User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- THINGMAGIC M6e User Guide
- Introduction
- Hardware Overview
- Hardware Interfaces
- Digital/Power Connector
- USB Interface
- General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
- Power Requirements
- Special RF Power Output Requirements for the M6e-A
- Environmental Specifications
- Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) Specification
- Mounting Screw Clearance
- Assembly Information
- Antennas
- M6e Mechanical Drawing
- Authorized Antennas
- M6e-A Authorized Cables
- Firmware Overview
- New Features - Version 1.21.2
- Margin Read Support for Monza6 Tags
- NXP UCODE7 Configuration Support
- Gen2 Parameters in Metadata
- Support for Acura Gen2V2 Tags
- Support for GEN2V2 Embedded Tag Ops
- Gen2V2 Support
- Denatran Tag Support
- Configurable T4 for Gen2 Protocol
- Ability to “Read Data” Immediately After Sending a “Write EPC” or “Write Data” Command
- Decoupling Antenna Selection from AsyncOnTime
- Support for Additional Regions
- Support for Set/get Quantization Value and Minimum Frequency in Open Region
- Operational Notes
- Boot Loader
- Application Firmware
- Custom On-Reader Applications
- New Features - Version 1.21.2
- Communication Protocol
- Functionality
- Specifications
- Compliance and IP Notices
- Error Messages
- Getting Started – Development Kit and Carrier Board
- Environmental Considerations
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REVISION HISTORY
Date Version Description
4/2010
01
RevA • First Draft for beta release.
8/2010
01
RevB • Updated GPIO content.
• Added FCC regulation info section.
12/2010
02
Rev1 • New development kit content.
• Added approved antennas list.
• Updated power consumption data.
• Updated Gen2 settings.
2/2011
02
Rev2 • Updated Regulatory info.
5/2011
03
RevA • Added M6e-A info.
• Updated ESD info.
1/2012
04
RevA • Updated development kit getting started section.
• Added new M6e-PRC frequency range info.
• New ISO6b settings, including delimiter specific info.
2/2012
05
RevA • Fixed ISO6b delimiter information.
7/2012
06
RevA • Added warnings about using TTL interface in
continuous reading mode.
• Added new 128-byte limit to tag read data metadata.
• Added info on new Universal Reader Assistant 2.
2/2013
07
RevA • Corrected default bootloader/RESET mode baud rate
to115200.
• Corrected RESET line pull-down resistance to
1.5kohms.
9/2013
08
RevA • Added antenna detection requirements info.
3/2016 09 RevA • Incorporated more information about module variants
- M6e-A, M6e-PRC, M6e-JIC.
• Mentioned antenna detection via return loss
measurement, introduced in FW 1.19.0.
• Mentioned saving settings and autonomous operation,
introduced in FW 1.19.0.
• Removed notes on limitations, which have since been
eliminated by subsequent firmware revisions (see
release notes for details).
• Updated address in cover copyright.
• All references to “CN” region changed to “PRC2”.
6/2017 09 RevB • RED Declaration of Conformity added.
01/31/2018 875-0053-09
RevB
• Updated with Novanta Corporation information.
12/2/2018 TM_M6e-UG Rev
12022018
• Updated to user documentation standards.
• Incorporated M6e firmware v1.21.2 release notes.
1/29/2019 TM_M6e-UG Rev
01292019
• Updated warnings to specify M6e-A module.