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PCTB100

Battery-Free BLE Sensor Tag built for monitoring at the edge

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The Powercast BLE Temperature and Humidity Tag is an ultra-thin, wireless and battery-free monitoring and asset-tracking sensor tag. Powered by any UHF source, including the Powercast Edge Hub transmitter, it transmits a unique ID via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), enabling seamless data collection. The tag is essential for providing critical monitoring data for edge AI applications and systems.

Download the Powercast BT smartphone app, available on the Apple iOS and Google Play stores, to enable real-time monitoring of conditions and data for multiple tags. Please note: The PCTB100 is currently only available as a sub-assembly and development kit.

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Features

  • Battery Free
  • Powered from 902-928MHz RF
  • Sensitivity <-20 dBm*
  • Greater than 85 feet operating distance
  • Powered from the Powerspot transmitter, or any UHF RFID reader
  • Data over BLE at 2.4 GHz
  • Functional on many common materials
  • Commercial temperature range: -20°C to +70°C
  • Temperature: ±0.1°C (typ.)
  • Humidity ±1.5% (typ.)
  • Low profile package, 100mm x 40mm x 2.8mm

Applications

  • Asset Tracking & Monitoring
    • Retail
    • Logistics
    • Medical
    • Datacenters
  • Data Logging & Collection
  • Inventory management
  • Perishable Goods Monitoring

Get the Powercast BLE App

Download the Powercast BLE App to read sensor data from multiple sensors simultaneously - available on the Apple App store for iPhone and iPad devices, as well as the Google Play Store for Android devices.

 

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