Zebra Technologies PAL650 Users manual

PAL-650

Short Pulse Precision Asset Location

System

User’s Guide

Revised 10 June 2003

MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

A Tradition of Excellence in Innovation

20300 Century Boulevard, Germantown, MD 20854

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction..................................................................................................................1

2. Information to User .....................................................................................................1

3. Installation and Operating Instructions....................................................................2

4. Specifications – PAL-650 Tag.....................................................................................4

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1. Introduction

PAL-650 is a wireless tagging and identification system designed for the real-time inventory and
tracking of indoor assets. Applications include hospitals, warehouses, sea freight, supermarkets,
retail stores, robotic vehicles, manufacturing and security. Utilizing MSSI’s patented ultra
wideband (UWB) technology, the PAL-650 system has a real-time, 2-D or 3-D resolution
capability of one foot. Much higher resolutions can be achieved with software averaging
techniques. With the use of short pulse, UWB technology, the system is highly immune to
multipath effects which plague other wireless tagging solutions (e.g., spread spectrum) designed
for indoor operation.

PAL-650 is easily installed and requires no precision cables or calibration. A set of three or four
receivers, located at the corners of the region to be supervised, together with a network hub and
reference tag are all that are required for system infrastructure. The individual tags are
programmed with unique ID codes which are used for inventory and tracking. Because of the
unique properties of UWB technology, the tags have an extremely long battery life of better than
five years.

As with any RF technology, there are certain precautions that must be observed to prevent
interference to other systems. Please carefully read the following sections to properly install and
operate your PAL-650 system.

2. Information to User

PAL-650 operation is authorized under FCC Part 15.517 as an indoor ultra wideband (UWB)
system. As such, there are certain precautions which must be taken during installation to assure
compliance with FCC regulations.

a. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Multispectral Solutions, Inc.

(MSSI) could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment;

b. Each passive receiver (with a typically system having 4 or more) must be located

indoors, and with its directional antenna facing inwards; i.e., not intentionally directed
outside (e.g., out a window or external doorway);

c. The individual PAL-650 tags must not be used outside – see warning label on the bottom

of tag housings.

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. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

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