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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
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. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio
or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 25cm
between the radiator & your body.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
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Table of Content
Chapter 1 Introduction........................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Purpose.................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2 Trademarks............................................................................................................................ 5
Chapter 2 Product Introduction ............................................................................................................. 6
2.1 Product and Accessories ....................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Power Supply........................................................................................................................ 6
2.3 Channels and Frequencies..................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Interfaces............................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 3 Installation........................................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Install Procedure ................................................................................................................. 10
3.2 Uninstall Procedure............................................................................................................. 10
Chapter 4 Reading Tags ...................................................................................................................... 11
4.1 Setup ................................................................................................................................... 11
4.2 Open RFID Tracer .............................................................................................................. 12
4.3 Select Antenna Port............................................................................................................. 12
4.4 To Read Tags ...................................................................................................................... 15
4.5 To Stop Reading Tags......................................................................................................... 16
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Table of Figures
Figure 1 Channel and Frequency Table................................................................................. 6
Figure 2 Interfaces ................................................................................................................. 7
Figure 3 Pin Assignment........................................................................................................ 8
Figure 4 Pin Assignment Explanations.................................................................................. 9
Figure 5 Setup...................................................................................................................... 11
Figure 6 Reader Configuration Dialog................................................................................. 12
Figure 7 Reader Configuration Panel................................................................................... 13
Figure 8 Antenna Configuration .......................................................................................... 13
Figure 9 Antenna Logical Settings....................................................................................... 14
Figure 10 Main Window and Control Panel........................................................................ 15
Figure 11 View Menu .......................................................................................................... 15
Figure 12 Live Data Views.................................................................................................. 16
Figure 13 Stop Operation..................................................................................................... 16
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Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 Purpose
This document provides information and procedures on installation, setup, and use of MTI RFID
RU-859 Module.
1.2 Trademarks
The product described in this book is a licensed product of Microelectronics Technology Inc.
Microsoft, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.
Intel is a trademark of Intel Cooperation.
All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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Chapter 2
Product Introduction
2.1 Product and Accessories
MTI RFID RU-859 Module
Developer Kit (Model Number: TF-RU-859-01, optional)
DC 5V 1.5A Power Supply / Power Adapter (optional)
Antenna and cable (optional)
2.2 Power Supply
Required DC 5V 1.5A.
2.3 Channels and Frequencies
Channel Frequency
(MHz) Channel Frequency
(MHz) Channel Frequency
(MHz) Channel Frequency
(MHz) Channel Frequency
(MHz)
0 915.75 10 918.75 20 911.25 30 918.25 40 923.75
1 915.25 11 917.75 21 911.75 31 916.25 41 908.25
2 903.25 12 905.25 22 903.75 32 910.25 42 925.75
3 926.75 13 904.75 23 908.75 33 910.75 43 912.75
4 926.25 14 925.25 24 905.75 34 907.75 44 924.25
5 904.25 15 921.75 25 912.25 35 924.75 45 921.25
6 927.25 16 914.75 26 906.25 36 909.75 46 920.75
7 920.25 17 906.75 27 917.25 37 919.75 47 922.75
8 919.25 18 913.75 28 914.25 38 916.75 48 902.75
9 909.25 19 922.25 29 907.25 39 913.25 49 923.25
Figure 1 Channel and Frequency Table
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2.4 Interfaces
Antenna Port 1
Antenna Port 2
Control Port
Figure 2 Interfaces
Antenna Ports
z Standard Female MMCX Connector.
