Identec Solutions ICARD-NA Users Manual

PC i-CARD User’s Guide

March 1, 2002

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc.
Suite 102, 1860 Dayton Street
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada V1Y 7W6

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

www.identecsolutions.com

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This document contains confidential information proprietary to IDENTEC SOLUTIONS,
Inc. and may not be used or disclosed to other parties in whole or in part without prior
written authorization from IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc.

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IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees
and agents provide the information contained in this Manual on an “as-is” basis and do
not make any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such
information including, without limitation, warranties as to non-infringement, reliability,
fitness for a particular purpose, usefulness, completeness, accuracy or currentness.
IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. shall not in any circumstances be liable to any person for any
special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages, including without limitation,
damages resulting from use of or reliance on information presented herein, or loss of
profits or revenues or costs of replacement goods, even if informed in advance of the
possibility of such damages.

Trademarks

“IDENTEC SOLUTIONS”, “Intelligent Long Range”, “ILR” and the stylized “i” are
registered trademarks and “i-Q”, “i-D”, “i-CARD”, “i-PORT”, “i-LINKS”, “Solutions. It’s in
our name.” are trademarks of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. and/or IDENTEC SOLUTIONS
AG.

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Copyright © 2002 IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means,
photographic, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, or used in any information storage
and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc.

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Radio Frequency Compliance Statement

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. is the responsible party for the compliance of the following
devices:

MODEL: i-PORT i-CARD i-Qxx TAGS
FCC ID: O2E-ILR-IPORT O2E-ICARD-NA OO4-ILR-IQ8T or

OO4-ILR-IQR

CANADA: 35381032062A 35381032231 35381021756A or

35381021825
EUROPE: CE 0678(!) CE 0678(!) CE 0682(!)
TYPE: II/S N/A SL/xx

The user(s) of these products are cautioned to only use accessories and peripherals
approved, in advance, by IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. The use of accessories and peripherals,
other than those approved by IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc., or unauthorized changes to
approved products, may void the compliance of these products and may result in the loss of
the user(s) authority to operate the equipment.

Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) these devices may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) these devices must accept any interference, including interference that
may cause undesired operation of the device.

FCC Compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a 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 the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communication. 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/her own expense.

Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Industry Canada Compliance

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing
Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le
matériel brouilleur du Canada.

To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be
so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) is not more than that
required for successful communication.

The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such
that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population;
consult Safety Code 6, obtainable from Health Canada.

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Table of Contents

1.0 Purpose________________________________________________ 5

2.0 Overview_______________________________________________ 5

2.1 Functionality_________________________________________________________________ 5

2.2 Components _________________________________________________________________ 5

3.0 Installation _____________________________________________ 6

3.1 Hardware ___________________________________________________________________ 6

3.2 Software ____________________________________________________________________ 6

3.2.1 Windows 2000 ____________________________________________________________ 7

3.2.2 Windows 98/ME __________________________________________________________ 8

3.2.3 Windows NT _____________________________________________________________ 9

3.2.4 Windows CE ____________________________________________________________ 10

4.0 Usage_________________________________________________ 11

Appendix A: Technical Specifications __________________________ 12

Appendix B: RF Output Power Calculation _____________________ 14

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i-CARD User’s Guide

1.0 Purpose

This guide explains how to install and operate the PC version of the i-CARD when using a
laptop or desktop computer.

2.0 Overview

2.1 Functionality

The i-CARD is IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ Intelligent Long Range (ILR®) radio frequency
mobile interrogator in a type II PC Card format. The PC i-CARD is easily integrated into
portable or laptop computers and is used in conjunction with i-LINKS (or other ILR®
software) to read and write data to tags. The flexibility of an interrogator on a PC Card
allows for easy integration of ILR® into enterprise systems and permits combination
with other technologies such as bar code and wireless LAN.

Computers with a PC i-CARD can communicate to tags at a distance of up to 10 meters
(33 feet). The i-CARD communicates with the entire i-Q active tag product line including
i-Q8, i-Q8T, i-Q32, and i-Q32T tags. The current version of the PC i-CARD is not
compatible with the i-D tag product line.

The PC i-CARD is available in 916 MHz or 868 MHz to communicate in a global market.
The signal propagation characteristics of the UHF radio band used by ILR® technology
provide long-range communication and high-speed transmission rates for reliable data
exchange.

The installation and usage instructions for the PC i-CARD are identical for both the
916 MHz and 868 MHz frequencies.

2.2 Components

The i-CARD resembles a standard PC card with one addition: an external antenna. On
the exposed end of the i-CARD, there are an MMCX antenna connector, a 15-pin serial
connector (not used in the PC version of the i-CARD) and 3 status LEDs indicating
Transmit, Receive and RF Carrier Detect. These LEDs are operational after appropriate

ILR® software is installed (i.e. i-LINKS).

Figure 1: i-CARD Components

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