IT2200 Reader System with Multimode Capability Installation & Maintenance/Service Guide
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Required Equipment
You need the following equipment to complete the tuning procedure:
• One IT2221 and one IT2235 tag to use as baseline tags for testing all lanes
• One ATA-type tag to use as a baseline tag for testing multimode lanes
Note: The ATA-type tag is required only if you are tuning a multimode lane.
• Plastic or wood stick. (A plastic kitchen spatula works well.)
• Rubber bands or hook-and-loop fastener to mount tag to stick
• Tape measure and masking tape
• Test computer (PC or lunch box type) with version 1.03 of the IT2200 engineering
host software (P/N 11254-00) and an available ISA slot for installing a reader
logic card
• Diskette with custom autonomous mode (CAM) files
• Data cable to use as an extension cable to the installed data cable. Use a 2m (6-ft)
DB-25, fully wired, plug and socket end cable
• One pair of walkie talkie radios, preferably UHF band
• Multimeter, Fluke 87 or equivalent
• Vehicle. Use a car or truck for interior tags or a truck for exterior tags
• Commercial grade heat gun
• Protective electrostatic device bag
Optional Equipment
TransCore manufactures diagnostic tools that you can use to check the reader system
functions.
• Breakout Box for the IT2020 Reader Logic Card. The breakout box is used to
access IT2020-series Reader Logic Card internal signals for analysis, and uses
light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to display various software signals. In addition, the
breakout box can set the RF signal modulation high.
• External Modulation Box for the IT2611 RF Module. The mod box is used to con-
trol radio frequency (RF) modulation and measure maximum downlink power and
depth of modulation using diagnostic equipment.
• Beeper Box for the IT2200 Reader System. The beeper box is used to verify tag
reads when diagnosing a reader system. The beeper box has internal audio/visual
indicators and can also power remote light or audible buzzer for lane-side tag test-
ing.
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