Unitech RS804 User manual

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RFID Utility for RS804
User's Manual
Version 1.0

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Unitech electronics co., ltd.
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Revision History
Release Revision Date Changes
1 0 2020/07/31 First release

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About this Manual
RFID Utility for RS804 Version 1.0 is a Windows application that is aimed to
provide a preliminary aid for RS804 Site Planning.
This manual is aimed to provide a step by step guide on how to use all the
functions of this utility.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 : User Interface Overview....................................................................1
Chapter 2 : Connection Panel................................................................................3
2.1 Connect and Disconnect........................................................................3
2.2 Check Antenna..........................................................................................3
2.3 Ping ..............................................................................................................4
2.4 User LED Color .........................................................................................4
Chapter 3 : Inventory Page.....................................................................................5
3.1 Overview.....................................................................................................5
3.2 Inventory List.............................................................................................7
3.3 Inventory Statistics..................................................................................8
3.4 Tag Operations..........................................................................................9
3.5 Logs ...........................................................................................................12
3.6 GPIO Operations.....................................................................................12
Chapter 4 : Reader Info Page...............................................................................13
4.1 Reader Information................................................................................13
4.2 Firmware Update.....................................................................................13
Chapter 5 : Settings Page.....................................................................................14
5.1 Reader Settings ........................................................................................14
5.2 Application Settings..............................................................................16

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Chapter 1 : User Interface Overview
RFID Utility for RS804 Version 1.0 is a Windows-based utility that provides the
Inventory tools and statistics for aiding you in the preliminary site planning of
the placements of your RS804 readers.
You can connect to your RS804 on the network and perform the following
functions:
Perform Inventory (Manual or Event Triggered)
Inventory List and Statistics
Perform Tag Operations (Read, Write, Kill, Lock)
Perform Firmware Update
Configure RS804 Common Settings
1 Connections Panel
You can perform the following actions in this area:
Auto discovery a list of available RS804 devices on your local network
Connect – Select a RS804 device and connect to it
Check Antenna – verify the antenna status. After clicking on the Check
Antenna button, inactive antennas will be marked on the Inventory Page.

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Ping – ping the connected RS804. When Ping is enabled, the RS804 LED
light will blink to indicate it is bring pinged. Turn off ping when you are finished
with it.
User LED – change the User LED light color on the connected RS804. The
default is Off.
2 Side Bar
There are three page options on the side bar panel for you to get to different pages
of the application. Each page allows you perform a particular set of functions. You
must be connected to a RS804 device before using the Pages.
Inventory Page – The majority of your Site Planning work would be done on
this page. Here is where you can perform Inventory, see Inventory statistics,
Antenna Status, GPIO Status, and perform Tag Operations.
Reader Info Page – This is where you can see the RS804 basic information
and perform Firmware Update.
Settings Page – This is where you can try out different Reader Settings and
Application Settings so that you can find your optimal settings and your
RS804 deployment placements.
3 Page Panels
This area will show the content of the page you selected from the side bar. The
pages you can switch to include the Inventory Page, Reader Info page, and the
Settings page.

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Chapter 2 : Connection Panel
2.1Connect and Disconnect
To connect to a RS804 device:
ConnectyourRS804toyourlocalnetworkandturniton.
ConnectyourPCtothesamenetworkasyourRS804.
WaitforRFIDUtilitytoautomaticallydiscoveryyourRS804.The
discoveredRS804deviceswillbelistedinthedropdownmenu.
SelectyourdesiredRS804fromthelist,andthenclicktheConnect
buttontomakeaconnectiontothedevice.
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To Disconnect from a RS804 device:
ClicktheDisconnectbuttontodisconnectfromthedevice.
2.2Check Antenna
Click the Check Antenna button to start checking the antenna ports on the
device. RFID Utility will briefly perform inventory and determine the ports in
which the antennas are connected or disconnected.
The Antenna Ports are represented as color-coded circles on the
Inventory Page. You can click on the colored rings to enable or disable a
connected antenna.

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The antenna color representations and status icons will be shown as one
of the following states:
State Antenna Port 1 Antenna Port 2 Antenna Port 3 Antenna Port 4
Antenna
Connected
and
Enabled
Antenna
Connected
and
Disabled
Antenna
Not Connected
2.3Ping
Pinging will make the connected RS804 to blink its LED light in red color.
2.4User LED Color
To light up the User LED on the connected RS804, you can select one of
the three color options from the list: Green, Red, and Orange.
To turn of the User LED on the RS804, set the option to OFF.

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Chapter 3 : Inventory Page
3.1Overview
TheInventoryPageallowsyoutoperforminventoryoperations,tagoperations,as
wellastheGPIOoperations.YoucanusetheInventoryPagetoaidyoursiteplanning
by:
PerformInventoryandseethedistributionandstatisticsoftagsaround
theRS804RFIDReader.
Read,Write,LockandKilltagswithmultiplebankssupport.
SeeandchangetheGPIOpinstates.
SaveInventoryandlogdatatoatextfilefortroubleshooting.
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1 Inventory Start/Stop Button
Click on the Start or Stop button to start or stop the inventory on the connected
RS804.
When Inventory is started, the time lapse is shown under the button to
indicate the time spent since the start of the inventory session.
You can also click the Clear button to clear the inventory list.