iDTRONIC R-DT-EVO-TEMIC-USB User manual

R-DT-EVO-TEMIC-USB, R-STICK-EVO-TEMIC
125 kHz RFID Devices
for TEMIC LF RFID Tags

Introduction Communication Protocol
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Contents
1Introduction......................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Communication Settings .................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Commands Available.......................................................................................................................................... 3
2Selecting Commands ............................................................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Feedback to selecting and polling commands ................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Logical Reset....................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 5557 emulation mode on 4x02 .......................................................................................................................... 4
2.4 Standard Block Writing ...................................................................................................................................... 4
2.5 Block Write Protected ........................................................................................................................................ 5
2.6 Wake-up Command (AOR) ................................................................................................................................. 5
2.7 Reset Tag ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
3Polling.................................................................................................................................................................. 6
3.1 Software Version Request.................................................................................................................................. 6
3.2 Reading Single EM4x02 ...................................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Standard Block Reading ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3.4 Block Read Protected ......................................................................................................................................... 7
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Issue 0.1
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1Introduction
1.1 Communication Settings
Default baud rate: 9600 bps
Address: 001
1.2 Commands Available
Controller:
>Logical reset
<Firmware Version Request
Management of transponders:
>Emulate the 5557 as EM 4x02
>Reading a single EM 4x02
>Write a Block
>Write a Block with password
>Send a wake-up command (AOR)
<Read a Block
<Read a Block with password
>Send a command Reset
Binary Protocol Mode
Es. EOT EOT STX ADDS1/ADDP1 ADDS2/ADDP2 “X” <DATA> ETX BCC
EOT ASCII 04h - to reset the communication. OPTIONAL
STX Start Of Transmission - ASCII 02h
ADDP1
ADDP2 individual address (polling) of the recipient terminal.
ADDS1
ADDS2 individual address (selecting) of the recipient terminal.
ETX End Of Text - ASCII 03h
BCC Block Check Character, It composed by XOring each byte of the frame including STX and ETX.
In binary protocol mode all data transmitted must match a specified instruction frame.
EOT
STX
ADDP1
ADDP2
ADDS1
ADDS2
ETX
BCC
This protocol was designed for easy handling. Each terminal has an address between 001 and 255, on multipoint
communication the terminal address is defined by two ASCII characters, included between '0' and '?' (between 30 and 3f
hexadecimal) on selecting mode case.
On polling mode case, the first character is equal to the first selecting character. The second character, instead, is the
result of the second selecting character after changing the tens value from 3 to 2.
For example: the selecting address of 53 it is 35 (33,35, hexadecimal). The polling address is “3%”(33,25 hexadecimal). In
case of global selecting the two characters become "``" (60,60 hexadecimal).
The first time, we suggest to connect the terminal to the PC and send to it a “Set Setup” command (on global setting). The
terminal will apply the new settings after restarting it (or after a logical reset command). It is necessary to turn OFF and
ON the terminal to apply correctly the command.

Selecting Commands Communication Protocol
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2Selecting Commands
2.1 Feedback to selecting and polling commands
For each selecting received, the electronic board responds with the following syntax:
STX ADDS1 ADDS2 < CommandType > <RESULT> ETX BCC where
<CommandType> Command Type
< RESULT> alphanumeric string of 1 character, command result
values:
“0” right
“1” command does not exist
“2” data format error
“5” wrong BCC
“6” no TAG found
“…” other errors
If the message analysis detects an error, the “0” character changes to indicate the error, the new value will be related
with the found error. The error message will be send if STX and ETX have been correctly received. ADDS1-ADDS2 have to
be correctly received too.
If there is not a feedback from the terminal, when the timeout period elapsed the master have to resend the command.
2.2 Logical Reset
STX ADDS1 ADDS2 “2” ETX BCC where
“2” command type 'Logical Reset'.
It will be send after 'Set Setup' or 'Set Setup Serial' to apply the changes. The terminal will not respond to this command.
The logical reset is the same to shutdown and subsequent restarting of the terminal.
2.3 5557 emulation mode on 4x02
With this command you can program a 5557 as a EM 4x02.
STX ADDS1 ADDS2 “5” <CODE><ENCODING> ETX BCC
“5” command type '5557 to 4x02’.
<CODE> string of 10 character. Hexadecimal code for the transponder (apromix encoding)
<ENCODING> encoding type - between “0” and “2”.
“0” – Apromix
The default expiry timeout is 100 milliseconds
2.4 Standard Block Writing
This command allows you to write a single block of page “0” (when the PWD tag is set to “0”).
STX ADDS1 ADDS2 “6” <LOCK> <DATA> <ADDR> ETX BCC
“6” command type ‘Standard Block Writing’.
<LOCK> string of 1 character - Lock bit value, valid values “0” and “1”
(ATTENTION, after set to 1 a value it cannot be reset to 0 and the block cannot be changed.)
<DATA> string of 8 characters, hexadecimal, data to write on the block. valid value
“0123456789ABCDEF”

