Datalogic DLR-BT001 Series, Product Reference Manual

Page 1: ...DLR BT001 xx Family RFID UHF Bluetooth Pocket Reader EU US Product Reference Guide ...

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Page 3: ...es 9 Radiation Patterns 10 Model EU ETSI 10 Model US FCC 11 Getting Started 13 Introduction 14 Using DLR SW Profile 15 Display Options in the DLR SW Profile 19 Reader Host Communication Setup Possible Cases 21 Options List in the HID Profile 29 FORMAT 29 DISPLAY 30 APPLEKB 30 Using BUFFER Profile 31 Resetting the DLR BT001 XX Reader 32 DLR BT001 XX Configuration of Main Menu Aux Menu 33 Introducti...

Page 4: ...ii RFID Bluetooth Pocket Reader DLRBT001 NOTES ...

Page 5: ...to medium range applications Thanks to the Blue tooth communication interface it is a perfect UHF RFID add on for any Bluetooth enabled host such as a PC a smartphone a PDA or a tablet The reader is compatible with Windows XP 7 8 8 1 Windows CE Mobile and Android A micro USB connector conceived mainly for power recharge purposes is also a useful communication interface The reader can also operate ...

Page 6: ...gs being located in its proximity and preferably in front of it When the Host Reader Link is not available the reader is able to operate in Buffer Profile allowing the storage of EPC codes into its internal memory for a later download Special attention has been given to minimize the current consumption and extend battery duration by limiting the active reading time A USB connection is mainly dedic...

Page 7: ...RFID Reader DLR BT001 Product Reference Guide 3 Figure 1 DLR BT001 XX Front Panel ...

Page 8: ...el refer to Table 3 on page 5 4 Trigger Button In Inventory mode press it shortly to per form a single inventory cycle hold it down to repeat multiple inventory cycles From initial ON state press it within 2 sec onds to enter the Main Menu Mode In Menu mode quick press it to scroll Hold down for a few seconds to activate the option displayed 5 Power Button From OFF Press it to switch the reader ON...

Page 9: ... V power supply with USB output When you put the reader in charge the display lights up and shows the blinking charge indicator A fixed indication charge 100 informs you when the charge is complete Status Description Green Reader is active and the battery charge is in the range of 35 100 Orange Reader is active and the battery charge is in the range of 15 35 Red Reader is active and the battery ch...

Page 10: ...onnector Accessories Figure 2 Set of Accessories Delivered with DLR BT001 WARNING If the battery is completely low the display may not turn on when the charger is connected In this case leave the reader connected to the charger for at least 5 minutes then disconnect the USB cable and perform the reset procedure described in Resetting the DLR BT001 XX Reader on page 32 Switch off the reader by pres...

Page 11: ...in municipal or household waste Please check your local regulations for disposal recycle of electronic products NOTE An additional Power Supply unit named Multi Battery Charger with Code MBC DLRBT001is available too to be ordered separately See Fig ure 3 below For full details refer to the MBC DLRBT001 PRG downloadable from the Datalogic Website ...

Page 12: ...64kByte equiv to 5300 ASCII EPC codes or 2650 HEX codes Reader Tag Link Type UHF RFID Antenna Integrated linear horizontal Standard Compliance ISO 18000 6C EPC C1G2 Frequency Range 865 60 867 60 MHz European standard 902 00 928 00 MHz US standard RF Power Programmable in 18 levels from 5 dBm e r p 3 mW e r p to 22 dBm e r p 150 mW e r p Reading Range Up to 90 cm 35 4 in Reader Host Link Type Bluet...

Page 13: ...nce with the European and US regulations are reported in the following table Table 5 DLR BT001 XX Reader to Tag link profiles Item Description User Environment Particulate and Water Sealing IP40 Operating Temperature 0 to 45 C 32 to 113 F Storage Temperature 20 to 60 C 4 to140 F P Regulation Modulation Return Link 0 ETSI FCC PR ASK f 40kHz FM0 f 40kHz 1 ETSI FCC PR ASK f 40kHz Miller M 4 f 256kHz ...

Page 14: ...D Reader DLR BT001 10 RFID Bluetooth Pocket Reader DLRBT001 Radiation Patterns The radiation patterns of DLR_BT001 XX are shown in the following figures Model EU ETSI Figure 4 EU Radiation Pattern H Plane ...

Page 15: ...RFID Reader DLR BT001 Product Reference Guide 11 Figure 5 EU Radiation Pattern V Plane Model US FCC Figure 6 US Radiation Pattern H Plane ...

Page 16: ...RFID Reader DLR BT001 12 RFID Bluetooth Pocket Reader DLRBT001 Figure 7 US Radiation Pattern V Plane ...

Page 17: ... Read the NOTE below SW tools fully covering the needs for the matching reader s standard ETSI EU or FCC US and specific docu mentation Quick Start Guide can be found in the Data logic website NOTE The Temperature Logger Tag is a battery powered element able to sample alone the temperature history of the accompanying good s The data exchange with the reader is more complex This kind of tag has a m...

