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HHU500
User Guide
Revision 1.1
May 2013

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  • Page 1 HHU500 User Guide Revision 1.1 May 2013...

  • Page 2: Publishing Information

    HHU500 User's Guide Publishing Information Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability All information herein is either public information or is the property of and owned solely by TAGSYS who shall have and keep the sole right to file patent applications or any other kind of intellectual property protection in connection with such information.

  • Page 3: Read This First

    HHU500 User Guide Read This First Welcome to the TAGSYS RFID System. This User Guide is designed to help you get up and running quickly using this high-quality Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system. It describes all you need to know about how to install and use the TAGSYS system and its associated applications.

  • Page 4: Quality Issues

    HHU500 User's Guide Please remember to quote the Document Reference Number DOC15481A1, your job title and your company. Quality Issues TAGSYS implements stringent quality controls at all stages of its manufacturing process. However, should you find a defect with this product, please notify your TAGSYS Quality Service representative using the dedicated Product Return Form.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    LECTRONIC QUIPMENT 3 INTRODUCTION __________________________________________________________________ 12 3.1 P ____________________________________________________________ 12 RODUCT ESCRIPTION 3.2 D _______________________________________________________________________ 13 ELIVERY 4 USING THE HHU500 ______________________________________________________________ 14 4.1 P _______________________________________________________________ 14 OWERING 4.2 B _____________________________________________________________ 15 ATTERY MONITORING 4.3 B ____________________________________________________________ 16 ATTERY RECHARGING 4.4 B...
  • Page 6 HHU500 User's Guide 5.4 U ________________________________________________________ 22 SING THE DEMO SOFTWARE 5.4.1 S ___________________________________________________ 22 TARTING THE DEMO SOFTWARE 5.4.2 C ________________________________________ 23 ONFIGURING READER AND DEMO SOFTWARE 5.4.3 R __________________________________________________________________ 24 EADING TAGS 6 PC DEMO SOFTWARE ____________________________________________________________ 26 6.1 I...

  • Page 7: For Your Safety

    1 For Your Safety 1.1 General Use The HHU500 is designed to be reliable and to provide years of trouble-free service. Please observe the following general tips: Take care not to scratch the device. Keep the device clean. When working with the device, use only TAGSYS-approved accessories.

  • Page 8: Important Safetyi

    HHU500 User's Guide 1.3 Important Safety Information 1.3.1 Operating Environment When connecting the device or any accessory to another device, read its user guide for detailed safety instructions. Do not connect incompatible products. As with all RF equipment, users are advised that the equipment should only be used in its normal operating position.

  • Page 9: Certification

    302 208-2 v1.4.1, EN 300 328 v1.7.1, EN 301 489-3 v1.4.1, EN 301 489-1 v1.8.1, EN 301 489-17 v2.1.1 specifications. It is the responsibility of the Buyer to use the HHU500 as described in this User Guide or TAGSYS Documentation.

  • Page 10: I Nusa

    HHU500 User's Guide 2.2.2 In USA (FCC Directive) The HHU500 has been designed to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. HHU500-US WARNING TO USERS IN THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COMMUNCIATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) RADIO INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 47 CFR Section 15.105(b) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 11: Rohs

    HHU500 User's Guide 2.3 RoHS (Restriction of the uses of certain Hazardous Substances) TAGSYS certifies that this product is compliant with the European Directive 2002/95/EC for the restriction in Electric and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) of the use of the following hazardous substances: •...

  • Page 12: Introduction

    The reader exchanges data with the host application through a wireless connection using the Bluetooth communication interface, providing the user complete freedom of movement. The HHU500 is power supplied by a Li-Ion rechargeable battery providing approx.4 hours of use in continuous reading operation (at 25° C nominal tempe rature).

  • Page 13: Delivery

    HHU500 User's Guide 3.2 Delivery The HHU500 Kit contains the following items: Table 1: Package Contents Quantity Item HHU500 AC/DC Power supply pack CD-ROM including : • HHU500 User Guide • TAGSYS Software Development Kits including: Native DLL package for Windows CE family (PocketPC 2003, Windows Mobile 5.x, Windows Mobile 6.x running on ARM processor), Windows XP, Vista and...

