CF RFID Reader Card™ CompactFlash Card with Integrated High Frequency RFID Reader/Writer for Pocket PC 2003 User’s Guide
5/2005 Document # 6410-00260 B Copyright Notice Copyright © 2005 Socket Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Socket, the Socket logo and Mobility Friendly are registered trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. CF RFID Reader Card, RFID Demo, SocketScan, and SocketScan Trigger are registered trademarks or trademarks of Socket Communications, Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders.
Table of Contents COPYRIGHT NOTICE 2 1 | INTRODUCTION 4 About the Software System Requirements Package Contents Product Registration 2 | SETUP FOR WINDOWS MOBILE STEP 1: Uninstall Other Scanning Software STEP 2: Install the Software STEP 3: Insert the CF RFID Reader Card STEP 4: Start SocketScan STEP 5: Assign a Trigger Button STEP 6: Read Tag ID into a Windows Program OPTIONAL: Configure Prefix/Suffixes OPTIONAL: Configure Sounds OPTIONAL: Use SocketScan Trigger 3 | RFID DEMO Read an RFID Tag Enable
1 | Introduction Now add high frequency RFID capabilities to your mobile data collection application with the Socket CF RFID Reader Card. This product reads and writes to all ISO 15693 and many proprietary 13.56 MHz RFID tags being used or deployed for asset tracking, access control, process control and healthcare/medical/pharmaceutical applications.
System Requirements Your device should meet these minimum requirements: • Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 2003 or 2003SE • Available CompactFlash card slot Note: For operation in a PC Card slot, use a PC Card adapter, available separately, SKU# AC4000-978.
2 | Setup for Windows Mobile This chapter shows how to install, configure, and use the CF RFID Reader Card on any of the following Windows Mobile-based devices: • Pocket PC 2003 • Pocket PC 2003SE (Second Edition) This chapter shows Pocket PC 2003 screens. Other Windows Mobile-based devices will have functionally equivalent screens except where otherwise noted. Setup Summary STEP 1: Uninstall any bar code scanning software already on your device. STEP 2: Install the software.
STEP 1: Uninstall Other Scanning Software Delete any bar code scanning software you may already have installed on your Pocket PC. You can either uninstall the software directly from your Pocket PC, or indirectly via ActiveSync. OPTION 1: Uninstall Directly from the Pocket PC 1. Make sure the bar code scanning software is closed, and remove the CF RFID Reader Card from your Pocket PC. 2. Tap Start | Settings. Tap on the System tab or Control Panel. 3. Tap on the Remove Programs icon. 4.
STEP 2: Install the Software Follow these instructions to install SocketScan into your Pocket PC. Afterwards, you may choose to repeat the same process to install the RFID Demo and/or Floating Trigger software, if desired. 1. Use ActiveSync and a serial/Ethernet/USB cable or cradle to make an active connection between the Pocket PC and a host PC. 2. Insert the installation CD into your host PC. 3. Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to access your CD-ROM drive. In the CD, click on SETUP.EXE. 4.
5. In the File Download screen, click Run. 6. If a Security Warning appears, click Run. 7. The installation wizard will begin. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen to complete the installation. 8. When software installation is complete, disconnect the Pocket PC from the host PC. Soft reset the Pocket PC by pressing the reset button.
STEP 3: Insert the CF RFID Reader Card Plug directly into a CompactFlash card slot. OR Insert into an adapter, then plug the combined unit into a PC Card slot. STEP 4: Start SocketScan 1. Pocket PC: Go to Start | Programs | SocketScan. 2. Whenever SocketScan is running, either of two icons may appear in the menu bar (visible from the Today screen for Pocket PCs). Make sure the “CF RFID Reader Card detected” icon appears. Icon Meaning. CF RFID Reader Card detected.
STEP 5: Assign a Trigger Button Refer to your Pocket PC’s user documentation to assign a trigger button for the CF RFID Reader Card Note: • If SocketScan is not running yet, then pressing the assigned trigger button is a quick way to launch SocketScan. Pressing the trigger button will activate the reader only when SocketScan is open.
