User's Manual

CHAPTER 2: COBALT INSTALLATION
COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS OPERATOR’S MANUAL
P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-06) PAGE 32 OF 116
2.3 INSTALLING THE HF-CNTL-232-01
2.3.1 HF-CNTL-232-01 Installation
1. Attach the Cobalt HF Antenna to the Cobalt HF Controller (refer to Section 1.5.3).
2. Following the guidelines in Section 2.2.1, select a suitable location for the Cobalt
HF Controller/Antenna. If necessary, fabricate mounting brackets from durable
plastic.
3. Fasten the combined controller and antenna to the mounting fixture using two M5
(#10) diameter screws, each passing through the antenna’s mounting holes and
secured with locking washers and nuts. Tighten screws to 1.7 Nm or 15 lbs per
inch ± 10%.
4. Connect the 8-pin female M12 end of a serial communications cable to the 8-pin
male M12 connector on the Cobalt HF-CNTL-232-01.
5. Connect the opposite end of this cable to an available COM port on the host
computer (see Section 2.3.2, below, for cabling information).
6. Provide a power supply for the controller that is capable of delivering 10~30VDC,
12W.
7. Turn the power supply ON. The green power LED and the yellow Node ID 1 LED
will remain lit. The Node ID 1 LED indicates that the controller is in RS232 mode.
2.3.2 HF-CNTL-232-01 Cabling Information
Figure 2-1: HF-CNTL-232-01 – 8-Pin Male M12 Connector