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APR600

User Manual

F i r m w a r e v 0 . 3 5 a n d h i g h e r

V13/02/20

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Page 1: ...Agrident GmbH Steinklippenstr 10 D 30890 Barsinghausen Phone 49 5105 582573 10 Fax 49 5105 582573 17 APR600 User Manual F i r m w a r e v 0 3 5 a n d h i g h e r V13 02 20 ...

Page 2: ...c mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission of Agrident GmbH Agrident GmbH reserves the right to make changes to any and all parts of this documentation without obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes February 2020 Agrident GmbH Steinklippenstr 10 30890 Barsinghausen Germany Phone 49 0 51 05 582573 10 Fax 49 0 51 05 582573 17 E Mail mail agri...

Page 3: ...he top of the display 10 4 1 2 1 Battery status 10 4 1 2 2 WLAN status 11 4 1 2 3 Bluetooth status 11 4 1 2 4 USB status 11 4 2 The status LEDs above the display 12 4 3 Using the keyboard 13 5 Operating states 16 6 Reading Transponders 17 7 Menu items 20 7 1 Menu structure 21 7 2 New Group 23 7 3 Tasks 24 7 4 Data 26 7 4 1 Show Data 26 7 4 2 Clear data 28 7 4 2 1 Clear Groups 28 7 4 2 2 Clear Task...

Page 4: ...less Sync On Off 36 7 6 1 5 Volume Vibrator 37 7 6 2 Display 37 7 6 2 1 Set Date Time 38 7 6 2 2 Set Switch Off Time 38 7 6 2 3 Set Display Colors 38 7 6 2 4 Set Language 39 7 6 3 Interface Setup 39 7 6 3 1 Setup Scale 39 7 6 3 2 Setup Printer 40 7 6 3 3 Bluetooth 40 7 6 3 4 WLAN 44 7 6 4 Configuration 47 7 6 4 1 Set Factory Configuration 47 7 6 5 Device Info 47 7 6 5 1 Show Battery Info 48 7 6 5 ...

Page 5: ...at one glance Together with the 19 keys it allows the easy and convenient navigation through menus and data In addition the device has status LEDs above the display for indicating charging and interface status plus the reading status The integrated speaker provides acoustical feedback to the user and the vi brating motor is very useful in noisy environments 2 Before you start The internal Lithium ...

Page 6: ...play a speaker and a vibrating motor The reader can be controlled with seven ergonomic keys below the display In addition there are 12 alphanumeric keys for entering data The APR600 is using a 3 7V Lithium Polymer battery with a capacity of 3 400mAh It is not re placeable in the field The battery can be exchanged by authorized technical staff only in case it has reached its end of life Magnetic US...

Page 7: ... this should only be high quality cable and it should not be longer than two meter The maximum cable length for USB is five meter and this can already lead to problems in practice slower charging or USB failures In addition the APR600 Kit contains the transport box ATB400 an USB power supply APS500 for charging the reader from the mains and the car charger ACC500 that allows to charge the device f...

Page 8: ... will attract each other in the correct orientation 2 In the wrong orientation the magnets will repel each other Please do not try to force a connection when the connector is in the wrong orien tation this might damage the reader and voids the warranty For disconnecting USB just pull the cable away from the device 3 4 Controlling the APR600 The APR600 has a large color display and 19 keys which ar...

Page 9: ...nection is USB The reader would also indicate a Bluetooth or WLAN connection in this area The soft keys have different meanings depending on the current operation In the home screen the left soft key is used for entering the menu and the right one for creating a new group separator The new group function is only the default action triggered by pressing the right soft key Other quick menus might be...

Page 10: ...When flashing capacity is lower than 11 percent Capacity is between 20 and 40 percent only green when charging Capacity is between 10 and 20 percent only green when charging General charging error There is a condition that prevents charging Please check the external power supply If this error is shown repeatedly the battery might not work correctly any longer and should be replaced This error also...

Page 11: ...ces Master Mode APR600 is trying to connect to remote device Connected in either Bluetooth Mode Bluetooth init This symbol is displayed when the Bluetooth module is currently booting being configured or a Firmware update is in progress 4 1 2 4 USB status The USB status is shown in the middle at the top of the display When the APR600 is connected to the USB port of a computer or to a stand ard USB ...

