4.1.6Antenna Matching, Tuning and Testing
Before you start tuning and testing the antennas
it’s required to install the ReaderManager
software and connect to a Reader in the
ReaderManager’s
Connection
menu.
Refer to the ReaderManager Guide (40-01-006-DOC) for the antenna
matching, tuning and testing instructions using the
Wizard
tool in
Reader
Setup
.
Follow the procedure, making sure that the
Magellan Antenna Tuning Probe and voltmeter
are used to measure when the tuning is correct.
The design of the antenna and the selection of
the correct cable length is a critical factor in the
reliability of a reader. Each antenna has unique
set up values associated with it that are used by
the software to ensure the reader and antenna
are matched to each other.
The most critical part of the setup of MARS-2, MARS-4 and MARS-6 is
telling the reader what type of antenna is connected to each antenna axis
(
Setup Axis
).
This is done using the
Reader Setup
tool in the Reader Manager. It provides
a fixed list of antennas with known set up values for that particular Reader.
If an antenna is not listed in this table it cannot be used with that Reader.
Unless correct set up values are measured by Magellan and recorded in the
list of known antennas, the antenna will not operate properly.
If you can not find your antenna on the list you
have to upgrade the ReaderManger software to
the latest version assuming that you purchased a
new antenna type recently to be used with the
Reader purchased some time before. You will
also need to upgrade the ReaderServer on your
Reader.
Update the ReaderManager from our website
first. Then you can upgrade the ReaderServer
using new version of the ReaderManager
installed.
Note that different release versions (MLC number) of the same Reader may
well have very different set up values, because of circuit changes. The
Reader selection system accounts for this and automatically manages
loading the correct values for a given version of the Reader.
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