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Contents
InstallingtheTagExciter ........................................................................................................................... 1
DetermineBestLocation ...................................................................................................................... 1
UsingTagExciterstoDetermineDirectionofTravelandRoomDiscrimination .................................. 5
ConnectingtheTagExciter ....................................................................................................................... 8
TagExciterInputs,Outputs,Indicators................................................................................................. 8
TagExciterPowerConnections............................................................................................................. 9
EnsuringCompliancewithRFIRulesandRegulations .......................................................................... 9
UsingtheTEDisable(DoorIn) ............................................................................................................10
TuningtheTagExciter............................................................................................................................. 11
UserInterface .....................................................................................................................................11
UserInterfaceMenuNavigation.........................................................................................................12
SettingtheProperTEFieldSize ..........................................................................................................14
SettingtheTagExciterID....................................................................................................................15
SettingtheRFSensitivity .................................................................................................................... 16
SettingtheModes...............................................................................................................................16
ReadingtheErrorCodes .....................................................................................................................17
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InstallingtheTagExciter
TagExcitershavethreemainfunctions.Theyareusedtotriggeranalarmatanegresspoint,pin
pointatag’slocation,and/orprovideareferencepointforwhenthetagchangesfloorsviaa
stairwellorelevator.TheTagExcitertransmitsa125KHzlowfrequencysignal(field)thatis
detectedbytheRFIDtag.DetectionrangeoftheTagExciterisadjustablefromtwoto18feet.
ThissectiondescribesthetwostepstoinstallingtheTagExciter:
Determinethebestlocation
Installdevice.
DetermineBestLocation
ThelocationoftheTagExciteriscriticaltotheproperoperationofthesystem.Anincorrectly
placedtagexcitermaycausenuisancealarmsfromnearbyareaswheretagsarenormallypresent,
orfailtodetectatagwhenexitingthroughadoorway.
NOTE:Only2TEsmaybeassociatedwithaTRCintheArgussoftwareorwithan
AtGuardControllerwhenconfiguringagate.
TheTagExciterfieldcanbevisualizedasalargespherewiththetagexciterinthecentreofthe
sphere.AstheTagExciterlevelisincreased,sodoesthesizeofthesphere.Thesphereranges
from2to19feetindiameteraccordingtothesetting.
Whenatagenterstheexciterfield,theTagExciterfieldisdetectedbythetagandeventsare
generatedbythisaction.Aneventmaybeanexitwarningoralarm.
FornetworkedapplicationsaTagExcitermaybeusedfortransitioningatagfromtheprevious
floorplantothepresentfloorplanwhenmovingverticallythroughabuilding,ortriggeracustom
eventsuchasdirectionoftravel(using2ormoretagexciters).Itshouldbeplacedinalocation
wheretheexciterfieldisonlygeneratedintheareaswhereyouwouldlikethetagtobedetected.
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EnvironmentalandLocationConsiderations
DonotmountTagExciterdirectlyonmetal–suchaselevatorcars.Use½inchnylonorplastic
spacersbetweentheTagExciterandthemetalsurface.MountingtheTagexciterdirectlyon
metalwilldetunethetransmittingantennas.
DonotmountTagExciterinalocationwherethereismetalbetweentheTagExciterandthe
intendedtagdetectionareasuchasontopofanelevatorcarorbehindametaldoor.RFdoes
notpropagatewellthroughthemetal,causingthetagtonotseetheexciterfield.
Considertrafficpatternsandlegitimate/acceptabletaglocationswheninstallingtheTagExciter.
Asanexample,thebestlocation(shownbelow)createsatagexciterfieldindirectproximityof
theprotecteddoor,whileatthesametimemaintainsasuitabledistancefromtheunprotected
doorsandroomsadjacenttothestairwellwheretagsareallowedtobelocated.
Metal
Tag
TagExciter
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Up
Unprotected
Door
Protected
Door
NOYES
Best
Location–
Exciterfield
doesnot
enterinto
adjacent
rooms
Poor
Location–
Exciterfield
crossestraffic
pathandenters
intoadjacent
room
NormalTrafficPattern
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InstallTagExciterinthelocationthatcreatesthesmallest,mostcompactfield.
TagExciter
Ceiling
Notrecommended‐poorfloor
discrimination.TagExcitermay
bleedthroughupperfloor.
