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AWR100 Content 1. Preparing for Use ................................................................................................ 5 1.1 Accessories .................................................................................................. 6 1.2 Stick Reader Interface and signalling ........................................................... 7 1.3 Installing or changing the battery pack ......................................................... 8 2. Trickle charging the battery pack........
AWR100 6.1 Reading the database ................................................................................ 28 6.2 Clearing the database ................................................................................ 29 7. Safety and care ................................................................................................. 30 8. Warranty............................................................................................................ 30 9.
AWR100 1. Preparing for Use Red and green LED Battery pack RS232 cable Beeper Antenna Handle grip Blue LED Cable connector LCD Display Read button End cap with RS232 and power interface Figure 1: AWR100 Stick Reader The AWR100 Stick Reader is shipped with one rechargeable battery pack, one RS232 cable (1,5m), one power supply for trickle charging, two eartag transponders (one FDX-B and one HDX) and AWR100 demo software. Before starting it is recommended to charge the battery pack completely.
AWR100 1.1 Accessories Bluetooth end cap Bluetooth USB dongle (CD with drivers included) External fast-charging station plus one battery pack Battery pack RS232 end cap RS232 cable (1.5m) RS232 cable (3m) Power supply for trickle charging Cigarette lighter charging cable (for trickle charging only, 12V with voltage limiter) End cap with RS232 and power interface Bluetooth end cap Battery pack RS232 cable (1.
AWR100 1.2 Stick Reader Interface and signalling Parameter Red LED Green LED Beeper Blue LED LCD display Read button Screw on end cap Cable connector 08/10/2007 Setting The red LED is flashing during the Stick Reader tries to read transponders. This behaviour can be disabled or enabled by AWR100 demo software. The Green LED is flashing after a transponder was read. This behaviour can be disabled or enabled by AWR100 demo software. The Beeper is beeping after a transponder was read.
AWR100 1.3 Installing or changing the battery pack If using the Stick Reader for the first time, the battery pack has to be installed first. Turn screw of end cap anti clockwise. Remove end cap. Remove old battery pack.
AWR100 Install new battery pack. Mount end cap and turn screw of end cap clockwise. Important! The screw has to be fastened completely, otherwise contact problems can occur.
AWR100 2. Trickle charging the battery pack Full charging takes at least 16 hours up to 20 hours (longer charge time is allowed). Connect RS232 cable to RS232 end cap. Figure 4: RS232 connection RS232 cable to end cap Plug in RS232 connector into RS232 jack of RS232 end cap and turn connector clockwise.
AWR100 Connect the power jack of the RS232 cable to the power supply for trickle charging. Power supply for trickle charging RS232 cable Figure 5: Connections and accessories for trickle charging 3. Battery pack fast charger For faster battery charging an external charging station is available.
AWR100 Figure 7: Battery pack fast charger with battery pack 4. Controlling the Stick Reader 4.1 Switching on the Stick Reader In the off state, the Stick Reader is separated from the battery. Only a few parts (e.g. the internal real time clock) are supplied by the battery. Nothing is displayed on the LCD display in this case. In order to activate the Stick Reader, the Read button must be pressed for a short time.
AWR100 If Bluetooth is activated, the internal Bluetooth adapter is initialised first. In this case the following dialog appears on the LCD display: Init Bluetooth After Stick Reader is ready to work, the following text appears on the top left side of the LCD display: Press key If Bluetooth is activated and connected, a Bluetooth symbol appears on the right side of the second line. Press key The backlight of the LCD display is off.
AWR100 On the first Line of the LCD display, the transponder number is displayed in decimal format. On the second Line of the LCD display, time and transponder type are displayed. 984 010900316360 12:41:26 F If an event is assigned to the read transponder (at this time only 30 transponders can be assigned to an event), the event and the time are displayed alternating in the second line of the LCD display.
AWR100 4.3.1 Version On the first line of the LCD display the current software version of the Stick Reader appears: Agrident V1.04 4.3.2 Date/Time On the second line of the LCD display the current date and time is displayed first: Agrident V1.04 13.11.06 12:30 If the time does not correspond with the current time, the real time clock has to be synchronised (see chapter 5.1.1). 4.3.3 Battery Now the status of the battery is displayed in the second line of the LCD display.
AWR100 4.3.5 Bluetooth This option is only available, if the corresponding Bluetooth adapter is connected to the Stick Reader. The status of the Bluetooth interface appears on the second line of the LCD interface (on or off): Agrident V1.04 ->Bluetooth on The arrow in front of the status is a hind, that this status can be changed by pressing the key. In this case the Bluetooth interface is deactivated by pressing the key and the following message appears: Agrident V1.
