Medio P101-WIFI User's Guide Revision 1.
Medio P101-WIFI Publishing Information Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability All information herein is either public information or is the property of and owned solely by TAGSYS who shall have and keep the sole right to file patent applications or any other kind of intellectual property protection in connection with such information.
Read This First Read This First Welcome to the TAGSYS range of products operating at the 13.56 MHz frequency. This range of products is used to implement high-quality RFID systems for demanding applications. This document provides information about how to install and use the Medio P101-WIFI reader. Audience This document requires familiarity with RFID technology. It is intended for people in charge of installing and using the product.
Medio P101-WIFI LSB Least Significant Bit MSB Most Significant Bit OS Operating System PC Personal Computer PCB Printed Circuit Board RAM Random Access Memory RF Radio Frequency RFID Radio Frequency IDentification RFU Reserved for Future Use RPU Radio Processing Unit RTC Real Time Clock RTF Reader Talks First SAM Security Access Module STX Start of Text TTF Tag Talks First TTL Transistor-Transistor Logic TTY TeleTYpe UID Unique Identifier Glossary Anti-Collision Tag capa
Read This First Monitoring Port Parallel Port granting access to the HPI. It communicates directly with the Radio Processing Unit Multi-Read See Anti-Collision Nibble Half a byte (4 bits) Packaged Reader A reader in its casing. Phase Shift Difference of phase between the 13.56 MHz field emitted by two antennas. This feature is dedicated to rotating field applications and three-dimensional volume tag detection.
Medio P101-WIFI If you need assistance Please contact your nearest TAGSYS sales representative or the TAGSYS welcome desk at: Telephone: +33 (0)4 91 27 57 00 Fax: +33 (0)4 91 27 57 01 E-Mail: info@tagsys.net Website: http://www.tagsysrfid.com/ Contact for Comments We welcome your feedback to help us provide high quality documentation. For technical comments, please contact our welcome desk: Telephone: Fax: E-Mail: +33 (0)4 91 27 57 00 +33 (0)4 91 27 57 01 info@tagsysrfid.
Read This First Table of Contents Publishing Information________________________________________________________________ 2 Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability _________________________________________________________ 2 Read This First _______________________________________________________________________ 3 Audience___________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Conventions _______________________________________________________________________________ 3 Abbreviati
Medio P101-WIFI 6.1 Stand-alone Mode Features ___________________________________________________________ 32 6.1.1 6.1.2 6.1.3 6.1.4 6.2 Stand-alone Mode Settings____________________________________________________________ 34 6.2.1 6.
For Your Safety 1 For Your Safety 1.1 General Use The Medio P101-WIFI is designed to be reliable and to provide years of trouble-free service. Please observe the following general tips: Take care not to scratch the device. Keep the device clean. When working with the device, use only TAGSYS-approved accessories. This device is not waterproof and should not be exposed to rain or moisture. Under extreme conditions, water may enter the circuitry. Protect the device from extreme temperatures.
Medio P101-WIFI 1.3 Important Safety Information 1.3.1 Operating Environment When connecting the device or any accessory to another device, read its user’s guide for detailed safety instructions. Do not connect incompatible products. As with all RF equipment, users are advised that the equipment should only be used in its normal operating position. 10/42 Revision 1.
Certification 2 Certification 2.1 Occupational Health TAGSYS Medio P101-WIFI reader has been designed and tested to be in conformity with the European Standard EN 50364 “Limitation of human exposure to electromagnetic fields from devices used in Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and similar applications” in conjunction with the European Standard EN 50357 describing how to evaluate the exposure level. 2.
Medio P101-WIFI 2.2.2 In USA (FCC Directive) Medio P101-WIFI WARNING TO USERS IN THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) RADIO INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 47 CFR Section 15.105(b) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Introduction 3 Introduction 3.1 Product Description The Medio P101-WIFI is a Medium Range 13.56 MHz RFID reader designed for Library, Textile Rental and I&L applications. The Medio P101-WIFI has been designed to be used in combination with L-W1 and TR-HA1 antennas that comply with FCC and CE rules and L-SA3 and Aero-LI antennas that comply with CE rules. The Medio P101-WIFI can decode C210, C220, C240, C320, C370(ISO 15693), C270(I-Code1)and I-Code ePC and I-Code UID tags.
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Installing the Reader 4 Installing the Reader This section describes how to install the Medio P101-WIFI reader. 4.1 Reader Connections 4.1.
Medio P101-WIFI • Leds The red LED lights on or blinks when the reader is ready to communicate with the host system and acts as follow: Power supply voltage Value RF capability < 5.20 V 5.2 V < x < 6.9 V 7 V < x < 8.9 V 9.0 V < x < 10.2 V > 10.3 V Insufficient Low Medium High No Degraded Correct Red LED status off Fast blinking Fast blinking Slow blinking On During firmware downloading the red Led is blinking. Operating voltage range fits with a correct RF capability.
