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1. Reset the micro Re establish the Picture Perfect host connection Once the database is downloaded to the micro from the host present a badge of each format type and confirm that the proper Badge ID is indicated at the host 13 Removing custom badge formats How to delete a custom badge format 1 Select the tab containing the label of the format you wish to delete 2 From the toolbar click the Delete Current Format icon a The selected tab is removed from the display 3 Click the Save to Micro icon y or from the menu bar select Micro then Save to Micro The selected format is cleared from the micro s memory How to clear all custom badge formats 1 From the toolbar click the Clear All Formats icon 2 or from the menu bar select Clear then All Formats All format tabs are removed from the display 2 Click the Save to Micro icon or from the menu bar select Micro then Save to Micro All custom badge formats are cleared from the micro s memory Contacting technical support For assistance installing operating maintaining and troubleshooting this product refer to this document and any other documentation provided If you still have questions you may contact technical support during normal business hours Monday through Friday 8 a m to 7 p m Eastern Time Protection plans are available for extended coverage Table 1 Sales and support contact information Pre sales Technical support 800 428 2753 8882. f Backup Hops f Ring Speed fis Micro Address OS Version App Version Wiegand Formats Magstripe Formats Micro IP Host IP Subnet Mask Gateway IP Hops Backup Host IP Backup Subnet Mask Backup Gateway IP Backup Hops e When flashed with Picture Perfect application code this field displays N A e For Secure Perfect an address number displays This address is required for FlashTool to identify a Secure Perfect 3 x micro Obtain this information from the host system administrator The version of operating system code that is installed on this micro For example m50207s Micro 5 PXN operating system code Note _ The UBF Tool does not support PX or PXN OS versions earlier than 2 05 The version of application code that is currently flashed on this micro For example m5p207s Micro 5 PXN application code A number indicating the number of custom Wiegand Formats currently defined A number indicating the number of custom Mag Stripe Formats currently defined The network micro IP address For example 192 9 200 90 Obtain this information from the host system administrator A Host IP address is not required for Secure Perfect and can be left blank It is required for Picture Perfect The network micro will accept connections only from the host that is configured in this field The network micro s subnet mask The network micro s Gateway IP address to reach the Host IP The number of network boards that must
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4. TO CONNEC SEN A Varna nen rs non dons cernes 2 How to connect to a Micro 5 PXN or Micro PXN 2000 with a local host 3 How to connect to a Micro 5 PXN or Micro PXN 2000 with a remote host 3 GOING St Olle EEE 4 TO UE eh ee pee ee se ee du 4 OMAN MOG CN asec eee cee tee NC ote ee a decane ee Y ene eens 5 OR abenee erases 6 Adding and removing badge formats uu 7 Agano BOARD I SC ea eRe son 7 Adding Mdg Stipe On ee ea ede I RT COD NN 11 REMOVING custom badge TOMS a sn aan arts 13 Cont un nc CUDD OLD GR UU NC OU DDN ODD YAA OOF 13 ONNE PUDNCOUCN R de ne Rd tan an 13 Universal Badge Format UBF User Manual Preface This document s intended for use when connecting the UBF tool to a Picture Perfect system with Micro 5 PX Micro 5 PXN Micro PX 2000 or Micro PXN 2000 microcontrollers A CAUTION All Picture Perfect micros must be flashed with application code version 2 07 or later prior to using the UBF tool When flashing new application code to any micro containing custom UBF data you must use FlashTool version 2 4 Otherwise your UBF custom data may be corrupted when modifying the parameter block Conventions used in this document The following conventions are used in this document Bold Menu items and buttons Italic Emphasis of an instruction or point special terms File names path names windows panes tabs fields
5. format tab J Universal Badge Format Configuration Tool x Micro Format Clear Help Configuration Info Format String The 1st character in this field must be B 0 4 4 C D E Blank F or N Format String This field is populated with a combination of alphanumeric characters in the range 0 9 A C D E Blank For N representing data to be encoded in the magnetic stripe of badges supporting this badge format The first character in this field must be the letter B 2 From the toolbar click the Save Mag Stripe Format icon CI or from the menu bar select Format then Mag then Save to save this badge format as lt filename gt mgs on your PC in the same folder as the ubf exe file 3 Once the new format has been saved to the PC click the Save to Micro icon y Or from the menu bar select Micro then Save to Micro A message notifies you that the Micro will reset and the format will be loaded into the micro 4 Click OK to continue Once the micro resets it connects to the micro again and displays the formats currently stored in the micro Verify that all Format tabs are present 6 Disconnect the PC from the micro Note Atthis time if you have made changes to the IP address in the parameter block as discussed on page 3 make sure you reset them to their original value 7 Resetthe micro Re establish the Picture Perfect host connection 9 Once the database is downloaded to the micro fro
6. variables and other GUI elements Titles of books and various documents Blue italic Electronic version Hyperlinks to cross references related topics and URL addresses Monospace Text that displays on the computer screen Programming or coding sequences Safety terms and symbols These terms may appear in this manual A CAUTION Cautions identify conditions or practices that may result in damage to the equipment or other property WARNING Warnings identify conditions or practices that could result in equipment damage or serious personal injury Universal Badge Format UBF User Manual Product overview The Universal Badge Format UBF tool allows you to load custom badge formats into a micro You can load up to nine 9 custom formats one 1 of which can be Mag Stripe and up to eight 8 of which can be Wiegand Operating on WIN98SE and WIN2000 platforms the UBF tool user interface allows you to perform the following functions Connect to a micro using a serial connection See page 2 Connect to a Micro 5 PXN or Micro PXN 2000 using a LAN communication See page 3 Connect to a Micro 5 PXN or Micro PXN 2000 over a LAN with a remote host See page 3 Enter new custom Wiegand badge formats into a micro controller See page 7 Enter new custom Mag Stripe badge formats into a micro controller See page 11 Load pre defined Wiegand badge formats into a micro controller See page amp Load custom Wiegand badge formats int
7. 12345678901234567898123456789681234567890172345678901234 Data Mask PFFFFFFFFBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBP PBF Parity 1 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE A EN Parity 2 D AV E 0 Paty EL BY Parity 4 D e F eu i E 01 Number of Facilty Characters 3 Number of Badge Characters E Clear Repeat these steps to add additional formats An additional tab displays for each format Click the Save to Micro icon or from the menu bar select Micro then Save to Micro A message notifies you that the Micro will reset and the formats will be loaded into the micro Click OK to continue Once the micro resets it connects to the micro again and displays the formats currently stored in the micro Verify that all Format tabs are present Disconnect the PC from the micro Note Atthis time if you have made changes to the IP address in the parameter block as discussed on page 3 make Sure you reset them to their original value Reset the micro Re establish the Picture Perfect host connection Once the database is downloaded to the micro from the host present a badge of each format type and confirm that the proper Badge ID is indicated at the host 11 Adding Mag Stripe formats How to enter a new custom Mag Stripe badge format 1 From the toolbar click the New Mag Stripe Format icon w or from the menu bar select Format then Mag then New A blank tab similar to the following displays Figure 7 New Mag Stripe
8. UBF Universal Badge Format for Picture Perfect y N 4 AR aa g W amp A 7 ag MW y 7 w ay 6b y y i 5 w 1 j w w j A DU gt ww 3 4 amp 4 D y w d S ww vw gt WW S Copyright Disclaimer Trademarks and patents Software license agreement Intended use Copyright 2006 GE Security Inc All rights reserved This document may not be copied or otherwise reproduced in whole or in part except as specifically permitted under US and international copyright law without the prior written consent from GE Document number 460625001A September 2006 THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE GE ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INACCURACIES OR OMISSIONS AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITIES LOSSES OR RISKS PERSONAL OR OTHERWISE INCURRED AS A CONSEQUENCE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OF THE USE OR APPLICATION OF ANY OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT FOR THE LATEST DOCUMENTATION CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SUPPLIER OR VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW GESECURITY COM This publication may contain examples of screen captures and reports used in daily operations Examples may include fictitious names of individuals and companies Any similarity to names and addresses of actual businesses or persons Is entirely coincidental GE and the GE monogram are registered trademarks of General Electric UBF product and logo are trade
