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Installation manual for 

Kathrein RFID UHF-Reader

Installation manual Reader

English

This document is valid for all Kathrein RFID readers and describes the construction and commissioning 

of the readers.

Version 1.03

date of creation: 01.06.2012

document no.: 936B057

RRU4

ARU4

M-ARU

ERU

RDR

Summary of Contents for RRU4-RS4-E6

Page 1: ...eader Installation manual Reader English This document is valid for all Kathrein RFID readers and describes the construction and commissioning of the readers Version 1 03 date of creation 01 06 2012 d...

Page 2: ...followings M ARU types Type Order number M ARU RS232 ETSI 52010135 M ARU RS232 FCC 52010136 M ARU ETH E6 52010198 M ARU ETH U6 52010199 RFID UHF Reader This manual applies to the followings RRU4 type...

Page 3: ...manual is intended for the support of the development process and as development guidance for the customer In addition this manual offers supporting information about the standards to be applied at th...

Page 4: ...ial 13 2 7 Scope of supply 13 2 8 Accessories 14 3 Installation 15 3 1 Selecting the installation site 15 3 2 Installing the reader RRU ARU 15 3 3 Installing the reader ERU 16 3 4 Installing the reade...

Page 5: ...5 GPIO functions 53 6 6 Expert settings 58 6 7 Test Gen2 functions 63 6 8 KRAI Setting 67 6 9 App Manager 70 6 10 Access Manager 70 6 11 Ethernet password 77 6 12 configuration password 79 7 Programmi...

Page 6: ...alid at the time of purchase We accept no liability for unsuitable manual or automatic adjustments made to the unit s parameters and inappropriate use of the unit Repairs may only be undertaken by per...

Page 7: ...for the Kathrein RFID reader with type designation U6 The reader with the identifier U6 are designed to operate under FCC Part 15 and can be found at the FCC homepage under grantee code WJ9 This devi...

Page 8: ...nd the specialist company which carries out installation are responsible for ensuring that only certified systems are used in the United States Use of this system in any other combination e g several...

Page 9: ...n ETL and ELC RFID system By the ETL and ELC Reader is an industrial PC with Linux operating system is integrated RS232 RS422 485 Ethernet 2 1 The reader The Kathrein RFID Radio Frequency Identificati...

Page 10: ...he DLL includes all the relevant commands and functions which are needed to control the reader Figure Testing and configuration of the RFID system RS232 RS422 485 Ethernet By the ETL and ELC Reader an...

Page 11: ...aracteristics Due to this four different polarizations can be selected for the new 70 Wide Range antenna type 52010193 WIRA 70 KRAI ETSI RHCP LHCP horizontal linear vertical linear One can choose betw...

Page 12: ...e KRAI antenna Please ensure that the firmware of your KRAI capable reader and the reader start configuration software are release 2 40 or higher Note Note WiRa 70 KRAI antennas cannot be cascaded A m...

Page 13: ...current version contains a detailed description of the protocol Note The versions of the documents must match the software version of the reader The CD supplied contains the current documents for the...

Page 14: ...ing Cable M ARU length 10 m 2 8 Accessories The following accessories are available for the reader if you have questions about the accessories please contact our Sales Office Antennas For use with UHF...

Page 15: ...52010127 Protective covers set for the RRU and ARU reader series Accessories for RRU4 ARU4 reader with screw caps for 3x antenna input R TNC and 2x digital M12 Readers power supply Montageset und Wan...

Page 16: ...pacearounditforappropriatedissipationoftheheat generatedbythedevice Donotinstallitclosetoexternalsourcesofheat Themaximumoperatingtemperaturelistedinthe data sheet must not be exceeded The support sur...

Page 17: ...Installation manual Reader 17 Modifications misprints and errors excepted English Figure ERU with dimensions 3 3 Installing the reader ERU 3 Installation...

Page 18: ...Installation manual Reader 18 Modifications misprints and errors excepted English Figure RDR with dimensions 3 4 Installing the reader RDR 3 Installation...

