FMR-6000 User Manual Reader Software Version 3.2.x
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1. 24 intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 For Basic Temperature Tag Operation select the following parameters e Start Command Trigger User can configure how to start a tag o Button press default Press button on tag for more than 7 seconds after initializing the tag o Start Time Enter the time at which you want to start the tag in the start time Box Select the Scan Interval at which you want the tag to log temperature Select the Alarm interval at which you want the tag to log temperature once the temperature exceeds the specified range Temperature can be logged in different modes in order to cater to different application needs For normal operation select Standard Mode for Temperature Log Mode and Same as log Mode for Low Memory Log Mode Select a temperature Scale as per you convenience Fahrenheit or Celsius Log data format determines the way in which the tag stores the temperature data in memory Select Standard for normal operation Extended Button Press determines the amount of time user has to keep the button on the tag pressed in order to start the tag Set this value to 5 seconds e Enter 1 for Waypoint and 2 for Application in the Log start Address Menu These specify the location in memory where the temperature data and waypoint data get stored Set the temperature parameters as per your requirements Alarms are set in the tag when the temperature detected by the tag exceeds these threshold2. 1999 5 EC The product is in conformity with the following standards and or other normative documents HEALTH amp SAFETY Art 3 1 a EN 60950 1 2006 All EN503085 2002 EMC Art 3 1 b EN 301 489 3 v1 4 1 2002 08 EN 301 489 1 v1 8 1 2008 04 SPECTRUM Art 3 2 EN302 208 2 v1 3 1 2010 02 Limitation of validity if any N A Supplementary information IN GARG WG Vy OVS MA esne ER Technical file held by N A Place and date of issue of this DoC Santa Clara CA U S A Signed by or for the manufacturer see RULE f Signature of authorised person Name in print Russell Shikami cee eee seeeeeceereeteeenseeseeeseessaaaeass TIS sucseces V ice Pies ident Opera ONS orcs se rcaraesavatneersarure eeesut vac tear 28
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4. LAN cable through a PoE injector power supply This is provided by Intelleflex with the FMR 6000 PoE Serial USB Figure 2 1 1 FMR 6000 Back Connector Panel intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 When using the FMR 6000 be sure to always have antennas connected to at least one pair of antenna ports This is imperative to ensure proper behavior of the unit 2 2 Hardware Specifications SPECIFICATIONS Physical Characteristics Dimensions Weight Connectivity External Interfaces RF Connector Type Antenna Ports Power Supply Protocol Standards C1G2 PIE forward link Tari C3 Manchester forward link rates Miller backscatter link frequencies M ratio Reverse link data rates BLF M Performance Tag maximum read rate Tag maximum range Transmitter RF Output Power Receiver Sensitivity Frequency Range Number of Channels Environmental Temperature Operating Storage Humidity Standard Vibration Standard Compliance Certifications EMC Agency Listings RoHS Hardware And F W Management Firmware Upgrade Host Interface Protocols Software Support Windows DLL XML Temperature sensor tag API 12 27 x 6 85 x 1 36 inches 311 62 x 174 x 34 5 mm 2 9 Ibs 1 32 kg Ethernet RJ45 USB type mini AB serial over USB type B GPIO Reverse Polarity TNC 2 transmit 2 reverse 2 bi static pairs IEEE 802 3af PoE 48V single EPC C1G2 passive ISO 18000 6C revision 1 Manchester BAP 25 6 25 usec 8 128 Kbps BLF 80
5. intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 3 4 Upgrading Reader Firmware Upgrading the Firmware on the FMR 6000 is done through the Firmware Upgrade tab under Admin Obtain the latest version of the FW through the Intelleflex website or contact the Intelleflex Support department if you believe that your firmware version is out of date or if you are experiencing any problems using the web based interface Management Firmware Upgrade Firmware Management Software Upgrade Firmware Upgrade Click on the Browse button to select the firmware file to be uploaded to the reader Please Select a file to upload C Intelleflex_Firmware FXRelease_3 0 Browse_ Upgrade Click the Upgrade button to begin the WARNING upgrade process Upgrade must not be i interrupted Upgrading firmware may take a few minutes Do not turn off the power Figure 3 4 1 Reader Firmware Upgrade Page 3 5 Basic Inventory Demo The Demo s tag Inventory page is the main page used to interface with tags From this page the user has the ability to inventory tags with different RF and reader parameters read and write to tag user memory and verify functionality of the system Intellefiex Reader Serial Number 1A120300151A Version 3 2 0 0 1182 US Uptime 00 40 48 Demos Inventory Tag Management Reader GPIO Cold Chain Find Tags Quick Settings Last Operation Result Max Attempt Q Find lags Loop Find Tags Success WY Search Configu
