Protocols for controlling the reader
7.4 [0x66] Get Reader Info
RF290R
Configuration Manual, 09/2014, C79000-G8976-C377-01
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1)
You will find further information in the Appendix (Page 103).
Name
Description
MODE
Defines the controller to be reset.
MODE 0x00
→ RF
-Controller
Note
Effects
After resetting the CPU, the RF field is turned off.
The communications interface is reset.
7.4
[0x66] Get Reader Info
With this protocol you can obtain the firmware version of the reader, its type and the
transponder types supported by the firmware. The device ID can also be obtained.
Table 7- 7
Host → reader
Byte
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Content
STX
MSB
ALENGTH
LSB
ALENGTH
COM-ADR
[0x66]
MODE
CRC16
Default
0x02
-
-
-
-
-
-
Table 7- 8
Reader → Host
Depending on the MODE parameter, the response of the reader has a different structure with different infor-
mation:
Parameter Value
MODE =
0x00
(Control-
ler-
Firmware)
Byte
1
2
3
4
5
6
7, 8
9
10
11
Content
STX
MSB
ALENG
TH
LSB
ALENG
TH
COM-
ADR
[0x66]
STA-
TUS
1)
FW-
REV
Re-
served
HW-
TYPE
Re-
served
Default
0x02
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Byte
12, 13 14, 15 16, 17 18, 19
Content
TR-
TYPE
RX-
BUF
TX-BUF CRC16
Default
-
-
-
-