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Ignores Interference.
Gets More 100% Reads.

Mercury 4

MERCURY

User Guide

Intelligent.
Network Ready.
Reads Any Tag.

Summary of Contents for Mercury 4

Page 1: ...Ignores Interference Gets More 100 Reads Mercury 4 MERCURY 5 User Guide Intelligent Network Ready Reads Any Tag...

Page 2: ...ademarks or trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc and or its affiliates in the U S and certain other countries Warranty Disclaimer THINGMAGIC INC MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE CONT...

Page 3: ...cator LEDs 7 Connect Your PC to the Reader 8 Set Your PC s TCP IP Setting 9 Log On to Reader 12 Networking the Reader 14 Hardware Setup 14 DHCP 15 Automatic Hostname m5 xxxxxx 18 MAC Address 18 Bonjou...

Page 4: ...ennas 57 Authorized Antenna and Antenna Cables 57 Variables Affecting Performance 58 Environmental Conditions 59 Tag Considerations 60 Multiple Readers 61 M4 Specifications 62 Electrical 62 Reader 62...

Page 5: ...iii Warranty Disclaimer and IP Notices 66 Appendix A M4 Antenna Information A 1 Authorized Antennas 1 Antenna Cables 3 Appendix B M5 Antenna Information B 1 Authorized Antennas 1 Antenna Cables 3...

Page 6: ...ut the software operation of the Mercury 4 and Mercury5 readers a Reader Query Language RQL Reference Guide is available at http www thingmagic com html support manuals htm RQL queries for accessing t...

Page 7: ...tension power cable 3m 10ft TM M4 PS Shielded ethernet crossover cable CAT5 TM CAB CROSS5 This Mercury4 and 5 User Guide TM M4 5 X INSTALL You ll also need the following additional hardware Up to four...

Page 8: ...in Appendix A Mercury4 Antenna Information for details on antennas Up to four antennas can be connected to the reader Each antenna has two ports which are connected in pairs to the reader one for tra...

Page 9: ...e reader faceplate as shown below Connecting Cable Pairs to Reader 3 Connect the top port of the antenna to the T 1 transmit port on the reader Connect the bottom port of the antenna to the R 1 receiv...

Page 10: ...ower supply and plug it into a 100 240VAC power outlet The reader will immediately begin powering up Note There is no on off switch on the reader 3 While the reader is powering up the power LED is be...

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Page 12: ...on older model Mercury4 readers Module B Flashes continuously when RF is transmitting on any antenna Fault Error When solid red the reader has crashed Two LEDs on top of the reader labeled Status and...

Page 13: ...reader to a network see the section Networking the Reader on page 14 1 Connect the enclosed shielded Ethernet crossover cable to your PC and to the reader Note Straight through shielded Ethernet cabl...

Page 14: ...strator To set your PCs TCP IP setting use the following steps 1 From the start bar select Start Control Panel 2 Double click the Network Connections icon 3 Disable your PC s wireless connection 4 Dou...

Page 15: ...10 6 Scroll down to the bottom of the list and select the Internet Protocol TCP IP item 7 Click on the Properties button 8 The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window appears see below...

Page 16: ...use the following IP address 10 Enter the settings as shown below IP address 10 0 0 102 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 10 0 0 1 11 Click OK to save and exit the window 12 Click OK at the Lo...

Page 17: ...wing steps to logon to the reader 1 Launch your web browser and log on to the reader by entering the reader s default IP address of http 10 0 0 101 in the address bar and pressing ENTER 2 The log on d...

Page 18: ...een Connected Next Steps To connect the reader to a network and log in remotely see the section Networking the Reader on page 14 To start reading tags and control the reader see the section Controllin...

Page 19: ...for subnet reader discovery without a DHCP server DHCP on page 15 Bonjour on page 20 Hardware Setup Whether you use DHCP or static network addressing make sure the network is connected before powerin...

Page 20: ...P use the following steps 1 From the Start bar select Start Control Panel 2 Double click the Network Connections icon 3 Disable your PC s wireless connection if one exists 4 Double click the Local Are...

Page 21: ...6 6 Click the Properties button The Local Area Connection Properties window appears 7 Scroll down to the bottom of the list and select the Internet Protocol TCP IP item 8 Click on the Properties butto...

Page 22: ...ress automatically 11 Click the OK button to save and exit the Internet Protocol Properties window 12 Click the OK button at the Local Area Connection Properties window 13 Click the Close button at th...

Page 23: ...r on a white label next to the Ethernet port You can also find the reader s MAC address on the Status page The first 6 characters of the MAC address are ThingMagic s manufacturer s code The last 6 cha...

Page 24: ...19 4 The reader s Status page appears 5 Check to see that all the Antenna ports are connected Green Connected...

Page 25: ...ous Bonjour works on networks without a DHCP server Apple provides a downloadable Bonjour plug in for Windows Internet Explorer at their web site http www apple com macosx features bonjour Once you ha...

