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3. COC MOGe 46 12 Document A 47 KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 4 of 48 1 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 1 Introduction The main purpose of Tag 2 Image is to allow a graphical representation of the tags detected by the KTS RFID reader family This is possible by mapping the transponders unique identifier with different images on your hard disk drive and displaying the corresponding image each time a tag is detected Furthermore Tag 2 Image allows an easy configuration of the different reader functions 1 1 Usage and Disclosure Restrictions License Agreements The software described in this document is the property of KTS It may only be used in accordance with the terms of an agreement between KTS and its licensee Copyrighted Materials Software and documentation are under copyright of KTS Making unauthorized copies is prohibited by law No part of the software or documentation may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means without prior written permission of KTS High Risk Materials Components units or third party products used in the product described herein are NOT fault tolerant and are NOT designed manufactured or intended for use as on line control equipment in the following hazardous environm
4. You can compose the desired output using a combination of the following key value pairs UID The UID is passed as keyboard strokes Mem start Start byte address No output is generated The start of a memory output is prepared Mem stop HEX End byte address The memory from the memory start address to the end address is passed as keystrokes representing the hexadecimal values Mem stop ASCII End byte address The memory from memory start address to the end address is passed as keystrokes for the memory stored ASCII character Separator ASCII code of the Sends a single keystroke for the specified ASCII separator character The drop down list next to the value input allows you to easily select between frequently used separators You can use a maximum of 16 key value pairs to describe your output Let us look at the configuration in the image above as an example The output of a HID reader with this configuration would be lt UID gt lt space gt lt memory bytes 0 to 9 in HEX gt lt r gt e g gt E00401001F5134BE 746573743F3F3F3F3F3F gt E00401001F30ABE8 2A66672A000000000000 gt E00401001F30C41C 30303030303030303030 10 3 1 Add remove a key value pair to the output configuration The and buttons on the right hand side allow you JE output configurator to add a new key value pair to or remove the selected UI 0 key value pair from the output configuration T m 5 3
5. 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 10 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 5 Basic reader functionality 5 1 Change the reader scan mode Tag 2 Image allows you to change the scan mode of the selected reader using a combination of the following scan flags Description Anti collision Allows the simultaneous detection of several tags Antenna The reader reports on which antenna s a tag has been detected This information is necessary if you want to either filter you tag display by antenna in default details mode or if you want to use the free positioning mode or the grid mode since it is impossible to compute the position of the tag if this information is not available Received signal strength indication If the flag is set Tag 2 Image can display the exact RSSI value for each tag on the right side of their thumbnail image in default details and free positioning mode If the flag is not set the displayed indicator assumes full signal strength Tag memory content The reader also reports the memory content of a tag This allows you to select a tag on the image display and see its memory content in the memory display Tag type The reader reports the type for each tag You can display the type of a detected tag in the default and details display modes The possible types are 15015693 MIFARE 1k MIFARE 4k MIFARE PLUS MIFARE DESFIRE These flags can be selected in the menu Reader Scan S
6. 13 Play a sound You can play a sound on the selected reader using the button Play a sound on the reader in the reader toolbar You can specify the sound duration using via the menu Reader Set sound duration This will open a window allowing you to specify a sound duration between 100ms and 1000ms el Sound Configure sound duration ms play sound button is grayed out if it is not supported by the This functionality is not available for all reader types and the currently selected reader 5 14 Update reader firmware Tag 2 Image allows you to update the firmware of i COM30 firmware update your currently selected reader To do so use the menu Reader Update firmware This will open a windows file dialog allowing you to select the 3840 27776 firmware file extension bin you want to copy to the reader Once the file is selected a window will pop up to show you the firmware upload progress You can close the progress window at any time since this will not cancel the upload The log will show the message Send update successful if the upload was successful or Send update failed if not Either way the reader will be automatically removed from the reader list If the upload was successful you can add the reader again after waiting for a few seconds since the reader needs time to perform the update and restart If the upload failed you have to unplug and re plug the reader before future use Tra
7. CDC reader et RFID Reader default the status indicator near the name switches to orange if RFID Reader default the reader is also tagged the status indicator will be RAD viel nan Ower reader green To deselect a reader hold the CTRL key and left HID reader click on the selected reader Networ COC reader Note that you can only have one selected reader at the same time and selecting another reader will remove the previous selection 3 4 Tag reader You can tag a reader in the device list with a shift left click on its name The selected reader has its status indicator near the name switched to green A tagged reader cannot be configured change the scan mode but has its detected tags displayed on the image display To remove the tag you can shift left click on the reader again A reader can be selected and tagged at the same time It will still be underlined but the status indicator will not be orange but green A reader which is selected and tagged has the same functionality as a selected reader KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany a E Page 8 of 48 irel Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual EEE KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 3 5 Show device information Hovering the mouse pointer over a reader in the device list will open a tooltip containing the Local CDC reader gt S N the serial number of the device RFID HF USB ShortRang Power reader d HID reader S N 26061250
8. Display mode Default In the default display mode the image display shows a simple thumbnail list view of the tags currently detected by all readers you either selected or tagged in the device list fe Tag 2 Image v2 Reader Image display Antenna Tags Tray Special Functions Windows Help KTSSYSTEME v Local RFID HF USB ShortRang v CDC reader 01 RFID Reader default RFID HF USB ShortRange Reader 1 Power reader HID reader Sensors E00401001F514E96 E00401001F30ABE8 E00401001F5134BE E00401001F30D8FA Network 15015693 15015693 15015693 15015693 CDC reader 04 21 52 5 gt Scan mode changed 05 47 34 TEST1 gt Reader removed 05 47 36 Scan started 05 47 36 Scan complete no new reader found 05 47 39 TESTO gt Reader removed 05 47 58 COM5 gt Scan mode changed Reader RFID HF USB ShortRange Reader Tags 4 Antennas 1 HF field status enabled Scan enabled Flags ANT DATA RSSLMULTLTYPE ISO mode 15015693 Each tag is represented with the following information gt UID the unique identifier of the tag gt Image thumbnail displays the thumbnail of the image associated with the tag UID If we don t have an image linked to the current UID it will either show the thumbnail of the default tag image if we have one or a white space if not gt Tag type the type of the RFID tag 15015693 15014443 To obtain this information you have to set at least the scan flag