6. j ial co lt 312 mm oe 2 71 20mm 6 350 mm I R5 mm 18 30mm amp E g WC O On d i ya C S 7 N mis O lt _ 30mm m 30m Ma Lo 30mm 51 75mm pt z 43 MM 34 50 mm 8 50mm 11 intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 3 Reader Web Based Interface The test interface to the FMR 6000 is a web browser enabled GUI through which the user may interact with the reader This interface is based on a web server that resides on the reader Through this interface the user can set the reader s name upgrade the reader with new firmware choose a static IP address or enable DHCP and check status and version numbers The user can then inventory C3 or C1G2 tag IDs and interact with tag memory 3 1 Establishing a Connection The FMR 6000 reader supports only Mozilla Firefox 14 0 x or later Internet Explorer is not currently supported For More information about obtaining the IP address of the reader please see Section 2 3 2 Once the reader s IP address is known type in the IP address of the reader e g http 10 1 7 90 into the browser address bar the reader interface will appear and the status screen will be displayed by default 3 2 Checking Versions and Status Upon successfully connecting to the reader the browser defaults to the status page From this page the Firmware Version of the reader can be determined Software Version a
7. to the Intelleflex ZEST Data Services server In order for the FMR 6000 to push data from tags to the server and make it visible to an end user the reader and all the associated tags must be registered with the Data Services See the ZEST Data Services Users Guide for detailed information Inte Serial Number Version 3 2 4 Upti Status Admin Demos Discover Readers Firmware Upgrade Autonomous Scripting Management Help Reader Name Reader Name This is the name that will dis Name Intelleflex Reader web pages when accessing reader Network Setup Network Setup Use DHCP a Enable DHCP or enter prope New IP Address 10 1 4 13 MAC addr 7C 8E 64 2 soinge vea nakuork admin Netmask 255 255 255 0 Time Synchronization Gateway 10 1 4 1 Set to point to your local NTI you one or a public one if th Preferred DNS 10 1 7 25 has access to the internet Alternate DNS 10 1 7 21 Reader Interaction Used to define conditions in Web Service Configuration reader can transmit RF Thi managing readers in dense Web Service IP dsbeta intelleflex com to prevent them from interfer each other Total cycle time Web Service Port 80 time for all readers to comph RF activity Time Synchronization Use NTP server T NTP Server Address 208 69 120 201 Reader Interaction Interaction Mode None Total Cycle Time 2 seconds Number of Readers 0 Reader Position Save Settings Reset Figure 3 3 1 Admin Management Page 13
8. 00 is a fixed infrastructure RFID reader that provides extended capabilities with industry leading range and read write reliability The FMR 6000 advanced design ensures easy field upgradeability to new enhanced features as well as support for ISO 18000 6 2010 and EPC global C1G2 industry standards Figure 2 1 1 The FMR 6000 This user manual describes the installation and operation of the Intelleflex FMR 6000 UHF RFID Reader using reader software version 3 2 x This manual is intended for but not limited to Intelleflex RFID software developers integrating the FMR 6000 into a new or existing RFID solution 2 The Intelleflex FMR 6000 2 1 Overview The FMR 6000 can support connections through Ethernet and can be triggered by up to two different relay networks through the opto isolated GPIO connector and connect up to two pairs of bi Static circularly or linearly polarized antennas Autonomous functionality of the reader is possible with the provided by the hosted internal application programs agents capable of communicating to the FMR 6000 and other local devices These autonomous agents are able to push tag up to the Intelleflex ZEST cloud based Data Services Powering the FMR 6000 is done through a Power over Ethernet PoE connector Powering the unit and setting up the LAN connection can be done one of two ways connect the unit directly to a network switch or router that supports PoE or by injecting power into an already existing
9. 320 KHz M 2 128 2 5 160 Kbps 200 tag inventories sec C1G2 C1G2 up to 10 m C3 up to 100 m 0 to 30 dBm 1 dB steps 1 dB accuracy 125 dBm at 2 5 Kbps EU 865 867 MHz FCC 902 928 MHz Regulatory dependent 4 50 Regulatory dependent 0 to 55 C 20 to 70 C IEC 60068 30 78 5 95 non condensing IEC 60068 2 6 Host based firmware upgrade capabilities Serial port HDLC formatting Multi platform interface intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 NET support Compatible with Microsoft NET Compact Framework 2 3 Detailed System Specifications 2 3 1 Antennas There are four Reverse Polarity RP threaded Neill Concelman TNC RP TNC connectors on the FMR 6000 These connectors are separated into pairs two are dedicated for transmit and two are dedicated for receive At a minimum one pair of antennas needs to be connected a pair T intellefiex consisting of one transmit antenna and one receive antenna At least 1 ft Spacing Mounting hardware is provided with the antennas to easily o attach antennas either to a pole or wall A mounting instruction sheet is provided with the mounting hardware Mount one antenna pair such that antennas are at least six feet above the ground To maximize read range space the Transmit Tx and Receive Rx antennas at least a foot apart You can also mount the antennas side by side horizontally so long as a minimum separation of one fo
