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USER'S MANUAL, VERSION 2.0

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Product Specifications

Features:

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ISO 18000-6C and EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 UHF RFID protocol compliant including

dense reader mode

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Ultra-long read range – peak at more than 20 meters for Monza R6 Dogbone tag with

CS771S antenna

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Sophisticated data handling for efficient management of large streams of tag data.

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Highly configurable buffering and tag filtering modes to eliminate the redundant tag data

so as to reduce LAN traffic and server loading

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Robust performance in dense-reader environments

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Excellent in transmit and receive mode – generates a different combination of unique

reader-to-tag command rate, tag-to-reader backscatter rate, modulation format, and

backscatter type

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Configurable parameters offer maximum throughput and optimal performance

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Supports all Gen 2 commands, including inventory, read, write, lock and kill

CS463 4 Port Reader

CS203X Integrated Reader

Summary of Contents for CS203X

Page 1: ...CSL EPC RFID Intelligent Fixed Reader Family User s Manual CS463 CS203X Version 2 0 2021 May 13 CSL The One Stop Shop for RFID Solutions CS203X Integrated Reader CS463 4 Port Reader ...

Page 2: ...ed Linux software development guidelines Add database usage guidelines 2019 09 05 Version 1 9 Add new features including CS108 Bluetooth API access mode Custom Embedded RFID HTTP access mode etc Introduce difference in control for Linux 3 0 35 units and Linux 4 xx yy units 2019 04 12 Version 1 4 Add mounting of reader guidelines in Section 5 3 2019 04 09 Version 1 3 Add example event to send tag i...

Page 4: ...age Content 17 4 5 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 18 4 6 PRODUCT ACCESSORIES 20 4 7 HOW TO CONNECT TO AND CONTROL CSL INTELLIGENT FIXED READER 21 4 8 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KITS 22 5 READER BASICS 23 5 1 BASIC HARDWARE 23 5 1 1 CS463 Basic Hardware 23 5 1 3 CS203X Basic Hardware 25 5 2 SET UP HARDWARE 28 5 2 1 Set up CS463 28 5 2 2 Set up CS203X 34 5 3 MOUNTING OF CSL INTELLIGENT FIXED READERS 39 5 4 OPERAT...

Page 5: ... PURPOSE INPUT GPI 112 6 2 GENERAL PURPOSE OUTPUT GPO 117 7 QUICK START 123 7 1 CS463 QUICK START 123 7 2 CS203X QUICK START 127 8 WEB BROWSER INTERFACE DETAILS 131 8 1 HOME PAGE 131 8 2 STATUS 132 8 3 USERS MANAGEMENT 134 8 3 1 Add User 135 8 3 2 Delete User 136 8 3 3 Modify Password 137 8 3 4 List Users 138 8 3 5 Set Auto Logout Time 139 8 3 6 Login Logout 140 8 4 SYSTEM 141 8 4 1 Reader ID 142 ...

Page 6: ...EVENT MANAGEMENT 212 8 9 1 Event Management 213 8 9 2 Trigger 220 8 9 3 Resultant Action 227 8 9 4 Tag Inventory 236 8 9 5 Display Tag Group Database Record 237 8 10 VERSION MANAGEMENT 239 8 11 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 240 9 READ TAG USING BROWSER INTERFACE AND EVENT ENGINE 250 9 1 READ TAG USING DEFAULT PROFILE AND DEFAULT EVENT 250 9 2 READ TAG USING CUSTOM PROFILE AND CUSTOM EVENT 254 9 3 EXAMPLE 1 EXA...

Page 7: ...D 329 16 DEMO SOURCE CODES FOR DOWNLOAD 331 17 HISTORICAL FIRMWARE VERSIONS 332 APPENDIX A FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE 335 APPENDIX B READER MODES LINK PROFILES 336 APPENDIX C SESSIONS 337 APPENDIX D TAG POPULATION AND Q 338 APPENDIX E QUERY ALGORITHM 339 APPENDIX F TARGET 340 APPENDIX G RECEIVER AMPLIFIER GAIN VALUES 341 APPENDIX H TAGFOCUS 342 APPENDIX I FASTID 343 APPENDIX J SE...

Page 8: ... 867 MHz for India N 2 902 928 MHz FCC for USA Canada and Mexico Hopping frequencies locked N 2 AS 920 926 MHz Australia Hopping frequencies locked N 2 NZ 921 5 928 MHz New Zealand Hopping frequencies locked N 2 OFCA 920 925 MHz Hong Kong Hopping frequencies locked N 2 RW 920 928 MHz Rest of the World e g Philippines Brazil Peru Uruguay and any other countries that use sub or partial sections of t...

Page 9: ...vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause har...

Page 10: ...st conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 5mm between the radiator and your body This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter 3 3 European CE In Europe there are 2 fre...

Page 11: ...d 11 3 5 Australia AS Australia Government requires the frequency of operation to be limited to within the frequency band allocated 920 926 MHz 3 6 New Zealand NZ New Zealand Government requires the frequency of operation to be limited to within the frequency band allocated 921 5 928 MHz ...

Page 12: ...many members some with Wi Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and some without Some are IP68 and MIL STD 810F ruggedized some are not The following is a product matrix differentiating them Model RFID Antenna Ports Ethernet Wi Fi Bluetooth IP Rating Ruggedized MIL STD 810F CS463 4 external antenna ports Yes Yes None No CS203X 2 1 internal embedded integrated antenna 1 external antenna port Yes No IP68 Ye...

Page 13: ...n an autonomous manner An intelligent Event Engine is embedded with configurable complex logic sequence triggers and resultant actions that are automatically activated on power up The settings can be saved and further deployed to as many readers as many sites as you want thus providing easy scalability for the system integrators CS463 has the following connectivity Ethernet Wi Fi 2 4 GHz b g n Blu...

Page 14: ...N 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 14 The photo below shows a typical connection during operation of CS463 4 port fixed reader Note Use only the Power Adaptor Unit included in the package ...

Page 15: ...s manner An intelligent Event Engine is embedded with configurable complex logic sequence triggers and resultant actions that are automatically activated on power up The settings can be saved and further deployed to as many readers as many sites as you want thus providing easy scalability for the system integrators CS203X integrated reader has 1 embedded antenna plus 1 RF port that connects to an ...

Page 16: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 16 The photo below shows a typical connection during operation of CS203X Integrated fixed reader ...

Page 17: ...d Power Cord for Specific Country Model 5 CS463HD15ADAPTER HD 15 to Wiretap Terminal Adapter 6 CS463GPIOCABLE GPIO Cable for CS463 7 CS463QSG Quick Start Guide 8 CS463RG Regulatory Guide The reader package of CS203X contains 1 CS203X Integrated Intelligent RFID Reader 1 external antenna port 2 CS203XADAPTER AC Adapter 12 VDC 5A 60 Watt Energy Level VI 3 Country Specific Power Cord Power Cord for S...

Page 18: ...rge streams of tag data Highly configurable buffering and tag filtering modes to eliminate the redundant tag data so as to reduce LAN traffic and server loading Robust performance in dense reader environments Excellent in transmit and receive mode generates a different combination of unique reader to tag command rate tag to reader backscatter rate modulation format and backscatter type Configurabl...

Page 19: ...S463 only RS232 Control Serial Port USB Host Port USB Client Port Wi Fi 802 11b g n Bluetooth Accessories GPIO cable HD 15 to Wiretap Terminal Adapter Order Code Various bands as defined by suffix Restrictions on Use Approvals features and parameters may vary depending on country legislation and may change without notice RS232 Debug Serial Port is the standard Linux boot up port it displays all th...

Page 20: ...Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 20 4 6 Product Accessories CSL Intelligent Fixed Reader comes with a HD 15 to wiretap terminal adapter accessory This enables you to connect wires to the HD 15 GPIO socket conveniently ...

Page 21: ...er interface and the built in event engine to configure CS463 to run autonomously based on certain logic sequence 2 Use LLRP V1 1 API to control the reader 3 Use CSL Unified API to control the reader 4 Use CS461 Low Level API MACH 1 API to control the reader 5 Use CS461 High Level API HTTP XMLAPI to control the reader 6 Use CS108 Bluetooth API to control the reader 7 Write embedded program in the ...

Page 22: ...ts Reserved 22 4 8 Software Development Kits Software development kits are available for the following on CSL website 1 LLRP API 2 CSL Unified API 3 CS461 Low Level API Mach1 API 4 CS461 High Level API HTTP XMLAPI 5 CS108 Bluetooth API 6 Custom Embedded RFID sample codes in opt ...

Page 23: ...s 5 1 Basic Hardware 5 1 1 CS463 Basic Hardware The CS463 RFID Reader is an EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 4 Port reader product Below is the top view of the CS463 4 port reader There are LEDs to indicate the operating status 1 Power 2 Activity programmable LED 3 Active antenna port currently selected Port 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 24: ...ed 24 Below is the front side left side and back side views of the CS463 reader DC 12V 5A Ethernet Port POE LED Green LED Yellow Wi Fi Antenna port USB Host USB Client Serial RS232 Control Port GPIO Port 15 pin Four RFID Antenna Ports Port 1 2 3 4 BT Antenna port Serial RS232 Debug Port ...

