floralife tempcheck useinstructions 2.10 library/floralife/product_pages...• at its most basic...

Floralife® TempChek

Floralife, a division of Smithers-Oasis Company751 Thunderbolt Drive • Walterboro, SC 29488 • 800.323.3689 • 843.538.3839 • www.floralife.comAfrica | Asia | Australia | Central America | Europe | North America | South America

INTRODUCTIONFloralife is introducing a revolutionary solution, TempChek, for monitoring product temperature as flowers move through the cold supply chain. TempChek features a thin, flexible, disposable data temperature logger that can be read with an Android NFC enabled compliant smartphone or tablet. It provides cost-effective, high accuracy temperature monitoring without the need for expensive industrial data collection equipment and without a USB connection.

The solution utilizes a technology you may not be familiar with, NFC.

WHAT IS NFC?• At its most basic level, near field communication is a standard for very short-range radio transmission.

How short are we talking about? A pair of NFC transmitters can communicate at a maximum of just a few centimeters.• When compatible NFC devices are held in close proximity, a coupling of devices occurs and a radio

communication connection is established. This allows passing data from one device to another. • This requires at least one transmitting device (tag), and another to receive the signal (smartphone or tablet).• Let’s run a quick test to see if your device is NFC enabled. Ø Go to the Google Play Store and download the free “Near Field NFC Tester” application (also called an “app”).• This app will test if your device has NFC capabilities, and if the NFC functionality on the device is

turned-on/enabled. Ø Launch the Tester app and it well tell you about the NFC on your device

page 1 of 8

Floralife® TempChek NFC Temperature Logger Solution – 3 COMPONENTS1. Compliant NFC Enabled Android Smart Phones and Tablets

Ø If the message tells you that your device does not have Near Field Communications, then you will need to find a compatible device. We suggest you use this site to compare devices for Android with NFC – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFC-enabled_mobile_devices

2. Floralife® TempChek Application (internet connection is required for application download and sending data files)

3. Floralife® TempChek NFC Temperature Data Logger



INTRODUCTIONFloralife is introducing a revolutionary solution, TempChek, for monitoring product temperature as flowers move through the cold supply chain. TempChek features a thin, flexible, disposable data temperature logger that can be read with an Android NFC enabled compliant smartphone or tablet. It provides cost-effective, high accuracy temperature monitoring without the need for expensive industrial data collection equipment and without a USB connection.

The solution utilizes a technology you may not be familiar with, NFC.

WHAT IS NFC?• At its most basic level, near field communication is a standard for very short-range radio transmission.

How short are we talking about? A pair of NFC transmitters can communicate at a maximum of just a few centimeters.• When compatible NFC devices are held in close proximity, a coupling of devices occurs and a radio

communication connection is established. This allows passing data from one device to another. • This requires at least one transmitting device (tag), and another to receive the signal (smartphone or tablet).• Let’s run a quick test to see if your device is NFC enabled. Ø Go to the Google Play Store and download the free “Near Field NFC Tester” application (also called an “app”).• This app will test if your device has NFC capabilities, and if the NFC functionality on the device is

turned-on/enabled. Ø Launch the Tester app and it well tell you about the NFC on your device

page 2 of 8

Floralife® TempChek NFC Temperature Logger Solution – 3 COMPONENTS1. Compliant NFC Enabled Android Smart Phones and Tablets

Ø If the message tells you that your device does not have Near Field Communications, then you will need to find a compatible device. We suggest you use this site to compare devices for Android with NFC – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFC-enabled_mobile_devices

2. Floralife® TempChek Application (internet connection is required for application download and sending data files)

3. Floralife® TempChek NFC Temperature Data Logger

App icon



GETTING STARTEDCONFIGURE YOUR ANDROID DEVICE FOR FLORALIFE TEMPCHEK

1. Enable the NFC transmitter on Your Android DeviceYou must have an NFC enabled Android smart-phone or tablet to use TempChek. Please refer to the list of tested and approved devices on our TempChek product page at www.floralife.com or on the Google Play Store’s TempChek description page – and use one of the approved devices.

A. To enable NFC on your device

i. Open the Settings Menu on your devicea. Choose NFC option, which be an icon or in the Wireless & Network list)b. Tap the NFC switch to the on position

page 3 of 8

3. Configure your device to receive auto-updates.

This will ensure the most current version of the app is being used.

A. Launch Google Play Store

B. Tap the menu button icon near the upper left corner, just to the left of the Play Store.

C. Tap settings to open the settings menu

D. Tap Auto-update apps and select either: i. Auto-update apps at anytime. Note: Data charges may apply.

or

ii. Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only. Note: It’s best to update apps over WiFi to save data.

2. Install the Floralife TempChek Application (or app) on your device

A. Launch the Google Play Store

B. Search for Floralife TempChek and install the app.



GETTING STARTEDCONFIGURE YOUR ANDROID DEVICE FOR FLORALIFE TEMPCHEK

1. Enable the NFC transmitter on Your Android DeviceYou must have an NFC enabled Android smart-phone or tablet to use TempChek. Please refer to the list of tested and approved devices on our TempChek product page at www.floralife.com or on the Google Play Store’s TempChek description page – and use one of the approved devices.

