User's Manual

System Guide
TransCore Proprietary
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Chapter 1 Introduction
This chapter presents an overview of the MPRX System Guide.
Table 1 – 1 describes the contents of each chapter.
Table 1 – 1 MPRX System Guide Overview
Chapter Number
and Title
Description
Chapter 1 – Introduction Outlines the manual’s organization, provides a brief description of the
MPRX, and discusses Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensing
requirements.
Chapter 2 – Developing
the Site Plan
Discusses factors to be considered when developing the site plan and before
ordering equipment and installing the MPRX. These considerations include
antenna and tag alignment, site layout and trac flow, and electrical and
communications requirements.
Chapter 3 – Choosing,
Installing, and Removing
Tags
Contains information on compatible tag models and provides procedures
for installing tags onto, and removing tags from, railcars where the MPRX is
installed.
Chapter 4 – Installing
the Multiprotocol Reader
Extreme
Lists the materials needed and provides procedures to install the MPRX,
including pre-installation testing, installing the MPRX in a railside hut or NEMA
enclosure, connecting power and communications, connecting to TransCore’s
Train Recording Unit (TRU™), and marking the read zone
Chapter 5 – General
Software Information
Provide reference information on various software-related topics
Chapter 6 –
Communications
Protocols
Provide reference information on various communications protocols.
Chapter 7 – Commands Discusses the host-transmitted commands that are used to control MPRX
configuration and operation.
Chapter 8 – Configuring
the Multiprotocol Reader
Extreme
Provides procedures for configuring and fine-tuning the MPRX after installing
it at the site, including marking the read zone.
Chapter 9 –
Troubleshooting and
Maintenance
Answers the most commonly asked questions about installing and maintaining
the MPRX.
Chapter 10 –Interface to
Train Recording Unit
Describes the interoperability between the MPRX and the TRU.
Chapter 11 – Connecting
AT5720 Check Tag-to-
MPRX Assembly
Explains how to connect one or two check tags to the MPRX.