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  • Page 1 RFID System BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 1 of 126...
  • Page 2 Germany/Deutschland – 11. January 2021 – Phone: +49 621 6690094-0 Fax: +49 621 6690094-9 Subject to alteration without prior notice. E-Mail: info@idtronic.de © Copyright iDTRONIC GmbH 2021 Web: idtronic.de Printed in Germany BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 2 of 126...
  • Page 3 • Use of the device and its installation must be in accordance with national legal requirements and local electrical codes. • When working on devices the valid safety regulations must be observed. IP67 BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 3 of 126...
  • Page 4 Long Range read / write UHF RFID device with 1 5335U-RTC external antenna and RTC (Real Time Clock). Serial and Ethernet 10-100M Amphenol connector communication interface. EU1 (865 MHz … 868MHz) version. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 4 of 126...
  • Page 5 Serial and Ethernet 10-100M on M12 4 poles D-coded female connector communication interface. EU1 (865 MHz … 868MHz) version. Mid Range read / write UHF RFID device with integrated 5326U-FCC antenna. Serial and Ethernet 10-100M on M12 4 poles BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 5 of 126...
  • Page 6 Long Range read / write UHF RFID device with 1 5336U-RTC-FCC external antenna and RTC (Real Time Clock). Serial and Ethernet 10-100M on M12 4 poles D-coded female connector communication interface. FCC (902 MHz … 928MHz) version. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 6 of 126...
  • Page 7 M12 4 poles D-coded female connector communication interface. FCC (902 MHz … 928MHz) version. Long Range read / write UHF RFID device with up to 2 5346U-BL-BRA external antennas. Bluetooth and Ethernet 10-100M on BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 7 of 126...
  • Page 8 Mid Range read / write UHF RFID device with integrated 5328U-BRA antenna. CAN bus and Ethernet 10-100M on M12 4 poles D-coded female connector communication interface. Brazil (902 MHz … 928MHz) version. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 8 of 126...
  • Page 9 Ethernet 10-100M on M12 4 poles D-coded female connector communication interface. Brazil (902 MHz … 928MHz) version. Long Range read / write UHF RFID device with up to 2 5348U external antennas. CAN bus and Ethernet 10-100M on BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 9 of 126...
  • Page 10 928MHz) version. This manual is valid as of firmware version: Order Number Hardware Version Firmware Version 5325U 2.70B 5325U-FCC 2.70B 5325U-BRA 2.70B 5325U-RTC 2.70T 5325U-RTC-FCC 2.70T 5325U-RTC-BRA 2.70T 5335U 2.70A 5335U-FCC 2.70A BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 10 of 126...
  • Page 11 5326U-BRA 2.70B 5326U-RTC 2.70T 5326U-RTC-FCC 2.70T 5326U-RTC-BRA 2.70T 5336U 2.70A 5336U-FCC 2.70A 5336U-BRA 2.70A 5336U-RTC 2.70S 5336U-RTC-FCC 2.70S 5336U-RTC-BRA 2.70S 5346U 2.70 5346U-FCC 2.70 5346U-BRA 2.70 5346U-RTC 2.70R 5346U-RTC-FCC 2.70R 5346U-RTC-BRA 2.70R BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 11 of 126...
  • Page 12 5328U 2.70B 5328U-FCC 2.70B 5328U-BRA 2.70B 5328U-RTC 2.70T 5328U-RTC-FCC 2.70T 5328U-RTC-BRA 2.70T 5338U 2.70A 5338U-FCC 2.70A 5338U-BRA 2.70A 5338U-RTC 2.70S 5338U-RTC-FCC 2.70S 5338U-RTC-BRA 2.70S 5348U 2.70 5348U-FCC 2.70 5348U-BRA 2.70 5348U-RTC 2.70R BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 12 of 126...
  • Page 13 With Real Time Clock (RTC) Option #2: Blank Wihtout options With Bluetooth interface RF Region: Blank EU1 (865 MHz … 868 MHz) -FCC FCC (902 MHz … 928 MHz) -BRA Brazil (902 MHz … 928 MHz) BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 13 of 126...

