User Manual

All i-Q tags are active and include an RF transmitter, RF receiver,
and a microprocessor. The communication range between a tag and
an antenna connected to an i-CARD interrogator will be up to 30 feet
under typical conditions. Read range will vary depending on antenna
gain and local conditions, and it is important to test tag read
performance under a variety of probable scenarios.
For more information see the i-Q Tag Technical Sheet.
8 Software
This chapter provides basic information on how to control the
operation of the i-CARD. For more detailed information please see
the Application Developers Guide To Programming For The ILR
Library.
ILR technology requires an application program to provide end-user
functions, this level of software is provided by the System Integrator.
To facilitate the development of user specific applications, IDENTEC
has extended the Windows API (Application Program Interface) to
include easy access to ILR functions using C program calls.
IDENTEC does provide a demonstration package to allow the
installer to configure and to test the basic functions of the i-CARD.
To allow maximum flexibility in interrogating tags, scanning
barcodes, allowing user data entry, providing user information,
formatting and sorting data, and data transfer to tags and over a
network (i.e. Wireless LAN), the i-CARD functions under the
direction of a control program. This control program customizes the
i-CARD to do the required task. It is generated by a menu-driven
Windows application that allows the user to specify how the system
will operate.
This is a simple but very powerful feature of the IDENTEC ILR
system. It allows an i-CARD to perform similar tasks in very
different ways from completely automated tag interrogation and
reporting to automated assistance in process operations. The data
source for various fields can be specified, e.g. tag ID, tag file or
barcode scan. A sequence of events can be specified to gather data,
format data in a specific way, and/or communicate data to a specific
location.