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<ADDR> string of 1 character -block to write, valid values from “0” to “7”.
The page is always “0” , the “1” page cannot be written.
The default expiry timeout is 100 milliseconds
2.5 Block Write Protected
This command allows you to write a single block of page “0” when the PWD tag is set to “1”.
STX ADDS1 ADDS2 “7” <PSW> <LOCK> <DATA> <ADDR> ETX BCC
“7” command type 'Block write Protected’.
<PSW> string of 8 characters, hexadecimal, password to write, valid value “0123456789ABCDEF”
<LOCK> string of 1 character -Lock bit for the selected block, valid values “0” and “1”
(ATTENTION, after set to 1 a value it cannot be reset to 0 and the block cannot be changed.)
<DATA> string of 8 characters, hexadecimal, data to write on the block, valid values
“0123456789ABCDEF”.
<ADDR> string of 1 character - block to write , valid values from “0” to “7”.
The page is always “0” , the “1” page cannot be written.
The default expiry timeout is 100 milliseconds
2.6 Wake-up Command (AOR)
This command allows you to enable the transponder modulation if the bit AOR was set to "1".
STX ADDS1 ADDS2 “8” <PSW> ETX BCC
“8” command type 'Wake-up’.
<PSW> string of 8 characters , hexadecimal, password valid value “0123456789ABCDEF”
The default expiry timeout is 100 milliseconds.
2.7 Reset Tag
Send to the transponder a reset command.
STX ADDS1 ADDS2 “9” ETX BCC
“9” command type 'Reset tag’.
The default expiry timeout is 100 milliseconds

Polling Communication Protocol
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3Polling
3.1 Software Version Request
STX ADDP1 ADDP2 “2” ETX BCC where
“2” polling of request version.
If the polling message is correctly received, the electronic board answers as follow:
STX ADDP1 ADDP2 “2” <VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV> ETX BCC
<VV..VV> alphanumeric text of 16 characters (at the moment “A& T5557 V.1.00”). “V.1.00” is the firmware version.
The default expiry timeout is 100 milliseconds
3.2 Reading Single EM4x02
Single UID reading of an EM4x02. (if the Tag is present in the reading area)
STX ADDP1 ADDP2 “3” < ENCODING > ETX BCC
“3” command type 'Reading Single EM4x02’.
<ENCODING> encoding type from 0 to 1. 0 – Apromix
If the polling message is correctly received, the electronic board answers as follow:
STX ADDP1 ADDP2“3” “U” <CODE> ETX BCC where
<CODE> string of 10 characters -the UID tag.
The default expiry timeout is 100 milliseconds
3.3 Standard Block Reading
This command allows you to read a single block when the PWD tag is set to “0”.
STX ADDP1 ADDP2 “4” <PAGE> <ADDR> ETX BCC
“4” command type ‘Standard Block Reading’.
<PAGE> string of 1 character, page belongs to the block to read, valid values from “0”to“1”
<ADDR> string of 1 character, block to read, valid values from “0” to “7”
If the polling message is correctly received, the electronic board answers as follow:
STX ADDP1 ADDP2 “4” <DATA> ETX BCC ove <DATA> contents of the requested block.
The default expiry timeout is 100 milliseconds

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3.4 Block Read Protected
This command allows you to read a single block when the PWD tag is set to “1”.
STX ADDP1 ADDP2 “5” <PSW> <PAGE> <ADDR> ETX BCC
“5” command type 'Block Read Protected’.
<PSW> string of 8 characters, hexadecimal, password valid values “0123456789ABCDEF”
<PAGE> string of 1 character , page belongs to the block to read, valid values “0” and “1”
<ADDR> string of 1 character, block to read, valid values from “0” to “7”.
If the polling message is correctly received, the electronic board answers as follow:
STX ADDP1 ADDP2 “5” <DATA> ETX BCC <DATA> contents of the requested block..
The default expiry timeout is 100 milliseconds.