Medio S001/S002 Reader Integrator's Guide
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LSB
Least Significant Bit
MSB
Most Significant Bit
OS Operating
System
PC Personal
Computer
PCB
Printed Circuit Board
RAM
Random Access Memory
RF Radio
Frequency
RFID
Radio Frequency IDentification
RFU
Reserved for Future Use
RPU
Radio Processing Unit
RTC
Real Time Clock
RTF
Reader Talks First
SAM
Security Access Module
STX
Start of Text
TTF
Tag Talks First
TTL Transistor-Transistor
Logic
TTY TeleTYpe
UID Unique
Identifier
Glossary
Anti-Collision
Tag capability making it readable while other tags are present in the RF field.
Antenna
An aerial that receives and/or transmits radio frequency signals. Aerials are
manufactured in a variety of forms, shapes and sizes.
Baud
A unit of measure of data transmission speed representing the number of signal changes per
second.
BNC Connector
Cylindrical metal connector with a copper core that is located at the tip of a
coaxial cable, and is used to connect cables together. It attaches by pushing and twisting the outer
cylinder on to two locking pins.
Coupler
See Reader.
Data Storage Format Identifier
Identifies the structure of the data stored in the smart label.
Digital Signal Processor
This part of the Radio Processing Unit (RPU) performs real-time smart
label decoding and manages the Medio L200 configuration.
Dynamic-Link Library
Executable routines that are stored as separate files with DLL extensions
and executed only when needed by the program.
Host Port Interface
Interface used to access the DSP memory.
IEC Connector
Three-pin connector used on sockets that carry mains electricity to the computer.
All PCs use a male IEC connector and mains lead with a female IEC connector.
4/50 Revision
1.4
September
2003