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Lock all tags

locks all the tags with the settings from

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−

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►

To lock all the tags, make sure that all the tags have the same password.

14.9.8 Kill

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To deactivate a tag, set a deactivation password that is not 0; see

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Fig.

61, p. 95

After a kill command, the tag will be unusable!

Fig. 63: TestGen2: kill

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Kill selected tag

executes a kill command on the selected tag

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Kill all tags

executes a kill command on all tags in the field

Summary of Contents for RRU 4 series

Page 1: ...User Guide Reader Generation 3 English Kathrein RFID UHF Readers IMPORTANT Read carefully before use...

Page 2: ...sion of this manual is available at our website www kathrein solutions com Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Kathrein Solutions GmbH assumes no respon...

Page 3: ...Antenna Interface KRAI 15 7 2 1 WIRA 70 KRAI Polarisation Switch Antenna PLS 15 7 2 2 KRAI SMSH Smart Shelf Antenna 17 7 3 Further Reference Material 18 8 The Reader 19 8 1 Functional Specification 19...

Page 4: ...rt Software 58 14 1 Communication 58 14 1 1 Ethernet Section 58 14 1 2 Communication Configuration Linux Module 61 14 2 Application 69 14 2 1 Available Applications 71 14 3 Basic Reading 72 14 3 1 Mod...

Page 5: ...2 LED 99 14 10 3 Jumper Cable Attenuation 100 14 10 4 Direction 100 14 11 AppManager 101 14 11 1 Currently Available Apps 101 14 11 2 Installing an App 102 14 12 TagScan 103 14 13 Spectral Scan 105 14...

Page 6: ...better familiarise the user with the features of the reader The target group of this guide is specialist personal who install configure and put the reader into operation This document is valid for all...

Page 7: ...juries Notice This signal word indicates a hazard which can lead to damage to property or malfunction Tip This signal word indicates useful tips and recommendations 3 3 Other Symbols Symbol Meaning Op...

Page 8: ...specifically Part 15 203 pertaining antenna require ments of an intentional radiator Make sure to use a 13 dBi or less patch antenna Only use antennas which have been approved by the applicant The us...

Page 9: ...vice are carried out by personnel authorised to perform them Keep and operate the device out of reach of children Do not modify remove or disfigure the notices and markings applied by the manufacturer...

Page 10: ...and ISED RF Radiation Exposure Statement p 11 The readers with the identifier FCC are designed to operate under FCC Part 15 and can be found at the FCC homepage under grantee code WJ9 This device com...

Page 11: ...tact the manufacturer of their peace maker or their doctor FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This transmitter must not be co location or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitte...

Page 12: ...t circuit other than that to which the receiver is connected Seek advice from the retailer or an experienced radio television technician 5 3 3 Recommended Antenna Types Antenna types not included in t...

Page 13: ...070 Antenna Unit wide range antenna 902 928 MHz circular 8 5 dBiC 5 5 dBi 52010336 WRA 7070 KRAI Antenna Unit wide range antenna 902 928 MHz circular linear 7 7 n a n a 4 5 4 5 7 5 7 5 6 Warranty Info...

Page 14: ...and sent to the PC It is possible to attach additional information to the EPC for example the antenna which read it or the time at which it was read NOTICE The reader operates using the frequency hop...

Page 15: ...hen cascading SMSH antennas KRAI consists of a digital control bus which enables connection between the RFID reader and the RFID antennas to allow control and regulation tasks in remote antennas 7 2 1...

Page 16: ...35 70 70 circular 865 868 MHz WRA 7070 KRAI FCC 52010336 70 70 circular 902 928 MHz Tip PLS antennas have 4 LEDs to visualise customer applications The LEDs will be supplied and controlled by the RRU...

Page 17: ...tions The antenna is equipped with an intelligent bypass circuit that allows for cascading up to 8 SMSH antennas per reader port The control is done by a RRU 4xxx Kathrein RFID reader The KRAI control...

Page 18: ...RP the current version of which is described in detail in the Communication Protocol Kathrein RFID UHF Readers Document Application Communication Protocol Kathrein RFID UHF Readers software developmen...

Page 19: ...tags For integration into a variety of infrastructures the device has different communication interfaces depending on the variant The power supply is provided either by a 4 pin M12 panel connector in...

Page 20: ...dised 52010176 R AC 10 TNC TNCR LL240 flex 10 m IP 67 ruggedised 52010177 R AC 15 TNC TNCR LL240 flex 15 m IP 67 ruggedised 52010250 R AA N TNC LL440 flex 15 m IP 67 ruggedised 52010090 R AC 3 SMA TNC...

