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6.4  The monitor window 

The monitor window shows the serial communication from the PC to the AWR 
and back. It is more intended to be used by software developers than by end 
customers.  
 

 

 
Since this manual is written for end users, the monitor is not explained any 
further here. The AWR protocol description explains the monitor window in 
detail. 
 

6.5 Diagnosis 

This window offers the possibility, to sample the receiver signals of the reader. 
The use of this feature requires deeper knowledge of RFID and thus it will not 
be explained in this manual. 
 
 

6.6 Database 

The AWR has an internal memory, in which up to 5000 transponder datasets 
can be stored. 
 
In order to download collected data or to clear the memory, choose “Database” 
in the file menu “Database”.

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Summary of Contents for AWR 100

Page 1: ...mbH Steinklippenstr 11 D 30890 Barsinghausen Phone 49 5105 582573 10 Fax 49 5105 582573 17 AWR 100 Stickreader F i r m w a r e 2 0 0 a n d h i g h e r P C D e m o s o f t w a r e 2 0 0 a n d h i g h e r V10 02 10 ...

Page 2: ...s electronic 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 2010 Agrident GmbH Steinklippenstr 11 30890 Barsinghausen Germany Phone 49 0 51 05 582573 10 Fax 49 0 51 05 582573 17 E Mai...

Page 3: ...hed on 14 5 2 2 Reading transponders immediately 17 5 3 Reading range depending on the transponder orientation 17 5 4 Using the AWR menu 18 5 4 1 Next group 19 5 4 2 Printer 19 5 4 3 Stored datasets 19 5 4 4 Show last IDs 20 5 4 5 Date Time 21 5 4 6 Online offline mode 21 5 4 7 Bluetooth 21 5 4 8 Start Inquiry 22 5 4 9 Custom config 23 5 4 10 Reset config 23 5 4 11 Clear datasets 24 5 5 High power...

Page 4: ...uts 35 6 9 1 4 LCD Second Display Line 36 6 9 1 5 LCD Contrast 37 6 9 1 6 LCD Display Menu Language 37 6 9 2 Configuration Operational 38 6 9 2 1 IO Led and Beeper 38 6 9 2 2 RF Power Mode 38 6 9 2 3 Check for double reads 39 6 9 2 4 Permanent Read 39 6 9 2 5 Wireless Synchronization 40 6 9 3 Configuration Output Formats 42 6 9 4 Configuration Bluetooth 43 6 9 5 Configuration Printer 44 6 9 6 Conf...

Page 5: ... collected data via RS232 or USB using an RS232 USB converter Bi directional communication with PDA via Bluetooth Transmitting the transponder number to RFID ready scales via RS232 or Bluetooth Printing the last group or the complete memory content via RS232 or via Bluetooth ...

Page 6: ...pply for trickle charging takes up to 20 hours or the external fast charging station please see chapters 2 and 3 for details When charging for the first time after long term storage the battery capacity might be decreased Restore such batteries to original performance by repeating several cycles of charging and discharging When storing batteries for more than 1 year charge after 6 month to prevent...

Page 7: ... was read This option can be changed using the AWR demo software Blue LED The blue LED is used for several events e g transponder was read low battery warning Display The LCD displays all necessary information e g number of read transponder ready to work menu items Read button is switching the reader on starts reading enters the menu by double pressing if the AWR is switched on moves to the next m...

Page 8: ...ap RS232 cable 1 5m Cigarette lighter cable 12V for trickle charging only Figure 2 Accessories Figure 3 External fast charging station The power supply can vary country specific end cap with RS232 and power interface AEC100 rechargeable battery pack ARB100 Bluetooth end cap ABE100 RS232 cable AIC115 cigarette lighter charging cable AAC100 ...

Page 9: ...0 Manual 2 3 Installing or changing the battery pack If the Stick Reader is used for the first time the battery pack has to be installed Turn the screw of the end cap anti clockwise Remove the end cap Remove the old battery pack ...

