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2 Scope
2.1 Overview
A PureRF Tag is VUANCE’s RFID tag. RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification. A PureRF
RFID tag is a miniature electronic PCB combined with an antenna in a compact package. The
packaging is structured to allow the PureRF tag to be attached to an object to be tracked. It can be
attached to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification and
location detection using radio waves. The PureRF tags can be detected from varying distances and
beyond the line of sight of a PureRF Receiver.
After a PureRF tag is activated by a PureRF Initializer, it randomly and continually broadcasts a
signal for identifying itself. The tag transmitted signals are picked up by one or more PureRF
Receivers that are installed at various locations at the controlled site for providing the required radio
coverage for the application.
A tag can broadcast a variety of types of PureRF messages which are picked up by the Receivers,
which sends them to a third party server, system or any security application for analysis,
identification, alarm and monitoring. These messages are broadcasted by the tag repeatedly at the
intervals that the customer defines, such as:
• Idle Mode Messages: The tag sends random broadcasts to indicate its location and that it is
functional.
NOTE:
The location of a tag can be determined according to the Receiver(s) that picks up
the strongest signal.
• Movement Messages: The tag sends random broadcasts to indicate that it is in motion (being
moved).
• Tamper Messages: The tag sends random broadcasts to indicate that its tamper switch has
been triggered.
The PureRF TAG is fragmented in three categories such as:
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
Identify and track vehicles at airports, gated communities, truck and bus terminals, employee
parking lots, military installations, etc.
ASSET PROTECTION
Identify and track laptop and desktop computers, office machines, tools, telephones, and other
types of equipment in hospitals, office buildings, retail stores, warehouses, industrial facilities,
etc.
PERSONNEL TRACKING
Identify and track employees and visitors in military bases, office buildings, mines, hospitals
and warehouses for access control, emergency evacuation and mustering. Multiple Tags can
be functionally linked to each other to match employees to laptops, drivers to vehicles and
trucks to trailers, etc.