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10. Sensors FW 3 05 Build 65 Network Aug 21 2012 12 15 05 gt The firmware build date CDC reader hardware and firmware information for this reader This tooltip contains e Reader gt The firmware build number If the tooltip displays the message Reader information not available please see chapter 5 9 to request a new discovery of the reader information 3 6 Change displayed reader name You can change the displayed name of a reader by Rename reader header right clicking on it in the reader list and selecting the Rename option in the context menu This will open a window allowing you to specify your A Cancel desired name Changing the name is only temporary and the change is lost once you close Tag 2 Image KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 9 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany a Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 4 Reader Toolbar The reader toolbar is located on the top of the window and allows a simple access to the most frequently used reader functionalities Perform an anti collision inventory scan Read tag system information Read tag memory Write tag memory Disable enable reader scan mode Disable enable HF field Set low high HF field power Play sound For a detailed description of these functionalities please refer to the corresponding sub chapter of the chapter Basic reader functionality KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123
11. first two tags stacked The number in the upper left corner of the thumbnail shows the number of tags sharing the same position The reader has to set at least the scan mode ANT since this gives us the antenna s detecting the tag Otherwise we would not have the needed information to compute the tag position 6 10 1 Add remove and modify an antenna position RHD Reader 1 01 02 You add an antenna to the display by dragging it from the antenna list 05 e06 and dropping it on the display at one of the grid positions Each antenna with a position on the display will have its indicator near the antenna 05 06 number colored in the antenna list To modify its position you can drag and drop it from the antenna list again To remove an antenna from the display double click it in the antenna list There are three possible colors for the indicator near the antenna number gt Gray the antenna is not placed on the grid gt Green the antenna has a position inside the grid and is displayed gt Orange the antenna has a position which is outside of the grid and cannot be displayed The last one can happen if you for example place the antenna on grid position 3x2 but resize the grid to a 2x2 grid afterwards In this case the grid can no longer display the antenna but it will still remember its position The antenna will be displayed at the selected position again as soon as the grid dimension is large enoug
12. image display You can start scan using the anti collision inventory scan button in the reader toolbar This functionality is only enabled if the current reader scan mode is disabled 5 8 Discover antenna count You can discover the antenna count of the selected reader via the menu Reader gt Discover antenna count This will request the antenna count from the selected reader and result either in the log message Antenna count updated if the update was successful or Antenna count could not be updated if not The reader automatically performs an antenna count discovery when he is added to the reader list so you only have to start it manually if this discovery failed 5 9 Discover reader information You can discover the reader information of the selected reader via the menu Reader gt Discover reader information This will request the product and firmware information for the selected reader and result either in the log message Reader information updated if the update was successful or Reader information could not be updated if not KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 13 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 The reader automatically performs a reader information discovery when it is added to the reader list so you only have to start it manually if this discovery failed 5 10 Get tag system information Tag 2 Image allows you to rea
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14. select one device at any given time To do so simply Power reader HID reader select it in the reader list by left clicking on its name The selected KTS RAID Reader S N 26061250 Sensors Network reader will be underlined in the list and the status indicator near the name switches to orange To deselect the reader again hold the CDC reader CTRL key and left click on the selected reader KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 45 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 11 1 4 Configure HID output See chapter 10 3 for a detailed description on how to configure the reader output in HID mode 11 1 5 Switch reader to CDC mode You can switch a selected KTS RFID Reader from HID to CDC mode through the menu Reader gt Switch to CDC If successful the reader is removed from the device list A message showing the success or failure of the operation is added to the log KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 46 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany IIE Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 12 Document history List of changes 27 08 2012 Initial release 1 1 28 08 2012 Spelling syntax Text formatting Removed description of project related 2 functions 28 08 2012 Spelling syntax Added document history Added contact information KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 47
15. to disable the scan mode of your selected reader Once the scan mode is disabled you have to read the system information of the tag see chapter 5 10 This has to be done since we have to know the exact size of the tag memory to be able to read it Once the tag system information is available you can read the memory content using the Read tag memory button in the reader toolbar To see the tag memory the Block size 4 memory display has to be in Manufacturer data 07 READER mode You switch the mode using the READER corresponding button located below the memory display The memory display shows you a grid containing the bytes of the tag memory The bytes will have a blue background if the read operation was successful and a red background if not o jo jo The byte representation can be switched between ASCII encoding its mE hexadecimal value or its decimal value using the menu located bellow the memory display Ascu 5 12 Write memory content You can change the memory content of a tag To do so you first have to disable the scan mode of your selected reader Once the scan mode is disabled you have to read the system information of the tag see chapter 5 10 This has to be done since we have to know the size of the tag memory to be able to write it To see the tag memory and be able to modify it the memory display has to be in READER mode You can switch the mode using the corresponding butto
16. to select Stretch the background image you want to use The option Remove background image in the context menu will remove the set default tag image currently selected background image H move defau i ats al Set background image Remove background image You can chose how the background image is Stretch v Mone Fill set default tag image Uniform the context menu of the display Remove derault tag image scaled on the display via the Stretch submenu in Uniform to fill KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 18 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany D ES Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual 012 KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 This allows you to choose between the following modes gt None the image is not resized in any way and is displayed in the center of the image display Fill the image is scaled to fit the image display The aspect ratio may not be preserved Uniform the image is scaled so that it fits completely within the display The aspect ratio is preserved Uniform to fill the image is scaled so that it completely fills the display The aspect ratio is preserved 6 3 Display the tag count for the selected reader For a better visualization of the number of tags currently detected by a reader you can display the current tag count for the selected reader in the upper right corner of the image display You can activate and deactivate 8 Tag 2 Image v2 Read
17. which the tag is detected has set the scan flag DATA since the reader would not report the tag memory content otherwise KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 25 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 6 9 Display mode Free positioning The free positioning display mode allows you to see the position of the tags relative to the position of the antennas on which the tags are detected You can freely place the antennas of the selected reader as well as the antennas of the tagged readers on the image display All tags detected by at least one of the placed antennas will have their position computed and will be displayed The position of each tag is computed with respect to the position of the antennas and their signal strength for each of these antennas If we don t have the RSSI value for the detecting antenna i e the reader has not set the scan mode flag RSSI we assume full signal strength fe Tag 2 Image v2 Reader Imagedisplay Antenna Tags Tray Special Functions Windows Help KTSSYSTEME v Local RFID Reader default v CDC reader 01 02 03 RFID Reader default 5 S Y S F M F 04 05 06 RFID Reader default 07 08 RFID HF USB ShortRange Reader v RFID Reader default Power reader 01 02 03 HID reader 04 05 06 Sensors 07 08 v Network ae CDC reader 17 18 44 5 gt Antenna count updated 17 18 45 COMS
