42
ASCII Protocol - Reference Guide
May ’00
Reader --> PC:
L
PC --> Reader:
05
read page 5 of an MPT
Immediately after the ASCII command character L the antenna specifier, followed by
the transponder type character (read status information if an MPT was read), is
transferred to the PC. If a transponder protocol could not be detected or the protocol
is not valid, only the ASCII character L with the antenna specifier 1 and an optional I
(start byte detected) together with carriage return and line feed will be transmitted
to the PC.
Reader --> PC:
L10M 05 4095 4503599627370495
valid MPT response
L10M 05 4095 4503599627370495
L1
no transponder detected
L1R 1322 0000000000034214
valid RO response
L10M 05 4095 4503599627370495
L1I
invalid read
L1W 0000 0101010101010101
valid R/W response
.
.
.
2.5.6.2
ANTENNA 2 Mode
Switching to antenna 2 requires the command U2 instead of U1. Apart from the an-
tenna specifier (antenna specifier 2 for antenna 2) the response format of the reader
is exactly the same as described in 2.5.6.1.
2.5.6.3
TOGGLE Mode
The ASCII character U and the character 0 switch the reader into a special antenna
toggle mode. In this mode, both receive antennas (antenna 1 and antenna 2) are
used consecutively. Thus, two reading cycles are carried out compared to the AN-
TENNA 1 mode or ANTENNA 2 mode. The protocol sent out by the reader corre-
sponds to the ANTENNA 1 mode (2.5.6.1) and ANTENNA 2 mode (2.5.6.2).
Example:
Comment
PC --> Reader:
U
initiates Antenna mode - command
Note:
When the reader is operating in the TOGGLE mode, the response to
the commands Programming (2.5.4) and Locking (2.5.5) are only
checked at antenna 1.