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7.2 Application

The [Application] tab enables quick and easy configuration of the ifm electronic DTE reader for a selected

application� The available applications are represented visually in the upper area of the tab by labelled

pictograms� Under the "Settings" header, the number of tags expected, the antennas to be used, the

parameter set in which the configuration should be saved and the values for "max� read frequency" and

"max� read reliability" options are stated�

Figure: Application tab
When the button for the desired application is clicked, it glows green continuously� In addition the desig-

nation, the properties and the settings of the selected application are displayed in the respective fields�
The following applications are available for selection in version 2 of the ReaderStart:

● [Conveyor belt > 2 m/s]

Application for detecting individual tags in the antenna field on a conveyor belt moving at more than 2

m/s� The distance between the tags and the antenna is only a few centimetres�

● [Conveyor belt ≤ 2 m/s]

Application for detecting and describing individual tags in the antenna field on a conveyor belt moving

at less than or equal to 2 m/s� The distance between the tags and the antenna is only a few centime-

tres

● [Gate]

Application for detecting multiple tags in the antenna field as they pass through a gate

● [Place Monitoring]

Application for detecting and describing multiple tags in the antenna field, which are not moving� The

distance between the tags and the antenna should be less than 1 m�

● [Vehicle identification]

Application for detecting and describing multiple tags in the antenna field, which are moving at more

than 14 m/s� The distance between the tags and the antenna should be less than a few metres�

Summary of Contents for DTE800

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions RFID UHF Reader DTE800 DTE900 704968 00 02 2011 UK ...

Page 2: ...0 5 6 Buzzer 10 6 Software 11 6 1 System requirements 11 6 2 Installation 11 6 3 Operation 14 6 3 1 General information 14 6 3 2 User interface for ReaderStart v2 15 6 3 3 Menu bar 15 6 3 4 File 15 6 3 5 Options 16 6 3 6 Info 18 7 Operating the reader 20 7 1 Communication 20 7 1 1 Ethernet header 20 7 2 Application 25 7 3 Basic read functions 27 7 3 1 Synchronous mode 28 7 3 2 Asynchronous mode 28...

Page 3: ...is unlawful and a violation of the rights of ifm electronic 1 2 Scope The information contained in this manual is intended for the support of the development process and as development guidance for the customer In addition this manual offers supporting information about the standards to be applied at the place of installation and the relevant safety standards for installation and configuration of ...

Page 4: ...unit s parameters and inappropriate use of the unit Repairs may only be undertaken by personnel authorised to perform them Opening or attempting to re pair the unit makes all guarantee warranty claims null and void Improper work on the unit may jeopardise electrical safety The manufacturer is not liable for accidents caused by the user opening the unit When carrying out work on the unit the valid ...

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Page 6: ...der correctly and adapt it to the respective application knowledge of the EPCGlobal standards of GS1 is necessary This standard describes the principle of operation of the inter face between the tag and reader 3 3 Scope of supply The contents of the packaging consist of the following items 1 DTE800 1 CD with demo software programming examples DLL and operating instructions 3 4 Accessories The foll...

Page 7: ...xternal sources of heat The maximum operating temperature listed in the data sheet must not be exceeded The support surface must have a sufficient lead bearing capacity strength 4 2 Installing the reader The device has threaded holes at the rear for attaching the reader The dimensions of the holes pattern can be found in the drawing below For ease of installation a bracket is available as an acces...

Page 8: ...e following pages Figure General view of the DTE 1 Communication connection M12 2 Status indicators 2 coloured LEDs red green 3 Power supply connection M12 male 4 pin A coded 4 GPIO connection 1 M12 female 5 pin A coded 5 GPIO connection 2 M12 female 5 pin A coded 6 Antenna connection 1 R TNC 50 Ohm 7 Antenna connection 2 R TNC 50 Ohm 8 Antenna connection 3 R TNC 50 Ohm 9 Antenna connection 4 R TN...

Page 9: ...he load per channel is limited to a maximum of 0 5 A and the total load across all the channels must not exceed 1 5 A The inputs and outputs are designed for a maximum voltage of 30 V DC Further information can be found in the data sheet for the reader The activation and evaluation can be performed using the software ReaderStart v2 with the DLL sup plied or by access to the reader protocol 3 1 2 4...

