User's Manual

Installing the Antenna Multiplexer
To install the EPCglobal Reader Module on the Encompass
Reader
1. Install the antenna multiplexer assembly on the Encompass
reader housing using the four standoffs provided (Figure 1).
Secure the module to the reader housing using the Phillips
screws provided with the kit.
2. Connect the antenna multiplexer to the external digital
input/output (I/O) port on the Encompass reader (Figure 1
and Figure 3).
Figure 3. Antenna Multiplexer-to-Digital I/O Wiring Diagram
Table 1 lists the cable terminations for the DB9 connector-to- I/O
terminal block.
Figure 1. Encompass Multiprotocol Reader Showing
EPCglobal Reader Module and Reader and
Antenna Multiplexers
Table 1. Antenna Multiplexer-to-Encompass Reader I/O Block
DB9 Pin I/O Pin
1 NC
6 1
2 4
7 3
3 NC
8 NC
4 NC
9 NC
5 2
Figure 2. EPC Module-to-Encompass Reader Wiring Diagram
8 9