Connecting the antenna, Powering up and connecting to a pc – ThingMagic Micro Hardware User Manual
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Appendix B: Getting Started - Devkit
Connecting the Antenna
ThingMagic supplies one antenna that can read tags from 20’ away with most of the
provided tags. The antenna is monstatic. Use the following procedure to connect the
antenna to the DevKit.
1. Connect one end of the coax cable to the antenna.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the antenna port 1 connector on the DevKit.
Powering up and Connecting to a PC
After connecting the antenna you can power up the DevKit and establish a host
connection.
1. Connect the USB cable (use only the black connector) from a PC to the developer’s
kit. There are two
2. Plug the power supply into the DevKit’s DC power input connector.
3. The LED next to the DC input jack, labeled DS1, should light up. If it doesn’t light up
check jumper
to make sure the jumper is connecting pins 2 and 3
4. Follow the steps based on the
port or /dev device file, as appropriate for your operating system the USB interface is
assigned.
5. To start reading tags start the
(Universal Reader Assistant).
W A R N I N G !
While the module is powered up, do not touch components. Doing so
may be damaged the devkit and Micro module.