AWR100 After a certain time the symbol of the Bluetooth module appears on the screen of the Bluetooth manager. The representation of the symbol depends on the Bluetooth environment that is used. The description of the Bluetooth module consists of the name Stickreader and the serial number of the Stick Reader (in this example 210). Now the Bluetooth module of the Stick Reader is waiting for incoming data of the opposite Bluetooth module.
AWR100 The configuration of the Stick Reader can be reset to the factory settings by pressing the read button. After a successful resetting of the configuration Agrident V1.04 Done appears on the second line of the LCD display for a certain time. 4.3.8 Online / offline The Stick Reader provides an online- and an offline mode. In online mode transponder data are transmitted immediately via RS232 interface or Bluetooth.
AWR100 Otherwise the last read transponders are displayed in the same format described in chapter 4.2.1: 984 010900316360 12:41:26 F 4.4 Permanent Read If lots of transponders have to be read in a short distance or time, the Stick reader offers the permanent read mode. In this mode the reading of transponders goes on for a certain time independent of the successful reading of transponders. This mode is configurable by using the configuration software. 4.
AWR100 5. Configuration For configure the Stick Reader, the program Stickreader.exe is available. 5.1 Comport settings After first start of the program a comport has to be set. Therefore chose Comport in the menu Settings: The following dialog appears: Chosen Comport Select Comport and press OK.
AWR100 In order to configure the Stick Reader, the AWR100 demo software has to be activated first. The following start screen appears: Press Pushbutton Configuration: The following dialog appears: Activate Stick Reader and wait until message "Stick Reader connected" appears in the status line of the main dialog.
AWR100 5.1.1 Synchronising the real time clock Chose register RealTimeClock: Press pushbutton Sync. The current PC time is transmitted to the Stick Reader. The current time of the Stick Reader can be requested by pressing the pushbutton Get.
AWR100 5.1.2 Configuring the reading time The amount off read cycles is configurable. Therefore choose the index Reader: Set Timeout in ms (only 100ms Steps possible), press pushbutton Set. In order to store new timeout value permanently press pushbutton Save. In this example a timeout value of 3000ms is set.
AWR100 5.1.3 Configuring the switch off time The Stick Reader is switched off automatically a certain time after last action (e.g. transponder read or menu access). The switch off time is configurable between 5 and 600 seconds. Type in the number of seconds in the corresponding input field and press the Set pushbutton. Current switch off time can be read out by pressing the Get all pushbutton. In this example switch off time is set to seven seconds.
AWR100 5.1.4 Configuring IO During the RF field is on, the red LED in front of the Stick Reader is flashing. After a successful reading the green LED in front of the Stick Reader is flashing and the beeper is beeping. Both can be enabled or disabled by marking or unmarking the corresponding checkboxes and pressing the corresponding Set pushbutton. Current IO configuration can be read out by pressing the Get all pushbutton. In this example beeper and LED's are disabled.
AWR100 5.1.5 Configuring Permanent read If lots of transponders have to be read in a short time, permanent read mode is a useful tool. In this mode reading transponders takes place until timeout reached or read button is pressed. After successful read of a transponder, timeout will be reset. To prevent parts of the Stick Reader from overheating break time must be greater than 450 times number of reads. Reads is the number of reads in one burst.
AWR100 5.2 Events In a second database up to 30 transponders can be assigned to one of three possible events. The text of an event can be set to any value, but the length of the text must not exceed 13 characters. By pressing the pushbutton Get a list of all assigned transponders is generated. In order to assign a transponder to an event, a free entry must be chosen in field Number (1…30). In the field tag the complete transponder ID inclusive country code must be filled in.
AWR100 The following dialog appears: The amount of currently stored entries can be requested by pressing the pushbutton Get. A certain dataset can be read by setting the number of the dataset in field Number and pressing the pushbutton Read. A stored database file can be read by pressing the pushbutton Open. 6.1 Reading the database By pressing the pushbutton Get all, all stored datasets will be downloaded and displayed in the list box.
AWR100 In this example the database consists of 41 datasets: The first separator (Group 1) is automatically set by the PC. All other separators are part of the database of the Stick Reader. By pressing the pushbutton Open, stored datasets can be watched in the list box. 6.2 Clearing the database By pressing the pushbutton Clear, the complete contents of the database will be erased if the following dialog is answered with Yes.
AWR100 7. Safety and care The manufacturer accepts no liability for damage resulting from improper use or use not consistent with that described in these operating instructions. • The AWR100 Reader contains no parts that can be repaired by the user. For this reason the Reader Electronic may only be repaired by authorised customer service personnel. • In both operation and storage of the reader please secure to comply with the environment conditions specified in the technical data.
AWR100 9. FCC digital device limitations Radio and Television Interference Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
