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These drawings and specifications contain confidential and proprietary information and are the property of Kapsch TrafficCom  Canada Inc. and are issued in strict confidence 
and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted, reproduced, copied, and/or used as the basis for 
manufacture or sale of apparatus unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc. 

 

FILE: UM 360420-835 REV F, T600 OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL.DOCX 

Kapsch TrafficCom

 

 

T600 Tag Tester 

 

Operator and Maintenance Manual 

 

DOCUMENT: UM 360420-835 

REVISION: F 

 
 
 

DATE: 28 Mar 2022

 

 
 
 

Editor: Scott Garlick 

 

 

REVIEWERS: 

 

 

Ed Rolo 

   Director of Programs 

 

Dan Terrier 

   Manager, Software Design 

 

Japjeev Kohli 

   Director, Engineering 

 

Joe Bianchini 

   Vice President, Operations 

 

Rick Gegenheimer 

   Vice President, Operations USA 

 

Paul Manuel 

   

Vice President, Sales and Marketing 

APPROVAL: 

 

Richard Turnock 

   VP Engineering& CTO 

Summary of Contents for T600

Page 1: ...ure or sale of apparatus unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc FILE UM 360420 835 REV F T600 OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOCX Kapsch TrafficCom T600 Tag Tester Oper...

Page 2: ...ct confidence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for manufacture or...

Page 3: ...be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for manufacture or sale of apparatus unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc FILE UM 360420 835 REV F T600 OPERA...

Page 4: ...cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide...

Page 5: ...97 NOTICE The information presented in this document is current although it is subject to change As such Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc assumes no liability on behalf of the USER with respect to interpr...

Page 6: ...2018 E ECN 18057 Updated procedure on Agency Mapping file upgrade Updated launch instruction for Windows Vista and above S Lee 5 Dec 2014 D ECN 14119 Updated installation instruction in section 5 for...

Page 7: ...02 Kapsch TrafficCom Version Date Revision Changes Editor Updated Table of Contents Updated Acronyms and Synonyms Review comments incorporated 04 Aug 2011 G ECN 11121 Overall update of manual Added to...

Page 8: ...ssued in strict confidence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for m...

Page 9: ...s 1 About This Manual 11 Warnings and Cautions 11 Warnings 11 Cautions 12 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 13 2 Overview 15 Introduction 15 T600 system components 15 T600 Tag Tester Unit TTU 16 TTU antenna 16 T...

Page 10: ...Configuring communications between the internal bar code scanner and the computer 39 Agency mapping file configuration for tag types 40 How to identify Interior OBU G4E from the older model FPT G3B 41...

Page 11: ...ures Figure 2 1 T600 Tag Tester System Components 15 Figure 2 2 Tag Tester Unit TTU Front View 16 Figure 2 3 Tag Tester Unit TTU Rear View 17 Figure 2 4 Tag Pass Message 18 Figure 2 5 Tag Failure Mess...

Page 12: ...ssued in strict confidence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for m...

Page 13: ...Com Canada Inc On Board Units OBUs also referred to as tags Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc supplies the T600 Tag Tester This manual is divided into two parts Operator Instructions and Maintenance Instru...

Page 14: ...UAL DOCX 03 28 2022 3 02 Kapsch TrafficCom The following warnings appear in the manual DO NOT STARE DIRECTLY AT THE LASER BEAM OR ANY SECONDARY REFLECTIONS EMITTING FROM THE INTERNAL TTU BAR CODE SCAN...

Page 15: ...are issued in strict confidence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis...

Page 16: ...ssued in strict confidence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for m...

Page 17: ...ting by Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc FILE UM 360420 835 REV F T600 OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOCX 03 28 2022 3 02 Kapsch TrafficCom 2 OVERVIEW Introduction The T600 Tag Tester Unit TTU ensures O...

Page 18: ...two RF channels each set to different power levels required to support communication with various Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc OBUs The T600 TTU antenna located under the tag cradle communicates with...

Page 19: ...ied and or used as the basis for manufacture or sale of apparatus unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc FILE UM 360420 835 REV F T600 OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL DO...

Page 20: ...ict confidence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for manufacture o...

Page 21: ...e signal strength and repeats the process The T600 continues this process until a successful read occurs or a response is not received from the OBU at the maximum signal level 0dB If the RF signal lev...

Page 22: ...nufacture or sale of apparatus unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc FILE UM 360420 835 REV F T600 OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOCX 03 28 2022 3 02 Kapsch TrafficCo...

Page 23: ...e Set the power switch on the back of the TTU to the on position The TEST IN PROGRESS LED illuminates solid red for a few seconds Launch the T600 PC software as Administrator by right clicking T600Tag...

Page 24: ...s testing completes and the test result displays at the bottom of the T600 user interface Remove the OBU from the TTU The T600 Tag Tester is ready to test the next OBU If the OBU fails the tag test co...

Page 25: ...in strict confidence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for manufac...

