Template Menu - Centsys Lattice Installation Manual

6. Template Menu

The sixth and last Advanced menu item is the template menu. This menu provides a means of creating a
tag template which can be copied to other tags. The template can be seen as a "virtual" tag that is stored
in non-volatile memory of the L1000. Only one template can exist at any one time on the L1000. (See
details of the CENTSYS Lattice-Ware software where multiple templates can be stored) The template
menu structure is shown in Figure 34 and described in detail. There are three ways in which the template
can be created:
By creating the template from scratch using the programming functionality of the L1000 and setting
up each menu item. This is virtually identical to "normal learn" for a new tag. The only difference is
that the information is stored as a template instead of being applied to a tag. This is the sub-menu
item "USr" on the menu structure.
By selecting an existing ID and using the information stored under that D to create the template.
NOTE: It is possible to have multiple tags all with different parameters stored under a single ID.
If an ID is chosen that has multiple tags then the system will use the parameters of the tag stored
in the first memory location as the template. This is the sub-menu item "ID" on the menu
structure.
By copying the information stored on an existing tag into template memory. This is the sub-menu
item "tAg" on the menu structure.
Description of Template Process:
Using the "Template menu structure" as a guide the following steps are followed:
6.1. The "Admin" tag is presented and held (for 5 seconds) to get from "tPL " of the "Admin" menu
to where the display indicates "USR". i.e from the Main menu to Level 1.
6.2. Four options exist under level 1 by presenting and removing the "Admin" tag.
6.2.1. Present and remove the "Admin" tag to scroll the display vertically, allowing template
creation by either
• Id - where a template is extracted from the first tag existing in a selected ID number.
• tAg - where a template is extracted from an existing tag.
• "---" -"exit back to "tPL" main menu
• Id - where a template is extracted from the first tag existing in a selected ID number.
6.2.2. Present and hold the "Admin" tag for 5 seconds after a selection is made in 6.2.1.
6.3. If "USr" is selected the system moves from level 1 to level 2. The change from level 1 to level 2
is shown by the fact that the display changes from "USr" to "Con" (abbreviation for controller
i.e. the L1000).
6.3.1. If the "Admin" tag is presented and removed, the display will scroll vertically through the
list showing any connected readers, indicated as "Con" (for the L1000 head) and
"H.01" to "H.031" (for any RSH's physically attached to the RS485 network). This
enables the settings of levels 3 onwards to be set individually on any attached reader.
After the last attached head is shown the display indicates -A-. This is the display
symbol to indicate SAVE or EXIT. Once "Con" and, optionally, heads H.01 to H.31 are
set, it is critical that -A- is selected (present and hold the "Admin" tag) to save all the
settings that may have been made to levels 3 onwards for all the readers.
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