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Nordic ID AR62 User Guide
Version 1.2
SOFTWARE
All documentation about SW, SW features and application development can be find from GitHub.
https://github.com/NordicID/ar8x_samples
2.1.
NORDIC ID RFID APPLICATIONS FOR NORDIC ID AR62
Nordic ID provides following Windows tools to test and configure the reader. The tools are available via
Nordic ID Support pages:
http://www.nordicid.com/en/downloads/
NORDIC ID RFID DEMO
Nordic ID RFID Demo application is for conducting the reading tests. It allows connecting the devices and
commencing the reading procedure. The application provides statistics on the reading performance and
logging capabilities for more thorough evaluation. As the Nordic ID RFID Configurator, this application
also allows adjusting the RFID parameters on the fly for better understanding how they impact on the
reading performance. The difference however is that altered settings cannot be stored permanently into
the device. The settings are reverted to defaults upon power cycle.
NORDIC ID RFID CONFIGURATOR
Nordic ID RFID Configurator is meant for configuring the reader settings. The settings can be e.g. related
to network settings or RFID reading parameters and stored into the device as new defaults. Note that
e.g. the RFID reading parameters can be assigned to the reader by the host application after successfully
connected to the device also. The RFID Configurator is also the tool for updating the device firmware if
seen necessary.
NORDIC ID APPLICATION SIGNING TOOL
To provide more security to the SW platform, the application zip-files need to be signed with Nordic ID
provided signing tool. The public key generated to the zip-file will be then verified against the list of files
when installing the zip-file to the reader. This makes sure that only valid content from the zip-file can be
installed.
The tool in question is called Nordic ID Application Signing Tool. The tool can be used to sign pre-built
zip-files, as also to create new zip-files from scratch.
WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
Nordic ID AR62 includes a web management interface which can be accessed with a web browser. The
web management interface is used to configure the reader and manage applications. Documentation
about web management interface can be find from GitHub.
https://github.com/NordicID/ar8x_samples
