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LF80C ZeniD RFID Reader
7 Operation
Product Manual
7.3 Operation of SECS Protocol
W - Write data (write to page 1 of multipage transponder)
>> W0013132333435363738
<< w0
Command
W
Reader ID
0
Page
01
Data
'3132333435363738'
→
ASCII "12345678"
R - Automatic reading
<< R0013132333435363738
>> r0
Command R
Reader ID
0
Page
01
Data
'3132333435363738'
→
ASCII "12345678"
V - Request software version
>> V0
<< v0524956352E302E30
Command
V
Reader ID
0
Software Version '524956352E302E30'
→
ASCII "RIV5.0.0"
7 . 3
O p e r a t i o n o f S E C S P r o t o c o l
7.3.1
Introduction
The SECS-I standard defines a communication interface that is suitable for
exchanging messages between semiconductor processing equipment and a
host. A host is a computer or network of computers that exchanges
information with the equipment to perform/execute the production.
The standard does not define the data contained within a message. The
meaning of messages must be determined through a message contents
standard such as SEMI Equipment Communication Standard E5 (SECS-II).
This standard provides the means for independent manufacturers to
produce equipment and hosts that can be connected without requiring
specific knowledge of each other.
The SECS-I protocol can be seen as a layered protocol used for point-to-
point communication. The layers within SECS-I are the physical link, the
block transfer protocol and the message protocol.
The standard is not intended to meet the communication needs of all
possible applications. For example, the speed of RS232 may be insufficient
to meet the needs of transferring mass amounts of data or programs in a
