GES3S Manual – v. 1.9 March 2017
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2.2
Read a transponder
Place the GES3S near the animal, then press the ON button
To stop the reading mode press the ON button again. The following figure shows the result of a
successful read:
1.
There are two types of transponder: FDX-B and HDX, which are the ISO standard
11784/5.
2.
The Alpha country code is according to ISO 3166, ISO 11784/5.
3.
The Identity Code number is according to ISO 11784/5.
4.
Crotal ID Code. It’s usually the lasered number that’s on the tag. It’s useful when the
electronic identification code and the lasered number are different.
5.
EIC counter. It’s incremented each time a new EIC is read. It’s reset whether by pressing
the ‘RESET’ button or by starting a new procedure.
The following figure shows the result of an unsuccessful read:
All the EID tags read with the GES3S are stored in session files by default to make sure that no
data is lost. A ‘Default’ session file is created once a day and the saved information are
composed as follows:
[TAG/EID|DATE|TIME]
The session files are organized in the SD card file “session” and are organized by year and
month.
2. Country Code
1. Transponder type + Field bit info
4. Crotal ID Code
3. ID Code
CIC-7
#0002
RESET
5. EIC Counter
