TSL 1128 RFID Readers

DESIGN • DEVELOPMENT • MANUFACTURE Copyright © 2013 Technology Solutions (UK) Ltd

Technology Solutions (UK) Ltd

• Is an innovative electronics company based in Central England offering both products and services in

and around the AutoID mobile market space

• Designs and manufactures peripherals for ruggedised hand held terminals

• Founded in 1993

• ISO 9001:2008 company

• Manufactures ruggedised snap-on and Bluetooth/WiFi peripherals

• Portfolio consists of:

Standard products

Custom products

Contract development with manufacturing (OEM and ODM)



• TSL has extensive experience in the design and manufacture of both embedded and snap-on

accessories for handheld computer terminals, using technologies including:

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) –

LF, HF, UHF and Active

Bluetooth

Contact and contactless Smart cards

Finger biometrics

Magnetic card readers

GSM/GPRS

CDMA

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Temperature measurement

Embedded laser bar code scanning and imaging

• TSL designs and manufactures embedded RF solutions for:

Wide Area Network (WAN)

Local Area Network (LAN)

Personal Area Network (PAN)


More specifically, TSL RFID Readers:

Ultra High Frequency RFID

High Frequency RFID

Low frequency RFID


More specifically still, TSL UHF RFID Readers:

1128 Bluetooth ® UHF

RFID Reader

1097 Bluetooth ® UHF RFID and

Barcode Wearable Hand Scanner

1126 Desktop UHF RFID

Reader with USB

1101 UHF RFID reader for the

Motorola MC70/75/75A

1119 UHF RFID Reader for

the Motorola MC55/65/67

Mobile UHF RFID reading


Where are mobile UHF Readers required?

• Stock takes – perform full store inventory many

times more quickly than having to find and read each

item level barcode.

• Retail at front / back of store – verify goods

inwards match paperwork, quickly find items to allow

front of store to be replenished, find mis-shelved

items in front of store.

• Asset management – rapid inventory of assets,

storing maintenance/inspection records on the asset

where WAN connectivity is not guaranteed.


Where are mobile UHF Readers required?

• Distribution – reading/writing data to tags on

pallets and roll cages before loading onto

vehicles.

• Document tracking – use ‘find-a-tag’ mode to

locate a folder. Manage document check in /

check out.

• Exception scanning – where an item cannot for

some reason be read by standard fixed / portal

readers. Maybe it is too bulky, or the tag is too

small.


A few limitations of current mobile UHF RFID reader devices

• In situations where the majority of the mobile device usage is not for RFID

the user can end up with an unnecessarily large and cumbersome dual

technology handheld.

• Choice of operating system / user interface is limited to whatever

the mobile reader offer

• Performance constraints – read range, read rate, tag singulation,

write performance, battery life (run time) etc.


A few limitations of current mobile UHF RFID reader devices

• Incompatible with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and BYOP (Bring

Your Own Phone) schemes.

• Existing handheld mobile computers are no longer any use and

must be thrown away when new mobile readers are purchased.

• End Users have to buy the reader and handheld together. When

one is obsolete both must be replaced.

BYOD

Why the 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID

Reader is Different!


What makes the 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader different?

• Works with ANY Bluetooth host device

• any device with standard Bluetooth SPP

• wide range of host terminals are supported

• Modular design allows you to configure the hardware

for your specific requirements

• Keep your installed base of handheld terminals

• Use low cost host consumer devices such as iPod

Touch and cheap Android phones

• BYOD and BYOP now possible to provide high

performance UHF RFID

• Even stronger ROI when not replacing existing

handheld devices!


Use with your choice of host device – phone, tablet, PC

• Compatible with any Bluetooth® wireless technology enabled host device

Apple iPad Air®

Motorola ET1

Apple iPad® 2 / 3

Apple iPad mini®

Motorola MC2100

Google Nexus 7 Apple iPhone® 5C

Motorola MC45

Samsung Galaxy

S1/S2/S3/S4

Apple iPhone® (4th

& 5th Generation)

Motorola MC40

Samsung Galaxy

Note 1/2/3

Laptops and Desktop

PCs

Apple iPod touch®

(4th & 5th

Generation)

Motorola ES400

Nokia Lumia

Windows Laptops and

Desktops

Mac Laptops and

Desktops

Modularity is a key differentiator


Choice of grips

• Slimline Grip or Trigger Handle

• Slide on/off action, and snaps securely in place

• Both variants house their own trigger button

Slimline Grip Trigger Handle


TSL Accessory Mount

• Mount ANY handheld device on the

1128 Reader

• Fit virtually any handheld terminal to the

1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader

• Slide-on action, ‘clicks’ firmly into place


UHF antenna and 2D

barcode imager

- front

UHF antenna

- front UHF antenna and 2D

barcode imager

- back

Choice of snap-on antennas:

• High Performance UHF

• High Performance UHF and 2D B arcode Imager

• Regionalised ETSI and FCC antennas


Motorola SE4500 2D Imager Scan Engine

• Class leading 1D and 2D data capture.

• Fast-pulse illumination

• Fast sensor shutter speed

• 60 frames per second image capture provides

outstanding motion tolerance

• All of the above combine to produce an

exceptionally fast barcode scanning speed

• Sensor Resolution: 752 x 480 pixels

• Field of View: Horizontal: 40°, Vertical: 25°

• Focal Distance: SR: 8 in. DL: 5.3 in. HD: 2.9 in.

• Aiming LED (VLD): 655 ±10 nm Laser

• Illumination Element: 625 ±5 nm LEDs (2x)

• Min. Print Contrast: Minimum 25%

• Symbologies Supported:

• 1D Barcodes: All major codes

• 2D Barcodes: PDF417, MicroPDF417,

Composite, RSS, TLC-39, Datamatrix, QR

code, Micro QR code, Aztec, MaxiCode and

more


Device Mount with standard covers for phones,

handhelds and iPods

• Use the 1128 Accessory Mount with:

• Off-the-shelf moulded phone cases

• iPod cases

• Custom moulded Enterprise mounts

Apple iPhone® Apple iPod touch® Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Accessory mount Accessory mount with

standard iPhone cover

attached


Customised Device Mounts

• Customised mounts for many Motorola terminals*

• Custom mounts can be created for ANY handheld

manufacturers devices

Motorola ES400 Motorola MC2100 Motorola MC45 Motorola MC40

* RP material, injection moulded parts to follow with demand

Accessory mount with

customised mount

attached

Accessory mount


Ready-made assembly For iPhone® (4th and 5th generation) and

iPod touch® (4th and 5th generation)

3M™ Dual Lock™

Reclosable fastener

(supplied with Accessory Mount)

Enterprise – customised

mounts for specific terminals (available by special request)

OR

1128 Accessory Mount

1128-MNT-UNI

For example:

Motorola MC40

Motorola MC45

Motorola ES400

Motorola MC2100

*Currently available in RP SLS materials.

Moldings to be bonded together with adhesive.

Injection molded parts TBA *If customer supplies own phone cover then four

holes need to be drilled into this cover

Off-the shelf moulded solutions,

including ruggedized options such as

the OtterBox and Griffin series of

protective cases

Custom holder

Off-the shelf moulded solutions


The 1128 UHF RFID

reader with a Galaxy Note

tablet and belt holster –

easy hands free scanning


The 1128 UHF RFID reader with the Motorola MC40 and Motorola arm mount


Batch data collection:

• MicroSD card

• Real Time Clock

• All data is Date and Time stamped

• Download data over Bluetooth® or

USB or remove MicroSD card


Interchangeable battery

• Simple installation/removal

• Separate multi-slot battery

charger available


IP54 Sealing

Physical Properties:

Lightweight 380 g / 13.4 oz

(including battery & trigger handle)

Drop Resistant:

Multiple drops to concrete: 4 ft./1.2 m

ambient, 3ft / 0.9m across the

operating temperature range

Tumble Resistant:

500 0.5 metre tumbles at room

temperature (1,000 cycles)


Nominal Read range

• Tag Read/Write performance is dependent on tag type, items tagged, number of tags in the field

and other radio and environmental factors

• Circularly polarised antenna for tag reads that are orientation independent

Up to 4.5m (14.5ft)

(transponder dependent)


Best in class RFID performance

• In addition to all of the features mentioned so far,

the reader delivers on the most essential priority -

performance

• TSL 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader provides

consistently class-leading performance -

benchmarked against all currently available devices

in the market

Supporting software for the


It needs to be simple to implement but

with powerful features!


Ease of integration – introducing TSL’s unique and powerful ASCII 2.0 Protocol

• TSL’s ASCII 2.0 Protocol speeds up integration of the UHF Reader into applications by providing a

powerful set of low-level commands

• Enables multiple tag operations to be executed using simple pre-configured ASCII commands

• Use powerful C1G2 technology differentiators such as Impinj TagFocus and FastID commands within the

ASCII 2.0 protocol

• All TSL UHF RFID Software Development Kits are built around the powerful ASCII 2.0 Protocol

ASCII 2 Protocol

ASCII 2 Protocol

UHF RFID

Transponders

Bluetooth® Host Device

(e.g. Apple iPod touch®)

ASCII 2 compatible

UHF RFID Reader

Class 1 Gen 2 UHF RFID Protocol

Class 1 Gen 2 UHF RFID Protocol

ASCII command example:

Inventory (.iv)


Parameters Description

-al on/off perform an alert after a successful inventory using the current alert parameters from the .al command

-c on/off Include EPC checksum response

-dt on/off Include date time response

-e on/off Include EPC PC information response

-fi on/off Impinj fast ID extension. If set, Transponders which support this feature will include their TID in the response

-io on/off Inventory only, if set to on then no select will be performed before the inventory round is started

-ix on/off Index number each transponder response

-n No action, just set the parameters

-o nn Output power in dBm, where nn is in the range 10 to 29

-p List the parameter and their current values

-qa fix/dyn Q algorithm

-ql all/nsl/sl query Select

-qs s0,s1,s2,s3 query Session

-qt a/b query Target

-qv nn Q value for fixed Q operations (0-15)

-r on/off Include transponder RSSI response

-sa n Select action

ASCII example - Inventory (.iv) Command

• Performs an inventory of transponders within the read range of the reader.

• Parameters available:


Parameters Description

-sb epc/tid/usr Bank to use for the select mask

-sd xx..zz Select mask data in 2 character ASCII Hex pairs padded to ensure full bytes

-sl xx Length in bits of the select mask, where xx is a 2 character ASCII Hex value

-so xxxx Number of bits from the start of the block to the start of the select mask, where xxxx is a 4 character ASCII Hex value

-st s0,s1,s2,s3,sl Select target

-tf on/off Impinj tag focus extension. Only effective if qs=s1, qt=a and if supported by the transponder.

-x Reset the parameters to defaults


• Parameters available (continued):



Parameter interpretation order:

The parameters are interpreted and applied in the following order:

-x, -al, -c, -e, -r, -dt, -ix -sb,-so, -sl, -sd, -o, -io, -sa, -st, -qa, -ql, -qs, -qt, -qv, -fi, -tf, -p, -n

Parameter defaults:

-al on, -c off, -dt off, -e off, -fi off, -io on, -ix off, -o 29, -qa dyn, -ql all, -qs s1, -qt a, -qv 6,

-r off, -sa 0, -sb epc, -sd, -sl 00, -so 0000, -st s1, -tf off

Valid response field headers:

CR: CS: DT: EP: ER: IX: ME: OK: PC: PR: RI: TD:



• Examples of the Inventory Command in use:

Command Response Action

.iv -p -n <CRLF> CS: .iv -p -n<CRLF> PR: -al on -c off -dt off -e off -fi off -io on -ix off -n -o 29 -p -qa dyn -ql all -qs s1 -qt a -qv 6 -r off -sa 0 -sb epc -sd -sl 00 -so 0000 -st s1 -tf off -x<CRLF> OK:<CRLF><CRLF>

none

.iv <CRLF> CS: .iv<CRLF> EP: 310833B2DDD906C000001234<CRLF> EP: 341486E37C00000000004255<CRLF> EP: 341486E37C00000000004254<CRLF> OK:<CRLF><CRLF>

3 transponders read

.iv -dt on -e on <CRLF>

CS: .iv -dt on -e on <CRLF> DT: 2000-01-26T19:00:52<CRLF> EP: 341486E37C00000000004254<CRLF> PC: 3000<CRLF> EP: 341486E37C00000000004255<CRLF> PC: 3000<CRLF> EP: 310833B2DDD906C000001234<CRLF> PC: 3000<CRLF> OK:<CRLF><CRLF>

3 transponders read


Entire list of ASCII commands available (Page 1):

Command Name Description

.ab Abort Command Abort command, terminates the current and any pending commands.