A. To enable NFC on your device

i. Open the Settings Menu on your devicea. Choose NFC option, which be an icon or in the Wireless & Network list)b. Tap the NFC switch to the on position

page 4 of 8

3. Configure your device to receive auto-updates.

This will ensure the most current version of the app is being used.

A. Launch Google Play Store

B. Tap the menu button icon near the upper left corner, just to the left of the Play Store.

C. Tap settings to open the settings menu

D. Tap Auto-update apps and select either: i. Auto-update apps at anytime. Note: Data charges may apply.

or

ii. Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only. Note: It’s best to update apps over WiFi to save data.

2. Install the Floralife TempChek Application (or app) on your device

A. Launch the Google Play Store

B. Search for Floralife TempChek and install the app.



You will need the following- Floralife® TempChek data logging tag- Device with NFC reading capability (see approved device list)- Floralife® TempChek application- Internet connection

USING TEMPCHECK1. Launch the Floralife TempChek application on the device either

by clicking on the TempChek App icon , or by placing theTempChek tag near your device’s NFC reader (usually on the backof the device).

App Settings

2. Open the app settings by clicking on the three dots in the upper right.

3. The app settings menu allows you to do three things:

A. Select Celsius or Fahrenheit scale in “Settings”

B. Recall data from the last TempChek tag read on the device in“View Previous”

C. See the app version information in “About”

Main Tabs

4. When the app is running there are four main tabs along the top of the screen; CONTROL, INFO, LIST, CHART. The app defaults to the INFO tab.

A. CONTROLi. Activate (Start) and Deactivate (Stop) Tagii. Set temperature logging interval

a. When the interval is entered, a time is displayed to the rightof the interval field. This is the maximum time the TempChek will record data, based on the selected time interval.

For example:

iii. Enter upper and lower temperatures for alarming purposespage 5 of 8

B. INFOi. Identity

a. Each tag comes with a unique factory programmed identification number (UID).

b. The UID is unique to that tag only, and cannot be changed.

ii. Currentlya. Current date and timeb. Current temperaturec. Current battery voltaged. Status

• Active – tag is measuring and logging temperature data to memory

• Passive – The tag is not reading or recording any data.

iii. Logginga. If the tag is in active mode, displayed here are

• The date and time temperature logging started• What the interval is between measurements• Number of readings captured at the time of the last scan• The average, max and min temperatures recorded

iv. Limitsa. Displays the upper and lower limits you entered

C. LISTi. Displays time-stamped temperature readings in a table format

ii. Data in gray rows are within the temp threshold, blue rows below the low temp threshold limit, red rows exceed tempera-ture threshold limit.

iii. Data can be emailed in .csv format (Excel friendly)

iv. Data can be sorted in ascending or descending recording time order

D. CHARTi. Graphical representation of the temperature data over time

ii. Horizontal upper and lower alarm limits displayed

iii. Pinch/zoom functionality to drill down into data

!

!

@250)#2KJ)

W; G8)+!,8)!&66!'*!%.++'+0!,8)%)!&%)!($.%!5&'+!,&=*!&#$+0!,8)!,$6!$(!,8)!*/%))+_!7[?4][J3!@?"[3!J@N43!7D>]4;!48)!&66!-)(&.#,*!,$!,8)!@?"[!,&=;!

!

&; 7[?4][J!• >/,'1&,)!HN,&%,I!&+-!U)&/,'1&,)!HN,$6I!4&0!• N),!,)56)%&,.%)!#$00'+0!'+,)%1&#!

o G8)+!,8)!'+,)%1&#!'*!)+,)%)-3!&!,'5)!'*!-'*6#&2)-!,$!,8)!%'08,!$(!,8)!'+,)%1&#!(')#-;!48'*!'*!,8)!5&<'5.5!,'5)!,8)!4)5678)9!:'##!%)/$%-!-&,&3!=&*)-!$+!,8)!*)#)/,)-!,'5)!'+,)%1&#;!"$%!)<&56#)Y!

4)56)%&,.%)!])/$%-'+0!"%)B.)+/2!

@+,)%1&#!H*)/$+-*I!

4)5678)/9!])/$%-'+0!J'()!HU&2*I!

S1)%2!5'+.,)! à! a;b!S1)%2!b!5'+.,)*! Waa! V;`!S1)%2!Wa!5'+.,)*! Rcaa! Rb;d!S1)%2!8$.%! Wàa! WR;c!S1)%2!$,8)%!8$.%! eVaa! `W;b!f!,'5)*!6)%!-&2! VRàa! Rda;b!V!,'5)*!6)%!-&2! fWVaa! WcR;a![+/)!&!-&2! c`faa! e`V;a!

!

• S+,)%!.66)%!&+-!#$:)%!,)56)%&,.%)*!($%!&#&%5'+0!6.%6$*)*!

!



You will need the following- Floralife® TempChek data logging tag- Device with NFC reading capability (see approved device list)- Floralife® TempChek application- Internet connection

USING TEMPCHECK1. Launch the Floralife TempChek application on the device either

by clicking on the TempChek App icon , or by placing the TempChek tag near your device’s NFC reader (usually on the back of the device).

