User's Manual

Installation and Hardware Manual
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Contents
1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...............................................................................................8
2 PREFACE .....................................................................................................................10
2.1 PREPARATIONS .......................................................................................................... 10
2.2 SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT........................................................................................... 10
2.3 RESPONSIBILITY......................................................................................................... 10
2.4 UPDATES ................................................................................................................. 10
2.5 SCOPE OF DELIVERY—VISUAL INSPECTION ........................................................................ 10
2.6 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................. 10
3 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................11
3.1 FUNDAMENTALS ......................................................................................................... 11
3.2 COMPONENT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................... 12
3.3 SYSTEM COMPONENTS—DATA TAGS................................................................................ 13
3.3.1 i-Q350 Tags ........................................................................................................... 13
3.3.2 i-Q350 WAM........................................................................................................... 13
3.3.3 Polarization of Tags ................................................................................................ 14
3.4 SYSTEM COMPONENTS—READERS................................................................................... 15
3.4.1 i-HUB..................................................................................................................... 15
3.4.2 i-PORT M350.......................................................................................................... 16
3.5 SYSTEM COMPONENTS—ANTENNAS ................................................................................. 17
3.5.1 Elliptical Polarized Antennas..................................................................................... 17
3.5.2 Linear Polarized Antennas........................................................................................ 18
3.5.3 1/2-Wave Whip Antenna ......................................................................................... 19
4 INSTALLATION ...........................................................................................................20
4.1 MECHANICAL INSTALLATION .......................................................................................... 20
4.2 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ........................................................................................... 23
4.2.1 Safety Instructions.................................................................................................. 23
4.2.2 Position of Ports ..................................................................................................... 23
4.2.3 Power Supply ......................................................................................................... 24
4.2.4 Maximum Overall Cable Runs of i-BUS...................................................................... 24
4.2.5 The i-BUS Connector............................................................................................... 25
5 INITIAL OPERATION ..................................................................................................26
5.1 CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................ 26
5.2 IMPORTANT SETTINGS—TRANSMIT POWER......................................................................... 26
5.3 CHECKING THE INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 26
6 TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................................................27
6.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 27
6.2 STATUS DISPLAY (LEDS) ............................................................................................. 27