Shepherd® Tag

 

Rugged, Reliable, Long Lasting, BLE Tracking Tag

At the heart of an I-GUIDES® Blue system is a high performance Bluetooth BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) Shepherd® tag. For asset tracking and management, the advantages of Shepherd® tags over all other wireless technologies are:

  • Long battery life, monitored and indicated in the I-GUIDES® Blue Cloud Manager
  • Small and rugged packaging, IP-68 rated
  • Worldwide deployable, legal to use globally with no special local configurations or license requirement
  • No interference with Wi-Fi or other radio systems
  • Dynamic activity-based heartbeat (beacon)
  • Shepherd® Tags utilize encrypted CRC that cannot be spoofed or mimicked

Part Number: CS35-BLE-0001
Range Up to 1,500' (450m), 150' (45m) using smart phone as reader
Reporting Interval 10 second heartbeat
1 second while in motion
1/10 second when Pointer® loop detected
Tag Density Up to 5,000 tags inside each reader zone
Sensors motion, shock, tamper, temperature
Frequency 2.4 GHz ISM band
Transmit Power 1 mW (0 dBm) Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE)
Temperature -4°F to +185°F (-20°C to +85°C) operating
-40°F to +185°F (-40°C to +85°C) storage
Battery Life 5 years typical, battery life is monitored and indicated in the I-GUIDES® Blue Cloud Manager
Battery Chemistry Lithium Metal, Class 9, UN 3091. Fully complies with IATA requirements for Transport of Lithium Metal and Lithium Ion Batteries, ICAO Technical Instruction for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR).
MTTF >150,000 hours - not including battery
Protection Rating IP 68, total protection from immersion and dust
Dimensions 2.25" x 2.05" x .65" (57.3mm x 52.65mm x 16.5mm)
Weight 1.5 oz (42g)
Durability Shock: multiple drops 3' (1m) to concrete
Vibration: 3G sine wave per DIN IEC 68-2-6, 5G random per DIN IEC 68-2-64
Packaging ABS, flame rated per AS 6023
Mounting #12 pan head screw/bolt, rivet, double-sided tape, adhesive, nylon or metal zip tie, twist tie, lanyard and other options
Certifications USA; FCC Part 15, Canada; IC, Europe; CE (EN 300 220-1, -3, EN 301 489-1, -3, EN 60950)
Aerospace SAE AS 6023 certified for transport and use on aircraft

Part Number: CS35-BLE-0001