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Installation Guide: Proximity Tag Reader Installation Guide: Proximity Tag Reader
Figure 6: Mode Switches in the Options DIP Switch
Using Mode Switches to Select Operating Mode
Figure 6 shows the Options DIP switch and the nearby circuit board. The letters, A
through to H, are etched in the circuit board edge. The Mode Switches are labelled as
F, G, and H. Operating Modes are selected by the Mode Switches.
Table 1 lists the Mode Switches (F, G, and H) and the Operating Modes.
Figure 6 shows the Mode Switches set to Standby Mode.
Table 1: Operating Modes and Mode Switch Settings
Mode
Switches
Operating
Mode Description
FGH
0 0 0 Test Used for adjusting field size. Field is uninterrupted
and the PTR beeps at each tag identification.
Network messages are not sent.
0 0 1 Uninterrupted Field always on. Tags are identified as they enter the
field and queried once every 12 seconds. Tag
identities are re-acquired every minute.
0 1 0 Standby The PTR is active for 10 seconds when it is triggered
by an opening or closing contact. See Figure 6.
0 1 1 Duty Cycle 1 The LF field cycles on for 5 seconds and off for 30
seconds automatically. The PTR identifies and reports
any tags found while the field is on.
1 0 0 Duty Cycle 2 The LF field cycles on for 10 seconds and off for 5
minutes automatically. The PTR identifies and reports
any tags found while the field is on.
OPTIONS
Mode Switches
A B C D E F G H
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Mode Switches are
set to 0,1, 0, which is
Standby Mode.
0 01
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Troubleshooting
When the PTR detects an error condition it will do all of the following:
 Transmit an error message to the network; and,
 Flash the red LED in a repeating pattern of 12 short flashes and one long flash; and,
 Sound the buzzer every 12 flashes.
The PTR may enter an error state for three reasons:
 An invalid combination of configuration switches has been set. For example,
setting the Mode Switches to 1, 1, 0 or 1,1,1 will cause an error.
 The EOL input is not returning the correct measured value. This could be treated as
a tamper alarm. If it is not a tamper alarm, then correct the EOL resistor value or
move DIP Switch B to off.
 The main supply voltage is low. If the PTR can still function with the low supply
voltage the device will continue to report tags while in the error state. If the
voltage supply is so low that the PTR cannot function, it will enter the Low Power
Mode which is described in the preceding text.
In each of the three error states, the PTR transmits a network message that indicates
which of the three causes is responsible.
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