User's Manual

RS232-Transponder Reader
(SECS1-Protocol), Release 0.3 Draft Page 47 of 91
2000-09-29
ID: ID000093
ALID Format: U1[1]
Alarm Identifier
0: none error
1: auto read failed, the reader is engaged in doing something
2: reserved
3: reserved
4: no tag could be recognized when the sensor was covered or carrier had
been removed prematurely (sensor uncovered!)
5: invalid command or parameter detected
6: unknown error
7: reserved
8: parity- or checksum error detected
9: unexpected confirmation was sent
10: locked page could not write
11: reserved
12: bad type of transponder
13: external read or write failed because the sensor is not covered
(no carrier detected)
14: reserved
15: reserved
Where used: S5F1
ALTX Format: A[max40]
Alarm Text
The length of the alarm text is 0 to 40 signs.
According to the reader version, state information of the sensor respectively of the
sensors are also transmitted during a failure message of the reader.
The information has to be interpreted as follows:
ALTX[0] Initiator of a failure message
“0”: Sensor 0
“1”: Sensor 1
“F”: cannot be assigned