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INTRODUCTION

 - Lepton

3

x1 - Lepton

3

x4 - Technical Information Manual 

Evaluation Board 

The 

Mod. R4320CEVB - Evaluation Board

 allows managing the Lepton

3

x1 and Lepton

3

x4 readers directly 

using an USB interface (via the embedded USB to UART converter). This board is particularly suited for 
Lepton

3

x1 and Lepton

3

x4 readers evaluation and SW development purpose. 

For more information, please refer to § 

Evaluation Board

 chapter page 19. 

 

 

Fig. 1.3: Evaluation Board for Lepton

3

x1 and Lepton

3

x4 readers 

 

Ordering Options 

 

 

Code 

Description 

Reader 

WR3101CXAAAA 

Lepton

3

x1 - 25dBm Reader Module 

WR3104CXAAAA 

Lepton

3

x4 - 25dBm Reader Module 

Accessories 

WALIM0000005 

Power Supply for R4320CEVB 

WR4320CXEVBX

 

Lepton

3

x1 and Lepton

3

x4 - Evaluation Board 

 

 

Содержание easy2read Lepton3x1

Страница 1: ...TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANUAL Revision 0 23 06 2022 R3101C Lepton3 x1 25dBm 1 Port RAIN RFID Reader Module R3104C Lepton3 x4 25dBm 4 Port RAIN RFID Reader Module ...

Страница 2: ...is assumed for inaccuracies CAEN RFID reserves the right to modify its products specifications without giving any notice for up to date information please visit www caenrfid com Preliminary Product Information This document contains information for a new product CAEN RFID reserves the right to modify this product without notice Preliminary product information describes products that are ready for ...

Страница 3: ...Disposal of the product Do not dispose the product in municipal or household waste Please check your local regulations for disposal recycle of electronic products ...

Страница 4: ...Mechanical Drawings 14 Electrical Specifications 16 Absolute Maximum Ratings 16 Operating Conditions 16 Device Functional Specifications 16 UHF Gen 2 RFID Radio Specifications 17 Device Input and Output Specifications 17 EPC Class 1 Generation 2 Operation 18 Supported RF modes 18 4 Evaluation Board 19 Technical Specifications Table 19 Connection Diagram 19 Installation Notice 22 Connecting to the ...

Страница 5: ...d R4320CEVB R3104C Reader Interface Connectors 21 Fig 4 5 Connection of the R3101C module to the R4320CEVB evaluation board 22 Fig 4 6 Connection of the R3104C module to the R4320CEVB evaluation board 23 Fig 4 7 R4320CEVB Technical Drawing 27 Fig 4 8 R4320CEVB Electrical Schematic 28 Fig 4 9 SW2 configuration 29 Fig 4 10 SW3 configuration 30 List of Tables Tab 2 1 Lepton3 x1 Lepton3 x4 Technical S...

Страница 6: ...peed and to be used in dense reader and dense tag environments for top class rated performances The compactness of the devices allows to embed the Lepton3 x1 and Lepton3 x4 inside industrial handhelds smartphone accessories and other compact form factor devices The Lepton3 x1 and Lepton3 x4 comply with and can operate in both European and US regulatory environments and thanks to their multiregiona...

Страница 7: ...INTRODUCTION Lepton3 x1 Lepton3 x4 Technical Information Manual 7 Fig 1 2 Lepton3 x4 Model R3104C Reader top view ...

Страница 8: ...ticularly suited for Lepton3 x1 and Lepton3 x4 readers evaluation and SW development purpose For more information please refer to Evaluation Board chapter page 19 Fig 1 3 Evaluation Board for Lepton3 x1 and Lepton3 x4 readers Ordering Options Code Description Reader WR3101CXAAAA Lepton3 x1 25dBm Reader Module WR3104CXAAAA Lepton3 x4 25dBm Reader Module Accessories WALIM0000005 Power Supply for R43...

Страница 9: ...andard Compliance EPC C1G2 ISO18000 63 I O Interface 4 I O lines 3 3V level Iout 8mA max Connectivity UART Serial Port Baudrate from 9 6 to 921 6 kbps default 921 6 kbps Databits 8 Stopbits 1 Parity none Flow control none 3 3 V I O voltage level Power Supply 3 2 5 25 V DC Power Consumption 800 mA RF out 25 dBm 5 mA in idle mode Ready to receive commands Dimensions Model R3101C Lepton3 x1 L 51 x W ...

Страница 10: ...entory FastID Tag Population Estimate Select Session Target Access Read Write Lock Kill BlockPermalock and QT Shielded to prevent unwanted radiation and provide noise immunity in embedded environments Single mono static RF port mod R3101C Lepton3 x1 Four mono static RF ports mod R3104C Lepton3 x4 Field upgradability via firmware updates Gen 2 v2 will be firmware upgradable UART serial interface us...

Страница 11: ... paragraphs Fig 3 1 Lepton3 x1 R3101C Lepton3 x4 R3104C Example of Block Diagram Required connections VDC_IN and GND are required to power the R3101C Lepton3 x1 R3104C Lepton3 x4 RF is required to connect to the UHF RFID antenna antennas UART Tx and Rx are required to communicate with the system host Recommended connections nRST is used to reset the R3101C Lepton3 x1 R3104C Lepton3 x4 if UART comm...

Страница 12: ... at all times and power reduction is desired the VDC_IN supply voltage may be externally gated to remove power to the device RF Connection The Lepton3 x1 R3101C has a single MMCX jack RF port the Lepton3 x4 R3104C has four MMCX jacks RF ports Each RF port shall be connected to a 50 Ω antenna via a MMCX plug and 50 Ω cable UART Communication The R3101C Lepton3 x1 R3104C Lepton3 x4 has one full dupl...

Страница 13: ...e two directions input and output In both input and output directions there are three possible pin states high low and float For more details on using easy2read to control the GPIOs see the easy2read protocol documentation In the output direction the GPIOs are driven strong high and low with a source and sink current of 8 mA and in float mode the pin is not driven either high or low leaving the pi...

Страница 14: ...to 4 0 V should not be applied to the WKUP pin This can cause permanent damage to the device If the WKUP pin is not used it should be left floating or tied to logic low ground External Connections and Mechanical Drawings The location of the connectors is shown in Fig 3 3 R3101C Lepton3x1 mechanical drawings and connectors locations units mm and Fig 3 4 R3104C Lepton3x4 mechanical drawings and conn...

Страница 15: ... I O 1 7 GPIO2 IN OUT General purpose I O 2 8 GPIO3 IN OUT General purpose I O 3 9 RXD IN UART RX input to the module 10 TXD OUT UART TX output from the module 11 WKUP IN OUT Wakeup from sleep on rising edge 12 STATUS IN OUT R3101C Lepton3 x1 R3104C Lepton3 x4 status indication 13 TST IN TST pin to be used for FW recovery upgrade 14 nRST IN Active low reset Connect to open drain driver 15 BSL_SEL ...

Страница 16: ...e 20 70 ºC Ambient Temperature Frequency 902 928 MHz FCC part 15 247 865 6 867 6 MHz ETSI EN 302 208 v3 3 1 Tab 3 3 Operating Conditions Device Functional Specifications This section describes operating voltage frequency and temperature specifications for the R3101C Lepton3 x1 R3104C Lepton3 x4 during operation Parameter Typ Unit Description Supply Current Current consumed by Lepton3 R3100C via VD...

Страница 17: ...o open RF port at 25 dBm at any phase angle Frequency 865 6 867 6 MHz ETSI EN 302 208 v3 3 1 902 928 MHz FCC part 15 247 Tab 3 7 RF Transmitter Specifications Device Input and Output Specifications Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Conditions nRST VIL 0 3 0 8 V VIH 2 3 6 V Hysteresis voltage 400 mV Internal pull up resistor 14 21 25 kΩ Reset pulse width 25 μs WKUP VIL 0 3 0 8 V VIH 2 3 6 V Hysteresis vol...

Страница 18: ...SI PR ASK 15 μs 2 Miller M 2 320 kHz 5 ETSI FCC PR ASK 20 μs 2 Miller M 8 160 kHz Tab 3 9 RF Modes Forward and Reverse Link Profiles In the following table are reported the inventory performances that can be achieved with Link Profile 2 and Link Profile 3 Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Conditions Inventory Rate Link profile 2 TBD Tags sec 1 Tag with tag population estimate 0 Q 0 TBD Tags sec 20 Tags w...

Страница 19: ...ch3 Electrical Power DC Voltage 5V 5 Current consumption 1A max Operating Temperature 20 C to 70 C Tab 4 1 R4320CEVB Lepton3 x1 and Lepton3 x4 Evaluation Board Technical Specifications Connection Diagram The following block diagram shows how to connect the R3101C Lepton3 x1 R3104C Lepton3 x4 with the PC host via the R4320CEVB service board In the evaluation board R3101C Lepton3 x1 R3104C Lepton3 x...

Страница 20: ...LUATION BOARD Lepton3 x1 Lepton3 x4 Technical Information Manual 20 Fig 4 2 Evaluation Board R4320CEVB R3104C Reader Connection Diagram Fig 4 3 Evaluation Board R4320CEVB R3101C Reader Interface Connectors ...

Страница 21: ...EVALUATION BOARD Lepton3 x1 Lepton3 x4 Technical Information Manual 21 Fig 4 4 Evaluation Board R4320CEVB R3104C Reader Interface Connectors ...

Страница 22: ...ountersunk screws and 3 M2 screws nuts and connect the Molex connectors The reader case shall be kept electrically isolated via thermal sildpad from the ground plane The correct way to connect the R3101C Lepton3 x1 R3104C Lepton3 x4 module to the R4320CEVB evaluation board is shown in the following picture Fig 4 5 Connection of the R3101C module to the R4320CEVB evaluation board ...

Страница 23: ...EVALUATION BOARD Lepton3 x1 Lepton3 x4 Technical Information Manual 23 Fig 4 6 Connection of the R3104C module to the R4320CEVB evaluation board ...

Страница 24: ...ndows this COM ports can be viewed in the Device Manager under the Ports COM LPT category Easy Controller Follow these steps to connect the R3101C Lepton3 x1 R3104C Lepton3 x4 using the Easy Controller application for Windows 1 Download the latest version of the Easy Controller software from the Lepton3 x1 R3101C web page or Lepton3 x4 R3104C web page Downloads section and install it 2 Launch the ...

Страница 25: ... established check the green dot on the bottom left side of the sidebar and on the READER INFORMATION box you can find information on reader model serial number and firmware release 5 Place one or more tags near the antenna connected to the reader click on Start Inventory and see tags information displayed on the main window ...

Страница 26: ...6 For more information on the CAEN RFID Easy Controller for Windows application usage please refer to the relevant user manual you can download it from the Lepton3 x1 R3101C web page or Lepton3 x4 R3104C web page Downloads section or in the Manual and Documents web area ...

Страница 27: ...EVALUATION BOARD Lepton3 x1 Lepton3 x4 Technical Information Manual 27 Technical Drawings The following drawing shows the R4320CEVB components position Fig 4 7 R4320CEVB Technical Drawing ...

Страница 28: ...ALUATION BOARD Lepton3 x1 Lepton3 x4 Technical Information Manual 28 Electrical Schematic The electrical schematic of the R4320CEVB is shown in the following figure Fig 4 8 R4320CEVB Electrical Schematic ...

Страница 29: ...ale connector for UART via USB interface J6 Header that can be used to connect UART signals to an external device see Electrical Schematic page 28 for details J7 Jumper that can be removed and replaced with a multimeter for module s current consumption measurements purposes Jumpers and Switches Please refer to Fig 4 7 R4320CEVB Technical Drawing page 27 SW1 Press it to reset R3101C Lepton3 x1 R310...

Страница 30: ...l device i e microcontroller inside customer s board SW closed to be used when UART via USB interface is used connection to PC via J4 connector Fig 4 10 SW3 configuration J9 Jumper for FW Recovery Upgrade Procedure LEDs Please refer to Fig 4 7 R4320CEVB Technical Drawing page 27 DL1 green Power Supply DL2 green not supported DL3 green UART via USB connection DL4 green GPIO0 DL5 green GPIO1 DL6 gre...

Страница 31: ...n Manual 31 5 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE RoHS EU Directive The R3101C Lepton3 x1 and R3104C Lepton3 x4 RFID Readers are compliant with the EU Directive 2015 863 EU on the Restriction of the Use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment RoHS3 ...

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