C827 Reference Manual
Datalogic Automation S.r.l. Via Lavino, 256 40050 - Monte S. Pietro Bologna - Italy C827 Reference Manual Ed.: 10/2010 © 2010 Datalogic Automation S.r.l. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Protected to the fullest extent under U.S. and international laws. Copying, or altering of this document is prohibited without express written consent from Datalogic Automation S.r.l. Datalogic and the Datalogic logo are registered trademarks of Datalogic S.p.A. in many countries, including the U.S.A. and the E.U.
CONTENTS REFERENCES ............................................................................................................ iv Conventions................................................................................................................. iv Reference Documentation ........................................................................................... iv Service and Support .................................................................................................... iv Patents..
REFERENCES CONVENTIONS This manual uses the following conventions: "User" refers to anyone using a C827 reader. "Reader" refers to the C827 reader. "You" refers to the System Administrator or Technical Support person using this manual to install, configure, operate, maintain or troubleshoot a C827 reader. REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION For further details refer to the Cobalt Dashboard™ Reference Manual, C-Macro Builder™ Reference Manual, and the ABx Command Protocol Reference Manual.
COMPLIANCE This product is intended to be installed by Qualified Personnel only. This product must not be used in explosive environments. RADIO COMPLIANCE ENGLISH Contact the competent authority responsible for the management of radio frequency devices of your country to verify any possible restrictions or licenses required. For further information, refer to the web site: http://ec.europa.
Modifications or changes to this equipment without the expressed written approval of Datalogic could void the authority to use the equipment. This device complies with PART 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference which may cause undesired operation.
GETTING STARTED 1 1 GETTING STARTED 1.1 INTRODUCTION Datalogic Automation's passive read/write system is a complete family of field-proven read/write Radio Frequency Identification products. The system consists of reader/writers, antennas and controllers or bus interfaces, RF tags, and ancillary equipment. Tags can be attached to a product or its carrier and act as an electronic identifier, job sheet, portable database, or manifest.
C827 REFERENCE MANUAL 2 2 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2.1 DIMENSIONS Figure 2-1 shows the dimensions and mounting hole locations for the C827 Reader/Writer. Figure 2-1.
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2 Figure 2-2 shows the overall dimensions of the C827-03 Reader/Writer with tubular remote antennas. Figure 2-2.
C827 REFERENCE MANUAL 2 Figure 2-3 shows the overall dimensions of the C827-06 Reader/ Writer with remote antenna. Figure 2-3.
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2 Figure 2-5 shows the preferred orientation of the tag to the reader/ writer. Orientation for the C827 antenna is the same in relation to the reading surface of the antenna. C827 C827-03 Figure 2-5. C827 to Tag orientation Figure 2-7 shows the dimension ns and mounting holes for the Datalogic Automation tags. For information on tag mounting spacers, see section 2.4 Mounting the C827 on page 2-8.
C827 REFERENCE MANUAL 2 2.2 C827 ANTENNA DIRECTION The C827 Reader/Writer with integrated read head, has two possible antenna orientations; emitting from the face (horizontal) or emitting from the top (vertical). Your unit is set by the factory to be emitting from the horizontal location. To change the read head to vertical emitting you must remove the head and change a jumper position. 2.2.
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2 Figure 2-7. Jumper for Antenna Select the jumper position according to the desired Antenna orientation, vertical Antenna (Default pos.1) or horizontal Antenna (pos.2), see Figure 2-7.
C827 REFERENCE MANUAL 2 2.2.2 Mounting the C827 The range of the Datalogic Automation Reader/Writers is affected by electromagnetic radiation and metal. Mount the reader/writer to minimize the impact of these factors. The RF field of the reader/writer can also cause errors when reader/writers are spaced too closely together. Do not position adjacent antennas closer than 6 inches center to center. The remote antennas for the C827-03, C827-06, have a cable length of 1 meter.