10. 8 15 56 Apr 26 2011 09 36 34 bbbbbbbb 3149642683 Figure B 2 6 Tag and Waypoint Content 14 It will also show a graph of all temperature readings with time Figure B 2 7 Intelleflex Temperature Tag Data EPC 330c4le26110044000121235 Start 75 58 min 75 58 max 79 52 end 77 72 Apr 25 2011 May 06 2011 chart by amCharts com 100 60 40 20 May Custom period 2011 04 25 19 00 57 2011 05 06 12 00 00 Zoom 10D YTD MAX Figure B 2 7 Temperature Chart 26 intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 15 Get tag state Figure B 2 3 The tag status could be Logging with no alarms 2 or logging with alarms 3 16 Select Stop button in Figure B 2 3 to stop the Tag The tag status changes to 4 when you press the button 17 To reset the tag and clear all temperature data click the Reset button shown in figure B 2 3 27 intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 Appendix C Declaration of Conformance Declaration of Conformity to the R amp TTE Directive Intelleflex Corporation 2465 Augustine Drive Suite 102 Santa Clara CA 95054 Declare under our sole responsibility that the product Product Name Intelle flex Model Number FMR 6000 EU Product Type UHF RFID Reader Conforms to the following Product Specifications to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the essential requirements and other relevant requirements of the R amp TTE Directive
11. ate radiofrequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help TRADEMARKS ZEST Data Services and XC3 Technology and Intelleflex are registered trademarks of Intelleflex Corporation Other products mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Caution This device should be operated with a minimum distance of at least 32 cm between its antennas and a person s body in keeping with RF exposure limits in Council Recommendation 1999 519 EU intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 Table of Contents 1 ANPEN OCC TION gorse A T cca cera eee cease eee 6 2 INO TECH LCX T MR 6000 sssrinin EEE EEEREN EE E E EEEE EER 6 Al MOV ET VACW eaa E E E E N E A
12. e The GPIO Testing page enables the FMR 6000 to either set or detect the logic levels of the general purpose inputs or outputs See Section 2 3 5 for more information about the General Purpose O intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 Demos Inventory Tag Management Inputs Input GPIO Pins 1 2 Get GPIO values Outputs Output GPIO Pins El Glo Set GPIO values GPIO Testing Cold Chain Figure 3 7 1 GPIO Test and Verification Webpage intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 4 Troubleshooting tips 4 1 4 2 4 3 Reader is unresponsive over serial port or web Ul Verify that the power adapter LED is on the reader Power LED is on and the reader Fault LED is off If using the serial USB ensure your terminal settings are correct See section 2 3 2 and Appendix A If using the reader Web interface verify your network connectivity Check reader IP address from the serial USB port to make sure it has a valid IP address Try to ping the reader from your PC Reader is not reading tags Verify that at least one pair of antennas one Tx and one Rx are connected and attached to the appropriate ports on the reader From the Demo test page verify that that the config line specifies the correct Tx and Rx pair Ensure that the correct config line parameters have been set to test the reader set the following parameters protocol C3 or C1G2 power set full power at 30 dBm Q valu
13. e set between 4 and 6 select the right Tx and Rx antennas Make sure that the appropriate type of tags are being used for the application For example use a mount on metal tag for a metal mount application Make sure that you are using the appropriate Performance Profile for your application if it is not reading the tag in a difficult RF environment try selecting a slower yet more RF robust sensitive profile Reader response is slow or sluggish e Multiple configuration lines will slow the reader down Use one configuration line if you want the fastest response e Check Q value For larger tag populations higher Q should be used In general avoid Q values greater than 9 Check to see how many tags are in the readers range Large numbers of tags take longer to find inventory e Make sure that you are using the appropriate Performance Profile for your application If it is reading too slowly for your needs try selecting a less sensitive profile 4 4 Reader is not able to push data to ZEST over Ethernet e Make sure the reader and tags are registered on the ZEST Data Services server with correct serial numbers Refer to the ZEST Data Services User Guide for more information intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 e Check the LAN connection for connectivity to the outside world with a PC and try to ping dsbeta intelleflex com for confirmation of name resolution e Check the Network Setup section of the Admin