  • Page 14: Table Of Contents

    3.2.10 Dynamic RF Transmit Power ..........64 3.2.11 RF Antenna Tuning ............... 65 Device Status ................66 Device Startup ................. 67 ‘BLUEBOX Serial Config’ Software ............69 Software Startup ................ 69 Menu ..................69 5.2.1 File Menu ................70 5.2.2 Info Menu ................
  • Page 15 CE Compliance ................. 98 13 Mechanical Drawings ................. 99 13.1 Mechanical Drawings 5325U-opt1-rrr .......... 99 13.2 Mechanical Drawings 5326U-opt1-rrr .......... 99 13.3 Mechanical Drawings 5327U-rrr ..........100 13.4 Mechanical Drawings 5328U-opt1-rrr ........100 BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 15 of 126...
  • Page 16 A.2. Operation in North America ............114 A.3. Operation in Brazil ..............115 B. RS232 DB9 to M12 Connection ............118 C. .inf File ..................119 D. Driver Install on Windows 8 OS ............121 BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 16 of 126...

  • Page 17: Introduction

    (‘slave’), independently of the kind of connection (point to point, multipoint or Ethernet). Through these communication channels, it is also possible to configure the functional parameters and to upgrade the firmware, the ‘BLUEBOX Show’ software of the SDK is foreseen to explicate these operations.

  • Page 18: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications This section provides details on the technical specifications of the BLUEBOX. Electrical Features This section provides details on the electrical features of the BLUEBOX. 2.1.1 Electrical Features 5325U-opt1-rrr 10 … 36 Vdc or Power Supply PoE IEEE802.3af-2003 Mode A / Mode B...

  • Page 19: Electrical Features 5326U-Opt1-Rrr

    FCC: 902 MHz … 928MHz Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 19 of 126...

  • Page 20: Electrical Features 5328U-Opt1-Rrr

    Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 20 of 126...

  • Page 21: Electrical Features 5335U-Opt1-Rrr

    ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 21 of 126...

  • Page 22: Electrical Features 5336U-Opt1-Rrr

    Digital Outputs @30Vdc Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 22 of 126...

  • Page 23: Electrical Features 5337U-Rrr

    Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 23 of 126...

  • Page 24: Electrical Features 5338U-Opt1-Rrr

    15W @RFout=30dBm Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 24 of 126...

  • Page 25: Electrical Features 5346U-Opt1-Rrr

    Max -85dBm Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 25 of 126...

  • Page 26: Electrical Features 5346U-Bl-Rrr

    Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 26 of 126...

  • Page 27: Electrical Features 5347U-Rrr

    ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 27 of 126...

  • Page 28: Electrical Features 5348U-Opt1-Rrr

    3 LEDs, Buzzer Reading distance depends on transponder type, antenna and environmental conditions. ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 28 of 126...

  • Page 29: Mechanical Features

    CAN bus, 12-poles A- Connections coded female for I/O, 4-poles D-coded female for Ethernet) Mechanical Features This section provides details on the mechanical features of the BLUEBOX. Dimensions 110 x 140 x 62 mm Material Die-cast aluminum, PC...

  • Page 30: Operating Features

    0xFF bytes. Tag’s ID Length The size of the tag’s ID in bytes. The ID of the tag in the format Tag’s ID <type> <ID> <RSSI> <antenna> <direction> where: BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 30 of 126...
  • Page 31 Once the 82 bytes of tag data limit is reached, the exceeded bytes will be discarded! ISO 18000-6C became ISO 18000-63 in 2012 due to ISO naming rules that do not allow letters in standards names. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 31 of 126...
  • Page 32 • If configured and available an host can wait for incoming HTTP POST to receive ‘spotaneous’ messages. The ‘spontaneous’ message is sent only once. On a succesful connection there is a fixed inactivity timeout of 120 seconds. These are the POST variables sent by BLUEBOX: o reader_sn: the BLUEBOX serial number.
  • Page 33 In case of a ‘spontaneous’ message send error, due to a connection or communication error, no further attempts will be made and the tag will be discarded! BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 33 of 126...
  • Page 34 HTTP status OK message and in case of success the record is dequed from the reacords database. On a succesful connection there is a fixed inactivity timeout of 120 seconds. These are the POST variables sent by BLUEBOX: o reader_sn: the BLUEBOX serial number.
  • Page 35 0 seconds) which deactivates the ‘continuous’ mode in case of no successful crossing of the gate within this time. Only with a successful crossing of the gate data (tag ID and gate crossing direction BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 35 of 126...
  • Page 36 The auto antenna tuning is done at every power on and during normal operations of the reader based on RF tuning configuration parameters described in next sections. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 36 of 126...