Page 10: ... Operating State X flashes approx every 8 seconds Error during initialisation X X Unit is booting Flashes approx every 8 seconds X Normal operation with heartbeat Table Indication of the operating states by the LED 5 6 Buzzer Furthermore the reader is also fitted with a buzzer which in addition to the LED indicates successful booting 1 x short or an error 2 x long ...

Page 11: ...dows XP SP3 Vista SP1 Windows 7 or higher free hard disk memory 32Bit 850 MByte including Microsoft Net Framework 4 64Bit 2 GByte including Microsoft Net Framework 4 6 2 Installation The software is installed by running ifm ReaderStart v2 Setup exe from the CD ROM supplied During the installation a check is made whether the necessary preconditions for the installation are satisfied This means that...

Page 12: ...the target folder in which to install the software Figure Selection of the installation folder In the next screen you can customise the folder in the Windows start menu Here as in the previous win dows you are offered the standard settings Figure Selection of the folder in the start menu ...

Page 13: ...is shown Click on the Installieren Install button to start the installation If during the installation procedure a request is made to restart the computer please do so Figure Summary of the installation tasks Successful completion of the installation is shown in the following window If you do not wish to start using the software straight away please uncheck the Start ReaderStart v2 box otherwise t...

Page 14: ...ps Alternatively the EPC can also be overwritten with your own information To read information from an EPC tag the reader emits an RF carrier via the active antenna and in this way supplies all the tags in this RF field with power If now it is desired to read the information from a tag this tag must be selected from the population of tags singularisation After successful completion of the singular...

Page 15: ...esired logged 3 message types are defined Info shows which action was just performed Warning indicates possible problems in the structure and configuration Error indicates that the desired action could not be executed Every message is provided with a time stamp which is placed in the status field which always lies above the information itself The status field has a context menu which allows deacti...

Page 16: ...The assignment of them to the individual save locations can be reassigned here For this purpose the desired parameter set on the reader can be selected in the drop down menu Selection of the item None means this parameter set is not loaded into the reader In the default setting a 1 1 assignment applies Pressing the Assign parameter sets 1 1 button resets all the changes in the assignment to the de...

Page 17: ...Language Selection in the menu item The currently selected language is shown by a check if a computer restart is necessary in order to load the change the program will indicate this Figure Changing the language Under the item Warnings the confirmation queries for the actions Describe Block or Deactivate the tags in the field are activated or deactivated Note Changing the memory content of the tags...

Page 18: ...g the Date and time settings in the menu When this menu item is opened it automatically reads the current date and time from the reader and compares this with the date and time from the host computer The date and time of the host computer can now be loaded to the reader by pressing the Set system date and time on the reader button There is also the facility to set the reader date and time manually...

Page 19: ...nd hardware versions of the reader The firmware is specified with version number and build number The hardware issue is divided into CPU module PA module and the various I O modules The information about the I O modules are stated in the format Insert position module type Figure Displaying information about the reader The Error status item reads the error status of the reader and shows all errors ...

Page 20: ...r by a direct connection between the reader and a control computer For direct connection of the reader to the PC a cross link cable is required unless the LAN interface on the PC supports auto mdi x Alternatively two standard patch cables and a switch can be used Network settings The IP address range of the device and the PC have to match IP address range Factory setting RFID UHF Reader 192 168 0 ...

Page 21: ...tion to the reader the program offers two options On the one hand it is possible to communicate directly with the reader by entering the IP address on the other hand it is also possible to establish a connection using the reader s host name For the connection using a host name there must be a correspondingly configured DHCP server and a DNS in the network After power up the reader makes a DHCP req...

Page 22: ...nder the headings Input and Output Each input channel has two configuration parameters available The Invert logical input option negates the electrical input signal and uses this status for processing in the reader If the check is not set the signal is used unchanged Depending on the sensor being used mechanical or electrical switch a de bounce time in milliseconds can be assigned to each channel ...

Page 23: ...ssing the Save changes button and take effect immediately Default configuration No default configuration is provided for this card Note If this card setting is changed from Automatic detection or Card not used to GPIO the reader must be restarted so that the card is correctly initialised Caution Refer to the electrical characteristics of the inputs and outputs in the data sheet if these characteri...

