Star systems Ranger User manual

Ranger USB Reader
User Guide

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Ranger USB Reader User Manual
Version 1
Copyright © 2017
SSI reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice

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Contents
Reader Overview 3
Package Content 4
Installing the reader 5
Using the reader 7
Reader Specification 12
Hardware Products Warranty Statement 13
Appendix 14

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Reader Overview
The Ranger is a new compact, full-featured ISO18000-6C/EPC C1G2 reader which is
perfect for use in a variety of tag reading, writing and programming applications.
Ranger is powered by a standard USB connection (requires USB 2.0 or above), no
additional power supply is needed. Its small size allows it to easily be used on a desktop
or where space is limited.
The Ranger Reader is very user friendly and extremely easy to set up read and write
tags with its standard free software. It also comes with a SDK to allow you to create
your own custom programs to interface and drive the Ranger Reader.
The Ranger reader’s features provides a powerful, and very economical way to
implement UHF RFID technology in just about any application.
Possible Applications:
•Point of Sale RFID reading and writing
•Commissioning/Activation of RFID Tags
•Parking and Access Control
•Production / WIP checkpoints
•Document Tracking and Management
•Library Management
•Catering Management
•Healthcare/Pharmaceutical Applications
The reader has 2 LEDs as status indicators. The LEDs provide indication for the
following:
Status \ LEDS
Blue
Red
Connected to Host
Off
On
Tag read/write
operation
Flash
On

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Package Content
Ranger Reader x 1
USB Cable x 1

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Installing the reader
The reader is intended to work on a desktop environment. We recommend operating
the reader on a NON-Metal desktop surface. Since metal cause reflection of RF, and
may cause undesirable performance of the reader.
Mechanical installation
Connect the USB cable to the reader and to the host PC. The reader requires USB
2.0 or above to operate on a PC.
The reader’s LED should turn on upon successful connection.
Software installation
The reader requires installation of driver to function properly.
System requirement
64 MB Ram
200 MB of Hard disk space
Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8
Driver installation
The Ranger Reader use serial protocol to communicate with host PC. In order for
the host PC to be able to communicate with the reader, it may be necessary to
install the USB to serial driver.
1. Unzip “CP210x_VCP_Windows.zip”
2. If your operating system is running 64bits,
run“CP210xVCPInstaller_x64.exe” Otherwise if your operating system is
running 32bits, run“CP210xVCPInstaller_x86.exe”.
3. Follow the on screen instruction of the installer.

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Ensure the reader is connected properly
1. Go to Control Panel > Device Manager
2. Open tab（COM 和LPT）”，
3. You should see “CP201x USB to UTRA bridge(COM X)”where X is the port
number assigned by the PC
Troubleshooting
•If you cannot see the “CP201x USB to UTRA bridge” in device manager, ensure
the USB cable connect to the reader properly and the reader LED is on.
•If you see a (!) symbol at the side of the “CP201x USB to UTRA bridge” in device
manager, this indicates that the PC is not able to run the driver properly. You
can try:
1. Re-install the driver as it may be corrupted.
2. Connect to another USB port of the PC.

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Using the reader
Tag placement
To ensure the tag read and write operations can be perform with a consistent
performance, please ensure to place the tag’s whole inlay within the surface of the
reader.
Running the demo software
Connect the reader to the PC using the USB cable before running the test tool.
Upon successful connection of the test tool with the reader, you will be able to
hear two beeps from the reader. A pop up window will be shown as followed:
If the software failed to connect to the reader automatically, you will see a pop up
error message:
In case where the software failed to automatically connect the correct com port,
you can manually input the com port to connect to.
1. Go to Settings
2. Go to the “Com” tab

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3. Change the value of the “Serial Ports”*
**You can go to Window> Control Panel>Device Manager to check the Com
Port number that the reader is using, please refer to section driver installation
section.
Reading tags in Inventory Mode
At the main page, click “Start Inventory” Button, information on tag being read will
be displayed in the center of the screen as a list. If multiple tags are being read,
multiple records will be shown.

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To stop the reader from reading tags, click “Stop Inventory Run” Button.
To clear the tag data read, click “Clear Inventory” button.
Tag Memory Management
To perform read/write operation on individual tag’s memory banks, right click on
the tag data record to bring up the option Menu.