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CHAPTER 5: RFID TAGS

COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS OPERATOR’S MANUAL

P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-06) PAGE 51 OF 116

CHAPTER 5:

RFID TAGS

RFID tags, which are also referred to as transponders, smart labels, or

inlays, come in a variety of sizes, memory capacities, read ranges,

frequencies, temperature survivability ranges and physical

embodiments.

Escort Memory Systems offers many different RFID tag models. Cobalt

Controllers are capable of reading all Escort Memory Systems’ HMS

and LRP series RFID tags as well most of those produced by other

manufacturers. Our patented tags can be read through obstructions

such as water, wood, plastic and more. Our specialty high-temperature

(HT) models are capable of surviving temperatures of 415° F.

5.1 RFID STANDARDS

It is important to note that not all 13.56MHz RFID tags are compatible with Cobalt

Controllers and even tags that are said to be compliant with ISO15693 or ISO14443

standards may not actually be compatible with RFID controllers adhering to the same

standards. This is partially due to the fact that these ISO standards are so new that they

leave many features open to the discretion and interpretation of the RFID equipment

manufacturer to implement or define. When using another manufacturer’s tags, ensure

compatibility of those tags with your RFID system provider.

5.1.1 ISO 14443A/B

RFID integrated circuits (ICs) designed to meet ISO 14443A and/or ISO 14443B

standards were originally intended to be embedded in secure smart cards such as credit

cards, passports, bus passes, ski lift tickets, etc. For this reason, there are many security

authentication measures implemented within the air protocol between the RFID controller

and the tag.

ISO 14443A/B compliant tags and controllers incorporate security authentication through

the exchanging of software “keys.” The RFID controller and the tag must use the same

security keys to authenticate communication before the transfer of data will begin. The

Cobalt Controller’s operating system manages these security features, making their

existence transparent to the user. However, it is important to understand the implications

associated with ISO 14443 when using another manufacturer’s RFID tags. Because of

these security “features,” an ISO 14443 tag made by one manufacturer may not

necessarily be readable by a Cobalt Controller and, likewise, an Escort Memory Systems

ISO 14443 compliant tag might not be readable by another manufacturer’s RFID

controller. The Cobalt Controllers support Escort Memory Systems’ security keys for use

on Philips mifare ISO 14443A tags.

Escort Memory Systems was one of the first companies to adopt ISO 14443 standards

and has incorporated much of the technology into our products designed for industrial

automation applications. But because most industrial environments do not require the

same level of security that monetary or passport applications necessitate, some features

have not been implemented in the Cobalt HF product line.

Summary of content (66 pages)

