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R1270

500mW UHF RFID Ultra Compact Module

R1270CEVB

Quark Up Reader Evaluation Board

Technical Information Manual

Revision n. 00

29/05/2014

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Summary of Contents for QuarkUp R1270

Page 1: ...UHF RFID Ultra Compact Module R1270CEVB Quark Up Reader Evaluation Board Technical Information Manual Revisionn 00 29 05 2014 Authorized Reseller RFID4UStore www rfid4ustore com 1 408 739 3500 sales rfid4ustore com ...

Page 2: ... 1 Generation 2 UHF RFID Protocol for Communications at 860 MHz 960 MHz Version 1 1 0 December 17 2005 CAEN RFID srl Via Vetraia 11 55049 Viareggio LU ITALY Tel 39 0584 388 398 Fax 39 0584 388 959 info caenrfid com www caenrfid com CAEN RFID srl 2014 Disclaimer No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic mechanical recording or otherwise without the prior writte...

Page 3: ...sedto obtain the latest version of relevant information to verify before placing orders that informationbeing relied on is current and complete All products are sold subject to the terms and conditions of salesupplied at the time of order acknowledgement including those pertaining to warranty patent infringement and limitationof liability No responsibilityis assumed by CAEN RFID for the use of thi...

Page 4: ...270 11 Technical Specifications Table 12 External Connections 13 R1270 supplyand I O connector electrical characteristics 15 Power supply connection 16 General purpose I O connections 17 External reset 17 UART connection 18 USB connection 19 Antenna port specifications 19 Reader Tag Link Profiles 20 Firmware Upgrade 20 BSL operation 20 Firmware upgrade via R1270CEVB board 21 PCB Pad Layout 23 3 Qu...

Page 5: ...0 external reset 17 Fig 2 5 Quark Up R1270 RS232 connection 18 Fig 2 6 Quark Up R1270 USB connection 19 Fig 2 7 BSL sequence 20 Fig 2 8 PCB pad layout 23 Fig 3 1 Quark Up R1270CEVB technical drawing 26 Fig 3 2 Quark Up R1270CEVB electrical scheme 27 Fig 3 3 Quark Up R1270CEVB SMT pads 28 List of Tables Tab 2 1 Quark Up R1270 Technical Specifications 12 Tab 2 2 Quark Up R1270 connector pinout 14 Ta...

Page 6: ...rmation Manual 6 1 Introduction This Chapter gives general information about the Quark Up R1270 500mW UHF RFID Ultra Compact Module It contains these topics General Information Accessories Development Kit Ordering Options Installation Notice ...

Page 7: ...se reader and dense tag environments for top class rated performances The compactness ofthe device and the board to board connector allowto embedthe R1270 inside the new small form factor industrial handhelds smartphone accessories and other compact form factor devices The R1270 complies withandcanoperate inbothEuropean and US regulatoryenvironments and due to its multiregional capabilities it s i...

Page 8: ...70CEVB Technical Information Manual 8 Accessories R1270 Quark Up ReaderAccessories None R1270CEVB Quark UpEvaluation Board Accessories Check for the supplied accessories below No 1 USB cable Fig 1 3 R1270CEVB Accessories ...

Page 9: ...aluation Board n 1 Circular Polarized Quadrifilar Antenna U FL ETSI n 1 Circular Polarized Quadrifilar Antenna U FL FCC n 1 Set of Labels n 1 A927Z Temperature Logger Tag n 1 RT0005 Temperature Logger Tag n 1 USB cable Ordering Options Code Description Reader WR1270CXAAAA R1270 Ultra Compact Embedded UHF RFID Reader Development kit WR1270CXDKAA R1270 Development kit with reader adapter antennas ca...

Page 10: ... Technical Information Manual 10 Installation Notice The correct wayto connect the Quark UpR1270 module to the evaluationboard is shown in the following pictures Fig 1 5 Connection ofthe R1270CEVB to the Quark Up R1270 module ...

Page 11: ... Quark Up R1270 This Chapter provides the basic informationto workwith the Quark Up R1270 500mW UHF RFID Ultra Compact Module It contains these topics Technical Specifications Table External Connections Reader Tag Link Profiles Firmware Upgrade PCB Pad Layout ...

Page 12: ...rt 15 247 Standard Compliance EPC C1G2 RD1 ISO 18000 6C Digital I O 4 I O lines 3 3V level Iout 3mA max Connectivity USB interface One USB 2 0 Full Speed 12Mbit s device port UART Serial Port Baudrate up to 115200 Databits 8 Stopbits 1 Parity none Flow control none 3 3 V I O Voltage Level DC Power 5 0 VDC 5 Power Consumption 2 7W RF out 27dBm 1 6W RF out 23dBm 0 15W in idle mode Operating Temperat...

Page 13: ...tion of the connectors is shown in Fig 2 1 Their mechanical specifications are listed below Antenna Port U FL female P N HIROSE U FL R SMT 1 10 Supply and I O connector Molex P N 53748 0208 mates with Molex 52991 0208 to be used on the host board Fig 2 1 Quark Up R1270technical drawings ...

Page 14: ... the module accordingto the followingalgorithm if nointerface has beenpreviouslyselected and a high level signal is detected onthe RXD pin the UART interface is selected and the USB interface is disabled on the contrary if no interface has beenpreviouslyselectedandRXD pinis at low level or left unconnected the USB interface is selectedand the UART interface is disabled Please note that incase you ...

