RodinBell S-8600 User manual

Scope of Document
Firmware Release of Reader
V 6.9
Version of Demo
V 3.62

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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.
The distance between user and products should be no less than 25cm

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Table of Contents
1. About S-8600 Reader........................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Front View.......................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Back View........................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Side View............................................................................................................................ 4
2. Operating and Setting Reader............................................................................................ 5
2.1 Initial Use ........................................................................................................................... 5
2.1.1 Step 1: Powering the Reader ............................................................................................ 5
2.1.2 Step 2: Connecting Antenna(s) to Reader......................................................................... 5
2.1.3 Step 3: Connecting Data Line to Reader .......................................................................... 5
2.1.4 Step 4: Operating Reader via Demo................................................................................. 7
2.2 Setting RF Parameter........................................................................................................ 9
2.2.1 Setting RF Output Power.................................................................................................. 9
2.2.2 Setting RF Spectrum ...................................................................................................... 10
2.2.3 Antenna Connection Detector......................................................................................... 10
2.2.4 Measure RF Port Return Loss .........................................................................................11
2.3 ISO-18000-6C tag inventory............................................................................................11
2.3.1 Real Time Mode & Buffer Mode ....................................................................................11
2.3.2 Users define Session ID & Inventorying Parameter of Inventoried Flag....................... 14
2.3.3 Fast Switching Antenna to Inventory Tags..................................................................... 14
2.4 Accessing ISO-18000-6C Tag.......................................................................................... 15
2.4.1 Read tag operation.......................................................................................................... 16
2.4.2 Write Tag Operation ....................................................................................................... 17
2.4.3 Lock Tag Operation........................................................................................................ 17
2.4.4 Kill Tag Operation.......................................................................................................... 18
2.4.5 Tag Selection .................................................................................................................. 18
2.4.6 Error Display Might Be Returned .................................................................................. 19
2.5 Accessing & Inventorying ISO-18000-6B Tag............................................................... 20
2.5.1 Inventorying ISO-18000-6B Tag.................................................................................... 20
2.5.2 Accessing ISO-18000-6B Tag ........................................................................................ 21
2.6 Other Settings .................................................................................................................. 23
2.6.1 Set DRM Status.............................................................................................................. 23
2.6.2 Operating Temperature Monitoring................................................................................ 23
2.6.3 Set GPIO Level .............................................................................................................. 23
2.6.4 Setting Buzzer Status...................................................................................................... 25
2.6.5 Charging The Serial Communication Baud Rate ........................................................... 25
3. Develop your own RFIDApplication............................................................................... 26

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1. About S-8600 Reader
1.1 Front View
1.2 Back View
1.3 Side View

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2. Operating and Setting Reader
2.1 Initial Use
2.1.1 Step 1: Powering the Reader
Connect the plug of supplied power adapter into the power outlet, as illustrated below:
Startup normal completion after “Di” with Power and Status LED light, self-test
completed successfully, reader is ready.
2.1.2 Step 2: Connecting Antenna(s) to Reader
Connect the antenna(s) with TNC port to the reader, as illustrated below:
Access up to 4 antennas, as illustrated below:
Note: The antenna(s) port to reader is TNC male port, and the gain of antenna(s) is less
than 6dBi.
2.1.3 Step 3: Connecting Data Line to Reader
You can connect PC to the reader via RS-232 serial port, as illustrated below:

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Then, you need to switch the DIP switch to the position as illustrated below:
You can also connect PC to the reader via TCP/IP, as illustrated below:
Then, you need to switch the DIP switch to the position as illustrated below:
About DIPSwitch：
1、①：EN, ON Status, EN is low level.
2、②：GPIO1, ON Status, GPIO1 is low level.
3、③④：TCP/IP, ON Status is TCP/IP communication.
4、⑤⑥： Blank.
5、⑦⑧：RS232, ON Status is RS232 communication.

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2.1.4 Step 4: Operating Reader via Demo
Launch the supplied Demo. This software don’t need to installation. Just put the
UHFDemo.exe, reader.dll, customControl.dll into the same folder, and double-click
UHFDemo.exe to run the software.
Launch the UHF Demo application, the following screen displays:
Please select RS232 in Connection if the reader is connected via RS -232 port. Selecting the
corresponding Serial Port number and Baudrate, default baudrate is 115200. As illustrated
below:
Click on Connect , if the port isn’t occupied, the Operation History will displays:

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If the reader is connected via TCP/IP, you need to operate these following steps,：
1. Ensure that an Ethernet Card has been installed in the PC.
2. Ensure that PC and reader in the same network segment.
Default settings of Reader as follows:
1. IP addresses: 192.168.0.178
2. Net mask: 255.255.255.0
3. Port No.: 4001
Detailed TCP / IP configuration, please refer to the document supplied:\ tcpip
configuration \ IPORT-1UM.PDF
Initial use, please configure it as illustrated below:
Click on Connect, if it connect successfully, the Operation history column displays:
Text communication with the reader:
Click on the button below the position shown in figure.

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Click on Get in Firmware Version or in Reader Identifier, the following screen displays:
Now the reader has connected to PC successfully.
2.2 Setting RF Parameter
After successfully connecting reader, we need to set some basic RF parameters: RF Output
Power & RF Spectrum Setup.
Select RF setup, as illustrated below:
2.2.1 Setting RF Output Power
RF Output Power is the strength of RF output signal from antenna port. Unit is dBm.
The range of output power is 0 - 33dBm. When this value setting completes, it will be
saved in the reader automatically, and won’t be lost after cut off the power.

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Default value is 30dBm (1W).
2.2.2 Setting RF Spectrum
Specific frequency and channel usage dictated by regulations of each country
There are two methods to set RF spectrum.
Method 1: Use the default carrier frequency of the reader.
The default carrier frequency can refer to Frequency parameter tablet in Communication
protocol.
Frequency range which the reader supports is 902.5MHz~927.5MHz. You can set the
reader in System Default Frequencies, as illustrate below:
Note the following when you set RF Spectrum:
◆The start frequency and the end frequency must not exceed the scope of RF spectrum
norm.
◆Start frequency must be less than or equal end frequency.
◆Set start frequency and end frequency to the same carrier frequency, the reader will
work under fixed-frequency.
When the parameter setting completes, RF carrier frequency of reader will be randomly
hopping in the scope of limited range.
The default RF spectrum norm is FCC (902.5MHz~927.5MHz).
Method 2: Setting the RF spectrum manually.
Users can set RF spectrum via these three parameters: Start Frequency, Frequency
Interval, The number of Frequency points.
2.2.3 Antenna Connection Detector
Function of Antenna Connection Detector is: Checking whether the port is connected to
the antenna before the reader work. If not, users will be notified to connect the antenna.
Please open this function before you use it, as illustrated bellow:
Sensitivity of Antenna Connection Detector is setted by users. Sensitivity of Antenna
Connection Detector is the Return Loss of antenna port, the unit is dB. The larger the
value, the impedance matching requirements between antenna and port must be better. To
ordinary antennas, you can set the threshold to 3-6dB. Sensitivity of Ceramic Antenna
and Handset could be more lower.
Note: 1. Reader detects antenna connections by measuring the Return Loss of RF ports.
2. Reader stops tag operation if Return Loss is above the threshold.