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Rev. AX5 Date: 03/31/2003
Printed on Standard Paper
P/N: 2000-3160-02

2003

Asyst Technologies, Incorporated
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AdvanTag 9100

AdvanTag Gateway

Technical Manual

Summary of Contents for Advantag 9100

Page 1: ...Rev AX5 Date 03 31 2003 Printed on Standard Paper P N 2000 3160 02 Copyright 2003 Asyst Technologies Incorporated All rights reserved Preliminary AdvanTag 9100 AdvanTag Gateway Technical Manual ...

Page 2: ... and MANUAFACTURING CONNECTIVITY are registered trademarks of Asyst Technologies Inc VERSAPORT PLUS INX ADVAN TAG LINK MANAGER SMART TAG SMART STATION SMART STORAGE SMART TRAVELER SMART COMM AXYS FASTRACK FASTMOVE FASTLOAD FASTORE are trademarksTM of Asyst Technologies Inc All other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and or service marks of their respective owners Equipme...

Page 3: ...ical Publications Manager 48761 Kato Rd Fremont CA 94538 Or fax Attention Tech Pubs Manager at 1 510 661 5185 Or email TechPubs asyst com Include the following Name Company Contact Phone in case we have questions Email Document Information Name of document Part Number Revision Location of comment page number or other reference Comments The more specific the comments the more useful they are to us ...

Page 4: ...egrated Manufacturing EMF Electromagnetic Field EMI Electromagnetic Interference EMO Emergency Machine Off ESD Electrostatic Discharge MID Material IDentification OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PN or P N Part Number RFID Radio Frequency IDentification SECS Semiconductor Equipment Communication Standard SEMI Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SMIF Standard Mechanical Interface...

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Page 6: ...ion 02 27 2003 AX2 Added ECID table Deleted mounting photos Added tables for CAN and Ethernet ports 02 28 2003 AX3 Added Gateway information Updated antenna graphs for tubular antennas 03 07 2003 AX4 Updated power information Revised Gateway photo 03 31 2003 AX5 Added disclaimers on Node Address panel and antenna installation ...

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Page 8: ...1 About this Manual 1 References 1 Conventions 2 Safety Tags 2 Chapter 1 General Information 5 Technical Data Specifications and Outline Drawing 5 Safety 7 General Requirements 7 Servicing 7 ESD EMI Precautions 7 Electrical Power Input Power Requirements 7 Environmental 8 Warranty and Liability 8 Location of Labels used on the AdvanTag 8 Chapter 2 Theory of Operation 9 AdvanTag Reader 9 AdvanTag G...

Page 9: ...s ATR 9100s connected on the CAN bus 22 Code Upgrade Functionality in ATR Gateway 23 Interfaces 23 LEDs 23 Power Indicator 23 Host Comm 23 Read Write 9100 Reader only 24 Connectors 24 Power 24 Communication 25 Antenna 25 External Presence 9100 Reader only 26 Ethernet in development 26 Buttons Switches 26 Reset 26 Code Upgrade 26 Long Range 9100 Reader only 27 Node Address 9100 Reader only 27 Commu...

Page 10: ...anTag 9100 Technical Manual Table of Contents a Software 29 Antenna Performance 30 Read Write Performance Factors 30 RF Field Diagrams 9100 Reader only 30 Stick Antennas 30 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting 33 Troubleshooting Chart 33 ...

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Page 12: ...AdvanTag Top View 9 Figure 3 AdvanTag 9100 Gateway 10 Figure 4 ATR Gateway Connectivity with Host and Slave ATRs 11 Figure 5 AdvanTag 9100 Reader LEDs 23 Figure 6 Long Range Switch AdvanTag 9100 Reader Side View 27 Figure 7 Node Address Switches 9100 Reader only 28 Figure 8 Stick Antenna 9700 9097 01 Standard Range only 31 ...

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Page 14: ...echnical Manual List of Tables a List of Tables Table 1 AdvanTag Specifications 5 Table 2 Labels 8 Table 3 Attribute Values ECID and SVID 17 Table 4 Power Cable Pin Outs 24 Table 5 Serial Port Pin Usage 29 Table 6 ATR Errors and Solutions 33 ...

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Page 16: ...he AdvanTag system and the ATR 9100 Service is not applicable to the ATR 9100 see Servicing on page 7 About this Manual The AdvanTag Reader Manual is organized as follows Chapter 1 General Information provides specifications and describes safety considerations and labeling for the AdvanTag Chapter 2 Theory of Operation provides an operational overview of the AdvanTag Reader ATR 9100 Chapter 3 prov...

Page 17: ...mple Choose File Import File Click Refers to mouse actions For example Click the hand icon Courier New Font Text displayed on the screen uses Courier New DOS and windows path names are displayed in Courier New For example Use the C Folder SubFolder SubFolder2 to access this file Source code or DOS commands use courier new Hexidecimal streams and examples Double quotes Used when discussing or descr...

Page 18: ...DED MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH GENERAL HAZARD CAUTION STANDARD CAUTIONS AS OPPOSED TO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE CAUTIONS SHOWN BELOW ALERT PERSONNEL TO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS WHICH IF NOT AVOIDED MAY RESULT IN INJURY CAUTION THESE CAUTIONS ALERT PERSONNEL TO SITUATIONS THAT MAY LEAD TO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE FAILURE TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS WILL RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT AND OR DAMAGE TO...

Page 19: ...Page 4 Draft Rev AX5 AdvanTag 9100 Technical Manual Safety Tags a ...

Page 20: ...s Serial RS 232 Ethernet CANbus Protocols ASCII CIDRW SECS HSMS CAN Open Host Protocols supported ASCII CIDRW SECS HSMS Power Reader 24 VDC 10 500mA maximum short range mode 1 Amp maximum long range mode Gateway Reader 24 VDC 10 300mA Environmental Operating Temperature 0 to 30 C non condensing Operating Humidity 30 95 non condensing Storage Temperature 0 to 55 C Storage Humidity 5 90 Mounting Mou...

Page 21: ...Page 6 Draft Rev AX5 AdvanTag 9100 Technical Manual Technical Data Specifications and Outline Drawing a FIGURE 1 Outline Drawing ...

Page 22: ...ated with electromechanical equipment Personnel should become thoroughly familiar with all aspects of safety for individuals and equipment prior to operating or performing service on this equipment Servicing Refer all service to qualified personnel There are no user serviceable parts located inside the chassis Return defective units to Asyst Technologies ESD EMI Precautions The AdvanTag is a certi...

Page 23: ...onmental The AdvanTag uses no chemicals or combustibles and creates no hazardous waste Warranty and Liability See Warranty on page i Labeling Location of Labels used on the AdvanTag Location of labels to be determined TABLE 2 Labels No Label Description Location 1 2 3 ...

Page 24: ... open protocol on its CAN port Power is supplied by an external source Operating program is field upgradeable via download over the serial host connection This unit is designed for versatile installation in many different situations It can be installed within OEM tools within load ports inside stockers and on tabletops Once a power source an external antenna and a communication cable have been con...

Page 25: ...of up to 31 ATR 9000s or 9100s via a single host The Host system can address each of the ATRs via the Gateway which makes the Gateway a transparent system The communication between the host and the ATR Gateway is possible via CIDRW_SECS on RS 232 or soon to be available HSMS over ethernet or CIDRW_ASCII messages The communication between the ATR Gateway and the multiplexed ATRs occurs on the CAN b...

Page 26: ... message The ATR Gateway parses the incoming message from the Host and based on the Target ID value routes the message to the targeted node connected on the CAN bus The Target ID of the ATR Gateway itself is always 0 Target Ids 1 through 8 would be dedicated for each of the connected ATRs Protocols and Connections The ATR Gateway can communicate with the host on the SECS or HSMS ports Please note ...

Page 27: ...oned earlier but the connection is opened on an ETHERNET PORT This number also must be used by the Active entity the host to establish a connection NOTE IT MIGHT BE NOTED THAT THE IP ADDRESS ASSIGNED TO THE ATR GATEWAY WOULD BE A STATIC IP ADDRESS AND NOT ONE OBTAINED VIA DHCP SERVER THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT HSMS IS AN IP ADDRESS BASED PROTOCOL Message Format and Translation The messages as des...

