Tag-Processing Operations
The TagMate USB
®
is primarily an RFID reader that recognizes TurboTag
®
T-700 tags
and ToggleTag™ Mode Selection tags and carries out a pre-programmed sequence of
communications for reading and/or writing data from/to the tag, then it may process
the results from a tag into data files and alarm calculations. This sequence always
begins with “Tag Search”, in which the device continually scans the environment for
suitable RFID tags. Under AC line power, the reader is in Tag Search whenever the
stand-by LED pattern is active. In handheld mode, the reader temporarily goes from
standby into Tag Search for about 10 seconds, allowing users some time to
reposition the reader after pressing the button (the user does not need to continue
to press the button while processing a tag).
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Once a tag is found, the device attempts to carry out a complete processing
sequence with it. While this is occurring, the LED remains blue, indicating that the
reader is busy. The process is complete when one of the following results occurs,
and the LED has returned to the standby state (repetitive blue blink pattern).
1.
No Beep
plus
three repeats of a red-green alternating LED pattern
.
This indicates a processing error. The process should always be retried at
least once in this case as the failure may have been only a communication
“glitch”. If a USB drive is plugged in, a record of each processing error can
be found in the activity log (file path: TAGMATE\ACTIVITY.LOG), and this
can help determine the nature of the failure.
2.
Single Long Beep
plus a
solid green LED lasting for about a second
.
This indicates successful completion of the tag process, and there was no
alarm resulting from any data analysis.
a.
If the USB drive is connected, and the process leads to a tag data
file, then a second short beep will sound to indicate successful
transfer of the data file to the USB drive (file path:
TAGMATE\DATA\<fname>.TMD)
3.
Two Long Beeps
plus a
solid red LED lasting for about two seconds
.
This indicates successful completion of a tag READ process, accompanied by
data analysis yielding
one or more alarms
.
a.
If the USB drive is connected, and the process leads to a tag data
file, then a second short beep will sound to indicate successful
transfer of the data file to the USB drive (file path:
TAGMATE\DATA\<fname>.TMD)
4.
Two Short Beeps
and the
LED reverts to the standby state
.
This indicates that an already-running tag was processed in START mode
(confirmation of the running status).
5.
Three Short Beeps
and the
LED reverts to the standby state
.
This indicates one of the following configuration-related processes:
a.
A ToggleTag™ Mode Selection tag has updated the operating mode.
b.
A TagMate
®
Configuration Tag has updated the stored configuration
on the reader.
c.
A TagMate
®
Clock Setup Tag has updated the time setting on the
reader’s internal clock.
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If a bar code scanner is present, barcode scanning is activated first. When a barcode capture occurs, or
the button is released, Tag Search begins. This barcode scan process can be bypassed entirely by
releasing the button immediately after pressing it.
TagMateUSB Aug 11, 2009
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