User's Guide

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Beacon labels should be placed in the right
orientation depending on this, but otherwise
main board orientation is not specified in
production. Performance-wise, beacons
signal beam strength is good towards the
front in either orientation.
Tip: Deciding beacon main board orientation
Confidex Viking Classic™ beacon orientation can be seen from the dot that is left on the top cover. The dot is
an ejector pin mark from injection molding and can be felt with a finger. This side is the bottom of the beacon:
antenna on the main board is in 45° clockwise orientation.
4 Installing Confidex Viking™ beacons
Generic tips on how to decide placing Confidex Viking™ beacons:
• Depending on your positioning system: place beacons evenly, approximately 10 m (33 ft) from
each other. The closer beacons are to each other, the better the coverage.
• Take into consideration that installing a beacon to or next to metal structures can affect signal.
This can mean better or worse radiation efficiency.
4.1 Ceiling mounting
• Install beacons so that they are facing down
• Install beacon in the middle of a path
• Ceiling height should be at least 3-4 meters to ensure good signal beam coverage.
4.2 Wall mounting
• Install beacons back cover against the wall
• Place beacons above eyesight level to avoid people and objects obstructing signal, for
example in 2 - 2,5 m (6,2 - 8,2 ft) height
• Beacon radiation pattern should be taken into consideration – installing beacons in 45°
angle is suggested
• Wall mounting provides at best 99 meters transmit range in outside conditions. Inside,
for example in an office environment, at least 20 - 50 m read range should be expected.
This depends on how many obstacles are in front of beacon’s signal.
4.3 Asset tracking application
• Take radiation patterns from chapter 3 into consideration when installing Viking™
beacons. This should depend on your positioning system and your BLE reader/locator
orientation.