Slim NFC Card BLE Beacon: Track Mobile File Cabinets with Sub-Meter Accuracy
Law firms, government agencies, and corporate records departments manage thousands of physical files stored across mobile cabinets, rolling archive carts, and portable document trolleys. A cabinet left in the wrong room can trigger hours of searching. A cart of case files not returned on time can stall an entire approval chain. Yet most organizations still track these mobile storage units with handwritten labels, manual checklists, or nothing at all. Feasycom’s BP1000DN card faro slips directly into the label slot of a file cabinet, adding real-time location awareness to every storage unit without changing how staff use it. One card tag, one infrastructure, no bulky hardware.
Difficulties
Mobile file storage introduces a unique tracking gap. Cabinets and archive carts move frequently between offices, records rooms, and off-site storage, but their location is only updated when someone manually logs the movement. That update often comes hours later, or not at all. The result is a recurring cycle of misplaced cabinets, wasted search time, and compliance risk when sensitive documents cannot be located on demand.
The physical constraints of mobile cabinets rule out most conventional trackers. A cabinet may have no flat surface large enough for a bulky plastic tag. A rolling cart may need to maintain a clean profile for aisle clearance. A storage unit deployed for audit season may sit unused for months, so any tracking device must last the full cycle without battery replacement.
Soluzione
The BP1000DN is purpose-built for mobile file storage. At 80×60×2mm and 10 grams, it matches the footprint of a standard card and slips into the label slot, card holder, or document pouch already present on most cabinets and archive carts. For surfaces without a slot, it can also be adhered directly to a flat panel using its peel-and-stick backing. Staff handle the cabinets exactly as before, the tracker adds no interference.
Activation is handled through NFC, which means the faro ships completely powered off with zero battery drain. A records clerk simply taps it with an NFC-enabled smartphone to switch it on when a cabinet enters active circulation. The same tap can power it off when the cabinet moves to long-term storage, preserving its 2-year battery for active use only.
Once active, the BP1000DN broadcasts standard IBEACON, Eddystone, and AltBeacon frames across up to 10 configurable slots. Strategically installed Bluetooth Aoa gateways detect each cabinet’s location and calculate its position with sub-meter accuracy. An office manager searching for a specific case file cabinet sees its exact location on a digital floor plan, down to the specific workstation bay or archive room aisle. A compliance auditor confirms that all personnel file cabinets are in their assigned secure zones, without a single physical walkthrough. A records supervisor tracks which department currently holds which cabinet of active case files, all without a single phone call or manual log entry.
IL faro shares the same DA14531 platform and FeasyBeacon app configurability as the broader Feasycom beacon family. It integrates into any Aoa gateway deployment and streams data alongside other beacon types into Feasycloud or an on-premises server.
Key Product
FSC-BP1000DN — Slim NFC Card BLE Beacon
A paper-thin Bluetooth 5.1 beacon designed for document and file tracking. It measures 60×80×2mm and weighs 10g, matching the form factor of a standard card. NFC activation allows the beacon to ship powered off and consume battery only when in active use. Powered by a flexible 35mAh battery, it delivers up to 2 years of operation. It broadcasts IBEACON, Eddystone, and AltBeacon frames across up to 10 advertising slots. Combined with Feasycom Bluetooth Aoa gateways, it achieves sub-meter location accuracy, and integrates with PoE switch infrastructure and Feasycloud for centralized physical Tracciamento delle risorse.

