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USB RFID Reader Setup Guide

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Page 2: ...t also reproduce the markings Any person other than the U S Government who has been provided access to such data must promptly notify Trimble ThingMagic Mercury Reads Any Tag and the ThingMagic logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Trimble Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of Trimble or other companies 2011 ThingMagic a division of Trimble Na...

Page 3: ...USB RFID Reader Specifications 11 Power 11 DC Power Required 11 Idle Power Consumption 11 Environment 11 Operating Temp 11 Storage Temp 11 Regulatory Standards 11 Architecture 12 RFID ASIC 12 User accessible Flash Memory 12 Tag Buffer 12 Performance 12 Tag Read Rate 12 Tag Read Distance 12 Tag Transponder Protocols 12 RFID Protocol Support 12 RF Interface 12 Antenna Connector 12 RF Power Output 13...

Page 4: ...4 Physical 13 Signaling 13 GPIO Sensors and Indicators 13 Physical 14 Dimensions 14 Compliance Information 15 FCC COMPLIANCE 15 ...

Page 5: ... applications The MercuryAPI supports Java NET and C programming environments The MercuryAPI Software Development Kit SDK contains sample applications and source code to help developers get started demoing and developing functionality For more information on the MercuryAPI see the MercuryAPI Programmers Guide and the MercuryAPI SDK available on the ThingMagic website A demo application which suppo...

Page 6: ...r Setup Guide Included Components With the USB RFID Reader you will receive the following components ThingMagic USB RFID Reader USB cable Documentation and software development kit packages can be found at http rfid thingmagic com devkit ...

Page 7: ...river installation Connecting the USB Reader 1 Plug the mini USB connector into the USB Reader 2 Plug the BLACK communications USB connector into your PC 3 If necessary plug the RED Auxiliary Power USB connector into your PC for additional power Note The USB Reader draws 570 mA max and most USB ports are specified to only supply 500 mA Since most multi port devices supply a pool of power for all U...

Page 8: ...sistant senses the COM ports that are located on your system USB devices are typically assigned higer value COM ports If many COM ports are listed in the menu and you aren t sure which is for the USB Reader you can find the assigned value using the Windows Device Manager a Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System b Select the Hardware tab and click Device Manger c Select View Device...

Page 9: ...the old mapping Note The buttons are level sensed and not edge sensed that is there is no memory of the button having been pushed If a button is pushed momentarily during a time the application is not checking the state of the Input GPIO lines the button press will not be detected For that reason it is recommended applications require the user to push a button until the software senses it and illu...

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Page 11: ...d interface cable terminates in two type A plugs one for power and signal the second for additional power if necessary Idle Power Consumption 1 7 W max at idle Power management modes can be used to reduce this to as little as 0 1W Environment Operating Temp 20 C to 60 C Storage Temp 40C to 85C Regulatory Standards FCC 47 CFR Ch 1 Part 15 Industrie Canada RSS 21 0 ...

Page 12: ...0 tags Performance Tag Read Rate Over 190 tags second Tag Read Distance Up to 12 inches 31 cm depending on tag sensitivity and orientation Tag Transponder Protocols RFID Protocol Support EPCglobal Gen 2 ISO 18000 6C with Anti Collision and DRM RF Interface Antenna Connector Internal ceramic antenna with an average gain of 2 6 dBi from 860 to 960 MHz ...

Page 13: ...nclosure shielding Frequencies Pre configured for the following regions FCC NA SA 902 928 MHz ETSI EU 865 6 867 6 MHz 869 85 MHz KCC KR 910 914 MHz SRRC MII P R China 920 925 MHz Open Custom 860 960 MHz Data Control Interface Physical USB mini B connector with 2 foot 61 cm cable terminated in A type plug Signaling Asynchronous serial interface with 3 3 5V logic levels Baud rates from 9600 to 921 6...

Page 14: ...14 USB RFID Reader Specifications Physical Dimensions 3 1 in L x 2 4 in W x 1 0 in H 97 mm L x 61 mm W x 25 mm H ...

Page 15: ...aving a maximum gain of 7dBic Antennas not listed here or having a gain greater than 7dBic are strictly prohibited for use with this device The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms To reduce radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain is chosen such that the equivalent isotropically radiated power EIRP is not more than permitted for successful communication EQUIPMENT MODIFICAT...

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