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Possible Operations with CM Tags
The table below summarizes possible outcomes arising when a TagMateQC™
encounters a CM tag.
TagMate USB
®
Operating Mode
READ-ONLY READ-STOP START-ONLY CONFIG-START
Not Full
CM read result;
tag remains in
continuous
mode
CM read-stop-restart
(tag
is restarted in
continuous mode )
No action - tag
already running Tag is
configured and
started in
normal mode
Logging
Full*
Error-cannot
read tag Error-cannot read tag
(but tag is stopped) No action - tag
already running Tag is
configured and
started in
normal mode
Not Full
Error-cannot
read tag Error-cannot read tag Tag is re-
started in
continuous
mode
Tag is
configured and
started in
normal mode
Continuous Mode Tag Status
Not Lo
gging
Full*
Error-cannot
read tag Error-cannot read tag Tag is re-
started in
continuous
mode
Tag configured
and started in
normal mode
*Full means that >16,000 data logging events have occurred since starting the tag in Continuous Mode; it
does not mean that 702 data points were logged, as it does in normal mode.
There are several noteworthy aspects of the above diagram:
1. Reading CM tags is limited to tags that are logging and not full (“full” meaning
over 16,000 logging events).
2. READ-STOP has an added function of re-starting a CM tag, still in Continuous
Mode.
3. A CM tag can be transitioned to normal mode by TagMate USB
®
.
a. Use CONFIG-START to transition to normal mode.
b. CM tags can be configured and started even if they are running.
4. A CM tag can be restarted in Continuous Mode.
a. If logging and not full, use READ-STOP.
b. If not logging, use START-ONLY (cannot read).
c. If full and logging, only READ-STOP (error) followed by START-ONLY
will return the tag to CM operation.
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