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APR250
User Manual
F i r m w a r e v 1 . 0 2 a n d h i g h e r
V24/03/21
Страница 1: ...Agrident GmbH Steinklippenstr 10 D 30890 Barsinghausen Phone 49 5105 582573 10 Fax 49 5105 582573 17 APR250 User Manual F i r m w a r e v 1 0 2 a n d h i g h e r V24 03 21 ...
Страница 2: ...tronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission of Agrident GmbH Agrident GmbH reserves the right to make changes to all parts of this documentation without obligation to notify any person or entity of such changes March 2021 Agrident GmbH Steinklippenstr 10 30890 Barsinghausen Germany Phone 49 0 51 05 582573 10 Fax 49 0 51 05 582573 17 E Mail mail agrident c...
Страница 3: ... 1 Battery status 10 4 1 2 2 Bluetooth status 11 4 1 2 3 USB status 11 4 2 The status LEDs above the display 12 4 3 Using the keyboard 13 5 Operating states 14 6 Reading Tags 15 7 Menu items 18 7 1 Menu structure 19 7 2 New Group 21 7 3 Join Data 22 7 3 1 EID VID 22 7 3 2 EID Weight 22 7 4 Tasks 23 7 5 Data 25 7 5 1 Show Data 25 7 5 2 Set Active Group 27 7 5 3 Clear data 29 7 5 3 1 Clear Groups 29...
Страница 4: ...7 7 7 2 2 Set Switch Off Time 37 7 7 2 3 Set Display Colors 37 7 7 2 4 Set Language 38 7 7 3 Interface Setup 38 7 7 3 1 Setup Scale 38 7 7 3 2 Setup Printer 39 7 7 3 3 Bluetooth 39 7 7 4 Configuration 43 7 7 4 1 Set Factory Configuration 43 7 7 5 Device Info 43 7 7 5 1 Show Battery Info 44 7 7 5 2 Show Firmware Info 44 7 7 5 3 Show Hardware Info 44 7 7 5 4 Noise Monitor Timing Monitor 44 8 Battery...
Страница 5: ... which can show many information at one glance Together with the seven keys it allows the easy and convenient navigation through menus and data In addition the device has status LEDs above the display for indicating charging and interface status plus the reading status The integrated speaker provides acoustical feedback to the user and the vibrating motor is very useful in noisy environments 2 Bef...
Страница 6: ... TFT display two status LEDs above the display a speaker and a vibrating motor The reader can be controlled with seven ergonomic keys below the display The APR250 is using a 3 7V Lithium Polymer battery with a capacity of 3 400mAh It is not replaceable in the field The battery can be exchanged by authorized technical staff only in case it has reached its end of life Magnetic USB connector 7 keys f...
Страница 7: ...ength for USB is five meters and this can already lead to problems in practice slower charging or USB failures The following optional accessories are available When it is required to take the APR250 to different sites very often it makes sense to purchase the robust transport box ATB400 p n 4067 It can accommodate the reader and its accessories Transport box ATB400 For charging the APR250 from the...
Страница 8: ... will attract each other in the correct orientation 2 In the wrong orientation the magnets will repel each other Do not try to force a connection when the connector is in the wrong orientation this might damage the reader and voids the warranty For disconnecting USB just pull the connector away from the device 3 4 Controlling the APR250 The APR250 has a large color display and seven keys which are...
Страница 9: ...ve connection is USB The reader would also indicate a Bluetooth connection in this area The soft keys have different meanings depending on the current operation In the home screen the left soft key is used for entering the menu and the right one for creating a new group separator The new group function is only the default action triggered by pressing the right soft key Other quick menus might be c...
Страница 10: ...flashing capacity is lower than 11 percent Capacity is between 20 and 40 percent only green when charging Capacity is between 10 and 20 percent only green when charging General charging error There is a condition that prevents charging Check the external power supply If this error is shown repeatedly the battery might not work correctly any longer and should be replaced This error also occurs when...
