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PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany Page 2 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 1 System Description................................................................................... 3 2 Important Notes ........................................................................................ 4 3 Hardware................................................................................................... 5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4 Dimensions ....................
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany 1 Page 3 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 System Description The HERMOS PC-Card Transponder Reader is a high frequency identification system using the FM-transmission. The basic item is a transponder working as a forgery-proof electronic identity disc. The reading unit of the system sends an energy impulse via the antenna. The capacitor of the passive, battery-less transponder is charged by this impulse.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany 2 Page 4 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 Important Notes This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference , and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany 3 3.1 Page 5 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 Hardware Dimensions 110.1 mm Antenna 6.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany 3.2 Page 6 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 Technical Data Parameter Value Operation temperature Stock temperature Permissible humidity @ 50°C Transmitter frequency 0°C to +50°C -20°C to +70°C 25 - 80% 134.2 kHz System Requirements: Slot Type: Operating System: PC-Card Type II Win9x/2000/NT/XP/CE Reading and Writing Range (32mm glass transponder): Reading range: Writing range: 3.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany 4 Page 7 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 Installation to a Notebook or PDA The PC-Card Transponder Reader is suitable for all Windows operating systems. The interface of the reader is comparable with the interface of a serial interface PCcard. 4.1 Notebook or Desktop PC On operating systems which support plug & play, the card will be detected automatically. Then only the delivered *.inf file must be installed.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany 4.2 Page 8 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 PDA On a PDA there is no installation of the PC-Card Reader necessary. The card supports plug & play for an easy use. To test the card, the HERMOS test tool must be installed on the PDA. To install the test tool, start the setup.exe on the delivered CD-ROM and follow the instructions on the screen.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany Page 9 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 A click on a certain page opens the dialog to change the content of the page. The content of the selected page can be changed in ASCII mode or in HEX mode. (see picture 4.3 and 4.4) lock the page editor mode selected page input box cancel the changes apply the changes picture 4.3: Write – ASCII mode picture 4.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany 5 Page 10 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 Licenses and Certificates / Declaration of Conformity • • FCC ID: N5GPCC Compliance with: FCC Code of Federal Regulations, Part 15 Subpart C, Section §15.205 FCC Code of Federal Regulations, Part 15 Subpart C, Section §15.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany Page 11 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 Konformitätserklärung gemäß dem Gesetz über Funkanlagen und Telekommunikationsendeinrichtungen (FTEG) und der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG (R&TTE) Declaration of Conformity in accordance with the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal.
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PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany 6 Page 13 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 Warranty and Liability The warranty period is 24 months and starts with the moment of the delivery of the device which has to be proved by invoice or other documents. The warranty includes the repair of all damages of the device, occurring within the warranty period, which are evidently caused by faults of the material or manufacture defects.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany 7 Page 14 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 Protocol 7.1 Message Structure All messages have the following structure: Length Header Data Chksum 1 byte 2 bytes 1 or more bytes 2 bytes Header Command Length: Action # Number of bytes of Header and Data (without Length and Chksum). Header: Consists of Command and Action # Command: Defines the function of the message.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany 7.2 Page 15 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 Commands Reading of ‘Read Only’ or ‘Read/Write’ transponder Command: 01H Message: Length Header Response: Length Header Chksum Type of Transponder Page Number (RO,RW à 0) Transponder Data (8 bytes) Chksum Reading of Multipage Transponder The first data byte contains the page of the multipage transponder which shall be read.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany Page 16 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 Writing to a ‘Read/Write’ Transponder The data bytes 1-8 contain the transponder data for writing. Command: 08H Message: Length Header Transponder Data (8 bytes) Response: Length Header Acknowledge Code Chksum Chksum Writing to a Multipage Transponder The first data byte contains the page of the multipage transponder to which shall be written.
PC-Card Transponder Reader – Release 1.0 HERMOS Informatik GmbH, 95490 Mistelgau, Germany 7.3 Page 17 of 17 2002-09-04 ID: ID020064 Error Messages On any error the PC-Card Reader responses an error message. The header of the error message is the same like the header of the message which caused the error.
