Kathrein ARU 3 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide ARU 2400 ARU 3xxx RRU 4xxx English Kathrein RFID UHF Readers IMPORTANT Read carefully before use...

Page 2: ...sion of this manual is available at our website www kathrein solutions com Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Kathrein Solutions GmbH assumes no respon...

Page 3: ...threin RFID Antenna Interface KRAI 15 7 2 1 WIRA 70 KRAI Polarisation Switch Antenna PLS 15 7 2 2 KRAI SMSH Smart Shelf Antenna 17 7 3 Further Reference Material 18 8 The Reader 19 8 1 Functional Spec...

Page 4: ...ReaderStart Software 48 13 3 1 Requirements 48 13 4 Navigating in the ReaderStart User Interface 51 13 4 1 Menu Bar 51 13 4 2 Status Field 65 14 Operating the Reader Using the ReaderStart Software 66...

Page 5: ...4 9 8 Kill 105 14 10 KRAI 106 14 10 1 Polarisation 107 14 10 2 LED 107 14 10 3 Jumper Cable Attenuation 108 14 10 4 Direction 108 14 11 AppManager 109 14 11 1 Currently Available Apps 109 14 11 2 Inst...

Page 6: ...er familiarise the user with the features of the reader The target group of this guide is specialist personal who install con gure and put the reader into operation This document is valid for all Gene...

Page 7: ...injuries Notice This signal word indicates a hazard which can lead to damage to property or malfunction Tip This signal word indicates useful tips and recommendations 3 3 Other Symbols Symbol Meaning...

Page 8: ...nd speci cally Part 15 203 pertaining antenna require ments of an intentional radiator Make sure to use a 13 dBi or less patch antenna Only use antennas which have been approved by the applicant The u...

Page 9: ...he device are carried out by personnel authorised to perform them Keep and operate the device out of reach of children Do not modify remove or dis gure the notices and markings applied by the manufact...

Page 10: ...the same information in the same location is expressly prohibited Changes or modi cations not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the...

Page 11: ...iation electromagnetic eld As a result of the RF exposure information given in the FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement p 11 and ISED RF Radiation Exposure Statement p 11 Ensure a minimum clearance of...

Page 12: ...ro o produto ser fornecido com a con gura o de frequ ncia 915 a 928 MHz 5 4 1 Safety Instructions NOTICE Risk of harmful radio communication interference Following corresponding tests it has been asce...

Page 13: ...4 5 7 5 7 5 52010083 MIRA 100 circular FCC mid range antenna FCC 902 928 MHz 100 circular 2 5 dBiC 0 5 dBi 52010172 S MIRA 100 circular ETSI FCC short m id range antenna ETSI FCC 865 928 MHz 100 circu...

Page 14: ...Any functional defect arising as a result is excluded from the warranty guarantee Kathrein accepts no liability if the customer fails to implement the precautions listed here In such cases any claims...

Page 15: ...PC It is possible to attach additional information to the EPC for example the antenna which read it or the time at which it was read NOTICE The reader operates using the frequency hopping process to a...

Page 16: ...as and functionality when cascading SMSH antennas KRAI consists of a digital control bus which enables connection between the RFID reader and the RFID antennas to allow control and regulation tasks in...

Page 17: ...865 868 MHz WRA 7070 KRAI FCC 52010336 70 70 circular 902 928 MHz Tip PLS antennas have 4 LEDs to visualise customer applications The LEDs will be supplied and controlled by the RRU 4xxx reader via t...

Page 18: ...ifferent applications The antenna is equipped with an intelligent bypass circuit that allows for cascading up to 8 SMSH antennas per reader port The control is done by a RRU 4xxx Kathrein RFID reader...

Page 19: ...version of which is described in detail in the Communication Protocol Kathrein RFID UHF Readers Document Application Communication Protocol Kathrein RFID UHF Readers software development Con guration...

