CSL CS203ETHER-LHCP/RHCP EPC Class 1 Gen 2 RFID
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1. 79 25 75 25 75 25 75 25 75 903 905 908 910 913 915 918 920 923 25 75 25 75 25 75 25 75 25 903 906 908 911 913 916 918 921 923 75 25 75 25 75 25 75 25 75 904 906 909 911 914 916 919 921 924 25 75 25 70 25 75 25 75 25 904 907 909 912 914 917 919 922 924 75 25 75 25 75 25 75 25 75 925 25 925 75 926 25 926 75 927 25 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 75 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Appendix D FAQ 1 How can I connect to CS203 wirelessly Easy Just purchase any off the shelf Ethernet to WiFi bridge or Ethernet to GSM GPRS bridge or 3G bridge then you can convert the CS203 to a wireless reader 2 How can I use the Power over Ethernet PoE function of CS203 You need to connect the CS203 Ethernet cable to either a PoE enabled switch or PoE power adaptor The PoE enabled switch or the PoE power adaptor will provide the power supply to the CS203 through the Ethernet cable Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 76 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Appendix E Common Mistakes 1 The weatherproof Ethernet cable that comes with the product package is a STRAIGHT cable If user wants to connect di2. CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Align the engagement pin with the rib on the Ethernet cable socket on the CS203 Align the engagement pin with the socket Engage the pins on the connector and push fully the cable head to the socket Push the cable socket to the connector fully Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER Secure the Ethernet cable engagement by rotating the cap to the LOCK position on the cable gland Finish Rotate the cap to the Lock position to secure cable engagement For DC connector remove the protective cap Connect the DC adaptor cable to the socket in the same manner as the Ethernet connector Finish aor gt E Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Ethernet cable RJ45 to 8 pin waterproof connector Housing A RJ 45 connector Wiring Color Scheme TIA EIA 568A Wiring 1 CS WW El El White and Green EES Green CEA EA El El White and Orange AN Blue CA EA VA MI white and Blue CA Orange LH A RM Ml White and Brown A Brown syan Aa N TIA EIA 568B Wiring CTA P El El White and Orange CA Orange C P EI El White and Green EE Blue CE 1 Ml Ml White and Blue ES Green
3. CH A A MM White and Brown IA Brown D NO OU U N la uja u n Z Q Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 16 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Housing B 8 pin waterproof connector LTWBD 08BFFA LL7001 43 0 REF Q AO S 7 gt 0 A 1 TX 2 TX 3 RX 4 RX 5 SP1 6 SP2 T GND 8 GND Connection RJ 45 cable LTWBD 08BFFA LL7001 1 2 2 1 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 3 7 6 8 6 GND shielded braided wire 7 GND shielded braided wire 8 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 4 4 2 GPIO Cable Connection for CS203 Pin Assignment The pin assignment of the GPIO cable is as below Housing A Open Housing B 8 pin waterproof connector LTWBD 08BFFA LL7001 43 0 REF x fa a P Ao Connection 1 GND Black 2 GPI 1 Red 3 GPO 0 Green 4 GPO 1 Yellow 5 GPI 0 Blue 6 GND Black 7 GND Black 8 GND Black Note 1 Double Shielding AL foil copper braid 2 Connect shielding GND wire to pin 1 6 7 8 Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 18 CSL
4. Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 77 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Appendix F How to install TFTP client in Windows Vista 1 Open Control Panel and choose to enter Programs Go v Contest Panei lis S Control Panel Heme System and Maintenance Use Accounts anc Farnily Safety O Se up parental cantrst for any unes Eiu e user i Appearance and Personalization verge debug beckgr und Clock Language and Region Network and Interret bare beytinarti oF her input method Vien etateh stats on ink merge thegiey lanquege PILE P Ease of Access Hardware and Sourd a Wir ther Medea atem uggett meto eue e dagie Additional Option np stamp proger Mobile PC metne perg R Programs and he ar cidr proye to m Windows Defender sn tzr prams and cther poremtis unasrest Default ograms Dep program hem rene ot sta Baba a fe type shansi oper Ey Windows SideShow ems mondy daga E Windows Sidebar Properties d gadgets te Se ital yee di Get Programs Online se nee popem crine st wns amp VMware Tools ee Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 78 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 3 Scroll down to search for TFTP Client Select the TFTP Client check box and click OK E Window
5. 2 rfid dil 3 rfidtx dll 4 cpldil Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 24 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 5 4 Default Ex Factory IP Settings CS203 is shipped out with the following default ex factory IP settings Reader IP address IP 192 168 25 203 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 For the first connection to it one can use a PC or a laptop set it to the IP address in the same subnet e g 192 168 25 141 with subnet mask 255 255 255 0 then run the Demo Application or CS203GPIO applications that come with the CS203 package On the applications one can change CS203 s own IP address This is described in the next section Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 25 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 5 5 Changing IP Addresses After initial unpacking and connecting to the CS203 reader using the default ex factory device and PC server IP address the system integrator will need to change the IP address of the CS203 reader to the actual IP address at the site There are 2 ways to change the IP Either using the CS203 DEMO APP program or the CS203 GPIO Program 5 5 1 CS203 DEMO APP Program Method 5 5 1 1 Hardware Setup The only external hardware connections required by the CS203 are power and a connection to a network Ethereal 1 Connect the CS203 to the ne
6. Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 62 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 8 2 1 1 2 Software Setup The Callback based API DEMO program could also be used to perform firmware upgrade on CS203 readers There are 2 types of firmware bootloader and application image REMARK If the PC OS is Windows Vista please make sure TFTP client is installed Please refer to Appendix How to install TFTP client in Windows Vista Fa es Search Device Press Search button to search all CS203 in the same subnet Fig 8 1 CS203 DEMO APP Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 63 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 8 2 1 1 3 Application Image Update 1 Boot up the reader to Bootloader Mode by 1 Push the reset button and hold it 11 Power up the CS203 ili Wait for 5 seconds and then release the reset button iv The RFID LED on the back of CS203 should be flashing every second 2 Run the Callback based API Demo program and click the Start button to search the reader If the reader is successfully boot in Bootloader mode it will be displayed in the list with yellow background color a A cst Search Device 3 Select the reader in the list and click Image button 4 Select the application image file img to update Please choose Image update file Ba