18. 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 RFID HF USB ShortRange Reader Type 15015693 Power reader First seen 8 26 2012 4 59 39 PM HID reader Last update 8 26 2012 4 59 50 PM Sensors v Network CDC reader UID E00401001F5134BE Memory 4 5 04 00000030000 00000000000000000000000000 15015693 First seen 8 26 2012 4 59 39 Last update 8 26 2012 4 59 48 PM UID E00401001F514E96 Memory 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 15015693 First seen 8 26 2012 4 59 40 Last update 8 26 2012 4 59 52 PM 16 38 24 COM5 gt ISO modes updated 16 38 24 5 gt Scan mode updated 16 38 24 5 gt LED states updated 16 38 24 5 gt Scan mode changed M5 gt LED states updated 16 53 38 5 gt Scan mode changed Reader RFID HF USB ShortRange Reader Tags 3 Antennas 1 HF field status enabled Scan enabled Flags AC ANT DATA RSSI MULTLTYPE ISO mode 15015693 Each tag is represented with the following information UID E00401001F30ABES Memory tg QOD000000iia00000000000000000000000000000000000000 Iso15693 First seen 8 26 2012 4 59 39 Last update 6 26 2012 4 59 50 PM gt UID the unique identifier of the tag gt Image thumbnail displays the thumbnail of the image associated with the tag UID If we don t have an image linked to the current
19. 2 Note that you cannot have more than 16 key value pairs Mem start 0 at any given time Mem stop HEX 9 Separator 15 10 3 2 Reorganize the key value pairs The arrows on the right hand side allow you to move the selected key value pair up or down in the list KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 43 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 10 3 3 Read the current output configuration Click on the button Read to discover the current output configuration of the reader This will update the displayed configuration with the values currently used by the reader The status bar will show the message Read OK if successful or Read ERROR if not 10 3 4 Write the output configuration to the reader You can write the displayed output configuration to the reader using the button Write at the bottom of the window The status bar will show the message Write OK if successful or Write ERROR if not 10 3 5 Clear display The button Clear allows you to remove all key value pairs from the output configuration window KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 ee Page 44 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 11 Other device types 11 1 KTS RFID reader HID mode All USB enabled KTS RFID Reader can be used as a HID device and you can use Tag 2 Image to customiz
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22. KTSSYSTEME 3 Device list The device list shows all devices currently in use with Tag 2 Image The following hardware devices are supported local CDC reader i RFID Reader default gt KTS RFID Reader in CDC mode RFID Reader default Power reader gt KTS RFID Reader in HID mode HID reader Sensors Since Tag 2 Image is created primarily for the usage with the KTS Network CDC reader RFID Reader in CDC mode this manual will always refer to this device type if not specified differently For the functionality of the KTS RFID Reader in HID mode please refer to chapter 11 3 1 Adda reader to the device list Tag 2 Image is able to automatically search for connected readers on all COM ports You have two options to start a new search 1 Scan Once through the menu Reader Scan once you can start a single search over all ports E Tag 2 Image v2 Any pending search has to complete before Reader Image display Antenna Scan once Tags Tr issuing a new one Once the scan has finished the s Automatic scan log will display the message Scan complete followed by the number of readers found Remove selected reader Remove all reader 2 Automatic scan you can check the menu item Reader gt Automatic scan which will start a new search every few seconds until you stop it again If a reader is found the message Reader added will be displayed in the log and the reader is add
23. Moenchengladbach Germany Page 17 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 6 Image Display The image display is the main component of ww Tag 2 Image It allows graphical representation of the currently detected tags To make this possible you can link the tag UID to an image on your hard disk drive e g a an image of the tool containing the tag For more information about linking a tag UID to an image please refer to the chapter 7 The image display can be used in 4 different modes gt Default gt Details Free positioning gt Grid Each of these modes allows a different representation of the detected tags For more information about the different modes please refer to the corresponding sub chapter 6 1 Switch between display modes You can switch between the different display modes using the menu below the image display L Tray 6 2 Change background image Grid Free positioning You can select a background image for your image Details display This image is the same for each display mode Default and is automatically selected the next time you start Tag 2 Image You can select the background image through the option Set i Change background image background image in the context menu of the image display bs Remove background image This will open a windows file dialog allowing you
24. RHOHFMickangeReaderrenamed GmbH RFID MFMidRangeResder to change these values Once you made your changes you have to apply them using the button Modify 9 3 Remove areader type To remove a reader type select him in the list and click on the Remove button on the bottom of the window 9 4 Change reader type priority The arrows on the right hand side of the list allow you to set the search priority for the reader types by moving them up and down in the list The higher the reader type is in the list the sooner the ATI response will be compared to its search string 9 5 Apply changes You have to apply the changes you made to the reader types list using the button Apply changes in the bottom right of the window Closing the window 222212292 without applying the changes will result in the changes being lost KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 39 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany L Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual Rev 1 2 10 Special functions 10 1 Register Tag 2 Image allows you to read from and write to the registers of a KTS RFID reader To do so select the reader you want to use in the reader list and open the register window using Special Functions gt Register Register Main Control Registers Register Value Chip status control 0x00 Bits B7 B0 ETE TE TEE ISO control 0x01 ETE Protocol Sub Setting Registers Register 15014443B TX
25. RSSI Indicator in the menu beneath the image display Display RSSI indicator KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 27 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 6 9 4 Change antenna color To differentiate the antennas on the image display and be el Color picker able to know to which reader they belong each reader has Back d sisi an associated text color and background color You can 195 E change these colors in the color picker window This window can be opened Local Text by right clicking on a CDC reader d Reader default Y reader in the device list RFID Reader RAID HF USB Rename and selecting the Change Power reader ae HID reader color option the context menu CDC reader The background color changes the color of the displayed antenna on the image display as well as the color of its corresponding indicator in the antenna list only if it is placed since the indicator is gray if not The text colors changes the font color of the antenna number on the image display 6 9 5 Display memory content of a tag To display the memory content of a tag you first have to switch the memory display to TAG mode using the menu underneath it Once the memory display is configured correctly you can select a tag on the image display with a simple left click The memory dis