Page 21: ...Adapters Order number Type Description 52010364 R RPA3 24 VDC 90 W RRU ARU AC DC adapter 24 V 90 W 52010365 R RPA 24 VDC 72 W RRU ARU AC DC adapter 24 V 72 W 52010366 R RPA 24 VDC 90 W RRU ARU AC DC a...

Page 22: ...and the pin assignments of plugs and sockets 9 1 Front View 1 3 2 Fig 5 RRU 4000 Displays No Name Function PWR indicates whether the reader is on see also 12 4 Reading the PWR LED Indications p 36 ba...

Page 23: ...na GPIO to detect external sensors and to control external actors see also GPIO Functions p 81 PWR to connect to a DC power supply 10 30 V LAN2 second Ethernet port to connect to a sub network to conn...

Page 24: ...9 2 2 Power Supply The power supply is arranged as a four pin round pin plug with an M12 connection thread in A coding M12 A coded 4 pin male 2 1 3 4 Pin Allocation 1 24 V DC 2 GND 3 GND 4 24 V DC Be...

Page 25: ...rrupted or there is a malfunction Only use shielded cables M12 X coded 8 pin female 1 2 3 5 8 7 6 4 Pin Allocation 1 TX PoE 1 2 TX PoE 1 3 RX PoE 2 4 RX PoE 2 5 PoE 1 6 PoE 2 7 PoE 3 8 PoE 4 9 2 4 Buz...

Page 26: ...und the unit for appropriate dissipation of the heat generated by the unit Do not expose the unit to inadmissible heat or fire Do not install the device close to the sources of heat e g heating Do not...

Page 27: ...27 of 112 10 2 Installing the Reader At the rear panel the reader has threaded holes See the drawing below for the dimensions of the holes 85 100 100 140 100 170 M6 Fig 7 Dimensions rear view...

Page 28: ...ry 10 2 2 Wall Pole Mounting Recommended for ARU 3xxx readers because the alignment of the reader antenna unit is necessary For ease of installation a bracket is available as an accessory to mount the...

Page 29: ...Frame Structure 5A LL SS FF DD DD P1 P2 5A start code for synchronisation LL number of bytes in the frame not including the start code SS status byte FF frame number DD user data P1 16 bit checksum lo...

Page 30: ...data blocks from 1 to a maximum of 64000 bytes 11 2 LLRP Protocol Based on the TCP communication protocol the Kathrein RFID reader with the Linux operating system can handle the so called Low Level R...

Page 31: ...A 0xCC If the byte 0xAA appears in the KBRP frame it must be doubled 0XAA 0xAA 0xAA Port The TCP communication port is the port 4007 Example The frame ASyncGetEPCs is shown here as an example The ID f...

Page 32: ...look as follows 0x5A 0x50 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x11 0x01 0xA5 Extended Block Structure If a data block to be transmitted exceeds 16 kB it is necessary to subdivide into several 16 kB blocks These block...

Page 33: ...nputs are shown below If the electrical isolation is not required the power to the input can also be supplied by the reader via pin 6 and 7 see GPIO p 24 The outputs are also DC isolated from the powe...

Page 34: ...ut 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 INP_CMN UB_extern GND_extern RRU ARU xxxx Fig 10 DC isolated inputs Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 INP_CMN UB GND...

Page 35: ...rations OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 OUTPUT 3 OUTPUT 4 OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 OUTPUT 3 OUTPUT 4 OUT_CMN RRU ARU xxxx UB_extern GND_extern Fig 12 DC isolated inputs OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 OUTPUT 3 OUTPUT 4 OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT...

Page 36: ...onnection 12 3 Turning the Reader On and Off Connect the reader to the power supply via a PWR or to a PoE source according to the 802 3at standard via LAN POE input The reader is on 12 4 Reading the P...

Page 37: ...icrosoft Net Framework 4 2 GB including Microsoft Net Framework 4 13 2 Installing the Software Tip The setup and the ReaderStart software might look different depending on the operating system and the...

Page 38: ...it is possible to access this infor mation in the Info drop down menu in the task bar 6 Click on Next to continue or Cancel to exit the setup The screen on the left with the licence agreement appears...

Page 39: ...creen on the left appears 11 Tick the box Create a desktop icon if you would like to include the icon in the Windows Quick Launch on the desktop The default setting is to create no icons 12 Click Next...

