English Installation manual Reader Installation manual for Kathrein RFID UHF-Reader RRU4 ARU4 M-ARU ERU RDR This document is valid for all Kathrein RFID readers and describes the construction and commissioning of the readers. Version 1.03 date of creation: 01.06.2012 document no.
Installation manual Reader English RFID-UHF-Reader This manual applies to the followings RRU4 types: Type: Order number: RRU4-RS4-E6 52010093 RRU4-ETG-E6 52010094 RRU4-ETL-E6 52010095 RRU4-RS4-U6 52010096 RRU4-ETG-U6 52010097 RRU4-ELC-E6 © KRAI 52010180 RRU4-ELC-U6 © KRAI 52010181 This manual applies to the followings ARU4 types: Type: Order number: ARU4-RS4-E6 52010099 ARU4-ETG-E6 52010100 ARU4-ETL-E6 52010101 ARU4-RS4-U6 52010102 ARU4-ETG-U6 52010103 ARU4-ETL-U6 52010104 AR
Foreword and general information English The information in this manual was correct at the time of editorial deadline. We reserve the right however to make changes at any time and without prior notice. This document was prepared for specialist personal who install, configure and place in operation the reader.
English List of Contents Foreword and general information 3 List of Contents 4 1. Safety instructions/information 6 2. Introduction 9 2.1. The reader 9 2.2. RFID system 9 2.3. Kathrein RFID Antenna Interface (© KRAI) 11 2.4. Wide Range © KRAI antenna 12 2.5. SMSH © KRAI planar antenna module 12 2.6. Further reference material 13 2.7. Scope of supply 13 2.8. Accessories 14 3. Installation 15 3.1. Selecting the installation site 15 3.2.
English List of Contents 4.12. LED 29 4.13. Buzzer 29 5. Software 30 5.1. System requirements 30 5.2. Installation 30 5.3. Operation 34 6. Operating the reader 39 6.1. Communication 39 6.2. Application 46 6.3. Basic read functions 48 6.4. Basic writing functions 51 6.5. GPIO functions 53 6.6. Expert settings 58 6.7. Test Gen2 functions 63 6.8. © KRAI Setting 67 6.9. App Manager 70 6.10. Access Manager 70 6.11. Ethernet password 77 6.12.
1. Safety instructions/information English Key Caution! Indicates a potentially dangerous situation which, if disregarded, can lead to injuries ranging from minor to severe and/or damage to the unit. Note Information intended to make a specific topic easier to understand and/or enable optimal use of the unit functions. General safety notes Important! Before starting installation work or replacing the unit, the accompanying manual must be read carefully and its contents understood.
1. Safety instructions/information English Ventilation Important! Appropriate means are provided to dissipate the heat generated within this equipment. The device must however not be installed in a cabinet or on shelves with insufficient ventilation. The ventilation slots on the device must not be covered. There is a risk of fire! Moisture, direct sunlight, heat, naked flames Important! Protect the device from moisture, dripping water and spraying water.
1. Safety instructions/information English Type Order-No. Shortened designation Gain WiRa 30° FCC 52010087 Wide Range-Antenna FCC, 902-928 MHz, 30° circular 11dBiC/ 8DBi WiRa 70° FCC 52010079 Wide Range-Antenna FCC, 902-928 MHz, 70° circular typ. 11dBi MiRa FCC 52010083 Mid Range-Antenna FCC, 902-928 MHz, 1000° circular 2.
2. Introduction 2.1. The reader English The Kathrein RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) reader RRU4 is a multi-protocol-capable device for reading active and passive RFID tags in the frequency range from 865 to 868 MHz for Europe type “E6” and 902 to 928 MHz for the American market type “U6”. As supplied the unit can read and write tags in accordance with the EPC-Gen2 standard. Additional protocols can be loaded using software updates.
2. Introduction English For testing and parameterizing the reader the Demo Software“Reader Start v2”can be used. The communication between the“Reader Start v2” and the reader is based on the DLL, which includes the communication protocol ((A)). For specific applications the user can build its own control software based on the reader DLL. The DLL includes all the relevant commands and functions, which are needed to control the reader RS232 RS422/485 Ethernet The demo software Reader Start is included.
