User's Manual

RFID TAG READER CHAPTER 3
ALH-901X USER’S GUIDE
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Tag Mask – Assets
The Assets feature of the RFID demo application shows how you might associate an EPC code,
barcode, or photo snapshot (ALH-9011 only) to an actual physical asset. By linking those pieces of
information, you can cross-reference a barcode scan with the EPC code on that product’s RFID
tag, and see a picture of the asset each time the tag is read. If you need to search for a particular
asset, you can select it from the list of assets, set the Tag Mask to that asset’s EPC code, and then
use the Geiger utility to go look for that tag. When the tag is detected, the item’s photo is shown on
the screen for verification, and you can also see the associated barcode as well.
Whether you click the Asset button from the inventory screen, or the Add Asset button from the Tag
Mask-Asset screen, you will see the Asset screen. There are four steps to creating an asset, and
pulling the gun trigger performs each one and advances you to the next step. You can skip steps, or
redo steps by manually tapping on one of the step buttons.
1. Barcode – scan a barcode
2. RFID – read an RFID tag
3. Photo – take a picture or load an image file
a. You can use the color camera or the 2D barcode’s B&W camera.
b. Only the ALH-9011 has the camera capability.
4. Save – remember the asset definition
Each button indicates the status of that activity – grey text and indicator mean no data has been
collected. A blue button indicates which activity is selected. The button text changes color to
indicate if the unit is ready (yellow), working/scanning (red), or done (green) with that activity. To
perform the action, pull the gun trigger, tap the button again, or use one of the various keypad
buttons on the handheld.
Assets can be created from the Tag Mask-Assets tab,
or directly from the Inventory page, using the “Asset”
button there. Select an asset from the list to see its
details, and then click the Set Mask button to configure
the reader to only read that asset’s RFID tag.
The Save button saves the asset list to \Flash
Disk\RFIDAssets\assets,txt. You can edit that file to
generate your own asset list.
When you select an asset from the list, the “Delete All”
button changes to “Delete Asset” and the “Add Asset”
button changes to “Edit Asset”.