AMX Anterus Network Card User Manual
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1. The options in this page allow you to view and configure the Anterus system Readers and tags as a whole Global Settings as well as view and configure each ANT RDR Reader in the system individually Configuration options include naming each ANT RDR and managing each of the RFID Tags in the system This page provides basic information on the entire Anterus System in the Global Settings row as well as for each ANT RDR connected to the NetLinx Master RFID Configuration Manager Displays the Name assigned to each ANT RDR Reader Names can be changed via the Reader Configuration page see the Reader Configuration Pages section on page 24 Note The Global Settings name cannot be changed e Address Displays the device address assigned to each ANT RDR Reader Addresses can be changed via the Reader Configuration page see the Reader Configuration Pages section on page 24 Note The Global Settings address of zero 0 cannot be changed e AxLink Address Displays the AxLink device address assigned to each ANT RDR as it was specified on each ANT RDR via the 8 position DIP Switch on the rear panel see the Assigning the ANT RDR Device Address section on page 13 Note AxLink Device Address does not apply to Global Settings n a Model Displays the Model name assigned to each ANT RDR read only This column indicates any errors detected by the NetLinx Master for each ANT RDR These errors are indicated by code numb2. a 5 n amp NetLinx Master ANT RDR ANT RDR ANT RDR ANT RDR FIG 12 Connecting Additional ANT RDRs O WARNING Wiring Guidelines The interface requires a 12 VDC power to operate properly The interface uses a PSN2 8 power supply The Central Controller supplies power via the AXlink cable or external 12 VDC power supply The maximum wiring distance between the Central Controller and interface is determined by power consumption supplied voltage and the wire gauge used for the cable Cable Types and Maximum Distances Compatible AXlink cable types include those manufactured by Liberty Wire amp Cable Inc and cables that comply with Category 5 or Belden 8102 standards To determine the maximum distances refer toPower Distribution section on page 12 Pre manufactured AXlink cable The Liberty Wire amp Cable Inc manufactures AXlink cable that contains two pairs of conductors The data pairs comprise 22 AWG stranded shielded twisted pair STP with a single drain wire and a 12 VDC power pair of 18 AWG stranded wire The nominal capacitance between the data conductors is 12 5 pF ft Using the Liberty Wire amp Cable Inc AXlink cable the maximum overall cable distance between the Central Controller and all external devices for data communication is 3 000 feet with no remote power You can contact Liberty Wire amp Cable Inc at 4630 Forge Roaa Suite A Colorado Springs CO 80907 or by calling 800 530 8998 Power D
3. an IN Operation Reference Guide Anterus RFID Solution ANT RDR Reader ANT BDG Badge ANT TAG Device Asset Tag Control System Accessories Last Updated 10 22 2008 AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer This Limited Warranty and Disclaimer extends only to products purchased directly from AMX or an AMX Authorized Partner which include AMX Dealers Distributors VIP s or other AMX authorized entity AMX warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use for three 3 years from the date of purchase with the following exceptions e Electroluminescent and LCD Control Panels are warranted for three 3 years except for the display and touch overlay compo nents are warranted for a period of one 1 year e Disk drive mechanisms pan tilt heads power supplies and MX Series products are warranted for a period of one 1 year e AMX lighting products are guaranteed to switch on and off any load that is properly connected to our lighting products as long as the AMX lighting products are under warranty AMX also guarantees the control of dimmable loads that are properly con nected to our lighting products The dimming performance or quality there of is not guaranteed impart due to the random combi nations of dimmers lamps and ballasts or transformers e AMX software is warranted for a period of ninety 90 days e Batteries and incandescent lamps are not covered under the warranty e AMX Auto
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5. A sample UI module is provided in the module package It is not intended to cover every possible application but can be expanded as needed by a dealer to meet the requirements of a particular installation Implementing the Anterus Duet Module To interface to the AMX Anterus Comm drl 0 0 jar module 1 Define the device ID for the UPS that will be controlled 2 Define the virtual device ID that the AMX Anterus Comm drl 0 O COMM module will use to communicate with the main program and User Interface Duet virtual devices use device numbers 41000 42000 3 Ifatouch panel interface is desired a touch panel file AMX Anterus TP4 and module AMX Anterus UlI axs have been created for testing 4 The Duet AMX Anterus Comm drl O 0 module must be included in the program with a DEFINE MODULE command This command starts execution of the module and passes in the following key information the device ID of the UPS to be controlled and the virtual device ID for communicating to the main program An example is shown below DEFINE DEVICE dvAnterus 967120 AxLink Main RFID reader vdvAnterus 41001 1 0 Virtual Device dvTP 1000110 TP DEFINE VARIABLE Define arrays of button channels used on your own touch panel integer nBUTTONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DEFINE_START Place define_module calls to the very end of the define_start section DEFINE MODULE AMX Anterus Comm drl 0 0 Comm vdvAnterus dvAnterus DEFINE MODULE AMX
6. Configuration Manager page WebControl tab FIG 14 System Number 3 pa M A M AN TOGIN Welcome guest ie System Number 3 v REFRESH ae Lae ae s i Foa EI _ Secunty System Manage WebControl Connections Manage devices attached to the Master Cl Use Compression C Use low color Java and all Java based tademanrts and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the U S and other counties Reboot FIG 14 Master Configuration Manager page WebControl tab Anterus Configuration Manager 4 Click the System button to access the Manage System page The initial view is of the Manage System tab FIG 15 System Number 3 lt LOGIN Welcome guest A aN 4 Master Configuration Manager System Number Modify the system number for the Master LISAA SES Cee See SIKKIMIN Current System Number 3 New System Number Si Reboot Cancel opyri al Dr Cl Show Device Tree FIG 15 Manage System page Manage System tab 5 Open the Manage Devices tab FIG 16 System Number 3 K BA Fas LOGIN Welcome guest vice REFRESH 7 Er Master Configuration Manager WebControl Secunty system Rene ee Gee EG CRG Manage Devices Manage System Details for Additional Devices ee aikai E Device Options Bindings User Defined Devices Active Devices Polled Ports Enable Auto Bind Select a module to archive delete Ena