  • Page 37: General Parameters

    Enabled Disabled ‘Spontaneous‘ Spontaneous mode activation. It is OR’ed with the Disabled Mode dip switch SW1-2 setting. Enabled Disabled ‘Continuous’ mode activation management with Trigger Disabled inputs. ‘Continuous’ Enabled BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 37 of 126...
  • Page 38 0x0: None; 0x1: Even; 0x2: Odd. Reading management filter time (0 setting is internally overwritten with 1 second): Filter Time • Decimal 0 … 99 for time in seconds (0 … 99 seconds); BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 38 of 126...

  • Page 39: Configuration Parameters

    Note that this parameter become effective only after a reboot of the reader. The Ethernet interface parameters are stored in configuration page nr. 0x80 and are managed through the ‘Read RAM/ROM Configuration Parameters’ and ‘Write BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 39 of 126...

  • Page 40: Remote Server

    ‘Spontaneous’ message remote server IP address. 0.0.0.0 to disable the ‘spontaneous’ message as TCP client. IP Address IPv4 0.0.0.0 Note that this parameter become effective only after a reboot of the reader. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 40 of 126...
  • Page 41 The remote server parameters are stored in configuration page nr. 0x81, 0xC1 and 0xC2 and are managed through the ‘Read RAM/ROM Configuration Parameters’ and ‘Write RAM/ROM Configuration Parameters’ commands as described in protocol technical manuals. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 41 of 126...
  • Page 42 Auto connection remote server maximum connection time: Auto LAN Connection • Decimal 0 … 99 for time in seconds (0 … 99 seconds); Time • Decimal 100 … 199 for time in minutes (0 … 99 minutes). BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 42 of 126...

  • Page 43: Auto Connection

    Buffer reached. 0 disables the buffer mode. 0 … 1024 Threshold Note that this parameter become effective only after a reboot of the reader. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 43 of 126...

  • Page 44: Bluetooth Interface

    LE Secure Connections (BLE Pairing 4.2 or newer) only, while any enables pairing with None either secure or legacy methods. When any is selected LE Secure Connections will be used by BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 44 of 126...

  • Page 45: Data Bus Interface

    3.2.5 Data Bus Interface This section provides details on the configurable data bus interface parameters of the BLUEBOX Parameter Description Range Default Data Format The data bus protocol data format. Wiegand26 Wiegand26 BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 45 of 126...
  • Page 46 High nibble: pulse width: 0x0: 50us; 0x1: 100us; Wave Format 0x2: 400us. • Low nibble: pulse interval: 0x0: 1ms; 0x1: 1.6ms; 0x2: 2ms. ID Start The start address of the ID of the tag. Address BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 46 of 126...

  • Page 47: Can Bus Interface

    Address The CAN bus baud rate: • 0x00: 10 kbit/s • 0x01: 20 kbit/s Baud Rate • 0x02: 50 kbit/s • 0x03: 100 kbit/s • 0x04: 125 kbit/s • 0x05: 250 kbit/s BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 47 of 126...

  • Page 48: Input / Output

    0 … 99 mode is disabled, otherwise it is the maximum seconds gate crossing time. Gate Time 0 … 99 Note that this parameter become effective minutes only after a reboot of the reader. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 48 of 126...
  • Page 49 ON -> Activate antenna 1; OFF -> Deactivate Disabled antenna 1 OFF -> Activate antenna 1; ON -> Deactivate Disabled antenna 1 ON -> Activate antenna 2; OFF -> Deactivate Disabled antenna 2 BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 49 of 126...
  • Page 50 The input / output parameters are stored in configuration page nr. 0x05 and are managed through the ‘Read RAM/ROM Configuration Parameters’ and ‘Write RAM/ROM Configuration Parameters’ commands as described in protocol technical manuals where the parameters 1…7 fields with default values are: BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 50 of 126...
  • Page 51 Output 1 activation time with output 1 activation on tag presence / new tag event Output 1 Time enabled. If =0 the output 1 is continuously activated with the tag presence, otherwise is activated with a new tag event for a time defined by this parameter. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 51 of 126...

