TransCore MPRX, System Manual

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System Guide
TransCore Proprietary 2–2
Chapter 2 Developing the Site Plan
This chapter provides a brief description of the Multiprotocol Reader
Extreme (MPRX) and discusses site plan development for installing the
MPRX System.
System Description
The MPRX is a reader that supports Association of American Railroads (AAR) formatted
tags and TransCore’s low-cost, high-performance Super eGo
®
(SeGo) radio frequency
identification (RFID) technology.
The MPRX is a high-power unit that reads full frame tags. The reader output power can be
adjusted using reader commands.
The MPRX can multiplex up to four antennas, which allows a single reader to be used for
two tracks. The MPRX can support up to two AT5720 Check Tags.
Reader
The MPRX consists of an input/output (I/O) module, a power supply, a reader logic board
(also called a tag decoder), and a radio frequency (RF) transmitter/receiver (called the RF
module) in a compact enclosure. These MPRX components are contained in a highly
reliable, compact, and easy-to-install package.
Figure 2 – 1 shows the Host connector,
Sense connector, Ethernet connector, Interface Selection Switch, and antenna ports
locations on opposite ends of the MPRX.
Figure 2 – 1 MPRX End Views
Antenna Ports
Interface Selection Switch
Host Port Sense Port
Ethernet Port