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User Guide 

 

ARE H9 HF 

Pocket Reader 

 
 

ARE H9 HF

Summary of Contents for ARE H9 HF

Page 1: ... 1 51 User Guide ARE H9 HF Pocket Reader ARE H9 HF ...

Page 2: ... 8 4 1 Orientation with air coil antenna 9 4 2 Orientation with ferrite antenna 10 5 DATABASE 10 6 MENU FUNCTIONS 11 6 1 Navigating trought the menu function 11 6 2 Overview of the menu functions 12 6 3 Set Attribute 13 6 4 Operating Mode 14 6 5 Set interface 19 6 6 Lock up reader 25 6 7 Mirror Code 26 6 8 Erase memory 26 6 9 Reading time 27 6 10 Turn off time 27 6 11 Turn on delay 28 ...

Page 3: ... 31 7 2 Protocol structure 32 7 3 Checksum CRC 33 7 4 Structure of the data base 35 7 5 Simplified read out procedure without programming the CRC routine 36 7 6 The command structure in detail 37 7 7 Parameter changing commands 39 7 8 Attributes 41 8 CONTROL CHARACTERS USED IN THE ONLINE MODE 43 9 USB DRIVER INSTALLATION 43 10 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 49 11 OPERATION WITH OTHER RFID EQUIPMENT 49 1...

Page 4: ...al database This Pocket Reader is equipped with a USB interface and optional Bluetooth or RS232 interface which allows transmitting single transponder codes or its entire database to a computer The ARE H9 HF is capable to read the following transponder types ISO 14443A ISO 15693 Before the initial use of this ARE H9 HF reader please study this manual carefully ...

Page 5: ... 5 51 2 Elements of the ARE H9 HF 2x16 Character LCD Display Menu option buttons left menu right USB connector Main button read select Battery compartment ARE H9 HF RS232 cable in Rs232 version ...

Page 6: ...e compartment 9V Block Battery Batterieclip Slide the door back to close it Use only 9V E Block alkaline Batteries of the Type 6LR61 3 2 Power on off The Pocket Reader is switched on by pressing the main button for 0 5s default The reader starts in reading mode The ARE H9 HF will switch off automatically after 20s default when no button has been pressed within this time ...

Page 7: ...pproach a transponder within the readers reading range The reader emits a beep when the transponder has been read successfully and the transponder code is shown on the display 4E779B90 ISO 14443A In case no transponder has been read within the given time frame the reader stops its reading process and the display shows No Tag For further reading processes release the main button and press it again ...

Page 8: ... depends on the antenna type of the reading device the transponder its packaging and orientation to the reader The ARE H9 HF is available ether with air coil antenna or ferrite antenna It is not possible to read two or more transponders at the same time ...

Page 9: ... 9 51 4 1 Orientation with air coil antenna The following diagram shows the typical area where a card transponder should be read ...

Page 10: ... of the ID code the transponder type and the selected attribute With the optional real time clock module date and time of reading will be also stored If the new code is already stored in the database it will be not stored again In this case the reader emits 2 successive beeps The database is capable to store up to 2016 transponder codes When the maximum of the storage is reached no further new cod...

Page 11: ...ent menu functions If the menu button is pressed again the ARE H9 HF cyclic changes to the next menu function Inside a menu function the setting for the function could be changed with the arrow buttons With the main button the actual menu function setting is selected and the ARE H9 HF changes back to the transponder reading mode ...

Page 12: ...o Tag Erase DB Memory Confirm Reading Time 2 0 s Turn Off Time 20 s Turn On Delay 0 5 s Keyboard Sound Off Keyboard Sound On Set Time 12 00 00 Set Date 01 Jan 10 01 Jan 10 12 00 00 available only with Real Time Clock module available only with Real Time Clock module AEG ID ARE H9 HF V1 20015 B Language Sprache Deutsch Language Sprache English available only with optional Bluetooth module Operating...

Page 13: ... of the ARE H9 HF Example of Transponder ID with no attribute 4C8C8415 ISO 14443A ID type of transponder attribute In the initial configuration all the 27 attributes available have a standard text assignment A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z With a PC software and using the Database PC mode of the ARE H9 HF it is possible to assign each attribute a custom text with up to 14 ASCII...

