User Manual

Configuring the Reader
Chapter 3: Using the Reader Assistant 14
To change Config settings:
1. Select the antenna port you are using from the Antenna Port menu.
2. Set read and write power by doing one of the following tasks:
 Moving the Read Power slider or Write Power slider
 Changing the power percentage by clicking the up or down arrows.
3. Select a protocol from the Protocol menu.
For M5e/M5e-Compact, GEN2 is the only protocol supported.
Advanced Settings
Power Save Mode (M5e/M5e-Com-
pact only)
Allows you to set power saving modes:
0x00. Full Power Mode – Operates at full
power
0x01. Minimal Savings Mode – Saves power
without degrading system performance, 10 ms
delay.
0x02. Medium Savings Mode – Shuts down
analog section between serial commands and
restarts when a command is issued, 50 ms delay.
0x03. Maximum Savings Mode/Deep
Sleep
– Shuts down board, only powers the proces-
sor, restarts when a command is issued, up to 200
ms delay.
GPIO Input #1
GPIO Input #2
Gets the GPIO setting.
Click the Get GPIO Inputs button.
GPIO Output #1
GPIO Output # 2
Sets the GPIO setting:
Low | High
Gen2 Session Sets the Gen2 Session to use for tag operations.
Max. EPC Length Sets the maximum size EPC that can be read. When
set to 496, shorter EPCs will still be read.
Antenna Port Termination Checks for antennas or terminators on the antenna
ports and displays the status.
Temperature Gets the current temperature of board components.
Transmit Modes Sets the transmit mode to use (if applicable):
0x00 High Performance Mode
0x01 Low Powr Mode.
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