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LibAssist (9962298)
The LibAssist Handheld Reader consists of an RFID reader which communicates over a wireless
connection (wifi/usb/bluetooth). The LibAssist's software has three main functions: inventory, search and
weed. The software on the LibAssist Handheld Reader controls the RFID reader and scans for new labels.
Version 1.1, published on Tuesday, June 24, 2014

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  • Page 1 The LibAssist Handheld Reader consists of an RFID reader which communicates over a wireless connection (wifi/usb/bluetooth). The LibAssist’s software has three main functions: inventory, search and weed. The software on the LibAssist Handheld Reader controls the RFID reader and scans for new labels. Version 1.1, published on Tuesday, June 24, 2014...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents ......................................2 Technical support ......................................3 Safety Precaution ......................................4 LibAssist – Installing and configuring ..............................5 LibAssist operational environment ..............................5 Technical requirements ..................................5 LibAssist Manager configuration ..............................5 Localization ........................................6 Device software –...

  • Page 3: Technical Support

    The software / hardware described in this document / file is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of agreement. Documentation Eco Reader copyright notice Any technical documentation that is made available by Nedap Librix is the copyrighted work of Nedap Librix and is owned by Nedap Librix. Disclaimer NO WARRANTY.

  • Page 4: Safety Precaution

    Safety Precaution  Installation of these products should be performed by a qualified installation partner.  Do not use the product in damp places.  If you smell smoke or other odors or hear a strange sound, unplug the power cord and contact your dealer.

  • Page 5: Libassist - Installing And Configuring

    LibAssist consists of a handheld device and a management software called LibAssist Manager. LibAssist Manager application uses data from ILS. The data has to be exported to a text format (character separated values) and can then be imported into the Manager application. Manager application communicates with the hand held device via WLAN, transferring book lists to and from the device.

  • Page 6: Localization

    Further configuration is done via a configuration file. This configuration file can be found in <Current user>\<Application data>\Local\Nedap\LibAssist\manager_config.txt . The exact path varies depending on the operating system used. For example for a Windows 7 user named John Smith, the actual path would be C:\Users\John Smith\AppData\Local\Nedap\LibAssist\manager_config.txt...

  • Page 7: Device Software - Configuring

    In order to work properly, the device software needs to have a functioning WLAN connection to the computer where LibAssist Manager application is running. You must also select the correct data model to use. Configuring WLAN in LibAssist device Left: On the device, select Start menu ->...
  • Page 8 Left: Select your network from the list of detected networks and click Configure. Middle: If your network is secured, enter passphrase or password when prompted and click OK. Your network administrator should have the password, in case you do not know it. Right: Click Yes to create a new profile to your network.

  • Page 9: Configuring The Device Software

    Left: Desktop of the device. To start LibAssist, double click on the LibAssist.CE icon shown last in the image. Middle: LibAssist startup screen. You can select to load a list of items from a file, re-load last list of items, or skip and continue.
  • Page 10 If you choose to change this, you have to change it to each device and also the Manager application. Local data folder is the default folder where item lists will be read from and written to. If none is given, LibAssist will use a default value of “\SDMMC\Nedap”. UI settings Language allows you to change the user interface language of the hand held device software.
  • Page 11 RFID tags of your library. Only one data model can be active at any given time. Use item id only can be used to tell LibAssist to track items by their Item Id only and not care about the UID in the RFID tag.

  • Page 12: Using The Manager Application

    Using the Manager application Manager application main window The Manager application is required for communicating with the hand held devices. In Manager, you select lists of items to send to devices and read item lists back from devices. Item lists are based on text files, typically a TAB separated text file, generated from your ILS system.

  • Page 13: Reading An Item List To Manager

    Reading an item list to Manager Manager application only needs some basic information of the items: item ID and name. UID is optional. When you load items to the Manager application, new items will be added to the existing list. To read a list of items to Manager application, select the Open button at the top left of the main window: 1.

  • Page 14: Saving Items To A File

    The Import –button will start the import. The progress bar to the left of the Import -button will show the import’s progress. Importing can be stopped by clicking the Cancel –button. When the import finishes, a notification will be shown: Click OK and then Close in the import dialog’s lower right corner.

  • Page 15: Using The Hand Held Device

    Using the hand held device Connecting to a Manager application If you have configured the device WLAN connection, you can connect it to a Manager workstation by clicking on the Connect button on the device main menu screen. Usage modes Select the desired usage mode from the main window (shown on the left below): Note: the captions of the buttons will be different for different languages.
  • Page 16 Collect In this mode you can search for items from shelves. First upload the list of items using the Manager application (see Sending items to a device in this manual for details). Then start the software in the hand held device and press the Collect button.
  • Page 17 When you have finished, press the trigger button again. The list display will update itself and show all items it has found. If the device is connected to LibAssist Manager, the list of items will automatically be shown in the Manager application.
  • Page 18 “Set AFI immediately” option on. Default behavior is to sound two beeps and continue reading. This can be changed so that LibAssist stops on AFI writing errors and shows a message where the offending item’s Item ID can be read. All items found with the search AFI value will be shown in the search list.

  • Page 19: Tips And Tricks

    Tips and tricks  When using the device, antenna position is crucial to accuracy of reading results.  When starting to scan, place antenna in front of the book where you want to begin and then press the trigger button to start reading. Now you can move the device closer to book spine and touch books with the antenna, and slide the device forward.
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