IDENTEC SOLUTIONS i-MARK 2, Installation And Hardware Manual

Page 1: ...i MARK 2 i MARK 3 System Description Installation and Hardware Manual ...

Page 2: ...e of or reliance on information presented herein or loss of profits or revenues or costs of replacement goods even if informed in advance of the possibility of such damages Trademarks IDENTEC SOLUTIONS Intelligent Long Range ILR and the stylized i are registered trademarks and i Q i D i B i CARD i PORT i LINKS Solutions It s in our name Smarten up your assets are trademarks of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS In...

Page 3: ...ce This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with...

Page 4: ...sons and the antenna The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population consult Safety Code 6 obtainable from Health Canada European Notification according R TTE Directive This equipment complies to Art 6 4 of R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC It is tested for compliance w...

Page 5: ...ntistatic ribbon and earth yourself permanently for the time you handle the unit Avoid unnecessary contact with the unit connectors and assemblies inside the unit Only open the unit if the operational settings as described in the manual expressly require this Use antistatic tools for the setting of the unit Warning Do not touch life threatening voltages with these tools Do not store unit and compo...

Page 6: ...14 3 3 3 Marker Field Test Tag 15 3 3 4 The i Q8L Tag Response Technology Reader Talks First 15 3 3 5 The i Q350L Tag 16 4 THE MARKER FUNCTIONS IN DETAIL 17 4 1 THE MARKER TAG AND THE INDUCTIVE LOOP 17 1 1 1 Marker tag appears in Position Marker s loop field 17 1 1 2 Marker tag remains in Position Marker s loop field 17 1 1 3 Marker tag leaves Position Marker s loop field 17 4 2 ABOUT TIMER VALUES...

Page 7: ...wer Supply 37 7 2 5 Mains Power Supply i MARK 2 only 37 7 2 6 The i BUS Connectors 39 7 2 7 Maximum Overall Cable Runs of i BUS 40 7 2 8 The External Marker Loop i MARK 3 only 40 8 INITIAL OPERATION 42 8 1 GENERAL 42 8 2 TOOLS REQUIRED 42 8 3 CONNECTING TO THE I MARK 2 3 FOR CONFIGURATION 42 8 4 ILR CONFIGURATION TOOL OVERVIEW 43 8 5 EXAMPLE CONFIGURATIONS 45 8 6 DETAILS ON SPECIFIC SETTINGS 47 8 ...

Page 8: ...9 5 FIRMWARE UPDATE 52 9 6 SPARE PARTS 52 9 6 1 Recommended spare parts stock 52 9 6 2 Preparing the spare parts 52 9 6 3 Examination and repair of exchanged parts 52 9 7 RETURNS 52 10 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 54 10 1 OPERATING DATA 54 10 2 ELECTRICAL DATA 54 10 3 MECHANICAL DATA 54 10 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 54 ...

Page 9: ...lead to dangerous situations due to condensation Therefore it must be ensured that the system can adjust itself to the warmer temperature Do not open the housing There is no need to open the housing in order to set any ILR unit No unit has any internal setting elements or displays All settings are performed using software via the Service Interface Earthing Before establishing any connections the h...

Page 10: ...sitive to ESD All components printed circuit boards and auxiliary systems should therefore always be classed as sensitive to electrostatic discharge Before opening the cover the unit should be placed onto an ESD protected surface As with all work on modern electronic modules the use of ESD clamps and ESD mats during work on the unit is recommended Sufficiently protect all printed circuit boards th...

Page 11: ...ls like cable antenna and data tag holder etc are available 2 2 Scope of This Document This document is the hardware description of both the i MARK 2 and i MARK3 This document is intended only for mechanical and electrical installation of this central units A general system description especially of the position marker technology can be found in the extra system description please see below 2 3 Re...

Page 12: ...figuration of the tags If using i Q350L tags refer to the ILR Tag Configuration Software Manual for configuration of the tags The i Q8L tag is a response tag and doesn t need to be configured 2 7 Bluetooth Module The Bluetooth module is optional when installed it enables Bluetooth devices to communicate with a position marker Note that the Bluetooth interface only allows communicating with the dev...

Page 13: ...rs There are several Position Markers of different design Their basic function is always the same The Position Marker operates an inductive loop and transmits its preconfigured ID every 20 ms The difference is that some Position Markers have a built in antenna e g compact unit i MARK 2 whose antenna loop has a fixed shape and can be adjusted in its 3D size On the other hand there are Position Mark...