  • Page 52: Spontaneous' Message

    Note that this parameter become effective only after a reboot of the reader. The ‘spontaneous’ message format. • 0: Message is sent with BlueBox protocol rules; • 1: Message is sent, without any control character, in dual char string form;...
  • Page 53 None Decimal The ‘spontaneous’ message format and encoding allowed values are Format Encoding None None None None None, Decimal None, Decimal None, Decimal None None None None, Decimal None, Decimal None, Decimal BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 53 of 126...
  • Page 54 Bit 0 Serial interface The ‘spontaneous’ message format: • 0x00: Message is sent with BlueBox protocol rules; • 0x01: Message is sent, without any control character, in dual char string form; • 0x02: Message is sent like in option 1 but at the end CR will be appended;...

  • Page 55: Rf And Epc C1G2 (Class-1 Gen-2)

    Activation of antenna 2 (for devices with up to 2 Disabled Activation antennas). Enabled RF Channel The maximum period of consecutive transmission 0.00 … 0.99 Allocation on the same RF channel. seconds Time BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 55 of 126...
  • Page 56 Hereinafter the configurable EPC C1G2 (Class-1 Generation-2) parameters of the BLUEBOX. Parameter Description Range Default Fast Multi Tag Fast Single Inventory How the reader does an inventory in ‘continuous’ Standard Multi Standard Multi Mode mode. Standard Single Tag BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 56 of 126...
  • Page 57 0x00 0x00 The password to be used to access to tag’s 0x00 0x00 ReadAfterDete 0x00 0x00 memory in ReadAfterDetect mode (Inventory ct Password 0x00 0x00 Mode = Standard Single/Multi Tag with Custom … BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 57 of 126...
  • Page 58 0x01, 0x02, 0x04 and 0x82 and are managed through ‘Read RAM/ROM Configuration Parameters’ ‘Write RAM/ROM Configuration Parameters’ commands as described in protocol technical manuals. The parameters 1…7 fields with default values of page 0x01 are: BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 58 of 126...
  • Page 59 Where: Parameter Description RF geographical region: • 0x01: North America (FCC compliant); Geographical • 0x02: Europe (ETSI compliant); Region • 0x03: Brazil (FCC subset compliant). RF Transmit RF conducted transmit power. Power BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 59 of 126...
  • Page 60 The parameters 1…7 fields with default values of page 0x04 are: Inventory R->T Link R->T Bit 0x00 EPC Size Use AFI Mode Frequency Coding 0x02 0x02 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 Where: BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 60 of 126...
  • Page 61 Tag, Standard Enabled Disabled Target Single Tag R->T link frequency: • 0x00: 40 kHz; • 0x02: 160 kHz; R->T Link Frequency • 0x04: 256 kHz; • 0x05: 320 kHz; • 0x06: 640 kHz. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 61 of 126...
  • Page 62 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 ReadAfterD ReadAfterD ReadAfterD ReadAfterD Q Adjust Inventory etect etect etect etect Info Rounds Cycles Address2 Address3 Length Flags 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x03 0x05 0x03 0x03 BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 62 of 126...
  • Page 63 High nibble: minimum Q value (0x0 … 0xF); • Low nibble: maximum Q value (0x0 … 0xF). Q Adjust Maximum Q adjust rounds in dynamic Q selection algorithm. Rounds Inventory The inventory cycles in inventory command. Cycles BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 63 of 126...

  • Page 64: Dynamic Rf Transmit Power

    • 0x01 … 0x05 for power step in dB (1 … 5 dB); • 0x81 … 0xB2 for power step in mW x 10 (10 … 500 mW). Time Step Time step: BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 64 of 126...

