AdvanReader-m1-20

- High performance:
  - 27 dBm maximum output power
  - Up to 150 tags/s
- Connectivity
  - USB-C
    - Native USB
      - HID keyboard emulation
      - Serial USB commands
    - Mercury API tunnel mode

AdvanReader-20 benefits:

- Small form factor
- Very lightweight, less than 30 gr (SMA version without case)
- Ideal RFID solution for IoT applications
- Ideal RFID solution for embedded applications

Getting Started

Helpful downloads:

- Download Datahseet (TODO)
- Download User Manual (TODO)

Connect antenna

This is not required for the models with embedded antennas

Connect an antenna to AdvanReader port 1 with an RF Cable.

Never connect or disconnect an antenna while AdvanReader is operating and the RF is enabled. Always disconnect AdvanReader from the power supply when connecting/disconnecting antennas.

2. Power AdvanReader unit

Follow this diagram to power AdvanReader-20:

TODO

Another typical scenario is to use a Single Board Computer

It is even possibleto control ADRD-10 from a Microcontroller with uart and a minimum available RAM/ROM. In such case:

The USB data (Serial Over USB) must be converted to uart level.
The USB +5V must provide enough power to operate ADRD-10 to its designated power.

3. Device discovery

Once the reader is powered up and connected to a computer, a serial port is created on the host computer.

On Linux, they will appear as /dev/ttyUSBx devices
On Windows, they will appear as COMxx virtual COM ports
On other platform the naming convention may change

Although very unusual, if the device does not appear as a serial port (COM or /dev/xxxx), install the drivers from the following link.

4. Operation

Once the reader is powered and the serial port is created in the host computer, it is time to send commands to the reader to start operation.

In case the host computer is a Windows machine, the recommended first step is to make sure the reader works by using the Universal Reader Assistant (URA) SW.

This is a demo application that allows to operate AdvanReader-10 using an easy GUI interface.

Please read the User Guide for a quick guide on how to use the Universal Reader Assistant.

4.1 Native USB

Protocol TODO

4.2 Mercury API tunnel

AdvanReader-20 RFID is managed by ThingMagic Jadak M7e-Deka RFID module. That means ThingMagic Jadak SDK (Mercury API.) can be used straight away. Please download the latest SDK and documentation at ThingMagic support site:

Mercury SDK
- Designed for developers, the ThingMagic Mercury API is exceptionally versatile, written in Java, C and C#, and it supports the following application types:
  - Windows, Linux, and MacOS (C/C++, C#, Java)
  - .NET Framework, .NET Compact Framework, and .NET Core (C#)
  - No support for Android (Java), only available for ADRD-M2-10
  - Microcontrollers (C/C++)
- With tones of examples that cover all features.
Universal Reader Assistant
- Windows Demo application with available source code.

Examples

Keonn Technologies provides some examples in Java and C# so you can test the device. The zip with the code, as well as the instructions to run them, can be found on the following pages: