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ThingMagic M6e User Guide

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6 Specifications

M6e Specifications

Ordering Information

M6e

+30 dBm North America, +31.5 dBM Europe 

M6e-A

+31.5 dBM in all regions, requires contract 

M6e-JIC

PRC high and low bands 

M6e-LIC-2F

License for optional IPX and ISO 18K-6B protocols (Gen2 standard) 

M6e-DEVKIT

Development Kit North/South America, EU, IN, KR 

Physical

Dimensions

69 mm L x 43 mm W x 7.5 mm H (2.7 in L x 1.7 in W x 0.3 in H) 

Tag Transponder Protocols

RFID Protocol Support

EPCglobal Gen 2 (ISO 18000-6C) with DRM; ISO 18000-6B and IP-X Optional; EPCglobal 
G2V2 (ISO 18000-63) pending market availability  

RF Interface

Antenna Connector 

Four 50 Ω MMCX connectors supporting four monostatic antennas 

RF Power Output 

Separate read and write levels, command-adjustable from +5 dBm to +31.5 dBm (1.4W) 

with .5 dBM accuracy above +15 dBm

1

 

Regulatory

Pre-configured for the following regions: FCC (NA, SA); ETSI (EU); TRAI (India); KCC 
(Korea); ACMA (Australia); SRRC-MII (P.R. China); ‘Open’ (Customizable 865-869 and 902-
928 MHz) 

Data/Control Interface

Physical

15-pin low-profile connector providing DC power, communication, control and GPIO signals 

Control/Data Interfaces 

UART with 3.3/5V logic levels from 9.6 to 921.6 kbps; USB 2.0 full speed device port (up to 
12 Mbps); Shutdown control and reset indicators 

GPIO Sensors and Indicators 

Four 3.3V bidirectional ports configurable as input (sensor) ports or output (indicator) ports 

API support 

C#/.NET, Java, C

Power

DC Power Required 

DC Voltage: 5V +/- 5%;  
DC power consumption when reading: 6.7 W @ +31.5 dBm; 4.2 W @ power levels under 
+17 dBm  

Idle Power Consumption

0.25 W 

Power Saving Options 

Standby:     0.12 W 
Sleep:         0.005 W 
Shutdown:  0.00025 W 

Environment

Certification

USA (FCC 47 CFR Ch. 1 Part 15); Canada (Industry Canada RSS-21 0); EU (ETSI EN 302 
208 v3.1.1, RED 2014/53/EU) 

Operating Temp. 

-40°C to +60°C (case temperature) 

Summary of Contents for THINGMAGIC M6e

Page 1: ...THINGMAGIC M6e USER GUIDE TM_M6e UG Rev 01292019 ...

Page 2: ...ay be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Novanta Corporation and its licensors if any CryptoRF is a registered trademark of Atmel Corporation MIFARE and NXP is a registered trademark of Royal Philips Electronics Tag it is a trademark of Texas Instruments Incorporated Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation TECHNICAL SUPPORT A...

Page 3: ...sal Reader Assistant 2 2 2013 07 RevA Corrected default bootloader RESET mode baud rate to115200 Corrected RESET line pull down resistance to 1 5kohms 9 2013 08 RevA Added antenna detection requirements info 3 2016 09 RevA Incorporated more information about module variants M6e A M6e PRC M6e JIC Mentioned antenna detection via return loss measurement introduced in FW 1 19 0 Mentioned saving settin...

Page 4: ... 4 TTL Level UART Interface 4 Supported Baud Rates 4 USB Interface 5 Serial Number Added to USB Device Descriptor 5 General Purpose Input Output GPIO 5 Configuring GPIO Settings 6 Reset Line 6 Power Requirements 6 RF Power Output 6 Special RF Power Output Requirements for the M6e A 6 Power Settings for Authorized Antennas and Cables 7 Power Supply Ripple 7 Power Consumption 7 Environmental Specifi...

Page 5: ...gions 17 Support for Set get Quantization Value and Minimum Frequency in Open Region 18 Operational Notes 19 No Ability to Get Saved Value of Settings 19 Boot Loader 20 Application Firmware 20 Programming the M6e 20 Upgrading the M6e 20 Verifying Application Firmware Image 20 Custom On Reader Applications 20 Autonomous Operation Support 20 Chapter 4 Communication Protocol 21 Serial Communication P...

Page 6: ...Restore Configuration 36 Set the Duty Cycle for Continuous Reading 37 Change Settings During Continuous Reading 37 License Handling 38 Chapter 6 Specifications 39 M6e Specifications 39 Chapter 7 Compliance and IP Notices 41 M6e Communication Regulation Information 41 Federal Communication Commission FCC Interference Statement 41 User Manual Requirement 42 End Product Labeling 42 Industry Canada 42...

Page 7: ... USB RS232 58 Native USB 58 Development Kit Jumpers 58 Development Kit Schematics 59 Demo Application 59 Notice on Restricted Use of the Development Kit 59 Appendix C Environmental Considerations 61 ElectroStatic Discharge ESD Considerations 61 ESD Damage Overview 61 Identifying ESD as the Cause of Damaged Readers 61 Common Installation Best Practices 62 Raising the ESD Threshold 62 Further ESD Pr...

Page 8: ...GPIO 1 Used for Antenna Switching 27 Only GPIO 2 Used for Antenna Switching 27 Mapping of Logical Antenna Numbers to GPO Lines and RF Ports 28 ISO 18000 6C Gen 2 Protocol Configuration Options 31 IP X Protocol Configuration Options 32 ISO 18000 6B Protocol Configuration Options 32 Tag Buffer 33 Tag Read Metadata 34 Event Response Times 36 Common Fault Errors 49 Bootloader Fault Errors 50 Flash Fau...

Page 9: ...ions The North American region is limited to a transmit power of 30 dBm to conform to FCC regulations for unrestricted use of a module of this type M6e A Operates in the same bands as the M6e module but will transmit at power levels up to 31 5 dBm in the North American region There are additional restrictions that a user must adhere to operate a module of this power level in regions that adhere to...

Page 10: ...the operating band A higher numerical value indicates a better match Damage to the module will not occur for any return loss of 1 dB or greater Damage may occur if antennas are disconnected during operation or if the module sees an open or short circuit at its antenna port Antenna Detection To minimize the chance of damage due to antenna disconnection the M6e supports antenna detection Detection c...

Page 11: ... and re plug the USB cable M6e Digital Connector Signal Definition Molex 53261 1571 Pin Number Signal Signal Direction In Out of M6e Notes 1 GND P S Return Must connect both GND pins to ground 2 GND P S Return 3 5VDC P S Input Must connect both 5V supplies 4 5 VDC P S Input 5 GPIO1 Bi directional Input 5VDC tolerant 16mA Source Sink 6 GPIO2 Bi directional 7 GPIO3 Bi directional 8 GPIO4 Bi directio...

Page 12: ... 2 1 to 3 3 VDC 8 mA max TTL Level RX V Low 0 3 to 0 6 VDC V High 2 2 to 5 VDC Tied to ground through a 10k ohm pull down resistor A level converter could be necessary to interface to other devices that use standard 12V RS232 Only three pins are used for serial communication TX RX and GND Hardware handshaking is not supported The M6e serial port has an interrupt driven FIFO that empties into a cir...

Page 13: ... 3 Volt CMOS Logic Output with 100 ohms in series Greater than 1 9 Volts when sourcing 8 mA Greater than 2 9 Volts when sourcing 0 3 mA Less than 1 2 Volts when sinking 8 mA Less than 0 2 Volts when sinking 0 3 mA Module power consumption can be adversely affected by incorrect GPIO configuration Similarly the power consumption of external equipment connected to the GPIOs can also be adversely affe...

Page 14: ...r pulled up After that action is completed the line is configured by the firmware as an output line Whenever the module is in bootloader the line is in the bootloader state and driven high Once in application mode the RESET line is driven low If the module returns to the bootloader mode either due to an assert or boot bootloader the RESET line will again be driven high To minimize power consumptio...