26. TYPE for the corresponding reader This information can be EOUAUT001FSODBFA 5015693 hidden gt RSSI indicator Received Signal Strength Indication for the tag If the value is not known i e the reader has not set the RSSI flag we assume full strength for the tag This information can be hidden 6 7 1 Change thumbnail size You can change the height and width of the image thumbnails using the slider in the menu located underneath the image display The size can be chosen in a range from 100 to 1000 pixel with a step size of 10 COHAM pixels KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 21 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 6 7 2 Global resize mode The global resize mode allows you to specify one image size which will be used for the default display mode the free positioning display mode as well as the grid display mode If b Global resize you activate the global resize mode the thumbnail size slider will be replaced by one that is shared across these three display modes It can be activated and deactivated using the button on the right hand side of the thumbnail size slider Deactivating the global resize mode will replace the shared slider with the individual slider used by this display mode 6 7 3 Show hide RSSI indicator You can show or hide the RSSI display respectively by checking or unchecking the opt
27. UID it will either show the thumbnail of the default tag image if we have one or a white space if not gt Memory the memory content of the tag unknown if the scan mode flag DATA is not set on the reader gt Tag type the type of the RFID tag 15015693 15014443 The type is unknown if the scan mode flag TYPE is not set on the reader First seen Date and time the tag was detected by the reader gt Last update Date and time of the last RSSI update for this tag gt RSSI indicator Received Signal Strength Indication for the tag If the value is not known i e the reader has not set the RSSI flag we assume full strength for the tag This information can be hidden KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 24 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany L Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 6 8 1 Show hide RSSI indicator You can show or hide the RSSI display respectively by checking or unchecking the option Display RSSI Indicator in the menu beneath the image display Display RSSI indicator 6 8 2 Change tag image A right click on the tag image thumbnail will open a context menu allowing you to either add change JID 00401 E 15015693 First seen 5 08 09 PM and or remove the image associated with the UID of this tag These changes will be lost once you close Tag 2 Image If you want to keep the changes even after a restart of the applicat
28. ackup manager using Antenna gt Manage antenna position backups My Backup 1 My Backup 2 Name Antenna count Selected antennas Antenna positions Grid antenna positions The window is divided into the following two parts gt Alist containing all backups on the left gt Adetailed view of the currently selected backup on the right 8 3 1 Adda new backup to the list Aside from adding a backup with the current antenna selections and positions of a reader see chapter 8 1 you can also add a clean backup to the list i e a backup without any selection position for the antennas To add a new backup click on New at the bottom of the list You have to specify the name for your backup as well as the Antenna count exact antenna number of the reader type for which this backup is created Once the backup is created you won t be able to change these values again KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany IE E Page 35 of 48 r Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 8 3 2 Remove a backup from the list To remove a backup select it in the list and click on the Remove button 8 3 3 Modify an existing backup To modify an existing backup select it in the list This will show you the current state of the backup on the right hand side of the management window and allow you to change the different values Manage antenna position backups My Backup 1 Tom Name M
29. be empty If you don t want an empty thumbnail you can specify an image which will be used for all tags that don t have an image linked to them by clicking on Change default image in the menu This will open a windows file selection dialog allowing you to select the new default image to use The Remove default image button allows you to remove the image again 7 4 Save reload the changes made to the list All changes made to the list are lost once you close Tag 2 Image To prevent this the changes can be saved to a file on your hard disk drive by clicking on Write to file You can also at any time reload the last saved state of the list from the file with Reload from file Each time Tag 2 Image starts it will automatically load the last saved state of the list KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 33 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 8 Antenna position backups Tag 2 Image allows you to save a backup of the selected antennas in the default details mode as well as the position of the antennas in free positioning and grid mode for a selected reader This functionality allows you to configure your tag image display once for a reader and simply load it from a backup the next time you need it 8 1 Create a backup You can create a backup for the currently selected reader by using Antenna gt Save antenna position backup in the menu This will open a window asking y
30. can mode flags AC an ANT Update scan mode v RSSI v DATA Set the selected scan mode mode flags The selected scan mode flags can now be set on the selected reader via the menu Reader Set the Update firmware selected scan mode If the change was successful the log will show the message Scan mode changed If not the log will show Scan mode could not be changed and the reader scan mode will be in an unknown state and you have to set the scan mode again You can see the scan mode of the selected reader in the status bar note that the scan mode flags are only visible if the scan mode is enabled 5 2 Enable and disable the reader scan mode You can enable or disable the scan mode for the selected reader using the toolbar buttons as shown on the right The current scan mode for the selected reader can be seen in the status bar Disabling the scan will render the reader unable to detect tags and you will lose all tags currently known by the reader If the scan mode is disabled on the selected reader Page 11 of 48 the disable scan button is grayed out KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany irel Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual Eee KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 Enabling the scan mode sets the scan mode to the reader it used before you disabled it If Tag 2 Image was not able to discover an active scan mode setting before enabling it e g because the reader scan mode was disabled befo
31. cial Functions Windows Help KTSSYSTEME RFID Reader default Loca C reader C RFID Reader default e A S I F M RFID Reader default RFID HF USB ShortRange Reader ower reader 1 10 reader Sensors JE KTS v Networl CDC reader Antenna count updated nte HF field status updated COMS ISO modes updated gt Scan mode updated M5 gt LED states updated n 18 45 M5 Scan mode changed Reader RFID Reader default Tags 1 Antennas 8 HF field status unknown Scan enabled Flags AC ANT RSSLMULTI TYPE ISO mode none The image above shows the grid display with the default 3x3 antenna grid The number displayed on each position represents the number of antenna placed on this position You can place as many antennas on the same position as you want Hovering over an antenna position in the grid will open a tooltip containing the names of each reader having an antenna on this position as well as the RFID Reader default 1 7 8 antenna number for each of these antennas RFID Reader default 3 7 8 KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 29 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany E Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 If only one tag is displayed at a given position you can see a thumbnail of the linked tag image Should more than one tag share the same position on the display you can see the thumbnail images of the
32. d write ctear SOHO Read lear ERATA LED Multiplexer Value Register Value Interface Mode Register 0x00 UART Config Register 0x01 RF Power amp Modulation Control 0x02 External Amplifier Output Power Control 0x03 Scan Mode Flags 1 0x04 Scan Flags 2 0x05 Proximity Touch sensitivity 0x06 Register Antenna Multiplexer Mode 0x04 Antenna Multiplexer Physical Ports 0x08 Antenna Multiplexer Logical Ports 0 0 Functions Register LED Multiplexer Mode 0x0D LED Multiplexer Physical Ports DxOE LED Multiplexer Logical Ports DxOF KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 F 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Bits B7 BO a 0 Read write Clear DATAA Cle Clear All Read All li Close Page 41 of 48 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME The column Register shows you the name and number 0x02 05 EENDE Wi Wri of each register The register content be seen as a 00 DOO TRF Power ld Writ y 0x06 00 TIE TIE TI TTE writ Hexadecimal value in the Value column and as single OOOOH Function bits in the Bits B7 Bo column Hovering over the 2 005 20 SERS single bits gives a detailed description of its functionality 10 2 1 Readregister value You can either read the current value of a specific register by using the Read bu
