Installation Manual

OBID i-scan
®
Installation ID ISC.ANT310/310-A
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4.5 The influence of the noise level on the antenna’s working range
Interferences have to be largely avoided, so that the smart label may be read by the receiver even
at low signal levels. The amplitude of the interference levels can be found out at reader
ID ISC.LR200 with the help of the noise levels. Critical are not the absolute measured values, but
rather the difference between Umax-Umin.
This has been simulated at 4W and represented graphically in the following figure.
Figure 7: Reading range in dependence on the noise levels
Read range of two typical transponder, size 46 x 75 mm
2
, over the centre of the antenna, parallel
orientation to the antenna.
The difference of the noise levels (U
max
- U
min
) should be less than 20 mV.
Possible reasons for excessive noise levels:
• Bad (HF-)connections between reader and antenna.
• Improper cable layout between antenna and reader
• Badly tuned antenna
• Interfering signals of other electronic appliances or transmitting stations.
• Interfering signals on the reader’s power supply line.
• Interfering signals coming from other cables close to the cables leading to and away from the
reader.
• Metal parts close to the antenna