3.1 Mounting of the housing ............................................................................................................................ 5
3.2 Grounding of the reader ............................................................................................................................ 5
3.2.1 Connecting of the plug ........................................................................................................................ 6
3.3 Connecting of the power supply cable ........................................................................................................ 7
3.3.1 Using the pc connection cable ID 70213 ............................................................................................. 7
3.3.2 Using the switchboard cable ID 70212 ................................................................................................ 7
3.3.3 Using a self assembled connecting cable .............................................................................................. 7
3.3.3.1 Assembling of the cable pipe ........................................................................................................ 8
3.3.3.2 Mounting of the cable ................................................................................................................. 8
3.3.3.3 Pin assignment of the SAB connectors ....................................................................................... 10
3.4 Mounting of the external antenna / of the AMP 4 / AMP 8 ...................................................................... 11
4 VISUAL SIGNAL LAMPS ............................................................................................ 12
5 INSTRUCTION SET / STRUCTURE OF THE INSTRUCTION SET ............................... 13
5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.1.2 Output format .................................................................................................................................. 13
5.1.2.1 Instruction specific output ......................................................................................................... 14
5.1.2.2 Output after changing a parameter ............................................................................................ 14
5.1.2.3 Output at parameter query ......................................................................................................... 14
9.1 General Instructions ................................................................................................................................ 27
9.2 Special Instructions for Using a Read / Write System .............................................................................. 28
This document will describe the components of the Compact Reader System ARE i2 / RS 232 and the
procedure how to do the first set up of the reader.
The main features of the reader are listed below:
• the antenna is placed inside of the housing
• there are algorithm available to read nearly all 125 kHz-transponders on market
• integrated RS232 Interface with tunable baud rate are up to 19200 Bit/s
• the allowed supply voltage is 9 to 30V DC
• low power consumption of reader < 1.2 Watt
• high reliability for reading and writing within an industrial environment
• compact housing of the reader with multiple ways for mounting
• the cabling concept of the reader is optimised to service demands
• the protection class of the housing is IP65
• there is a set of external antennas available to meet special application demands ( X-tended version)
2 System overview
In the base version all electronic components of the reader are placed inside of a small plastic housing.
By means of the integrated antenna the reader generates an alternating magnetic field, which powers the
transponder. Coded signals sent back from the transponder are received and decoded by the reader. The
reader is fully controlled by a master with RS 232 data port, while using the integrated serial RS 232
interface of the reader.
There is a version available without the integrated antenna. On this version it is possible to connect an
external antenna.
To get the specified reading performance it is necessary to do the installation carefully step by step as it
is described in the following Chapters. All the work must be done by well educated people.
3.1 Mounting of the housing
The reader can be mounted to any other mechanic construction. The distance between reader and transponder has to tuned
It is recommended to protect the housing against heavy mechanical interactions and drippy fluids.
Attention!
The side of the housing showing the antenna symbol must not be brought next to a metal surface. This
could lead to a significant change of the properties of the antenna circuit, which in turn reduces the
reading range considerably.
With the help of the plastic bars, the reader can mounted or screwed on to the most fastening elements
without open the housing of the device.
3.2 Grounding of the reader
To get reliable reading results, the reader must be grounded. The connector is placed at the side of the
housing (6.35 mm flat contact).
To avoid EMV-problems, the cable to ground ought to be very short with low impedance.
The topology of the ground wires must be done in the right way (according state of art).
3.2.1 Connecting of the plug
Attention!
Be sure that the grounding of the reader is well done and the power supply is not connected(chapter 3.2).
Otherwise the electronic may be destroyed by electrostatic discharge (ESD).
1
B
A
Figure 2: Connecting of the plug
Put on the sealing 2 to the SAB Cab (A).
Plug in the SAB Cab to the connector at the bottom of the reader device (B).
There is only one way to plug in the SAB Cab to the connector rim of the reader.
Fasten the SAB Cab with the help of the screws.
2
To meet the protection class of IP 65, it’s necessary to apply a turning moment of 0.5 Nm to the screws.