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BLUEBOX Advant UHF 

 

Page 72 of 102 

LED 

Color 

State 

Meaning 

(off)

 

Off 

 

No communication error 

 

Hardware defect 

6.8

 

MODBUS/TCP Version, up to 4 External Antennas (Item 5232U-MB) 

LED 

Color 

State 

Meaning 

SYSTEM 

(green)

 

Flashing cyclic 

with 1Hz 

 

System running 

(red)

 

On 

 

System error 

 

System initialization 

(orange)

 

On 

 

System upgrade 

(off)

 

Off 

 

Power  supply  for  the  device  is 
missing 

 

Hardware defect 

HOST 

(green)

 

Flashing cyclic 

with 1Hz 

 

No HOST connection 

(green)

 

On 

 

HOST connection 

(red)

 

On 

 

System initialization 

(off)

 

Off 

 

Power  supply  for  the  device  is 
missing 

 

Hardware defect 

 

System upgrade 

ANT1 

(green)

 

Flashing cyclic 

with 1Hz 

 

Antenna 1 active, no tag detected 

(green)

 

Flashing cyclic 

with 2Hz 

 

Antenna 1 not active 

(green)

 

On 

 

Antenna 1 active, tag detected 

(red)

 

On 

 

Antenna 1 error 

 

System initialization 

(off)

 

Off 

 

Power  supply  for  the  device  is 
missing 

 

Hardware defect 

 

System upgrade 

Summary of Contents for IDTRONIC GEN2 ADVANT UHF

Page 1: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 1 of 102 UHF RFID System BLUEBOX GEN2 ADVANT UHF RS232 RS485 Ethernet ProfiBus Modbus TCP...

Page 2: ...manual and may not be held liable for damages ensuing from incorrect or incomplete information Since despite all our efforts errors may not be completely avoided we are always grateful for your usefu...

Page 3: ...integrated antenna ProfiBus communication interface 5223U Read write UHF RFID device with integrated antenna Serial RS232 RS485 communication interface 5221U S Read write UHF RFID device with integra...

Page 4: ...external antennas Ethernet 10 100M communication interface 5232U Read write UHF RFID device with up to four external antennas ProfiBus communication interface 5233U Read write UHF RFID device with up...

Page 5: ...MB 2 07 2 29Q iDTRONIC GmbH Donnersbergweg 1 67059 Ludwigshafen Germany Deutschland Phone 49 621 6690094 0 Fax 49 621 6690094 9 E Mail info idtronic de Web idtronic de Issue 1 11 21 September 2017 Sub...

Page 6: ...l Antenna Item 5239U 17 2 1 14 ProfiBus Version 1 External Antenna Item 5239U S 17 2 1 15 ProfiBus Version up to 4 External Antennas Item 5233U 18 2 1 16 MODBUS TCP Version 1 Internal Antenna Item 522...

Page 7: ...5222U 5222U S 5238U 5238U S 64 6 4 Ethernet Version up to 4 External Antennas Item 5232U 65 6 5 ProfiBus Version 1 Internal or External Antenna Items 5223U 5223U S 5239U 5239U S 67 6 6 ProfiBus Versio...

Page 8: ...he host system master and the BLUEBOX slave independently of the kind of connection point to point multidrop net Ethernet An USB connection working as Virtual COM is also available and used as service...

Page 9: ...00 6C EPC Class 1 Generation 2 Communication Interface Serial RS232 RS485 Service Interface USB Virtual COM Digital Inputs Outputs 2 optoisolated I O Voltage 24Vdc As input max current 10mA As output...

Page 10: ...rial RS232 RS485 interface USB interface 2 1 3 Serial Version 1 External Antenna Item 5237U Power Supply 24Vdc 10 Power Ratings 15W RFout 27dBm Operating Frequency 840 MHz 960 MHz software configurabl...

Page 11: ...ernal Antenna Connection TNC female 50 Reading Distance 8 mt4 Supported Transponders ISO 18000 6C EPC Class 1 Generation 2 Communication Interface Serial RS232 RS485 Service Interface USB Virtual COM...

