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 R7100C web page, you will find the latest revision 

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Scope of Manual 

The goal of this manual is to provide the basic information to work with the Lepton

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 R7100C Reader. 

Change Document Record 

Date 

Revision 

Changes 

Pages 

07/04/2022 

Preliminary revision 

19/05/2022 

0.1 

Added  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  Notice 
(Preliminary) 

Added 

FCC Compliance

 paragraph in the Regulatory Compliance 

chapter 

21,22 

30/06/2022 

0.2 

Corrected minimum separation distance requirement 

21,22 

Reference Document 

[RD1]

 

EPCglobal:  EPC  Radio-Frequency  Identity  Protocols  Class-1  Generation-2  UHF  RFID  Protocol  for 
Communications at 860 MHz – 960 MHz, Version 2.0.1 (April 2015).  

 

 

 

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Tel. +39.0584.388.398 Fax +39.0584.388.959 

[email protected] 
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Summary of Contents for Lepton7 R7100C

Page 1: ...TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANUAL Revision 0 2 30 06 2022 R7100C Lepton7 30dBm 1 Port RAIN RFID Reader Module...

Page 2: ...has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate however no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies CAEN RFID reserves the right to modify its products specifications without giving any no...

Page 3: ...vice generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual the product may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operat...

Page 4: ...12 Pin Listing and Signal Definitions 12 Electrical Specifications 13 Absolute Maximum Ratings 13 Operating Conditions 14 Device Functional Specifications 14 UHF Gen 2 RFID Radio Specifications 15 Dev...

Page 5: ...4 3 Recommended Etched Copper Footprint All Pads 19 Fig 4 4 Recommended Solder Reflow Profile for the Lepton7 R7100C 19 List of Tables Tab 2 1 Lepton7 R7100C Technical Specifications 7 Tab 3 1 Pin Li...

Page 6: ...j E710 IC that permits to achieve fast reading speed and to be used in dense reader and dense tag environments for top class rated performances The compactness of the device and the surface mount tech...

Page 7: ...to FCC part 15 247 Standard Compliance EPC C1G2 ISO18000 63 I O Interface 4 I O lines 3 3V level Iout 8mA max Connectivity UART Serial Port Baudrate from 9 6 to 921 6 kbps default 921 6 kbps Databits...

Page 8: ...patibility Inventory FastID Tag Population Estimate Select Session Target Access Read Write Lock Kill BlockPermalock and QT Shielded to prevent unwanted radiation and provide noise immunity in embedde...

Page 9: ...ragraphs Fig 3 1 Lepton7 R7100C Example of Block Diagram Required connections VDC_IN and GND are required to power the Lepton7 R7100C RF is required to connect to the UHF RFID antenna UART1 Tx and Rx...

Page 10: ...age operating range is 4 75 V to 5 25 V Current consumption varies from about 1400 mA to about 5mA depending on the operating mode The power supply is internally bypassed and regulated and no external...

Page 11: ...eates either a strong low voltage or a floating voltage output Y Warning Voltages outside of the maximum IO operating voltage range of 0 3 to 4 0 V should not be applied to the NRST pin This can cause...

Page 12: ...mode after a Sleep wakeup so it should only be pulsed high to wake up the part The WKUP pin operates at a 3 3 V logic level It has a 35 k typical pull down resistor inside the Lepton7 R7100C Voltages...

Page 13: ...ose I O 18 GPIO2 Digital I O General purpose I O 19 GPIO3 Digital I O General purpose I O 20 GPIO4 Digital I O General purpose I O 21 STATUS Digital Output R7100C status indication 22 HEALTH Digital O...

Page 14: ...urrent consumed by Lepton7 R7100C via VDC_IN pin Active mode 5V supply 1400 mA 30 dBm transmit power Inventorying tags Idle mode low latency 45 mA Ready to receive easy2read protocol packets Lower lat...

Page 15: ...port at 30 dBm at any phase angle Frequency 865 6 867 6 MHz ETSI EN 302 208 v3 3 1 902 928 MHz FCC part 15 247 Tab 3 7 RF Transmitter Specifications Device Input and Output Specifications Parameter Mi...

Page 16: ...resistance 200 Internal sample and hold capacitance 25 pF Total unadjusted error 3 5 7 1 LSB Offset error 3 0 5 6 LSB Gain error 1 2 5 LSB DNL error 1 LSB INL error 2 LSB DAC Pin 16 Resolution 12 Bit...

Page 17: ...pedance of the Lepton7 R7100C 50 Ohms For example if a 40 Ohm transmission line is used the reflection coefficient will be 10 90 11 1 thus 11 1 of the power will be reflected back into the Lepton7 R71...

Page 18: ...eat generated by power losses due to the resistance of the trace There are many online resources and tools designed to assist in designing PCB transmission lines with the correct characteristic impeda...

Page 19: ...print copper and pastemask dimensions are shown in the following Fig 4 3 Recommended Etched Copper Footprint All Pads SMT Reflow Information The solder manufacturer s recommended reflow profile is sho...

Page 20: ...if the HIC is 10 when read at 23 C 5 C 4 After MBB is opened devices should go through reflow for board assembly within 168 hours at factory conditions of 30 C 60 RH or stored at 10 RH If both condit...

Page 21: ...er is connected d Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This transmitter module has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules NOTE a Any changes or modi...

Page 22: ...g the transmitter operation and should refer to guidance in KDB 996369 f The module is authorized for FCC part 15 247 only the host product manufacturer is responsible for compliance to any other FCC...

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