Intermec PM4I Manuale utente

User’s Guide

RFID Kit

(Gen 2, 869/915

MHz)

for the EasyCoder®

PM4i Printer

ii RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 MHz) User’s Guide

Intermec Technologies Corporation

Corporate Headquarters

6001 36th Ave. W.

Everett, WA 98203

U.S.A.

www.intermec.com

e information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely

for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and service Intermec-

manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used

for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.

Information and speciﬁcations contained in this document are subject to

change without prior notice and do not represent a commitment on the

part of Intermec Technologies Corporation.

reserved.

e word Intermec, the Intermec logo, Norand, ArciTech, Beverage

Routebook, CrossBar, dcBrowser, Duratherm, EasyADC, EasyCoder,

EasySet, Fingerprint, INCA (under license), i-gistics, Intellitag, Intellitag

Gen2, JANUS, LabelShop, MobileLAN, Picolink, Ready-to-Work,

RoutePower, Sabre, ScanPlus, ShopScan, Smart Mobile Computing,

SmartSystems, TE 2000, Trakker Antares, and Vista Powered are

either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intermec Technologies

Corporation.

roughout this manual, trademarked names may be used. Rather than

put a trademark (™ or ®) symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked

name, we state that we are using the names only in an editorial fashion,

and to the beneﬁt of the trademark owner, with no intention of

infringement.

ere are U.S. and foreign patents pending.

RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 MHz) User's Guide iii

Contents

Before You Begin............................................................................ v

Global Services and Support ............................................ v

Who Should Read is Manual?...................................... v

Related Documents ........................................................ vi

Patent Information ........................................................ vi

Installation.....................................................................................1

Introduction to RFID....................................................................1

Applications of Use ........................................................................3

Media Recommendations...............................................................3

RFID Operation in Fingerprint .....................................................4

Limitations ......................................................................4

Printing ...........................................................................4

RFID Setup.....................................................................5

Changing the Setup.........................................................7

Accessing RFID setup via TCP/IP ...................................7

RFID Operation in IPL .................................................................8

Limitations ......................................................................8

Printing ...........................................................................8

RFID Setup.....................................................................9

Changing the Setup.......................................................10

Accessing RFID Setup via TCP/IP.................................11

Troubleshooting...........................................................................12

iv RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 MHz) User’s Guide

RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 MHz) User's Guide v

Before You Begin

is section provides you with technical support information, and

sources for additional product information.

Global Services and Support

Warranty Information

To understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit the

Intermec web site at www.intermec.com and click Service & Support >

Warranty.

Disclaimer of warranties: e sample code included in this document

is presented for reference only. e code does not necessarily represent

complete, tested programs. e code is provided “as is with all faults.” All

warranties are expressly disclaimed, including the implied warranties of

merchantability and ﬁtness for a particular purpose.

Web Support

Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com to download our

current manuals (in PDF). To order printed versions of the Intermec

manuals, contact your local Intermec representative or distributor.

Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base (Knowledge Central) at

intermec.custhelp.com to review technical information or to request

technical support for your Intermec product.

Telephone Support

In the USA and Canada, call 1-800-755-5505. Outside the USA and

Canada, contact your local Intermec representative. To search for your

local representative, go to the Intermec web site and click Contact.

Who Should Read This Manual?

is document is for the person who is responsible for conﬁguring and

operating the EasyCoder PM4i equipped with an RFID Kit (Gen 2,

869/915 Mhz).

is document provides you with information about the features of

the RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 Mhz) and how to conﬁgure, operate,

maintain, and troubleshoot it.

vi RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 MHz) User’s Guide

Related Documents

Document Title Part Number

EasyCoder PM4i User’s Guide 1-960583-xx

Fingerprint 8.70.0 Programmer’s Reference Manual 1-960582-07

IPL Programmer’s Reference Manual 006396-012

e Intermec web site at www.intermec.com contains our documents (as

PDF ﬁles) that you can download for free.

To download documents

1Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.

2Click Service & Support > Manuals.

3In the Select a Product ﬁeld, choose the product whose

documentation you want to download.

To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your local

Intermec representative or distributor.

Patent Information

is product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents:

4,739,328; 4,786,907; 4,864,158; 4,888,591; 4,999,636; 5,030,807;

5,055,659; 5,280,159; 5,504,485; 5,521,601; 5,550,547; 5,673,037;

5,763,867; 5,777,561; 5,825,045; 5,828,318; 5,828,693; 5,850,181;

5,850,187; 5,942,987; 5,995,019; 6,078,251; 6,121,878; 6,122,329;

6,172,596; 6,195,053; 6,249,227; 6,280,544; 6,286,762; 6,286,763;

6,288,629; 6,360,208; 6,384,712; 6,404,325; 6,429,775; 6,486,769;

6,501,807; 6,525,648; 6,639,509; 6,645,327; 6,677,852; 6,768,414;

6,784,789; 6,816,063.

ere may be other U.S. and foreign patents pending.

RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 MHz) User's Guide 1

Installation

e kit comes either factory installed or can be installed on-site by

an authorized service technician. Please acknowledge the following

important notice:

If you open the electronics cover, you will void the warranty

and may cause damage to the internal components.

