Identec Solutions ILR-916IP3 Users Manual

i-PORT III User’s Guide

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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Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

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 non­infringement, 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.

Copyright Notice

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 III i-CARD i-D2 TAGS i-Qxx TAGS
FCC ID: O2E-ILR-916IP3 O2E-ICARD-NA OO4-ILR-ID2 OO4-ILR-IQ8T or

OO4-ILR-IQR

CANADA: Pending 35381032231 3538A12112 35381021756A or

35381021825

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.

This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum gain of 8dBi. Antenna
having a higher gain is strictly prohibited per regulations of Industry Canada. The required antenna
impedance is 50 ohms.

Important Note

To comply with FCC radio frequency exposure compliance requirements, this device must be installed by
an IDENTEC SOLUTIONS certified technician. When installing antennas, a 20 centimeter passing distance
must be maintained from any body part of the user or nearby persons and the antenna.

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 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................5

1.1 FUNDAMENTALS .........................................................................................................................................5

1.2 SYSTEM OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................5

2.0 COMPONENTS...........................................................................................................................................6

2.1 I-PORT III..................................................................................................................................................6

2.2 ANTENNAS..................................................................................................................................................6

2.3 I-Q TAG ......................................................................................................................................................7

2.4 DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN I-PORT AND TAG:................................................................................8

3.0 USING YOUR RFID HARDWARE...........................................................................................................9

3.1 LED DISPLAYS ...........................................................................................................................................9

CABLE CONNECTIONS AND PLUG ALLOCATION....................................................................................................10

4.0 SOFTWARE, CONFIGURATION..........................................................................................................11

4.1 IP-ADDRESS, PASSWORD..........................................................................................................................11

4.2 CONFIGURATION, SETTINGS .....................................................................................................................11

4.3 INTERFACES.............................................................................................................................................11

4.4 PROTOCOLS .............................................................................................................................................11

5.0 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...........................................................................................................12

5.1 CODES, PARAMETERS ...............................................................................................................................12

6.0 TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................................................14

6.1 TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................................................................................14

6.2 CONTACT..................................................................................................................................................15

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 Fundamentals

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ ILR® (Intelligent Long Range®) technology is the next generation of
long range RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). The objective is wireless and automated
data collection over large distances.

HOW RFID WORKS

Data is transmitted via high frequency radio waves between a tag and an interrogator.
Information stored on the tag can be read and modified. Data can be exchanged over long
distances, even in the presence of extreme operating conditions such as dust, dirt, paint or
oil.

The core element of the system is the active ILR tag, which can communicate large
amounts of data (up to 32 kBytes) at a rapid rate of transmission over very long distances
(up to 100 meters). A sophisticated anti-collision handling algorithm enables the
interrogator (i-PORT) to record data simultaneously from hundreds of these tags within
seconds. Connection of the interrogator to a host computer system permits global data
accessibility via a variety of software platforms.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ILR:

• UHF Frequency (868 / 916 MHz)

• Long read and write range of up to 100 meters

• Variable read range from just a few meters up to 100 meters

• Large storage capacity (8 kB or 32 kB)

• Temperature monitoring and recording (optional)

• Highly visible LED “pick-by-light” (optional)

• Long battery lifetime (up to 6 years)

• Anti-collision process and multi-tag handling

1.2 System Overview

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ ILR-System consists of 4 main components:

• Active tags (also called transponders) with internal power supply, which are used to
identify goods or to store data and histories

• Interrogator (i-PORT; fixed-mounted) and handheld devices (mobile), which exchange
information with the tags and host computer systems

• Patch antenna for definition of read zone

• A central computer system as basis for control and monitoring

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