Intermec IP30 User manual

IP30
Handheld RFID Reader
IP30, IP30NI
User’s Guide

ii IP30 Handheld RFID Reader User’s Guide
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Document Change Record
This page records changes to this document. The document was
originally released as Revision 001.
Version
Number Date Description of Change
006 4/2010 This document was revised to include:
•new operating temperature specifications.
•new CN4NI and CK61 information.
005 6/2009 Revised specifications for new read and write ranges.
004 2/2009 Revised specifications for new 865 MHz EU
standard.
003 8/2008 Revised to support the CK3 Mobile Computer.
002 4/2008 Revised to include correct part numbers for the CK61
power supply.

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Contents
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Contents
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Global Services and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Service Location Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Who Should Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Patent Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introducing the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Unpacking the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Learning About the IP30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Understanding the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About the Intermec Ready-to-Work Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Understanding the Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Charging and Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Attaching the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Attaching the IP30 to the CN3B or CN3F Mobile Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Attaching the IP30 to the CN4 Series Mobile Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Attaching the IP30 to the CK3 Series Mobile Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Attaching the IP30 to the CK61 Series Mobile Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Establishing a Connection With the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
2 Creating and Using RFID Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
RFID Applications and the IP30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Using the RFID Resource Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Creating Applications for the IP30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Configuring RFID Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

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Configuring the BRI Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
3 Upgrading and Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Upgrading the IP30 Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Upgrading the IP30 Firmware Using a Media Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Upgrading the IP30 Using SmartSystems Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Calling Intermec Product Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Troubleshooting the IP30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Problems While Working With RFID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Problems With Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
A Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
IP30 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
RFID Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Port Pin Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Serial Port (COM1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Adapter Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

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Before You Begin
This section provides you with safety information, technical support
information, and sources for additional product information.
Safety Information
This section explains how to identify notes that are in this document.
Global Services and Support
Warranty Information
To understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit the
Intermec web site at www.intermec.com and click Support >
Returns and Repairs > Warranty.
Disclaimer of warranties: The sample code included in this document
is presented for reference only. The code does not necessarily
represent complete, tested programs. The code is provided “as is with
all faults.” All warranties are expressly disclaimed, including the
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose.
Web Support
Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com to download our
current manuals (in PDF).
Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base (Knowledge Central) at
www.intermec.com and click Support > Knowledge Central to
review technical information or to request technical support for your
Intermec product.
Telephone Support
In the U.S.A. and Canada, call 1-800-755-5505.
Note: Notes either provide extra information about a topic or contain
special instructions for handling a particular condition or set of
circumstances.

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Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec
representative. To search for your local representative, from the
Intermec web site, click About Us > Contact Us.
Service Location Support
For the most current listing of service locations, go to
www.intermec.com and click Support >Returns and Repairs >
Repair Locations.
For technical support in South Korea, use the after service locations
listed below:
AWOO Systems
102-1304 SK Ventium
522 Dangjung-dong
Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do Korea, South 435-776
Contact: Mr. Sinbum Kang
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
IN Information System PTD LTD
6th Floor
Daegu Venture Center Bldg 95
Shinchun 3 Dong
Donggu, Daegu City, Korea
E-mail: [email protected] or [e-mail]
Who Should Read This Manual
This document is for the person who is responsible for installing,
configuring, and maintaining the IP30.
This document provides you with information about the features of
the IP30, and how to install, configure, operate, maintain, and
troubleshoot it.

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Related Documents
Here are some related Intermec documents that you might find
useful:
•Basic Reader Interface Programmer’s Reference Manual
•Intermec Computer Command Reference Manual
The Intermec web site at www.intermec.com contains our
documents (as .pdf files) that you can download for free.
To download documents
1Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.
2Click the Products tab.
3Using the Products menu, navigate to your product page. For
example, to find the CN3 computer product page, click
Computers >Handheld Computers >CN3.
4Click the Manuals tab.
5If your product does not have its own product page, click Support
> Manuals. Use the Product Category field, the Product Family
field, and the Product field to help you locate the documentation
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Patent Information
Product is covered by one or more of the following patents:
4864158, 4888591, 4999636, 5030807, 5055659, 5280159, 5504485,
5521601, 5550547, 5673037, 5763867, 5777561, 5825045, 5828318,
5828693, 5850181, 5850187, 5942987, 5995019, 6078251, 6121878,
6122329, 6172596, 6195053, 6249227, 6280544, 6286762, 6286763,
6288629, 6360208, 6384712, 6404325, 6429775, 6486769, 6501807,
6525648, 6639509, 6645327, 6677852, 6768414, 6784789, 6816063,
6919793, 7039359, 7103087, 7117374, 7121467, 7158046, 7207486,
7298268
There may be other U.S. and foreign patents pending.

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