7. All Rights Reserved 58 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 SQL database In SQL database you could configure the SQL server information for saving the tag data Gerenal Options Inventory SUL database Server P 1192 168 25 167 Server Name SOLEXPRESS Database Name RfidDB User ID sa Password csl Status Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 59 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 7 Middleware Connectivity The CS203 is connected to many middleware and the list of compatibility will continuously keep growing Currently there are 2 middleware already connected 1 Sybase Anywhere 2 Microsoft Biztalk Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 60 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 8 Software Upgrade 8 1 Upgrade of PC Side Libraries On the PC side there are 4 dll libraries required 1 RFID_XP dll 2 rfid dil 3 rfidtx dil 4 cpl dll The main dll library that user application has to call is the RFID XPdil This is a C library under Dot Net Compact Framework The other 3 dlls are called by RFID XP dil For upgrading just copy the latest versions of these 4 dll libraries to the appropriate Visual Studio directory and then recompile and create new insta
8. Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 66 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 5 Wait until the update finish and then click OK button to continue Update Progress Remark If Update successful doesn t appear after 10 seconds please restart CS203 and the DemoApp program and repeat the bootloader update process 6 After bootloader upgrade process completed connect to the reader to check if the new bootloader version is updated Di IP 192 168 25 203 MAC 00 05 7B 77 00 28 Demo App Vers 1 0 18 RFID Lib Vers 1 3 12 Firmware Vers 1 3 63 CSLib ve 0 18 Geiger lt BootLoader 270 8051 App 2 10 0 Frequency Profile FCC Frequency Hopping Profile 2 Power 300 CONVERGENCE SYSTEMS LIMITED Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 67 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 9 Regulatory Information 9 1 Federal Communications Commission FCC Compliance 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 radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may ca
9. EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 F Read Write This page demonstrates the function of reading and writing different memory banks of a selected tag Click on the Click Here to select a tag to scan for and select the tag you want to access Read and Write Click Here to select a tag jp 4 Offset 1 Count b PWD Read Write i Inventory Th EPC 0 333333333333333333333333 1 100000000000000000000401 2 3005FB63AC1F3841EC880467 3 AD94250042F90B8D4A000052 4 DI 3000 6 3000 7 3000 999999999999999999999999 8 3000 AD8A20004531A1961F0000A0 3000 1005182006ABCDEF0002437D 3000 041008000000000000002222 3000 87 SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 3000 300833B2DDD9014035050000 3000 GIRAR RARA 3000 1005182006ABCDEF 00024379 3000 AD8A2000453199901C00009E 3000 999999999999999999AAAAAA AD94250042F8F1934B00004F 200000000000000000000134 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 42 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 After the tag is selected you can click on the left hand side hotkey buttons or the Read button to read the corresponding data of the tag cs Read and Write Read EPC click on the EPC button to read the EPC ID cs Read and Write Operation Type read Result OK ErrorCode No TagBacksca tter Data 000000000000000000005035 Time 276382 Copyright Convergence S
10. MAC 00 05 7B 77 00 26 Demo App Yers 1 0 18 Demo Application Version RFID Lib vers 1 3 12 Intel RFID Librarv rfid dll rfidtx dil col dll Firmware Vers 1 3 63 Reader FW Version CSLib Vers 1 0 18 CSLibrary Version RFIDXP DLL BootLoader 2 7 0 Ethernet Bootloader Version 8051 App 2 14 0 Ethernet Application Version Frequency Profile FCC Frequency profile currently setting Frequency Hopping ________________ Frequency Hopping Profile 2 Link Profile 2 is using Power 300 Power Level 300 30dBm CONVERGENCE SYSTEMS LIMITED Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 39 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 E Inventory This page demonstrates the tag inventory functions for reading tags continuously with the RSSI value and read count Click the Run button to start reading tags S IP 192 168 25 203 MAC 00 05 7B 77 00 26 OJO contro Click to Column to sort the content C Save to SQL Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 40 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Control Run continue invento Run inventory once Stop invento Select a tag Save tag data to file Clear list Exit program C Saveto SQL Save data to SOL server Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 41 CSL CS203ETHER 2
11. NO_CHANGE v NO_CHANGE v ag Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 54 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 After the tag is selected select the security you want to apply on each memory bank For Kill Password Kill Pwd and Access Password Acc Pwd banks ACCESSIBLE Unlock the bank allow user to read and write it without access password ALWAYS_ ACCESSIBLE Permanently unlock the bank allow user to read and write it forever without access password cannot lock it again SECURED ACCESSIBLE Lock the bank cannot read and write the tag need access password to unlock it ALWAYS NOT ACCESSIBLE Permanently lock the bank cannot read and write the tag forever cannot unlock it again NO_CHANGE Keep the existing security state For EPC and User Memory USER banks WRITEABLE Unlock the bank allow user to write it without access password ALWAYS_WRITEABLE Permanently unlock the bank allow user to write it forever without access password cannot lock it again SECURED_WRITEABLE Lock the bank cannot write the tag need access password to unlock it ALWAYS NOT WRITEABLE Permanently lock the bank cannot write the tag forever cannot unlock it again NO_CHANGE Keep the existing security state Enter the access password in PWD and click Set button to set the security setting s Tag Security SECURED_ACCE
12. the RSSI value DI Geiger Search 041000001111222233334444 IV Averaging RSSI MN Tone Threshold 75 IA A ee we A AO TI Ei 63 H Tag Security This page demonstrates the tag security operations lock unlock and kill Click Please Click Here To Select A Tag to scan for and select the tag you want to access DI Tag Security e A Please Click Here To Select A 135 Target EPC PWD 00000000 NO_CHANGE v NO_CHANGE v NO_CHANGE v TID INO_CHANGE USER NO CHANGE Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 53 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Highlight and select the tag you want to access in the list y Inventory PC 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 EPC 333333333333333333333333 100000000000000000000401 3005FB63AC1F3841EC880467 AD94250042F90B8D4A000052 000000000000000000000402 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF00000000 999999999999999999999999 AD8A20004531A1961F0000A0 1005182006ABCDEF0002437D 041008000000000000002222 B75AAAAAARAAAAAAAARARRARARA 300833B2DDD9014035050000 VDE DEDO DE DE DE DE DE DE DERE DE DEDOS DE DE DE DE DERE RES 1005182006ABCDEF 00024379 AD8A2000453199901C00009E 999999999999999999AAAAAA AD94250042F8F1934B00004F 200000000000000000000134 co N a oa a ND N NN mo The EPC ID of the selected tag is shown Kill T NO_CHANGE v NO_CHANGE NO_CHANGE v
