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9.2 Warranty Exclusions

a) Defects or damages resulting from storage of the Product under conditions 

which do not comply with INVENGO specifications or normal usage

b) Defects or damages resulting from use of the Product in abnormal conditions 

(abnormal conditions being defined as any conditions exceeding the ones stated 

in the product specifications.

c) Defects or damages from misuse, accident or neglect.

d) Defects from improper testing, operation, maintenance or installation.

e) Defects from alteration, modification except modifications or adjustments 

specifically described in this Product reference guide, adjustment or repair, or any 

attempt to do any of the foregoing, by anyone other than INVENGO.

f) Any action on Product that prevents INVENGO from performing an inspection 

and test of the Product in case of a warranty claim.

g) Tampering with or abuse of the Product.

h) Any use or incorporation by the Buyer or a third party of INVENGO' Product 

into lifesaving or life support devices or systems, or any related products; 

INVENGO expressly excludes any liability for such use.

Summary of Contents for XC-RF300

Page 1: ...XC RF300 Reader User s Guide Invengo Information Technology Co Ltd www invengo cn ...

Page 2: ...Welcome to become a user of Invengo RFID products We are very glad that you choose the XC RF300 Reader We hope that our equipment can bring convenience to your work ...

Page 3: ...ription of product characteristics and functions and other information in this manual are the latest valid information at that time and all information is accurate at the time of printing Invengo reserves the right to correct or change the information and instructions in this manual without prior notice and assumes no responsibility for it ...

Page 4: ... your operation may not be conducted smoothly If it is ignored it may bring you undesirable results Safety Instructions Warning sign Improper operation may do harm to your health Improper operation may cause damage to the equipment ...

Page 5: ...and RED Directives 11 2 2 2 In USA FCC Directive 12 2 3 RoHS and WEEE Directives 14 2 3 1 RoHS 14 2 3 2 WEEE 14 3 Overview 15 3 1 Key Features 16 3 2 Physical Description 17 3 2 1 Front Panel 17 3 2 2 Rear Panel 18 4 Installation 19 4 1 Mechanical Aspects 19 4 2 Cabling Requirements 19 4 3 Using 10 100 Ethernet Interface 20 4 4 Restoring Factory Configuration 22 4 5 Running Web UI for the First Ti...

Page 6: ... 2 2 Electrical Characteristics 39 6 2 3 Using Inputs 39 6 2 4 Using Outputs 41 7 Electrical Characteristics 42 7 1 Absolute Maximum Ratings 42 7 2 Antenna Electrical Characteristics 43 7 3 Input Output Electrical Characteristics 44 8 Electrical Characteristics 45 8 1 Dimensions and General Mechanical Information 45 8 2 Fixing the product 45 9 Warranty Conditions 46 9 1 Warranty 46 9 2 Warranty Ex...

Page 7: ...otect the device from extreme temperatures For example do not place the device in a windowed area where the sun may cause extreme temperatures and keep it away from heaters and other heat sources 4 Do not store or use the device in any location that is extremely dusty damp or wet 5 XC RF300 shall be supplied by LPS limited power source power supply in accordance to clause 2 5 of UL IEC 60950 1 Edi...

Page 8: ...n the device warms up to its normal temperature moisture can form inside the device which may damage electronic circuit boards 6 Do not attempt to open the device Non professional handling of the device may damage it and will void the INVENGO warranty 7 Handle the device with care Shock and vibration may break internal circuit boards 8 Do not clean the device with harsh chemicals cleaning solvents...

Page 9: ...ical and Electronic Equipment for more details 1 3 Important Safety Information When connecting the device or any accessory to another device read its user s guide for detailed safety instructions Do not connect incompatible products As with all RF equipment users are advised that the equipment should only be used in its normal operating mode described in this document ...

Page 10: ...e responsibility of the INVENGO Partner to install the XC RF300 as described in INVENGO Documentation and with the appropriate antennas Modification of any INVENGO System is prohibited without the written consent of INVENGO Unauthorized modifications may void the conformity of the equipment to safety standards and will void the INVENGO warranty An RF fields survey has been carried out on all the I...