Page 12: ...12 connections Power supply I O Serial RS232 RS485 interface USB interface 2 1 6 Ethernet Version 1 Internal Antenna Item 5222U Power Supply 24Vdc 10 Power Ratings 15W RFout 27dBm Operating Frequency...

Page 13: ...dB step Antenna Integrated Reading Distance 4 mt7 Supported Transponders ISO 18000 6C EPC Class 1 Generation 2 Communication Interface Ethernet 10 100M Service Interface USB Virtual COM Digital Input...

Page 14: ...10 100M interface USB interface 2 1 9 Ethernet Version 1 External Antenna Item 5238U S Power Supply 24Vdc 10 Power Ratings 15W RFout 27dBm Operating Frequency 840 MHz 960 MHz software configurable RF...

Page 15: ...e 1 dB step RF Input Sensitivity 49 85dBm software configurable 1 dB step Antenna Up to 4 external Antenna Connection TNC female 50 Reading Distance 10 mt10 Supported Transponders ISO 18000 6C EPC Cla...

Page 16: ...ions M12 connections Power supply I O ProfiBus interface USB interface 2 1 12 ProfiBus Version 1 External Antenna Item 5223U S Power Supply 24Vdc 10 Power Ratings 15W RFout 30dBm Operating Frequency 8...

Page 17: ...tep Antenna 1 external Antenna Connection TNC female 50 Reading Distance 8 mt13 Supported Transponders ISO 18000 6C EPC Class 1 Generation 2 Communication Interface ProfiBus Service Interface USB Virt...

Page 18: ...ons M12 connections Power supply I O ProfiBus interface USB interface 2 1 15 ProfiBus Version up to 4 External Antennas Item 5233U Power Supply 24Vdc 10 Power Ratings 15W RFout 30dBm Operating Frequen...

Page 19: ...r Max 500mW 27dBm software configurable 1 dB step RF Input Sensitivity 51 87dBm software configurable 1 dB step Antenna Integrated Reading Distance 4 mt16 Supported Transponders ISO 18000 6C EPC Class...

Page 20: ...input max current 10mA As output max current 500mA Status Display 8 LEDs Buzzer Connections M12 connections Power supply I O MODBUS TCP interface USB interface 2 1 18 MODBUS TCP Version up to 4 Exter...

Page 21: ...ns 110 x 140 x 62 mm Material PC Protection Class IP67 2 3 Environmental Conditions Operating Temperature 20 C 55 C Storage Temperature 40 C 85 C Humidity Up to 95 non condensing 2 4 Reading Performan...

Page 22: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 22 of 102 Standard Single Tag 15ms 20ms...

Page 23: ...time general parameter to be set in a range of 0 99 seconds or 0 99 minutes default value 1 second that prevents the queue saturation in case of a tag continuous presence When a tag is identified the...

Page 24: ...vice configuration and tag read write specific activities If not required the continuous identification activity can be disabled through a flag defined in the general parameters In this case the BLUEB...

Page 25: ...g and tag queue management filter time 0 setting is internally overwritten with 1 second 0 99 seconds 0 99 minutes 1 sec Buzzer Management Buzzer management on new tag event Disabled enabled Enabled O...

Page 26: ...00 bps o 0x2 4800 bps o 0x3 9600 bps o 0x4 19200 bps o 0x5 38400 bps o 0x6 57600 bps o 0x7 115200 bps Low nibble data bits o 0x7 7 bits o 0x8 8 bits Serial2 RS232 RS485 communication settings High nib...

Page 27: ...LUEBOX Parameter Description Range Default IP Address IP address 192 168 4 200 Port TCP communication port 0 65535 3000 Subnet Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway Gateway address 0 0 0 0 The Ethernet pa...

Page 28: ...ication port is internally fixed to 502 which is the TCP communication port of the MODBUS TCP communication protocol 3 2 2 ProfiBus Hereinafter the configurable ProfiBus parameters of the BLUEBOX Para...

Page 29: ...ing the Reset Device command or via a hardware reset 3 2 3 Input Output Hereinafter the configurable input iutput parameters of the BLUEBOX Parameter Description Range Default Input 1 Mode Input 1 act...