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CHAPTER 5: RFID TAGS CHAPTER 5: RFID TAGS RFID tags, which are also referred to as transponders, smart labels, or inlays, come in a variety of sizes, memory capacities, read ranges, frequencies, temperature survivability ranges and physical embodiments. Escort Memory Systems offers many different RFID tag models. Cobalt Controllers are capable of reading all Escort Memory Systems’ HMS and LRP series RFID tags as well most of those produced by other manufacturers.
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CHAPTER 5: RFID TAGS 5.1.2 ISO 15693 ISO 15693 was established at a time when the RFID industry identified that the lack of standards was preventing the market from growing. Philips Semiconductor and Texas Instruments were, at that time, the major manufacturers producing RFID ICs for the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) frequency of 13.56MHz. However, each had their own unique protocol and modulation algorithm.
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CHAPTER 5: RFID TAGS 5.2 RFID T A G C O M P A T I B I L I T Y The following RFID tags are compatible with the Cobalt HF Controller: 5.2.1 HMS Series RFID Tags Integrated Circuits (ICs) used in Escort Memory Systems’ HMS-Series RFID tags include: x Philips mifare Classic, 1 kilobyte (KB) + 32-bit Tag ID (ISO 14443A). One KB is the total memory in the IC. Of this memory, 736 bytes are available for user data. x Philips mifare Classic, 4 KB + 32-bit Tag ID (ISO 14443A).
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CHAPTER 5: RFID TAGS 5.2.
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CHAPTER 5: RFID TAGS 5.3 RFID T A G P E R F O R M A N C E Many factors can affect the performance between the controller’s antenna and the tag’s antenna. These include, but are not limited to: the tag integrated circuit (IC), the antenna coil design, the antenna conductor material, the antenna coil substrate, the bonding method between tag IC antenna coil, and the embodiment material.
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CHAPTER 5: RFID TAGS One area, in particular, that has shown recent promise is the process of electroplating printed or screened antenna coils with an additional layer of copper to improve durability and conductivity. 5.4.2 Printed Circuit Board RFID Tags RFID tags that incorporate Printed Circuit Board (PCB) technology are designed for encasement inside totes, pallets, or products that can provide the protection normally associated with injection-molded enclosures.
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CHAPTER 5: RFID TAGS 5.5 TAG MEMORY Tag memory addressing begins at address 00 (0x0000), with the highest addressable memory location equal to one less than the total number of bytes in the tag. Each address is equal to one byte (8-bits), where the byte is the smallest addressable unit of data. So for example, writing 8-bytes to a tag beginning at address 00 will actually fill addresses 00 through 07 with 64-bits of data in all.
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CHAPTER 5: RFID TAGS TA G M E M O R Y M A P E X A M P L E TAG ADDRESS USAGE 00 – 15 Serial # 16 - 47 Model # 48 - 63 Production Date 64 - 71 Lot # 72 - 89 Factory ID 90 - 111 Reserved for Future Use Table 5-1: Tag Memory Map Example 5.5.2 Tag Memory Optimization Data stored in tag memory is always written in binary (1’s and 0’s). Binary values are notated using the hexadecimal numbering system (otherwise it might be confusing viewing a page full of 1’s and 0’s).
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CHAPTER 5: RFID TAGS OPTIMIZING THE TA G The following example illustrates how a single byte (8 bits) can be used to track an automobile’s inspection history at eight inspection stations. The number one (1) represents a required operation and the number zero (0) represents an operation that is not required for a particular vehicle.
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CHAPTER 6: COMMAND PROTOCOLS CHAPTER 6: COMMAND PROTOCOLS 6.1 COMMAND PROTOCOL OVERVIEW In order to correctly recognize and execute commands, the Cobalt HF and the host must be able to communicate using the same language. The language that is used to communicate is referred to as the Command Protocol. There are two Command Protocols used by Cobalt HF RFID Controllers. x ABx Fast Command Protocol – for Point-to-Point, Host/Controller applications (-232, -422 and –USB models).
