ACA Digital Corporation RF1100 User manual

HF RFID Reader
RF1100
User Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................. 1
Package Contents .................................................1
System Requirements ............................................1
Installation ................................................ 2
Installing the RF1100 RFID Reader .............................2
Installing the RF1100 Driver on a Laptop......................3
How to Use the RFID UI Utility ........................ 6
About the ISO Cards ..............................................8
Specifications............................................. 9

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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of our RF1100 RFID reader. This
product is designed for use with any PDAs, handheld devices, or
laptops with a PCMCIA or CF card interface slot. The RF1100
provides a high frequency transmission speed which allows
communication between the contactless cards and a host, such
as PDAs or laptops.
Package Contents
• One RF1100 RFID reader
• One CD with User Manual and RFID UI executable files
System Requirements
Before using the RF1100 RFID reader, make sure your PDA or
laptop meets the following requirements:
• Operating system: Windows® CE 5.0 and above for PDA;
Windows® 2000/XP/XP Embedded for laptops
• One PCMCIA or Type-I or Type-II CF interface slot
• PDA synchronization software installed (ActiveSync
required)

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Installation
Installing the RF1100 RFID Reader
The RF1100 RFID reader can be inserted into any CF slots or
PCMCIA (via adapter) slots of any compatible PDAs or laptops.
When using a PCMCIA slot, first
install the RF1100 to the
supplied CF to PCMCIA card
adapter as shown.
Slightly insert the RF1100 into
card adapter. If the card is
unable to slide in, flip the card
adapter and slide into again.
Then insert the RF1100 RFID reader into the PDA or laptop
PCMCIA card slot as shown.
RF1100
CF to PCMCIA
card adapter

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If your laptop does not have a CF or PCMCIA card slot, you need
to connect a multi-slot card reader to the laptop, then insert the
RF1100 reader into the CF slot as shown.
Installing the RF1100 Driver on a Laptop
Before using the RF1100 RFID reader on a laptop with Windows
2000/XP/XP Embedded installed, you need to install a software
driver onto the computer first. Follow the steps below to start
the installation:
1. Make sure that the PDA synchronization software (Active-
Sync suggested) is installed on your laptop.
2. Insert the RF1100 RFID reader into the CF or PCMCIA (via
adapter) card slot of the laptop.
If you have purchased HT1100 and would
like to use with RF1100. See HT1100 User
Manual for the assembly instructions.
Card
reader
Note

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3. The following window appears. Select Install from a list or
specific location (Advanced), then click Next to con-
tinue.
4. Select the directory where the driver is located. Click
Next.
5. Click Continue Anyway when the following hardware
warning message appears.

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6. The installation process starts.
7. When the installation is complete, click Finish to close the
wizard.

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How to Use the RFID UI Utility
The RF1100 RFID reader can be used to work with any ISO
14443A/B and 15693 contactless cards. The contactless cards can
transmit UID data to the RFID reader when they are in an
applicable read range. To launch the RFID UI, do the following:
1. Insert the RF1100 RFID reader into the PDA or laptop CF or
PCMCIA (via adapter) slot.
2. Locate the RFID UI executable file copied to the PDA or
laptop. Double click or tap on the corresponding execut-
able file to open the RFID UI. (RFID_ceUI_v1007.exe for
PDA and RFID_x86UI_v1008.exe for laptop.)
When using the laptop to execute the RFID
UI program, make sure that the RF1100
driver is installed on the laptop before
use. Refer to the section “Installing the
RF1100 Driver on a Laptop” on page 3
for more details.
Software driver is not required for some of
ACA products such as HT1100 and HT1300.
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3. There are three tabs at
the top of the RFID UI
screen: 15693, 1443A, and
1443B. Select the tab
depending on the ISO card
type to read its unique
identification code (UID).
4. Click or tap Auto on the
bottom of the RFID UI
screen to scan for an
available COM port for
use. When complete, the
“Set protocol 15693/
1443A/1443B OK” mes-
sage appears in the status
bar as shown.
Updated driver will be released at any
time without notice, please contact your
local service centre.
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5. Place the ISO card within a distance of the RF1100 RFID
reader (see maximum reading distance of each card in the
section “About the ISO Cards”). Then click or tap Exe-
cute on the screen to read the ISO card UID.
6. The ISO card UID is displayed on the screen.
About the ISO Cards
The supported operating frequency and reading distance of each
ISO card type are described as follows:
Card Type ISO-1443 (A & B) ISO-15693
Operating Frequency 13.56 MHz 13.56 MHz
Maximum Reading
Distance 4-6 cm 10cm

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Specifications
Items HF RFID Reader Module
Model No. RF1100
Host Support Windows 2000/XP/XP Embedded,
Windows CE 5.0
Interface Type Compact Flash Type-1
Standard Support ISO14443A/ ISO14443B/ ISO15693
Reader Type Contactless
Operating Frequency 13.56MHz
DC Source 5V from CF Interface
Current Consumption
a) Idle mode: 7mA
b) RF-OFF mode: 8.5mA
c) RF-ON mode: 160mA
Operating Distance
a) 4cm from the top cover surface of
HT1100
b) 6cm for NB/PDA installation
c) Up to 10cm for large-size antenna
options
Host Interface CF interface
Host Communication
Baud Rate
115200bps
Physical 79.1 x 54.8 x 12 mm; 20g
Environment Operating Temperature: -20 to 60ºC
Storage Temperature: -40 to 70ºC
Certification EM Compatibility in FCC, Part 15 and
CE compliance