6. Toggle the ON/OFF switch located on the front panel of the reader system to
ON
.
7. Enter the command
!01
or
~~CC
(
CC
must be entered in upper case) and press
Enter
.
Note: For information on entering command codes, refer to
“Communications Protocols” on page
8. Input
!22
and press
Enter
.
The time and date will be returned.
If the time and date are not received, check communications connections, cycle power, and
repeat.
If the time and date are incorrect, use
!20
and/or
!21
to correct this information, then input the
following commands:
!20hh:mm:ss
sets time
!21MM/DD/YY
sets date
!642
sets RF to follow the trigger
!41
enables transmission of all IDs
Note:
!41
command should be used in diagnostic mode only. Do not use
in normal system operation.
The reader will echo the command and reply
!Done
when the reply is properly executed. To
enter back into normal operation mode after testing the tag, input the following commands:
!01
enters command mode
!40
disables transmission of all IDs
!00
enter data mode
Reading the Tag
To verify that the AI1422E Reader System is correctly reading tags:
1. Toggle the ON/OFF switch located on the front panel of the reader system to
OFF
.
2. Using your own cable, connect the laptop PC to the reader system at the main RS–232
interface.
3. Slide the
Interface Selection
switch
on the front panel of the reader to RS–232.
4. Connect the antenna to the antenna interface on the front panel of the reader system.
5. Toggle the ON/OFF switch located on the front panel of the reader system to
ON
.
6. Connect a jumper between pins 14 (Ground) and 15 (Trigger Input) on the customer I/O
interface to trigger the RF on (
“Figure 5 IO Interface Drawing” on page 2–6
).
7. Monitor the LEDs on the box and verify that the main power LED and the RF power LED are
illuminated.
8. Position a programmed TransCore rail tag with a backplate within 2 to 3 feet (0.6 to 0.9 m) of
the antenna. No other tag can be in this 2 to 3 foot (0.6 to 0.9 m) area during this test.
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