User Manual

Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Installation Manual | SRU-8100 RFID Reader 18000-63
Doc No. 47000001169 | Version 01 | 2014-11-03 | released
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7.5 GPIO functions
Readers with GPIO functionality offer the possibility to set up small controls which trigger the reader via one
of its GPIO inputs, e.g. by a light barrier or similar. On the other hand, GPIO outputs are able to
communicate reader states to the outside world, e.g. reading of specific tags or similar.
The GPIO function offers various possibilities. One is testing the inputs and outputs directly via the GUI
application. For more complex procedures, action lists can be created, which execute a sequence of
commands on the reader. This list can then be linked to various inputs.
The tab is divided into 5 sections. In order to perform settings on an IO card, the card number must be
selected in the GPIO card drop-down menu. It shows only cards of the appropriate type.
Figure 23 GPIO functions tab
The Test output section can be used in order to selectively operate an output manually. In order to enable
this access, the respective output of this card must previously have been connected to protocol access (see
I/O card configuration Chapter 7.4.3). The Output in the drop-down menu is now selected in the header, and
time is defined using the Duration parameter, until the output automatically returns to its idle mode. The IO
operations can now be made using the Set output on and Set output off buttons.
The inputs to the reader can be interrogated in the Read inputs section. Whether an input is set or not is
shown in the signal fields. A one-off read process can be triggered by pressing the Read inputs button. If
this reading shall be performed automatically, this process can be started by pressing the Read inputs
cyclic start button.
To automate the processes, command sequences in the form of action lists can be stored on the reader.
These are triggered on edge of the signal transition at the selected input on the respective GPIO card.
The action lists consist of a sequence of individual actions, which can be loaded in the form of an XML file.
Use right mouse over the Action drop down menu to access the respective context menu. This file can be