Page 14: ...revious Position Marker ID MSB 3 previous Position Marker Timer LSB 4 previous Position Marker Timer MSB 5 new Position Marker ID LSB 6 new Position Marker ID MSB 7 new Position Marker Timer LSB 8 new Position Marker Timer MSB 9 RSSI of new Position Marker When a Beacon tag enters a Position Marker s inductive loop field it rapidly sends out an adjustable number of RF transmissions every 100 ms Th...

Page 15: ...he tag IDs and the bytes that carry the Position Marker loop information from the memory of several i Q8L tags These are the mapped memory addresses of the Position Marker information in an i Q data tag Address Type Description 0x0090 uint 16 bits Previous Position Marker ID LSB 0x0091 Previous Position Marker ID MSB 0x0092 uint 16 bits Time since this previous position had been left in steps of 1...

Page 16: ...sage contains the following data Byte Description 1 previous Position Marker ID LSB 2 previous Position Marker ID MSB 3 previous Position Marker Timer LSB 4 previous Position Marker Timer MSB 5 RSSI of old Position Marker 6 new Position Marker ID LSB 7 new Position Marker ID MSB 8 new Position Marker Timer LSB 9 new Position Marker Timer MSB 10 RSSI of new Position Marker The content of broadcast ...

Page 17: ...mer counts up every second 1 1 3 Marker tag leaves Position Marker s loop field When the tag finally leaves the current inductive loop then it does this Start new timer counts up every second Old timer remains counting up The tag decides to have left the loop field after he hasn t recognized the same Position ID for more than 1 sec This inhibit time avoids lost of previous Position information for...

Page 18: ...i MARK 2 i MARK 3 USER MANUAL VISIBILITY DELIVERED PAGE 18 OF 55 4 4 The Individual Loop ID The Loop ID Marker ID must be in the range from 1 65520 So 0 and numbers above 65520 are not allowed ...

Page 19: ...tion with i B2L tags using the ILR SDK ILR SDK i MARK 2 i MARK 3 i PORT MB i PORT MQ i B2L i Q8L ILR Gateway Software ILR Reader Module ILR Transponder Marker i PORT 4 B i B2 i Q32T i Q8 ILR SDK i MARK 2 i MARK 3 i PORT MQ i B2L i Q8L ILR Gateway Software ILR Reader Module ILR Transponder Marker i PORT 4 B i B2 i Q32T i Q8 i PORT MB i PORT 4 B ...

Page 20: ...on with i Q350L tags i SHARE i MARK 2 i MARK 3 i PORT MQ i B2L i Q8L ILR Gateway Software ILR Reader Module ILR Transponder Marker i PORT 4 B i B2 i Q32T i Q8 i PORT MB i PORT 4 B ILR SDK i MARK 2 i MARK 3 i Q350L ILR Gateway Software ILR Reader Module ILR Transponder Marker i PORT M 350 i SHARE i Q350 i PORT M 350 RTLS i Q350TL ...

Page 21: ...act Unit i MARK 2 The i MARK 2 is a Position Marker of a compact unit design So all the electronics as well as the inductive loop is comprised in one single casing 5 2 2 i MARK 3 Central unit i MARK 3 The i MARK 3 is a Position Marker central unit to operate an application specific external inductive loop ...

Page 22: ... 868 MHz for use in Europe and at 915 MHz for use in America 5 3 2 i Q8L Tag This active tag is particularly suited for Identification Tracking and Tracing Localization Temperature Monitoring Using ILR technology distances of up to 100 meters can be achieved with this tag An operation lifetime of up to 6 years at 600 128 bit readings per day can be expected due to the tag s minimal energy requirem...

Page 23: ...der about its current location ILR provides highly accurate real time data collection without human intervention in wireless applications such as identification tracking and tracing localization and temperature monitoring Using advanced UHF radio frequency technology i Q350TL tags transmit and receive data at distances of up to 250 m 820 feet In addition they can be configure to beacon data at a c...

Page 24: ... MARK 2 i MARK 3 USER MANUAL VISIBILITY DELIVERED PAGE 24 OF 55 5 3 4 Polarization of Tags Polarization is dependent on orientation and is rotation symmetrical Vertically Polarized Horizontally Polarized ...

Page 25: ...ength and information about the number of times the tag has been received by the reader The i PORT MB is compatible with the i B2 series tags 5 4 2 i Port MQ The i PORT MQ is a reader for the i Q series of ILR Response Tags Built into a compact plastic housing the i PORT MQ receives transmissions from the i Q tags at distances of up to 100 meters 300 ft Connection to the host system is established...

Page 26: ...le has the benefit of bridging the long distances between the data processing location and where the data is captured The real time field strength measurement feature integrated in all readers allows for localization of tags The software in the i PORT 4 contains a variety of features such as Communication with all i B2L ILR tags Communication to the Host System via Ethernet and GPRS Connection of ...