Page 10: ...of the end cap clockwise The screw has to be fastened completely otherwise contact problems can occur Additionally the seal in the end cap is not functioning properly in that case and the AWR might not be watertight IP67 anymore Water damages due to the improper attachment of the end cap are not covered by the warranty ...

Page 11: ...g battery capacity Longer charging is always allowed and does not damage the reader or the battery Connect the RS232 cable to the RS232 end cap Plug in the RS232 connector into the jack of the RS232 end cap and turn the connector clockwise From the point where the green indicator ring appears the connection of the plug is correct and IP67 ...

Page 12: ... power cord Figure 4 Connections and accessories for trickle charging The power cord can vary country specific 4 Battery pack fast charger For faster battery charging an external charging station is available Figure 5 Battery pack fast charger the power supply can vary country specific power supply for trickle charging RS232 cable RS232 end cap attached to AWR power cord ...

Page 13: ...m the battery Only a few parts e g the internal Real Time Clock are supplied with power Nothing is displayed on the LCD in that case In order to activate the AWR the button must be pressed for a short time Press key appears on the first display line and a battery symbol on the right side indicates the approximate remaining battery capacity Figure 7 Activate the AWR by pressing the read button batt...

Page 14: ...e to read tags the connection is made in the background The reader remembers the IDs of the tags which were read after switching on As soon as the Bluetooth connection is established the AWR will send all these IDs to the Bluetooth interface in case that the Online mode is activated 5 2 Reading transponders 5 2 1 Reading transponders after the AWR is switched on Wait until Press key appears on the...

Page 15: ...10 02 10 Page 15 of 48 AWR100 Manual Figure 8 Reading Transponders ...

Page 16: ...e can be changed for displaying an animal counter or the advanced ISO information of the transponder Please see chapter 6 9 1 4 for further information The maximum time in which this information is displayed is configurable as well Show Tag Time This time can be configured from 1 second to 60 seconds the default value is 5 For further information please see chapter 6 9 1 3 If an event is assigned ...

Page 17: ...ag appears on the display The reading procedure is the same as explained in chapter 5 2 1 5 3 Reading range depending on the transponder orientation Ferrite antennas have the following characteristics of flux lines Figure 9 Flux lines Thus the following best reading orientation for transponders is Figure 10 Best reading orientation ...

Page 18: ... menu If the button is not pressed within 3 seconds the menu will be left auto matically The AWR menu has the following structure Menu item Complete Access Medium Access Read only Next group Printer Stored datasets Show last IDs Date Time Online mode Bluetooth on Start Inquiry Custom config Reset config Clear datasets only available if the printer option is enabled default disabled only visible if...

Page 19: ...ensures that the menu cannot be accessed at all 5 4 1 Next group The Next group option allows to insert separators between the collected IDs and thus to divide the read transponders into groups This is a helpful feature if for example the data are collected on different farms or the animals are sold to different places Agrident V2 00 Next group Perform a long press in order to insert a new group A...

Page 20: ...ows you to review the complete memory content of the AWR Agrident V2 00 Show last IDs Make a long press while Show last IDs is displayed 984 010900316360 G05 033 12 41 26 The first line of the displays shows the ID the second line the group in which the ID is saved here group 5 the consecutive number of the dataset in the current group here 33 and the timestamp of the transponder The AWR starts wi...

Page 21: ...ta are only stored in the database of the AWR Per factory default the AWR is set to Online mode Agrident V2 00 Online mode In order to set the reader into the Offline mode make a long press at his point After the setting was changed the display shows Agrident V2 00 Offline mode 5 4 7 Bluetooth The Bluetooth options are only available if a Bluetooth end cap is attached to the AWR In the following m...

Page 22: ...of the display shows the number of the discovered device and how many devices have been found in this case 3 The second line displays the name of the current device here Agrident PDA Do a long press for pairing the AWR with the displayed device If the pairing procedure was successful the AWR will display Peer adr saved Adr 0015832A2938 where the second line shows the BD address of the other device...