Page 25: ...EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 4 Port reader product Below is the front and side view of the CS203X Integrated reader There are LEDs to indicate the operating status 1 Power 2 Activity programmable LED 3 Active antenna port currently selected Port 3 4 Port 3 is external antenna port Port 4 is internal embedded antenna 4 Ethernet link and Ethernet data LED ...

Page 26: ...nce Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 26 Below is the front back bottom and left side views of the CS203X reader General IO RJ45 ethernet Jack External Antenna Ports Port 3 Debug com port DC Adaptor DC 12V 5A Internal antenna in this side ...

Page 28: ...he AC adaptor unit included in the package Below photo shows the typical connection to use the AC adaptor The AC adapter connects to CS463 via a Locking plug DC power plug Please screw tight the lock on the DC power plug to ensure reliable power connection That way the DC power plug would not loosen up over time With power connected the Power LED should light up immediately Plug in AC adapter ...

Page 30: ... supports the use of Power over Ethernet PoE to give it power Below shows the typical connection of using PoE as the power supply to the CS463 4 port reader Note that it must be POE Plus POE for it to give enough power to CS463 Make sure you use 30 Watt POE port to ensure CS463 receive enough power to operate ...

Page 31: ... 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 31 3 RFID Antenna Connection Connect RFID antenna with wrench 8mm torque with 100 N cm to reader CS463 has 4 available RFID antenna ports from Port 1 to Port 4 ...

Page 32: ...MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 32 4 Wi Fi and Bluetooth Antenna only for CS463 reader Connect two Wi Fi BT antennas to reader as below WiFi antenna BT antenna ...

Page 34: ... reader can be powered up with the AC adaptor unit included in the package Below photo shows the typical connection to use the AC adaptor The AC adapter connects to CS203X via a plug DC power plug Please screw tight the lock on the DC power plug to ensure reliable power connection That way the DC power plug would not loosen up over time ...

Page 37: ...so supports the use of Power over Ethernet PoE to give it power Below shows the typical connection of using PoE as the power supply to the CS203X reader Note that it must be POE Plus POE for it to give enough power to CS203X Make sure you use 30 Watt POE port to ensure CS203X receive enough power to operate ...

Page 38: ...Rights Reserved 38 3 RFID Internal and External Antenna Connection There is one internal RFID antenna connected to antenna ports Port 4 internally Connect RFID antenna with wrench 8mm torque with 100 N cm to reader CS203X has one available RFID external antenna ports Port 3 ...

Page 39: ...r should be mounted in different ways depending on the surface on which the reader is installed 1 Reader is installed on metal surface 2 Reader is installed on non metal surface Installation method on large metal surface Reader can be installed directly on metal surface no spacer needed heat can directly enter metal surface and dissipate away ...

Page 40: ...ms Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 40 Installation method on non metal surface such as wood surface The reader should be mounted leaving some space between the bottom of the reader and the surface This will allow ventilation of air underneath the reader ...

Page 41: ...S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 41 Installation method on metal poles The standard C Clamp for pole mounting will fit the screw holes at the back of CS203X ...

Page 42: ...ng Systems and Versions on CSL Intelligent Fixed Readers There are 2 Linux OS versions 3 0 35 or 4 x x For units shipped before September 2019 the OS is Linux 3 0 35 After September 2019 the OS is 4 xx yy or beyond Some of the firmware has different versions per the OS version Please note this variation ...

Page 43: ... are set to Ethernet Static IP of 192 168 25 160 ex factory Wi Fi is disabled ex factory This is to simplify out of box experience Set your PC to a static IP of 192 168 25 100 or any other as long as the subnet is 25 Connect Ethernet cable from your PC to the reader directly or via an Ethernet switch Power up the reader wait 2 5 minutes Open browser on your PC and type in 192 168 25 160 ...

Page 44: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 44 You will then see a User Login page Key in User Name root Password csl then click Login to login to system ...

Page 46: ...ex factory is HTTP XML Change the Access Mode if reader not in HTTP XML mode In order to read and show RFID tags in Web page please change the Access Mode to HTTP XML as shown below in System page Please click Set to confirm the change To control CS463 reader now using the browser interface please go to Chapter 5 ...

Page 47: ...n commands On the PC side one needs to run a terminal application In this user manual the application PuTTY is used to review the CS463 operation in Linux OS level a Hardware connection You need to connect your PC to the Debug Serial Port If your PC has serial port you can connect directly If your PC does not have a serial port you can use a USB to Serial adapter Please use a USB to Serial cable t...

Page 48: ... MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 48 b Check the COM port number that corresponds to the USB to Serial Adapter Check it out from the device manager of your PC ...

Page 49: ...ergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 49 c Setup a Baud Rate 115 200 connection to the appropriate serial port Below show the set up page of the PuTTy 1 Select Serial 2 Enter the COM port no 3 Enter baud rate 115200 4 Select Serial ...

Page 50: ...ight Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 50 After clicking Serial in step 4 in above diagram the window will change to as below please select None for the Flow control option Then click Open to confirm the connection ...

Page 51: ...Ty is ready for CS463 to power up Below diagram shows the display at the end of CS463 Linux boot up and embedded processes boot up There is a prompt for login and password The login should be root The password should be csl for older shipment units the password was cs463 Try that if csl does not work ...

Page 52: ...onvergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 52 d Linux commands examples ifconfig The purpose of ifconfig command is to show the relevant network information Ethernet IP Address Ethernet MAC Address WIFI IP Address WIFI MAC Address ...

Page 53: ...RSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 53 top The key purpose of top command is to show user how many process being execute and the occupancy of CPU percentage To escape type Control C ...

Page 54: ... of lsmod command is to list out how many modules in operation as shown below Note that rtk_btusb is the Bluetooth driver 8723du is the Wi Fi driver lsusb The purpose of lsusb command is to list out how many USB devices are connected to the system RFID device WIFI device External USB memory device at HOST port ...

Page 55: ...rved 55 5 7 Connecting to CSL Intelligent Fixed Readers via SSH Another popular way to connect to a Linux device is via SSH You can also use the application PuTTY but choose SSH on the front page Start Putty select SSH on Connection Type and type in IP address of CS463 then click Open ...

Page 56: ...s Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 56 For some older units you should type in Login name linaro Password linaro For later versions you should type in Login name root Password csl if csl does not work try cs463 Input login name linaro Input password linaro ...

Page 58: ...e the command dnf to download popular precompiled binaries dnf is similar to apt get by following the steps below Step 1 type the command dnf refresh makecache beware of the double dash to refresh the directory of available precompiled binaries Step 2 type the command dnf list to list the available precompiled binaries in long name format Step 3 type the command dnf list grep keyword of the applic...

Page 59: ...served 59 5 9 File Transfer to and from CS463 using USB Memory Device File Transfer to and from CS463 using USB Memory Device First of all we need to connect to the Linux OS via the Debug Serial Port Plug in serial to USB adapter to debug port Plug USB side of adapter to PC USB port ...

Page 61: ... 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 61 Setup connection Below show the set up page of the PuTTy 2 Select Serial 2 Enter the COM port no found on above 3 Enter baudrate 115200 4 Select Serial ...

Page 62: ...e Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 62 After clicking Serial in step 4 in above diagram the window will change to as below please select None for the Flow control option Then click Open to confirm the connection Now PuTTy is ready for CS463 ...

Page 63: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 63 Use Linux command lsusb to list all USB device in CS463 Plug in USB memory device to the CS463 USB Host port ...

Page 64: ...rgence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 64 After plug in USB memory lsusb command to show one more USB device appearing At this point the way to get to the files in the USB memory finger is different for Linux 3 0 35 and Linux 4 xx yy ...

Page 65: ...d 2021 All Rights Reserved 65 For Linux 3 0 35 Go to media sub directory to check volume label of USB memory as below Here for example it shows there is a USB with name USB_HKCHAN To access files inside just type cd USB_HKCHAN and you will see all the files inside ...

Page 67: ...Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 67 5 10 Connecting to Host PC using USB Client Port First of all we need to connect to the Linux OS via the debug serial port Plug in serial to USB adapter to debug port Plug USB side of adapter to PC USB port ...

Page 69: ... 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 69 Setup connection Below show the set up page of the PuTTy 3 Select Serial 2 Enter the COM port no found on above 3 Enter baudrate 115200 4 Select Serial ...

Page 70: ...vergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 70 After clicking Serial in above step the window will change to as below please select None for the Flow control option Then click Open to confirm the connection Now PuTTy is ready for CS463 ...

Page 71: ...Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 71 Use a mini USB to USB Type A cable to connect between CS463 USB Console port and the PC USB port At this point to connect to a PC and let the PC sees the CS463 as a hard disk is different for Linux 3 0 35 and Linux 4 xx yy ...

Page 72: ...R S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 72 For Linux 3 0 35 Type the following Linux commands on PuTTY window one by one 1 cd 2 cd opt 3 usb_client_store_start ...

Page 74: ... Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 74 For Linux 4 xx yy Type the following Linux commands on PuTTY window one by one 1 cd opt 2 usbcdisk_start After that you can use the File Explorer on the Windows PC to check if it discovers a new hard disk ...