  • Page 14: Using The Hhu500

    HHU500 User's Guide 4 Using the HHU500 This section describes how to use the HHU500. Actual product may differ from pictures here after. 4.1 Powering On/Off A specific touch button placed on top of the product shall be used to switch the product ON or OFF: Place your finger onto this symbol during 3 sec.

  • Page 15: Battery Monitoring

    (approx. 15 min remaining before automatic reader switching off) When battery is fully discharged, 5 fast beeps can be heard as well application leds (green and orange leds) blink. HHU500 enters in self-protection mode and is automatically switched off (not operating). Product must be immediately recharged.

  • Page 16: Battery Recharging

    Connect the female jack connector of the provided power supply equipment into the male jack connector of the product, as shown in the figure below. In recharging mode, HHU500 is not operating and therefore cannot be used for inventory operations.

  • Page 17: Battery Safety Precautions

    As for any Li-Ion battery powered product, in order to maximize battery life and capacity, it is strongly advised to not store HHU500 product for long periods without using or fully recharging it. Battery used in this product may present a risk of fire or chemical burn if mistreated.

  • Page 18: Application Controlled Features

    Long click : one click kept 2 sec minimum 4.6 Bluetooth Communication Interface TAGSYS’ HHU500 implements Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP). This means that, once connection to the reader is established, it appears as a standard serial port (i.e. COM port) to the host platform.

  • Page 19: Hhu500

    SDK (See more details in DLLs Programming Guide), or “TAGSYS UHF Explorer” delivered with this product (“Settings” window, see 6.3 chapter here after). HHU500 reader must be power cycled after its Bluetooth name has been modified in order for changes to take effect.
  • Page 20 Handle the product with care. Do not let it go of, and do not drop it on the ground. Switch ON the HHU500. The green led at the middle of the product shall light on. The host demo application can then be started (provided onto the product CD ROM for PC or...

  • Page 21: Pocket Pc Demo Software

    Pocket PC must obviously be equipped with a Bluetooth communication interface in order to communicate with the HHU500. 5.2 Configuring the Pocket PC Before using Pocket PC demo software, communication must be established to the HHU500 (see section 4.3). No other configuration is required. 5.3 Installing the demo software To install the demo software on your Pocket PC device, insert the product CD-ROM into the disk drive on your PC and browse to “\Pocket PC (Arm) Demo Software”...

  • Page 22: Using The Demo Software

    5.4 Using the demo software 5.4.1 Starting the demo software Be sure that HHU500 reader is powered-on, and that your Pocket PC’s Bluetooth interface is properly started and configured (see section 4.3). In “Programs” menu, click UHF wand demo. The application starts and tries to connect to the HHU500 reader.

  • Page 23: Configuring Reader And Demo Software

    To open configuration window, click settings icon in main window (see section 5.4.1). The following window pops up: COM Port: The Bluetooth virtual COM port affected to the HHU500. Power (cdBm): The output power in Centi-dBm to be used during a read session. (Example: 10 dBm = 1000 cdBm) Region: The region settings to be used during a read session.

  • Page 24: Reading Tags

    HHU500 User's Guide User Mode: The user mode to be used during a read session (default, printer, portal, conveyor). Power Mode: The power mode to be used during a read session (high performance, low power). Read Timeout (ms): The duration of read cycles in milliseconds.
  • Page 25 HHU500 User's Guide To abort a read session, click stop icon (see section 5.4.1). May 2013 Revision 1.1 25/41...

  • Page 26: Pc Demo Software

    HHU500 User's Guide 6 PC Demo Software The HHU500 station can be tested using “TAGSYS UHF Explorer”. This utility can be used to configure the HHU500 reader and perform reading operations. This section describes how to start with “TAGSYS UHF Explorer Software”.
  • Page 27 HHU500 User's Guide Green button is the Start/Stop Read button (toggle button) Blue button gives access to the “Settings” window of the application Red button : exit of the application “Bulk read” area reports: Referenced tags read meaning all read tags (EPC data) part of a specific reference list (list selected before in “Settings”...

