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UHF RFID For PM85
RF851
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  • Page 1 UHF RFID For PM85 RF851 User Manual Copyright © 2023. Google, Android, Google Play and other marks are trademarks of Google LLC. Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 2: Instruction

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Instruction RF851 is a UHF RFID reader for PM85. This manual provides information about basic features and using the RF851. Please read this manual carefully before using your UHF RFID reader to ensure safe and proper use.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Table of Contents INSTRUCTION ......................1 Revision History ........................1 Related Document ........................1 RF851 SKUs ..........................1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................... 2 GETTING STARTED ....................4 Device Parts ..........................4 Product Standard Accessories ....................5 Charge the Device ........................
  • Page 4 UHF RFID RF851 User Manual WEDGE SETTINGS ....................26 Apply Wedge ......................... 26 Apply via RFID Control ....................... 26 Apply via JSON file ......................26 FIRMWARE UPDATE ....................27 Auto Update ........................... 27 Manual Update ........................29 READ RFID TAG ..................... 30 RFID Demo ..........................

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Trigger button Read RFID tags or barcode by pressing USB Connector USB 2.0 Type C. Plug USB cable to charge the RF851 Hand strap install hole Install the hand strap through the hole Power button Press and hold to turn on/off the RF851...

  • Page 6: Product Standard Accessories

    The following items are in the product box. Accessory Name PM85 Battery cover Battery pack (Battery may be assembled in the RF851) 5V / 2A power supply Country plug (US / EU / KR plug) USB type C cable Hand Strap...

  • Page 7: Charge The Device

    1. Assemble the proper country plug and the AC/DC power supply. And plug USB type C cable to the AC/DC power supply 2. Connect the cable to RF851 and provide power by plugging the power supply to the wall socket Figure 2 Charge RF851 Caution: Always use an original power supply from Point Mobile.

  • Page 8: Charging With Cradle

    Charge the RF851 with PM85 mounted through the cradle (Optional accessory: RF85-SSC0, RF85-SEC0). Place the device into the cradle, as shown in Figure 3. Note: If you use the cradle to charge, PM85 and RF851 will charge at the same time. Otherwise, PM85 and RF851 are charged individually.
  • Page 9 Insert the battery into the slot with correct orientation. The LED indicator next to the slot will light up to confirm the charging. (Red – Charging / Green – Fully charged) Find more detail in RF851 4SBC Quick Start Guide. Figure 4 Charge battery with 4SBC...

  • Page 10: Turn On/Off The Device

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Getting Started Turn on/off the Device To turn on/off the RF851, press and hold the power button until the turning on/off notification sound rings and RF851’s LED indicator lights on/off. Figure 5 RF851 Power button...

  • Page 11: Replace The Battery

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Getting Started Replace the Battery When the battery level is low, simply replace the battery with a charged one. 1. Press Battery release button on the back of the handle to open the battery cover Figure 6 Battery release button 2.

  • Page 12: Led Indicator

    UART communication Turned off UHF RFID ready Trigger-Mode LED Solid Red Barcode scan ready Note: When RF851 enters sleep mode (10 minutes after last operation), all LED indicators will turn off. © 2023. Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 13: Install Pm85

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Getting Started Install PM85 1. Remove and replace the PM85 battery cover with the RF851 exclusive battery cover Figure 9 Installing RF851 battery cover Caution: If you are using PM85 with extended battery, remove the rubber pad before installing the RF851 exclusive battery cover.
  • Page 14 UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Getting Started 2. Place the left or right side of the PM85 on the retention fixture first Figure 11 Installing PM85_1 3. Push down the other side firmly Figure 12 Installing PM85_2 © 2023. Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 15: Bluetooth Connection

    Bluetooth Connection Install the RFID Control App Connect your PM85 and RF851, and set up the configuration of the RF851 with RFID Control application. RFID Control can be downloaded from Point Mobile Service Portal website. This guide only describes a few basic features of RFID Control, so please find more detail...

  • Page 16: Bluetooth Pairing With Pm85

    Bluetooth Connection Bluetooth Pairing with PM85 RF851 and PM85 can be connected through Bluetooth. Bluetooth connection will establish by RFID Control. If the Bluetooth is turned off when the RFID Control is launched, the app tries to turn on the Bluetooth automatically.

  • Page 17: Tap-To-Pair

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Bluetooth Connection Tap-to-Pair RF851 has NFC tag for supporting Tap-to-Pair. To connect the RF851 with PM85, 1. Press and hold the Power button to turn on RF851 Figure 15 RF851 Power button 2. Tap NFC Tap-to-Pair on the main screen of RFID Control Note: NFC is enabled by default.
  • Page 18 UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Bluetooth Connection 3. Align NFC logo of RF851 with NFC antenna of PM85, and bring RF851 close to PM85 as the picture on the screen Figure 19 Tap-to-Pair 4. Tap YES and then tap PAIR on the dialogs for Bluetooth pairing Figure 20 Bluetooth pairing dialog ©...
  • Page 19 5. Check the device and reader are connected properly  Enabled Connect to RFID Reader toggle switch and connected RF851’s name is displayed  An icon indicating the RF851’s battery level is shown on the status bar  RF851’s status LED flashes green Figure 21 Bluetooth connected screen Figure 22 RF851 status LED_Bluetooth connected ©...