STEP 6: Read Tag ID into a Windows Program 1. Start the Windows application that you want to receive the data (e.g., Excel, Notepad, etc.). Make sure a document or spreadsheet is open. Place the cursor where you want to enter data. Note: If using Pocket Excel, you may want to increase the cell width to fit the entire length of a tag ID, which may have more than 20 characters. 2. Hold the Pocket PC so that the CF RFID Reader Card is directly above and parallel to the RFID tag, at most 2.
WRONG POSITION: DO NOT hold the RFID Reader Card at an angle towards the tag. WRONG POSITION: DO NOT hold the RFID Reader Card perpendicular to the tag. 3. Press the assigned trigger button and read the tag. When data is read, a beep should sound indicating a good read. If the CF RFID Reader Card fails to read data within a few seconds, you must try again. Note: Alternatively, you can tap the SocketScan Trigger to read the tag, if you installed the SocketScan Trigger software.
4. After a successful read, data should appear in your document. For example, in a Pocket Excel spreadsheet, data should appear in the first cell. Note: If your Pocket PC enters sleep mode when SocketScan is running, simply press the ON button to restart SocketScan and initialize the reader. Note: The tag ID consists of a two digit tag type code, a colon and a 12, 16 or 20 character tag ID.
OPTIONAL: Configure Prefix/Suffixes The SocketScan applet lets you specify prefix and/or suffix characters to be added automatically to the data you read. This helps to further eliminate manual data entry. 1. Tap on the SocketScan icon. In the pop-up menu, tap Prefix/Suffix. Note: You can configure prefix/suffixes whether or not the CF RFID Reader Card is inserted into your Pocket PC. 2. In the pop-up menu, select Prefix/Suffix... 3.
OPTIONAL: Configure Sounds The SocketScan Sounds applet lets you choose any WAV sound file to be played to indicate a successful read. 1. Tap on the RFID Reader Card icon screen. at the bottom of the Today 2. In the pop-up menu, select Sounds... 3. In the screen that appears, select a sound for indicating successful reads. Tap ok. Browse box To you want to play a .WAV file, after selecting Play .wav file, you can search through files by tapping the browse box.
OPTIONAL: Use SocketScan Trigger If you find it inconvenient or impossible to assign or use a hardware button to trigger the reader, you can install this virtual trigger button that “floats” on top of the active application. 1. Make sure to do all of the following before using SocketScan Trigger: • Install SocketScan Trigger from the installation CD. The software must be installed separately from SocketScan. • Start SocketScan. Tap Start | Programs | SocketScan.
4. A SocketScan Trigger icon will also appear in the menu bar of the Today screen. Tap on this icon to reveal a pop-up menu with the following options: • Tap Scan Now to activate the scanner as if you had tapped the trigger button. • Tap Remove Floating Trigger to remove the trigger button from the screen but keep the icon handy on the task bar. To restore the trigger button, tap on the menu bar icon. In the pop-up menu, tap Launch Floating Trigger.
3 | RFID Demo This chapter shows how to use the Socket RFID Demo application with the Socket CF RFID Reader Card to perform the following: • • • • Read an RFID Tag. Enable Loop Mode. Select Tag Type. Advanced – Write to Tag. Before you begin using the Socket RFID Demo application, make sure you have done the following: • Install the RFID Demo application onto your Pocket PC. Follow the same software instructions described in Chapter 2, but in the Installation screen, click RFID Demo.
Read an RFID Tag 1. Start RFID Demo. Tap Start | Programs | RFID Demo. 2. The main screen of RFID Demo will appear with blank fields. 3. Hold the Pocket PC in the correct position to read an RFID tag, as described in Chapter 2. Hold the Pocket PC so the RFID Reader Card is parallel to and directly above the tag, at most 2.5 inches above the tag. Parallel, 2.5 inches maz.
4. Tap Select Tags. Alternatively, you can press your trigger button or tap the Floating Trigger. 5. Tag ID(s) should appear in the Available Tags field. Additionally, the bottom of the screen will report the number of RFID tags found in range. 6. In the Available Tags field, tap to highlight the RFID tag you wish to read, then tap Read Tag. 7. After the Socket RFID Reader Card reads the tag, Tag Data will appear. If desired, check Display as hex data to view the data in hexadecimal format.
