User's Manual

CSL CS101-2 EPC CLASS 1 GEN 2 RFID HANDHELD READER USER'S MANUAL, VERSION 1.0

On the WinCE machine:

The PDA is connected to the intranet through the WiFi Access Point. The PDA has a DHCP

IP-address.

It has a local SqlCe database storing all the known information (e.g. Known Inventory,

TagGroup to Lock). It should never goto the suspend state.

A) The Db Replicator is a standalone program that replicates the database data between the

WinCE & WinXP machine.

B)C# RefApp on WinCE is a reference application. It provides 2 user interfaces, 1 database

interface, 3 sub-system interfaces:

1) The Web Service:

This provides the network communication services to the Web Service on the WinXP.

2) The Rfid User Interface:

This provides the GUI (Window-Forms) on the LCD

3) The Db Access:

This connects to the local SqlCe Database (Microsoft SqlCe3.1). It has access to the data using

sql commands.

4) The RfidSp Access:

This setup the RfidSp.dll. This controls the Rfid Reader & get back raw data from the reader

&/ the post-processed data from the Rfid Middleware.

5) The LED & Buzzer Control:

This controls the 7-color LED & the buzzer (volume & frequency).

6) The Notification Monitor:

This alert the main program that the “battery-low” notification is signaled, & the main program

should alert the user to exit the Rfid application immediately (in order to terminate the

connections gracefully & has the latest data stored locally).

7) The Datalogger:

This, when enabled, writes the datalog text to the logfiles.

8) The Main Program:

This is the central unit of the application.

It controls the calling sequence to all the modules described above.

On the WinXP machine:

The PC has a fixed IP & it is in the intranet.

C) C# RefApp on WinXP provides 2 features, namely the web services & the database

management:

1) The Web Services:

This provides Soap (xml-text & binary) data over the HTTP GET, HTTP POST, or SOAP