Betterlocation‐Approx8or9
feetfromfloor
PRO‐hiddenfromview
CON‐createsalargefield–can
bepronetoupperfloorbleed.
DroppedCeiling
BestlocationInchesabovethe
doorframe
PRO‐createsasmaller,more
compactfield.
PlenumSpace
Floor
Ideallocation–directly
adjacenttothelatchsideofthe
door
PRO‐‐createsthesmallest,
mostcompactfield.
CON‐morepronetodamageor
tampering‐maynotmeetthe
facilityaestheticrequirements.
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UsingTagExciterstoDetermineDirectionofTravelandRoomDiscrimination
TwoormoreTagExcitersmaybeusedtodeterminedirectionoftravelthroughaportal,thereby
identifyingpreciselythelocationandthemomentintimeatagtransfersfromonezoneto
another.
Todeterminedirectionoftravelusingtagexciters,youmustunderstandhowtheArgussystem
treatszones.Duringsoftwareconfiguration,zonesaredefinedonafloorplanbyoutliningthe
zonewithaborder.Adjacentzonesaredefinedbydrawingzoneswithadjacentborders.TheTag
Exciters,identifiedbytheirserialnumbersarethendraggedontothefloorplanintheexact
locationstheyareinstalled.Inthesimplestexampletwotagexcitersareused.Onetagexciteris
installedinthefirstzoneandthesecondTagExciterinstalledinthesecondzonedirectlyadjacent
tothefirst.
Whenatagentersthefirsttagexciterfield,itslocationispinpointedattheperimeterofthefirst
zone.Asitcrossesovertothesecondzone,thetagwillbeimmediatelypinpointedatthe
perimeterofthesecondzoneattheexacttimeitcrossedover.
Multipletagexcitersmaybeplacedineitherzonetoaccommodatevariousfloorplan
configurations.Keepinmindafewbasicrules.
1. ThetagmustclearlyenteraTagExciterfieldinthefirstzonewithoutbeinginatagexciter
fieldlocatedinthesecondzone.
2. ThetagmustclearlyexitfromaTagExciterfieldinthesecondzonewithoutbeinginatag
exciterfieldlocatedinthefirstzone.
3. TagExciterfieldsineitherzonemayoverlapslightly
4. MorethanoneTagExcitermaybeusedineitherzonetocoverwideareasorpreventtags
fromslippingbyundetected.
Studytheexamplesbelowtodeterminethebesttagexciterlocationsforyourapplication.
ExampleA–determiningdirectionoftravelandzonetransferenceinacorridor.
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ExampleBDeterminingdirectionoftravelandzonetransferencetoawidearea.
Notethetrafficpatternsinthisexample.Twotagexciterstunedforalargerfieldareinstalledon
onesideofthedoorwaytocapturetagsastheydispersetodifferentareasofthebuilding.Tag
Excitersarelocatedtoensurethetagentersintoonefieldandclearlytransitionstothefield(s)in
theadjacentzone.
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ExampleCRoomDiscrimination
Asatagentersazone/roomthetagwillremainlocatedinthatzone/roomuntilitentersanother
zone/roomorcrossestheTagExciterintozone14.Note:ifatagleavesazone/roomanddoesnotenter
anotherroomorcrosstheTagExcitertozone14,thesystemcanrelocatethetaginthecorridorusing
RSSIdataobtainedfromtagreaderreceivers.
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ConnectingtheTagExciter
ThepurposeofthissectionistooutlinethegeneraloperationandwiringoftheTagExciter(TE).
TagExcitershavethreemainfunctions.Theyareusedtotriggeranalarmatanegresspoint,pin
pointatag’slocation,and/orprovideareferencepointforwhenthetagchangesfloorsviaa
stairwellorelevator.TheTagExcitertransmitsa125KHzlowfrequencysignal(field)thatis
detectedbytheRFIDtag.DetectionrangeoftheTagExciterisadjustablefromtwoto18feet.
