Sato Vicinity Pty Ltd MARS-1 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1.Introduction

  7
  • 1.1Regulation and Standards

    7
  • 1.2Warranty

    8
  • 1.3Limitation of Liability

    8
  • 1.4Changes in Product Family, Specifications and User Manuals/Guides

    8
  • 1.5Copyrights and Copy Permission

    8
  • 1.6Meaning of Alert Symbols and Signal Words

    9
  • 1.7Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations

    10
• 2.Product Overview

  12
  • 2.1MARS-1

    12
  • 2.2MARS-2

    12
  • 2.3MARS-4

    13
  • 2.4MARS-6

    13
• 3.Before you begin

  14
  • 3.1Unpacking and Inspection

    14
  • 3.2Installation Environment

    16
  • 3.3Recommended System Requirements

    16
  • 3.4Installation Requirements

    17
  • 3.5Antenna Maintenance (Tuning)

    20
  • 3.6Working with Tags

    22
  • 3.7Tag-to-Antenna Orientation

    24
• 4.Installation

  25
  • 4.1Hardware Installation

    26
    • 4.1.1Connecting to a power supply

      27
    • 4.1.2Connecting a Reader to a Computer using USB

      28
    • 4.1.3Connecting a Reader to a Computer using Ethernet

      28
    • 4.1.4Connecting Multiple Readers to a local network

      29
    • 4.1.5Connecting External Antennas

      29
    • 4.1.6Antenna Matching, Tuning and Testing

      30
  • 4.2ReaderManager Software Installation

    31
    • 4.2.1Installation and Functionality Test

      31
  • 4.3Connecting to a Reader using ReaderManager

    32
    • 4.3.1Connecting to a Reader via USB for the first time

      36
    • 4.3.2Upgrading software

      38
  • 4.4Communication Test

    39
• 5. Reporting a Problem

  40
  • 5.1Troubleshooting

    42
  • 5.2Service Form

    44
• 6.Contact Us

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• 7.Revision History

  46
• 8.Appendix

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  • 8.1Specification

    47
  • 8.2External Antenna Types

    48
  • 8.3Reader-Tag Compatibility

    50
  • 8.4Maximum Read-Write Distance

    51