ION EXTERNAL INTERFACES DESCRIPTION
- Ion Technical Information Manual
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RS232
The Ion R4301P RS232 port is available on a DB9 socket connector.
The pinout is the following:
Pin #
Signal
Description
1
-
Not connected
2
TX
TX output
3
RX
RX input
4
-
Not connected
5
GND
Ground
6
-
Not connected
7
CTS
CTS input
8
RTS
RTS output
9
-
Not connected
-
Shell
External shell (connected to Ground)
Tab. 3.8: Ion R4301P RS232 Connector Pinout
Fig. 3.7: Ion R4301P DB9 Socket Connector Pins Position
RFID antenna ports
The Ion R4301P has 4 antenna ports available on 50Ω RP-TNC jack connectors.
The pinout is the following:
Pin
Signal
Description
Inner
RF OUT
RF output (32dBm peak max.)
Outer
GND
Ground
Fig. 3.8: Ion R4301P RFID Connector Pinout
In order to achieve the best reading performances the VSWR of the antenna shall be lower than 1.5 : 1.
