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MR10A7

Mobile NFC Reader

User’s Manual

V 1.2

2015 / 1 / 27

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Page 1: ... 1 marson MR10A7 Mobile NFC Reader User s Manual V 1 2 2015 1 27 ...

Page 2: ...o Main Window 27 4 RFID Parameters Setup 29 4 1 Operation Mode 29 4 2 Tag Info 30 4 3 Session Time and Delay Time 31 4 3 1 Session Time Operation Method 31 4 3 2 Delay Time Operation Method 31 4 4 Select Tag Category 31 4 5 Data Output Format 32 4 5 1 Time Log 33 4 5 1 1 Configure whether to output Time Log s Caption Time Log 33 4 5 2 Tag Name 33 4 5 2 1 Configure whether to output Tag Name s capt...

Page 3: ...al Time 40 5 7 Data Terminator 41 5 8 Sleep Mode Timer 41 5 8 1 Enter Sleep Mode 41 5 8 2 Timer of Sleep Mode 41 5 9 Buzzer 42 5 9 1 Beep Tone 42 5 9 2 Beep Time 42 5 10 Vibrator 42 5 11 Waiting Time 43 5 12 System Time 43 6 Additional Functions 44 6 1 System 44 6 2 Operation 46 6 3 Tools 47 7 Updating Firmware on MR10A7 48 7 1 Entering Firmware Update Mode 48 7 2 Executing Firmware Update 49 ...

Page 4: ...y Novel Exterior Design The two colour exterior design is fresh simple and clean The unibody plastic shell is curved fashionably shaped and in harmony with mobile phones and tablet usage Industry Level Protection The MR10A7 is an RFID Wireless Reader featuring IP55 dust and water protection rating and a 1 5 meter fall protection rating It is suitable for prolongs use outdoors or in extremely harsh...

Page 5: ...ose supporting NFC standards like ISO14443A ISO14443B ISO15693 etc Common NFC tags are listed in Table 1 1 Standard Tag name Mifare S 70 Mifare S 50 Mifare Ultralight Mifare DesFire MF3 ISO14443A SLE66R35 M Classic SRIX512 ISO14443B SRIX4K I Code SLI Ti2048 Plus Ti256 Standard SRF55V10P EM ISO15693 Advant ATC1024 Topaz 96 512 Felica Felica Lite Others NTAG 203 215 216 Table 1 1 NFC Tags supported ...

Page 6: ...e 3 7 VDC Working Current 250mA Standby Current 75mA Idle Current 1mA Surge Current 700mA Battery 3 7V 1000mAh Lithium Battery Number of Scan per full charge 10 000 scans 1 scan 5 secs Bluetooth connected Connectivity Radio Bluetooth 2 1 EDR Class2 Range 10m line of sight Interface Profile BT SPP BT HID USB HID USB VCP User Environment Operating Temperature 10 50 C Storage Temperature 20 60 C Humi...

Page 7: ... lits 1 second 1 short beep Bluetooth Disconnected Discoverable flashing Bluetooth Connected 2 flashes 2 short beeps Deletes Pairing Record 2 short beeps Data Transfer Failure Offline lits 1 second 3 short beeps Data Storage Failure Memory Full 1 flash 3 short beeps Enters Configuration Mode stays on 2 short beeps Exits Configuration Mode 2 short beeps Low Power flashing Charging stays on Table 1 ...

Page 8: ...nction Button Blue Green Red LED Indicator Figure 1 1 Trigger Button and Function Button positions 1 4 2 Shut Down Method 1 By default the unit shuts down automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity To adjust the auto power off timeout please refer to Chapter 5 8 Enter Sleep Mode Timer Method 2 Using a needle or paper clip press the Reset Button located at the bottom of the MR10A7 once as per Figu...

Page 9: ...ll flash continuously If the blue LED does not flash it means the unit is not currently in Bluetooth Mode Please refer to Section 5 3 Communication Interface and change the Communication Interface to BT HID Step 2 Enter the PC Notebook s Bluetooth application as per Figure 1 3 and click Add a Device Figure 1 3 PC NB Bluetooth application Main Window ...

Page 10: ... 10 Step 3 In the Add a device window double click HF RFID Reader to connect as per Figure 1 4 Figure 1 4 Select Bluetooth Device window ...

Page 11: ...1 5 and after clicking Close the PC NB Bluetooth application Main Window will show HF RFID Reader as a connected device as per Figure 1 6 Figure 1 5 Connection Successful message window Figure 1 6 PC NB Bluetooth application Main Window Step 5 Launch a program that can accept HID keyboard input such as Notepad NFC Tag data read by the MR10A7 will output to that program ...

