Intermec IP30B0BA037 User Manual
IP
30
Handheld RFID Reader
IP30, IP30NI
User Guide
Intermec Technologies Corporation
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Document Change Record
This page records changes to this document. The document was
originally released as Revision 001.
Version
Number
008 12/2012 Revised to support the CK3X Mobile Computer.
007 6/2012 Revised to support the 70 Series Mobile Computers.
006 4/2010 Revised to include:
005 6/2009 Revised specifications for new read and write ranges.
004 2/2009 Revised specifications for new 865 MHz EU
003 8/2008 Revised to support the CK3 Mobile Computer.
002 4/2008 Revised to include correct part numbers for the CK61
Date Description of Change
• new operating temperature specifications.
• new CN4NI and CK61 information.
standard.
power supply.
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Contents
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Global Services and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Send Feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Who Should Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Patent Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Use the IP30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1
About the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What’s New in This Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Unpack the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
About the LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About the Intermec Ready-to-Work Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About the Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Contents
Use the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Charge, Install, and Remove the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Attach or Remove the IP30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Attach the IP30 to the CN3B or CN3F Mobile Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Attach the IP30 to the CN4 Series Mobile Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Attach the IP30 to the CK3 Series Mobile Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Attach the IP30 to the CK61 Series Mobile Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Attach or Remove the IP30 from the CN70 or CN70e Mobile Computers . . . . . 21
Attach the IP30 to the CK70 or CK71 Mobile Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Establish a Connection with the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Create and Use RFID Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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RFID Applications and the IP30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Use the RFID Resource Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Create Applications for the IP30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
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Contents
Configure RFID Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Configure the BRI Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Upgrade and Troubleshoot the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3
Upgrade the IP30 Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Upgrade the IP30 Firmware Using a Media Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Upgrade the IP30 Using SmartSystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Call Intermec Product Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Troubleshoot the IP30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Problems While Working With RFID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Problems With Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
A
IP30 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
RFID Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Port Pin Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Serial Port (COM1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Adapter Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Before You Begin
This section provides you with safety information, technical support
information, and sources for additional product information.
Safety Information
This section explains how to identify notes that are in this document.
Note: Notes either provide extra information about a topic or contain
special instructions for handling a particular condition or set of
circumstances.
Global Services and Support
Warranty Information
To understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit the
Intermec website at www.intermec.com and click Support >
Returns and Repairs > Warranty.
Disclaimer of warranties: The sample code included in this document
is presented for reference only. The code does not necessarily
represent complete, tested programs. The code is provided “as is with
all faults.” All warranties are expressly disclaimed, including the
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose.
Before You Begin
Web Support
Visit the Intermec website at www.intermec.com to download our
current manuals (in PDF).
Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base (Knowledge Central) at
www.intermec.com and click Support > Knowledge Central to
review technical information or to request technical support for your
Intermec product.
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Before You Begin
Send Feedback
Your feedback is crucial to the continual improvement of our
documentation. To provide feedback about this manual, please
contact the Intermec Technical Communications department directly
at TechnicalCommunications@intermec.com.
Telephone Support
In the U.S.A. and Canada, call 1-800-755-5505.
Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec
representative. To search for your local representative, from the
Intermec website, click About Us > Contact Us.
Who Should Read This Manual
This document is for the person who is responsible for installing,
configuring, and maintaining the IP30.
This document provides information about the features of the IP30,
and how to install, configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot it.
Related Documents
Here are some related Intermec documents that you might find
useful:
• Basic Reader Interface Programmer’s Reference Manual
• Intermec Settings Command Reference Manual
The Intermec website at www.intermec.com contains our documents
(as .pdf files) that you can download for free.
To download docu ments
1 Visit the Intermec website at www.intermec.com.
2 Click the Products tab.
3 Using the Products menu, navigate to your product page. For
example, to find the CN3 computer product page, click
Computers > Handheld Computers > CN3.
4 Click the Manuals tab.
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If your product does not have its own product page, click
Support > Manuals. Use the Product Category field, the Product
Family field, and the Product field to help you locate the
documentation for your product.
Patent Information
Product is covered by one or more of the following patents:
4864158, 4888591, 4999636, 5030807, 5055659, 5280159, 5504485,
5521601, 5550547, 5673037, 5763867, 5777561, 5825045, 5828318,
5828693, 5850181, 5850187, 5942987, 5995019, 6078251, 6121878,
6122329, 6172596, 6195053, 6249227, 6280544, 6286762, 6286763,
6288629, 6360208, 6384712, 6404325, 6429775, 6486769, 6501807,
6525648, 6639509, 6645327, 6677852, 6768414, 6784789, 6816063,
6919793, 7039359, 7103087, 7117374, 7121467, 7158046, 7207486,
7298268
There may be other U.S. and foreign patents pending.
Before You Begin
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Use the IP30
Use this chapter to familiarize yourself with the IP30
Handheld RFID Reader. This chapter covers these topics:
• About the IP30
• Use the Battery
• Attach or Remove the IP30
• Establish a Connection with the IP30
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Chapter 1 — Use the IP30
About the IP30
The IP30 allows you to connect via Bluetooth or USB. Together, the
IP30 and your mobile computer provide a high-performance mobile
RFID solution that allows you to bring the read/write device to the
tagged product rather than moving tagged products past a fixed
reader.