Page 15: ...e following are the minimum requirements to avoid module damage and ensure performance and regulatory specifications are met Certain local regulatory specifications may require tighter specifications 5 Volt 5 Less than 25 mV pk pk ripple all frequencies Less than 11 mV pk pk ripple for frequencies less than 100 kHz No spectral spike greater than 5 mV pk pk in any 1 kHz band Power supply switching ...

Page 16: ...reDistortion 30 6 2 5 0 5 1200 Tag Reading Transmit Mode DRM 17 and below 4 5 0 5 800 No Tag Reading M6e idle Power Mode FULL N A 0 35 5 0 5 60 No Tag Reading M6e idle Power Mode MINSAVE N A 0 12 5 0 5 20 No Tag Reading M6e idle Power Mode SLEEP N A 0 005 5 0 5 1 0 Boot N A 0 12 5 0 5 20 Shut Down N A 0 001 5 0 5 200uA In Rush Current and Power M6e Power up and or any state change N A 7 5 5 0 5 15...

Page 17: ...lon for Pin 1 connection Alpha 284 7 2 14 Wires 28 AWG 7x36 White Teflon for other connections Alpha 284 7 1 NOTE Pin numbers and assignments are shown in the M6e Digital Connector Signal Definition table Antennas The cable assembly used to connect the external RP TNC connectors on the M6e Development kit to the M6e MMCX connectors consists of the following parts 1 Reverse TNC Bulkhead Jack Connec...

Page 18: ...ThingMagic M6e User Guide 10 www JADAKtech com M6e Mechanical Drawing ...

Page 19: ...6e Authorized Antennas Vendor Model Linear Gain1 dBi ThingMagic ANT WB 6 2025 5 1 ThingMagic ANT NA 9025 obsolete 3 4 ThingMagic ANT NB 7 2031 6 0 ThingMagic ANT WB 12 2043 6 0 ThingMagic ANT WB 10 2048 6 0 1 These are circularly polarized antennas but since most tag antennas are linearly polarized the equivalent linear gain of the antenna should be used for all calculations M6e A Authorized Cable...

Page 20: ...on may return correct data even if the write operation did not complete successfully A partially charged memory cell might retain data for a limited time but then it will lose data integrity over time Data retention could be for an unpredictable amount of time from a few minutes to several years A fully charged memory cell will retain data for a long period of time Specifically the Monza 6 tag is ...

Page 21: ... how to activate this functionality Support for Acura Gen2V2 Tags NMV2D tag support has been added in M6e FW which returns 352 256 96 bits in TAM2 reply for ProtModes 0x02 and 0x03 and 256 bits for ProtModes 0x00 and 0x01 Previous release version of FW v1 7 1 replies with 256 bits irrespective of any ProtMode The NMV2D tag supports the same set of commands as NXP UCODE AES tag except following NXP...

Page 22: ... module supports the Denatran extension to the Gen2 protocol as a licensed feature Configurable T4 for Gen2 Protocol Some sensor tags use a Select command to trigger sensor reading The time the reader waits between the Select command and start of inventory when the Query command is sent is controlled by a Gen2 parameter called the T4 timer This has been updated so that the T4 timer can be set to a...

Page 23: ... banks following a successful write operation of data to any memory bank or write EPC through a single command The standard commands to Write Tag Data and Write Tag EPC optionally includes the read memory bank read word address and read count to implement this feature For more details on the application interface refer to WriteTag code sample in the MercuryAPI SDK Decoupling Antenna Selection from...

Page 24: ...start with that antenna for the next AsyncOnTime cycle This way the active antenna cycles through the list with regularity and the AsynchOnTime can be optimized so on the fly settings take effect as quickly as possible The ReadAsync code sample can be run to see the effect of this change Refer Mercury API v1 29 4 release notes for API commands to test this functionality ...

