Thingmagic Micro Hardware User Manual

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLE1875-0069-07 RevAMicro Har dwar e GuideFor: Micro (Firmware Ver. 1.3.0 and later)

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Appendix C: Environmental Considerations 95 A DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix C: Environmental ConsiderationsThis Appendix details environmental factors

ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) ConsiderationsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE96 Appendix C: Environmental Considerationshas returned to the bootloader to prevent

ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) ConsiderationsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix C: Environmental Considerations 97What actually gets to the Micro is also st

ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) ConsiderationsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE98 Appendix C: Environmental ConsiderationsRaising the ESD ThresholdFor applications

Variables Affecting PerformanceA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix C: Environmental Considerations 99Variables Affecting PerformanceReader performance may b

Variables Affecting PerformanceA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE100 Appendix C: Environmental ConsiderationsTag Orientation: Reader performance is affected by t

Contents 11 A DIVISION OF TRIMBLEContentsCommunication Regulation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLE12 ContentsElectro-Static Discharge (ESD) Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLEContents 13Protocol Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLE14 ContentsFAULT_NO_PROTOCOL_DEFINED – 401h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74FAULT_I

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLEContents 15Devkit Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A DIVISION OF TRIMBLEMicro Introduction 17Micro IntroductionThe ThingMagic® Micro® embedded module is an RFID engines that you can integrate with othe

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLE18 Micro Introduction

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLEHardware Overview 19Hardware OverviewThe following section provides detailed specifications of the Micro hardware including:Har

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLE2Government Limited Rights Notice: All documentation and manuals were developed at private expense and no part of it was develope

Hardware InterfacesA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE20 Hardware OverviewHardware InterfacesAntenna ConnectionsThe Micro supports two monostatic bidirectional RF a

Hardware InterfacesA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEHardware Overview 21Digital/Power InterfacesThe digital connector provides power, serial communications signal

Hardware InterfacesA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE22 Hardware OverviewControl Signal SpecificationThe module communicates to a host processor via a TTL logic le

Hardware InterfacesA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEHardware Overview 23NoteIt is not recommended to use the TTL interface when planning to operate the module in

Hardware InterfacesA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE24 Hardware OverviewUSB InterfaceSupports USB 2.0 full speed device port (12 Megabits per second) using the tw

Hardware InterfacesA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEHardware Overview 25and individually pulled externally to either high or low logic level, module power consump

Hardware InterfacesA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE26 Hardware OverviewShutdown LineCAUTION!!!The polarity of the shutdown line is opposite from the 4-port M6e m

Power RequirementsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEHardware Overview 27Power RequirementsRF Power OutputThe Micro supports separate read and write power level whi

Power RequirementsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE28 Hardware OverviewPower ConsumptionThe following table defines the power consumption specifications for the M

Environmental SpecificationsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEHardware Overview 29Environmental SpecificationsThermal ConsiderationsThere are two ways of mounting

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLE3Revision TableDate Version Description7/2012 01 Rev1 First Draft for early-access release11/2012 02 Rev1 Updated Devkit section

Environmental SpecificationsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE30 Hardware OverviewSoldered down 60 30 60 1.99Soldered down 60 30 80 1.11Soldered down 60 30 98 0.98

Environmental SpecificationsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEHardware Overview 31Thermal ManagementHeatsinkingFor high duty cycles, it is essential to use the sur

Environmental SpecificationsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE32 Hardware OverviewElectro-Static Discharge (ESD) SpecificationIEC-61000-4-2 and MIL-883 3015.7 disc

Authorized AntennasA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEHardware Overview 33Authorized AntennasThis device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below

Authorized AntennasA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE34 Hardware Overviewfrom the FCC. Contact us at [email protected] and we can help you though this process

Assembly InformationA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEHardware Overview 35Assembly InformationCables and ConnectorsThe following are the cables and connectors used

Assembly InformationA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE36 Hardware OverviewMicro Mechanical DrawingMicro Dimensional Drawing

Micro Hardware IntegrationA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEHardware Overview 37Micro Hardware IntegrationIn addition to the design and process recommendation show

This drawing contains information that is proprietary and confidential to ThingMagic, Inc, and should not be used without written permission.ThingMagi

This drawing contains information that is proprietary and confidential to ThingMagic, Inc, and should not be used without written permission.ThingMagi