9. be crossed hops between the network micro and host The backup host s IP address in a Picture Perfect redundant system The network micro s subnet mask address to reach the Backup Host IP The network micro s gateway IP address to reach the backup host in a Picture Perfect redundant system The number of network boards that must be crossed hops between the network micro and the backup host in a Picture Perfect redundant system Adding and removing badge formats When a custom badge format is loaded using the UBF application a new tab displays containing the label and the information specific to that badge format Any custom formats previously saved in the micro will also be displayed on separate tabs Adding Wiegand formats How to enter a new custom Wiegand badge format 1 From the toolbar click the New Wiegand Format icon a Wiegand then New or from the menu bar select Format then A blank tab similar to the following displays Figure 3 New Wiegand format tab d Universal Badge Format Configuration Tool p iol x Micro Format Clear Help 7 ea Ms El Bla e gt x Configuration Info Mag Format Hame 1 2 J 4 5 1234667 789001234667 78001234560780012346678900123406 78901234660 7896123h4 Data Mask IF E F 0 1 Parity 1 eu i I Y e RRLI O E 0 Paty a Party EO Parity 4 P E 0 Number of Facilty Characters Number of Badge Characters Clear Fo
10. hen prompted manually reset the micro and click OK The UBF tool attempts to connect to the micro This could take several minutes Once connected to a micro the Info tab displays in the application It shows the operating system OS and the version of the micro firmware as well as any badge formats currently configured How to connect to a Micro 5 PXN or Micro PXN 2000 with a local host Follow this procedure if the host IP entered in the parameter block is in the same IP range as the micro Use FlashTool 2 4 or newer to verify the information in the parameter block l 2 Configure the PC running the UBF application with the same IP address as the Picture Perfect host Disconnect the micro from the Picture Perfect host and isolate the micro and the PC from the LAN using a crossover cable Disconnect all other communication connections from the power communication board Start the UBF application by double clicking on the file ubf exe or by clicking on your desktop shortcut if one exists Under the Configuration tab select Network as the connection type and enter the micro s IP address From the UBF toolbar click the Connect to Micro icon y or from the menu bar select Micro then Connect to Micro When prompted manually reset the micro and click OK The UBF tool attempts to connect to the micro This could take several minutes Once connected to a micro the nfo tab displays in the application It shows the operating sy
11. m the host present a badge of each format type and confirm that the proper Badge ID is indicated at the host 12 Universal Badge Format UBF User Manual How to load a custom Mag Stripe badge format l Figure 8 10 From the toolbar click the Load Mag Stripe Format icon or from the menu bar select Format then Mag then Load A navigation window displays Navigate to and select the desired file for example xxx mgs then click Open A new tab displays containing the label XXX and populated with the information specific to that badge format Custom Mag Stripe format tab J Universal Badge Format Configuration Tool x Micro Format Clear Help ha cas x Configuration Info Mag Format String EFFFFFNNNNNNNNHNNM D 8 A C D E Blank F or N Repeat these steps to add additional formats An additional tab displays for each format Click the Save to Micro icon or from the menu bar select Micro then Save to Micro A message notifies you that the Micro will reset and the formats will be loaded into the micro Click OK to continue Once the micro resets it connects to the micro again and displays the formats currently stored in the micro Verify that all Format tabs are present Disconnect the PC from the micro Note Atthis time if you have made changes to the IP address in the parameter block as discussed on page 3 make Sure you reset them to their original value
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13. mat Click to load a custom Mag Stripe format file mgs to the UBF tool os ew Save Mag Stripe Format Click to save this badge format as a mgs file on your PC a Clear All Formats Click to clear all badge formats from the micro s memory Delete Current Format Click to clear the current format from the micro s memory x Configuration tab When the UBF application is launched this is the only tab present It is from this tab that you configure the UBF application to connect to the micro and then create and load new badge formats to the micro Figure 1 Configuration tab d Universal Badge Format Configuration Tool OI x Micro Format Clear Help The instructions in this document apply to Picture Perfect only Micro Type Micro IP Address Connection Type COM Port Baud Rate Configuration Micro Type Connection Type Picture Perfect Secure Perfect Network Micro IF Address COM Port COM Baud Rate 4800 19200 f 2400 f 9600 Mo Micro Connected e Picture Perfect Select if the micro is flashed with Picture Perfect application code Note The instructions in this document apply to Picture Perfect only The network micro IP address For example 192 9 200 90 Obtain this information from the host system administrator e Serial Select this radio button if the micro is connected directly to the PC running the UBF application using a serial con
