / information on the alert?
TOILET ON Turn alert on
TOILET OFF Turn alert off
The Toilet sensor is an optional extra, required if the bathroom and toilet are separate rooms
“Your Room Names” (optional extra) Default Time: 1h

"Room Name"- Your custom room names eg "Dining Room", "Conservatory", and "Spare Bedroom".

DINING ROOM? How long is the maximum stay?
CONSERVATORY 2h Change the duration
SPARE BEDROOM ? Help / information on the alert
FRONT ROOM ON Turn alert on
BEDROOM THREE OFF Turn alert off
These alerts are for the optional 1-5 extra movement sensors
No-Movement-Dectected anywhere Default Time: 2h30m

NMD (No-Movement-Detected)- Alerts if no movment is detected anywhere in the property

NMD? How long is it currently set?
NMD 3h Change the duration
NMD HELP Help / information on the alert
NMD ON Turn alert on
NMD OFF Turn alert off
Active unless they are in-bed or the property is empty.
Not at Home and Safety Alerts
Out Alert Default Time: 3h

OUT- Sends an alert if the person has been out of the house longer than usual

OUT? Query the time period
OUT 6h Change the time period
OUT HELP Help/ information on the alert
OUT ON Turn alert on
OUT OFF Turn alert off
If left the home by a door which accesses the street (see FDA)
Garden Alert Default Time: 2h

GARDEN- Sends an alert if the person has been in the garden longer than usual

GARDEN? Query the time period
GARDEN 3h Change the time period
GARDEN HELP Help/ information on the alert
GARDEN ON Turn alert on
GARDEN OFF Turn alert off
If left the home by a door which accesses the garden (see FDA)
Door-At-Night Default Setting: On

DAN (Door-At-Night)- Sends an alert if any door is opened during the night

DAN? Query Alert setting/monitoring times
DAN HELP Help/information on the alert
DAN ON Turn alert on
DAN OFF Turn alert off
from Nobody-Home-Late (NHL) until Nobody-Home-Early (NHE)
Nobody-Home-Alert Default Setting: On

NHA (Nobody-Home-Alert)- Sends an alert if the person is not home or goes out at night

NHA HELP Help / information on the value
NHA ON Turn alert on
NHA OFF Turn alert off
from Nobody-Home-Late (NHL) until Nobody-Home-Early (NHE)
Nobody-Home-Late Default Time: 9:00pm

NHL (Nodody-Home-Late)- The start time (evening) for the Nobody-Home-Alert and Door-At-Night Alerts

NHL? How late is it currently set?
NHL 7.30p Change the time
NHL HELP Help / information on the value
or use the "TIMES?" command to view a summary of all time of day settings including NHL.
Nobody-Home-Early Default Time: 8:00am

NHE (Nobody-Home-Early)- The end time (morning) for the Nobody-Home-Alert and Door-At-Night Alerts

NHE? How early is it currently set?
NHE 10.00a Change the time
NHE HELP Help / information on the value
or use the "TIMES?" command to view a summary of all time of day settings including NHE.
Door security alerts
Front-Door-Left-Open Default Time: 4m

FDLO (Front-Door-Left-Open)- The door has been left open for an unusually long time

FDLO? How long is it currently set?
FDLO 6m Change the duration
FDLO HELP Help / information on the alert
FDLO ON Turn alert on
FDLO OFF Turn alert off
Front-Door-Open (& movement elsewhere) Default Setting: On

FDO (Front-Door-Open and movement elsewhere)- The Front Door is open and movement was detected elsewhere in another room

FDO? Query the status
FDO HELP Help / information on the alert
FDO ON Turn alert on
FDO OFF Turn alert off
elsewhere is all other rooms except the room where the Front-Door-Location (FDL) is set
Doorstate Alerts Default Setting: Off

DOORSTATE- Sends an alert every time a door fitted with a sensor is open or closed

DOORSTATE? Are the alerts on / off?
DOORSTATE ON Turn doorstate alerts on
DOORSTATE OFF Turn doorstate alerts off
DOORSTATE HELP Help / information on the alert
This soon becomes pretty waring, but is useful sometimes to check if carers are visiting as due !
Back-Door-Left-Open Default Time: 4m