Opening the electronics cover exposes the user to shock

hazards which may result in injury or death.

Introduction to RFID

e term RFID (Radio Frequency IDentiﬁcation) describes the use of

radio frequency signals to provide automatic identiﬁcation of items.

RFID is a ﬂexible technology that combines advantages not available

with other identiﬁcation technologies. It is convenient, easy to use, and

well suited for automatic operation. RFID does not require contact or

line-of-sight to operate, it can function under a variety of environmental

conditions and provides a high level of data integrity.

Radio waves transfer data between an RFID reader and an item to which

an RFID tag is attached. e tag can contain data about the item, such

as what the item is, what time the device traveled through a certain zone

and so on. RFID tags can be attached to virtually anything—from a

vehicle to a pallet of merchandise.

RFID is similar in concept to bar coding. Bar code systems use a reader

and coded labels that are attached to an item, whereas RFID uses a

reader and special RFID tags that are attached to an item. Bar coding

uses optical signals to transfer information from the label to the reader;

RFID uses radio frequency signals to transfer information from the

RFID tag to the reader. However, an RFID tag can hold signiﬁcantly

larger amounts of data and can be rewritten many times which are

obvious advantages.

Reader with Transceiver

mati

System & Application

Hardware & Software

Write to Tag

Read from Tag

Antenna

Label with

RFID Tag

2 RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 MHz) User’s Guide

RFID technology uses frequencies within the range of 50 kHz to 2.5 GHz

As shown in the illustration, an RFID system typically includes the

following components:

• RFID tag or transponder that contains data about an item.

• Antenna used to transmit the RF signals between the reader and the

RFID tag.

• Reader with RF transceiver that generates radio frequency signals and

receives RF transmissions from an RFID tag.

In addition to this basic RFID equipment, an RFID system includes

application-speciﬁc software.

RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 MHz) User's Guide 3

Applications of Use

e RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 MHz) is an optional device for the

EasyCoder PM4i that provides the printer with capacity to read and write to

RFID tags.

e internal RFID radio module operates on the UHF band at 869 or 915

MHz depending on region.

e RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869 MHz) uses an EPCglobal

Gen 2-certiﬁed IM5 Module (86X MHz RFID

frequency band).

e RFID Kit (Gen 2, 915 MHz) uses an EPCglobal

Gen 2-certiﬁed IM5 Module (915 MHz RFID

frequency band).

e RFID interface board occupies one of the slots for optional interfaces

at the back of the printer and features an extra RS-232 serial interface.

For printers running Fingerprint, this is referred to as "uart2:", "uart3:" or

"uart4:" depending on which slot is used and what other optional devices are

installed. Please note that the 9-pin connector is not functional when the

board is installed in an IPL printer.

Your printer should be ﬁtted with either Intermec Fingerprint v8.70.0 (or

later) or IPL v2.70.0 (or later), or RFID functionality cannot be guaranteed.

Media Recommendations

To ensure complete functionality of the EasyCoder PM4i equipped

with an RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 MHz), we strongly urge you to use

Intermec recommended RFID media only. Printers with factory-installed

RFID kits come with a sample roll of 4x6" RFID media.

General media recommendations and order information is provided

through an Intermec web page: go to www.intermec.com. Choose

Products > RFID, and then click Tags, Inserts and Smart Labels.

4 RFID Kit (Gen 2, 869/915 MHz) User’s Guide

RFID Operation in Fingerprint

e information in this section concerns users running Fingerprint

ﬁrmware on their PM4i printer. Be sure to also keep the EasyCoder PM4i

User’s Guide and the Fingerprint 8.70.0 Programmer’s Reference Manual

handy, for additional information on procedures and RFID commands.

Limitations

Note: When calling the TAGFIELD command, the start

and length parameters must be set as even numbers.

Printing

General Recommendations

e RFID inlay (or tag), which consists of a chip and an antenna, is

glued to the back of the label (between the label and the liner).

Even though the inlay is very thin, the label will be slightly thicker

in the inlay area. is may aﬀect the printout quality and therefore a

high-quality ink ribbon, such as the TMX 2304, is recommended to use

in conjuction with RFID media. e TMX 1500 would be a suitable

low-cost alternative to this product. If results are not satisfactory, avoid

printing on the inlay altogether (if the media allows it).

As a starting point, set the ribbon constant to 80 and the ribbon factor

to 25 when printing on RFID media (refer to the EasyCoder PM4i User’s

Guide for information on these procedures). Depending on the media

type, it may be necessary to change these values. is information can

also be found via the web link given in the “Media Recommendations”

section.

Note 1: In order to achieve faultless read/write operations,

some manual tweaking may be required to ensure that the

RFID labels are properly aligned with the antenna. is

involves modifying the Tagadjust variable in RFID Setup

mode. Refer to the RFID Setup section for further details.

Note 2: Each new RFID media type loaded in the printer

must be identiﬁed electronically. is can be done either by

restarting the printer, or by running a TESTFEED.

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