Communicating With The Reader; Connecting To Pc Via Usb; Connecting Usb Flash Drive - Biomark HPR Lite User Manual

5 Communicating with the Reader

Connecting the HPR Lite to a PC via USB or Bluetooth allows downloading tag IDs stored in the reader's
memory and adjusting additional settings that are not available via the reader menus. Please refer to section
6 Reader Commands for more information. It is possible to communicate with the reader using any terminal
program on a PC.
Biomark recommends using BioTerm or Tag Manager programs to securely monitor, maintain, and update
the HPR Lite reader. BioTerm is a communication and device managing program used to connect a Biomark
reader to a computer and perform communication and configuration tasks or update the reader's firmware.
Tag Manager software is a program designed to quickly and easily access tag data on a Biomark reader. The
program allows a user to download the data directly into Microsoft Excel, plus other useful functions, such as
convenient graphical user interface for configuring the reader and the reader's automatic firmware verification
and update. While BioTerm is a free software available to all Biomark customers, Tag Manager program
requires an activation key to be used. One (1) copy of Tag Manager is included with the purchase of your
reader. When you open the software for the first time your PC will generate a computer ID number. Please
call +1 (208) 275-0011 or email customerservice@biomark.com with this ID number to receive your activation
code. For more information about these products or to download them, please visit www.biomark.com.

5.1 Connecting to PC via USB

When the reader is connected to a computer via the USB cable, it will automatically turn on and beep once (if
not already on and if beeper is enabled), vibrate for a short time (if vibration is enabled) and the USB icon
( ) will be displayed on the screen. Once connected, Biomark Tag Manager or BioTerm software can be
used to access the reader's memory or to configure its settings.
The reader's internal battery will be slowly charging while it is connected to a PC via USB. The rate at which
the battery will be charging depends on the PC's USB port specifications.
NOTE: The HPR Lite USB driver needs to be installed on the PC in order for the connection to be established
successfully. The driver should be installed automatically with installation of Biomark Tag Manager software
or upon connection of the reader to a USB port of the PC. If the driver did not install automatically the USB
icon will not be displayed on the reader's screen and the connection will not get established. In this case the
driver needs to be installed manually. It can be found at https://www.biomark.com/help/
firmware___applications/.

5.2 Connecting USB Flash Drive

A USB flash drive can be connected to the HPR Lite using a micro USB OTG adapter for transferring the
content of reader's memory.
or
Once the adapter is plugged into the reader, the reader will automatically attempt to connect to the drive.
Once it is connected, the HPR Lite will automatically create a new CSV file and copy only those tag IDs from
the reader's memory that had never been transferred onto a Flash drive. The entire memory content can be
transferred onto a Flash drive manually.
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