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C10 Card Beacon

A multipurpose card beacon in a card/badge (wearable) form factor. It is the advanced upgrade of the popular C7, with superior performance. With Bluetooth LE 5.0 and a 100 m transmission range, the C10 is aimed mainly at personnel management, workflow optimization and indoor positioning. Patients in hospitals or employees at work can also press the panic button to call for help.

C10 Card Beacon

Highlights​

  • Wearable design (card/badge form factor) — discreet and multipurpose
  • Panic / emergency button (sends a help request to the cloud platform)
  • Built-in accelerometer (motion/activity detection)
  • Transmission range of up to 100 m (lowers deployment cost)
  • Optional RFID/NFC (13.56 MHz) for data communication
  • IP65 water resistance
  • Upgrade of the C7 model, with better performance

How It Works​

The C10 broadcasts continuously over iBeacon and Eddystone, enabling indoor positioning and real-time tracking. The emergency button triggers a help request sent to the cloud platform, while the accelerometer detects motion and activity. The optional RFID/NFC (13.56 MHz) rounds out the workflow with data communication.

C10 Card Beacon workflow

Technical Specifications​

  • Connectivity: Bluetooth LE 5.0
  • Transmission range: up to 100 m
  • Weight: 18.5 g / 15.5 g (versions)
  • Firmware: iBeacon and Eddystone (standard); OTA (optional)
  • Battery: Li-MnO2, 800/500 mAh (optional)
  • Battery life: 2 years / 1.5 years
  • Protection: IP65 (waterproof)
  • Sensor: accelerometer
  • RFID/NFC: 13.56 MHz (optional)
  • Attachment: lanyard/keychain hole or adhesive on the asset

Dimensions​

  • Height: 85.5 mm
  • Width: 54 mm
  • Thickness: 4.5 mm

Specification and dimensions of the C10 Card Beacon

Features and Capabilities​

  • iBeacon and Eddystone broadcasting
  • Easy-to-press emergency button
  • OTA firmware update (optional)
  • NFC/RFID integration for data communication
  • Live tracking
Configuration

Broadcasting parameters, OTA firmware and other settings are configured through the configuration app compatible with the device.

Applications​

  • Personnel management: employee attendance, student monitoring, hospital staff tracking
  • Inventory location and tracking: warehouses, logistics and transport
  • Asset tracking: real-time positioning, loss prevention
  • Activity monitoring: nursing and care homes (real-time location of patients/elderly)
  • Emergency: panic button for patients in hospitals or employees at work
  • Others: tolling, vehicle tracking, supply chain, race timing, file management and access control

Personnel management application

Registering in the software

To register this device in ION Guard, see the Beacons entity.