CSL CS463 User manual

CSL EPC RFID Intelligent Fixed Reader Family
User’s Manual: CS463, CS203X
Version 2.0 2021 May 13
CSL: The One-Stop-Shop for RFID Solutions
CS203X Integrated Reader
CS463 4 Port Reader

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1 Release Notes
Dates
Release
Description
2021 05 14
Version 2.0
Expand to all CSL intelligent
fixed reader
Update based on Web
Application 1.1.13
Update mounting design for
wood structure
Elaborate regulatory region
compliance chapter
Add chapter on historical
firmware versions
Add embedded Linux
software development
guidelines.
Add database usage
guidelines.
2019 09 05
Version 1.9
Add new features, including
CS108 Bluetooth API access
mode, Custom Embedded
RFID HTTP access mode,
etc. Introduce difference in
control for Linux 3.0.35 units
and Linux 4.xx.yy units
2019 04 12
Version 1.4
Add mounting of reader
guidelines in Section 5.3
2019 04 09
Version 1.3
Add example event to send
tag inventory to remote
server (e.g. Cloud Server)
2019 04 01
Version 1.2
Add descriptions on GPIO –
such as example circuits,
also the new data formatter
for configurable upload to
Cloud server

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2019 03 05
Version 1.0
First Release

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2 Content
1RELEASE NOTES ......................................................................................... 2
2CONTENT................................................................................................... 4
3REGULATORY REGIONS .............................................................................. 8
3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 8
3.2 FCC STATEMENT AND IC STATEMENT ............................................................................. 9
3.3 EUROPEAN CE ....................................................................................................... 10
3.4 HONG KONG OFCA ................................................................................................ 10
3.5 AUSTRALIA AS....................................................................................................... 11
3.6 NEW ZEALAND NZ.................................................................................................. 11
4INTRODUCTION....................................................................................... 12
4.1 CSL INTELLIGENT FIXED READER FAMILY ....................................................................... 12
4.2 CS463 4PORT INTELLIGENT FIXED READER................................................................... 13
4.3 CS203X INTELLIGENT INTEGRATED READER WITH 1EXTERNAL PORT.................................... 15
4.4 PRODUCT PACKAGE ................................................................................................. 17
4.4.1 Basic Package Content ..................................................................................................... 17
4.5 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................................... 18
4.6 PRODUCT ACCESSORIES ............................................................................................ 20
4.7 HOW TO CONNECT TO AND CONTROL CSL INTELLIGENT FIXED READER.................................. 21
4.8 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KITS.................................................................................. 22
5READER BASICS ....................................................................................... 23
5.1 BASIC HARDWARE................................................................................................... 23
5.1.1 CS463 Basic Hardware ..................................................................................................... 23
5.1.3 CS203X Basic Hardware................................................................................................... 25
5.2 SET UP HARDWARE ................................................................................................. 28
5.2.1 Set up CS463..................................................................................................................... 28
5.2.2 Set up CS203X.................................................................................................................. 34
5.3 MOUNTING OF CSL INTELLIGENT FIXED READERS ............................................................ 39
5.4 OPERATING SYSTEMS AND VERSIONS ON CSL INTELLIGENT FIXED READERS ............................ 42
5.5 CONNECTING TO CSL INTELLIGENT FIXED READERS USING BROWSER .................................... 43
5.6 CONNECTING TO CSL INTELLIGENT FIXED READERS VIA DEBUG SERIAL PORT........................... 47
5.7 CONNECTING TO CSL INTELLIGENT FIXED READERS VIA SSH............................................... 55
5.8 EMBEDDED LINUX APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT ............................................................ 58