Page 75: ...ost Port using USB Com Driver to a USB Client Arduino UNO board is used as an example to echo back the received message from USB Com driver Setup the reader as below CS463 Laptop Fixed IP 192 168 25 102 LAN cable Debug Port USB to Serial cable 1 Default fix IP 192 168 25 160 COM4 12V DC Adaptor Host USB Arduino UNO ...

Page 76: ... Download the Arduino program into Arduino UNO board i Setup the Arduino environment It can download the from below URL https www arduino cc en Main Software ii After unzip and then go into the directory to execute the Application circled in below figure iii Below is the default page of Arduino IDE ...

Page 77: ... Rights Reserved 77 iv Connect the Arduino UNO board to your laptop with USB cable v Check the COM port number for the Arduino dongle from device manager vi Select the correct COM port in Arduino IDE Main menu Tool Port vii Select the correct Board type Main menu Tool Board ...

Page 78: ...ad the Download program SerialEchoBack ino into Arduino IDE Main menu File Open ix Upload the program code to Arduino board Press the Arrow icon to start the upload if successful the left bottom corner will show the complete message Step 2 Ensure the hardware setup mentioned in beginning of this section was done Step 3 Boot up the CS463 Program Code ...

Page 80: ...w dev ttyUSB0 Step 7 Open the serial terminal for Arduino with below command Command minicom D dev ttyUSB0 s After the setting return to main menu by pressing ESC twice Step 8 Perform the serial echo back In the minicom menu please type in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and then 0 one by one You should observe that 1234567890 digits are displayed in the display as shown below root imx6dlsabresd root imx6dlsabr...

Page 81: ...21 All Rights Reserved 81 Step 8 Exit minicom program After the 2 way communication in step 4 follow below procedure to exit minicom Press CTRL A it will show up the command menu Press Q will pop up exit menu Return to root directory after pressing Yes to exit mincom ...

Page 82: ...d receive data from CS463 Control Serial port Set up the connection as below Connect two USB to Serial cables between PC and the CS463 In below demonstration the corresponding COM ports shown in device manager are 4 and 6 respectively CS463 Laptop Fixed IP 192 168 25 100 LAN cable Debug Port USB to Serial cable 1 Default fix IP 192 168 25 160 USB to Serial cable 2 Control Serial Port COM6 COM4 ...

Page 83: ...opyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 83 Step 2 Open PuTTy window for debug port according to below settings Click Open to open the com port 4 which connected with CS463 debug port below window will pop up ...

Page 84: ...ght Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 84 Step 3 Open PuTTY window for Control Serial port according to below settings Click Open to open the com port 6 which connected with CS463 debug port below window will pop up ...

Page 85: ... port communication in debug port so all data going to or form Control Port can be monitored in Debug port command prompt Remarks Black arrow means to add space Please aware the use of capital small characters Please select No by pressing F and then press ESC button two time to exit After boot up type in command minicom D dev ttymxc1 s Please select Serial port setup ...

Page 86: ...ssage e g This is another message typing from serial console port it will be shown in COM4 Debug port window Press CTRL A it will show up the command menu Press Q will pop up exit menu Please select No and then press ESC button two time to exist When you typing message e g This message is typing from debug port it will be shown in COM6 Control Serial window Return to root directory after pressing ...

Page 87: ...ral Purpose Inputs and 4 General Purpose Outputs all of them optically isolated and also an isolated 12 Volt DC output power supply with a rating of 2 Watt Below figure shows the pin definition for the GPIO port GPI General Purpose Input GPO General Purpose Output 12V GPO1 GPI2 GPO2 GPI1 12VGND GPI3 GPO3 GPO4 GPO4 GPO3 GPI4 GPO1 GPO2 GPI1 GPI3 GPI2 GPI4 ...

Page 88: ...le for system integrators common pins are highlighted in specific colors for reminder Function Terminal and Pin of Terminal and Pin of Isolated Initial State on Power Up Output GPO1 GPO1 Pin 4 GPO1 Pin 14 Full Isolation NO Normal Open GPO2 GPO2 Pin 3 GPO2 Pin 13 Full Isolation NO GPO3 GPO3 Pin 10 GPO3 Pin 8 Pin common with GPO4 NO GPO4 GPO4 Pin 9 GPO4 Pin 8 Pin common with GPO3 NO Input GPI1 GPI1 ...

Page 89: ...ith pigtailed GPIO Cable When using the HD15 to Wiretap Terminal Adapter the Pin s are actually printed to the outside of the terminal as shown in below photo Here the functions are labeled for easy reference Pin 1 GPI2 Pin 6 GPI4 Pin 2 GPI1 Pin 7 GPI3 Pin 9 GPO4 Pin 10 GPO3 Pin 11 GPI2 4 Pin 12 GPI1 3 Pin 3 GPO2 Pin 8 GPO3 4 Pin 14 GPO1 Pin 13 GPO2 Pin 4 GPO1 Pin 5 12V Pin 15 12VGND Casing Ground...

Page 90: ...RSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 90 HD15 with pigtailed GPIO cable Brown Green Blue Yellow Red Brown White Green White Blue White Yellow White Black Pink White Gray Violet Orange ...

Page 91: ...colors for reminder Pin Name GPIO cable for CS463 DE 15 plug Pin Number Pigtail Wire Color 12V 5 Red GND 15 Black GPO_1 4 Yellow GPO_1 14 Yellow White GPO_2 3 Blue GPO_2 13 Blue White GPO_3 10 Violet GPO_3 4 8 Pink GPO_4 9 Orange GPO_3 4 8 Pink GPI_1 2 Green GPI_1 3 12 Green White GPI_2 1 Brown GPI_2 4 11 Brown White GPI_ 3 7 Gray GPI_1 3 12 Green White GPI_4 6 White GPI_2 4 11 Brown White ...

Page 92: ...speaker is used to connect to CS463 Please note the connection method with Linux 3 0 35 is different from Linux 4 x x For Linux 3 0 35 Bluetooth connection method with Linux 3 0 35 Step 1 Setup the reader as below CS463 2 Finished Good Laptop Fixed IP 192 168 25 100 LAN cable Debug Port USB to Serial cable Default fix IP 192 168 25 160 WiFi Antenna Bluetooth Antenna Fig 14 ...

Page 93: ...l Rights Reserved 93 Step 2 Using VNC Viewer to connect to CS463 through ethernet as shown below Step 3 Within the Ubuntu main menu click the setup icon to enter System Settings Step 4 Click the Bluetooth icon to open the Bluetooth Activity New Pop up System Settings menu ...

Page 94: ...ntinue to proceed Step 7 After pressing the Continue icon please power up your Bluetooth Speaker device and force it into Pairing mode After some time the Bluetooth Speaker namely DOSS Pie is shown in below Figure in this example Please note that your device should have different name other than this one By default it is ON for normal shipment it means that Bluetooth interface is enabled Normally ...

Page 95: ... Continue to proceed Step 9 After pairing the Bluetooth Speaker device please go back to System Settings menu Please select the Sound icon Step 10 After entered the Sound menu please click the alert sound Bark twice or any other alert sound You will hear the corresponding sound from the Bluetooth Speaker This message indicates that the Bluetooth Speaker is successfully paired ...

Page 96: ...he sound from Bluetooth Device Please go back to the device menu as shown below Please select highlight the Bluetooth device Step 12 Remove the paired device record by clicking the icon Then the paired device record will be empty as shown below Click Remove icon to confirm the delete Empty Bluetooth device pairing record as default ...

Page 97: ...method with Linux 4 xx yy Please setup the reader as below Start PuTTY in PC select SSH on Connection Type and type in IP address of CS463 then click Open as below Debug Port Run Putty with SSH section Fig 14 CS463 2 Finished Good Laptop Fixed IP 192 168 25 100 LAN cable Default fix IP 192 168 25 160 WiFi Antenna Bluetooth Antenna ...

Page 98: ...NUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 98 Login to CS463 with below account User root Password csl Run the Bluetooth control application by command bluetoothctl as below ...

Page 99: ...1 All Rights Reserved 99 Turn on CS463 Bluetooth feature by running command power on in Bluetooth control software shell as below Turn on testing Bluetooth speaker and enter to pairing mode Start the CS463 Bluetooth scanning process by running command scan on as below ...

Page 100: ...vergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 100 Look for target Bluetooth device in scanning result as shown below the Bluetooth speaker device called DOSS Pie was used in this example the device name and its Mac address shown as below ...

Page 101: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 101 Run the command scan off to stop the Bluetooth scanning process once target device can be found ...

Page 103: ... S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 103 Connect to the Bluetooth speaker by running command connect MAC address e g connect 11 75 58 C8 8B FD as shown below ...

Page 104: ...ems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 104 After successful connection where usually the Bluetooth speaker would sound some audio message saying pairing is successful we should leave this Bluetooth controlling session for next step by command quit as below ...

Page 105: ...tems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 105 The connected Bluetooth device is ready for use so the Bluetooth functionality can be checked by playing any wav file Some wav file was placed in shipped CS463 and can be search by command find name wav as below ...

