User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Safety Information
- 2 Spot System Description
- 3 Using the Web-Based Interface
- Appendix A – Master Radio FCC Compliance Information
- Appendix B – Beacon FCC Compliance Information
- Appendix C – Tag FCC Compliance Information
- Appendix D – Mini Tag FCC Compliance Information
- Appendix E – Antenna Specification
- Appendix F – Li/MnO2 Battery Disposal
Spot uses a system of Master Radios and Beacons to locate and track the position of Tags.
Tag location and history information is made available to other systems and applications through a
browser-based interface.
The Spot System is made up of the following components:
• Spot Engine:
o An appliance that controls the overall operation of the Spot System and delivers
Tag location information to the Presentation Server
CAUTION! Never operate a Master Radio without an antenna or RF load.
• Master Radios:
o Relay information from Beacons and Tags to the Spot Engine
o Are powered via their Ethernet network connections
o Require no direct user operation
• Beacons:
o Communicate with the Tags based on commands from the Master Radios
o Are battery-powered, designed for low current consumption to maximize battery
life
o Require no direct user operation
• Tags:
o Receive transmissions from Beacons
o Transmit Beacon reports to Master Radios that Spot uses to compute location
o Are optimized for low power consumption to maximize battery life. Power
consumption can be optimized for tracking mobile or fixed assets.
Spot RFLS User's Manual Page 6
5/24/2007