Installing the Reader 4.1.2 Rear Panel The rear panel is dedicated to power supply and communication connectors. Figure 3: Rear panel WIFI antenna WIFI module 12V DC Power supply USB connector connector Reset button for WIFI module • Power Supply Connector J2 2.5mm Jack type (positive connection on the center pin) • WIFI module connector Reverse polarity SMA connector for WIFI antenna (Please see Chapter 4.
Medio P101-WIFI Before you power the reader up you must plug the WIFI antenna provided with the Medio P101-WIFI product This FCC Part 15 radio device operates on a non-interference basis with other devices operating at this frequency when using the supplied antenna. Any changes or modification to this product not expressly approved by TAGSYS could void the user’s authority to operate the device. When USB communication link is active (plugged and powered) the WIFI module is turned off.
Installing the Reader 4.2.1 WIFI Module Description • Characteristics Parameter Value Standard IEEE 802.11b Frequency 2.4 GHz Data Rate Up to 11 Mbps with automatic fallback Modulation CCK (11/5 Mbps), DQPSK (2 Mbps), DBPSK (1 Mbps) Transmit Power 16 dBm typical Receive sensitivity -82 dBm for 11 Mbps, -92 dBm for 1Mbps Network Activity LED Network Link LED Reset Button • LED description LED Color Description This LED stays on continuously when a WIFI access point is engaged.
Medio P101-WIFI • Reset Procedure To reset the WIFI module 2 procedures are available: - Reboot the device: it is used to reinitialize the communication with the access point. - Reset the device to TAGSYS default factory settings: it is used when you can no more communicate with the reader due to wrong WIFI settings. Both reset procedures are available by software via the WEB or TELNET interface.
Installing the Reader • RF Exposure Statement The Medio P101-WIFI module complies with the RF exposure limits for humans as called out in RSS-102. It exempt from RF evaluation based on its operating frequency of 2.4 GHz, and effective radiated power less than the 3 watt requirement for a mobile device (>20 cm separation) operating at 2.4 GHz.
Medio P101-WIFI If you decide to configure your access point to meet the default settings of the reader, you can check your system is operational by pinging the reader using then “ping 192.168.0.2” MSDOS command prompt. 4.2.3 ADDP procedure (Advanced DigiConnect Discovery Device) Firewalls may block ADDP broadcast protocol. Please turn your firewall off for initialization to avoid issues (This includes Windows XP firewall) Run “\DigiConnect Integration Kit\dgdiscvr.
Installing the Reader Select the correct Static IP, Subnet mask and Default Gateway or check the automatic setting in case a DHCP protocol is available on your network. Then, click Save. The reader starts to rebooting and the window closes. Back to the main window, double-click once again on the device. The WEB interface opens in the Internet Explorer browser (caution to the proxy settings of your internet browser connection, it must be set to allow access to this device).
Medio P101-WIFI 4.3 Communicate with the USB Interface At first connection to the PC USB port, Windows® will detect the TAGSYS Medio P101-WIFI reader and will ask you for drivers installation. USB drivers are located into the USB Drivers folder on the product CD-Rom. Two drivers must be installed: - The first one is the direct driver, which provides direct access to USB device via a dynamic link library (DLL). - The second one is the virtual COM port (VCP) driver.
Installing the Reader Select “Search for the best driver for your device” and then click “Next” Select “Specify a location” and click the Browse button to select the USB Drivers folder on the Product CR-Rom. Once the files have been located, click “Next” to proceed with the installation Click “Next” to install the device Windows® should then display a message that the installation of the serial converter driver was successful. The COM port emulation driver must now be installed.
Medio P101-WIFI 5 Px Explorer The Medio P101-WIFI reader is delivered with the Px Explorer software tool intended to easily setup the reader, test it and perform reading and writing operations according to the antenna and type of tag to be used. In addition, Px Explorer can display additional information such as the Product Reference and Firmware version and revision. This section describes how to start with Px Explorer. 5.
Px Explorer Once the correct folder is selected, click “Next” Click “Next” to start the installation process. A shortcut will be created on your desktop and a program group will be created in the start menu. February 2006 Revision 1.
Medio P101-WIFI 5.2 Running Px Explorer 5.2.1 USB Communication Before launching Px Explorer be sure which COM port number is assigned to the TAGSYS Medio P101-WIFI reader. Open the Device Manager and select “View > Devices by type”. The COM port number is assigned to the Medio P101. Power up the Medio P101-WIFI and connect the USB cable to both your PC and the Medio P101WIFI. Run Px Explorer. If the following window is displayed click yes.
Px Explorer Enter the correct reader IP address. Check the port number value and change it to the correct value in case the default raw TCP port value of the Medio P101-WIFI reader has been modified. Set the STX setting mode to Fast to increase performances and click OK. 5.3 Reading and Writing a Tag Px Explorer includes a Wizard function used to guide you each step of how to read or program a tag.
