RFT500 433MHz Wristband Tag User Manual

User Manual – RFT500 433MHz Wristband Tag

RFT500 433MHz Wristband Tag

User Manual

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User Manual – RFT500 433MHz Wristband Tag

User Manual

Revision Date

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Description

2009.1.15 Preliminary draft

2009.3.19

2009.8.17

Copyright

Champtek may have patents, patent applicatio ns, trademark, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering in this document. The provision of this information does not grant you any license to these patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual properties.

FCC Statement

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

FCC Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications

Any changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible could void the user's authority to operate the device.

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Introduction

RFT500 is wristband tag is designed to be worn around th e wrist. The tag can be used for people in the office or the hospital. The pa nic button on the top can transmit an alarm to the backend service center and deal with the accident or emergency right away.

Besides, RFT500 provides temperature monitoring and take -off detection function helpful to realize the situation of the wearer.

Regarding to the data collision, RF T500 uses two-layer anti-collision technique, significantly reduce the loss rate than general product in the market. Furthermore, friendly and easy setup function is flexible for different application.

Features

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User configurable transmission power

User configurable transmission period

Panic button

Wrist temperature detection

Take-off detection

Low-battery detection

Ultra-low power consumption

Leading two-layer anti-collision technique

Water-proof

Specification

Capabilities

Characteristic

Anti-Collision

Operation frequency

Signal Strength

Transmission Range

Modulation

Panic button, Temperature detection, take -off detection

Two-layer anti-collision technique

433.92 MHz

Default -5dbm

Max. 60m

GFSK

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Tag ID 999999 unique IDs

Temp. Detection Range 0

℃ to 40

℃

Physical Characteristics

Length

Width

Height

Weight

1.88”

1.25”

0.54”

15g

Case

Environmental

ABS + PC

Operation Temperature -20

℃ to 70

℃

Storage Temperature -40

℃ to 80

℃

Electrical

Power

Battery Life

CR2032 Coin Cell (replaceable)

Typical 2 years (at 25

℃

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Mechanicals

TOP View

Panic Button – Press down will send emergency alarm back to reader.

Temperature sensor – Detect the wrist temperature

Take-off detection – Detect if the wearer takes off the wristband

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Packet Format

Packet Format 1 (without temperature)

Head

$

Reader ID

000000~999999

Group

00

Tag ID Status RSSI

000000~999999 (*)0~7 00~99

End

Code

0x0d

0x0a

Packet Format 2 (with temperature)

Reader

Head

$

ID

Same

Group Tag ID Status

00 Same 0~7

Temp.

000~400(**)

RSSI

00~99

End

Code

0x0d

0x0a

(*)Status: 0 to 7 means hexadecimal 0x00 to 0x07 (Ex. 0x01 represents the wristband is wearing, battery ok, and key pressed.)

Bit7 Bit6 Bit5 Bit4 Bit3

0 0 0 0 0

Bit2

0—Wearing

1—Taking off

Bit1

0—Battery ok

1—Battery low

Bit0

0—Normal

1—Key pressed

(**) Ex. 322 means 32.2

℃

Implementation Notice

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RFT500 only sends packet with temperature and check battery status once per minute.

Battery life will decline faster under low temperature environment due to the battery physical characteristic.

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