13. 16 timeouts vs EPC timeouts Each round is comprised of a Query and up to MaxReps queryReps The value of Q for the subsequent round is determined by the results of the current round If the number of RN16 timeouts is greater than the number of EPC timeouts multiplied by thresHi Q is decremented presumed empty slots outnumber presumed collisions If the number of RN16 timeouts is less than the number of EPC time outs times thresLo Q is incremented presumed collisions outnumber presumed empty slots If the number of RN16 time outs falls between those two values Q remains unchanged An inventory cycle is comprised of one or more inventory rounds and is terminated when a round is executed with Q 0 and no tags read 3 Dynamic Q Algorithm 2 Dynamic Q Adjust Almost identical to algorithm 1 e Same control interface as algorithm 1 e Uses QueryAdjust command to modify Q value Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 71 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Algorithm 2 is identical to algorithm 1 with the sole exception that a query Adjust command is used to adjust the value of Q rather than a query command Read rate performance is increased relative to algorithm 1 because a the query Adjust command is shorter and b new rounds are not initiated each time the value of Q changes reducing the frequency of duplicate tag reads in the course of an inventor
14. 3 devices will be listed as shown in Fig 5 6 si lt cst Search Device eo es oo Fig 5 5 Searching CS203 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 33 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 4 Assign CS203 IP and TCP timeout 1 After that you could re assign the IP address to the reader as you want Select the available CS203 The selected one will be highlighted by a black border 2 Press the Assignment button 3 Change the CS203 IP TCP timeout setting and press Assign 192 Y 168 Y 25 Device Name 105203 RFID READER Timeout 0 DHCP asin Fig 5 6 Assign IP Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 34 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 6 Demo Applications 6 1 Introduction This chapter will describe the details about the CS203 demo application program CS203 Callback API DemoApp that is based on the Callback Based API set Software developers can refer to this demo program for programming CS203 based on this API 6 2 Program Structure The Demo Application folder consists of the following directories CS203 CALLBACK API Source code of the Multi function Demo Application CUST program e g inventory read and write etc CS203 GPIO Source code to demonstrate the GPIO and IP setting function of the reader CSLib
15. 64 Lee 0410 0800 0000 0000 0000 2076 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 47 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Input the new EPC ID in the Data field and then click OK button cs WritelnputForm Data 041000001111222233334444 D AS Offset jo Count 1 Retry Go Read and Write If write success Result OK will be shown on the screen Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 48 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 After the EPC is written you could verify it by reading the EPC ID again cs Read and Write Operation Type read Result OK ErrorCode NoTagBackscatter Data 041000001111222233334444 Time 759161 Write User Memory select Write and click on USER button to enter the write user memory page s Read and Write 0410 0000 1111 2222 3333 4444 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 49 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Select the offset word and length of words you want to write then input the data into Data field and click OK button to write the tag cs WriteInputForm Operation Type read Result OK NoTagBackscatter Offset ra Count C Read Write Write Copyright O Convergence Syste
16. 75 125 922 375 125 923 375 125 924 375 ETSI G800 Hong Kong HK Singapore SG 865 868 920 925 865 70 866 920 75 921 923 25 25 30 921 923 866 75 75 90 867 922 25 924 25 50 922 75 India IN 865 868 865 70 866 30 866 90 Japan JP 952 954 952 40 952 60 953 952 40 80 953 953 00 60 953 20 Korea KR 910 914 19 913 910 911 912 20 40 40 40 913 910 911 912 40 60 60 60 913 910 80 911 80 912 80 60 913 911 00 912 00 913 00 80 Malaysia MY 919 924 920 922 25 25 920 922 75 75 921 25 923 25 921 75 South Africa ZA 915 919 16 7 915 9 916 1 916 916 9 917 1 917 3 917 3 916 5 5 917 7 916 7 ILEI Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 74 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 918 1 918 3 918 5 918 7 Taiwan TW 922 928 12 922 924 25 75 922 925 75 25 927 923 925 25 25 75 927 923 926 75 75 25 924 926 25 75 USA FCC 902 928 50 902 905 907 910 912 915 917 920 922
17. CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Electrical Specification MN Max MN MAX MIN MAX eg te sl de sm w Vee SPOS bata retentonony 15 s f e Vo 27V1036V 08 08 os A gt gt A A A A Vo Output voltage 0 Vel 0 Vel 0 Ves Y FROM TO Ta 25 C 40 TO 85 C 40 TO 125 C PARAMETER INPUT OUTPUT rss MIN MAX MIN MAX UNIT jp aswv 1 7 aus 1 ws 1 164 1 8 V 0 15 V 1 as 104 1 109 1 124 i A y vex 1 42 74 i 79 1 do 14267 1 6a 1 82 33V 03V 15 39 5 7 15 59 15 72 Example Circuits Please refer to the following figures for example circuits a Output port example with optical coupler 12V or other Data Output 3V Logic Inside CS203 TLPS21 4 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 19 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 b Output port example with transistor Inside CS203 c Input port example Inside CS203 Data Output 3V Logic 2N3904 Data Input SV tolerant Lin a Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 20 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 d Input port example with optical coupler Data Input 5V tolerant Inside CS203 Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 21 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID IN
18. CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 CONVERGENCE SYSTEMS LIMITED CSL CS203ETHER LHCP RHCP EPC Class 1 Gen 2 RFID INTEGRATED Reader User s Manual Version 1 0 CSL The One Stop Shop for RFID Solutions Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 1 1 2 3 Content CONTENT csscstbc cocks atssscdsceccsascanstehentesvecnsencacnscasascsoasacsetcesesesiceco E A SAE EE 2 FCC STATEMENT isssiccccccssccasccsvsccedsscocsecasavtsndcnssesectessnsecessdestensossvsnvousdes covevsachesessecscunsstencancpsnsdesvsecodedssvatsentecduese 4 INTRODUCTION Shin arm ann EEN EA EA AERES E EAE 5 3 1 PRODUCT PACKAGE E RETO aaa 5 3 1 1 BASIC PACKAGE CONTENT IR E ei 5 3 1 2 PRODUCT SP CIFICATIONS suicida iii das aaa a aa a 6 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ccccccoscsssscescessscescesssseccssccescesecsescesscecscceescescceescescecensescesencesessencessssescsenssess 8 4 1 HARDWARE CONTENT OF SHIPMENT PACKAGE e 8 4 1 1 ESZOG READER A A e A A A AAA 9 4 2 MOUNT Gi 10 4 3 OPERATING SETUP Gates tes a fai ola dr Te i ne 11 4 4 CABLE CONNECTIONFORES20B ansiada dan dara Dada dadas 13 4 4 1 ETHERNET CABLE CONNECTION FOR C8203 morian na a a 13 4 4 2 GPIO CABLE CONNECTION FOR CS203 i anien a a a a a a E 18 4 5 READER MECHANICAL MOUNTING sonir n hi EU T EENE A EN ER E L ia 22 SOFTWARE INSTAL
19. EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Inventory In Inventory you could configure the reader s Gen2 parameter settings for custom inventory operation Operation operate in continuous or non continuous reading CONTINUOUS or NONCONTINUOUS Selected use select flag or not ALL ON OFF UNKNOWN Session the session number of this reader SO S1 S2 S3 UNKNOWN readers nearby should be configured in different session number Target the target flag for this reader A B UNKNOWN Algorithm the inventory algorithm FixedQ DynamicQ DynamicQ Adjust DynamicQ_Thresh StartQValue the starting Q value for Dynamic Q algorithms Retry the number of retry for each Q value inventory MinQ Value the minimum Q value allowed for Dynamic Q algorithms MaxQ Value the maximum Q value allowed for Dynamic Q algorithms MaxQueryRep the maximum number of QueryRep in inventory Toggle tick this box for allow toggle of flag during inventory For detail explanation of these Gen2 parameters please refer to Appendix B Operation Profile and Gen2 Parameters or the specification of EPC Class 1 Gen 2 Protocol Gerenal Options Inventory SQL database Operation CONTINUOUS TagGroup Selected ALL Session 150 Target A Singulation Algorithm DYNAMICO StatQVeue 7 re po MinQWalue 0 MaxQValue 15 MaxQueryRep 1 0 v Toggle Status Copyright Convergence Systems Limited
20. ICE To comply with FCC part 15 rules in the United States the system must be professionally installed to ensure compliance with the Part 15 certification It is the responsibility of the operator and professional installer to ensure that only certified systems are deployed in the United States The use of the system in any other combination is expressly forbidden This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 4 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 3 Introduction 3 1 Product Package 3 1 1 Basic Package Content The reader package contains e Integrated reader e waterproof LAN Cable for converting to regular RJ45 Ethernet connector crossover e 12V switching power supply e GPIO cable e Extended mounting stud and nuts e Plastic caps for connectors and cables Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 3 1 2 Product Specifications CONVERGENCE SYSTEMS LIMITED Fig 3 1 CS203ETHER 2 Reader Features H ISO 18000 6C and EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 UHF RFID protocol compliant including dense reader mode EH Ultra long read range 9 meters wi
21. LATION Qiissssscossecscoscsensescsesassassaessnasacsecnscossscsvessesaacnasnscosascascasbscsstensebaaseossseossesesaaecieeie 23 5 1 SOFTWARE CONTENT OF SHIPMENT PACKAGE 23 5 2 PE SIDEPREREQUISITES r fto ar aaa LES Sab Ba nant Rana Lou 23 5 3 PC SIDE LIBRARIES AND API DOCUMENT iii 24 54 DEFAULT EX FACTORY TP SETTINGS alii A dre ste canette 25 5 5 CHANGING IP ADDRESSES hanao ainn aa alal aaa 26 5 5 1 CS203 DEMO APP PROGRAM METHOD conan canon nc anne an ann ran ner esne esse canina anno 26 Spe HARDWARE SETUP iia 26 5 5 1 2 SOFTWARE SETUP n asnan ceincs sos cs ios dasa Edad sce Minna A dt dd dav dard adress TEE 26 5 5 1 3 SEARCH OS LOS A cau th tastes LA A A ee nr tn 27 5 5 1 4 ASSIGN CS203 IP AND TEP TIMEOUT some ien i asia a 28 5 5 2 ES203 GPIO PROGRAM METHOD isis dais 29 5 6 STATUS VERIFICATION eai ai tada 30 57 EXCEPTION SITUATION Sist A AAA a net MN MR SR 31 5 8 EINDINGA LOS ESOS oo 32 DEMO APPEICATIONS AAA O RO 35 6 1 INTRODUCTION rada ii ta 35 Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 2 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 6 2 PROGRAM STRUCTURE cui daa 6 3 BUILD PROJECT REQUIREMENTS ista asii 6 4 CS203 CALLBACK API DEMO PROGRAM OPERATIONS ccccssccsssccecsceccsceecseceecsceeccseeeseseecsseeecsseeesaaes 7 MIDDLEWARE CONNECTIVITY sasccescoscsciscscssssccscssctessessscecasesecesszecascetesbeisasoesdnsccete
22. SSIBLE NO_CHANGE SECURED_WRITEABLE NO_CHANGE NO_CHANGE Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 55 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 To kill the tag enter the access password in PWD and click Kill Tag button DI Tag Security NO_CHANGE NO_CHANGE NO_CHANGE NO_CHANGE NO_CHANGE Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 56 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 L Setup The Setup page allows the user to configure the country setting link profile and Gen2 parameter settings General Options In General Options you could configure the reader s link profile power and frequency settings Profile default setting is profile 2 Power output power display value power x 10 e g 300 30dBm Country Select the corresponding country the reader operates in LBT Listen before talk option available for CS203 3 TELEC readers only Fixed Channel Option for selecting fixed frequency channel Auto Reset trial time hour 0 Channel Frequency 902 75 MHz 903 25 MHz 903 75 MHz 904 25 MHz 904 75 MHz 905 25 MHz 905 75 MHz A y on on No a Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 57 CSL CS203ETHER 2
23. TEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 45 Reader Mechanical Mounting The four rear mounting holes are spaced in the following manner for mechanical mounting 14 x 0 625 inch studs with 20 threads inch 7cm Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 22 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 5 Software Installation 5 1 Software Content of Shipment Package The shipment CDROM disk contains the following folders 1 Demo Applications Dot Net CH Dot Net C Demo Application with source code Java Java API Demo Application with source code ROM Images CS203 Bootloader and Image files 3 Software Development Environment on PC Software required for PC side and development environment 4 User Manuals All user manuals and guidelines 5 2 PC Side Prerequisites To run the CS203 application programs the PC must have the following software installed 1 Dot Net Framework 3 5 or above 2 Visual C 2005 Redistributable package The software can be downloaded from Microsoft website or found on the CS203 document CD inside folder Software Development Environment on PC Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 23 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 5 3 PC Side Libraries and API Document On the PC side there are 4 dll libraries 1 RFID XPdll
24. a black border Press the Assignment button Change the CS203 device name IP and TCP timeout setting and press Assign After that the network configuration of the device is set E ES cs Assignment A 192 fee 166 25 Device Name Cs203 RFID READER Timeout 0 ODHCP Dal Fig 5 3 Assign IP Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 28 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 5 5 2 CS203 GPIO Program Method This can be done easily by API or simply by running the CS203 GPIO program cs Configuration Do Server Address Status IP iss 1608 25 a l4 Low wi wi v Low Port 909 Low CS203 reader IP Low Client Ad ress address and TCP High Timeout value High recommend 0 Fig 5 4 GPIO Demo Program Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 29 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 5 6 Status Verification The status of the reader the PC software and the network link in between should be constantly monitored The following are the methods l PC server side IP configuration run command prompt and then run ipconfig Make sure the PC IP address is in the same subnet as the CS203 CS203 reader side IP configuration confirmation run command prompt and then run ping 192 168 25 203 or any othe
25. ag has symmetric A and B values Within any given session reader typically inventory Tags from A to B followed by a re inventory of Tags from B back to A or vice versa Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 73 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Appendix C RF channels Region Frequency Range MHz of channels Channels MHz Australia AU 920 926 10 920 75 923 25 921 923 25 75 921 924 75 25 922 25 924 75 922 75 925 25 Brazil 1 BR1 915 928 24 915 75 918 25 920 75 924 75 916 918 921 923 925 25 75 25 25 25 916 919 921 923 925 927 75 25 75 75 75 25 917 25 919 75 922 25 924 25 926 25 917 75 920 25 922 75 926 75 Brazil 2 BR2 902 907 915 928 33 902 75 905 25 916 25 918 75 921 25 923 75 903 905 916 919 921 924 926 25 75 75 25 75 25 25 903 906 917 919 922 924 926 75 25 25 75 25 75 75 904 25 906 75 917 75 920 25 922 75 925 25 927 25 904 75 915 75 918 25 920 75 923 25 925 75 China CN 920 925 10 920 625 920 875 921 625 922 625 923 625 921 875 922 875 923 875 92 m 922 923 924 125 921 3
