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TC9855RFIDMPAN Rev. AJ 9/08
©2005 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 Monarch ® 9855 RFID ® Printer TC9855RFIDMPAN Rev. AJ 9/08 ©2005 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 2005 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means, without the prior written permission of Paxar Americas, Inc. W ARNING This equi pment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limi ts for a Clas s A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S GETTING STARTED ..................1-1 Using This Manual ...................1-1 Audience ....................1-2 About Transponder Types.................1-2 RFID Terms to Know ................1-3 RFID Considerations ................1-4 MULTI-PROTOCOL ENCODING ..............2-1 About RFID Supplies................2-1 Using the RFID Setup Menu..............2-1 Read Tag ....................2-3 Write Retries ..................2-4...
  • Page 4 DEFINING THE RFID DATA FIELD..............4-1 Applying Options to the RFID Data Field ........... 4-3 Using Option 5 (Define Data Entry Sources) ..........4-4 Using Option 6 (Upload Field Data)............4-5 Sample Upload Packet ................. 4-6 Using Option 30 (Pad Data) ..............4-8 96-Bit RFID Data Field Examples..............

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Your Monarch 9855 RFIDMP (Radio Frequency Identification Multi-Protocol) printer has been engineered to program (encode) an RFID label (commonly called “RFID tags”) before the label’s format is printed. RFID tags contain an embedded RFID inlay (chip and antenna).

  • Page 6: Audience

    Refer to the RFID Setup Guide & Supply Chart for illustrations to determine which type of RFID supplies you are using and basic printer configuration information A u d i e n c e These RFIDMP Application Notes are written for the System Administrator, who is creating formats for the 9855 multi-protocol printer.

  • Page 7: Rfid Terms To Know

    R F I D T e r m s t o K n o w Review these terms before you continue. The Electronic Product Code, which is a numbering standard for items, similar to the UPC code for bar coding. The EPC is divided into several sections: Header, Manager Number, Object Class, and Serial Number.

  • Page 8: Rfid Considerations

    Transponder The combination of the embedded programmable chip with an antenna on some type of media (film, paper, etc.). Different types of transponders are available (Class 1 Gen1 or Class 1 Gen2). User Memory One of the memory fields reserved for user programming. This memory is separate from the EPC memory and the amount of programmable user memory varies with the tag types.

  • Page 9: Multi-Protocol Encoding

    M U L T I - P R O T O C O L E N C O D I N G This chapter contains specific information for the multi-protocol printer, including using the RFID, Setup Menu. A b o u t R F I D S u p p l i e s RFID supplies are available in a variety of sizes.
  • Page 10 Option Choices Default Read Tag Write Retries Signal Adjust Read Power 1-25/ RF Power Write Power 1-25 Clear Data Yes/No Print Config Yes/No Protocol C1Gen2 C1Gen2 C1Gen1 96 C1Gen1 EPC64/96 EM4122 When you turn on the RFID printer, “Monarch Initializing” flashes briefly and then you see “Print Mode Ready.”...

  • Page 11: Read Tag

    Read Tag Use this option to read the EPC data programmed into an RFID tag. You cannot read the user memory data. To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then RFID. Then follow these steps. Press until you see RFID Read Tag Lay the RFID tag you just programmed inside the supply path with the...

  • Page 12: Write Retries

    Write Retries Write Retries is the number of times the interrogator tries to program the RFID tag in the RF Field. If the interrogator fails to program the RFID tag, an RFID error is generated. See “RFID Errors” for more information. When an RFID error is generated, the printer may automatically print an overstrike pattern.

  • Page 13: Signal Adjust

    Signal Adjust Use the Signal Adjustment to increase the strength of the RF Field emitted by the printer’s antenna. The higher the value, the greater the power of the RF Field. When using the read-only EM4122 protocol, the settings for Write Power and Signal Adjust are ignored.

