User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Compliance
- Specifications
- Contents
- Troubleshooting
- Important Warnings
- Preface
- System Overview
- Uses for the Solution include
- Special Features include
- System Components
- Settings
- Viewing History
- To select a start and end date
- 1. Click Start Date arrow to display the Date Picker.
- 2. Select Start Date from the Date Picker.
- 3. Click End Date arrow to display a second Date Picker.
- 4. Select End Date from the Date Picker.
- 5. The number of records returned by the date range appears in the lower left corner.
- Clear and Export History
- To select a start and end date
- Seeker Installation
- To install the Seeker Software
- 1. Using a sync cable or cradle, connect your Pocket PC to the computer. For additional information, see the documentation that arrived with the Pocket PC.
- 2. Insert the Seeker software and documentation CD into the drive on the computer.
- 3. Double-click My Computer.
- 4. Navigate to the CD drive.
- 5. Double-click setup.exe.
- 6. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation.
- Installing the RF Reader
- To install the Seeker Software
- Using Seeker Software
- To start the Seeker Software
- The Main Window
- Working Offline
- Tag Entry
- To associate a Tag with a resource
- 1. Tap Add. The Add Tag window appears.
- 2. In the Department box, select a Department ID.
- 3. In the Tag box, select a Tag ID.
- 4. In the Resource box, type the name for this resource.
- 5. In the Description box, type a description for this resource.
- 6. Next to the Image field, tap the ellipses (…) box to link an image to the entry.
- 7. Select the bitmap to be used to represent the resource.
- 8. Tap OK, to save the Tag/resource association.
- Find Tags
- Low Battery Indicator
- Department ID
- To erase a Tag
- To write to a blank Tag
- To find a Tag using Department and Tag
- To find a Tag using Resource and Locations
- 1. In the Resource box, select the Resource associated with the Tag.
- 2. If applicable, select the Location from the Location box. The Locations are downloaded from the PinPoint Configurator Service.
- 3. Select the Beep checkbox, to hear the Tag beep. Select the Light checkbox to see the Tag flash.
- 4. Move the Range slider to the right to increase the range.
- 5. Click Find to start searching for Tags
- Progress Bar
- Tag Count
- Working Online
- Mobile Locating Solution
- User Guide
- Mounting Seeker Tags
- To apply the adhesive pad to the Tag
- To attach a Tag to a resource using an adhesive pad
- 1. Obtain the resource to which you want to apply the Tag. The resource surface should be clean, dry and free of condensed moisture.
- 2. Remove the adhesive plastic guard.
- 3. Firmly attach the Tag to the resource. Ideal application temperature range is 70˚F to 100˚F (21˚C to 38˚C).
- 4. Press firmly and hold for a couple of minutes to activate the pressure sensitive adhesive.
- To edit a Tag/resource association
- 1. In the Tag Entry list, select an item to edit.
- 2. Tap Edit.
- 3. In the Resource box, type the name for this resource.
- 4. In the Description box, type a description for this resource.
- 5. Next to the Image field, tap the ellipses (…) box to link an image to the entry.
- 6. Select the bitmap to be used to represent the resource.
- 7. Tap OK, to save the changes.
- To delete a Tag/resource association
- To clean a Seeker Tag after use
- Mounting Seeker Tags
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Settings Tab
You can specify the polling threshold value, the communications port, and the
locations ruleset from this window.
Threshold – Indicates the minimum signal strength required for a Tag to be
displayed in the Tag list. Increasing the threshold value decreases the Tag read
range. The suggested value is 5.
Demo – When in demo mode each Find
operation will return a Tag in the Tag List.
This can be used for training and
demonstration purposes. Tags returned are
always in department 1.
Comm Port – In cases were the
application does not automatically discover
the RF Reader the Comm Port can be
manually selected.
Ruleset – Select the ruleset to be used to
retrieve locations from the PinPoint
Configurator Service. Once selected the
user must perform another download to
retrieve the locations.
Use Resource Name – When selected the
Find Tags window will display the Resource name box instead of the Department
and Tag ID boxes. Resource Names come from the local offline Tags database
created by the Tag Entry window.
Import and Export Files
Import Files – Imports a CSV file to fill the offline Tags table and Department
table in the database.
• Tag File nam e: Se eke rTags.c sv
• Department Filename: SeekerDepartment.csv
Export Files – Exports a CSV file that can be used to archive or transfer the Tag
and Department information.
System Overview
The Seeker Mobile Locating Solution is a resource tracking system that uses a
Pocket PC and RF Reader to read Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags.
The mobile reader is used to “search” an area for “Tags” that are attached to
resources. The reader can find an individual Tag, or search for all Tags with a
specific Department ID. When a Tag is within range of the mobile reader, an
audible beep and light is generated by the Tag so a user can locate the
equipment. The beep and light features can be disabled using the Seeker
software if desired.
A local database in the mobile reader associates Tags and resources. When a Tag
is found, the mobile reader displays the Department Name, Tag ID, resource
name, description, and the signal strength. The signal strength provides an
estimated distance from the reader to the Tag. A picture of the resource can also
be associated with the Tag information.
The Seeker Mobile Locating Solution can be integrated with the PinPoint
Mobile Resource Manager (MRM) software to provide extended visibility to the
data captured through the reader. Information from the mobile reader can be
uploaded to the PinPoint databases and then viewed by PinPoint applications.
Additionally, utilization and location reports can be generated using captured
data from the mobile reader.
Uses for the Solution include
• Locate misplaced equipment
• Remotely identify inventory
• Find equipment scheduled for maintenance
Special Features include
• User-programmable RFID Tags
• Compact size
• 0-100ft range through walls, up to 300ft in open areas.
• Tag beeper and light helps physically locate equipment
• Down-loadable data to host using sync cradle