Page 30: ...ate antennas The input 1 and 2 modes combination allowed are Input 1 Mode Input 2 Mode ON Activate antennas OFF Deactivate antennas Disabled OFF Activate antennas ON Deactivate antennas Disabled Disab...

Page 31: ...the crossing of the gate And the values allowed are Decimal 0 99 for time in seconds 0 99 seconds Decimal 100 199 for time in minutes 0 99 minutes Gate Time The maximum gate crossing time If 0 the gat...

Page 32: ...s Disabled enabled Disabled Antenna 4 Activation Activation of antenna 4 for devices with up to 4 antennas Disabled enabled Disabled RF Channel Allocation Time The maximum period of consecutive transm...

Page 33: ...75 2 865 9 903 25 3 866 1 903 75 4 866 3 904 25 5 866 5 904 75 6 866 7 905 25 7 866 9 905 75 8 867 1 906 25 9 867 3 906 75 10 867 5 907 25 11 907 75 12 908 25 13 908 75 14 909 25 15 909 75 16 910 25 1...

Page 34: ...18 75 34 919 25 35 919 75 36 920 25 37 920 75 38 921 25 39 921 75 40 922 25 41 922 75 42 923 25 43 923 75 44 924 25 45 924 75 46 925 25 47 925 75 48 926 25 49 926 75 50 927 25 Hereinafter a cross tabl...

Page 35: ...X Parameter Description Range Default Inventory Mode How the reader does an inventory in continuous mode Fast Multi Tag Fast Single Tag Standard Multi Tag Standard Single Tag Standard Multi Tag Link F...

Page 36: ...Activation of the ReadAfterDetect mode in continuous mode None TID Custom None ReadAfterDetect Password The password to be used to access to tag s memory in ReadAfterDetect mode Inventory Mode Standa...

Page 37: ...Parameters and Write Configuration Parameters commands as described in protocol technical manuals The parameters 1 7 fields with default values are of page 0x01 are 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RF Input Sensitivity...

Page 38: ...are dedicated to disable 0 value or enable 1 value the antennas to use Bit 7 Not used Bit 6 Not used Bit 5 Not used Bit 4 Not used Bit 3 Antenna 4 for devices with up to 4 antennas Bit 2 Antenna 3 for...

Page 39: ...ed to manage the inventory mode the search mode and the ReadAfterDetect info activation parameters Bit 7 Not used Bit 6 Search mode how the reader singulates tags in continuous mode o 0b Dual Target t...

Page 40: ...ag Disabled Enabled Dual Target Single Target Standard Multi Tag Standard Single Tag Enabled Disabled Dual Target Single Target Link Frequency Link Frequency 0x00 40 kHz 0x02 160 kHz 0x04 256 kHz 0x05...

Page 41: ...eadAfterDete ct Bank The tag s memory bank to access in ReadAfterDetect mode 0x00 Reserved 0x02 TID 0x03 User ReadAfterDete ct Address0 ReadAfterDete ct Address3 The tag s memory start address to acce...

Page 42: ...configurable dynamic power management parameters of the BLUEBOX Parametro Descrizione Range Default Mode How the reader manages the power in continuous mode Off Up Up down Off Power Step The power st...

Page 43: ...set of the BLUEBOX Reset the BLUEBOX using the Reset Device command or via a hardware reset 3 3 Device Status The information about the current status of the BLUEBOX shall be read with the Read Device...

Page 44: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 44 of 102 Status Byte Description Bit 1 Input 2 status 1 activated Bit 0 Input 1 status 1 activated...

Page 45: ...n the front side of the BLUEBOX are placed three M12 connectors marked in the above picture by letters a b and c whose type and pinout variable depending on the model of used device are illustrated in...

Page 46: ...5 term resistor RT To short with pin 2 if needed RS232 Rx 4 RS232 connection from host RS232 GND 5 RS232 connection reference RS232 Tx 6 RS232 connection to host RS485 TERM RT 7 RS485 term resistor RT...