2. Introduction English 2.3. Kathrein RFID Antenna Interface © KRAI With the new © KRAI product series Kathrein has introduced a revolutionary system. By using Kathrein © KRAI antennas, reading rates can be increased by 33% compared to simple circular antennas. The Kathrein-RFID Antenna Interface © KRAI consists of a digital control bus, which enables connection between the RFID reader and the RFID antennas in order to allow control and regulation tasks in remote antennas.
English 2.4. Wide Range © KRAI antenna Note WiRa-70-KRAI antennas cannot be cascaded. 2.5. SMSH © KRAI planar antenna module: A maximum of 8 SMSH antennas can be cascaded per reader port. Note Please ensure that the firmware of your KRAI-capable reader and the reader start configuration software are release 2.40 or higher. Installation manual Reader Modifications, misprints and errors excepted.
English 2.6. Further reference material In order to configure the reader correctly and adapt it to the respective application, detailed knowledge of the EPCGlobal standards of GS1 is necessary ((E)). This standard describes the principle of operation of the interface between the tag and reader. The parameters available for the configuration of the reader is available as described in the “configuration manual Reader” ((B)) The reader is controlled via the Kathrein-Reader protocoll (KBRP).
2. Introduction 2.8. Accessories English The following accessories are available for the reader (if you have questions about the accessories, please contact our Sales Office): - Antennas: For use with UHF-RFID antennas; we recommend the Kathrein antenna types ULoRa, LoRa, MiRa, WiRa. These antenna types are available for all frequency ranges.The mentioned types of antennas are available for all frequency ranges and in screwed condition tight IP 65.
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3. Installation 3.1. Selecting the installation site English When the connections are plugged in, the device satisfies the protection class IP65 (RRU and ARU) and class IP40 (ERU and RDR). When selecting the installation location, make sure there is sufficient space around it for appropriate dissipation of the heat generated by the device. Do not install it close to external sources of heat. The maximum operating temperature listed in the data sheet must not be exceeded.
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3. Installation 3.4. Installing the reader RDR English Figure: RDR with dimensions Installation manual Reader Modifications, misprints and errors excepted.
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4. English Connections and displays Depending of the device variant, the reader has various connection options. The illustration below shows an RRU and ARU standard reader with all its connection options. Details of the connections and the pin assignments of plugs and sockets are provided in the following pages.
4. Connections and displays 4.2. Ethernet connection English This data interface is arranged as a 4-pin M12 socket with D-coding. Only shielded cables may be used. 1 2 PIN 4 3 4.3. Allocation 1 TD+ 2 RD+ 3 TD- 4 RD- RS422/485 connection This interface is arranged as a 5-pin M12 socket with A-coding. Only shielded cables may be used.
4. Connections and displays 4.5. ERU connection English Power supply: The power supply is designed as a hollow connector 2.5 mm. PIN Allocation inner conductor +24 V outer conductor Masse Port communication interface: To communicate with the reader, the ERU Ethernet connection via a standard RJ45 connector can be used. Alternatively, the reader can ERUs through a standard USB type. B port can be controlled.
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4. Connections and displays 4.8. UART transmission (RS232, RS422, RS485 or similar) 4.8.1. Bit transmission layer (physical layer) English A full or half-duplex connection such as RS232, RS422 or RS485 is used for the physical layer. 4.8.2. Data link layer Transmission is in frames and blocks. A block comprises a maximum of 256 frames. A frame comprises a maximum of 256 bytes, of which a maximum of 250 bytes can be user data. The result is a maximum block size of 64000 bytes of user data.
4. Connections and displays 4.8.2.4. Frame number English The frame number defines how many more frames there are in this data block. Only the first frame in a data block can be shorter than 256 bytes. Each additional frame must have a length of 256 bytes (length byte LL is FF). It is therefore possible to calculate the block size from the first frame number. For example: A block with 700 bytes of user data is to be transmitted. For this purpose the block is divided into three frames. 1.
4. Connections and displays 4.9. English LLRP-Protocol Based on the communication protocol TCP, the Kathrein RFID reader with the Linux operating system can handle the so called Low Level Reader Protocol (LLRP). This is a by EPCglobal (http://www.epcglobalinc.org/standards/llrp) standardized communication interface between RFID reader and a LLRP-enabled application software. The default port for LLRP is 5084.
