CSL CS208-3G User manual

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CSL CS208-3G Intelligent Integrated
RFID Reader with GPS
User’s Manual
Version 1.0.0
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1 Content
1  CONTENT.......................................................................................................................................................2 
2  FCC STATEMENT .........................................................................................................................................5 
3  INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................6 
3.1  P RODUCT P ACKAGE ......................................................................................................................................8 
3.1.1  B ASIC P ACKAGE C ONTENT .......................................................................................................................8 
3.1.2  O PTIONAL A CCESSORIES ..........................................................................................................................9 
3.1.3  U SEFUL C OMPONENTS C USTOMER H AS TO S OURCE ..............................................................................12 
4  HARDWARE INSTALLATION..................................................................................................................13 
4.1  H ARDWARE C ONTENT OF CS208-3G..........................................................................................................13 
4.1.1  CS208-3G R EADER O VERVIEW .............................................................................................................13 
4.2  O PERATING S ETUP ......................................................................................................................................16 
4.2.1  I NSTALLATION ........................................................................................................................................16 
5  SOFTWARE APPLICATION .....................................................................................................................20 
5.1  S OFTWARE C ONTENT OF S HIPMENT P ACKAGE ............................................................................................20 
5.2  PC S IDE P REREQUISITES .............................................................................................................................20 
5.3  D EFAULT S ETTING ......................................................................................................................................21 
5.3.1  F ORMAT OF DEFAULT . INI FOR INITIAL SETTING OF CS208 RFID READER ...............................................22 
5.4  CS208 B URN -I N D EMO PROGRAM STARTUP PROCEDURE ............................................................................24 
5.4.1  S ERVER (F AR - END C OMPUTER ) S ETUP ...................................................................................................24 
5.4.2  C LIENT S ETUP ........................................................................................................................................25 
5.4.3  CS208 N ORMAL M ODE ..........................................................................................................................29 
5.4.3.1  CS208 R EADER IN N ORMAL M ODE ...................................................................................................29 
5.4.3.2  S ERVER (R EMOTE C OMPUTER ) IN N ORMAL M ODE ............................................................................31 
5.4.4  CS208-3G S ELF -T EST M ODE .................................................................................................................32 
5.4.5  CS208 S ELF T EST M ENU .......................................................................................................................34 
5.4.5.1  R ESET TO F ACTORY SETTING (SHIFT-0)............................................................................................34 
5.4.5.2  C HANGE GSM A NTENNA (SHIFT-1).................................................................................................35 
5.4.5.3  S ET T EST S ERVER IP (SHIFT-2) ........................................................................................................36 
5.4.5.4  C HANGE APN N AME (SHIFT-3) .......................................................................................................36 
5.4.5.5  S ET T EST SMS P HONE N UMBER (SHIFT-4) ......................................................................................37 
5.4.5.6  S ET B UZZER VOLUME (SHIFT-5) ......................................................................................................37 
5.4.5.7  S ET GPS A NTENNA (SHIFT-7)..........................................................................................................38 
5.4.5.8  T EST B UZZER T ONE (SHIFT-8) .........................................................................................................39 

