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ZI. de Plagué P.O. Box 612266 Private Bag 11003

Route des Eaux, B.P. 90219 Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport Palmerston North

35502 Vitre Cedex, France Texas 75261-2266 New Zealand

Tel 33 (0)2.99.75.77.00 Tel (972) 456-3686 Tel 64 (06) 356-7199

Fax 33 (0)2.99.75.77.29 Fax (972) 456-3882 Fax 64 (06) 358-5982

http://www.allflex-boulder.com

FCC ID: NQY-930040

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital

device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial

environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not

installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to

radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful

interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

This device has been tested and meets the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) requirements of

EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC.

Caution

This equipment has been designed, constructed, and tested for compliance with FCC

Rules that regulate intentional and unintentional radiators. The user is not permitted to

make any modifications to this equipment or use it in any manner inconsistent with the

methods described in this User Manual, without express approval from Allflex. Doing

so will void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Trademark Notices

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Configurator® is a registered trademark of Allflex USA, Inc.

Other Agency Certification Notices

Industry Canada EMC Certification No. 4246A- __________

Allflex ISO Compatible RFID Stick Reader

Model RS250-V2

User Manual

(Revision B - June 2006 / Software V3.05+)

Preparing for Use

Unpacking

The Allflex Stick Reader is shipped in a box with this instruction guide, DC power

plug pigtail cable (for battery connection), and Configurator® diskette. Information

contained in this guide pertains to providing power to the Reader, connecting its

serial data port, setting configuration options using the Reader’s serial port, and

operating the Reader. In order to proceed, it is necessary that the user have a suitable

power source (see Page 2 of this guide) and an assortment of ISO transponders.

Stick Reader User Interface

The photograph (Figure 1) below illustrates the Stick Reader’s features that comprise

the user interface and are pertinent to its operation. Each feature and its

corresponding functional description of use are described in Table 1.

Figure 1 - Stick Reader Features and User Interface

Antenna

Red Indicator

Green Indicator

Audible Beeper

Read Button

Data/Power Cable

DB9F Connector

DC Power Jack

Enclosure

Attachment Ring

Handle Grip

Strain Relief

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Allflex Worldwide Sales Offices: Allflex Europe ZI. de Plagué Route des Eaux, B.P. 90219 35502 Vitre Cedex, France Tel 33 (0)2.99.75.77.00 Fax 33 (0)2.99.75.77.29 Allflex USA, Inc. P.O. Box 612266 Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport Texas 75261-2266 Tel (972) 456-3686 Fax (972) 456-3882 Allflex Australasia Private Bag 11003 Palmerston North New Zealand Tel 64 (06) 356-7199 Fax 64 (06) 358-5982 Allflex ISO Compatible RFID Stick Reader Model RS250-V2 User Manual (Revision B - June 2006 / Software V3.
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1 Table 1 - Stick Reader Features and Descriptions of Use Feature Description of Use 1 Antenna Coil Emits activation signal and receives transponder signal Red Indicator Illuminates whenever antenna is emitting activation signal Green Indicator Illuminates whenever a transponder has been read Audible Beeper 1 Beeps once on first transponder reading and twice for repeat READ Button Initiates activation signal for reading transponder Data/Power Cable Conveys power to Reader and serial data from Reader DB9F Co
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ID Code Memory The Stick Reader contains an internal non-volatile memory capable of storing 1638 ID codes. ID codes are stored automatically upon being read. A transponder ID code will not be stored multiple times if read multiple times successively, but can be stored in memory multiple times if other tags are read in between. All ID codes are retained when power to the Stick Reader is shut off.
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Stick Reader Setup Basic Operating Procedure The Stick Reader is configured at the factory with default configuration settings that make it immediately functional upon application of power. These settings are selected for compatibility with most users’ applications, and should be changed only once a thorough understanding of options and the effect of each is understood by the user.
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Configuration Options Reading Transponder Tags The Stick Reader provides a variety of user customization features that allow its operation, behavior, and output data format to be configured for compatibility with the user’s application. All of these options are set by sending the Stick Reader certain commands via its RS232 serial communications interface.
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Table 3 - Typical Read Distances for Various Allflex Eartags Tag Type 6 VDC 12 VDC HDX/HP Eartag HDX/LW Eartag FDX-B/HP Eartag FDX-B/LW Eartag (81 dBuV/m @10m) (87 dBuV/m @10m) 28 cm 22 cm 24 cm 20 cm 35 cm 30 cm 27 cm 24 cm Interpreting Tag ID Code Information Table 2 lists the default data formats that are transmitted from the Stick Reader’s serial communications port, in response to reading compatible type tags. For ISO type tags, there is no contextual differentiation between HDX and FDX-B outputs.