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Buen manual de instrucciones

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Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de AMX Anterus no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de AMX Anterus y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico AMX en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de AMX Anterus, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

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    Operation/Reference Guide Control System Accessories Anterus ™ RFID Solution ANT-RDR Reader ANT-BDG Badge ANT-TAG Device/Asset Tag Last Updated: 10/22/200 8[...]

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    AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer This Limited W arranty and Disclaimer extends only to products purchased directly from AMX or an AMX Authorized Partn er which include AMX Dealers, Distributors, VIP’s or other AMX authorized entity . AMX warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use for three (3) ye a[...]

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    Table of Contents i Anterus RFID Solution Table of Contents Anterus™ RFID Solution ........... .......................................................................... 1 Overview .............................. ......................... ................... .................... .................... 1 ANT-RDR RFID Reader ..........................[...]

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    ii Anterus RFID Solution Table of Contents Anterus Configuration Manager ......... ............................................... ............... 15 Overview ........... .................... ......................... ................... .................... ................. 15 Accessing the RFID Configuration Manager .............................[...]

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    Anterus™ RFID Solution 1 Anterus RFID Solution Anterus ™ RFID Solution Overview The Anterus™ RFID Solution provides a Radio Fr equency IDentification (RFID) solution from AMX that extends the capabilities of the integrated A/V or control system. Anterus pro vides the ability to monitor devices for asset control, as well as to defi ne control [...]

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    Anterus™ RFID Solution 2 Anterus RFID Solution ANT-RDR RFID Reader The ANT -RDR (FG5172) connects to the NetLinx controller to initiate system events whene ver an ANT - T A G D evice/Asset tag, or ANT -BDG ID badge passes into its zone (FIG. 2).  The ANT -RDR communicates with the NetLinx Master via AXLink, which supports up to 255 devices on [...]

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    Anterus™ RFID Solution 3 Anterus RFID Solution ANT-RDR Prod uct Specific ations The following table pro vides product specifications for the ANT -RDR Reader: ANT-RDR Mounting/Installation The ANT -RDR can be DIN-Rail mo unted using the (optional) AC-DIN-EXTR DIN Rail Mounting Bracket (FG532-05). Refer to the documentation included with the A C-DI[...]

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    Anterus™ RFID Solution 4 Anterus RFID Solution Anterus RFID Tags The two types of RFID T ags ( ANT -T A G , and ANT -BDG ) a re described in the following subsections: RFID Tags - Internal Battery An internal lithium battery powers the Anterus RFID T ags. Each RFID T ag will, for the duration of its life, transmit a Radio Frequency (RF) signal at[...]

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    Anterus™ RFID Solution 5 Anterus RFID Solution ANT-TAG Device/Asset Tag The ANT -T A G Device/Asset T ag (FG5172-01) attaches to devices to identify and track loca tion, and trigger system e vents (FIG. 4). . Attach the ANT -T A G to a stationary or mobile asset to monitor the location of the asset. A tagged asset may be a non-controllable object[...]

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    Anterus™ RFID Solution 6 Anterus RFID Solution ANT-TAG Moun ting/Installation ANT -T A G T ags can be mounted on a variety of non-metallic items. Where permanent f ixing is required, VHB double-sided tape is used ( L-T A400 ). ANT-TAG Antenna Orientation For optimal RF reception, the tags should be mounted in the same orientation as the antenna u[...]

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    Anterus™ RFID Solution 7 Anterus RFID Solution ANT-BDG Product Spec ifications ANT-BDG Mounting/Installation ANT -BDG T ags can be mounted on a variety of ite ms. Where permanent fixing is required VHB double- sided tape is used (Product number L-T A200); otherwis e, the tags may be worn on a necklace or clipped to clothing. If you will be fixing[...]

