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Switch configuration change can be done while the unit is powered up.
Tag Reader Receiver should always have Switch 3 in position ”0” (Alarm Buzzer disabled).
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Functionality
The functionality of Tag Reader Receiver is just tom receive messages from Tags and pass them to the
Server.
The functionality of Tag Reader Door Controller is more complex as it includes interaction between Tag,
Signpost and peripheral door controlling hardware.
Tag Reader Database
The Tag Reader has a local database that enables it to function without any interaction with the Host
Server. This database has default set of rules for different Tag types which are used if no rule is stored for a
particular Tag. Tag Rules for individual Tags are downloaded from the Host Server whenever the tag is
assigned to a person or asset.
Tag Rules specify what action should be taken by the Tag Reader upon detection of a particular Tag and in
what time period (e.g. activate alarm if the tag is detected between 2:00PM and 2:30PM)
Tag Reader database is volatile and it has to be downloaded every time after reset.
Alarm and Pre-Alarm
When the Tag is detected in a Signpost field and Tag Rules database specifies that it should generate alarm
condition, the door state defines is it Alarm or Pre-Alarm condition.
If the door is closed
, the Tag Reader will lock the door and signal Pre-Alarm (short “chirping”). When the
Tag moves out of the Signpost field, Pre-Alarm is stopped and the tag Reader reverts back to Idle mode of
operation (note that Switch 2 has no impact on Pre-Alarm).
While in Pre-Alarm, the Tag Reader can be bypassed by activating Bypass Input (shorting it) or by sending
a command from the Host Server.
If the door is open
, the Tag Reader will not activate the maglock, but it will signal Alarm condition by
beeping long beeps. Switch 2 defines what happens when the tag moves out of the Signpost field; the tag
Reader either reverts back to Idle mode (Switch 2 = “1”), or the Tag Reader remains in Alarm Mode until
Bypass is started (Switch 2 = “1”).
Bypass
Bypass can be started by either shorting Bypass Input and Com terminals or by receiving the command
from the Host Server. In either case, the Bypass is indicated by 3 short “chirps” every 1 second.
While in Bypass, the Tag Reader will not enter Alarm or Pre-Alarm state, but rather it will remain in
Bypass state. If the Tag Reader is already in Alarm or Pre-Alarm state, it while exit this states and go into
Bypass state.
Anti-piggybacking feature
: All new Tags entering the field 10 seconds after the Bypass has been started
will generate the Alarm or Pre-Alarm.