BDLO (Back-Door-Left-Open)- The door has been left open for an unusually long time (with optional Back-Door sensor only)

BDLO? How long is it currently set?
BDLO 10m Change the duration
BDLO HELP Help / information on the alert
BDLO ON Turn alert on
BDLO OFF Turn alert off
Back-Door-Open (& movement elsewhere) Default Setting: On

BDO (Back-Door-Open and movement elsewhere)- The Back Door is open and movement was detected elsewhere in another room (with optional Back-Door sensor only)

BDO? Query the status
BDO HELP Help / information on the alert
BDO ON Turn alert on
BDO OFF Turn alert off
elsewhere is all other rooms except the room where the Back-Door-Location (BDL) is set
Side-Door-Left-Open Default Time: 4m

SDLO (Side-Door-Left-Open)- The Side Door has been left open for an unusually long time (with optional Side-Door sensor only)

SDLO? How long is it currently set?
SDLO 8m Cange the duration
SDLO HELP Help / information on the alert
SDLO ON Turn alert on
SDLO OFF Turn alert off
Side-Door-Open (& movement elsewhere) Default Setting: On

SDO (Side-Door-Open and movement elsewhere)- The Side Door is open and movement was detected elsewhere in another room (with optional Side-Door sensor only)

SDO? Query the status
SDO HELP Help / information on the alert
SDO ON Turn alert on
SDO OFF Turn alert off
elsewhere is all other rooms except the room where the Side-Door-Location (SDL) is set
Custom-Door-Left-Open Default Time: 4m

CDLO (Custom-Door-Left-Open)- The door has been left open for an unusually long time (with optional Custom-Door sensor only)

CDLO? How long is it currently set?
CDLO 9m Change the duration
CDLO HELP Help / information on the alert
CDLO ON Turn alert on
CDLO OFF Turn alert off
Custom refers to a door you can rename, such as "Patio", "Garage"
Custom-Door-Open (& movement elsewhere) Default Setting: On

CDO (Custom-Door-Open and movement elsewhere)- The Custom Door is open and movement was detected elsewhere in another room (with optional Custom-Door sensor only)

CDO? Query the status
CDO HELP Help / information on the alert
CDO ON Turn alert on
CDO OFF Turn alert off
elsewhere is all other rooms except the room where the Custom-Door-Location (CDL) is set.
Custom refers to a door you can rename, such as "Patio", "Garage"
No-Doors-Opened Default Time: 3days

NDO (No-Doors-Opened)- Alerts if no doors have been opened for a considerable period of time

NDO? How long is it currently set?
NDO 4d Change the duration
NDO HELP Help / information on the alert
NDO ON Turn alert on
NDO OFF Turn alert off
Bed time and sleep alerts
Bed-Time-Alert Default Setting: On

BTA (Bed-Time-Alert)- Alert if the person is not In-Bed when they normally would be

BTA? Is the alert active?
BTA HELP Help / information on the alert
BTA ON Turn alert on
BTA OFF Turn alert off
Active from Bed-Time-Latest (BTL)
Late-To-Rise Default Setting: On

LTR (Late-To-Rise)- Alert if the person is still In-Bed when they are normally up

LTR? Is the alert active?
LTR HELP Help / information on the alert
LTR ON Turn alert on
LTR OFF Turn alert off
Active from Wake-Time-Latest (WTL)
Disturbed-Sleep-Alert Default Setting: 3 times

DSA (Disturbed-Sleep-Alert)- Alerts if the person leaves the bedroom an excessive number of times during the night

DSA? How many sleep disturbances to be alerted
DSA 4 Change the number
DSA HELP Help / information on the alert
from Bed-Time-Latest (BTL) until Wake-Time-Earliest (WTE)
Times

TIMES- To see list of wake/ bed times, nobody home alert times & carer social times

TIMES? View all current values
TIMES HELP Help / information on the command
Bed-Time-Early Default Time: 9:00pm

BTE (Bed-Time-Early)- Earliest time they normally might go to bed

BTE? How early is it currently set?
BTE 9.30p Change the time
BTE HELP Help / information on the value
BEDROOM alert ceases now.
(The "TIMES?" command shows a summary of all time of day settings including BTE).
Bed-Time-Late Default Time: 11:00pm

BTL (Bed-Time-Late)- Latest time they normally would go to bed.

