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- Page 1 RM300 UHF RFID Reader Module - RM300 - User Manual Version 1.0 Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 2 Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Scripts ..........................16 Profile ..........................18 Inventory ........................... 19 Tx Control.......................... 21 Command.......................... 22 GPIO ..........................23 NV Mem ..........................23 Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. - Page 4 Indy Tracer for Demonstration ....................29 Introduction ........................... 29 Tracer Installation ......................... 29 Tracer Usage ........................30 Known Issues ........................54 Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Page 5: Chapter 1 Hardware Overview
Maximum tag read distance of 27 feet (9 m) with 6 dBi antenna Easy to use Starter Kit to shorten product development time Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 6: Specifications
76.5mm L X 50mm W X 4.2 mm H Software Platform support PC Windows OS & WinCE SDK Development Tools Visual studio with C#/C++/VB.NET Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 7: Package Content
RM300 UHF RFID Reader Module Power Adaptor Interface board USB Cable Antenna RFID Tag RS232 Cable Integration Guide CD Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 8: Tour Of The Rm300 Uhf Rfid Reader Module
Click Start, select All Programs, IMPINJ, Impinj IndyTool v2.4.2, and click IndyTool. c. Open the IndyTool installation folder and double click IndyTool.exe. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 9: Connecting The Rm300 To A Pc
3. Connect the interface board to a PC by using a miniUSB cable (default setting) or a RS232 cable, respectively described in options 3a and 3b. Option a: By using a miniUSB cable Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. - Page 10 4. Insert the power connector into the power inlet on the interface board, and then plug the power adapter into an electrical socket. 5. Insert the connector of antenna into one of the two antenna ports of the RM300 UHF RFID Reader Module. You can connect at most two antennae at the same time.
- Page 11 6. Open the IndyTool. Click Start to scan RFID tags by using the RM300 UHF RFID Reader module. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 12 Input State. When configured as GPOs the state becomes user selectable. The ARM GPOs can be set Low and High via the ARM GPO control box. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Page 13: Indytool For Configuration And Development
IndyTool can be connected and disconnected to and from a reader at any time. This will allow for a user to configure the reader, disconnect and subsequently run any other application to run the reader. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. - Page 14 Keep History – [Checked] Append all status messages. [Unchecked] Clear status window upon each command operation. b. Status Timestamps – [Checked] Show local timestamp on each status message. [Unchecked] No timestamp. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Page 15: Info Bar
Depending on the situation and nature of readers using the UART port, if Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 16: Connect
6. Build Target – 1 = R1000, 2 = R2000, 3 = R500 7. Region – 0 = FCC, 1 = ETSI, 2 = JAPAN Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 17: Disconnect And Reset
These sections describe the functions found in the visible menus when a reader is successfully connected. Register Access The Register Access menu is shown in the following figure. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. - Page 18 Read Mac Register Bank [0702][09] = 00000000 Read Mac Register Bank [0702][0A] = 00000000 Read Mac Register Bank [0702][0B] = 00000000 Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Page 19: Tag Access
7. Kill Permissions – The kill permissions for performing a kill operation. 8. QT Controls – The QT controls for performing a QT operation. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 20: Scripts
'durationMs' - Indicates time in ms before sending cancel 'inventory' - Executes inventory command and dumps summary upon completion Commands script,sleep,*durationMs Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. - Page 21 JScript for execution. If the script is valid, IndyTool will disconnect from the reader, run the Jscript, and then reconnect back to the reader for IndyTool control. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Page 22: Profile
Configuration: 4 Identifier High: 0x00000001 Identifier Low: 0x00000000 Identifier Version: 0x443A8B29 Protocol: 0 R2T Mod Type: 0 Tari: 25000 X: 1 Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 23: Inventory
The HST_CYCLES will also be set to 0xFFFF. 5. Test Channel with Continuous Tx - Executes the Inventory with currently Set Test Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. - Page 24 RN16 Received: 273 (57.89 / sec) RN16 Timeout: 4024 (853.27 / sec) EPC Timeout: 0 (0.00 / sec) Tag Read: 273 (57.89 / sec) Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Page 25: Tx Control
5) Options – This provides an ability to toggle the TagFocus or FastID feature in the Indy Firmware. Tx Control The Tx Control menu is shown in the following figure. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 26: Command
2. EngTst Command Execute – This is essentially a regular command operation, but it allows for easy access to configure the Sub Command and arguments for testing purposes. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 27: Gpio
IndyTool application and the file properties are displayed: Name: harvemacR1000.a79 Date: 2/16/2010 7:58:15 PM Size: 162996 bytes Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 28: Macros
5. Interface to UART– Configures the OEM for the host for UART operation and resets the reader. 6. Dump Mac – Dumps the entire Mac Register Set. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 29: Sensors
Tranceiver DAC 0 – Future Use b. Tranceiver DAC 1 – PA Bias Mac Error The Mac Error menu is shown in the following figure. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 30: Calibration
