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Identix MiniPad / rPad

User Guide

Identix, Inc.

Av. Ipanema 165

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CJ115/116

Bairro Empresarial 18 Do Forte
Barueri, SP CEP 06471-002
Brazil
+1 55.11.4193.1220
www.idntx.com

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Page 1: ...MiniPad rPad User Guide Identix Inc Av Ipanema 165 CJ115 116 Bairro Empresarial 18 Do Forte Barueri SP CEP 06471 002 Brazil 1 55 11 4193 1220 www idntx com RFID 561 www rfidsolutionsinc com 271 1727 S...

Page 2: ...9 In RAW mode 10 Configuration File settings 12 Operating Mode 12 Regulatory Region 12 Transmitted Power 13 Inventory Search Mode 14 Inventory Gen2 Session 16 Tag Population Estimate 16 Inventory Cycl...

Page 3: ...22 Supported Operating Systems and Programming Languages 22 Firmware management 23 Obtaining the device serial number and Firmware versions 23 Updating the Controller Firmware on MiniPad rPad devices...

Page 4: ...ry users of this guide are systems engineers and IT personnel with experience and basic knowledge of Software development Hardware systems integration Network connectivity This guide also assumes that...

Page 5: ...Driver on Windows 1 Download the MiniPad rPad Windows USB driver file from https idntx zendesk com 2 Connect the MiniPad or rPad to your PC using the mini USB cable provided 3 Once Microsoft Windows d...

Page 6: ...board wedge When reading RFID tags MiniPad rPad sends reading data to the host computer as if it were a keyboard In this scenario the device operates autonomously sending data through a virtual keyboa...

Page 7: ...e on the configuration file Warning Use only Windows Notepad to edit the configuration file After saving the configuration file the MiniPad rPad reader will automatically switch to the selected operat...

Page 8: ...iUSB cable At this point the RGB LED should go on with pink color 4 Place UHF RFID tags on top of the MiniPad or rPad embedded antenna 5 Open the RS500 Development Tool software by double clicking on...

Page 9: ...re read by the MiniPad or rPad 4 Try moving the tag relative to the antenna or introducing a new tag and observe the change in the reads displayed in the Event Log In HID Keyboard Emulation Mode Opera...

Page 10: ...x Inc All Rights Reserved In RAW Mode Operation 1 Configure the MiniPad rPad reader to operate in HID Keyboard Emulation mode 2 Identify the virtual COM port that Windows assigned to the MiniPad rPad...

Page 11: ...You can get it from http www putty org 4 Execute Putty exe and a screen like the following one will be displayed a Select the COM virtual port b Set the Speed to 115 200 Bps c Set the Connection type...

Page 12: ...Identix drive The Configuration File name is Identix Pad cfg Attention The settings on the Configuration File have no effect when the device is running in Transparent mode Operating Mode Opmode R defi...

Page 13: ...RICA 915 919 MHZ 12 BRAZIL 902 907 AND 915 928 MHZ 13 THAILAND 920 925 MHZ 14 SINGAPORE 920 925 MHZ 15 AUSTRALIA 920 926 MHZ 16 INDIA 865 867 MHZ 17 URUGUAY 916 928 MHZ 18 VIETNAM 920 925 MHZ 19 ISRAE...

Page 14: ...al session o The session is set by a parameter in the Query command Each session has an independent inventory flag o The tag toggles the state of its inventory flag once it has been counted o The inve...

Page 15: ...to 20 Behavior of Search Mode and Sessions Dual Target sessionx A B Single Target Session1 A B A B Single Target Session2 or 3 A B Single Target with Suppression A B Tag on reader field energized Tag...

Page 16: ...llision algorithm Set this value to a power of 2 Inventory Cycle InventoryCycle 0 0 sets the inventory cycle duration and interval on off in milliseconds Set to 0 0 default for continuous inventory Us...

Page 17: ...lse output EPC data into EPC Tag URI urn epc tag format o This setting allows MiniPad rpad to automatic decode the tags EPC memory SGTIN96 format data into to UPC EAN 13 human readable barcode format...

Page 18: ...sing Notepad Warning Use only Windows Notepad to edit the configuration file For example to change the Transmitter Power from 10dBm to 23dBm just edit the corresponding entry from TXPower 10 to TXPowe...

Page 19: ...mputer is rebooted Warning Use only Windows Notepad to edit the configuration file 2 The other way of changing the operating parameters without requiring a reboot is via user commands on the terminal...

Page 20: ...Identix Inc All Rights Reserved 3 Once you open the connection and hit enter a screen similar to this one will be displayed 4 To enter the configuration command prompt hit TAB The device will now be r...

Page 21: ...the command exactly as it appears on the Configuration File Type IncludeRSSI True and hit Return Attention All commands are case sensitive The new setting will be saved on the configuration file and a...

Page 22: ...be used since there are only two functions that must be used 1 connection over a serial port and 2 parsing of ASCII strings Using the RAW operating mode will allow users programmatically to configure...

Page 23: ...en2 protocol and the other one is the Controller Firmware which manages the device connectivity to the Host computer Obtaining the device serial number and Firmware versions An information file Idevin...

Page 24: ...ons of the UHF Gen2 protocol and the other one is the Controller Firmware which manages the device connectivity to the Host computer This chapter contains specific instructions to update the Controlle...

Page 25: ...3 After having the new firmware file on your hands available for download at the Identix support web site put your device in DFU Device Firmware Update mode To do that open the Identix Pad cfg file o...

Page 26: ...to the configuration file 5 Locate the Python_Firmware Upgrade Identix provides this utility on a zipped file Create a folder and unzip all content of the zip package inside it Execute the file Pyton...

Page 27: ...nu File Open User Firmware In the example blow the firmware file is MiniPad rPad1 39 txt 8 When selecting the file the firmware update process will start automatically Once finished the Programming OK...

Page 28: ...MiniPad rPad User Guide 28 2015 2017 Identix Inc All Rights Reserved 9 Disconnect and reconnect the MiniPad rPad device to the computer Open the device information file to verify if everything went ok...

Page 29: ...ons of the UHF Gen2 protocol and the other one is the Controller Firmware which manages the device connectivity to the Host computer This chapter contains specific instructions to update the RFID SIP...

Page 30: ...ing the IdevInfo txt file on Notepad 3 Make sure your device is configured to work in Transparent Mode Set the option Opmode T on the Identix Pad cfg file located inside the Identix drive 4 Verify the...

Page 31: ...17 Identix Inc All Rights Reserved 5 Open the RS500 Development Tool or the Indy Demo Tool provided by Identix Click Scan to automatically detect the MiniPad rPad device 6 After a successful connectio...

Page 32: ...Identix Inc All Rights Reserved 7 Now go to the Image Loader tab and select the RFID SIP firmware file provided by Identix Hit the Open button to select the firmware file In this example the filename...

Page 33: ...ware file press the Load Image button and the firmware update process will begin A progress bar will be displayed and a Download Completed Successfully confirmation message will appear at the end of t...

Page 34: ...s the firmware was successfully updated to the desired version Go to the Set Get tab and hit the Retrieve Device Info button The current firmware of the RFID SIP will be displayed on the right panel Y...

Page 35: ...connect to the device you may use this procedure to reset the RFID SIP to the latest working firmware version Open the Identix Pad cfg file located inside the Identix drive Insert on the first line o...

Page 36: ...tion 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 Howev...

Page 37: ...OSE MERCHANTABILITY OR INFRINGEMENT NO LICENSE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE TO ANY PATENT COPYRIGHT MASK WORK RIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT Iden...

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