LLC TR200 User manual

Thinkify, LLC
The TR-200 Desktop RFID
Reader
Setup Guide and Protocol Reference
DRAFT Version 0.8 DRAFT
October 2010
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Legal Notices
Legal Notices
Copyright ©2010 Thi kify, LLC. All rights reserved.
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a d other cou tries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective ow ers.
U.S. Gover me t approval required whe exporti g the product described i this
docume tatio .
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WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR APARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
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THATSUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID.
ote Regarding RF Exposure
This equipme t complies with FCC radiatio exposure limits set forth for a u co trolled
e viro me t. This equipme t should be i stalled a d operated with mi imum dista ce
of 20cm betwee the radiator (a te a) a d your body. This tra smitter must ot be co-
located or operati g i co ju ctio with a y other a te a or tra smitter.
FCC otice and Cautions
A y cha ges or modificatio s to this device ot expressly approved by Thi kify, LLC
could void the user's authority to operate the equipme t.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operatio is subject to the
followi g two co ditio s: (1) this device may ot cause harmful i terfere ce, a d (2) this
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FCC Notice a d Cautio s
device must accept a y i terfere ce received, i cludi g i terfere ce that may cause
u desired operatio .
This equipme t has bee tested a d fou d to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursua t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig ed to provide
reaso able protectio agai st harmful i terfere ce i a reside tial i stallatio . This
equipme t ge erates, uses a d ca radiate radio freque cy e ergy a d, if ot i stalled
a d used i accorda ce with the i structio s, may cause harmful i terfere ce to radio
commu icatio s. However, there is o guara tee that i terfere ce will ot occur i a
particular i stallatio . If this equipme t does cause harmful i terfere ce to radio or
televisio receptio , which ca be determi ed by tur i g the equipme t off a d o , the
user is e couraged to try to correct the i terfere ce by o e or more of the followi g
measures:
•Reorie t or relocate the receivi g a te a.
•I crease the separatio betwee the equipme t a d receiver.
•Co ect the equipme t i to a outlet o a circuit differe t from that to which the
receiver is co ected.
•Co sult the dealer or a experie ced radio/TV tech icia for help.
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About Thi kify, LLC
About Thinkify, LLC
Thi kify, LLC is a wireless tech ology compa y specializi g i RFID hardware a d
software products. With 30 years of combi ed experie ce i RFID a d over 35 pate ts
i the field, our fou di g team is o e of the tech ically stro gest i the i dustry.
Our focus is embedded RFID. -- Applicatio s where we use RFID to e able commo
objects, devices a d whole e viro me ts to become aware of the world arou d them.
This capability ca tra sform the way people a d objects i teract, blurri g the li e
betwee the physical world a d the virtual.
Thi kify is a privately held compa y, located i Morga Hill, Califor ia.
We feel that part erships should be healthy a d that E gi eeri g should be beautiful.