Enable Inventory and Loop Modes The Socket RFID Reader Card has four types of reading modes that result from different combinations of inventory mode and loop mode. The chart below describes the results of enabling or disabling the modes. Tag Select Mode Loop Mode Inventory Mode Description One tag Disabled Disabled Selects the first tag in RF field Disabled Selects the first tag continuously (the same tag ID will be returned as long as the tag remains in the RF field.
Select Tag Type 1. In the main screen of Socket RFID Demo, tap RFID at the bottom of the screen. In the pop-up menu, tap Select Tag Type. 2. In the Select Tag Type dialog box, use the drop-down menu to select the tag type. Tap ok. Note: • Tag selection response time is longer with Auto Detect than for specific tag types. If Auto Detect is not selected, only the type of tags selected can be read or written to. • Auto Detect will search for tag types 01 to 04.
ADVANCED: Write to Tag 1. In the main screen of Socket RFID Demo, tap RFID at the bottom of the screen. In the pop-up menu, tap Advanced. 2. Use the next screen to read and write data in specific blocks of an RFID tag. Enter the number of the starting block and number of blocks you would like to read. 3. Hold the Pocket PC in the correct position to read RFID tags — parallel to the tag and directly above it, at most 2.5 inches above. Tap Read Tag.
4. RFID Demo will report any data saved to the RFID tag, as well as the type of tag and number of bytes per block. The bottom of the screen will report the read status and tag ID. 5. To write data to the tag, enter text into the bottom field. The type and amount of text that can be written varies depending on your tag type. After entering text, hold the Pocket PC in the correct reading/writing position and tap Write Tag.
6. After writing data to the tag, the bottom of the screen will report the write status. 7. To verify that the data was written successfully to the tag, hold the Pocket PC in the correct reading/writing position, and tap Read Tag. 8. To close the advanced screen, tap ok.
Appendix A Specifications Physical Characteristics CompactFlash Card Size: 1.43 x 1.68 x 0.13 inches (36 x 42.7 x 3.3 mm) Weight: 1.1 oz. (34 g) RFID Reader Head Size: 1.76 x 1.93 x 0.82 inches (45 x 49 x 21 mm) Power Consumption (3.3 V): Idle: 11 mA Read/Write: 52 mA Also operates at 5 V Environmental: Operating Temperature: 10 to +50°C (-4 to +122°F) Storage Temperature: -40 to +70°C (-40 to +158°F) Humidity: 5-95% RH non-condensing Frequency: 13.56 MHz (HF) Maximum Read Range: 2.5 inches (6.
Appendix B HF RFID Standards and Tag Descriptions ISO15693 The ISO/IEC 15693 standard was developed for “Contactless Vicinity Cards”. Adopted in 1998, ISO15693 has significantly enabled global acceptance of 13.56MHz RFID technology. Based on contributions by Texas Instruments and Philips, ISO/IEC 15693 is largely a superset of the features and specifications of the Tag-it HF and I·Code1 products, respectively. • ISO15693-1: Defines the physical characteristics of a credit card transponder.
I·Code SLI ISO15693 (Philips) The complete I·Code SLI specification can be found in the Philips publication titled “I·Code SLI Smart Label IC SL2 ICS20 Functional Specification”. Figure 1 - Memory Structure of the I·Code SLI (version SL2 ICS20) 896 bits (112 bytes) of user memory is available for read/write. 32 bits (4 bytes per block) Block # 0 (0x00) 1 (0x01) 2 (0x02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 (0x1A) 27 (0x1B) The user can permanently lock any block.
Figure 4 - Memory Structure of the my-d SRF55V10P 125 blocks of 8 bytes = 1000 bytes (8000 bits) of user memory is available for read/write. 64 bits (8 bytes per block) Block # 3 (0x03) The user can permanently lock any block 4 (0x04) 5 (0x05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Once a block is locked it can not be unlocked. 126 (0x7E) 127 (0x7F) A 64-bit ID (factory programmed) uniquely identifies each my-d SRF55V10P chip.