  • Page 14: Rf Power (Read/Write Settings)

    RF Power (Read/Write Settings) Use the RF Power menu to set the Read and Write power settings. The Read and Write Power settings increase the strength of the RF Field emitted by the printer’s antenna. The higher the value, the greater the power of the RF Field.

  • Page 15: Clear Data

    Press to increase or decrease the setting. After you display the option you want, press Enter/Pause. Press Escape/Clear until you see the Main Menu. Clear Data The printer keeps track and stores the following items that can only be cleared when you select “Yes” to clear data: ♦...

  • Page 16: Print Configuration Label

    Print Configuration Label The RFID configuration label displays the module’s Firmware and Hardware Versions, Module Type, Region, Frequency, all the Setup, RFID Menu options, Good RFID Tags (number of RFID tags successfully programmed since last cleared), and Bad RFID Tags (number of RFID tags that failed programming since last cleared).

  • Page 17: Protocol

    Protocol The multi-protocol printer supports the following UHF protocols: Protocol Use to… C1Gen2 Program Class 1 Generation 2 ♦ 96-Bits of data into a 96-Bit RFID tag ♦ 64-Bits of data into a 96-Bit RFID tag The printer also accepts EPC data following the guidelines in ...
  • Page 18 To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then RFID. Then follow these steps. Press until you see RFID Protocol Press Enter/Pause. The current setting is displayed, for example: PROTOCOL C1Gen2 Press to change the protocol. After you display the option you want, press Enter/Pause.

  • Page 19: Setting Up The Printer

    S E T T I N G U P T H E P R I N T E R Use this chapter to ♦ set the supply and print positions, if necessary ♦ set the Error Action for RFID labels ♦...
  • Page 20 The following table lists the Supply Menu options. Option Choices Default Use for RFID Supply Type Aperture/Die Cut/Black Mark/ Die Cut Die Cut Continuous/Tag Edge Aperture Ribbon No/Yes/High Energy Speed 2.5/4.0/6.0/8.0/10.0/Default Default Note: The printer pauses while programming the RFID tag. Feed Mode Continuous/On-Demand Continuous...

  • Page 21: Setting The Supply Type

    Setting the Supply Type You can print on center aperture, black mark, die cut, continuous, or tag edge aperture supplies. You have to tell the printer which supplies you are using. If using edge aperture tag stock containing an RFID antenna, select Tag Edge Aperture.

  • Page 22: Setting The Error Action

    Setting the Error Action The recovery action from an error condition is in the Setup, Supply Menu. You can change how the printer responds to a bad label. The choices include normal and overstrike/continue one to five consecutive bad labels. The overstrike pattern is created to prevent someone from using the label.
  • Page 23 Note: The printer does not recalibrate (feed a blank label) after any RFID error. For more information about the error actions, see the following table. Standard Verifier with RFID with Error Action Peel Peel Peel Overstrike/Continue 1-5 Normal (no overstrike) Note: If using the Overstrike and Continue error mode, do not use peel mode.
  • Page 24 If an RFID error occurs, the format is not printed on the label, but the overstrike pattern is. If a non-RFID error (verifier error) occurs, the format prints on the label with the overstrike pattern. RFID Overstrike Non- RFID Overstrike printed from a verifier error 3-6 Multi-Protocol Application Notes...

  • Page 25: Version Information

    V e r s i o n I n f o r m a t i o n The RFID version information is included in the Diagnostics Menu. When prompted for the diagnostics password, press Feed/Cut three times and then press Enter/Pause. M AIN MENU Diagn os tics V e rs ion...

  • Page 26: Additional Font

    A d d i t i o n a l F o n t An additional font, PaxarSymbols has been added to version 5.0 or greater software. Currently, it contains one symbol, which is referenced by using the capital letter A in the batch data. ♦...

  • Page 27: Defining The Rfid Data Field

    D E F I N I N G T H E R F I D D A T A F I E L D The Monarch Printer Control Language II (MPCLII) RFID Data Field contains the information you want programmed into the RFID tag. The printer can accept EPC data following the guidelines in the EPC...
  • Page 28 X4. data_type Data type. Options: ASCII Hex - default (ASCII representation of Hex). Use characters A to F and 0 to 9. ASCII ASCII Binary (ASCII representation of Binary). Use characters 0 or 1. We recommend using ASCII Hex for compatibility with multiple host applications.

