Quattro Technical Information Manual
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Connecting using the Ethernet port
Ethernet Communication Setup
The Quattro reader can be connected to a PC using an Ethernet cable. In order to correctly operate with
the reader follow the steps above:
1.
Connect the antenna cable to Ant-0 (see §
2.
Connect the Quattro to the power supply, the power LED will turn on, wait about 30 seconds until you
hear a beep, wait 10 seconds again and the reader is ready to work with the HID profile active.
3.
Plug an Ethernet cable
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(not provided) into your computer and connect the other end of the Ethernet
cable to the reader. If your private network matches the default network configuration of the reader
(IP address 192.168.0.2) you can connect to it, otherwise you can:
a.
change the network configuration of the reader (see §
page 19) to connect it to
your network
or
b.
disconnect your PC from your network and connect it to the network of the reader.
When connected via Ethernet, the reader uses a TCP/IP or HTTP/HTTPS communication protocol (please
refer to
Comm Protocol
Now you can use a custom server or existing servers available on the web (e.g. restdb.io) to work with your
Quattro R4321P reader.
Note that the EPCs of the tags are shown in the format defined in the §
page 30 (configuration via web interface): using the
page 30 you can
customize the text of the EPC code displayed on the screen.
Connecting using the USB port
USB Communication Setup
Warning:
If your PC is running a Windows version older than Windows 10, in order to correctly
operate with the reader, you need to install the
Gadget Serial USB driver
. You can download it
for Windows based systems from the
Downloads
section or from the
Software and Firmware download area
1.
Plug an USB cable (mini USB) into your computer and connect the other end of the USB cable to the
reader.
2.
Connect the Quattro to the power supply, the power LED will turn on, wait about 30 seconds until you
hear a beep, wait 10 seconds again and the reader is ready to work with the HID profile active.
3.
Connect the antenna cable to Ant-0 (see §
When connected via USB, the reader uses a USB-CDC (SPP) communication protocol (please refer to
Comm
Protocol
Now you can use a custom application or an open-source terminal emulator program (e.g. as Tera Term) to
work with your Quattro R4321P reader.
Note that the EPCs of the tags are shown in the format defined in the §
page 30 (configuration via web interface): using the
page 30 you can
customize the text of the EPC code displayed on the screen.
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For proper operation of the device:
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Ethernet cable shall be CAT6 at least (type S/FTP or S/STP)
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Put two ferrites (P.N. RRC-13-7-23-M-K5B by RICHCO; CAEN RFID ordering code LFAAFFP00004) on the Ethernet cable,
near the reader connector.