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CHAPTER 6: COMMAND PROTOCOLS 6.2.2 ABx Fast - Command Packet Structure The packet structure of every ABx Fast command contains certain basic elements, including a Command Header, a number of command parameters and a Terminator.
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CHAPTER 6: COMMAND PROTOCOLS 6.2.3 ABx Fast - Response Packet Structure After performing a command, the Cobalt HF will generate a host-bound response message. ABx Fast responses contain a Response Header, a number of response values (or retrieved data bytes), and a Terminator.
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CHAPTER 6: COMMAND PROTOCOLS 6.2.4 ABx Fast - Command Packet Parameters COMMAND SIZE The ABx Fast protocol requires that the byte count, known as the Command Size, be specified as a 2-byte integer. To calculate Command Size, add the total number of bytes within the command packet while excluding the two bytes for the Header, the two bytes for the Command Size, the one byte for the Checksum (if present) and the one byte for the Terminator (see example below).
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CHAPTER 6: COMMAND PROTOCOLS T I M E O U T VA L U E PA R A M E T E R ABx Fast commands include a two-byte Timeout Value parameter (measured in increments of one millisecond) that is used to limit the length of time that the Cobalt HF will attempt to complete a specified operation. The maximum Timeout Value is 0xFFFE or 65,534 milliseconds (slightly longer than one minute). Setting a long Timeout Value does not necessarily mean that a command will take any longer to execute.
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CHAPTER 6: COMMAND PROTOCOLS CHECKSUM EXAMPLE The following example depicts Command 0x05 (Read Data) using a checksum.
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CHAPTER 6: COMMAND PROTOCOLS 6.3 CB X C O M M A N D P R O T O C O L The CBx Command Protocol, utilized by the Cobalt -485 and -IND models, includes Multi-drop Subnet16 networking support for use with Industrial Ethernet applications. CBx is based on a double-byte oriented packet structure where commands always contain a minimum of six data “words,” even when one (or more) parameters are not applicable to the command. CBx does not support the inclusion of a checksum byte.
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CHAPTER 6: COMMAND PROTOCOLS 6.3.3 CBx - Command Packet Structure As noted, CBx commands contain a minimum of six words. Below is the structure of a standard CBx command packet. For the Cobalt HF-CNTL-485-01 model, refer to the Subnet16 Gateway or Subnet16 Hub - Operator’s Manuals. WORD # COMMAND PACKET PARAMETER MSB LSB 01 Overall Length: 2-byte integer indicating the number of 16-bit “words” in the entire command packet.
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CHAPTER 6: COMMAND PROTOCOLS 6.3.4 CBx - Response Packet Structure After performing a command, the Cobalt HF RFID Controller will issue a host-bound response message. Below is the packet structure of a standard CBx response message. WORD # RESPONSE PACKET PARAMETER MSB LSB 01 Overall Length: 2-byte value indicating the number of “words” in the response packet. This value will always be at least 6 words.
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CHAPTER 6: COMMAND PROTOCOLS 6.3.5 CBx - Command Example In the example below, Command 0x05 (Read Data) is issued to the Cobalt Controller assigned to Node ID 01. The controller will be instructed to read 4 bytes of data from a tag beginning at tag address 0x20. The Timeout Value has been set to two seconds for the completion of this command (0x07D0 = 2000 x .001 = 2 seconds). 6.3.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS Most RFID commands can be divided into two primary categories: READ and WRITE. Read commands retrieve data from a tag or obtain information from the controller. Write commands transfer information to a tag or update settings on the controller. 7.1 RFID C O M M A N D S T A B L E COMMAND ID COMMAND DESCRIPTION 0x04 Fill Tag Writes a specified data byte to all defined tag addresses.