7. details e ANT BDG Badge Tag FG5172 03 The ANT BDG badge tag is worn by personnel to identify them track their location within a facility and trigger system events while in proximity to an Anterus reader See the ANT BDG ID Badge Tag section on page 6 for product details e Anterus Duet Module The Anterus Duet Module interfaces ANT RDR Readers with NetLinx controllers See the Programming section on page 27 for details ANT BDG ANT TAG Badge Tag Device set Tag ANT RDR RFID Reader FIG 1 Anterus RFID Group ANT RDR RFID Reader The ANT RDR FG5172 connects to the NetLinx controller to initiate system events whenever an ANT TAG Device Asset tag or ANT BDG ID badge passes into its zone FIG 2 lt RF Stub Antenna 433 MHz 8 position DEVICE DIP Switch 4 pin AxLink Connector AxLink RF amp Status LEDs si N ANT RDR DEVICE Front Rear FIG 2 ANT RDR RFID Reader e The ANT RDR communicates with the NetLinx Master via AXLink which supports up to 255 devices on a single AXLink bus spanning for a total distance of 3000 feet 915 m e The ANT RDR uses a 4 pin 3 5 mm mini Phoenix male connector to provide data and power to the ANT RDR via the AXLink bus AXLink supports multiple topologies including Star Daisy Chain or a combination of both Star and Daisy Chain ANT RDR Product Specifications The following table provides product specifications for the ANT RDR Reader ANT R
8. status on the ANT RDR Note This command will only report status on Tags that pass through the Reader Filters The Tag message may contain information about more than one Tag bounded by the maximum length of an AXLink message 64 bytes Response TG T lt TID gt R lt RSSI gt P lt LIFE gt A lt AFLG gt B lt FUT gt Where TID The tag s unigue Tag ID an 8 character string formatted such that a tag s type can be identified by the first character RSSI RSSI strength value of tag s transmission Range 0 255 where 0 no signal and 255 max RSSI signal possible LIFE The Percent of Battery Life left on the Tag 0 100 AFLG Activity Flag a single byte denoting if the tag has just crossed the Acguired Threshold and been acguired just crossed the Lost Threshold and is lost or the change in RSSI value since the last sent Tag RSSI value is greater than the Sensitivity range Values are 2 for acguired 1 for RSSI value change 0 for lost FUT Future Flag a single byte to be populated in the future to signal an alert when tags include tamper proof indicators or to signal a push and release event when tags are created with a button In this release will be set to 0 Examples SEND COMMAND TG Master reguests the current tag status on an ANT RDR SEND COMMAND TG ANT RDR has no tags to report SEND COMMAND TG T12345678 R45 P25 A2 BO T87654321 R234 P80 Al BO ANT RDR reports information from 2 tags e TagID 12345678 R
9. 1 100 of 435 gt gt 3 Accept FIG 19 Global Register Page The options on the Global Register page allow you to view edit global RFID Reader settings and add delete RFID Tags in the system Global Reader Configuration Options The top section of the Global Register page contains ANT RDR configuration options FIG 20 Reader Tag Lost Sensitivity Timeout Address 255 0 254 1 255 jussi Reader Acquired Lost Reader ID Threshold Threshold 0 Global foo 120 FIG 20 Global Register page Global Reader Configuration Options e These options apply to ALL ANT RDR Readers in the system Use the options in this page to set global defaults for all Readers and Tags in the Anterus system e Settings made to individual Readers via the Reader Configuration Pages see the Reader Configuration Pages section on page 24 will override these global settings Global Register page Global Reader Configuration Options e Reader ID Indicates the Device ID for the selected ANT RDR In the Global Registery page the Reader ID is always zero 0 and cannot be changed e Reader Address Indicates the AxLink Device Address for the selected ANT RDR In the Global Registery page the Reader ID is always Global and cannot be changed e Acquired Threshold 1 255 The ANT RDR will notify the Master that a Tag s signal has been acquired when its RSSI signal is above the Acguired Threshold value e The allowed range
10. 4 oz 113 4 grams Certification The following standards applied in accordance with Article 5 of the directive 1999 5 EC e EN 300 220 1 V1 2 1 1997 11 e ETS 300 683 1997 03 Other AMX Equipment e AC DIN EXTR DIN Rail Mounting Bracket FG532 05 9 Anterus products are designed to not interfere with WiFI and Zigbee frequency spectrum used by other AMX products ANT RDR Mounting Installation The ANT RDR can be DIN Rail mounted using the optional AC DIN EXTR DIN Rail Mounting Bracket FG532 05 Refer to the documentation included with the AC DIN EXTR DIN for mounting instructions E ONLO0DLDOO SSS NOTE Anterus RFID Tags The two types of RFID Tags ANT TAG and ANT BDG are described in the following subsections ANT TAG Device Asset Tag ANT BDG ID Badge Tag FIG 3 Anterus RFID Tags RFID Tags Internal Battery An internal lithium battery powers the Anterus RFID Tags Fach RFID Tag will for the duration of its life transmit a Radio Freguency RF signal at a pre set time interval The Tag life is estimated at 5 years at a transmission time interval of approximately 10 seconds The life span of the Tag ends when the battery life is exhausted Battery status can be inferred by interrogating the internal Tag Age Counter Value The internal lithium battery in the Anterus RFID Tags cannot be replaced Additional and replacement tags are available from AMX Contact your customer service repre
11. Anterus UI UI vdvAnterus dvTP nBUTTONS Since this API will communicate with a system of RFID readers you must specify the AxLink device numbers used by your install followed by a REINIT command in order to start communicating like so DEFINE EVENT DATA EVENT vdvAnterus i ONLINE SEND COMMAND vdvAnterus PROPERTY Identifiers 97 98 99 SEND_COMMAND vdvAnterus REINIT Port Mapping This module uses a single virtual device Port Mapping Virtual Device Channels Control Feedback Channels The channels supported by the COMM module are listed below These channels are associated with the virtual device s and are independent of the channels associated with the touch panel device Virtual Device Channel Events Description cea OFF Device not communicating feedback only ON Data initialized feedback only OFF Data not initialized feedback only NetLinx Send Commands There are two sets of NetLinx Send Commands supported by the COMM module one set of Control commands and one set of Feedback commands Refer to the documentation supplied with the Anterus Duet Module for a full listing and description of supported NetLinx commands as well as Installer Tips Naming Conventions Programming Notes etc AxLink Programming Overview The Anterus solution will also work without the Duet module and all web configuration may be done with Send Commands Channels and Levels Send Commands T