  • Page 65: Rf Antenna Tuning

    The maximum runtime RF antenna tune steps. 0 to disable the runtime RF antenna Steps tuning. Max Tune Frequency The maximum RF frequency hops on the same RF frequency before RF antenna tuning. Hops BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 65 of 126...

  • Page 66: Device Status

    Dip switch SW1-2 (1=closed) Status Byte 2 Bit 4 Dip switch SW1-1 (1=closed) Bit 3 Not used Bit 2 Not used Bit 1 Input 2 status (1=activated) Bit 0 Input 1 status (1=activated) BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 66 of 126...

  • Page 67: Device Startup

    Block check character or checksum calculated as ‘xor’ of the previous characters starting from STX applying the <bcc> following rule: if <bcc> = STX or <bcc> = CR, then <bcc> := <bcc>+1 (increment of 1). BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 67 of 126...
  • Page 68 <bcc> following rule: if <bcc> = STX or <bcc> = CR, then <bcc> := <bcc>+1 (increment of 1). Carriage Return (0x0D) The ‘BLUEBOX Serial Config’ program is provided to explicate these operations. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 68 of 126...

  • Page 69: 'Bluebox Serial Config' Software

    ‘BLUEBOX Serial Config’ Software This section provides details on the ‘BLUEBOX Serial Config’ software. Software Startup Double click on the ‘BLUEBOX Serial Config’ icon to start the software. At software startup the following screenshot is shown Menu At the top of the software there is the menu bar.

  • Page 70: File Menu

    • Disconnect: to close the connection with the reader. • Exit: to close the software. 5.2.2 Info Menu The Info menu allows to select one of the following operations: • About: to show the software info. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 70 of 126...

  • Page 71: Software Usage

    0 to 255 and the serial settings and then click the Set button and power on the reader. A progress bar shows the communication progress. At the end a message box shows the status of the operation. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 71 of 126...

  • Page 72: Installation

    • The orientation of the device antenna axis must correspond with the axis of the tag for best performance. Avoiding Interference The device usually operates without any interference caused by radio communication if it is • use as inteded; BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 72 of 126...

  • Page 73: Mechanical Design

    • Increase the distance between the device and the antenna. • Change the power supply of the device. • Contact the support of the manufacturer. Mechanical Design 6.4.1 Mechanical Design 532yU-opt1-rrr 1. Sensing face (antenna) 2. Electrical connections 3. Status indications BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 73 of 126...

  • Page 74: Mechanical Design 533Yu-Opt1-Rrr

    To install the device, it is necessary to remove the lateral hinges of the enclosures. Fix the enclosure to a support (wall, column, …) using the 4 holes (already provided within the enclosure) choosing suitable screws. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 74 of 126...

  • Page 75: Mounting Distances

    Distance Side (A) Distance Front (B) Reading and writing at 100% transmitter power > 6.0mt > 10.0mt (simultaneous operation) Reading and writing at 100% transmitter power > 0.3mt > 0.3mt (alternating operation) BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 75 of 126...

  • Page 76: Positioning Of The Tags

    Positioning of the Tags 6.7.1 Positioning of the Tags 532yU-opt1-rrr • Align antenna central axis. • See the tag datasheet for the distance D. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 76 of 126...

  • Page 77: Main Board

    Positive reference of inputs 1 and 2 internally connected to +PWR. Open Negative reference of inputs 1 and 2 not internally connected. Close Negative reference of inputs 1 and 2 internally connected to -PWR. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 77 of 126...

  • Page 78: Serial Interface Board

    On: RS485 fail-safe resistor connected to +5V. Dip 2 On: RS485 fail-safe resistor connected to GND. Dip 3 On: RS485 120 line termination resistor connected. Dip 4 Not used. JP2, JP3 and JP4 RS232 interface. RS485 interface. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 78 of 126...

  • Page 79: Electrical Connections

    M12 connectors are firmly screwed. • The device can be damaged by insufficiently tightened M12 connectors. • Screw the M12 connector to the device applying 1 to 1.5 Nm. Wiring 7.1.1 Wiring 5325U-opt1-rrr (a1) (c2) BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 79 of 126...