  • Page 29: Applying Options To The Rfid Data Field

    Sample Batch Data {B,1,N,1¦ 1,"RFID TEST"¦ 3,"1005678"¦ 4,"67-90-32"¦ 5,"3123456789ABCDEF12345678"¦ 6,"ABCDEFG"¦ RFID Data Field …} Batch Data in AS CII Hex The RFID Data Field contains exactly 24 characters of data in ASCII Hex format for a 96-bit RFID tag. A p p l y i n g O p t i o n s t o t h e R F I D D a t a F i e l d All the normal field options (copy, merge, pad, increment, etc.) can be applied to the RFID Data Field.

  • Page 30: Using Option 5 (Define Data Entry Sources)

    Copy Option Example {F,2,A,R,E,400,400,"ASCIIHEX"¦ X,2,24,0¦ T,1,50,V,10,10,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0¦ R,4,2,1,16,1,2¦} Cop y data from RFID Data field to text field {B,2,N,2¦ 1,"313233343536373831323334"¦ 2,"313233343536373831323334"¦} This example uses option 4 to copy data from the RFID Data Field and displays the data in text field 1. Note the data type being used is ASCII Hex, so the data in the RFID Data Field is in ASCII Hex format.

  • Page 31: Using Option 6 (Upload Field Data)

    Syntax R,5,code¦ R1. R Option Header. R2. 5 Option 5. R3. code Input code for the data in the field. Options: Host Keypad No user input for this field RFID (read data from the RFID chip). This is ignored on non-RFID printers. Note: Option 5 re-images each label in the batch.

  • Page 32: Sample Upload Packet

    Example T,2,10,V,250,50,0,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0¦ R,6,H¦ Uploads the text field’s data to a file. Example B,3,12,F,50,50,1,2,60,7,L,0¦ R,6,H¦ R,60,I,0¦ Uploads the UPCA bar code field’s data to a file and uploads data for each label in the batch. Example T,150,V,230,130,0,1,1,1,B,L,0,0¦ R,5,R¦ R,6,H¦ Reads the RFID data from the RFID chip embedded in the supply. Uploads the data to the last-used port.
  • Page 33 Example B,3,12,F,50,50,1,2,60,7,L,0¦ R,6,H¦ Returns the following in the upload packet: UPC A bar code data entered from the batch. 123456789012 Example R,5,R¦ R,6,H¦ B,3,12,F,50,50,1,2,60,7,L,0¦ R,6,H¦ Returns the following in the upload packet: 313233343536373839303132,123456789012 Pre-programmed data in the RFID chip and the UPC A bar code data entered from the batch.

  • Page 34: Using Option 30 (Pad Data)

    U s i n g O p t i o n 3 0 ( P a d D a t a ) You can add characters to one side of a field to "pad" the field. Padding allows you to fill in the remaining spaces when the entered data does not fill an entire field.