Page 40: ...le to configure the reader to obtain an IP address automatically For this service referred to as DHCP it is necessary to have an appropriate DHCP server operating in the network For more information c...

Page 41: ...SSH connection with an encrypted transmission to the reader check the box next to the lock symbol in Fig 14 see also Establishing a Secure Connection p 59 5 6 Fig 15 Establishing connection to the rea...

Page 42: ...The user interface returns to the main view In the Ethernet block the IP address in the figure on the left and the reader type are shown 7 Click Connect to connect the reader In the Ethernet block th...

Page 43: ...ng the ReaderStart Software p 58 status field containing messages from the reader and the program see Status Field p 57 Tip The contents of the tabs are considerably large and are therefore described...

Page 44: ...Save reader configuration to file The following window appears 1 3 2 4 5 6 Fig 18 File save reader configuration to file Parameter set all available parameter sets from 0 7 Click the check box to sel...

Page 45: ...Select the file name and the directory in which the configuration file will be saved 3 Click OK The progress bar shows the progress of the save operation After the file has been saved a pop up messag...

Page 46: ...logue appears 2 Select the directory and the configuration file from which the parameter sets will be loaded 3 Click Open The parameter sets saved in the configuration file are loaded and are marked w...

Page 47: ...tion After the configuration has been loaded a pop up message Load reader configura tion from file Loading done appears 2 Click OK to close the pop up message The software returns to the view shown in...

Page 48: ...ence of the tabs to default settings and reduces the size of the pro gramme to the window size Change path to log file opens a dialogue to create a new folder select a new directory to save logs Show...

Page 49: ...the current firmware 3 Having selected the update file click Update The reader firmware is being updated The update progress is shown by means of the progress bar The status shows what the software is...

Page 50: ...ware cannot be changed Set system date and time on reader loads the system date and time shown in onto the reader Current date of the reader shows the current date of the reader 1 To change the reader...

Page 51: ...o change the password click Change Linux password The following pop up window appears 2 Type in the old password 3 Type in the new password 4 Confirm the new password 5 Click OK to change the password...

Page 52: ...ined interval the reader retrieves the information from the NTP server and gets the time from the network thus setting the internal time settings of the reader Click NTP settings The following dialogu...

Page 53: ...erver address DNS server 2 enters the DNS server address DNS server 3 enters the DNS server address Search contains the local domain name Status shows the status of the last performed operation in the...

Page 54: ...number of the software and links to the licenses Reader info shows information about the reader see Showing Reader Information p 55 License key automatically reader the license key and show various fa...

Page 55: ...n Serial number shows the reader s serial number Type number shows the reader s type number CPU module shows the CPU module number Reader uptime shows time during which the reader has been running Lin...

Page 56: ...send the license key to KATHREIN Solutions GmbH 1 To do so click Save license to file in Fig 23 2 Select the file name and the destination directory 3 Send the file to KATHREIN Solutions GmbH To send...

Page 57: ...st Tip To expand the status field section and see more status messages click on the boundary line between the sections red line in Fig 24 and drag it upwards To minimise the status field section drag...

Page 58: ...r 52010198 USB for connections up to version USB 2 0 only available in the ERU ETG E4 order number 52010190 and ERU ETG U4 reader order number 52010191 Ethernet for connections via TCP IP Communicatio...

Page 59: ...le instead click the box at Key file A pop up window to select the key file opens 6 Select the key file 7 Click OK to establish the secure connection It is possible to configure the secure connection...

Page 60: ...s to set the reader to the factory default settings The status messages informing about the progress of the reset process are shown in the Status field of the pop up window see examples in the figure...

Page 61: ...Configuration Linux Module has different options depending on the reader type General 1 2 3 Fig 28 Communication configuration Linux model general Refresh reads the current settings of the communicati...

Page 62: ...wn the connection If this parameter is deactivated 0 ms the socket is shut down only when the reader is restarted If no keep alive time is set it may happen that the reader cannot take up any further...

Page 63: ...of an IP address by a DHCP server if the network has a configured DNS server it is also possible to use the host name of the reader IPv6 enters the second IPv6 address the first IPv6 address is the l...

Page 64: ...hows the current IP address SSID shows the name of the access point MAC shows the MAC address of the access point Frequency shows the frequency of the Wi Fi connection IsOnline shows whether the Wi Fi...

