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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assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this publication.
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recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SAMSys.
SAMSys products are not designed, intended, authorized or warranted to be suitable for life support
applications or any other life critical applications which could involve potential risk of death, personal
injury, property damage, or environmental damage.
About SAMSys
SAMSys is the world leader in the design and supply of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware
solutions for high volume pallet and reusable container tracking applications in global logistics
management, materials handling, and supply chain industries. SAMSys is a public company listed on
the Canadian Venture Exchange under the symbol SMY.
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44 East Beaver Creek Rd., Unit 11
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Phone: (905) 707-0404
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice
This device was tested and found to comply with the limits set forth in Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause
undesired operation. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, the product may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this product in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference,
in which case, the user is required to correct the interference at their own expense.
The authority to operate this product is conditioned by the requirements that no modifications be made
to the equipment unless the changes or modifications are expressly approved by SAMSys
Technologies.










