User Manual

Medio S004 EVM
3 Introduction
3.1 EVM Description
The Evaluation Module (EVM) provided by Tagsys allows the OEM to test the reader before its
integration within their solution:
• The EVM provides all necessary connections to perform tests and includes also an
embedded antenna.
• The EVM is not meant to be integrated within a final solution; it is only intended to test
the performance of the Medio S004 reader.
• The EVM is supplied with a foot print pattern that can be used to solder the Medio S004
reader to it.
3.2 Medio S004 Reader Description
TAGSYS Medio S004 reader is dedicated to Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) applications.
The Medio S004 reader is a Universal Short Range RFID reader designed to operate at 13.56 MHz
with any I-Code
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EPC, I-Code
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UID, I-Code
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1, and ISO 15693 compliant tags.
The Medio S004 reader’s technical features make it the ideal device for easy integration into
handheld computers and printers. It offers the following features on a small printed circuit board:
• A high-performance radio processing unit operating at 13.56 MHz,
• A digital processing unit that incorporates chip drivers and the anti-collision feature
depending on the type of chip.
• The Medio S004 reader is provided with solder pads to help its soldering fixation to the
EVM.
Medio S004 EVM requires minimal computing power (host workstation) and communicates at high
speed, thanks to the TAGSYS enhanced communication protocol (STX-E) already used for the
Medio P101 series and the Medio L100/L200 readers.
The Medio S004 reader is fixed onto the EVM with help of screws and is electrically connected to
the EVM using the 10 pin Molex cable.
In case you were to solder the Medio S004 reader to the EVM, do not use the Molex Cable
connector.
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