RF Code Announces Dry Contact Tag
Wire-Free Alternative Provides "Anywhere Monitoring" of Dry Contact Output Devices
AUSTIN, Texas (February 24, 2009) -- RF Code, Inc, provider of "wire-free" critical asset monitoring solutions, today announced a dry contact tag that provides the freedom to monitor dry contact devices without the deployment and cost limitations of traditional wired solutions. Now customers have an affordable and location-flexible way to monitor their chillers, uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), air conditioning units, security systems, burglar alarms and other equipment in their data centers and distributed sites housing critical IT assets.
Dry contact devices have terminals that are normally either "closed" or "open" to indicate that a condition is normal—for example, that a chiller's Freon is at acceptable levels. When something happens to affect that, such a drop in the Freon level, the dry contact terminals either close or open, depending on which is the abnormal state for that device.
Until now, the standard for monitoring of this state change has been done with wired dry contact systems. That meant that cables and wires had to be used to link the dry contact monitoring system to a power source, similar to how typical home security systems work. In an office environment, such as a data center, this often resulted in snaking cables up through ceilings or down through raised floors. Such wiring is both rigid and expensive to maintain. If the device is moved, the cabling has to be redone.
Using the RF Code R130 Dry Contact tag, however, installation is swift and cabling is eliminated altogether. The battery-powered active tag easily attaches to a dry contact device near the monitored device. Since the tag is wire-free, which means it communicates contact status wirelessly and requires no wires to power it, users can implement dry contact monitoring without consulting experts to install or wire.
"The clutter of wires is a cable management issue," said RF Code's Chris Gaskins, vice president, product development. "Our approach is to make life easier for our customers, not add to their headaches. Providing real time monitoring and alerting of dry contact equipment means the end of expensive cabling and its related issues. Moreover, it means customers can have the monitoring security they need without breaking the bank to pay for it."
About the New RF Code R130 Dry Contact Tag
The R130 Dry Contact Tag has two twisted wires to enable connection to a dry contact device. Once connected, the R130 will monitor and report the open and closed states of the device. While the connected device is in either an open or closed state the tag will beacon the dry contact status once every 10 seconds. When the dry contact state changes the tag will immediately broadcast three beacons at 0.5 seconds apart with the new dry contact status then return to beaconing once every 10 seconds. The battery life typically exceeds five years with a 10-second beacon rate and approximately 250 switching cycles per day. The tag enclosure snaps together, allowing for battery replacement when a low-battery condition is detected.
For more information go to http://www.rfcode.com/dry_contact_tag or contact us at http://www.rfcode.com/contact_us.
About RF Code, Inc.
RF Code automates the ability to discover, track and monitor high-value physical assets across the enterprise. Using the company’s award-winning wire-free Adaptive Asset Awareness platform, customers know instantly and on demand the precise location of each individual asset. This spares them the high cost, time intensity, and compliance risk of a manual inventory. RF Code and its world-class roster of global partners develop solutions used in demanding industry environments including IT, healthcare, defense, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, transportation and homeland security.
RF Code and the RF Code logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of RF Code Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Joan Osleeb, 512-439-2245(o) or 512-789-6168 (m); josleeb@rfcode.com
