TransCore MPRX, System Manual

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System Guide
TransCore Proprietary 4–2
Chapter 4 Installing the MPRX
This chapter lists the materials needed and presents the procedures to
pre-test and install the Multiprotocol Reader Extreme (MPRX).
Installation Process
After you have developed the site plan and identified the location to install the MPRX
and antennas
1 , if required, you are ready to install the equipment. Installation involves the
following tasks:
• Power and tag read capability testing prior to final installation of the MPRX
• Mounting the MPRX in a railside hut
• Mounting the railside antenna(s)
• Connecting the antenna(s)
• Connecting the MPRX to Earth Ground and power source
• Marking the read zone
• Connecting the MPRX host and sense input/sense output and communications
Materials Supplied by TransCore
You need the following materials to pre-test and install the MPRX. TransCore supplies
some of the materials; other materials must be obtained from other sources.
Contents of Shipping Carton
Ensure that you have received all parts before beginning your pre-installation MPRX tests.
Your MPRX is packaged with the following materials:
• One MPRX
• One Multiprotocol Reader Extreme Quick Start Guide
• Any accessories ordered as options as shown in Table 4 – 1
Required accessories are a power/communications cable harness and an AC/DC Converter
or a 24 to 110VDC/12 to 24VDC power source. You also require at least one MPRX-
compatible antenna and an antenna RF cable. These may be ordered as accessories from
TransCore or obtained from other sources.
For MPRX installation with TransCore’s Train Recording Unit (TRU™), refer to
“Chapter 10
Interface to Train Recording Unit” on page 10–2 .-
Installation Accessory Options
Table 4 – 1 lists optional TransCore MPRX installation accessory items.
1 The MPRX is designed with RF cable connectors for use with N-type RF Cables