Page 20: ...ures the device has different communication interfaces depending on the variant The power supply is provided either by a 4 pin M12 panel connector in A coding or by PoE according to 802 3at 10 57 1 Th...

Page 21: ...A N TNC LL440 ex 15 m IP 67 ruggedised 52010090 R AC 3 SMA TNCR RG 58 3 m 52010208 R AC 05 SMA SMA RG 58 5 m 52010451 R AC 1 SMA FAKRA RFID antenna cable L 1 m IP40 FAKRA Z coded to SMA m right angle...

Page 22: ...m 52010360 R CC3 10 ETH RRU ARU Ethernet cable M12 RJ45 10 m 52020361 R CC3 03 ETH RRU ARU Ethernet cable M12 RJ45 3 m 52010362 R CC3 10 GPIO RRU ARU GPIO cable M12 10 m 52010363 R CC3 03 GPIO RRU AR...

Page 23: ...pole mount kit for RRU 4xxx ARU 3xxx WRA 7070 antenna 52010368 MK PMA OGV pole mount adapter for 52010351 8 4 10 Reader Protective Covers and Caps Order number Type Description 52010376 PCS G3 IP67 p...

Page 24: ...RRU 4000 standard reader with all its connection options 9 1 1 Front View 1 3 2 Fig 5 RRU 4000 Displays No Name Function PWR indicates whether the reader is on see also 12 5 Reading the PWR LED Indic...

Page 25: ...nna GPIO to detect external sensors and to control external actors see also GPIO Functions p 90 PWR to connect to a DC power supply 10 30 V LAN2 second Ethernet port to connect to a sub network to con...

Page 26: ...location 1 24 V DC 2 GND 3 GND 4 24 V DC Bear in mind that only power supply units with LPS Limited Power Source or NEC Class 2 power supply units are approved for operation with the device This means...

Page 27: ...errupted or there is a malfunction Only use shielded cables M12 X coded 8 pin female 1 2 3 5 8 7 6 4 Pin Allocation 1 TX PoE 1 2 TX PoE 1 3 RX PoE 2 4 RX PoE 2 5 PoE 1 6 PoE 2 7 PoE 3 8 PoE 4 Buzzer F...

Page 28: ...unction PWR indicates whether the reader is on see also 12 5 Reading the PWR LED Indications p 45 basic LEDs A1 A4 indicate if an RF signal is on for antennas 1 4 default setting For other functions o...

Page 29: ...s and to control external actors see also GPIO Functions p 90 LAN PoE main Ethernet port with PoE connectivity to control the reader to provide power supply over Ethernet PWR to connect to a DC power...

Page 30: ...GND 2 24 V DC Bear in mind that only power supply units with LPS Limited Power Source or NEC Class 2 power supply units are approved for operation with the device This means that the secondary side of...

Page 31: ...er is either interrupted or there is a malfunction Only use shielded cables RJ45 8 pole 1 8 Pin Allocation 1 TX PoE1 2 TX PoE1 3 RX PoE2 4 RX PoE2 5 PoE1 6 PoE2 7 PoE3 8 PoE4 Buzzer Furthermore the re...

Page 32: ...nd the unit for appropriate dissipation of the heat generated by the unit Do not expose the unit to inadmissible heat or re Do not install the device close to the sources of heat e g heating Do not pl...

Page 33: ...RRU 4xxx and ARU 3xxx Readers 10 2 1 Wall Mounting At the rear panel the reader has threaded holes See the drawing below for the dimensions of the holes 85 100 100 140 100 170 M6 Fig 9 RRU 4xxx and A...

Page 34: ...Wall Pole Mounting For ease of installation a bracket is available as an accessory to mount the reader on a wall 52010351 or 52010262 or a mast 52010351 and 52010368 300 300 71 Fig 10 RRU 4xxx and AR...

Page 35: ...lling the ARU 2400 Reader 10 3 1 Wall Mounting At the rear panel the reader has 4 threaded holes See the drawing below for the dimensions of the holes 100 100 M6 100 100 230 24 M4 268 Fig 11 ARU 2400...

