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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS
COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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Command 08 instructs the controller to search for the presence of a tag within RF range
of the antenna. If the controller finds a tag it will return a Command Response to the host.
The Timeout Value is measured in 1-millisecond increments and can have a value of
0x0001 to 0xFFFE (1 to 65,534 milliseconds).
C
OMMAND 08 (TAG S EARCH)–ABX FAST C OMMAND S TRUCTURE
PARAMETER FIELD CONTENT
Header
0x02, 0x02
Command Size
0x0003 for this command
Command ID
0x08
Timeout Value
2-byte value measured in 1 millisecond units
(0x0001 – 0xFFFE).
Checksum
Optional
Terminator
0x03
COMMAND 08:
TAG SEARCH