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SkyeReader 300 User Guide

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Copyright 2009 SkyeTek, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Firmware

The Firmware tab lets you display firmware information and upgrade or reload firmware
for your SkyeModule. To display the Firmware tab, click on the Configuration tab and
then on the Firmware sub-tab.

Firmware Configuration Panel

How to Use:

1.  Check the SkyeTek support portal at support.skyetek.com for announcements of

updates to the SkyeModule M2, M4, M7, or M9 firmware. SkyeTek will provide
an updated SkyeTek hex format (.shf) file.

2.  Save the .shf file to the folder:C:\\Program Files\SkyeWare 4 \Firmware
3.  Start SkyeWare 4.
4.  Click on the Configuration tab and then the Firmware subtab.
5.  Click on the Browse... button to open a file selection window.

Summary of Contents for SkyeReader 300

Page 1: ...SkyeReader 300 User Guide v1 0...

Page 2: ...t 2009 SkyeTek Inc All Rights Reserved Technical Support and Contact Information SkyeTek Inc 11030 Circle Point Road Suite 300 Westminster CO 80020 http www skyetek com Sales sales skyetek com Technic...

Page 3: ...SkyeReader 300 User Guide 3 Copyright 2009 SkyeTek Inc All Rights Reserved Error No table of contents entries found...

Page 4: ...ay not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply w...

Page 5: ...eTek readers Chapter 2 Setup and Installation Lists the contents of the SkyeReader 300 kit and guides you through initial setup and configuration of your system Provides instructions for installing th...

Page 6: ...wing items The SkyeReader 300 USB cable CD with SkyeWare documentation and software libraries Tag Samples Setting Up Your SkyeReader 300 To setup your SkyeReader 300 first you will need to install Sky...

Page 7: ...kyeReader and you are ready to go Note that any tags in the field will also be displayed Note also that under Readers the display will read SkyeReader 300 USB 4 To read a tag place an EPC Class 1 Gene...

Page 8: ...creen After Reader Setup Capabilities Tab This tab contains sub tabs that let you perform high level demonstrations of the basic functionality of your SkyeReader This includes Read Range lets you test...

Page 9: ...eserved Configuration Tab Sub tabs for this tab let you quickly update firmware and configure tag settings Firmware allows you to reload or upgrade SkyeReader 300 firmware Tag lets you configure tag f...

Page 10: ...tures of your SkyeReader SkyeWare 4 recognizes the reader and firmware and adjusts the demonstration functions accordingly This chapter discusses each demonstration function SkyeWare 4 Capabilities Ta...

Page 11: ...the detection range c Use the up or down arrows in the Modulation Depth field to adjust the percentage for the modulation depth in increments of 10 or type a number between 0 and 100 directly into the...

Page 12: ...hen the Anti Collision sub tab Anti Collision Demonstration Function How to Use 1 Optional To limit this function to specific tags select a tag type from the pull down menu The default value is Auto D...

Page 13: ...field to a corresponding number b Use the up or down arrows in the Command Retries field to match the number set the number of times the reader will repeat the command before timing out This automati...

Page 14: ...icator that the memory is being read Note The specific fields displayed for the tag memory display depend on the memory layout of the tag you use for this demonstration 2 Optional If you are using mul...

Page 15: ...ible tag c Click Open This loads the stored memory onto the current tag If the file is incompatible with the tag for example if the file has more memory than the tag can hold the read operation fails...

Page 16: ...le reader for reader specific examples of using STPv3 commands Protocol Panel How to Use To execute a command 1 Click on the arrow next to the Command field This displays a pull down list of all reade...

Page 17: ...ll down list o AFI value specifies the Application Field Identifier AFI used to detect a tag in the RF field o Session specifies the session number to be used with a series of commands o TID specifies...

Page 18: ...reference guide for your SkyeModule reader for the address number of blocks and valid data values for different system parameters Select whether data is transmitted in ASCII or binary format when usi...

Page 19: ...SkyeWare Configuration Overview SkyeWare 4 s Configuration tab lets you easily customize the full functionality of the SkyeReader 300 and the tags it supports This chapter discusses each configuration...

Page 20: ...the Firmware sub tab Firmware Configuration Panel How to Use 1 Check the SkyeTek support portal at support skyetek com for announcements of updates to the SkyeModule M2 M4 M7 or M9 firmware SkyeTek wi...

Page 21: ...information by querying the reader again The personality is displayed on the Firmware Configuration panel title and information box 9 Check the display area to verify that the new firmware informatio...

Page 22: ...able for that tag type How to Use UHF tags 1 Place a configurable tag in the read field SkyeWare The screen displays the configurable fields for the tag 2 Specify new values using the editable fields...

Page 23: ...ad only Displays the tag Class Mask and Model Memory Locks lets you set access permissions for the access and kill passwords and for the EPC TID and User memory banks For example you can configure the...

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