Page 26: ...s 10148c 2 A device frame on the left side of the browser opens and lists the names of all active Bonjour devices available 3 Double click on the name of the reader you want to access The login dialog...

Page 27: ...s available via the RQL reader query language application operating similarly to an SQL structured query language database server See the Reader Query Protocol and RQL manual or download it from Thing...

Page 28: ...s to the following pages Status Page on page 26 Displays current operational settings Query Page on page 27 Allows the user to perform Anti Collision RFID tag searches and to specify the constraints u...

Page 29: ...appens reboot the reader or restart it using the browser based interface 2 Start a Java enabled web browser from any network enabled PC 3 Type the IP address of the reader to which you want to communi...

Page 30: ...25 5 A navigation menu and the Status page appear in the browser...

Page 31: ...r Mercury5 Status page indicates the connected antennas software version and LAN configuration of the reader Note Check to see that at least one antenna port is connected before performing any tag que...

Page 32: ...te and for debugging 1 Click the Query link in the navigation menu 2 Wait a few moments until the Java applet finishes loading and prepare some tags for testing 3 The screen will be blank except for t...

Page 33: ...sing other types of tags select an appropriate query If you don t know what type of tags you have select fewer than 10 tags any protocol Using any protocol will slow the search somewhat since the read...

Page 34: ...eld in which RQL search statements can be entered or selected from the stock queries found in the drop down list to the right of the Query field Drop down List Runs the selected Query in Auto Mode Sto...

Page 35: ...list of available stock queries 3 Click the Start button at the bottom right to begin continuously reading tags Tag data is displayed Each row in this example shows sequential tag number number of ti...

Page 36: ...e the figure Query Page Detail Query Drop Down List Runs the Selected Query in Auto Mode Stops Auto Mode Runs the Selected Query Once Only Order in Which Tags are First Seen Number of Times Tag Was Re...

Page 37: ...32 Note Notice that EPC1 Tags display their CRC value as the first four digits of the Tag ID and not the last four as the as GEN2 EPC0 and ISO 18000 6b protocols do...

Page 38: ...ad When you re operating the reader on your own with no assistance this feature can come in handy so you can watch the screen as you move tags and antennas around to check read rates The total is disp...

Page 39: ...et for 16 points This can be increased to meet your viewing requirements such as displaying the results with an LCD projector Enter a larger font number in the font size field to increase the size of...

Page 40: ...nto other documents See the figure below Raw Data Raw Tag Data Depending on the fields included in the query you may display a variety of tag data id Tag id in hex and trailing 4 digit 16 bit CRC cycl...

Page 41: ...36 timestamp Unix time in seconds and microseconds from 1 1 1970 when tag was seen Ex 3004832 188394 dspmicros microseconds after start of reading out the tag cache per protocol...

Page 42: ...tten EPC0 tags are always locked and cannot be recommissioned The ID to be written must match exactly the number of hexadecimal characters numerals from 0 9 and letters from A F specified by the tag s...

Page 43: ...pane 4 Place the tag 0 3 0 6m 1 2ft from the antenna connected to port 1 Verify that no other tags are in the antenna s field 5 Click the Submit Query button to write the data If the write was success...

Page 44: ...used on startup RFID protocol settings boot options and network settings can be modified Care must be taken to use correct values or you might be unable to connect the reader without restarting into...

Page 45: ...40 1 Click the Settings link on the navigation menu The Modify Settings page appears...

Page 46: ...41 2 Enter the required settings 3 Click the Save button to save the new settings Saving overwrites the reader s configuration file with the current settings...

Page 47: ...der RF Power EPC1 Tag ID Length These radio buttons enable combined 96 and 64 bit tag support or single tag id lengths If the reader will only be reading 96 or 64 bit tags select the 96 bit or 64 bit...

Page 48: ...hostname will append the last six numbers 3 bytes of the reader s address to the text in the hostname field For example given a hostname of mercury 4 or 5 and a MAC Address of 00 12 A4 13 47 AC the a...

Page 49: ...verridden by the hostname supplied by the DHCP Server LAN IP Address If Use DHCP is set to Yes the LAN IP Netmask and Gateway values will be supplied by the DHCP Server Default or manually entered add...

Page 50: ...if config file version is lower than that currently running on the reader p preserve configuration settings under a wipe w wipe flash memory and settings a add the reader s MAC Address to download fil...

Page 51: ...y dis able telnet If Yes the telnet server is disabled and reader access can only be performed via a secure shell SSH Secure Shell Secure Web Only dis able standard http If Yes reader will only respon...

Page 52: ...47 Firmware Update Page 1 Click the Firmware link on the navigation menu The Firmware Upgrade page appears...

Page 53: ...a firmware update fails the device may restart in Safe Mode C A U T I O N If you select the Erase contents before installing check box you will erase all user installed programs or files residing on t...

Page 54: ...reader error 1 Click the Restart link on the navigation menu the Restart Reader page appears See the figure 2 To restart the reader click the Restart System button The following dialog box appears See...

