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ANDROID RFID LOGGER APPLICATION USER GUIDE Rev 1.0

Contents

1. BEFORE YOU START ............................................................................................................................... 2

2. READING AND WRITING ........................................................................................................................ 2

3. STARTING THE APPLICATION ................................................................................................................ 3

4. SUMMARY TAB ...................................................................................................................................... 4

5. DATA TAB .............................................................................................................................................. 5

6. GRAPH TAB ............................................................................................................................................ 6

6.1. Zoom the X-Axis: ........................................................................................................................... 6

6.2. Zoom the Y-Axis: ........................................................................................................................... 6

7. CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................................... 8

7.1. GENERAL CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................... 9

7.1.1. Tag ......................................................................................................................................... 9

7.1.2. Time ...................................................................................................................................... 9

7.1.3. Channel Enable ..................................................................................................................... 9

7.1.4. Record ................................................................................................................................... 9

7.2. SETTING RECORD RATES ............................................................................................................. 10

7.2.1. Record Rate ......................................................................................................................... 10

7.2.2. Sample Rate ........................................................................................................................ 10

7.2.3. Sample Mode ...................................................................................................................... 10

7.3. SETTING ALARMS ........................................................................................................................ 11

7.4. WRITING THE CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................. 12

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Summary of content (12 pages)

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ANDROID RFID LOGGER APPLICATION USER GUIDE Rev 1.0 Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. BEFORE YOU START............................................................................................................................... 2 READING AND WRITING........................................................................................................................ 2 STARTING THE APPLICATION ................................................................................................................
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1. BEFORE YOU START Ensure you have an Android phone or tablet with NFC (Near Field Communication) – a list of NFC enabled phones is available here: http://www.nfcworld.com/nfc-phones-list/#available If you have a barcode scanner app on your phone you can use it to download the RFID Logger app from Google Play by scanning the QR Code to the right or visit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jt.isb.nfc.app Ensure that the NFC is turned on.
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. STARTING THE APPLICATION The application is started by pressing the icon shown right. This will bring up the opening window If this is the first time use the user preferences should be selected by tapping the settings button (The three squares in the top right corner). When the “Settings” button pops up, press it to bring up the settings window shown below.
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. SUMMARY TAB Once data has been loaded or read from the logger, the following Data Summary screen opens. Note that only the minimal amount of data needed is uploaded from the logger. This is the Data Summary page. This page shows an overview of the data and the state of the logger. It identifies the logger type and Unit Tag, a name provided by the user, and the serial number which is set at the factory.
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. DATA TAB Pressing the DATA TAB will cause the application to read ALL the data from the logger if it has not already done so. The logger needs to be held in the NFC antenna area for the duration of the read which will be around 8 to 10 seconds. Once reading starts the “Reading” window pops up (left) until the data is read and processed. The data is then displayed in tabular format as shown below. There is a data overview area which shows the Average, Maximum and Minimum of all the data.
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. GRAPH TAB Pressing the GRAPH TAB will cause the application to read ALL the data from the logger if it has not already done so. The logger needs to be held in the NFC antenna area for the duration of the read which will be around 8 to 10 seconds. Once reading starts the “Reading” window pops up as above until the data is read and processed. The data is then displayed as a graph as shown below. The graph will contain 1 or more traces depending on the logger type with the Y axes scales on the left.
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The content of this window depends on the type of logger being used. The Y-Axis for each channel can be manually customized by selecting the maximum and minimum values from the drop down menus. The graph will be scaled accordingly. By checking the Y-Axis Auto Scale radio button, the graph will always scale the Y-Axis so that the trends fill the 80% graph from top to bottom as shown below.
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7. CONFIGURATION The logger can be configured for use by pressing the CONFIG LOGGER button on the Summary Tab. This will take you to the configuration page shown below. Note that on a phone you will need to use your finger to drag the screen so you can see the lower half of the page. CONFIGURATION WINDOW The Configuration window is used to set up the logger for operation. The configuration options depend on what type of logger you are using.
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  You can load a previously saved configuration from your Android device memory and write this to a logger of the same type. Use the READ CONFIG FROM MEMORY button shown above. This will bring up the file manager allowing you to select a file. The file extension must be .bin. You can save a configuration to your Android device memory for later use or to program “new” loggers. Use the SAVE CONFIG TO MEMORY button shown above.
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7.2. SETTING RECORD RATES The record rate settings are found under the RECORD RATE tab shown right. This will bring up the Record Rate window shown below. This is the simple setting window – note the advanced radio button is not checked. 7.2.1. Record Rate Set the logger Record Rate which is the rate at which the logger takes a sample and stores it in the logger memory. Select the Record Rate from the drop down menu. Choices are from 10 seconds to 60 minutes.
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7.3. SETTING ALARMS The logger has alarms which are dependent on the type of logger being used. To view or set the Alarms select the ALARM tab shown right. This will bring up the Alarm window shown below. This is the Alarm window from a Temperature/Humidity logger. It has two alarms per channel. The alarms are numbered 1 and 2 for Temperature and 3 and 4 for Humidity. Alarms can be enabled or disabled by tapping the (ENABLED) or (DISABLED) icons.
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7.4. WRITING THE CONFIGURATION Once all your configuration settings have been set, or you simply want to use the existing setup, you need to start the logger by writing this information to the logger. To do this you need to be in the configuration GENERAL tab shown right. The write configuration button is at the bottom of the page. In order to write to the logger you must MOVE THE LOGGER AWAY FROM THE PHONE or tablet. Tap the CONFIG WRITE ENABLE button which will enable the write operation.