IDBLUE R8.HF Users Guide
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Device Configuration
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Power Saving Settings
Device Timeout
The device timeout is a power saving feature that allows IDBLUE R8.HF to automatically shut
down after a pre-defined period of inactivity. Inactivity is defined as a period of time (in
minutes) with no button press (during connected or disconnected operating modes) or no
commands sent to the device from a connected application. The default value of this setting is
10 minutes, but may be adjusted to best suit your application using IDBLUE Manager. Setting
the Device Timeout to 0 will prevent IDBLUE R8.HF from automatically shutting down.
RFID Operation Timeout
The RFID timeout setting controls how the device performs when attempting to read an RFID
tag. This setting is the length of time (in seconds) that the device will attempt to perform an
RFID operation before timing out.
It is recommended that you not exceed the default four (4) second setting in order to conserve
battery life.
Bluetooth Timeout
The Bluetooth timeout is a power saving feature that shuts down the Bluetooth module when
the device is in disconnected mode. This setting is the length of time (in minutes) after which
the Bluetooth module will shutdown if there is no user interaction with the device (i.e. no
button press).
The default value for this option is zero (0) minutes, meaning that the Bluetooth module on-
board IDBLUE R8.HF will not timeout and shutdown, but should be adjusted to 1 minute if the
device is primarily used in disconnected mode
RFID Protocols
Firmware version 4.1.0.98 will support only ISO15693
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. Further protocols will be available in
future releases.
General Settings
This section covers some of the general settings and features of the device.
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Reading and writing to ISO 15693 tags is only supported for tags with a block structure of 4
bytes per block. Unsupported tags for reading and writing include STMicroelectronics LRI64 (1
byte per block) and EM Microelctronic (8 bytes per block) tags.