Page 106: ...RSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 106 The found wav file can be played by command paplay usr share sounds alsa Side_Left wav Some voice should be heard from the Bluetooth speaker ...

Page 107: ...ce Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 107 After the testing finished the connected device can be disconnected by below method Go to Bluetooth control session by command bluetoothctl then run the command disconnect 11 75 58 C8 88 FD as below ...

Page 108: ...gging on PC Server Side The purpose of Wireshark is to capture the Ethernet protocol handshake package between reader and the PC and log them for analysis a Run the Wireshark application Please select Capture to enter Option page as shown below In the Input tag please click to select the Ethernet for capturing ...

Page 109: ...select the Browse icon at the top right corner A new window pop up to allow the select of the directory to store the log data Select the path and then key in your preference filename c Select the output format and file size It is normal to use 10MByte for each log file as shown below Click Start button to start capturing ...

Page 110: ...R S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 110 d Wireshark capturing To filter the IP 192 168 25 180 please enter Ip addr 192 168 25 180 and then click Apply icon ...

Page 111: ...n isolated 12 Volt DC supply at 2 Watt i e a maximum of 160 mA current drive output For low power peripheral devices including most relays this 12 Volt isolated DC power supply can be used to drive them For load that requires higher current drive external power supply is needed and some of the examples show how this is done in a safe manner The important thing to remember is to handle exception ca...

Page 112: ...ith 1 5 Watt rating for protection This will withstand external voltage up to 36 volt as shown below P V2 R P 362 1000 1 296 Watt 1 5 Watt Therefore the highest voltage the GPI port of CSL Intelligent Fixed reader can see is 36 volts If one uses the 12 Volt DC output from the CSL Intelligent Fixed Reader in the input sensing circuit examples are in next few pages then that voltage is well below th...

Page 113: ...al isolator with an operational forward voltage of 1 2 Volt maximum 50 mA current An internal series 1K Ohm 1 5 Watt resistor is also present for protection 1K I 5 mA Push button on Inside CS463 GPI_1 become Low when the Sensor or Push button switch is turned on pushed GPI_1 Pin 2 GPI_1 Pin 12 I 1 9 mA Push button off 5V External Power Supply 5V Sensor or Push button switch ...

Page 114: ...to an optical isolator with an operational forward voltage of 1 2 Volt maximum 50 mA current An internal series 1K Ohm 1 5 Watt resistor is also present for protection Inside CS463 GPI_1 Logic become High when the Sensor or Push button switch is turned on pushed GPI_1 GPI_1 Pin 2 Pin 12 I 3 8mA Push button on Sensor or Push button switch 5V External Power Supply ...

Page 115: ... of 1 2 Volt maximum 50 mA current An internal series 1K Ohm 1 5 Watt resistor is also present for protection 1K I 12 mA Push button on Inside CS463 GPI_1 Logic becomes Low when the sensor or Push button switch is turned on pushed When external push button is off then the optical isolator is turned on inside with a forward voltage of 1 2 Volt GPI_1 Pin 2 12V Pin 5 GPI_1 Pin 12 GND Pin 15 I 5 4 mA ...

Page 116: ...air looks into an optical isolator with an operational forward voltage of 1 2 Volt maximum 50 mA current An internal series 1K Ohm 1 5 Watt resistor is also present for protection Inside CS463 GPI_1 Logic becomes High when the Sensor or Push button switch is turned on pushed GPI_1 12V Pin 5 GPI_1 GND Pin 15 Pin 2 Pin 12 I 10 8 mA Push button on Sensor or push button Switch ...

Page 117: ...aders is 2 Ampere Therefore a protection resistor with very high power rating must be added in series to the external circuit to limit the current to 2 Ampere The value of this resistor should be such that the current cannot exceed 2 A Resistor Value External Voltage 2 A In addition there is actually a resettable fuse internal to the GPO circuit in series with the circuit that will protect the swi...

Page 118: ...ance Value of Resistor N Voltage of External Power Supply 2 Power Rating of Resistor P Voltage of External Power Supply N 2 N In this example current in the load e g a buzzer with 1K Ohm internal resistance is calculated by the following equation ILOAD Voltage of External Power Supply 0 6 N RLOAD 10 0 6 10 1000 9 3 mA Remark The maximum current flowing through GPO pin pair is 2A Inside CS463 The L...

Page 119: ...rrent with External Power Supply Remark The maximum current flowing through GPO pin pair is 2A Inside CS463 The Relay powers up when GPO_1 Switch becomes Close GPO_1 Pin 4 GPO_1 Pin 14 12V Relay I 2 A Coil 90 Ohm External Power Supply 12V 10 Ohm 20 Watt Resistor Device to be controlled This is ground of external circuit This is ground of external circuit ...

Page 120: ...Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 120 Example 3 GPO for Load Current 160 mA using 12V 2 Watt Internal Isolated Power Supply Inside CS463 LED lights up when GPO_1 Switch becomes Close GPO_1 Pin 4 12V Pin 5 GPO_1 Pin 14 GND Pin 15 I 8 9 mA GPO_1 Close 1 2K LED ...

Page 121: ...tems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 121 Example 4 GPO for Load Current 160 mA with 12V 2 Watt Internal Power Supply Inside CS463 LED lights up when GPO_1 switch becomes Close GPO_1 Pin 4 12V Pin 5 GPO_1 Pin 14 GND Pin 15 I 8 9 mA GPO_1 Close 1 2k LED ...

Page 122: ...ply 2 Watt supply at 12 Volt means output current is at most 160 mA The example relay below is a 12 Volt relay with 90 Ohms resistance coil which means current flowing through the coil is 133 mA Since 133 160 therefore this setup would work Inside CS463 The Relay powers up when GPO_1 Switch becomes Close GPO_1 Pin 4 GPO_1 Pin 14 GND Pin 15 12V Relay I 160mA 12V Pin 5 90 Ohm Coil Device to be contr...

Page 123: ...ile and a Default Event The Default Event is not enabled at the point of delivery to customer On receiving the CS463 reader the customer can then enable the Default Event and use that to immediately read RFID tags from antenna Port 1 and observe the tag IDs showing up in the Events Tag Inventory page After login to the reader and ensuring the reader is in HTTP XML access mode this should be the st...

Page 124: ...o to the Operation Profile in System page and select List Profile to ensure the Default Profile can be found as shown below Go to the List Event of Event Management in Event page and click List Event to show the Default Event Click List Event to show default Event Click Default Event to continue ...

Page 125: ...e default event is enabled ticking the tick box and the button Modify clicked to confirm the change Reading of tag from antenna port 1 can be stopped once the default event is disabled by unchecking the Enable Event tick box and clicking the Modify button to confirm the change Tick the Enable Event tick box to enable the tag reading Click Modify to confirm the change ...

Page 127: ...a Default Event The Default Event is not enabled at the point of delivery to customer On receiving the CS203X reader the customer can then enable the Default Event and use that to immediately read RFID tags from antenna Port 4 internal and observe the tag IDs showing up in the Events Tag Inventory page After login to the reader and ensuring the reader is in HTTP XML access mode this should be the ...

Page 128: ...o to the Operation Profile in System page and select List Profile to ensure the Default Profile can be found as shown below Go to the List Event of Event Management in Event page and click List Event to show the Default Event Click List Event to show default Event Click Default Event to continue ...

Page 129: ...e default event is enabled ticking the tick box and the button Modify clicked to confirm the change Reading of tag from antenna port 4 internal can be stopped once the default event is disabled by unchecking the Enable Event tick box and clicking the Modify button to confirm the change Tick the Enable Event tick box to enable the tag reading Click Modify to confirm the change ...

Page 130: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 130 Now go to the page Events Tag Inventory Capture Tags Raw you should be able to see tags being read ...

Page 131: ...enables full control of the reader including the event engine 8 1 Home Page The home page of the web based administration interface can be entered by just entering the IP address of the reader default IP address is printed on the label on the web browser For example if the IP address of the reader is 192 168 25 160 you should enter http 192 168 25 160 Use default User Name root and Password csl an...

Page 132: ...gives a quick overview of the current status of the reader The reader basic information such as serial number and access mode can be found on beginning of status page If any event was enabled and reading tag the basic RFID related parameters will show on status page such as transmitting power profile and session as below ...

Page 133: ... MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 133 All firmware versions are shown on status page Network information can be found on status page such as IP and Mac address ...

Page 134: ...ION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 134 8 3 Users Management The Users Management page contains sub menu for adding deleting and modifying password set auto logout time and login logout ...

Page 135: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 135 8 3 1 Add User To add user input the user name password authorization level and description Then click Add ...

Page 137: ...MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 137 8 3 3 Modify Password To modify password input the current password new password and retype new password Then click Modify ...

Page 139: ...ANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 139 8 3 5 Set Auto Logout Time The Set Auto Logout Time page allows ones to set the time for automatic logout if the user is idle ...

Page 140: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 140 8 3 6 Login Logout The Login Logout page is for users to login or logout the web browser interface ...

Page 141: ...ergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 141 8 4 System The System page contains many sub menus to configure the reader for operation Users are recommended to access these pages to determine the required settings before any operation ...

