Mini Tags

Mini Tags are devices that you can use to locate small items such as parts, bags, handheld devices, and people, in real-time.

Feature Description
A. Magnetic Reed Switch Reed switch you can use to activate the tag and put it back into the deep sleep state. You can use any reasonably strong magnet (for example a fridge magnet) for these purposes.

Note that the reed switch is red in color and visible through the transparent case of the tag.
B. LED The tag has an LED, which flashes when it is active.

To preserve the battery, Mini Tags are shipped in the deep sleep state.

  1. Hold a strong magnet (such as a fridge magnet) against the reed switch. The LED lights up.
  2. Continue to hold the magnet for a few seconds. The LED does a dim to bright transition, and then starts blinking. The tag is now activated and ready to be used.

If a tag is activated, you can put it back into the deep sleep state at any time to preserve the battery.

It is not possible to accidentally put a tag into deep sleep because the tag sets a challenge and expects a response. The LED blinks one or more times and you respond by holding and removing the magnet against the reed switch the same number of times. The tag then repeats the challenge and you respond again. After the second challenge and a successful response, the LED blinks brighter than normal and then switches off indicating the tag is now in deep sleep.

  1. Hold a strong magnet (such as a fridge magnet) against the reed switch for a few seconds. The LED stops blinking in readiness for the first challenge.

  2. Remove the magnet from the reed switch. Count the number of times the LED blinks. This can be from two to five blinks.

  3. Hold against and then remove the magnet from the reed switch the same number of times. Count the number of times the LED blinks.

  4. Repeat Step 3. The LED on the tag does a dim to bright transition, and the tag enters the deep sleep state (the state in which it was shipped).

Note: If you hold and remove the magnet from the reed switch the wrong number of times during Steps 3 and 4, the tag starts blinking again. If this occurs, restart the process as described in Step 1.