TagExciterInputs,Outputs,Indicators
TagExciterInputsandAdjustmentPoints
InputsDescription
Power(12VDCInput)12VDCsupply(11.5VMin,14VMax)
DoorInDisablesLFfieldwhenpinsareshorted
Adjustments
ResetKeyResetsTEprocessor,customsettingsaremaintained
TankCircuitTuningLFAntennatuningDONOTADJUST
TestKeyFeedbackmodeforLFfieldadjustments
SELkeySelectsbetweenLF/ID/RF/MODadjustmentmodes
EnterKeypresstoentervaluewhenadjusting
INCKeyincrementsvalueduringadjustments
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Indicators OffOn Flashing
LED5RedPowerFaultLED. NormalOver/undervoltageN/A
AlarmLEDRedLED,TEinundesirable
conditionwhenflashingNormalN/ATEError‐CheckError
codedisplay
FieldLEDYellowLED LFFieldoffNormal‐LFfieldonRecalibratingfieldsize
CommLEDGreenLED Noinput
voltage
Networkcommunication
established
Poweron,nonetwork
communication(Normal
operationfor@Guard)
LFLEDLitwheninLFadjustmode NormalInLFadjustmodeN/A
IDLED LitwheninIDadjustmode NormalInIDadjustmodeN/A
RFLEDUHFSensitivitySetting
(Notused)NormalInRFadjustmodeN/A
MODLEDLitwhenadjustingMODE
featuresNormalInModeselectmodeN/A
7Seg.LED
Readout
Numericalindicator
showingstatusorlevelNormalIndicatescurrentconditionN/A
TagExciterPowerConnections
TheTEinputvoltageis12VDCandmaybepoweredbyacentralpowersupplyoraPoESplitter
andaPoEnetworkswitch.NotethattheTEconnectstothenetworkusinga433MHzlinktothe
TRCanddoesnotrequireaTCP/IPconnection.PoEPoweredTEsdonotusethedatacomponent
ofthePoEswitch.
WhenpoweringtheTEwithaPoESwitch,ensuretousetherecommendedPoESplitter
(GuardRFIDP/N61‐24002).PoEvoltageis48VDCfromtheswitchandneedstobe
convertedto12VDCtopreventdamagetotheTRC.
ConnecttheTEto12VDC/1ApowersourceeitherfromthePoESplitterora12VDCcentralpower
supplyasshownbelow.PowersupplyvoltagefortheTEmustnotexceed14VDC.
EnsuringCompliancewithRFIRulesandRegulations
InordertoensurecompliancewithrelevantRFIrulesandregulations,thecableusedtosupply
powerforTagExcitermusthaveferritesuppressorattached.Theferritesuppressorissupplied
withTagExciterandshouldbeclampedontothepowercableascloseaspossibletoTagExciter
enclosure.
ThepartnumberofferritesuppressorisBF1835,manufacturedbyAPIDelevanInc.Any
equivalentferritesuppressorcanbeused.
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UsingtheTEDisable(DoorIn)
TheTELFfieldcanbedisabledbyaddingaswitchtotheDoorIninputoftheTagExciter.This
featurecanbeusedwhenyourequirethefieldtobeswitchedonandoffquickly.The
examplebelowillustratesconnectiontoaN/Cdoorswitch(doorclosed/contactclosed).
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TuningtheTagExciter
ThepurposeofthissectionistoshowhowtotunetheTagExciterforoptimalcoverageinyour
application.
TheTagExciterfieldcanbevisualizedasalargespherewiththetagexciterinthecentreofthe
sphere.AstheTagExciterlevelisincreased,soisthesizeofthesphere.Thesphererangesfrom2
to18feetindiameteraccordingtothesetting.
AdjustmentsforthetagexciterincludeLFFieldsize,ChangingtheIDnumber(electronicserial
numbertransmittedinthebeacon),RFsensitivity(notfieldadjustable),andmodesettings
UserInterface
TheTEUserinterfaceallowsyouaccesstotheTEmenuandadjustmenttools.
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UserInterfaceMenuNavigation
Theuserinterfaceisaccessedbypressinganykey.Exittheuserinterfacebypressingandholding
theSELandENTkeys,orifthereisnokeypressesfor10minutestheuserinterfaceisturnedoff
automatically.
Theuserinterfacenavigationchartisshownbelow.
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TosettheLFfieldsize
Pressanykeytoactivatetheuserinterface
ObservetheLFLEDislit.
PresstheINCkeyuntilthedisplayreadsthedesiredfieldsize.
PressENTtosavetheselectedvalueintoTEmemory
Held SEL
key SEL key SEL keyMode N
SEL key
User interface off
LF Setting
Any Key
SEL key
ID setting
SEL key
RF Setting
SEL key
Mode Root Menu
SEL key
Error Code Display
SEL key
Mode 0 Mode 1
Held
Sel Ke
y
Held Sel
&Ent
TE Reset UI
Timeout General Keys:
To activate the user interface – press any key.
To turn the user interface off – press and hold SEL and ENT
keys
Enter/Exit Mode settings - Press & Hold SEL Key.
Changing LF, ID, and RF Settings:
INC key – Increments setting.
ENT key – Saves setting.
Changing Mode Setting:
INC – Toggles setting (Decimal Point of 7-Seg display on/off)
ENT key – Saves setting.
Test Mode:
Test – Toggles test mode on/off. Test LED indicates when test
mode is active.
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ThistableprovidesTagExcitercurrentconsumption
andLFfieldsizeforeachof16possiblesettings.
Thesemeasurementsaredoneunderthefollowingconditions:
PowerSupply12.3VDC
Tagused:PT1
LFAntenna:
TagLFantennaisorientedin
parallelwithoneofthecoilsofTag
Exciter
LFFieldSettings
Setting
Current
consumption
(A)
Range(feet)
00.062.0±0.5
10.063.5±0.5
20.095.0±1
30.136.0±1.5
40.087.0±1.5
50.098.0±2.0
60.1110.0±2.0
70.1711.0±2.0
80.2512.0±2.5
90.3313.0±2.5
A0.4214.0±2.5
B0.5015.0±3.0
C0.5216.0±3.5
D0.5817.0±3.5
E0.6818.0±4.0
F0.8519.0±4.0
SettingtheProperTEFieldSize
ThereareothermanyusesfortheTEsuchaspinpointinglocationofthetag,room
discriminationordeterminingdirectionoftravel.TheTEfieldisadjustedinthesamemanner
forallapplications.TestingtheTEfieldsizeandadjustingforthedesireddetectionareais
criticaltoproperoperationofsomesystems.CaremustbetakenwhenadjustingtheTEfield
sizetoensureitwilldetectatagexitingthroughadoorbutnotexceedinglylargesothatit
intrudesonadjoiningroomsorareaswhereyoudonotwanttagstobedetected.
ThissectionassumesthattheTEisusedatadoortodetectatagasitpassesthroughthe
doorway.
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TotestandcoarseadjustthesizeoftheLFfield
PresstheTESTkey
Holdingataginfrontofyou,approachthedoorwaywithatagatwaistlevel,theTEwill
beepwhenthetagentersthefield
UsingtheLFfieldadjustmentinstructionsabove,adjusttheTEfieldsizetothedesired
level,ensuringthetagisdetectedeverytime,anddoesnotdetecttagsinunwanted
areas.
Holdingthetagoneortwoinchesfromthefloor,approachthedoorwayensuringtheTE
beepswhenthetagpassesthroughthedoorway
PresstheTESTkeytorevertbacktonormaloperation(after10minutesofnokey
presses,TESTmodeisautomaticallyturnedoff
Notethatthetagorientationmayhaveaneffectontheapparentsizeofthefield.Insidethe
tagisacoilantenna.WhenthisantennaisparalleltooneofthecoilantennasintheTE,the
fieldappearstobelargerthanifthetwocoilsareperpendicular.Thevariationindistance
variesfromonefoottofourfeetforlargerfields.Ensurethatthetagisdetectedinall
orientations.
TestandfineadjustthesizeoftheLFfield
Toperformthistestandadjustmentprocedure,thegatemustbeconfiguredintheArgus
ConfigurationManager,andakeypadmustbeassociatedtothegateyouaretesting.
Holdingataginfrontofyou,withthedoorclosed,approachthedoorwaywithatagat
waistlevel,thekeypadwillbeepwhenthetagentersthefield
UsingtheLFfieldadjustmentinstructionsabove,adjusttheTEfieldsizetothedesired
level,ensuringthetagisdetectedeverytime,anddoesnotdetecttagsinunwanted
areas.
Holdingthetagoneortwoinchesfromthefloor,approachthedoorwayensuringthe
keypadbeepswhenthetagpassesthroughthedoorway
SettingtheTagExciterID
EachTEisprogrammedwithauniqueIDnumberwhichisalsotheserialnumberoftheTE.
TheTEtransmitsabeaconmessagetotheTRCthatcontainstaginfieldinformation,
Firmwarerevisioninformationandtheserialnumber.Thetransmittedserialnumberis
truncated,strippingoffthemostsignificant13bitsoftheID.Duetothemostsignificantbits
beingtruncatedfromtheIDthereisapossibilityoftwoTEstotransmitthesameID.To
resolvethisissue,theleastsignificant4bitsoftheTEmaybechangedinthefieldwiththetag
exciterIDsetting.