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5.9 FILE TRANSFER TO AND FROM CS463 USING USB MEMORY DEVICE .................................... 59
5.10 CONNECTING TO HOST PC USING USB CLIENT PORT ........................................................ 67
5.11 CONNECT FROM USB HOST PORT USING USB COM DRIVER TO A USB CLIENT ....................... 75
5.12 CONNECTING FROM CONTROL SERIAL PORT TO RS232 CLIENT DEVICES ................................ 82
5.13 GPIO PORT AND ACCESSORIES FOR CONNECTION ........................................................... 87
5.14 CONNECTING TO BLUETOOTH DEVICES:E.G.SPEAKER ....................................................... 92
5.15 WIRESHARK LOGGING ON PC SERVER SIDE.................................................................. 108
6GPIO PORTS CONNECTION GUIDE.......................................................... 111
6.1 GENERAL PURPOSE INPUT (GPI)............................................................................... 112
6.2 GENERAL PURPOSE OUTPUT (GPO).......................................................................... 117
7QUICK START ......................................................................................... 123
7.1 CS463 QUICK START............................................................................................. 123
7.2 CS203X QUICK START........................................................................................... 127
8WEB BROWSER INTERFACE DETAILS....................................................... 131
8.1 HOME PAGE ........................................................................................................ 131
8.2 STATUS .............................................................................................................. 132
8.3 USERS MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................... 134
8.3.1 Add User.......................................................................................................................... 135
8.3.2 Delete User...................................................................................................................... 136
8.3.3 Modify Password.............................................................................................................. 137
8.3.4 List Users......................................................................................................................... 138
8.3.5 Set Auto Logout Time ...................................................................................................... 139
8.3.6 Login/Logout.................................................................................................................... 140
8.4 SYSTEM.............................................................................................................. 141
8.4.1 Reader ID......................................................................................................................... 142
8.4.2 Capture Point Name ........................................................................................................ 143
8.4.3 Access Mode ................................................................................................................... 144
8.4.4 Custom Embedded RFID application .............................................................................. 147
8.4.5 Frequency Configuration ................................................................................................. 148
8.4.6 Operation Profile.............................................................................................................. 150
8.4.7 Memory Information......................................................................................................... 152
8.4.8 Configuration Backup/Restore......................................................................................... 153
8.4.9 Power Up Notification ...................................................................................................... 156
8.4.10 Heartbeat ......................................................................................................................... 157
8.4.11 Log File Configuration...................................................................................................... 159
8.4.12 Download Log file ............................................................................................................ 160

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8.4.13 Company Label................................................................................................................ 161
8.4.15 Advanced Settings........................................................................................................... 162
8.4.16 Scheduled Restart ........................................................................................................... 163
8.4.17 Restart System ................................................................................................................ 164
8.5 NETWORK MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................... 165
8.5.1 Ethernet Configuration..................................................................................................... 167
8.5.2 Wi Fi Configuration .......................................................................................................... 168
8.5.3 Cloud Server Basic Settings............................................................................................ 169
8.5.4 Cloud Server Data Formatter........................................................................................... 178
8.6 TIME AND TIMER SETTING....................................................................................... 182
8.6.1 Date/Time......................................................................................................................... 183
8.6.2 Time Zone........................................................................................................................ 184
8.6.3 NTP Setup ....................................................................................................................... 185
8.7 TAG &TAG FILTER................................................................................................. 186
8.7.1 Tag Group........................................................................................................................ 187
8.7.2 Tag Database................................................................................................................... 192
8.7.3 Tag Filter.......................................................................................................................... 206
8.8 I/O MANAGEMENT............................................................................................... 210
8.8.1 I/O Port Testing .................................................................................................................211
8.9 EVENT MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................... 212
8.9.1 Event Management.......................................................................................................... 213
8.9.2 Trigger.............................................................................................................................. 220
8.9.3 Resultant Action............................................................................................................... 227
8.9.4 Tag Inventory ................................................................................................................... 236
8.9.5 Display Tag Group/Database Record .............................................................................. 237
8.10 VERSION MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 239
8.11 FIRMWARE UPGRADE ............................................................................................ 240
9READ TAG USING BROWSER INTERFACE AND EVENT ENGINE................. 250
9.1 READ TAG USING DEFAULT PROFILE AND DEFAULT EVENT................................................. 250
9.2 READ TAG USING CUSTOM PROFILE AND CUSTOM EVENT ................................................ 254
9.3 EXAMPLE 1: EXAMPLE EVENT SEND TO CSL DEMO CLOUD SERVER .................................... 265
9.4 EXAMPLE 2: TRAFFIC CONTROL –MANAGEMENT OF TRAFFIC AT BUILDING ENTRANCE ............ 275
9.5 EXAMPLE 3: MULTIPLE ANTENNA PORTS WITH DIFFERENT EVENTS FOR EACH PORT ............... 283
9.6 EXAMPLE 4: EXAMPLE EVENT USING DATABASE TAG GROUP AND DATABASE DISPLAY ............. 286
9.7 EXAMPLE 5: READ MAGNUS S3 TAG TEMPERATURE ...................................................... 295
10 READ TAG USING CSL UNIFIED API......................................................... 299
11 READ TAG USING LLRP V1.1 API............................................................. 305

