ZKTeco Body Temperature and Mask Detection Reader Tested

***** ********* ***** ******* emerged *****, *** ******/***** fever ********* *** ******* up.

*****'* ****** *** **** aggressively ********* **** *******, even ******** ** ****** ******* ** *** April *** ******** ****.

** ****** *** ****** their ******, *********-*+** *** *** **** it ********., *********:

• ******'* ******** ******** ** an ** ***********.
• **** ****** **** ****** and ******** **** ** temperature ************?
• ******** ** **** *********.
• *** ** ******* ************ impact ***********?
• *** ******* *** *********** measurements ** ****?
• ****** ** *******, ****, and **** **** ******** the ****.

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Key ********

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*** ********* ******-*+ ********* well ** ******* *******:

• **** ********* ******'* *********** (but ****** ***********) ************ height, ********, *** *********** conditions, *** ******* ****** delivered ******** ***** ****** their ********* +/-*.**°* *****.
• ******** ********* *** ******, as ** **** ****** to *** *** ****** to *** * ***** face ** ** ****** human/user.
• **** *********** ** ***** restrictive ************ ** *** having **** ***** *** forehead, ******** **** *********** or ******* ** **** masks ******** ** ********* notifications **** ********* ***** from ******* *******.

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*******, ******* ****** **** found ** ********* *** testing:

• ** ***** *********** *********** errors **** ******** ***** too *** **** (**** 18"), *** **** (**** 6' ****), ** *** short (***** *' *").
• ********, ***********, *** ******* ambient ************ **** ****** results, ******* ** '******' falsely ***** ******** **** users *** *** **** one.
• ***** ****** ****** * half-second **** ****, *** testing ****** **** ** be *****, **** ****-**** measurements ****** ******* *.* to * ******* *** user.
• ***** ****** ****** **** the ****** ***** ** be ********** **** ****, we ************ ******* *******, afternoon *** ********. *** testing ****** **** ** room *********** ******** ~*°* or ****, *** **** temperature ******** ~*.*°* ** more.
• **** ********* *** ****** to ***** ** ******** the ***** **** * hand.************, ***** **** **** beards **** ********* ******** as ******* * ****.
• ****** *********** *********** ******** separate **** ******** *** masked *** ******** *****.

** *** ***** *****, we ********* *** ******** and ****** *****, *** offer *** ***************:

Objection **** ****** ***** *******

*********** *** *** ***** Reed******** *** *" **** prior ** ******* *** supported *** ******* ** the *" **** **********, at *** **** ***, after ** ****** ******* problems *****, **** ******** the *" **** '************' the *" ****. *******, Reed *** *** *** explained ** **** **** the *" **** **** so.

****** ** ******* *******, we ********** ***** **** about "****[***] ********* + 5 **** **. * inch", *********** "**** *** confirm *** *******/**** *********/**** rec/palm ***** ******* **** be ***** *** ****** model?" ** ***** **** responded ****** "*** **** temp ******* (***** ******-*+). Please ****** ***** ** has **** ***** ******. If ***, **’** **** to **."

[UPDATE: *.**** ********]

***** **** ********* ** our ******** *** *******, saying *** '**********' ***** is * ***** ***********:

* ********* **** ** technical ******* ** *****, other **** ******** **** the ***** ** **** SF1008+ *********** ******-*+.

**** **** ****** *** testing, * **** ******* to ****** ** *** agree ** ***.

**** ** ******** *** shipment ** *** *" version *** **** *********** test **** ********.

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****** ******-*+ ***** *** ~$3,000 *** ******. **** pricing ** ***** **** typical ******-***** ********* ******* (e.g.*****,*********, ********) ***** ********* **** for $**,***-**,*** ***. ** is ** * ******* range ****** ** ***** tablet / ***** *******.

Bad ***** / ****** ******* *********** ********

** *** *****, ******* distance **** *** ****** had * *********** ****** on ******* *********** ************. ZKTeco ********* ******** *********** 18" *********** ********, *** their ************* ****** **** (~15.75"), **** ******.

**** *** *********** ***** distance ** **" ** the ******, **** ***** may **** *******, **** the ****** *** ***** or ********** ** ***** personal *****, ****** **** prone ** ******** ******* away **** ***********, ******* results.

** ** ******* *******, on *** ****, * subject **** ******** ******** temperature ** ******** ******** at **". *******, ** the *****, ** ** measured ****** "*******" **** temperature **** ~**" **** at **.**°*, ******* ******** temperature ***** ** *** IR ***********.

** *** ********** *****, we **** * ******* standing ~**", ~**" *** ~32" **** **** *** reader. ***** *** ***** users *** **** ** the ******, **** *** naturally **** **** **** the ****** *** **** added ******** *****. *** distances **** *** ****** were ***** **** *** subject's **** ** *** reader.