Page 18: ... accept connection requests discoverable coming from most of the Blue tooth enabled hosts At power on a DL RFID logo is displayed for few seconds About communication protocol the reader has three alter native profiles DLR SW HID or BUFFER They are select able through a configuration menu The reader s configuration menu is widely described in DLR BT001 XX Configuration of Main Menu Aux Menu on page...

Page 19: ...rofiles and primary OpSys The following description is the first detailed communica tion setup case that uses a typical condition Using DLR SW Profile 1 Download the proper SW controller from the DL website A DLR SW RFID Software Tool Controller for Android Application can be found in the DLR BT001 XX webpage by clicking on the Android APP on the Google Play icon 2 Launch DLR SW RFID Software Tool...

Page 20: ...arted 16 RFID Bluetooth Pocket Reader DLRBT001 3 Click on Add Reader the next screen lists the allowed connection types 4 Click on Bluetooth in the Connection Type win dow the next screen asks for a confirmation ...

Page 21: ... device s reader s 6 Select your DLR BT001 reader from the list of Blue tooth devices the next screen asks for a passkey confirmation 7 Confirm the passkey 8 Once the connection is established the Bluetooth blue led turns on the Bluetooth link goes active and the screen displays the sensed reader s name DLR BT001 XX See the figure below ...

Page 22: ... To start using your DLR BT001 XX click on the reader line the following screen invites you to start a search inventory cycle of the tags being reach able all around the reader 10 Click on Start Inventory A list of sensed tags is shown as in the example below ...

Page 23: ...essage ready informs you that the reader is operating Press quickly the power button to enter the DLR SW Display profile option Hold down the trigger button to enter the Display Option CONTROL Hold down the trigger button to enter the CONTROL options LOCAL the DLR BT001 xx display shows the EPC of the read tags REMOTE the display is controlled by a PC a smartphone etc using the function PrintScree...

Page 24: ...and download the Datalogic RFID API Reference Manual to cus tomize the information displayed by the reader C representation public void PrintScreen string Text string TerminalType Parameters Name Description Text An arbitrary ASCII string TerminalType RFU parameter default is 0 VT100 ...

Page 25: ...is one of the possible alter natives but others setup are possible The communication between the reader and the host var ies depending on The Profile The Operating System and the selected Host running it The USB with VCP emulation can be used for the reader host communication VCP with USB is equivalent to SPP with Bluetooth The most frequent setup alternatives are reported in the table below Table...

Page 26: ...is is the first setup example given before Case N 2 BT DLR SW WINDOW In this example a Win 8 OS is intended to be running on a PC 1 Right click on the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar Add a Bluetooth Device 2 Select the DLR BT001 XX reader and click on Pair a passcode confirmation is asked ...

Page 27: ...logic website at the DLR BT001 XX web page Check the latest version of DL RFID Software Tool Controller for Windows software and install it Refer to the manuals downloadable from the website to com plete the needed steps Case N 3 USB DLR SW WINDOW The reader can be connected to a PC using the provided USB cable and it could be detected by the PC as an emu lated serial port VCP In order to correctl...

Page 28: ...ellow LED turns on Now you can use the DL RFID Software Tool Controller Application to control the reader under the DLR SW pro file The application could be downloaded from the Data logic website at the DLR BT001 XX web page Check for the latest version of this application download and install it Refer to the manuals downloadable from the website to complete the needed steps Cases N 2 3 DLR_SW for...

Page 29: ...XX reader to the PC using either the Bluetooth connection or the USB con nection 3 Right click on the Bluetooth icon in the taskbar Open Settings as for USB please refer to the Sys tem Device Manager path in the previous figure 4 Look for the emulated serial COM port number in the Bluetooth Settings example COM10 or in case of USB under the Device Manager example COM4 5 Launch the application you ...

Page 30: ... application is also available For more information please refer to the DL RFID Software Tool Controller for Android web page Case N 4 BT HID ANDROID This is the configuration case when using the HID key board emulation protocol Profile for a Bluetooth link while the host is an ANDROID operated machine 1 On your Android device go to the Setting Box and enable the Bluetooth A list of the Bluetooth ...

Page 31: ... 4 Once Bluetooth link is established blue LED turns on 5 Launch a text editing application or any other appli cation program accepting a keyboard input Note pad is OK 6 Start an inventory cycle by pressing the reader s trigger button 7 On the text editing window you will get the tag EPCs NOTE When configured in HID profile and paired to a device the reader DLR BT001 XX will automati cally reconne...

Page 32: ...the Bluetooth available devices is shown 3 Click on the DLR BT001 XX reader in the list you want to link up Perform pairing and passcode con firmation for it NOTE When configured in HID profile and paired to a device the DLR BT001 XX will automatically reconnect to the same device every time the Blue tooth link is active Reader switched ON and Bluetooth activated on the host This behavior can be v...