14. ed Low Sensitivity the system will perform inventories as fast as possible at the expense of read distance Medium Speed amp Sensitivity is a middle balance between speed and read distance Low Speed High Sensitivity is going to perform very slowly relative to the other two but will maximize read distance and performance in challenging RF environments Loop Check this box for the reader to repeatedly execute the defined set of config lines Leave it unchecked to execute each defined config line once and only once before stopping reads Search Results Search Results Clear Tags 1 Unique Tag Found 5 Total Tags Found 5 Attempts Real Time Unique 887766554400087069 EPC Count Config Type dBm Channel 9988776655 4400087069 77 087069 bbaa9988776655 4400087 Figure 3 5 2 Search Results with a tag Found The black window on the left shows the tag ID of each tag as it is read Text from this window may be copied into a document if needed The window holds the last 100 tag IDs read The summary window on the right displays the unique tag IDs of identified tags number of times that tag was read the config line that most recently found the tag the tag type C3 or C1G2 and the dBm value of the Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI Each field may be sorted by clicking on the corresponding gray header i e to sort by protocol click Type intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 A
15. emory Reader and Write Demo sssssusssussunsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnna 16 3 7 GPIO Testing and Verification Page sssssussunsunsnnnnunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nannan nnn 16 A Troubleshooting UPS riseire EE RE EEEE EE EREE EEREN EEEE EEE E AAEE 18 4l Readeris unresponsive scssi aea Eaa aaia ENEAS 18 4 2 Reader 1S NOL TCAGING tap Sisina AEEA NEEN 18 4 3 Reader response is slow or sluggish ssssssssussunsunnnunnunnunnnnnnunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nannan 18 3 TECHE SUD DONE oriire nar RN AEE EEE EEEE E AE E EREE E 19 Appendix A Establishing a Serial Connection s ssssssssssssss1r1nssrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnn 20 ALLOr 210 0 S era eee eee eee eee eee 20 AA FOCOS A LINUS en E EE EE EEEE Ea 21 Appendix B Cold Chain Web AppliCQtqOn urssssssssssrssesssrssensenserssensensessensensessesssnssensenssnssessessessensenss 22 BP U OdUC ON oea a e a Eea EEA 22 B 22 Tap Fu uncHhonalil y ais Eaa aiii eoii 22 Typical UA SCY Che senpre ttamasistp aden ae aaee araea aiara aaie ain raaraa Eriein 22 Appendix C Declaration of Conformance sssss sssssssssrsnsssursransnnunnnnnnnnnnannnnunannnnunanannnnnnannnnnnanannnnnnans 28 intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 This page intentionally left blank intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 1 Introduction The Intelleflex Fixed Multi Protocol Reader FMR 60
16. gt Management reader web page for correct DNS settings 5 Technical Support For technical assistance reader service or repair please contact Technical Support by filing a Support case through our web submittal form http www intelleflex com Support sfdcform asp intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 Appendix A Establishing a Serial Connection A 1 For Windows What you will need 1 Download the appropriate USB drivers located on the Intelleflex website http intelleflex com Support Downloads asp 2 Use aA Male to B Male USB Cable Once the drivers are installed plug the USB cable into the reader and computer The drivers should auto install Open up Device Manager in windows For XP 1 Click on Start and then Control Panel 2 Click on the Performance and Maintenance link Note If you re viewing the Classic View of Control e s m0 bm FR Panel you won t see this link Simple double click on lt Device Manager File Action View Help the System icon and proceed to Step 4 i gr a a 3 Inthe Performance and Maintenance window click Dick ia on the System icon near the bottom of the window Display adapters 4 Inthe System Properties window click on gt amp DVD CD ROM drives the Hardware tab gt el Floppy drive controllers 5 With the Hardware tab selected click on the Device 3 Human Interface Devices Manager Button gt lt q IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt IEEE 1394 Bus ho
