User's Manual

SASL Installation Guide V0.9 - Part # ITCS-A-100-001v0.93
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SASL OVERVIEW
SASL is a multi-protocol, multi-regional Radio Frequency S
ignal Acquisition & Source Location unit,
which is used to Identify and locate RFID tags operating in the UHF 860 – 960 MHz frequency
band. A number of SASL units may be used together with an ITCS ‘Edge Server’ to form an
I
ntelligent Tracking and Control System (ITCS).
Figure 1
SASL (Signal Acquisition and Source Location unit)
SASL comprises an embedded multi-protocol, multi-regional RFID reader/writer transceiver
connected to the patented steerable phased array antenna system. SASL is designed to operate
from AC mains power in the range of 90 to 260 Volts AC 50/60Hz and communicates with a host
computer using standard Ethernet TCP/IP and UDP protocol. Figure 2 shows the rear view of the
SASL mounted on a support frame using “Unistrut
®
” fasteners.
Figure 2:
SASL Rear View