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12 READ TAG USING CS461 HIGH LEVEL API (CSL HTTP/XML API)................ 315
13 READ TAG USING CS461 LOW LEVEL API (MACH1 API) ........................... 316
14 READ TAG USING CS108 BLUETOOTH API............................................... 321
15 READ TAG USING CUSTOM EMBEDDED RFID.......................................... 329
16 DEMO SOURCE CODES FOR DOWNLOAD ............................................... 331
17 HISTORICAL FIRMWARE VERSIONS ........................................................ 332
APPENDIX A: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE ..... 335
APPENDIX B: READER MODES (LINK PROFILES) ............................................ 336
APPENDIX C: SESSIONS ................................................................................ 337
APPENDIX D: TAG POPULATION AND Q ........................................................ 338
APPENDIX E: QUERY ALGORITHM ................................................................ 339
APPENDIX F: TARGET.................................................................................... 340
APPENDIX G: RECEIVER AMPLIFIER GAIN VALUES......................................... 341
APPENDIX H: TAGFOCUS .............................................................................. 342
APPENDIX I: FASTID...................................................................................... 343
APPENDIX J: SECURITY ................................................................................. 344
APPENDIX K: MODELS & REGULATORY REGION............................................ 346
APPENDIX L: TECHNICAL SUPPORT............................................................... 347

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3 Regulatory Regions
3.1 Introduction
The CSL Intelligent Fixed Reader family is offered as various regulatory region specific
models, using the format of CSXYZ-Nwhere Nis of various values, each covering one
regulatory region. Each regulatory region may apply to one or more countries.
For example, CS463-2 covers the regulatory region of FCC, which includes USA, Canada,
Mexico and other Latin America Countries that use the FCC frequency range.
The following is a model table with N as index, for CSXYZ-N, and the corresponding
frequency band and regulatory regions:
N=1: 865-868 MHz for Europe ETSI, Russia, Mid-East countries, Hong Kong
865-867 MHz for India
N=2: 902-928 MHz, FCC, for USA, Canada and Mexico. Hopping frequencies locked
N=2AS: 920-926 MHz,Australia. Hopping frequencies locked
N=2 NZ: 921.5-928 MHz, New Zealand. Hopping frequencies locked
N=2 OFCA: 920-925 MHz, Hong Kong. Hopping frequencies locked
N=2 RW: 920-928 MHz, Rest of the World, e.g. Philippines, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay, and
any other countries that use sub or partial sections of the FCC frequency range
N=4: 922-928 MHz, Taiwan
N=6: 917-920.8 MHz, South Korea
N=7: 920-925 MHz, China
N=8: 916.7-920.9 MHz, Japan
N=9: 915-921 MHz, Europe Upper Band
Note that you MUST follow each country’s emission regulation and use the appropriate
regulatory region model. For example, in USA you can only use N = “2”. In Hong
Kong you can only use N = “2 OFCA”or N= “1”. In Australia you can only use N = “2
AS”. etc.
Some regulatory regions require the User Manual to contain some declaration statement. The
following sections are those statements.

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3.2 FCC Statement and IC Statement
FCC STATEMENT
1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
2. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
IC STATEMENT
IC Notice to Canadian Users

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This device complies with industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
This device complies with RSS-247 of industry Canada. Operation is subject to the condition that this
device does not cause harmful interference.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003(Cet appareil numérique de classe B
est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada).
This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This
equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 5mm between the radiator and
your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
3.3 European CE
In Europe, there are 2 frequency bands allocated to RFID operation:
1. 865-868 MHz band with 4 frequency channels
2. 915-921 MHz band with 3 frequency channels
3.4 Hong Kong OFCA
Hong Kong Government requires the frequency of operation to be limited to within one of the
following 2 frequency bands
1. 920 - 925 MHz, hopping frequency channels, follow USA FCC Part 15 regulation
2. 865 –868 MHz, fixed frequency channels, follow the European CE RFID regulation in
this band

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3.5 Australia AS
Australia Government requires the frequency of operation to be limited to within the frequency
band allocated: 920-926 MHz.
3.6 New Zealand NZ
New Zealand Government requires the frequency of operation to be limited to within the
frequency band allocated: 921.5-928 MHz.

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4 Introduction
4.1 CSL Intelligent Fixed Reader Family
The CSL Intelligent Fixed Reader Family consists of many members, some with Wi Fi and
Bluetooth connectivity, and some without. Some are IP68 and MIL-STD-810F ruggedized,
some are not. The following is a product matrix differentiating them:
Model #
RFID
Antenna
Ports
Ethernet
Wi Fi /
Bluetooth
IPRating
Ruggedized
MIL-STD-810F
CS463
4 external
antenna ports
Yes
Yes
None
No
CS203X
2:
1 internal
(embedded)
integrated
antenna,
1 external
antenna port
Yes
No
IP68
Yes

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4.2 CS463 4 Port Intelligent Fixed Reader
The CS463 RFID 4-port fixed reader is an intelligent reader designed to work standalone in an
autonomous manner. An intelligent Event Engine is embedded with configurable complex
logic sequence, triggers and resultant actions that are automatically activated on power up.
The settings can be saved and further deployed to as many readers, as many sites as you want,
thus providing easy scalability for the system integrators.
CS463 has the following connectivity: Ethernet, Wi Fi (2.4 GHz b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0, RS232,
and USB.