Page 12: ...inuously If the blue LED indicator does not flash it means the unit is not currently in Bluetooth Mode for its Communication Interface Please refer to Section 5 3 Communication Interface and change the Communication Interface to BT HID Step 2 On the Apple iOS device go to Settings Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth as per Figure 1 8 Figure 1 8 Bluetooth Settings screen ...

Page 13: ...overable devices list Step 4 Upon establishing connection the MR10A7 will emit two short beeps and turn off its blue LED indicator Also the HF RFID Reader will list as Connected in the Apple iOS device s Bluetooth devices list as per Figure 1 10 Figure 1 10 The HF RFID Reader now lists as Connected in the discoverable devices list ...

Page 14: ...11 Figure 1 11 NFC Tag data will output to an app Step 6 If a virtual keyboard is required please press the Function Button once as per Figure 1 12 At this moment the MR10A7 will emit one short beep and the Apple iOS device s virtual keyboard will pop out Trigger Button Function Button Figure 1 12 Trigger Button and Function Button locations ...

Page 15: ...nit is not currently in Bluetooth Mode Please refer to Section 5 3 Communication Interface and change the Communication Interface to BT HID Step 2 On the Android device go to Settings Bluetooth and turn on Bluetooth as per Figure 1 13 Figure 1 13 Bluetooth Settings screen Step 3 In the available devices list select HF RFID Reader as per Figure 1 14 Figure 1 14 Select HF RFID Reader from the Blueto...

Page 16: ...nected in the Apple iOS device s Bluetooth devices list as per Figure 1 15 Figure 1 15 The HF RFID Reader now lists as Connected in the Bluetooth setup screen Step 5 Launch an app that can accept HID keyboard input such as ColorNote NFC Tag data read by the MR10A7 will output to that app as shown in Figure 1 16 Figure 1 16 NFC Tag data outputs to an app ...

Page 17: ...nguage and Input Default and turn off the physical keyboard or in some cases turn on the on screen keyboard in the Select Input Method screen as shown in Figure 1 17 At this time the virtual keyboard will resume normal operation Figure 1 17 Turn on the on screen keyboard ...

Page 18: ...cator will simultaneously lit for one second Reading Range varies based on NFC tag specifications as Table 1 4 describes Standard Reading Range ISO 14443A 0 25mm ISO 14443B 0 25mm ISO 15693 0 50mm Others 0 25mm Table 1 4 Reading Range for Tags of various standards Antenna Blue Green Red LED Indicator Figure 1 18 Antenna LED Trigger Button and Function Button locations Figure 1 19 Aiming at an NFC ...

Page 19: ...ation Mode Release both buttons afterwards Step 2 Hold the Trigger button for about 5 seconds and the MR10A7 will light its LED indicator blue a second later the MR10A7 will emit 2 short beeps and simultaneously turn off the blue LED indicator after which you may release the trigger button The reader will further emit 2 short beeps and flash its Green LED once as confirmation that it has cleared i...

Page 20: ... in MR10A7 s memory The following steps will store or delete the data within A Storing the Data in Memory Step 1 After completing an NFC Tag read operation use a micro USB cable and connect the MR10A7 to a PC NB Step 2 Open the My Computer window and enter the removable storage device MiniScan as per Figure 1 21 Figure 1 21 Entering the removable storage device MiniScan through My Computer ...

Page 21: ...n to the PC NB as per Figure 1 22 Figure 1 22 Copy the file TAGDATA TXT to the PC NB Step 4 Open TAGDATA TXT using Excel Step 5 In the Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 dialogue box choose Delimited and click Next as per Figure 1 23 Figure 1 23 TextImport Wizard Step 1 of 3 dialogue box ...

Page 22: ...and click Next as per Figure 1 24 Figure 1 24 Text Import Wizard Step 2 of 3 dialogue box Step 7 In the Text Import Wizard Step 3 of 3 dialogue box if there are no special requirements directly click Finish as per Figure 1 25 Figure 1 25 Text Import Wizard Step 3 of 3 dialogue ...

Page 23: ...Communication Interface Figure 1 26 Memory data as shown in an Excel table B Deleting the Data in Memory To delete the data on MR10A7 s Memory please directly delete the file TAGDATA TXT in the removable storage device MiniScan as per Figure 1 27 In about 5 seconds the MR10A7 will emit 2 short beeps indicating a successful delete Figure 1 27 Deleting the file TAGDATA TXT ...

Page 24: ...ithout releasing then press and hold the Trigger button as per Figure 2 1 After pressing both buttons for about 5 seconds the MR10A7 will emit two short beeps turn on Green LED indicator and enter Configuration Mode At the same time it will switch its Communication Interface to USB Virtual COM Figure 2 1 Press both buttons on the MR10A7 Step 3 Check the Host PC s Device Manager window to see if th...

