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HF Reader System Series 6000 S6350 Multi-Protocol Reader Modules: RI-STU-TRDC-01 & 02 Reference Guide 11-06-21-700 September 2001 A TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TECHNOLOGY...
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S6350 Reader Reference Guide Second Edition - September 2001 This is the second edition of this manual. It describes the S6350 Reader (formerly published as the Series 5000 RI-STU-TRDC-00 Reader Reference Guide). It contains a description of the following reader modules:...
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Preface Read This First About This Manual This reference guide for the S6350 High-frequency (13.56Mhz) Reader is designed for use by TI customers who are engineers experienced with RFID Systems and Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID). Firmware Device Name Hardware Configuration...
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide If You Need Assistance Application Centers are located in Europe, North and South America, the Far East and Australia to provide direct engineering support. For more information, please contact your nearest TI-RFID Systems Sales and Application Center.
Figure 1: S6350 High Frequency Reader 1.1.1 Programming Interface The S6350 Reader is designed to operate as a part of a host-based reader system, which essentially relegates the reader to be a slave to the host. Host-to-Tag-it reader serial communications are accomplished within data packets whereby communications from the host to the reader are known as requests, and replies from the reader to the host are known as responses.
S6350 Reader Reference Guide 2.1 General Specification This chapter describes the electrical and mechanical specifications of the S6350 RI-STU-TRDC-02 reader. Operating at a frequency of 13.56 MHz, this low profile, low power device is designed to be easily integrated into many systems as an embedded device. All reader I/O is accomplished through the use of a 16-pin header connector (labeled as CN1), to include all communication, which is asynchronous RS232 as controlled by a host system.
Loaded Q 10 < Q < 30 Note: As no standard antenna is provided by Texas Instruments for the S6350 reader, the noted required antenna parameters must be closely followed by the integrator for the reader to operate properly. 2.1.5 Input / output pins (CN1 pins 3 and 4) Pins 3 and 4 on CN1 may be configured by software commands to read a logic level input or to switch an external load to ground (no pull-up is provided).
September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide 2.1.6 Baseband receiver Minimum data pulse width Maximum data pulse width 500uS Typical settling time 50uS from the first transition Note: The receiver extracts the mean level of the incoming data stream as a reference. This takes approximately 50uS; therefore the data output of the receiver is not valid until after this time.
September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide 2.2 Mechanical Specifications 2.2.1 RI-STU-TRDC-01 with 16-pin Right-Angle Connector Figure 5: Note: All dimensions are in metric...
September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide 2.2.2 RI-STU-TRDC-02 with 16-pin Straight Header Connector Figure 6: Note: All dimensions are in inches COMPONENT SIDE...
3.1 Serial Protocol Definition The S6350 reader accepts and sends data at RS232 levels, 57600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit and no parity. The data packet from the host to the reader is known as the request and the reply from the reader to the host as the response.
September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide 3.1.2 Response Packet Format (Reader to Host) Field Name Field Size 1 byte Field Value Purpose Start of Frame Field Name Length Field Size 2 byte LSB first Field Value Packet dependent Purpose Describes the length of the whole packet including SOF...
September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide 3.1.4 Command Flags Response The command flags in the response packet report the actions of the reader. The meanings of the bits are defined below. Bits 0-3 Reserved for future use. Bit 4 Error flag. If this flag is set the command was unsuccessful and the data section of the response packet contains the error code.
September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide 3.2 Command Definitions 3.2.1 Tag-it™ HF Command Definitions Command Function (Tag-it HF) Command Code Read Single Non-addressed & Addressed Block Write Single Non-addressed & Addressed Block Lock Single Non-addressed & Addressed Block Read Transponder Details...
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide Example Response packet 01 0A 00 00 00 00 03 00 08 F7 Successful write. Lock Block Command (04 Locks a single block of data in a Tag-it transponder. If the address flag is set, the address forms the first part of the data section, followed by a single byte containing the number of the block to lock.
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide Example Read blocks 0, 3 & 4 of a Tag-it transponder (data byte = 00011001 = 19 Request packet 01 0A 00 00 00 00 0F 19 1D E2 The data section of the response packet contains:...
September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide 3.2.2 Miscellaneous Commands Command Function Command Code Initiate FLASH Loader Command Send Data to FLASH Command Reader Version Command Read Inputs Command Write Reader Outputs Command RF Carrier on/off Command Initiate FLASH Loader Command (D0 This command is used to initialize and transfer control to the FLASH loader software.
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide Reader Type Example Response packet 01 0C 00 00 00 00 F0 40 01 07 BB 44 The version number is 1.4 The reader type response can be defined as follows: Type 07 = Indicates that the reader has been successfully loaded with the noted application firmware version number (in this example, version 1.4).