17. ia i ape a serial connection can be done easily on both ue eet static ss 2 Set to DHCP networking xx Windows or OS XxX for Mac based systems To 3 Restore factory defaults connect over serial on a specific system please see 4 Display network settings x sa Dnt roaar xx Appendix A for details Use a Baud Rate of 115200 xx data 8 bit Parity none and Stop of 1 bit with no flow MOLES control Once a serial connection is established to the reader connect the Ethernet cable using the intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 power injector see next section for details Allow the unit to boot When the unit has booted all the way you will see the print out on the screen as in Figure 2 3 2 Figure 2 3 2 Serial Port Boot Output 2 3 3 Power over Ethernet PoE and Connecting to a Network The Intelleflex FMR 6000 is powered via an RJ45 connector and two standard CAT 5 Ethernet cables One cable plugs into the reader and into the power injector power supply provided by Intelleflex This injector looks like a standard power supply but has two RJ45 ports on one side and a power cord socket on the other Plug the reader s CAT 5 Ethernet cable into the LAN DC RJ45 socket on the injector Then using the other LAN cable connect the LAN RJ45 socket into a standard DCHP router Plug the power cord into a wall socket and insert it into the power injector The STANDBY light should illum
18. in Figure B 2 1 23 intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 7 Scroll down to BAT Controller Menu Here the user can get the current time and current status of the tag The tag can also be Initialized Started Stopped and Reset from this state a To get the current time Click on Get Time button b To get current tag status Click on Get State button 0 means Non lInitialized BAT Controller Operations May 23 2011 18 08 42 Get Time Get State Get Current Temperature Set Waypoint ID a Figure B 2 3 BAT Controller 8 Tag Configuration Parameters Configuration Parameters Initialization Parameters 1 min 1 min Button Push O15 min Osmin O Short O Log oft Same as Log Mode Ban 20mn O Medium standard O Max Out art lime O5 min O O 30 min Diin Exception Detta Log O 45 mi nh O Max Out ai O15 min O Deta 2 of blocks Continuous 00 OO OO 00 OO O00 00 O00 O00 00 00 OO OO OO Fahrenheit O Standard 00 OO OO OO OO OO OO O00 00 00 00 O00 OO O celsius Compressed 10 2f 03 df O inference handleGetTagStatusResp Low Extreme Low Waypoint Log App Log o ai o o High Extreme High 85 Max no of Temp Reading 0 Figure B 2 4 Configuration Parameters Application 2
19. inate and the reader should begin booting Any 802 3af PoE compliant power sourcing equipment PSE such as a switch or hub that is capable of sourcing 15 5 watts will also work with the FMR 6000 If your infrastructure already has a PoE switch ensure that it is 802 3af compliant before using it as a source of power instead of the supplied power injector 2 3 4 Status and Activity LEDs There are five active LEDs on the front right corner of the FMR 6000 They are used to see the status or activity level of the reader When a reader is first plugged in the Power LED will illuminate and stay illuminated until power is removed from the PoE The next two lights to turn on will be Boot and Network Boot will light up when the host application is ready to accept connections Network will light up when the DHCP client has started and is ready to accept a network connection from a DHCP server or when the reader has assigned itself a static IP address Fault Network Boot Transmit Power ate Figure 2 3 3 Cutaway LED Activity and Status Lights Transmit is a dynamic light that will flicker whenever the FMR 6000 is transmitting RF signals out of either of the antenna ports This light does not necessarily indicate it is finding tags only that RF is successfully being broadcasted from the reader The light will flicker or pulse at a rate that is dependent on the length and duty cycle of the transmission If the reader is assigned to read
20. ing network configurations or restoring system defaults 21 intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 Appendix B Cold Chain Web Application B 1 Introduction This appendix describes the usage of the cold chain web application on the Intelleflex FMR 6000 reader It is highly recommended to read the respective User Manual before reading this document This document assumes some knowledge of the TMT 8500 tag operation Note TMT 8500 references any TMT 8500 series tag B 2 Tag Functionality Typical Life Cycle The typical life cycle of a TMT 8500 tag is best described as a state change environment The user can change the tags state into four different states e Initialized e Running e Stopped e Non Initialized An additional state called Running with alarms state is not controllable by the user The tag will put itself into this state if the temperature is outside the configured temperature thresholds The state changes can be seen in the figure below Figure B 2 1 Application State Diagram Accessing the TMT tag via the Reader Web Page Please refer to Section 3 of the FMR 6000 User Manual for information on how to obtain the reader IP Address checking the reader s w versions and accessing the web page through a web browser Using the TMT 8500 1 On the reader web page navigate to the Cold Chain Tab as shown in Figure B 2 1 2 Click on the FindTag tab under the cold chain page 3 Select the C3 Protoco
