User's Manual

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Reader Overview
The Ranger is a new compact, full-featured ISO18000-6C/EPC C1G2 reader which is perfect
for use in a variety of tag reading, writing and programming applications.
Ranger is powered by a standard USB connection (requires USB 2.0 or above), no additional
power supply is needed. Its small size allows it to easily be used on a desktop or where
space is limited.
The Ranger Reader is very user friendly and extremely easy to set up read and write tags
with its standard free software. It also comes with a SDK to allow you to create your own
custom programs to interface and drive the Ranger Reader.
The Ranger reader’s features provides a powerful, and very economical way to implement
UHF RFID technology in just about any application.
Possible Applications:
 Point of Sale RFID reading and writing
 Commissioning/Activation of RFID Tags
 Parking and Access Control
 Production / WIP checkpoints
 Document Tracking and Management
 Library Management
 Catering Management
 Healthcare/Pharmaceutical Applications
The reader has 2 LEDs as status indicators. The LEDs provide indication for the following:
Status \ LEDS
Blue
Red
Connected to Host
Off
On
Tag read/write operation
Flash
On