26. articipating tag population is refreshed using a queryAdjust command The calculated threshold equals the current value of Q times a multiplier set by default to 1 The EPC timeout count is adjusted by Rtot the ratio of EPC timeout RN16 timeout An inventory cycle is terminated when all slots have been checked with Q Qmin and no tags have been read Read rate performance is increased relative to algorithm 2 because a Q remains unchanged while well matched to the population b Q value is changed more quickly when it is not well matched and c on the average fewer query Adjust commands are issued Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 72 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Session An inventory process comprising a reader and an associated Tag population A reader chooses one of four sessions and inventories Tags within that session The reader and associated Tag population operate in one and only one session for the duration of an inventory round For each session Tags maintain a corresponding inventoried flag Sessions allow Tags to keep track of their inventoried status separately for each of four possible time interleaved inventory processes using an independent inventoried flag for each process Inventories flag Flag A flag that indicates whether a Tag may respond to a reader Tags maintain a separate inventoried flag for each of four sessions each fl
27. cbetwasetcauecacsstcosebadesseabe 8 SOFTWARE UPGRADE count siaiaas 8 1 UPGRADEJOE PC SIDE LIBRARIES aloe 8 2 UPGRADE OF READER FIRMWARE ire 8 2 1 UPGRADE OF NETWORK PROCESSOR FIRMWARE sn 8 2 1 1 NETWORK PROCESSOR FIRMWARE UPGRADE L ie 8 2 Tete HARDWARE SETUP I ne do RA 8 2 1 1 2 SOFTWARE SETUP sen dispense duct coven eesto e a E E EE eb bss ops NA Re ee Matte 82 11 13 APPLICATION IMAGE UPDATE iro stat nn nent tee el rl died le 82 114 BOOTLOADER UPDATE a 9 REGULATORY INFORMATION wisscsscsscesestenisasecessescascascseteccetcesosesucatisseused oseversesod enteseicesesssedescassecossasetscseas 9 1 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FCC COMPLIANCE APPENDIX A RFID BASICS ca eaaa a oa a aaaea ai E Saa aiei APPENDIX B OPERATION PROFILES AND GEN2 PARAMETERS csssssscsssssssssscesessescsessesesscsssssesesae APPENDIX CRF CHANNELS scsi scscsscescssscesssessascsnccsceacecesssane cseatucsceeagnesonscsosesecssoasdessceccesbeesetassensveseasessagecteetessets APPENDIX D FA Qpr o RETRO Rice aasi APPENDIX E COMMON MISTAKES sssmmnnnenemnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnensse APPENDIX F HOW TO INSTALL TFTP CLIENT IN WINDOWS VISTA sense APPENDIX G TECHNICAL SUPPORT sssmmssenennenennnnnnennnnnnnennnnsnnnnnnsnnnnnsnneeses Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 2 FCC Statement FCC NOT
28. d O firmware CS0 ICP o DART ime A e RE RAI RATES m PELAR ee ap 2 14 0_CS203_TCP_to_UART img AAMT IMG files img Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 64 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 5 Wait until the update finish and then click OK button to continue Update Progress FW Update SUCCESS Remark If FW Update SUCCESS doesn t appear after 20 seconds please restart CS203 in Bootloader mode and the DemoApp program and repeat the image update process 6 After the image upgrade process completed search for the reader on the Callback based API Demo program again and check if the new image version is updated ES A cst Search Device Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 65 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 8 2 1 1 4 Bootloader Update 1 Boot up CS203 reader 2 Run Callback based API DEMO program and click Start to search the reader 3 Select the reader on the list and click Bootloader button a csi Search Device na a 4 Select the bootloader image file bin to update Please choose Eboot update file HO finnware 5 V2 7_F34X_BL BIN r RA RE RAII ADE LAS gen 2 7_F34X_BL BIN SET BRIANT BIN files bin
29. e USER S MANUAL reserved service Cals alled noved mode uhen the renote host to on the local t local host to renote host Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved VERSION 1 0 80 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Appendix G Technical Support System integrators setting up the CSL CS203 Integrated Reader may encounter some problems To quickly solve that they are welcome to send the symptoms and configuration files back to techsupport convergence com hk for support Please send the following 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CS203 Factory Serial Number best to take a photo of the label at the back of the reader and send the photo to CSL technical support team Final firmware versions of reader Final library version on PC side Brief description of problems Screen capture of problems or error messages on PC with time Screen capture of command window doing netstat na command Screen capture of command window doing ipconfig command Screen capture of Windows Task Manager Processes window Screen capture of Windows Task Manager Applications window 10 Screen capture of Windows Task Manager Performance window 11 Photos of the overall site if that can be released Send the above sets of data to techsupport convergence com hk Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 81
30. echanism for adjusting the Q values at the end of each round It also provides routines for the four tag access functions read write kill and lock Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 70 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 1 Fixed Q Generic Algorithm Fixed Q value Basis for all inventory algorithms Optionally executes rounds until no tags are read e Optionally retries a rounds n times Optionally flips A B flag at end of round This algorithm runs all inventory rounds with a single Q value In this algorithm an inventory cycle consists of one or more rounds each of which will attempt to read every slot The number of slots to search is given by 2Q For example a Q of 7 will cause the algorithm to search 128 slots on each round One word of caution if the time it takes to run the round is greater that the frequency hop time and the session is 0 or antenna dwell time the round will never complete 2 Dynamic Q Algorithm 1 e Q adjusts up or down at the end of each round Executes repeated rounds until no tags are read when Q Q minimum e Uses Qstart Qmax and Qmin parameters to control the range of Q e MaxReps to limit time spent at each Q value HighThres and LowThres to control how Q will adjust In algorithm 1 the value of Q is dynamically adjusted based on the periodic evaluation of the relative frequency of RN
