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PROX'N'ROLL RFID SCANNER - Reference manual
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5. C
ONFIGURING
P
ROX
’N’R
OLL
RFID S
CANNER
There are two ways to configure
Prox’N’Roll RFID Scanner
:
Using a Master Card, formatted with
cfgfilecreator.exe
software. See
chapters 6 and 7 for details. In
Keyboard mode
, when the Master Card has
been processed the reader, it sends its firmware version (in the keyboard
emulation stream), then restarts.
Manually, by entering configuration values in reader’s console (serial line
access), as shown in this chapter. Only available for
Prox’N’Roll RFID
Scanner
in
Serial mode
.
Default factory settings for
Prox’N’Roll RFID Scanner
firmware are :
Keyboard mode
,
Reads any kind of ID, 8 byte fixed length output.
5.1. C
ONNECTING
P
ROX
’N’R
OLL TO A COMPUTER
5.1.1. Activating serial mode
Activate the
Serial mode
using a Master Card configured to modify the OPT
attribute. See chapters 2.2.1 for details.
5.1.2. Connection information
Install software ref.
SDD100
“USB Driver for SpringCard’s FTDI-based devices”
to see the interface as a virtual serial port (VCP).
Use HyperTerminal or any compliant terminal emulator to get connected onto
the reader through the serial port. Default communication settings are :
8 data bits, 1 stop, no parity, no flow control ;
Baudrate = 38400bps.
5.1.3. Testing connection
Power-up (or reset) the reader,
Reader sends its identification string :
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