1.11. THERMAL MANAGEMENT ........................14 SOFTWARE ..................................16 2.1. NORDIC ID RFID APPLICATIONS FOR NORDIC ID AR62 ..............16 NORDIC ID RFID DEMO ........................ 16 NORDIC ID RFID CONFIGURATOR .................... 16 NORDIC ID APPLICATION SIGNING TOOL ................16 WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE ..........................16 REGIONAL SETTINGS ..............................
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2018-04-09 Nordic ID AR62 User Guide Version 1.2 ABOUT NORDIC ID ................................. 18 VERSION HISTORY ................................18 APPENDICES ..................................19 10.1. EXAMPLE SCHEMATICS OF GPIO INTERFACE ................. 19 Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland 3 / 20...
GETTING STARTED 1.1. GENERAL Nordic ID AR62 is a fixed 4 port reader with a computer inside and multiple connectivity options. Nordic ID AR62 provides powerful UHF RFID performance. Nordic ID NUR2-1W module inside allows reading speed of up to 1000 tags/s. It’s integrated computer enables installation and operation of 3rd party applications.
NOTE! Power supply not included 1.5. FEATURES AND CONNECTORS OVERVIEW WLAN and WWAN (3G) variants of Nordic ID AR62 UHF RFID include external WLAN and WWAN antennas that needs to be fastened to the reader before it’s taken into use.
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2018-04-09 Nordic ID AR62 User Guide Version 1.2 Picture 3 Front panel of Nordic ID AR62 Nordic ID Group | Joensuunkatu 7 | FI-24100 Salo |Finland 6 / 20 Office +358 2 727 7700 | Fax + 358 2 727 7720 | info@nordicid.com...
Picture 4 Inserting Nordic ID AR62 to VESA 75 compatible mounting bracket 1.7. POWERING THE READER Nordic ID AR62 can be powered via DC power supply (sold separately) or ethernet port if the network supports power over Ethernet (PoE) feature or PoE injector is being used. Regardless of what powering method is used, the data communication can be handled via USB connection or if IP connectivity is required then via WWAN, WLAN or ethernet.
DC CONNECTOR DC connector is used to power up the reader using Nordic ID provided power supplies. More information about the Nordic ID power supplies can found from table 1.3. Supported input voltage is 12 – 24V DC. GPIO CONNECTOR Nordic ID AR62 includes a multipurpose GPIO connector that contains the following functionalities: •...
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2018-04-09 Nordic ID AR62 User Guide Version 1.2 Table 1 and Table 2. Figure 1 Pin-out of DE15 connector Table 1 Signal of GPIO connector DESCRIPTION SIGNAL NAME 5V DC output, switchable on/off 5V output RS232 TX RS232 output RS232 RX...
USB 2.0 DEVICE WITH TYPE B CONNECTOR Nordic ID AR62 includes USB 2.0 device Type B connector for connecting reader to host device. Nordic ID AR62 supports also USB HID class which means the reader can act as a standard USB input device for host devices.
SLOT FOR MINI SIM CARD (OPTIONAL) The WWAN variant of Nordic ID AR62 includes a slot for mini SIM card. Mini SIM card is to be inserted in the slot in a right orientation to be functional. The correct insertion orientation of mini SIM card can be seen from the Picture 5.
Version 1.2 LED INDICATORS Nordic ID AR62 has four programmable LEDs for user indications. Location of the LEDs can be seen in Picture 6. It’s possible to enable/disable all the LEDs via web management UI and/or reader API. By default the LEDs are enabled. LEDs of the reader are: 1.
INDICATION LED Indication LED is used to indicate different reset states. See section 1.9.2 for more information. RESET BUTTON Reset button of Nordic ID AR62 contains the following functionalities: • Rebooting the reader Press the reset button 2s (red INDICATION LED starts blinking once the reset button is pressed) and release it once 3 green LEDs are turned on.
1.10. RF PROFILES Nordic ID NUR2-1W UHF RFID module supports three different kind of RF profiles. The profiles are Robust, Nominal and High speed. It’s important to select the correct RF profile based on use case and environment. More detailed description about the RF profiles can be found below: •...
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2018-04-09 Nordic ID AR62 User Guide Version 1.2 Thermal mitigation scheme of the UHF RFID module follows following temperatures: • 80°C – UHF RFID reading operations are suspended for 100ms. Suspend time is increased 20ms by every °C temperature rises until the temperature reaches 90°C. The thermal mitigation scheme is turned off once the temperature drops below 80°C.
This makes sure that only valid content from the zip-file can be installed. The tool in question is called Nordic ID Application Signing Tool. The tool can be used to sign pre-built zip-files, as also to create new zip-files from scratch.
UHF RFID readers to comply local regional requirements. Nordic ID has created a set of regional settings in order to fulfil local regulations. Nordic ID is required to ensure that compliance of Nordic ID products will remain after production. Solution for this is that products including UHF RFID functionality are set and locked in production based on customer order e.g.
Nordic ID GitHub account for developers (https://github.com/NordicID) ABOUT NORDIC ID Nordic ID is at the center 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.
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