AsReader ASR-P252B User manual

ASR-P252B iOS/Android Demo
User’s Manual
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Version
Modified Contents
Date
V1.0
Initial version
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Contents
Preface .................................................................................................................................. 3
About the Demo App for ASR-P252B .................................................................................... 4
1. Page Description ............................................................................................................... 5
2. How to Connect ................................................................................................................. 6
2-1 Connecting via Bluetooth on iOS (See Android version below) ................................... 6
2-2 Android ........................................................................................................................ 7
2-2-1 Connectinig via Bluetooth on Android (See iOS version above) ................ 7
2-2-2 Connecting via USB cable, rather than Bluetooth (Android and Windows
ONLY. There is no hard-wired connection for iOS) .................................................. 7
3. How to Operate ................................................................................................................. 8
3-1 Inventory of RFID Tags ................................................................................................ 8
3-2 Settings ...................................................................................................................... 11
3-2-1 Inventory ............................................................................................................ 11
3-2-2 Option ................................................................................................................ 13
3-2-3 Mask ................................................................................................................... 16
3-3 Operations to RFID Tags ........................................................................................... 17
3-3-1 Read Memory .................................................................................................... 17
3-3-2 Write Memory .................................................................................................... 19
3-3-3 Lock Memory ..................................................................................................... 21
3-4 Inventory RFID Tags with Temperature/Moisture Sensors ........................................ 23
3-5 1D & 2D Barcode Scan .............................................................................................. 25
3-6 Firmware Update ....................................................................................................... 27
3-7 Firmware Update (RFID) ........................................................................................... 29
3-8 Data Export ................................................................................................................ 30

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Preface
This document describes the correct operation method of the “ASR-P252B Demo App” for
iOS/Android, which can be found on the Apple Store and the Google Play Store. Be sure to
read this carefully before using the application.
If you have any comments or questions about this manual, please contact us:
AsReader, Inc.
Toll Free (US+Canada): [phone] / Tel: [phone] x102
920 SW 6th Ave., 12th Fl., Suite 1200, Portland, OR 97204-1212 U.S.A.
https://asreader.com
Asterisk Inc. (Japan)
AsTech Osaka Building 6F, 2-2-1, Kikawanishi, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, 532-0013 JAPAN
https://asreader.jp

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About the Demo App for ASR-P252B
The “ASR-P252B Demo App” (hereinafter referred to as "Demo APP", "the app" or “app”) is
an application that customers can use together with our company's ASR-P252B device
(hereinafter referred to as "AsReader" or “the AsReader”).
Demo App for iOS: Please download this application from the Apple Store, by searching for
"AsReader PADDLE-Type App".
Demo App for Android: Please download this application from the Google Play Store, by
searching for "ASR-P252B Demo App".
Note: This user manual focuses on the iOS version of this app, but the Android app
operates in a similar way to the iOS app, so you can refer to this manual when using
Android version of the app as well.
Note: The ASR-P252B Demo App is a dedicated Demo App for ASR-P252B devices.

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1. Page Description
Hardware version of the AsReader
Go to the Read the memory bank of RFID tag page.
Go to the Inventory page for RFID tags.
Region/country of the device’s frequency/bandwidth
Serial number of the AsReader
Version of the RFID module
Go to the setup/options page. (((***Note: App should say “Options”)))
Go to the Write the memory bank of RFID tag page.
签信息写入页面
Go to the Lock/unlock the memory bank of RFID tag page.
Go to the Update the firmware version of the AsReader page.
App version
Firmware version of the AsReader
Go to the page for Bluetooth connection.
Go to the Scan 1D and 2D barcodes page.
签信息写入页面
Go to the Inventory page for RFID tags with temperature/moisture sensors.
Go to the Udate the firmware version of the RFID module page.
Remaining battery level of the AsReader guage.

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2. How to Connect
2-1 Connecting via Bluetooth on iOS (See Android version below)
1) Power on the AsReader.
2) Pair with the iOS device.
Go to your iOS device’s iOS Settings --> Bluetooth page and if it isn’t on already,
turn on Bluetooth. The page will then display a list of Bluetooth devices.
Tap the “PADDLE-Type” to pair. When the pairing is successful, the AsReader
beeps and the blue Status Indicator LED is steadily on.
If this is the first time connecting, or if you have tapped "Forget This Device", the
message "Bluetooth Pairing Request" will pop up on the screen. In this case, tap
"Pair" to pair. It is now paired to your phone. The next step connects it to the app.
3) Start the app and tap the "Search" button to enter the Bluetooth Search page.
4) The Demo APP’s Search page displays the device name (PADDLE-Type) and
Bluetooth serial number of the AsReader which is connected on the Bluetooth
Settings page of the iOS device.
5) Tap "PADDLE-Type" on the list to connect to the AsReader. Once connected, the
main page is displayed automatically, and the page becomes active.
* The app cannot be operated without the connection to the AsReader.
If unable to connect, please refer to the user’s manual of the AsReader.
Active
Inactive
AsReader connected (Black text)
AsReader disconnected (Grey text)

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2-2 Android
2-2-1 Connectinig via Bluetooth on Android (See iOS version above)
1) Power on the AsReader.
2) Turn on the Bluetooth of the Android device.
3) Start the Demo APP. Tap the “┇” on the top-right of the main page.
Tap “Search via Bluetooth” to go to the “Search for Bluetooth” page.
4) Tap "Start Discovery" and the page displays the device names (PADDLE-Type)
and Bluetooth serial numbers of all the AsReaders within the Bluetooth
connection range of the Android device.
5) Tap "PADDLE-Type" to connect. If it is the first time to connect, the message
"Pair with PADDLE-Type" is displayed. In this case, tap "PAIR" to pair. Once
connected, the AsReader will beep and the blue Status Indicator LED will be
steadily on. The app goes to the main page, and the page becomes active.
2-2-2 Connecting via USB cable, rather than Bluetooth
(Android and Windows ONLY. There is no hard-wired connection for iOS)
1) Power on the AsReader.
2) Connect the AsReader to the Android device using a USB Type-C data cable,
such as the AsReader ASA-110C (36” USB-C-to-USB-C cable). Please note that
this is a “one way cable” with one side of the cable marked “PHONE”. Please be
sure that side of the cable is connected to your Android or Windows Smartphone
or Tablet. Once connected with the cable, the AsReader will beep and the blue
Status Indicator LED will be steadily on.
3) Start the app. Tap the “┇” on the top right of the Demo APP’s main page.
Tap “Connect via USB”.
4) Once connected, the app goes to the main page, and the page becomes active,
as shown in figure 2-1 above.
* The app cannot be operated without the connection to the AsReader.
If unable to connect, please refer to the user’s manual of the AsReader.

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3. How to Operate
3-1 Inventory of RFID Tags
1. Tap "Inventory" and then tap the "Inventory" button to begin inventorying RFID tags.
Pressing the trigger button of the AsReader itself can also start and stop inventorying.
2. The AsReader will continue to inventory until a set “inventory stop condition” is
reached or the "Stop" button is tapped. (Either release or pressing the AsReader’s Trigger
button again, depending on your settings, will also stop the inventory.)
* During the inventory, the "Inventory" button on the app’s page changes to a "Stop" button.
3. When taking inventory of RFID tags, the data of the RFID tags being inventoried will
be displayed on the list at the top of the Inventory page. In addition, the inventoried RFID tag
data can be exported as CSV or Excel files.
* Please refer to "3-8 Data Export" for information about exporting data.
Items that need to be set up
to inventory RFID tags.
Please refer to
"3-2 Operations to RFID
Tags" for details.
Tap
Tap

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Number of RFID tags read
per 1 second of inventory.
tps = “Tags Per Second”
Export RFID tag data
Number of unique RFID tags
inventoried so far.
The total number of RFID tags inventoried (If the
same RFID tag is repeatedly inventoried, it is also
counted in this number.
The number of times a single
tag has been inventoried.
Shows/hides the setting items on
this page. (Tap to reveal more of
the list of read tags)
Please refer to "3-2-3 Mask" for
details.
Empty the RFID tag list.
RSSI is displayed when the
"Report RSSI" function is turned
on.

