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RF1100 User Guide Table of Contents Introduction .............................................. 1 Package Contents .................................................1 System Requirements ............................................1 Installation ................................................ 2 Installing the RF1100 RFID Reader .............................2 Installing the RF1100 Driver on a Laptop......................3 How to Use the RFID UI Utility ........................ 6 About the ISO Cards ......
RF1100 User Guide Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of our RF1100 RFID reader. This product is designed for use with any PDAs, handheld devices, or laptops with a PCMCIA or CF card interface slot. The RF1100 provides a high frequency transmission speed which allows communication between the contactless cards and a host, such as PDAs or laptops.
RF1100 User Guide Installation Installing the RF1100 RFID Reader The RF1100 RFID reader can be inserted into any CF slots or PCMCIA (via adapter) slots of any compatible PDAs or laptops. When using a PCMCIA slot, first install the RF1100 to the supplied CF to PCMCIA card adapter as shown. RF1100 Slightly insert the RF1100 into card adapter. If the card is unable to slide in, flip the card adapter and slide into again.
RF1100 User Guide If your laptop does not have a CF or PCMCIA card slot, you need to connect a multi-slot card reader to the laptop, then insert the RF1100 reader into the CF slot as shown. Card reader Note If you have purchased HT1100 and would like to use with RF1100. See HT1100 User Manual for the assembly instructions.
RF1100 User Guide 3. The following window appears. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), then click Next to continue. 4. Select the directory where the driver is located. Click Next. 5. Click Continue Anyway when the following hardware warning message appears.
RF1100 User Guide 6. The installation process starts. 7. When the installation is complete, click Finish to close the wizard.
RF1100 User Guide How to Use the RFID UI Utility The RF1100 RFID reader can be used to work with any ISO 14443A/B and 15693 contactless cards. The contactless cards can transmit UID data to the RFID reader when they are in an applicable read range. To launch the RFID UI, do the following: 1. Insert the RF1100 RFID reader into the PDA or laptop CF or PCMCIA (via adapter) slot. Note When using the laptop to execute the RFID UI program, make sure that the RF1100 driver is installed on the laptop before use.
RF1100 User Guide Note Updated driver will be released at any time without notice, please contact your local service centre. 3. There are three tabs at the top of the RFID UI screen: 15693, 1443A, and 1443B. Select the tab depending on the ISO card type to read its unique identification code (UID). 4. Click or tap Auto on the bottom of the RFID UI screen to scan for an available COM port for use. When complete, the “Set protocol 15693/ 1443A/1443B OK” message appears in the status bar as shown.
RF1100 User Guide 5. Place the ISO card within a distance of the RF1100 RFID reader (see maximum reading distance of each card in the section “About the ISO Cards”). Then click or tap Execute on the screen to read the ISO card UID. 6. The ISO card UID is displayed on the screen. About the ISO Cards The supported operating frequency and reading distance of each ISO card type are described as follows: Card Type Operating Frequency Maximum Reading Distance 8 ISO-1443 (A & B) ISO-15693 13.56 MHz 13.
RF1100 User Guide Specifications Items Model No. Host Support Interface Type Standard Support Reader Type Operating Frequency DC Source Current Consumption Operating Distance Host Interface Host Communication Baud Rate Physical HF RFID Reader Module RF1100 Windows 2000/XP/XP Embedded, Windows CE 5.0 Compact Flash Type-1 ISO14443A/ ISO14443B/ ISO15693 Contactless 13.56MHz 5V from CF Interface a) Idle mode: 7mA b) RF-OFF mode: 8.