4. Connections and displays 4.10. Ethernet transmission English When communication to our reader is via Ethernet, a data transmission layer is also used, as for serial communication. The transmission layer via Ethernet looks much simpler here, because the TCP/IP protocol already provides a data security layer. All we need to add are the packet start and packet end, since TCP/IP is a streaming protocol. 4.10.1.
4. Connections and displays English Allocation of the GPIO interface cable (Order-No. 52010125, 52010126) The digital inputs and outputs are communicated via two eight-pin sockets in A-coding with M12 connection threads. The inputs are double isolated from the power supply of the reader and can be operated irrespective of the polarity of the input signal. For this reason there is a common pin for the inputs (INP_CMN). The connection variants for the inputs are shown below.
4. English Connections and displays The outputs are also double insulated from the power supply to the reader and have a common pin (OUT_CMN). If the double insulation is not required, the power supply can also be taken directly from the reader. Note Please note that the load per channel is limited to a maximum of 0.5 A, and the total load across all the channels must not exceed 1.5 A. The inputs and outputs are designed for a maximum voltage of 30 V DC.
4. Connections and displays English The connection examples for the outputs are shown in the next illustrations. Figure: Outputs double insulated Figure: Outputs not double insulated Installation manual Reader Modifications, misprints and errors excepted.
4. Connections and displays 4.12. Antenna Connection English For the connection to the RFID antennas, the reader has four antenna connections that are of reverse TNC design. Please only use the cable from the accessories or equivalent cable for this connection. Note Please only use cable suitable for the impedance (50 Ohm), as otherwise the performance of the reader will be severely limited by the mismatch. If the mismatch is large, the reader may indicate a fault. 4.13.
5. English Software For test purposes the reader can be operated using the demo software supplied. This software provides all the necessary functionality of the reader for a test in a real environment. As an aid to configuration, various basic settings for application scenarios are provided. The current version of the Reader Start can be found on our website under „Software & Downloads“. As well as this documentation, the following documents and programs can be found on the CD supplied: 5.1.
5. English Software Figure: Confirmation of the license agreement If you have accepted the license agreement, press the Next button, following which you can select the target folder in which to install the software. Don't forget to select the target drive also. Figure: Selection of the installation folder In the next screen you can customise the folder in the Windows start menu. Here, as in the previous windows, you are offered the standard settings.
5. English Software In the following window you can specify whether you wish an icon to be included in the Windows Quick Launch and/or on the Desktop. The default is to generate no icons. Figure: Selecting installation tasks Finally a summary of all the installation tasks is shown. Click on the Install button to start the installation. If during the installation procedure a request is made to restart the computer, please do so.
5. English Software Successful completion of the installation is shown in the following window.
5. Software 5.3. Operation English In the following section, the Reader‘s launch software for the Kathrein RFID reader is described. 5.3.1. User interface for ReaderStart v2 The program is started by ReaderStart v2.exe. The splash screen is displayed until all the necessary DLLs have been loaded in the background. After this the user interface shown below appears. This consists essentially of the menu bar, the tabs together with the status field.
5. English Software The status field has a context menu which allows deactivation of warnings, information and errors in the status field. Messages that have expired can be deleted in this menu. 5.3.3. Menu bar The menu bar allows the program to be customised to your own requirements. These include for example: language settings, layout, status messages and calling up the program information. It consists of the items: file, options and info. 5.3.3.1.
5. English Software Figure: Loading a configuration from the file 5.3.2.2. Options The Options are divided into two groups. One part offers the facility to change or reset some properties of the program. The second part permits the reader to be provided with new firmware and to change its system time. The first group includes changing the language, selection of the warnings that are displayed, resetting the layout and deletion of the status messages in the status field.
5. English Software Under the item Warnungen (Warnings), the confirmation queries for the actions Describe, Block or Deactivate the tags in the field are activated or deactivated. Note Changing the memory content of the tags can render them unusable. Figure: Setting the warnings If it is desired to recreate the original layout of the program in respect of window size and sequence of tabs, this can be achieved by means of the Reset layout menu item.
5. Software 5.3.2.3. Info English This item on the menu bar allows information about the reader start software and the reader to be interrogated. The version issue of the PC software can be interrogated under the first item. Figure: About reader start v2 The second item automatically reads the license key. The key plays back various factory-set parameters of the reader. In certain cases it may be necessary to send this key to Kathrein (rfid@kathrein.de).