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ThingMagic Nano User Guide 57
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Setting Up the Development Kit
Connecting the Antenna
JADAK supplies one antenna that can read tags from 3 meters away with most of the provided tags. The
antenna is monostatic. Use the following procedure to connect the antenna to the Development Kit.
1. Connect one end of the coax cable to the antenna.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the antenna port 1 connector on the Development Kit.
Powering Up and Connecting to a PC
After connecting the antenna you can power up the Development (Dev) Kit and establish a host connection.
1. Connect the USB cable (use only the black connector) from a PC to the developer’s kit. There are two
Development Kit USB Interfaces options. Use the interface that is labeled “USB/RS232.” The one
labeled “USB” is not supported by ThingMagic Nano module.
2. Plug the power supply into the Development Kit’s DC power input connector.
3. The LED next to the DC input jack, labeled DS1, should light up. If it doesn’t light up check jumper J17
to make sure the jumper is connecting pins 2 and 3.
4. Follow the steps based on the Development Kit USB Interfaces used and make note of the COM port
or /dev device file, as appropriate for your operating system the USB interface is assigned.
5. To start reading tags start the Demo Application (Universal Reader Assistant).
Development Kit USB Interfaces
USB/RS232
The USB interface (connector labeled USB/RS232) closest to the power plug is to the RS232 interface of
the ThingMagic Nano through an FTDI USB to serial converter. The drivers for it are available at http://
www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm.
Follow the instructions in the installation guide appropriate for your operating system.
Warning: Never mount the carrier board so that it is resting flat against the metal plate of the
Development Kit main board unless a heat sink has been attached to the bottom of
the Carrier Board as shown in this picture:
Caution: While the module is powered up, do not touch components. Doing so may damage
the Dev Kit and ThingMagic Nano module.