12. DR Specifications Front Panel Components e RF Status LED red Indicates reception from RFID tag e AXLINK Status LED green Blinks to indicate the device is installed and communicating properly Solid ON Power on but no master connection Solid OFF No power e RF Stub Antenna 433 92 MHz Rear Panel Components e AxLink connector 4 pin 3 5 mm mini Phoenix male connector provides data and power to the ANT RDR e DEVICE ID 8 position DIP Switch Used to set the unique binary device number The device number is set by the total value of DIP switch positions that are ON down RF Specifications e Transmission Frequency 433 92 MHz e Transmission Range Up to 100 feet 30 meters adjustable Note Tag and Reader communication distances assume optimal orientation between Tag and Reader Read distances may also vary as a result of the pres ence of metal and environmental conditions System Limitations e Up to 30 ANT RDRS per system 0 e Up to 250 tags ANT TAG or ANT BDG per ANT RDR Power Reguirements e 780 mW 12 VDC 90 mA max TT e Power provided by 4 pin AxLink connector Environmental e Operational temperature 32 F to 140 F 0 C to 60 C e Storage temperature 4 F to 158 F 20 C to 70 C e Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing Enclosure Black Metal Powder coat Metal Powder coat Dimensions e 906 x 2 500 x 3 424 a a 01 mm x 63 50 mm x 86 96 mm Does not include antenna Weight
13. Patch Epica Modula Modula Series4 Modula CatPro Series and 8Y 3000 product models will be free of defects in materials and manufacture at the time of sale and will remain in good working order for a period of three 3 years following the date of the original sales invoice from AMX The three year warranty period will be extended to the life of the product Limited Lifetime Warranty if the warranty card is filled out by the dealer and or end user and returned to AMX so that AMX receives it within thirty 30 days of the installation of eguipment but no later than six 6 months from original AMX sales invoice date The life of the product extends until five 5 years after AMX ceases manufacturing the product model The Limited Lifetime Warranty applies to products in their original installation only If a product is moved to a different installation the Limited Lifetime Warranty will no longer apply and the product warranty will instead be the three 3 year Limited Warranty All products returned to AMX reguire a Return Material Authorization RMA number The RMA number is obtained from the AMX RMA Department The RMA number must be clearly marked on the outside of each box The RMA is valid for a 30 day period After the 30 day period the RMA will be cancelled Any shipments received not consistent with the RMA or after the RMA is cancelled will be refused AMX is not responsible for products returned without a valid RMA number AMX is not liable f
14. SSI 45 battery 25 has just been acquired e TaglD 87654321 RSSI 234 battery 80 has changed RSSI value NOTE Send Commands Cont ER The Error Command ER command is sent by the Master to reguest the num Error Command ber of invalid tags reads encountered by the ANT RDR The ANT RDR will respond with the number of invalid tags reads then it will clear the invalid read count Note The ER command does not care why there are invalid tag reads it just keeps count until it gets to a certain number and then it is cleared e Response ER lt NUMERR gt Where e NUMERR the number of invalid tags reads encountered by the ANT RDR since the last ER reguest Examples SEND COMMAND ER Reguest number of invalid tags reads SEND COMMAND ER 5 Report 5 invalid tags reads since last ER reguest VER This command is a reguest for the firmware version Reguest firmware version In response the device sends a command in the form of vX XX e g v1 02 to the Master AXLink Channels Whenever communications with a Master is established the Master assumes the ANT RDR is at the default channel status Default channel status assumed by the Master is all Channels are OFF However the ANT RDR may not be in this default state and needs to inform the Master by sending an update for each channel that is ON After the ANT RDR reports its Device ID to tell the Master it is online the ANT RDR should begin to update the Master with any c
15. a facility Antenna Elevation RF signal strength loss is affected by the elevation of both the transmitting and receiving antennas above ground In general if either or both ends are close to the floor the received signal will be weaker This is especially pronounced at greater distances FIG 8 illustrates this phenomenon Thus if maximum range is required by a specific application the readers should be mounted at least a couple meters above the ground Received Power vs Distance for Several Tx and Rx Antenna Heights Tx Rx Height 2m 2m 2m im 1m 1m 1m 0 1m I O J gt 2 2 Oow A 2 g gt X Distance in Feet FIG 8 Antenna Height Influence on Received Signal Strength Li People and Objects When radio signals pass through materials other than air their strength is typically reduced more than passing through the same distance in air The amount of additional decrease depends on the type of material The loss through most dry non metallic materials is only moderate Loss through many liguids Is greater It is because the human body is composed mostly of water that radio signals will be reduced if a person is wearing an RFID badge and facing away from the reader Radio signals cannot pass through solid metal objects and surfaces at all but generally through reflections can find their way around them Contact between a badge or tag and a person or object will also have some effect o
16. ag Details section on page 23 DD Use this field to assign a descriptive string to each Tag e Acquired Threshold The Tag s Acquired Threshold value works in conjunction with the Reader s Acquired Threshold setting and can be used to further filter active RFID Tag messages via the Reader s Filter Tag Levels option Note The Tag s Acquired Threshold value does not override filtering already configured on the Reader e Status Acquired Offline Indicates the current status of the selected Tag display only e Acquired indicates that the Tag has been detected by the Reader and is currently being tracked by the RFID Reader Offline indicates that the Tag has moved out of range and is currently below the Acguired Threshold Click to remove any Tag from the ANterus system The Tag configuration options on this page are identical to those presented on the Global Register page see FIG 19 on page 19 Settings made to a specific Tag in the Reader Configuration page FIG 25 will override the Global settings made in the Global Registry page Programming NOTE Anterus Duet Module Overview The COMM module translates between the standard interface described below and the device protocol It parses the buffer for responses from the device sends strings to control the device and receives commands from the UI module or telnet sessions Refer to the documentation supplied with the Anterus Duet Module for more details