Page 33: ...orms you that the reader is operating Press quickly the power button to enter the HID profile options FORMAT DISPLAY APPLEKB FORMAT In the HID profile you can set different EPC format while by using the DLR_SW profile it is not possible to change the HEXADECIMAL EPC format HEX the RFID EPC string 96 bits long is displayed as 24 hex characters 4 bits per character ASCII the RFID EPC string 96 bits ...

Page 34: ...button for a few seconds The chosen option will begin to flash Once activated the device returns to the main menu The currently active state is marked with an asterisk By default the display scroll is disabled and the display shows the last 8 characters of the tag EPC If the display scroll is enabled the flowing text on the dis play shows the whole EPC of the tag APPLEKB Hold down the trigger butt...

Page 35: ...o PRO FILE on page 34 To perform the tag inventory hold down the trigger but ton The display shows the number of read tags and informa tion about memory used total memory Example TAGS 018 02K 64K See DISPLAY on page 30 Now the reader can be connected to the host through USB cable or bluetooth Please refer to case nr 1 or case nr 2 for instructions to connect bluetooth Please refer to case nr 3 for...

Page 36: ...for about six seconds then release them The reader will restart and restore to the Default State WARNING Note that the reader SHALL NOT be connected to the USB port or to the battery charger during this reset action otherwise the reader enters in the firmware upgrade state If by mistake you enter the firmware upgrade state disconnect the USB cable and repeat the reset procedure to restore the norm...

Page 37: ...nu press quickly the trigger button The DLR_BT001 s configuration menu options are the fol lowing PROFILE BEEP VIBRATE POWER CLOCK To select a menu option hold down the trigger button The complete structure of the DLR BT001 XX reader s main menu is summarized in Figure 9 on page 34 The menu and sub menu items in the figure can be seen on the double lines Reader s Display during the Configura tion ...

Page 38: ...ton quickly to scroll the PROFILE options The currently active profile is marked with an asterisk The PROFILE submenu options are the following DLR SW choose this option to select the DL RFID Software Tool communication protocol Select this option to control the reader using the DL RFID Soft ware Tool Controller Application or the SDK Software Development Kits library For details on the use of the...

Page 39: ...ate an alternative profile scroll the PROFILE options by quickly pressing the trigger button until the desired profile is displayed Hold down the trigger button for a few seconds the profile name will begin to flash Once activated the device returns to the main menu When you turn on the reader the display shows the cur rently active profile and then the message ready to inform you that the reader ...

Page 40: ...ress the trigger button quickly to scroll the menu options The VIBRATE item is the third option of the menu To select it hold down the trigger button The VIBRATE sub menu options are the following PWRUP vibration at the power on of the reader PWRDOWN vibration at the power off of the reader SCANTAG vibration at the identification of a tag To enable disable the submenu options scroll the VIBRATE op...

Page 41: ... mW 200 mW Press the trigger button quickly to scroll the POWER options To return to the main menu press the power but ton quickly The currently active power is marked with an asterisk By default the 200 mW power level is active You can activate only one power level at a time To activate a different power level scroll the POWER options by pressing quickly the trigger button until the desired power...

Page 42: ...igger button to change the year value Then hold down the trigger button to save the year and hold down again to save the complete date The date begins to flash and the reader returns to the main menu Time it is the second option of the clock submenu Scroll the CLOCK options menu by pressing quickly the trigger button until the Time option is displayed and then hold down the trigger button for a fe...

Page 43: ...ool is available for free at the DLR BT001 XX web page of the DL RFID Web Site in the SW FW sec tion To upgrade the firmware follow the steps below 1 Connect the reader to the USB port of the PC 2 Press simultaneously the trigger and the power buttons for about six seconds 3 Open the FW upgrade program 4 Click on Next the next screen will appear ...

Page 44: ...nnected repeat the points 2 3 4 and 5 6 Select the FW image file to be used Click on Browse 7 Click on Upgrade Firmware and wait for the upgrade process to be completed 8 At the end of the procedure as the upgrade has been successfully performed you will see the mes sages reported in the image below Now the module is ready for normal operation ...

Page 45: ...atalogic for the product at the time of purchase Warranty period Datalogic warrants repaired hardware devices against defects in workmanship and materials on the repaired assembly for a 90 day period starting from the date of shipment of the repaired product from Datalogic or until the expiration of the original warranty period whichever is longer Datalogic does not guarantee and it is not respons...

Page 46: ...usive events that would cause internal and external compo nent damage or destruction of the whole unit consum able items vi any damage or malfunctioning caused by non restoring action as for example firmware or software upgrades software or hardware reconfigurations etc vii the replacement of upper window cartridge due to scratching stains or other degradation and or viii any consumable or equival...

Page 47: ...amage for product in transit to Datalogic Datalogic shall assume risk of loss or damage for product in Datalogic s possession In the absence of specific writ ten instructions for the return of product to Customer Datalogic will select the carrier but Datalogic shall not thereby assume any liability in connection with the return shipment ...

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