33. d and display the system information of a tag To do so you have to first disable the scan mode Once this is done you can read the tag system information using the button Get tag System Information in the reader toolbar Note that this will only work if you have only one tag in the detection range of your reader antenna To see the tag system information you have to switch your memory display to READER mode This can be done using the button READER located bellow the memory display Once you switched to the READER f Unique Identifier EO0401001FS0D8FA mode you can see the tag Data storage format identifier 00 system information on top of the memory display Application field identiher 00 Block count 28 Black size 4 Manufacturer data 01 Unique Identifier of the tag Jlo Jlo Jo Data storage format identifier The tag system information contains Application field identifier Block count the number of tag memory blocks WV Block size the number of bytes each memory block contains gt Manufacturer data After reading the tag system information the memory display also shows a memory grid with the same size as the tag memory KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 14 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 5 11 Read tag memory content You can read and display the memory content of a tag To do so you first have
34. d in the antenna list To modify its position you can either drag it Ronis gets from the antenna list again or simply drag the antenna which is already on 04 05 06 the display To remove an antenna from the display simply double click on itin the antenna list or on the image display 07 08 Each reader has its own antenna color to differentiate the antennas on the display and you can change this color at any time see chapter 6 9 4 for more information 6 9 1 Change thumbnail size You can change the height and width of the image thumbnails using EE I the slider in the menu located underneath the image display The size can be chosen in a range from 100 to 1000 pixel with a step size of 10 pixels 6 9 2 Global resize mode The global resize mode allows you to specify one image size which will be used for the default display mode the free positioning display mode as well as the grid display mode If you activate the global resize mode the Global resize thumbnail size slider will be replaced by one that is shared across these three display modes It can be activated and deactivated using the button on the right hand side of the thumbnail size slider Deactivating the global resize mode will replace the shared slider with the individual slider used by this display mode 6 9 3 Show hide RSSI indicator You can show or hide the RSSI display respectively by checking or unchecking the option Display
35. e the keystrokes sent to the USB Host when a tag is detected 11 1 1 Add a reader to the device list Tag 2 Image is able to automatically search for connected readers on all COM ports You have two options to start a new search 1 Scan Once through the menu Reader gt Scan Bl Tag 2 Image v2 once you can start a single search over all ports Image display Antenna Tags Any pending search has to complete before Scan once issuing a new one Once the scan it is finished Automatic scan s the log will display the message Scan complete Remove selected reader followed by the number of readers found Remove all reader 2 Automatic scan you can check the menu item Reader gt Automatic scan which will start a new search every few seconds until you stop it again If a reader is found the reader is added to the device list within the category Local HID reader Each time a new scan is started all KTS RFID Reader in HID mode are removed from the device list This means the reader will be constantly added and removed from the list while using automatic scan 11 1 2 Remove a reader from the device list To remove a KTS RFID Reader in HID mode from the device list unplug it from your computer and start a new reader scan see chapter 11 1 1 since starting a new scan will clear the list containing all KTS RFID Reader in HID mode local 11 1 3 Select a reader EIE ES CDC reader You can only
36. ed to the device list within the category Local CDC reader Tag 2 Image will now try to discover the device information This includes the number of antennas the state of the HF field the selected ISO modes the scan mode and the LED states of the reader The success or failure messages for each of these discovers are shown in the log afterwards On failure please refer to the corresponding sub chapter of Chapter 5 to learn how to manually request a new discovery of these values Disconnecting a reader or disabling power of a reader while it is in use by Tag 2 Image may cause unexpected application behavior KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 7 of 48 1 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 If Tag 2 Image is unable to find the reader please make sure the COM port used by the device is not in use by another application 3 2 Remove a reader from the device list You can either remove a single reader from the device list by selecting it in the reader list and using Reader gt remove selected reader or you can remove all reader from the list by using Reader gt remove all reader This will completely remove the reader from Tag 2 Image and you can unplug the reader safely or use the COM port with another application 3 3 Select a reader You can select a reader in the device list with a left click on its name The selected reader is underlined the list and
37. ents requiring fail safe controls the operation of Nuclear Facilities Aircraft Navigation or Aircraft Communication Systems Air Traffic Control Life Support or Weapons Systems High Risk Activities KTS and its supplier s specifically disclaim any expressed or implied warranty of fitness for such High Risk Activities KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 5 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual Rev 1 2 2 Main Window r Tag 2 Image v2 Reader Image display Antenna Tags Tray Special Functions Windows Help The main window of Tag 2 Image is divided into the following parts 1 Device list 2 Image display 3 Reader toolbar 4 Memory display 5 Antenna list 6 Log display 2 1 Show or hide parts of the window You can show or hide the device list the reader toolbar the memory Read display the antenna list and the log display To change the visibility ed Antennas you have to respectively check or clear the corresponding menu item in the Windows menu Memory Log 2 2 Switch Tag 2 Image to full screen mode Sensor You can display Tag 2 Image in full screen mode by checking the Menu Fullscreen option in the menu Windows To switch back to windowed mode you have to clear the menu item again Fullscreen KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 I ee Page 6 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual
38. er Image display Antenna Tags Tray Special Functions Windows Help this functionality via the menu Image display gt v Local Show tag count CDC reader RFID Reader default RFID Reader default Power reader Note that the displayed value is not the number CDC reader E000000000000001 of tags currently on the image display but the total number of tags detected by the reader you selected in the device list If no reader is currently selected the tag count will not be displayed 6 4 Change default tag image By default the image thumbnail for a tag is empty if no Set background image image has been linked to its UID see chapter 7 for more Dackground image information on how to link tag UIDs to images To avoid this you can specify image which will be used for each of these tags To do so right click on the image display and Set default tag image select Set default tag image in the context menu This will _ remove detault tag image open a windows file dialog allowing you to choose the image you want to use To remove the image again select Remove default tag image in the context menu 6 5 Hold tags mode By default if a tag is no longer detected by the reader it is automatically removed from Tag 2 Image and cannot be displayed until it is detected again To avoid this you can activate the Hold tag mode on a selected reader If this mode is activated the ta
