Operations and Maintenance Manual
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Multi-Protocol Reader Ver. 2: Maintenance Instructions
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3. Select the Test Tag State check box to enable tag testing for the appropriate RF channel(s).
4. Enter the number of consecutive test tag faults that cause a channel to be considered bad in the Test
Tag Single Fault Threshold text box.
Note: This should be set to 5 or higher.
5. Enter the number of bad channels that will trigger an automatic switchover, if the SPM redundancy switch
is in AUTO, in the Test Tag Multiple Fault Threshold text box.
Note: This value must be less than or equal to the number of RF channels equipped with test tags.
6. Enter the period of time between test tag checks, in seconds, in the Test Tag Period check box.
Note: This should be set between 30 and 90 seconds.
7. Press Enter or select a different tab to accept .
New firmware
Periodically, Kapsch Service will release a new version of the Reader firmware. The firmware name
indicates the year, month, day, and revision number of the release.
This procedure outlines how to upload the new firmware to the Reader so it can then be activated.
Uploading new firmware
Prerequisites: A service laptop containing a copy of the latest firmware is connected to either the
Ethernet 1 or a USB port and then logged into the CTM web interface.
You must have Software Management permissions.