User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Communication Regulation Information
- Chapter 1: Introducing the Mercury Embedded Reader
- Chapter 2: Setting Up the Reader
- Chapter 3: Using the Reader Assistant
- Appendix A: Hardware Details
- Appendix B: Error Messages
- Common Error Messages
- FAULT_MSG_WRONG_NUMBER_OF_DATA - (100h)
- FAULT_INVALID_OPCODE - (101h)
- FAULT_UNIMPLEMENTED_OPCODE - 102h
- FAULT_MSG_POWER_TOO_HIGH - 103h
- FAULT_MSG_INVALID_FREQ_RECEIVED (104h)
- FAULT_MSG_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE - (105h)
- FAULT_MSG_POWER_TOO_LOW - (106h)
- FAULT_UNIMPLEMENTED_FEATURE - (109h)
- FAULT_INVALID_BAUD_RATE - (10Ah)
- Bootloader Faults
- Flash Faults
- Protocol Faults
- FAULT_NO_TAGS_FOUND - (400h)
- FAULT_NO_PROTOCOL_DEFINED - 401h
- FAULT_INVALID_PROTOCOL_SPECIFIED - 402h
- FAULT_WRITE_PASSED_LOCK_FAILED - 403h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_NO_DATA_READ - 404h
- FAULT_AFE_NOT_ON - 405h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_WRITE_FAILED - 406h
- FAULT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_FOR_THIS_PROTOCOL - 407h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_WRITE_DATA - 408h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_ADDRESS - 409h
- FAULT_GENERAL_TAG_ERROR - 40Ah
- FAULT_DATA_TOO_LARGE - 40Bh
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_KILL_PASSWORD - 40Ch
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_KILL_FAILED - 40Eh
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_OTHER_ERROR - 420h
- FAULT_GEN2_PROTOCOL_MEMORY_OVERRUN_BAD_PC - 423h
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_MEMORY_LOCKED - 424h
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_INSUFFICIENT_POWER - 42Bh
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_NON_SPECIFIC_ERROR - 42Fh
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_UNKNOWN_ERROR - 430h
- Analog Hardware Abstraction Layer Faults
- Tag ID Buffer Faults
- System Errors
- Common Error Messages
- Appendix C: Antennas
- End User License and Warranty Agreement
Working with Tags
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1. Enter the data to be compared in bytes
2. Enter the starting address bit offset from the start of memory in hex (4 bytes
maximum)
3. Enter the length, in bits, of the portion of the data to be compared, as an integer. Only
the portion of the data specified by the length will be compared. (“0” will always
match). The length cannot exceed the entered data length.
EPC Mem (04): Used to write to a tag selectively based on the any portion of the EPC
memory contents of the tag. Used in place of the “EPC” operation mode when the PC bits
are the target of the comparison or the portion of the EPC to be compared does not start
at the lowest memory location. Note that the EPC itself starts16 bits into memory.
1. Enter the data to be compared in bytes
2. Enter the starting address bit offset from the start of memory in hex (4 bytes
maximum). Note that the PC bits start at hex “10” and the EPC starts at hex “20”
3. Enter the length, in bits, of the portion of the data to be compared, as an integer. Only
the portion of the data specified by the length will be compared. (“0” will always
match). The length cannot exceed the entered data length.
Once the tag singulation method is set, to perform the write, follow these steps.
To write tag data:
1. Type a hex code in the Tag ID field.
2. Choose a selection from the Mem Bank menu.
3. Type an address location in the Address field.
4. Click Write Data.
Killing Tags
The Tag Operations tab provides settings to kill tags. Once you kill a tag, it cannot be used
again.
To kill a tag:
1. Type the password that allows you to kill the tag.
2. Click Kill Tag to delete the tag.