TransCore 05683 User Manual

Installing the Antenna Multiplexer

To install the EPCglobal Reader Module on the Encompass
Reader

1. Install the antenna multiplexer assembly on the Encompass

reader housing using the four standoffs provided (Figure 1).
Secure the module to the reader housing using the Phillips
screws provided with the kit.

2. Connect the antenna multiplexer to the external digital

input/output (I/O) port on the Encompass reader (Figure 1
and Figure 3).

Figure 3. Antenna Multiplexer-to-Digital I/O Wiring Diagram

Table 1 lists the cable terminations for the DB9 connector-to- I/O
terminal block.

Figure 1. Encompass Multiprotocol Reader Showing

EPCglobal Reader Module and Reader and
Antenna Multiplexers

Table 1. Antenna Multiplexer-to-Encompass Reader I/O Block

DB9 Pin

I/O Pin

1 NC

6 1

2 4

7 3

3 NC

8 NC

4 NC

9 NC

5 2

Figure 2. EPC Module-to-Encompass Reader Wiring Diagram