BTL? How late is it currently set?
BTL 11.00p Change the time
BTL HELP Help / information on the value
Bed-Time-Alert (BTA) active now,
Disturbed-Sleep-Alert (DSA) counting disturbances now.
(The "TIMES?" command shows a summary of all time of day settings including BTL).
Wake-Time-Early Default Time: 7:00am

WTE (Wake-Time-Early )- Earliest time they normally might get out of bed.

WTE? How early is it currently set?
WTE 6.00a Change the time
WTE HELP Help / information on the value
BED-Time-Alert (BTA) ceases now.
Disturbed-Sleep-Alert (DSA) stops counting disturbances now.
(The "TIMES?" command shows a summary of all time of day settings including WTE).
Wake-Time-Late Default Time: 9:00am

WTL (Wake-Time-Late)- Latest time they normally would get out of bed

WTL? How late is it currently set?
WTL 8.00a Change the time
WTL HELP Help / information on the value
BEDROOM alert active now.
Late-To-Rise alert active now.
(The "TIMES?" command shows a summary of all time of day settings including WTL.
Bed-Time-Out Default Time: 15m

BTO (Bed-Time-Out)- Length of time the person has to be in the bedroom to be considered 'IN BED'

BTO? How long is it currently set to?
BTO 5m Change the duration
BTO HELP Help / information on the value
Normally the user does not need to adjust this
Wake-Time-Out Default Time: 5m

WTO (Wake-Time-Out)- Length of time the person has to be out of bedroom before being considered 'OUT OF BED'

WTO? How long is it currently set to?
WTO 10m Change the duration
WTO HELP Help / information on the value
Normally the user does not need to adjust this
Temperature alerts
Low-Temperature-Alert Default Setting: 17C

LTA (Low-Temperature-Alert)- Alerts when an occupied room falls below a set temperature

LTA? How low is it currently set?
LTA 19 Change the value
LTA HELP Help / information on the alert
LTA ON Turn alert on
LTA OFF Turn alert off
Only when any room is occupied (for greater than 10 minutes, to prevent alarms for unheated rooms they are in for only a brief period)
High-Temperature-Alert Default Setting: 33C

HTA (High-Temperature-Alert)- Alerts when an occupied room rises above a set temperature

HTA? How high is it currently set?
HTA 32 Change the value
HTA HELP Help / information on the alert
HTA ON Turn alert on
HTA OFF Turn alert off
Only when any room is occupied (for greater than 10 minutes)
System alerts
Mains Power Alert

POWER- Alerts when the electrical power switches off

POWER HELP Help / information on the alert
Sends alert after 2 minutes without power
Panic Alert

PANIC- When pressed TEC-Angel sends an immediate text alert to the carer.

PANIC HELP Help / information on the alert
Always active
Sensor Low Battery Alert

BATTERY- A sensor needs the batteries replacing

BATTERY HELP Help / information on the alert
Always active (but sent in `Social Times` only)
Social-Times

Period in which low priority alerts are sent to carers (eg battery alerts)

Low Battery Warnings
Disturbed night sleep alert
From Social-Time-Early (STE) until Social-Time-Late (STL).
(The "TIMES?" command shows a summary of all time of day settings including Social Times)
Social-Time Early Default Time: 9:00am

STE (Social-Time-Early)- The earliest a low priority text can be sent to a carer

STE? What is the time currently set?
STE 10a Change the time
STE HELP Help / information on the value
(The "TIMES?" command shows a summary of all time of day settings including STE).
Social-Time-Late Default Time: 9:00pm