Page 142: ...erved 142 8 4 1 Reader ID Here is the Reader ID submenu One can modify the reader ID here Note that the ID cannot be too long if one plans to use Bluetooth to control the reader using the CS108 Bluetooth API access mode because Bluetooth standard does not allow too long a device name ...

Page 143: ...rt is the capture point name Some readers call it read point name This name can be configured In other words each antenna port or capture point or read point can be uniquely identified and accessed or referred to Note that the word capture and read are interchangeably used in the context of this reader A capture point is the same as a read point ...

Page 144: ...e submenu CS463 offers 9 different access modes 1 HTTP XML 2 CSL Unified API High Level 3 CSL Unified API Low Level 4 CSL Unified API High Level via RS232 Control Serial Port 5 CSL Unified API Low Level via RS232 Control Serial Port 6 CS461 Low Level API MACH1 7 LLRP 8 CS108 Bluetooth API CS463 model only 9 Custom Embedded RFID HTTP ...

Page 145: ...el API please remember to set the Access Mode to HTTP XML For configuring the reader to be controlled by CS461 Low Level API MACH 1 API please remember to set the Access Mode to CS461 Low Level API MACH1 If you need to configure the reader on the web interface e g Network setting Time settings Event Engine etc you must set the Access Mode to HTTP XML If you have already developed codes to control ...

Page 147: ...n provided Access Mode has been changed to Custom Embedded RFID HTTP If one SSH into the reader and change directory to opt you will indeed see a sub directory with that name If you go into that sub directory you will then see the program example c and the related makefile and other resources This example c code demonstrates how to run the RFID circuits inside to do inventory You can modify that c...

Page 148: ...Reserved 148 8 4 5 Frequency Configuration The Frequency Configuration page allows user to configure the country and frequency to be used by the reader Please refer to the regulatory law of your region for the allowed frequency to be used Here is the Frequency Configuration submenu ...

Page 149: ... 2021 All Rights Reserved 149 Set Regulatory Region One can set the different Regulatory Region for different operation frequency band in different country in this page for RW model and frequency band is fixed for all other model Click Modify to confirm the change ...

Page 150: ...r Description Profile ID Each profile can be saved and recall for use in Event Engine or be uploaded and redeployed to other CS463 readers in the field Capture Point Which antenna port to enable turn power on and the output conducted power of each antenna port in terms of 10 x Power dBm Dwell time of each antenna port how long the reader will stay in that particular antenna port to do RFID tag inv...

Page 151: ...population estimate the corresponding Q parameter to be broadcasted during a Query will be displayed on the right side of the edit box Multi Bank Inventory CS463 has a unique multi bank inventory capability up to 2 more banks with each bank s starting address and length of words to be captured configurable LNA Control RF front end gain of reader TagFocus Enabling impinj TagFocus feature can reduce...

Page 152: ...Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 152 8 4 7 Memory Information The Memory Information page shows the RAM and Flash memory used and free available for use It also displays the Clear Cache cycle time This is the periodic time when the Linux OS cache is cleared ...

Page 153: ...L VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 153 8 4 8 Configuration Backup Restore The Configuration Backup Restore page allows backup of configurations restoring of configurations ...

Page 154: ...ON 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 154 Configuration Backup To backup configuration click Download in Configuration Backup page The system would start to backup the configuration to file ...

Page 155: ...UAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 155 Configuration Restore To restore backup configuration click Choose File Then select the backup configuration file and click Open ...

Page 156: ...RSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 156 8 4 9 Power Up Notification System can send power up notification to server with particular format if it is enabled Add Power up Notification ...

Page 157: ...nvergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 157 8 4 10 Heartbeat The Heartbeat is used to monitor the system still running Add Heat Beat The Heartbeat sending interval type and address sending should be set on Add Heart Beat as below ...

Page 158: ...Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 158 If the HTTP Post type server is selected corresponding Server and Data Format should be selected as below Server and Data Format was defined in Cloud Server page ...

Page 159: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 159 8 4 11 Log File Configuration There is different type of log files which can be enabled as shown below ...

Page 160: ...ION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 160 8 4 12 Download Log file All Log files can be download in this page select Log files type going to download then click Download to start download ...

Page 161: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 161 8 4 13 Company Label Company label can be shown on web page and was defined in this page ...

Page 162: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 162 8 4 15 Advanced Settings The reader sensitivity can be set on this page by changing below parameters ...

Page 164: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 164 8 4 17 Restart System To restart the system input Y and click Process Y must be capital letter ...

Page 165: ...s Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 165 8 5 Network Management Network Management page allows the user to set the network parameters Here is the network management sub menu The connection can be static IP or DHCP Connection can be set to static IP as below ...

Page 167: ...pyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 167 8 5 1 Ethernet Configuration In Network Configuration page one can configure the network parameters such as the reader IP address Subnet mask Gateway and DNS server ...

Page 168: ...MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 168 8 5 2 Wi Fi Configuration All basic setup for wifi can found in this page you are able to enable disable the wifi from here ...

Page 169: ...Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 169 8 5 3 Cloud Server Basic Settings Trusted server for automatic data submission by the reader using the event engine is set in the Cloud Server page Here is the Cloud Server submenu ...

Page 170: ... failure data backlog in the Configuration in Cloud Server page It allows the reader to buffer the tags read during network failure in memory Buffered tags are sent to trusted server when network is restored A further selection is necessary in the way the data is backlogged Either Drop the Oldest reading or Ignore the new reading ...

Page 171: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 171 Add Cloud Server To add a trusted server for receiving tag events input the web address path then click Add ...

Page 173: ...NUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 173 Modify Cloud Server To modify cloud server select the server ID in List Cloud Server submenu modify any fields and click Modify ...

Page 174: ...opyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 174 List Cloud Server Information of trusted server can be retrieved by the List Cloud Server page This cloud server path is CSL provided server for demo testing only ...

Page 175: ...he path is democloud convergence com hk CSLRFIDCloudServer you may encounter a certificate warning please press details and then proceed to website You can find the Reader ID from the entry called Reader Serial on Status page Input Reader Serial number as found on below status page This is the web address to log in cloud server ...

Page 176: ...stems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 176 For the password So the password for this reader to log in server web page is 00057B84004100057B870041 Password is the ethernet Mac address and wifi address added together as found on below reader status page ...

Page 177: ...UAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 177 If any resultant action Send to cloud is set and was triggered as below The result can be found on Cloud Server Webpage as below ...

Page 178: ...r Cloud Server Different fields can be added to the reporting format for Cloud Server as below If data is going to be sent to CSL provided Cloud Server the fields RFIDReaderSerialNumber and RFIDReaderInternalSerialNumber must be added as below otherwise CSL Cloud Server would ignore the send data Json Format should be choose for CSL Cloud Server ...

Page 179: ...ted 2021 All Rights Reserved 179 Once the TagDataList was added more tag related parameter can be selected to send to cloud Server The TID bank reading should have defined on System Profile page otherwise no data will show on cloud Server as it is not available ...

Page 180: ...21 All Rights Reserved 180 Delete Data Format Any unwanted Data format can be deleted as below List Data Format All created Data format can be found on this page List Data Format and can be modified as long as it is not Permalock click particular data format to modify ...

Page 183: ...at you have to configure the UTC GMT time on the reader The local time will then be calculated based on the time zone you set Note that for some country they also practice Daylight Savings Time Warning After changing the date and time the reader may pause reading 30 60 seconds for re initiation It is recommended not to open the Capture Tags Testing page in Tag Tag Filter for viewing tags in this p...

Page 185: ... 6 3 NTP Setup This page allows one to setup the NTP server The CS463 reader will update its time by connecting to the NTP server at a preset time and preset mode Be sure to enter the gateway and DNS server in the network configuration page in order for the NTP server be reachable by the reader ...

Page 186: ...eration profile In actual deployment RFID reader is used to do security screening of incoming or outgoing vehicles personnel asset or logistic items A list of predefined tag IDs can be downloaded to each RFID reader so that the RFID reader will distinguish whether that tag belongs to that list tag group or tag database Only when a tag belongs to that group would the RFID reader carries out further...

Page 187: ...ted 2021 All Rights Reserved 187 8 7 1 Tag Group Tags group can be created and download from CS463 reader as follow Add tag group Go to Tag group in Tag Tag Filter and click Add Tag Group Input the new tags group name as below Click Add to confirm the new group ...

Page 188: ...ence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 188 Add Tags to the group Click Add to add new tags to the group and below menu will pop up Click confirm the to confirm the addition of new tag to the tag group Click Save to save the new tag group ...

Page 192: ...r to link tag with database record include basic information such as staff name number and corresponding photo then show the record on web page after proper even defined The detail usage can be found on section 9 6 even Example 4 Example Event using Database Tag Group and Database Display The defined database can be shown on page List Database as below ...

Page 201: ...R S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 201 Tag Record on particular database can be modified on List Tag Record submenu after choosing right database as below ...

Page 203: ...UAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 203 The content of database on particular record can be modified in this page as below Then click Modify to confirm the modification ...

Page 204: ... VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 204 Each Database can be backup on Database Backup Restore submenu as below after choosing target database Click Backup to start the backup ...