Page 47: ...l Max Description IO Vin 1 18Vdc 24Vdc 36Vdc Input Output power supply 24Vdc IO1 2 Input 1 Output 1 IO Gnd 3 Input Output reference 0Vdc IO2 4 Input 2 Output 2 PE 5 Protection Earth Hereinafter a cros...

Page 48: ...pin 3 max applicable current is 500mA If IOx is used as input a clean contact or PNP transistor has to be connected between PWR pin 1 and Input pin 2 channel 1 or Input pin 4 channel 2 max applicable...

Page 49: ...nafter a cross reference table between connection pin number and the color of the wires of a standard open ended cable Pin No Wire Cable Color PWR 1 Brown N C 2 White PWR 3 Blue N C 4 Black PE 5 Grey...

Page 50: ...t 1 IO Gnd 3 Input Output reference 0Vdc IO2 4 Input 2 Output 2 PE 5 Protection Earth Hereinafter a cross reference table between connection pin number and the color of the wires of a standard open en...

Page 51: ...between PWR pin 1 and Input pin 2 channel 1 or Input pin 4 channel 2 max applicable current is 10mA When the I O is used as input do not use it also as output to avoid conflicts c Power supply interfa...

Page 52: ...reference table between connection pin number and the color of the wires of a standard open ended cable Pin No Wire Cable Color PWR 1 Brown N C 2 White PWR 3 Blue N C 4 Black PE 5 Grey 4 3 ProfiBus V...

Page 53: ...nput 1 Output 1 PWR 3 DC power supply return path IO2 4 Input 2 Output 2 PE 5 Protected Earth Hereinafter a cross reference table between connection pin number and the color of the wires of a standard...

Page 54: ...nected between PWR pin 1 and Input pin 2 channel 1 or Input pin 4 channel 2 max applicable current is 10mA When the I O is used as input do not use it also as output to avoid conflicts 4 4 MODBUS TCP...

Page 55: ...Min Typical Max Description IO Vin 1 18Vdc 24Vdc 36Vdc Input Output power supply 24Vdc IO1 2 Input 1 Output 1 IO Gnd 3 Input Output reference 0Vdc IO2 4 Input 2 Output 2 PE 5 Protection Earth Hereinaf...

Page 56: ...pin 3 max applicable current is 500mA If IOx is used as input a clean contact or PNP transistor has to be connected between PWR pin 1 and Input pin 2 channel 1 or Input pin 4 channel 2 max applicable...

Page 57: ...pply N C 2 Not connected PWR 3 DC power supply return path N C 4 Not connected PE 5 Protected Earth Hereinafter a cross reference table between connection pin number and the color of the wires of a st...

Page 58: ...in the datasheet In case of BLUEBOX with external antennas the maximum RF output power must be calculated considering the radiating power limits defined in the region of usage In Europe region radiati...

Page 59: ...in dB 5 1 Internal Antenna Items 5221U 5222U 5223U 5221U S 5222U S 5223U S 5222U MB S The reader with external antenna has a maximum reading distance of about 4 mt 5 2 1 External Antenna Items 5237U...

Page 60: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 60 of 102 BLUEBOX 4 external antennas version Antenna nr 1 Antenna nr 2 Antenna nr 3 Antenna nr 4...

Page 61: ...vated for 0 5 seconds at every identification of a new tag 6 1 Serial Version 1 Internal or External Antenna Items 5221U 5221U S 5237U 5237U S LED Color State Meaning SYSTEM green Flashing cyclic with...

Page 62: ...n System error System initialization orange On System upgrade off Off Power supply for the device is missing Hardware defect HOST green Flashing cyclic with 2Hz No HOST connection green On HOST connec...

Page 63: ...is missing Hardware defect System upgrade ANT3 green Flashing cyclic with 2Hz Antenna 3 active no tag detected green Flashing cyclic with 1Hz Antenna 3 not active green On Antenna 3 active tag detecte...

Page 64: ...f Off Power supply for the device is missing Hardware defect HOST green Flashing cyclic with 2Hz No HOST connection green On HOST connection red On System initialization off Off Power supply for the d...