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2.2.4 2 Mounting HMS Tags to Metal Mounting tags to metal can greatly impact the effective range of the tags. To maintain the best possible range, the tags should be mounted away from the metal surface using a nonferrous spacer. Mounting kits are available from Datalogic Automation as shown in Fig.2-8 and Table 2-2 below. Figure 2-8. Mounting tags with a spacer Table 2-2: Tag spacer kits Tag X Thickness Material Screw Torque HMS125 10mm 8mm Nylon M3 Flat head 5 in.
C287 REFERENCE MANUAL 3 3 POWER AND ELECTRICAL INTERFACE 3.1 TERMINAL SCREWS Power and serial communications connections for the C827 are made at terminals screws located on the interface block of the C827 enclosure. Your cable should be wired to these terminals according to the pinouts given in Table 3-1 and shown in Figure 3-1.
POWER AND ELECTRICAL INTERFACE 3.1.1 3 Power Requirements The device is intended to be supplied by a UL Listed or CSA certified power unit with “class2” or LPS power source. 3.2 WIRING To connect your cable to the C827 Interface Block: 1. Remove the head with attached antenna by loosening the four captive screws. 2. Loosen the two captive screws in the interface block and separate the two parts as shown in Figure 3-2. 3.
C287 REFERENCE MANUAL 3 3.3 LED INDICATOR The C827 has one multi-color LED indicating power on and activity on the serial port. Table 3-2 shows the LED activity and meaning.
SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS 4 4 SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS 4.1 OVERVIEW The C827 offers RS232 communications. Normally, the RS232 interface is used to program and test the device but can also be used as a point-to-point serial connection. Communications parameters are set by DIP switches located inside the reader/writer or by the configuration program accessed over the RS232 port. CAUTION: Do not bundle communications wiring with high current power lines. This will cause communications errors. 4.
C827 REFERENCE MANUAL 4 4.3 RS232 SERIAL CONNECTIONS The connections for the RS232 interface are RS232 TX (data from the C827), RS232 RX (data to the C827), and Ground or Signal GND it depends on selected Isolated/not isolated connection type. The signals and electrical loads from the RS232 TX and RS232 RX pins should conform to the electrical specifications of EIA Standard RS232. The maximum cable length specified under this standard is 15m. (50 feet).
SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS 4 4.4 DIP SWITCHES There are eight DIP switches inside the C827 enclosure that control the bus address of the device, the speed of the bus communications and whether RS232 or RS485/SUBNET16 communications are active. To manually set these parameters you must open the reader/ writer to expose the DIP switches. To expose the DIP switches, disconnect the reader/writer from power and remove the two captive screws holding the cover to connector backplate.
C827 REFERENCE MANUAL 4 4.4.1 RS232 Baud Rate The RS232 baud rate is set through the Dashboard menu program. The default is set to 9600 bps.
NOME MANUALE/NOME CAPITOLO 1 5 TECHNICAL FEATURES ELECTRICAL FEATURES Supply Voltage DC Input Current max. 10 to 30 VDC 400 mA – 130 mA Communication Interfaces: RS232 isolated/not isolated ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity max. Protection Class EN 60529 -20° to 50 °C (-4 to 122 °F) -20° to 70 °C (-4 to 158 °F) 90% non condensing IP30 PHYSICAL FEATURES Mechanical Dimensions Weight 104 x 107 x 32 mm (4.1 x 4.2 x 1.3 in) 256 g. (9 oz.
NOME MANUALE/NOME CAPITOLO 1 RF Range and Orientation The following information should be considered when positioning the antenna of the reader/writer. The path of the tags through the RF field should be within the guaranteed reading/writing range unless sufficient site testing has been performed to assure consistent RF communications. C827 C827-03 C827-06 Figure 2-4. C827, -03, -06 reading range Table 2-1: C827, -03, -06 to tag ranges Typical Range (mm) Models 2 Vert. Horiz.
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