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DCBA4321DCBA4321This drawing contains information that is proprietary and confidential to ThingMagic, Inc, and should not be used without written perm

DCBA4321DCBA4321This drawing contains information that is proprietary and confidential to ThingMagic, Inc, and should not be used without written perm

DCBA4321DCBA4321This drawing contains information that is proprietary and confidential to ThingMagic, Inc, and should not be used without written perm

Micro Hardware IntegrationA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE38 Hardware Overview

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLEFirmware Overview 39Firmware OverviewThe following section provides detailed description of the Micro firmware components: Boot

Boot LoaderA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE40 Firmware OverviewBoot Loader The boot loader provides low-level functionality. This program provides the low level

Application FirmwareA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEFirmware Overview 41Application Firmware The application firmware contains the tag protocol code along with a

Custom On-Reader ApplicationsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE42 Firmware OverviewCustom On-Reader ApplicationsThe Micro does not support installing customer appl

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLECommunication Protocol 43Communication ProtocolThe following section provides an overview of the low level serial communications

Serial Communication ProtocolA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE44 Communication ProtocolSerial Communication ProtocolThe serial communication between a computer (h

Communication Regulation InformationA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE5Communication Regulation InformationCAUTION!!!Please contact ThingMagic support - support@th

Serial Communication ProtocolA DIVISION OF TRIMBLECommunication Protocol 45Reader-to-Host CommunicationThe following diagram defines the format of the

User Programming InterfaceA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE46 Communication ProtocolUser Programming InterfaceThe Micro does not support programming to the serial

A DIVISION OF TRIMBLEFunctionality of the Micro 47Functionality of the MicroThe following section provides detailed descriptions of the Micro features

Regulatory SupportA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE48 Functionality of the MicroRegulatory SupportCAUTION!!!Please contact ThingMagic support - support@thingmagic

Regulatory SupportA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEFunctionality of the Micro 49The regional functionality is set using the MercuryAPI. Setting the region of oper

Regulatory SupportA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE50 Functionality of the MicroSets the PLL Frequency Setting to the first entry in the hop table, even if the

Regulatory SupportA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEFunctionality of the Micro 51Regional Frequency QuantizationWhen manually setting frequencies the module will r

Regulatory SupportA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE52 Functionality of the MicroChanges not stored in flash, thus changes made are not retained after a power cy

Protocol SupportA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEFunctionality of the Micro 53Protocol SupportThe Micro has the ability to support many different tag protocols. U

Protocol SupportA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE54 Functionality of the Microreading data faster than the transport can handle and send, and the reader’s buffer

MicroA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE6must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.FCC Caution: Any changes o

Protocol SupportA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEFunctionality of the Micro 55protocol options are set in the MercuryAPI Reader Configuration Parameters (/reader/

Antenna PortsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE56 Functionality of the MicroAntenna PortsThe Micro has two monostatic antenna ports. Each port is capable of both t

Antenna PortsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEFunctionality of the Micro 57GPIO 1 & 2 Used for Antenna SwitchingIf only one GPIO Output line is used for anten

Antenna PortsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE58 Functionality of the MicroONLY GPIO 2 Used for Antenna SwitchingPort Power and Settling TimeThe Micro allows the

Tag HandlingA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEFunctionality of the Micro 59Tag HandlingWhen the Micro performs inventory operations (MercuryAPI Read commands) data

Tag HandlingA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE60 Functionality of the MicroNoteIt is recommended the USB Interface be used when operating the Micro in continuous r

Tag Read Meta DataA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEFunctionality of the Micro 61Tag Read Meta DataIn addition to the tag EPC ID resulting from Micro inventory ope

Power ManagementA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE62 Functionality of the MicroPower ManagementThe Micro is designed for power efficiency and offers several differ

Performance CharacteristicsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEFunctionality of the Micro 63Performance CharacteristicsEvent Response TimesThe following table provid

Save and Restore ConfigurationA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE64 Functionality of the MicroSave and Restore ConfigurationThe Micro supports saving module and pro

MicroA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE7maintained between the radiator (antenna) & user’s/nearby people’s body at all times and must not be co-located or oper

Common Error MessagesA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix A: Error Messages 65Appendix A: Error MessagesCommon Error MessagesThe following table lists the co

Common Error MessagesA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE66 Appendix A: Error MessagesSolutionCheck the following:Make sure the command is supported in the current