Page 55: ...igation menu 2 Click the restart button and the OK button on the confirmation dialog Wait for at least 60 seconds for the reader to boot up The Power Heartbeat LED is solid green while the reader boot...

Page 56: ...iagnostics Page The diagnostics page expands on information found on the Status Page including the current settings of the reader comprehensive version information and current status of network interf...

Page 57: ...reader is still functional although it cannot read or write tags In most cases the reader will need to be reconfigured for operation with the reader application after starting in Safe Mode To manuall...

Page 58: ...53 a PC must have an IP address and subnet mask that are compatible with the reader settings for example IP address 10 0 0 10 Netmask 255 255 255 0...

Page 59: ...be set is 36 6 0 6 30 6 dBm Reader RF Power Example Using ThingMagic shielded 25 ft coaxial antenna cables TM M5CAB TT P25 type LMR 195 and ThingMagic Dual Antenna TM ANT NA 2CX Total 25 ft cable ins...

Page 60: ...wer dBm the maximum RF power Its factory default value is 32 5 dBm 3 Enter the maximum setting based on your cable type length and antenna type 4 Scroll down to the bottom of the Settings Page on page...

Page 61: ...use the following steps 1 Hold the reader in its mounting location and mark the position of the two mounting screws Minumum screw size is 12 2 Drill holes for the screws and install wall anchors if ne...

Page 62: ...ments dictate the placement of reader and antenna components your ThingMagic representative will supply this information separately Authorized Antenna and Antenna Cables For information on the only an...

Page 63: ...ance 58 Variables Affecting Performance Reader performance may be affected by the following variables depending on the site where your RFID solution is being deployed Environmental Conditions Tag Cons...

Page 64: ...e These devices may degrade performance of the reader The reader may also adversely affect performance of 900 MHz devices Avoid mounting reader antennas in close proximity to fluorescent lighting wher...

Page 65: ...metal and moisture Tags applied to items made from or containing these materials may not perform as expected Tag Orientation Reader performance is affected by the orientation of the tag in the antenn...

Page 66: ...from other antennas may be eliminated or reduced by using either one or both of the following strategies Affected antennas may be synchronized by a separate user application using a time multiplexing...

Page 67: ...age Nominal 100 240Vac 50 60Hz AC line current Nominal 0 5A at 120V Output voltage Nominal 24Vdc 2 5A peak Certified limited power source Class 2 Environmental Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 10...

Page 68: ...Mercury4 Specifications 63 Supported UHF Tag Protocols EPC Class 1 GEN2EPC Class 0 ISO 18000 6BEPC Class 1 User Memory 64MB DRAM16MB Flash...

Page 69: ...Nominal 100 240Vac 50 60Hz AC line current Nominal 0 5A at 120V Output voltage Nominal 24Vdc 2 5A peak Certified limited power source Class 2 Environmental Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F...

Page 70: ...M5 Specifications 65 Supported UHF Tag Protocols EPC Class 1 GEN2EPC Class 0 ISO 18000 6BEPC Class 1 User Memory 128MB DRAM32MB Flash...

Page 71: ...tion In order to comply with FCC requirements for RF exposure safety a separation distance of at least 22 cm 8 7in needs to be maintained between the radiating elements of the antenna and the bodies o...

Page 72: ...are reserved under and protected by the copyright laws of the United States by ThingMagic Inc Trademark Notice ThingMagic and the ThingMagic logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of ThingMagic...

Page 73: ...and the bodies of nearby persons Provide strain relief for all reader connections Note The only antennas authorized by the FCC for use with the Mercury4 reader are in the tables below Detailed inform...

Page 74: ...onnector Reverse TNC Type N Item Alien Dual Antenna Circular Linear Matrics General Purpose Antenna Model ALR9611 CR CL ALR9611 CR CL Gain 6 dBi max 6 dBi max Connector Integral 20 ft cable with Rever...

Page 75: ...at 902 to 928 MHz Do not use these antennas with additional cables 25 Foot TNC TNC 25 Foot TNC N ThingMagic Part No TM CAB TT P25 TM CAB TN P25 Length 25 ft 25 ft Insertion Loss 3 1 dB min 3 1 dB min...

Page 76: ...d the bodies of nearby persons Provide strain relief for all reader connections Note The only antennas authorized by the FCC for use with the Mercury5 reader are in the tables below Detailed informati...

Page 77: ...Connector Reverse TNC Reverse TNC Item M A COM Dual Antenna Matrics General Purpose Antenna Model MANNAT0123 ANT GPHP Part No 250012 001 Gain 6 dBi max 6 dBi max Connector Reverse TNC Type N Item Cus...

Page 78: ...nectors Reverse TNC to Reverse TNC Reverse TNC to Type N 6 Foot TNC TNC 6 Foot TNC N ThingMagic Part No TM CAB TT P6 TM CAB TN P6 Length 6 ft 6 ft Insertion Loss 0 9 dB min 0 9 dB min Cable Type LMR 1...

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