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Scope of Document Firmware Release of Reader V 6.9 Version of Demo V 3.62...
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S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual FCC Statement 1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual Table of Contents 1. About S-8600 Reader ......................4 1.1 Front View .......................... 4 1.2 Back View ........................... 4 1.3 Side View ..........................4 2. Operating and Setting Reader .................... 5 2.1 Initial Use ........................... 5 2.1.1 Step 1: Powering the Reader ....................
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual 2. Operating and Setting Reader 2.1 Initial Use 2.1.1 Step 1: Powering the Reader Connect the plug of supplied power adapter into the power outlet, as illustrated below: Startup normal completion after “Di” with Power and Status LED light, self-test completed successfully, reader is ready.
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S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual Then, you need to switch the DIP switch to the position as illustrated below: You can also connect PC to the reader via TCP/IP, as illustrated below: Then, you need to switch the DIP switch to the position as illustrated below: About DIP Switch:...
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual 2.1.4 Step 4: Operating Reader via Demo Launch the supplied Demo. This software don’t need to installation. Just put the UHFDemo.exe, reader.dll, customControl.dll into the same folder, and double-click UHFDemo.exe to run the software.
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S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual If the reader is connected via TCP/IP, you need to operate these following steps,: 1. Ensure that an Ethernet Card has been installed in the PC. 2. Ensure that PC and reader in the same network segment.
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual Click on Get in Firmware Version or in Reader Identifier, the following screen displays: Now the reader has connected to PC successfully. 2.2 Setting RF Parameter After successfully connecting reader, we need to set some basic RF parameters: RF Output Power &...
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual Default value is 30dBm (1W). 2.2.2 Setting RF Spectrum Specific frequency and channel usage dictated by regulations of each country There are two methods to set RF spectrum. Method 1: Use the default carrier frequency of the reader.
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual 3. User can turn it off by setting the threshold to 0. If antenna is not connected, Reader will stop to operate tags with the following screen display: 2.2.4 Measure RF Port Return Loss 2.3 ISO-18000-6C tag inventory...
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S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual Click on Tag Inventory (Real Time Mode). Select the checkbox for the port with a connected antenna. Set the number of Repeat per command. This number is the times of repeat inventory command. For example, per inventory command will execute anti-collision algorithm one time when you set the value to 1.
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S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual The same as Real Time Mode, click on Tag Inventory (Buffer Mode). Then, select the checkbox for the port with a connected antenna and set the number of Repeat Per Command. Then click on Inventory, the following screen displays: We find that the identified tags won’t be shown in the Tag list.
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual Functions of other three cache operation buttons described as follows: Get and Clear: Read the data form cache and then clear the cache. It will be empty when you read the cache again. Query tag Quantity: If you just want to know there are how many tags in cache without details, click on this button.
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual Then click on Inventory. At the moment, operating time of each round inventory will be as short as possible. Generally speaking, if only 1 or 2 tags in RF region, it will takes 50ms to finish the inventory before the reader receive new command. The time-consuming will be longer when the number of tags increasing.
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual The following describes how to read or write the tags. 2.4.1 Read tag operation You can type the parameter in the interface as illustrated below: To read tags, you need to input three parameters: Area of Tag, Start Address and Data Length.
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual In the above image, it says two tags have been identified successfully. 2.4.2 Write Tag Operation The area of Write Tag is the same as Read Tag, but you need to provide access password and information of write data extra.
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual When the operation completes successfully, the following information displays: The same as Write Tag Operation, data of identified tags will be displayed in Tag List. 2.4.4 Kill Tag Operation The interface of Kill Tag Operation as below: Kill Tag must provide a destruction password and the destruction password can’t be 00 00...
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual In demo supplied, we could operate as below: ◆First, inventory tags in Buffer Mode to get all tags’ EPC NO. ◆Second, get buffer. ◆Third, back to the interface of Access tags and choose the EPC NO. which you want ,...
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual move the tag closer to the antenna. ◆Wrong password: The reason causing this problem, as the prompt in the above image, is set wrong access password. ◆There is no tag to be operated: The above warning means there is no tag to be operated in RF region.
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual Each time when the reader identifies a Tag’s UID, the buzzer will sound a short beep. If the buzzer sounds a long beep, it means the reader start the anti-collision function and identifies multiple tags at the same time.
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S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual The next operation are simple, you can do it yourself. Note the following: ◆Access operation just only for the selected tag. ◆It can read multi-byte data of tag at the same time, length of the data is not limited.
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual 2.6 Other Settings 2.6.1 Set DRM Status DRM is Dense Reader Mode. When multiple readers work at the same time, the RF signal transmission will interfere with each other, you can open the DRM mode to reduce the interference between them.
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S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual PIN definitions as follows: PIN ID Function Equivalent Circuit Instructions ◆Voltage between PIN 1,2 (PIN 3,4) <=12V PIN 1 GPIO 1 Input + ◆Heteropolarity PIN 2 GPIO 1 Input - ◆LED equivalent resistance 470Ω...
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual 2.6.4 Setting Buzzer Status Sound of the reader’s working status provided to users through the Buzzer. Users can turn off the buzzer or set it “beep” after each time reader inventory tag. You can also set it “beep” afer each time reader identifies a tag. But this will reduce the efficiency of multi-tag identification.
S-8600 UHF RFID Reader User Manual 3. Develop your own RFID Application You can operate most functions of reader through the demo. But in actual situation, may be you need to develop your own applications. Supplied document: UHF RFID serial interface protocol_V2.38.pdf provides a complete interface to operate reader.
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