User's Manual

Compact Flash ILR Interrogator
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2.2 Technical Overview
2.3 Functionality
The i-CARD CF-350 is IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ Intelligent Long Range (ILR
®
) radio frequency mobile
interrogator in a type II CF Card format. The i-CARD CF-350 is easily integrated into portable or
laptop computers and is used in conjunction with ILR
®
software to read and write data to tags. The
flexibility of an interrogator on a CF Card allows for easy integration of ILR
®
into enterprise systems
and permits combination with other technologies such as bar code and wireless LAN.
The i-CARD CF-350 is available in a FCC compliant version (i-CARD CF/NA) and an European versions
(i-CARD CF / EU) to communicate in a global market. The signal propagation characteristics of the
UHF radio band used by ILR
®
technology provide long-range communication and high-speed
transmission rates for reliable data exchange.
Computers with an i-CARD CF-350 can communicate to tags at a distance of up to 100 meters
(300 feet). The i-CARD CF-350 communicates with the all series i-Q 350 and series i-B 350 active
tags.
2.4 Components
The i-CARD CF resembles a standard CF card with one addition: an external antenna. On the exposed
end of the i-CARD CF, there are an MMCX antenna connector and a bi-color status LED indicating
Transmit, Receive and Host Communication. The exact meaning of the color depends on the firmware
version installed on the card.
Note
The current version only supports a quarter wavelength antenna available under P/N 887124 from
IDENTEC SOLUTIONS and equivalent internal antennas for hand-helds.
Status LED
Antenna connector
Figure 1: i-CARD CF Components