User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Communication Regulation Information
- Chapter 1: Introducing the Mercury Embedded Reader
- Chapter 2: Setting Up the Reader
- Chapter 3: Using the Reader Assistant
- Appendix A: Hardware Details
- Appendix B: Error Messages
- Common Error Messages
- FAULT_MSG_WRONG_NUMBER_OF_DATA - (100h)
- FAULT_INVALID_OPCODE - (101h)
- FAULT_UNIMPLEMENTED_OPCODE - 102h
- FAULT_MSG_POWER_TOO_HIGH - 103h
- FAULT_MSG_INVALID_FREQ_RECEIVED (104h)
- FAULT_MSG_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE - (105h)
- FAULT_MSG_POWER_TOO_LOW - (106h)
- FAULT_UNIMPLEMENTED_FEATURE - (109h)
- FAULT_INVALID_BAUD_RATE - (10Ah)
- Bootloader Faults
- Flash Faults
- Protocol Faults
- FAULT_NO_TAGS_FOUND - (400h)
- FAULT_NO_PROTOCOL_DEFINED - 401h
- FAULT_INVALID_PROTOCOL_SPECIFIED - 402h
- FAULT_WRITE_PASSED_LOCK_FAILED - 403h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_NO_DATA_READ - 404h
- FAULT_AFE_NOT_ON - 405h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_WRITE_FAILED - 406h
- FAULT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_FOR_THIS_PROTOCOL - 407h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_WRITE_DATA - 408h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_ADDRESS - 409h
- FAULT_GENERAL_TAG_ERROR - 40Ah
- FAULT_DATA_TOO_LARGE - 40Bh
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_KILL_PASSWORD - 40Ch
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_KILL_FAILED - 40Eh
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_OTHER_ERROR - 420h
- FAULT_GEN2_PROTOCOL_MEMORY_OVERRUN_BAD_PC - 423h
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_MEMORY_LOCKED - 424h
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_INSUFFICIENT_POWER - 42Bh
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_NON_SPECIFIC_ERROR - 42Fh
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_UNKNOWN_ERROR - 430h
- Analog Hardware Abstraction Layer Faults
- Tag ID Buffer Faults
- System Errors
- Common Error Messages
- Appendix C: Antennas
- End User License and Warranty Agreement
Menu Commands
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Menu Commands
The menu commands, File, Options, and Action provide additional actions that you can take in
the Reader Assistant.
File menu
The File menu has the following commands:
Save Application Settings – Ctrl+S
Quit – Ctrl+Q
Save Serial Log - Saves the current serial log to a file. Please note the default name for
the save file is always offered and no checks are made for overwriting an existing file.
Options menu
The Options menu has the commands:
Communication Settings
Show Serial Log – Ctrl+L
Show Advanced Features – Ctrl+A
Action menu
The Action menu has the following commands:
Re-Synch Application and Reader – Ctrl+R
Selecting this action attempts to update the Reader Assistant with the current settings
of the module. This should not be used if the devkit/module has been disconnected or
swapped with another devkit/module. In that case the Reader Assistant should be
restarted.
Reset Reader
Selecting this action resets all module settings to their default values.