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4. Select the specific RFID tag in the list to do operations such as read/write/lock.
Please refer to "3-3 Operations to RFID Tags" for details.
Tap
See "3-3-3 Lock Memory"
See "3-3-1 Read Memory"
See "3-3-2 Write Memory"

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3-2 Settings
3-2-1 Inventory
Tap "Inventory" to enter the Inventory page. On this page, you can inventory RFID tags and
configure the RFID tag inventory settings.
① Power Gain
You can configure the output power of the AsReader (dBm). In general, the larger the
value of power is set, the farther the reading distance will be, but the more electric
power is consumed. This setting is saved to the AsReader.
Range: 2 to 30dBm (which equates to *****mW to 500mW).
② Display PC
When this function is enabled, the PC (Protocol Control) values of the inventoried
RFID tags are displayed. This setting is saved to the app.
③ Continuous Mode
When this function is enabled, the AsReader continuously inventories multiple RFID
tags from when the "Inventory" button is tapped (or AsReader's trigger button is
pressed) until the "Stop" button is tapped or the trigger button is pressed again.
This setting is saved to the app.
Tap
①
②
③
④
⑥
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④ Report RSSI
When this Report RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) function is enabled, the
received power level, the phase, and the frequency of the read RFID tags are
displayed when taking inventory. This setting is saved to the app.
⑤ Operation Time
Configure the inventory time. The AsReader stops the inventory as soon as the set
time has passed. This setting is saved to the AsReader and the app.
* Only works if Continuous Mode is on.
⑥ Inventory Session and Session Flag
Inventory Session and Session Flag can be set to configure the response time of RFID
tags. (Response time varies with RFID tag specifications.) These settings are saved to
the AsReader and the app.
Session
Flag
S0
S1
S2/S3
Only A
The RFID tags that have
been inventoried will
immediately become ready
to be inventoried again after
receiving the radio waves.
The RFID tags that have
been inventoried cannot
be inventoried again
within 0.5~5 seconds
after being inventoried.
The RFID tags that have
been inventoried cannot
be inventoried again
within 2~60 seconds after
being inventoried.
Only B
RFID tags in the initial state
cannot be inventoried.
The RFID tags cannot
be inventoried during
the first inventory. The
RFID tags that have
been inventoried cannot
be inventoried again
until the inventory starts
again.
The RFID tags cannot be
inventoried during the first
inventory. The RFID tags
that have been
inventoried cannot be
inventoried again until the
inventory starts again.
A/B
The RFID tags that have
been inventoried will
immediately become ready
to be inventoried again after
receiving the radio waves.
The RFID tags that have been inventoried cannot be
inventoried again within 0.5~5 seconds after being
counted.

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3-2-2 Option
Tap the "Option" to configure the parameters of the AsReader.
① Buzzer
Set the buzzer on/off and volume.
When it is turned on, AsReader will beep at the set volume in the following scenarios:
a) When the AsReader is turned on or turned off,
b) When the smartphone (or tablet or PC) and the AsReader connect or disconnect,
c) When the AsReader inventories RFID tags or scans 1D or 2D barcodes,
d) When an RFID tag is read, written to, locked, or killed.
② Idle Time (milliseconds)
Set the duration of time during which radio waves are not emitted between readings.
* Depending on the laws of various countries regarding the use of radio waves, the Idle
Time should be set differently as described in the following table. (Subject to change)
Regulations
Inventory Time
Idle Time
Radio law (JP)
Not more than 4000ms
Not less than 50ms
FCC (US)
Not more than 400ms
Not less than 20ms
Tap
①
②
③
④
⑥
⑧
⑨
⑤
⑦
⑩
⑪
⑫
⑬
⑭
⑮
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CE (EU)
Not more than 4000ms
Not less than 100ms
③ Sleep Time (seconds)
Set the time until the AsReader switches to sleep mode when unoperated.
Range: 0 to 1800. Sleep mode is disabled when the value is set to 0.
④ Battery Interval (seconds)
Set the interval at which AsReader sends battery information to the app.
Range: 0 to 1800.
⑤ Auto Off Time (seconds)
Set the automatic shutdown time for AsReader.
Set the time until the AsReader in sleep mode shuts down automatically.
Range: 0 to 1800. If the value is set to 0, the automatic shutdown function is disabled.
⑥ QValue
Configure the Q value. The number of slots used by the anti-collision algorithm is equal
to 2Q.
Range: 0 to 15.
⑦ MaxQ
The maximum value of Q (read-only).
⑧ MinQ
The minimum value of Q (read-only).
⑨ Link Profile
Please refer to the following table for setting values.
0
The inventory speed is slow, but the inventory sensitivity is high.
1
Long inventory distance.
2
Same as “1”.
3
Fast inventory.
⑩ Default Link Profile
Set the default value of Link Profile. When the AsReader is connected to the app, the
value of the Link Profile will default to the Default Link Profile.

