feature, the rail car’s ID would be reported every 2 minutes (each time the timeout
clock expired).
450 Disable Wiegand Mode (Factory Default)
!450
is a default set in the factory to disable Wiegand mode.
Reader response:
!Done
451 Enable Wiegand Mode
!451
enables Wiegand mode, which allows the reader to transmit data in a format that
emulates the output of a magnetic card reader.
In Wiegand mode, the reader transmits Wiegand-formatted tag data through the
Wiegand interface and ASCII data (the reader accepts reader commands and responds)
through the serial port interface. The reader outputs data from Wiegand-programmed
tags via the Wiegand interface. Tags that are not Wiegand-formatted are not transmitted
through the Wiegand interface or the serial port when in Wiegand mode, although the
tag lock relay is activated on any tag acquired.
Reader response:
!Done
452 Disable Tag Translation Mode (Factory Default)
!452
disables tag translation mode. Incoming full-frame tags will be directly converted to
ASCII. They will not be translated from Association of American Railroads (AAR) and
American Trucking Associations (ATA) format to ASCII.
Reader message:
!Done
453 Enable Tag Translation Mode
!453
enables the translation of tags in AAR and ATA formats. Specific data fields, such as
owner ID and car number, will be extracted from these tags, translated according
to AAR or ATA standards, and converted to ASCII. Tags that are not programmed in
AAR or ATA format will be directly converted to ASCII. The reader will not attempt to
translate data from half-frame or dual-frame tags.
Reader message:
!Done
480 Disable ATA
!480
Disables the reader from reading ATA protocol tags.
481 Enable ATA
!481
enables the reader to read ATA protocol data from tags.
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