Page 23: ...s custom settings using the AWR demosoftware first The demosoftware allows to save modified reader settings in a file Once these changed settings are applied to the AWR as custom settings the reader can be reset to these settings via the menu without the need for connecting to a PC Agrident V2 00 Custom config Confirm your choice with a long press Agrident V2 00 Reset config Agrident V2 00 Done A ...

Page 24: ...ower mode the reading range increases but the power consumption as well That means a shorter operation time for the battery If high power mode is selected the string HP is displayed additionally to Read tag The factory default setting is Low power Read tag HP The high power mode increases the reading range for HDX transponders up to 20 percent compared to low power For FDX transponders it is less ...

Page 25: ...apacity is appr 60 solid Battery capacity is appr 40 solid Battery capacity is appr 20 solid Battery capacity is appr 10 blinking Battery is down to appr 5 The blinking symbol indicates that the battery should be replaced or recharged soon If the AWR detects a too low voltage the following information appears on the LCD display Low battery After displaying the information the Stick Reader is switc...

Page 26: ...ent possibilities 6 1 Installation Please start setup exe select your language for the installation and follow the instructions of the setup assistant 6 2 Comport settings After the first start of the program the correct comport has to be selected Therefore choose Comport in the menu Settings The following dialog appears Select the correct Comport and press OK If the AWR is not connected the follo...

Page 27: ...ully the color of the connection status symbol will turn into green 6 3 The file menu The file menu is mainly used for leaving the software setting the comport and for opening additional windows exits the demosoftware you might also use opens the Comport menu opens the Monitor window opens the Diagnosis window opens the Database window for downloading and saving data opens the Event Database windo...

Page 28: ...ned any further here The AWR protocol description explains the monitor window in detail 6 5 Diagnosis This window offers the possibility to sample the receiver signals of the reader The use of this feature requires deeper knowledge of RFID and thus it will not be explained in this manual 6 6 Database The AWR has an internal memory in which up to 5000 transponder datasets can be stored In order to ...

Page 29: ... window Before the collected data are being downloaded the demosoftware will open a file dialog which allows to save the data in a txt file Choose a location and a filename if you want to save the data Press Save in order to confirm If you don t want to save the data press Cancel In this case the datasets will just be downloaded and displayed not saved Shows the downloaded data after Get all was p...

Page 30: ... of datasets In order to request the amount of saved datasets from the reader press get In this case 83 IDs are saved in the AWRs memory 6 6 3 Database Dataset With Get the current dataset will be requested and displayed Via the up down arrows in the Number box the next previous dataset is requested Another possibility to request a particular dataset is to enter the number of the dataset to be req...

Page 31: ...r RS232 or Bluetooth If the reader is connected to a host PC or PDA the incoming ID can be compared with existing IDs in a database If the database contains an assignment for the incoming ID it is possible to send an event string maximum 16 ASCII characters to the AWR The command back to the AWR for displaying a string also contains the ID If no new ID was read meanwhile the AWR will display the c...

Page 32: ...sign in order to confirm The assignment will be displayed in the Event Database list box Press Show in order to display the string on the AWRs LCD Sale Press key You might assign more transponders if you want Just read another not assigned tag and proceed as described above The main window contains a status section which also informs you about the activation state of the Event Database Per default...

Page 33: ...Transponder type FDX B or HDX Î Event if existing and Event Database activated only if the selected output format contains information about tag type The text fields light up green for a short time if a transponder was received 6 9 Configuration In order to change the reader settings the configuration window has to be opened This is only possible if the AWR is connected via the correct comport As ...

Page 34: ... a previously saved configuration file saves the displayed configuration to a file sets the displayed configuration as custom config resets the AWR to declared custom configuration informs about the success of an action indicates the progress of the running action Read all and Apply all influence the settings in all tabs not only options of the currently selected tab Thus it also allows to apply c...