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⑪ Barcode Timeout (seconods)
Set the scanning timeout period for barcode scanning by the AsReader.
Range: 4 to 300.
⑫ Baud Rate
Set the baud rate of the RFID module.
* It is NOT recommended to change this.
⑬ Frequency Automatic
Set frequency hopping or fixed frequency.
* This parameter is displayed only when the Region/Country is Japan.
⑭ LBT Channel
Select the LBT (Listen Before Talk) channel in inventory.
* This parameter is displayed only when Frequency Automatic is off.
⑮ Save
Tap the "Save" button to save your settings.
*IMPORTANT: After making changes to settings, please be sure to tap this
“Save” button to save your changes or they will be lost.
* The settings of ① ~ ③, ⑤ ~ ⑨, ⑪, ⑫ are saved to the AsReader and the app.
The settings of ④ and ⑩ are saved to the app.
The settings of ⑬ and ⑭ are saved to the AsReader.
⑯ Default
Tap this button to restore all settings to factory defaults.

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3-2-3 Mask
"Mask" is a function to filter RFID tags. It can be set separately in the "Mask" on the
"Inventory", "Read Memory", "Write Memory", and "Lock Memory" pages.
Setting steps (using the Inventory page, as an example):
1. Tap the "Mask" button on the Inventory page and select the starting position bit number
of the mask in the "Offset" field on the next page.
2. Fill in the mask value in the "Mask" text box.
3. Select the length bit number of the mask in "Length".
4. Tap the "Save" button (or you can clear the Mask information by tapping the "Clear"
button).
5. Return to the Inventory page to begin an inventory and now only RFID tags that meet the
Mask setting conditions will be inventoried. This setting is saved to the app.
* The Offset is initially set to 16bit for CRC. When it is set to 0bit, it will automatically
deefault to 16bit.
* If the Offset is set to 16bit, the tag is filtered according to the value of its PC part.
Tap
Input
Tap
Tap

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3-3 Operations to RFID Tags
3-3-1 Read Memory
Tap "Read Memory" to read the memory of a RFID tag.
① Result
The reading result of the RFID tag is displayed in the "Result" area.
② Read Memory Value
The data of each WORD of the RFID tag read will be displayed in the "Read Memory
Value" area.
The reading of the RFID tag is executed according to the items in "Read Memory
Parameters" (Refer to
③
~
⑨
).
③ Bank
You can select the memory bank to read. After the RFID tag is read, the data of each
WORD is displayed in the "Read Memory Value".
·Reserved Bank: kill password and access password.
Tap
①
②
③
④
⑧
⑩
⑪
⑤
⑨
⑫
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·EPC Bank: individual identification number.
·TID Bank: inherent information that indicates the type of the RFID tag.
·User Bank: User-defined data.
④ Offset
Configure the location in the memory bank to start reading. Range: 0~15 WORD.
The read RFID tag data is displayed from the set location in the "Read Memory Value"
area.
⑤ Length
Configure the length of the data to display. Range: 0~15 WORD.
Once the RFID tag is read, the selected length of RFID tag data will be displayed in the
"Read Memory Value" area.
⑥ Password
Enter the access password. The access password is required for reading the locked
Reserved bank. No password is needed to read the other banks.
⑦ Power Gain
Configure the power gain of AsReader. This setting is saved to the AsReader.
⑧ Operation Time
Configure the duration of the “Read” processing. This setting is saved to the AsReader.
⑨ Report RSSI
When this “Received Signal Strength Indicator” feature is enabled, the radio wave
intensity from the read RFID tag is displayed. This setting is saved to the app.
⑩ Read button
Tap to begin reading the RFID tag. If the read processing is successful, the message
"Success" is displayed below "Result".
⑪ Clear button
Tap to clear all the data displayed in the "Result" area and "Read Memory Value" area.
⑫ Mask button
Configure the mask setting. See "3-2-3 Mask" for the configuration method. This
setting is saved to the app.

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3-3-2 Write Memory
Tap "Write Memory" to write to the RFID tag.
① Result
The writing results of an RFID tag will be displayed in the "Result" area.
② Bank
Select a memory bank to write to from the following four banks.
·Reserved Bank: kill password and access password
·EPC Bank: individual identification number
·TID Bank: inherent information that represents the type of RFID tag (unable to write
to)
·User Bank: User-defined data.
③ Offset
Configure the location in the memory bank to start writing to. Range: 0~15 WORD.
Tap
①
②
③
④
⑥
⑧
⑨
⑤
⑦
⑩
⑪