GTSYS DR-E-USB, DR-U-USB Quick Reference Manual

Quick Reference Guide

DR-U-USB (USA) / DR-E-USB (European)

First Edition (June 2011)

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Table of Contents

1.0 Getting Acquainted................................................................................................................................1

2.0 Installing the DR-X-USB.......................................................................................................................2

2.1 Installation pre-requirements.............................................................................................................2

2.2 Software installation..........................................................................................................................2

3.0 Start APTool...........................................................................................................................................3

3.1 FCC Approval Carrier test.................................................................................................................4

3.2 FCC Approval Frequency Hopping...................................................................................................5

3.3 Reading Tags.....................................................................................................................................6

3.4 Writing Tags......................................................................................................................................7

4.0 Set Password Dialogue...........................................................................................................................8

4.1 To set a password...............................................................................................................................8

4.2 To reset the password ( to default )...................................................................................................8

5.0 Set Power Dialogue................................................................................................................................9

5.1 To set the power level........................................................................................................................9

6.0 Menu....................................................................................................................................................10

6.1 Main menu.......................................................................................................................................10

6.2 Application short-cuts......................................................................................................................10

7.0 About....................................................................................................................................................11

8.0 USB Driver installation........................................................................................................................12

8.1 Download USB Driver....................................................................................................................12

9.0 Disclaimer............................................................................................................................................13

Document History

Author Version

M.A. Pre 0.1 Initial Version
C.R. Pre 0.2 Picture and program description

Installer chapter
M.A. Pre 0.3 Disclaimer
C.R. Pre 0.4 Driver download
M.A. Release 1.0 First Edition (June 2011)

Quick Reference Guide

1 Getting Acquainted

Congratulations on purchasing a GTSYS Desktop RFID Reader. The reader can be delivered for 860 – 960 MHz
(subject to regulatory region). The supported protocols are EPC Class1Gen2 / ISO18000-6C.

It has been verified to work with tags from:

• Alien

• Avery Dennison

• Impinj

• Mikoh

• RSI/Sirit

• TI

• UPM Raflatac

The read range is up to 150 cm, depending on the tag used and power setting.

 Use this guide for more information on setting up your RFID Reader and learning how it works.

Next Chapter: Installing the DR-X-USB

Install the APTool software and drivers. The software program can be copied from the CD to your PC.

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2 Installing the DR-X-USB

2.1 Installation pre-requirements

• PC with a minimum Pentium 4 class CPU

• Microsoft ® Windows Vista or Windows 7

• 100 MB available hard drive space

• USB 2.0

2.2 Software installation

For the reader to work properly, install the programs on your computer before you connect your DR-X-USB to
your computer.

1. Insert the accompanying CD into the CD tray of your computer.

2. Start the APTool.msi program from the CD and follow the instructions in the installation wizard.

3. Plug in the supplied USB cable with the reader in any available USB 2.0 port of your computer.

4. After you have installed the accompanying software on your computer and inserted the USB cable of the
reader, Windows informs you about a new device and starts installing the device drivers. If Windows
cannot find a driver and returns with an error, please see page 12 – USB Driver installation before
proceed.

PC (running Windows Vista/7)

RFID Reader

Next chapter: 3Start APTool

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3 Start APTool

GTSYS provides a testtool: APTool. It is available from the Start menu after the installation
process has sucessfully finished. The path to the program is: Start -> Program -> APTool

APTool discovers the DR-X-USB reader automatically. The system is ready to Read/Write
RFID tags or set the reader into FCC approval modi.

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Illustration 1: APTool Start-up Screen (FCC Approval Version)