Page 36: ...r has 8 threaded holes for the MS SHM 4IP shelf mounting kit available as an accessory order number 52010479 for mounting on ITEM or Bosch Rexroth shelves See the drawing below for the dimensions of t...

Page 37: ...n Frame Structure 5A LL SS FF DD DD P1 P2 5A start code for synchronisation LL number of bytes in the frame not including the start code SS status byte FF frame number DD user data P1 16 bit checksum...

Page 38: ...data blocks from 1 to a maximum of 64000 bytes 11 2 LLRP Protocol Based on the TCP communication protocol the Kathrein RFID reader with the Linux operating system can handle the so called Low Level Re...

Page 39: ...the KBRP frame it must be doubled 0XAA 0xAA 0xAA Port The TCP communication port is the port 4007 Example The frame ASyncGetEPCs is shown here as an example The ID for this command is 0x0111 which ma...

Page 40: ...0 0x00 0x00 0x11 0x01 0xA5 Extended Block Structure If a data block to be transmitted exceeds 16 kB it is necessary to subdivide into several 16 kB blocks These blocks receive a block number and the r...

Page 41: ...c trical isolation is not required the power supply can also be taken directly from the reader NOTICE Risk of malfunction Note that the load per channel is limited to a maximum of 0 5 A and the total...

Page 42: ...ut 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 INP_CMN UB_extern GND_extern RRU ARU xxxx Fig 14 DC isolated inputs Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 INP_CMN UB GND...

Page 43: ...ations OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 OUTPUT 3 OUTPUT 4 OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 OUTPUT 3 OUTPUT 4 OUT_CMN RRU ARU xxxx UB_extern GND_extern Fig 16 DC isolated outputs OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 OUTPUT 3 OUTPUT 4 OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT...

Page 44: ...IO interface cable The digital inputs and outputs are provided via a printed circuit board connector 5 pole with open screw connection with tension sleeve It is possible to use an industrial isolated...

Page 45: ...as the ARU 2400 reader has three antenna connections that are of the FAKRA design Only use the cables from the accessories list or an equivalent cable for this connection 12 4 Turning the Reader On an...

Page 46: ...50 MB including Microsoft Net Framework 4 2 GB including Microsoft Net Framework 4 13 2 Installing the Software Tip The setup and the ReaderStart software might look different depending on the operati...

Page 47: ...to access this infor mation in the Info drop down menu in the task bar 6 Click on Next to continue or Cancel to exit the setup The screen on the left with the licence agreement appears 7 Select I acc...

Page 48: ...lick Next The screen on the left appears 11 Tick the box Create a desktop icon if you would like to include the icon in the Windows Quick Launch on the desktop The default setting is to create no icon...

Page 49: ...the reader to obtain an IP address automatically For this service referred to as DHCP it is necessary to have an appropriate DHCP server operating in the network For more information contact your netw...

Page 50: ...low only secure SSH connection with an encrypted transmission to the reader check the box next to the lock symbol in Fig 21 see also Establishing a Secure Connection p 68 5 6 Fig 22 Establishing conne...

Page 51: ...erface returns to the main view In the Ethernet block the IP address in the gure on the left and the reader type are shown 7 Click Connect to connect the reader In the Ethernet block the Search for Re...

Page 52: ...perating the Reader Using the ReaderStart Software p 67 status eld containing messages from the reader and the program see Status Field p 66 Tip The contents of the tabs are considerably large and are...

Page 53: ...guration to le The following window appears 1 3 2 4 5 6 Fig 25 File save reader con guration to le Parameter set all available parameter sets from 0 7 Click the check box to select or unselect the pa...

Page 54: ...alogue appears 2 Select the le name and the directory in which the con guration le will be saved 3 Click OK The progress bar shows the progress of the save operation After the le has been saved a pop...

Page 55: ...lect the directory and the con guration le from which the parameter sets will be loaded 3 Click Open The parameter sets saved in the con guration le are loaded and are marked with a red tick The progr...

