the reader is not responding (in UART mode) it is best to shutdown the application and restart
to re-enumerate the radio.
When changing the COM port to enumerate, the application will need to be restarted (as
indicated in the status window) to apply the settings. The RFIDcomm.cfg is used to configure
the COM port to control, and by default (after installation) it is set to COM1.
Connect
The Connect Button will attempt to make a connection to the reader selected in the pull down
menu. Upon a successful connection, a new set of menus will appear as shown in the following
figure. If the reader is not connected successfully, it will be indicted in the status window and no
menus will appear.
After the reader is connected it is queried for its parameters.
1. Serial Number
2. Bootloader Version (if available and active)
3. Mac Firmware Version and CRC
4. RF Transceiver Info –R1000, R2000, R500
5. Host To MAC Interface = USB or COMx
6. Build Target – 1 = R1000, 2 = R2000, 3 = R500
7. Region – 0 = FCC, 1 = ETSI, 2 = JAPAN
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