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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Contents
Health Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
RF Levels From TransCore Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
1 Before You Begin
Purpose of the Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Guide Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Typographical Conventions Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Licensing Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
U.S. Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
2 Developing the Installation Site Plan
3 Installing and Configuring the MPI 6000
Overview of the MPI 6000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Connecting the MPI 6000 for Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
External Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Installing and Using the MPI 6000 Host Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Installing the Host Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Connecting to the MPI 6000 Reader with the Host Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Configuring the MPI 6000 Reader Operating Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Operating the MPI 6000 Reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
4 Lane Tuning Guidelines
Why You Need to Tune a Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Lane Tuning Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3