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The photo below shows a typical connection during operation of CS463 4-port fixed reader
Note: Use only the Power Adaptor Unit included in the package.

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4.3 CS203X Intelligent Integrated Reader with 1
External Port
The CS203X RFID Integrated fixed reader is an intelligent reader designed to work standalone
in an autonomous manner. An intelligent Event Engine is embedded with configurable
complex logic sequence, triggers and resultant actions that are automatically activated on
power up. The settings can be saved and further deployed to as many readers, as many sites
as you want, thus providing easy scalability for the system integrators. CS203X integrated
reader has 1 embedded antenna, plus 1 RF port that connects to an external antenna.
CS203X has the following connectivity: Ethernet.

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The photo below shows a typical connection during operation of CS203X Integrated fixed
reader

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4.4 Product Package
4.4.1 Basic Package Content
The reader package of CS463 contains:
1. CS463: 4 Port Intelligent RFID Reader
2. CS463WIFIANT: Dipole Antenna for Wi Fi and Bluetooth, Quantity=2
3. CS463ADAPTER: AC Adapter, 12 VDC, 5A, 60 Watt Energy Level VI
4. Country Specific Power Cord: Power Cord for Specific Country Model
5. CS463HD15ADAPTER: HD-15 to Wiretap Terminal Adapter
6. CS463GPIOCABLE: GPIO Cable for CS463
7. CS463QSG: Quick Start Guide
8. CS463RG Regulatory Guide
The reader package of CS203X contains:
1. CS203X: Integrated Intelligent RFID Reader / 1 external antenna port
2. CS203XADAPTER: AC Adapter, 12 VDC, 5A, 60 Watt Energy Level VI
3. Country Specific Power Cord: Power Cord for Specific Country Model
4. CS463HD15ADAPTER: HD-15 to Wiretap Terminal Adapter
5. CS463GPIOCABLE: GPIO Cable for CS463
6. CS203XQSG: Quick Start Guide
7. CS203XRG Regulatory Guide

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4.5 Product Specifications
Features:
ISO 18000-6C and EPCglobal Class 1 Gen 2 UHF RFID protocol compliant including
dense reader mode
Ultra-long read range –peak at more than 20 meters for Monza R6 Dogbone tag with
CS771S antenna
Sophisticated data handling for efficient management of large streams of tag data.
Highly configurable buffering and tag filtering modes to eliminate the redundant tag data
so as to reduce LAN traffic and server loading
Robust performance in dense-reader environments
Excellent in transmit and receive mode –generates a different combination of unique
reader-to-tag command rate, tag-to-reader backscatter rate, modulation format, and
backscatter type
Configurable parameters offer maximum throughput and optimal performance
Supports all Gen 2 commands, including inventory, read, write, lock and kill
CS463 4 Port Reader
CS203X Integrated Reader

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Specifications:
Physical Characteristics:
Length: 272 cm; Width: 152 cm; Height: 24 cm;
Weight: 720 grams
Environment:
Operating Temp: -200C to 500C
Storage Temp: -400C to 850C
Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Antenna:
External antenna with a RP-SMA Plug connector
RF Power:
32.5 dBm at antenna port for CS463 and CS203X.
30 dBm at antenna port for CS468XJ
RFID Frequency Ranges:
Various bands as designated by suffix.
Connectivity
All - Ethernet , RS232 Debug Serial Port*
CS463 only - RS232 Control Serial Port**, USB
Host Port, USB Client Port, Wi Fi 802.11b/g/n ,
Bluetooth
Accessories:
GPIO cable, HD-15 to Wiretap Terminal Adapter
Order Code:
Various bands as defined by suffix
Restrictions on Use:
Approvals, features and parameters may vary
depending on country legislation and may change
without notice
*RS232 Debug Serial Port is the standard Linux boot up port, it displays all the Linux
messages, and you can access Linux OS and file system on this port using standard terminal
programs such as HyperTerminal, Putty, etc.
**RS232 Control Serial Port is the serial port that you can use to connect to other devices,
sensors and systems that have RS232 connectivity. This port is meant to be used by software
programs embedded into CS463.

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4.6 Product Accessories
CSL Intelligent Fixed Reader comes with a HD-15 to wiretap terminal adapter accessory.
This enables you to connect wires to the HD-15 GPIO socket conveniently.