Page 206: ... from large population There are two type of filter can be used include pre filter and post filter If the pre filter is used tags not matching filter will not transmit response while post filter reader will filter out all not matching tags after received all tags response All defined filter can be found in page List Filter under Tag Tag Filter page as below ...

Page 207: ...AL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 207 Filters can be added in Add Filter as shown below Only tag with same character on memory bank beginning with will apply the action ...

Page 208: ...N 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 208 Once any filter was defined here such filter can be enabled in operation profile then take effect as shown below Choose the filter to apply from here ...

Page 210: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 210 8 8 I O Management The IO Port Testing page allows users to test functionality of IO port ...

Page 211: ...nce Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 211 8 8 1 I O Port Testing Below is the IO Port Testing page it allows one to look at sensor input you MUST press the Refresh button to update the input state and control the outputs for system testing ...

Page 212: ... many business applications autonomously with no interactive computation requirements needed from remote server To create and enable an event one needs to set up triggers resultant actions and then use that to assemble events Once an event is created the reader would run according to it continuously and will continue even if the reader is powered down and up rebooted In other words the reader is r...

Page 213: ...ement submenu Note that there is ex factory a Default Event running the Default Profile It comes disabled in the Enable column it is False Once you enable it it will start reading RFID tags from Port 1 assuming an antenna is connected to Port 1 for model CS463 CS468XJ and there are RFID tags in front of the antenna Here is the Default Even ...

Page 214: ... initial trigger that turns on the RF power of the reader to start doing inventory This trigger can be set to Always On and then the reader will do inventory the moment the reader is powered on Note that this trigger has to be defined in the Trigger page Note that if one wants the reader to be always on simply choose Always On in the Inventory Enabling Trigger entry The Inventory Enabling Action i...

Page 215: ...ed in Resultant Action section Again it can be a combination sequential THEN or AND of actions The overall inventory enabling cycle is ended based on the triggers defined in Inventory Disabling Trigger section Sometimes this can be another Infrared sensor at the exit of the reader read zone or it can be defined as a period of time of no tag reads If the user wants the reader to be always reading t...

Page 216: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 216 Modify Event To modify event go to List Event page and select the Event ID modify the event and click Modify ...

Page 217: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 217 Enable Disable Event To enable disable event select de select the checkbox Enable Event and click Modify ...

Page 220: ...9 2 Trigger A trigger is a stimulus that causes the reader to recognize it and do something about it The trigger is used in Inventory Enabling Inventory Disabling and of course inside the actual Event Triggering Logic section Below is the Trigger submenu Add Trigger Below is the Add Trigger page ...

Page 221: ... the same ID within that window it will only be recorded once into the buffer unless the box called Antenna Differentiation in the Event Management page is ticked in that case the same tag read by different antennas will generate different triggers Hence for each different ID within that duplicate elimination time it will generate an event 2 Input Sensor State would look at the state high or low o...

Page 222: ... Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 222 For read any tags trigger the user also has to specify which antenna port or capture point it is collecting the tags from To choose it just tick the box on the left of each entry ...

Page 223: ...sor State trigger the Port Number 1 shown on below is mapped to physical GPI1 port which using pin 2 pin12 of GPI1 terminal GPI1 ports details see section 5 8 Level High was selected on below case so the trigger will be set if there is high voltage applied on pin2 GPI1 and pin 12 GPI1 is properly connected ...

Page 224: ...ER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 224 Modify Trigger To modify trigger go to List Trigger and select the Trigger ID modify the trigger and click Modify ...

Page 227: ...ght Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 227 8 9 3 Resultant Action The Resultant Action pages define the resultant action that will be enforced when an event logic is established Below is the Resultant Action submenu ...

Page 228: ... mode in terms of collecting tag information 2 Batch Alert to Server here the collected tag information are sent to Server at the end of each duplicate elimination cycle Time Window 3 Instant Alert to Server here the collected tag information are sent to Server immediately as it is read 4 Low Latency Alert to Server 5 Output Port here the General Purpose IO output port would be controlled to have ...

Page 229: ...ved 229 If one selects Batch Alert to Server Low Latency Alert to Server or the Instant Alert to Server then one has to also select the Server ID which is defined in the Trusted Server page of the Network page The user also has to select the Server ID and Data format ID are going to use ...

Page 230: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 230 Data Format ID was defined in Cloud Server page Different field can be added to reporting format as below ...

Page 231: ...vergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 231 If one selects Output Port then one has to input few more fields The user has to select the Port Number 1 to 4 The Output Logic has to be selected which can be either Open Close or Pulse ...

Page 232: ...ed 232 For Pulse there are more parameters to be configured The Pulse Logic which can Open Close Open or Close Open Close and Pulse Mode which can be One Shot Pulse or Pulse Train the Pulse Width in msec and for Pulse Train the duty cycle and Pulse Duration These are all self explanatory ...

Page 233: ...UAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 233 Modify Resultant Action To modify resultant action select the Resultant Action ID from list table modify it and then click Modify ...

Page 234: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 234 Delete Resultant Action To delete resultant action select the Resultant Action ID and click Delete ...

Page 236: ...NUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 236 8 9 4 Tag Inventory Capture Tags Raw If there is any Event was enabled to read tags all raw tags data can be found in this page ...

Page 237: ...0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 237 8 9 5 Display Tag Group Database Record When tag record within particular database was read by reader the database content can be shown in this page as below ...

Page 238: ...rgence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 238 Below is the Event called Example Tag Database Display installed on shipped reader once the Event was enabled and right tag was detected the database content will be shown as previous diagram ...

Page 239: ...w the version upgrade history in the Version Control Submenu and to do firmware upgrade in the Firmware Upgrade Submenu Version Control In the Version Control sub menu page one can see the version number of the software This is an important page to check if the versions are correct especially after a firmware upgrade It also shows the upgrade history of the reader ...

Page 240: ...ular upgrade Please wait until you see the success message After that please wait for the WebApplication to automatically restart to the login page Firmware upgrades include the following 6 items 1 Web Application Upgrade 2 JNI Library Upgrade 3 CSLAPI Library Upgrade 4 CS461 Low Level API MACH1 Library Upgrade 5 LLRP Library Upgrade 6 Apply Patch Linux Version Variations There are 2 Linux OS vers...

Page 241: ...UAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 241 Upgrading Web Application Below is the page to upgrade Web application Linux OS versions 3 0 35 or 4 x x use same Web application ...

Page 242: ...f web application version 3 x or later the upgrading can be done directly using the zipped file For existing web application 2 x or earlier the zipped Web application file needs to be unzipped first before upgrading The unzipped file should have the file extension of war as shown below Click Choose File ...

Page 244: ...grading JNI Library Choose the JNI Library zipped file no need to unzip The JNI library are different on different Linux OS versions 3 0 35 or 4 x x Please choose the corresponding version to upgrade Then click Upload This file with file name associated with Linux 3 0 35 is used for Linux 3 0 35 ...

Page 245: ...nvergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 245 Upgrading CSLAPI library Choose zipped Daemon file corresponding to reader Linux version Then click upload This file with file name associated with Linux 3 0 35 is used for Linux 3 0 35 ...

Page 246: ...Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 246 Upgrading CS461 Low Level API library Choose zipped Mach1 Daemon file corresponding to reader Linux version Then click Upload This file with file name associated with Linux 3 0 35 is used for Linux 3 0 35 ...

Page 247: ...vergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 247 Upgrading LLRP Library Choose the zipped Daemon file corresponding to reader Linux version Then click upload This file with file name associated with Linux 3 0 35 is used for Linux 3 0 35 ...

Page 248: ...SION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 248 Applying Patch to System If there is any patch for system it can be done on this page Linux OS versions 3 0 35 or 4 x x can use same Patch file ...

Page 250: ...Default Profile and Default Event CS463 comes with a Default Profile and a Default Event The Default Event is not enabled yet Once the user enable that event then the user can use that to immediately read RFID tags from antenna Port 0 After login to the reader and ensuring the reader is in HTTP XML access mode as explained in section 4 3 Make sure antenna Port 1 is connected to an antenna as state...

Page 251: ... Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 251 Go to the Operation Profile in System page and select List Profile to ensure there is Default Profile can be found as below Default Profile Click List Profile to show all Profile ...

Page 252: ...ght Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 252 Go to the List Event of Event Management in Event page and click List Event to show the Default Event Click List Event to show default Event Click Default Event to continue ...

Page 253: ...antenna port 1 can be started after the default event was enable and click Modify to confirm the change reading tag from antenna port 1 can be stopped once the default event was disable by unchecking Enable Event and click Modify to confirm the change Click Enable Event to enable the tag reading Click Modify to confirm the changing ...

Page 254: ... Profile and Custom Event To define your own profile and event the following steps are needed Add Profile Go to the Operation Profile in System page then click Add Profile as below Click ports connected with antenna 1 port have been activated with maximum output power equal to 30dBm and other 3 ports are not activated ...

Page 255: ...ANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 255 Please click Add to confirm the change Change the session Target Algorithm and Tag population to optimize reader performance ...

Page 257: ...ing Test Event 1 Make sure antenna Port 1 is connected to an antenna as stated on Default Profile of Operation Profile which mentioned on previous session Setup Reader Go to List Event in Event Management and click Event 1 to modify the Event Click Event 1 to modify the Event Port 1 was connected to the antenna Antenna ...