Thinkify, LLC
18450 Tech ology Drive, Suite E
Morga Hill, CA 95037
Pho e: 408.782.7111
FAX: [phone]
Web: www.thi kifyit.com
Thinkify – Making things think. (tm)
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Table of Contents
Legal Notices...............................................................................................................................2
Note Regardi g RF Exposure.................................................................................................2
FCC Notice a d Cautio s.......................................................................................................2
About Thi kify, LLC.....................................................................................................................4
I troductio ..................................................................................................................................7
Getti g Started............................................................................................................................8
What's i the box?..................................................................................................................8
Hooki g up the hardware........................................................................................................8
Setti g up the Driver (Microsoft Wi dows).............................................................................9
Commu icati g with the Reader...........................................................................................12
A Quick RFID I troductio .........................................................................................................19
Class 1 Ge eratio 2 (Ge 2)................................................................................................19
Co cepts (Performi g a I ve tory).....................................................................................20
Co cepts (Readi g / Writi g other data)..............................................................................22
Thi kify Reader Protocol Overview...........................................................................................23
Comma d Structure..............................................................................................................23
Comma d Groups.................................................................................................................27
Comma d Refere ce................................................................................................................28
Summary...............................................................................................................................28
"A" RX Amplifier Co trol........................................................................................................29
"BOOTLOADER" – E ter Bootloader...................................................................................31
"C" Low-Level Chip Co trol Registers..................................................................................32
“D”- Diag ostic Fu ctio s ....................................................................................................36
"F" RX Filter Co trol..............................................................................................................37
"G" GPIO Setti gs.................................................................................................................39
“I”- I ve tory Co trol.............................................................................................................41
"K" Kill – Lock – Access Descriptors.....................................................................................44
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"L" Low-Level Tests...............................................................................................................47
“M" MASK / SELECT co trol................................................................................................49
"P" PROTOCOL co trol (Ge 2 Air protocol).........................................................................54
"R" RF Co trol......................................................................................................................57
"S" Status Fu ctio s.............................................................................................................61
"T" INVENTORY i itiate........................................................................................................64
"X" eXtra Data Read a d Write Descriptor Co trol..............................................................67
Appe dix A. Usi g the Thi kify Firmware Update Utility..........................................................73
Appe dix B. GPIO Port.............................................................................................................77
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I troductio
Introduction
This docume t explai s how to set up a d commu icate with a Thi kify, TR200 desktop
RFID reader. We call this device, the Insight(tm).
Most UHF RFID readers today are i dustrial devices focused o automati g data
capture without huma i terve tio . These readers are big, expe sive a d ru at RF
power levels that require a mi imum sta doff from people for safe operatio . While fi e
for i dustrial applicatio s like readi g pallets at dock doors, these readers are a poor fit
for use cases like tag commissio i g or docume t tracki g at your desk.
The Thi kify Insight(tm) is the first i a ew class of RFID reader – a ersonal Reader
desig ed to work arou d people ha dli g tagged items i a store or office e viro me t.
Like the Perso al Computer cha ged computi g, we thi k the Perso al Reader will
cha ge the ature of RFID.
The Insight(tm) is a highly capable a d easy-to-use Ge 2 reader desig ed for tag
commissio i g, docume t tracki g, poi t of sale a d other use cases where people a d
tags come together.
We thi k it's pretty. We hope you do, too.
Let's get started.
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Getti g Started
Getting Started
What's in the box?
•A TR200 Desktop Reader
•A a te a
•A USB cable'
•A CD with this ma ual, software driver a d demo stratio program
•Some sample RFID Tags
(Sto e ot i cluded.)
Hooking up the hardware
Attach the a te a to your reader. – It screws o .
Plug the USB cable i to the reader a d the i to your laptop or PC.
You should see the blue LEDs o the fro t of the reader cycle through a start up patter
a d the the o e should slowly bli k to i dicate that the u it has power a d is waiti g for
comma ds.
So much for hooki g up the hardware... You're do e.
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Setti g up the Driver (Microsoft Wi dows)
Setting up the Driver (Microsoft Windows)
After you hook up the hardware, if you've ever i stalled the driver software for the
reader o your computer you will see a message i dicati g that Wi dows does 't k ow
about this device.
U der wi dows XP, the
message looks like this:
We're goi g to ha dle this
ourselves so select the
“No, ot this time” optio
a d click “Next”.
I the followi g dialog
select “I stall the software
automatically”. I sert the
CD a d click “Next”.
(If you chose to have the
software i stall
automatically skip ahead.
Otherwise, a dialog will
appear where you ca
select the “I clude this
locatio i the search”
optio a d “Browse” to
the \i f directory o your
CD.)
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Setti g up the Driver (Microsoft Wi dows)
After clicki g “Next” you'll get
a war i g that the Thi kify
driver has ot passed the
Microsoft Wi dows Logo
testi g program.
We have 't.
I fact, we ever eve tried.
If you still trust us, click
“Co ti ue A yway”...
The driver will ow i stall.
Here we map the USB
you've plugged i to to a
“virtual” serial port.
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