3.1 Mounting of the housing ............................................................................................................................ 5
3.2 Grounding of the reader ............................................................................................................................ 6
3.2.1 Connecting of the plug ........................................................................................................................ 6
3.3 Connecting of the power supply cable ........................................................................................................ 7
3.3.1 Using the pc connection cable ID 1002237 ......................................................................................... 7
3.3.2 Using a self assembled connecting cable .............................................................................................. 8
3.3.2.1 Assembling of the cable pipe ........................................................................................................ 8
3.3.2.2 Mounting of the cable ................................................................................................................. 9
3.3.2.3 Pin assignment of the SAB connectors ....................................................................................... 10
3.4 Mounting of the external antenna / of the AMP 4 / AMP 8 ...................................................................... 11
4 VISUAL SIGNAL LAMPS ............................................................................................ 12
5 AEG ID INSTRUCTION SET ........................................................................................ 13
5.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.1.2 Output format .................................................................................................................................. 14
5.1.2.1 Instruction specific output ......................................................................................................... 14
5.1.2.2 Output after changing a parameter ............................................................................................ 14
5.1.2.3 Output at parameter query ......................................................................................................... 14
5.2.5 WE – write EEPROM ...................................................................................................................... 19
5.2.6 VER – version .................................................................................................................................. 19
5.3 Instructions for reading settings .............................................................................................................. 20
5.3.1 CE – convert error code .................................................................................................................... 20
5.3.2 CID – suppression of ID Codes .......................................................................................................... 20
5.3.5 MC – mirror code ............................................................................................................................. 22
5.3.6 TOR – maximum reading time .......................................................................................................... 22
5.3.7 SI – set iso standard ......................................................................................................................... 23
5.3.8 VSAVE – variables save ................................................................................................................... 23
5.3.9 VS – variables show ......................................................................................................................... 23
5.4 General reading instructions .................................................................................................................... 25
5.4.1 GA – get active ................................................................................................................................. 25
5.4.2 GT – get tag ..................................................................................................................................... 25
5.4.3 HD – halt detected code .................................................................................................................... 26
5.4.4 MD – mode of operation ................................................................................................................... 26
5.6 ISO 15693 instructions............................................................................................................................ 38
5.6.1 AFI – application family identifier .................................................................................................... 38
This document will describe the components of the Compact Reader System ARE i2 / RS 232 and the
procedure how to do the first set up of the reader.
The main features of the reader are listed below:
• integrated USB Interface with tunable baudrate
• the allowed supply voltage is 9 to 30V DC
• low power consumption of reader < 1.2 Watt
• high reliability for reading and writing within an industrial environment
• compact housing of the reader with multiple ways for mounting
• the cabling concept of the reader is optimised to service demands
• the protection class of the housing is IP65
• there is a set of external antennas available to meet special application demands (X-tended version)
2 System overview
The ARE i2 HF is only available with external antenna.
3 Installation
To get the specified reading performance it is necessary to do the installation carefully step by step as it
is described in the following Chapters. All the work must be done by well educated people.
3.1 Mounting of the housing
The reader can be mounted to any other mechanic construction. The distance between reader and transponder has to tuned
It is recommended to protect the housing against heavy mechanical interactions and drippy fluids.
Attention!
The side of the housing showing the antenna symbol must not be brought next to a metal surface. This
could lead to a significant change of the properties of the antenna circuit, which in turn reduces the
reading range considerably.
With the help of the plastic bars, the reader can mounted or screwed on to the most fastening elements
without open the housing of the device.
3.2 Grounding of the reader
To get reliable reading results, the reader must be grounded. The connector is placed at the side of the
housing (6.35 mm flat contact).
To avoid EMV-problems, the cable to ground ought to be very short with low impedance.
Attention!
The topology of the ground wires must be done in the right way (according state of art).
3.2.1 Connecting of the plug
Attention!
Be sure that the grounding of the reader is well done and the power supply is not connected(chapter 3.2).
Otherwise the electronic may be destroyed by electrostatic discharge (ESD).
3.4 Mounting of the external antenna / of the AMP 4 / AMP 8
If you have an i2 with external antenna the connector is on the topside of the reading device. You just
have to plug the antenna into the connector and bold it on. Alternative you can connect an AMP 4 / AMP
8 with this connector, too.
You may not connect or deconnect an antenna or AMP 4 / AMP 8 while the reader is running. It can
cause, that the reader hangs up.
The command set described below defines the transfer of data on the serial interface.
The commands consist of a command code and optionally of a parameter value. Commands are terminated by the control character <CR> (0Dh). The control character serves as command line terminator.
Command codes and parameters,including all letters and numerical values, are principally transmitted as a sequence of ASCII characters (the value 255 (decimal) consequently as 32H, 35H, 35H; the
command RST as 52H, 53H, 54H).
All numbers (e.g. sectors, blocks) are in the hexadecimal format (see chapter 9).
With the command CS you can change to the alternative instruction set. If the reader is set to alternative instruction set, you can change back to the AEG ID instruction set via the command AEG (see
chapter 5.3.3).
5.1.1 Entering instuctions
The protocol format is as follows
Command <SP> parameter <CR>
The space character <SP> separates commands from parameters and the <CR> character acts as
command line terminator.
For commands without parameter values (e.g. GT ) the <SP> character and parameter values are
omitted. The command line is as short as this: