ThingMagic Mercury xPRESS, Platform Manual, Page: 19 / 146

xPRESS Platform Contents
A D I V I S I O N O F T R I M B L E
Quick Start Guide
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Bluetooth module shown in the picture is optional. Here are all the optional interface and
sensor modules.
Additional components available from ThingMagic include:
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Antennas
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Reverse-TNC to Reverse-TNC cable
The xPRESS platform supports a coin-cell battery (to power a Real Time Clock) and
rechargeable Li-ION batteries, but these items are not currently available from
ThingMagic.
Software
All software is available to download from the ThingMagic Support site:
http://www.thingmagic.com/manuals-firmware
The xPRESS platform is shipped with a demonstration application pre-installed. This
application allows you to read RFID tags, optionally add GPS information to the data
received, and output the information via any of the supported interfaces. USB and
Bluetooth are supported without any modification to the application code. To use any
other optional modules, the xPRESS SDK will need to be imported into an Eclipse
development environment, minor changes made to the configurable values, the
application program recompiled (“built”), and the resulting binary file downloaded to the
xPRESS processor. Later, you may wish to make other changes to customize the
program’s behavior to better address your application requirements.