Page 65: ...dds the SSID of the selected access point to updates the list of available access points edits the selected access point 3 b d 1 c e changes the SSID of the access point changes the password of the ac...

Page 66: ...es the Bluetooth visibility of the reader for other devices PIN sets the PIN for the Bluetooth connection the default PIN is 4007 Get reads the current Bluetooth configuration Set sets the con figurat...

Page 67: ...nters the access point name from the provider Password enters the access point name from the provider Get reads the current configuration of the GSM module Set sets the configuration of the GSM module...

Page 68: ...Software Module temperature shows the temperature of the GSM module IsOnline shows whether the GSM module is online Get status reads the current status of the GSM module Go online establishes the GSM...

Page 69: ...er for a selected application e 1 2 3 a b c d 4 Fig 33 Application Tab Application selects between the available applications represented visually by means of labelled pictograms Click on a pictogram...

Page 70: ...yet been regis tered are detected This way the probability that all tags are read is increased saves the settings that have been made as the settings for the selected application in the selected para...

Page 71: ...ld as they pass through a gate Vehicle Barrier Identification for detecting and describing individual tags in the antenna field which are not moving the distance between the tags and the antenna must...

Page 72: ...less shown as having no units signal strength of the tag response RSSI DBM shows the RSSI value in dBm Reads shows how many times this tag has been read successfully Cycles indicates how often an inve...

Page 73: ...s way the time required for communication between the reader and the client is minimised The timing of when a tag was reliably read in the field and when the tag no longer appears in the field can be...

Page 74: ...tware 14 3 3 Statistics 2 3 1 Fig 36 Basic reading statistics Tags per second displays the current reading performance Total tags in list shows the total number of tags in the list Tags in last invent...

Page 75: ...sult lists of an inventory is sent to the PC To keep the time between inventories as short as possible in the synchronous mode data trans mission between the inventories can be dispensed with That mea...

Page 76: ...When the tag count is very high 200 it is possible to speed up the detection of the tags by commanding the reader to change to new Select command see EPCglobal Gen2 Specification It is pos sible to t...

Page 77: ...h individual position can be selected fix or all selected positions are exchanged dynamically The user will get a read result with an indication of the position for the run of a tag left centre right...

Page 78: ...0 Fig 41 LED Live shows the changed LED colour in real time shows RGB values Function selects between the functions described in Selecting Functions p 79 First antenna the first antenna for the select...

Page 79: ...Tag found LED lights up for Turn off time milliseconds as soon as a tag has been found at the antenna First antenna to Last antenna Tag operation success LED lights up for Turn off time milliseconds...

Page 80: ...enu All Antenna 1 4 selects whether the tag has to be read on all antennas or only one antenna Start LED bar measures the signal strength Stop LED bar stops the measurement RSSI Min RSSI Max RSSI show...

Page 81: ...linked to various inputs Fig 44 GPIO The GPIO tab is divided into 3 sections IO Configuration consisting of Input and Output Test Input and Test Output Action List and Assign Input to Action List whic...

Page 82: ...if Invert logical input for the respective input has been checked at IO Configuration in Fig 45 p 81 Read inputs reads the inputs once Read inputs cyclic start stop reads the inputs in a loop stops th...

Page 83: ...t v3 into the Windows search field Add action adds action the action is shown under Details Clear action list deletes actions no actions are seen under Details Tip To remove only one action from the l...

Page 84: ...ew action has been added to the XML file containing the actions or some changes have been made in it The ReaderStart creates a directory in which the system variables are stored in the folder userprof...

Page 85: ...on It is possible to save all settings for the transmission power the antenna multiplex configuration the RF settings and the air interface parameters Other parameters can be changed in Expert setting...

Page 86: ...basic orientation on the transmission and reception data rates Available channels only avail able for ETSI readers selects the channel for the reader to use Depending on the region the reader transmi...

Page 87: ...d dBic refer to an isotropic spherical radiator where dBic refers to a circularly polarised isotropic radiator and dBi to a linearly polarised isotropic radiator In the European approval area the radi...

Page 88: ...Expert settings 2 default parameter set and copy parameter set Default Param eter Set selects a default parameter set Set sets the selected default parameter set in the reader 14 8 2 Copy Parameter S...

Page 89: ...n tags e g to only read tags with the defined data in the respec tive memory banks It is possible to set up to 32 filters 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fig 53 Expert settings 2 select filter settin...

Page 90: ...the filtering settings to under Filter 2 Select the target Make sure the target matches the session set in Fig 50 p 88 3 Select an action In the example the action is set to 100 see also EPCglobal Ge...