  • Page 20: Search Rfid Reader

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Bluetooth Connection Search RFID Reader Second method for connecting RF851 with PM85 is searching nearby RFID readers. 1. Press and hold the Power button to turn on RF851 Figure 23 RF851 Power button 2. Run RFID Control and tap Search Reader to search nearby RFID readers Figure 24 Search RFID Reader ©...
  • Page 21 4. Tap CONNECT, and then tap PAIR on the dialogs Figure 26 Connect dialogs 5. Check below items to confirm that RF851 is connected properly (Refer to Figure 21, 22)  Enabled Connect to RFID Reader toggle switch and connected RF851’s name is displayed ...

  • Page 22: Disconnect

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Bluetooth Connection Disconnect To close the Bluetooth connection,  Turn off the RF851  Tap Connect to RFID Reader toggle switch until it turns to Off Reconnect To reconnect to the last connected RFID reader, tap Connect to RFID Reader toggle switch and wait until the connection is established.

  • Page 23: Configuration Settings

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Configuration Settings RF851 configuration contains below settings.  Beep Volume  Vibrator  Radio Power  Tx Cycle  Tx Data Format  Filter duplicate tags  Filter  Inventory Config  Tag Focus  Fast ID ...

  • Page 24: Apply Via Json File

    RFID Control app reads the Configuration.json file when the app is launched without any connection with RF851 and detect whether Auto Update is determined in the file. If Auto Update is set, importing configuration is performed automatically every time RF851 is connected while RFID Control is running.
  • Page 25 Configuration Settings When you set up Auto Update,  Auto Update will be performed every time the RF851 is connected while RFIDControl is running Figure 30 RFIDControl - Auto Update Configuration dialog  Auto Update setting value will be maintained until next reading Configuration.json file (The file is read when RFIDControl is launched without any connection with RF851) ©...
  • Page 26 UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Configuration Settings Manual Apply To apply the configuration immediately using the JSON file you want, perform update manually. 1. Copy the Configuration.json file to the specified folder of internal storage. 2. Tap to open the side menu bar and select Import Configuration.

  • Page 27: Wedge Settings

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Wedge Settings Wedge contains the below values.  Result Type  Terminator  Prefix  Suffix Apply Wedge To adjust wedge setting, use RFID Control app or importing JSON file. Apply via RFID Control After completed pairing, you can access Wedge. Tap to open the side menu bar and select Wedge.

  • Page 28: Firmware Update

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Firmware Update To improve the performance of RF851, Point Mobile provides up-to-date firmware. The firmware files are provided by RFU file format, and it contains Bluetooth firmware and MCU firmware. Note: Before start,  Download RFU file from Point Mobile Service Portal ...
  • Page 29 Firmware Update When you set up Auto Update,  Auto Update will be performed every time the RF851 is connected while RFID Control is running  Auto Update setting value will be maintained until next reading JSON file (JSON file is read when RFID Control is launched without any connection with RF851) Figure 34 RFID Control - Auto Update via JSON ©...

  • Page 30: Manual Update

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Firmware Update Manual Update To update the firmware of RF851 manually, 1. Execute RFID Control and connect RF851 to host device with Bluetooth 2. Tap and select Update RFID F/W 3. Tap to browse the RFU file you prepared Figure 35 RFID Control - Update RFID F/W 4.

  • Page 31: Read Rfid Tag

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Read RFID Tag RFID Demo You can demonstrate the function of reading an RFID tag with RFID Demo. RFID Demo will be installed together with RFID Control. Note: RFID Demo is compatible with PM85 running 85.05 and above. Please update your PM85 if the OS version is lower.

  • Page 32: Read The Rfid Tag

    Figure 36 RF851 Trigger-Mode LED Read RFID tags after pairing the RF851 to your PM85. To read RFID tags, aim the tag and then press the trigger button of RF851 or tap the Read RFID Tag button on the screen.
  • Page 33 Read RFID Tag Note: If you perform trigger action (press trigger button on RF851 or Read RFID Tag) while the RFID Demo is running and RF851 is in barcode scan mode, a toast message pop up on the screen. Figure 39 RFID Demo - Barcode scan mode message RFID Demo cannot get barcode data.

  • Page 34: Scan A Barcode

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Scan a Barcode If you want to scan a barcode instead of RFID tag, change the trigger mode of RF851. Trigger button will activate the barcode scan action. 1. Press and hold the Trigger-mode change button until the Trigger-Mode LED turn on red...

  • Page 35: Accessory

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Accessory A hand strap is enclosed in the RF851 package. Attach the strap and carry the reader more comfortably. Figure 43 Hand strap To attach the hand strap, 1. Thread the strap through the hand strap hole next to the USB connector.
  • Page 36 UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Accessory 2. Slide the strap through the buckle at the appropriate length. Figure 45 Attach hand strap_2 © 2023. Point Mobile Co., Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 37: Safety Information

    UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Safety Information Battery Safety Information Follow the battery safety guidelines for safe usage, storage, and disposal of Li-ion batteries. Improper battery use may result in a fire, explosion, or other critical hazards. Battery Safety Guidelines ...
  • Page 38 UHF RFID RF851 User Manual Safety Information Battery Storage / Disposal Guidelines  Store the batteries in a clean, dry and ventilated environment within ambient temperature ranges of 20±5℃.  For safety regulations, batteries are charged to below 20~30% of full capacity during production.

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