Product Description

Invisible Fence
®
Brand
Boundary Plus
®
2.0 System
Field Test Plan
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1 Preface
Field Testing
New products and updates to existing products must be developed, tested and iterated multiple times
before being offered to customers. Field Testing is a critical step in the iteration cycle, helping to find
flaws that would otherwise reach the end consumer. The purpose of Field Testing is to minimize risk, by
making sure the product works as intended and as expected and to uncover limitations that can be
mitigated through awareness and process implementation. Pro Staff members that do not fully complete
the field test process conversely maximize risk to their dealership, RSC, the Invisible Fence
®
Brand
Network and ultimately the end consumer.
THERE WILL BE FLAWS. There would be no reason to field test if everything was designed perfect the
first time (or second or third time). Your job as a Pro Staff member is to do your best to find issues that
can be addressed before the products are released to the network. It is not to complain about or give up on
testing because issues are found. Testing takes time and effort. Waiting for others to complete testing then
submitting forms when no testing or minimal testing has been completed is not helpful.
What YOU do helps YOU! It also helps everyone in the network. We need and appreciate your help.
2 Introduction
Product Description
Boundary Plus
®
2.0 is a connected system based on a new transmit signal type that will operate at three
new operating frequencies (15kHz, 20kHz or 25kHz). This permits operation in Boundary Plus mode and
traditional mode where currently signal interference prevents acceptable operation. The system will
consist of a connected 4-port module-based control panel that can be configure one of seven ways (Hub,
Hub/Transmitter, Transmitter, Hub/GPS, Hub/Transmitter/GPS, Transmitter/GPS or GPS Base [future]),
connected indoor and outdoor Shields
®
units, connected Doorman™ Pet Door (future) and connected
receiver. Each transmitter is configurable to a unique signal field code and each receiver is individually
configurable to each transmitter (i.e. action taken by the receiver when receiving the unique transmit
code) through selections made in the customer account via CLOUD services.
Communication and signal field codes are all configured via Device Identifiers. All devices within a
system will have unique Device ID’s, similar to GPSC. The Device ID is made up of two parts, a three
digit Network Identifier (Family) and a two digit Device Identifier. When the Boundary Plus 2.0 System
is released the Device ID’s will be assigned by Blue, similar to the way GPSC is done today. For this
application and testing, Device ID’s will be assigned manually. Just like with GPSC, the Network
Identifier and Device Identifier have specific values. The Network ID only needs to change if two or more
systems are adjacent. The Network ID must be the same for all devices on the property for them to
communicate. Network ID’s range from 001 to 599. Due to specific requirements, all Device ID’s, in a
specific order, have been assigned to each device type. The device types below should be assigned Device
ID’s in the order listed.
Receivers: 63, 87, 79, 62, 61, 59, 55, 47, 31
Hub/Transmitter: 96, 97, 98
Shields
®
Wireless: 01, 02, 04, 08, 16, 32, 64
Shields
®
Wired: 88, 84, 82, 81, 76, 74, 73