User's Manual

CONTENTS
REVISION HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................................................................................................................................2
About this manual ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................5
Meaning of Alert Symbols and Signal Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................................................................................................................................5
Important Information .. ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... ..........................................................................................................................................5
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................................7
2. BEFORE YOU BEGIN .........................................................................................................................................................................................9
2.1 Unpacking and Inspection ............................................................................................................................................................................9
2.1.1 Power Pack ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................9
2.1.2 Data Communication Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................. 10
2.1.3 CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................................................................................................................10
2.2 Recommended System Requirements . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................. 11
2.3 Reader Mounting Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .............................................................................................................................................11
3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................................................13
3.1 Mars-24E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................................................................................................................................13
4. INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................................................................................15
4.1 Quick Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . ..............................................................................................................................................15
4.2 Hardware Installation ................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.2.1 Connecting to a power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................................................................................................................17
4.2.2 User I/O Interface Connector . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .............................................................................................................................................18
4.2.3 Connecting a Reader to a Computer using USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................................................................................... 19
4.2.4 Connecting a Reader to a Computer using Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................................................................................................19
4.2.5 Connecting Multiple Readers to a local network ...............................................................................................................................20
4.2.6 Connecting External Antennas ... .. ...... .. ..... .. ...... .. .....................................................................................................................................20
4.2.7 Antenna Matching, Tuning and Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................................................................................................. 21
4.3 ReaderManager Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................................................................................................................21
4.3.1 Installation and Functionality Test .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.3.2 Upgrading software . .. . .. .. .... .... .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. .... .... .. . .. . ..................................................................................................................................... 23
4.4 Connecting to a Reader using ReaderManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................................................................................... 23
4.4.1 Getting an IP address using Ethernet .....................................................................................................................................................25
4.4.2 Getting an IP address using USB .............................................................................................................................................................. 26
4.4.3 Getting a Reader connected using the ReaderManager ................................................................................................................. 28
4.5 Communication Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................. 30
5. WORKING WITH ANTENNAS .......... ............... .. ..........................................................................................................................................31
5.1 Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................................................................................................................... 31
5.2 Antenna Separation ....... ............ ........... ............ ............................................................................................................................................32
5.3 Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................. 32
5.4 How to shield antennas ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ....................................................................................................................................33
5.5 Antenna Maintenance (Tuning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................................................................................................................33
5.5.1 Equipment and Software Required for Antenna Tuning and Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................................................................... 34
5.5.2 Tuning Instructions .......................................................................................................................................................................................34
5.5.3 Optimisation of Antenna Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................................................................................................................34
6. WORKING WITH TAGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................................................................................................................37
6.1 How to reconfigure tags individually or en masse ............................................................................................................................37
6.2 How to check a tag configuration mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................................................................................................. 38
6.3 How to check a Tag Chip Type (IT or ST) ................................................................................................................................................38
6.4 Tag-to-Antenna Orientation.......................................................................................................................................................................39
7. APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................................................................................................................................41
07-Jul-07 63-70-006-DOC 3
MARS-24E
User Manual