  • Page 80: Wiring 5326U-Opt1-Rrr

    7.1.2 Wiring 5326U-opt1-rrr (a1) (c1) 7.1.3 Wiring 5327U-rrr (a1) BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 80 of 126...

  • Page 81: Wiring 5328U-Opt1-Rrr

    7.1.4 Wiring 5328U-opt1-rrr (a2) (c1) 7.1.5 Wiring 5335U-opt1-rrr Antenna (a1) (c2) BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 81 of 126...

  • Page 82: Wiring 5336U-Opt1-Rrr

    7.1.6 Wiring 5336U-opt1-rrr Antenna (a1) (c1) 7.1.7 Wiring 5337U-rrr Antenna (a1) BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 82 of 126...

  • Page 83: Wiring 5338U-Opt1-Rrr

    7.1.8 Wiring 5338U-opt1-rrr Antenna (a2) (c1) 7.1.9 Wiring 5345U-opt1-rrr Antenna 2 Antenna 1 (a1) (c2) BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 83 of 126...

  • Page 84: Wiring 5346U-Opt1-Rrr

    7.1.10 Wiring 5346U-opt1-rrr Antenna 2 Antenna 1 (a1) (c1) 7.1.11 Wiring 5346U-BL-rrr Antenna 2 Antenna 1 (a3) (c1) BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 84 of 126...

  • Page 85: Wiring 5347U-Rrr

    7.1.12 Wiring 5347U-rrr Antenna 2 Antenna 1 (a1) 7.1.13 Wiring 5348U-opt1-rrr Antenna 2 Antenna 1 (a2) (c1) BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 85 of 126...

  • Page 86: Power Supply And Serial Line Connection (A1)

    Wire Cable Color + PWR Brown RS232- White RS485- - PWR Blue RS232- Black RS485-RT- Grey The shield of the cable should be left unconnected. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 86 of 126...

  • Page 87: Power Supply And Can Bus Connection (A2)

    Wire Cable Color Brown + PWR White - PWR Blue CAN H Black CAN L Grey The shield of the cable should be left unconnected. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 87 of 126...

  • Page 88: Power Supply Connection (A3)

    Hereinafter a cross reference table between connection pin number and the color of the wires of a standard open ended cable. Wire Cable Color + PWR Brown White - PWR Blue Black Grey The shield of the cable should be left unconnected. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 88 of 126...

  • Page 89: Input / Output Connection (B)

    Hereinafter a cross reference table between connection pin number and the color of the wires of a standard open ended cable. Color IN1 + Brown Blue IN2 + White Green OUT1 NO Pink BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 89 of 126...

  • Page 90: Ethernet Interface Connection (C1)

    Receive data - / DC Power + Ethernet Interface Connection (c2) Typical Description Transmit data + Transmit data - Receive data + DC power + DC power + Receive data - DC power - BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 90 of 126...

  • Page 91: Data Bus Interface Connection (D)

    5-poles M12 A-coded female connector Typical Description +PWR 4.75Vdc 5Vdc 5.25Vdc DC power supply N.C. Not connected -PWR DC power supply return path Wiegand interface DATA-0 DATA-0 line Wiegand interface DATA-1 DATA-1 line BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 91 of 126...
  • Page 92 Hereinafter a cross reference table between connection pin number and the color of the wires of a standard open ended cable. Wire Cable Color +PWR Brown N.C. White -PWR Blue DATA-0 Black DATA-1 Grey BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 92 of 126...

  • Page 93: Wiring Examples

    Wiring Examples This section provides details on the I/O wiring of the BLUEBOX. A PNP output connected to the BLUEBOX digital input 1: IN1+ +PWR IN1- IN2+ IN2- -PWR An NPN output connected to the BLUEBOX digital input 1: IN1+...

  • Page 94: Status Indications

    Power supply for the device is missing. (off) • Hardware defect. • System upgrade. • System error. • System initialization. (red) • System upgrade. SYSTEM3 • Power supply for the device is missing. (off) • Hardware defect. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 94 of 126...
  • Page 95 • During firmware upgrade procedure, the buzzer is activated for 0.25 seconds at the end of the file download in case of no file errors detected, otherwise 5 short beeps (0.15 seconds) shall signal an error BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 95 of 126...