Tag-it HF The first 13.56MHz RFID IC that Texas Instruments developed was the Tag-it HF. Still in high volume production, Tag-it HF is widely used in applications globally and has an existing installed base of millions of tags. The Tag-it HF uses a protocol air interface that is proprietary to Texas Instruments. By contrast, the Tag-it HF-I was released by Texas Instruments in 2001 is compatible with ISO/IEC 15693 parts -2 and -3.
I·Code1 The first long range 13.56MHz RFID IC that Philips released was the I·Code1 (SL1). Still in high volume production, I·Code1 (SL1) is still widely used in applications globally and has an existing installed base of millions of tags. The I·Code1 (SL1) uses a protocol and air interface that is proprietary to Philips. By contrast, the I·Code SLI (SL2), released by Philips in 2002, is fully compatible with ISO/IEC 15693 parts -2 and -3.
PicoTag Inside Contactless (formerly Inside Technologies) makes a contactless RFID product series called the PicoTag. There are two different sizes of PicoTag memories, 2K and 16K. There are two different modes of operation, plain and secure. Figure 8 - Memory Structure of the PicoTag 2K 29 blocks of 8 bytes = 232 bytes (1856 bits) of user memory is available for read/write. 64 bits (8 bytes per block) Block # 3 (0x03) The user can permanently lock any block 4 (0x04) 5 (0x05) . . . . . . . . .
ISO14443 ISO/IEC 14443 is a 4-part RFID standard for short-range “Contactless Proximity Cards”. Adopted in 1999 and 2000, ISO14443 has become the worldwide standard for cashless payment and contactless stored value applications. • ISO14443-1 defines the physical characteristics of an RFID card. • ISO14443-2 specifies two types (A and B) of 13.56MHz air interface and modulation methods used for communication between tags and readers.
Mifare Ultralight (Philips) The complete Mifare Ultralight specification can be obtained from the Philips publication “Mifare Ultralight Contactless Single-trip Ticket IC MF0 IC U1 Functional Specification” dated March 2003. Figure 10 - Memory Structure of the Mifare Ultralight (MF0 IC U1) Byte Block 00 01 02 03 0 SN0 SN1 SN2 BCC0 1 SN3 SN4 SN5 SN6 2 BCC1 Internal Lock 0 Lock 1 3 OTP 0 OTP 1 OTP 2 OTP 3 4 Data 0 Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 . . . . . .
LTO CM 14443-A (LTO) The LTO-CM is compliant with ISO14443-A air interface. Figure 12 - Memory Structure of the LTO CM 128 blocks of 32 bytes = 4096 bytes (32768 bits) of user memory is available for read/write.
Appendix C Troubleshooting For help on SocketScan on a Windows Mobile-based device, tap Start | Help. SYMPTOM: I get the “No Card Detected” icon in the task tray and can’t trigger the laser or scan any bar codes. POSSIBLE REASON Your mobile computer does not recognize the RFID Reader Card. SOLUTION Make sure the RFID Reader Card is inserted properly. If necessary, remove and reinsert. If using battery power, be sure to tap Yes if asked if you want to use battery power.
Appendix D Technical Support If you have trouble installing or using RFID Reader Card, Socket has two technical support resources to help you. Please note that technical support is available in English only. 1. Socket On-Demand Support (SOS) Socket On-Demand Support is an interactive technical support program that focuses in on your specific problem to provide the answers you need. SOS provides immediate service and is the best place to start for technical support. To access SOS, visit: www.socketcom.
Limited Warranty Socket Communications Incorporated (Socket) warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following period from the date of purchase: Socket CF RFID Reader Card: One year Incompatibility is not a defect covered by Socket’s warranty.
Limited Software Warranty LIMITED WARRANTY. SOCKET warrants that the original disk or CD ROM is free from defects for 90 days from the date of delivery of the SOFTWARE. CUSTOMER REMEDIES. SOCKET’S entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at SOCKET’S option, either (a) return of the price paid or (b) replacement of the SOFTWARE which does not meet SOCKET’S Limited Warranty and which is returned to SOCKET with a copy of your receipt.
Regulatory Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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