39. f grid rows gt Vertical spacing the distance between the Horizontal spacing top side of the display and the first grid row Horizontal margin gt Vertical margin the distance between two grid rows gt Horizontal spacing the distance between the left side of the display and the first grid column gt Horizontal margin the distance between two grid columns KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 31 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany L Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 7 Tag management The main function of Tag 2 Image is to display image thumbnails for the detected tags The tag management window allows you manage a list of tag UIDs and to add modify or remove the image you want to see associated with each of these unique identifiers This way Tag 2 Image can display the image associated to the UID each time the tag has been detected You can open the tag management windows through the menu Tags gt Manage tags Tag management 00401001 513 4 Add all unknown tags Remove selected tag Change image Change default image Remove default image Reload from file Close All changes made in this window are lost once you close Tag 2 Image To avoid this you have to save the changes to disc see 7 4 The window consists of the following three parts The list containing all tag UIDs for which we can currently associate an image gt Thumbnail of the image currentl
40. gs will never be removed from Tag 2 Image even if they are no show tag count longer detected by the reader You can activate this mode by checking the option Image display gt Hold tags Clearing the Hold tags selection in the menu will deactivate the mode and remove all Ly Clear tag lis Page 19 of 48 KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 tags currently known by the reader While the reader is in Hold tags mode you cannot activate or deactivate its scan mode since the functionality of the corresponding buttons in the reader toolbar has been changed The enable and disabled scan mode buttons now respectively show or hide all tags known by the reader 6 6 Clear tag list You can clear the tag list of the selected reader through the Mu Show tag count menu mage display Clear tag list This will remove all tags from Tag 2 Image for the currently selected reader even if they Hold tags Clear tag list Ctri E still are detected by this reader This option is especially useful in combination with the Hold tags mode see 6 5 since in this mode the tags are not removed from Tag 2 Image even if they are no longer detected by the reader KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 20 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 6 7
41. gt HF field status updated 17 18 45 5 gt ISO modes updated 17 18 45 5 gt Scan mode updated 17 18 45 5 gt LED states updated 17 18 45 COM5 gt Scan mode changed Reader RFID Reader default Tags 1 Antennas 8 HF field status unknown Scan enabled Flags ANT RSSI MULTLTYPE ISO mode The image above shows the free image display with one selected and one tagged reader You can see the placed antennas on the display they are also highlighted in the antenna list as well as two tags which are detected by at least one of these antennas The antennas can be distinguished on the image display by their color as well as their displayed number The color of each antenna on the display is the same as the one of its indicator in the antenna list and can be chosen by the user The reader has to set at least the scan mode ANT since this gives us the antenna s detecting the tag Otherwise we would not have the needed information to compute the tag position KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 26 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany L Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME 6 9 1 Add remove and modify an antenna position You can add an antenna to the display by dragging it from the antenna list EAGER CERM and dropping it on the display at your chosen position Each antenna with a m s position on the display will have its indicator near the antenna number 07 08 colore
42. h 6 10 2 Change thumbnail size You can change the height and width of the image thumbnails using the slider in the menu located underneath the image display The size Change image size can be chosen in a range from 100 to 1000 pixel with a step size of 10 pixels 6 10 3 Global resize mode The global resize mode allows you to specify one image size which will be used for the default display mode the free positioning display mode as well as the grid display mode If you activate the global resize mode the d Global resize thumbnail size slider will be replaced by one that is shared across these Page 30 of 48 KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany a irel Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 three display modes It can be activated and deactivated using the button on the right hand side of the thumbnail size slider Deactivating the global resize mode will replace the shared slider with the individual slider used by this display mode 6 10 4 Change displayed antenna grid You can modify the displayed grid at any time even if there are currently antennas or tags displayed Open the grid configuration window through the menu Antenna Grid configuration This Columns configuration window allows you to change the ERAN following grid properties Vertical spacing gt Columns the number of grid columns Vertical margin gt Rows the number o
43. id and the backup could be saved you will receive a popup with the message All changes have been applied successfully KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 37 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany L Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 9 Manage reader types The reader types management window allows you to specify the different KTS RFID reader types for which Tag 2 Image should scan on the serial port Reader Types Name Search string Play sound Set HF power RAID HF OEM Module KTS GmbH RFID HF OEM Module False True RFID HF MidRange Reader KTS GmbH RFID HF MidRange Reader True False RFID HF USB ShortRange Reader KTS GmbH RFID HF USB CDC ShortRange Reader False True RFID Reader default kts False False I Remove f Moai n Tag 2 Image searches for a new KTS RFID reader by sending an ATI command to each serial port The obtained response is then compared with the search strings of our reader types starting with the one at the top of the list If the response contains the search string we add the reader to our device list and set its name and ability to play a sound or change the HF field power according to the corresponding reader type Each reader type has the following attributes gt Name the name that will be displayed the device list be chosen freely Search string the string we try to find in the readers ATI respo
44. ion you have to save the changes to your disk see chapter 7 4 6 8 3 Filter image display by antenna You can filter the image display to show only tags detected on RED Reader default ul 02 03 scan flag on the reader since otherwise we would have no 05 06 specified antennas To use this functionality you have to set the information concerning the antennas detecting the tag OF 08 RAD HF USB ShortRang The antenna list shows you the antennas for all of your selected or 01 tagged readers and allows you to select or deselect them individually by left clicking on the antenna The indicator near the antenna number will be green if the antenna is selected and gray if not Only tags that are detected by at least one of the selected antennas will be displayed If the reader has not set the scan mode flag ANT all antennas for this reader are grayed out in the list and the image display shows all tags detected by the reader 6 8 4 Display memory content of a tag To display the memory content of a tag you first have to switch the memory display to TAG mode using the menu underneath it Once the memory display is configured correctly you can select a tag on the image display with a simple left click The memory display will now show the memory content of the selected tag either as ASCII hexadecimal decimal values Should no memory be displayed please make sure the reader on
45. ion Display RSSI Indicator in the menu beneath the image display 6 7 4 Show hide tag type You can show or hide the tag type below each tag respectively by checking or unchecking the option Display type in the menu beneath the image display Display type 6 7 5 Changetag image A right click on the tag image thumbnail will open a context menu allowing you to either add change and or remove the Xf image associated with the UID of this tag These changes will be Add image lost once you close Tag 2 Image If you want to keep the image hs EE changes even after a restart of the application you have to save 00401001 514 96 the changes your disk see chapter 7 4 KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 22 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 6 7 6 Filter image display by antenna You can filter the image display to show only tags detected on RFID Reader default specified antennas To use this functionality you have to set the 01 0 03 scan flag ANT on the reader since otherwise we would have no 04 05 06 information concerning the antennas detecting the tag 07 08 RAD HF USB ShortRang The antenna list shows you the antennas for all of your selected 01 or tagged readers and allows you to select or deselect them individually by left clicking on the antenna The indicator near the antenna number wil
