Snoop Pro Large 1.0 Release Notes

What’s new

Larger coupling element

An increased size of the Snoop Pro coupling element for the updated Snoop Pro product family. The long coupling area to the typical lane movement direction is designed to provide more RF time for testing and encoding in high lane speeds.

Low unit-to-unit variance

±0.5 dB typical.

Shielding plates

Comprehensive collection of shielding plates: opening lengths 30…120 mm in 10 mm increments, all 115 mm wide. The shielding plates are size coded: LRG1-<opening_length>x<opening_width>, e.g., LRG1-90×115. The default collection of five different sizes is included in the Snoop Pro Large delivery.

Integrated strobe light

Illuminates the tag from below, enabling precise visualization of the tag antenna position and accurate setting of the test start location.

• Flashes a red light for failed tags.
• On/Off switches for Strobe and Fail indicator.

The strobe functionality requires the Station IO cable version 1.2, which limits compatible lane controller versions: lane controller versions 1.1 and 2.0 support the strobe functionality. Snoop Pro Large 1.0 can be used without the strobe functionality to measure only RF performance.

Note: Use of the strobe light is recommended only during production setup and triggering position verification, as certain RFID ICs may be sensitive to high-intensity light.

Mounting

The distances between the mounting holes in Snoop Pro Large 1.0 are the same as in Snoop Pro 1.0/2.0. So, for example, the same mounting plate can be shared between these Snoop Pro models.