STL (Social-Time-Late)- The latest a low priority text can be sent to a carer

STL? What is the time currently set?
STL 10p Change the time
STL HELP Help / information on the value
(The "TIMES?" command shows a summary of all time of day settings including STL).
Useful commands
Activity Request

ACTIVITY- To see a list of the current and last 5 locations occupied with durations

ACTIVITY? Request Activity
ACTIVITY HELP Help / information on the alert
Full User Guide

HELP- Gain access to the full user guide

HELP Text HELP for detailed user guide
One Time Setup Commands and Additional Sensors
Registering your phone to your TEC-Angel

HELLO- Adding your number as primary carer to manage values/ receive alerts

HELLO Text HELLO to register
HELLO HELP Help / information on the command
See the De-Register command to disconnect as primary carer.
Naming the person your TEC-Angel protects Default Setting: "Name"

NAME- Naming the person your TEC-Angel protects e.g. Mum, Mr Bloggs…

NAME? Query the current name
NAME Lucy Change the name
NAME HELP Help / information on the command
Adding an additional carer

CARER- Adding a second ancillary carers number to receive alerts. This number cannot change the system settings

CARER (enter phone number) Add a carer
CARER 07712345678 Example add phone 07712 345678
CARER? Find out which number is registered
CARER HELP Help / information on the command
See the De-Register command to disconnect the ancillary carer.
De-registering carers

DEREG- Command will de-register a phone from TEC-Angel- stopping all alerts

DEREG (enter phone number) Removes a carers number
DEREG 07712345678 Example UK format (no spaces)
DEREG +447712345678 Example International format (no spaces)
This same command used for Primary Carer (registered with "HELLO") and Secondary Carer registered with the CARER command.
The UK/International format must match the way it was entered originally (eg as shown in the "HELLO" response or as queried with "CARER?").
Sensor commands
Pairing Sensors

PAIR- Checks all the sensors are paired to the hub and named correctly

PAIR? Which rooms are paired to the hub?
PAIR HELP Help / information on the command
"Pair?" is also useful for listing custom room names if you can't remember what they were all called / spelt.
Naming Additional Movement Sensors Default Setting: Custom 1-5

CN1 - CN5 (Custom-Name-1 etc.)- Allocates custom movement sensors room names

CN1 STUDY Name additional movement sensors
CN2 CONSERVATORY
After a sensor is named, all commands and alerts use that name, so and alert might read "Too long in the Study", and "STUDY 2h" or "CONSERVATORY ?" would be valid commands.
Naming Additional Custom Door Sensor Default Setting: Custom Door

CDN (Custom-Door-Name)- Names the additional `Custom` door sensor (with optional Custom-Door sensor only)

CDN PATIO Name additional door sensor
When the Custom Door sensor is named (eg "Patio Door"), the Alerts report the new name eg "Patio door left open", BUT to maintain the command abbreviations the commands do not change name but remain CDO (Customer-Door-Open and movement elsewhere) and CDLO (Custom-Door-Left-Open).
Test Feature Default Setting: On

TEST- Turning the sensor lights off / on

TEST? Is the test setting on / off?
TEST ON Turn test lights on
TEST OFF Turn test lights off
TEST HELP Help / information on the setting
Changing Movement Sensors Senstivity Default Setting: High

SENSITIVITY- Allows the sensitivity of the sensors to be adjusted

SENSITIVITY? Queries the current sensitivity setting
SENSITIVITY HIGH Sets all sensors to high sensitivity
SENSITIVITY MEDIUM Sets all sensors to medium sensitivity
SENSITIVITY LOW Sets all sensors to low sensitivity
SENSITIVITY HELP Help / information on the command
SIM commands
Forward Feature Default Setting: On

FORWARD- Allows TEC-Angel to forward text messages it receives from your SIM provider and others to your phone.

