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Reader Settings
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4.1.1 General
panel
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Active antenna
: Selects either Antenna 1 or Antenna 2 as the active antenna port
depending on the antenna configuration. If “Alternate” is selected, the “Interval
[rounds]” field is displayed which defines the number of inventory rounds after which
the active antenna port is toggled.
Figure 32. Alternate antenna selection
The maximum number that can be entered is 99 rounds.
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RSSI mode
: Defines when the RSSI of the tag is measured:
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Pilot RSSI
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2nd Byte RSSI
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Peak RSSI
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Scan mode
: Defines the protocol being used (Gen2/ISO18000-63 or GBT-29768) and
which reader command is used to complete an anti-collision slots once a tag has
successfully responded with its EPC / Coding.
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Gen2 - (F)ast: During an inventory scan, the reader sends a QueryRep command
once the Tag responds with its EPC.
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Gen2 - (N)ormal: During an inventory scan, the reader sends a ReqRN once the
Tag responds with its EPC. The reader awaits the Tag’s HANDLE and
subsequently sends a QueryRep command.
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Gen2 - N with TID: Same as the Gen2 - (N)ormal option but reads the TID in
addition to the EPC. If this option is selected, the “Tag identifier” entry is added to
Scanned tags details. See the below figure:
