User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Health Limits
- Contents
- Before You Begin
- Developing the Installation Site Plan
- Installing and Configuring the MPI 6000
- Lane Tuning Guidelines
- Optimizing MPI 6000 Reader System Performance
- General Software Information
- Configuration Commands and Responses
- Configuring the MPI 6000
- Required Commands to Set Up MPI 6000 Reader
- System Interface Command Group Commands
- System Identify
- Set Communications Baud Rate
- Get Communications Baud Rate
- Set Time and Date
- Get Time and Date
- Firmware Download
- Reset Reader
- Get Stored Tag Response Message
- Get Number of Stored Tag Response Messages
- Delete All Stored Tag Response Messages
- Get System Startup Status
- Get Lane Controller Interface Status
- Get System Interface Status
- Get DigBrd Hdwr Remote Inventory
- Get DigBrd CPU Boot Fmwr Remote Inventory
- Get DigBrd CPU Appl Fmwr Remote Inventory
- Get DigBrd FPGA UDP/IP Core Fmwr Remote Inventory
- Get UDP/IP Core Lane Controller Parameters
- Set UDP/IP Core IP Address
- Get UDP/IP Core IP Address
- Get UDP/IP Core Port Number
- Configuring the MPI 6000
- Tag Command Processing
- System Diagnostics and Preventive Maintenance
- Acronyms and Glossary
- Block Diagrams
- System Technical Specifications
- Hardware Interfaces
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Chapter 3
Installing and Configuring the MPI 6000
This chapter provides instructions for installing and configuring the MPI
6000 system. It also describes the individual components of the MPI
6000 system.
Overview of the MPI 6000
TransCore’s MPI 6000 is an integrated high-speed, multi-protocol 915-MHz radio fre-
quency identification (RFID) reader system that includes an RF transceiver board and
processor in a single assembly.
The MPI 6000 can be integrated into an onsite lane controller or a NEMA enclosure.
The MPI 6000 transmits and receives signals through a single antenna.
The MPI 6000 is capable of supporting any of the following protocols in a given
installation:
• American Trucking Association (ATA), full-frame and half-frame (read-only)
• California Title 21 (read-only)
• eGo®
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(read-only)
• Inter-Agency Group (IAG) (read/write)
• Super eGo (SeGo)* (read/write)
• TransCore IT2200 (read/write)
Where multiple tag protocols are used in the same installation, the MPI 6000 is capa-
ble of supporting any two of the above protocols.
The MPI 6000 is also suitable for a wide variety of automatic vehicle identification
transportation applications, including electronic tolling, open road tolling, electronic
vehicle registration, parking, and rail applications.
The following sections describe the specifications for the external connections from
the MPI 6000 housing.
Connecting the MPI 6000 for Operation
External Connectors
This section lists the MPI 6000 external connections. Figure 3-1 shows the MPI 6000
connector locations.
1.*eGo tags are fully compliant with ANSI INCITS 256:2001 and ISO 18000-6 standards. SeGo is a superset of the eGo
protocol.