Page 25: ...s Additional Regions Region Region Number Region Number Low Channel Boundary High Channel Boundary Min Step Size Quantization Hop Table Max RF Power Allowed Malaysia MY 0x10 919 MHz 923 MHz 250 kHz 921750 919250 920750 922250 919750 921250 920250 922750 31 5 dBm Indonesia ID 0x11 923 MHz 925 MHz 125 kHz 924625 923375 924125 923875 924375 923625 924875 923125 31 5 dBm Philippines PH 0x12 918 MHz 92...

Page 26: ...equency in Open Region The Open region as defined in previous releases was intended for testing only To permit the most flexibility in defining channels it allowed a minimum channel step size quantization of 25 kHz The Open region is not recommended to support channel plans which could not be easily accommodated by changing the hop Macao MO 0x14 920 MHz 925 MHz 250 kHz 923250 921750 924250 922750 ...

Page 27: ...value Only the Open region supports changing of the quantization value Quantization values less than 100 kHz are not recommended except for laboratory testing to maintain a high degree of channel frequency stability and prevent interference with other readers or RF services Refer to Mercury API v1 29 4 release notes to activate this functionality Operational Notes When the Truncation filter is app...

Page 28: ...ble to existing modules through an Application Firmware upgrade along with corresponding updates to the MercuryAPI to make use of the new features Firmware upgrades can be applied using the MercuryAPI to build the functionality into custom applications or using the MercuryAPI SDK demo utilities Verifying Application Firmware Image The application firmware has an image level Cyclic Redundancy Check...

Page 29: ...commands are executed serially so the host waits for a reader to host response before issuing another host to reader command packet Reader to Host Communication The following diagram defines the format of the generic Response Packet sent from the reader to the host The Response Packet is different in format from the Request Packet CCITT CRC 16 Calculation The same CRC calculation is performed on a...

Page 30: ...environments The MercuryAPI Software Development Kit SDK contains sample applications and source code to help developers get started demoing and developing functionality For more information on the MercuryAPI see the MercuryAPI Programmers Guide and the MercuryAPI SDK available on www jadaktech com ...

Page 31: ...upy the set channel for up to four seconds after which it will be quiet for 100ms before transmitting on the same channel again Multi Channel Mode Set by leaving the default or manually setting more than one frequency in the hop table In this mode the module will occupy one of the configured channels for up to four seconds after which it may switch to another channel and immediately occupy that ch...

Page 32: ...ts channels 920 to 920 5MHz and 924 5 to 925 0MHz to transmitting at 100mW or below The default hop table uses only the center channels which allow 2W ERP 1W conducted power output If the hop table is modified to use the outer lower power channels the RF level will be limited to the outer channels limit 100mW or 20dBm Note With the M6e PRC hardware the 840 to 845MHz band is also supported as the P...

Page 33: ...nge for a region Changing regions will automatically re install the default hop table for that region erasing any custom channels which may have been defined Frequency Hop Table The frequency hop table determines the frequencies used by the M6e when transmitting The hop table characteristics are Contains up to 62 frequencies Valid frequencies for the region currently selected Inability to change i...

Page 34: ...Output GPIO lines In order to enable automatic multiplexer port switching the module must be configured to use Use GPIO as Antenna Switch in reader antenna portSwitchGpos Once the GPIO line s usage has been enabled the following control line states are applied when the different Logical Antenna settings are used The tables below show the mapping that results using GPIO 1 and 2 for multiplexer cont...

Page 35: ...gs For example using only GPIO 1 logical setting 4 and 8 both result in GPIO1 Low and M6e port J4 active 11 High Low J3 12 High Low J4 13 High High J1 14 High High J2 15 High High J3 16 High High J4 Only GPIO 1 Used for Antenna Switching Logical Antenna Setting GPIO Output 1 State Active M6e Physical Port 1 Low J1 2 Low J2 3 Low J3 4 Low J4 9 High J1 10 High J2 11 High J3 12 High J4 Only GPIO 2 Us...

Page 36: ...is low with respect to the chart NOTE Use of fewer than the maximum number of ports and GPO lines will result in gaps in the logical antenna list This is desirable because assigning additional GPO lines to multiplexer control will not change the port assignments already established with fewer lines If the non contiguous numbering is undesirable you have the option to rename any logical port 2 Low ...