Page 19: ...Installation manual Reader 19 Modifications misprints and errors excepted English Figure M ARU with dimensions 3 Installation 3 5 Installing the reader M ARU...

Page 20: ...eft to right Description 1 Communication connection M12 depending on the device variant 2 Power supply connection M12 male 4 pin A coded 3 GPIO connection 1 M12 female 8 pin A coded 4 GPIO connection...

Page 21: ...d displays 4 2 Ethernet connection This data interface is arranged as a 4 pin M12 socket with D coding Only shielded cables may be used 4 3 RS422 485 connection This interface is arranged as a 5 pin M...

Page 22: ...ts and outputs The digital inputs and outputs are provided via a fourteen pin terminal block The control and evaluation are provided by the internal software Port communication interface To communicat...

Page 23: ...ns and displays Supply voltage PoE PIN Allocation 1 GPIO OUT3 2 GPIO GND 3 GND 4 RS 232 GND 5 RS 232 RxD mit TxD vom PC verbinden 6 RS 232 TxD mit TxD vom PC verbinden 7 24 V DC 8 GPIO OUT2 9 GPIO IN3...

Page 24: ...within a time window of 350 milliseconds after sending a frame the frame sent is repeated until the error counter signals the cancellation of the transmission 4 8 2 1 Structure of a frame 5A LL SS FF...

Page 25: ...3 frame 5A FF 50 00 there now follow 250 bytes of user data P1 P2 The receiver can use the frame number of the first frame here 02 and its length byte to calculate the block size block size frame num...

Page 26: ...o the following parts Automatic query of the reader functions by the application software Configuration of the reader functions by the application software Triggering of read and write operations on t...

Page 27: ...nd is the 0x0111 which then causes the frame to appear as follows 0xAA 0xBB 0x01 0x01 0x11 0x01 0xAA 0xCC 4 10 Ethernet transmission When communication to our reader is via Ethernet a data transmissio...

Page 28: ...th M12 connection threads The inputs are double isolated from the power supply of the reader and can be operated irrespective of the polarity of the input signal For this reason there is a common pin...

Page 29: ...ommon pin OUT_CMN If the double insulation is not required the power supply can also be taken directly from the reader Please note that the load per channel is limited to a maximum of 0 5 A and the to...

Page 30: ...30 Modifications misprints and errors excepted English 4 Connections and displays The connection examples for the outputs are shown in the next illustrations Figure Outputs double insulated Figure Ou...

Page 31: ...the mismatch If the mismatch is large the reader may indicate a fault The reader has a 2 colour LED for the indication of the operating state The table below shows the colours used and the related op...

Page 32: ...al Studio together with some simple programming examples set up program for the Kathrein reader start demo Net Framework 4 C 2008 redistributable 5 1 System requirements To ensure correct operation us...

Page 33: ...igure Selection of the folder in the start menu In the next screen you can customise the folder in the Windows start menu Here as in the previous windows you are offered the standard settings If you h...

Page 34: ...In the following window you can specify whether you wish an icon to be included in the Windows Quick Launch and or on the Desktop The default is to generate no icons Finally a summary of all the inst...

Page 35: ...ful completion of the installation is shown in the following window If you do not wish to start using the software straight away please uncheck the Launch ReaderStart v2 box otherwise the program will...

Page 36: ...er is then only when the reader hardware supports it Note Functions that are unavailable are greyed out in the program The settings and controls for the reader are divided into individual functional g...

Page 37: ...a respective save location and a file name must be selected or input in order to successfully save the file The progress of the save operation is shown by a progress bar The status field has a contex...

Page 38: ...part permits the reader to be provided with new firmware and to change its system time The first group includes changing the language selection of the warnings that are displayed resetting the layout...

Page 39: ...e Update button starts the procedure The progress is shown in the Update progress line in a bar After a successful update the reader must be restarted either by pressing the Restart button or by switc...

Page 40: ...lays back various factory set parameters of the reader In certain cases it may be necessary to send this key to Kathrein rfid kathrein de The window that opens allows the key to be copied to the clipb...

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