User's Guide

Review Copy 11-6-10
ThingMagic Micro Family User Guide
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Powering Up and Connecting to a PC
After connecting the antenna you can power up the Development (Dev) Kit and establish a host connection.
1. Connect the USB cable (use only the black connector) from a PC to the developer’s kit. There are two
Development Kit USB Interfaces options.
2. Plug the power supply into the Development Kit’s DC power input connector.
3. The LED next to the DC input jack, labeled DS1, should light up. If it doesn’t light up check jumper J17
to make sure the jumper is connecting pins 2 and 3
4. Follow the steps based on the Development Kit USB Interfaces used and make note of the COM port
or /dev device file, as appropriate for your operating system the USB interface is assigned.
5. To start reading tags start the Demo Application (Universal Reader Assistant).
Caution: While the module is powered up, do not touch components. Doing so may damage
the Dev Kit and Micro module.
Development Kit USB Interfaces
USB/RS232
The USB interface (connector labeled USB/RS232) closest to the power plug is to the RS232 interface of
the Micro through an FTDI USB to serial converter. The drivers for it are available at http://
www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm.
Follow the instructions in the installation guide appropriate for your operating system.
Native USB
To use the Micro native USB interface (connector labeled USB), if on Windows, a few installation steps are
required for Windows to recognize the Micro and properly configure the communications protocol. In order
to use the USB interface with Windows you must have the Micro-USBDriver.inf file. The installation steps
are:
1. Plug in the USB cable to the Micro (Dev Kit) and PC.
2. Windows should report it has “Found New Hardware - Micro” and open the Hardware Installation
Wizard.
3. Select the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option, click Next.
4. Select Donʼt search..., click Next, then Next again.
5. Click Have Disk and navigate to where the m6ultra.inf file is stored and select it, click Open, then OK.
6. “Micro” should now be shown under the Model list. Select it and click Next, then Finished.
NOTE: The Micro driver file has not been Microsoft certified so compatibility warnings will be displayed.
These can be ignored and clicked through.
7. A COM port should now be assigned to the Micro. If you aren’t sure what COM port is assigned you can
find it using the Windows Device Manager: