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3000 SERIES 3
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GENERATION ACTIVE RFID
Ambient Studio:
AS3000
Ambient Studio is PC software that is used to deploy, monitor, maintain and
configure the network. Using various GUI components every device in the
network and every resource of that device is wireless accessible.
Ambient Studio is also used to set up all the localization peripherals; once set
up, the network operates standalone.
RapidReader:
Not yet
commercially
available
A RapidReader
2
is a standalone device that is capable of creating a point-to-
point connection with an Ambient device, providing an improved bandwidth,
making it easier to configure and update devices.
3.1 System Requirements
3.1.1 3000 Series
P o w e r
Mains power connections at locations where infrastructure
(Gateway and MicroRouters) need to be placed
C o n n e c t i v i t y
RS232 SUB-D9 connection with 115200 baud and hardware flow
control enabled for communicating with the Gateway
3.1.2 Ambient Studio
O p e r a t i n g S y s t e m
Windows XP® SP3 or Vista®
P r o c e s s o r
300 MHz or higher
M e m o r y
128 MB RAM or higher
S t o r a g e
500 MB available hard disk space (for logging purposes)
D i s p l a y
1024 x 600 or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
P e r i p h e r a l s
•Keyboard
•Mouse or compatible pointing device
•1 or more RS232 serial ports OR
•1 or more USB port
2
3.2 Compliance(s)
The SmartPoint SP3000, MicroRouter MR3000 and Gateway GW3000 are compliant with FCC part
15.247 and part 15B, IC RSS-210 and RSS GEN and have safety certification according to CB and
c
CSA
us.
All three devices above are marked on the product or packaging label with the following
statements:
2 The RapidReader is not yet commercially available
2 If no COM port is available on your system, you can purchase a USB to serial converter at any electronics shop
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