Page 14: ...te Example of Transponder ID with attribute and assigned text Stall 4C8C8415 ISO 14443A Stall ID type of transponder attribute 6 4 Operating Mode The menu Operating Mode switches between the following modes Standard Online USB Online USB H und Datenbank USB Mode Operating Mode Standard 6 4 1 Standard mode In the Standard mode will the read transponder codes stored into the internal database of the...

Page 15: ...DA etc It is important that there is a USB or Bluetooth connection established to a host device ready to receive the data otherwise the read transponder codes are lost because they are not stored in this mode The reading process is the same as in standard mode the second display line shows the information of the selected online USB or online BT mode in between the reading processes only with optio...

Page 16: ...the ARE H9 HF will be automatically in the online mode when it switched on again after switched off No Tag Online USB 4C8C1C84 Online USB Scanning Online USB To leave the mode Online USB under Operating Mode another mode has to be selected ...

Page 17: ... mode has a similar to the online USB with the difference that a read transponder code will not be sent immediately to the host PC PDA etc First the reader checks if a connection to the host is established before it sends the transponder code only with optional Bluetooth module online ser for Rs232 version ...

Page 18: ...C8C1C84 transmitting Does the host not answer to the STX ETX protocol of the ARE H9 HF then the ARE H9 HF will cyclic transmit the STX ETX protocol until an answer of the host is received During this the following display appears Await Connection Abort The user can cancel this waiting for a response of the host by pressing both arrow buttons but in this case the transponder ID will not be transmit...

Page 19: ...ly or by initiating it by the PC communication Communic Active Abort During the Database PC mode the ARE H9 HF will not switch off automatically only with optional Bluetooth module 6 5 Set interface With this menu option you can choose the interface of the ARE H9 HF If there is the optional Bluetooth module available you also can choose the Bluetooth interface USB Bluetooth Slave Bluetooth Master ...

Page 20: ...9 HF is established as an additional com port via a USB bridge driver on the host PC The protocol uses the RS232 specification with the settings 19200 Baud 8 Data bits no party bit one stop bit no hardware handshake serial for Rs232 version ...

Page 21: ...hecks after the selection of this option if there is an active Bluetooth connection in this case this connection will be closed Then the ARE H9 HF is waiting until a Bluetooth connection is established or the user cancels the operation by pressing both arrow buttons During this operation the ARE H9 HF will not switch off automatically Verify Blutooth Connection Await Connection Abort Closing activ...

Page 22: ...Connection Set Interface Bluet Master Was there a Bluetooth partner for the master connection configured before this partner will be displayed as default option in the following dialog BluetoothPartner new search BluetoothPartner PC_007 By pressing the arrow keys it is possible to switch the selection between the default partner and a new partner search By choosing the default partner the ARE H9 H...

Page 23: ...Partner PC_007 new search starts a search process for Bluetooth devices in range of the ARE H9 HF The Bluetooth device search could last some seconds Bluetooth Search 2 New BT Partner PC_007 BT connecting to PC_007 Connected with PC_007 Await Connection Abort BluetoothPartner new search ...

Page 24: ...ner is lost during the operating of the ARE H9 HF or maximum Bluetooth distance has exceeded the following display appears Await Connection Abort In this case will the ARE H9 HF wait as long as the connection is established again ort he user cancels this screen by pressing both arrow buttons While switching off the ARE H9 HF the Bluetooth connection to a partner will be automatically disconnected ...

Page 25: ...e handshake only in Rs232 version 6 6 Lock up reader When lock up reader is activated the ARE H9 HF switches of immediately After switching on the pocked reader again it shows that it is locked During the ARE H9 HF is locked neither a reading process could started nor the menu could be accessed While it is not unlocked it will switch off again after 5 default seconds no button is pressed To leave ...

Page 26: ...irror Code off 12345678 Mirror Code on 78563412 6 8 Erase memory This function allows deleting all records in the internal database of the ARE H9 HF For safety reasons this function is activated only when both arrow buttons are pressed simultaneously Erase DB Memory DB erased Erase DB Memory erasing Erase DB Memory Confirm No Tag 15 seconds The erasing of the database memory can take several secon...