  • Page 96: Antenna

    Therefore all data about read ranges can only be typical values measured under laboratory conditions. In real live applications the read range may differ from the data mentioned in the datasheet. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 96 of 126...

  • Page 97: Maintenance, Repair And Disposal

    • After use dispose of the device in an environmentally friendly way in accordance with the applicable national regulations. • Keep the device free from soiling. • Do not open the device. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 97 of 126...

  • Page 98: Regulatory Compliance

    • Radio Frequency Identification Equipment operating in the band 865 MHz to 868 MHz with power levels up to 2 W and in the band 915 MHz to 921 MHz with power levels up to 4 W o EN 302 208 V3.1.1 BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 98 of 126...

  • Page 99: Mechanical Drawings

    13 Mechanical Drawings 13.1 Mechanical Drawings 5325U-opt1-rrr All the dimensions are in mm 13.2 Mechanical Drawings 5326U-opt1-rrr All the dimensions are in mm BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 99 of 126...

  • Page 100: Mechanical Drawings 5327U-Rrr

    13.3 Mechanical Drawings 5327U-rrr All the dimensions are in mm 13.4 Mechanical Drawings 5328U-opt1-rrr All the dimensions are in mm BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 100 of 126...

  • Page 101: Mechanical Drawings 5335U-Opt1-Rrr

    13.5 Mechanical Drawings 5335U-opt1-rrr All the dimensions are in mm 13.6 Mechanical Drawings 5336U-opt1-rrr All the dimensions are in mm BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 101 of 126...

  • Page 102: Mechanical Drawings 5337U-Rrr

    13.7 Mechanical Drawings 5337U-rrr All the dimensions are in mm 13.8 Mechanical Drawings 5338U-opt1-rrr All the dimensions are in mm BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 102 of 126...

  • Page 103: Mechanical Drawings 5345U-Opt1-Rrr

    13.9 Mechanical Drawings 5345U-opt1-rrr All the dimensions are in mm 13.10 Mechanical Drawings 5346U-opt1-rrr All the dimensions are in mm BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 103 of 126...

  • Page 104: Mechanical Drawings 5346U-Bl-Rrr

    13.11 Mechanical Drawings 5346U-BL-rrr All the dimensions are in mm 13.12 Mechanical Drawings 5347U-rrr All the dimensions are in mm BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 104 of 126...

  • Page 105: Mechanical Drawings 5348U-Opt1-Rrr

    13.13 Mechanical Drawings 5348U-opt1-rrr All the dimensions are in mm BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 105 of 126...

  • Page 106: Document Revision History

    Moved Q value and Session in EPC C1G2 (Class-1 23/06/15 2.03 Generation-2) parameters section (section 3.5). Added the RS232 DB-9 – M12 connections description (appendix C). Added the .inf file (appendix D). BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 106 of 126...
  • Page 107 Added the test modes description and auto antenna tuning description in section 3. Deleted the communication protocol section. Deleted the supported transponders appendix. Corrected the RS485 connections description in the 18/11/16 2.08 connection. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 107 of 126...
  • Page 108 Added a warning in integrated antenna readers RF configuration (section 3.1.7). Changed the connections section (section 5) formatting. Added readers connection specifications (section 5). Updated the reader’s firmware versions object of this 12/07/17 2.13 manual in preface section. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 108 of 126...
  • Page 109 HTTP POST description. Improved description records database management in operating features. Added the auto connection feature description in operating features and auto connection configuration parameters description. Corrected the IP configuration parameters description. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 109 of 126...
  • Page 110 Added the tag read count info activation flag in RF configuration. Corrections in operating features and configuration parameters. Added the regulatory compliance section. Updated the company name/logo and BLUEBOX logo. Updated the reader’s firmware versions object of this manual. Changed description in ‘spontaneous’ message format 11/01/19 2.20...
  • Page 111 Updated the reader’s firmware versions object of this manual. 02/09/19 2.27 Changes and document fixes in all sections. Updated the reader’s firmware versions object of this 10/12/19 2.28 manual and minor changes in device descriptions. BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 111 of 126...
  • Page 112 Minor changes in operating features and general and configuration parameters. Added the device startup and ‘BLUEBOX Serial Config’ software sections. Updated the reader’s description object of this manual. Updated the reader’s firmware versions object of this manual.