17. aker if the tag s view is obstructed Signal Strength Count and Received Power vs Distance to Tag or Badge ho an O 200 Blue vertical bars ee Improbable Region measured data 150 Signal Strength Count 0 255 Received Power dB milliwatts 100 Probable Region hen Tag Is Within Direct View 30 Dii RR Calculated Signal Strength Possible Region with No Environmental When Tag View is Obstructed i Effects 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Distance in Feet FIG 9 Signal Strength Count Behavior Installation Overview Installation and configuration of the Anterus solution includes connecting the ANT RDR Reader to the NetLinx Master via AxLink and using the ANT RDR s built in web interface to name each RFID tag and specify communications and security settings NetLinx Master aurea Sarwan gt ANT RDR Anterus Tags FIG 10 Basic Anterus System Connecting the ANT RDR To a NetLinx Master The ANT RDR uses a single 4 pin captive wire AxLink port to connect the ANT RDR to a NetLinx Master and optionally to other ANT RDRs To connect the ANT RDR to the NetLinx Master via AxLink install the AXlink data power bus wiring as shown in FIG 11 O a Q n 6 2 2 2 6 3 2 NetLinx Master ANT RDR FIG 11 AXlink data power connections Connecting Additional ANT RDRs To connect additional ANT RDRs to create a RFID Reader Network Group follow the standard AxLink bus wiring FIG 12
18. anager Main page Settings made to a specific ANT RDR in the Reader Configuration page FIG 25 will override the Global settings made in the Global Registry page Reader Configuration Options The top section of this page provides configuration options for the selected ANT RDR Tag Lost Sensitivity Timeout Lost Threshold 0 254 Acguired Reader Address Threshold 1 255 1 255 30 255 sec 205 Manufacturing fo Bo Ki FIG 26 Reader Configuration Options Reader Configuration Page e Reader ID Indicates the Device ID for the selected ANT RDR as specified via the e Reader Address Indicates the AxLink Device Address for the selected ANT RDR In the Global Registery page the Reader ID is always Global and cannot be changed e Acquired Threshold 1 255 The ANT RDR will notify the Master that a Tag s signal has been acquired when its RSSI signal is above the Acguired Threshold value e The allowed range is 1 min to 255 max e Default 200 e Lost Threshold 0 254 The ANT RDR will notify the Master that a Tag s signal has been lost when its RSSI signal is below the Lost Threshold value e The allowed range is O min to 254 max e Default 50 e Sensitivity 1 255 The Sensitivity setting is used to reduce the message traffic between the ANT RDR and the Master The ANT RDR remembers the last RSSI value sent to the Master for each Tag it has acquired On the next
19. ation ae 6 ANT BDG ID Badge Tag eseeseseeseseesecsecscsecssoscssoscssoscoscssoscsscscoscsececsecssosessossesoseoseee 6 ANT BDG Product Specifications ccssccessccsssccsscccssccnsccessccesscosccessccesceassscesssoesces 7 ANT BDG Mo nting Installaton esennn ae 7 ANT BDG Antenna Orientation au ea 7 Signal Strength Behavior of AMX RFID Tags and Readers csescceesccesseeesceees 8 Environmental Factors seen rue 8 Non ldeal Antenna Gal tiessessicessiscscaspsivonacmoussseseoonssvasasaevoctacsnmuasiasiaveeseoueuctsscosesensiacuereuesens 8 Antenna EIGV tION smsss ssavs ren se v ke on di reStk ee eat 8 People and Objects anne near 9 Multipath FACUING essen een E 9 ANAS E pare near E E E E E E A O T E 9 Mesasured D ala nase A E 9 E ONClUSIOnE irere a E E E E 10 S U O jaa EE a ee 11 OVS ee ee ee aw woman E a E 11 Connecting the ANT RDR To a NetLinx Master oeeseesesosessesesossssesecsscsseseessessess 11 Connecting Additional ANT RDRSmmsarasassisssnas t s aan 11 WV EIS Guidelines assassines nua suo nE Vaa ersehen 12 Cable Types and Maximum Distances ccssccsscssccsscesccsccesccsccesccsscesscsscessescees 12 Pre manufactured AXlink cable 12 POWER Die IDPUl On 2 seen 12 Calculating AXIInk wiring distances un une Nea KT aoaasaunNas a aa 12 Assigning the ANT RDR Device Address csscssscssccsscesccsscesccsscesccescesccssceseees 13 Anterus Configuration Manager
20. atus of the selected Tag display only e Acquired indicates that the Tag has been detected by the Reader and is currently being tracked by the RFISD Reader Offline indicates that the Tag has moved out of range and is currently below the Acquired Threshold e Delete Click to remove any Tag from the Anterus system see the Removing a Tag from the System section on page 21 e Add Tag Click to add a new Tag to the system see the Adding a Tag to the System section on page 21 Viewing Tag Details Click on the Details icon for any Tag to invoke a popup window containing details for that Tag FIG 24 Tag jee ID Battery Level Detail for 100036 Tag ID 100036 Battery 95 lt Click to close popup Software Engineering Level 130 Manufacturing Level 130 Lobby Level 112 e Sales Level 146 gt e Human Resources Level 145 wi e Shipping Receiving Level 145 l e Marketing Level 145 Tag Details e Hardware Engineering Level 140 Icon e Firmware Engineering Level 153 A Reader Addresses current level at each Reader for this Tag FIG 24 Tag Details Popup The Tag Details popup displays various data about the selected Tag e The title bar of the popup window indicates the Tag Name Tag ID and the Tag s current Battery Level The main area of the popup lists the addresses of each Reader that is currently detecting the selected tag followed by the current Tag level for each Reader for
21. ble Auto Shutdown Enable Subnet Match stan Purge Bound Modules on Reset L mmin Module Delete Module Select a module to upload Enable Module Search via Internet Browse Submit Sic ee ee Device Configuration Links FIG 16 Manage System page Manage Devices tab 16 Anterus RFID Solution 6 Under Device Configuration Pages click on RFID then select AMX Anterus FIG 17 Device Configuration Pages RFID AMX Anterus 41001 1 3 FIG 17 Manage Devices tab Device Configuration Pages options This opens the RFID Configuration Manager Main page RFID Configuration Manager Main page The first web configuration page to be displayed when the ANT RDR Web Console is accessed is the RFID Configuration Manager page FIG 18 Click to refresh the webconsole gt Se Online M ANT READER Offline Reader 205 205 13 205 13 ANT READER vP 11 1 Reader 85 85 13 85 1 3 ANT READER 0 iii il a Reader 95 95 1 3 95 1 3 ANT READER vP 11 20 k nnn Reader 96 96 1 3 96 1 3 ANT READER vP 11 21 Reader 98 98 13 98 1 3 ANT READER vP 11 2 ANT READER 0 Click to access the Reader Configuration page for each ANT RDR Settings made to individual Readers will override Global settings Listing of all ANT RDRs currently connected to this NetLinx Master Click to re initialize the RFID System FIG 18 RFID Configuration Manager Main Page initial view I ELI EE iig liii
22. damages for consumer products In such states the limitation or exclusion of the Limited Warranty may not apply This Limited Warranty gives the owner specific legal rights The owner may also have other rights that vary from state to state The owner is advised to consult applicable state laws for full determination of rights EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY AMX MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AMX EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES NOT STATED IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED BY LAW ARE LIMITED TO THE TERMS OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW AMX RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR DISCONTINUE DESIGNS SPECIFICATIONS WARRAN TIES PRICES AND POLICIES WITHOUT NOTICE Table of Contents Anterus REID Solution saririsa aaa 1 OVEIVIEW ee ee Rare a 1 ANTERDR RFID Reader nennen ee ee een 2 ANT RDR Product SPecilicatiOmnssecesosacsmmavstaatvmsensm katve autoeiessea ee rannte 3 ANT RDR Mountino Install tiomnss sssasssssssa vassa osa Se a ssa naad 3 Anterus RFID AOS u a EE E E A eh 4 RFID Tags Internal Battery eu een 4 ANT TAG Device Asset Tag eseesesssossossossossossossosscsscossossoscssesscssesecesessessessossessesee 5 ANT TAG Product Specifications aussen endete nee 5 ANT TAG Mo unting installation ucme sense sn nalen 6 ANT TAG Antenna Orient