21. l and configure other parameters as required refer to section 3 5 of the FMR 6000 User Manual 4 Click on Find Tags button Once your tag appears in the Search Results Window stop the FindTags function and double click on the tag s EPC 22 intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 Gokul s reader Serial Number 14210510035 version 3 0 4 0 856 US Uptime 00 50 16 Status Admiri Demos Discover Readers Inventory Tag Manay TE Reader GPIO Cold Chain Find Tag Search Config Search Result oeer Contig Param eree Tag Status Tag Content Find Tags Quick Settings Last Operation Result Max Attempt Ho commands running Loop A L Search Configuration Configuration Fi Expert Mode Add Config Line Delete Config Line Protocol Povwrer dBm Q Value TX Ant RX Ant Performance Profile L Search Results Clear Tags 5 Unique Tags Found 5 Total Tags Found 1 Attempts Real Time Unique 330C 4de 26110044000117355 EPC Count Config Type dBm Counter 766554400090401 bbhaags 0044400094744 330c4de26110044000119207 330c4de26110044000119737 330c4de26110044000119207 Figure B 2 1 Reader Cold Chain Page 5 If a pop up window appears saying that the tag is not initialized click the OK button The page at http 10 1 5 23 8080 says A The tag is not initialized Figure B 2 2 Tag not Initialized 6 Select the Operation and Config Param tabs shown
22. mntelleflex XC3 Technology FMR 6000 User Manual Reader Software Version 3 2 x Part Number 05 00126 001 Rev B Published February 2013 intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 COPYRIGHT 2013 Intelleflex Corporation All rights reserved Rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND Use duplication or disclosure by the United States Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 Notwithstanding any other license agreement that can pertain to or accompany the delivery of this computer software the rights of the United States Government regarding its use reproduction and disclosure are as set forth in the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 227 19 IMPORTANT NOTE TO USERS This software and hardware is provided by Intelleflex Corporation as is and any express or implied warranties including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed In no event shall Intelleflex Corporation or its affiliates subsidiaries or suppliers be liable for any direct indirect incidental special exemplary or consequential damages including but not limited to procurement of substitute goods or services loss of use data or profits or business interruption however caused and on any the
23. opening the MOSFET by providing a digital O logic level On the readers back panel located just left of middle is the green GPIO socket that the provided screw terminal fits into The screw header fits securely into the socket and is tightened down with the two attached screws Figure 2 3 5 Open Drain Digital Output Looking at the reader the pins are numbered left to right from eight 8 to one 1 See Figure 2 3 6 for details and Table 2 3 1 for the pin out 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RG ee ea Te ONS Oe Det OO Oe o Q Q Figure 2 3 6 8 Pin GPIO Header Looking at the Reader Table 2 3 1 Pin Description and Power Characteristics Pin Description Characteristics 1 Vdd 5v 50mA User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 intelleflex Max Current 10mA OUT 1 62v 100mA Max E OUT 2 62v 100mA Max ace 2 3 6 Reader Mounting The case of the FMR 6000 has been designed with included mounting holes located on either side of the case When mounting the reader keep in mind the antenna cables and where they are going to route If mounting the unit outside or in an industrial area consider using a NEMA enclosure to protect the unit For wall mounting recommended hardware is M5 Hex Cap Screw with 10mm washer or A2 Stainless M5 Flange Hex Bolts DIN 6921 286 820
24. ory of liability whether in contract strict liability or tort including negligence or otherwise arising in any way out of the use of this software even if advised of the possibility of such damage Any changes or modification not expressly approved by Intelleflex will void the user s authority to operate the equipment Intelleflex Corporation reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein ICES 003 This Class digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IC RSS This device complies with Industry Canada License exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radi
25. ot is maintained Be sure to verify the antennas are connected to the correct ports the antenna s function is labeled on the back of the antenna intelleflex Figure 2 3 1 Tx and Rx antenna spacing Connect the Tx antenna to the Tx port on the reader and Rx antenna to the Rx port on the reader Use the supplied RF cables with reverse TNC connecters Two pairs of antenna pairs may be connected to the reader at any given time When several Rx and Tx antennas are connected the reader can be set up to transmit on any Tx port and receive on any Rx port 2 3 2 Serial Connection There is a direct serial connection port on the FMR HEHEHE EEEEEEEEEEKEEKEHKEKHEHKHEHKHHKHEHHHHHE Prod FMR 6000 6000 that allows for a PC to establish a connection oe sci a with the reader through a standard USB cable This Ver 3 0 2 0 707 creates a Virtual Communication Port VCP that oye allows PCs without serial ports to connect directly to netmask 255 255 255 0 the reader without buying a Serial to USB adapter Jod ee eee Drivers to support this feature can be found at the mac 64 7B D4 08 10 AD FTDI website or by following the link provided using DHCP noa USB Drivers HEHEHE EEEHEEHHHEHEHEHHEHHHHHHHHEHHHHHHHHE ARHEEHEEEEEHEEEEEEEEHEHEEEKKKEHHEHHEHHHHHHHHE Intelleflex Reader 10 1 6 139 Once the driver is installed and the USB cable is x 3 0 2 0 707 IA210430011 EEEE E EE E connected to both the reader and the PC opening up s
