User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Contents
- Introduction to the Mercury6e- Transcore Module
- Functionality of the Embedded Modules
- Overview of the Communication Protocol
- Command Set
- Boot Loader Commands
- Multi-Protocol Tag Commands
- Allegro/Title-21 Tag Commands
- eGo/SeGo Tag Command Set
- ATA Tag Command Set
- Gen2 Tag Commands
- Get Configuration Commands
- Get Hardware Version (10h)
- Get Antenna Configuration (61h)
- Get Read TX Power (62h)
- Get Current Tag Protocol (63h)
- Get Write TX Power (64h)
- Get Frequency Hop Table (65h)
- Get User GPIO Inputs (66h)
- Get Current Region (67h)
- Get Power Mode (68h)
- Get User Mode (69h)
- Get Reader Configuration(6Ah)
- Get Protocol Configuration (6Bh)
- Get Reader Statistics (6Ch)
- Get Available Protocols (70h)
- Get Available Regions (71h)
- Get Current Temperature (72h)
- Set Configuration Commands
- Regulatory Test Commands
- Appendix A: Hardware Details
- Appendix B: Using the ArbSer Application
- Appendix C: Error Messages
- Common Error Messages
- FAULT_MSG_WRONG_NUMBER_OF_DATA – (100h)
- FAULT_INVALID_OPCODE – (101h)
- FAULT_UNIMPLEMENTED_OPCODE – 102h
- FAULT_MSG_POWER_TOO_HIGH – 103h
- FAULT_MSG_INVALID_FREQ_RECEIVED (104h)
- FAULT_MSG_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE - (105h)
- FAULT_MSG_POWER_TOO_LOW - (106h)
- FAULT_UNIMPLEMENTED_FEATURE - (109h)
- FAULT_INVALID_BAUD_RATE - (10Ah)
- Bootloader Faults
- FPGA Faults
- Flash Faults
- Protocol Faults
- FAULT_NO_TAGS_FOUND – (400h)
- FAULT_NO_PROTOCOL_DEFINED – 401h
- FAULT_INVALID_PROTOCOL_SPECIFIED – 402h
- FAULT_WRITE_PASSED_LOCK_FAILED – 403h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_NO_DATA_READ – 404h
- FAULT_AFE_NOT_ON – 405h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_WRITE_FAILED – 406h
- FAULT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_FOR_THIS_PROTOCOL – 407h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_WRITE_DATA – 408h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_ADDRESS – 409h
- FAULT_GENERAL_TAG_ERROR – 40Ah
- FAULT_DATA_TOO_LARGE – 40Bh
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_KILL_PASSWORD – 40Ch
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_KILL_FAILED - 40Eh
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_BIT_DECODING_FAILED - 40Fh
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_EPC – 410h
- FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_NUM_DATA – 411h
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_OTHER_ERROR - 420h
- FAULT_GEN2_PROTOCOL_MEMORY_OVERRUN_BAD_PC - 423h
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_MEMORY_LOCKED - 424h
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_INSUFFICIENT_POWER - 42Bh
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_NON_SPECIFIC_ERROR - 42Fh
- FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_UNKNOWN_ERROR - 430h
- Analog Hardware Abstraction Layer Faults
- Tag ID Buffer Faults
- System Errors
- Common Error Messages
- Appendix D: FPGA Support
General Purpose Inputs/Outputs (GPIO)
30 Functionality of the Embedded Modules
configure the communications protocol. In order to use the USB interface with Windows
you must have the m6etc.inf file. The installation steps are:
1. Plug in the USB cable to the M6e-TC (devkit) and PC.
2. Windows should report “Found New Hardware - M6e-TC Serial” and open the
Hardware Installation Wizard.
3. Select the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) option, click Next.
4. Select Don’t search..., click Next, then Next again.
5. Click Have Disk and navigate to where the m6etc.inf file is stored; select it, click
Open, then OK.
6. “Mercury6eTC” should now be shown under the Model list. Select it and click Next
then Finished.
Note
The M6e-TC 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 M6e-TC. If you aren’t sure what COM
port is assigned you can find it using the Windows Device Manager:
a. Open the Device Manager (located in Control Panel | System).
b. Select the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
c. Select View | Devices by Type | Ports (COM & LPT)
The device appears as Mercury6eTC (COM#).
General Purpose Inputs/Outputs (GPIO)
The M6e-TC modules has four TTL level signals, two 3.3/5V serial input sensor ports
(GPIO inputs) and two output indicator ports (GPIO outputs) of up to 24 mA, available on
the 14-pin digital connector. These can be controlled via the Get User GPIO Inputs and
Set User GPIO Outputs commands.
For further information, see
Get User GPIO Inputs (66h) and Set User GPIO Outputs (96h).