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IftwoTEsaretransmittingduplicateIdstheleastsignificant4bitsoftheIDnumbercanbe
changed.
TochangethetransmittedID
Pressanykeytoactivatetheuserinterface
PresstheSELkeytwice,oruntiltheIDLEDislit
PresstheINCkeyuntilthereadoutdisplaysthedesiredleastsignificantdigitoftheID.
(i.e.003A40wouldbechangedto003A41iftheIDwaschangedto1.
PresstheSELkeytoselecttheleastsignificantdigit
PresstheENTkeytosavetheselectedvalueinTEmemory
SettingtheRFSensitivity
RFsensitivityispre‐programmedduringmanufactureandthissettingisnotused.
SettingtheModes
Therearethreemodesthatareprogrammable,exciterfieldon/off,UHFboardpresence,and
endoflineresistorpresence(atDoorInconnector).Thedefaultsettingsareexciterfieldon,
UHFboardpresent,andnoendoflineresistorrequired.Thesesettingsarenotnormally
adjusted.
EnteringMODEsettingconfiguration
Pressanykeytoactivatetheuserinterface
PresstheSELkey3timesoruntiltheMODELEDislit–thedisplaywillgoblank
PressandHOLDtheSELkeyoncemoreuntil2beepsareheard–thedisplaywillshow
“0”whenthekeyisreleased
TheTEisnowinMODEsettingconfiguration
PressSELtoscrollbetweenmode0,1and2
SettingtheTEfieldon/off(MODE“0”)
Default–TEfieldON
Pressselectwhileinmodesettingconfigurationuntilthereadoutreads“0”
PresstheINCkeytotogglethefieldonandoff,thefieldisonwhenthedecimalpoint
afterthedisplayislit,offwhenthedecimalisoff(theMODLEDwillflashwhenthe
settingisbeingadjusted)
PresstheENTkeytosavetheselectedvalueinTEmemory(theMODLEDwillstop
flashing)
SettingtheTEtoactivatetheUHFradio(MODE“1”)
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Default–Radioactivated–(Note:theAtGuardsystemdoesnothavearadioboardon
theTEandwillshipdefaultedas“radiodeactivated”)
Pressselectwhileinmodesettingconfigurationuntilthereadoutreads“1”
PresstheINCkeytotoggleactivate/deactivatetheradio.Theradioisactivatedwhen
thedecimalpointafterthedisplayislit,deactivatedwhenthedecimalisoff(theMOD
LEDwillflashwhenthesettingisbeingadjusted)
PresstheENTkeytosavetheselectedvalueinTEmemory(theMODLEDwillstop
flashing)
SettingtheTEtodetectEOL(endofline)Resistors(MODE“2”)
Default–EOLresistorsnotinstalled
Pressselectwhileinmodesettingconfigurationuntilthereadoutreads“2”
PresstheINCkeytotoggledetect/ignoreEOLresistors.EOLresistorsaredetectedwhen
thedecimalpointafterthedisplayislit,ignoredwhenthedecimalisoff(theMOD
LEDwillflashwhenthesettingisbeingadjusted)
PresstheENTkeytosavetheselectedvalueinTEmemory(theMODLEDwillstop
flashing)
ReadingtheErrorCodes
IftheAlarmLEDisflashingtheTEhasdetectedanerror.ErrorcodesarereadfromtheTEdisplay
Toreadtheerrorcodes
Pressanykeytoactivatetheuserinterface
PresstheSELkeyfourtimes,oruntiltheERRORLEDislit
Readthedisplay:
0–Noerror
1–Caseopen/tamper.Tosimulatethecoveronholdyourhandatthelevelofthe
cover,nearthecentreoftheTEandthe“1”errorshouldstop.Sincethecaseisopen
whentroubleshooting,thiserrorisalwaysdisplayed.Youmustsimulatethecoveron
tocontinue.
2–Radionotdetected.Theradioboardisfaultyornotinstalled(Note:IntheAtGuard
systemthereisnoradioboard)
3–Inputpowertoolow.Checktheinputvoltage;itshouldbe12–13.6VDC
4–Inputpowertoohigh.Checktheinputvoltage;itshouldbe12–13.6VDC