User's Manual

Circulation Circuit Programmer: Overview 8-1
C HAPTER
C HAPTER 0 C IRCULATION C IRCUIT P ROGRAMMER
Overview
The Circulation Circuit Programmer (CCP) is a combination hardware and software
solution for programming Circulation Circuits and printing barcode labels. Libraries use
the CCP to program circulation circuits with the item identifier from the barcode when
converting a retrospective library collection. Circulation circuits are also programmed
when new materials are added to the collection.
When adding a new item to the collection and programming the circulation circuit, the
library can also print a barcode label. In many cases, libraries will continue to support the
use of barcodes in addition to the RFID inventory circulation circuits, primarily for
compatibility with other branch libraries still using barcodes.
What is included
There are various components that comprise program circulation circuits include:
• Circulation Circuit Programmer hardware
• Circulation Circuit Programmer software, Version 2.2.0.3
• Workstation with monitor, keyboard, and mouse
• Barcode Scanner
• Label Printer
• LabelView software
How it works
RFID circulation circuits (tags) 450 class are programmed (encoded) with the item
identifier used by the LMS using the Circulation Circuit Programmer.
In an RFID-only environment, this would be all that a library would do to convert their
restrospective collection for using RFID circulation circuits. See “Programming Circuits
for RFID Items Only” on page 8-2 for detailed information.
For those libraries that will continue to support barcodes as well as RFID (mainly for
support with branches that have not been converted yet), the library can also print a