NSQTFF-1011LWhereTag III TL/TLB

©WhereNet Corp. November 2005 TFF-1011-TL_TLB_UserMan_11_30_05 Page 1 WhereTag III TL/TLB User’s Guide Revision 01, November 2005 Model Number: TFF-1011 WhereNet Corp. 2858 De La Cruz Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95050 408-845-8500 WWW.WhereNet.COM ©WhereNet Corp. November 2005 TFF-1011-TL_TLB_UserMan_11_30_05 Page 2 FCC Requirements This device must operate in compliance with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and Regulations Parts 15. See FCC registration label, located on the bottom of the equipment for the FCC, registration. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for both Class A and Class B devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001. Cet appareil ISM est conforme à la norme NMB-001 du Canada. Radio Equipment Authorization: FCC ID: NSQTFF-1011L IC: 3586A-TFF1011L RF Notice The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Any changes or modifications to WhereNet Corp. equipment not expressly approved by WhereNet Corp. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. TL version: There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Do not attempt to open the unit to change batteries. TLB version: This product is designed to be able to replace the batteries inside. Important: refer to battery replacement instructions to avoid resetting the tag. __________ __________ ©WhereNet Corp. November 2005 TFF-1011-TL_TLB_UserMan_11_30_05 Page 3 Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................4 Installation and Activation ................................................................................................7 Tag Mounting Options .......................................................................................................7 Specifications ......................................................................................................................8 ©WhereNet Corp. November 2005 TFF-1011-TL_TLB_UserMan_11_30_05 Page 4 Introduction This User Guide describes the features, communication formats, configuration, and operation of the WhereTag. It includes everything needed to be able to configure the tag and the communications between the tag and a host system. Appendix A is a complete description of all the WhereTag commands together with examples of how they are used to set up and operate the WhereTag. Appendix B is a physical description of the tag. This chapter briefly describes the major features and components of the Real Time Location System. The Real Time Location System The WhereNet system tracks and locates items tagged with a WhereTag. Each tag emits short, low power bursts of widely spread spectrum radio energy. These bursts are received by the system infrastructure. The infrastructure calculates the location of the tagged item based on the different arrival times of the burst. The WhereTag III TL or TLB is a compact battery operated radio frequency device. It is a component of the WhereNet Real Time Location System. The WhereNet Real Time Locating System (RTLS) is a precise local locating system with robust wireless telemetry capabilities. Its integrated architecture meets all the requirements for an enterprise-wide wireless infrastructure including locating, telemetry, and high-speed wireless communications. WhereTags WhereTags are attached to assets whose status must be quickly and accurately monitored. Examples are the movement of a shipping container through a loading yard or a trailer through a warehousing facility. RTLS uses DSSS RF technology to determine the location of WhereTag transmitting beacons. These transmissions are extremely low power, about 2 mW. The transmissions can be received at distances in excess of 1,000 meters outdoors. Because the transmissions are low power and spread across 60 MHz they add almost no RF pollution to the environment. They can be readily used with wireless LANs and Blue Tooth devices without adversely affecting the throughput of those systems. The transmissions from the WhereTags are very resistant to interference because of the large amount of processing gain. The system is able to receive signals that are below the RF noise floor of the surrounding environment. WhereTags are located by measuring the difference in the arrival time of a signal at a minimum of three fixed- position Location Sensors (the reliability increases if more than three sensors receive the signal). The WhereTags transmit their keep alive signal at a programmable interval. The Location Sensors are in a grid formation that ensures that at least three antennas can receive a blink from any place within the site. By comparing the difference in the arrival time of the beacon signal at each of the receiving antennas the system can determine the location of the transmitting WhereTag. This type of location determination is called TDOA (Time Difference Of Arrival). Tags are located to an accuracy of less than ten feet in virtually all environments, indoors and out. The accuracy can be affected by environmental factors such as concentrations of large metal objects. Location Sensors The Location Sensors are interconnected using standard Ethernet or connected wirelessly using 802.11b/g WiFi compliant communications. One type of Location Sensor, called a Locating Access Point, (LAP) includes a full 802.11b/g Access Point (AP). These integrated APs are from manufacturers such as Cisco, Symbol, and Intermec. Integration of these standard APs allows complete compatibility with wireless LAN infrastructure. All the wireless services required within an enterprise are then available on a single infrastructure. WherePorts The WherePort transmits a short range, adjustable from 5 to 20 feet, 127 kHz electro-magnetic signal. This signal defines a field. The field may indicate an entry gate or transition point. Each WhereP…

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Date: November 30, 2005 Federal Communications Commission Equipment Authorization Branch 7435 Oakland Mills Road Columbia, MD 21046 Request for Confidentiality Company Name: WhereNet Corp. FCC ID: NSQTFF-1011L FCC Part 15 Certification Dear Sir or Madame, In accordance with 0.459 of CFR 47, WhereNet Corp. hereby requests confidentiality of all (Block Diagrams, Circuit Diagrams, Parts List, Operational Description) attachments for the subject application. These documents contain detailed system and equipment description and related information about the product which WhereNet Corp. considers to be proprietary, confidential and a custom design and otherwise would not release to the general public. Since the design is a basis from which future technological products will evolve, WhereNet Corp. considers that this information would be of benefit to its competitors and that the disclosure of the information in these documents would give competitors an unfair advantage in the market. Sincerely, Signature: Name: Walt S. Johnson Title: Director Company: WhereNet Corp.

ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DR.GENZ GMBH ETS Dr. Genz GmbH, Germany Registration number: G0M20510-9893-P-15 Page 1 of 7 Appendix A. Pictures ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DR.GENZ GMBH ETS Dr. Genz GmbH, Germany Registration number: G0M20510-9893-P-15 Page 2 of 7

Revision ECO Number Description of Change Date Approval 01 C00908 Engineering Release 9/20/05 D. Olsen This document contains proprietary information of WhereNet Corp. and may not, in whole or in part be duplicated or disclosed or used for manufacture or any part disclosed herein without prior written permission of WhereNet. Author: D. Olsen Title: Assembly Procedure, WhereTag III TL / TLB (Thin Tag) D0991 Revision01 Part Number: WhereNet Corp. 2858 De La Cruz Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95050 408-845-8500 Filename: D0991r01 .doc Page 1 of 7 WhereNet, Santa Clara, CA D0991r01 Page 2 of 7 1.0 Scope: 1.1 To illustrate the final assembly and welding procedures for WhereTag III TL variants. 2.0 Material required. Part Number Part Description 23493** Assy, WhereTag III, TL, Not Configured D0991 WhereTag III, TL Assy Procedure (This document) 23528** Label Set, WhereTag TFF-1011-0DAA 23530** Label Set, WhereTag TFF-1011-0BAA 23315** PCBA, WTIII, TL 23373** Housing Set, WhereTag III, TL ** See Agile System for current product part #’s and Revisions 3.0 Procedure Preparation: Before beginning the tag assembly, the Bar Code Label is to be applied to the top of the Case. Refer to the current Bill of Materials for information regarding the proper Tag ID Label to use. Barcode ID Code WhereNet, Santa Clara, CA D0991r01 Page 3 of 7 NOTE: The labels are to be aligned with and contained in the recessed areas. FCC ID & WN Model No. Text right reading with the rest of the FCC text.

Federal Communications Commission Authorization and Evaluation Division Equipment Authorization Branch 7435 Oakland Mills Road Columbia, MD 21046 Applicant’s declaration concerning RF Radiation Exposure We hereby indicate that the product WhereTag III TL/ WhereTag III TLB, Models TFF-1011-0BAA / TFF-1011-0DAA FCC ID: NSQTFF-1011L is considered to be a portable transceiver. Company: WhereNet Corp. Address: 2858 De La Cruz Blvd. City: Santa Clara ZIP / Postal code: CA 95050 Country: USA Place, date Santa Clara, November 30. 2005 Signature Walt S. Johnson

ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DR. GENZ GMBH TEST - REPORT FCC ID: NSQTFF-1011L Test report no.: G0M20510-9893-P-15 Certificate: 1983-01 ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS STORKOWER STRASSE 38C, D-15526 REICHENWALDE B. BERLIN DR. GENZ GMBH PHONE +49-33631-888 00 FAX +49-33631-888 66 ETS Dr. Genz GmbH, Germany Registration number: G0M20510-9893 -P-15 Page 2 of 33 ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DR.GENZ GMBH TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 General information 1.1 Notes 1.2 Testing laboratory 1.3 Details of approval holder 1.4 Application details 1.5 Test item 1.6 Test standards 2 Technical test 2.1 Summary of test results 2.2 Test environment 2.3 Test equipment utilized 2.4 Test Procedure 3 Test Results 3.1 Peak Output Power 3.2 De Facto Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power 3.3 Antenna Requirement 3.4 Transmitter Radiated Emissions in Restricted Bands 3.5 Out of Band Radiated Emission 3.6 Spurious Emissions 3.7 Minimum 6 dB Bandwidth 3.8 Peak Power Spectral Density 3.9 Spurious emissions related to AC power line ETS Dr. Genz GmbH, Germany Registration number: G0M20510-9893 -P-15 Page 3 of 33 ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DR.GENZ GMBH 1 General Information 1.1 Notes The purpose of conformity testing is to increase the probability of adherence to the essential requirements or conformity specifications, as appropriate. The complexity of the technical specifications, however, means that full and thorough testing is impractical for both technical and economic reasons. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that a test sample which has Passed all the relevant tests conforms to a specification. Neither is there any guarantee that such a test sample will interwork with other genuinely open systems. The existence of the tests nevertheless provides the confidence that the test sample possesses the qualities as maintained and that is performance generally conforms to representative cases of communications equipment. The test results of this test report relate exclusively to the item tested as specified in 1.5. The test report may only be reproduced or published in full. Reproduction or publication of extractes from the report requires the prior written approval of the ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DR. GENZ GMBH. Tester: 25.10.2005 D. Hoppe Date ETS-Lab. Name Signature Technical responsibility for area of testing: 25.10.2005 N. Kaspar Date ETS Name Signature ETS Dr. Genz GmbH, Germany Registration number: G0M20510-9893 -P-15 Page 4 of 33 ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DR.GENZ GMBH 1.2 Testing laboratory 1.2.1 Location ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM DR. GENZ GMBH (ETS) Storkower Straße 38c D-15526 Reichenwalde b. Berlin Germany Telefon : +49 33631 888 00 Telefax : +49 33631 888 66 1.2.2 Details of accreditation status A CCREDITED TESTING LABORATORY DAR-REGISTRATION NUMBER: TTI-P-G 126/96 ACCREDITED COMPETENT BODY DAR-REGISTRATION NUMBER: BPT-ZE-026/96 FCC FILED TEST LABORATORY REG. NO. 96970 A2LA Accredited Certification No.1983-01 B LUETOOTH QUALIFICATION TEST FACILITY (BQTF) Accredited by Bluetooth Qualification Review Board INDUSTRY CANADA FILED TEST LABORATORY REG. NO. IC 3470 1.3 Details of approval holder Name : WhereNet Corp. Street : 2858 De La Cruz Blvd. Town : Santa Clara, CA 95050 Country : USA Telephone : +1 408 845-8514 Fax : +1 408 845-8501 Contact : Mr. Walt Johnson E-mail : [email protected] ETS Dr. Genz GmbH, Germany Registration number: G0M20510-9893 -P-15 Page 5 of 33 ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DR.GENZ GMBH 1.4 Application details Date of receipt of application : 18.10.2005 Date of receipt of test item : 18.10.2005 Date of test : 18.10.2005 – 21.10.2005 1.5 Test item Description of test item : WhereTag III TL / WhereTag III TLB Type identification : TFF-1011-0BAA / TFF-1011-0DAA Brand Name : Where TagIII TL / TLB Hardware version : TBD Software version : TBD Serial number : Test sample without serial number Photos : See Appendix A Technical data Operating Frequencies : 2441.75 MHz for DSSS; 2446.5 MHz for OOK Conducted Power (max. 1 Watt) Mode DSSS CW 2441.75 MHz : 1.05 dBm 1.27 mW Mode DSSS OOK 2446.5 MHz : -1.04 dBm 0.78 mW Power supply : 3.0 V battery Operating mode : duplex Type of transmission : DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) Number of channels : 2 (DSSS, DSSS OOK) Duty Cycle of transmitter : DSSS: 2.55 % (2.55 ms on) DSSS OOK: 9.2 % (9.2 ms on) Antenna gain : max. 2 dBi (internal antenna), declared by manufacturer Antenna type : internal antenna F-antenna Antenna requirement : The EUT uses a permanently connected inverted F-antenna. ETS Dr. Genz GmbH, Germany Registration number: G0M20510-9893 -P-15 Page 6 of 33 ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DR.GENZ GMBH Host device : none Classification : Fixed Device Mobile Device (Human Body distance > 20cm Portable Device (Human Body distance < 20cm Manufacturer: (if applicable) Name : Street : Town : Country : Additional information: none ETS Dr. Genz GmbH, Germany Registration number: G0M20510-9893 -P-15 Page 7 of 33 ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DR.GENZ GMBH 1.6 Test standards Technical standard : FCC RULES PART 15 / SUBPART C § 15.247 2 Technical test 2.1 Summary of test results No deviations from the technical specification(s) were ascertained in the course : of the tests performed. or The deviations as specified in 2.5 were ascertained in the course of the tests … performed. 2.2 Test environment Temperature : 25 o C Relative humidity content : 20 ... 75 % Air pressure : 86 ... 103 kPa Details of power supply : 3.0 V DC battery Extrem conditions parameters: : test voltage - extreme min.: 2.5 V DC max: 3.6 V DC Extreme test voltages were declared by manufacturer. ETS Dr. Genz GmbH, Germany Registration number: G0M20510-9893 -P-15 Page 8 of 33 ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS DR.GENZ GMBH 2.3 Test equipment utilized No. Test equipment Type Manufacturer ETS 0001 ESD Gun SESD 30000 Schlöder ETS 0002 Test receiver ESVP Rohde & Schwarz ETS 0003 Diode power sensor NRV-Z2 Rohde & Schwarz ETS 0004 Spectrum and network analyzer FSMS 26 Rohde & Schwarz ETS 0005 …

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