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4.

 

Command 

This command is only valid if device is in single read mode (see 
below). It will trigger a single TAG read. If TAG ID is successfully 
read, it will be printed. Otherwise if operation timed out, zeros will 

be printed. 

 

5.

 

Command 

msXX 

Set single read mode. The XX parameter must be a decimal value, 

indicating the TAG read timeout in seconds. 

 

Example – setting single read mode with 15 seconds timeout: 

ms15 

 

6.

 

Command 

mcFR 

Set continuous read mode with frequency F (Hz) and repeat report 

interval R (seconds). Both F and R must be single digit decimal 
numbers.  

 

If F is 0 then RF antenna is constantly switched 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, single report per seen tag: 

mc10 

Example – scan twice per second, report a seen tag every second: 

mc21 

Example – continuous scanning, report a seen tag every 5 seconds: 

mc05 

 

7.

 

Command 

mlE 

Set LED mode. If E is 0, LEDs will be disabled. Otherwise if E is 1, 
LEDs will be enabled. 

 

Example – enabling LEDs: 

ml1 

Example – disabling LEDs to conserve power: 

ml0 

 

Below is a screen shot of command line session using HyperTerminal: 

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...

Page 6: ......

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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