UHF860 RFID Reader
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Single RS485 Installation procedure:
The procedure is same as RS232 communication
The difference is applying a RS485 cable to connect to PC.
1. Apply the bundled coaxial antenna cable to connect to ANT800 with it’s N end.
2. Then apply the other SMA end of the coaxial antenna cable to connect to one of
UHF860’s SMA antenna ports.
3. Do not power on unless you have secured and connected the power supply to
UHF Reader’s I/O Pins for VCC and GND communication.
4. Connect the end of +/- at RS485 cable to UHF860’s I/O Pin for RS485+/-.
5. Connect another end of UB485 converter cable to PC’s UBS port.
6. After UHF860 reader is powering up; the
Yellow
LED and
Green
LED will light on
then.
7. Next is to run the software called UHF Reader Utility to assign the available com
port.
8. Click on “Scan” button to detect UHF860 reader
9.
“Device found “
message will pop up on the screen, when the UHF860 reader is
detected.
10. Next click on “Auto mode” to kick off Tags reading
11. Adjust the UHF Tag to face the reading range within 5M and situate in front of
ANT800 (Antenna). You will see the EPC IDs displaying on UHF Reader Utility
screen and indicates which antenna is scanning them
Multiple RS485 communication
Please refer to the following illustration of connection to PC
