Hanwha Techwin URF SA010 User Manual

UHF RFID READER

RFID READER Manager

USER’S MANUAL

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1. Introduction

1.1 Overview

1.2

1.3

2. Main View and Pull-Down Menus

2.1 Pull-Down Menu

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

3. Reader Connect Setting

3.1 Serial Port Setting

3.2 TCP/IP Setting

4. Reader Setting

4.1 General Setting

4.2

4.3

4.4 Test Mode

4.5 Command Button

5. Reader Control

5.1 External I/O

5.2 ISO 18000-6B Memory

5.3 EPC C1 Gen2 Memory

6. Firmware Upgrade

7.

Command Alias

8.

Channel Setup

8.1

8.2 Filter

8.3 Logger

Installation
RFRM

Tool Bar
Tag Information Table
Information
User Command

ISO 18000-6B Setting
EPC C1 Gen2 Setting

Channel Setup

Configuration

Overview

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UHF RFID READER

User Manual

1. Introduction

1.1

Overview

RFRM is a GUI application that functions on JAVA-based platform, and is developed to test and manage
RFID Reader produced by Samsung Techwin.

Followings are functions that RFRM



Displaying tag data



P

arsing tag data



S

etting/ Reset RFID Reader



Selecting tag protocol



Transmitting control command to

1.2

Installation

When an installing file that suits to platform is selected and executed, as seen below, an installing wizard program
will be run. Then, once pressing the “Next” button with each step and selecting “installation folder,” the RFID
Reader

Manager

will be installed.

provides.

RFID Reader

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1.3

RFRM

Screen composition of RFRM

Configuration

①
②

③

④

① Pull Down Menu – File, Connect System, User, Help.

② Toolbar –

frequently used command should be transmitted to icons.

③ Tag Information Table –
④ Information –

all options usable for simple statistical information and tag are set.

⑤ User Command – Hex command, Alias,

is as follows:

it displays information on the t

displayed.

and M

5

ag.

acro

are transmitted, and response from reader is

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2. Main View and Pull-Down Menus

2.1

Pull-Down Menu

RFRM

menu is made up of total 5 main menus as above diagram:

sub-menu items for each menu are as followings.

File Menu

Save Reader Setup
Load Reader Setup
Save Excel
Exit

Saves what is set on the Reader setup menu as xml file.
Retrieves what Reader Setup
Contents is saved as excel format on the tag information table.
End RFRM.

Connect Menu

Connect via Serial
Connect via TCP/IP
Serial Port Setting
TCP/IP Setting

Sets connection as serial port.
Sets connections with TCP/IP.
Sets serial port.
Sets TCP/IP.

File, Connect, System, User, Help. The

sets from

xml file.

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System Menu

Reader Setting
Reader Control

System Reset
Firmware Upgrade

Sets all functions on the reader.
Controls external I/O

Gen2 tag.

Resets the reader.

or reads or records

Upgrades firmware on the reader.

User Menu

Command Alias
Channel Setup

Sets alias or macro on hex command.
Sets filter

and l

ogger.

2.2

Tool Bar

The tool bars on the RFRM is made up of following types, and each function per icon

Connect to the reader through serial port

Connect to the reader through TCP/IP.

Set serial port.

Set IP and port.

Set a variety of options on the reader.

Connect to the reader.

Disconnect from the reader.

Start reading the tag.

Stop reading the tag.

Save contents as excel file on the tag information table.

2.3

Tag Information Table

On the tag information table of main screen, all RF tags detected by RFID Reader

ag data are expressed with following items.

The t



Tag ID - tag

away.)



Tag Name – tag
displayed as “No Tag.”



Type - tag type (ISO 18000-6B, EPC C1 GEN2)



Total Read –

ID

(If clicked, it is moved to the corresponding tag’s memory handling screen right

ID is displayed and, when enable leak is checked, depending on setting time, it is

the number of read corresponding tags.

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ISO18000-6B,

is as follows.

or

EPC

are displayed.

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

Read Rate -



Success –



Trial –

the number of trials to read a corresponding tag in the most recent time.





Success Ratio –
(Success/Trial)



A

ntenna - RFID Reader



CH –

the channel that tag is read.



Date/Time –

2.4

Information

Total Unique Tag

It shows the number of read tags. If clear tag

Total Read Count

It shows total number of read tag data. Missing tag data by enable leaks

Rate Mode

Followings are all items, that shows on the list with am method to calculate tag speed, and their
calculating methods.



time mode –



trial mode –

calculating rate

Rate

It shows information of how many tag data is read per second within interval time. It displays when rate
mode is time mode.

Success Ratio

It is an item when rate mode is trial mode, and it displays how successfully tag data is read with what
success rate. It is displayed as percentage that c

Success

When rate mode

Trial

When rate mode

Interval

It sets interval time to calculate rate. For example,
10 seconds.

ISO6B Sensitivity

Average value of ISO-B

GEN2 Sensitivity

Average sensitivity value of GEN2 type tags shows

Enable Leaks

When “enable leaks” checkbox is selected, for an unread tag during corresponding hour is marked its
tag name as “No Tag.”

Fixed Time Test

If fixed time test checkbox is selected, test time and starting button become activated and it can test tag
data to read for a particular intervals. When s
and value of tag information table and value of
initialized.

Reset Rate

Total tags read from tag information table and value from read rate column become initialized to zero,
and total count and rate value on the main menu reset to zero.

the number that tag reads during i

the number that the corresponding

the most successful read rate of corresponding tag in the most recent time

antenna number

the last time the tag is read.

button is pressed, the value is initialized.

total number of read tag data is divided by interval time.

the number of trial time for

RFID Reader

ount

is

trial mode, it is displayed and means total sum of success value of tag data.

is t

rial mode, it displays and it is total sum of trial value of tag data.

type

tags shows average sensitivity

tart fixed time reader test

total unique tags and total read count rate

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nterval time

tag reads in the most recent time.

(1~4) that tag reads

(MMDD-hh:mm:ss)

is not included.

to read

value divided by

if i

nterval

tag data and successfully read count,

trial

value.

value is set to 10, it shows tag data speed for

value divided by 0~10 steps.

value divided by 0~10 steps.

button is clicked, the test begins,

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Clear Tag Data

Delete tag information table.

Beep Sound

If “Beep Sound” checkbox is selected, beep alarms when tag data is read.

Temperature

It displays temperatures on the reader.

2.5

User Command

Command

Right after command is input as Hex String, Alias,
transmitted to the connected RFID Reader when the “Send” button is pressed.

Response

Response packet from the RFID Reader regarding the received command is displayed.

or

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Macro on the

input control, the command is

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