Medio P101-WIFI For more details concerning Px Explorer select the info menu and click Help (CTRL+H) to display the Px Explorer User’s Guide. 5.4 Downloading a firmware Use Px Explorer to download a new firmware. When a communication is established with the reader, click on the upgrade firmware button By default Library firmware is already loaded. The firmware upgrade can be done either using the USB or WIFI communication interface. The flasher window pops up.
Px Explorer Select the firmware you want to download. Standard firmwares are: Firmware File Name Key Library LF12039xx.bin Medio P101 Industry and Logistics (I&L) LF12040xx.bin Medio P101 Textile Rental LF12041xx.bin Medio P101 Compatible chips C220 C320 C370 (ISO 15693) C270 (ICode 1) C370 (ISO 15693) EPc UID C210 C240 C270 (ICode 1) C370 (ISO 15693) Verify the Key of the firmware to be able to download it.
Medio P101-WIFI 6 Stand-alone Mode Stand-alone Mode is designed to use the reader without using any command set. While in this mode, the reader is limited to tag reading. The reader sends the tag ID to the Host System using ASCII protocol via the Reader-to-Host interface. ASCII protocol is used in order to provide hexadecimal data that can be read by a variety of terminal programs (e.g. Microsoft® HyperTerminal). 6.1 Stand-alone Mode Features Table 3 lists the available Stand-alone mode features.
Stand-alone Mode 6.1.1 Customized ASCII Message Format When a tag is read, its data are transmitted to the host in the form of an ASCII character frame.
Medio P101-WIFI 2. In “Read Once” mode, the reader only returns the ID of a chip if the previous read corresponds to a different chip, or if all reading attempts have failed 4 times (this feature makes it possible to detect a chip’s potential exit out of the field). 6.1.3 Trigger Input When the trigger capability is enabled, a trigger state is used to start and stop the RF scanning. The trigger is connected to the input of the reader.
Stand-alone Mode 6.2.1 Using Px Explorer Run the Px Explorer software. In the Settings menu, select General Reader Settings Enable Standalone mode at next power on 6.3 Disabling Stand-alone Mode The Medio P101-WIFI can be reset in Standard mode in one of two ways as described below: • Use the Px Explorer software provided with the reader and click Yes when the following window is displayed • Send the 'S' character using a console interface (for example, HyperTerminal). February 2006 Revision 1.
Medio P101-WIFI 7 Connecting Peripheral Devices 7.1 Using the Universal Input pin The reader input can be driven by a voltage source from 0V up to 25V referring to the input ground. A relay (open chain transistor, switch…) can also be used to connect the input pin and its ground. - Low level input voltage is defined to be in the range of 0 to 1.5V - High level input voltage is defined to be in the range of 3 to 25V 7.
Connecting Peripheral Devices Example: Connecting a load using an external power V The external power must be less than 25V Pin 1 Pin 4 7.3 I/O Electrical Signal Requirements Table 7 provides the electrical DC characteristics. Table 7: I/O Interface Pins - Electrical Characteristics Parameters Conditions Min. Typ. Max. Unit Input Voltage Low 0 2 V Input Voltage High 3 25 V 6 A Output Current February 2006 Revision 1.
Medio P101-WIFI 8 Technical Specifications Table 8: Medio P101-WiFi Technical Specifications Reference Size (L x W x H) Weight DC power Medio L-P101 154 x 84 x 38 mm (TOPTEC 154F) 250 g (with WiFi Antenna) 12 VDC +/- 10% Typical C210 C240 C220 (Folio 20) C320 (Folio 320) ISO 15693 (Folio 370) I-Code ePC I-Code UID Chip compatibility (depending on downloaded firmware type) USB 1.1 WIFI (IEEE 802.11b) Communication interface RF Output Power 1.2 W Typical Power consumption 4.
Electrical Characteristics 9 Electrical Characteristics This chapter provides information about AC and DC characteristics for all pins. It also gives timing characteristics for the different interfaces. 9.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings Parameter Value Ambient Operating Temperature 0°C to +55°C Storage Temperature -20°C to +70°C Supply Voltage with respect to GND 25 V Total Power Dissipation 4.5 W Total Power Dissipation on Antenna 1.2 W 9.2 DC Characteristics Value Description Max. Typ. Min.
Medio P101-WIFI 10 Warranty Conditions 10.1 Warranty TAGSYS warrants that this Product shall comply with the functional specifications set forth herein for a period of one year from the date of delivery to the Buyer. This warranty is valid for the original Buyer of the Product and is not assignable or transferable to any other party.
Warranty Conditions 10.2.1 General Provisions This warranty sets forth the full extent of TAGSYS responsibility regarding the Product. In any event, TAGSYS warranty is strictly limited to (at TAGSYS’ sole option) the replacement or refund of the Products purchase price to TAGSYS, of Products considered as defective by TAGSYS.
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