Working With The Demo Application - Siemens SIMATIC RF600 Series Configuration Manual

Programming via XML interface
10.2 Demo application
Reader display
Display of the currently selected reader with which you are communicating. The selection of
the extent of the command depends on the connected reader.
Log window
Text box in which all executed commands and their return values are displayed. Alarm
messages and events sent by the reader are displayed in the log window. The log window
can be cleared with the "Extras" > "Clear log" menu entry.
Check boxes
This area contains two check boxes:
● Dbg
With this check box, you can display the sent XML data stream.
● PerfTimer
With this check box, you can display the execution time of each command.
The displayed time relates to the period between sending the command and the arrival of
the reply.
10.2.3

Working with the demo application

Requirement
The reader is connected and has started up. The reader was assigned a unique IP address.
Procedure
Follow the steps below to establish a connection to the reader:
1. Start the demo application.
2. Select the menu command "Reader > Connect Reader".
3. Enter the IP address of the reader in the "Reader IP Address" input box.
4. If necessary, select the "Transacted" check box to enable secure transfer in the
application.
5. If necessary, change the API name to have the option of switching over between readers
when working with several readers.
6. Confirm your entry with "OK".
7. Select the menu command "Connection > HostGreetings".
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