31. g Temp Storage Temp Max consumption lt 12W 865 868 MHz 902 928 MHz 952 954 MHz bands LAN TCP IP Configurable to use fixed IP address or DHCP 150 tags sec dense reader mode 660 ft min SFTP waterproof LAN Cable for converting to regular RJ45 Ethernet connector straight e 12V switching power supply e GPIO cable e Extended mounting stud and nuts e Plastic caps for connectors and cables POE Adaptor CS203ETHER NXHCP N 1 865 868 MHz for Europe India N 2 902 928 MHz for USA Canada Australia Brazil South Africa Malaysia etc N 3 952 954 MHz for Japan N 4 919 928 MHz for Taiwan Hong Kong Australia Singapore etc N 7 920 925 MHz for China X L LHCP X R RHCP Approvals features and parameters may vary depending on country legislation and may change without notice Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 4 Hardware Installation 4 1 Hardware Content of Shipment Package Figure 4 1 Packing Content Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 4 1 1 CS203 Reader The CSL CS203ETHER 2 integrated RFID Reader is an EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 integrated reader product Figure 4 3 CS203ETHER Reader Side View Copyright O Convergence Systems Li
32. ller msi file The end customer can then take this new installer and then install into their PC Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 61 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 8 2 Upgrade of Reader Firmware 8 2 1 Upgrade of Network Processor Firmware The network processor firmware is further divided into 2 pieces 1 Boot Loader 2 Application Image Both Bootloader and Application code can be upgraded using CS203 DEMO APP The reader is first put into Boot Loader Mode so that the CS203 DEMO APP can search for it Once it is found the boot loader code can be downloaded 8 2 1 1 Network Processor Firmware Upgrade 8 2 1 1 1 Hardware Setup The only external hardware connections required by the CS203 are power and a connection to a network CS203 has are two modes Bootloader mode and Image mode To enter Bootloader mode 1 Connect the CS203 to a network with Ethernet cable 2 Push the reset button and hold it 3 Power up the CS203 4 Wait for 5 seconds and release the reset button 5 If success available device will be displayed in CS203 DEMO APP with Yellow background and the RFID LED will flash for every second To enter Image mode 1 Connect the CS203 to a network with Ethernet cable 2 Power up the CS203 3 If success available device will be displayed in CS203 DEMO APP with Green background and the RFID LED will be turned on
33. lt setting is profile 2 It is also the recommended setting for most of the common applications Profile o l po k p R T Modulation DSB ASK DSB ASK PR ASK PR ASK DSB ASK PR ASK Tari us 25 00 12 50 25 00 25 00 6 25 25 00 R T speed kbps 40 80 40 40 160 40 PIE 2 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 5 1 1 5 1 1 5 1 Pulse Width uS 12 50 6 25 12 50 12 50 3 13 12 50 TR LF kbps 40 160 250 300 400 250 TR Modulation FM0 Miller 2 Miller 4 Miller 4 FMO Miller 2 Divide Ratio 8 8 64 3 64 3 8 64 3 TR Data Rate 40 80 62 5 75 400 125 kbps Q Value Q value is a parameter that a reader uses to regulate the probability of Tag response A reader commands Tags in an inventory round to load a Q bit random pseudo random number into their slot counter the reader may also command Tags to decrement their slot counter Tags reply when the value in their slot counter 1 e their slot is zero Q is an integer in the range 0 15 the corresponding Tag response probabilities range from 2 1 to 21 0 000031 It is usually recommended to set a Q value that have the corresponding number of slots larger than the exact maximum number of Tags to be read by the reader For example if there are 40 tags to be read by the reader the Q value is configured to 6 in which 22 2 64 gt 40 In CS203 it consists of four main inventory algorithm one fixed Q and three variable Q The variable Q algorithms differ in their m
34. mited All Rights Reserved 9 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Figure 4 4 CS203ETHER Reader Side View 4 2 Mounting d i 4 Mounting Holes Figure 4 5 CS203ETHER Mounting Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 10 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 4 3 Operating Setup CS203ETHER 2 has two power up modes POE mode and 12V power supply mode Figure 4 6 POE adaptor Setup The reader is connected to POE adaptor s output port via the cable provided in the package The input port of POE adaptor is connected to a host computer Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 11 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Figure 4 7 12V power supply Setup The reader is directly connected to a host computer via the cable provided in the package Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 12 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 4 4 Cable Connection for CS203 4 4 1 Ethernet Cable Connection for CS203 For Ethernet cable remove the protective plug first followed with the below procedure Ethernet cable protective plug Rotate the security cap and then pull out the protective cover Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 13
35. ms Limited All Rights Reserved 50 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 After writing the user memory you can verify it by reading the user memory again cst Read and Write Data 01224507094 BCDER01234567 Time 967280 0410 0000 1111 2222 3333 4444 ea ns F PWD v Read C Write Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 51 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 G Geiger Counter Search This page demonstrates the Geiger counter tag search mode Input the EPC ID of the tag or scan a tag you want to search and then click the Geiger button Ld lV Averaging RSSI Y Tone Threshold 75 Inventory EPC 333333333333333333333333 100000000000000000000401 3005FB63AC1F3841EC880467 AD94250042F90B8D4A000052 000000000000000000000402 ASIS SOS FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF00000000 999999999999999999999999 ADBA20004531A1961F0000A0 1005182006ABCDEF0002437D 041008000000000000002222 S75AAARARARARARARARARARAR 300833B2DDD9014035050000 TITTITTITITITTITTTITIITITIT 1005182006ABCDEF 00024379 AD8A2000453199901C00009F 999999999999999999AAAAAA AD94250042F8F1934B00004E 200000000000000000000134 NoNoNNooa OA No g s Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 52 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 When the tag is seen it shows
36. nd click USER button to read it s Read and Write Operation Type read Result OK a NoTagBackscatter ata 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 20000000000000000000000000000000 Time 463464 0410 0800 0000 0000 0000 2076 PWD Read Write For example if you want to read from the 17 bit after the first word for a length of 32 bits 2 words you should set Offset 1 and Count 2 In addition to using the hotkeys on the left hand side you could also use the Read button to read tags as follows l Set the starting word you want to read at Offset 2 Set length of word you want to read at Count 3 Select the memory bank you want to read PWD PC EPC TID USER 4 Click Read button to read the data DI Read and Write Operation Type read Result OK ee NoTagBackscatter 20000000000000000000000000000000 Time 463464 Read Write Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 46 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Write EPC select Write and click on EPC button to enter the write EPC page Read and Write Operation Type read Result OK coed NoTagBackscatter da at 200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 20000000000000000000000000000000 Time 4634
