User's Manual
i-CARD CF – User’s Guide
Version 1.2 26.07.2006 Page 6/10
1.0 Overview
This guide explains how to install and operate the i-CARD CF when using a laptop or desktop computer.
1.1 Functionality
The i-CARD CF is IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ Intelligent Long Range (ILR
®
) radio frequency mobile interrogator in a
type II CF Card format. The i-CARD CF is easily integrated into portable or laptop computers and is used in
conjunction with i-LINKS (or other ILR
®
software) to read and write data to tags. The flexibility of an
interrogator on a CF Card allows for easy integration of ILR
®
into enterprise systems and permits combination
with other technologies such as bar code and wireless LAN.
The i-CARD CF is available in a FCC compliant version (i-CARD CF/NA) and an European versions (i-CARD CF /
EU) to communicate in a global market. The signal propagation characteristics of the UHF radio band used by
ILR
®
technology provide long-range communication and high-speed transmission rates for reliable data
exchange.
Computers with an i-CARD CF can communicate to tags at a distance of up to 10 meters (33 feet). The i-CARD
CF communicates with the entire i-Q active tag product line including i-Q8, i-Q8T, i-Q32, and i-Q32T tags and in
a second version with the i-B tag family.
The installation and usage instructions for the i-CARD CF are identical for all versions.
1.2 Components
The i-CARD CF resembles a standard CF card with one addition: an external antenna. On the exposed end of
the i-CARD CF, there are an MMCX antenna connector and a bi-color status LED indicating
Transmit
,
Receive
and
Host Communication.
The exact meaning of the color depends on the firmware version installed on the
card.
Note: The current version only supports a quarter wavelength antenna available under P/N
887124 from IDENTEC SOLUTIONS and equivalent internal antennas for hand helds.
Figure 1: i-CARD CF Components
Status LED
Antenna connector