Page 37: ... time is the time between the control lines switching to the next antenna setting and RF turning on for operations on that port This allows time for external multiplexers to fully switch to the new port before a signal is sent if necessary Default value is 0 10 Low High Low 2 11 Low High Low 3 12 Low High Low 4 13 Low High High 1 14 Low High High 2 15 Low High High 3 16 Low High High 4 17 High Low...

Page 38: ...urement loses accuracy as the numbers increase due to the impact of internal signal reflections that increasingly obscure the measurement of the small signal reflected only at the antenna The return loss is measured at an RF level of 15 dB to limit impact to other services that are running in the same region while the return loss measurement is being made NOTE The M6e uses a small amount of DC cur...

Page 39: ... many settings when it first connects to a module to determine whether the settings are as desired or need to be changed Now an additional get can determine if any optional Gen2 extensions have been enabled for the module Only one custom extension is offered IAV Denatran support The parameter to get protocol extensions is reader Gen2 ProtocolExtension See the MercuryAPI Programmers Guide and langu...

Page 40: ...n Link Frequency encoding Forward Link Rate and modulation scheme The protocol options are set in the MercuryAPI Reader Configuration Parameters reader iso18000 6b The following table shows the supported combinations Delimiter ISO18000 6B tags support two delimiter settings on the transmitter Not all tags support both delimiters some tags require the delimiter be set to 1 but the default is 4 The ...

Page 41: ... interpret the information in AEI ATA tags per the AAR S 918 encoding standard Tag Handling When the M6e performs inventory operations MercuryAPI Read commands data is stored in a Tag Buffer until retrieved by the client application or streamed directly to the client if operating in Tag Streaming Continuous Reading mode Tag Buffer The M6e uses a dynamic buffer that depends on EPC length and quanti...

Page 42: ...see MercuryAPI for code details contains metadata about how where and when the tag was read The specific metadata available for each tag read is as follows Tag Read Metadata Metadata Field Description Antenna ID The antenna on with the tag was read If the same tag is read on more than one antenna there will be a tag buffer entry for each antenna on which the tag was read When Using a Multiplexer i...

Page 43: ...dle Transmit Modes Set in reader radio enablePowerSave Controls power savings while transmitting Power Modes The Power Mode setting set in reader powerMode allows the user to trade off increased RF operation startup time for additional power savings The details of the amount of power consumed in each mode is shown in the table under M6e Power Consumption The behavior of each mode and impact on RF ...

Page 44: ...ocol configuration parameters to the module flash to provide configuration persistence across boots This was introduced to support Autonomous Operation but can also be used to reduce the amount of communication necessary to bring a module up to operating state following a reboot The parameters that can be saved include Region Baud Rate for serial interface Default Protocol RF power Antenna search ...

Page 45: ...This allows the module firmware to control duty cycle to save battery life and reduce temperature rise Change Settings During Continuous Reading A subset of available settings can be changed while the reader is actively reading This allows the host to optimize settings on the fly Settings that are supported during continuous reading are Global TX Read Power Global TX Write Power Gen2 BLF Gen2 TARI...

Page 46: ...n2 parameters result in a pop up progress bar which disables further changes until the one you made is applied License Handling The M6e module supports protocols and features that are activated by installation of a license key The Universal Reader Assistant Firmware Update panel is used to install license keys ...

Page 47: ...BM accuracy above 15 dBm1 Regulatory Pre configured for the following regions FCC NA SA ETSI EU TRAI India KCC Korea ACMA Australia SRRC MII P R China Open Customizable 865 869 and 902 928 MHz Data Control Interface Physical 15 pin low profile connector providing DC power communication control and GPIO signals Control Data Interfaces UART with 3 3 5V logic levels from 9 6 to 921 6 kbps USB 2 0 ful...

Page 48: ... to 750 tags second using high performance settings Max Tag Read Distance Over 9 meters 30 feet with 6 dBiL antenna 36 dBm EIRP Specifications subject to change without notice 1 Maximum power may have to be reduced to meet regulatory limits which specify the combined effect of the module antenna cable and enclosure shielding of the integrated product Adequate heat sinking required to run continuous...

