Royal Tag SA I-Read User manual

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Firmware version: 13 - Virtual COM
USER MANUAL

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Table of content
1. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------ 4
2. Quick use guide ------------------------------------------------- 5
3. Menu functions --------------------------------------------------- 8
3.1 Last scans 8
3.2 Switch off/on REC 8
3.3 Erase Memory 9
3.4 Memory report 9
3.5 Energy save/Full power 10
3.6 All code/Only animals 11
3.7 Double YES/NO 11
3.8 HEX/DEC format 12
3.9 Mass Storage / VirtualCOM 13
4. Download the Mass Storage mode data --------------------- 14
5. Download the VirtualCOM mode data ----------------------- 15
CE conformity declaration
The manufacturer declares that the I-Read scanner complies with the requirements prescribed by the
following European regulations: 73/23/EEC, 93/68/EEC and 89/336/EEC.
In particular, the following standards were used to verify the compliance described in the preceding
point:
-ETSI EN 300 330-2 V1.3.1 (04/2006)
-ETSI EN 300 330-1 V1.5.1 (04/2006)
-EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1 (2008)
-EN 301 489-3 V1.4.1 (2002)
-EN60950-1(2006 +A11: 2009)
FCC conformity declaration
This device complies with what is indicated in Part 15 of the FCC regulation “Low Power Transmitter
Below 1705 kHz”. Usage is subject to the following two conditions:
1) This device must not cause harmful interference
2) This device must accept any interference received, including that which could produce undesired
usage
To request a copy of the certicate, please contact: [email protected]
© Copyright 2010 by Royal Tag SA®
All rights reserved. No part of fhis publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by
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mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Royal Tag SA®.
Royal Tag SA® reserves the right to make changes to part of this documentation without obligation to notify any person or entity
of such changes.
July 2011 (GR/LUG)
IC conformity declaration
This ISM device complies with IC (industry Canada) specication ICES-001, RSS-210 Issue 8,
RSS-GEN Issue 3, RSS-102 Issue 4
RoHS conformity declaration
We hereby declare that this product is manufactured as per the requirements of Directive 2002/95 CE
(RoHS)
Industry
Canada
IC: 9508A-2011001
RoHS
WARNING
Do not make any change or modication to the device unless expressly specied in the manual.
If it is necessary to make these changes or modications, it could be necessary to interrupt the use of the device.

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1. Introduction 2. Quick use guide
6. Main screen, that can be customised with the distributor’s logo.
In the case in which the Virtual COM option has been set, the serial
connection icon as reported in the image to the side will appear in
the main screen. The bar on the icon disappears when the reader is
correctly connected to the PC.
Display
Power on/off
button
Read
button
Selection
button
Buzzer
USB
I-READ is a portable reader for the scanning of RFID tags compliant with the ISO standards 11784 and
11785.
I-Read supports the FDX-A, FDX-B and HDX protocols and is powered by a 9V battery. The information
relative to the ID of the scanned tag is available directly on a color display and can be downloaded
to a PC through a USB cable or directly sent to the PC during the scanning through the Virtual COM
option.
1. Remove from Box
Reader - Cover - Battery
2. Insert the battery paying attention to polarity.
3. Make sure that the battery is placed in the right position,
and close the battery cover.
4. To turn on/off the reader, press the ON/OFF button.
5. “Firmware - Bootloader”
On the screen appears for 5 second the version of the software and
the Bootloader.

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7. To scan the transponder. Press the scanning button (see page 4)
depicted to the side. Two red LED flash alternatively.
When the transponder is read the buzzer emits a warning sound.
On the screen appears:
- Category (Animal), beside Animal/Not animal, appears a number
(if Selected “Switch ON REC” function) indicating the positioning
into the memory of ID codes
- Type of transponders (HDX/FDX-B found)
- Country (C)
- Species (S)
- Re-tagging counter (R)
- Code
If you read a transponder not usable for animals, the screen shows “No
Animals” in red color.
If you read a transponder not usable for animals, and “Only Animal“
function is selected, appears on the screen in red, “This is not an animal
tag”.
If no Transponder was read, in “Full Power” mode after 14 sec. Appears
“Tag not found”.
8. By pressing the selection button , you will have access to the
setting menu.
sPlease refer to section 3, Menu Functions, for a complete description
of the meaning of the various preset functions of the scanner,
which are:
- Last scans
- Switch on/off REC
- Erase memory
- Memory report
- Energy save/full power
- All codes/animals only
- Doubles YES/NO
- HEX/DEC format
- Mass Storage / Virtual COM
9. Battery charge level indicator.
10. Keybord
11. Auto shutdown is set to 60 seconds.
Since the switching on or after performing a reading after 20 sec. from
read, the code disappears and returns to the screen with the logo.
After 40 seconds, the reader turns off automatically. (Function off if the
reader is connected to the PC).
12. In the “Energy Save”, the auto power off is set to 20 sec.
(Function off if the reader is connected to the PC).