Page 26: ...d Results Explained Read Result field Information displayed Successes The number of successful reads during the burst test Fail CRC The number of reads that failed as a result of a bad CRC Fail timeou...

Page 27: ...tests or just OBU tests that result in a failure These records are added to a user specified log file Prerequisites None From the Log File information area of the T600 software interface enter your us...

Page 28: ...ssued in strict confidence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for m...

Page 29: ...executed Who can execute this command What does this command do What is the purpose of this command Exit From the File drop down menu click Exit anyone Closes the T600 Tag Tester software To exit the...

Page 30: ...Stop Click on Test Stop or press CTRL E anyone Stops the margin and burst test To abort a test in progress Calibrate Click on Calibrate or press CTRL L anyone Opens the Calibration screen opens the T...

Page 31: ...command Accept After a calibration margin test returns Read and Write dB values click on Accept Kapsch service personnel Accepts the calibration margin test results To use the Read and Write calibrat...

Page 32: ...og window select the baud rate for the computer COM port that is connected to the T600 HOST port from the T600 Comm Port drop down box then click OK anyone Establishes the baud rate for communications...

Page 33: ...mmand Change configuration data From the T600 Tag Tester Configuration Tab in the Configuration window click on Change configuration data Kapsch service personnel Opens the Password window To allow Ka...

Page 34: ...ssued in strict confidence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for m...

Page 35: ...are issued in strict confidence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis...

Page 36: ...ssued in strict confidence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for m...

Page 37: ...personnel During calibration a gold standard OBU is used to determine which margin levels are detected by that particular TTU These margin levels then become the test criteria for that OBU type OBUs f...

Page 38: ...order to run the T600 software and successfully communicate with the T600 tag tester Operating system Windows XP Windows 7 Windows 8 8 1 COM ports two available RS 232 serial ports DB9 USB ports one...

Page 39: ...come screen appears and then click Next to proceed After reviewing the license agreement select I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next Review the Readme Information and then c...

Page 40: ...table T600TagTester exe and select Run as administrator option If necessary use Windows Explorer to copy calibration files and agency mapping file to the T600 installation folder in C Program Files x8...

Page 41: ...option to have the new mapping file take effect Note User is advised NOT to modify the agency mapping file Incorrect settings may cause improper function of the T600 Tag Tester Contact Kapsch Traffic...

Page 42: ...exterior OBU FME from the older model LPT apply to Kapsch service personnel Agency mapping file configuration for tag types The new model Interior OBU G4E is used to replace the old model FPT G3B whic...

Page 43: ...to identify Interior OBU G4E from the older model FPT G3B Since the Interior OBU G4E and the older model FPT G3B share the same type 0 use the tag serial number to differentiate them Open Microsoft W...

Page 44: ...not found or corrupted when the application starts a new file will be generated with 0 as the default value of SerialNum_Start and SerialNum_End for the FME model for all agencies This means that all...

Page 45: ...hich errors are a valid result of an OBU failure and which are a result of an issue with the T600 tag tester itself The error messages in Table 6 1 indicate OBU failures Ensure the OBU is properly ori...

Page 46: ...y Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc FILE UM 360420 835 REV F T600 OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOCX 03 28 2022 3 02 Kapsch TrafficCom Troubleshooting tree Communications error Check serial connection ST...

Page 47: ...nless otherwise agreed to in writing by Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc FILE UM 360420 835 REV F T600 OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL DOCX 03 28 2022 3 02 Kapsch TrafficCom Troubleshooting tree Test Fail...

Page 48: ...ficCom Troubleshooting tree Tag Fail Bar code mismatch with tag contents This mismatch error occurs when the Agency ID and or serial number information stored in the OBU does not match that contained...

Page 49: ...ad the OBU bar code or the OBU tag data If the TTU cannot read the OBU bar code or the OBU tag data you are prompted to manually enter the bar code information see Entering the OBU bar code number pag...

Page 50: ...cCom Canada Inc Figure 6 1 The Functional Check Requirement message Test a known good OBU If the known good tag passes the test and the functional check requirement message does not appear the TTU is...

Page 51: ...ed copied and or used as the basis for manufacture or sale of apparatus unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc FILE UM 360420 835 REV F T600 OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE MAN...

Page 52: ...nd for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for manufacture or sale of apparatus unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Kapsch TrafficCom Canada I...

Page 53: ...e kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for manufacture or sale of apparatus unles...

Page 54: ...dence and will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for manufacture or sale of...

Page 55: ...be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for manufacture or sale of apparatus unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc FILE UM 360420 835 REV F T600 OPER...

Page 56: ...ntation You can access the documentation package for the T600 Tag Tester online at http dds kapsch ca A Username and Password can be obtained from Kapsch TrafficCom Canada Inc The documentation packag...

Page 57: ...l and used solely for the purpose intended and for no other purpose and shall not be transmitted reproduced copied and or used as the basis for manufacture or sale of apparatus unless otherwise agreed...

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