Page 65: ...th 2Hz System running red On System error System initialization orange On System upgrade off Off Power supply for the device is missing Hardware defect HOST green Flashing cyclic with 2Hz No HOST conn...

Page 66: ...is missing Hardware defect System upgrade ANT3 green Flashing cyclic with 2Hz Antenna 3 active no tag detected green Flashing cyclic with 1Hz Antenna 3 not active green On Antenna 3 active tag detecte...

Page 67: ...LED Color State Meaning SYSTEM green Flashing cyclic with 2Hz System running red On System error System initialization orange On System upgrade off Off Power supply for the device is missing Hardware...

Page 68: ...Connection is missing Hardware defect STS1 off Off Not used 6 6 ProfiBus Version up to 4 External Antennas Item 5233U LED Color State Meaning SYSTEM green Flashing cyclic with 2Hz System running red...

Page 69: ...green Flashing cyclic with 2Hz Antenna 2 active no tag detected green Flashing cyclic with 1Hz Antenna 2 not active green On Antenna 2 active tag detected red On Antenna 2 error System initialization...

Page 70: ...tem upgrade STS0 green On Cyclic communication red Flash 1 3 No communication Connection error red Flash 1 1 Not Configured off Off Connection is missing Hardware defect STS1 off Off Not used 6 7 MODB...

Page 71: ...ror System initialization off Off Power supply for the device is missing Hardware defect System upgrade ETH green On Link a connection to the Ethernet exists red Flashing Activity the device sends rec...

Page 72: ...wer supply for the device is missing Hardware defect HOST green Flashing cyclic with 1Hz No HOST connection green On HOST connection red On System initialization off Off Power supply for the device is...

Page 73: ...enna 3 active no tag detected green Flashing cyclic with 1Hz Antenna 3 not active green On Antenna 3 active tag detected red On Antenna 3 error System initialization off Off Power supply for the devic...

Page 74: ...missing Hardware defect STS0 green Flashing cyclic with 1Hz Connection ready but not config yet green Flashing cyclic with 5Hz Connection waiting for comm green On Connection estabilished off Off Conn...

Page 75: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 75 of 102 7 Mechanical Drawings 5221U 5221U S 5237U 5237U S...

Page 76: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 76 of 102 5231U 5222U 5222U S...

Page 77: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 77 of 102 5238U 5238U S 5232U...

Page 78: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 78 of 102 5223U 5223U S 5239U 5239U S...

Page 79: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 79 of 102 5233U 5222U MB S...

Page 80: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 80 of 102 5238U MB S 5232U MB Alle dimensions in mm...

Page 81: ...f the enclosure highlighted with red arrows in the image below Fix the enclosure to a support wall column using the 4 holes already provided within the enclosure and choosing suitable screws All dimen...

Page 82: ...r and the color of the wires of a standard open ended cable in sections 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 and 5 6 02 09 16 1 08 Added the reader s firmware versions object of this manual Changes in the technical sp...

Page 83: ...ers that become effective only after a device reset Added a warning in integrated antenna readers RF configuration Added the device status section Added external antenna with maximum RF output power c...

Page 84: ...500 KHz steps This specification states that no listen before talk is performed the maximum continuous transmit time on a channel is 0 4 seconds RF Channel Frequency MHz 1 902 75 2 903 25 3 903 75 49...

Page 85: ...02 the overall length of transmission commensurate with the application This may include the provision of trigger mechanisms within interrogators to initiate transmissions RF Channel Frequency MHz 4 8...

Page 86: ...03 2015 1 2 0 0 Manufacturer Mfc DeviceList ntamd64 DeviceList BB2ADVANT Reader USB VID_28AD PID_0000 BB2DESKTOP Reader USB VID_28AD PID_0001 BB2DESKTOPv2 Reader USB VID_28AD PID_0003 MI_00 DeviceLis...

Page 87: ...ice usbser 0x00000002 DriverService DriverService DisplayName DRIVER SVC ServiceType 1 StartType 3 ErrorControl 1 ServiceBinary 12 usbser sys String Definitions Strings Mfc iDTRONIC GmbH Soltec Soluzi...