App Settings

2. Open the app settings by clicking on the three dots in the upper right.

3. The app settings menu allows you to do three things:

A. Select Celsius or Fahrenheit scale in “Settings”

B. Recall data from the last TempChek tag read on the device in “View Previous”

C. See the app version information in “About”

Main Tabs

4. When the app is running there are four main tabs along the top of the screen; CONTROL, INFO, LIST, CHART. The app defaults to the INFO tab.

A. CONTROLi. Activate (Start) and Deactivate (Stop) Tagii. Set temperature logging interval

a. When the interval is entered, a time is displayed to the right of the interval field. This is the maximum time the TempChek will record data, based on the selected time interval.

For example:

iii. Enter upper and lower temperatures for alarming purposespage 6 of 8

B. INFOi. Identity

a. Each tag comes with a unique factory programmed identification number (UID).b. The UID is unique to that tag only, and cannot be changed.

ii. Currentlya. Current date and timeb. Current temperaturec. Current battery voltaged. Status

• Active – tag is measuring and logging temperature data to memory

• Passive – The tag is not reading or recording any data.

iii. Logginga. If the tag is in active mode, displayed here are

• The date and time temperature logging started• What the interval is between measurements• Number of readings captured at the time of the last scan• The average, max and min temperatures recorded

iv. Limitsa. Displays the upper and lower limits you entered

C. LISTi. Displays time-stamped temperature readings in a table format

ii. Data in gray rows are within the temp threshold, blue rows below the low temp threshold limit, red rows exceed tempera-ture threshold limit.

iii. Data can be emailed in .csv format (Excel friendly)

iv. Data can be sorted in ascending or descending recording time order

D. CHARTi. Graphical representation of the temperature data over time

ii. Horizontal upper and lower alarm limits displayed

iii. Pinch/zoom functionality to drill down into data



page 7 of 8

Setting-Up a TempChek Tag

5. Place a TempChek logger tag on your work surface.

6. Launch the TempChek app on your device and place the device on-top of the TempChek logger tag.

7. Depending on your device settings, you will hear an audible tone (or a vibration) indicating that the tag is successfully communicating with your device.a. It may take some trial and error to find the optimal read position

of your device. Check your device manual for further details.

8. Keep the device on-top of the tag while it is being configured.

9. Select the “CONTROL” tab at the top of the screenA. Input the logging interval in hours, minutes and/or seconds – The max interval that can be set is 9hrs 6 min 8 sec – The seconds and the minutes field can be set up to an input of 99

B. Input desired upper and lower temperature limits

C. Input a note up to 20 charactersC. Press the “Activate Tag” buttonD. Once complete, a message at the bottom of the screen will flash “Start Logging”E. At this point you can move the device away from the TempChek logger tag

10. Wait for a couple of minutes and check that the TempChek tag is logging information correctly.

A. Launch the app and place the device on-top of the TempChek logger tagB. Select the “LIST” tab and confirm that temperature data is being collected at the specified interval

11. Peel the backing paper off the Floralife® TempChek tag, and apply to the product or area you want to record temperature readings (e.g. cartons, pallets, cooler wall, processing areas, transport containers).

Logging Temperature Data

12. The TempChek logger tag can store a maximum of 747 temperature readings.

13. The tag will continue to log at the programmed interval until the tag’s memory is full or the tag is deactivated.

14. Temperature data is held in a temporary memory until the tag has read 3 measurements. Then the 3 measurements are written to the tags long-term memory every third measurement.



page 8 of 8

Reading a TempChek Tag15. A tag can be read at any time during the data logging process.

16. Launch the app on your device and place the device on-top of the TempChek logger tag that is to be read to retrieve the data.

17. Do not remove the device until you see a message on the screen flash “Scan Complete”

18. Once the data has been retrieved, you can move the device away from the TempChek logger tag and review the information in the various tabs, and review the graph.

Saving and Sharing Temperature Data19. After reading a TempChek logger tag, select the “LIST” tab.

20. Select the sharing icon.

21. Choose your preferred method for sharing the .csv data filea. Emailb. Cloud (Dropbox) Storage

Stopping a TempChek Tag 22. When you are done recording temperature, you can deactivate or stop

the TempChek logger tag.

23. Launch the Floralife® TempChek app, and put your device on-top of the TempChek logger tag to be deactivated.

24. Select the “CONTROL” tab at the top of the screen

25. Select “Deactivate Tag” button

26. Do not remove the device until you see a message on the screen flash “Stop Logging”

27. The temperature information that was logged will continue to be stored on the TempChek logger tag.

NOTE: If you reactivate a previously used TempChek logger tag, the tag will clear and overwrite stored data.

Refreshing TempChek tag data29. Refreshing the information display of data on your device can be done by either

A. Selecting the “Refresh” button at the top of any page of the app, orB. Move the device away from the TempChek tag for a few seconds and then place it on-top

of the tag again.

floralife tempcheck useinstructions 2.10 library/floralife/product_pages...• at its most basic...

Documents