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2016-09-26 

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Nordic ID AR55 Installation guide 

NORDIC ID AR55 INSTALLATION GUIDE 

 

 

Summary of Contents for AR55

Page 1: ...1 12 2016 09 26 Version 1 1 Nordic ID AR55 Installation guide NORDIC ID AR55 INSTALLATION GUIDE ...

Page 2: ... Version 1 1 Nordic ID AR55 Installation guide VERSION HISTORY Version Date Author Changes 0 1 26 6 2015 AN Initial draft 0 8 26 8 2015 JM First draft 1 0 29 9 2015 JM First release 1 1 26 9 2016 MPL Extra beam update ...

Page 3: ... NORDIC ID AR55 READER 5 1 1 2 USER INTERFACE 6 2 SETTING UP THE NORDIC ID AR55 READER 7 2 1 1 POWERING THE UNIT AND CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS 7 2 1 2 MOUNTING OPTIONS 7 2 2 GENERAL RF CAHARACTERISTICS OF THE READER 7 2 2 1 NORDICID AR 55 ANTENNA BEAMS 8 2 2 2 ATTACHING EXTERNAL ANTENNAS TO NORDIC ID AR55 8 2 3 SINGLE READER SETUP 9 2 4 MULTI READER SETUP 11 2 4 1 TESTING INSTALLATION SETUP 12 ...

Page 4: ...ersion 1 1 Nordic ID AR55 Installation guide ABOUT THIS GUIDE This is guide is intended for anyone installing Nordic ID AR55 readers The guide provides instructions for installing and operating the Nordic ID AR55 reader ...

Page 5: ...orming capabilities it can cover a large area and detect tag location and movement This makes it an excellent choice as a ceiling or gate reader for various business cases 1 1 1 PHYSICAL CONNECTORS IN NORDIC ID AR55 READER Nordic ID AR55 reader includes DC connector for supplying power if PoE capability is not used power supply sold separately Ethernet 10 100 Mbit USB 2 0 TYPE B 2 pcs AUX SMA fema...

Page 6: ...ing LEDs on the front side of the device x Power is supplied to the device via DC power supply or PoE connection x USB connection in use o LED off The USB cable is unplugged o LED on The USB cable is connected x Ethernet or WLAN connection in use o LED off The reader has no IP address In addition the red error LED is blinking o LED blinking The reader has IP address but the host application is not...

Page 7: ... reader x Powered via PoE 8W x Powered via DC power supply sold separately 6 5W 9 24 VDC 2 1 2 MOUNTING OPTIONS Nordic ID AR55 reader can be mounted with M5 threaded screws to any VESA 75 x 75 mm or VESA 100 x 100 mounting equipment sold separately Weight for the Nordic ID AR55 reader excluding mounting and DC power supply is 2 10 kg and 2 36 kg with DC power supply 2 2 GENERAL RF CAHARACTERISTICS...

Page 8: ... width and can be deflected approx 40 from center the point in the horizontal plane This sum up to approx 110 120 of effective beam width from the device How large of an area the device covers depends also on the installation height A rule of thumb is that in ceiling setups the floor coverage has a diameter of two times that of the installation height E g if the installation height is 2 5m on the ...

Page 9: ...reader is installed in the middle of the gate pointing downwards x Beams number 4 5 and 6 are enabled to cover just the gate area x Beams 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 and 13 are disabled to avoid tags in the environment not going through the gate Additionally disabling unnecessary beams makes the monitored area significantly smaller making it faster to scan Top and front view ...

Page 10: ...ams number 2 5 and 8 are enabled to cover just the gate area along the path of moving tags x Beams 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 11 12 and 13 are disabled to avoid tags in the environment not going through the gate Additionally disabling unnecessary beams makes the monitored area significantly smaller making it faster to scan and the reader able to detect the movement of tags quicker and more accurately Top view...

Page 11: ...5 readers in the ceiling in challenging environment is equal to the installation height In less challenging environment it can be doubled Note that more densely the readers are installed in the ceiling the better they cover also the space above the floor plane This is important in case high shelves are being used in the area x Typical installation height 3 5 5 m x Maximum beam angle ca 110 degrees...

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