Maintenance; Reading Device Information; Noise Measurement - Omron V680S-HMD64-PNT User Manual

Section 6
Functions

Maintenance

Reading Device Information

You can read the device information given in the following table from the Reader/Writer.
You can send a command from the host device or access the information from a Web browser to read
the device information.
Device information
Model
Firmware version
MAC address
Reader/Writer operating
status
Operating time

Noise Measurement

Communication performance will be reduced when the RF tag or the Reader/Writer are influenced by
ambient noise. The Reader/Writer responds the ambient noise level by using noise monitor function.
The response data includes the following parameters. By checking the noise level, you can check the
influence on the performance of communication with the RF tag in advance. You can also check the
noise level when the trouble occurs.
Noise level (Average)
Noise level (Maximum)
Noise level (Minimum)
The noise monitor can be performed by means of the following two.
Measuring Noise with a Command from the Host Device
You can send the MEASURE NOISE command to the Reader/Writer to obtain the numerical ambient
noise level around the Reader/Writer.
Refer to MEASURE NOISE in V680S Commands in Section 7 Host Communications Specifications for details on the MEASURE
NOISE command.
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Noise measurement using Web browser.
You can check the transition graph of the noise level using Web browser.
By selecting the type of the RF tag, you are also able to visually confirm the stability of communication.
Refer to Noise Monitor View in Section 8 Web Browser Interface for more information.
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If the noise level that was confirmed by Web browser screen may affect the performance of
communication, do the following actions.
• If the other Reader/Writers are operating close to the Reader/Writer, ensure the distance between
the Reader/Writers.
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• If the equipment close to the Reader/Writer, become a source of noise transceivers, motors,
inverters, and switching power supply is running, ensure the distance until the amount of noise is
sufficiently reduced. Take action, such as enclosing the noise source by metal object.
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(PROFINET)
Gives the model number of the Reader/Writer.
Gives the firmware version in the Reader/Writer.
Gives the MAC address that is assigned to the Reader/Writer.
* Not supported for the command.
Gives the operating status of the Reader/Writer. The operating status include idle (waiting for a
command), communicating, other processing, etc.
* Not supported for the command.
Gives the elapsed time in milliseconds since the Reader/Writer was started.
* 0 to 4,294,967,295 (FFFF FFFF hex)
This represents the average value of the measured noise level.
00 to 99
This represents the Maximum value of the measured noise level.
00 to 99
This represents the minimum value of the measured noise level.
00 to 99
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