Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Assumptions
- Getting Technical Assistance
- Antenna Installation
- Reader Mechanical Installation
- RS-485/Ethernet Communication Selection
- RS-485 Impedance Matching Selection
- Serial (RS-232) Communication Setup
- Ethernet LAN Communication Setup
- Installing the RF Command Suite Application
- Configuring the IP Address
- Digital (TTL) Input/Output Setup
- Setting Digital Input for Reader Duty Cycle Control
- Transmit Power Calibration
- Transmitter and Antenna Configuration
- Manual Field Power Calibration - FCC Readers
- Manual Field Power Calibration - ETSI Readers
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Transmitter and Antenna Configuration
Multiplexer Configuration Word (MCW)
The MCW configures the MP9320 UHF reader. Parameters include the following:
• Enable/suppress antenna hopping
• Enable/suppress MUX failure messages
• Number of antennas
• Number of inventory operations before antenna hop.
Figure 8–MCW Bit Configuration
The following command selects four antennas with one Inventory Read Round per
antenna:
}Cw,d:mcw,b:40100,f:1!
Reserved
01234567
D0
Bit Name Setting/Function
D1
Reserved
D8
Bit Name Function
D15
89101112131415
Suppress MUX
(Disable antenna hopping)
0 = Enable
1 = Suppress
Suppress MUX
Fail Msg (e:25)
D2
D7
RW
X
RW
0 = Enable
1 = Suppress
XX
Reserved
XX
Inventory count
D16
Bit Name Function
D23
1617181920212223
Number of inventory round
operations before antenna
hop.
RW
XNumber of antennas
D24
Bit Name Function
D31
2425262728293031
RW
Reserved
X
X
0/1 = 1 antenna
2 = 2 antennas
3 = 3 antennas
4 = 4 antennas