AI4100 Portable AEI
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1. Index antenna 2 rail vehicle buttons 5 reading tags 7 communications log 10 reading tags maintenance log 9 RF reader 2 mobile computer specifications 12 serial number 9 Starting program 7 overview 1 technical support 11 power off 6 version 9 10 March 2 20152. 24 942 1450 ww aeitag com sales signalcc com Cancel Figure 10 About Display 4 MAINTENANCE AND COMMUNICATION LOGS To help find problems with the portable reader the portable reader maintains two logs These are the maintenance log and the communications log 4 1 Maintenance Log The maintenance log is located in a text file called maint log txt in the Program Files Al4100 folder It contains information about when various events occurred and if internal problems were detected To view the maintenance log tap the Maintenance Log menu item under the View menu The following is an example of information contained in this log 12 29 2005 12 48 Start of program 12 29 2005 16 31 Program closed 01 13 2006 10 14 Start of program To help find problems Softrail may need to obtain a copy of the maintenance log 8 March 2 2015 Softrail m 5 mm wen em en me ma ee Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only ogee teenie 4 2 Communications Log The communications log is located in a text file called comm log txt in the Program Files Al4100 folder It contains information about communications between the portable reader s mobile computer and other devices including the internal AEI RF reader The internal RF reader is connected to the mobile computer s serial communications port To view the communications log tap the Communications Log menu item under the View menu The following is an example of information contained i
3. Al4100 Portable Reader Display Only Version User Manual March 2 2015 Copyright 2015 Softrail All rights reserved Softrall Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only eee eee ee ee Softrail 1098 Venetia Road Eighty Four PA 15330 Tel 888 872 4612 toll free US and Canada only Tel 724 942 1473 Fax 724 942 1480 E mail aei signalcc com Web Page www aeitag com ii March 2 2015 Softrail EE wes wen en e Se e Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only WEE Table of Contents 1 BRIEF OV AT E 1 2 QUICK STAR KE 4 2 1 WATTS IAD EE 4 2 2 Power Off a nnannannannnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnrnnrorrnrronrrnrrnrrnnrnnrrnrrnnrenrnnrrnirnrrnnrnnrnnennrrnernrrnnee 5 2 3 PRC CII GYAN AOS Sones E E ensue nsnsetias suc tunnsuendususensenddmeenantanaun 6 3 Ka NEE 8 4 MAINTENANCE AND COMMUNICATION LOGG ccccccsseseeeesseeseeseeseeneeseneees 8 4 1 NAIC HANGS OO WE 8 4 2 COMMUNIC WON COO DEE 9 5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND UPDATEG ccctecceeeseeeeeneeeeeseeeeeneeeeaseeeeneeeeaneeeeaes 9 6 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS ccccccsseseeeseneeeeneeeeenees Error Bookmark not defined jii March 2 2015 Softrail a SS e wen e e Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only HEM List of Figures Figure 1 Al4100 AEI Portable Header 1 Een EE EE ge 2 Figure 3 Al4100 CGomponents 2 Figure 4 Al4100 Portable Reader mfeCradle 3 FIGUKE 5 Al4 TOO BUTONS wansuensmsudvsvevevenevinsvavoweveusvevsvexsvoravexsvevivexsve
4. he back of the unit for charging a second battery while the portable reader is in the cradle and having its battery charged see Figure 4 Battery Charging Position Figure 4 Al4100 Portable Reader in the Cradle 3 March 2 2015 Softrail Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only HESE 2 QUICK START 2 1 Initial Startup The Al4100 Portable AEI Reader is shipped with the power off To power up the unit press the red power button in the lower left corner of the unit see Figure 5 This will cause the computer to boot up and automatically start the Softrail AEI Portable Reader program This program must be running and shown on the display for the system to read AEI RF tags and barcodes The Al4100 information display will first appear See Figure 6 Read Anc eee Read Tag rine Tag Softrail AEI vd 10 1 HI Softrail Portable AEI Reader Version 4 0 Serial 3157037560 80 Ar H i i H acht pe D S SWS Ona iC GEI H i K Figure 5 Al4100 Buttons 4 March 2 2015 S ftrail Portable AEI Reader Version 4 0 Display Only Serial 3157037560 Copyright 2005 Softail All rights reserved Tel 888 872 4612 or 724 942 1473 Fax 724 942 1480 ww aeitag com salestisignalcc com Figure 6 Al4100 Information Display 2 2 Power Off To power down the unit press and hold the power button A power off display will appear see Figure 7 S5OFTRAIL Viewing a en HE 2 23 T