Page 27: ...is setting is stored in the device and is still valid after power off on operation For optimal reading performance this setting is recommended to be between 2 4 seconds 6 10 Turn off time Sets the time until the ARE H9 HF will automatically shut off while no button is pressed or activity lasts It could be change with the arrow buttons in 5s steps Turn Off Time 20 s A new time is set by pressing th...

Page 28: ...Delay 0 5 s A new time is set by pressing the main button Default value 0 5 s min value 0 s max value 5 s This setting is stored in the device and is still valid after power off on operation 6 12 Keyboard sound Here the beep sound of the keyboard could turn on or off Keyboard Sound On This setting is stored in the device and is still valid after power off on operation ...

Page 29: ...the main battery of the ARE H9 HF has to be changed To set the time press select this option with the main button now is it possible to change the hours with the left right arrow button The hour setting is accepted by pressing the main button then the minutes and seconds can be changed The minute and second setting is working in the same way as the hour setting After setting the second the Real Ti...

Page 30: ...onth with the left right arrow button The day setting is accepted by pressing the main button then the months and years can be changed The month and year setting is working in the same way as the day setting After setting the second the Real Time Clock will be synchronized with this new date To abort the processes during Set Date press the menu button Set Date 01 Jan 10 Set Day 01 Jan 10 Set Month...

Page 31: ...ash memory is empty EC clear Flash memory RP set Pointer on the first Record of stored data in the memory RN read the stored Record and increase the Pointer RL repeat the previous reading RN of stored Record without changing the Pointer WP set Pointer on the next free position in the memory W write a Record into Flash memory and increase Pointer SV read Software Version XT stop communication aband...

Page 32: ...ed The 4 nibbles of the CRC are transmitted in form of 4 ASCII characters By doing so the CRC is in conformance with the ASCII standard as well Control Control Control Control characters characters characters characters Hex Hex Hex Hex code code code code Designation Designation Designation Designation Function Function Function Function STX 0x02 Start Of Text Begin of a Records ETX 0x03 End Of Te...

Page 33: ...y check is generated using the standardized ISO Polynomial or CRC CCITT 0x1021 P X X16 X12 X5 1 CRC CCIT Polynom 0x1021 CRC order 16 Bit Initial CRC value 0x0000 data stream reverse each data byte process from LSB to MSB CRC reverse CRC result before final XOR ...

Page 34: ...culate the CRC from a protocol buffer with the given length unsigned int build_crc unsigned char length unsigned char protocol the initial CRC value define CRC_PRESET 0x0000 the reverse CRC CCIT pollynomial define CRC_POLYNOM 0x8408 unsigned char i k unsigned int crc unsigned char crc_in crc CRC_PRESET initial value for i 0 i length i loop trough the protocol crc_in protocol i get next protocol by...

Page 35: ... character 0 no known transponder 1 ISO FDX 2 ASK 64Bit 3 Trovan 4 Datamars 5 Destron 6 ISO Hdx 7 Hitag 1 S 8 Hitag 2 9 Pontech A PSK 2 B PSK 1 C PSK 2 D BDE FDX E BDE HDX F ISO 14443A 4 Byte G ISO 14443A 7 Byte H ISO 15693 U EM 4305 14 Byte for Text up to 14ASCII s in the range 0x20 0x7F transmitted as 14 ASCII character K 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 F 2 8 5 8 9 9 7 D 3 A 4 F 0 0 0 0 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ...

Page 36: ...Command CRC in Hex ET 0x2C7F EC 0x 4841 RP 0x B2C2 RN 0x4B3D RL 0x682F WP 0xCC7A SV 0xCE2C XT 0x0996 Example In order to read the software version out of the hand held reader the following command has to be sent from the PC to the reader STX SVCE2C ETX In case of a valid result the answer is for example STX 610CE8E ETX where 610 stands for the Version and CE8E for the check sum belonging to it The...

Page 37: ...ointer to first full EEPROM record RP answer ACK executed NAK Error Note It is absolutely necessary that this command is executed before a readout or clearing command is given Otherwise the position of the pointer is undefined 7 6 4 Read new record RN answer STX record in ASCII CRC in ASCII ETX NAK Error The output of the reader is a record but after completion the pointer is incremented as well C...

Page 38: ...d NAK Error Note It is absolutely necessary that this command is executed before a load or write command is given Otherwise the position of the pointer is undefined Caution stored records may be overwritten 7 6 7 Write record STX W record in ASCII CRC in ASCII ETX answer ACK executed NAK Error This command writes the record into the EEPROM memory provided that length syntax and CRC have been ident...

