Operations Guide

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1 Introduction
This manual provides detailed instructions for installing, connecting, configuring and
operating the RFID DAS 9200 Reader.
The intended audience for this manual is the operator installing and operating the
RFID DAS 9200 Reader. It is presumed that the operator has a good knowledge of RF
propagation, exposure limits, radio interference, RFID, the EPC Gen2 spec, software,
hardware systems integration and network connectivity.
1.1 RFID DAS 9200
The RFID DAS 9200 is a fixed UHF RFID Reader and allows sensitive detection of
RFID tags over areas of up to 400 square metres.
Figure 1: PervasID DAS 9200 system
The RFID DAS 9200 system consists of a centralised RFID DAS controller/Reader unit
and antennas connected using co-ax cables. The antennas should be distributed over
the interrogation area, for instance by placing four antennas at the corners of an
interrogation area with a 5
th
, 4 port antenna located centrally in the interrogation area.
Antennas should typically not be separated by more than 10m, and optimum locations
will also depend on the operating environment, tags used and application.
The RFID DAS unit is equipped with an Ethernet interface allowing tag information
to be uploaded to a server for processing, analysis and display.
1.2 Requirements for Using RFID DAS 9200
IT Interface Requirements