IndyTool Batch Script for future use. The script that is generated can be used in the future to configure the same reader with the same calibration data. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 31: Help
The Status Display Options section describes options related to the Status Display Window. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. - Page 32 Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Page 33: Indy Tracer For Demonstration
Files]\IMPINJ\Tracer v2.4.2\. 3. Installation includes the C++ runtime libraries and adds a desktop shortcut to the Tracer application. 4. To Start the Tracer application: ¾ Double click the desktop shortcut, or Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. -
Page 34: Tracer Usage
The floating control panel is used to start, stop, and pause inventory rounds, and to perform other reader actions. Tracer User Interface Main Window (left) and Control Panel (right) Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. - Page 35 Reader Control menu or from the floating Control Panel. The figure below shows the Control Panel buttons and describes the actions they perform. Reader Control Panel Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 36 Selecting the Write Access Type option displays the configuration dialog shown in the figure below. Tag Access dialog box, Access Type Write selected Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 37 EPC, TID, and User memory banks. Selecting the Lock Access Type option displays the dialog box shown in the figure below. Tag Access dialog box, Access Type Lock selected Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 38 Selecting the BlockErase Access Type option displays the configuration dialog shown in the figure below. Tag Access dialog box, Access Type BlockErase selected Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 39 Tag Access dialog box, Access Type QT_None selected and QT Control Access WRITE option selected Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 40 The configurable parameters for the QT control data read or write operation are identical to those in section titling Access Type QT_None.. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 41 To initiate the post processing (i.e., to build the indexed data file), select Build Post-Capture Views as shown in the figure below. This option is enabled after the reader functions have completed. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 42 When the reader is active, the Reader Protocol view displays the last one thousand captured packets for the current command. When the post-capture process completes, the Reader Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 43 Note: Microsoft Excel allows only the first 65536 ro ws in each view to be exported. If a session is too big for Excel, Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 44 The log files created by Tracer are named rfidxxxx.log, where xxxx is a four digit sequence number. The figure below shows an example of log file content. Log File Example Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 45 The current selection is always indicated by a visual highlight. For example, in the figure below, the Settings page is active. Reader Configuration Dialog Box Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 46 To change the setting for a logical antenna, click its associated Edit button in the first column of the grid. This displays the dialog box shown in the figure below. Antenna Logical Settings Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 47 As shown in the figure below, this page displays the active selection criteria of the current reader. Select Criteria View Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 48 The figure below shows an example of the Inventory Algorithm View panel. Algorithm Settings View Page Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 49 The figure below shows an example of the page displayed when the Post Singulation Criteria option is chosen. Post Singulation Criteria View Page Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 50 Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) pins which are accessible to the user on the Indy Firmware microcontroller. The figure below shows the GPIO panel. GPIO Pin Page Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 51 The RF (Radio Frequency) Channel Definitions page provides a simplified method to view and configure the reader’s frequency channels. An example of this page is shown below in the figure below. RF Channels Page Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 52 Affinity Band is non-optimal, a new value between the Minimum DAC and Maximum DAC Bands (inclusive) is generated and subsequently displayed on the RF Channels page. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 53 Note: Performing a Reset Firmware operation causes a reset of the connection to the current reader. The reader will no longer be accessible via the application until the application is restarted. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 54 The Batch button allows for batch processing of multiple registers. Select the ? button for Register Access Batch Help and file format. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 55 This dialog reduces the user input required to perform read and write access to MAC Banked Registers. MAC Banked Registers Page Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 56 This is followed by a write to each bank by simply changing the bank index. MAC Banked Register Read and Write Status Example Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Page 57 From this dialog, the user can perform read and write access to the OEM Registers. OEM Registers Page Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Page 58: Known Issues
The names of detected readers are displayed as ASCII only in the Device menu. Truncation is not supported in the Firmware Release v2.4.2, so selecting it in the Select criteria will render an error. Copyright 2012 Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Unitech is a registered trademark of Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. - Page 59 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 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, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
- Page 60 Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or...
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