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Mantis™ II Reader 

User Manual 

Revision 05 

Содержание Mantis II

Страница 1: ...Mantis II Reader User Manual Revision 05...

Страница 2: ...sue Date Comment Revision 22 Apr 2003 Initial Draft 00 02 Oct 2003 Revision 01 15 Dec 2003 Revision Reformatted into new design New cover 24 pgs 02 24 Jun 2004 Revision Updated programmer utility info...

Страница 3: ...Indicators 6 Rear View Data Connections 7 Antennas Positioning 8 Environmental Limits 10 Tag Positioning 10 3 Firmware 11 File System 11 Upgradeable Firmware 11 Reader Setup 12 Launch Utility 12 Reade...

Страница 4: ...Inc All rights reserved UM C2020 R05 20030422 No copying of this material is allowed without prior written permission Page 4 of 28 4 USER MANUAL Mantis II Reader User Manual 1 Introduction 2 Hardware...

Страница 5: ...antis II Reader is a dual channel radio receiver tuned to the Mantis Tag transmission frequency of 303 825 MHz This manual provides the instructions for the Mantis II Reader setup and operation This R...

Страница 6: ...allow for both Ethernet and serial port connectivity Front View LED Indicators Figure 2 1 Mantis II Reader front view shown with standard wave helical antennas Three LEDs are mounted on the front of t...

Страница 7: ...ctivity LED turns on and off at a distinctive rate that indicates the Reader is in standby mode Rear View Data Connections Figure 2 2 Mantis II Reader rear view showing connections for Network Etherne...

Страница 8: ...eader range setting determine the effective read range The normal Reader range features are defined using wave helical antennas These antennas are appropriate for most Reader applications Optional ant...

Страница 9: ...G Do not allow antennas to overlap Keep the antennas separated Allowing the antennas to overlap reduces the effectiveness of each antenna To minimize RF interference Separation Maintain a 4 to 6 foot...

Страница 10: ...antis II Reader is approved for use within the temperature ranges set forth below Operation 20 to 70 degrees Celsius Storage 40 to 80 degrees Celsius Tag Positioning Figure 2 4 Mantis Tag Wherever pos...

Страница 11: ...of the Mantis II Reader are stored in a flash based file system internal to the Reader If any changes or updates are required the files are collected in a directory on the PC packaged into a new file...

Страница 12: ...rights reserved UM C2020 R05 20030422 No copying of this material is allowed without prior written permission Page 12 of 28 12 USER MANUAL Mantis II Reader Reader Setup Launch Utility Figure 3 1 Netwo...

Страница 13: ...le On some systems this can only be achieved with sufficient privileges To launch the utility and perform a Reader setup or update Step 1 From the Windows desktop go to the Start button Programs RF Co...

Страница 14: ...readers to be uploaded with conflicting code U B processor FW U U Choose firmware revision for the network processor Prints list of available files Type the desired filename case sensitive An error me...

Страница 15: ...tted decimal format e g 192 168 1 129 An error message is displayed if the format is unintelligible or the numbers are out of range This entry represents the new IP address that will be assigned to th...

Страница 16: ...live probes Defines the maximum number of keep alive probes to send An error message is displayed if an invalid number is entered and the field will be cleared 2 Keep Alive Signal Interval default 100...

Страница 17: ...FTP IP address is pinged The process will only continue if these are successful Creates file system A bin Bcom bin caltable txt network txt using currently displayed settings uploads to the Reader the...

Страница 18: ...he next time the Reader is selected for configuration these saved settings are imported and displayed as a baseline configuration The Reader configuration file is therefore purposely similar to the in...

Страница 19: ...ults to both In additional the serial port doubles as a diagnostic port providing valuable feedback about Reader functionality and configuration during power up and programming Having selected the app...

Страница 20: ...presented as a string of hexadecimal characters For IP addresses a pair of hexadecimal characters 00 to FF represents each decimal component 0 to 255 of the address For example IP address 192 168 1 23...

Страница 21: ...configured and enabled for operation PROBLEM There are no Tags being read at the Reader CONDITION The Reader has power but is unresponsive to system communications or remote restart commands REMEDY Ve...

Страница 22: ...moved away from the Reader CONDITION The antenna s are installed on the Reader REMEDY Verify that the data communication path from the Reader to the computer is functional REMEDY Change the Reader s r...

Страница 23: ...ll rights reserved UM C2020 R05 20030422 No copying of this material is allowed without prior written permission Page 23 of 28 23 USER MANUAL Mantis II Reader Appendix A List of Acronyms B Index C FCC...

Страница 24: ...el CPU Central Processing Unit CSS Cascading Style Sheet DDL Description Definition Language DHTML Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language DLL Dynamic Link Library DLT Digital Linear Tape DMZ Demilitarized...

Страница 25: ...entification ROM Read Only Memory RTLS Real Time Location System SAN Storage Area Network SAP Systems Applications Products and Data Processing SDK Software Developer s Kit SGML Standard Generalized M...

Страница 26: ...8 firmware 11 front view 6 G command 15 hardware 6 I command 15 index 26 introduction 5 keep alive probe 16 keep alive signal interval 16 L command 17 launch utility 12 LED indicators 6 limits 10 MAC...

Страница 27: ...ch the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case t...

Страница 28: ...se no part of these pages may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of...

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