Page 28: ...tocol and sends the SECS message to the host Message Received on the host S18F10 L 4 A 09 Target ID A NO SSACK A ABCDE MID Assuming ABCDE was the MID in MicroTag L 4 A A A A Messages Supported The ATR Gateway supports only CIDRW ASCII And CIDRW SECS messages as described in the message set documents CIDRW_ASCII_R DOC and CIDRW_SECS_R Doc For any other message which is not described on the above sa...

Page 29: ...T ethernet connection for HSMS communication Runs CAN Open Master protocol for CAN communication and message routing Features LEDs See Interfaces on page 23 for details Baud rates The AdvanTag supports 9600 and 19200 baud rates for communication through the serial port Default is 9600 TCP IP data rate is 10 100 base T ...

Page 30: ...d for mounting An installation kit for mounting the unit to an Asyst 300mm Front Load is available contact Asyst for details Other details Install the AdvanTag reader in a dry and clean environment The AdvanTag reader should be mounted to a grounded panel The AdvanTag reader should be mounted where there is easy access to the front and rear panels and where the air vents on the top and front panel...

Page 31: ...ribute Request This message requests the subsystem to set the value of ECID of the component specified in TargetID to configure desired behavior Only applicable write able attributes like ECID may be used in this message Read Data Request This message reads the NOTEPAD Linear Memory sec tion of the subsystem component indicated in TargetID Write Data Request This message writes data to the NOTEPAD...

Page 32: ...indi cated by TargerID to write Material identifier Subsystem Command Request This message is used to request the subsystem indicated in TargetID to perform a specific action Included in this set are the fol lowing commands SSCMD 04 Blink LED on Node Device SSCMD 07 Perform Diagnostics SSCMD 13 Reset SSCMD 15 Change State SSCMD GetStatus Event Report Send This message is used to send events to the...

Page 33: ...n SSACK The SEMI standard specifies only five codes NO EE CE HE and TE When this option is ON up to 100 error codes might be generated Please see SSACK for all error code ON All error codes generated OFF Only SEMI standard error codes generated HardwareRevisionLevel Applicable only to version 21A and later Subsystem Hardware Rev of Upstream Controller OR Head as applicable Up to 8 bytes HeadID App...

Page 34: ...F OIP_AUTOREAD_DATA The memory type to read upon Pod In Place Event Offset or MID Note Offset applies only to NOTEPAD This attribute should be modified with respect to OIP_AUTOREAD_LENGTH Default MID OIP_AUTOREAD_LENGTH Length of NOTPAD data to read upon Operator arrival Applies only to NOTEPAD Note This attribute should be modified with respect to OIP_AUTOREAD_DATA Default 16 OIP_SENSOR_POLARITY ...

Page 35: ...igh When Sensor goes high Pod Arrival event is generated LO Active Low When Sensor goes low Pod Arrival event is generated Default LO RDA Applicable only to version 21A and later AdvanTag returns either RD or RDA in response to the ASCII RD command EN Enabled returns RDA DI Disabled returns RD Default EN SECS_T1 SECS only SECS T1 timeout Default 5 SECS_T2 SECS only Host port on LM SECS T2 timeout ...

Page 36: ...t part number 2000 1455 01 for more detailed information on communication with the AdvanTag SOFTREV Subsystem Software Rev of Upstream Controller OR Head as applicable 8 bytes SoftwareRevisionLevel Applicable only to version 21A and later Same as SOFTREV SELF_TEST_RESULT Last self test result P Pass F Fail TARGETID The TargetID of the device set able through the DIP switches TABLE 3 Attribute Valu...

Page 37: ...turned with the appropriate SSACK response Sub System Commands The Gateway supports the following sub system commands Sub system command 7 Perform Diagnostics The Gateway performs diagnostics on itself and returns a S18F14 Sub system command 13 Reset The Gateway accepts the Reset command and resets itself No event is sent on reset of the Gateway NOTE THE HOST SOFTWARE MUST WAIT FOR AT LEAST 10 SEC...

Page 38: ...r details Interfaces There are three LEDs to signify activity a RESET button and a switch panel for specifying the unit s address TargetID See below for more details LEDs The LEDs located on the top of the reader see Figure 5 indicate the operational status of the AdvanTag FIGURE 5 AdvanTag 9100 Reader LEDs Power Indicator The POWER indicator when lit indicates that power is applied to the AdvanTa...

