User's Manual

USER MANUAL: T500 Tag Programming Station (TPS) Document A316000-699
©1999-2008 MARK IV INDUSTRIES CORP. I.V.H.S. DIVISION pg. 4 of 69
Table Of Contents
New Features for this software version....................................................................................................6
System Installation Notes ..........................................................................................................................6
Abbreviations Used ....................................................................................................................................7
1.0 TPS Components and Interconnection - Overview ...........................................................................7
1.1 Front view of TPS system components: .................................................................................... 7
1.2 System component interconnections......................................................................................... 8
1.3 Tag "cradle" inside the AU drawer.............................................................................................9
2.0 Getting started - Installation Overview .............................................................................................10
2.1 A note about "forgotten" passwords….....................................................................................10
2.2 Using the Table of Contents as a guide… ............................................................................... 11
3.0 Program installation procedure.........................................................................................................12
3.1 Launching the TPS program.................................................................................................... 16
3.1.1 Notes regarding the location of various program files.............................................................18
3.2 Add Supervisors and Users .....................................................................................................19
3.3 Log out ..................................................................................................................................... 20
4.0 Supervisor and User Functions.........................................................................................................21
4.1 Log in........................................................................................................................................21
4.2 Create password......................................................................................................................22
4.3 Change password ....................................................................................................................23
4.4 Reading and Programming IAG Tags......................................................................................24
4.4.1 Read an IAG tag.....................................................................................................................24
4.4.2 Load an IAG template (for programming an IAG tag) .............................................................27
4.4.3 Program an IAG tag................................................................................................................29
4.5 Reading and Programming Type 2 LCD Tags.........................................................................30
4.5.1 Read a Type 2 LCD tag ..........................................................................................................30
4.5.2 Load a Type 2 LCD template (for programming a Type 2 LCD tag)........................................33
4.5.3 Program a Type 2 LCD tag.....................................................................................................36
5.0 Special Supervisor Functions ........................................................................................................... 37
5.1 Create a new template file .......................................................................................................38
5.1.1 Design Agency (Custom) data field.........................................................................................39
5.1.2 Design Scratch Pad (Custom) data field.................................................................................42
5.1.3 Set Type 2 LCD data field values (includes setting a new balance) .......................................44
5.2 Save a Template......................................................................................................................45
5.3 Commission a tag ....................................................................................................................46
5.4 Decommission a tag.................................................................................................................47
5.5 Configure the TPS program resources .................................................................................... 48
5.5.1 Set Logout Timer parameters .................................................................................................48
5.5.2 Set Agency ID.........................................................................................................................49
5.5.3 Set Communications port parameters.....................................................................................49
5.5.4 Set Automation parameters (for tag programming).................................................................50
5.5.5 View Diagnostic data ..............................................................................................................51
5.5.6 Default View Page ("page" = Windows® folder tab) ...............................................................51
5.6 Exit (Quit the TPS program)..................................................................................................... 51
6.0 Supervisors Notes ..............................................................................................................................52
6.1 Changing (programming) one or more specific data fields in a tag ......................................... 52
6.2 Using HELP files…...................................................................................................................52
Appendix - Document Revision Control.................................................................................................53
Appendix - Positions of tags in the AU drawer "cradle".......................................................................54
Identification of the LPT/RMT/FPT tag drawer...............................................................................54
Identification of the Type 2 LCD tag and Fusion tag drawer..........................................................54
Photo: FPT.......................................................................................................................................55
Photo: LPT.......................................................................................................................................56
Photo: RMT......................................................................................................................................57
Photo: Type 2 LCD ..........................................................................................................................58
Appendix - displayed "error" messages and probable causes............................................................59
Error Message Displayed on PC.................................................................................................... 59