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WhereWand II User’s Guide

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WhereWand II User’s Guide D1258 rev A

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Table 1: Custom Configuration Parameters

Key Parameter Description

<A> Rate The interval between tag’s normal keep alive blinks.

-> Range is from OFF to 5 seconds to 1 Hour

<B> WP Count The number of blinks the tag transmits in response to receiving a

valid WherePort message.

-> Range is from 0 to 15 blinks

<C> WP Interval The time between each of the WherePort blinks.

-> Range is 5 seconds to 1 minute.

<D> WP Retrigger Set the time after blinking in response to a WherePort that the same

WherePort ID is ignored and will not cause more tag blinks.

-> Range is 1 second to 2 minutes, with 3 different modes.

<E> Sw Count The number of blinks the tag transmits in response to a level change

on one of its switch or telemetry inputs.

-> Range is from 0 to 15 blinks.

<F> Sw Interval The time between each of the switch event blinks

-> Range is 5 seconds to 1 minute.

<G> Sw Retrigger The time after blinking in response to a switch event that the same

event will be ignored and will not cause more tag blinks

->Range is ½ second to 1 minute.

<H> RX Wakeup Select between 200 msec and 500 msec receiver on interval

<I> SB Count Set the number of sub-blinks the tag sends in every blink

-> Range is 1 to 8 sub-blinks.

<J> Long Intrvl Allows the tag to periodically send normal mode blinks with 12

bytes of data appended to the blink

-> Settings are never, every 8

or 64

blink, or with every blink

More detail on the settings for each parameter is given in the following sections.