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4 Port Multiplexer Board

Accessory Board Configuration

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Antenna Port Control Lines

Note

Interpreting the control lines as binary “numbers” gives an incorrect order 
relative to the physical order of the ports. A key printed on the board serves 
as a reminder that, from left to right when looking down at the board, the port 
order is J1 – J2 – J4 – J3.

These lines can be controlled directly by an external controller/motherboard providing 
TTL signals or by using signals from the M5e. 

External MUX Control (Block 23)

When controlling the Multiplexer using external TTL signals the terminal pins on the board 
serve as input signals as defined in 

Antenna Port Control Lines

 table. In this configuration 

the M5e software has no knowledge of which multiplexed line is in use. All antenna ports 
on a Multiplexer will look like Antenna 1 or 2 (depending on which M5e port is used) and 
the associated 

Antenna ID

 metadata will be the same for all four ports. It is the users 

responsibility to manage coordination between the MUX control line settings and the M5e 
RF operations and tag response data. 

For this configuration no jumpers should be present on terminal block 23.

MUX1

MUX2

J1

0

0

J2

0

1

J3

1

0

J4

1

1

Содержание M5e

Страница 1: ...875 0051 01 Rev1 M5e Accessory Hardware Guide...

Страница 2: ...Any reproduction of technical data or portions thereof marked with this legend must also reproduce the markings Any person other than the U S Government who has been provided access to such data must...

Страница 3: ...ck 23 Pins 8 Antenna Detection 9 Power Interface Board 10 USB Interface 11 Alternate Command Interface Block J3 11 Alternate GPIO Interface Block J7 12 Alternate Power Input Block J1 12 EU Regulatory...

Страница 4: ...and products to meet a wide variety of applications The 4 Port Multiplexer Board allows one M5e module to support up to 8 ports using two multiplexers compatible with M5e antenna detection and search...

Страница 5: ...The multiplexer board contains the following important I O and control components Multiplexer Components The physical antenna port in use labeled J1 through J4 on the board is controlled by the MUX1 a...

Страница 6: ...l Block 23 When controlling the Multiplexer using external TTL signals the terminal pins on the board serve as input signals as defined in Antenna Port Control Lines table In this configuration the M5...

Страница 7: ...matic control of GPO to MUX signals to switch ports based on the M5e logical antenna setting and association of tag read information with the corresponding antenna ID meta data When using the M5e buil...

Страница 8: ...here was a multiplexer connected to it or not If the application calls for a mixture of manual control of the multiplexer via physical port selection and GPIO Output line manipulation and automatic co...

Страница 9: ...ted to motherboard through the ribbon cable connector If multiplexer is connected to motherboard through Molex connector to jumper block IN1 GPIO Input 1 Input to module Ignore Bring in GPIO Input sig...

Страница 10: ...Many antennas do not pass DC current Due to such antennas an indication that a port is connected terminated is always accurate but an indication that a port is not connected terminated may not be accu...

Страница 11: ...Accessory Board Configuration Power Interface Board The Power Interface board has one set of jumper blocks and three sets of terminal blocks as shown in the Power Interface Components image below Pow...

Страница 12: ...e USB jumpers as shown in the diagram next to the jumper block the CONV configuration the INT setting is not supported and in the Power Interface Components image above Alternate Command Interface Blo...

Страница 13: ...e via Molex style connectors Alternate Power Input Block J1 Terminal block J1 is used to bring DC power 7 to 24 V into the module through a Molex style connector as an alternative to using the round 2...

Страница 14: ...offs for first multiplexer second multiplexer and power interface board Part Number Digi Key 24337K ND D MMCX to U FL IPX cable RTANG Plug Notes RF Cable for multiplexer Part Number Lighthorse Techno...

Страница 15: ...Accessory Parts Kit 14 Accessory Board Configuration Accessory Parts Kit Diagram...

Страница 16: ...stalled for detailed information The multiplexer is connected to the module as shown below The contacts on the ribbon cable are facing down This same connection method can be used for the power interf...

Страница 17: ...Connecting the Accessory Boards 16 Accessory Board Configuration...

Страница 18: ...Appendix A Accessory Specifications 17 Appendix A Accessory Specifications...

Страница 19: ...t 4 SMA Switched Ports Control Ports Two module TTL GPIO lines on two Pass Through 12 Pin ZIF Ribbon cable connectors or TTL on terminal block Insertion Loss 1 dB max Frequency Range 840 960 MHz with...

Страница 20: ...face and Power Output 12 pin ZIF ribbon cable connector Output Power 5 V 0 25 V at 2 A max Input Power 8 to 24 VDC 12 5 W max max current depends on voltage USB 5V is used only to detect port is activ...

Страница 21: ...Supports M5e and M5e EU Modules Dimensions 82 mm L x 54 mm W x 10 mm H Mounting M5e module is mounted to the heatsink using off the shelf M3 hardware not included Heatsink can be mounted to chassis vi...

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