Configuring 3.x Reader Firmware
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Revised June 1999
© 1999 AXCESS
TM
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Toggling Between Default and Diagnostic Modes
Diagnostic mode allows you to troubleshoot the NT132 system. It
displays information that the Tag broadcasts to the Reader – the
Reader ID, Site Code and Tag ID number.
Step 1:
At the “Enter:” prompt, enter an ampersand ( & ).
Do not
press Enter
.
The Reader will respond with “Diagnostics ON”
A Reader reporting 3.x Tag information will output 15 digits
to the terminal screen:
R R R R R S S S S S T T T T T
Where:
R
– The 5-digit Reader ID as returned by the Tag
S
– The 5-digit Site Code of the Tag
T
– The 5-digit Tag ID number
A Reader reporting 2.0 Tag information will output 10 digits
to the terminal screen:
S S S S S T T T T T
Where:
S
– The 5-digit Site Code of the Tag
T
– The 5-digit Tag ID number
For example, turning on the diagnostics mode for Reader
reporting 3.x Tags looks like this:
Enter: &
The Reader will respond with
Diagnostics ON
001060002401234
001060002423235
001060002467843
00106 is the Reader ID; 00024 is the Site Code and
01234, 23235 and 67843 are the IDs of the Tags that are
in the field.
Code 254
When the Tag determines that a Reader signal is present but cannot
determine the Reader ID number, the Tag returns 254 for Reader ID
as a code indicating that it could not pick up the Reader ID number.
When the Reader is in default mode, it will not report the 254 code as
it would with a regular Tag read.