Page 25: ...t exits Configuration Mode it will emit 2 short beeps and turn off the Green LED indicator While within Waiting Time pressing MR10A7 s Function button and then the Trigger button holding both buttons for about 5 seconds will also exit Configuration Mode For full details refer to Section 5 11 Waiting Time CAUTION Prior to entering Configuration Mode the MR10A7 will record the Communication Interfac...

Page 26: ...ted MR10A7 2 Additional Functions area Communication Disconnect or change the COM port Retrieve Read MR10A7 s operation parameters Update Upload presently configured operation data etc For full details please refer to Section 6 MARSON RFID Utility Built in Functions 3 Settings Window provides System Parameters and Settings For full details please refer to 4 RFID Parameters Setup and 5 Other Parame...

Page 27: ... 28 1 Software Version 2 Built in Functionality 6 Exit 3 Settings Window 4 Suggestion Window 5 Connection Status Figure 3 2 Program Operation Main Window ...

Page 28: ...eration Mode Figure 4 2 To configure the Operation Mode for either Trigger Mode or Auto Mode choose one of the two ConfigurationMethod Check one of the two options then click to send the new setting to the MR10A7 Default setting Trigger Mode Detailed explanations for the two above mentioned Operation modes are as follow 1 Trigger Mode Operation Method A Press the Trigger button to start a Tag Scan...

Page 29: ...Trigger Mode except Tag Scan Sessions start automatically without pressing the Trigger button B Scan Sessions do not terminate unless the unit enters Sleep Mode C Pressing the Trigger button while in Sleep Mode will automatically reactivate Auto Mode CAUTION Auto Mode is more power consuming 4 2 Tag Info Figure 4 3 Tag Info provides user the options of Read UID only Read All Data Block reads full ...

Page 30: ... value to the MR10A7 Default setting Disable 4 3 2 Delay Time Operation Method Figure 4 7 Sets the Delay Time between every Tag scan ConfigurationMethod Select a value ranging from 0 1500ms When sure click to transfer the set parameter value to the MR10A7 Default setting Disable 0 ms deactivates 4 4 Select Tag Category Figure 4 8 Chooses the types of NFC Tags that may enter a Scan Session These ar...

Page 31: ...RI X 4K Topaz Felica Felica Lite NTAG 203 Table 4 1 NFC Tag code names 4 5 Data Output Format Figure 4 9 Setting the Data Output Format The Data Output Format option includes settings for Time Log Tag Name AFI DSFID UID and Data Block User Memory For example Time Log 2014 12 1912 30 59 Tag Name I Code SLI AFI 10 DSFID 00 UID AA839F31 Each parameter is set like in Figure 4 10 simply choose one of e...

Page 32: ...Disable 4 5 2 Tag Name Whether to output Tag code names Please refer to Table 4 1 Tag Name Data Disable Enable Configuration Method Choose one of the two Default setting Disable If Tag Name Data is enabled the following may also be configured 4 5 2 1 Configure whether to output Tag Name s caption Tag Name Tag Name Prefix Disable Enable Configuration Method Choose one of the two Default setting Dis...

Page 33: ...s enabled the following may also be configured 4 5 4 1 Configure whether to output DSFID s caption DSFID DSFID Prefix Disable Enable Configuration Method Choose one of the two Default setting Disable 4 5 5 UID Data Whether to output Tags UID Data UID Data Disable Enable Configuration Method Choose one of the two Default Enable If UID Data is enabled the following may also be configured 4 5 5 1 Con...

Page 34: ...e Enable Configuration Method Choose one of the two Default setting Disable 4 5 7 No Tag Message Whether to output No Tag Message No Tag Message is a preset message such as No Tag that displays when no Tag could be read upon terminating a Scan Session It is applicable only for Trigger Mode No Tag Message Disable Enable Configuration Method Choose one of the two Default setting Disable ...

Page 35: ... Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Other parameters not related to RFID 5 1 Date Format Figure 5 2 Data output of memory data s time tag Sets how date format is arranged D means Date M means Month Y means Year 16 choices are available Configuration Method Choose one among the 16 and press to transfer the parameter setting to the MR10A7 Default setting DD MM YYYY ...

Page 36: ... memory data s time tag Sets how time format is arranged H means Hour M means Minute S means Second 2 choices are available Configuration Method Choose one of the two and press to transfer the parameter value to the MR10A7 Default setting HH MM SS ...

Page 37: ...ll be sent in ASCII format For example tag data 0x03 is sent to the host as 0x30 0x33 2 bytes in total 3 Memory When using Memory as the communication interface the MR10A7 will not output scanned data will store them within its internal memory as a file about 2MB in size To access that file a connection with the Host PC is required Tag data will be stored in ASCII format For example tag data 0x03 ...