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    Anterus™ RFID Solution 8 Anterus RFID Solution Signal Strength Behavior of AMX RFID Tags and Readers The AMX RFID system tracks assets and personnel by measuring the strength of the RF signal rec ei ved from a periodically transmitting badge or tag. Ever y reader within communication range measures the signal strength and reports it to the master[...]

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    Anterus™ RFID Solution 9 Anterus RFID Solution People and Objects When radio signals pass through materials other than air their strength is typically reduced more than passing through the same distance in air . The amount of additional decrease depends on the type of material. The loss through most dry non-metallic materia ls is only moderate. L[...]

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    Anterus™ RFID Solution 10 Anterus RFID Solution Conclusions T wo basic conclusions can be ma de from examining FIG. 9: First, a very strong signal implies the person or object is very close to the reader . This is simply due to the fact that it is impossible to recei ve a strong signal from far aw ay . Second, a tag with a weak signal is likely t[...]

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    Installation 11 Anterus RFID Solution Installation Overview Installation and configuration of the Anterus solution includes connecting the ANT -RDR Reader to the NetLinx Master via AxLink, and using the ANT -RDR’ s built-in web interface to name each RFID tag, and specify communications and security settings. Connecting the ANT-RDR To a NetLinx M[...]

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    Installation 12 Anterus RFID Solution Wiring Guidelin es The interface requires a 12 VDC power to operate properly . The interface uses a PSN2.8 po wer supply . The Central Controller supplies power via the AXlink cable or external 12 VDC power supply . The maximum wiring distance between the Central C ontroller and interface is determined by po we[...]

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    Installation 13 Anterus RFID Solution T o calculate the AXlink wiring distance formula for data an d power: 1. <T otal current consumption of all device's on AXlink cable> *<wire resistance per foot> * 2 = <voltage drop per foot>. See tables belo w for the Wi re Resistance/F oot values. 2. <Power supply v olta ge> - 12 [...]

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    Installation 14 Anterus RFID Solution[...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 15 Anterus RFID Solution Anterus Configuration Manager Overview The Anterus Duet Module interfaces ANT -RDR Readers with NetLinx controllers, and adds the Anterus Configuration Manager to the NetLinx Master’ s built-in web console. The Anterus Configuration Manager allows you to conf igure the Reader and all T ags in[...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 16 Anterus RFID Solution 4. Click the System button to access the Manage System page. The initial view is of the Manage System tab (FIG. 15). 5. Open the Manage De vices tab (FIG. 16). FIG. 15 Manage System page - Manage System tab FIG. 16 Manage System page - Manage Devices tab[...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 17 Anterus RFID Solution 6. Under Device Configur ation P ages , click on RF ID , then select AMX Anterus (FIG. 17). This opens the RFID Conf iguration Manager (Main page). RFID Configuration Manager (Main page) The first web configuration page to be displayed when the ANT -RDR W eb Console is accessed is the RFID Conf[...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 18 Anterus RFID Solution This page provides basic information on the entire Anterus System (in the Global Settings ro w), as well as for each ANT -RDR connected to the NetLinx Master: RFID Configuration Manager •N a m e Displays the Name assigned to each ANT -RDR. Reader Names can be changed, via the Reader Configura[...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 19 Anterus RFID Solution Global Register Page Click the Conf igure icon in the Global Settings ro w (at the top of the RFID Conf igurati on Mana ger page - see FIG. 18) to access the Global Re gister page shown in FIG. 19: The options on the Global Register page allo w you to view/edit global RFID Reader settings, and [...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 20 Anterus RFID Solution Global Reader Con figuration Optio ns The top section of the Global Re gister page contains ANT -RDR configuration options (FIG. 20):  These options apply to ALL ANT -RDR Readers in the system. Use the options in this page to set global defaults for all Readers and T ags in the Anterus syste[...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 21 Anterus RFID Solution Adding a Tag to the System 1. Click the Add T ag b utton in the bottom-left corner of the Global Re gister page (FIG. 21) to add a ne w RFID T ag to the system. This in vokes a set of fields for the ne w T ag at the bottom of the page (FIG. 22): 2. Enter a T ag ID . 3. Enter a T ag Name . 4. En[...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 22 Anterus RFID Solution Anterus Tags Configuration Opt ions The lower section of the Global Re gister page contains T ag configuration options. There is a separate entry for each T ag in the Anterus system (FIG. 20): FIG. 23 Tag Configuration Options (Global Register page) Tag Configuration Options (Global Regist er p[...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 23 Anterus RFID Solution Viewing Tag Details Click on the Details icon for an y T ag to in vok e a popup windo w containing details for that T ag (FIG. 24): The T ag Details popup displays various data about the selected T ag.  The title bar of the popu p window indicates the T ag Name, T ag ID , and the T ag’ s c[...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 24 Anterus RFID Solution Reader Configuration Pages Click the Configur e icon for any Reader in the RFID Configuration Manag er page - see FIG. 18 on page 17) to access the Reader Configuration page sho wn in FIG. 25: FIG. 25 Reader Configuration Page (with "Reader 205" selected) The Reader configuration o pt[...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 25 Anterus RFID Solution Reader Configu ration Opti ons The top section of this page provides configura tion options for the selected A NT -RDR: FIG. 26 Reader Configuration Options Reader Configuration Page • Reader ID: Indicates the Device ID for the selected ANT -RDR, as specified via the • Read er Address: Indi[...]

