HARTING MICA
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RF-R300 Complete RFID Starter Kit
- Setup Guide
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Next Steps
After testing out and calibrating the reader and antenna, it is time to think about building actual
applications. Whether you plan to build software on the MICA itself, or use external software, HARTING
provides the following applications to interact with the RFID antennas.
Middleware
The Middleware is capable of many common RFID actions, including: Event
Cycles, Port Cycles, and Command Cycles. Its’ reports can be sent over TCP,UD-
P,MQTT,HTTP,HTTPS, or SQL. It uses the Application Level Events (ALE) Standard
for RF-R350 readers.
OPCUA and LLRP
are common RFID protocols that the RF-R300 reader supports.
Modbus Reader
The Modbus Reader app can do most of what the middleware can, all through
modifying and reading registers over Modbus TCP.
Tools
The Tools app is for testing, reading, and writing to tags through an easy to use
interface.
For quick testing and application building, we recommend using NodeRed (preinstalled with your kit) on
the MICA to receive data from the antennas and perform analytics. For tutorials using NodeRed as well
as more information visit our website at: HARTINGMICAStarterKits.com
