User Manual

i-CARD III User’s Guide
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Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - 6 –
1.0 Overview
This guide explains how to install and operate the PC version of the i-CARD III when
using a laptop or desktop computer.
1.1 Functionality
The i-CARD III is IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ Intelligent Long Range (ILR®) radio frequency
mobile interrogator in a type II PC Card format. The i-CARD III is integrated into
portable or laptop computers and is used in conjunction with i-LINKS (or other ILR®
software) to read and write data to tags. The flexibility of an interrogator on a PC Card
allows for integration of ILR® into enterprise systems and permits combination with
other technologies such as bar code and wireless LAN.
The i-CARD III is available in a FCC compliant version (i-CARD III/NA) and two European
versions (i-CARD III / EU and i-CARD III / EU / I) 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 III can communicate to tags at a distance of up to 10 meters
(33 feet). The i-CARD III communicates with the entire i-Q and i-D active tag product
line.
The installation and usage instructions for the i-CARD III are identical for all versions.
1.2 Components
The i-CARD III resembles a standard PC card. On the exposed end of the i-CARD III
are: a MMCX antenna connector, a 15-pin serial connector (not used in the PC version of
the i-CARD III) and 3 status LEDs indicating Transmit, Receive and RF Carrier Detect.
These LEDs are operational after appropriate
ILR® software is installed.
Figure 1: i-CARD III Components
Antenna connector
Serial connector
Status LEDs