Page 38: ...osing Memory as the Communication Interface enables the Field Separator and Storage Sequence configuration options 5 4 1 Field Separator Figure 5 5 Sets the symbol used to separate each field for data formatting ConfigurationMethod Directly input the symbol maximum 1 Byte in size Then click to transfer the parameter value to the MR10A7 Default setting comma 5 4 2 Storage Sequence Figure 5 6 Sets t...

Page 39: ...en connecting to the Host PC via BT SPP Configuration Method Enter the Pin Code value maximum 8 Bytes Once chosen click to transfer the parameter value to the MR10A7 Default setting 1234 5 6 USB HID and BT HID Communication Interface Options When USB HID or BT HID are chosen as the Communication Interface additional options become available These include Key Layout Key Numeric Key Caps lock Inter ...

Page 40: ...etting to the MR10A7 Default setting Lock Off 5 6 4 Inter black Interval Time Figure 5 12 Sets the Interval Time between each packet of data including the separator symbol and the next Configuration Method Choose one value range 0 500 ms thenclick totransfer theparametersettingtotheMR10A7 Default setting 0 ms deactivated 5 6 5 Inter character Interval Time Figure 5 13 Sets the Interval Time betwee...

Page 41: ...Default 0x0D 0x0A Totals 2 Bytes 5 8 Sleep Mode Timer Sets the activation status for Sleep Mode and the Timer value used for entering Sleep Mode The MR10A7 will enter Sleep mode to conserve power if there is no successful Tag scan within a set amount of time Figure 5 15 Figure 5 16 5 8 1 Enter Sleep Mode Sets whether to activate Sleep Mode Configuration Method Choose one then click to transfer the...

Page 42: ...gure 5 18 Sets the beep length for the short beep used to signify a Good Read Configuration Method Choose a value between 50 500 ms using 10 ms intervals When confirmed click to transfer the parameter value to the MR10A7 Default setting 150 ms 5 10 Vibrator Sets whether to activate the Vibrator which may be used to signify a Good Read during a Scan Session Figure 5 19 Configuration Method Choose o...

Page 43: ...eld for about 5 seconds it will also exit Configuration Mode Configuration Method Select a value between 1 60 minutes using 1 minute intervals When confirmed click to transfer the parameter value to the MR10A7 Default setting 5 minutes 5 12 System Time Sets the MR10A7 s System Time Date format Year 4 digits Month 2 digits Date 2 digits e g Date 2014 12 19 Time format Hour 2 digits Minute 2 digits ...

Page 44: ...al functions include System Operation and Tools as below 6 1 System A Communication When connected you may press Stop to get disconnected and change COM port and initiate another connection Figure 6 2 CAUTION When terminating a connection the system will force MR10A7 to terminate the configurationprocess ...

Page 45: ...rkplace Restores all defaults including window size font style font size etc 2 Usualness Font Mostly used for adjusting fonts for the Main Menu The user determines its use 3 Window Width Height Adjusts window size only for the Main Window C Exit When exiting the MARSON RFID Utility the system will ask whether to terminate all configuration operation Figure 6 4 CAUTION When exiting from the MARSON ...

Page 46: ...their previous states Undo All Changes restore them to their factory Default settings Reset Parameters to Default or restore all parameters inside the MR10A7 to their factory Default settings Reset Reader s Parameter to Default Figure 6 5 ii When the MR10A7 is disconnected from the Host PC Can restore all parameter values for the current Settings window to their previous states Undo All Changes or...

Page 47: ... 47 6 3 Tools A Language Sets the display language B Updates firmware on the MR10A7 Please refer to 7 Updating Firmware on MR10A7 ...

Page 48: ...ction button and the Trigger button on the MR10A7 as per Figure 7 1 Hold both buttons do not release and use a pin or a straightened paperclip to press the Reset button on the bottom as per Figure 7 2 The MR10A7 will enter the Firmware Update Mode Figure 7 1 Press both buttons on the MR10A7 simultaneously Figure 7 2 Press the Reset button Step 3 Still holding down the Function button and Trigger b...

Page 49: ...Execute the program Do not establish a connection Press to cancel the connection process and enter the program as per Figure 7 4 Cancel Connectio n Figure 7 4 Step 2 Choose and execute Please refer to 6 3 Tools Step 3 Choose the COM port as per Figure 7 5 1 Choose COM port 2 Load bin file Figure 7 5 3 Execute Update ...

Page 50: ...rm execution Figure 7 7 CAUTION While the MR10A7 is updating its firmware Figure 7 8 please avoid unnecessary errors and do not unplug the cable Incomplete firmware update may cause damage to unit Figure 7 8 Step 6 When update is complete click OK to finish the update program as per Figure 7 9 The MR10A7 will reboot and return to Normal Operation Mode Figure 7 9 ...

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