This will answer some commonly asked questions and will guide you step-by-step on how to use the track option on our Bluzone cloud platform.
We are able to achieve accuracy greater than 1m, and can tailor the accuracy to the needs of the specific use-case. In some situations, and use-cases, 1m accuracy is required. In others, 5m accuracy is sufficient. The two primary variables that affect accuracy are the number of BluFis deployed and the size of the area being monitored. With a few BluFi units, accuracy will be ~5m – 20m for an approximate area of 7800 sq. meters (84,000 sq. ft) Line of Sight (LOS). The accuracy is also affcted by the environment of the monitored area. For instance, the accuracy may be degraded in an environment with many metal instruments or wireless devices.
The number of assets that can be tracked depends on: (1) The size of the area (2) Number of BluFis deployed (3) Advertisement rate of the sensor beacons. We are able to track thousands of assets in an RTLS deployment, and we can easily scale by adding additional BluFis.
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The following Bluvision beacon products are compatible with our RTLS solution:
Configuration and setup of Bluvision’s RTLS is extremely fast and simple given the minimal hardware requirements and cloudbased infrastructure.
The summary of configuration steps are as follows:
Ensure that your account has the right permissions enabled for RTLS asset tracking. You can check by going into any BluFi and see if it has Asset Tracking Settings in General tab
Confirm 3Mb/s upload min on 2.4GHz WiFi available throughout area where BluFis will be deployed
Verify that your Blufi is setup for:
asset tracking by checking the "Asset Tracking" checkbox for the Blufi in the Bluzone portal (BluFis > General > Asset Tracking Settings).
using the right scan mode by checking the "Scan mode" section on the same page and checking "Multi-Channel".
Verify that your Blufi is properly connected to Bluzone.
Verify that your beacon is setup for asset tracking by checking the "Asset Tracking" checkbox for the beacon in the Bluzone portal (Beacons > General > Asset Tracking Settings). Verify Asset Material Type is correct
Apply the proper beacon configuration for asset tracking calibration by applying the appropriate configuration template (Beacons > Configuration > Apply Template > Select "Default iBeek Template - Asset Tracking Calibration" for iBeeks / Select "Default Beacon Card Template - Asset Tracking Calibration" for Beacon Cards > Update). Alternatively, can provision via the bluzone app found in the Apple store and choosing the appropriate template.
Applying a template will require Bluzone to perform a configuration job on the beacon. Blufi needs to be properly connected and beacon needs to be within its range. (track job status on Bluzone portal via - Beacons > Jobs).
Once all configuration is completed, you can proceed with your calibration.
Please contact your account representative for additional details.
After you are done with calibration points, you can log into your account and start tracking beacons
NOTE: You may be prompted to calibrate your iDevice compass. In this case, follow on screen directions. Link to a reference video is available here
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