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Fully rotate to close the metal latches to secure the battery 

cover in position.

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To power on CS108, press and hold the power button for 3 

seconds and then release, after that the GREEN LED will 

light up continuously.

The Bluetooth pairing button will automatically start 

flashing on power up, indicating the CS108 is ready to be 

discovered. At this point, use an application to connect the 

reader to the host devi

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Powering on CS108:

Bluetooth Pairing

Power

Bluetooth Pairing

Power

Trigger Button

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The following are various combinations of host platform, 

connectivity and operating systems supported by CS108:

The CS108 Bluetooth Sled RFID Reader does not pair as a 

consumer  Bluetooth  Device, your application will handle 

the pairing.  Demo programs are available for download 

from the Convergence Systems Limited website

(www.convergence.com.hk/downloads-support-2/cs108/):

Android OS

iOS (Apple)

Linux OS

Windows

(5.0 or later)

(10.0 or later)

(4.0 or later)

(10.0 or later)

Phone, tablet

Phone, tablet

tablet

Laptop, PC

Bluetooth 4.0/4.1/4.2

Bluetooth 4.0/4.1/4.2

Bluetooth 4.0/4.1/4.2

USB, Bluetooth 4.0/4.1/4.2

Compatible Host Platforms:

Host DEMO Applications Download:

Android Java App ( Google Play: “CS108 Java Demo”)

iOS C# App  ( App Store: “CS108 rfid reader Demo”)

Linux Java App ( Convergence website )

Windows C# App ( Convergence website )

Bluetooth

Bluetooth

Bluetooth

USB

Android C# App  ( Google Play: “CS108 C# Demo”)

Bluetooth

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The User’s Manual will show you how to operate the CS108 

reader.

 

The detailed User Manual is available for download from the 

following web location:

www.convergence.com.hk/downloads-support-2/cs108/

 

User’s Manual Download:

Fig 1. CSL Demo Application Screen

To start developing software for your own customized 

application, please download the source codes from the 

following web location: 

www.convergence.com.hk/down-

loads-support-2/cs108/

Software Development:

Send technical inquiries by email to 

info@convergence.com.hk.

In the Americas send inquiries by email to 

rodsaunders@conver-

gence.com.hk

Technical Inquires:

Press the power button for 3 seconds and then release, the GREEN 
power LED will light up, meaning the CS108 is powered on and the 
BLUE LED on the Bluetooth button will start blinking indicating the 
unit is ready to Pair with a Host device. 


The CS108 HOST Demo App (see Figure 1 above) needs to be 
installed on the Host device. Open the CSL CS108 DEMO App on 
your host device and press the“Connect”button on the screen to 
have your Host device start searching for the CS108 for pairing. 
Once the CS108 reader has paired with the host device its name and 
MAC address/serial number will appear on the screen. To finish the 
pairing process, press on and select the CS108 device as shown on 
the screen. 

On the Demo App, press the“Inventory”button, on the next screen, 
then press the“Start”button.

Make sure there are RFID tags in front of the reader.

You will now see the tag IDs shown on the screen and the host 
platform will be generating a beeping sound that is proportional to 
the number of tag reads. If you do not hear the beep, check the host 
device for muted sound. 

You can use the Start/Stop button on the touch screen to control 
RFID & Barcode Reading or you can use the Trigger button on the 
gun handle to start and stop RFID & Barcode reading. The trigger is 
under the application’s control. Typically, pressing the trigger 
initiates an RFID or Barcode scanning process and terminates it 
upon release. 

For more detailed explanations of your particular CS108 HOST Demo 
App please refer to the User Manual mentioned above.

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