Page 258: ...ence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 258 Please click Modify to confirm the change and inventory will start Go to Tag inventory to check inventory result Select Always On Click Enable Event to enable it Click Modify to apply the change ...

Page 259: ...ce Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 259 The Inventory can be stopped by disabling the Event 1 on Event Management as below Click Tag Inventory to check Inventory result Unchecked Enable Event to disable it Click Modify to apply the change ...

Page 260: ...21 All Rights Reserved 260 Below procedure to enable particular group of tag to be detected and used this group as trigger Add tag group Go to Tag group in Tag Tag Filter and click Add Tag Group Input the new tags group name as below Click Add to confirm the new group ...

Page 261: ...rgence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 261 Add Tags to the group Click Add to add new tags to the group and below menu will pop up Click confirm to confirm the addition of new tag to the tag group Click Save to save the new tag group ...

Page 262: ...AL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 262 Import New tags Prepare tag record file below is the example file and view by notepad Click Import then select the tags record file ...

Page 264: ...Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 264 In the Add trigger of Event menu new tag group TagGroup 3 is available as shown below Go to Event management Group Tigger can be used in Tigger Logic on Event 1 ...

Page 265: ...Demo Cloud server Step 1 Set up the Cloud Server Path use CSL Demo Cloud Server in this example List the Cloud Server and check CSL Cloud Server path is correct this server is saved on reader when shipped CSL cloud server path https democloud convergence com hk 29090 WebServiceRESTs 1 0 req create up date delete update entity tagdata ...

Page 267: ...der to send data to CSL Demo Cloud Server you MUST include RFIDReaderSerialNumber and RFIDReaderInternalSerialNumber The server will check the actual production CS463 units serial number and internal serial number as well as the MAC addresses to ensure it is a bona fide CSL product For your own server you do may not send these data Click Add ...

Page 268: ...21 All Rights Reserved 268 Step 2 Add Resultant Action that sends data to this Cloud Server Add Resultant Action with Low Latency Alert Server action mode as below and using the proper Server ID the ID Send to CSL Demo Cloud is used in this example and Data Format ID ...

Page 269: ...ERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 269 Step 3 Set up the Event Add Example Event Send to CSL Demo Cloud Server and using pervious defined Resultant Action Send to CSL Demo Cloud ...

Page 270: ...nce Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 270 Enable the event Example Event Send to CSL Demo Cloud Server to start Inventory so that data will be sent to cloud server First click here to enable the event then click here to confirm the change ...

Page 271: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 271 Go to Tag Inventory page to check any tags was read from reader as below show all tags read mean raw data ...

Page 272: ...ificate warning please press details and then proceed to website To log in it asks you for the Reader ID which is the Reader Serial Number as printed on the product label You can also find this on the Status Page Reader Serial entry Get the login password from status page and the password is the concatenation of the Ethernet MAC address and the Wi Fi MAC address Password Ethernet MAC Address Wi Fi...

Page 274: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 274 The CSL web page after login for this Reader will show a table with all the data uploaded ...

Page 275: ...andle the Entrance Exit simultaneously Also two antenna was used in this example ensure antenna was connected both on Antenna Port 1 and Port 2 before enable the example event mentioned on following section For incoming personnel case the Tigger Infrared Sensor GP1 Port 1 High is used to detect incoming personnel then start inventory this personnel leaving is detected by Infrared Sensor GP1 Port 2...

Page 276: ... 276 Personnel Incoming case Example Event Entrance Boom Barrier Control even details One Input port is used to monitor the incoming Personnel truck If the level of input port changed from Low to High such as infrared detector the inventory will be enabled This trigger is defined as below ...

Page 277: ...hts Reserved 277 There is another trigger to control the detection of tag group as shown below and trigger mode is Tigger in Tag Group The Tag Group called Test Group 1 is used in this trigger and this tag group was defined in Tag group under Tag Tag filter page as shown below ...

Page 278: ... 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 278 There are Resultant actions after particular tag was detected within the group and defined as below This resultant action will turn on the output port ...

Page 279: ...ry will be stopped by trigger called Infrared Sensor GPI Port 2 High Another Input port is used to monitor the incoming Personnel truck leaving detection zone If the state of input port level changed from Low to High such as infrared detector the inventory will be stopped This trigger is defined as below ...

Page 280: ...om Barrier Control event details For leaving personnel case the Tigger Infrared Sensor GPI Port 2 High is used to detect leaving personnel reaching detection zone then start inventory this personnel going out is detected by Infrared Sensor GPI Port 1 High and stop inventory All other logic is same as Personnel Incoming case as shown below ...

Page 281: ...ystems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 281 After the both Example Event Entrance Boom Barrier Control Example Event Exit Boom Barrier Control event was defined each event should be enabled by clicking Even Enabled and click Modify to save the changed ...

Page 282: ...nvergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 282 After both events was enabled and Enable field become true as shown below Please ensure both Antenna Port 1 and Antenna Port 2 was connected with antenna before enable mentioned Events ...

Page 283: ... 5 Example 3 Multiple Antenna Ports with Different Events for Each Port The event Operate on Tags from Antenna 1 is used to handle tags from antenna port 1 while event Tags from ant 2 work for tags from antenna port 2 If both even was enabled different event can work for each port simultaneously ...

Page 284: ...stems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 284 The event Operate on Tags from Antenna 1 details as below It will turn on GPIO port1 if tag within tag group defined in Test Group 1 was detected coming from antenna port1 Corresponding trigger shown on below ...

Page 285: ...gence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 285 The event Tags from ant 2 details as below It will turn on GPIO port2 if tag within tag group defined in TagGroup 3 was detected coming from antenna port 2 Corresponding trigger shown on below ...

Page 286: ...ent of database located in reader if tag within database tag group was detected from antenna port 1 on CS463 or antenna port 4 on CS203X This database record can contain Picture Photo and text such as equipment photo staff photo and corresponding text After corresponding even was enabled database content will be shown on below page if the tag in database was detected and its corresponding record c...

Page 288: ...eserved 288 The database is going to use in this event was choose in Trigger page as shown below The way showing database content was defined in Display Format so you need choose right display format in Resultant Action page as shown below on Display Tag Database Record Action Mode ...

Page 290: ...e Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 290 Type of record on particular database can be listed in List Database as shown below The content of each record on each database can be changed from List Tag Record as shown below click here to continue ...

Page 291: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 291 The content of record can be modified in this page click here to choose which record to be modified ...

Page 292: ...gence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 292 The new record can be added to particular database in Add Record as shown below The content of each record on particular database can be added in this page as shown below click here to continue ...

Page 293: ... Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 293 After all necessary modification was done the event can be run again by clicking Even Enabled as shown below You should see the event status changed to Enabled ...

Page 294: ...ted 2021 All Rights Reserved 294 If you go to Display Tag Group Database Record you can see the database record content linking to the detected tag The tag with EPC 123456789012345678901234 was used in this event Example Tag Database Display shipped with reader ...

Page 295: ...to read temperature from Magnus S3 tag This Event was shipped with latest version of reader Once the event was enabled as below and the condition on temperature higher than 10C in trigger Read Temp tag was fulfilled reader will send pulse to IO port You can check the temperature reading on Display Magnus Tag Data page under Tag Inventory and shown on coming section ...

Page 296: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 296 Here is the trigger Read Temp tag used on Read Temp event Temperature requirement is set on here ...

Page 297: ...n a range details can be found on official Magnus S3 document otherwise the temperature accuracy will be affected The target range of On Chip RSSI can be set on Profile page as shown below If the received On Chip RSSI from S3 tag out of the defined range the temperature result will not show on Display Magnus Tag Data page Correcting the problem you need to adjust the reader power or the distance b...

Page 298: ...Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 298 Here is the operation profile Read Temp Magnus S3 used on event Read Temp The tag model Magus S3 was chosen in this operation profile correct model of tag must match the using one otherwise you can t read the temperature ...

Page 299: ... Ethernet In this case user needs to connect the PC with CS463 with a Ethernet cable directly or via a router or via the Wi Fi network Log in to the reader with User name root and password csl Change the access mode to CSL_API then click Set to apply the change At this point you can logout from reader and start the Demo application Click Set to apply the change ...

Page 300: ...pplication which is also available for download from Convergence website www convergence com hk on PC controlling CS463 Highlight the CS463 reader which are going to connect then click Connect PC Application Screen controlling CS463 via Ethernet or Wi Fi Click Reader bar to highlight the reader Click Connect to connect to the reader ...

Page 301: ...asic tag operations via this PC Demo application as mentioned below Inventory Tag memory bank read and write GPIO On Off control Antenna port settings Output power settings Main menu of PC Demo application Go to Setup Page to modify the setting of reader to match hardware connection such as which ports were connected with antenna Click Setup to change reader configuration ...

Page 302: ...a Port Config to configure which port was connected with antenna Click corresponding antenna port which was connected with antenna and change the state to Active state Click here to change antenna port configuration Click here to change the state to active also index 0 is mapped to physical antenna port 1 ...

