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COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS OPERATOR’S MANUAL

P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-06) PAGE 5 OF 116

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FCC & CE COMPLIANCE NOTICE................................................... 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................... 5

LIST OF TABLES........................................................................... 9

LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................... 10

CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED ............................................... 11

1.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................... 11

1.1.1 Company Background ...............................................................11

1.1.2 About this Manual ....................................................................11

1.2 FEATURES OF THE C OBALT C ONTROLLER............................. 12

1.3 C

OBALT C ONTROLLER M ODELS.......................................... 13

1.3.1 Connections & Communication Interface Options .........................13

1.3.2 Cobalt Controllers - Interface Connectors ...................................14

1.4 CONTROLLER D IMENSIONS................................................ 15

1.4.1 Dimensions for HF-CNTL-232/422-01 Models ..............................15

1.4.2 Dimensions for HF-CNTL-485-01 Model ......................................16

1.4.3 Dimensions for HF-CNTL-USB/IND-01 Models .............................17

1.5 COBALT HF ANTENNAS .................................................... 18

1.5.1 Cobalt HF Antennas – Models and Sizes.....................................18

1.5.2 Antenna to Tag Ranges.............................................................19

1.5.3 Connecting the Antenna to the Controller....................................21

1.6 COBALT HF ANTENNA D IMENSIONS..................................... 22

1.6.1 HF-ANT-1010-01 Antenna Dimensions ........................................22

1.6.2 HF-ANT-2020-01 Antenna Dimensions ........................................23

1.6.3 HF-ANT-3030-01 Antenna Dimensions ........................................24

1.6.4 HF-ANT-0750-01 Antenna Dimensions ........................................25

1.7 RFID OVERVIEW ............................................................ 26

1.8 S

UBNET16™ MULTIDROP P ROTOCOL................................... 28

CHAPTER 2: COBALT INSTALLATION ........................................ 29

2.1 UNPACK &INSPECT THE C ONTROLLER ................................ 29

2.1.1 Package Contents ....................................................................29

2.1.2 Providing the Power .................................................................30

2.2 INSTALLATION P RECAUTIONS ............................................ 31