Identec Solutions ILR-ICARDIII Type II PCMCIA Mobile RFID Reader User Manual Manual

Identec Solutions, Inc. Type II PCMCIA Mobile RFID Reader Manual

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i-CARD III User’s Guide IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. Suite 102, 1860 Dayton Street Kelowna, British Columbia Canada V1Y 7W6 Tel: (250) 860-6567 Fax: (250) 860-6541 www.identecsolutions.com
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - ii – Proprietary Notice This document contains confidential information proprietary to IDENTEC SOLUTIONS and may not be used or disclosed to other parties in whole or in part without prior written authorization from IDENTEC SOLUTIONS. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability IDENTEC SOLUTIONS and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees and agents provide the information contained in this Manual on an “as-is” basis and do not make any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such information including, without limitation, warranties as to non-infringement, reliability, fitness for a particular purpose, usefulness, completeness, accuracy or currentness. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS shall not in any circumstances be liable to any person for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages, including without limitation, damages resulting from use of or reliance on information presented herein, or loss of profits or revenues or costs of replacement goods, even if informed in advance of the possibility of such damages. Trademarks “IDENTEC SOLUTIONS”, “Intelligent Long Range”, “ILR” and the stylized “i” are registered trademarks and “i-Q”, “i-D”, “i-CARD”, “i-PORT”, “i-LINKS”, “Smarten up your assets.” are trademarks of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. and/or IDENTEC SOLUTIONS AG. All other names, products, and services mentioned are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective organizations. The mark IDENTEC SOLUTIONS is registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2004 IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, photographic, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, or used in any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - iii – Radio Frequency Compliance Statement IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. is the responsible party for the compliance of the following device: MODEL: i-CARD III FCC ID: O2E-ILR-ICARDIII CANADA: 3538B-ICARDIII EUROPE: CE 0678(!) The user(s) of these products are cautioned to only use accessories and peripherals approved, in advance, by IDENTEC SOLUTIONS. The use of accessories and peripherals, other than those approved by IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, or unauthorized changes to approved products, may void the compliance of these products and may result in the loss of the user(s) authority to operate the equipment. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) these devices may not cause harmful interference, and (2) these devices must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. FCC Compliance (i-CARD III / NA) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his/her own expense. Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC External Label Requirements (i-CARD III/NA) In accordance with FCC requirements, when this equipment is installed inside another device, such that the product label is no longer visible, the device must bear the following label referring to the enclosed module: The installer of this device is responsible to ensure this label is applied in accordance with these requirements. Contains FCC ID: O2E-ILR-ICARDIII
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - iv – Industry Canada Compliance (i-CARD III / NA) This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) is not more than that required for successful communication. The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population; consult Safety Code 6, obtainable from Health Canada. European Notification according R&TTE Directive (i-CARD III / EU) This equipment complies to Art. 6.4 of R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC) and can be used in the following European countries: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands , Austria, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, United Kingdom, Norway, Switzerland. European Notification according R&TTE Directive (i-CARD III / EU / I) This equipment complies to Art. 6.4 of R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC) including national restrictions in Italy according ERC/REC 70-03 Annex 1 Band I and can be used in above noted European countries and Italy. Antenna Installation Notes To comply with FCC RF exposure limits, patch and YAGI antennas must be professionally installed with a minimum distance of 20cm or more from the body of all persons. When installing the YAGI antenna, the output power of the device must not exceed 21dBm. The device will be factory configured so not to exceed this value. The output power may only be decreased below this value.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - v – Table of Contents 1.0 Overview____________________________________ 6 1.1 Functionality_______________________________________ 6 1.2 Components _______________________________________ 6 2.0 Installation __________________________________ 7 2.1 Hardware _________________________________________ 7 2.2 Software__________________________________________ 7 2.2.1 Windows 98/ME/2000/XP __________________________ 7 2.2.2 Windows NT ____________________________________ 9 2.2.3 Windows CE ___________________________________ 10 3.0 Usage _____________________________________ 11 4.0 Application program rules______________________ 11 Appendix A: Technical Specifications_________________ 12
i-CARD III User’s Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________ Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - 6 – 1.0 Overview This guide explains how to install and operate the PC version of the i-CARD III when using a laptop or desktop computer. 1.1 Functionality The i-CARD III is IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ Intelligent Long Range (ILR®) radio frequency mobile interrogator in a type II PC Card format. The i-CARD III is integrated into portable or laptop computers and is used in conjunction with i-LINKS (or other ILR® software) to read and write data to tags. The flexibility of an interrogator on a PC Card allows for integration of ILR® into enterprise systems and permits combination with other technologies such as bar code and wireless LAN. The i-CARD III is available in a FCC compliant version (i-CARD III/NA) and two European versions (i-CARD III / EU and i-CARD III / EU / I) to communicate in a global market. The signal propagation characteristics of the UHF radio band used by ILR® technology provide long-range communication and high-speed transmission rates for reliable data exchange. Computers with an i-CARD III can communicate to tags at a distance of up to 10 meters (33 feet). The i-CARD III communicates with the entire i-Q and i-D active tag product line. The installation and usage instructions for the i-CARD III are identical for all versions. 1.2 Components The i-CARD III resembles a standard PC card. On the exposed end of the i-CARD III are: a MMCX antenna connector, a 15-pin serial connector (not used in the PC version of the i-CARD III) and 3 status LEDs indicating Transmit, Receive and RF Carrier Detect. These LEDs are operational after appropriate ILR® software is installed. Figure 1: i-CARD III Components Antenna connector Serial connector Status LEDs
i-CARD III User’s Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________ Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - 7 – 2.0 Installation To install the i-CARD III, attach the antenna, insert the i-CARD III into the desired computer and install the necessary hardware driver for the specific operating system. The following sections describe each of these steps in detail. Note: The hardware driver only needs to be installed the first time an i-CARD III is inserted into a computer or when performing an upgrade to the driver. 2.1 Hardware To install the antenna, grasp its base and insert it into the antenna connector until it locks into place. To remove the antenna, grasp the base firmly and pull carefully to avoid damage. 2.2 Software The computer being used for i-CARD III operations must be running one of the following operating systems: Windows XP/NT/98/ME/2000/CE. To install the i-CARD III, perform the following steps: 1. Insert the ILR® Installation Disk (either floppy disk or CD) into the computer that will operate the i-CARD III. 2. Insert the i-CARD III into the PC card slot of the desktop or laptop computer. An installation wizard will start immediately after the i-CARD III is inserted. 3. Complete the wizard instructions and refer to the following sections for additional instructions specific to each operating system: For O/S: Go to section:2000/XP 2.2.1 98/ME 2.2.1 NT 2.2.2 CE 2.2.3 Note: A readme.txt file is available for each operating system on the ILR® Installation Disk and contains the same instructions that are described in the following sections. 2.2.1 Windows 98/ME/2000/XP The following section describes how to install the device driver on Windows 98/ME/2000 and XP. When the i-CARD III is inserted into the PC slot, an installation wizard begins automatically and the following screen appears:
i-CARD III User’s Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________ Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - 8 – Select the Search for a suitable driver for my device option and click Next. Selecting a search location depends on the type of ILR® Installation Disk you received. For a search location, select the Floppy Disk Drives option, and click Next. Click the Browse button to copy drivers from your ILR® Installation Disk: Using the Browse dialog box, select the \drivers\Windows 98 folder. Select the i-CARD III.inf file, then click OK. Note: The driver used for Windows ME is the same as Windows 98 and is stored in the subfolder Windows 98 on the ILR® Installation Disk. Note: The driver used for Windows XP is the same as Windows 2000 and is stored inthe subfolder Windows 2000 on the ILR® Installation Disk. The hardware driver is loaded and a confirmation screen appears. This screen verifies that the installation has completed successfully. Click Next to complete the installation. The hardware driver installation is now complete.
