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Table of Contents
- 1 Required Supplies for Installing Check Tag Assembly
- 2 Mounting and Connecting the Check Tag Assembly
- 3 Required Supplies for Installing Check Tag Antenna
- 4 Assembling the Check Tag Antenna
- 5 Installing the Check Tag Antenna with UTA
- 6 To Install the Check Tag Antenna on the UTA Radome
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This document describes how to install and connect the check tag and antenna
assembly for Encompass® 5 and Encompass 6 Readers.
Required Supplies for Installing Check Tag Assembly
Before proceeding, make sure you have the check tag accessory kit (TransCore P/N 13-6000-001).
Table 1
lists the parts included in the kit.
Note: The 8-decibel inline attenuator supplied with the check tag assembly kit should
be adequate for most applications; however, the attenuator value may need to be
adjusted depending on a customer's reader and system configuration.
If you plan to use a check tag and antenna multiplexer on the same Encompass reader,
you must use a different data cable (TransCore P/N 08315-01) to connect the two option
assemblies to the Encompass reader DB9 port.
Check Tag and
Antenna Assembly
Installation Instructions
Table 1 Check Tag Accessory Kit
Quantity
1
Check tag assembly
1
Check tag antenna assembly (Refer to Table 2)
1
DB9 ribbon cable assembly
4
#6-32 x 3/8 inch stand-off
4
#6-32 x 1/4 inch Phillips screw
2
3/4 inch round spacer
1
Coaxial inline attenuator, 8-dB, 1 watt, SMA
1
RF cable assembly
Description
16-6000-004 Rev B 11/19
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Summary of Contents for TransCore Encompass 5
- Page 1 If you plan to use a check tag and antenna multiplexer on the same Encompass reader, you must use a different data cable (TransCore P/N 08315-01) to connect the two option assemblies to the Encompass reader DB9 port.
- Page 2 Check Tag and Antenna Assembly You will need the following additional equipment and tools to install the check tag assembly. • 50-ohm coaxial cable from check tag to check tag antenna (no more than 3 decibel (dB) loss in cable). Note: Use the same type of coaxial cable used to connect an RF antenna to an Encompass Multiprotocol Reader.
- Page 3 Installation Instructions Caution When using an enclosure that is not supplied by TransCore, to prevent damage to the SMA connectors, TransCore strongly recommends that you provide a strain-relief bracket or other means of securing the antenna coaxial cable that terminates at the RF cable assembly.
- Page 4 Check Tag and Antenna Assembly Assembling the Check Tag Antenna To assemble the check tag antenna and base Insert whip antenna into collar (Figure 2). Caution Ensure the whip antenna is fully seated in the collar. Figure 2 Whip Antenna Inserted into Collar 2.
- Page 5 Installation Instructions Figure 4 Mounting Location for Check Tag Antenna To install the check tag antenna on the UTA radome At the end where the check tag antenna will be mounted, place a short spacer (1/ 4 inch) between the check tag antenna bracket and UTA radome.
- Page 6 Check Tag and Antenna Assembly 2. Tighten the nuts with a torque wrench to 50 ft-lb (68 N-m). 3. Slide the shrink-tubing over the check tag antenna cable and use heat to shrink it. To install the check tag antenna on the mounting pipe next to the UTA Place the check tag antenna along the mounting pipe and insert a U-bolt around the pole and through the mounting bracket.
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