Technical Manual

Technical Manual AM Systems
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1 Terms and abbreviations
This chapter describes the terms and abbreviations used in this document.
Term
Abbreviation
Explanation
(Hard) Tag
Tag
Passive component, equipped with a lock
to allow attachment to garments, which
can be detected by the receiver.
(Paper) Label
Label
Passive component, usually equipped
with glue on one side to allow attaching
the label to any object, which can be
detected by the receiver.
Antenna
ANT
The mechanical structure (which usually
consists of a frame, wires and electronic
PCB) to allow proper detection of tags
and labels.
Also referred to as: pedestal, barrier.
Burst Frequency
Fb
The operating frequency of the TRX.
Device Explorer
Device Explorer
Cross Point Device Explorer
Software tool for adjustment of Cross
Point devices that are connected to the
Cross Point Field Bus structure (RS
-
485).
EAS
EAS
Electronic Article Surveillance
Foiled Twisted Pair
FTP
The FTP cable is surrounded by an outer
foil shield.
I/O
I/O
Digital Input/Output
Printed Circuit Board
PCB
The electronic board.
Radio Frequency
RF
Electronic signals generated by a
transmitter and detected by a receiver.
Receiver
RX
Electronic device capable of receiving
AM signals.
Transceiver
TRX
Electronic device capable of transmitting
and receiving AM signals, sharing the
same electronic circuitry and housing.
Also referred to as mono
-antenna.
Unshielded Twisted Pair
UTP
Common network cable.