ANTENNA MONITORING SYSTEM (AMS) USER MANUAL
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4 COMMISSIONING
4.1 PRE-COMMISSIONING TASKS
After AMS installation, perform the following steps BEFORE POWERING UP and COMMISSIONING the
equipment
:
Verify that the expected voltage, current and power levels do not violate any ratings.
Visually inspect the power connection within the equipment. Ensure that the power cable is correctly and
securely connected, including the grounding wire, RF cable and other cables.
Check the grounding connection and verify that the ground resistance is less than 5Ω.
Test the antenna system and ensure that the cable loss is no greater than 25 dB between the operating
frequencies of 902 to 928MHz.
4.2 PRE-COMMISSIONING PROCEDURE
Perform the following for system commissioning.
Table 4: Commissioning Task Explanation
Commissioning Tasks
Observation
Tag List Creation
Run “Scan Tags” if tag ID is unknown
Tags can be added manually through Tag Manager
Time Sync
In Manual Mode, sync the time with technician’s computer
Time will reset if AMS is powered off.
System Alarms
Alm 1 and Alm 2 are automatically on and cannot be edited.
Connect to alarm cables to monitor alarms for power loss and tag
missing.
Polling
Edit Period and Alarm CycleNum to change number of continual
alarms through a set number of cycles before reporting alarm for
tag missing
Common Info
Adjust power based on RL results
