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Reader Startup Tool
IDentity 5200 User Guide 25
Tag read controls are provided by the Polling and Scan Operation blocks.
Use the
Polling controls when the reader is in active mode. Use the Scan
Operation
controls when the reader is in standby mode.
Tag and reader performance data is provided in the
Performance
Information
and Tag Acquisition Analysis blocks.
Performance Information
Total Unique Tags – Number of unique tags in the tag database.
Tag Read Count – Total number of tags reader (including repeat reads).
Cumulative rate – Cumulative read rate in tags/second since the Start
button was pressed.
Current rate – Current read rate in tags/second.
Purge and Clear State – Press to clear the current display and reset the
statistics reporting.
Polling
Polling Interval –
Amount of time (ms) to wait between each poll for data.
Polling Interval – Total amount of time (ms) to poll for data (1 to 10 sec).
Start – Click this button to poll the tag database every Polling Inte rval (ms)
for a total time of Total Polled Time (ms). Do not set the interval less than
500. If Total Polled Time is set to 0, polling continues indefinitely.
Stop – Click this button to stop automatic polling.
Get Once – Click this button to retrieve the current information from the
reader’s tag database.
Purge every poll – Check this option to purge the reader’s tag database
after each poll. Refer to the INfinity 510 Protocol Reference Guide for more
information on the tag database.
Beep On – Indicates current read rate with audible tone.
Tag Acquisition Analysis
The Tag Acquisition Analysis fields provide the minimum, maximum, and
average number of times each tag was read. For example, assume five tags
(A, B, C, D, and E) are read 107, 59, 223, 187, and 94 times respectively.
The displayed values are as follows:
Min = 59 Avg = 134 Max = 223
Scan Operation
Scan time (ms) – Enter the duration of reader operation in milliseconds.
After this time expires, the tag information is displayed.
Scan Tags – Press this button to activate the reader.