User's Manual

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Ubisense – Ultra-Wideband Location System – Modular Ubitag V2.0
Annex A – Additional information pertaining to use of
UWB indoors
This section lists the regulatory requirements for indoor UWB operation in various territories. Note
that this text is presented only for informative purposes, and that all regulatory steps (labeling,
instructions to the user, etc.) listed in the main section of this document must be fulfilled by
integrators supplying the Ubitag Module V2.0 to users.
United States of America
This section reiterates the technical requirements laid down in the FCC’s rules which must be met
by UWB devices operating indoors under §15.517 of those rules. Modular Ubitags operating with
a correctly-installed Ubisense location system will meet these requirements.
(1) Indoor UWB devices, by the nature of their design, must be capable of operation only
indoors. The necessity to operate with a fixed indoor infrastructure, e.g., a transmitter that
must be connected to AC power lines, may be considered sufficient to demonstrate this.
(2) The emissions from equipment operated under this section shall not be intentionally
directed outside of the building in which the equipment is located, such as through a
window or a doorway, to perform an outside function, such as the detection of persons
about to enter a building.
(3) The use of outdoor mounted antennas, e.g., antennas mounted on the outside of a
building or on a telephone pole, or any other outdoors infrastructure is prohibited.
(4) Field disturbance sensors installed inside of metal or underground storage tanks are
considered to operate indoors provided the emissions are directed towards the ground.
(5) A communications system shall transmit only when the intentional radiator is sending
information to an associated receiver.
Canada
This section reiterates the technical requirements laid down in Industry Canada’s rules which
must be met by UWB devices operating indoors under RSS-210. Modular Ubitags operating with
a correctly-installed Ubisense location system will meet these requirements:
Indoor UWB communications devices, by the nature of their design, shall be capable of
operation only indoors or in locations completely enclosed by walls and a ceiling. The
necessity to operate within a fixed indoor infrastructure (e.g., a transmitter that must be
connected to the AC power lines, an enclosure that is not weatherproof, etc.) may be
considered sufficient to meet this requirement.
EU
This section reiterates the technical requirements laid down in EN302500 which must be met by
UWB devices. Modular Ubitags operating with a correctly-installed Ubisense location system will
meet these requirements: