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
Working with Tags
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Tag Data
Tag Data Data bytes, in hex, to be written to a tag when “Write Data”
button is pressed.
Address Start location within memory bank for “Read Data” or “Write
Data” functions, in words. Maximum of 4 bytes (8 hex digits).
Mem Bank Drop-down select of memory bank to be written to or read.
Password 4 byte password, in hex, to be entered if needed for “Read
Data” or “Write Data” operations. If not needed (tag is not
locked), leave as “0”.
Word Count Number of words as an integer value to be read for “Read
Data”. Not used for “Write Data”
Read Data button Press to read data from memory as specified by Mem Bank,
Address and Word Count settings. Enabled by Password
entry, if needed.
Write Data button Press to write data to memory as determined by Mem Bank,
Tag Data, and Address settings (enabled by Password entry, if
needed). Word Count value is ignored. If Select Criteria Mem
Bank value is any value but No Select then the first tag which
meets the Select Criteria is written to.
Kill Tag
Password
The tags 4 byte, in hex, kill password of the tag. Require to be
non-Zero to kill a tag.
Kill Tag button
Press to kill the tag.
Lock Tag
Password The tags 4 byte, in hex, access password if the lock tag pass-
word is set.
Mask Bits
Bit-wise mask, in hex, specifying which action bits to
pass
1
. Causes the corresponding bit in the Action field to be
applied.
0. Ignores the corresponding bit in the Action field.
Action Bits
Bit-wise value, in hex, specifying what locking action to
apply to memory banks.
1
. Asserts lock (read, read/write, or permanent) memory loca-
tion based on bit location.
0. De-asserts lock.
Lock Tag button
Press to lock the tag.
Grouping
Name Description