Manual picochet Reader/Writer ME-P1000-U 1. Device Driver Installation 2. Re-Installation of the picochet device driver 3. Installation of the picochet Utility Software 4. Uninstallation of the picochet Utility Software 5. How to use the picochet utility software 6.
Slot for Token or Card POWER BUSY Power Lamp (green) Access Lamp (red) 1 CD-ROM 2 1 Token
1.Device Driver Installation ① Plug the picochet to USB port of PC. Due to some reason not known yet, there are some cases where communication between the picochet and PC does not work well when there is a hub placed between the picochet and the root hub. So place the unit directly to the root hub that’s placed in the main case of PC. Consult the PC manual for the location of USB root hub in your PC.
③ Click on the "Next" button. ④ When a screen message shown below appears, insert the floppy diskette(Disk1) containing USB Device Driver into the floppy disk drive, select Floppy disk drives, and then click on the "Next" button. ⑥ Click on the "Next" button, when another message shown below appears.
⑦ Click on the "Finish" button, when another message shown below appears on your PC monitor. ⑧ At this time, if PC recognizes the picochet properly, green "Power" LED of the picochet will be lit, and the device driver installation for the Reader/Writer for the picochet is finished.
called Universal Serial Bus Controllers. Below Universal Serial Bus Controllers, USB Universal Host Controller and USB Root Hub will appear. ④ Double-click on USB Universal Host Controller and another screen that is shown below appears. Choose a general folder and there’ll be device usage at the bottom. On the device usage, make certain that it’s left blank next to ‘Disable in this hardware profile’ and check the next to ‘Exists in all hardware profiles’ as shown. And then select OK.
2.Re-Installation of the picochet device driver Steps to re-install the picochet new device driver ① In case where the current version of driver is needed, save files that are directed to delete, in some other folder, instead of just deleting them ② Delete C:¥Windows¥INF¥Other¥Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.Usbmax.inf ③ Delete C:¥Windows¥SYSTEM32¥DRIVERS¥Usbmax.sys ④ Select Run on the Start menu, and then enter ‘regedit’ to open registry editor.
② Click on "Yes(Y)" button when screen shown below appears. ③ Select a folder to install the software, and click on "Next" button after making the selection, when screen shown below appears on the monitor. ④ Click on "Next" button when screen shown below appears.
⑤ After a little while, a screen asking to insert Disk 2 appears, Insert the diskette (Disk2) into floppy disk drive and click on "OK" button. ⑥ Click on "Finish" button when screen shown below appears. This concludes the installation of the picochet utility software. ⑦ Remove diskette from floppy disk drive and restart the system. When the system is restarted, an icon will be added in Task Bar as shown below. Depending upon the state of picochet, shape of icon will change accordingly.
When the picochet is connected to PC, however, any Token/Card is not placed into the picochet When the picochet is connected to PC, and tag is placed into the picochet When the picochet is connected to PC, and Token/Card is in a edit state, or in a state where PC just woke up from sleep mode 4.Uninstallation of the picochet Utility Software ① Select Control Panel by selecting Settings from Start menu. ② Once a screen shown below appeared, you double-click on ‘Add/Remove Programs ’ from Control Panel.
③ Select "picochet" by clicking on it and proceed to clicking on "Add/Remove" button, and then uninstalling the software starts right away. After uninstalling the software, press "OK" button to close "Add/Remove programs properties" screen. ④ Restart the PC. This concludes uninstalling the utility software.
5.How to use the picochet utility software ① Access the Internet Insert the Token/Card that comes with the software into the picochet, and the default Internet browser software is executed and automatically access the home page for downloading software from Maxell.
http://www.maxell.co.jp/products/industrial/rfid/download.html If you are a member of the Internet service where you have to use the Internet browser software provided from them, such as AOL, insert the Token/Card after you accessed the Internet. ② Detailed Information in the Token/card Click on the icon in Task Bar and a screen shown below will appear on your monitor.
Select "Edit window" to open detailed information in Token/Card. Clicking on ‘Read’ button will display information stored in the Token/Card. User can not write personal data into Token/Card with current version of the software. The version that will allow it will be uploaded into the download site, and the blank Token/Card that users are allowed to write into, will be marketed around at the end of year 2000. Notes: The edit screen that is shown above is standard fromat of Maxell’s .
Once "OK" button is clicked, icon in Task Bar will disappear, and even if you insert a Token/Card into the picochet, nothing happens. To re-initiate the utility software, start from Start menu, going from Start -> Program -> picochet icon. If you follow the steps just mentioned, icon will reappear in Task Bar.
6.Specification Host Interface OS Media Power consumption Length of cable Size Soft Ware Working environment Storage environment USB Window 98 Picochet Card Picochet Token (Memory 108 byte) Approx. 1.5W (maximum current 500mA) While read or write Approx. 2m Approx. 6.5x6.
Notice: 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