23. e without the express consent of the manufacturer could void the user authority to operate the eguipment ANT BDG Mounting Installation ANT BDG Tags can be mounted on a variety of items Where permanent fixing is reguired VHB double sided tape is used Product number L TA200 otherwise the tags may be worn on a necklace or clipped to clothing If you will be fixing personnel photos to the ANT BDG use a Badge Slot Punch capable of a throat reach of 1 4 FIG 7 Depth 25 6 35mm Punch out height 25 6 35mm Punch out width 1 625 41 27mm FIG 7 ANT BDG Slot Punch dimensions ANT BDG Antenna Orientation ANT BDG ID Badge tags are typically worn on a necklace or clipped to clothing which typically results in a vertical antenna orientation There is a horizontal orientation for the ANT BDG Tags but it is typically reserved for installations that use the ANT BDG Tags as windshield mounted vehicle tags E Signal Strength Behavior of AMX RFID Tags and Readers The AMX RFID system tracks assets and personnel by measuring the strength of the RF signal received from a periodically transmitting badge or tag Every reader within communication range measures the signal strength and reports it to the master controller Most often the asset or person will be located closest to the reader reporting the strongest strength There are however several environmental factors that impact the strength of the received sig
24. ed 100021 100021 100021 20 Acquired 100031 100031 Click to access a Tag Details popup window for each Tag 100033 100033 100031 20 Acquired 100032 20 Acquired 674 Click to i N pama delete a 100033 120 Acguired Tag 100034 100034 100034 20 Acquired 100035 100035 100035 20 Acquired 1001af 1001af 100 taf 20 Acquired CX X X 23 X 2 K K Add Tag lt lt Tags 1 100 01435 gt gt Click to add anew Tag S FIG 23 Tag Configuration Options Global Register page a j An pt j Tag Configuration Options Global Register page Tag ID Indicates the Tag ID assigned to each Tag display only Use this field to assign a friendly name to each Tag optional Click the Accept button to save your changes Click the Detail icon to access a popup window containing detailed info read only on the selected Tag see the Viewing Tag Details section on page 23 Use this field to assign a descriptive string to each Tag optional Click the Accept button to save your changes e Acquired Threshold The Tag s Acquired Threshold value works in conjunction with the Reader s Acquired Threshold setting and can be used to further filter active RFID Tag messages via the Reader s Filter Tag Levels option Note The Tag s Acquired Threshold value does not override filtering already configured on the Reader Click the Accept button to save your changes e Status Acquired Offline Indicates the current st
25. ers Indicates the status of each ANT RDR Online or Offline e Configure e Click the icon in the Global Settings row to access the Global Register page Use the options in this page to specify global system wide configuration options as well as add and remove RFID Tags from the system See the Global Register Page section on page 19 section for details e Click the icons in this column to access configuration options for the selected ANT RDR See the Reader Configuration Pages section on page 24 section for details Global Register Page Click the Configure icon in the Global Settings row at the top of the RFID Configuration Manager page see FIG 18 to access the Global Register page shown in FIG 19 Global Register Select the tem you weh to configure from the below ksi Tag Lost Acquired Lost Reader ID Reader threshold Threshold Sensitivity Timeout 1 255 30 255 sec 0 Global 100 0 60 lt lt lt Tags 1 100 of 435 gt gt gt Einar ro 000 000000 20 XI Address 1 255 0 254 Acagulred ss eme l x i au z 100021 100021 100021 20 Kotkan 100031 100031 100031 20 Acguired 100032 100032 Acquired i ee L 2 100188 20 Acquired 100033 100033 100034 100034 100035 100035 cococococ E ESSC0C000c 1001af 1001af Ma Tag lt lt lt Tags
26. hannels that are currently on The Guardian Channels are defined below AXLink Channels Channel Type Function Description O vuus CMD FDBK Auto Poll The ANT RDR device will enable its auto poll feature when the channel is ON and disable the auto poll feature when the channel is off 140 255 No Used NNN N The Type column denotes who initiates the channel change The Master directs the ANT RDR to change its state through channels with type CMD The ANT RDR informs the Master of state changes through channels with type FDBK Some channels can be used for both CMD and FDBK AXLink Levels Levels are a means of applying a value to a physical element on the device The ANT RDR supports 8 bit levels only with values from 0 255 to represent RSSI values When a device comes ONLINE the Master assumes the device is at the default level status with all levels set to 0 However the ANT RDR may not be in this default state and needs to inform the Master the value of any non zero level After a LEVON command is received from the Master the ANT RDR sends a level update for any levels that are non zero AXLink Levels tevet Type Function Description LU 1 CMD FDBK RSSI Upper The ANT RDR will notify the Master that a tag s signal has been Threshold acquired when its RSSI signal is above the Upper Thresholds e Range 0 255 with O denoting the maximum range where a tag can be acquired e Range 0 255 with O denoting the maxi
27. hat the received signal strength can be when no environmental effects are present This calculation is plotted in the graph shown on the next page as the heavy black line In general this estimates the best case signal strength as environmental effects have much higher potential for reducing the received signal strength than increasing it The antenna heights are assumed to be 2 meters on both ends Measured Data Signal strength data was recorded from a population of 4 readers and 19 badges and asset tags at 10 50 100 and 200 feet Data was taken with the badges and tags in several different orientations to take into account the variations in badge and tag antenna radiation patterns The data is represented in FIG 9 next page as blue vertical bars showing the total range of the recorded data Conclusions Two basic conclusions can be made from examining FIG 9 First a very strong signal implies the person or object is very close to the reader This is simply due to the fact that it is impossible to receive a strong signal from far away Second a tag with a weak signal is likely to be far away but can also be near due to reductions in strength that can come from one or more of the environmental factors described above For example for a reading of 150 the distance between reader and tag is almost certainly less than or egual to 20 feet A tag at 20 feet is likely to have a signal strength reading between 150 and 70 and possibly we
