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COMBI-BOOSTER CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 3 2 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................... 4 3 2.1 DIMENSIONS............................................................................................................................. 4 2.2 TEMPERATURE CONSIDERATIONS........
COMBI-BOOSTER 1 INTRODUCTION The Combi-Booster is an intelligent microwave RF-ID transponder designed for fleet owners who want identification of vehicle and driver at the same time. The Combi-Booster is mounted behind the windshield of a vehicle and is programmed with the vehicle's id-number. The inserted credit card sized tag generates the driver's id-number.
COMBI-BOOSTER 2 INSTALLATION 2.1 DIMENSIONS The combi-booster is easily mounted on the interior of the car’s windshield by means of suction cups. Users should ensure the visual contact between the combi-booster and any TRANSIT reader is unobstructed with items such as stickers or metallized windshields (see also chapter 2.3 about solar control windshields). Note that the combi-booster's suction cups must be faced toward the reader to achieve maximum reading distance.
COMBI-BOOSTER 3 OPERATING MODES The Combi-Booster can operate in a number of operating modes. These modes can be programmed with a RF-ID programmer (e.g. Nedap XS110W). 3.1 MODE A Always on mode This is the default operating mode. In this mode the combi-booster is continuously active and always transmits both vehicle-id and driver-id to the reader. When the button on the combi-booster is pressed the inserted card is read.
COMBI-BOOSTER 4 CUSTOMER CODES The customer code is an invisible number inside the transponder, which is unique for each customer. All transponders for any particular customer will contain the same customer code. This ensures that transponders belonging to Customer A will not be read by any other TRANSIT reader owned by Customer B. Each combi-booster is programmed with the customer code and a unique id number. The same applies for the low frequency card as well.
COMBI-BOOSTER 6 MICROWAVE 2.45GHZ RF INTERFACE The combi-booster is battery operated passive tag. The information from the tag is sent to the reader by a method called modulated backscatter. This means that the 2.45GHz signal coming from the reader's antenna is modified in such way that it can be recognized by the reader. The combi-booster does not support programming by the TRANSIT microwave interface. 6.
COMBI-BOOSTER 6.3 READING THE COMBI-BOOSTER WITH A HID-CARD The combi-booster HID is a special version of the combi-booster that only supports HID-cards. The examples below assume that a TRANSIT PS270 reader with P81 firmware is used and illustrate the messages transmitted on the RS-232 interface to a host system (TXD). HID 26-bit format H10301 The 26-bit format is the industry standard format, and is an open format.
COMBI-BOOSTER 7 LOW FREQUENCY 120KHZ RF INTERFACE The combi-booster's vehicle-id can be read and written by all NEDAP 120kHz readers and writers 7.1 READING THE VEHICLE-ID NUMBER The combi-booster automatically detects if an external 120kHz field is applied. When this is the case the combi-booster will act as a normal low frequency transponder. Any Nedap low frequency RFID reader is able to read the vehicle-id of the combi-booster. Refer to the manual of the RFID reader for more details. 7.
COMBI-BOOSTER 7.3 READING THE OPERATING MODE Use NEDAP iTerminal and a XS110W to read/write the operating mode. Send the following command to the XS110W to read the current operating mode: 01311980?? The combi-booster will respond with a data message to the reader. This data contains the combibooster's firmware name and version and also the current operating mode.
COMBI-BOOSTER A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions Weight Protection Operating temperature Storage temperature Colour Relative humidity Identification range Power supply Certifications B 116 x 72 x 27 mm 95 gram IP42 (only for interior mounting) -4°F … +185°F (-20°C … +85°C) -40°F … +185°F (-40°C … +85°C) Grey (RAL 7035) 10% … 93% (non condensing) Typical 10 meters (line-of-sight required) Built-in battery with 5 years lifetime in avery usage EMC 89/336/EEC, EN 50081-1, EN 50082-1, EN-50082-2, ETS 090