Страница 11: ...rently booting being configured or a Firmware update is in progress 4 1 2 3 USB status The USB status is shown in the middle at the top of the display When the APR250 is connected to the USB port of a computer or to a standard USB power supply the white USB symbol is shown Charging the battery takes longer here compared to using the Agrident USB power supply In case the APR250 is connected to an A...
Страница 12: ...ly charged The multicolor LEDs are only used when the APR250 is in Suspend Mode display is switched off but the device is connected to USB and hence is being charged When switched on the battery symbol in the display indicates the charging status With activated RFID engine the multicolor LED shows the reading status as follows Color Interval Meaning Flashing slowly RF is activated ready to scan ta...
Страница 13: ... in the home screen the configured quick action will be executed Exits the menu completely and moves back to the home screen Other functions depending on the actual operation are shown in the display on the lower right side Switches on the APR250 Starts a reading attempt from the home screen Enters menu items and confirms selections there Moves to the next field in Task Mode No function in home sc...
Страница 14: ...a USB cable is connected The display is switched off but communication is still possible In this state the blue LED on the right above the display is flashing in cycles of one second The device will not enter sleep mode as long as USB is connected and the battery is still charging The red LED flashes in intervals of one second indicating that the battery is being charged After the battery has been...
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Страница 17: ...ing and the Alert text if there is one for this tag If or is pressed the screen on the right side is shown It indicates the tag type FDX or HDX and displays the so called advanced ISO information You can move from one screen to the other by pressing any of these keys If an Alert is present for the tag just read the Alert text is displayed continuously inverting and an Alert sound is played The Ale...
Страница 18: ... Task Mode is another operating mode of the APR250 that allows the collection of comprehensive data For further information about this operating mode contact your local distributor For the navigation through the APR250 menus all seven keys might be used The directional keys have the following functions here Key Operation Enters the next submenu or performs specific actions in the lowest menu level...
Страница 19: ...a Memory Info Print Print Active Group Select Group Print All Groups Print Barcode Setup Printer Set Printer Type 1 Generic Line Printer 2 Able Systems AP 1300 3 Extech APEX 2 4 Extech APEX 3 5 Extech APEX 4 6 Zebra QL220 7 Zebra QL320 8 Zebra QL420 9 Zebra QLn220 10 Zebra QLn320 11 Zebra QLn420 12 Martel MCP 1880 7880 13 MTP 3 Search BT printer Setup Reader Settings Animal Counter On Off Animal C...
Страница 20: ...rs Black White Set language depends on uploaded languages Interface Setup Setup Scale Set Scale Type 1 Tell 2 Iconix FX15 3 TruTest 4 BWT BW S JD II 5 Gallagher 6 Dini Argeo DFWLB 7 Te Pari Scale Setup Printer same as setup printer on the previous page Bluetooth Set Bluetooth Mode Master Mode Slave Mode Bluetooth OFF Start BT Inquiry BT Device History Set BT Profile SPP iAP HID HID Smart BLE Set B...
Страница 21: ...te to letters numbers or symbols and paste the desired character into the group name by using the key By pressing the left soft the keyboard content can be switched capitals special characters After the new group name has been entered completely press the right soft key here close to exit the virtual keyboard Now the name can be checked again and it will be confirmed by pressing All tags read from...
Страница 22: ... VID with the keyboard Selecting a free VID from the Link List The EID VID pairs are written to the readers Link List and in addition records will be saved in the currently selected group 7 3 2 EID Weight This function allows to link the weight of an animal received from an electronic weighing indicator to the EID The list of supported scales can be found in list of the menu structure chapter 7 1 ...
Страница 23: ... records for the currently selected Task and the number of possible remaining records maximum 10 000 per Task Choose another Task Select a different Task definition If Choose Another Task was selected the reader is listing all available Tasks plus the amount of records in brackets for each Task Navigate to the desired Task by using the keys and select the Task to use by pressing A new Task is star...