37. r IP address that you have already assigned to the CS203 reader Socket status run command prompt and then run netstat na Reader read tag capability put a reference tag tag with an ID that you know a priori on the CS203 front face corner Reference tag is actually an excellent idea to check the health of a reader The backend system should monitor the presence of this ID If this ID is seen then the reader is still alive and well Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 30 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 5 7 Exception Situations The following are standard exception situations 1 CS203 reader is turned off and on for 1 Very short time due to power spikes 2 A few minutes or more due to site maintenance or other regular site electrical operations 2 PC side software is turned off and on for 1 Very short time due to manual software application reset 2 A few minutes or more due to site PC OS maintenance or other regular site PC server hardware maintenance Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 31 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 5 8 Finding a Lost CS203 Sometimes the operator may have changed the IP address of CS203 and then forgot what it is In that case the user can use the auto discovery function of the CS203 DEMO APP to search for the CS203 1 Ha
38. rary All necessarily dll library files DEMO Installer of the Multi function Demo Application program e g inventory read and write etc Document User Documents API Library manual User Manual etc Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 35 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 6 3 Build Project Requirements To run the CS203 application programs the PC must have the following software installed 1 Dot Net Framework 3 5 or above 2 Visual C 2005 Redistributable package The software can be downloaded from Microsoft website or found on the CS203 document CD inside folder Software Development Environment on PC To build demo application successfully you need to install Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 with Visual C component and SP1 patch or above For more detailed information please go to Microsoft webpage http msdn microsoft com en us vstudio default aspx Visual Studio 2005 SP1 http www microsoft com downloads details aspx familyid bb4a75ab e2d4 4c96 b39d 37baf 6bSb1dc amp displaylang en Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 36 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 6 4 CS203 CALLBACK API Demo Program Operations A Searching for CS203 device E A cst Search Device Csi i cst Search Device Ss E ES Click Start button
39. rdware Setup The only external hardware connections required by the CS203 are power and a connection to the network 1 Connect the CS203 to a network with Ethernet cable Please note that the weatherproof cable that comes with the CS203 shipment package is a Straight cable Thus connecting it to a network switch or router is OK For connecting it directly to a PC it depends on whether the PC s network card can auto switch to handle straight cable Auto MDI MDIX If not then an Ethernet crossover adaptor is needed 2 Power up the CS203 2 Software Setup After the hardware setup open the CS203 DEMO APP The utility provides the following functions 1 Search for available CS203 in the network 2 Change the CS203 device name and IP address 3 Change the TCP timeout value best set to zero 4 Update the CS203 Boot Loader and Image to newer version 5 RFID operations demo Note that you have to open the port numbers 1515 and 1516 or turn off the firewall for reader searching function to work properly REMARK If the PC OS is Windows Vista please make sure TFTP client is installed Please refer to Appendix How to install TFTP client in Windows Vista Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 32 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 E A cst Search Device Fig 5 4 CS203 DEMO APP 3 Search CS203 1 Press the Start button 2 Available CS20
40. rectly to a PC then it may or may not work depending on whether the network card on the PC can handle a straight cable Newer PCs have Ethernet card capable of Auto Detect and Auto Switch Auto MDI MDIX Older PCs are not capable of that So for older PC one has to use a network switch or router to go in between First connect the CS203 via the weatherproof cable to the network switch then use another straight cable to connect from the network switch to the PC Another option is an Ethernet Crossover Adaptor This is a small adaptor with Ethernet socket on both ends This will cross switch the cable 2 The CS203 comes ex factory with a standard IP address 192 168 25 203 When the user first opens the unit from the box the user must use a laptop with an IP address in the same subnet 192 168 25 x to connect to the CS203 The user can also use the DEMO APP program to search for the CS203 and figure out its IP address Once connected then the user can change the IP address on the CS203 Once that is done the CS203 can be deployed in the actual site 3 If you need to connect the CS203 to a router switch and use the Power over Ethernet PoE function of CS203 make sure that the router switch you use is PoE enabled 4 When you use the CS203 Demo Application Program make sure that the port number 1515 and 1516 are opened or turn off any firewall on the network These 2 ports are used for the auto discovery of the readers in the network
41. s Features Turn Windows features on or off To turn a feature on select its check box To turn a feature off clear its check box A filled box means that only part of the feature is turned on w UL SNMP feature Ji Subsystem for UNIX based Applications Yi h Tablet PC Optional Components Y Ji Telnet Client EE Telnet Server 7 Y Windows DFS Replication Service WI Windows Fax and Scan WIR Windows Meeting Space m TIR Windows Process Activation Service m Y Windows Ultimate Extras a la 4 Wait until the feature is configured Please wait while the features are configured This might take several minutes lo a Cancel Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 79 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER 5 TFTP client can be used now icrosoft Vindo Copyright Windows systemi2cmd exe Version 6 6 6001 lt c 2006 Microsoft Corporation All swross gt tftp ransfers files to TPTP i host GET 1 PUT source destination i cifies binary octet gt In binary image mod literally byte by byte 1 transferring binary files the local or remote ho the File destination ource Transfers the file source on the the file destination on t pecifies the file to tran Specifies where to transfe imag transfer this host GET PUT source er destination rights and from a remote computer running the TFTP node the file the fil
42. t be installed by a professional technician installer Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 68 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Appendix A RFID Basics Passive tag RFID technology involves the reader the antenna and the tag The reader sends out energy in the relevant frequency band to the antenna via RF cables and the antenna radiates the energy out This energy impinges on an RFID tag The RFID tag consists of an antenna coupled to an RFID IC This IC converts the AC voltage it receives at the antenna port to DC voltage that in turn is used to empower the digital circuit inside The digital circuit then turns on and off some components connected to the antenna port thereby changing its scattering behavior in a pre designed clock rate This changing of antenna port parameters then causes a modulation of the back scattered RF energy This modulated back scattered energy is detected by the reader and the modulation is captured and analyzed Copyright O Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 69 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Appendix B Operation Profiles and Gen2 Parameters Link Profile Different modulation profile can be selected by the user for different situation In CS203 3 Japan and CS203 1 ETSI readers only profiles 0 2 3 and 5 are selectable The defau