Page 56: ...of the save operation After the con guration has been loaded a pop up message Load reader con gura tion from le Loading done appears 2 Click OK to close the pop up message The software returns to the...

Page 57: ...tabs to default settings and reduces the size of the pro gramme to the window size Change path to log le opens a dialogue to create a new folder select a new directory to save logs Show No Tag as war...

Page 58: ...elect the le with the current rmware 3 Having selected the update le click Update The reader rmware is being updated The update progress is shown by means of the progress bar 7KH VWDWXV shows what the...

Page 59: ...be changed Set PC date and time on reader loads the system date and time shown in onto the reader Current date of the reader shows the current date of the reader 1 To change the reader s date either t...

Page 60: ...e Linux password 1 To change the password click Change Linux password The following pop up window appears 2 Type in the old password 3 Type in the new password 4 Con rm the new password 5 Click OK to...

Page 61: ...reader retrieves the information from the NTP server and gets the time from the network thus setting the internal time settings of the reader Click NTP settings The following dialogue opens 1 3 2 4 5...

Page 62: ...nters the DNS server address DNS server 2 enters the DNS server address DNS server 3 enters the DNS server address Search contains the local domain name Status shows the status of the last performed o...

Page 63: ...software and links to the licenses Reader info shows information about the reader see Showing Reader Information p 64 License key automatically reader the license key and show various factory set read...

Page 64: ...rmware version Serial number shows the reader s serial number Type number shows the reader s type number CPU module shows the CPU module number Reader uptime shows time during which the reader has be...

Page 65: ...ense key to KATHREIN Solutions GmbH 1 To do so click Save license to le LQ Fig 30 2 Select the le name and the destination directory 3 Send the le to KATHREIN Solutions GmbH To send the le to KATHREIN...

Page 66: ...at the top of the list Tip To expand the status eld section and see more status messages click on the boundary line between the sections red line in Fig 31 and drag it upwards To minimise the status e...

Page 67: ...ons up to version USB 2 0 only available in the ERU ETG E4 order number 52010190 and ERU ETG U4 reader order number 52010191 Ethernet for connections via TCP IP Communication Con guration Linux Module...

Page 68: ...5 If you want to use the key le instead click the box at Key le A pop up window to select the key le opens 6 Select the key le 7 Click OK to establish the secure connection It is possible to con gure...

Page 69: ...he factory default settings The status messages informing about the progress of the reset process are shown in the Status eld of the pop up window see examples in the gure above 8 After the factory de...

Page 70: ...er to select it 14 1 2 Communication Con guration Linux Module Communication Con guration Linux Module has different options depending on the reader type Selecting a Linux Module Option 1 Click on the...

Page 71: ...f the connection to the reader is broken the reader shuts down the connection If this parameter is deactivated 0 ms the socket is shut down only when the reader is restarted If no keep alive time is s...

Page 72: ...e automatic issuing of an IP address by a DHCP server if the network has a con gured DNS server it is also possible to use the host name of the reader IPv6 enters the second IPv6 address the rst IPv6...

Page 73: ...SSID shows the name of the access point MAC shows the MAC address of the access point Frequency shows the frequency of the Wi Fi connection IsOnline shows whether the Wi Fi module is online Get status...

Page 74: ...able access points 3 f g adds the SSID of the selected access point to updates the list of available access points edits the selected access point 3 b d 1 c e changes the SSID of the access point chan...

Page 75: ...h visibility of the reader for other devices PIN sets the PIN for the Bluetooth connection the default PIN is 4007 Get reads the current Bluetooth con guration Set sets the con guration of the Bluetoo...

Page 76: ...om the provider User name enters the access point name from the provider Password enters the access point name from the provider Get reads the current con guration of the GSM module Set sets the con g...

Page 77: ...re shows the temperature of the GSM module IsOnline shows whether the GSM module is online Get status reads the current status of the GSM module Go online establishes the GSM connection Go offline int...