28. he Anterus solution supports the AxLink Send Commands commands listed below Note command messages either do not have a response or are responded to with a COMMAND not a string Send Commands RSSI Threshold The RSSI Upper and Lower Thresholds will be sent from the Master to the ANT RDR in a level update message as described in the AXLink Levels section on page 31 e The level value is equivalent to the RSSI value with range O to 255 RSSI Sensitivity Range The RSSI Upper and Lower Thresholds will be sent from the Master to the ANT RDR in a level update message as described in the AXLink Levels section on page 31 e The level value is equivalent to the RSSI value with range O to 255 Send Commands Cont AP Auto Poll Time TG Tag Information The Tags actively transmit and the Reader picks them up and stores them into an event cue Auto poll tells the Reader how often to read the cue The ANT RDR device will enable its auto poll feature when Channel 139 is ON and disable the auto poll feature when Channel 139 is OFF e Range 50 to 6000 milliseconds ms e Default 2000 ms Response AP lt MLSEC gt Where e MLSEC mlsec in the polling interval Range 50 6000 ms Examples SEND COMMAND AP Master reguests current auto poll time interval SEND COMMAND AP 5000 Master set or ANT RDR report auto poll time interval is 5 sec The Tag Information TG command is sent by the Master to reguest the cur rent Tag
29. ine Indicates the current status of the selected ANT RDR display only Adding a Tag to the System 1 Click the Add Tag button in the bottom left corner of the Global Register page FIG 21 to add a new RFID Tag to the system 1001af 1001af n 1001af 20 ts u Tags 1 1000145 253 Click to add a new Tag FIG 21 Add Tag button This invokes a set of fields for the new Tag at the bottom of the page FIG 22 1001af 1001af O a 20 New Tag ID New Tag Name New Tag Type 1 lt Tags 1 100 of 435 gt gt gt Acquired Threshold FIG 22 New tag fields 2 Enter a Tag ID 3 Enter a Tag Name 4 Enter Tag Info 5 Enter the desired Acquired Threshold value for the new tag 6 Click on the Accept button to enter the newly defined tag into the Anterus system Removing a Tag from the System In either the Global Register Page or the Reader Configuration Page see below click on the Delete icon for any Tag see FIG 23 on page 22 Once deleted the Tag is permanently removed from the system Anterus Tags Configuration Options The lower section of the Global Register page contains Tag configuration options There is a separate entry for each Tag in the Anterus system FIG 20 Previous Tag _ Next Tag Previous Page as Tags 1 100 of oe 4 Next Page Tags Acquired 20 000000 000000 000000 Acquired berg 06709 06709 20 Acquir
30. is 1 min to 255 max e Default 200 e Lost Threshold 0 254 The ANT RDR will notify the Master that a Tag s signal has been lost when its RSSI signal is below the Lost Threshold value e The allowed range is O min to 254 max e Default 50 e Sensitivity 1 255 The Sensitivity setting is used to reduce the message traffic between the ANT RDR and the Master The ANT RDR remembers the last RSSI value sent to the Master for each Tag it has acquired On the next poll only Tags whose current RSSI value is outside the range of the last sent RSSI value the Sensitivity value entered here will be sent to the Master e The allowed range is 1 min to 255 max e Default 30 Tag Lost Timeout 30 255 Use this option to specify the period time allowed to continue monitoring seconds Tags whose RFID signal has dropped below the level specified in the Lost Threshold e Ifa Tag s RSSI signal has dropped below the Lost Threshold level and is re acquired by the Reader within the time period specified here it will automatically resume normal functionality e Conversely if a Tag s RSSI signal drops below the Lost Threshold level and is not re acquired within the specified time period the Reader will no longer monitor for that Tag Therefore once the timeout period has elapsed the Tag will not be automatically re acquired and must be manually re entered into the system e Default 30 seconds e Status Online Offl
31. istribution The following table lists the maximum cable lengths by electrical current and wire gauges AWG These distances are based on a min of 13 5 volts available at the Central Controller s power supply Maximum AXlink current and cable lengths by wire AWG Cable length by wire AWG Maximum Current Cable length by wire AWG a f er ja 100 250 500 Calculating AXlink wiring distances All AXlink devices require a minimum of 12 VDC power to operate properly The power can be supplied by the Central Controller s AXlink cable remote power configuration or with an optional 12 VDC power supply local power configuration The maximum wiring distance between the power supply and AXlink device is determined by power consumption supplied voltage and the wire gauge used for the cable Use the three step formula below to calculate the maximum wiring lengths allowable between the Central Controller and external A Xlink devices Most power supplies are factory set to 13 5 VDC Never use a power supply that exceeds 18 VDC for remote or local power configurations Contact AMX for a complete list of products and their power consumption ratings NOTE To calculate the AXlink wiring distance formula for data and power 1 lt Total current consumption of all device s on AXlink cable gt lt wire resistance per foot gt 2 lt voltage drop per foot gt See tables below for the Wire Resistance Foot values 2 lt Po
32. ity and trigger system events while in proximity to an ANT RDR RFID Reader FIG 6 Horizontal Orientation FIG 6 ANT BDG ID Badge Tag ANT BDG Product Specifications ANT BDG Specifications RF Specifications e Tx Frequency 433 Mhz Field strength lt 1600 uV m e Modulation ASK e Stability Saw Stabilized Electrical Specifications Power Internally powered Lithium Battery non replaceable e Battery Life span approximately 5 years Note All of the Anterus RFID tags run on non replaceable batteries which provide approximately five years of normal use Additional and replacement tags are available from AMX Contact your customer service representative for details Environmental e Operational temperature 32 F to 140 F 0 C to 60 C e Storage temperature 4 F to 158 F 20 C to 70 C e Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing e ABS ultrasonically sealed IP 65 e Black Dimensions HWD 3 38 x 2 12 x 19 86 mm x 54 mm x 5mm Certifications This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The following standards applied in accordance with Article 5 of the directive 1999 5 EC e EN 300 220 1 V1 2 1 1997 11 e ETS 300 683 1997 03 Any modification of this devic
