User's Manual

User Manual Gallagher SmartReader R Series
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Connect the SmartReader to a computer
1. Using one of the supplied cables, connect one end into the RS-232 port
on the SmartReader.
2. Connect the other end into appropriate port on the Scale or computer:
- Scale: RS-232 (COM Port 2)
- Computer: RS-232 or USB
Testing the SmartReader EID tag read range
The SmartReader EID tag read range should be tested to ensure the animals
passing through the animal handler are accurately and reliably identified.
The SmartReader generates a balloon shaped read range (see diagram next
page), within which EID tags are read reliably. The size of the read range for
individual installations should be the width of the animal handler.
The SmartReader EID tag read range for a particular installation is tested
using the built in set up mode in the SmartReader. This set up mode changes
how often the SmartReader beeps to confirm a tag read from “only on first
read” to ”every read”. This enables you to easily test the SmartReader EID
tag read range using the same tag.
The following section describes how to complete an initial test on the
SmartReader EID tag read range for your SmartReader installation. For more
advanced testing, see Advanced EID tag read range testing (p 10).