  • Page 28: Configuring The Application

    Power (cdBm): power value to be used by the reader for the read session (500 to 3000 cdBm, 50 cdBm steps). o Region: region mode to be selected according with product version in use (EU3 for HHU500-EU and US for HHU500-US) 28/41 Revision 1.1...
  • Page 29 Power mode: power transmit mode to be used during a read session. For this product, it is recommended to use the “Low power” setting value. o Bluetooth name: set/retrieve the Bluetooth name of HHU500 reader. New name must not exceed 23 characters and allowed characters are letters “a-z”, “A-Z”, digits “0-9”, space, minus sign “-“, underscore sign “_”.
  • Page 30 HHU500 User's Guide “Reference Lists Contents” page (third tab) allows the user to populate reference lists defined in “Reference Lists” page. Reference lists can also be cleared, saved to or loaded from disk as "*.csv" files. 30/41 Revision 1.1 May 2013...
  • Page 31 HHU500 User's Guide May 2013 Revision 1.1 31/41...

  • Page 32: Reading Tags

    HHU500 User's Guide 6.4 Reading Tags Tags reading are performed by clicking on green Start button of main screen: “Bulk read” window reports and sorts read tags (EPC data, reference list name, number of received frames for a given tag) into Referenced/Non-Referenced categories.
  • Page 33 HHU500 User's Guide “RSSI plots” window displays for each read tag the RSSI and reading time values. RSSI is the Return Strength Signal Indicator. These values are displayed only when the reading operation is stopped (Green button): May 2013 Revision 1.1...

  • Page 34: Operation

    HHU500 User's Guide 7 Operation Reader Settings We recommend you to set internal parameters of the HHU500 as following: Reading power: Up to 30 dBm Antenna: Tx1 and Rx1 channel ONLY (monostatic mode) Region mode: HHU500-EU : EU3 (ETSI EN 302 208 compliance)

  • Page 35: Application Development

    HHU500 connected to the COM port, you may succeed opening it because it is supported by the host PC / Pocket PC. A convenient way to know if the HHU500 is connected to the PC / Pocket PC is sending a command and check the reply value (No-Error, CRC-Failure or Error-Timeout). See DLLs User guide for more information.

  • Page 36: Hhu500 Initialization

    Then, following script of functions must be used: SetRegion command: This command is mandatory for HHU500. It configures the HHU500 for the current region in use (US, Europe, Korea, Japan), see DLLs programming guide. Region mode = EU3 for HHU500-EU product version and US for HHU500-US...

  • Page 37: Tag Reading Cycles

    SetUserMode command: Optimal value to be used for multiple tags reading application (high density) is “PORTAL” SetReaderConfiguration command: This command is used to set configuration options for the HHU500. TAGSYS recommends using the “Low power” mode value. 8.2.3 Tag Reading Cycles...

  • Page 38: Technical Specifications

    HHU500 User's Guide 9 Technical Specifications Table 2: HHU500 Technical Specifications Reference HHU500 Size (L x W x H) 43 x 15 x 2.5 cm Weight 400 g DC power Li-Ion battery, 2600 mAh 865.6–867.6 MHz (HHU500-EU) Operating Frequency 902–915 MHz (HHU500-US)

  • Page 39: Warranty Conditions

    Buyer. TAGSYS warrants that HHU500 and accessories including the batteries ("Products") are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for the period commencing upon the date of purchase by the first consumer purchaser and continuing for one (1) year.

  • Page 40: General Provisions

    HHU500 User's Guide Any use or incorporation by the Buyer or a third party of TAGSYS' Product into lifesaving or life support devices or systems, or any related products; TAGSYS expressly excludes any liability for such use. 10.2.1 General Provisions This warranty sets forth the full extent of TAGSYS responsibility regarding the Product.
  • Page 41 HHU500 User's Guide Product Return Form Customer Profile: RMA Number : ........Company:..............Date : ..............Address: ..............City & State: ............. Contact Name: ............Zip Code: ..............Contact e-mail: ............Country: ..............Contact Phone: ............Contact Fax: ............Order identification: Serial or Batch nr : ..........

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