User's Manual

i-PORT MB – Manual

Version 1.1 02.02.2007 Page 10/

Polarization is dependent on orientation and is rotation symmetrical.

3.0 INSTALLATION AND SET-UP

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ ILR-System consists of several components:

• Tags (also called transponders)

• Readers (fixed i-PORT reader or i-CARD in mobile handheld/notebook)

• Antennas

• A central computer system as basis for control and monitoring

or a handheld with an i-CARD

Before installation, the user should have thorough knowledge of the application. The read locations need to

be defined; whether the object is moving or stationary needs to be determined. If the objects in question are

moving objects, their speed is important for calculating receiving probability and the needed ping rate of the

tag.

Mounting Site:

The i-PORT should be mounted fairly close to the read location as lengthy antenna cables reduce the range of

the system. A 10-meter coaxial cable (RG 58 C/U) shows a loss of 6 dB. This in turn means a reduction of the

read range by 50% (see diagrams).

Vertically Polarized Horizontally Polarized