Common Error MessagesA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix A: Error Messages 67FAULT_MSG_INVALID_FREQ_RECEIVED (104h)CauseA message was received by the reader

Common Error MessagesA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE68 Appendix A: Error MessagesSolutionCheck the command being invoked against the documentation.FAULT_INVALID

Bootloader FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix A: Error Messages 69Bootloader FaultsThe following table lists the common faults discussed in this sect

Flash FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE70 Appendix A: Error MessagesFlash FaultsThe following table lists the common faults discussed in this section.FAULT_

Flash FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix A: Error Messages 71FAULT_FLASH_UNDEFINED_ERROR – 302hCauseThis is an internal error and it is caused by a s

Flash FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE72 Appendix A: Error MessagesSolutionWhen this occurs make note of the operations you were executing, save FULL error

Protocol FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix A: Error Messages 73Protocol FaultsThe following table lists the common faults discussed in this section.

Protocol FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE74 Appendix A: Error MessagesFAULT_NO_TAGS_FOUND – (400h)CauseA command was received (such as like read, write, or

MicroA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE8than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this deviceOperation is subject to the

Protocol FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix A: Error Messages 75SolutionThis value is invalid or this version of SW does not support the protocol val

Protocol FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE76 Appendix A: Error MessagesFAULT_PROTOCOL_WRITE_FAILED – 406hCauseAn attempt to modify the contents of a tag fai

Protocol FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix A: Error Messages 77FAULT_GENERAL_TAG_ERROR – 40AhCauseThis error is used by the GEN2 module. This fault

Protocol FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE78 Appendix A: Error MessagesFAULT_PROTOCOL_BIT_DECODING_FAILED - 40FhCauseAttempt to operate on a tag with an EPC

Protocol FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix A: Error Messages 79SolutionCheck the data that is being passed in the command resulting in this error. T

Protocol FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE80 Appendix A: Error MessagesFAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_NON_SPECIFIC_ERROR - 42FhCauseThis is an error returned by Gen2 t

Analog Hardware Abstraction Layer FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix A: Error Messages 81Analog Hardware Abstraction Layer FaultsFAULT_AHAL_INVALID_F

Analog Hardware Abstraction Layer FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE82 Appendix A: Error MessagesSolutionConnect a detectable antenna (antenna must have some

Analog Hardware Abstraction Layer FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix A: Error Messages 83SolutionUse the correct antenna setting or change the reader

Tag ID Buffer FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE84 Appendix A: Error MessagesTag ID Buffer FaultsThe following table lists the common faults discussed in thi

MicroA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE92. cet appareil doit supporter toute perturbation, y compris les perturbations qui pourraient provoquer son dysfonctionn

Tag ID Buffer FaultsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix A: Error Messages 85FAULT_TAG_ID_BUFFER_REPEATED_TAG_ID – 602hCauseThe module has an internal error.

System ErrorsA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE86 Appendix A: Error MessagesSystem ErrorsFAULT_SYSTEM_UNKNOWN_ERROR – 7F00hCauseThe error is internal.SolutionSend

Appendix B: Getting Started - Devkit 87 A DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix B: Getting Started - DevkitDevkit HardwareIncluded ComponentsWith the devkit, y

Devkit HardwareA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE88 Appendix B: Getting Started - DevkitConnecting the AntennaThingMagic supplies one antenna that can read tags fr

Devkit HardwareA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix B: Getting Started - Devkit 89Devkit USB InterfacesUSB/RS232The USB interface (connector labeled USB/RS23

Devkit HardwareA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE90 Appendix B: Getting Started - Devkitc. Select View | Devices by Type | Ports (COM & LPT) The device appe

Devkit HardwareA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix B: Getting Started - Devkit 91J16Jump pins 1 and 2 or 2 and 3 to reset devkit power supply. Same as using

Demo ApplicationA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE92 Appendix B: Getting Started - DevkitDemo ApplicationA demo application which supports multi-protocol reading a

Notice on Restricted Use of the DevKitA DIVISION OF TRIMBLEAppendix B: Getting Started - Devkit 93Notice on Restricted Use of the DevKitThe Mercury6e

Notice on Restricted Use of the DevKitA DIVISION OF TRIMBLE94 Appendix B: Getting Started - Devkit