ThingMagic Nomad RFID, Setup Manual

Page 1: ...PN 875 0066 01 RevB Nomad RFID Reader Setup Guide http www fuwit com...

Page 2: ...ce 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...

Page 3: ...the RFID SearchLight Software 13 Enabling GPS 13 Turning on Assisted GPS 14 Setting the Time Zone 15 Using the RFID SearchLight Application 17 Starting the RFID SearchLight Application 17 Enabling an...

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Page 5: ...ely start reading EPC Gen2 tags as well as a full SDK to allow developers to write their own custom applications in Windows Mobile This document covers the following The Nomad RFID Reader hardware Ass...

Page 6: ...you need depends on whether you have any other Nomad accessories 1 If you don t have a WWAN GPRS modem you need the Spacer 2 If you have a WWAN GPRS modem you don t need any spacers WARNING Make sure...

Page 7: ...CAB to begin the installation process Use Active Sync 4 5 or greater Windows XP or Windows Mobile Device Center Windows Vista and Windows 7 NOTE If you are running MS Windows XP use the Active Sync l...

Page 8: ...window 3 Click on RFIDSearchLightinstaller CAB to start the download 4 Once the download completes click on Start button The Start dropdown menu displays 5 Click on File Explorer The File Explorer di...

Page 9: ...er Setup Guide 9 Start Dropdown Menu File Explorer directory 6 In the File Explorer click on RFIDSearchLightInstaller cab The installation process steps through installing five files http www fuwit co...

Page 10: ...OTE You must restart the Nomad after installation 7 After each component is installed click on the OK button in the upper right of each window When the process completes you must the restart the Nomad...

Page 11: ...SearchLight application must be installed on the Nomad Handheld in order to use the RFID reader Use of all software and firmware is governed by the then current End User License Agreement or Shrinkwr...

Page 12: ...ttery door 2x for WWAN antenna connection 7 Install the USB protective bumper as shown below Paste the supplied adhesive strip on the back of the USB bumper and firmly press the bumper onto the Nomad...

Page 13: ...ot running in background If it is exit SatViewer and restart it after completing the following steps 1 Click Start The Start dropdown menu displays 2 Click on Settings The Settings window displays 3 C...

Page 14: ...e allows faster but possibly less accurate GPS lock Turning on Assisted GPS To turn on the Assisted GPS feature do the following 1 Click Start The Start dropdown menu displays 2 Click on Settings The...

Page 15: ...Time Zone WARNING You must set the local time zone before using the RFID SearchLight application Failure to do this could cause the device not to comply with local RF regulatory requirements Setting t...

Page 16: ...6 Nomad RFID Reader Setup Guide Settings window System tab 3 In the System tab click on the Clock Alarms icon The Clock Alarms pane displays Clocks Alarms Pane Time tab http www fuwit com 400 0581 580...

Page 17: ...reading tags The following information explains Starting the RFID SearchLight Application from the Windows Mobile Device Center Enabling and Disabling the RFID Reader as a Keyboard Wedge Configuring...

Page 18: ...on the RFID SearchLight menu item The RFID SearchLight application displays RFID SearchLight main window The About window provides basic hardware and software information about the Nomad RFID Reader C...

Page 19: ...dge do the following 1 Click on the Enable RFID keyboard wedge radio button A warning message displays 2 Click Yes to enable the keyboard wedge Click No to exit to the main window To read tags into a...

Page 20: ...the Disable RFID keyboard wedge button in the main RFID SearchLight window You can either use the Start menu or click on the ThingMagic icon on the bottom right hand corner to get back to this screen...

Page 21: ...e Configure Application feature allows you to configure the following Display Format Read Parameters Prefix Suffix Reader Settings The sections that follow detail how to configure each To use the Conf...

Page 22: ...ight Application allows you to display tag reads in either a hexadecimal format or in a Base 36 Alphanumeric format Please see the image below for examples of these encodings To configure the display...

Page 23: ...Read Parameters Use the Read Parameters window to set the path for read alert wav files start scan wav files and end scan wav files to use and setting the Keyboard Wedge read parameters read duration...

Page 24: ...ible Alerts You may set your own preferred alert sounds using this menu NOTE Use very small WAV files To configure the audible settings follow these steps 1 Click on the Audible Alerts box A dropdown...

Page 25: ...read start scan and end scan alert sounds browse to the respective file in File Explorer and select it Read Alert Wav File window Read Parameters Keyboard Wedge Settings The Read Parameters window Key...

Page 26: ...expecting more than a 100 tags set it to 5 seconds Setting a Metadata Separator 1 Click on the triangle in the box A dropdown list appears 2 Click on either Comma or Space to set the metadata separato...

Page 27: ...box A dropdown box displays Choose one of the following delimiters Comma Tab Space or Pipe Finally you may save your changes cancel your changes or restore the default settings by clicking on the app...

Page 28: ...tag population radio buttons This next section deals with setting the type of tags you want to find EPC TIC or User Data where in the field you want to start this requires that you have some knowledg...

Page 29: ...On TID or On User Data Tag Selection dropdown menu Tag Selection Selection Address and Selection Mask set Setting a Selection Address 1 Click the Selection Address Box 2 Type in the number of bytes Cr...

Page 30: ...showing all tags in the field Selecting Tags Not Matching the Mask Click the Select Tags Not Matching the Mask check box Checking this checkbox displays the tags not matching the Tag Selection Selecti...

Page 31: ...are read based upon the reader settings Tag read results are based upon filter criteria as defined in Reader Settings window WARNING Do not suspend the Nomad while actively reading tags WARNING Be su...

Page 32: ...ton The Ready pane to the right changes to Reading As you read tags tag data appears in the lower part of the window To stop reading Tags do the following Click on the Stop Reads button The pane to th...

Page 33: ...w displays Read Tags Save As window 2 Using the keyboard type in a file name 3 Select a folder from the Folder dropdown list 4 Select the type from the Type dropdown list txt doc or csv 5 Select the l...

Page 34: ...he reader and the tags 2 The USB device not found recognized message displays This occurs when the USB cable is plugged in before installing the RFID SearchLight application or the FtdiVcpinstaller CA...

Page 35: ...the Nomad RFID Reader is available by contacting ThingMagic A Division of Trimble Four Cambridge Center 12th floor Cambridge MA 02142 866 833 4069 Support ThingMagic com Or through the company websit...

Page 36: ...te with the antenna provided with it This device is not designed to work with any other antennas To reduce radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain is chosen such that the equiv...