Page 49: ...ence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Cons...

Page 50: ... in a prominent location To comply with FCC s RF radiation exposure requirements the antenna s used for this transmitter must be installed such that a minimum separation distance of 35cm is maintained between the radiator antenna user s nearby people s body at all times and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter AND The transmitting portion of this...

Page 51: ... FCC ID QV5MERCURY6E IC 5407A MERCURY6E Industrie Canada French Canadian Conformément à la réglementation d Industrie Canada le présent émetteur radio peut fonctionner avec une antenne d un type et d un gain maximal ou inférieur approuvé pour l émetteur par Industrie Canada Dans le but de réduire les risques de brouillage radioélectrique à l intention des autres utilisateurs il faut choisir le typ...

Page 52: ...at interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Conn...

Page 53: ...n a prominent location To comply with FCC s RF radiation exposure requirements the antenna s used for this transmitter must be installed such that a minimum separation distance of 35cm is maintained between the radiator antenna user s nearby people s body at all times and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter AND The transmitting portion of this d...

Page 54: ...CC ID QV5MERCURY6E A IC 5407A MERCURY6EA Industrie Canada French Canadian Conformément à la réglementation d Industrie Canada le présent émetteur radio peut fonctionner avec une antenne d un type et d un gain maximal ou inférieur approuvé pour l émetteur par Industrie Canada Dans le but de réduire les risques de brouillage radioélectrique à l intention des autres utilisateurs il faut choisir le ty...

Page 55: ...e les antennes utilisés doivent être installés à une distance d au moins 35cm de toute personne et ne doivent pas être installé en proximité ou utilisé en conjonction avec un autre antenne ou transmetteur Marquage sur l étiquette du produit complet dans un endroit visible Contient ThingMagic transmetteur FCC ID QV5MERCURY6E A IC 5407A MERCURY6EA ...

Page 56: ...x Turnpike Bedford MA 01730 1409 Tel 781 266 5700 Fax 781 266 5114 www novanta com Manufacturer Novanta Corporation Address 125 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford MA 01730 Object of the declaration Product Model Numbers M6E M6E A Object description Product Description 865 869 MHz and 902 to 928 MHz Radio Frequency Identification RFID Reader Interrogator Module This declaration of conformity is issued unde...

Page 57: ...k the previous module responses for an assert 0x7F0X which will reset the module into the bootloader FAULT_UNIMPLEMENTED_ OPCODE 102h Some of the reserved commands might return this error code This does not mean that they always will do this since JADAK reserves the right to modify those commands at any time Check the documentation for the opCode the host sent to the reader and make sure it is sup...

Page 58: ... 10Ah When the baud rate is set to a rate that is not specified in the Baud Rate table this error message is returned Check the table of specific baud rates and select a baud rate Bootloader Fault Errors Message Code Cause Solution FAULT_BL_INVALID_IMA GE_CRC 200h When the application firmware is loaded the reader checks the image stored in flash and returns this error if the calculated CRC is dif...

Page 59: ... supplied with the command was not correct FAULT_FLASH_UNDEFIN ED_ERROR 302h This is an internal error and it is caused by a software problem in module FAULT_FLASH_ILLEGAL _SECTOR 303h An erase or write flash command was received with the sector value and password not matching FAULT_FLASH_WRITE_T O_NON_ERASED_AREA 304h The module received a write flash command to an area of flash that was not prev...

Page 60: ...ftware does not support the protocol value Check the documentation for the correct values for the protocols in use and that you are licensed for it FAULT_WRITE_PASSED _LOCK_FAILED 403h During a Write Tag Data for ISO18000 6B or UCODE if the lock fails this error is returned The write command passed but the lock did not This could be a bad tag Try to write a few other tags and make sure that they a...