26. ration Configuration Expert Mode Add Config Line Delete Config Line Q Value TX Ant RX Ant Performance Profile 1 1 High Speed Low Sensitvity Figure 3 5 1 Inventory and Search Configuration Page Reader parameters are controlled via config lines A single config line or multiple config lines may be used A config line is a command sent to the reader telling it wnat parameters and settings to use during an inventory action Within each config line the following reader parameters can be set e Protocol C3 or C1G2 e Power level in dBm between 0 and 30 dBm e Q value between 0 and 13 e Tx and Rx antenna e Performance Profile intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 Protocol Select C3 or C1G2 operation from the Protocol dropdown menu Two config lines can be used to have the reader read a mixed tag population simultaneously Power Set between 0 and full power of 30 dBm Use full power to read C3 tags at long range Q value This value defines the number of time slots that are included in a Query Total time slots 2 On average having more slots than tags in the field is better than having too few On a general rule of thumb using twice as many slots as tags works well with the exception of very large populations of tags Tx ant Select transmit antenna Rx ant Select receive antenna Performance Profile Changing this value will change the performance of the system by selecting High Spe
27. s e Enter O for Waypoint Log App log and Max number of temp reading boxes in the Memory Usage Menu 9 Click on Initialize button shown in Figure B 2 3 after setting the configure parameters If a window pops up asking to Continue or stop Script Select Continue 10 Get the current state of the tag It should be 1 indicating that the tag is initialized and read to start logging temperatures 11 Click on the Start button This starts the temperature logging function on the tag 12 To get the temperature readings that the tag has recorded click on Tag Content button shown in figure B 2 1 Scroll down on the page where you can see the menu below Temperature and Waypoint Content Stepsize Max Recordtoread Temperature Sampling size Waypoint Sampling size 320 20 10 2 Figure B 2 5 Tag Content 13 Select step size of 320 max records to read as 0 temperature Sampling size 1 and Waypoint Sampling Size 1 Click on the Chart Button This will read the entire memory and show all the temperature and waypoint samples logged so far Figure B 2 6 25 intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 Ll Temperature and Waypoint Content Stepsize Max Record to read Waypoint Sampling size May 06 2011 12 00 56 May 06 2011 11 45 56 May 06 2011 11 30 56 May 06 2011 11 15 56 May 06 2011 11 00 56 May 06 2011 10 45 56 May 06 2011 10 30 56 May 06 2011 10 15 56 May 06 2011 10 00 56 May 06 2011 0
28. s well as the Serial Number and MAC Address Intelleflex Reader Serial Number 1A120300151A Version 3 2 0 0 1182 US Uptime 00 10 07 Status Admin Demos Discover Readers Status Information System Configuration Product CMR 6100 Reader Name Intelleflex Reader Serial Number 1A120300151A Using DHCP yes Reader MAC Address 7C 8E E4 42 9F 6C Reader IP 10 1 7 140 Software Version 3 2 0 0 1182 TX Antennas 1 2 Firmware Version 3 0 750 RX Antennas 1 2 Linux Kemel 2 6 37 iflex_4bitECC_v1 0 0 NTP Server 208 69 120 201 Figure 3 2 1 Status and System Page intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 3 3 Network Settings WAN Setup Web Services Configuration Clicking on the Admin tab will bring up the Admin page The reader s name can be changed by entering it in the Reader Name field and clicking on the Save Settings button if the Save Settings button is not pressed the changes on the screen will not be committed The IP address of the reader can be derived from DHCP or set statically on the Admin page If set statically get the information including DNS server address from your System Administrator before making changes Incorrect DNS settings can cause problems with network connectivity Also your web browser will be lost once the IP address is statically set and you must browse to the new IP address The Web Service Configuration section in this tab is where the information is entered to allow the FMR 6000 to push data