Page 88: ...atible to the firmware of the device Changes 10 12 07 V1 000 R Hornung created Profibus_DP GSD_Revision 5 Vendor_Name Hilscher GmbH Model_Name NETX DP DPS Revision Version 1 000 Ident_Number 0x0A12 Pr...

Page 89: ...eater_Ctrl_Sig 2 24V_Pins 0 Freeze_Mode_supp 1 Sync_Mode_supp 1 Auto_Baud_supp 1 Set_Slave_Add_supp 0 Min_Slave_Intervall 6 Modular_Station 1 Max_Module 24 Max_Input_Len 244 Max_Output_Len 244 Max_Dat...

Page 90: ...pdate_Alarm_supp 1 Manufacturer_Specific_Alarm_supp 1 Ident_Maintenance_supp 1 Bitmap_Device CIFXDPSR Bitmap_Diag CIFXDPSD Bitmap_SF CIFXDPSS PrmText 1 Text 0 Disable Text 1 Enable EndPrmText PrmText...

Page 91: ...UserPrmData ExtUserPrmData 3 Pull Plug Alarm Bit 7 0 0 1 Prm_Text_Ref 2 EndExtUserPrmData ExtUserPrmData 4 Process Alarm Bit 6 0 0 1 Prm_Text_Ref 2 EndExtUserPrmData ExtUserPrmData 5 Diagnostic Alarm...

Page 92: ...m_Text_Ref 4 EndExtUserPrmData ExtUserPrmData 11 reserved BitArea 0 2 0 0 7 Prm_Text_Ref 4 EndExtUserPrmData Ext_User_Prm_Data_Ref 0 1 Ext_User_Prm_Data_Ref 0 2 Ext_User_Prm_Data_Ref 1 3 Ext_User_Prm_...

Page 93: ...Module 1 Byte Out 0xA0 2 EndModule 1 Word Input Output Module 1 Word In 0xD0 3 EndModule Module 1 Word Out 0xE0 4 EndModule 2 Byte Input Output Module 2 Bytes In 0x91 5 EndModule Module 2 Bytes Out 0...

Page 94: ...dule 3 Bytes Out 0xA2 10 EndModule 3 Word Input Output Module 3 Words In 0xD2 11 EndModule Module 3 Words Out 0xE2 12 EndModule 4 Byte Input Output Module 4 Bytes In 0x93 13 EndModule Module 4 Bytes O...

Page 95: ...ule 8 Bytes Out 0xA7 18 EndModule 8 Word Input Output Module 8 Words In 0xD7 19 EndModule Module 8 Words Out 0xE7 20 EndModule 12 Byte Input Output Module 12 Bytes In 0x9B 21 EndModule Module 12 Bytes...

Page 96: ...s Out 0xAF 26 EndModule 16 Word Input Output Module 16 Words In 0xDF 27 EndModule Module 16 Words Out 0xEF 28 EndModule 20 Byte Input Output Module 20 Bytes In 0x40 0x93 29 EndModule Module 20 Bytes O...

Page 97: ...le 32 Bytes Out 0x80 0x9F 34 EndModule 32 Word Input Output Module 32 Words In 0x40 0xDF 35 EndModule Module 32 Words Out 0x80 0xDF 36 EndModule 64 Byte Input Output Module 64 Bytes In 0x40 0xBF 37 En...

Page 98: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 98 of 102 Module 64 Words Out 0x80 0xFF 40 EndModule...

Page 99: ...rs that are not signed by Microsoft Below is described how to de activate the driver signing check 1 First select Settings on the right side of your screen 2 Select Change PC Settings 3 Navigate to Ge...

Page 100: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 100 of 102 5 On the next screen choose Advanced Options 6 Then click on Startup Settings...

Page 101: ...EBOX Advant UHF Page 101 of 102 7 Then click on the Restart button 8 After your computer reboots another screen will appear where you will be asked to press a number to choose an option So press 7 or...

Page 102: ...BLUEBOX Advant UHF Page 102 of 102 9 When you install the driver this prompt will appear on screen Select Install this driver software anyway...

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