  • Page 35: 96-Bit Rfid Data Field Examples

    9 6 - B i t R F I D D a t a F i e l d E x a m p l e s The following examples can be used for C1Gen1 and C1Gen2 (without locking). See “Using Expanded Gen2 Data”...
  • Page 36 ASCII BINARY Example {F,2,A,R,E,400,400,"ASCIIBIN"¦ T,1,96,V,10,10,0,2,1,1,B,L,0,0¦ X,2,96,2¦} {B,2,N,1¦ 1,"0011000100110010001100110011010000110101001101100011011 10011100000111001001100000011000100110010"¦ 2,"0011000100110010001100110011010000110101001101100011011 10011100000111001001100000011000100110010"¦} Note: The ASCII Binary data needs to be entered on one line. Do not use line breaks to wrap the data. This data is shown on several lines because of the font size and margins. ASCII Binary data type is selected in the RFID Data Field and the batch data is entered as ASCII Binary.
  • Page 37 SSCC96 Example {F,45,A,R,E,600,400,"SSCC96"¦ C,45,220,0,50,10,10,B,L,0,2,"®"¦ C,75,385,0,50,40,30,B,L,0,2,"Monarch RFID"¦ C,110,385,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"SHIP TO RFID USER"¦ C,110,150,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"CARRIER"¦ C,150,150,0,50,9,9,B,L,0,2,"PRO:"¦ C,165,150,0,50,9,9,B,L,0,2,"B/L:"¦ C,200,380,0,50,18,15,B,L,0,2,"PAXAR AMERICAS, Inc."¦ C,235,380,0,50,14,12,B,L,0,2,"EMAIL: RFID@PAXAR.COM"¦ C,255,380,0,50,14,12,B,L,0,2,"PHONE: 1 800 543-6650"¦ C,275,345,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"VENDOR STK NO:"¦ C,275,110,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"PACK/UNITS:"¦ C,360,330,0,50,10,10,B,L,0,2,"EPC Pure Identity:"¦ C,275,190,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"COLOR:"¦ C,315,110,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"SIZE/STYLE:"¦ C,415,390,0,50,12,12,B,L,0,2,"EPC#:"¦ L,S,098,005,098,395,6,""¦ L,S,170,005,170,395,6,""¦ L,S,098,155,170,155,6,""¦ L,S,260,005,260,395,6,""¦ L,S,390,005,390,395,6,""¦ T,1,15,V,130,335,0,50,13,12,B,L,0,2¦ B,2,15,V,165,365,8,4,25,0,L,2¦ T,3,20,V,130,150,0,50,13,12,B,L,0,2¦...
  • Page 38 RFID Field Batch 20,"0"¦} Data SGTIN 96 Example {F,46,A,R,E,600,400,"SGTIN96"¦ C,45,220,0,50,10,10,B,L,0,2,"®"¦ C,75,385,0,50,40,30,B,L,0,2,"Monarch RFID"¦ C,110,385,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"SHIP TO RFID USER"¦ C,110,150,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"CARRIER"¦ C,150,150,0,50,9,9,B,L,0,2,"PRO:"¦ C,165,150,0,50,9,9,B,L,0,2,"B/L:"¦ C,200,380,0,50,18,15,B,L,0,2,"PAXAR AMERICAS, Inc."¦ C,235,380,0,50,14,12,B,L,0,2,"EMAIL: RFID@PAXAR.COM"¦ C,255,380,0,50,14,12,B,L,0,2,"PHONE: 1 800 543-6650"¦ C,275,345,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"VENDOR STK NO:"¦ C,275,110,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"PACK/UNITS:"¦ C,360,330,0,50,10,10,B,L,0,2,"EPC Pure Identity:"¦ C,275,190,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"COLOR:"¦ C,315,110,0,50,6,6,B,L,0,2,"SIZE/STYLE:"¦ C,415,390,0,50,12,12,B,L,0,2,"EPC#:"¦ L,S,098,005,098,395,6,""¦ L,S,170,005,170,395,6,""¦...
  • Page 39 Text Field w ith EPC Data T,15,10,V,295,200,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2¦ T,16,10,V,335,155,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2¦ T,18,30,V,550,330,0,50,15,18,B,L,0,2¦ B,17,20,V,530,340,50,6,110,0,L,2¦ X,19,24¦ RFID Data Field T,20,40,V,415,330,0,50,12,13,B,L,0,2¦ R,4,19,1,40,1,1¦} Batch Data {B,46,N,1¦ 1,"VENDOR USA"¦ 2,"42060512"¦ 3,"PAXAR AMERICAS"¦ 4,"0987764356"¦ 5,"0020545640"¦ 12,"0075687332"¦ 13,"3600"¦ 14,"urn:epc:tag:sgtin-96:1.0028028.001234.2"¦ 15,"RED"¦ Text Field Batch 16,"48~"/TOUGH"¦ Data 17,"009280287586887"¦ 18,"0 28028 75688 7"¦...

