User's Manual

User Manual Gallagher SmartReader R Series

INSTALLATION

Mounting the Antenna Panel

Antenna Panel Kit

The Antenna Panel kit contains the following components:

• Antenna Panel

• Mounting instructions

• Antenna Panel mounting kit:

- 4 x Washers M8 x 21 mm flat Stainless steel

- 4 x Bolt M8 x 70mm HEX Stainless steel

- 4 x Nut M8 HEX Stainless steel

- 4 x Screw Wood TEK 14 x 10 90mm

- 4 x Screw Wood TEK 14 x 10 65mm

Notes on locating the Antenna Panel

Gallagher recommends the following when installing the SmartReader

Antenna Panel:

• The Antenna Panel can be mounted onto metal pipe or wood work of

the animal handler but not solid steel handler walls.

• The edges of the Antenna Panel contain the antenna windings. This

means that when the Antenna Panel is mounted, vertical bars should be

kept away from the vertical edges of the Antenna Panel and horizontal

bars should be kept away from the horizontal edges of the Antenna

Panel.

Considerations

• The position of the Antenna Panel installation depends on the type and

size of the animals to be scanned and the size of Antenna Panel to be

installed.

• Gallagher recommends you mount the Antenna Panel temporarily while

you determine the most appropriate position.

• Mounting the Antenna Panel on a metal animal handler can alter the

read range of the SmartReader. Gallagher recommends that the

SmartReader is mounted on wood or spaced pipework.

• Multiple SmartReaders can be installed in close proximity to each other,

so long as they are synchronised to ensure conflicts do not occur

between SmartReaders. For further details, see

Installing multiple

SmartReaders

(p 16).

• Use the defined mounting holes, because drilling through the Antenna

Panel will damage the antenna.