User's Manual

Smart Storage Freezer user manual
Version
4.0
Manual validation date: 18/07/2019
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Up to 3 standard FFP bags from a “contact shock freezer” or 2 bags from a normal freezer
can be stacked on top of each other in small spaces.
Up to 3 standard FFP bags from a “contact shock freezer” or 2 apheresis bags from a “contact shock
freezer” or 2 bags from a normal freezer can be stacked on top of each other or staggered in large
spaces.
Recommendation: Any bag entering the SST-F must be frozen to ensure the effective
functioning of the equipment.
2.3.4 Satellite
Figure 9 satellite box
The satellite associated with a drawer helps locate the FFP bags.
A satellite is installed underneath every drawer. The satellite consists of a sub-assembly of
RFID antennas which communicate with the RFID tag affixed to the FFP bag.
The operating principle of the RFID system is based on a transponder (RFID tags) and an
interrogator (coupler). The interrogator is an active radio-frequency emitter; these radio
frequencies activate the RFID tags affixed onto the FFP bags by supplying them with the
energy they need to operate. In addition to supplying the energy, the interrogator also sends
specific commands to which the RFID tag responds. A simple command might involve
returning the number of donations corresponding to a unique identifier.