Page 11: ...esponsibility of the INVENGO Partner to install the XC RF300 as described in this User s Guide or in INVENGO Documentation 2 2 1 In Europe CE and RED Directives The XC RF300 complies CE Declaration of Conformity granted with the European EMC directive It is the responsibility of the INVENGO Reseller to install the XC RF300 as described in this Reference guide or INVENGO Documentation Any modificat...

Page 12: ...his equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide 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 harmf...

Page 13: ... changed in any way without signed written permission from INVENGO Unauthorized modification may void the equipment authorization from the FCC and will void the INVENGO warranty ANTENNA REQUIREMENT 47 CFR Section 15 203 CAUTION This equipment must be professionally installed The installer shall be responsible for ensuring that the proper antenna is employed so that the limits in this part are not ...

Page 14: ...flame retardants Polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants This declaration is based on information provided by our suppliers and subcontractors 2 3 2 WEEE This product bears the selective sorting symbol for waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE This means that this product must be handled pursuant to European Directive 2011 65 EU EU 2015 863 in order to be recycled or dismantled to ...

Page 15: ...as manufacturing plants and distribution facilities while maintaining the highest levels of data integrity for item level track and trace inventory management and security Designed as a network device the XC RF300 conserves critical network bandwidth by filtering tag data to remove redundancies before transmitting to enterprise systems With breakthrough sensor technology and self diagnostic capabi...

Page 16: ... RF Output Tolerance 5 at 5W Communication Interfaces 10 100M Ethernet RS485 Communication Protocols StxNG I O Ports GPIO 2 Inputs Outputs Remote Monitoring Many health indicators are remotely accessible such as System uptime Read Write count per channel RF power amplifiers consumption RF power amplifiers operating temperature Antennas tuning status Real time Raw signal capture Firmware Remotely u...

Page 17: ...connectors and status LEDs The XC RF300 can handle up to 4 antennas The connectors provided are SMA RF output power is software selectable from 500mW to 5W in 250mW increments One red LED indicates current RF power status Four green LED indicate current RF channel selected Extension connectors For Invnego Internal use only ...

Page 18: ...nector A Male connector on the reader s rear panel implements 2 digital inputs outputs N Channel OpenDrain Please see section 6 3 GPIO Connector for more details 24VDC Connector A power supply connector Please see section 4 2 Cabling Requirements for more details Synchronization Connector For INVENGO Internal use only Reset Button This button allows restoring the reader to its factory settings Ple...

Page 19: ...ee section 8 1 Mechanical Data for more details 4 2 Cabling Requirements 2 ways Male connector mounted on board can accept these references of 2 ways female connectors 2 ways 3 81mm Phoenix Contact references 1851041 1850660 1803578 Wurth Electronic Reference 691361300002 Serie 361 WR TBL Please refer to section 3 3 1 Front Panel to identify the power supply connector Installation 04XC RF300 READE...

Page 20: ...ers installation Default TCP IP configuration is the following Table 4 1 Default TCP IP configuration Parameter Value DHCP Active The reader will try to automatically configure using DHCP If it fails the reader will use the following fallback configuration Fallback IP Address 192 168 9 23 Fallback Netmask 255 255 255 0 Fallback Gateway 192 168 9 1 Hostname XC RF300 XX XX XX where XX XX XX is the l...

Page 21: ...face on the correct RJ45 connector i e Ethernet Either straight or crossed Ethernet cable can be used as the reader auto detect the cable type All cables must be correctly shielded The shielding effectiveness of the material used should be of good performance 60 dB minimum especially in the frequency range of 10 to 60 MHz The addition of ferrite clamps near the reader unit will increase common mod...

Page 22: ...ase the Reset button 4 5 Running Web UI for the First Time The web UI can be accessed via the web browser and is useful for quick setup or troubleshooting Web browsers we support are Chrome 96 x Firefox 95 x and Safari 15 x 1 Determine the reader hostname to connect to a network with DHCP server 2 In a new browser tab connect to the XC RF300 reader using the URL http Hostname or Static IP ...

Page 23: ...23 3 Sign into the reader using the default credentials user name admin password admin Figure 4 2 Sign In Web Page ...

Page 24: ...4 The Web UI can configure ISO15693 parameters including Uplink Downlink Tag to Device Memory Mapping Vicc Application Family Identifier AFI Default Read and Advanced Options Figure 4 3 ISO15693 Parameters ...