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3. Menu functions
3.1 Last scans
The “Last Scan” function allows you to display the last code scanned
before switch-off.
3.2 Switch on/off REC
The “Switch on REC” function allows the saving of all of the scans carried
out, max 2045 codes.
With the “Switch off REC” function, no code is saved in memory.
By pressing the Selection button two times, the function “Switch on
REC” or “Switch off REC” will be displayed.
By pressing the scanning key , you will be able to choose or change
mode.
As confirmation an image and the written “Done” will appear.
By pressing the Selection button one time, it will be appear the
function “Last Scans”.
If there are no readings, by pressing the scanning key , you will return
to the initial screen.
To read the latest record, enter the function “Last Scan”. By pressing
“Select”, last scans will appear in purple to indicate that this is a
historical reading and not a real one.
3.3 Erase memory
The “Erase memory” function deletes all of the codes saved previously.
3.4 Memory report
The “Memory report” function allows the display of how much memory is
still available for storing of the identification codes of the animals.
The “Memory report” function will be displayed after pressing the menu
selection button four times.
By pressing the scan button , the memory status will be displayed,
and in particular the number of codes scanned, those used, and those
still available.
The image of what the reader displays in this case is reported
to the side.
By pressing the Selection button tree times, the function “Erase
memory” will be displayed.
By pressing the scanning key , data will be erased.
As confirmation an image appears and the written “Erase memory” and
the symbol Done followed by the “Memory erased“ image.

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3.5 Energy Save/Full Power
The “Full Power” function leads to high-quality display using the color
display screen in the background.
The “Energy Save” function causes passage to the monochromatic
display with a notable battery savings.
By pressing the Selection button five times, the function “Energy
Save” will be displayed.
By pressing the reading button , the change will be applied
As confirmation an image and the writing “Done” appear.
The screen switches to monochrome mode.
To exit the function “Energy Save”, repeat the procedure.
By pressing the Selection button five times, the function “Full Power”
will be displayed.
By pressing the read button , the change will be applied
3.6 All codes/Only animal
The “All codes” allows to show on the display all the read codes
(compliant with the ISO standard 11784/5).
“Only animals” displays only the codes programmed for animals
(BIT 1 = 1).
By pressing the Selection button six times, the function “All codes”
will be displayed.
By pressing the key button , the function will be switch to “Only
Animal” mode.
As confirmation an image and the writing “Done” appear.
To exit the function “Only animals”, repeat the procedure.
By pressing the Selection button six times, the function “Only
animals” will be displayed.
By pressing the key button , the function will be switch to “All codes”
mode.
3.7 Double YES/NO
“Double ON”, if selected together with the function “Switch on REC”,
allows the saving of only one scan in case the same ID has been read
twice.
“Double OFF”, if selected together with the function “Switch on REC”,
allows the saving of all of the scans.
By pressing the Selection button seven times, the function “Double
ON” will be displayed.
By pressing the key button , the function will be switch to “Double
ON/OFF” mode.
If “Double ON” and “REC On” functions are activated, at the first scan
the number of position and the writing “first scan“ will be displayed. If
the code’s already been scan, the writing “Double Read”, red colored,
will be displayed and the data will not be saved again.

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3.8 HEX/DEC format
The “HEX/DEC format” function allows the passage to the storage and
display of the ID of the tag in hexadecimal mode.
By pressing the menu selection button eight times, the “HEX format”
function will be displayed (or DEC format if the previous display was
already of the hexadecimal type).
By pressing the scan button , the switch will be made and there will
be a passage to the display indicated in the previous row (HEX format
or DEC format).
The writing “DONE” confirms that the operation has been successfully
completed.
To return to decimal mode, just repeat the menu selection operation
and select DEC format.
3.9 Mass storage / VirtualCOM
The “Mass storage/Virtual COM” function allows the passage from the
mass memory mode, for which the scanned data are available in a text
file, to the Virtual COM mode in which the data are sent directly to the
selected COM port on the PC.
By pressing the menu selection button nine times, the function to be set
(“Mass Storage” or “Virtual COM” according to the mode previously set
on the scanner) will be displayed.
By pressing the scan button, the switch will be made and there will be
a passage to the display indicated in the central row (Mass Storage or
Virtual COM). The writing “DONE” confirms that the operation has been
successfully completed.
If Virtual Com mode is selected, an icon will appear on the main screen
as illustrated in the image to the side. The meaning of the bar over the
icon of the serial port is specified in section 5.
To exit “Double ON/OFF“ function, repeat the procedure.
By pressing the menu selection button seven times, the function
“Double ON” will be displayed.
Press the scan button to confirm. An image and the writing “done“
wil be displayed.
If “Double OFF” is selected, and the tag is read, “First Read” or “Double
Read” informations are not display.

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5. Virtual COM
If the Virtual COM function has been selected in the device menu (see Section 3.9), it is possible to
send the data read directly to the PC for subsequent processing.
By connecting the device to the PC by USB cable, if the I-Read:PC
connection has been successful, on the main screen, the bar over the
icon symbol relative to the serial connection will disappear.
If necessary, the “iRead.inf” driver available on the Royal Tag Animal
Division website in the Download section must be installed.
To be able to directly see the scanned data, it is also possible to use Hyper Terminal. For correct
operation it is essential to open the connection through Hyper Terminal, associating the correct COM
port assigned to the I-Read device and setting the NO FLOW CONTROL option.
The connection with the PC does not compromise the scanning functionalities of the I-Read, whose
menu functions are also accessible for any modifications.
Below a Hyper Terminal window with 4 scanned codes of which 2 are decimal codes and 2 are
hexadecimal codes can be seen.
4. Download the Mass Storage mode data
Download reader stored data is possible only if Mass Storage function is
activated (see paragraph 3.9).
In this case, by connecting the USB cable to the PC, a window with
the file CODE.txt containing the list of the scanned codes opens
automatically.
The text format allows you to easily export the codes for storing in the
database.
The information available in sequence is:
- Registration number in the internal memory of the scanner
- Type of FDX-B/HDX tag
- Country code (4 digits)
- Identification code
- Type of tag indicated with the letter A (A=1 indicates animal)
- Animal species, indicated with the letter S
- Retagging

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