caenrfid A829US Technical document

Technical
Information
Manual
Mod. A829US
23 January 2007
Revision n. 2
FULLY INTEGRATED UHF
COMPACT READER
(FCC part 15)
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INDEX
1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................3
2. MOD. A829US TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................4
2.1. MOD. A829US TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TABLE.......................................................................................4
2.2. EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS................................................................................................................................4
2.3. FRONT PANEL LEDS.........................................................................................................................................5
2.4. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE............................................................................................................................5
LIST OF FIGURES
FIG. 1.1: MOD. A829US FULLY INTEGRATED UHF COMPACT READER ..................................................................3
FIG. 2.1: GPIO CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT........................................................................................................5
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 2.1: MOD. A829US TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................4
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1. Introduction
The A829US is a multi protocol fully integrated UHF low power short range reader
designed specifically to be used in desktop or embedded RFID application.
The A829US is fully compliant to the US telecommunication regulation FCC part 15
(902-928 MHz) and it is the reader solution to solve the problem of proximity
reading/writing of tags and labels, where transponders are up to 1 metre distance from
the reader.
Currently the A829US Module supports the ISO18000-6 B, the Philips UCODE EPC 1.19
and EPC Class1 Gen2 protocols. Other future UHF protocols will be available by
firmware upgrade. The A829US houses an integrated antenna, and an USB interface for
PC connection. It is a bus powered USB device designed to operate as a stand alone PC
peripheral communicating via an USB serial port.
Fig. 1.1: Mod. A829US Fully integrated UHF compact reader
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2. Mod. A829US Technical Specifications
2.1. Mod. A829US Technical Specifications Table
Table 2.1: Mod. A829US Technical Specifications
Frequency 912.500÷917.400 MHz (FCC part 15)
RF Power 60 mW ERP @ 5V
Antenna Integrated Linear polarized Antenna (3.0 dBi @ 915MHz)
Frequency Tolerance ±10 ppm over the entire temperature range
Number of Channel 50 hopping channels (compliant to FCC part 15)
Standard compliance
ISO 18000-6B
Philips UCODE EPC 1.19
EPC C1G2
EPC C1G1 (via firmware upgrade)
Digital I/O Six I/O lines 3.3 V out, 5 V tolerant
USB Port
USB B female connector
Bus powered USB 2.0 device
Must be connected to High-power Port (> 500 mA @ VBUS)
It appears as USB serial port
Virtual Com Port (VCP) drivers for - Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Windows CE 4.2, Linux 2.40 and greater
LED display RED: Power GREEN: Identify TAG YELLOW: USB communication
Dimensions 180 x 130 x 97 mm3(7.1 x 5.1 x 3.8 inches3)
Electrical Power 5 V DC bus powered (USB) Max 250 mA
Operating Temperature -20 °C to 60 °C
2.2. External connections
The location of the connectors is on the A829US back side. Their mechanical
specifications are listed here below:
USB Port: USB B female connector, Bus powered USB 2.0 device; it must be connected
to High-power Port (> 500 mA @ VBUS)
GPIO Connector: 3M-7610-5002-5+5 type; Function: general purpose Input/Output, see
figure for pin assignment
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10
7
8
5
6
3
4
1
2
EXT
POWER
GPIO3
GPIO4/
ID TAG
GPIO2 GPIO1 GPIO0 EXT
POWER
GND
GND RESET
Fig. 2.1: GPIO Connector pin assignment
2.3. Front panel Leds
The A829US front panel houses the following Leds (from left to right):
Function: Type:
ID Tag Led Red Led
Power ON Led Green Led
USB Communication Led Yellow Led
2.4. Regulatory Compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
NOTE:
(a) Any changes or modification not approved by CAEN RFID could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
(b) Persons must respect a separation distance of at least 20 cm from the reader. This
device may not be co-located with any other transmitter or transmitter antenna.
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