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Installation and Setup Guide
2 VFC Hardware
The Awarepoint VFC hardware is comprised of three different pieces:
• Awarepoint Environmental Tag
• VFC Probe
• VFC Display
2.1 Awarepoint Environmental Tag
The Awarepoint Environmental Tags are used to measure and monitor the temperature
in hospital refrigerators, freezers and warmers. Precise temperature monitoring is vital
to ensure patient safety, as well as to remain compliant with medication management
standards and reduce potentially costly product loss.
2.2 VFC Probe
The VFC probe differs slightly from the standard Awarepoint temperature probe in the
following ways:
• The VFC probe cable is 8 feet long.
• The sensor on the VFC probe is a real-time protocol (RTP) sensor that meets
accuracy and range requirements.
Installation of the VFC probe follows the same procedure as described above.
In addition to the differences from other Awarepoint temperature probes, the VFC probe
also has the following requirements:
• Has a temperature range of -55°C to 125°C
• Accuracy requirements:
o -55°C to +50°C: ± 0.25°
o +50°C to +100°C: ± 0.5°
o +100°C to +125°C: ± 0.625°
• Probe must be completely immersed in 30-60 mL of glycol
• The probe end shall be .187" diameter and 3" long