Page 78: ...of the Kathrein RFID Reader for a selected application e 1 2 3 a b c d 4 Fig 40 Application Tab Application selects between the available applications represented visually by means of labelled pictog...

Page 79: ...d are detected This way the probability that all tags are read is increased saves the settings that have been made as the settings for the selected application in the selected parameter set The progra...

Page 80: ...tiple tags in the antenna eld as they pass through a gate Vehicle Barrier Identification for detecting and describing individual tags in the antenna eld which are not moving the distance between the t...

Page 81: ...ts signal strength of the tag response RSSI DBM shows the RSSI value in dBm Reads shows how many times this tag has been read successfully Cycles indicates how often an inventory has been started Firs...

Page 82: ...d in the eld or left it This way the time required for communication between the reader and the client is minimised The timing of when a tag was reliably read in the eld and when the tag no longer app...

Page 83: ...3 1 Fig 43 Basic reading statistics Tags per second displays the current reading performance Total tags in list shows the total number of tags in the list Unique Tags count shows the number of unique...

Page 84: ...lliseconds after which the result lists of an inventory is sent to the PC To keep the time between inventories as short as possible in the synchronous mode data trans mission between the inventories c...

Page 85: ...ry high 200 it is possible to speed up the detection of the tags by commanding the reader to change to new Select command see EPCglobal Gen2 Speci cation It is pos sible to test it in the menu Expert...

Page 86: ...fferent beam positions Each individual position can be selected x or all selected positions are exchanged dynamically The user will get a read result with an indication of the position for the run of...

Page 87: ...7 8 9 10 Fig 48 LED Live shows the changed LED colour in real time enters and shows RGB values Function selects between the functions described in Selecting Functions p 88 First antenna the rst anten...

Page 88: ...ssful Antenna error LED lights up for Turn off time milliseconds if a error occurs at the antenna First antenna to Last antenna Tag found LED lights up for Turn off time milliseconds as soon as a tag...

Page 89: ...the number of the detected tags by means of the drop down menu All Antenna 1 4 selects whether the tag has to be read on all antennas or only one antenna Start LED bar measures the signal strength St...

Page 90: ...ader This list can then be linked to various inputs Fig 51 GPIO The GPIO tab is divided into 3 sections IO Con guration consisting of Input and Output Test Input and Test Output Action List and Assign...

Page 91: ...r the respective input has been checked at IO Con guration LQ Fig 52 p 90 Read inputs reads the inputs once Read inputs cyclic start stop reads the inputs in a loop stops the reading Test Output Outpu...

Page 92: ...IN Solutions GmbH ReaderStart v3 into the Windows search eld Add action adds action the action is shown under Details Clear action list deletes actions no actions are seen under Details Tip To remove...

Page 93: ...o the XML le containing the actions or some changes have been made in it The ReaderStart creates a directory in which the system variables are stored in the folder userprofile Documents KATH REIN Solu...

Page 94: ...ing the reader con guration It is possible to save all settings for the transmission power the antenna multiplex con guration the RF settings and the air interface parameters Other parameters can be c...

Page 95: ...uency range 865 868 MHz for Europe or 902 928 MHz for USA Canada In Europe the number of channels to be used can be limited For this reason it is necessary to check the related check box for each chan...

Page 96: ...i and dBic The units dBi and dBic refer to an isotropic spherical radiator where dBic refers to a circularly polarised isotropic radiator and dBi to a linearly polarised isotropic radiator In the Euro...

Page 97: ...t parameter set and copy parameter set Default Param eter Set selects a default parameter set Set sets the selected default parameter set in the reader 14 8 2 Copy Parameter Set The Copy parameter set...

Page 98: ...e settings it is possible to lter certain tags e g to only read tags with the de ned data in the respec tive memory banks It is possible to set up to 32 lters 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fig 60 E...

