IQTag
Rugged digital identity and compliance tag for oil & gas assets
IQTag gives industrial assets a durable digital identity. The IQTag stores the asset identity and selected critical records for offline verification. IQPortal maintains complete certificates, photos, maintenance history and event records.
Product design and field testing complete.
Available for customer-approved production deployment.
30 m
BLE range, line of sight under typical conditions
nonvolatile on-tag memory
3+ yr
typical service life under reference profile
BLE 5.3 proximity detection · NFC tap-to-read field access · Offline verification
Built for oil & gas workflows
1. Asset ID
Unique serialized digital identity for each asset.
2. Certificate ID
Link the tag to certification identifiers and compliance records.
3. Pre-certificate PDF access
Fast access to pre-certification or supporting PDF documents in the field.
4. Maintenance ID and records
Connect the asset to maintenance history, inspection events, and service records.
5. Expiration monitoring
Continuous visibility of certificate or maintenance expiration dates.
6. 30-day warning alerts
Early warning when expiration is approaching within 30 days.
7. Offline field verification
Confirm key identity and compliance information even when connectivity is limited.
8. Platform workflow integration
Works with IQPortal, IQReader, and related workflow tools.
One identity, two data layers
On the IQTag
Unique asset identity and selected critical records for fast, offline verification.
In IQPortal
Complete certificates, photos, maintenance history, location events and enterprise workflows.
Technical specifications
Product ratings shown below are current design targets or published component ratings; third-party approvals remain in progress.
Product and mechanical
Marketing name
IQTag
Regulatory model
BOLDTAG-A1
Overall dimensions
61.0 × 25.4 × 12.7 mm (2.40 × 1.00 × 0.50 in), nominal
Weight
Approximately 60 g (2.1 oz)
Construction
Epoxy-encapsulated electronics in a corrosion-protected low-carbon-steel housing.
Sales pack
32 serialized units
Environmental and power
Operating ambient
-10 °C to +65 °C (14 °F to 149 °F)
Storage temperature
-20 °C to +85 °C (-4 °F to 185 °F)
Ingress protection
Designed for IP67 ingress protection; qualification pending.
Impact resistance
Designed for IK10 impact resistance; qualification pending.
Power system
Sealed, non-rechargeable battery system
Service life
3+ years typical under the reference operating profile; actual life depends on advertising interval, transmit power, event activity, storage time and temperature.
Maintenance
No routine battery replacement during the expected service interval.
Wireless, data and system compatibility
BLE / range
Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3; up to 30 m (100 ft), line of sight under typical conditions.
NFC / range
NFC; up to 5 mm, reader- and installation-dependent.
On-tag memory
Nonvolatile memory for asset identity and selected critical records.
IQPortal record
Complete certificates, photos, maintenance history and event records.
Data retention
Nonvolatile-memory data retention: 10 years under the manufacturer's specified conditions.
System compatibility
IQMobile, IQReader, IQZone and IQPortal.
Encapsulation material — selected recognition data
Material
Two-component gray epoxy potting compound
UL component file
E55516 (Plastics Component)
Flammability
Recognized UL 94 HB at 1.50 mm
Outdoor exposure
UL 746 F1: UV light, water exposure and immersion
Electrical RTI
180 °C at 1.5 mm and 3.0 mm
Material recognition applies to the encapsulation compound under the published conditions; it does not constitute certification of the complete IQTag.
32-unit sales pack
32 serialized IQTag units per sales pack.
Representative package image; 32 serialized units per pack.
Product and regulatory status
Product readiness
Product design and field testing complete. Available for customer-approved production deployment.
FCC
FCC ID (authorization in progress): 2BWPR-BOLDTAG-A1.
Class I, Division 2
Internal verification against the intended Class I, Division 2 requirements has been completed. Third-party evaluation and certification are in progress.
Pre-certification deployment
Use in classified locations prior to certification is limited to customer-controlled deployments authorized in writing by the customer under its site-specific engineering review, risk assessment and operating procedures.
Third-party regulatory approvals in progress.
Questions or deployment inquiries: sales@verustrack.com
IQTag is built on the Boldforge BoldTag board.