  • Page 40: Using Expanded Gen2 Data

    U s i n g E x p a n d e d G e n 2 D a t a With version 5.0 or greater software, we support Expanded C1Gen2 data, which is composed of five different fields: ♦ ♦...
  • Page 41 One of the four locking methods can be selected for each memory field (EPC, user memory, access password, and kill password). Depending on the locking method specified, the memory field may or may not be readable or writable. There are four locking methods. Value EPC Lock Name Description...
  • Page 42 The following table describes the locking method for each memory field. EPC Memory Description EPC is readable and writable. EPC is permanently writable (can never be locked). EPC is only writable with password, but is readable. EPC is never rewritable, but is readable. User Memory Description User memory is readable and writable.
  • Page 43 To use the Expanded C1Gen2 data, you need to modify the RFID Field’s batch data. Syntax field#,"EPC_data~028"¦ C,"User_Mem~028"¦ C,"~028"¦ C,"Acs_Pwd~028"¦ C,"Kill_Pwd~028"¦ C,"Lock_Code"¦ field# Identifies the RFID Data Field number for the following data. Range: 1 - 999. "EPC_data~028" EPC data. Enclose in quotation marks. To create EPC data, follow the guidelines in the EPC Global Generation 1 Tag Data Standards Specification.
  • Page 44 C,"Lock_Code" Five-digit locking method for each field in this order: EPC Data, User Memory, Reserved, Access password, and Kill password. Use 0 for the reserved field. Locking options: No Lock Permalock Password lock Permalock & password lock Note: Use only one locking method per field. The printer is not capable of unlocking a field.
  • Page 45 Password Lock Example {F,1,A,R,E,400,400,"PWDLOCK"¦ RFID Data Field X,1,100,0¦} {B,1,N,1¦ EPC Data 1,"313233343536373831323334~028"¦ User Memory C,"ABCDEF ~028"¦ Reserved C,"~028"¦ Access Password C,"73737373~028"¦ Kill Password C,"CAD01234~028"¦ Lock Method for each field C,"22022"¦} The EPC data is 313233343536373831323334, the user memory data is ABCDEF, the access password is 73737373, and the kill password is CAD01234.
  • Page 46 4-20 Multi-Protocol Application Notes...

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G Use this chapter as a reference for any RFID errors you may receive. Problem Action Printer displays “Please You sent an RFID batch before the printer Wait RFID Initialization.”...

  • Page 48: Rfid Errors

    R F I D E r r o r s Data type in the RFID Data Field must be 0, 1, 2, or 3. See “Defining the RFID Data Field” for more information. Rule Record Line xx. Upload device must be H (Host) for Option 6. Invalid data length/data mismatch.

  • Page 49: Index

    I N D E X defaults read tag ......2-1 RF power ....... 2-1 access password ..4-14, 4-17 setup menu ....2-1 ASCII signal adjust ....2-1 data type ....... 4-2 write retries ....2-1 sample ......4-9 define ASCII binary RFID data field ....
  • Page 50 pad data increment option ..... 4-3, 4-8 option ......4-3 password inlay access ....4-14, 4-17 terms ......1-3 kill ...... 4-14, 4-17 interrogator password lock terms ......1-3 sample ......4-19 permalock sample ......4-18 permalock and password lock kill password ...
  • Page 51 RFID signal adjust configuration label ..2-8 defaults ......2-1 data field ....... 4-1 setting ......2-5 supply ......2-1 SSCC96 RFID data field sample ......4-11 define ......4-1 supply sample ......4-2 edge aperture ....3-3 terms ......1-3 options ......
  • Page 52 iv Multi-Protocol Application Notes...
  • Page 54 Visit www.monarch.com for sales, service, supplies, information, and telephone numbers for our locations throughout the world. TOLL FREE: 1-800-543-6650 (In the U.S.A.) 1-800-363-7525 (In Canada)

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