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- Page 1 2019-05-09 Nordic ID EXA51e User Guide Version 2.4 NORDIC ID EXA51e USER GUIDE...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONNECTIONS .............................. 17 CONNECTING WITH HOST DEVICE ................... 17 1.10.1.1. PAIRING AND UNPAIRING NORDIC ID EXA51E WITH A HOST DEVICE ....17 1.10.1.2. CONNECTING WITH HOST DEVICE VIA HID MODE ............18 1.10.1.3. CONNECTING WITH NORDIC ID SMART PAIR FEATURE ..........19 CONFIGURING HID MODE WITH BARCODE ................ - Page 3 BUZZER ..............................23 ANTENNAS ............................23 2D IMAGER ............................24 1.12.5.1. USING CONFIGURATION BARCODES ..................25 1.12.5.2. USING NORDIC ID RFID DEMO APPLICATION ..............25 1.12.5.3. CONFIGURING VIA NUR ACCESSORY EXTENSION API ........... 26 1.13. RF PROFILES ..............................26 SOFTWARE ................................28 2.1.
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Page 4: Getting Started
Nordic ID EXA51 (without “e”) was the previous discontinued version of Nordic ID EXA51e. Please refer to User Guides version 2.1 or lower if you are using it instead of Nordic ID EXA51e. 1.2. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NORDIC ID EXA51 AND NORDIC ID EXA51e Differences between Nordic ID EXA51 and Nordic ID EXA51e have been listed in the following table. -
Page 5: Available Accessories
Nordic ID EXA51/Medea Micro-USB cable for device and desktop charger (Length 1.8m, type A-Male – type Micro-B-Male –connectors) ACN00162 Host device installation kit for Nordic ID EXA51. The kit includes counter parts of magnets (2 pcs) and screws (2pcs) (Minimum order quantity 10 pcs) ACP00097 Quad Lock Universal Adaptor v1. -
Page 6: Features Overview
2019-05-09 Nordic ID EXA51e User Guide Version 2.4 1.6. FEATURES OVERVIEW Picture 1 Key features of wireless charging variant Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland Office +358 2 727 7700 | Fax + 358 2 727 7720 | info@nordicid.com... - Page 7 2019-05-09 Nordic ID EXA51e User Guide Version 2.4 Picture 2 Key features of Quad Lock variant Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland Office +358 2 727 7700 | Fax + 358 2 727 7720 | info@nordicid.com...
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Page 8: Installing Battery
2019-05-09 Nordic ID EXA51e User Guide Version 2.4 1.7. REMOVING BATTERY Picture 3 Removing battery Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland Office +358 2 727 7700 | Fax + 358 2 727 7720 | info@nordicid.com 8 / 35... -
Page 9: Charging
NORDIC ID EXA51E CHARGING The Nordic ID EXA51e can be charged via cradle and USB charger. Maximum charging power via the cradle is 10W (5V @ 2A). Charging time from 0 – 100% via the cradle is about 5h. The USB charger needs to have a micro USB connector and recommended charging power is 10W (5V @ 2A). - Page 10 Picture 5 Charging of the Nordic ID EXA51e via USB charger NOTE! The cradle is sold separately by Nordic ID. The USB charger is not included in the Nordic ID EXA51e inbox and is not sold by Nordic ID. Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland Office +358 2 727 7700 | Fax + 358 2 727 7720 | info@nordicid.com...
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Page 11: Host Device Charging
2019-05-09 Nordic ID EXA51e User Guide Version 2.4 HOST DEVICE CHARGING Host device attached on the Nordic ID EXA51e can be charged via wireless charging or USB from the cradle. 1.8.2.1. WIRELESS CHARGING Wireless charging is based on inductive charging technology and is compliant with Qi v1.2 specification. - Page 12 Maximum charging power via the cradle depends on charge level of the Nordic ID EXA51e battery. Maximum 7W charging power can be achieved when the battery of the Nordic ID EXA51e is full/almost full. When the Nordic ID EXA51e charges at full power then the maximum charging power of host device is limited to 4W.