Page 25: ...he tag in the radio field of antenna and the tags appear in the Read Events panel as they are read A counter indicates how many times they have been read on each device s channel since the read session beginning Figure 4 4 Web UI reading ISO15693 Tags ...

Page 26: ...ult ports are ports 4000 and 4001 Only one connection per port is accepted After a valid frame is received from one of the interfaces the corresponding command is executed and a reply is sent back to the host Below is a short description of the command and response frame format Host to reader frame command SOF Address Command ID Nb Data Data Checksum Reader to host frame response SOF Address Error...

Page 27: ... frame the parameters for the command In a response frame the return values associated to the command Checksum A checksum This is the arithmetic sum off all previous bytes The reader is never allowed to send data over its interfaces without having received a command from the host A simple password based security mechanism can be activated to prevent unauthorized access to the reader In such a case...

Page 28: ...wing steps 1 Prepare a computer with Windows operating system installed install bonjour and bonjour browser software 2 Directly connect the XC RF300 to the above computer through a network cable and power off and restart the XC RF300 3 After waiting for a minute open the bonjour browser software on the computer to query the IP of XC RF300 4 Under normal circumstances you can find the IP of XC RF30...

Page 29: ...C RF300 and the 01 CA 3C indicates the last 3 segments of the MAC address of the reader You can check the MAC on the silk screen on the bottom of the reader case and compare it with the MAC queried by bonjour browser to confirm whether it is the same reader 6 If you cannot get the reader IP through the bonjour browser please restart the computer and the reader and try again ...

Page 30: ...nds configuring the TCP IP stack for example Tag writing commands writing an ISO15693 tag memory block for example Most tag reading commands reading the locking status of an ISO15693 tag memory block for example Synchronous commands that actually perform an operation on tags in the RF field such as a writing operation opposed to a configuration command can only use a single channel multiplexer can...

Page 31: ...are asynchronously pushed into an internal buffer the event buffer The host system then needs to poll the event buffer periodically to retrieve the latest events One can specify the kind of read events that should be reported during asynchronous read as well as several options called read modes that should be applied during asynchronous read The following sections provide more details about the di...

Page 32: ... RF output powers that will be automatically used during the reading process For example a user can configure the multiplexer so that reader tries to read ISO15693 tags for 100ms on channel 1 at 1Watt then ICode UID tags for 50ms on channel 1 at 2Watts then ISO15693 tags for 100ms on channel 2 at 1Watt then ICode UID tags for 50ms on channel 2 at 2Watts Input triggered If this mode is active the r...

Page 33: ... GPIO Output 2 is activated when the reader sees tags in the RF field The time an output remains active after the corresponding event has occurred is software configurable Single If this mode is active the reader will only scan once the current RF configuration A user can activate one or several read modes at once depending on the application requirements ...

Page 34: ...me is decoded without further processing When activated this event may be triggered several hundreds of times persecond and is consequently bandwidth consuming It is often used for testing purpose only Tag New This event is pushed each time a new tag is detected If the same tag is detected several times it will be reported only once Tag In This event is pushed each time a tag enters the RF field T...

Page 35: ...ves the field the sequence of events pushed into the event buffer will be Tag Read Tag New Tag In Tag Read repeated as long as the tag remains in the field Tag Out If the same tag re enters the RF field at a later time stays in the field for a period of time then leaves the field the sequence of events pushed into the event buffer will be Tag Read Tag In Tag Read repeated as long as the tag remain...

Page 36: ... to 122 F A2 50S18R V 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F FRA045E S24 4 10 C to 70 C 14 F to 158 F Storage temperature 20 to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Mechanical fixation screw cutting hole for vertical installation Certification ETSI EN 302 291 1 2 ETS 301 489 FCC Part 15 for typical configurations CE and RED Directives Antenna Compatibility 50 Ohms antenna Operating Frequency 13 56 MHz Chip Compatibility ISO15693...

Page 37: ...st connection per interface Total number of connections per interface since powerup Total amount of bytes sent received per interface since power up Digital Output overload status Read Write count per channel RF power amplifiers consumption RF power amplifiers operating temperature Antennas tuning status Noise Level on I Q receivers Real Time raw signal capture Firmware Remotely upgradeable ...

