Alien Alr-9930-adev User manual

Ja ALIEN TECHNOLOGY

ALR-9930-ADEV

ALR-9932-ADEV

8101943-000

Revision C

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The contents of this document are the property of Alien Technology™ Corporation and are

For additional copies if this document please contact:

Alien Technology Corporation

18220 Butterfield Blvd.

Morgan Hill, CA 95037

www.alientechnology.com

The information contained herein has been carefully checked and is believed to be

accurate; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Alien Technology

Corporation reserves the right to make changes without prior notice. This document is not

covered by any warranty either expressed or implied. Any correction, comments, or

additions to the contents of this document should be directed to Alien Technology

Corporation at the above address.

NanoBlock and FSA are registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation. Alien

Technology is a trademark of Alien Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the

property of their respective owners.

FCC COMPLIANCE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a

commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instruction manual,

may cause harmful interference with radio communications. Operation of this equipment in

a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be

required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Any change or modification to this product voids the user’s authority to operate per FCC

Part 15 Subpart A Section 15.21 regulations.

CAUTION

Reader antennas should be positioned so that personnel in the area for prolonged

periods may safely remain at least 23 cm (9 in) in an uncontrolled environment from

the antenna’s surface. See FCC OET Bulletin 56 “Hazards of radio frequency and

electromagnetic fields” and Bulletin 65 “Human exposure to radio frequency

electromagnetic fields.”

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Alien Technology

Quick Start Guide

ARL-9930/32-ADEV

Developer’s Kit

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 PART IDENTIFICATION ......................................................................................................... 4

CHAPTER 2 READER HOOK UP................................................................................................................ 6

CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................................................8

CHAPTER 4 POWERING UNIT ................................................................................................................. 13

CHAPTER 5 OEM INTERFACE BOARD...................................................................................................14

CHAPTER 6 ALR-9930 JUMPER SETTINGS ........................................................................................... 16

CHAPTER 7 ALR-9932 JUMPER SETTINGS ........................................................................................... 17

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CHAPTER 1 Part Identification

Part Part Number Description Quantity

0500118-001

ARL-9930/32-

ADEV OEM

Reader Engine

0500125-001

915 MHz

Circular

Antenna

1300011-

0010 Software CD 1

6800012-001 6 Volt Power

Supply 1

0800028-001 RS-232 Cable 1

0500111-001 Variety of

Sample Tags 1 Bag

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3600070-001 TNC to MMCX

Adaptor 1

8101943-000 Quick Start

Guide 1

8101932-000

Reader Engine

Integration,

ALR-9930-A

Part Identification Table

• Identify and locate all components before proceeding to the reader

hookup section.

• If any parts are missing or damaged please contact Alien Technology

at:

Alien Technology Corporation

18220 Butterfield Blvd.

Morgan Hill, CA 95037

www.alientechnology.com

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CHAPTER 2 Reader Hook up

CAUTION! Power should be applied to the Reader Engine last.

STEP 1: Install the adaptor to the antenna cable as shown in figure 1.

TNC to MMCX Adaptor

0500125-001

Circular Antenna

3600070-001

Figure 1.

STEP 2: Plug the Circular Antenna into the OEM Reader Engine and the RS-232 Cable

into the OEM Interface Board as shown in figure 2.

Figure 2.

0800028-001

RS-232 Cable

Circular Antenna cable

with adaptors. 0500116-001

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STEP 3: Plug the free end of the RS-232 cable into the host computer.

CAUTION:Reader should be positioned so that personnel in the area for

prolonged periods may safely remain at least 23 cm (9 in) in an

uncontrolled environment from the antenna’s surface. See FCC OET

Bulletin 56 “Hazards of radio frequency and electromagnetic fields” and

Bulletin 65 “Human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields

ure 3 - T

pical Bench Test Setup

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CHAPTER 3 Software Installation

Step 1. Quit all applications/programs currently running on your PC (except Windows

Explorer).