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5.4.5.9
 B URN - IN P ROGRAM (B).....................................................................................................................39 
5.4.5.10  T EST LED (1)....................................................................................................................................40 
5.4.5.11  T EST B UZZER (2)...............................................................................................................................41 
5.4.5.12  T EST RFID R EADER (3) ....................................................................................................................41 
5.4.5.13  T EST SMS (4)....................................................................................................................................42 
5.4.5.14  C HECK INTERNET CONNECTION WITH SERVER (5)..............................................................................42 
5.4.5.15  P ING LOCAL AREA NETWORK SERVER (6)...........................................................................................43 
5.4.5.16  R EAD GSM RSSI AND R EGISTRATION S TATU S (7) ............................................................................44 
5.4.5.17  G ET GPIO STATUS (8) .......................................................................................................................45 
5.4.5.18  SD C ARD T EST (9) ............................................................................................................................45 
5.4.5.19  GPS T EST (0) ....................................................................................................................................46 
5.4.5.20  W RITE T AG T EST (S) .........................................................................................................................47 
5.4.5.21  K ILL T AG T EST (T) ............................................................................................................................48 
5.4.5.22  R UN M AIN P ROGRAM (N ORMAL MODE ) (N)......................................................................................49 
5.4.6  D EBUG P ORT S ETUP (O PTIONAL ) ...........................................................................................................50 
5.5  CS208 C ONFIGURATION .............................................................................................................................53 
5.5.1  I NITIAL S ETUP ........................................................................................................................................53 
5.5.2  S ET MODES TO SEND DATA VIA GPRS AND E THERNET ............................................................................56 
5.5.2.1  CS208 SENDS DATA VIA E THERNET ...................................................................................................56 
5.5.2.2  CS208 SENDS DATA VIA GPRS ..........................................................................................................60 
5.6  CS208 F IRMWARE U PGRADE ......................................................................................................................64 
5.6.1  F IRMWARE U PGRADE O VERVIEW ...........................................................................................................64 
5.6.1.1  CS208 F IRMWARE U PGRADE F LOW D IAGRAM ..................................................................................64 
5.6.2  F IRMWARE U PGRADE P ROCEDURE .........................................................................................................65 
5.6.2.1  PC IP C ONFIGURATION BEFORE CS208 FIRMWARE UPGRADE ............................................................66 
5.6.2.2  CS208 D EVICE A PPLICATION FIRMWARE UPGRADE VIA E THERNET ...................................................68 
5.6.2.3  CS208 O PERATING S YSTEM FIRMWARE UPGRADE VIA E THERNET .....................................................71 
5.6.2.4  CS208 B OOTLOADER FIRMWARE UPGRADE VIA E THERNET ...............................................................74 
5.6.3  F IRMWARE U PGRADE VIA USB CONNECTION .........................................................................................77 
5.6.3.1  F IRMWARE U PGRADE VIA USB CONNECTION (W INDOW 7) ...............................................................77 
5.6.3.2  F IRMWARE U PGRADE VIA USB CONNECTION (W INDOW XP) ............................................................80 
5.6.4  R ESET CS208 TO F ACTORY S ETTING ......................................................................................................84 
6  REMOTE ACCESS CS208 VIA ETHERNET AND USB USING REMOTE DESKTOP.....................85 
6.1  R EMOTE ACCESS CS208 VIA E THERNET ......................................................................................................85 
6.2  R EMOTE ACCESS A PPLICATION VIA USB.....................................................................................................87 
7  SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR CS208 SETUP ................................................................................................89 
7.1  W IRESHARK - NETWORK PROTOCOL ANALYZER ..........................................................................................89 

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 P ORT F ORWARDING .....................................................................................................................................93 
(T O BE DEFINED ) ..................................................................................................................................................93 
8  REGULATORY INFORMATION..............................................................................................................94 
8.1  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT ........................94 
8.2  MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE (MPE) ...................................................................................95 
8.2.1  INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................95 
8.2.2  REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................................................95 
8.2.3  RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION EXPOSURE EVALUATION ..................................................96 
APPENDIX A. CS208 GPIO SIMPLE TEST CIRCUIT....................................................................................98 
APPENDIX B. SMS ERROR CODE LIST .......................................................................................................100 
APPENDIX C. TECHNICAL SUPPORT ..........................................................................................................105 
APPENDIX D. RFID BASICS ............................................................................................................................106 
APPENDIX E. OPERATION PROFILES FOR RFID.....................................................................................107 
APPENDIX F. RFID CHANNELS .....................................................................................................................108 

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2 FCC Statement
FCC NOTICE: To comply with FCC part 15 rules in the United States, the system must be professionally
installed to ensure compliance with the Part 15 certification. It is the responsibility of the operator and
professional installer to ensure that only certified systems are deployed in the United States. The use of the
system in any other combination is expressly forbidden.

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3 Introduction
CS208-3G Integrated Reader Features:
• Intelligent Integrated Reader with embedded edge server
• 3G/GSM/GPRS, SMS, Ethernet, USB and Serial
• Multiple choices of edge servers with intelligent event engine, and with APIs ranging
from high level HTTP to C# to low level C, are available
• Ruggedized (MIL-STD-810) integrated reader with long read range
• Dense Reader Mode (DRM) available
• Unique offering: choice of Left Hand Circular Polarization or Right Hand Circular
Polarization for dock door implementation
• Best of breed antenna performance: excellent axial ratio to give best read zone control
• Built-in Global Positioning System