Page 15: ... 7 VIL 0 3 0 75 V VIH 1 5 3 6 V Input current 10 μA TDI 8 VIL 0 3 0 75 V VIH 1 5 3 6 V Input current 10 μA 5V_USB 9 Input DC voltage 4 75 5 00 5 25 V Input current 20 mA TDO 10 VOL 0 0 55 V VOH 2 5 3 5 V Output current 3 0 μA BSL_SEL 11 VIL 0 3 1 0 V VIH 2 2 3 6 V Internalpull down resistance 10 kΩ TST 12 VIL 0 3 0 75 V VIH 1 5 3 6 V Internalpull down resistance 45 kΩ D D 13 15 VOL 0 0 3 V VOH 2 8...

Page 16: ...l characteristics Power supply connection In the following schematic suggested R1270 power supply connection is shown An external 100uF bypass capacitor between Vin and GND is recommended for proper operation The use of fuse F1 or anequivalent solid state current limiter is recommended since R1270 doesn t provide internal current limitation protection Fig 2 2 Quark Up R1270power supply connection ...

Page 17: ... buzzers or to sendtrigger signal to others equipments GPIO when configuredas Inputs canaccept control signalsfrom other equipments or trigger signals fromsensors i e photocells In the following schematic an example of application of GPIO is shown Fig 2 3 Quark Up R1270GPIOconnection example External reset R1270 manual reset canbe performed byforcing at low level RESET pinfor 10μs at least RESET p...

Page 18: ...e Quark Up RX TX are TTL level signals inorder to connect it witha PC a TTL RS232 translator shall be used please refer to the diagram below To establish a link with the device the host COM port shall be configured as follow s Baud rate 115200 Parity None Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 Flow Control none Fig 2 5 Quark Up R1270RS232connection Quark Up Module ...

Page 19: ...Quark Up R1270USB connection A Virtual COMPort is implemented inorder to establisha linkwith the device the host COMport shall be configured as follows Baud rate 115200 Parity None Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 Flow Control none The VID PIDcombination that identifiesthe USB device is VID 21E1 PID 0080 Antennaport specifications In the following table the pinout of R1270 antenna is shown Pin Function Dir...

Page 20: ... Firmware Upgrade Quark Up reader firmware upgrade is basedonBoot Start Loader BSL of the embedded microcontroller inside the module An upgrade software has been developed to be used with Quark Up evaluation board mod R1270CEVB BSL operation In order to start the BSL of Quark Upinternal microcontroller RST andBSL_SEL signal shall be drivenas in the picture below Fig 2 7 BSL sequence The BSL progra...

Page 21: ... FW section In order to upgrade the firmware follow the steps described below 1 Connect to the USB port the evaluation board with the Quark Up reader installed 2 Press the reset switch on the evaluation board SW3 3 With SW3 pressed press the BSL_SEL switch on the evaluation board SW2 4 Release SW3 5 Release SW2 within 1s respect to SW3 6 Open the FW upgrade program 7 Click on Next button 8 In the ...

Page 22: ... file by clicking on Browse button 10 Click on Upgrade Firmware button and wait for the upgrade to be completed 11 At the endof procedure ifthe upgrade has beensuccessfullyperformed you will see the messagesreported in the image below and the module is ready for normal operation ...

Page 23: ...ented on the user host board is shown The 3 square pads shall be usedto solder R1270 shieldandshall be connectedto ground Inaddition it is shownthe position and the layout requiredfor Molex 52991 0208 connector which mates with R1270 supply and I O connector and which shall be soldered on the host board Fig 2 8 PCB pad layout 1 19 2 20 ...

Page 24: ...hapter provides the basic information to work with the Quark Up R1270CEVB Evaluation Board It contains these topics Technical Specifications Table Connection diagram Installation Notice Technical drawings Electrical scheme External Connections Installing the USB Virtual COM port driver ...

Page 25: ...rol none User Interface Red LED Power Green LED GPIO 0 3 Dimensions W 38 0 x L 76 0 x H 12 0 mm 3 1 5 x 3 0 x 0 5 inch 3 Electrical Power DC Voltage 5V 5 Max 800 mA 6 Operating Temperature 10 C to 55 C Tab 3 1 R1270CEVB Quark Up Reader Evaluation Board Connection diagram The following block diagramshows how to connect the Mod R1270 with the PC host via the Mod R1270CEVB evaluation board 5 You can ...

Page 26: ...tion Notice pag 10 for the correct wayto connect the Quark Up R1270 module to the evaluation board Technical drawings The location of the connectors is shown in Fig 3 1 Their mechanical specifications are listed below All dimensions are in millimeters Fig 3 1 Quark Up R1270CEVB technical drawing ...

Page 27: ...Quark Up R1270CEVB is shown in Fig 3 2 Quark Up R1270CEVB electrical scheme The board hosts anembedded DC DCboost converter that is usedto compensate voltage drop across USBcable This circuit canbe usedas a reference designfor standard3 7V batteryapplications Fig 3 2 Quark Up R1270CEVB electrical scheme ...

Page 28: ...onnector pinout J4 not populated is the JTAG connector for internal debug purposes and shall not be used In case anOEMmanufacturer wants to connect the module to its own device for testing purposes SMT pads are present on the bottom side of the board for power supply UART and USB signals Pad Signal P1 RXD P2 TXD P3 D P4 D P5 Vin 2 5Vdc 4 5Vdc P6 GND Tab 3 3 Quark Up R1270CEVB SMTpadssignals Fig 3 ...

Page 29: ...g 10 and then to a PC using the provided USB cable A dialogwindow appears informing you that the device is not recognizedand you shouldbe promptedfor insertingthe R1270 Quark Up USB driver downloadthe driver at QuarkUp R1270 web page SW FW section in order to correctly operate with the reader After installing the driver the reader is detected by the PC as an emulated serial port VCP ...

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