Страница 24: ...g the right soft key DELETE and the reading process can be started again This example shows a Speed Loop In this case there is nothing to enter but the RFID reader is activated and tags are read continuously until the right soft key Cancel is pressed twice then the device will ask for another confirmation If the left soft key here YES is pressed the records made until now will be saved and the pro...
Страница 25: ...d line shows the record number within the current group plus date and time of reading for the selected record A scroll bar on the right side shows the approximate position of the selected record in this group here it is the last record One record down One record up Scroll down 50 records Scroll up 50 records Select record Switch between EID and VID view When a group is opened the device will autom...
Страница 26: ...are shown on two pages The first page shows the EID the VID date and time of reading and the Alert string if there is one assigned Switch to next page Delete record only last record in active group Return to list of records Page two shows the so called advanced ISO information like Animal Bit Retagging Counter or Species Code The tag type FDX B or HDX is shown as well ...
Страница 27: ...mals to an existing group set this group as the active group This can be achieved using the menu item Set Active Group in the Data Menu The currently selected group is shown in green font Use the keys to select the desired group and the keys for moving to the previous or next page In the example shown on the left side the currently active group is cows and the cursor is located at sheep Press to m...
Страница 28: ...ing the active group from the list of existing groups Because records are always stored in groups it is mandatory to define an active group Select a group to be the active one Alternatively one can create a new group here by pressing the key If the reader was configured to non storage mode this will be indicated on the home screen In this operating mode records will not be saved to the internal me...
Страница 29: ... Clear Data menu if not this menu is hidden After selecting Clear Data two submenus are shown Clear Groups refers to records made in groups Clear Task Data only applies for data collected in Task Mode Note that deleted data are lost irreversibly It is not possible to undo this action at all I case of doubt you should backup the data first 7 5 3 1 Clear Groups Select Group opens the list of groups ...
Страница 30: ...bs should be done the APR250 would always try to connect to its primary Bluetooth partner like a computer smartphone PDA or weighing indicator in Master Mode When one of the printing actions is started the reader drops the connection to the primary device and tries to connect to the configured Bluetooth printer After the Print menu was left the connection to the printer will be dropped and the APR...
Страница 31: ...you select Print Barcode the device will activate the RFID engine After the tag has been read the APR250 is sending an appropriate command to the mobile printer The barcode type is 2of5 interleaved Other barcode types are not supported at the moment 7 6 5 Setup Printer Before you can use the printer the correct model must be selected first If this setting is incorrect the printer feature will not ...
Страница 32: ...s are listed Note that not only printers are listed here but also other Bluetooth devices So ideally you should know the device name of your Bluetooth printer Sometimes it might be useful to see the BD address of the found devices instead of the names You may switch between both views by using the key Now you can see the list of discovered devices with their BD addresses instead of the device name...
Страница 33: ... 7 1 7 7 1 Reader Settings 7 7 1 1 Animal Counter On Off The animal counter decides about the question if double reads are saved or not A double read occurs if a tag with one and the same EID is read within the same group again When the animal counter is activated it is not possible to store the same EID within the same group again If not activated it is possible to do that the APR250 does not che...
Страница 34: ...second 7 7 1 3 Set Online Mode The Online Mode deals with the format used for sending the EID to the interfaces directly after a tag has been read The interface can be USB or Bluetooth Usually the EID is further processed on a third party device then like a weighing indicator or a smartphone It is important to know which format is expected by this other device and to configure the correct one Afte...
Страница 35: ...7 7 1 4 Wireless Sync On Off RFID readers according to ISO11784 11785 have activation and listening periods If two or more readers operate in close vicinity they should be synchronized to prevent interference and hence a reduction of reading performance especially for HDX tags Since it is not possible to synchronize mobile readers wired in the field Agrident readers offer a feature called Wireless...
Страница 36: ...The first menu item allows to set the speaker volume the second is used to activate the vibrating motor or to deactivate it Select the desired volume by using the keys Each time a key is pressed a sound is played to indicate the currently selected volume Confirm the selected volume with Select the desired setting via or and confirm with 7 7 2 Display The Display menu contains the items shown on th...
Страница 37: ...on the APR250 enters suspend mode Any action like a key press will reset this timer Also see chapter 5 for further details The maximum possible time is 60 minutes but keep in mind that this reduces the operating time Modify the Switch Off Time Apply the new setting 7 7 2 3 Set Display Colors Depending on the light conditions it can make sense to invert the background color It can also be a questio...
Страница 38: ...s can be configured here as well 7 7 3 1 Setup Scale The APR250 can receive the weight from indicators which can send it via Bluetooth There are different scale types supported also from the major brands on the market This function can be used with Join Data EID Weight or for Task Mode where the so called Weight from Scale field is available There is only one menu item where the correct scale mode...
Страница 39: ...T Inquiry The Bluetooth Mode determines if the APR250 should initiate the connection to another device Master Mode or if other devices should be able to connect to the APR250 Per default Bluetooth is not activated OFF so it must be switched on first Then you have to decide whether the APR250 should be the device initiating the connection Master or the other device Slave Select the desired Bluetoot...
Страница 40: ...e it can help to identify the correct device quickly Choose a device from the list and select it by pressing The APR250 will store this device as the Bluetooth partner and will try to connect to it automatically and permanently if the reader is configured to Master Mode Usually there should not be too many Bluetooth devices in use with the APR250 To prevent unnecessary scans when switching from on...
Страница 41: ...d Note that it is not possible to send commands to the APR250 in HID mode communication only works into one direction here HID smart Same as HID but the connection to the other device is only established after a tag has been read This is required for the use with Apple devices because as long as a Bluetooth device is connected as HID keyboard the on screen keyboard will not be available at all BLE...
Страница 42: ...o the reader here BT53 Build Version APR250s Bluetooth module Firmware version Mode Bluetooth Mode plus Bluetooth Profile in brackets Status Connection Status here tries to connect to remote device In this case the APR250 is connected to the remote device When the connection would drop the reader would try to reconnect to the configured Bluetooth partner until successful This is done automatically...
Страница 43: ...he factory default values This might be useful if specific settings have been changed and the APR250 is not operating as intended anymore Note that this action cannot be undone Settings different from the factory defaults must be made again confirm reset abort reset 7 7 5 Device Info The menu Device Info includes items showing information about the current battery status the APR250 firmware and so...
Страница 44: ...alculations So the shown expected battery life considers all electric consumers that are currently active Details concerning the battery symbol in status bar are explained in chapter 4 1 2 1 7 7 5 2 Show Firmware Info The item Show Firmware Info displays the readers firmware version plus some additional information like build date and bootloader version You should have that information available i...
Страница 45: ... or otherwise subject it to strong impacts or shocks Do not solder directly onto the battery Do not expose the battery to water or salt water or allow the battery to get wet Do not disassemble or modify the battery The battery contains safety and protection devices which if damaged may cause the battery to generate heat explode or ignite Do not place the battery on or near fires stoves or other hi...
Страница 46: ...rging the battery Do not discharge the battery using any device except for the specified device When the battery is used in devices aside from the specified device it may damage the performance of the battery or reduce its life expectancy and if the device causes an abnormal current to flow it may cause the battery to become hot explode or ignite and cause serious injury The temperature range over...
Страница 47: ...ular when 1 Damage is attributable to improper use of the device to an incorrect connection or incorrect operator action 2 The device was not cared for and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer s recommendations and this is the cause of the damage 3 The damage is due to any modification to the device The damage is due to force majeure for example lightning strike The damage is due to wear...
Страница 48: ...d by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for hel...
Страница 49: ...for iPad mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPhone or iPad respectively and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards 13 Trouble shooting For any problems please contact your local distributor ...
