
User's Guide
SCBU050 – July 2012
MRD2EVM Microreader Evaluation Kit
WARNING
The terminals across the antenna connectors SJ1 and SJ2, the
through-hole contact below mark R6-->R7, and the through-hole
contacts 16 and 19 of CON3 operate at potentially hazardous
voltages. Effective safety application procedures and knowledge
are required to minimize risk of electrical shock hazard when using
this EVM. The user should be technically qualified to operate this
EVM, including having full knowledge of risks associated in
working with electrically live and hazardous voltages commonly
found in development platforms. Careful review of General Texas
Instruments High Voltage Evaluation Module (TI HV EVM) User Safety
Guidelines at the end of this document is required prior to using
this EVM.
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Microreader Overview
The microreader evaluation board (RI-STU-MRD2) is a complete USB-based reader module providing the
hardware and software to communicate with TI's low-frequency (LF), half-duplex (HDX), and advanced
transponders for programming and tuning after the production phase.
The USB reader-writer stick contains the RI-STU-MRD2 DIL module, which is mounted on an antenna
base board with a USB connector. The RI-STU-MRD2 is backward compatible with the RS232 based RI-
STU-MRD1 reader module.
Figure 1. RI-STU-MRD2 EVM Board
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MRD2EVM Microreader Evaluation Kit
SCBU050 – July 2012
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