43. th AD431 tag from Avery Dennison FCC M Ultra high read rate peak at 300 tags per second E Choices of right hand circular polarization antenna version and left hand circular polarization antenna version for different application scenarios MB 400 kbps tag to reader data rate profile E Robust performance in dense reader environments E Excellent in transmit and receive mode generates a different combination of unique reader to tag command rate tag to reader backscatter rate modulation format and backscatter type E Configurable parameters offer maximum throughput and optimal performance E Supports all Gen 2 commands including write lock and kill Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 6 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Specifications Physical Characteristics Environment Antenna Power RFID Frequency Ranges Interfaces Maximum Tag Read Rate Maximum Speed of Tag Accessories Accessories Optional Order Code Restrictions on Use Length 30 cm Width 30 cm Height 7 5 cm Weight 2 Kg 20 C to 60 C 40 C to 85 C Humidity 98 non condensing Enclosure IP 68 Shock and Vibration MIL STD 810 Choice of Left Hand Circular Polarized Antenna LHCP Right Hand Circular Polarized Antenna RHCP 12 Volt supplied via an AC DC adaptor or IEEE 802 3af compliant Power Over Ethernet enabled power source Operatin
44. to search device in the same network Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 37 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 If you can t find any device please check the following i make sure the Dot Net Framework 3 5 is installed ii make sure the Visual C 2005 Redistributable package is installed iii Disable the firewall setting on the PC or network or open the port number 1515 and 1516 iv Reboot the CS203 device B Network Configuration of CS203 After you have found a CS203 device you can configure the target device IP address DHCP or static IP Device Name and TCP timeout in Assignment cs Assignment CS203IP 192 168 25 203 Device Name CS203 RFID READER Timeout 0 DHCP Asim Note Set TCP timeout to be zero at this moment C Connecting to CS203 In order to connect to a CS203 device select the device on the list and click the Connect button ES cst Search Device ETE o Choose a device and click Connect button Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 38 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 D Main Menu In the main menu of the CS203 CALLBACK API DEMO program the configuration information of the reader is shown and you can select the various functions D IP 192 168 25 203
45. twork with Ethernet cable 2 Power up the CS203 3 If success the RFID LED of the available device will be turned on 5 5 1 2 Software Setup After the hardware setup open the CS203 DEMO APP program The utility provides the following functions Search for available CS203 in the network Change the CS203 IP address and device name Change the TCP timeout value Update the CS203 Bootloader Update the CS203 Image RFID operations inventory read write search lock kill etc Note that you have to open the port numbers 1515 and 1516 or turn off firewall for reader auto discovery function to work properly REMARK If the PC OS is Windows Vista please make sure TFTP client is installed Please refer to Appendix How to install TFTP client in Windows Vista Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 26 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 na cs Search Device Fig 5 1 CS203 DEMO APP 5 5 1 3 Search CS203 1 Press the Start button 2 Available CS203 reader will be listed as shown in Fig 5 2 earch Device eo es oo Fig 5 2 Searching CS203 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 27 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 5 5 1 4 Assign CS203 IP and TCP Timeout Select the available CS203 device The selected one will be highlighted by
46. use 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 of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and 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 FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment 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 This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body This device and its antenna s must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter This product mus
47. y cycle Note though that algorithm 1 may deliver superior performance when reading small fast moving or changing tag populations due to the increased frequency with which query Commands are issued 4 Dynamic Q Algorithm 3 Dynamic Q Thresh e New Q adjustment algorithm e Uses Qstart Qmax and Qmin parameters to control the range of Q QueryReps are not limited to a maximum number on a round Single threshold multiplier used to control Q adjustment e QueryAdjust command used to modify Q value as in Algorithm 2 In algorithm 3 the value of Q is adjusted based on the continuous evaluation of the relative frequency of RN16 timeouts vs EPC timeouts An inventory cycle consists of a single round initiated by a Query command Following the query command up to 2Q 1 queryRep commands are issued If in the course of operation the number RN16 timeouts exceeds the adjusted number of EPC timeouts by a calculated threshold the value of Q is decremented presumed empty slots outnumber presumed collisions If the adjusted number of EPC timeouts exceeds the number of RN16 timeouts by a calculated threshold the value of Q is incremented presumed collisions outnumber presumed empty slots While the relative number of RN16 time outs vs the adjusted number of EPC time outs falls within the threshold Q is unchanged When the value of Q changes or if all slots under the current Q value have been inventoried the slot counters of the p
48. ystems Limited All Rights Reserved 43 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Read Kill Password click on the Kill button to read the kill password Read and Write Operation Type read Result OK ErrorCode NoTagBackscatter Data 00000000 Time 307481 Read Access Password click on the ACC button to read the access password Read and Write Operation Type read Result OK ErrorCode No TagBackscatter Data 00000000 Time 332644 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 5035 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 44 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Read Protocol Control PC click on the PC button to read the PC value si Read and Write Operation Type read Result OK ErrorCode NoTagBackscatter Data 3000 Time 356004 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 5035 p_ 4 Offset PWD y Read Write Read TID Value click on the TID button to read the TID value Operation Type read Result OK ErrorCode NoTagBackscatter Data E2001050 Time 371986 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 5035 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited All Rights Reserved 45 CSL CS203ETHER 2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID INTEGRATED READER USER S MANUAL VERSION 1 0 Read User Memory Set the offset word starting word and length of words Count you want to read for the user memory bank a
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