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    Anterus Configuration Manager 26 Anterus RFID Solution The lower section of this page provides conf igu ration options for each T ag assigned to this Reader: Tag Configuration Options (R eader Configuration Page) • T a g ID: Indicates the T ag ID assigned to each T ag ( display-only). • Name: Use this field to assign a friendly name to each T a[...]

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    Programming 27 Anterus RF ID Solutio n Programming Anterus Duet Module - Overview The COMM module transla tes between the stand ard in terface described belo w and the device protocol. It parses the buf fer for responses from the device, sends strings to control the de vice, and receives commands from the UI module or telnet sessions. Refer to the [...]

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    Programming 28 Anterus RFID Solution DEFINE_EVENT DATA_EVENT[vdvAnterus] { ONLINE: { SEND_COMMAND vdvAnterus,'PROPERTY-Identifiers,97;98;99' SEND_COMMAND vdvAnterus,'REINIT' } } Port Mapping This module uses a si ngle virtual de vice: Channels The channels supported by the COMM module are listed be lo w . These channels are a ss[...]

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    Programming 29 Anterus RF ID Solutio n Send Commands (Cont.) ?AP Auto Poll T ime The T ags actively transmit, and the Reader picks them up and stores them into an event cue. "Auto poll" tells the Reader how often to read the cue. The ANT -RDR device will enable its auto poll feature when Channel 139 is ON and disable the auto poll feature[...]

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    Programming 30 Anterus RFID Solution AXLink Channels Whenev er communications with a Master is established, the Master assu mes the ANT -RDR is at the default channel status. Default channel status assumed by the Master is all Channels are OFF . Howev er , the ANT -RDR may not be in this default state and needs to inform the Master by sending an up[...]

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    Programming 31 Anterus RF ID Solutio n AXLink Levels Lev els are a means of applying a v alue to a physical element on the de vice. The ANT -RDR supports 8-bit le vels only with v alues from 0-255 to represent RSSI v alues. When a de vice comes ONLINE, the Master assumes the de vice is at the default le vel sta tus with all lev els set to 0. Ho wev[...]

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    Programming 33 Anterus RFID Solution[...]

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    10/08 © 2008 AM X. All rights reserved. AMX and the AMX logo are regist ered trademarks of AMX. AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without noti ce at any time. It’s Your World - Take Con trol™ 3000 RESEARCH DRIVE, RICHARDSON, TX 75082 USA • 800.222.0193 • 469.624.8000 • 469-624-7153 fax • 800.932.6993 technical support • [...]