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide The response packet is similar to the request packet with the data section containing ‘00 ’ for a successful write operation. Example Response packet 01 0A 00 00 00 00 F2 00 F9 06 Write successful.
15693-3 commands are not provided within this document, but are covered within the ISO/IEC IS 15693-3:2001(E) Anti-Collision and Transmission Protocol document. The ISO 15693-3 commands that are specifically applicable to the S6350 Reader are defined within the following table. 3.2.3.1 ISO/IEC 15693-3 Command Codes...
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The structure of the ISO 15693 Command Data Request is contained within the Data section of the ISO Command Data, bytes 1 - n. Specific to the S6350 reader, the ISO 15693 SOF, CRC16 and EOF fields must not be included in the message data packet.
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide Request Packet Format Standard reader Request Packet Format (See Section 3.1) Header Packet Node Command Command ISO Command Checksum Length Address Flag Data Config. Data Byte ‘01 ’ Flags ‘60 ’ Data Byte 1...
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide Response Packet Format Standard reader Response Packet Format (See Section 3.1) Header Packet Node Response Command ISO Response Checksum Length Address Flags Data Data bytes ‘01 ’ Flags ‘60 ’ Byte 1 Byte 2 0 - ‘m’...
September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide 3.2.3.3 Mandatory Commands The data packet from the host to the reader is known as the request and the reply from the reader to the host as the response. The host is always the primary station and initiates all communication sequences.
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide Valid Data & Collision Flags Valid Data Flags: This 16-bit field corresponds to whether valid data was received in the 16 possible Time Slots. Bits 0 to 7 of the LSB respectively correspond to Time Slots 1 to 8, while bits 0 to 7 of the MSB correspond to Time Slots 9 to 16 respectively.
September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide ISO Stay Quiet Request Command Packet: Command Code (02 Upon receipt of the Stay Quiet command, the ISO tag will enter the quiet state and will not initiate a response. Note: There is no response to the Stay Quiet command.
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide ISO Read Single Block Response Packet Header Packet Node Response Command ISO Response Data Check Length Address Flags Data ‘01 ’ 2 bytes 2 bytes 1 byte ‘60 ’ bytes 2 bytes 0 - m...
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide ISO Write Single Block: Command Code (21 ISO Write Single Block Request Command Packet Header Packet Node ISO Command Data Check- Length Address Flag Config. Data Byte ‘01 ’ 2 bytes 2 bytes ‘60 ’...
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide ISO Lock Block: Command Code (22 ISO Lock Block Request Command Packet Header Packet Node ISO Command Data Check- Length Address Flag Config. Byte Data ‘01 ’ 2 bytes 2 bytes ‘60 ’ Byte 0...
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide ISO Read Multiple Blocks: Command Code (23 ISO Read Multiple Blocks Request Command Packet Header Packet Node ISO Command Data Check- Length Address Flag Config. Data Byte ‘01 ’ 2 bytes 2 bytes ‘60 ’...
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide ISO Write AFI: Command Code (27 ISO Write AFI Request Command Packet Header Packet Node ISO Command Data Chec Length Address Flag k-sum Config. Byte Data ‘01 ’ 2 bytes 2 bytes ‘60 ’...
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide ISO Lock AFI: Command Code (28 ISO Lock AFI Request Command Packet Header Packet Node ISO Command Data Check- Length Address Flag Config. Data Byte ‘01 ’ 2 bytes 2 bytes ‘60 ’ Byte 0...
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide ISO Write DSFID: Command Code (29 ISO Write DSFID Request Command Packet Header Packet Node ISO Command Data Check- Length Address Flag Config. Byte Data ‘01 ’ 2 bytes 2 bytes ‘60 ’ Byte 0...
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide ISO Lock DSFID: Command Code (2A ISO Lock DSFID Request Command Packet Header Packet Node ISO Command Data Check- Length Address Flag Config. Data Byte ‘01 ’ 2 bytes 2 bytes ‘60 ’ Byte 0...
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September 2001 S6350 Reader Reference Guide ISO Get Multiple Block Security Status: Command Code (2C ISO Get Multiple Block Security Status Request Command Packet Header Packet Node ISO Command Data Check- Length Address Flag Config. Data Byte ‘01 ’ 2 bytes 2 bytes ‘60...
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Appendix A Downloading Data to FLASH Memory The S 6350 Reader FLASH memory contains two areas: the application area for the Reader application firmware and a boot-loader area for the boot-loader firmware. The boot-loader memory is factory locked. After a reset the boot-loader firmware runs the following sequence: •...
Appendix B Error Codes Code number Meaning Transponder not found Command not supported Packet BCC invalid Packet flags invalid for command General write failure Write failure due to locked block Transponder does not support function Undefined error...