Page 24: ...the reader sends a data packet to check whether the receiver is still available If the connection to the reader is broken the reader shuts down the connection If this parameter is deactivated 0 ms the socket is shut down only when the reader is restarted Note If no keep alive time is set it may happen that the reader cannot take up any further connections because the existing connections have not ...

Page 25: ... in version 2 of the ReaderStart Conveyor belt 2 m s Application for detecting individual tags in the antenna field on a conveyor belt moving at more than 2 m s The distance between the tags and the antenna is only a few centimetres Conveyor belt 2 m s Application for detecting and describing individual tags in the antenna field on a conveyor belt moving at less than or equal to 2 m s The distance...

Page 26: ...detecting the tags should then be increased When max read reliability is selected tags that have already been read are not reset at every detection inventory provided they are still being supplied with power This means that only those tags which have not yet been registered are detected The certainty that all tags are read is thus increased Clicking on the Apply settings button saves the settings ...

Page 27: ... valid values 1 4 RSSI the dimensionless number for the signal strength of the tag answer valid values 0 255 Readings states how often this tag was successfully read Cycles states how often an inventory was started Last read the time stamp of the last time the tag was read First read the time stamp of the first time the tag was read For better visualisation the appearance and disappearance of the ...

Page 28: ...ntact ifm electronic Support If the tags that have been read are to be saved to a file this can be done by activating the Save to file option The EPC the length of the EPC the antenna on which the tag was read the RSSI value together with the time stamp when the tag was read are saved The data is then saved in a csv file in the Program directory The file can be opened or deleted in the context men...

Page 29: ...e drop down menu is now selected in the header and time is defined using the Duration parameter until the output automatically returns to its idle mode The connections can now be made using the Switch output on and Switch output off buttons The inputs to the reader can be interrogated under the Read inputs header Whether an input is set or not is shown in the signal fields A one off read process c...

Page 30: ... No ac tion list item Note The action lists that are created are stored only in the RAM of the reader On restarting the reader these lists are deleted again 7 5 Expert settings The ReaderStart v2 software is a powerful tool for the configuration of the reader It allows the reader to be customised to any application The expert settings 1 and 2 allow the reader s RF interface and com munications pro...

Page 31: ...t 15 refers to an isotropic radiator To set the transmission power the length dependent cable attenuation and the antenna gain must be included in the calculation of the transmission power An example for the calculation of the transmission power for Europe and FCC is given in the following The following applies to the European approval region PReader PERP DKabel GHW PReader Transmission power of t...

Page 32: ...sed to read the tag can be set under this header If this anten na is not activated the system proceeds to the next entry on the multiplex list For asynchronous opera tion of the reader the exposure time on the antenna can also be specified RF settings Depending on the approval region the reader transmits in the frequency range 865 MHz to 868 MHz for Europe or 902 MHz to 928 MHz for USA In Europe t...

Page 33: ... another On successful completion of the copy operation the Copy button glows green briefly and a corresponding message is displayed in the status window otherwise the Copy button glows red The Change reader parameters header allows all the reader settings to be changed using their respec tive configuration IDs After selection of the parameter ID the corresponding value of the current param eter s...

Page 34: ...te them at random If specified data should be written optionally a data mask can be specified When using random data the number of them should be stated in words 16 bit Note Right clicking on the Data to be written field opens a context menu which allows the selected EPC to be copied into this field Note Right clicking on the Data mask field allows this to be filled optionally with 0 or F accordin...

Page 35: ...ividual functions of the reader This includes along with the func tionality in accordance with the EPC Gen2 standard e g read individual tags describe tags set and change passwords and also select the antenna for the operation The user interface consists of the headers Get all EPCs Write EPC Change password Read write data Lock Deactivate and the display window for EPCs that have been read The sec...

Page 36: ...password and setting how individual areas are locked is performed under the Change password and Lock headers Under the first header the password for restricting access to the tag and the password for deactivation of the tag are set The access password can be used to restrict access to the tag in the open state Depend ing on the configuration under the Lock header parts of the tag can be provided w...

Page 37: ...en state condition EPC allows specification of whether or not the access password is necessary for changing the EPC TID this area contains general information about the tag This area can also be protected against user access by setting the access password USER if the tag has a memory area provided for user data these can be protected by setting the access password The respective items in the drop ...

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