Captive Screw
A type of fastener that is designed not to come out of the hole once it has been used for installing hardware.
Chargifi recommends using these types of screw for installing Spots.
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Conduit
Conduit protects cables from getting damaged or getting in the way when installing the cabling for Spots.
Also known as trunking.
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Deployment Best Practices
A document that Chargifi issues to parties who are interested in becoming certified Chargifi installation managers.
Deployment Best Practices details the steps required of a certified Chargifi installation partner from site survey stage through to approving a job in the Deploy app.
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Equipment and Materials Checklist
A list of items that installation companies need to install Chargifi Wireless Charging Spots.
Equipment requirements include, in addition to the Chargifi products, the following, for example: Carpentry tools, conduits or cable trunking, a magnet, and Qi-enabled mobile phones.
The checklist is available in the Chargifi Installation Guides.
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Floor Plan
A surveyor's drawing to scale, showing a view from above, of the relationships between rooms, spaces, traffic patterns, and other physical features at one level of a structure.
A floor plan is required to install Chargifi Spots at a location.
The floor plan is mirrored in Chargifi Cloud apps so that, during and after the installation, there is a clear visual of which Spots are online and in use.
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Hole Saw Drill Bit
A part of power tool that is a circular saw.
Installers require a hole saw drill bit for cutting a grommet hole in a flat surface into which they can place a Spot.
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Network Requirements Checklist
A list of prerequisites from Chargifi to be able to deploy Spots at a site.
The checklist includes, among other things, information about the following network requirements:
- Wi-Fi connection
- Wi-Fi frequency
- IP addresses
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On-Surface Installation
A visible mounting option for a Chargifi Wireless Charging Spot deployment.
The Spot can be a black disc or encased in another material for design reasons and set on top of a surface.
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Preinstallation Agreement
A document that is issued by Chargifi or by certified Chargifi partners to customers who are about to have Spots installed at a location.
This agreement outlines the plan for the installation and, importantly, states that if furniture is being modified off-site to accommodate the installation of Spots, and the modifications do not match the specifications set out for proper installation, then the certified installation company is not held responsible for any incorrect modifications.
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Quick Response Code
Abbreviation: QR code
A type of matrix or two-dimensional barcode that uniquely identified the Chargifi Neutron.
Installers have to scan the QR code on the Neutron to provision it to Chargifi Cloud apps.
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Router
A power tool that an installer requires to rout (hollow out) a circular grommet hole in surfaces into which a Spot is placed during the installation process.
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Self-Tapping Screw
A type of fastener that is designed to drill its own hole as it is screwed into a surface.
Chargifi recommends installers use this type of screw when installing Spots.
Self-tapping screws can be divided into two classes: Those that displace material (especially plastic) without removing it are termed thread-forming self-tapping screws; self-tappers with sharp cutting surfaces that remove the material as they are inserted are termed self-cutting.
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Site Survey
A qualified surveyor performs a site survey.
The site survey determines exactly how many Spots can be installed and the installation method required.
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Site Survey Guidelines
A site survey guide is available from Chargifi or a certified Chargifi partner upon request.
The site survey should be performed in accordance with the guidelines on location at the planned installation site prior to obtaining approval.
The site survey determines exactly how many Spots can be installed and the installation method required.
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Sub-Surface Installation
Synonym: hidden installation
A mounting option for deploying Spots, for example, when the Spot is installed underneath desks or counters and, therefore, not visible.
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Surface
Describes a table, desk or counter, for example, on, or in, or under which Spots are deployed.
A surface is an entity in Chargifi cloud apps that is used to define the precise location of a specific Spot, as Spots are assigned to the following location hierarchy:
- Venue
- Zone
- Surface
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Through-Surface Installation
Synonym: flush installation
A mounting option for deploying Spots.
The Spot is installed in a grommet hole in the surface so that it is flush with the surface and, therefore, unobtrusive.
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Trunking
Cable trunking protects cables from getting damaged or getting in the way when installing the cabling for Spots.
Also known as conduit.
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Wire Mold
A metal channel attached like molding to a wall or surface and which is used to house electrical wiring.
Chargifi recommends using this for cable management depending on the environment and type of deployment of Spots.
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