User guide

D2119 Dart RTLS User Guide 4
Contents
1 General Description 7
Concept of operation ............................................................................................... 7
Dart RTLS Hub ......................................................................................................... 8
Dart RTLS Receiver .................................................................................................. 8
DartTags .................................................................................................................. 10
Reference tag ........................................................................................................... 10
2 Unpacking Dart RTLS 11
3 Installing the Dart RTLS hardware 13
Placing the Dart RTLS Hub................................................................................... 13
Placing the Receivers ............................................................................................. 13
Placing the cables ................................................................................................... 14
Positioning the reference tag ................................................................................ 14
Hardware Compatibility ....................................................................................... 14
4 Connecting the Receiver cables 15
Connecting Receivers directly to the Hub (star configuration) ....................... 15
Connecting Receivers to the Hub (daisy chain configuration) ........................ 15
Connecting Receivers in a star and daisy chain to the Hub ............................. 16
5 Connecting multiple hubs 17
Connecting multiple Hub together in clock sync mode ................................... 17
6 Connecting to the Dart RTLS Hub 19
System Requirements ............................................................................................ 19
Connecting the Dart RTLS Hub to a PC through a LAN .................................. 20
Connecting to a Dart RTLS Hub with an unknown IP address ....................... 20
Hub Administration and Management ............................................................... 20
Zebra Hub Manager............................................................................................... 25
Hub Administration and Management application .......................................... 26
Required ports for connecting to the Dart RTLS Hub....................................... 28
Software Compatibility ......................................................................................... 28
7 Configuring Dart RTLS 29
Preparing your computer for the Dart JAVA GUI ............................................ 29
Configuring the Hub network parameters ......................................................... 30
Establishing a user-defined coordinate system .................................................. 31
Configuring Receivers ........................................................................................... 32
Configuring reference tags ................................................................................... 34
Configuring health tag .......................................................................................... 36
Configuring Virtual Groups ................................................................................. 36