  • Page 113: Regions Of Operation

    ERP,max ERP is allowed. For other half power beam widths a reduced power of PERP,max 0.5W ERP. The maximum BLUEBOX RF output power is defined as: + 5.15 + C C,max ERP,max BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 113 of 126...

  • Page 114: Operation In North America

    P = 36dBm EIRP subject to a maximum conducted power of EIRP,max allowance of 30dBm at the antenna connector is allowed. The maximum BLUEBOX RF output power is defined as: BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 114 of 126...

  • Page 115: Operation In Brazil

    No listen-before-talk is performed, the maximum continuous transmit time on a channel is 0.4 seconds. RF Channel Frequency [MHz] 902.75 903.25 903.75 904.25 904.75 905.25 905.75 906.25 906.75 907.25 915.25 915.75 916.25 916.75 BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 115 of 126...
  • Page 116 922.25 922.75 923.25 923.75 924.25 924.75 925.25 925.75 926.25 926.75 927.25 Other RF channels and single channel selection are present only for test purposes and should not be used in normal operation! BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 116 of 126...
  • Page 117 - 2.15 + 5.15 + C C,max EIRP,max Where: Maximum RF output power in dBm C,max Maximum ERP power of the antenna in dBm ERP,max Circular antenna gain in dBic Cable loss in dB BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 117 of 126...

  • Page 118: Rs232 Db9 To M12 Connection

    B. RS232 DB9 to M12 Connection RS232 DB-9 RS232 M12 Description Description <--> <--> <--> BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 118 of 126...

  • Page 119: Inf File

    - Removed FH1000 device. ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Version] Signature="$Windows NT$" Class=Ports ClassGuid={4D36E978-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} Provider=%Kronotech% DriverVer=11/01/2019,2.0.0.0 [Manufacturer] %Kronotech%=DeviceList,ntamd64 [DeviceList] %BLUEBOXCXUHF%=Reader, USB\VID_c251&PID_0001 %BLUEBOXCXEUHF%=Reader, USB\VID_c251&PID_0002 %BB2DESKTOPv2%=Reader, USB\VID_28AD&PID_0004&MI_00 %PANELREADER22%=Reader, USB\VID_c251&PID_0003&MI_00 [DeviceList.ntamd64] %BLUEBOXCXUHF%=Reader, USB\VID_c251&PID_0001 %BLUEBOXCXEUHF%=Reader, USB\VID_c251&PID_0002 %BB2DESKTOPv2%=Reader, USB\VID_28AD&PID_0004&MI_00 %PANELREADER22%=Reader, USB\VID_c251&PID_0003&MI_00 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Installation ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 119 of 126...
  • Page 120 = "Kronotech Srl" DRIVER.SVC = "BLUEBOX USB VCom Driver" BLUEBOXCXUHF = "BLUEBOX CX UHF USB VCom Port" BLUEBOXCXEUHF= "BLUEBOX CX E UHF USB VCom Port" BB2DESKTOPv2 = "BLUEBOX Gen2 DESKTOP USB VCom Port" PANELREADER22= "BLUEBOX Panel Reader 22 USB VCom Port"...

  • Page 121: Driver Install On Windows 8 Os

    First, select "Settings" on the right side of your screen: Select "Change PC Settings": Navigate to "General" settings and then scroll down to "Advanced Startup". Click on "Restart": After that, Click on "Troubleshoot": BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 121 of 126...
  • Page 122 On the next screen, choose "Advanced Options": BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 122 of 126...
  • Page 123 Then click on "Startup Settings": BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 123 of 126...
  • Page 124 Then click on the "Restart" button: After your computer reboots, another screen will appear where you will be asked to press a number to choose an option. So press 7 or F7: BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 124 of 126...
  • Page 125 When you install the driver, this prompt will appear on screen. Select "Install this driver software anyway": BLUEBOX CX Industrial UHF Page 125 of 126...
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