29. st controllers For Windows 7 as E 1 Click on Start and then type Device Manager in G3 Mice and other pointing devices A the search bar at the bottom gt Monitors MY Network adapters JE Ports COM amp LPT i Communications Port COM7 Once device manager window is open click on Ports COM F337 USB Serial Port COMI amp LPT and look for the USB Serial Port device as shown G a in the green box to the right gt Sound video and game controllers lt Storage controllers JE System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 0 1 Device Manager USB Serial Port COM Port Open up Tera Term or HyperTerminal For XP 1 Click on Start and then All Program 2 Go to Accessories gt Communications gt HyperTerminal Tera Term Serial port setup s Windows 7 does not have HyperTerminal Installed so you can install Tera Term or any other serial port manager Port COMI software Tera Term can be installed from the Internet Saud ent Once your Serial Device Manager software is open use pina 8 bit z cia the following settings to configure the software to talk to Parity none the FMR 6000 You have now connected to the FMR 6000 Stop fbit v dete over serial you can now get system information set eee ear hone S network configurations or set the reader back to defaults Transmit delay 0 msecj char 0 msecjline Figure 0 2 Serial Port Baud Rate and other settings 20 intellefle
30. summary of reads is also displayed above the unique tag reads window At the top right corner of the Find Tags window the Last Operation Result section displays the status of the most current command giving the user some real time feedback on reader operation 3 6 Basic Memory Reader and Write Demo The web based demonstration page includes a simple tag memory management page that allows you to read and write hexadecimal data in and out of the tag memory Access to the memory is given by Block address and an offset In all Intelleflex XC3 tags there is 60 kilobits of user memory that is broken up into 60 1kbit Blocks To access the Manage Tag Memory section on the Demo page find a tag and double click on the tag in the search results viewing area The window in Figure 3 6 1 will show after double clicking on the tag Manage Tag Memory bbaa99887766554400087075 Tag Memory Block Offset hex Byte Count dec Memory Bank Write Tag Read Tag bbaa9988776655 4400087075 Enable Hex Entry and Display Select text in the box to write just that selection to the tag memory Figure 3 6 1 Tag EPC Read from Tag Memory Management Page By Selecting the EPC Memory Bank and an Offset of 2 with a length of 12 bytes the FMR 6000 will read the EPC data that is stored in the tag All of user memory can also be read and written to in the same way that the EPC memory was accessed here 3 7 GPIO Testing and Verification Pag
31. the full content of user memory the light will be illuminated until the transmission has ended intelleflex User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 Fault is an error triggered LED that will stay illuminated if there is a system error If the Fault light is illuminated on your FMR 6000 please contact Intelleflex Technical Support information found at the beginning and end of this document to get the reader serviced at your earliest convenience Note The Fault light will be illuminated for a few seconds during boot and will then go out when the boot sequence has successfully completed 2 3 5 General Purpose I O There are four digital General Purpose Input and Output GPIO ports on the FMR 6000 that are accessed through the provided 8 pin screw head connector There are two opto isolated inputs two open drain outputs Ground pin and 5v pin GPIO_IN Figure 2 3 4 Optically Isolated Input Schematic OUT Pin 6 7 The inputs are differential optically isolated inputs A differential input provided on the positive and negative side of each input will drive either a GPIO_OUT positive logic 1 or negative logic 0 voltage through the isolator There is a 1k resistor in series with the positive input pin on each input See the schematic in Figure 2 3 5 1 The outputs are open drain driven by a MOSFET and will either drive the pin to a ground closing the MOSFET by providing a digital 1 logic level or become a high impedance output
32. x User Manual Intelleflex FMR 6000 A 2 For OS X Linux Systems for Mac and Linux are very similar but may not work on every Linux build The outline below describes using a program called screen If this program is not installed on your system search on the Internet for your specific Linux system and use the appropriate packet manager apt get for example and obtain the screen program Open up a Terminal Window On OS X this can be found under Applications gt Utilities gt Terminal Or hit Command Space and type in Terminal Once you have a terminal window open type the following Linux commands Note that they might be slightly different based upon which version of Linux that is running user iMac Is dev tty dev tty Bluetooth Modem dev tty MacPro Bluetooth PDA Sy dev tty usbserial A5004bmH dev tty Bluetooth PDA Sync dev tty SteveReedsiPhone Wirele user iMac screen dev tty usbserial A5004bmH 115200 Figure 0 1 Terminal Commands The first command in black italic font will show all the tty Devices attached to the machine Look for the device that is label usbserial A500 it is in green font in Figure 5 2 1 Once the name of the serial device has been identified look for the second line in black font screen dev tty usbserial A500 with a baud rate setting of 115200 The FMR 6000 has now been connected over serial providing system information enabl
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