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Specifications Ļ
Physical Characteristics:
Length: 300 mm; Width: 300 mm; Height: 100 mm
Weight:
3.5 Kg
Edge Software: Multiple choices of edge servers with intelligent event engine, and
with APIs ranging from high level HTTP to C# to low level C
Operating System: Win CE
Read Range: 13 meters with DogBone tags from Smartrac (FCC version)
Protocol: ISO18000-6C, EPC UHF Class 1 Gen 2, Dense Reader Mode
available (Class 3 Gen 2 compliant)
Frequency Range: One of the following: 865-868 MHz, 865-867 MHz, 902-928
MHz, 922-928 MHz, 920-925 MHz, 915-922MHz
Polarization: Circular Polarization Antenna, choice of LHCP or RHCP
Signaling: LEDs and industrial grade buzzer for read acknowledgement and
alert
External Control: 4 x GPO and 4 x GPI
Operating Temp: -20°C to 50°C (-4°F to 122°F)
Storage Temp: -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F)
Humidity: 95% Non-condensing
Dust & Water: IP 68, works in outdoor environment
Shock: MIL-STD-810F Method 516.5 Procedure V, 75g, 6ms, 2 shocks
per axis
Vibration: MIL-STD-810F Method 514.5 Category 24
Mechanical Impact
Resistance:
Free falling ball impacting test: 500 g weight of ball in 1 meter
height
Connectivity: 3G/GSM/GPRS, SMS, Ethernet, USB and Serial (RS232)
Power Supply: DC supply (12 V, 5 A), or use POE+ (IEEE802.3at)
Order Code:
CS208-3G-NXHCP
N=1: 865-868 MHz (Europe) & 865-867 MHz (India),
N=2: 902-928 MHz (USA),
N=4: 922-928 MHz (Taiwan),
N=7: 920-925 MHz (China, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong
etc.),
N=8: 915-922 MHz (Japan)
X=L : LHCP
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3.1 Product Package
3.1.1 Basic Package Content
Integrated reader
12V power adaptor
Power cord

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3.1.2 Optional Accessories
Optional Accessories that customer has to select and buy
Ethernet Cable
Serial cable – Control Port
Serial cable – Debug Port
USB cable – Client Cable

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USB cable – Host Cable
GPO Cable
GPI Cable
USB Cable – Dual Head

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3.1.3 Useful Components Customer Has to
Source
If the user’s or programmer’s computer does not have serial port but only has USB ports (many
laptops are like that now), then the user has to buy for themselves the following convertor to
connect to USB ports:
USB to RS232 Convertor

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4 Hardware Installation
4.1 Hardware Content of CS208-3G
4.1.1 CS208-3G Reader Overview
The CSL CS208 is the first INTELLIGENT INTEGRATED Reader in the world with GPS,
embedded edge server and a wide selection of connectivity, including 3G/GSM/GPRS, SMS,
Ethernet, USB and Serial.
Front panel of CS208.
Rear panel of CS208

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CS208 Side View
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4.2 Operating Setup
4.2.1 Installation
4.2.1.1 Install the SIM card
-1. Open the GSM SIM and SD card slot cover
-2. Insert the GSM SIM card into the GSM SIM card slot. The contact pins of GSM SIM
card should be followed the below photo.
-3. Close the GSM SIM card/SD card slot Cover.
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4.2.1.2 Install SD card
-1. Open the GSM SIM and SD card slot cover.
-2. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot
-3. Close the cover of GSM SIM card/SD card Slots.

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4.2.1.3 Install Power Supply
4.2.1.4 Install
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4.2.1.5 Install Ethernet
4.2.1.6 Install USB

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5 Software Application
5.1 Software Content of Shipment Package
The software of CS208 includes the following:
1. Demo Applications and
default setting
Demo to run CS208 reader:
CS208BackendServer.exe
CS208CommissioningAndFwUpgrade.exe
Default setting file:
default.ini (For user to define default setting of
CS208-3G)
2. Bootloader CS208 Bootloader:
u-boot_532M_v1.0.0.5_20140206.bin
3. Operating System WinCE 6.0: NK.nb0
4. User Manuals CSL CS208 User’s Manual
5.2 PC Side Prerequisites
To run the CS208 application programs, the PC must have the following software installed:
1) Dot Net Framework 3.5 or above
2) Visual Studio 2008
3) PuTTY for test (Not included in software package. Free download from
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html)
The software can be downloaded from Microsoft website or found on the CS208 software
package inside folder “Software Development Environment on PC”.