You can override the antenna's default configuration by maintaining the values in the ABRFID.INI file. As with any Windows INI file, modifications are made with a text editor (such as Notepad). Use the following procedure to make changes to the ABRFID.INI file:
From the Configuration cabinet for your CIMPLICITY project, select Command Prompt from the Tools menu.
The Command Prompt window opens.
In the Command Prompt window, type NOTEPAD ABRFID.INI
The contents of the file will look similar to the lines below, depending upon the names you have chosen for the Allen-Bradley Intelligent Antenna devices in your project:
[ANTENNA1]
TagType=16
ObjectDetectMode=1
ObjectDetectTimeout=1000
RFFieldStrength=3
[ANTENNA2]
TagType=16
ObjectDetectMode=1
ObjectDetectTimeout=1000
RFFieldStrength=3
[ANTENNA3]
TagType=16
ObjectDetectMode=1
ObjectDetectTimeout=1000
RFFieldStrength=3
The text inside the square brackets identifies which device (antenna) the settings are for. This is the name you gave the device during Device Configuration. The values correspond to those from table 6.B in the Allen-Bradley Intelligent Antenna User's Manual. Please refer to the user manual for the definitions of these values.
After you complete the modifications you need to make, and save the ABRFID.INI file, close Notepad and then close the Command Prompt window.
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