Page 12: ...rged Solid Battery is fully charged The multicolor LEDs are only used when the APR600 is in Suspend Mode display is switched off but the device is connected to USB and hence is being charged When switched on the battery symbol in the display indicates the charging status With activated RFID engine the multicolor LED shows the reading status as follows Farbe Intervall Bedeutung Flashing slowly RF i...

Page 13: ...ion of the reader There is a directional pad with an ENTER key in the middle and there are two additional soft keys below the display which change their function depending on the current action For entering data fast and easy the reader provides 12 alphanumeric keys Left soft key Right soft key ENTER key Direction keys Alphanumeric keys ...

Page 14: ...sts and for selecting characters in numeric or text input fields The alphanumeric keys are mainly used for entering data in text or numeric fields Alphanumeric entries The keys 1 2 0 serve multiple functions The first press on a key selects the large imprinted character e g 1 or 2 When the same key is pressed again within one second the first small imprinted character will be selected in lower cas...

Page 15: ...ic key is pressed while the virtual keyboard is open it will be closed right away When using numeric input fields one can change the num ber of the currently selected position by using the or key In addition the numeric buttons can be used For num ber input fields the alpha numeric keys do not have multi ple functions When pressing a numeric key the number is directly entered and the cursor moves ...

Page 16: ... a USB cable is connected The display is switched off but communication is still possible In this state the blue LED on the right above the display is flashing in cycles of one second The device will not enter sleep mode as long as USB is connected and the battery is still charging The red LED flashes in intervals of one second indicating that the battery is being charged After the battery has bee...

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Page 19: ...en to the other by pressing any of these keys If a Database Record is available for this transponder you have the option to view the Database information by pressing the left soft key here as shown in the left screenshot The right picture shows the Database entries The fields depend on the definition of the Database You may also edit fields by selecting them and pressing if there are allowed to be...

Page 20: ...he Task Mode is another operating mode of the APR600 that allows the collection of comprehensive data For further information about this operating mode please contact your local distributor For the navigation through the APR600 menus all seven keys might be used The directional keys have the following functions here Key Operation Enters the next submenu or performs particular actions in the lowest...

Page 21: ...B Search EID in DB Print Print Last Group Select Group Print All Groups Print Barcode Setup Printer Set Printer Type 1 Generic Line Printer 2 Able Systems AP 1300 3 Extech APEX 2 4 Extech APEX 3 5 Extech APEX 4 6 Zebra QL220 7 Zebra QL320 8 Zebra QL420 9 Zebra QLn220 10 Zebra QLn320 11 Zebra QLn420 12 Martel MCP 1880 7880 13 MTP 3 Search BT printer Setup Reader Settings Animal Counter On Off Anima...

Page 22: ...nguages Interface Setup Setup Scale Set Scale Type 1 Tell 2 Iconix FX15 3 TruTest XR3000 4 BWT BW S JD II 5 Gallagher 6 Dini Argeo DFWLB 7 Te Pari Scale Setup Printer same as setup printer on the previous page Bluetooth Set Bluetooth Mode Master Mode Slave Mode Bluetooth OFF Start BT Inquiry BT Device History Set BT Profile SPP HID BLE HID Smart Set BT Passkey default 1234 Show Bluetooth Info WLAN...

Page 23: ...name The user can navigate to letters numbers or symbols and paste the desired character into the group name by using the key By pressing the left soft key the keyboard con tent can be switched capitals special characters After the new group name has been entered completely press the right soft key here close in order to exit the soft keyboard Now the name can be checked again and it will be confi...

Page 24: ...f records for the currently selected Task and the number of possible remain ing records maximum 10 000 per Task Choose another Task Select a different Task definition If Choose Another Task was selected the reader is listing all available Tasks plus the amount of records in brackets for each Task Navigate to the desired Task by using the keys and select the Task to use by pressing A new Task is st...

Page 25: ...he right soft key DELETE and the reading pro cess can be started again This example shows a Speed Loop In this case there is nothing to enter but the RFID reader is activated an tags are read continuously until the right soft key Cancel is pressed twice then the device will ask for another confirmation If the left soft key here YES is pressed the records made until now will be saved and the Contro...

