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Revision history
Revision Date Description
A February 2013 Initial release
B February 2013
Included additional regulatory information as requested by the
certification agency.
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Contents
1 FYX Beacon Intended Use ......................................................................................... 4
1.1 What is the FYX Beacon? .......................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Important Safety Instructions ..................................................................................................... 5
2 Using Your FYX Beacon ............................................................................................ 6
2.1 Powering On Your FYX Beacon ............................................................................................... 6
2.1 Activating your FYX Beacon .................................................................................................... 7
3 Troubleshooting Tips ................................................................................................. 8
4 Regulatory Information .............................................................................................. 9
4.1 Safety and Wireless Devices ...................................................................................................... 9
4.1.1 Can I minimize my RF exposure? .................................................................................. 9
4.1.2 Where can I obtain further information? ........................................................................ 9
4.1.3 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Information .......................................... 10
4.1.4 Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Information ............. 11
4.1.5 Taiwan, National Communication Commission (NCC) Information ........................... 11
Figures
Figure 2-1 FYX Beacon ............................................................................................................................... 6
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1 FYX Beacon Intended Use
1.1 What is the FYX Beacon?
FYX™ Beacon is a small, Bluetooth low energy identity device which transmits its presence and other
data of interest so others (applications or receiver devices) can discover it and acquire the data it has to
communicate. In some use cases the Beacon device is worn, attached to, or carried by the tracked entity.
The Beacon periodically wakes up, transmits a signal via short-range radio (Bluetooth LE) and returns to
the low-power state. The Beacon has no user interface (UI), cellular or GPS capabilities. The signal
includes a “rolling” ID that includes a sub-segment device type.
The rolling ID is intended to prevent anyone from being able to associate the Beacon signal with the
specific Beacon transmitting it or what applications or receiver devices received the beacon signal. For
that reason, the ID sent by the Beacon over the air on the Bluetooth low energy (BTLE) link changes
periodically. Any intruder listening in on the messages should not be able to associate the periodic
Beacons with each other or with the actual, permanent activation code (also known as Factory ID) of the
Beacon.
Proximate cellular and GPS enabled devices (smartphones, tablets and passive receivers) receive these
signals and act according to the use model associated with the device type indicated in the signal.
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