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS COMMAND 04: FILL TAG Command 04 instructs the RFID controller to fill multiple contiguous addresses of an RFID tag with a single data byte value. This command is commonly used to clear sequential segments of tag memory by writing a one-byte value repeatedly across a specified range of tag addresses. This command requires one Data Byte Value, a Start Address and a Fill Length.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 4 ( F I L L TA G ) - A B X F A S T C O M M A N D E X A M P L E This example instructs the Cobalt HF to fill an entire tag with the ASCII character 'A' (Data Byte Value 0x41) starting at the beginning of the tag (address 0x0000). A Timeout Value of 2 seconds (0x07D0) is set for the completion of the command.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 4 ( F I L L TA G ) - C B X C O M M A N D E X A M P L E This example instructs the Cobalt Controller to fill an entire tag with the ASCII character 'A' (Data Byte Value 0x41) starting at the beginning of the tag (address 0x0000). A Timeout Value of 2 seconds (0x07D0) is set for the completion of the command.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS COMMAND 05: READ DATA Command 05 instructs the controller to retrieve a specific number of bytes of data from a contiguous (sequential) area of an RFID tag’s memory. When the Start Address is set to zero (0x0000), the controller will start reading at the beginning (or first accessible byte) of the tag. The minimum Read Length is one byte, the maximum is the entire read/write address space of the tag.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 5 ( R E A D D AT A ) - A B X F A S T C O M M A N D E X A M P L E This example instructs the controller to read four bytes of data from a tag starting at address 0x0001. A Timeout Value of 2 seconds (0x07D0 = 2000 x 1 millisecond increments) is set for the completion of the command.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 5 ( R E A D D AT A ) - C B X C O M M A N D E X A M P L E This example instructs the controller to read four bytes of data from a tag starting at address 0x0001. A Timeout Value of 2 seconds (0x07D0 = 2000 x 1 millisecond increments) is set for the completion of the command.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS COMMAND 06: WRITE DATA Command 06 instructs the controller to write information to an RFID tag. This command is used to store segments of data in contiguous tag memory locations. It is capable of transferring up to 100 bytes of data from the host to the tag with one command. The shortest possible Write Length is one (0x0001). When the Start Address is set to zero (0x0000), the controller will begin writing to the first available byte of tag memory.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 6 ( W R I T E D AT A ) – A B X F A S T C O M M A N D E X A M P L E This example writes the five ASCII characters H, E, L, L, O (Data Byte Values: 0x48, 0x45, 0x4C, 0x4C and 0x4F) to the tag starting at address 0x0000. A Timeout Value of 2 seconds (0x07D0 = 2000 x 1 millisecond increments) is set for the completion of this command.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 6 ( W R I T E D AT A ) – C B X C O M M A N D E X A M P L E This example writes the five ASCII characters H, E, L, L, O (Data Byte Values: 0x48, 0x45, 0x4C, 0x4C and 0x4F) to the tag starting at address 0x0000. A Timeout Value of 2 seconds (0x07D0 = 2000 x 1 millisecond increments) is set for the completion of this command.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS COMMAND 07: READ TAG ID This command instructs the RFID controller to locate a tag in RF range and retrieve its unique tag identification number. RFID tags are assigned a unique tag ID number during the manufacturing process. After a tag ID number has been assigned to a tag, the value cannot be altered and is not considered part of the available read/write memory space of the tag. x ISO 14443 compliant tags receive a 4-byte tag ID number.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 7 ( R E A D TA G I D ) – A B X FA S T C O M M A N D E X A M P L E This example instructs the controller to retrieve a tag’s ID. In this example, the 8-byte tag ID number is E0040100002E16AD. A Timeout Value of two seconds is set for the completion of this command.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 7 ( R E A D TA G I D ) – C B X C O M M A N D E X A M P L E This example instructs the controller to retrieve a tag’s ID. In this example the 8-byte tag ID number is E0040100002E16AD. A Timeout Value of 2 seconds is set for the completion of this command.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS Response if tag not found PARAMETER FIELD MSB LSB Overall Length of Response (in words) 0x00 0x07 Error Flag in MSB Command Echo in LSB 0xFF 0x07 00 in MSB Node ID Echo in LSB 0x00 0x01 Month and Day timestamp Month DOM Hour and Minute timestamp Hour Minutes Seconds timestamp in MSB # of Additional Data Bytes Retrieved in LSB Seconds 0x01 Error Code in MSB (0x07 = “Tag Not Found Error”) 00 in LSB 0x07 0x00 COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-0