The IP30 supports the following mobile computers:
• CN3B and CN3F Mobile Computers. CN3 WAN configurations
are not supported with the IP30.
• CN4 Series Mobile Computer
• CK3 Series Mobile Computer
• CK61 and CK61ex Series Mobile Computers
• 70 Series Mobile Computers
The Bluetooth Version of the IP30 Attached to the CN3
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What’s New in This Release
This version of the user manual contains these updates:
• Added support for the CK3X mobile computer. For more
information, see “Attach the IP30 to the CK3 Series Mobile
Computer” on page 14.
Unpack the IP30
These items are included with the IP30:
• IP30 RFID Handle
• Product documentation
• Mounting plates (for CK3 Series, CK61 Series, and 70 Series only)
What You Need
To use the IP30, you need these items:
• Battery (Model AB3 or AB19)
• Battery charger or dock with power supply
• CN3B, CN3F, CN4 Series, CK3 Series, CK61 Series, or 70 Series
Chapter 1 — Use the IP30
• A custom application to read and write tags. For help, see “RFID
Applications and the IP30” on page 22.
You may also need to upgrade your Windows operating system and
SmartSystems Platform Bundle (SSPB) before you can connect the
IP30 to your mobile computer. To download the latest operating
system and SSPB, visit the downloads page for your mobile computer
at www.intermec.com > Products > Computers > Handheld
Computers > Your Mobile Computers > Downloads tab.
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Chapter 1 — Use the IP30
Microsoft Windows Operating System and SSPB Versions Needed
Mobile
Computer
CK3X Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 version
CK3 Windows Mobile 6.1 or later. SSPB version 6.20 or later.
CK61
Required Windows Operating System
Version
1.44.16 or later
• Windows Mobile 5.0 version 3.21 or later.
SmartSystems Platform
Bundle Version
N/A
SSPB version 5.50 or later.
• Windows CE version 5.0 or later.
CN3B, CN3F
• Windows Mobile 5.0 version 3.21 or later.
• Windows Mobile 6.1 version 4.41.32 or
later.
CN4 Windows Mobile 6.1 version 4.41.32 or later. SSPB version 7.00.36 or later.
70 Series Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 version
1.44.16 or later.
• SSPB version 5.50 or later for
Windows Mobile 5.0.
• SSPB version 7.00.36 or later for
Windows Mobile 6.1.
N/A
Note: If your 70 Series Mobile Computer has WEH 6.5 version 1.44.16
or earlier, you need to download the RFID support from the Intermec
website.
For more information on how to upgrade your Windows operating
system and SmartSystems Platform Bundle (SSPB), see your mobile
computer user’s manual.
About the LEDs
Use the following table to understand the status LEDs on your IP30.
LED Icon Descriptions
LED Icon LED Name Description
Intermec Ready-to-
™
Work
indicator
Data Communications Flashes when there is data
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Blue LED remains on when an the IP30
is connected to the mobile computer.
For more information, see the next
section.
communications between the reader
and the mobile computer.
LED Icon Descriptions (continued)
LED Icon LED Name Description
RFID Transmit Flashes when the IP30 RFID reader is
transmitting data.
Tag ID Flashes when an RFID tag ID is
successfully read or written to.
Battery Indicates the battery status:
• Green: The battery is fully charged
(more than 80% capacity).
• Orange: The battery is charged (from
20% to 80% capacity).
• Red: The battery is low (less than 20%
capacity).
About the Intermec Ready-to-Work Indicator
The blue Ready-to-Work
established between your mobile computer and IP30. The next table
explains the different states of the Ready-to-Work indicator.
TM
indicator shows when a connection is
Chapter 1 — Use the IP30
Ready-To-Work Indicator Descriptions
LED Description
Off The IP30 is not yet ready for operation, or is in low power
mode.
Blinking The IP30 is not associated with or connected to the mobile
computer.
Steady A connection has been established between the IP30 and the
mobile computer.
If there is no host activity after 5 minutes, the IP30 enters low power
mode. The IP30 remains Ready-to-Work as long as the mobile
computer maintains a communications link. To determine if the IP30
is ready to work, pull the trigger.
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Chapter 1 — Use the IP30
COM 1
About the Ports
The USB version of the IP30 for the CK61 has two ports located on
the IP30 adapter. To access these ports, you must remove the port
cover.
On the bottom of the IP30 adapter, pull the port cover away from the
right side of the IP30.
IP30 USB Adapter Port Descriptions
Power
port
Port Description
Power Connect a power supply to the CK61 to power and charge the
CK61. The IP30 does not ship with a power supply. For more
information, contact your local Intermec sales representative.
Note: Connecting a power supply to the CK61 does not charge
the IP30. To charge the IP30 battery, see the next section.
COM 1 Connect other RS-232 devices, such as printers to the CK61.
Use the Battery
The IP30 uses the Model AB3 or Model AB19 batteries as a main
power source.
You must use the Model AB19 battery with the IP30NI.
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