Step 2. Make sure your monitor is set to display at least 256 colors.

Color settings can be found under: My Computer / Control Panel / Display / Display

Properties / Settings / Color Palette

STEP 3. Place the Alien CD in your CD drive. It will auto-run and present you with the

following screen.

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STEP 4. Click on the “Install Demonstration Software…” label to start the installation

process. The installation wizard (below) will appear.

STEP 5. Click on the “Next” button. This will popup a dialog box asking where to install

the software. The default location is set to C:\Program Files\Alien RFID Gateway. This

can be changed but it is recommended to keep this setting. Click the “Next” button to

move to the next screen.

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STEP 6. The next screen asks where to place a shortcut to the software in the Windows

Start Menu. Click “Next” to use the default settings, which will create an Alien RFID

Gateway shortcut in the Programs sub-menu of the Windows Start Menu.

STEP 7. Click “Next” to move on to the Desktop Icon screen. This screen asks whether

or not to create a shortcut icon to the Alien RFID Gateway and to place this shortcut on

the desktop. The default setting it to go ahead and create the shortcut. Click “Next” to

move to the next screen.

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STEP 8. The screen entitled “Ready To Install” shows the complete set of installation

options that have been chosen. Click the “Install” button if all options are acceptable.

STEP 9. The software will now proceed with the installation. Progress is shown by the

window below.

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STEP 10. When the Alien RFID Gateway installation has finished the following screen

will appear. Click “Finish” to dismiss the window and exit the installation procedure.

The software installation process is complete.

Remove the software CD from the CD drive and store it for future use.

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CHAPTER 4 Powering Unit

Plug the Power Supply into the OEM Interface Board as shown in figure 3.

Figure 4.

Your OEM Reader Engine is now ready for use. Please refer to the Alien RFID Reader

Engine Integration guide for instructions on the use of the unit.

Power Supply

6800012-001

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TP3

TP1

TP5

TP14

TP7

TP9

TP11

TP13

TP10

TP8

TP6

Pin 1

Pin 2

Pin 3

Pin 4

Pin 5

Pin 6

TB1

CHAPTER 5 OEM Interface board

Pin location and test point identification is shown in figure 4. The definitions of the pin

functions are shown in tables 1 and 2.

Figure 5.

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Pin definition for TB1.

Pin Number Function

1 General Purpose I/O #3

2 General Purpose I/O #2

3 General Purpose I/O #1

4 General Purpose I/O #0

5 +5V

6 Ground

Table 1.

Test point definitions.

Reference Designator Function

TP1 +VDC 5 TO 6 Volts

TP2 Ground

TP5 Reserved – Not Connected

TP6 General Purpose I/O #3

TP7 General Purpose I/O #2

TP8 General Purpose I/O #1

TP9 General Purpose I/O #0

TP10 In-phase raw receive signal

(Not normally used by OEM’s)

TP11 Quadrature raw receive signal

(Not normally used by OEM’s)

TP13

Serial Receive (from host to

module)(TTL or RS-232)(PC

connecting RS-232 to DB-9 –

pin 3 or to DB25 – pin 2)

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TP14

Serial Receive (from host to

module)(TTL or RS-232)(PC

connecting RS-232 to DB-9 –

pin 2 or to DB25 – pin 3)

Table 2.

CHAPTER 6 ALR-9930 JUMPER SETTINGS

For use with the TTL Version of the OEM reader engine the jumper shunts should be

installed as shown in figure 6.

Figure 6.

JUMPER SHUNTS ARE INSTALLED

FROM PIN 2 TO PIN 3 ON JP1-JP4.

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JUMPER SHUNTS ARE INSTALLED

FROM PIN 1 TO PIN 2 ON JP1-JP4.

JUMPER SETTINGS

For use with the RS_232 Version of the OEM reader engine the jumper shunts should

be installed as shown in figure 7.

Figure 7.

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