Page 99: ...Filter 2 Select the target Make sure the target matches the session set in Fig 57 p 97 3 Select an action In the example the action is set to 100 see also EPCglobal Gen 2 Speci cation 4 Select the EP...

Page 100: ...ccordance with the EPC Gen2 standard it is possible for example to read and write tags as well as set and change tag passwords The user interface consists of the elds Get all Tags Password for Operati...

Page 101: ...2 3 4 1 Fig 65 TestGen2 write EPC New EPC enters an EPC in the hexadecimal format Make sure to comply with the maximum EPC length supported by the tag If the max imum length is exceeded the tag will...

Page 102: ...d count enters the number of words to read Data UTF8 shows the data in the UTF8 format Data ISO 17367 shows the data in the ISO 17367 format Read data of selected tag reads data from the selected tag...

Page 103: ...enters the data mask The data mask allows only individual bits on the tag to be changed Write data to selected tag writes data to the selected tag in the eld Write masked data to selected tag writes...

Page 104: ...3 1 Fig 68 TestGen2 change password New password sets the new password in the hexadecimal format for the selected tag New kill password sets the new password to deactivate the selected tag Set passwo...

Page 105: ...t readable or writeable from any state For more details see EPCGlobal Gen2 Speci cation Access password speci es how the access password is accessible Select an option from the drop down menu see the...

Page 106: ...make sure that all the tags have the same password 14 9 8 Kill To deactivate a tag set a deactivation password that is not 0 see in Fig 68 p 104 After a kill command the tag will be unusable 2 1 Fig...

Page 107: ...selected KRAI antenna Initialise port runs a query of the antennas on this port these ports Antenna Id shows the antenna ID Description shows the description of the antenna Number of antennas shows t...

Page 108: ...that are integrated in the antennas it is possible to control con gure the LEDs 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 Fig 73 KRAI LED LED 1 4 selects the function of the LED 1 4 For functions see Chapter Selecting Functio...

Page 109: ...me attenuation cable length Otherwise the TX power of the antennas that is derived from the jumper cable attenuation is not calculated correctly 14 10 4 Direction 2 3 1 Fig 75 KRAI direction Left Cent...

Page 110: ...art point can be de ned for the application in this way whereby a light barrier or inductive ground contact is queried in order to activate the reading process Skidata The Skidata app is a software ba...

Page 111: ...n the zip format extract a tar le Make sure not to extract the tar le 4 Start the ReaderStart software 5 Go to the AppManager tab 6 Click on Install app A pop up window to select the le with the app o...

Page 112: ...he channel change transponder is not moved Tags shows the number of the tags present in the antenna eld Refresh scans tags in the antenna eld anew Start starts TagScan Stop stops TagScan RSSI activate...

Page 113: ...TagScan phase shift transponder is moved Transponder movement is indicated by the amplitude of the phase The RSSI value changes in small steps The direction of the movement is indicated by means of th...

Page 114: ...selects the frequency area Antenna 1 n selects an antenna from the drop down menu Start starts SpectralScan Stop stops SpectralScan Reset maxima resets maxima If there is more than one reader spectral...

Page 115: ...password see Password for Operation p 101 Get all tags reads all the tags in the antenna eld Tags shows all the detected tags Key see Key p 115 necessary for TAM1 and TAM2 Functions see Functions p 1...

Page 116: ...elected tag Activate key activates key 0 or key 1 on the selected tag Untraceable 1 7 4 2 3 5 6 Fig 83 Authentication untraceable U asserts or deasserts U in XPC_W1 see EPCglobal Gen2 Speci cation p 1...

Page 117: ...elected tag is authentic The tag has at least one activated key Key 0 or Key 1 1 4 2 3 5 Fig 84 Authentication key TAM1 Key see Key p 115 Authenticate selected tag the reader sends the authenticate co...

Page 118: ...entication key TAM2 Pro le selects a pro le the data of which is shown Offset sets the offset for Block count sets how many bits rare to be read Protection mode selects the protection mode for the TAM...

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