Page 26: ...d and all records within this group are shown The first display line shows the group name here Group 8 The second line shows the record number within the current group plus date and time of reading for the selected record A scroll bar on the right side shows the approximate position of the selected record in this group here it is the last record One record down One record up Scroll down 50 records...

Page 27: ...onder type FDX B or HDX is shown as well Please press in order to open the appropriate Database record If there is no Database entry available for this record the APR600 will not show in the display You may also edit fields by selecting them and pressing if they are allowed to be editable in the Database definition Non editable fields are not selectable at all Switch to next page Select next previ...

Page 28: ...idden After selecting Clear Data two submenus are shown Clear Groups refers to records made in groups Clear Task Data only applies for data collected in Task Mode Please note that deleted data are lost irreversibly It is not possible to undo this action at all I case of doubt you should backup the data first 7 4 2 1 Clear Groups Clear Last Groups Erases the last group completely Select Group opens...

Page 29: ...ve But usually scanning the transponder is the faster way and more convenient Please note that this menu item is only shown if a Database has been uploaded to the device Use the keys in order to change the character and the keys to move to the previous next digit When browsing through the list of characters you can hold the or key in order to increase the scrolling speed Press in order to leave th...

Page 30: ...ID in DB This menu item searches the Database for a matching entry on the basis of the electronic ID As soon as the transponder was read the APR600 will start looking up this number in the Database Please note that this menu item is only visible if a Database has been uploaded The APR600 starts scanning for a transponder for a maxi mum of 10 seconds The remaining scanning time in sec onds is shown...

Page 31: ... records The APR600 stores the printers Bluetooth address as a secondary address only When no print jobs should be done the APR600 would always try to connect to its primary Bluetooth partner like a computer smartphone PDA or weighing indicator in Master Mode When one of the printing actions is started the reader drops the connection to the primary device and tries to connect to the configured Blu...

Page 32: ... Barcode the device will activate the RFID engine After the tag has been read the APR600 is sending an appropriate command to the mobile printer The barcode type is 2of5 interleaved Other barcode types are not supported at the moment 7 5 5 Setup Printer Before you can use the printer the correct model has to be selected first If this setting is incorrect the printer feature will not work There are...

Page 33: ...es are listed Please note that not only printers are listed here but also other Bluetooth devices So ideally you should know the device name of your Bluetooth printer Sometimes it might be useful to see the BD address of the found devices instead of the names You may switch be tween both views by using the key Now you can see the list of discovered devices with their BD addresses instead of the de...

Page 34: ... 7 6 1 Reader Settings 7 6 1 1 Animal Counter On Off The animal counter decides about the question if double reads are saved or not A double read occurs if a tag with one and the same EID is read within the same group again When the animal counter is activated it is not possible to store the same EID within the same group again If not activated it is possible to do that the APR600 does not check f...

Page 35: ...s Reading on a long press one second 7 6 1 3 Set Online Mode The Online Mode deals with the format used for sending the EID to the interfaces directly after a tag has been read The interface can be USB Bluetooth or WLAN Usually the EID is further processed on a third party device then like a weighing indicator or a smartphone It is important to know which format is expected by this other device an...

Page 36: ...e keys and confirm with 7 6 1 4 Wireless Sync On Off RFID readers according to ISO11784 11785 have activation and listening periods If two or more readers operate in close vicinity they should be synchronized in order to prevent interference and hence a reduction of reading performance especially for HDX transponders Since it is not possible to synchronize mobile readers wired in the field Agriden...

Page 37: ...irst menu item allows to set the speaker volume the second is used to activate the vibrating motor or to deacti vate it Select the desired volume by using the keys Each time a key is pressed a sound is played in order to indicate the currently selected volume Confirm the selected volume with Select the desired setting via or and confirm with 7 6 2 Display The Display menu contains the items shown ...

Page 38: ...PR600 enters suspend mode Any action like a key press will reset this timer Please also see chapter 5 for further details The maximum possible time is 60 minutes but please keep in mind that this reduces the op erating time Modify the Switch Off Time Apply the new setting 7 6 2 3 Set Display Colors Depending on the light conditions it can make sense to in vert the background color It can also be a...

