Axcess Activator Installation Guide User Manual

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Activator Installation Manual

750.001.006 R04

Setting the Activator ID

The Activator sends its ID number in the wake-up signal. The Tag

then transmits both its own ID and the device ID of the Activator to

the Receiver.

IMPORTANT!

All Activators are given the same ID number (127) at the

factory. Each Activator in a multi-Activator application needs to be set with a

unique ID number to ensure proper behavior of the system.

An Activator ID can be set by two methods:

Method 1

– serial commands (requires a computer or terminal device).

This is the preferred method of setting the Activator ID

Method 2

– hardware jumpers if no terminal is available

Required Materials

•

A computer or portable terminal with a free communications port.

A laptop is recommended because it can be taken into the field

easily.

•

A terminal program for communicating with an Activator.

HyperTerminal is convenient since it is standard with the

Windows

based operating system. Other terminal emulation

programs, such as ProComm, etc., can also be used.

•

A standard one-to-one (straight-through) computer modem RS-

232 cable with a DB9 male connector for the Receiver and

suitable connector for the PC/terminal.

IMPORTANT! DO NOT

use a null-modem cable or null-modem adapter.

Method 1: Serial Commands

To connect the computer to the Activator

1: Ensure power is applied to the Activator.

2: Attach the DB-9 male connector of the RS-232 cable to the Data

RS-232 port on the back of the Activator.

3: Attach the other end of the RS-232 cable to an open com port on

the computer (Figure 4).