Phoenix JDRFID User Manual

John Deere RFID Reader Operator’s Manual

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CAUTIONARY NOTE AND WARNING

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. 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 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/her own expense.

WARNING: Do not use this equipment within 20cm of a person.

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Introduction

The John Deere RFID Reader was designed for use in a Pinnacle Cotton Harvesting
environment. It may either be mounted in the bale chamber of the harvester, or on
ginning equipment within a cotton gin. In both situations, the functionality of the reader
is the same. When triggered to do so, the reader emits an RF signal in order to read an
RFID tag identifier. Once the ID is obtained, the reader sends the ID back to the source,
depending on how it was triggered.

The RF antenna and RF generator within the sealed reader have been calibrated and
designed for operation on a cotton picker or within a cotton gin. There is no access to
modify any of the settings. The only method of user control is by triggering the device.
There are 3 separate methods for triggering the device, CAN, Serial, or pin strapping.
Since CAN is a language only used by the pinnacle cotton harvester, it will not be
detailed. The remainder of this document will explain the serial and pin strapping trigger
methods as well as give instructions for mounting, orientation, and interfacing with the
reader.

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