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Encompass 4 Reader System Guide
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Required Equipment 4-6
Discharging the Voltage 4-6
Connecting the External Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Connecting the AC Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Connecting the DC Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Connecting Communications for Bench Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Required Materials 4-10
Connecting for Bench Testing with RS–232 Interface 4-11
Connecting for Bench Testing with RS–422 Interface 4-13
Bench Testing the Encompass 4 Reader Before Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Mounting the Encompass 4 Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Mounting the Encompass 4 Reader on a Round Pole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Required Materials To Be Supplied by Customer 4-15
Procedures 4-15
Mounting the Encompass 4 Reader to a Wall or Flat Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Required Materials 4-19
Procedures 4-19
Mounting the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Discharging Voltage from the External Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Required Equipment 4-23
Discharging the Voltage 4-23
Mounting the Antenna Curb-Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Procedures 4-25
Mounting the Antenna Overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Procedures 4-27
Connecting the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Reader Cable Grounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Connecting Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Required Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Connecting the Encompass 4 Reader to the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
RS–232 Interface 4-29
RS–422 Interface 4-32
Wiegand Interface 4-33
Connecting Sense Input and Sense Output Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Sense Input Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Sense Output Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Marking the Read Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Required Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39