Page 39: ...ings can be configured here as well 7 6 3 1 Setup Scale The APR600 is able to receive the weight from indicators which can send it via Bluetooth There are different scale types supported also from the major brands on the market This function can only be used for Task Mode and the Data Base Function where the so called Weight from Scale field is available There is only one menu item where the corre...

Page 40: ...n BT Inquiry The Bluetooth Mode determines if the APR600 should initiate the connection to another device Master Mode or if other devices should be able to connect to the APR600 Per default Bluetooth is not activated OFF so it must be switched on first Then you have to decide whether the APR600 should be the device initiating the connection Master or the other device Slave Select the desired Bluet...

Page 41: ...help to identify the cor rect device quickly Choose a device from the list and select it by pressing The APR600 will store this device as the Bluetooth partner and will try to connect to it automatically and permanently if the reader is configured to Master Mode Usually there should not be too many Bluetooth devices in use with the APR600 In order to prevent unnecessary scans when switching from o...

Page 42: ...he APR600 in HID mode communication only works into one direction here HID smart Same as HID but the connection to the other device is only established after a tran sponder has been read This is required for the use with Apple devices because as long as a Bluetooth device is connected as HID keyboard the on screen keyboard will not be available at all BLE is reserved for special applications at th...

Page 43: ... the reader here BT53 Build Version APR600s Bluetooth module Firmware ver sion Mode Bluetooth Mode plus Bluetooth Profile in brackets Status Connection Status here tries to connect to remote device In this case the APR600 is connected to the remote device When the connection would drop the reader would try to reconnect to the configured Bluetooth partner until suc cessful This is done automaticall...

Page 44: ...entifier which makes it discoverable and connectable one could also call it network name The SSID has to be configured correctly via software like AgriLink it has to match with the SSID used by the Access Point Usually WLAN connections use security mechanisms like authentica tion The APR600s WLAN module supports no authentication or WPA2 Authentication methods different from WPA2 like WEP or WPA t...

Page 45: ... be opened It is not part of this manual to explain those things information about such items can be found in commonly available literature Choose the correct WLAN Protocol depending on your ap plication using the keys and confirm with The menu item Show Access Points is only visible if WLAN is enabled and set to Station Mode It is listing the currently available Access Points plus a signal streng...

Page 46: ...next screen In the first line the WLAN module type is shown In case of the APR600 the module type is WGM110 The Build Version shows the firmware version of the WLAN module The configured WLAN Mode is Station which means that the APR600 will try to join the configured Access Point The WLAN Protocol is TCP Server so the Host is the TCP Client and has to open the correct port for the correct IP addre...

Page 47: ...tory default values This might be useful if particular set tings have been changed and the APR600 is not operating as intended anymore Please note that this action cannot be undone Settings different from the factory defaults have to be made again confirm reset abort reset 7 6 5 Device Info The menu Device Info includes items showing information about the current battery status the APR600 firmware...

Page 48: ...s example this is also included in the calculations as well as WLAN So the shown ex pected battery life considers all electric consumers that are currently active Details concerning the battery symbol in status bar are explained in chapter 4 1 2 1 7 6 5 2 Show Firmware Info The item Show Firmware Info displays the readers firm ware version plus some additional information like build date and bootl...

Page 49: ...y or otherwise subject it to strong impacts or shocks Do not solder directly onto the battery Do not expose the battery to water or salt water or allow the battery to get wet Do not disassemble or modify the battery The battery contains safety and protection devices which if damaged may cause the battery to generate heat explode or ignite Do not place the battery on or near fires stoves or other h...

Page 50: ...ng the battery Do not discharge the battery using any device except for the specified device When the battery is used in devices aside from the specified device it may damage the performance of the battery or reduce its life expectancy and if the device causes an abnormal current to flow it may cause the battery to become hot explode or ignite and cause serious injury The temperature range over wh...

Page 51: ...ns exist in particular when 1 Damage is attributable to improper use of the device to an incorrect connection or in correct operator action 2 The device was not cared for and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendations and this is the cause of the damage 3 The damage is due to any modification to the device The damage is due to force majeure for example lightning strike The da...

Page 52: ...ual 13 02 20 Page 52 of 52 12 Trouble shooting For any problem please contact us Agrident GmbH Steinklippenstr 10 30890 Barsinghausen Germany Telephone 49 5105 582573 10 FAX 49 5105 582573 17 Mail support agrident com ...

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