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Page 13: Battery Charging
BATTERY CHARGING The battery or spare battery of the Nordic ID EXA51e can also be charged in the cradle. Please note that when USB charging from the cradle is used, spare battery charging of the cradle is disabled. Please find more information about the how charging from the Picture 8 Battery charging in cradle. -
Page 14: Fastening
Fastening of the host device on the Nordic ID EXA51e with the Quad Lock fastening system is easy. The first step is to attach a Quad Lock adapter on the host device. Second step is to fasten the host device on the Nordic ID EXA51e by attaching and locking the Quad Lock fastening system. -
Page 15: Magnet Fastening
Nordic ID EXA51e). The second step is to remove protective tape from the counter parts of magnets. The third step is to place the host device on top of the Nordic ID EXA51e and ensure that the magnet counter parts are securely attached (adhesive) to the host device. -
Page 16: Screw Fastening
SCREW FASTENING The screw mounting is a robust option to mount a host device on the Nordic ID EXA51e. This option requires a protective case or cover for the host device which is screwed on the Nordic ID EXA51e. The first step is to screw the case/cover to screw holes of the Nordic ID EXA51e. -
Page 17: Connections
NOTE! Bluetooth Low Energy needs to be supported by host device CONNECTING WITH HOST DEVICE There are three ways to connect Nordic ID EXA with host device, being the third one (Nordic ID Smart Pair) the most advanced and easiest way to connect. -
Page 18: Connecting With Host Device Via Hid Mode
3. Open Bluetooth connection settings of host device and you should see “EXA51e XXXXXX” in the list 4. Select “EXA51e XXXXXX” from the list in order pair your host device with the Nordic ID EXA51e NOTE! XXXXX is a serial number of the Nordic ID EXA51e iOS devices typically prompt “pairing request”... -
Page 19: Connecting With Nordic Id Smart Pair Feature
Disconnecting: Just move the host device further away from the EXA51e to disconnect automatically. In this mode, the Nordic ID EXA51e keeps connected to host device only when it is located nearby it, but if you want to use your mobile device separated from the EXA51e, then you can disable the “Auto disconnect from EXA51e”... -
Page 20: Operating With Hid Modes
Releasing trigger Reading stops and tags in memory will be transmitted to HID. Short beep when • single tag sent. If no tags found, double low note beeps. NOTE! XXXXX is a serial number of the Nordic ID EXA51e BOTH: HID BARCODE & HID RFID ENABLED. Activate Barcode reader: Trigger click (short press (<350ms) and released immediately) ... -
Page 21: Using The Reader
Version 2.4 1.12. USING THE READER KEYS AND BUTTONS The Nordic ID EXA51e includes two capacitive buttons and one physical button for user interactions. Location of the keys can be seen in the Picture 12. Picture 12 Location of capacitive keys 1.12.1.1. -
Page 22: Unpair A Bluetooth Device Key
1.12.1.3. UNPAIR A BLUETOOTH DEVICE KEY If the Nordic ID EXA51e is paired to the host device, it stores information about the paired devices and tries to connect automatically when turned on. Using the “Unpair a Bluetooth device” key clears paired device from the Nordic ID EXA51e memory. -
Page 23: Bluetooth Led
Power LED. BUZZER The Nordic ID EXA51e includes a buzzer which can be used to give an audible indication to user. By default, the buzzer beeps in the following situations: The reader is turned On/Off •... -
Page 24: Imager
Picture 14 Tags in horizontal and vertical alignment Picture 15 Tags in random alignment 2D IMAGER This section describes methods for configuring 2D imager of Nordic ID EXA51e. The 2D imager module in use is Opticon MDI-4100 2D scan engine. Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland Office +358 2 727 7700 | Fax + 358 2 727 7720 | info@nordicid.com... -
Page 25: Using Configuration Barcodes
Opticon’s configuration tools (see link above) for creating configuration barcode and print it onto paper. Read the configuration code with the 2D imager of Nordic ID EXA51e and new settings will be set and saved automatically. Please note barcode configuration codes can be read only when there is no active Bluetooth connection with the host device. -
Page 26: Configuring Via Nur Accessory Extension Api
After sending configuration file to the reader, Nordic ID RFID demo will send “save settings” command automatically to the 2D imager. Source code of Nordic ID RFID demo is public, so one can study how 2D imager configuration using the specific files has been implemented on Android. See section 2.2.2 for more information. - Page 27 Robust RF profile provides the best sensitivity. Nominal • Nominal RF-profile is the default setting of readers containing Nordic ID NUR2-1W UHF RFID module. It uses link frequency of 300 kHz and Miller 2 coding providing read rates up to 350 tags/s.
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Page 28: Software
Version 2.4 SOFTWARE Nordic ID has taken an open source SW development approach in use with the Nordic ID EXA51e. Nordic ID provides the SDK along with the examples through the GitHub. The Nordic ID EXA51e supports powerful NUR API so developers can use familiar NUR API for application development. -
Page 29: Application Development
2.2. APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT NUR API IN GENERAL NUR API is an application programming interface for Nordic ID UHF RFID module. It provides control for all Nordic ID UHF RFID readers. The NUR API provides compatibility between Nordic ID UHF RFID reader from RFID functions perspective. - Page 30 2019-05-09 Nordic ID EXA51e User Guide Version 2.4 More information including source code and samples can be found from GitHub via: https://github.com/NordicID/nur_nurapi_android https://github.com/NordicID/nur_sample_ios https://github.com/NordicID/nur_sample_windows/tree/master/Win10_UWPSample Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland Office +358 2 727 7700 | Fax + 358 2 727 7720 | info@nordicid.com...
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Page 31: Firmware Update
2.2. Please note if firmware version of Nordic ID EXA51e is 2.0.2 or 1.x then it’s not possible to use Nordic ID RFID demo application to update the firmware. In those cases, please refer to instructions below: Firmware version 2.0.2: Please refer to instructions that can be found from GitHub (link) -
Page 32: Regional Settings
UHF RFID readers to comply local regional requirements. Nordic ID has created set of regional settings in order to fulfill local regulations. Nordic ID is required to ensure compliance of Nordic ID products will remain after production. Solution for this is products including UHF RFID functionality will be set and locked in production based on customer order e.g. -
Page 33: About Nordic Id
Nordic ID GitHub account for developers (https://github.com/NordicID) • ABOUT NORDIC ID Nordic ID is at the centre of today’s real-time item tracking and reliable RFID technology. We help organizations fight the damaging effects of item loss, facilitate streamlined business procedures, and stay ahead of the competition. -
Page 34: Version History
Minor updates. 28.5.2018 Nordic ID Smart Pair added 13.12.2018 Nordic ID EXA51 removed and Nordic ID Smart Wear app added 9.5.2019 New battery indications and new Nordic ID Smart Pair mode Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland Office +358 2 727 7700 | Fax + 358 2 727 7720 | info@nordicid.com... -
Page 35: Appendices
2019-05-09 Nordic ID EXA51e User Guide Version 2.4 APPENDICES 9.1. APPENDIX 1 SAMPLE 2D IMAGER CONFIGURATION BARCODES NOTE! Barcode configuration codes can be read only when there is no active Bluetooth connection with the host device Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland Office +358 2 727 7700 | Fax + 358 2 727 7720 | info@nordicid.com...
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