RI-CTL-MB2B-30 Datasheet, PDF (11/40 Pages) Texas Instruments – Series 2000 Reader System

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Product Description
1.2 Product Description
The Series 2000 Control is the interface between a Texas Instruments’ Radio Frequency Module (RFM)
and a controlling host. It controls the transmit and receive functions of the RFM according to the
commands from the host to send signals and to receive data from a transponder. It decodes the received
RF signals into the transponder’s identification number, checks the validity, and handles the protocol
conversion to a standard serial interface.
The Control Module is offered with two different interfaces:
• RI-CTL-MB2B for point-to-point communication via an RS-232 interface
• RI-CTL-MB6B for point-to-point via an RS-422 interface or point-to-multipoint communications via an
RS-422/485 interface.
There are two communications protocols available:
• TIRIS Bus Protocol (TBP) that can be used with point-to-point or point-to-multipoint systems
• ASCII Protocol for use with point-to-point systems.
For details regarding the communications protocol (ASCII or TBP) please refer to the ASCII Protocol and
TBP Reference Guides which are available at Texas Instruments’ RFID internet site: www.ti-rfid.com.
The Control Module can be configured via the USB or standard serial interface according to applicable
specific requirements.
The Control Module has eight configurable digital input/outputs that can be defined by the user and two
open collector outputs. It also includes a wireless synchronization feature and a port to allow wired
synchronization to avoid interference between readers located close to each other.
Four indication LEDs show the status of the module.
1.3 Associated RFMs
The S2000 Control Module works together with the Radio Frequency Modules listed in Table 1-1.
RFM Type
High Performance RFM
High Performance RA-RFM
Table 1-1. Associated RFMs
Number
RI-RFM-007B
RI-RFM-008B
Reference Guide Number
11-06-21-042
11-06-21-047
The RFM Reference Guides listed in Table 1-1 can be found on Texas Instrument’s website at
www.ti-rfid.com.
SCBU044 (11-09-21-077) – January 2008
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