33. llowing two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The following standards applied in accordance with Article 5 of the directive 1999 5 EC e EN 300 220 1 V1 2 1 1997 11 e ETS 300 683 1997 03 Any modification of this device without the express consent of the manufacturer could void the user authority to operate the eguipment ANT TAG Mounting Installation ANT TAG Tags can be mounted on a variety of non metallic items Where permanent fixing is reguired VHB double sided tape is used L TA400 ANT TAG Antenna Orientation For optimal RF reception the tags should be mounted in the same orientation as the antenna used on the reader The system will still function if the orientations do no match however the range will be decreased It is best to mount all tags in the same orientation no matter if it matches the orientation of the antenna The tag s vertical orientation is with the antenna of the tag facing up or down The tag s horizontal orientation is with the antenna to the either side FIG 5 provides an Orientation Diagram for the ANT RDR and ANT TAG Vertical Orientation ANT RDR ANT TAG ANT RDR ANT TAG FIG 5 ANT RDR ANT TAG Antenna Orientation ANT BDG ID Badge Tag The ANT BDG badge tag FG5172 02 is worn by personnel to identify them track their location within a facil
34. mum range where a tag can 2 CMD FDBK RSSI Lower The ANT RDR will notify the Master that a tag s signal has been lost Threshold when its RSSI signal is below the Lower Thresholds be active before its signal is lost 3 CMD FDBK RSSI Sensitivity The ANT RDR will notify the Master that a tag s signal has changed when the current RSSI value is outside the range of the last sent RSSI value the Sensitive Range e Range 0 255 with O being maximum sensitivity 5 onse jus jes 5 onse jus js The Type column denotes who initiates the level change The Master directs the ANT RDR to change its state through Level of type CMD The ANT RDR informs the Master of state changes through Levels of type FDBK Programming 32 Anterus RFID Solution Programming Anterus RFID Solution 33 It s Your World Take ControlTM 3000 RESEARCH DRIVE RICHARDSON TX 75082 USA e 800 222 0193 e 469 624 8000 e 469 624 7153 fax 800 932 6993 technical support www amx com 10 08 2008 AMX All rights reserved AMX and the AMX logo are registered trademarks of AMX AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without notice at any time
35. n the signal strength radiated outward in the direction away from the person or object This occurs when the signal reflected from the body or object adds to or subtracts from the one radiated directly outward Multipath Fading This is an environmental phenomenon you ve probably experienced while driving your car and listening to the radio You pull up to a stop sign and your station suddenly gets weak or disappears You pull forward as little as a few inches and the station immediately comes back strong and clear You just experienced a multipath fade Because of reflections radio signals can take many paths to get from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna When two or more copies of the signal from different paths arrive at the receiving antenna they can either add to each other or cancel each other The addition Is guite limited in how much the signal can be boosted but the cancellation can in the worst case make the signal completely disappear Fortunately this complete cancellation rarely happens and is likely to be brief in duration The use of diversity antennas in badges and asset tags provide some mitigation of this phenomenon but cannot completely eliminate it If diversity antennas were not used it would be a common occurrence for the signal strength to be near zero in as short a range as 10 feet Analysis Given the transmitted power and antenna characteristics it is a straightforward mathematical calculation to predict w
36. nal The following subsections describe these factors present measured data and describe the overall behavior to be expected from a system based on measurement of signal strength of a transmitted UHF radio signal Environmental Factors Several environmental phenomena have potential for changing the actual received level They are each discussed in the following sections These effects are important to understand and keep in mind as their net effect will typically be to make the tag appear to be farther away than it actually is Also be aware these factors can and do occur simultaneously and are additive in their effects Non Ideal Antenna Gain The ideal antenna would be one that transmits or receives with equal efficiency in all directions In the real world such an antenna with a perfectly spherical gain pattern does not exist Commonly used antenna types generally fall miserably short with blind spot nulls in one or more directions Both the badge and asset tags employ a technique referred to as diversity antennas to achieve an omnidirectional pattern that is much closer to the ideal but still not quite the ideal perfect sphere The reader antenna when oriented vertically has a doughnut shaped pattern receiving equally well in all directions in a horizontal plane It has substantial blind spots when trying to receive from above or below so it is important to keep the reader antenna vertical if all tags to be read are on the same floor of
37. or any damages caused by its products or for the failure of its products to perform This includes any lost profits lost savings incidental damages or consequential damages AMX is not liable for any claim made by a third party or by an AMX Autho rized Partner for a third party This Limited Warranty does not apply to a any AMX product that has been modified altered or repaired by an unauthorized agent or improperly transported stored installed used or maintained b damage caused by acts of nature including flood erosion or earth quake c damage caused by a sustained low or high voltage situation or by a low or high voltage disturbance including brownouts sags spikes or power outages or d damage caused by war vandalism theft depletion or obsolescence This limitation of liability applies whether damages are sought or a claim is made under this warranty or as a tort claim including negligence and strict product liability a contract claim or any other claim This limitation of liability cannot be waived or amended by any person This limitation of liability will be effective even if AMX or an authorized representative of AMX has been advised of the possibility of any such damages This limitation of liability however will not apply to claims for personal injury Some states do not allow a limitation of how long an implied warranty last Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of inci dental or conseguential
38. poll only Tags whose current RSSI value is outside the range of the last sent RSSI value the Sensitivity value entered here will be sent to the Master e The allowed range is 1 min to 255 max e Default 30 e Tag Lost Timeout 30 255 Use this option to specify the period time allowed to continue monitoring seconds Tags whose RFID signal has dropped below the level specified in the Lost Threshold e If a Tags RSSI signal has dropped below the Lost Threshold level and is re acquired by the Reader within the time period specified here it will automatically resume normal functionality e Conversely if a Tag s RSSI signal drops below the Lost Threshold level and is not re acquired within the specified time period the Reader will no longer monitor for that Tag Therefore once the timeout period has elapsed the Tag will not be automatically re acquired and must be manually re entered into the system Default 30 seconds e Status Online Offline Indicates the current status of the selected ANT RDR display only NOTE The lower section of this page provides configuration options for each Tag assigned to this Reader Tag Configuration Options Reader Configuration Page e Tag ID Indicates the Tag ID assigned to each Tag display only e Name I Use this field to assign a friendly name to each Tag Click the Detail icon to access a popup window containing detailed info on the selected Tag see the Viewing T