Page 27: ...e i Q350 tags at distances up to 250 meters 820 ft Connection to the host system is established via a RS422 Ethernet or WLAN interface resulting in the capability to connect up to 8 readers in a Daisy Chain using commercially available CAT 5 cables and connectors A simple master slave protocol enables data exchange Not only does the protocol contain the data received from the tag but it can also p...

Page 28: ...ng is required which facilitates installation and maintenance 5 5 1 Elliptical Polarized Antennas Because of the wide apex angle 120º a large read zone is achieved which is desirable when a large quantity of tags need to be read at one time or when tags moving at great speeds need to be interrogated Since the polarization is elliptical orientation of the tag relative to the antenna is not importan...

Page 29: ...zones Depending on the direction of mounting the antenna s field is either vertically or horizontally polarized requiring the tag to have the same orientation Because of the greater gain longer read ranges can be achieved with this antenna compared to the elliptical polarized type above Orientation Diagrams Linear polarized antenna Elevation Azimuth Vertical Polarization Horizontal Polarization An...

Page 30: ...imes voluntarily or stored for retrieval via an ILR reader at a later point in time Every loop ID number will only be stored once at the time of peak signal Time resolution is one second The sequence of tagged items passing at a higher speed can be determined by the sequence in which the IDs are stored in the tag s memory Due to the simplicity of limiting the borders of the low frequency inductive...

Page 31: ...ur recommendations please contact IDENTECs technical support for consultancy prior to planning or installing 6 4 Installation A 5 mm to 8 mm to wide and 30 mm to 50 mm 1 to 2 deep groove must be cut into the surface to facilitate loop installation The corners should be cut at 45 to alleviate excessive loads due to traffic and thermal expansion Please refer to drawing below Insulated stranded coppe...

Page 32: ...om any metallic objects must be maintained to reduce effects on the inductive field Note reinforced concrete has high metal content If position markers cannot be synchronized care must be taken to avoid cross talk between loops The minimum distance between individual loops is therefore 1 5 m 4 ft however a distance of 2 m 6 ft is recommended Important Note In case it is needed to deviate from our ...

Page 33: ...F THE I MARK 7 1 Mechanical Installation 7 1 1 i MARK 2 All dimensions in mm The i MARK 2 is designed to operate outdoors Nevertheless it must be mounted in the orientation shown above with the cable inlets facing to the ground to protect dust and moisture from entering the housing ...

Page 34: ...tic washers and pegs These are intended to mount the device to a concrete wall Drill holes of 8 mm diameter for the pegs Always use the plastic washers These are intended as gaskets against moisture When mounting to other surfaces use appropriate mounting material Use at least 2 screws to mount the i MARK 2 Plastic washers ...

Page 35: ...tective casing the i MARK 3 must be mounted in the orientation shown above with the cable inlets facing to the ground to protect dust and moisture from entering the housing The i MARK 3 is delivered with a set of 2 screws with plastic washers and pegs These are intended to mount the device to a concrete wall Drill holes of 8 mm diameter for the pegs When mounting to other surfaces use appropriate ...

Page 36: ... be used for all signal cabling and the DC power supply Only then is the required EMC achieved The device uses RS422 levels on its RX and TX Pins although Ethernet jack plugs mechanically fit the device is not Ethernet compatible Industry standard cat 5 straight patch cables can be used to daisy chain the devices Glossary SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage Protective measure against dangerous body curr...

Page 37: ...e compact unit i MARK 2 is available with an internal power supply to operate at a mains voltage of 100 240 VAC Europe only Important Safety Note Mounting of the mains wiring must be done by skilled staff In order to connect the mains wiring the front cover needs to be removed Keep the dismantled part of the mains wiring as short as possible Keep the yellow green wire protective earth PE 2 cm long...

Page 38: ...rminal This shall protect loose wires leading hazardous voltage from touching other parts in the casing A cable strap can be used for this purpose Plug the screw terminal into the connector on the PCB Now gently pull back the mains wiring until there is no strain to the plug connection Keep the mains wiring cable length inside the casing as short as possible Finally fasten the cable gland tightly ...

Page 39: ...lug Pin To Master To Slave T568B color Description 1 RxD TxD White orange 2 RxD TxD Orange 3 TxD RxD White Green 4 V 10 30V V 10 30V Blue Power supply for i PORTs over bus 5 V 10 30V V 10 30V White Blue Power supply for i PORTs over bus 6 TxD RxD Green 7 GND GND White Brown Power supply for i PORTs over bus 8 GND GND Brown Power supply for i PORTs over bus As the TxD RxD crossing is done by the pi...