Page 39: ... Set code format Representation of ISO Codes 0x00 hexadecimal 0x01 ISO animal 0x02 ISO industry 0x00 0x02 0 2 0x01 1 0x00E Turn off time Time until the device will automatically shut off Set in 5 second steps Parameter 0xFF the device didn t switch off 0x02 0x3C 2 60 0xFF 255 0x04 4 0x00F Turn on delay The time the main button is to be pressed to switch on the reader value 0 5s 0x00 0x0A 0 10 0x01...

Page 40: ...x4B canadian 0x07 0x09 0x0A 0x0C 0x10 0x13 0 x16 0x4B 0x07 german 0x82 Specialver sion Activate specialversion 0x00 0xFF 0x00 no 0x4D F12 Answer from reader ACK command executed NAK command or parameter error Example Set Reading Time to 4 5 seconds 9 500 4500ms 4 5s STX s01019C872 ETX 7 7 2 Read parameters The parameters stored in the ARE H9 HF could be read with the command S Format STX S Address...

Page 41: ...16 STX r1511021002162CA5 ETX with CRC 2CA5 7 8 Attributes 7 8 1 Assign text to attributes The database in the ARE H9 HF is capable to assign 27 attributes to transponder IDs In the initial configuration all the 27 attributes available have a standard text assignment A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Using the Database PC mode of the ARE H9 HF it is possible to assign each attribu...

Page 42: ...three _ characters are sent instead of the text Example To change the attribute a to the text Stall the following protocol has to be sent STX tAStall02C9 ETX To clear the text of the attribute A the following protocol has to be sent STX tA___0186 ETX 7 8 2 Read attribute text assignments The text assignments to the attributes at the ARE H9 HF could be read by using the command T Format STX T Attri...

Page 43: ...CR 0x0D carriage return LF 0x0A line feed 9 USB driver installation To use the online and the database mode the ARE H9 HF is connected via USB to a host PC Before the USB connection could be used a USB to RS232 bridge drive has to be installed If you want to use the USB HID interface the standard keyboard driver is used Insert the driver disc supplied with the ARE H9 HF into your CD Rom or DVD Dri...

Page 44: ... connection cable ARE H9 PC The PC will detect a new hardware Windows opens the Found New Hardware Wizard If the Found New Hardware Wizard asks to connect to Windows Update select No not this time then click Next ...

Page 45: ...f the Hardware Update Wizard select Install from a list or specific location Advanced In the search dialog choose Search for best driver in these locations Specify the CP210x driver located in the CD folder USB_RS232_bridge_driver ...

Page 46: ...the installation of the USB Device Driver the COM port setting could be set and verified by the Windows Device Manager Open the Device Manager using start button select Run type in the text field devmgmt msc and click OK Another method is to access the Windows Device Manager is Start Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager ...

Page 47: ...2101 USB to UART Bridge Controller COMx COMx stands for the COM port selected by the driver this COM port could used in the software to communicate with the ARE H9 HF In case there is a COM port conflict or another port number is needed the COM port number has to be changed ...

Page 48: ...rt double click on Ports COM LPT CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller The Properties dialog will open Select the Port Settings tab and click on the Advanced button Select under COM Port Number the port number to use then clock OK ...

Page 49: ...om Typ 6LR61 Environment Storage temperature 10 C bis 70 C Operation temperature 0 C bis 55 C Housing protection IP 50 Dimensions Weight 185 g Length 135 mm Width 70 mm Height 24 mm Material ABS 11 Operation with other RFID equipment As there may be electromagnetic interference between different readers this reader shall not be operated within a distance of 3m from any other RFID reader Otherwise ...

Page 50: ...ld void the user s authority to operate the equipment 15 105 b 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 instal...

Page 51: ...03 09 12 2015 Reader Terminal MM 004 01 04 2016 Orientation ferrite antenna added FW 005 19 05 2016 FCC Information MK 006 22 06 2016 FCC Information correction MK 15 Contacts To improve our products as well as its documentation is our permanent effort For any questions feedback or comments please call Tel 49 0 731 140088 0 Fax 49 0 731 140088 9000 e mail sales aegid de http www aegid de ...

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