i-CARD III User’s Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________ Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - 9 – 2.2.2 Windows NT To perform the following steps, administrator rights are required because you will need to modify your machine’s registry. Step 1. On the ILR installation disk, go to the \drivers\WindowsNT folder, and double click on the icard III.reg. The following dialogue box appears: Click OK Step 2. Copy the icard.sys file from \drivers\WindowsNT folder to the \Winnt\system32\Drivers folder on the computer operating the i-CARD. Step 3. Remove the floppy disk and reboot the computer. The following screen appears during startup: Select the Startup Type of the i-CARD device. The Startup Type will vary from user to user depending on the type of PCMCIA software installed. By default, Windows NT does not support plug and play devices, therefore the Startup Type should be set to Automatic. If you have additional software that permits plug and play devices, then the Startup Type should be set to Manual. If the above screen does not appear, go to Control PanelÆDevices and select the Icard device, click Startup, then click Close. The hardware driver installation is now complete.
i-CARD III User’s Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________ Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - 10 – 2.2.3 Windows CE Step1: Be sure you have your Handheld device in its Cradle and that you have an Active Sync session established between your PC and the Handheld. Consult your Handheld user’s manual if you require assistance in establishing an Active Sync session. Step2: Confirm your handheld device has the StrongArm Processor. Step3: Execute the setup.exe icard_arm_setup.exe Step4: Double click on the setup.exe and an installation wizard begins with the following screen: Select next and follow the installation instructions. When the default directory dialogue box appears, select ‘Yes’ and continue the installation process. Finally, you will be prompted to check your Handheld device for additional installation steps. These steps will vary depending on the Handheld device used. When the install is finished you must power off your handheld and power it back on to complete the driver initialization. The hardware driver installation is now complete.
i-CARD III User’s Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________ Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - 11 – 3.0 Usage After completing the i-CARD III installation, please refer to the user’s guide of the applicable software to continue with the system implementation. The i-CARD III can be used in conjunction with software applications, such as i-LINKS or other ILR® custom applications. 4.0 Application program rules Due to national restrictions not all parameter values are valid in every version of the i-CARD III. Note: When trying to set an operation mode or output power which is not allowed in the national version the i-CARD III returns with an error code. Please refer to the library manual. For further information on these requirements, please contact IDENTEC SOLUTIONS.
i-CARD III User’s Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________ Document #: 9000-041, Rev C - 12 – Appendix A: Technical Specifications Type II PC i-CARD III Compatibility ILR® tags i-Q xx /EU (i-CARD III/EU, i-CARD III/EU/I) i-Q xx /NA (i-CARD III/NA) i-D (i-CARD III/EU, i-CARD III/EU/I, i-CARD III/NA) Performance Read range (adjustable) 10 m (33 ft) Write range (adjustable) 10 m (33 ft) Read rate (ID only) 100 tags/s Read rate 35 tags/s @ 128 bit data reading Multiple tag handling Up to 2,000 tags in the read zone Communication Frequency Downlink 868.350 MHz (i-CARD III/EU, i-CARD III/EU/I) 869.525 MHz (i-CARD III/EU, i-CARD III/EU/I) 905-918 MHz (i-CARD III/NA) Frequency Uplink 868.350 MHz (i-CARD III/EU, i-CARD III/EU/I) 916.500 MHz (i-CARD III/NA) Certification EN 330 220 (EU); FCC part 15 (US); Industry Canada Number of antennas 1 Output power Up to 24 dBm (i-CARD III/EU, i-CARD III/NA) Up to 14 dBm (i-CARD III/EU/I) Sensitivity –85 dBm (high sens.), -45 dBm (low sens.) CPU Hardware drivers for different O/S Windows NT/98/ME/2000/XP/CE, PALM OS Program memory 2 MB Flash User Interfaces Parallel interface PCMCIA Serial interface RS-232 Number of status indications 3 LEDs Electrical Input power 5 V DC ± 5% Power consumption 100 mA Standards / Safety CE Environmental Operating temperature -20°C to +60°C (-4ºF to +140ºF) Option ext. temperature range –40°C to +80°C (–40ºF to +176ºF) Storage temperature –40°C to +80°C (–40ºF to +176ºF) Humidity 90% non-condensing Physical Dimensions Standard Type II PC Card Enclosure Metal Mass 32 grams (1.13 oz)

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