Littfinski 070053 Transponder Reader COL-10 User Manual

Littfinski 070053 Transponder Reader COL-10

Operating Instruction

Components for the Transponder Technology (RFID)

Transponder-Reader COL-10
COL-10-G Part-No.: 070053
finished module in a case <<
The Transponder Reader COL-10 supplied with a rugged external PC-board antenna is suitable for the reading of 125 kHz transponder (RFID-Tag) according EM-4102.
This product is not a toy! Not suitable for children under 14 years of age!
The kit contains small parts, which should be kept away from children under 3! Improper use will imply danger of injuring due to sharp edges and tips! Please store this instruction carefully.

Introduction / Safety instruction

You have purchased the Transponder Reader COL-10 for your transponder system. The COL-10 is a high quality product that is supplied within the assortment of Littfinski DatenTechnik (LDT).
We are wishing you having a good time using this product!

• Please read the following instructions carefully. Warranty will expire due to damages caused by disregarding the operating instructions. LDT will not be liable for any consequential damages caused by improper use or installation.
• We designed our devices for indoor use only.

The finished module in a case comes with 24 month warranty.

Connecting the Transponder-Reader COL-10

• Attention: Before starting any installation take care that all components are voltage free.

At first connect the enclosed antenna to the connection clamp KL4. The sequence of connecting the two wires is not important.
The Readers COL-10 have to be connected to each other and to the interface (e.g. TD-88 for the s88-feedback bus and INTER-10 for the serial interface) via the clamp KL1 by using a twisted 2-pole wire (e.g. suitable is a simple twisted bell wire). The exact allocation of the connection “A” and “B” has to be maintained.
Each interface will be supplied with a 1.5 kOhm terminal resistor. This resistor shall be connected to clamp KL1 together with the reader which is installed at the largest distance from the interface. Does the installation include only one reader the terminal resistor has to be connected to this unit.
The Transponder-Reader COL-10 receives the power supply at the connection clamp KL2. Acceptable will be either an accelerated voltage of 14 to 18 Volt (light-supply-output of a model railway transformer) or a direct voltage of 13.6 Volt (e.g. LDT Plug-In Power Supply SNG-10).

Please pay special attention to the correct polarity of all connected components related to the used power supply.
For further clarification of the cohesion you can find wiring circuits plans at the relative operating instruction of the used interface (TD-88 and INTER-10).

On our web-site (www.ldt-infocenter.com) you can find colored wiring-samples on the page “Downloads” and “Sample connections” for downloading.
The clamp KL3 is provided for future tasks and is presently not connected.

Setting the reader address

As several Transponder-Reader COL-10 can operate on one interface each reader requires its own address.
These have to be adjusted with the address switch SW1. Factory setting is the address 1. The reading address shall be set with the adjustment of the sliding switches 1 to 7.
Each of the 7 switches has a decimal significance. The relevant significance of the switches is printed on the pc board next to the address switch.
The switch position “on” of the sliding switch 1 will give a decimal 1. The switch position “on” of the sliding switch 2 will give a decimal 2. The switch position “on” of the sliding switch 3 will give a decimal 4 etc.
For example: for setting the address 6 the sliding switches 2 and 3 have to set to “on”. The decimal significance 2 plus 4 will give the reader-address 6.
For setting the address 5 the sliding switches 1 and 3 have to be set to “on”. The decimal significance 1 plus 4 of the two switches will give the reader- address 5.

Getting started

The light emitting diode will glow as soon as the Reader COL-10 receives power supply. Thus indicates that the Reader is ready-to-operate.
Each Transponder-Reader COL-10 will be supplied for the start with two different transponders.
There is one glass-tube transponder TRANS-1 and one disc transponder TRANS-2.
For functional test please pass on a transponder over the connected reader- antenna at a distance of about 20mm.
During the time the transponder will be within the area of the antenna the light emitting diode shall flash.
Please make sure that the glass-tube transponder moves vertical to the antenna and the disc transponder moves parallel to the antenna. The below draft clarifies the position of the transponder to the antenna.

Transponder- and antenna assembly

The reading distance of the glass-tube transponder is up to 30mm and by the disc transponder up to 40mm if the Reader COL-10 gets the supply from 14 to 18 Volt AC. If the supply of the Readers COL-10 comes from a switched mode mains power supply with 13.6 Volt DC (e.g. LDT Plug-In Power Supply SNG-10) the reading distance will increase by about 50%.
The reading distance of the transponder will be reduced in case some metal is near the transponder or near the reader antenna.
The external antenna makes an assembly to almost any place possible.
It is not permitted to extend or reduce the antenna cable. It is recommended to assemble the Reader COL-10 so far away from the antenna as the length of the antenna cable makes it possible. In case the antennas of different Readers are assembled at very close distances it can be possible that they will influence each other and probably reduce the reading sensitivity considerable. Therefore you should choose the position of the readers to assure that the antennas are assembled at a minimum distance of 40 to 50cm. Also the reader modules COL-10 should be assembled to each other at least at the above mentioned distance. If the local distances make the assembly at the mentioned minimum distances impossible some metal screening covers will be required.
For assembly purpose is there a bore on the antenna. This bore is located between the two arrows which indicate the main reading direction. The bore is marked with a circle.

Transponder Technology for the train identification on model railway

layouts

With the train identification via transponder is it possible to identify every train automatically. For this issue is it required to assemble every train on the layout with a transponder. At suitable identification stations (e.g. where new trains will be inserted) will be a Reader COL-10 assembled. The Reader unit COL-10 transmits the unique laser programmed serial number red from the train transponder via the interface TD-88 or INTER-10 to the PC-model railway software. At the software are the transponder data stored as train-name or train-number and will be indicated at the PC-screen at the track layout plan. After the model railway software train identification system identified the train the software will realize the further tracing of the train and the control via the standard feedback modules such as RM-88-N, RM-88-N-O, RM- DEC-88, RM-DEC-88-O or RM-GB-8-N for the s88 feedback bus or RS-16-O or RS-8 for the RS-feedback bus. In accordance to the type of transponder and vehicle is it possible to assemble the transponder inside or on the vehicle.
If the antenna will be assembled below the rails and the transponder below the vehicles will be the reading distance very low caused by various metal objects at the rails and at the locomotive base.
The assembly beside the track or above the track and the transponder inside or on the locomotive will result to a considerable larger reading distance.
If the transponder shall be assembled inside a vehicle (possible on plastic housings) should be a large distance to the motor considered.
Assembly samples of transponders and antennas and colored sample connections can be found on our Web-Site (www.ldt-infocenter.com) at the Internet within the section “Downloads” and “Sample Connections”.

Made in Europe by
Littfinski DatenTechnik (LDT) Bühler electronic GmbH Ulmenstraße 43
15370 Fredersdorf / Germany Phone: +49 (0) 33439 / 867-0 Internet: www.ldt- infocenter.com
Subject to technical changes and errors.  09/2022 by LDT

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