FORWARD? Is the forward setting on / off?
FORWARD ON Turn forward on
FORWARD OFF Turn forward off
FORWARD HELP Help / information on the setting
Useful for low credit warnings etc from your SIM provider.
Use the SEND command to stop Pay As You Go advertising.
Send Command

SEND- Allows your TEC angel to send single word messages (eg to stop advertising)

SEND STOP (unique code) Stop promotional messages
SEND STOP 9774 Example for "text STOP to 9744"
SEND HELP Help / information on the command
Marketing messages often end with text like "to end texts send STOP to 9774”. To make the TEC-Angel send that from its own number, send it the command “SEND STOP 9774”, and it will duly send the "STOP" to 9774 from its own SIM
The TEC-Angel clock
TEC-Angel Clock AM / PM

CLOCK- Setting your TEC-Angel to the correct time AM/ PM

CLOCK? Query the current time set
CLOCK 2:30AM Change the time on the clock
CLOCK HELP Help / information on the setting
All times will now be displayed in 12 hour AM/PM format. Don't forget the colon !!
TEC-Angel Clock 24h

CLOCK- Setting your TEC-Angel to the correct time 24h

CLOCK? Query the current time set
CLOCK 1720 Change the time on the clock
CLOCK HELP Help / Information on the setting
All times will now be displayed in 24 hour format
TEC-Angel Date

DATE- Setting your TEC-Angel to the correct date

DATE? Query the current date set
DATE 25/12/19 Change the date
DATE HELP Help / information on the setting
Door Locations
Front-Door-Location Default Setting: Hall

FDL (Front-Door-Location)- The room the Front Door opens into (to detect movement elsewhere when open)

FDL? Which room is allocated?
FDL HALL Change the room location
FDL HELP Help / information on the alert
The Front Door Open (FDO) alert is sent for activity elsewhere when this door open
Back-Door-Location Default Setting: Kitchen

BDL (Back-Door-Location)- The room the Back Door opens into (to detect movement elsewhere when open)

BDL? Which room is allocated?
BDL KITCHEN Change the room allocation
BDL HELP Help / information on the alert
The Back Door Open (BDO) alert is sent for activity elsewhere when this door open
Side-Door-Location Default Setting: Kitchen

SDL (Side-Door-Location)- The room the Side Door opens into (to detect movement elsewhere when open)

SDL? Which room is allocated?
SDL DINING ROOM Change the room location
SDL HELP Help / information on the alert
The Side Door Open (SDO) alert is sent for activity elsewhere when this door open
Custom-Door-Location Default Setting: Lounge

CDL (Custom-Door-Location)- The room the Custom named door opens into (to detect movement elsewhere when open)

CDL? Which room is allocated?
CDL CONSERVATORY Change the room location
CDL HELP Help / information on the alert
The Custom Door Open (CDO) alert is sent for activity elsewhere when this door open
Street and Garden Access
Front-Door-Access Default Setting: Street

FDA (Front-Door-Access)- Set where the door leads out to: STREET, GARDEN or BOTH

FDA? Access currently set?
FDA STREET Set access to street
FDA GARDEN Set access to garden
FDA BOTH Set access to both
FDA HELP Help / information on the setting
Determines if the OUT or GARDEN alerts will be active if leaving by this door
Back-Door-Access Default Setting: Street

BDA (Back-Door-Access)- Set where the door leads out to: STREET, GARDEN or BOTH

BDA? Access currently set?
BDA STREET Set access to street
BDA GARDEN Set access to garden
BDA BOTH Set access to both
BDA HELP Help / information on the setting
Determines if the OUT or GARDEN alerts will be active if leaving by this door
Side-Door-Access Default Setting: Both

SDA (Side-Door-Access)- Set where the door leads out to: STREET, GARDEN or BOTH

SDA? Access currently set?
SDA STREET Set access to street
SDA GARDEN Set access to garden
SDA BOTH Set access to both
SDA HELP Help / information on the setting
Determines if the OUT or GARDEN alerts will be active if leaving by this door
Custom-Door-Access Default Setting: Both

CDA (Custom-Door-Access)- Set where the door leads out to: STREET, GARDEN OR BOTH

CDA? Access currently set
CDA STREET Set access to street
CDA GARDEN Set access to garden
CDA BOTH Set access to both
CDA HELP Help / information on the setting
Determines if the OUT or GARDEN alerts will be active if leaving by this door
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