Page 61: ...t size Check the size of the data value in the message sent to the reader FAULT_PROTOCOL_INV ALID_KILL_PASSWORD 40Ch An incorrect kill password was received as part of the Kill command Check the password FAULT_PROTOCOL_KILL _FAILED 40Eh Attempt to kill a tag failed for an unknown reason Check tag is in RF field and the kill password FAULT_PROTOCOL_BIT_ DECODING_FAILED 40Fh Attempt to operate on a ...

Page 62: ...er to the antenna Try with a different tag FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_NON_SPECI FIC_ERROR 42Fh This is an error returned by Gen2 tags The tag does not support error specific codes Check the data that is being written and where it is being written to in the command resulting in this error Try with a different tag FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_UNKNOWN_ ERROR 430h This is an error returned by M6e when no more error i...

Page 63: ...es of high signal reflection back at antennas FAULT_AHAL_INVALID_A NTENA_CONFIG 507h An attempt to set an antenna configuration that is not valid Use the correct antenna setting or change the reader configuration Tag ID Buffer Fault Errors Message Code Cause Solution FAULT_TAG_ID_BUFFER _NOT_ENOUGH_TAGS_ AVAILABLE 600h A command was received to get a certain number of tag ids from the tag id buffe...

Page 64: ...ause Solution FAULT_SYSTEM_UNKNO WN_ERROR 7F00h The error is internal Send a test case reproducing the behavior to rfid support jadaktech com FAULT_TM_ASSERT_FAI LED 7F01h An unexpected internal error has occurred The error will cause the module to switch back to Bootloader mode When this occurs make note of the operations you were executing save FULL error response and send a test case reproducin...

Page 65: ... antenna 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the antenna port 1 connector on the Development Kit Powering Up and Connecting to a PC After connecting the antenna you can power up the Development Dev Kit and establish a host connection 1 Connect the USB cable use only the black connector from a PC to the developer s kit There are two Development Kit USB Interfaces options 2 Plug the power supply...

Page 66: ...and open the Hardware Installation Wizard 3 Select the Install from a list or specific location Advanced option click Next 4 Select Donʼt search click Next then Next again 5 Click Have Disk and navigate to where the m6ultra inf file is stored and select it click Open then OK 6 Mercury6eUltra should now be shown under the Model list Select it and click Next then Finished NOTE The M6e driver file ha...

Page 67: ...upon request from rfid support jadaktech com Demo Application A demo application which supports multi protocol reading and writing is provided in the MercuryAPI SDK package and as a standalone application Both are available from the www JADAKtech com The executable for this example is included in the MercuryAPI SDK package under cs samples exe Universal Reader Assistant exe NOTE The Universal Read...

Page 68: ...on of the user and the user shall have all responsibility for any compliance with any regional regulatory authority governing radio emission of such development or use including without limitation reducing electrical interference to legally acceptable levels All products developed by user must be approved by the appropriate regional regulatory authority governing radio emission prior to marketing ...

Page 69: ...e of the high cost of using such analysis methods for investigating ESD issues Most ESD issue resolutions use the negative result experiments to determine success ESD discharges come with a range of values with vaying degrees There will be a distribution of ESD intensities in some installations of the bare M6e that have an ESD failure problem There may be an issue without knowledge of a limit in t...

Page 70: ...with double shield outer conductors or full metallic shield semi rigid cables JADAK specified cables are double shielded and adequate for most applications ESD discharge currents flowing on the outer surface of a single shield coaxial cable have coupled to the inside of coaxial cables causing ESD failure Avoid RG 58 RG 223 is preferred Minimize ground loops in coaxial cable runs to antennas Tying ...

Page 71: ...d of reduced transmit power This will attenuate inbound ESD pulses by the installed decibel value while keeping the tag operation generally unchanged Attenuators of 6 dB have been shown to not adversely affect read sensitivity Position the attenuator as close to the M6e as feasible As described above add the SHP600 filter immediately adjacent to the attenuator on the antenna side If required add D...

Page 72: ... may degrade performance of the reader Antennas on other readers operating in close proximity may interfere with one another thus degrading performance of the readers If antennas from different readers are facing each other they should have opposite polarity for best performance e g right hand polarized antenna facing a left hand polarized antenna Interference from other antennas may be eliminated...

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