Page 38: ...le connector Phoenix Contact Manufacturer P N 1881383 6 2 1 Pin Assignment Figure 6 1 GPIO Connector 8 pin Table 6 2 GPIO Connector Pin Assignment Pin Description Pin Description 1 RFU INVENGO Internal use only 5 IO 1 2 RFU INVENGO Internal use only 6 GND 3 RFU INVENGO Internal use only 7 IO 2 4 RFU INVENGO Internal use only 8 GND ...

Page 39: ... a voltage source from 0V up to 28V referring to the ground Voltages under 0 9V are considered as logical low state voltages above 1 5V are considered as logical high state Inputs are internally pulled up to 3 3V with 1KOhms resistors Applying negative voltage to inputs polarity inversion may destroy them Figure 6 3 below demonstrates how to connect an external sensor a simple switch or a totem po...

Page 40: ...40 Figure 6 3 Connecting a totem pole output sensor to input 1 or 2 External devices must be connected to GPIOs in compliance with Table 8 and SELV requirements ...

Page 41: ...nally pulled up to 3 3V with 1KOhms resistors and are protected against overload and overheat Applying negative voltage to outputs polarity inversion may destroy them Figure 6 4 below demonstrates how to connect an external load to an output Figure 6 4 Connecting a totem pole output sensor to input 1 or 2 External devices must be connected to GPIOs in compliance with Table 8 and SELV requirements ...

Page 42: ...C Supply Voltage 30 V Supply Current 2 5 A Input Power 50 W Power Dissipation Casing 20 W IO Ports Synchro port Maximum Input Voltage 36 V Minimum input Voltage 0 3 V Continuous Input Voltage 28 V ESD Voltage Human Body 4 kV ESD Voltage Machine Model 0 5 kV Maximum inductance drive 30 uH Maximum frequency switch 10 kHz Note a Reverse power on RF connector is not allowed b Avoid shortcuts and open ...

Page 43: ...le 7 1 Antenna Electrical Characteristics Parameters Conditions Min Typ Max Unit RF ASK modulation ratio 19 22 24 RF output SWR 1W 1 29 2W 1 19 3W 1 09 4W 1 07 5W 1 09 RF frequency 13 56 MHz RF Frequency tolerance Overall temperature range 100 ppm ...

Page 44: ...haracteristics Parameters Conditions Min Typ Max Unit I O voltage 0 28 V Input voltage Threshold 0 9 1 5 V Active output resistance 0 45 Ohm Output switch time on or off 20 μs Active Output Over Current protection threshold 1 9 2 8 3 8 A Input Over Voltage Protection 34 37 V ...

Page 45: ...C RF300 reader is delivered with six screw cutting holes for mounting the unit in various positions Figure 8 1 gives details about the screw cutting holes positioning Use M5 screws to fix your XC RF300 reader to your system For a proper integration of this product in your design do not forget to leave some space for connections on the front and rear faces Mechanical Characteristice 08XC RF300 READ...

Page 46: ...duct or c the Product with any equipment This warranty does only cover the Product to the exclusion of any such other equipment Optimal operation and performance of the Product are obtained by using INVENGO readers by applying INVENGO installation guidelines and by having your installation reviewed by a INVENGO technical consultant INVEGNO warranty does not cover the installation maintenance or se...

Page 47: ...ng operation maintenance or installation e Defects from alteration modification except modifications or adjustments specifically described in this Product reference guide adjustment or repair or any attempt to do any of the foregoing by anyone other than INVENGO f Any action on Product that prevents INVENGO from performing an inspection and test of the Product in case of a warranty claim g Tamperi...

Page 48: ...ited to damages for any defects in the Products or for any injury damage or loss resulting from such defects or from any work done in connection therewith or for consequential loss whether based upon lost goodwill lost resale profits impairment of other goods or arising from claims by third parties or otherwise INVENGO disclaims any explicit warranty not provided herein and any implied warranty gu...

Page 49: ...Sales Support or Quality Team to get the latest End of Life Management Documentation This product bears the selective sorting symbol for waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE This means that this product must be handled pursuant to European Directive 2011 65 EU EU 2015 863 in order to be recycled or dismantled to minimize its impact on the environment For further information please contac...

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