5. he power key has been pressed and held select a option Power Off Lock Device Cancel Figure 7 Power Off Screen 5 March 2 2015 Softrail Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only Han 2 3 Reading AEI Tags There are three buttons that can start the RF reading of an AEI tag These are at the top on the left hand side of the computer at the top on the right hand side and the large red button just below the screen see Figure 5 When any of these buttons is pressed and held the computer will turn on the AEI tag RF reader and attempt to read a tag A Reading Tag message will appear on the screen It will continue attempting to read a tag until a tag is read or the button is released If a tag is read the information in the tag will be displayed see Figure 8 If not a No Tag Read message will appear SOFTRAIL Viewing Softrail AEI Rai cans CSX 587654 Side Right Length 63 o6 193 dm Axles 6 Bearing Code 1 Platform Code 0 Read 03 07 15 11 35 17 Figure 8 AEI Tag Display Please note the following when attempting to read an AEI tag The Softrail AEI Tag Reader Software program must be on the screen If not press the Windows Flag button on the left side just below the screen see Figure 5 If the program list screen see Figure 9 does not appear press this button again Tap the AEI Reader icon to start the program A second way to start the Softrail AEI Tag Reader Sof
6. n this log 12 29 2005 12 49 R COM1 Received P H 8MQD S 12 29 2005 12 49 R COM1 Received FXO3 XD H1D S 12 29 2005 12 49 R COM1 Received FC2 P2D S 12 29 2005 12 49 R COM1 Received GCUHIMM N1D S To help find problems Softrail may need to obtain a copy of the communications log 5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND UPDATES Periodically Softrail issues maintenance releases and new versions of the software in the Al4100 Portable Reader Maintenance releases are free and correct problems found with the program and or provide minor enhancements to the program Before contacting us with problems we suggest you contact your sales representative and review the issues with him and or check our web page at www aeitag com to insure that you have the latest maintenance release of the program Technical support is free for the first one year after purchase but is limited to two hours of support for each portable reader that is purchased Time is charged in blocks of 15 minutes A maintenance agreement can be purchased to extend the period of technical support or add additional hours For technical support or more information on the maintenance agreement contact Softrail at Softrail Inc 1098 Venetia Road Eighty Four PA 15330 Tel 888 872 4612 toll free US and Canada only or 724 942 1473 Fax 724 942 1480 E mail aei signalcc com Web Page www aeitag com 9 March 2 2015 Softrail Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only EE
7. tware is to power down the unit by holding down the Power button until the Power Off screen appears see Figure 7 and then tap the Power Off button Press the Power button again to power up the unit and the Softrail AEI Tag Reader Software will automatically start running The AEI tag is designed to be mounted against metal If it is not mounted against metal it will have a very short read range The Al4100 AEI Portable Reader should be able to read all tags mounted against metal that are within three feet of the antenna To read tags point the portable reader at the AEI tag so that the portable readers antenna surface is parallel to the surface of to the tag 6 March 2 2015 Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only e f attempting to read tags at longer distances wave the portable reader up and down e Depress one of the three buttons referenced above until a tag is read or you no longer want to attempt to read the tag Figure 9 Program List Screen 7 March 2 2015 Softrail Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only DEES 3 ABOUT To find information about the software version and the unit s serial number tap the About menu item under the File menu and the About display shown in Figure 10 will appear SOFTRAIL Viewing Softrail AEI About SOF TRAIL Al4100 Portable 4EI Reader Version 4 0 Display Only Serial 3157037560 Copyright 2005 Goftral All Rights Reserved Tel 888 872 4612 or 724 942 1475 Fax
8. vevexcvevixexsvovaniwsvevuvernteverseus 4 Figure 6 Al4100 Information Dieplay 5 FOUG 7 POW ON Cle EE 5 POUS mem KK Le DISP EE 6 Figure 9 Program List Gcreen rniii srira e or pai aii i iiien oinp 7 POUE 10 FO OUT DIODI EE 8 iv March 2 2015 Softrail Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only UE 1 BRIEF OVERVIEW The Al4100 Portable AEI Reader is a small lightweight unit consisting of a Janam XM2 rugged mobile computer with an integrated AEI tag RF reader running Windows Mobile 6 5 The Al4100 Portable AEI Reader is used to read the data encoded into an AEI tag Unlike previous portable AEI tag readers that have two separate components that must be Bluetooth paired with each other the Al4100 is a single piece unit See Figure 1 Figure 1 Al4100 AEI Portable Reader 1 March 2 2015 Softrail Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only Me The RF reader and antenna are permanently attached to the Janam XM2 mobile computer see Figure 2 Figure 2 Al4100 Side View The Al4100 AEI Portable Reader is shipped with a charging cradle which allows for a USB connection to a computer and a battery see Figure 3 Figure 3 Al4100 Components 2 March 2 2015 Al4100 Portable AEI Reader Display Only TEE Even though the portable reader can read over 10 000 AEI tag on a single battery charge we recommend the purchase of a second battery for each portable reader The cradle has a separate battery charging position in t
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