AMX Anterus manual

Operation/Reference Guide

Control System Accessories

Anterus™

RFID Solution

ANT-RDR Reader

ANT-BDG Badge

ANT-TAG Device/Asset Tag

Last Updated: 10/22/2008

Contents

Main AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer Table of Contents Page Anterus RFID Solution ANT-RDR RFID Reader ANT-RDR Product Specifications The following table provides product specifications for the ANT-RDR Reader: ANT-RDR Mounting/Installation Anterus RFID Tags RFID Tags - Internal Battery ANT-TAG Device/Asset Tag ANT-TAG Product Specifications ANT-TAG Specifications ANT-TAG Mounting/Installation ANT-TAG Antenna Orientation ANT-BDG ID Badge Tag ANT-BDG Product Specifications ANT-BDG Mounting/Installation ANT-BDG Antenna Orientation ANT-BDG Specifications Signal Strength Behavior of AMX RFID Tags and Readers Environmental Factors Non-Ideal Antenna Gain Antenna Elevation People and Objects Analysis Measured Data Conclusions Installation Connecting the ANT-RDR To a NetLinx Master Connecting Additional ANT-RDRs Wiring Guidelines Cable Types and Maximum Distances Pre-manufactured AXlink cable Power Distribution Calculating AXlink wiring distances 1. Assigning the ANT-RDR Device Address Page Anterus Configuration Manager Accessing the RFID Configuration Manager 1. 2. 3. Page 6. RFID Configuration Manager (Main page) RFID Configuration Manager Global Register Page Global Reader Configuration Options The top section of the Global Register page contains ANT-RDR configuration options (FIG.20): Configuration Pagessection on page 24) will override these global settings. set global defaults for all Readers and Tags in the Anterus system. Global Register page - Global Reader Configuration Options Page Anterus Tags Configuration Options Tag Configuration Options (Global Register page) Viewing Tag Details Reader Configuration Pages Reader Configuration Options The top section of this page provides configuration options for the selected ANT-RDR: Reader Configuration Page The lower section of this page provides configuration options for each Tag assigned to this Reader: Programming Anterus Duet Module - Overview Implementing the Anterus Duet Module 1. 2. 3. AxLink Programming Overview Send Commands Send Commands (Cont.) AXLink Channels AXLink Levels