46. l be green if the antenna is selected and gray if not Only tags that are detected by at least one of the selected antennas will be displayed If the reader has not set the scan mode flag ANT all antennas for this reader are grayed out in the list and the image display shows all tags detected by the reader 6 7 7 Display memory content of a tag To display the memory content of a tag you first have to switch the memory display to TAG mode using the menu underneath it Once the memory display is configured correctly you can select a tag on the image display with a simple left click The memory display will now show the memory content of the selected tag either as ASCII hexadecimal or decimal values Should no memory be displayed please make sure the reader on which the tag is detected has set the scan flag DATA since the reader would not report the tag memory content otherwise KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 23 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany E Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual eee KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 6 8 Display mode Details In the details display mode the image display shows a detailed list of the tags currently detected by all readers you either selected or tagged in the device list Tag 2 Image v2 Reader Image display Antenna Tags Tray Special Functions Windows Help KTSSYSTEME v Local UID E00401001F30ABE8 RFID HF USB ShortRang CDC reader Memory 9 000000000 8000000000
47. n located below the memory display READER Once the tag system Block size 4 Manufacturer data 01 information is available the memory display shows a memory grid with the same size as the tag memory At this point you can either first read the current tag memory content or directly start to change the bytes in the memory display The background color for each modified byte is set to gray n Ju Jj The byte representation can be switched between ASCII encoding its hexadecimal value or its decimal value using the menu located bellow the memory display Ascu KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 15 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 If the display is in ASCII mode the focus will automatically switch to the next textbox once you have changed a value If it is in hexadecimal or in decimal mode you can write in the desired value 00 FF or 0 255 and switch to the next textbox by pressing either TAB or ENTER Block size 4 Once you made all desired changes you can write the Manufacturer data 01 tag memory using the Write tag memory button in the reader toolbar Tag 2 Image will now start to write each memory block to the tag You can see the progress of the write operation on the memory display If a memory block was written successfully the background color of its bytes changes to green otherwise the background color changes to red 5
48. nse Play sound defines if the option to play a sound on the reader should be enabled for this reader type gt Set HF power defines if the option to set the HF power should be enabled for this reader type Closing the reader types management window without applying the changes will make you lose all changes you made since you opened the window KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 38 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 9 1 Add anew reader type To add a new reader type you have to specify its RFID READER smb CO attributes in the input form underneath the reader types list The first textbox has to contain the name for the reader and the second one has to contain its search string The two checkboxes allow you to define if your reader type should be enabled to play a sound left box and or set its HF power level right box Once you specified all values you can add it by clicking on the Add button 9 2 Modify an existing reader type To modify an existing reader type RFID HF OEM Module KTS GmbH RFID HF OEM Module False True RFID HF MidRange Reader KTS GmbH RFID HF MidRange Reader RFID HF USB ShortRange Reader KTS GmbH RFID HF USB CDC ShortRange Reader RFID Reader default kts you have to select it in the list The fields underneath the list will now contain the current attributes of the selected reader type and allow you
49. on is grayed out Disabling the HF field removes all currently detected tags and you cannot gt Enable disable or change the scan mode Perform an anti collision inventory scan Get tag system information Read or write tag memory VV ON ON Set HF power KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 12 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual 012 KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 5 5 Discover HF field status You can discover the current state of the HF field enabled disabled via the menu Reader gt Discover HF field status This will request the current HF field status from the selected reader and result either in the log message Reader information updated if the update was successful or Reader information could not be updated if not The reader automatically performs an HF field status discovery when it is added to the reader list so you only have to update it manually if this update failed 5 6 Set power of the HF field The HF field power level of the selected reader can be changed using the Set HF power to 100mW and Set HF power to 200mW buttons in the reader toolbar This functionality is not available for all reader types The buttons are grayed out if it is not supported by the currently selected reader 5 7 Perform anti collision inventory scan An anti collision inventory scan performs one scan on the antennas of the selected reader and show you all detected tags on the
50. options 0x02 ISO 144434 high bit rate options 0x03 TA timer setting H byte 0x04 TA timer setting L byte 0x05 TX pulse length control 0x06 RA no response wait 0x07 wait time 0 08 Modulator and SYSCLK control 0x09 RA special setting 0xOA Regulator and control Ox0B Special Function Register 0x10 special Function Register 0x11 Adjustable FIFO IRQ Levels Register 0x14 The column Register shows you the name and number of each register The register content can be e 0x04 ci MMO Tm lengths 0x06 80 Eunctien 0x05 BB it 0x07 06 KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Reserved 0x15 w Timer length Value Bits B7 B0 ETE TEE TIENE NIE ME EVE 8 TIE 8 ME KTSSYSTEME 1H Clear All Functions Clear Functions Read All seen as a Hexadecimal value in the Value column and as single bits in the Bits B7 Bo column Hovering over the single bits gives a detailed description of its functionality Page 40 of 48 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 10 1 1 Read register value You can either read the current value of a specific register by
51. ou to specify a name for your backup Once you decided how to name your backup simply click on the save button Should you chose a name which already belongs to a backup you will be prompted to choose if you want to override the existing backup or not The backup will contain the current state of the antenna list selection and antenna positions and will not be updated on future changes If you want to update the backup you have to override it with the new state you want to save 8 2 Load an existing backup To load a backup select a reader and go to Antenna gt Load antenna Load antenna position backup position backup This will open a new 1 window allowing you to choose between the backups you previously created The list only contains backups created for a reader with the exact same number of antennas E g you won t be able to load a backup you created for a reader with a multiplexer and eight antennas if your selected reader does not also have exactly eight antennas Loading a backup will replace the selection and positions of the antennas in all display modes according to the state saved in the backup KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 34 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 8 3 Manage backups You can manage the list containing all your backups at any time You can open the Antenna position b
52. play will now show the memory content of the selected tag either as ASCII hexadecimal or decimal values Should no memory be displayed please make sure the reader on which the tag is detected has set the scan flag DATA since the reader would not report the tag memory content otherwise KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 28 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany L Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 6 10 Display mode Grid The grid display mode is similar to the free positioning display mode since it is designed specifically to show you the position of a tag in relation to the antennas detecting it The key difference between this mode and the free positioning mode is that you cannot place the antennas at any arbitrary position on the display The display shows a grid 3x3 by default see chapter 6 10 4 to change it and you can only place the antennas on these grid positions Each tag detected by at least one positioned antenna will have its own position computed relative to the antennas detecting it and will be shown on the display The tag position only depends on the position of the detecting antenna s and does not take the RSSI values into account i e a tag detected by two placed antennas will always be displayed exactly in center between those two antennas even if its signal strength is better for one of the detecting antennas E Tag 2 Image v2 Reader Image display Antenna Tags Tray Spe