39. rovides a Radio Freguency IDentification RFID solution from AMX that extends the capabilities of the integrated A V or control system Anterus provides the ability to monitor devices for asset control as well as to define control system functionality based on the presence of an RF Tag ANT RDR Readers interface to the NetLinx Master via the AXLink bus Anterus Tags actively send RF messages communicating their information to ANT RDR Readers at a distance By design the Tags are active at all times The ANT RDR filters RF messages to ensure only messages from RF Tags in the AMX system are forward to the control system e Fach ANT RDR Reader detects Anterus RF Tags within its monitored zone of up to 100 feet 30 m e Anterus products are designed to not interfere with WiFI and Zigbee freguency spectrum used by other AMX products The Anterus RFID Solution is intended for asset tracking and system control It is not to be used as a primary asset or personnel security system Anterus components include e ANT RDR Reader FG5172 The ANT RDR connects to the NetLinx controller to initiate system events when an Anterus RF asset tag or ID badge passes into its zone See the ANT RDR RFID Reader section on page 2 for product details e ANT TAG Device Asset Tag FG5172 01 The ANT TAG device asset tag attaches to devices to identify and track their location and trigger system events See the ANT TAG Device Asset Tag section on page 5 for product
40. rus Configuration Manager Overview The Anterus Duet Module interfaces ANT RDR Readers with NetLinx controllers and adds the Anterus Configuration Manager to the NetLinx Master s built in web console The Anterus Configuration Manager allows you to configure the Reader and all Tags in the Anterus solution via a web browser on any PC that has access to the NetLinx Master to which the ANT RDR is connected A sample UI module and a touch panel file are provided in the module package These are not intended to cover every possible application but can be expanded as needed to meet the reguirements of a particular installation Refer to the documentation supplied with the Anterus Duet Module for more details The Anterus solution will also work without the Duet module and all web D configuration may be done with Send Commands Channels and Levels Refer to the Programming section on page 27 for detailed programming information NOTE Accessing the RFID Configuration Manager From any PC that has access to the LAN that the NetLinx Master to which the ANT RDR is connected 1 Open a web browser and type the IP Address of the target NetLinx Master in the browser s Address Bar 2 Press Enter to access the Configuration Manager for the specified NetLinx Master D If the specified NetLinx Master reguires authentication you will have to provide a valid Username and Password to proceed m NOTE 3 The initial view is the Master s Master
41. sentative for details ANT TAG Device Asset Tag The ANT TAG Device Asset Tag FG5172 01 attaches to devices to identify and track location and trigger system events FIG 4 FIG 4 ANT TAG Device Asset Tag Attach the ANT TAG to a stationary or mobile asset to monitor the location of the asset A tagged asset may be a non controllable object not traditionally connected to a Master Control System or a mobile device that is regularly moved throughout a facility ANT TAG Product Specifications ANT TAG Specifications RF Specifications Electrical Specifications Environmental e Tx Frequency 433 Mhz Field strength lt 1600 uV m e Modulation ASK e Stability Saw Stabilized e External Antenna e Power Internally powered Lithium Battery non replaceable e Battery Life span approximately 5 years Note All of the Anterus RFID tags run on non replaceable batteries which provide approximately five years of normal use Additional and replacement tags are available from AMX Contact your customer service representative for details e Operational temperature 32 F to 140 F 0 C to 60 C e Storage temperature 4 F to 158 F 20 C to 70 C e Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing e ABS ultrasonically sealed IP 65 e Charcoal Grey Dimensions HWD 2 52 x 1 18 x 35 64 mm x 30 mm x 9 mm Certifications This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fo
42. this Tag NOTE Reader Configuration Pages Click the Configure icon for any Reader in the RFID Configuration Manager page see FIG 18 on page 17 to access the Reader Configuration page shown in FIG 25 A sve RFID Configuration Manager Reader 205 Select the tem you wish to configure from the below ist Tag Lost Sensitivity Timeout Acquired Lost ID Reader Address Threshold Threshold 1 255 30 255 1 255 0 254 a 205 Manufacturing 100 20 ET EN lt lt lt Tags 13 112 ot 1120 gt gt gt Tags Tas Name T petan finto Acauirea mresnola status Delete 10014e 10014 10014c al 6 100136 100136 100136 20 100215 100215 100215 20 Acauired EX 2001ad 2001ad 2001ad 20 TE X 100152 100152 100152 O O O 20 Acquired b 4 200210 20 Acquired 200146 20 200213 20 200210 200210 200146 200146 200213 200213 200108 2001b8 20021b 20021b ar u ar O u u u O ur Bee 6 2002 1b 120 Tags 13 112 of 112 3 N gt gt FIG 25 Reader Configuration Page with Reader 205 selected The Reader configuration options on this page are identical to those presented on the Global Register page see FIG 19 on page 19 The difference between the two is that the options on the Reader Configuration page are specific to the ANT RDR selected on the RFID Configuration M
43. wer supply voltage gt 12 VDC lt surplus voltage dissipation for cable run gt 3 lt Surplus voltage dissipation for cable run gt lt voltage drop per foot gt Maximum distance in feet The following table lists the resistance factors used in the formula Gauge resistance factors Solid Copper Wiring 18 AWG 00639 20 AWG 0101 22 AWG 0162 24 AWG 0257 For further details on AxLink Wiring refer to the AXlink Wiring Considerations Instruction Manual available online at www amx com Assigning the ANT RDR Device Address The ANT RDR sets its AXLink address via the 8 position DEVICE DIP switch located on the rear panel FIG 13 DEVICE FIG 13 Device DIP Switch e The AXLink address distinguishes a device on the AXLink bus from other devices Care should be taken by the system integrator not to assign duplicate AXLink addresses to multiple devices e AXLink addresses must be in the range of 1 to 255 address 0 belongs to the Master e Asindicated on the device flip each switch down for the ON position Device DIP Switch Settings Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 e awe 1 8 16 92 oe For example the DIP switch shown in FIG 13 defines Device 96 switches 6 and 7 ON The device number takes effect only upon power up If you later change the device number remove and reconnect the AXlink connector to enter the new device number into memory Installation 14 Anterus RFID Solution Ante
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