Ja ALIEN TECHNOLOGY ALR-9930-ADEV ALR-9932-ADEV 8101943-000 Revision C QUICK START GUIDE COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The contents of this document are the property of Alien Technology Corporation and are copyrighted. All rights reserved. Any reproduction, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. For additional copies if this document please contact:
Alien Technology Corporation 18220 Butterfield Blvd. Morgan Hill, CA 95037 www.alientechnology.com The information contained herein has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Alien Technology Corporation reserves the right to make changes without prior notice. This document is not covered by any warranty either expressed or implied. Any correction, comments, or additions to the contents of this document should be directed to Alien Technology Corporation at the above address. Copyright 2002 Alien Technology Corporation. Printed in USA. NanoBlock and FSA are registered trademarks of Alien Technology Corporation. Alien Technology is a trademark of Alien Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. FCC COMPLIANCE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for 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 instruction manual, may cause harmful interference with radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Any change or modification to this product voids the users authority to operate per FCC Part 15 Subpart A Section 15.21 regulations. CAUTION Reader antennas should be positioned so that personnel in the area for prolonged periods may safely remain at least 23 cm (9 in) in an uncontrolled environment from the antennas surface. See FCC OET Bulletin 56 Hazards of radio frequency and electromagnetic fields and Bulletin 65 Human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields. QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Alien Technology Quick Start Guide ARL-9930/32-ADEV Developers Kit Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 PART IDENTIFICATION .........................................................................................................4 CHAPTER 2 READER HOOK UP................................................................................................................6 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................................................8 CHAPTER 4 POWERING UNIT .................................................................................................................13 CHAPTER 5 OEM INTERFACE BOARD...................................................................................................14 CHAPTER 6 ALR-9930 JUMPER SETTINGS...........................................................................................16 CHAPTER 7 ALR-9932 JUMPER SETTINGS...........................................................................................17 QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology iii CHAPTER 1 Part Identification Part Part Number Description Quantity 0500118-001 ARL-9930/32-
ADEV OEM Reader Engine 0500125-001 915 MHz Circular Antenna 1300011-
0010 Software CD 6800012-001 6 Volt Power Supply 0800028-001 RS-232 Cable 1 1 1 1 1 0500111-001 Variety of Sample Tags 1 Bag QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 4 3600070-001 TNC to MMCX Adaptor 8101943-000 Quick Start Guide 8101932-000 Reader Engine Integration, ALR-9930-A Part Identification Table 1 1 1 Identify and locate all components before proceeding to the reader hookup section. If any parts are missing or damaged please contact Alien Technology at:
Alien Technology Corporation 18220 Butterfield Blvd. Morgan Hill, CA 95037 www.alientechnology.com QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 5 CHAPTER 2 Reader Hook up CAUTION! Power should be applied to the Reader Engine last. STEP 1: Install the adaptor to the antenna cable as shown in figure 1. Circular Antenna 0500125-001 TNC to MMCX Adaptor 3600070-001 Figure 1. STEP 2: Plug the Circular Antenna into the OEM Reader Engine and the RS-232 Cable into the OEM Interface Board as shown in figure 2. RS-232 Cable 0800028-001 Circular Antenna cable with adaptors. 0500116-001 Figure 2. QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 6 STEP 3: Plug the free end of the RS-232 cable into the host computer. Figure 3 - Typical Bench Test Setup CAUTION: Reader should be positioned so that personnel in the area for prolonged periods may safely remain at least 23 cm (9 in) in an uncontrolled environment from the antennas surface. See FCC OET Bulletin 56 Hazards of radio frequency and electromagnetic fields and Bulletin 65 Human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 7 CHAPTER 3 Software Installation Step 1. Quit all applications/programs currently running on your PC (except Windows Explorer). Step 2. Make sure your monitor is set to display at least 256 colors. Color settings can be found under: My Computer / Control Panel / Display / Display Properties / Settings / Color Palette STEP 3. Place the Alien CD in your CD drive. It will auto-run and present you with the following screen. QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 8 STEP 4. Click on the Install Demonstration Software label to start the installation process. The installation wizard (below) will appear. STEP 5. Click on the Next button. This will popup a dialog box asking where to install the software. The default location is set to C:\Program Files\Alien RFID Gateway. This can be changed but it is recommended to keep this setting. Click the Next button to move to the next screen. QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 9 STEP 6. The next screen asks where to place a shortcut to the software in the Windows Start Menu. Click Next to use the default settings, which will create an Alien RFID Gateway shortcut in the Programs sub-menu of the Windows Start Menu. STEP 7. Click Next to move on to the Desktop Icon screen. This screen asks whether or not to create a shortcut icon to the Alien RFID Gateway and to place this shortcut on the desktop. The default setting it to go ahead and create the shortcut. Click Next to move to the next screen. QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 10 STEP 8. The screen entitled Ready To Install shows the complete set of installation options that have been chosen. Click the Install button if all options are acceptable. STEP 9. The software will now proceed with the installation. Progress is shown by the window below. QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 11 STEP 10. When the Alien RFID Gateway installation has finished the following screen will appear. Click Finish to dismiss the window and exit the installation procedure. The software installation process is complete. Remove the software CD from the CD drive and store it for future use. QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 12 CHAPTER 4 Powering Unit Plug the Power Supply into the OEM Interface Board as shown in figure 3. Power Supply 6800012-001 Figure 4. Your OEM Reader Engine is now ready for use. Please refer to the Alien RFID Reader Engine Integration guide for instructions on the use of the unit. QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 13 TP14 TP13 TP10 CHAPTER 5 OEM Interface board Pin location and test point identification is shown in figure 4. The definitions of the pin functions are shown in tables 1 and 2. TP8 Pin 6 Pin 5 Pin 4 Pin 3 Pin 2 Pin 1 TP5 TP1 TP11 TP3 TP7 TP9 TP6 TB1 Figure 5. QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 14 Pin definition for TB1. Pin Number Function 1 2 3 4 5 6 General Purpose I/O #3 General Purpose I/O #2 General Purpose I/O #1 General Purpose I/O #0
+5V Ground Table 1. Test point definitions. Reference Designator TP1 TP2 TP5 TP6 TP7 TP8 TP9 TP10 TP11 TP13 Function
+VDC 5 TO 6 Volts Ground Reserved Not Connected General Purpose I/O #3 General Purpose I/O #2 General Purpose I/O #1 General Purpose I/O #0 In-phase raw receive signal
(Not normally used by OEMs) Quadrature raw receive signal
(Not normally used by OEMs) Serial Receive (from host to module)(TTL or RS-232)(PC connecting RS-232 to DB-9 pin 3 or to DB25 pin 2) QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 15 TP14 Serial Receive (from host to module)(TTL or RS-232)(PC connecting RS-232 to DB-9 pin 2 or to DB25 pin 3) Table 2. CHAPTER 6 ALR-9930 JUMPER SETTINGS For use with the TTL Version of the OEM reader engine the jumper shunts should be installed as shown in figure 6. JUMPER SHUNTS ARE INSTALLED FROM PIN 2 TO PIN 3 ON JP1-JP4. Figure 6. Figure 6. QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 16 JUMPER SETTINGS For use with the RS_232 Version of the OEM reader engine the jumper shunts should be installed as shown in figure 7. JUMPER SHUNTS ARE INSTALLED FROM PIN 1 TO PIN 2 ON JP1-JP4. Figure 7. QUICK START ARL-9930/32-ADEV DEVELOPERS KIT GUIDE DOC # 8101943-000 Rev C 2002, 2003 Alien Technology 17