Page 35: ...ilable menu items Clear Datasets can be enabled in medium and complete access additionally For details about the access level see chapter 5 4 6 9 1 3 Extra Settings Timeouts Extra Settings Meaning Switch off Time The Reader is switched off automatically if no action has taken place e g transponder read or menu access The switch off time is configurable between 5 and 600 seconds Type in the desired...

Page 36: ...d Display Line This setting decides about the information which is displayed in the second line of the LCD after a transponder has been read Per factory default the timestamp will be displayed Display animal counter Display timestamp Display tag info 984 010900316360 ID Counter 28 984 010900316360 F 12 41 26 984 010900316360 1 0 00 00 0 In order to allow the ID counter to work properly the AWR has...

Page 37: ...trast Set contrast 6 9 1 6 LCD Display Menu Language The AWR supports different display languages In order to change the language the demosoftware has to be used Press set in order to select your desired language An additional window opens select the language you want to upload using the drop down list and start the upload by clicking the button set language At the moment English default Dutch Fre...

Page 38: ...ease check your translations and try again 6 9 2 Configuration Operational This tab contains settings like RF power mode Permanent read and Wireless Synchronization 6 9 2 1 IO Led and Beeper While the RF field is activated the red LED at the top of the reader is flashing After a successful read the green LED in front of the Stick Reader is activated and the beeper sounds This section allows to ena...

Page 39: ...ory it can take a few seconds to scan for double reads if the memory is almost full and a too high value is chosen During the scan for double reads the following message appears on the display Scan for Double reads If the AWR detected a double read within the selected range of datasets the reader will display the transponder number in the first line of the LCD and the string Double read in the sec...

Page 40: ...ead but the battery operation time in slow permanent read mode is more than doubled compared to the fast setting The slide control allows to choose 10 different settings where the interval for the breaks is adjusted in 50 milliseconds steps in each case The checkbox Advanced allows to modify these settings even more detailed Please see the additional document AWR_Permanent_Read_Mode for further ex...

Page 41: ... off and then press set or you just click the button set Off which is the faster way Wireless Sync works better if the other readers are not working with variable timing That means they should use a fixed timing with HDX listening periods of 20 milliseconds only It is highly recommended to use the default level of 2 00V if Wireless Sync is activated Choosing the value too low or too high might dec...

Page 42: ...rom the internal memory It just decides about the format which is used to send the ID to the interface directly after reading In the default output format Short ASCII 15 the ID is transmitted as follows 980123456789012 CR LF New line 12 digit ID 3 digit manufacturer or country code This format is accepted by most scales on the market and outputs the ID without any additional information or control...

Page 43: ...nd name of the paired device in case that the AWR is the Bluetooth master History of the 5 last used Bluetooth partners The Bluetooth pairing can also be done from the readers menu pretty easy In this case the reader will search for other Bluetooth devices and will display them after the inquiry is finished With a short press you can scroll through the list of discovered devices a long press is se...

Page 44: ...tivate the printer option change the status in the Printer group box to enable and click set For proper operation the correct printer type has to be selected as well At the moment the AWR support printers from the Zebra QL series and the Extech Apex series The Connection group box allows to assign the Bluetooth address of the printer to the AWR The Printer Format section decides about the format o...

Page 45: ... Storage Mode the AWR will not save the collected data in its internal memory This is useful for applications where only an Online data transmission is required and the data are saved externally anyway e g using a PDA connected via Bluetooth Thus it is also not necessary to clear the memory at all In order to use the AWR in Non Storage Mode activate the corresponding checkbox and press set The Tra...

Page 46: ...Without submission of proof of purchase no warranty can be given b In the event that defects are detected the manufacturer is entitled to choose between up to two attempts at repair or supplying a replacement device on one occasion The warranty period for the repaired item or for a replacement item is 3 months but will always extend to the end of the original warranty period No further claims can ...

Page 47: ...hielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and television reception Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipment 10 Canadian Radio Emissions Requirement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference R...

Page 48: ...e 48 of 48 AWR100 Manual 11 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 e mail info agrident com ...

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