Page 40: ... the wiring also needs to be taken into account The following table gives a recommendation of the overall length of an i BUS with i PORTs powered over the i BUS This table is valid for Cat5 cabling with gauge diameters of AWG24 The maximum distance between any two units i MARK types and i PORT types is limited to 300 m approx 1000 ft of i PORTs Length m ft Remark 1 300 1000 One 24V 2 600 2000 One ...

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Page 42: ...ttings are performed using software via the service interface 8 2 Tools required Service PC running Microsoft Windows or compatible Mobile PC or handheld running Windows Mobile CE ILR Configuration Tool software USB to RS422 Converter order code 292 771 8 3 Connecting to the i MARK 2 3 for configuration i BUS to Master Up to 8 bus units i BUS to Slave USB i MARK i MARK i MARK Converter USB RS422 S...

Page 43: ...t be in the range from 1 65520 So 0 and numbers above 65520 are not allowed Devices found on the i BUS are listed here Version Information on the currently selected device Set Master Mode only for the first device on the i BUS Diagnostic Information on the currently selected device Use Select deselect all slots to quickly come close to your desired setting ...

Page 44: ... i BUS Use either the menu entry or the button in the tool bar In this example there is one i MARK discovered on the i BUS Disconnect After Configuration After storing a configuration with Apply you should disconnect the i MARK using the either the menu entry or the button Disconnect Port in the tool bar This frees up the COM port ...

Page 45: ...n them The standard setting will be Adjust the size of the inductive loop field with the loop current Give every i MARK a unique Loop ID Leave Operation mode to Continuous Set transmission slots unique for each loop in proximity Set only the first device on the i BUS to Master Mode The example shows a setting for 2 adjacent marker loops This i MARK is set to use only the odd slot numbers The secon...

Page 46: ...Tags remain in the marker loop field The standard setting will be Adjust the size of the inductive loop field with the loop current Give every i MARK a unique Loop ID Leave Operation mode to Continuous Set a cycle delay Enable Jitter Select several or all slots Active loop 1 Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Active loop 2 Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1...

Page 47: ...ode it will send its marker ID only when instructed by the host 8 6 2 Synchronization Slave master Note By standard slave mode is the factory setting One of the i MARKs will be set as master on site all others remain slaves The recommended configuration is to have a host present on the RS422 bus This would allow retrieving devices status information and detecting any device failure in real time In...

Page 48: ...ram on a regular interval Default configuration is that a device sends in each of the 12 slots The time is divided in 12 slots of 20 milliseconds each plus a pause of 10 ms So a complete cycle of 12 slots has a total duration of 250 milliseconds For each position marker the application must define in which slot the device will transmit the LF telegram making sure that the devices will not disturb ...

Page 49: ...tematically checked The installation check can be divided into three sections Visual test Basic operational check Detailed operational check If the basic check of the operational behavior is to be carried out using a portable PC a final check via the intended user control system should also be carried out 8 8 Status Display LEDs LOOP This LED lights green during sending a LF telegram about 20 ms I...

Page 50: ...e marker tries to control the output signal in a way that the preset current is measured during LF transmission This adjustment is only done once if the loop current is changed by the user During normal operation the loop current is observed every telegram If then the loop current is 20 out of range the error condition will set The LOOP LED lights up orange Loop short circuited Loop current exceed...

Page 51: ...egular checking of all ports and cables belonging to the system is recommended Unstable connections could lead to damage and malfunctions of the system and therefore should be repaired as soon as possible A Brief Checklist Are all casing intact Are all cables intact Are all connectors intact Are all connectors securely fastened Are all screws still tight Is there suddenly a malfunction at a specif...

Page 52: ... there are various settings of the communication parameters In order to keep the down times short it is recommended to set these parameters before the component is entered into the spare part stock system In most cases all units within an identification system are used in the same way so that only one setting is required 9 6 3 Examination and repair of exchanged parts The data tags and compact com...

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Page 54: ...tile EEPROM memory Status display 4 bicolor LEDs Run Loop Bus Error Features Programming of Loop ID Setting of loop current range Loop diagnosis 10 2 Electrical Data i MARK 2 i MARK 3 Supply voltage 10 to 30 VDC or 100 to 240 VAC internal PSU Europe only 10 to 30 VDC Cable feed 1 M16 feed through 2 cable spouts i BUS opt 2 M16 feed through Host interface i BUS RS422 daisy chain of up to 16 units B...

Page 55: ...i MARK 2 i MARK 3 USER MANUAL VISIBILITY DELIVERED PAGE 55 OF 55 Storage temperature 40 C to 80 C 40 F to 176 F Humidity Up to 90 non condensing ...