14. nection Note Serial connection to a PXN must be made to the secondary port J4 on the Power Communications board The PX connects to the primary port J3 e Network Select this radio button if the micro is connected to the PC running the UBF application via a network connection Note The UBF Tool does not support a dialup modem connection to the micro If the micro has a modem the user must use the FlashTool to set the micro to direct connect load the badge format s using the UBF Tool then restore the micro to dialup From the drop down list select the communication port being used in the PC running the UBF application Select the Baud Rate at which the Power Communication board is configured The available baud rates are 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 Universal Badge Format UBF User Manual Info tab Once connected to a micro the Info tab displays in the application It shows the operating system OS and the version of the micro firmware as well as any badge formats currently configured This form is read only that 1s you may not edit the fields Figure 2 Info tab d Universal Badge Format Configuration Tool Gg n x Micro Format Clear Help A Mc x Micro Address MAA Micro IP BE 05 Version 2 05 Host IF Be Backup Host IF WE Apo Version 2 05 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Backup Subnet Mask o iE ik O O A Wiegand Formats 0 Gateway IF iene ile ba l Backup Gateway IP ee Magstnpe Formats 1 Hops
15. nt Disconnect the PC from the micro Note Atthis time if you have made changes to the IP address in the parameter block as discussed on page 3 make Sure you reset them to their original value Reset the micro Re establish the Picture Perfect host connection Once the database is downloaded to the micro from the host present a badge of each format type and confirm that the proper Badge ID 1s indicated at the host How to load pre defined Wiegand badge formats L Figure 4 From the menu bar select Format then Wiegand then select either 2507 or 2802 A new tab displays containing the label 2801 or 2802 and populated with the information specific to that badge format System provided Wiegand formats Fr Universal Badge Foem Es ANANTA cg 2 oi xi Micro Format Clear Help de al col El 2x Wiegand Configuration Info Format Mame E 2 3 ii 5 Gh 1234667890124466780012346678901234466 8001234h66789012346678901234 Data Mack PPPPPPPPPFFFFFFFBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBPPPP i PERDI Paty EL Paty EEE Peary EE Panty EE EO Number of Faciky Charscters E Humber of Badge Characters Cilesi 2 Click the Save to Micro icon or from the menu bar select Micro then Save to Micro A message notifies you that the Micro will reset and the format will be loaded into the micro 3 Click OK to continue Once the micro resets it connects to the micro again and displays the formats currently
16. o the Info tab displays in the application It shows the operating system OS and the version of the micro firmware as well as any badge formats currently configured 8 After the UBF formats are set reconnect to the micro with FlashTool and change the Picture Perfect host IP back to the correct address Getting started Tool Bar i Connect to Micro Click to start communicating with the micro The status will update for i example Micro Online Save to Micro When connected to a micro running Picture Perfect application code after adding or editing a badge format click to store the information to the micro s memory New Wiegand Format Click to add a new custom Wiegand badge format A blank tab will be displayed and you will need to fill in the Format Name Data Mask Parity Facility characters and Badge character fields with the information necessary for badges supporting this badge format Load Wiegand Format Click to load a custom Wiegand format file wgd to the UBF tool g Save Wiegand Format Click to save this badge format as a wgd file on your PC Ti New Mag Stripe Format Click to add a new custom Mag Stripe badge format A blank tab will be displayed and you will need to fill in the Format String field with a combination of alphanumeric characters in the range 0 9 A C D E Blank F or N representing data to be encoded in the magnetic stripe of badges supporting this badge format Load Mag Stripe For
