User Guide WhereTag IV Module User Guide Part Numbers: 26048, 26391, 26683 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 User Guide for WhereTag IV Module D1587 Rev 01 ©2010 Zebra Enterprise Solutions. WhereTag IV and all product names and numbers are Zebra Enterprise Solutions trademarks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
User Guide ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 User Guide for WhereTag IV Module D1587 Rev 01 ©2010 Zebra Enterprise Solutions. WhereTag IV and all product names and numbers are Zebra Enterprise Solutions trademarks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Typographical Conventions Warnings call attention to a procedure or practice that could result in personal injury if not correctly performed. Do not proceed until you fully understand and meet the required conditions. ____________ Cautions call attention to an operation procedure or practice that could damage the product if not correctly CAUTION performed. Do not proceed until understanding and meeting ____________ these required conditions.
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATION The following regulatory agency information is for WhereTag IV Module, which includes part numbers 26048, 26391, and 26683. RF Notice Any changes or modifications to Zebra Enterprise Solutions (ZES) equipment not expressly approved by ZES could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 rules.
Document Revision History Revision 01 Change Change Description Draft Date Initials 7/3/10 HH ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 User Guide for WhereTag IV Module D1587 Rev 01 ©2010 Zebra Enterprise Solutions. WhereTag IV and all product names and numbers are Zebra Enterprise Solutions trademarks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Table of Contents Page REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATION ........................................................................................................4 1 2 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................7 1.1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW...................................................................................................................................................7 1.
1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 System overview The ZES Real Time Locating System (RTLS) is designed to permit users to determine the position of tagged assets in both indoor and outdoor facilities such as factories and freight yards. The system locates tagged assets by a process involving redundant triangulation. Each tag autonomously emits a 2.4 GHz direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) radio signal at predetermined blink rate.
operates in the globally accepted 2.4GHz frequency band and transmits spread spectrum signals in accordance with the standard. The use of direct sequence spread spectrum technology provides extremely long range; in excess of 1,000 meter locate range outdoors, and 120 meter locate range indoors. The WhereTag IV Module also incorporates an 802.11b/g transceiver for data communication and/or positioning by standard or location-enabling 802.11 access points.
Figure 1 ZES Real Time Locating System Block Diagram WhereLan WhereLan 1-Way 2.4 GHz ISO24730 or 802.11b/g (Range = 400 ft indoors or 3000 ft outdoors) 1-Way 2.4 GHz ISO24730 2.4 GHz OOK WherePort 1-Way 115 kHz FSK (Range = 25 ft) Tags with WhereTag IV Module (Range = 3 ft) 115 kHz FSK Wired Ethernet or Wireless 802.11 Link 1-Way 2.4 GHz ISO24730 or 802.11b/g (Range = 400 ft indoors or 3000 ft outdoors) WhereWand Hand-held Computer with Laser Barcode Reader Wired Ethernet or Wireless 802.
are able to track large populations of WhereTags simultaneously. They can be installed in a grid configuration to provide ubiquitous coverage over large areas comprised of many cells. The Locating Access Point combines multiple functions: an RTLS Location Sensor and a Wi-Fi certified access point for wireless LAN clients and applications 1.
resource management. Key among those software components is WhereSoft Locate, which is a distributed Windows Service. When WhereSoft Locate is combined with Visibility and any of the many applications available from ZES, it is possible to locate assets, know their status, and react to any number of user configurable alert conditions. Visibility also provides the tools required to control and monitor the Real-Time Location System (RTLS).
2 SPECIFICATIONS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE) 2.1 WhereTag IV Module CAPABILITIES Frequency Range .............................. 2.4 to 2.483 GHz Typical Locate Range, Indoors .......... 100 m (325 ft) Typical Locate Range, Outdoors........ 1,000 m (3200 ft) Typical Read Range, Indoors............. 200 m (650 ft) Typical Read Range, Outdoors.......... 1,750 m (5700 ft) User Configurable Blink Rate............. 1 sec to 5 days WherePort Range ..............................
REGULATORY APPROVALS North America FCC Part 15 Class B, Part 15.247 Industry Canada ICES-003, RSS-210, RSS-GEN ANSI INCITS 371.1-2003 Europe CE, R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC: EN 300328, EN 301489-1/-17, EN 60950-1 Worldwide ISO/IEC 24730-2 Compliant Cisco CCX Compliant ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 13 User Guide for WhereTag IV Module D1587 Rev 01 ©2010 Zebra Enterprise Solutions.