53. re the reader was added to Tag 2 Image it enables the scan using the flags set the menu Reader gt Scan mode flag 5 de i j sph moe na i for more information on the different scan mode flags Set the selected scan mode refer to chapter 5 1 If the scan is already enabled on the Update scan mode selected reader the enable scan button is grayed out Update firmware If the current state of the scan mode is unknown the buttons to enable and disable the scan mode are both enabled You cannot enable or disable the scan mode if the HF field of the selected reader is either disabled or if its current state has not been discovered 5 3 Discover the reader scan mode Use Reader Discover scan mode to discover the scan mode currently in use by the selected reader This will request the current scan mode from the selected reader and update Tag 2 Image accordingly Doing so is only needed if Tag 2 Image does not already know the current scan mode of the reader You can see the current scan mode of the selected reader in the status bar 5 4 Enable and disable the HF field You can enable or disable the HF field of the selected reader using the buttons Activate HF field and Deactivate HF field in the reader toolbar The current HF field state for the selected reader is shown in the status bar If the HF field is enabled the Activate HF field button is grayed out If not the Deactivate HF field butt
54. tton next to it or you can read all register values at once by using Read All in the menu on the bottom This updates the value in the columns Value and Bits B7 BO for the corresponding tag s 10 2 2 Change register value To modify the content of a register you can either directly set the desired hexadecimal value in the value column or check the single bits you want to set Once you made the changes for the register you can write them to the reader using the Write button 10 2 3 Clear register display You can clear the displayed value of a register using the Clear button in the function column or clear the displayed value for all register using the Clear All button on the bottom of the window Note that this only removes the value displayed in the register window and not the value of the reader register itself 10 3 HID output configurator Tag 2 Image allows you to customize the keystrokes sent to the USB Host when a tag is detected on a KTS RFID reader in HID mode Select the reader you want to configure and open the HID output configurator via the menu Special Functions gt HID output config The selected ready can be either HID or in CDC mode HID output configurator E Separator 7 32 e Mem start m 0 Mem stop HEX B 3 os KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 42 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany a Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2
55. using the Read button next to it or you can read all register values at once by using Read All in the menu on the bottom This updates the value in the columns Value and Bits 7 for the corresponding tag s 10 1 2 Change register value To modify the content of a register you can either directly set the desired hexadecimal value in the value column or check the single bits you want to set Once you made the changes for the register you can write them to the reader using the Write button 10 1 3 Clear register display You can clear the displayed value of a register using the Clear button in the function column or clear the displayed value for all register using the Clear All button on the bottom of the window Note that this only removes the value displayed in the register window and not the value of the reader register itself 10 2 Config register Tag 2 Image allows you to read from and write to the configuration registers of a KTS RFID reader To do so select the reader you want to use in the reader list and open the register window using Special Functions gt Config Register Config Register Bits B7 BQ Functions n Heo Clear a e a Write Clear ETE TEE Write Clear write Clear write Clear Write Clear Antenna Multiplexer Value Bits Functions SHHBGHGGG Rea
56. y Backup 3 My Backup 2 My Backup 3 Antenna count Selected antennas Antenna positions Grid antenna positions gt Name The name of the backup This value cannot be changed gt Antenna count Number of antennas you can configure This value cannot be changed gt Selected antennas Allows you to specify which antennas should be selected in the antenna list in the default and details display modes Antenna positions Set the horizontal and vertical position each antenna has on the display in the free positioning display mode 0 0 representing the upper left corner of the image display If both the horizontal and vertical values are left empty the antenna will not be displayed gt Grid antenna positions Set the horizontal and vertical position of the antenna in the grid display mode 1 1 being the upper left position in the grid If both positions are left empty the antenna will not be displayed in the grid KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany Page 36 of 48 7 1 Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 The button Apply changes allows you to save all selected antennae changes you made to the currently selected gj Verify input backup Should a field contain an erroneous value e g a negative value for the grid position of an antenna you will receive an error message and the corresponding fields will be highlighted in red If all values are val
57. y Special Functions Windows Help 5 15 Change supported ISO modes The KTS RFID reader can detect 15015693 and ISO14443A tags The currently active ISO modes for modi ISO mode select Manage tags the selected reader are shown in the status bar You KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 Page 16 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany a Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual 012 5 Rev 1 2 can choose which tag type you want to enable or disable for detection on the selected reader by checking or clearing the corresponding option in the menu Tags gt ISO mode select The log will show ISO modes selected if successful and Failed to select ISO mode s otherwise 5 16 Discover ISO modes You can discover the currently active ISO modes of the selected reader the menu Tags Discover ISO modes This will request the ISO modes currently enabled for detection from the selected reader and result either in the log message ISO modes updated if the update was successful or Failed to update ISO modes if not The currently active ISO modes for the selected reader are shown in the status bar 5 17 Switch reader to HID mode You can switch a selected KTS RFID Reader from CDC to HID mode through the menu Reader gt Switch to HID If successful the reader is removed from the device list A message showing the success or failure of the operation is added to the log KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 41238
58. y associated with the selected UID gt Menu KTS GmbH Schlossstrasse 123 T Page 32 of 48 41238 Moenchengladbach Germany m Tag 2 Image v2 User Manual KTSSYSTEME Rev 1 2 7 1 Add remove tag UIDs You have two options to add UIDs to the list First of all you can specify the tag UID in the corresponding field in EDO401001F513E24 the upper right corner and click on the Add new tag button The specified UID can only contain 0 9 A B C D E F and its length cannot be shorter than 8 or Add all unknown tags longer than 20 Remove selected tag The second possibility is to use the function Add all unknown tags This function will iterate thru all readers and add the UID of each tag currently detected by these readers To remove a UID from the list select it and click on Remove selected tag 7 2 Change the image linked to a UID By selecting the UID in the list you can see el Tag management the image currently associated with it in the preview area in the middle of the window You can at any time change the image you linked to a specific UID by clicking on Change image This will open a windows file selection dialog allowing you to select the new image The Remove image button allows you to remove the image for the currently selected UID 7 3 Default tag image Per default if a tag has no image linked to it the thumbnail of the tag on the image display will

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