BluFi™ BLE – WiFi Gateways Bluetooth Smart to WiFi Gateways for Beacon Management
HID Global Location Services, is an efficient real-time asset location and item management platform leveraging BEEKs beacons to effectively pin down the locations of KEY BENEIFTS assets inside a warehouse, campus • Cloud Enabled – Bi-directional BLE to or manufacturing hall. WiFi gateway for remote management The calculation of the BEEKs location • Smart – Accurately measures is based on received signal strength distance to BLE Beacons for RTLS BluFi™ are Bluetooth Low-Energy and other factors measured by BluFi • Rapid Implementation – Simply install (BLE) to Wifi gateways that relay devices. at any conventional power plug signals between BEEKs Beacons BluFi AC devices are available in TECHNOLOGY HIGHLIGHTS: and the cloud of HID Global’s end- four major international power plug to-end IoT Services ecosystem. In • Bluetooth Smart 4.2 and WiFi versions and can be installed in any combination with the corresponding compliant standard power outlet on a wall or Bluzone™ cloud services, BluFi ceiling. BluFi DC are powered with • iBeacon (Apple), Eddystone (Google) enable BEEKs™ beacons to be a rechargeable battery and ideal for and sBeacon (HID) supported centrally managed through the cloud, temporary or mobile setups. BluFi to transfer new messages, firmware • Models for any standard A/C, DC or DC Plenum is a flame resistant, updates, sensor data and battery USB power outlet low-voltage DC powered version status checks remotely. Their unique without battery. Both BluFi DC types design allows BluFi devices and • Battery backed BluFi DC for are designed to be installed with temporary installations BEEKs beacons to broadcast reliably an optional mounting kit on walls, even in densely populated WiFi ceilings or in the plenum. DC power • Central management possible environments. connection can be done via USB or • BLE enabled Aruba access points BEEKs and BluFi are not limited to direct wires. may reduce the number of BluFi standard beacon applications. HID devices needed to implement BluFi devices make it easy and Condition Monitoring Services, Location Services cost efficient to cover an area include a range of sensor beacons with BLE to internet connectivity for motion, temperature and vibration. to take advantage of centralized This sensor data is sent via BluFi management, real-time condition gateways to the Bluzone Cloud to monitoring or location services with perform operational analysis for a fraction of the effort required by motorized equipment. alternative technologies.
-DATASHEET BluFi™ BLE – BluFi™ AC BluFi™ DC BluFi™ DC Plenum
WiFi Gateways Model Number BluFi-AC00 BluFi-DC00
BluFi-ACAU BluFi-DCPL BluFi-ACUS BluFi-ACEU BluFi-ACUK BluFI-DC00 Configuration Types AU Plug (Type (Plenum US Plug (Type A) EU Plug (Type C) UK Plug (Type G) (battery ) A) environment)
BVBFBUS (US), BVBFBEU (EU), Part Number BVBFUS (US) BVBFEU (EU) BVBFUK (UK) BVBFAU (AU) BVBFLVPW BVBFBUK (UK), BVBFBAU (AU) BluFi DC Plenum with optional mounting kit ELECTRICAL
Operating Voltage 100-240V AC, 50/60 Hz N/A
APPLICATION AREAS: Micro USB or PoE with external NEMA 1-15 CEE 7/16 AS/NZS 3112 Condition Monitoring AC Plugs / Charge adapter. Optional ungrounded "Europlug" BS 1363 (Type G) (Type I USB Type A Plug USB charger for US, • (Type A) (Type C) ungrounded) Wireless status info on UK, EU, AU provided motorized equipment according to P/N.
(on/off) Power Supply Output: 5V DC, 2.0A • Fault detection based on Characteristics max. vibration or temperature RF SPECIFICATIONS trends Standard Protocol Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 4.2 / WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n
Frequency Band (No. • Reporting of equipment 2400-2483.5 MHz (40 channels) duty cycles of Channels) Max Output Power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE): <10 dBm (e.i.r.p.) / WIFI: <20 dBm • Cold chain applications Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE): GFSK Modulation WIFI: 802.11 B: DSSS, 802.11 G/N: OFDM Real-time location Antenna / Gain integral pcb, 0 dBi
• Indoor position tracking Mode of Operation half-duplex of assets (Tools, portable Data Rates 1 Mbit/s equipment, vehicles) BATTERY • Position based alerting, 5V / 10.5 Ah - Lithium Type N/A N/A heat-maps etc. Ion Rechargeable
• Workplace optimization Life N/A up to 24h N/A • Emergency mustering FEATURES Processor Type ARM Cortex M4 and ARM Cortex M3
Retail advertisement Memory 256 KB Flash (100 KB free for custom applications)
• 9 mA when TX; 1.2 BEEKs beacons may be Power Consumption 200 mA when TX; 20mA on sleep used in iBeacon and/ μA on sleep or Eddystone mode for PHYSICAL
advertising messages or Length × Width 2 × 1.5 x 1.5 in (50 × 38 x 38 mm) 3.4 x 3.2 x 1.2 in (86.1 x 82.2 x 31.8 mm) location based services Housing Material Polycarbonate
• Central provisioning or Color White Gray White monitoring via BluFi and Weight 1.3 oz (37 g) 1.6 oz (46 g) 1.7 oz (48 g) 1.6 oz (46 g) 9.3 oz (264 g) 4.13 oz (117 g) Bluzone possible THERMAL • Optional counting phones Storage -13° to +149° F (-25° to +65° C) -4° to +158° F (-20° to +70° C) in vicinity Operating -13° to +149° F (-25° to +65° C) -4° to +158° F (-20° to +70° C) Temperature
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Standards FCC/CE/UL/FRE; BLE; Wifi 2.4 GHz FCC/CE; BLE; Wifi 2.4 GHz
UL-2043 (in Flame Resistance progress)
Wall or ceiling / plenum mounting kit (P/N: Options Software configurable BVBFB2)
Box Size 1 pcs.
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