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

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Change Document Record 

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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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Summary of Contents for Lepton7x1

Page 1: ...TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANUAL Revision 0 21 07 2022 R7101C Lepton7 x1 30dBm 1 Port RAIN RFID Reader Module R7104C Lepton7 x4 30dBm 4 Port RAIN RFID Reader Module...

Page 2: ...s assumed for inaccuracies CAEN RFID reserves the right to modify its products specifications without giving any notice for up to date information please visit www caenrfid com Preliminary Product Inf...

Page 3: ...Disposal of the product Do not dispose the product in municipal or household waste Please check your local regulations for disposal recycle of electronic products...

Page 4: ...Mechanical Drawings 14 Electrical Specifications 16 Absolute Maximum Ratings 16 Operating Conditions 16 Device Functional Specifications 16 UHF Gen 2 RFID Radio Specifications 17 Device Input and Out...

Page 5: ...EVB R7104C Reader Interface Connectors 21 Fig 4 5 Connection of the R7101C module to the R4320CEVB evaluation board 22 Fig 4 6 Connection of the R7104C module to the R4320CEVB evaluation board 23 Fig...

Page 6: ...eed and to be used in dense reader and dense tag environments for top class rated performances The compactness of the devices allows to embed the Lepton7 x1 and Lepton7 x4 inside industrial handhelds...

Page 7: ...INTRODUCTION Lepton7 x1 Lepton7 x4 Technical Information Manual 7 Fig 1 2 Lepton7 x4 Model R7104C Reader top view...

Page 8: ...icularly suited for Lepton7 x1 and Lepton7 x4 readers evaluation and SW development purpose For more information please refer to Evaluation Board chapter page 19 Fig 1 3 Evaluation Board for Lepton7 x...

Page 9: ...iance 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 8 Stopbits 1 Parity none Flow con...

Page 10: ...ng 20 dB antenna return loss Inventory FastID Tag Population Estimate Select Session Target Access Read Write Lock Kill BlockPermalock and QT Shielded to prevent unwanted radiation and provide noise i...

Page 11: ...ing paragraphs Fig 3 1 Lepton7 x1 R7101C Lepton7 x4 R7104C Example of Block Diagram Required connections VDC_IN and GND are required to power the R7101C Lepton7 x1 R7104C Lepton7 x4 RF is required to...

Page 12: ...at all times and power reduction is desired the VDC_IN supply voltage may be externally gated to remove power to the device RF Connection The Lepton7 x1 R7101C has a single MMCX jack RF port the Lepto...

Page 13: ...wo directions input and output In both input and output directions there are three possible pin states high low and float For more details on using easy2read to control the GPIOs see the easy2read pro...

Page 14: ...o 4 0 V should not be applied to the WKUP pin This can cause permanent damage to the device If the WKUP pin is not used it should be left floating or tied to logic low ground External Connections and...

Page 15: ...O 1 7 GPIO2 IN OUT General purpose I O 2 8 GPIO3 IN OUT General purpose I O 3 9 RXD IN UART RX input to the module 10 TXD OUT UART TX output from the module 11 WKUP IN OUT Wakeup from sleep on rising...

Page 16: ...e 20 70 C Ambient Temperature Frequency 902 928 MHz FCC part 15 247 865 6 867 6 MHz ETSI EN 302 208 v3 3 1 Tab 3 3 Operating Conditions Device Functional Specifications This section describes operatin...

Page 17: ...age into open RF 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 Specificat...

Page 18: ...s 2 FM0 640 kHz 7 FCC PR ASK 7 5 s 2 Miller M 2 640 kHz 8 FCC PR ASK 7 5 s 2 Miller M 4 640 kHz 9 FCC DSB ASK 6 25 s 2 FM0 640 kHz 10 FCC DSB ASK 6 25 s 2 Miller M 2 640 kHz Tab 3 9 RF Modes Forward...

Page 19: ...h3 Electrical Power DC Voltage 5V 5 Current consumption 2A max Operating Temperature 20 C to 70 C Tab 4 1 R4320CEVB Lepton7 x1 and Lepton7 x4 Evaluation Board Technical Specifications Connection Diagr...

Page 20: ...UATION BOARD Lepton7 x1 Lepton7 x4 Technical Information Manual 20 Fig 4 2 Evaluation Board R4320CEVB R7104C Reader Connection Diagram Fig 4 3 Evaluation Board R4320CEVB R7101C Reader Interface Connec...

Page 21: ...EVALUATION BOARD Lepton7 x1 Lepton7 x4 Technical Information Manual 21 Fig 4 4 Evaluation Board R4320CEVB R7104C Reader Interface Connectors...

Page 22: ...untersunk screws and 3 M2 screws nuts and connect the Molex connectors The reader case shall be kept electrically isolated via thermal sildpad from the ground plane The correct way to connect the R710...

Page 23: ...EVALUATION BOARD Lepton7 x1 Lepton7 x4 Technical Information Manual 23 Fig 4 6 Connection of the R7104C module to the R4320CEVB evaluation board...

Page 24: ...dows this COM ports can be viewed in the Device Manager under the Ports COM LPT category Easy Controller Follow these steps to connect the R7101C Lepton7 x1 R7104C Lepton7 x4 using the Easy Controller...

Page 25: ...established check the green dot on the bottom left side of the sidebar and on the READER INFORMATION box you can find information on reader model serial number and firmware release 5 Place one or more...

Page 26: ...For more information on the CAEN RFID Easy Controller for Windows application usage please refer to the relevant user manual you can download it from the Lepton7 x1 R7101C web page or Lepton7 x4 R710...

Page 27: ...EVALUATION BOARD Lepton7 x1 Lepton7 x4 Technical Information Manual 27 Technical Drawings The following drawing shows the R4320CEVB components position Fig 4 7 R4320CEVB Technical Drawing...

Page 28: ...LUATION BOARD Lepton7 x1 Lepton7 x4 Technical Information Manual 28 Electrical Schematic The electrical schematic of the R4320CEVB is shown in the following figure Fig 4 8 R4320CEVB Electrical Schemat...

Page 29: ...male connector for UART via USB interface J6 Header that can be used to connect UART signals to an external device see Electrical Schematic page 28 for details J7 Jumper that can be removed and replac...

Page 30: ...l device i e microcontroller inside customer board SW closed to be used when UART via USB interface is used connection to PC via J4 connector Fig 4 10 SW3 configuration J9 Jumper for FW Recovery Upgra...

Page 31: ...Manual 31 5 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE RoHS EU Directive The R7101C Lepton7 x1 and R7104C Lepton7 x4 RFID Readers are compliant with the EU Directive 2015 863 EU on the Restriction of the Use of certain H...

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