Intermec Technologies IM4, CK3DDIB User Manual

IP

30

User’s

Guide

Handheld RFID Reader

Intermec Technologies Corporation

Worldwide Headquarters
6001 36th Ave.W.
Everett, WA 98203
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Technologies Corporation.

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There are U.S. and foreign patents as well as U.S. and foreign patents pending.

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Document Change Record

This page records changes to this document. The document was
originally released as Revision 001.

Version
Number

002 4/2008 Revised to include correct part numbers

003 8/2008 Revised to support the CK3 Mobile

Date Description of Change

for the CK61 power supply.

Computer.

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Contents

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Contents

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Global Services and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

Service Location Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

Who Should Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Patent Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Introducing the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Unpacking the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

What You Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Learning About the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Understanding the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

About the Intermec Ready-To-Work Indicator . . . . . 5

Understanding the Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Charging and Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Attaching the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Attaching the IP30 to the CN3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Attaching the IP30 to the CK3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Attaching the IP30 to the CK61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Establishing a Connection with the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Creating and Using RFID Applications. . . . 19

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RFID Applications and the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the RFID Resource Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Creating Applications for the IP30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Configuring RFID Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Contents

Configuring the BRI Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Upgrading and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Upgrading Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Upgrading Firmware Using a Media Card . . . . . . . . 26

Upgrading Using the SmartSystems Console . . . . . 26

Troubleshooting the IP30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Problems While Working With RFID . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Problems With Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Calling Intermec Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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 web site 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 web site at www.intermec.com to download
our current manuals (in PDF). To order printed versions of the
Intermec manuals, contact your local Intermec representative or
distributor.

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

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 web site, click About Us > Contact Us.

Service Location Support

For the most current listing of service locations, click Support >
Returns and Repairs > Repair Locations.

For technical support in South Korea, use the after service
locations listed below:

AWOO Systems

102-1304 SK Ventium
522 Dangjung-dong
Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do Korea, South 435-776
Contact: Mr. Sinbum Kang
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

IN Information System PTD LTD

6th Floor
Daegu Venture Center Bldg 95
Shinchun 3 Dong
Donggu, Daegu City, Korea
E-mail: [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Who Should Read This Manual

This document is for the person who is responsible for installing,
configuring, and maintaining the IP30.

This document provides you with information about the
features of the IP30, and how to install, configure, operate,
maintain, and troubleshoot it.

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Related Documents

Document Title Part Number

Basic Reader Interface Programmer’s Reference
Manual

Intermec Computer Command Reference Manual 073529-xxx

The Intermec web site at www.intermec.com contains our
documents (as PDF files) that you can download for free.

To d ownlo ad docu ments

1 Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.

2 Click Support > Manuals.
3 In the Select a Product field, choose the product whose

documentation you want to download.

To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your
local Intermec representative or distributor.

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

937-000-xxx

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Before You Begin

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Getting Started

Use this chapter to familiarize yourself with the
IP30 Portable RFID Reader. This chapter
covers these topics:

• Introducing the IP30

• Learning About the IP30

• Charging and Installing the Battery

• Attaching the IP30

• Establishing a Connection with the IP30

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Chapter 1 — Getting Started

Introducing the IP30

The Intermec IP30 RFID Handle is designed for all CN3, CK3,
and CK61 Series Mobile Computers. The IP30 allows you to
connect via Bluetooth or USB. Together, the IP30 and your
mobile computer provides 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 Bluetooth version of the IP30 attached to the CN3

Note: The screen captures used in this document are from the
Windows Mobile 5.0 platform. If you are using Windows
Mobile 6.0 or Windows CE, the screens may look different than
what are shown in this guide.

Unpacking the IP30

When you unpack the IP30, these items are included:

• IP30 RFID Handle

• Product Documentation

• Mounting Plates (for CK3 and CK61 Series Mobile

Computers only)

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What You Need

To use the IP30, you need these items:

• Battery (Model AB3 or AB19)

• Battery charger or dock with power supply

• CN3, CK3, or CK61 Series Mobile Computer

• A custom application to read and write tags. For help, see

“RFID Applications and the IP30” on page 20.

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.

• For CN3 Series Mobile Computers you need:

• Windows Mobile 5.0 Version 3.21 or later.

• SSPB Version 5.50 or later.

• For CK3 Series Mobile Computers you need:

• Windows Mobile 6.1 or later.

• SSPB Version 6.20 or later.

• For CK61 Series Mobile Computers you need:

• Windows Mobile 5.0 Version 3.30, or Windows CE 5.0

Version 3.31 or later.

• SSPB Version 5.50 or later.

Chapter 1 — Getting Started

For more information on downloading and installing system
software, see “Upgrading Firmware” on page 26.

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Chapter 1 — Getting Started

Learning About the IP30

This section explains the LEDs and ports on the IP30.

Understanding the LEDs

The IP30 has five LEDs that show you the operating status of the
reader.

LED Icon Descriptions

LED Icon LED Name Description

Intermec Ready-to

TM

Work

Data
Communications

RFID Transmit Flashes when the IP30 RFID

Indicator

Blue LED remains on when an
the IP30 is connected to the
mobile computer. For more
information, see the next
section.

Flashes when there is data
communications between the
reader and the mobile computer.

reader is transmitting data.

Tag ID Flashes when an RFID tag ID is

successfully read or written to.

Battery This LED indicates the status of

the battery:

• 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).

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