Control Port
z 2x15pins 1.27mm Male Box Header
(Manufacturer: Cherng Weei, Part Number: B613-M2GC-D055-30)
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z Pin Assignment
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Figure 3 Pin Assignment
N_USB_DP_PUP
GPIO_1
5V
DBG_RX
USB_DP
GPIO_3
COPY_SAMBA_ROM
SAMBA_PUP
TCK
ERASE_ALL_FLASH
WAKE
RESET_N
TDI
SER_RX SER_TX
TMS
TDO
READY
SAMBA_VBUS_DET
GPIO_2
USB_DM
J1
2930
2728
2526
2324
2122
1920
1718
1516
1314
1112
910
7
5
3
1
8
6
4
2
29
27
25
23
21
19
17
15
13
11
9
7
5
3
1
30
28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
DBG_TX
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z Pin Explanation
Signal Name Pin Number Type Function Description
Consumer
5V 27,28,29,30 Power Voltage Regulator Power Supply Input
GND 16,18,20,25,26 Ground Ground
RESET_N 11 Input Module Reset
USB_DM 1 Analog USB Device Port Data -
USB_DP 2 Analog USB Device Port Data +
SAMBA_VBUS_DET 21 Input Detect USB Host Connection
N_USB_DP_PUP 24 Output USB Data + Pull Up
SER_TX 13 Output UART Serial Transmit Data
SET_RX 14 Input UART Serial Receive Data
READY 15 Output UART Serial Request To Send
WAKE 17 Input UART Serial Clear To Send
DBG_TX 7 Output UART Debug Transmit Data
DBG_RX 8 Input UART Debug Receive Data
GPIO_1 12 I/O General Purpose Input/Output
GPIO_2 10 I/O General Purpose Input/Output
GPIO_3 9 I/O General Purpose Input/Output
Engineering (optional)
TMS 3 Input JTAG Test Mode Select
TCK 4 Input JTAG Test Clock
TDO 5 Output JTAG Test Data Output
TDI 6 Input JTAG Test Data Input
ERASE_ALL_FLASH 19 Input Flash and NVM Configuration Bits Erase Command
COPY_SAMBA_ROM 22 Input Recover SAM-BA Boot from ROM memory
SAMBA_PUP 23 Input SAM-BA Pull Up
Figure 4 Pin Assignment Explanations
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Chapter 3
Installation
Before starting installation, please uninstall any prior version of Intel RFID Tracer from your system.
3.1 Install Procedure
Step 1: Open folder “Software\Tracer (GUI)\current release\”.
Step 2: Run the file Setup.exe.
Step 3: The setup program will check for and optional install the C++ runtime libraries and the .Net
2.0 Framework.
Step 4: The setup program will then prompt for the desired installation directory. The default will be
[Program Files]\Intel\RFID.
Step 5: The setup is completed by clicking on the Install button. The program files are copied to disk,
and a link to RFID Tracer Folder is added to the user desktop.
Step 6: After the installation is completed, the RFID Tracer program may be started by opening the
RFID Tracer Folder and double clicking on the RFID Tracer.exe icon.
3.2 Uninstall Procedure
Step 1: Open the Control Panel and select “Add or Remove Programs”.
Step 2: Select the entry for Intel RFID Tracer and click the “Change / Remove” button.
Step 3: Click the prompt to remove the application.
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Chapter 4
Reading Tags
The following procedure explains how to install and operate RU-859 Module with RFID Tracer on
your PC.
4.1 Setup
Connect RU-859 module to accessories, as shown in Figure 5.
Developer Kit
Control by USB
RU-859 RF Module
Control by RS-232
DC 5V 1.5A
Power Supply
Serial Port
USB Port
Figure 5 Setup
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4.2 Open RFID Tracer
Step 1: Start RFID Tracer by double clicking on the RFID Tracer.exe. icon
Step 2: When start RFID Tracer with RU-859 module at first time, you might need to install USB2.0
driver for communication. You could find the USB driver zipped at folder “Software\Drivers
and SDK\Linux\”, or “Software\Drivers and SDK\Windows\”, depend on your operation
system.
4.3 Select Antenna Port
Step 1: Select the Configure Reader menu item or click on the wrench icon on the tool bar, as shown
in Figure 6.
Figure 6 Reader Configuration Dialog
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Step 2: Select “Antenna Ports” listed on the left-hand side selection bar, as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7 Reader Configuration Panel
Step 3: The Antenna Ports page is used to configure the reader’s sixteen logical antenna ports. As
Figure 8 shows, the screen has a grid which displays the current antenna configuration.
Figure 8 Antenna Configuration
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Step 4: To change the setting for a logical antenna, click on the edit button in the first column of the
grid. This will bring up the dialog box shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9 Antenna Logical Settings
Step 5: If using antenna port 1, then configure Tx Physical Port indicating the physical connector
with 1 or 3. If using antenna port 2, then configure Tx Physical Port with 0 or 2.
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4.4 To Read Tags
Step 1: Click “Run Inventory” at Control Panel, as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10 Main Window and Control Panel
Step 2: Select views that allow users examine RFID data from a number of different perspectives, as
shown in Figure 11. Views are selected from the View menu of the main window. The live
data views display data as the packets arrive from the module with a minimal amount of
processing. Figure 12 shows the three live data views supported by RFID Tracer application.
Figure 11 View Menu
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View Name Contents
Summary View Overview statistics about the current session, currently
executing command and reporting time slice.
Standard View A list of unique tag singulations (tag id inventoried) in the
session and a count of the number of times the id was read
(inventoried).
Protocol Trace A graphical view of the packet data for the current (active)
command broken out by the packet fields.
Figure 12 Live Data Views
Step 3: The module reads tags and displays the tags in the Main Window.
4.5 To Stop Reading Tags
Step1: Click “Stop Operation” in Control Panel, as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13 Stop Operation
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