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FIRMWARE UPGRADE: 

 

MOD-RFID125 contains a built-in boot loader for easy firmware upgrade. 
Device enters boot loader mode if the application FLASH section is 

corrupted. To force the device to enter boot loader mode for manual 
firmware update do the following: 

1.

 

Disconnect the device from any power source (external DC, USB). 

2.

 

Press and hold the button. 

3.

 

Power up the device by connecting it to USB. 

4.

 

Device now must be in boot loader mode, indicated by the LED light 

sequence: 

a.

 

RED on, GREEN off. 

b.

 

RED off, GREEN on. 

c.

 

RED off, GREEN off. 

Button can now be released. The device will stay in boot loader mode until 
it is power cycled. 

 
Boot loader implements the standard protocol XMODEM with CRC16 for 

firmware update. User is free to use his favorite terminal client 
(HyperTerminal, minicom, etc)  to upload the firmware images taken from 
our website. Boot loader uses an USB virtual serial port that is baudrate 

agnostic.  
 
As an alternative we provide a simple Windows GUI application for users 

who don’t want to or cannot use terminal software. 
 
After the firmware image is uploaded the target will blink the GREEN LED if 

update was successful, otherwise it will blink the RED LED if firmware 
image was invalid or update was unsuccessful. Device stays in this state 

until it is power cycled.

  

 

WARNING: 

Upgrade from UEXT via UART is NOT supported! Boot loader 

supports only USB. 

 

Summary of Contents for MOD-RFID125

Page 1: ...MOD RFID125 User Manual All boards produced by Olimex are ROHS compliant Rev A February 2008 Copyright c 2008 OLIMEX Ltd All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...D frequency 125kHz USB port connection to PC Standard 5V UART 9600 8N1 connection to user microcontroller boards Three modes of operation easily changed by pressing the button USB HID keyboard emulation mode USB CDC serial port emulation mode UART connection mode Simple command line interface in USB CDC and UART modes for configuration and data acquisition Two LEDs indicating device status and tag...

Page 3: ... HyperTerminal or other terminal program ...

Page 4: ... from USB MOD RFID125 BOX can be connected to external 6 9V DC power supply This can relief the USB hub power supply when device is in USB HID or USB CDC mode External power supply is mandatory for UART mode of operation POWER SUPPLY CABLE CONNECTION Pin Connect to 1 6 9V DC 2 GND UEXT pin Abbrev description 1 NC Not Connected 2 GND Ground 3 RXD UART Receive Data MOD RFID125 input 4 TXD UART Trans...

Page 5: ... other meaning See the Firmware Upgrade section for more information PC DRIVER INSTALLATION Drivers for the USB HID mode are integrated in Windows XP Vista The driver for USB CDC mode is available from our website Windows installation steps are the following 1 Download and unzip the file MOD RFID125 drivers zip in a temporary directory 2 Plug the programmer in the USB port 3 Point the Device Wizar...

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Page 7: ...ened text file There is no need for OS driver because all major operating systems include USB HID drivers NOTE This mode does not allow configuration of device parameters MOD RFID125 is shipped with default configuration for continuous read and one second repeat If this must be changed then device must be switched to USB CDC mode and configured using the serial command line interface USB CDC MODE ...

Page 8: ...USB HID USB CDC blinks blinks USB CDC UART COMMAND LINE INTERFACE USB CDC and UART modes The command line interface available in USB CDC and UART modes allows device configuration and reading of successfully decoded TAG IDs Just open the serial port assigned to MOD RFID125 using HyperTerminal or similar terminal program and start typing commands For the impatient type and press enter to see a shor...

Page 9: ...d on and the device is scans continuously for tags Otherwise if F is 1 5 the device will switch the antenna on F times per second If R is 0 then a successfully read RF tag ID is reported only once Otherwise if R is 1 9 the device will report the tag ID every R seconds until the tag is seen in the proximity Example continuous scanning single report per seen tag mc00 Example scan once per second sin...

Page 10: ... in boot loader mode until it is power cycled Boot loader implements the standard protocol XMODEM with CRC16 for firmware update User is free to use his favorite terminal client HyperTerminal minicom etc to upload the firmware images taken from our website Boot loader uses an USB virtual serial port that is baudrate agnostic As an alternative we provide a simple Windows GUI application for users w...

Page 11: ...er Supply Voltage 4 5 5 5 5 V Idle RF scanning not active 20 mA Continuous scanning 120 mA ICC NOLE D Power Supply Current with deactivated LEDs Scanning 2 times per second 36 mA Continuous scanning 130 mA ICC Power Supply Current with activated LEDs Scanning 2 times per second 40 mA ...

Page 12: ...it no soldering required MOD RFID125 BOX assembled and tested no kit no soldering required How to order You can order to us directly or by any of our distributors Check our web www olimex com dev for more info Revision history REV A create April 2008 ...

Page 13: ...y be adapted or reproduced in any material from except with the prior written permission of the copyright holder The product described in this document is subject to continuous development and improvements All particulars of the product and its use contained in this document are given by OLIMEX in good faith However all warranties implied or expressed including but not limited to implied warrantie...

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