Accu-Sort RFR-02 Reference guide

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1.0 PURPOSE
This document provides instructions for testing assembly #1000052365 (12 VDC Power) and
1000053245 (10-30 VDC Power)
2.0 SCOPE
This document applies to any of the above items that have the potential of being shipped to a
customer in order to fulfill a sample request or a normal sale. It shall be used by ASI production
when being assembled, set-up or tested at ASI. At the discretion of the appropriate ASI personnel, it
can also be used by outside vendors.
3.0 RESPONSIBILITY
Primary: Production
Support: Manufacturing Engineering
4.0 REFERENCES
GU-ERP-019 Guide to Quality Module Data Entry
SF-QAF-006 Parts Return Reject Repair Tag
SP-QAF-005 Control of Nonconforming Product
WI-QAF-015 In-Process Inspection
1000052365 RFR-02 (12VDC Powered) Assembly BOM
1000053245 RFR-02 (10-30VDC Powered) assembly BOM
5.0 DEFINITIONS
6.0 REQUIREMENTS
Tools Required
RFID Spectrum Analyzer
Universal Counter
3/16” Nut Driver
Variable Power Supply
Philips Screwdriver
Flat Screwdriver
RFA-02 ASI Antenna 5” x 7”
Test Leads (“Jumper Cables”)

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BNC – BNC Test Cable
Test Laptop or PC (Win32)
Tools Required (cont.)
RFR-02 Power Supply w/AC Cord
ISO 15693 RFID Tag
RFID Tag 7” Test Stand
Input Test Wiring Harness
Output Test Wiring Harness
Serial Cable (9pin Male – 9pin Female) w/Pins 2, 3, and 5 Straight
B&B Electronics Model #485PTBR RS232-RS422 Converter
7.0 PROCEDURE
7.1 Remove the lid from the RFR-02.
7.2 Check external and internal hardware tightness and cable installation (make sure the wiring
harnesses are correctly aligned on their headers, off a pin, etc.).
7.3 Remove the metal cover from the RF section of the board with a flat screw driver.
7.4 Inspect. Visually inspect component soldering quality, particularly the inductor area.
7.5 Install shield over RF section, ensure that all fingers alternate around cover and are gripping
tight.
7.6 Plug in serial cable (RS232) from COM1 of Test PC to the “SETUP” port on the RFR-02.
7.7 On the Test PC, run the program “rfr02setup.exe”.
7.8 Plug in AC power to the RFR-02 reader.
7.9 In the rfr02setup program, go to “Update Firmware”.

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7.9.1 Go to “Choose File”. The above screen capture shows an example of what happens
after you choose a file. Location of file may vary on from shown.
7.9.2 Select “R02STD05.HEX”, or current released version of firmware.
7.9.3 Click on “Download”; turn on power after a one second delay. (The network LED
(RED) should be flashing which indicates serial activity). Also, when the RFR-02
is being flashed, the progress bar to the right of the “Download” button will
progress from left to right. When the process is complete, you will notice that the
Valid LED and the Network LED on the RFR-02 will flash three times
simultaneously.
7.9.4 Click “OK”.
7.9.5 Close program.
7.10 The BNC connector cable shouldn’t be plugged into any device. Short the inner conductor
to the outside ground of the cable to discharge any electrical build-up.
7.11 Plug the BNC connector cable into the input of the spectrum analyzer. Make sure the
Spectrum Analyzer has been powered-on for at least 1 hour prior to testing. Now we will set
up the Spectrum Analyzer for testing.

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7.12 Setting Amplitude On the Spectrum Analyzer (see above picture):
7.12.1 Press “Amplitude”.
7.12.2 Press “2”,”5”.
7.12.3 Press +dbm (top softkey in the “DATA” section of the Spectrum Analyzer).
Reference Level is now set.
7.13 Setting Frequency (13.56MHz) On the Spectrum Analyzer:
7.13.1 Press “FREQUENCY”.
7.13.2 Press “1”,”3”,”.”,”5”,”6” then “MHz” (softkey in the “DATA” section). Center
Frequency is now set.
MHz
+dBm
Trace Button
Clear Write A (when
Trace is previously
pressed)
Max Hold A
(when Trace
is previously
p
ressed
)
kHz

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7.14 Setting Span (500 KHz) On the Spectrum Analyzer:
7.14.1 Press “SPAN”.
7.14.2 Press “5”,”0”,”0” then “KHz”. Span is now set.
7.15 Plug the BNC cable to antenna input #1.
7.16 Verify that the amplitude is +22 dBm. (tolerance ±1.5 dB)
7.17 Press “TRACE”.
7.18 Press the soft key (to the immediate right of the display on the Spectrum Analyzer) “MAX
HOLD A”. This freezes the amplitude.
7.19 Press “PEEK SEARCH”.
7.20 Record the amplitude value.
7.21 Press CLEAR WRITE A. (Top soft key)
7.22 Change the frequency to 27.12 MHz. (This is the 2nd harmonic)
7.23 View the 2nd harmonic amplitude. Refer to step 7.13 for setting frequency.
7.23.1 Press “MAX HOLD A”, and then “PEAK SEARCH”.
7.23.2 Record the 2nd harmonic amplitude. (Always on the negative dBm as small as
possible)
7.23.3 Inspect. Verify that the level is less than -30dBm.
7.24 Press “TRACE”.
7.25 Press the soft key “CLEAR WRITE A”. (This turns off max hold)

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7.26 Measure the frequency.
7.26.1 Plug the BNC connector into the universal counter on port “CHA 100 MHz”.
7.26.2 Frequency light must be lit.
7.26.3 Make sure channel A is lit and the gate is at 1 µsec.
7.26.4 Record the frequency. The frequency should be 13.56MHz ± 500Hz.
7.27 Plug the BNC connector back into the input port on the Spectrum Analyzer.

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7.28 Checking Antenna 2 Port.
7.28.1 If “Antenna LED” is lit on the RFR-02, antenna 1 is selected.
7.28.2 Connect the BNC cable to antenna 2 on the RFR-02.
7.29 Go into Procomm.
7.29.1 Set/verify baud rate is 19.2 k and to the correct COM port on the Test PC. (The
RFR-02 always defaults to setup port after we flash the RFR-02)
7.29.2 After flash is complete, type “setup” in lower case letters. (The firmware version
will be displayed) Also note that whenever you reboot the RFR-02, you will see an
ACK (♠or 0x06) transmitted from the RFR-02 about 3 seconds from power-on.
Commands will only be accepted after this is displayed.

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7.29.3 Press “?”; Press Enter. (This will show all the parameters of the reader)
Baud SettingComm Por
t

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Note: All commands must be in CAPS.
7.29.4 Type “ANTENNA3” (press enter) to switch to dual antenna mode. An accepted
command returns a STX and ACK ((☻) 0x02 and (♠) 0x06, respectively). An
INvalid command yields a STX and NAK ((☻) 0x02 and 0x15, respectively). You
can see from the above example that I have both presented.
7.29.5 Type “SAVE”; press enter. (Saves information)
7.29.6 Type “EXIT”; press enter. (Exits out of setup mode)