User's Manual

Enable Inventory and Loop Modes
The SOMO 655 RFID Reader Card has four reading modes, based on different
combinations of inventory mode and loop mode. The chart below shows the
results of enabling or disabling the modes.
Tag Select
Mode
Loop
Mode
Inventory
Mode
Description
One tag Disabled Disabled Selects the first tag in RF field
One tag
continuously
Enabled Disabled
Selects the first tag continuously (the same tag ID
will be returned as long as the tag remains in the
RF field.
All tags
present
Disabled Enabled
Inventory mode: returns the tag IDs of all tags in
the RF field and then reports when there are no
more tags.
All tags
continuously
Enabled Enabled
Returns the tag IDs of all tags in the RF field. It
does not repeat a tag ID unless the tag goes out
and then re-enters the RF field.
Note: Not all tag types are readable in Inventory Mode.
1. In the main screen of RFID Demo, tap RFID at the bottom of the screen. In
the pop-up menu, select adjust the Inventory Mode and/or Loop Mode
settings as desired.
2. After selecting the desired settings, tap Select Tags. The SOMO 655 RFID
Reader Card will search for tags in range, according to your settings.
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