Operating Modes of the TagMate USB
®
Power-Up
The diagram below summarizes the LED and beeping outputs in the power-up
sequence for TagMate USB
®
, which is initiated by a button press.
firmware update (40 sec)
power-up (7 sec)
long beep
standby…
USB file exchange (variable)
short beep
occasionally
occasionally
button press
As the diagram shows, the LED is blue for a few seconds, followed by a long beep
and a brief off-red-green flash. If a new firmware file is found on the USB drive, a
firmware update process, indicated by steady blinking of the LED, precedes the first
beep. Immediately power-up, the unit may perform USB file-exchange actions,
during which time the LED remains a (nearly) steady blue. Completion of USB file-
exchange operations is signalled by a short beep. Completion of all startup
processes is signalled by a change to the standby LED pattern (see below).
Notes:
1. DO NOT unplug the USB drive unless the device is in standby mode, as this may
damage data files. The USB drive may be plugged in anytime, but preferably
before power-up.
2. If the reader does not stay powered on, the batteries may need to be replaced (see
section on battery replacement)
3. If, at power-up, the reader gives a repetitive red-green flash of the LED and an
immediate power-down with no beep, it may need a new firmware file. Visit
www.turbotag.download
for a current firmware file and instructions on where to
place this file on the USB drive.
Activity Logging
Whenever a USB drive is plugged into the TagMate USB
®
, a text file (TAGMATE\
ACTIVITY.LOG) may be updated at times. This file provides a means to discover the
current configuration of the device and/or to troubleshoot certain processing errors;
it is referred to from time to time in these instructions. At power-up, with a USB
drive present, the activity log entry gives information about the reader’s firmware
version, clock function (date-time stamp),
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battery status, TagMateID, and stored
configuration, as shown in the example here (bold font):
Startup Line 1:
Date/Time(GMT):
27Jul2009 14:34:10
Main Powerup TagMate ID: 40650182 Firmware:
97271001 Battery: 8.32 V
Startup Line 2:
Stored Config
Info: TestConfig Log Interval(m): 0.20 Log Delay(h): 0.0 Init SL(d): 30.0
Tmax(C) 35.0 Tmax OS(C): 4.0 Hrs Over Tmax: 0.13 Tmin(C): -15.0 Hrs Under Tmin: 0.05 Tstd(C):
25.0 Ea(Kcal/mol): 20
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All t
ime stamps in the activity log are in GMT, not local time. There is no time zone setting on the
TagMate USB
®
.
TagMateUSB Aug 11, 2009
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