User's Manual

CHAPTER 3:
CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION
COBALT HF RFID CONTROLLERS OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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3.2 CONFIGURING T HE COBALT VIA
C ONFIGURATION TAG
As noted, Cobalt Controllers are software configurable via the RFID Dashboard utility.
However, they can also be configured and initialized through the use the HF-Series
Configuration Tag supplied with each unit.
The Configuration Tag can be used to restore factory default values for all versions of the
Cobalt HF RFID Controller. For the Cobalt HF-CNTL-485-01 model, the Configuration
Tag can also be used manually to set the controller’s Node ID number.
C
ONFIGURATION T AG M EMORY M AP
The Configuration Tag is a 112-byte ISO 15693 compliant tag. Of the 112 bytes of
memory, the first 80 bytes (addresses 0x0000 – 0x0079) are allocated to storing factory
data. The first 16 bytes (addresses 0x0000 through 0x0015) are locked because they
contain specific data that the controller reads to identify the tag as a Configuration Tag.
The remaining 32 bytes (addresses 0x0080 – 0x0111) are not locked and can be written
to. All addresses on the Configuration Tag are readable.
NOTE: It is recommended to write your Cobalt product model and serial number on the
tag and store it in a safe place.
CONFIGURATION TAG INSTRUCTIONS
COBALT 232 or COBALT 422 Models:
x Cycle power or issue reset command (0x35) with this tag in
the RF field to reset factory defaults (9600, N, 8, 1, N).
COBALT 485 Models:
x Cycle power or issue reset command (0x35) with this tag in
the RF field to reset factory defaults & Node ID to 00.
x Move the tag out of the field and then back into the field to
increment the Node ID.
x A Gateway or Hub interface module will auto-assign the next
available Node ID to the controller when it is set to Node ID
0, connected to the Subnet16 network, and this tag is brought
into the field after power-up.
Configuration Tag – Front Configuration Tag – Back
P/N: 00-3000