User's Manual

IPICO Spider User Manual V1.0 draft 20071123 RWD .doc 12/12/2007 Page 10
Tag detection indicators:
The receiver has 3 data activity indicators. These are labelled I, Q and TAG. The I and Q indicator
show which section of the receiver RXA or RXB is detecting a tag. I correspond to RXA and B corresponds to
RXB. If a tag is detected the indicator is lit or flashes. The TAG indicator shows that the decoder in the
receiver is sending data to the Delta unit. A buzzer can also be setup to emit sound when a tag is detected.
Fault indicator:
This indicator will be lit if there is a communication problem in the receiver.
RXA & RXB sockets:
BNC sockets for receiver antennas.
USB or Ethernet port:
On the USB version it will be a USB port sending tags data. On the Ethernet version it will be an RJ45 port
sending tags data.
WIFI antenna connector:
It is a SMA connector to connect a standard WIFI antenna.
WIFI power indicator:
This indicator will be lit when the unit is powered.
WIFI activity indicator:
This indicator will flash whenever there is a data activity through the WIFI.
3.2 Back plane
The backplane is the same for the different versions of the spider. It is aluminium anodized.
Figure 6: Backplane layout and picture
TXA antenna
connector
Power
connector
TXB antenna
connector
Communications &
controls connector