Page 303: ...ems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 303 Go to Inventory Config page and change all inventory related parameter such as session target and algorithm Click apply to confirm the changing After the configure the reader inventory can be started to read tags ...

Page 304: ...nce Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 304 Click the Inventory icon to go the corresponding sub menu as below Click Run to start the inventory tags reading Inventory operation using PC Demo application Click here going to inventory sub menu ...

Page 306: ...SER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 306 Download the LLRP application from CSL website and unzip got follow files Files in Inventory Example directory ...

Page 307: ... 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 307 Download XML editor XML Notepad from Microsoft https www microsoft com en us download details aspx id 7973 Edit the file setReaderConfig xml by xml Notepad ...

Page 308: ...SER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 308 There are 4 antenna port so there are 4 corresponding AntennaProperties and AntennaConfiguration need to be set ...

Page 309: ... S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 309 Edit setReaderConfig xml to specify which antenna port to be used Any using port with connected antenna need to set 1 ...

Page 310: ...imited 2021 All Rights Reserved 310 Edit setReaderConfig xml to change transmit power session and tag population The transmit power session and tag population need to be set for each antenna port Power index from 0 to 88 Real power power index 2 5 100 10 dBm ...

Page 311: ...ntoryMode xml to change the target and inventory algorithm First byte Format Mode 0 Toggle AB default 1 Target A 2 Target B Hex 1 bytes Second byte Format inventory algorithm 0 fixed Q 1 Dynamic Q default Hex 1 bytes For Example Set Toggle AB and Dynamic data should be 0001 Set the target and inventory algorithm ...

Page 312: ...Rights Reserved 312 Edit setCustomDwell xml to change the dwell time Start dos command prompt by typing cmd on window Change the working directory to LLR software located Antenna port 2 and 3 dwell time set to 1s 0x3E8 1000ms ports 0 and 1 dwell time set to 1s 0x2710 10000ms ...

Page 316: ...t Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 316 13 Read Tag using CS461 Low Level API MACH1 API Change the access mode to CS461 Low Level API Unzip package and start the Mach1 PC software by double click the CS463Mach1Samples ...

Page 317: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 317 Click Connect to connect to reader Input correct IP address and operation Region of the connecting reader ...

Page 318: ...corresponding antenna ports which connected with antenna going to use this port to read tags also set the correct RF transmitting power Go to Gen2 Parameters page Set up inventory related parameters include session mode modulation Profile Inventory Search Mode Target A or Target A B and tag population Click OK to confirm the change ...

Page 319: ... Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 319 Select Inventory on Commands tab then click Start Tags reading result shown on below Select Inventory for reading tags Click Start to start the selected action ...

Page 321: ...nvergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 321 14 Read Tag using CS108 Bluetooth API Change the reader access mode to CS108 Bluetooth API as shown below Click Set to confirm the changing Click Set to confirm the changing access mode ...

Page 322: ... 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 322 Using Android Phone with Play store and search application with keyword CS108 C as below Select the CS108 C Demo to install Select this one to install ...

Page 323: ...ION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 323 After the CS108 C Demo application installation successful the software icon can be found on phone main page as below Select this software to run ...

Page 324: ...ht Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 324 After running CS108 C Demo application below screen should appear Select Press to Scan Connect Reader to find available CS463 reader Press here to find available CS463 reader ...

Page 325: ...d 325 All available reader can be found in this page as below and select the right one to connect Press right reader to connect also the signal strength is stronger if the reader is close to you comparing all available reader Please make sure the Reader ID is LESS than 21 characters long ...

Page 327: ...rved 327 CS108 C Demo main page is shown as below and detail operation can be found on CS108 operation manual available on CSL Web page You can select Inventory page to read tags Remark Ensure Antenna was connected on Reader before starting to read Tags Press here to start reading tags ...

Page 328: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 328 Available tags was shown below after you press the Start Inventory Press here to Start Stop reading tags ...

Page 329: ... S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 329 15 Read Tag using Custom Embedded RFID Change the access mode to Custom Embedded RFID Click Set to confirm the change ...

Page 330: ...s Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 330 Input the Embedded RFID application path and its command in this page as shown below the application will run once the access mode changed to Custom Embedded RFID Select this page to input command path and it command ...

Page 331: ...MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 331 16 Demo Source Codes for Download The source codes are available on below link https www convergence com hk downloads cs463 ...

Page 332: ... 2021 All Rights Reserved 332 17 Historical Firmware Versions The following are lists of historical firmware versions of each firmware Web Application Version Number Date Description JNI Library Version Number Date Description Patch Version Number Date Description ...

Page 333: ...ght Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 333 CSL Unified API Library Daemon Version Number Date Description CS461 Low Level API MACH1 Library Version Number Date Description LLRP Library Version Number Date Description ...

Page 334: ...USER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 334 CS108 Bluetooth API Library Version Number Date Description CSL C Demo App Version Number Date Description ...

Page 335: ...ning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Consult the dealer or an qualified radio TV technician for assistance FCC NOTICE To comply with FCC part 15 rules in the United States the system must be professionally ...

Page 336: ...erformance Some profiles are not allowed in some countries due to band edge emission issue Reader Mode Link Profile 0 1 2 3 Definition Best Multipath Fading Resistance Longest Read Range Dense Reader Mode Read Range and Throughput Dense Reader Mode Maximum Throughput R T Modulation DSB ASK PR ASK PR ASK DSB ASK Tari μs 25 00 25 00 25 00 6 25 X 1 00 0 50 0 50 0 50 PW Pulse Width in usec 12 50 12 50...

Page 337: ...te B The tag flag will stay in State B until the tag powers off or the persistence time is up A reader can declare it only wants to inventory flag A so that after a tag is inventoried and its flag gone to State B it will no longer respond to further inventory rounds until the end of the persistence time Now for S0 S1 S2 and S3 the persistence times are DIFFERENT Because of that one has to be very ...

Page 338: ...mber less than this Inventory Repeats When the reader starts doing inventory the tag will then respond at that repeat number In other words the Inventory Repeats should correspond to Tag Population Tag Population Inventory Repeats 2Q For example if there are 8 tags then in theory the Q can be 3 and if each tag chooses a number different from that of the other 7 miraculously of course then the 8 ta...

Page 339: ...FID tags in the front environment and hence it is more efficient to change the Q to a smaller value When there are a lot of inventory repeats where the reader receives data but they do not satisfy checksum meaning there is heavy collision then the reader will interpret that there are too many RFID tags in the environment and hence it is better to increase the value of Q Dynamic Q algorithm is a wa...

Page 340: ...inventory to the next round of inventory In theory it is a good thing to inventory only State A The reason being that those tags that have been inventoried should not respond again and will hence quickly reduce the amount of collisions between tags Generally in practice if you set inventory to State A only the inventory of large amount of tags can be faster The only catch is that when a tag respon...

Page 341: ...ion Mode must be 0 default is 1 dB IF LNA Gain 24 dB 18 dB 12 dB or 6 dB default is 24 dB AGC Gain 12 dB 6 dB 0 dB 6 dB default is 6 dB If one has to read tags that are far away or tags that are heavily blocked then increasing the RF LNA Gain may help However if tags can be very close to the antenna then one may need to check if the increased LNA Gain cause saturation of the LNA To check just put ...

Page 342: ...sistence time of this combination as defined by EPC is only 2 to 5 seconds so when this time is up the tag will still go back to Flag A Therefore depending on how many tags the reader can read during this period of 2 to 5 seconds the inventory will be very fast up to a certain limit and then will become very slow For Impinj IC based tags this TagFocus property when invoked will cause the tag to st...

Page 343: ...e inventory The PC value is automatically modified specifically the first 5 bits that contain the encoded EPC length Since the added TID makes the whole return values longer therefore this first 5 bits of PC is always made larger The reader always captures the data based on the 5 bits of PC so it simply grabs a longer number The user will then need to separate the EPC and the TID bits the length o...

Page 344: ...k 2 Unlock 3 Permanent Lock 4 Permanent Unlock You can obtain an EPC Global document which can be downloaded from the EPC Global website that explains this https www gs1 org epcrfid epc rfid uhf air interface protocol 2 0 1 Once there press the button showing the latest air interface protocol document and click on it to get the pdf file Click the latest Air Interface Protocol document ...

Page 345: ...security locking affects both reading and writing For the EPC memory bank and the User memory bank the security locking affects only writing For the TID memory bank since we are the user and not the manufacturing vendor there is no security action that can be applied It has been permanently unlocked in the factory and it cannot be changed ...

Page 346: ...ETSI Russia Mid East countries 4 channels 865 867 MHz for India 3 channels N 2 902 928 MHz FCC for USA Canada and Mexico Hopping frequencies locked N 2 AS 920 926 MHz Australia Hopping frequencies locked N 2 NZ 921 5 928 MHz New Zealand Hopping frequencies locked N 2 OFCA 920 925 MHz Hong Kong Hopping frequencies locked N 2 RW 920 928 MHz Rest of the World e g Philippines Brazil Peru Uruguay Bangl...

Page 347: ...ER S MANUAL VERSION 2 0 Copyright Convergence Systems Limited 2021 All Rights Reserved 347 Appendix L Technical Support All technical support should be sent to the following email info convergence com hk ...

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