– Slate Technical Information Manual
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GETTING STARTED
Introduction
This quickstart guide will help you to get started with your Slate R1260U/UB reader.
For more detailed information on reader configuration, connections and setup options please refer to the next
chapters.
To begin, you need first to download and install the
(only required if .NET is not already installed
on your PC).
Serial Port Emulator
The SLATE R1260U/UB can be connected to a PC via USB connection. The RFID reader emulates a serial port. In the
next paragraph the procedure to install the required driver is presented.
Driver installation
The Slate reader is based on a FTDI chip. To connect it to the PC you need to install the VCP (Virtual Com Port) drivers
for your operating system.
The procedure to install the USB driver is presented below:
1.
Connect the Slate to your pc using the USB connection.
2.
Download VCP drivers for Windows based systems at
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
3.
Open the System properties (right click on
My computer
icon)→
Device Manager
.
4.
Double click on “
USB Serial Port
”:
Summary of Contents for Slate R1260U
Page 1: ...TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANUAL Revision 5 09 October 2019 R1260U UB RFID UHF Desktop Reader...
Page 9: ...GETTING STARTED Slate Technical Information Manual 9 5 Click on Driver Update Driver...
Page 21: ...R1260U UB FCC GRANT Slate R1260U UB FCC Grant...
Page 22: ...R1260UB SRRC TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATE Slate R1260UB SRRC Type Approval Certificate...
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