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS COMMAND 08: TAG SEARCH Command 08 instructs the controller to search for the presence of a tag within RF range of the antenna. If the controller finds a tag it will return a Command Response to the host. The Timeout Value is measured in 1-millisecond increments and can have a value of 0x0001 to 0xFFFE (1 to 65,534 milliseconds).
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 8 ( TA G S E A R C H ) – A B X FA S T C O M M A N D E X A M P L E This example checks for an RFID tag within range of the antenna. The checksum is enabled and the Timeout Value is set for 2 seconds (0x07D0 = 2000 milliseconds) for the completion of this command.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 8 ( TA G S E A R C H ) – C B X C O M M A N D E X A M P L E This command will instruct the controller to search for the presence of a tag within RF range of the antenna.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS Response if tag not found PARAMETER FIELD MSB LSB Overall Length of Response (in words) 0x00 0x07 Error Flag in MSB Command Echo in LSB 0xFF 0x08 00 in MSB Node ID Echo in LSB 0x00 0x01 Month and Day timestamp Month DOM Hour and Minute timestamp Hour Min Seconds timestamp in MSB Number of Additional Data Bytes: 0x01 Seconds 0x01 Error Code in MSB (0x07 = “Tag Not Found Error”) 00 in LSB 0x07 0x00 COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-06) OPERAT
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS COMMAND 0D: START/STOP CONTINUOUS READ Command 0D instructs the controller to start (or stop) Continuous Read Mode. When the Cobalt Controller is in Continuous Read Mode, it will constantly emit RF energy in an attempt to read any tag that comes into range of the antenna. As a tag enters the antenna field, it is immediately read and the data is passed to the host.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O N T I N U O U S R E A D M O D E L E D B E H AV I O R LED BEHAVIOR DESCRIPTION PWR ON The controller is powered and functioning. COM BLINKS ONCE Delay Between Duplicate Reads is set to 1 or greater and a tag has entered the RF field. COM BLINKING Delay Between Duplicate Reads is set to 0 and a tag is in the RF field. RF BLINKING Delay Between Duplicate Reads is set to 0 and a tag is in the RF field.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 D ( S TA R T / S T O P C O N T I N U O U S R E A D ) – A B X FAS T C O M M AN D E X AM P L E This example places the controller in Continuous Read mode and reads four bytes of data from the tag starting at address 0x0001. The Delay Between Duplicate Reads is set to two seconds (0x02 = 2 x 1 second increments).
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS Continuous Read Mode Evoked - Response from Controller (after Tag Read) PARAMETER FIELD CONTENT Header 0x02, 0x02 Response Size 0x0005 Command Echo 0x0D Data from address 0x0001 0x05 Data from address 0x0002 0xAA Data from address 0x0003 0xE7 Data from address 0x0004 0x0A Checksum Optional Terminator 0x03 To exit out of Continuous Read mode, issue Command 0D with zero (0x0000) in the Read Length parameter field.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS C O M M A N D 0 D ( S TA R T / S T O P C O N T I N U O U S R E A D ) – CBX COMMAND EXAMPLE This example places the controller in Continuous Read Mode and reads 4 bytes of data from the tag starting at address 0x0001. The Delay Between Duplicate Reads is set to 2 seconds (0x02 = 2 x 1 second increments).
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS Continuous Read Mode Evoked - Response from Controller (after Tag Read) PARAMETER FIELD MSB LSB Overall Length of Response (in words) 0x00 0x08 AA in MSB Command Echo in LSB 0xAA 0x05 00 in MSB Node ID Echo in LSB 0x00 0x01 Month and Day timestamp Month DOM Hour and Minute timestamp Hour Minutes Seconds timestamp in MSB # of Bytes Read Data Seconds 0x04 Read Data (bytes 1 & 2) 0x05 0xAA Read Data (bytes 3 & 4) 0xE7 0x0A To exit out of Continuous Read Mode