Awkward *** *** ****/***** ********

****** ********** **** *** terminal ** ******* ** 1.5m, ~*.*'. *******, ***** on **** ******** ******, taller ***** *** **** to ***/******, ***** ******* users *** ******* * step *** ****** ***********, also ***** ** ***** documentation:

** *** *******, ******** face ********* *** ****** and ******* ***** *** awkward, ** **** ** the **** *** ******** by *** *****'* ** elements. ************ ** ****** subjects **** *********** ******* to ***** ** "*******" height, *** ************ ** shorter ******** **** ~*.*°* lower.

Not *** *********

******'* ****** **** *** be *** ********* *** public ******** ************ **** courthouses, *******, ** ****** transportation **** (*.*.:***** ***********) *** ** ******* audio *********** ******* *** users *** *** ******** impaired. ****** ****** **** an ******** **** *** assist ***** **** *** correct ********, ******* ****** to ******* **** **** will ** ******.

** ***-************, ***********, **** recognition, *** **** *********** are *** ******** **** are ****** *** *********, although ******* *** *** onboard *********** ****** *** be ********* ** ** is **** ** ********* heights *** ********** ****** *** ********** ****.

Missed ********* ********

** *** *****, ****** detections ******* ** ******* subjects ********* ***** ** reading **** ********, ****** less ****** **** ** camera-based ******* (*.*. *****, Hikvision, ******). *** *******, the ******* ***** *** measured ****** *°* ***** than ** ** ***********, reported ***** *** ***.*° fever *********.

************, ** **** ** Hikvision *** ******, **** covering *** ******** ************ blocked ********* ** ******** temperatures, ***** *****:

False ********* ****** ** *********

***** *********** ******** **** not ******* **** *** reader ********* ** * stable *********** **** ** windows ** ********** ******** present ****** *** **** of *** ******.

*******, **** ******** ** front ** * ****** with ******** ********, ***** reads ***** *****.

Hats/Glasses/Masks ******* ****** ** ************

****** **** *** **** firm *************** *** ******** hats *** ******* **** getting * *********** ***********, only ****** **** ** will "**** ** ******." In *** *****, ******* temperature *** *********** ******* when ******* ****, *******, or *****.

**** **** **** ******* of ***********, *** ****** may ** ****** ** properly ********* * **** wearing * **** ** other *****, ********* *****.

** ***** *********, ****** claims *,*** *********** *********** points, ******* ** ***** on *** ********, *******, or ***** *****, **** the ****** ************* ******* the "**** *******."

Calibration ****** ** ********

******'* ************* ******* ****** that *** ********* **** should ** ********** *** ambient *********** "****" ** a *******-********** ***********.

*******, ** *** *******, we ***** **** *********** results ***** ** ***** significantly (~*.*°* ** ****) if *** ******* *********** changed ** **** **** ~3-4°F, ******** ** ******* as *** *** ***** up ** ** ********* without ******** ******* *******.

*** **** ** ******-*+ calibration *** *** **, the ***** ***** ***** the ******* ********* *** thermal *********.

Mask *********

**** ********* ********* ****** well ** ****** ***** actually ******* *****. *******, it ***** ** ******* intentionally ** *************** ** two **** ** *** testing:

*****, ***** **** ******** as ******* * **** simply ** ******** ***** mouths **** ***** ***** or ****. ** *** subject's *********** ** ***** the ***** ********* *** they *** ***** ** recognized, *** **** ******* entry, ***** ****:

************, ***** ****** **** regularly ******** ** * "mask", **** ****** *** subject ** ******* *** wearing ***.

*******, **** ********* ***** for ****** *********** ** ZKTeco's ********, ** *** to ****** ***** ******* masks *** ******* ** order *** **** ** be ******** **********. ***** enrolled ******* ***** **** not ********** **** ******* them, *** **** *****:

Strong ******** *********

****** *******, ******'* ******** detection *** ****** *** did *** ****** ******* photos ** ****** ** mobile ******* ** **** humans:

Longer **** ******** *********** ****

****** ****** **** *** SF1005-V+ ** **** ** produce *********** ******** ****** half * ******.

*******, ***** ** *** testing, ** ***** *********** times **** ******* *.*-*.* seconds. ** ******** **** time ***** ******* ********* people, ********** **** **** a ***** ******** ****.

Reviewing *********** ************

***** **** **** ** download *** ******* ******'******************* ** ****** *** download ******, ** **** as ****** **** *********** were ********* ** **** temperature, ** "******" ** the ****** *********.

Physical ********

*** ****** ******-*+ ** compact *** ******** *** thermal *** ****** ******, white *****, *" ***********, IR ************ *** *********** scanner. *** ****** **** allows *** *****, *****, Wiegand, ********, *** ***** I/O ***********.

** **** ** *** physical ************ ** *** Seek **** ****** *** blackbody ** **** *****:

Version ******

******* *** ********* ***** the ****** ******-*+ **** firmware ******* ******-**-****.*.**. **** firmware *** ******** ** us ** ****** ****** the *******.