17. o a micro controller See page 9 Load custom Mag Stripe badge formats into a micro controller See page 12 Remove or clear badge formats from a micro controller See page 13 Installing the UBF tool l 2 3 Using Windows explorer create a new folder named UBF From the GE Security website download and copy the file ubf exe to the new folder If desired create a shortcut on your desktop Copy any custom ubf files that you need into the UBF folder Connecting the UBF tool to a micro A CAUTION Make sure you disable or manage any firewall software prior to connecting to the micro How to connect serially ie 2 Disconnect all serial and network connections Connect the PC running the UBF application to the port using the serial cable P N 320038001 Connect to the micro port of the power communications board as follows Micro 5 PX Primary port J3 Micro 5 PXN Secondary port J4 Micro PX 2000 Primary port J8 Micro PXN 2000 Secondary port J9 Start the UBF application by double clicking on the file ubf exe or by clicking on your desktop shortcut if one exists Under the Configuration tab select Serial the COM Port being used in the PC and the Baud Rate at which the Power Communication board is configured If necessary refer to the applicable micro installation manual for this information ok 6 From the toolbar click the Connect to Micro icon or from the menu bar select Micro then Connect to Micro W
18. rmat Name This is the name of the file as saved on the PC Data Mask This data is a combination of parity checksum and actual BID up to a maximum of 64 bits P Parity bit B Badge code BID bit F Facility code bit 0 1 A zero or one representing a constant bit Parity Parity 1 indicates the first parity bit in the Data Mask Parity 2 indicates the second parity bit and so on E even and O odd parity calculated over the bits indicated Number of Facility Characters The number of facility code bits in the Data Mask Number of Badge Characters The number of badge number code bits in the Data Mask Clear Click to clear all data on this screen To clear the format from the micro click the Delete Current Format icon on the toolbar 8 Universal Badge Format UBF User Manual Enter the appropriate information and from the toolbar click the Save Wiegand Format icon OT from the menu bar select Format then Wiegand then Save to save this badge format as lt filename gt wgd on your PC in the same folder as the ubf exe file Once the new format has been saved to the PC click the Save to Micro icon J or from the menu bar select Micro then Save to Micro A message notifies you that the Micro will reset and the format will be loaded into the micro Click OK to continue Once the micro resets it connects to the micro again and displays the formats currently stored in the micro Verify that all Format tabs are prese
19. stem OS and the version of the micro firmware as well as any badge formats currently configured How to connect to a Micro 5 PXN or Micro PXN 2000 with a remote host Follow this procedure if the host IP entered in the parameter block is in a different IP range or domain than the micro l With a laptop using FlashTool version 2 4 or higher connect to the micro using a serial connection Make a note of the host IP address shown in the parameter block Temporarily change the host IP to an address within the range of the micro For example if the micro IP address is 192 9 200 30 the gateway is 192 9 200 1 and the Picture Perfect host is 192 64 65 6 change the host IP to 192 9 200 31 Configure the PC running the UBF application to use this IP address Disconnect all other communication connections from the power communication board and connect the laptop to the micro using a crossover cable Start the UBF application by double clicking on the file ubf exe or by clicking on your desktop shortcut if one exists Under the Configuration tab select Network as the connection type and enter the micro s IP address From the UBF toolbar click the Connect to Micro icon y or from the menu bar select Micro then Connect to Micro Universal Badge Format UBF User Manual 7 When prompted manually reset the micro and click OK The UBF tool attempts to connect to the micro This could take several minutes Once connected to a micr
20. stored in the micro 4 Verify that all Format tabs are present 5 Disconnect the PC from the micro Note Atthis time if you have made changes to the IP address in the parameter block as discussed on page 3 make Sure you reset them to their original value 6 Reset the micro 7 Re establish the Picture Perfect host connection 8 Once the database is downloaded to the micro from the host present a badge of each format type and confirm that the proper Badge ID is indicated at the host How to load a custom Wiegand badge format 1 From the toolbar click the Load Wiegand Format icon t or from the menu bar select Format then Wiegand then Load A navigation window displays Figure 5 Navigation window Open x Kodak Pictur EAPZD _ I MICTOOL e mail send mwfslogs FTF My WebEx C GALLERY Old Profiles 1386 PP _OTransl El File name gd Files of type Custom Wiegand Format Files vgd Cancel Zi 2 Navigate to and select the desired file for example Custom40bit wgd then click Open A new tab displays containing the label custom40bit and populated with the information specific to that badge format 10 Universal Badge Format UBF User Manual Figure 6 Custom Wiegand format tab 10 J Universal Badge Format Configuration Tool OI x Micro Format Clear Help Ms 2 x Configuration Info Mag Format Name Custom 40 Bit 1 2 d 4 5 6 1234567890
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