Badge Operation

Check-out a badge

  1. BL-IWA requires authorization to remove a badge from a cradle so a BL-IWA account is needed
  2. A badge must be plugged in before it can be authorized.
    • If a user tries to remove a badge from its power source before it is authorized,
    • an alarm will sound and a notification to the server will be sent.
  3. The LED on the badge will be lit if the badge is ready for checkout
  4. Scan the QR code on the badge you would like to check out
  5. Follow the QR code to the log-in web app.
  6. Enter your credentials into the log-in app.
    • Upon successful login, you will be led to the IWA Badge Authorize web application
    • The authorize button in the first card of the app should be highlighted in color.
      • If not, the badge has been disabled
      • It can be enabled under the Settings card of the app
  7. Press the authorize button in the first card of the IWA Badge Authorize web application
    • If the authorization is successful, the LED will blink and the the buzzer on the badge will sound three times.
    • After the third beep, the LED on the badge will turn off
    • You have 60 seconds to remove the badge from the power source before it looses your authorization
  8. Remove the badge from the power source.

Request Assistance

  1. Press the badge button for 3 seconds.
    • The badge LED will light up and the buzzer will sound.
    • A notification will be sent to the server
  2. Press the badge for another 3 seconds to cancel the request,
    • The badge LED turn off and the buzzer will go silent.

Motion Detection

  1. If the badge has not moved for 60 seconds, it will send a single beep to the buzzer but does not send a notification to the server.
  2. If the badge has not moved for 120 seconds it will send a notification to server and then periodically beep and flash until the badge moves.
  3. The badge can be placed in Fika mode by pressing the badge button quickly three times.
    • When entering Fika mode, the badge will beep quickly three times and the LED will turn on steady.
    • The motion alarm will not sound when the badge is in Fika mode.
    • If the badge is moved while in Fika mode, the Fika mode will end and the LED will go out. The badge is then in operating mode.

Badge outside wireless range

  1. If the badge does not detect a wireless signal, the badge will begin to beep and blink every 100 mS
  2. It will try to reconnect to the wireless network every 20 seconds.
  3. After 5 wireless connection attempts, the badge will reboot it self and come back up with a constant beep while it tries to connect.
  4. When the badge reconnects, it will go back into normal operations with the badge authorized to the same user.
  5. If the badge does not connect back to the wireless network after 2 minutes (which can be changed), a notification will be sent to the server.

Check-in a badge

  1. Simply plug the badge back into power and it will remove the current authorization.