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS Stopping Continuous Read - Response from Controller PARAMETER FIELD MSB LSB Overall Length of Response (in words) 0x00 0x06 AA in MSB Command Echo in LSB 0xAA 0x0D 00 in MSB Node ID Echo in LSB 0x00 0x01 Month and Day timestamp Month DOM Hour and Minute timestamp Hour Minutes Seconds timestamp in MSB 00 in LSB Seconds 0x00 COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-06) OPERATOR’S MANUAL PAGE 94 OF 116
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS COMMAND 35: RESET CONTROLLER Command 35 will cause the controller to cycle power - effectively rebooting the device without clearing any stored configuration information. Command 35 will reset the controller’s configuration to default settings when a Configuration Tag is placed in the antenna’s RF field prior to execution.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS COMMAND 35 (RESET CONTROLLER) – CBX COMMAND EXAMPLE Command from Host DESCRIPTION MSB LSB Overall Length of Command (in words) 0x00 0x06 AA in MSB Command ID in LSB 0xAA 0x35 00 in MSB Node ID in LSB 0x00 0x01 Not Used: (default: 0x00, 0x00) 0x00 0x00 Not Used: (default: 0x00, 0x00) 0x00 0x00 Not Used: (default: 0x00, 0x00) 0x00 0x00 DESCRIPTION MSB LSB Overall Length of Response (in words) 0x00 0x06 AA in MSB Command Echo in LSB 0xAA 0x35 Instance Cou
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS COMMAND 38: GET CONTROLLER INFO Command 38 is used to retrieve hardware version, serial number and installed firmware identification information from the controller.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS Response from Controller PARAMETER FIELD CONTENT DESCRIPTION CONTENT SAMPLE Header 2-byte Response Header (0x02, 0x02) 0x02, 0x02 Response Size 2-byte value for the total number of bytes in the response packet, less Header, Command Size, Checksum and Terminator bytes. 0x001B Command Echo 0x38 0x38 RF Controller Type Controller Type default = 1 (0x01) 0x01 Major Release Digit The MAJOR release ASCII digit in the product version number.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS RC632 RsMaxP Single-byte value for the RC632 RsMaxP: (example: 65) 0x65 RC632 Information CRC Single-byte value for the RC632 Information CRC. (example: A6) 0xA6 Terminator 0x03 0x03 Controller Information (retrieved in the above example response) RF Controller Type: 1 Product Version Number: 0.0T.
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CHAPTER 7: RFID COMMANDS COMMAND 38 (GET CONTROLLER INFO) – CBX COMMAND EXAMPLE Command from Host DESCRIPTION MSB LSB Overall Length of Command 0x00 0x06 AA in MSB Command ID in LSB (0x38:Get Controller Info) 0xAA 0x38 0x00 in MSB Node ID in LSB (Cobalt –IND = 01) 0x00 0x01 Not Used: (default: 0x00, 0x00) 0x00 0x00 Not Used: (default: 0x00, 0x00) 0x00 0x00 Not Used: (default: 0x00, 0x00) 0x00 0x00 DESCRIPTION MSB LSB Overall Length of Response (in words) 0x00 0x06 + number of addi
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CHAPTER 8: ERROR CODES CHAPTER 8: ERROR CODES If the Cobalt Controller encounters a fault during operation, the response that is generated will include a 1-byte error code. Entering an invalid Start Address for a Read Data command, for example, will generate Error Code 0x32 (Invalid Programming Address). 8.
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CHAPTER 8: ERROR CODES 0x85 COMMAND INVALID CONTROLLER ID An invalid Node ID was specified in the command, or no controller was detected/present at the specified Node. 0x86 COMMAND INACTIVE CONTROLLER ID The Node ID specified in the command is currently inactive. 0x87 SUBNET DEVICE SELECT FAILED Internal Subnet Error – the specified Subnet device failed. 0x88 SUBNET DEVICE FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE Internal Subnet Error - the specified Subnet device failed to respond to the Hub’s polling.
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CHAPTER 8: ERROR CODES 8.2 AB X F A S T : ERROR RESPONSE PACKET STRUCTURE For any ABx Fast error response, a single-byte Error Code always follows the 0xFF byte (Error Flag byte).
