LMCOShelfFeb2012

Items needed for delivery of the LMCO CAN shelf:

Initial Delivery Feb 28

Controller Hardware

• Linux Board configured for 24V, DC input ( PoE+ )
• VR CAN interface (with terminators, ribbon cabling, etc.)

Shelf Hardware

• 12 x M5e Shelf Units incl.
  • M5e w/ Heatsink
  • UHFM5e CAN controller
  • Mux w/ SMA connectors
• 12 8-panel antennas incl.
  • 2 panels w/ cans & SMA connections
• 96 SMA -> SMA cables for antennas (of different lengths)

total: 12 CAN controllers, 24 antenna panels, 96 can antennas

Software

• #55 VRReader minimal image, no GSM (headless)
• vrcanreader software with existing tag posting interface
  • improvements to the CAN interface handling - use ioctl? ip link? interface to startup/shutdown
  • add bus power control to be able to reset the entire bus
• #59 web configuration interface to vNext, not for this release

Other Open Tickets:

• #56 move CAN interface to forkliftreader software, to take advantage of the bug fixes, tag table improvements, etc.
• #57 implement all CAN features incl. new options for target and session.
• #58 antenna partitioning software to deliver different locations by antenna (configurable)