User's Manual

FP300RA User Manual
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1.3 Physical Description
Figure 1-2 and Figure 1-3 show the components located on the FP-300RA (see Figure 1 for
orientation). The functions of the various components are described in Table 1-1.
DC IN
8-30V
AUXHOST MAINTENANCE
RESET IND
Figure 1-2: FP-300RA, Host Side Panel
4 3 2 1
I/O
MULTILANE ANT
ANT
MAIN
Figure 1-3: FP-300RA, Antenna Side Panel
Table 1-1: Controls
Side Item Function
DC IN Connector
4-pin connector used to connect the DC input voltage, and enable
external resetting by dry-contact closure to ground.
RESET Push-
button
Internal push-button used to initiate cold restart of the FP-300RA.
IND Indicator Status indicator, provides the following indications:
1. Flashing in green: normal operation, no tags detected
Flashing in orange: normal operation, tags detected
Fast flashing in red: mute mode (transmission disabled)
Steady red: FP-300RA malfunction detected
Alternating off-orange-green sequence: software downloading
in progress
HOST Connector 9-pin D-type female connector includes a serial asynchronous RS-
232 DTE interface used for connection to the host computer.
AUX Connector
9-pin D-type female connector, includes a serial asynchronous RS-
232 DTE interface used for connection to auxiliary devices, or as
synchronization pulse input or output.
Host
MAINTENANCE
Connector
9-pin D-type female connector, includes a serial asynchronous RS-
232 DTE interface used for maintenance.
I/O Connector
25-pin D-type female connector, used to connect to the digital I/O
interface.
MULTILANE
ANT 1, 2, 3, 4
Connectors
SMA connectors for connection to the secondary antennas.
Antenna
MAIN ANT
Connector
SMA connector for connection to the main antenna.