Specifications

If power and data share the same cable, use these specifications –
Combined cable
: 18 gauge, 5 conductors, stranded wire, color-coded insulation, not twisted pairs, overall 100% shielded, high quality.
The maximum allowable length of cable for Wiegand interface is 500 feet. The maximum specified length of the cable for
RS-232 interface at 9,600 bits per second is 75 ft; this may be stretched for certain equipment to 500 ft or more using Cat 5 cable.
Length of a separate power cable should not exceed 500 ft.
Unlike proximity readers, the LR-2000 reader uses 2 separate wires for Power Negative (black) and for Data-Common (blue).
These wires must not be connected to ground, nor to each other, nor to any other circuit.
2.4 POWER SUPPLY
• The LR-2000 reader requires a separate, independent DC power supply for each reader. Do not connect the reader’s
power wires (red and black) to the controller panel’s Positive Voltage and Ground terminals.
• For multiple readers, you may use a multi-section DC supply if the sections are isolated electrically from each other, if each
section has its own positive and negative terminals, and if each section has sufficient current rating for the LR-2000 reader.
• The ideal power supply has current rating of about 1.5 times the current drawn by the LR-2000 reader. This helps to assure
that the direct current remains quiet and steady. (See the table, below.)
• The most common DC power supply has a nominal output voltage range of 12.0 volts to 13.8 volts (including power supplies
for charging a back-up battery). To power a single LR-2000 reader, this power supply must have a current rating
of 1.5 amperes or more.
• The PS-12-3.3A plug-in power module in AWID’s LR-2000KIT Test & Set-up Kit is suitable for a single LR-2000 reader.
• Certain commercial power supplies require excess current rating to assure quiet DC output, for example, 2.5 amperes
at nominal 12 volts for a single reader. Contact AWID’s Technical Support for discussion of acceptable power supplies.
Voltage Applied to Reader Current Load of Reader (maximum) Current Rating of Power Supply (minimum)
7 volts DC 1.5 amperes 2.25 amperes
12 volts DC 900 milliamperes 1.5 amperes
15 volts DC 700 milliamperes 1.2 amperes
2.5 READER’S EFFECTIVE RF FIELD
Figure 1. Effective RF field for tags with LR-2000 reader.
• The effective RF field is a figure of rotation of this diagram about its horizontal axis. Polarity of transmitted RF is circular.
• Distance R is the read range for each AWID UHF tag or card. Guaranteed reading distance of 10 feet or 15 feet, depending
upon the tag or card type, is less than R.
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