.al Alert Command Configures and alerts the user.

.bc BarCode Command Initiates a barcode read.

.bl Battery Level Command Returns Battery level as percentage and Charge status.

.bt Bluetooth® functions Command Reads the Bluetooth® address, additionally the Bluetooth® can be reset and configured. This command is only available over USB interface.

.da Date Command Reads or sets the date.

.dp User defined switch Double Press action

Reads or sets the double press user action used when “.sa -d usr” is configured

.ea Execute Autorun Command This command will force the autorun file to run.

.ec Echo Command Determines whether commands are echoed back to the host.

.fd Factory Defaults Command Restores all command parameters to their default settings.

.iv Inventory Command Performs an inventory of transponders within read range.

.ki Kill Command This command is used to kill transponders.

.lo Lock command Controls access to the memory banks and passwords of the selected transponders.

.pd Push Switch Double press Starts a timed software switch double press.

.ps Push Switch Single press Starts a timed software switch single press.


Command Name Description

.ra Read the Autorun File Reads the Autorun file, additionally the Autorun file can be deleted.

.rd Read transponder Command Performs an inventory of transponders within the read range of the reader and then reads the data from the requested bank.

.rl Read the Log file Reads log file, additionally the log file can be deleted or logging can be turned on or off.

.sa Switch Action Command Defines what happens when the switch is pressed.

.sl Sleep Puts the unit into sleep mode. This will disconnect any active Bluetooth® connections.

.sp User defined switch Single Press action

Reads or sets the single press user action used when “.sa -s usr” is configured.

.ss Switch State Command Reads the state of the switch.

.st Sleep Timeout Command Sets the timeout before the reader sleeps if there are no connections to the reader.

.tm Time Command Reads or sets the time.

.ts Transponder Select Sets the state of transponders.

.vr Version information Command Reads the version information from the reader

.wa Write command to Autorun file Writes the following command to the end of the Autorun file.

.wr Write transponder Command Writes data to any transponder that meets the select criteria

.ws Write Single transponder Command

Writes data to a single transponder

Entire list of ASCII commands available (Page 2):

Further software support:


Demo Apps - TSL ‘RFID Explorer’

• Explore the performance, functionality and versatility of the 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader

• Download for free on iTunes and Google Play™

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/rfid-explorer/id639597756?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uk.tsl.rfidxplorer


Lots of support material at www.tsl.uk.com

Free Software Downloads:

• User Guides

• Software Development Kits for iOS, Android, .NET Windows

Mobile and .NET Windows Desktop

• ASCII Protocol documentation

• Firmware updates

• Supporting documents

• All of the above are free to download from

www.tsl.uk.com/1128-downloads/ (free registration is required)

DOWNLOAD

www.tsl.uk.com/1128-downloads/

Accessories available for the



1136 4-Slot Battery Charger

• Charges up to four Varta ‘Easypack XL’ batteries (used in the 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader)

• Also charges ‘Easypack L’ batteries


Trigger Handle Holster

• Keeps hands free until RFID is required.

• Secure and convenient access


Slimline Grip Holster

• Keeps hands free until RFID is required.

• Secure and convenient access


1128 Charge cradle*

• Fits all variants of the 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader

* Due Q1/14

FOR MORE INFORMATION,

PLEASE CONTACT


Suite C

Loughborough Technology Centre

LOUGHBOROUGH

Leicestershire

LE11 3GE

UNITED KINGDOM

Email: [email protected]

Office: +44 1509 238248

Fax: +44 1509 220020

Web: http://www.tsl.uk.com/

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