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CHAPTER 8: ERROR CODES 8.3 CB X P R O T O C O L : ERROR RESPONSE PACKET STRUCTURE A one-byte Error Code will be returned in the MSB of the seventh data word in the error response packet (followed by a zero - 0x00 in the LSB). PARAMETER FIELD MSB LSB Overall Length: 2-byte value indicating the number of “words” in the Response Packet. This value will always be at least 7 words (6 + 1 for the error code). 0x00 0x07 Error Flag Byte: 0xFF in the MSB indicates that an error occurred.
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CHAPTER 8: ERROR CODES CBX - ERROR RESPONSE EXAMPLE Below is an example of a CBx error response (error code 0x08) for a failed Tag Search (Command ID: 0x08).
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APPENDIX A: COBALT HF SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX A: COBALT HF SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL Supply Voltage: 10~30VDC Power Consumption: 12W (450mA @ 24VDC) COMMUNICATION Communication Interfaces: x x x Point-to-Point: RS232, RS422, USB Multi-drop: Subnet16 (RS485) Ethernet: Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, TCP/IP RFID Interface: Cobalt HF-Series RFID System RF Output Power: 1W Air Protocols: IǜCODE 1, ISO 15693, ISO 14443 A Air Protocol Speed: 26.
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APPENDIX B: MODELS & ACCESSORIES APPENDIX B: MODELS & ACCESSORIES C O B A L T HF RFID C O N T R O L L E R M O D E L S There are five models of the Cobalt HF RFID Controller: HF-CNTL-232-01 – for RS232 interface connections HF-CNTL-422-01 – for RS422 interface connections HF-CNTL-485-01 – for RS485 interface connections HF-CNTL-USB-01 – for USB interface connections HF-CNTL-IND-01 – for Industrial Ethernet interface connections C O B A L T HF A N T E N N A M O D E L S There are four models of the Cobalt HF
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APPENDIX B: MODELS & ACCESSORIES POWER SUPPLIES 00-1166: 24VDC, 1.88A max, 45W, Universal Input (90-264VAC, 47-63Hz), 5.5x2.5mm plug, positive tip; Note: Requires country specific power cord to mate to IEC 320 power cord receptacle. 00-1167: 24VDC, 4.17A max, 100W, Universal Input (90-264VAC, 47-63Hz), 5.5x2.5mm plug, positive tip; Note: Requires country specific power cord to mate to IEC 320 power cord receptacle. 00-1168: 24VDC, 5.
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APPENDIX B: MODELS & ACCESSORIES COBALT CABLES & CONNECTORS CBL-1478 - RS232 Cable with DB9 Female Plug and 2.5mm DC Jack CBL-1480-0.2 - Male/Female, ThinNet Drop Cable, 0.2m CBL-1480-02 - Male/Female, ThinNet Drop Cable, 2m CBL-1480-10 - Male/Female, ThinNet Drop Cable, 10m (for Hubs only) CBL-1481-0.2 - Male/Male, ThinNet Drop Cable, 0.
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APPENDIX B: MODELS & ACCESSORIES RFID T A G S Escort Memory Systems designs and manufactures several lines of RFID tags. LRP and HMS-Series passive read/write RFID tags are specially suited for the Cobalt HF Series product line.
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APPENDIX C: NETWORK DIAGRAMS APPENDIX C: NETWORK DIAGRAMS x Cobalt Ethernet Network x Subnet16 Gateway ThickNet Network COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-06) OPERATOR’S MANUAL PAGE 111 OF 116
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APPENDIX C: NETWORK DIAGRAMS COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-06) OPERATOR’S MANUAL PAGE 112 OF 116
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APPENDIX C: NETWORK DIAGRAMS COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-06) OPERATOR’S MANUAL PAGE 113 OF 116
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APPENDIX D: ASCII CHART APPENDIX D: ASCII CHART COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-06) OPERATOR’S MANUAL PAGE 114 OF 116
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APPENDIX D: ASCII CHART COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS P/N: 17-1320 REV 01 (03-06) OPERATOR’S MANUAL PAGE 115 OF 116
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WARRANTY WARRANTY E scort Memory Systems warrants that all products of its own manufacturing conform to Escort Memory Systems’ specifications and are free from defects in material and workmanship when used under normal operating conditions and within the service conditions for which they were furnished.