Page 91: ...standard it is possible for example to read and write tags as well as set and change tag passwords The user interface consists of the fields Get all Tags Password for Operation Write EPC Read data Wr...

Page 92: ...nge the EPC of the tag 2 3 4 1 Fig 58 TestGen2 write EPC New EPC enters an EPC in the hexadecimal format Make sure to comply with the maximum EPC length supported by the tag If the max imum length is...

Page 93: ...ords to read Data UTF8 shows the data in the UTF8 format Data ISO 17367 shows the data in the ISO 17367 format Read data of selected tag reads data from the selected tag Read complete memory bank of s...

Page 94: ...UTF8 format Data mask enters the data mask The data mask allows only individual bits on the tag to be changed Write data to selected tag writes data to the selected tag in the field Write masked data...

Page 95: ...password New password sets the new password in the hexadecimal format for the selected tag New kill password sets the new password to deactivate the selected tag Set password on selected tag replaces...

Page 96: ...the kill password is not readable or writeable from any state For more details see EPCGlobal Gen2 Specification Access password specifies how the access password is accessible Select an option from th...

Page 97: ...s have the same password 14 9 8 Kill To deactivate a tag set a deactivation password that is not 0 see in Fig 61 p 95 After a kill command the tag will be unusable 2 1 Fig 63 TestGen2 kill Kill select...

Page 98: ...es port information for a selected KRAI antenna Initialise port runs a query of the antennas on this port these ports Antenna Id shows the antenna ID Description shows the description of the antenna N...

Page 99: ...ntennas it is possible to control configure the LEDs 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 Fig 66 KRAI LED LED 1 4 selects the function of the LED 1 4 For functions see Chapter Selecting Functions p 79 Turn off time sets t...

Page 100: ...to use cables with the same attenuation cable length Otherwise the TX power of the antennas that is derived from the jumper cable attenuation is not calculated correctly 14 10 4 Direction 2 3 1 Fig 6...

Page 101: ...or the application in this way whereby a light barrier or inductive ground contact is queried in order to activate the reading process Skidata The Skidata app is a software based solution that provide...

Page 102: ...downloaded app is in the zip format extract a tar file Make sure not to extract the tar file 4 Start the ReaderStart software 5 Go to the AppManager tab 6 Click on Install app A pop up window to sele...

Page 103: ...er is not moved Tags shows the number of the tags present in the antenna field Refresh scans tags in the antenna field anew Start starts TagScan Stop stops TagScan RSSI activates deactivates the prese...

Page 104: ...aderStart Software Fig 71 TagScan phase shift transponder is moved Transponder movement is indicated by the amplitude of the phase The RSSI value changes in small steps The direction of the movement i...

Page 105: ...Antenna 1 n selects an antenna from the drop down menu Start starts SpectralScan Stop stops SpectralScan Reset maxima resets maxima If there is more than one reader spectral scan shows which channels...

Page 106: ...assword enters the access password see Password for Operation p 92 Get all tags reads all the tags in the antenna field Tags shows all the detected tags Key see Key p 106 necessary for TAM1 and TAM2 F...

Page 107: ...ivates key 0 or key 1 on the selected tag Untraceable 1 7 4 2 3 5 6 Fig 76 Authentication untraceable U asserts or deasserts U in XPC_W1 see EPCglobal Gen2 Specification p 106 EPC shows or hides memor...

Page 108: ...sed to check whether the selected tag is authentic The tag has at least one activated key Key 0 or Key 1 1 4 2 3 5 Fig 77 Authentication key TAM1 Key see Key p 106 Authenticate selected tag the reader...

Page 109: ...ile selects a profile the data of which is shown Offset sets the offset for Block count sets how many bits rare to be read Protection mode selects the protection mode for the TAM2 authentication opera...

Page 110: ...of 112 Contact Information 15 Contact Information Kathrein Solutions GmbH Kronstaudener Weg 1 83071 Stephanskirchen Phone 49 0 8036 90 831 20 Fax 49 0 8036 90 831 69 Email iot info kathrein solutions...

Page 111: ...nce with directive 2002 96 EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL dated 27th January 2003 concerning used electrical and electronic appli ances it must be disposed of properly At the end of its...

Page 112: ...49 8036 90831 20 Fax 49 8036 90831 69 Electronic equipment is not domestic waste in accordance with directive 2002 96 EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL dated 27th January 2003 concerning u...

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