User Manual
Table Of Contents
- M6e-31.5dBm Hardware Guide
- Contents
- Mercury6e Introduction
- Hardware Overview
- Firmware Overview
- Communication Protocol
- Functionality of the Mercury6e
- Appendix A: 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_PROTOCOL_BIT_DECODING_FAILED - 40Fh
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_EPC – 410h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_NUM_DATA – 411h
- 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 B: Getting Started - Devkit
Power Requirements
22 Hardware Overview
Power Supply Ripple
The following are the minimum requirements to avoid module damage and to insure
performance and regulatory specifications are met. Certain local regulatory specifications
may require tighter specifications.
5 Volt +/- 5%,
Less than 25 mV pk-pk ripple all frequencies,
Less than 11 mV pk-pk ripple for frequencies less than 100 kHz,
No spectral spike greater than 5 mV pk-pk in any 1 kHz band.
Power Consumption
The following table defines the power/transmit mode settings and power consumption
specifications for the M6e. Additional details about Power/Transmit Modes can be found
in the Power Management
section.
M6e Power Consumption
Operation
Power/Transmit Mode
Max Power
1
(Watts)
Voltage
(Volts)
Current
(mA)
RF Transmit
Power
Setting
(dBm)
Transmit CW
Transmit Mode = DRM
7.5
2
5.0 +/- 5% 1400 +31.5
Tag Reading
Transmit Mode = DRM
7.5
2
5.0 +/- 5% 1400 +31.5
Tag Reading
Transmit Mode = Low Power
5.8 5.0 +/- 5% 1060 +30
Tag Reading
Transmit Mode = DRM + PreDistortion
6.2 5.0 +/- 5% 1200 +30
Tag Reading
Transmit Mode = DRM
2.5 5.0 +/- 5% 490 +5
No Tag Reading (M6e idle)
Power Mode = 0
0.35 5.0 +/- 5% 60 N/A
No Tag Reading (M6e idle)
Power Mode = 1
0.12 5.0 +/- 5% 20 N/A
No Tag Reading (M6e idle)
Power Mode = 2
0.005 5.0 +/- 5% 1.0 N/A
Boot 0.12 5.0 +/- 5% 20 N/A