User's Manual

AMS-9040 CONTROLLER 8200-0367-02, REV. D
INSTALLATION AND SERVICE GUIDE
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3. Connect the communication cable from each
intelligent Tx/Rx antenna to the communication
connector associated with that antenna.
4. Turn on the laptop computer and bring up the
AMS-9040 service configurator.
Note: For an explanation of settings and how to
use the configurator, click the Help button on
the configurator.
IMPORTANT! Ensure the controller is off. Never
restart or boot up a computer connected to an
active controller. Doing so disables the mouse
function on the computer.
5. Turn on the controller and connect the laptop
computer to the service port.
6. Using the “Setup” page on the configurator:
a. Check that the antenna inventory matches
antennas physically installed. If not, check
antenna connections to the controller and
their associated address settings.
b. Choose “Auto Detection” and/or “European
System”. “Auto Detection” enables the
controller to setup a default zone mapping
window whenever the controller is turned on.
This function turns off whenever a change is
made to zone mapping to prevent resetting
the controller to defaults when power is
cycled. “European System” sets parameters
to meet European emissions standards.
c. Click on the “Zone Mapping” button to bring
up the “Zone Mapping” window on the
service configurator. Then assign antennas,
alarms, and relays to doorways and zones.
d. Setup parameters for lamps, audio, relays,
remote alarms and beacon lamps.
7. Using the “Tx Configuration” page, set Tx
current for each transmitter and enable/disable
transmitters, if necessary.
8. Pass an active security tag by each antenna to
verify antenna performance. Refer to Help if
monitoring or adjustments are necessary.
Redistributing the Load
The AMS-9040 system typically handles receiver
multiplexing by assigning each antenna connected
to the controller to a receiver channel. There are
eight receive channels for up to eight antennas.
However, when the Coils 1-2 (separate coils) or
Nulling option is selected, each antenna now
requires two receive channels. If for example, a
two pedestal system connected on channels A and
B requires four receive channels, then no
additional receive coils (such as noise coils) are
available for Aux A and Aux B.
A way around this is to redistribute the load. This is
done by connecting the channel B antenna to
channel C instead. This way inputs for auxiliary
coils remain available.
Antenna A
Antenna B
Aux A
Aux B
Cross-Point
Switch
Rx Channel
Rx Channel
Rx Channel
Rx Channel
Antenna C
Antenna D
Aux C
Aux D
Cross-Point
Switch
DSP
Rx Channel
Rx Channel
Rx Channel
0
1
4
5
2
3
6
7
Antenna Address
Rx Channel