User's Manual

COBALT UHF-SERIES CONTENTS
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CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................10
LIST OF FIGURES...............................................................................................11
CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED...............................................12
1.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................12
1.1.1 About this Manual...........................................................................................12
1.2 COBALT CONTROLLER OVERVIEW .......................................................13
1.2.1 Cobalt Controller Features..............................................................................13
1.2.2 UHF Operating Frequencies Options ...............................................................13
1.2.3 Connection and Communication Interface Options ...........................................14
1.2.4 Cobalt Controllers - Interface Connectors ........................................................14
1.2.5 Package Contents ..........................................................................................14
1.3 COBALT CONTROLLER DIMENSIONS ....................................................15
1.3.1 UHF-CNTL-232/485/IND-02 Controller Dimensions ..........................................15
1.4 COBALT UHF RFID ANTENNAS...........................................................17
1.4.1 Cobalt UHF RFID Antennas - Features ............................................................17
1.4.2 Cobalt UHF RFID Antennas - Models and Sizes...............................................17
1.4.3 UHF-ANT-2626-01-86 Antenna Dimensions .....................................................18
1.4.4 UHF-ANT-3030-01-91 Antenna Dimensions .....................................................19
1.4.5 Connecting the Antenna to the Controller ........................................................20
1.4.6 Optional Mounting Kit for Antenna Installation..................................................22
1.5 SUBNET16™ MULTIDROP PROTOCOL ..................................................23
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE COBALT UHF ............................. 24
2.1 PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION...........................................................24
2.1.1 Power Requirements ......................................................................................24
2.1.2 Installation Guidelines ....................................................................................24
2.2 INSTALLING THE UHF-CNTL-232-02...................................................25
2.2.1 Steps to Install the UHF-CNTL-232-02.............................................................26
2.2.2 UHF-CNTL-232-02 Cabling Information ...........................................................27
2.3 INSTALLING THE UHF-CNTL-485-02...................................................29
2.3.1 Steps to Install the UHF-CNTL-485-02.............................................................30
2.3.2 UHF-CNTL-485-02 Cabling Information ...........................................................31
2.4 INSTALLING THE UHF-CNTL-IND-02 ..................................................32
2.4.1 Steps to Install the UHF-CNTL-IND-02 ............................................................33
2.4.2 UHF-CNTL-IND-02 Cabling Information ...........................................................34
CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURING THE COBALT UHF.......................... 36
3.1 CONFIGURING THE COBALT VIA DASHBOARD UTILITY ...........................36
3.2 NOTE ABOUT THE READER POWER......................................................38