Page 39: ...ge 30 Connectors The AdvanTag reader features four external ports Power The port labeled PWR CAN is for a power supply of 24VDC Asyst can supply a 120 220V adapter or the OEM can supply this power This is a DB9 male receptacle 24 VDC 10 140mA typical 750mA maximum Gateway is 300mA The following table shows the pin outs Light Communication Status Off Radio off Green Successful read write Red Read W...

Page 40: ...CONNECTOR FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN INJURY Antenna CAUTION ANTENNAS SHOULD ONLY BE INSTALLED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN MALFUNCTION OR DAMAGE TO THE UNIT AND OR ANTENNA The port labeled REMOTE ANTENNA is for an external antenna Contact Asyst for available antennas This is a BNC socket use with Asyst antennas is required GENERAL HAZARD CAUTION NEVER USE A NON ASYST...

Page 41: ...ON COMMUNICATION THROUGH ALL PORTS PLEASE REFER TO THE SOFTWARE MANUAL Buttons Switches Reset Press this button to reset the unit This will set the baud rate to 9600 and the SECS DeviceID to match the TargetID default is 0003 Code Upgrade It will be necessary to put the AdvanTag in Upgrade mode in order to download new software through the serial port To set the AdvanTag 9100 in Upgrade mode press...

Page 42: ...age 30 FIGURE 6 Long Range Switch AdvanTag 9100 Reader Side View Node Address 9100 Reader only CAUTION THE NODE ADDRESS PANEL SEE Figure 7 on page 28 SHOULD ONLY BE ACCESSED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN MALFUNCTION OR DAMAGE TO THE UNIT Used to specify the unit s address or TargetID The switches represent powers of binary digits The ON setting represents 1 and the OFF set...

Page 43: ...tes read and write material IDs MIDs read and write data and various subsystem commands such as turning an LED on or off Note that the single page transponders hold an 8 byte MID only and the multi page transponders hold a 16 byte MID and 120 bytes of data The TargetID as described in the SEMI E99 and E5 standards can be set with the NODE ADDRESS switches default value is 3 The SECS I DeviceID can...

Page 44: ...t in Table 4 on page 24 Ethernet Communications The ATR 9100 has an Ethernet port which is an RJ45 socket Communication protocol is HSMS NOTE 1 SERIAL CABLES MUST BE WIRED AS NULL MODEM CABLES 2 CABLES CANNOT BE DAISY CHAINED Software For more software information please refer to the Asyst CIDRW Messages SECS protocol Manual Asyst part number 2000 1442 01 and the Asyst CIDRW Messages ASCII protoco...

Page 45: ...E IF AN ANTENNA IS POSITIONED AGAINST A MICROTAG THE ANTENNA WILL NOT READ IN MOST CASES ALL OF THE RESULTS LISTED WERE TESTED IN AN OFFICE ENVIRONMENT RF Field Diagrams 9100 Reader only The diagrams accompanying the types of antenna for reference only Note the following conditions for each diagram The coil of micro tag must be completely contained in write area The shaded area in center is a non ...

Page 46: ...Rev AX5 Draft Page 31 AdvanTag 9100 Technical Manual Chapter 2 Theory of Operation Interfaces a FIGURE 8 Stick Antenna 9700 9097 01 Standard Range only ...

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Page 48: ...It must be green Note Host Comm Read Write LEDs each to blink for approximately 2 seconds total at green orange then red before they turn off Communication cables loose or disconnected Check serial cables for loose connector Check connector for bent pin s During read and write programs the READ WRITE LED turns red MicroTag or antenna is not installed correctly Install MicroTag correctly The READ W...

Page 49: ...Page 34 Draft Rev AX5 AdvanTag 9100 Technical Manual Troubleshooting Chart a ...

Page 50: ... rates 14 binary digits 27 C comments reader ii conventions 2 D default settings 14 26 deviceID 28 disclaimers i E equipment modification i H Host Comm LED 23 I installation kit 300mm Front Load 15 L languages i M MicroTag 30 N node address 27 O operating program 9 outline drawing 5 P power indicator 23 ...

Page 51: ...AX5 AdvanTag 9100 Technical Manual a R ranges read typical 28 read write performance factors 30 references 1 reset 26 S SEMI safety standards 9 specifications 5 T targetID 28 theory of operation 9 trademarks i training i ...

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