ThingMagic Mercury6e M6e-30dBm Installation instructions

M6e-30dBm Hardware Guide

For: M6e (Firmware Ver. 1.7 and later)

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02 Revision 4

December, 2010

Revision Table

Date Version Description

4/2010 01 RevA First Draft for Beta release

8/2010 01 Rev1 • Updated GPIO content

• Added FCC regulation info section

10/2010 02 Rev 2 • updated FCC info

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Contents

Communication Regulation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Industry Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Authorized Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Mercury6e Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Hardware Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Antenna Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Antenna Requirements 16

Digital/Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Control Signal Specification 17

General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) 19

Reset Line 20

Power Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

RF Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Power Supply Ripple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Operating Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Assembly Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Digital Interface 24

Antennas 24

M6e Mechanical Drawing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Authorized Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Firmware Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Boot Loader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Application Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Programming the M6e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Upgrading the M6e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Verifying Application Firmware Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Custom On-Reader Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Communication Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Serial Communication Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Host-to-Reader Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Reader-to-Host Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

CCITT CRC-16 Calculation 33

User Programming Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Functionality of the Mercury6e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Regulatory Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Supported Regions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Protocol Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

ISO 18000-6C (Gen2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Protocol Configuration Options 37

Protocol Specific Functionality 38

I-PX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Protocol Configuration Options 38

ISO 18000-6B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Protocol Configuration Options 38

Antenna Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using a Multiplexer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Port Power and Settling Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Tag Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Tag Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Tag Streaming 43

Tag Read Meta Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Power Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Transmit Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

DRM Compliant Mode 46

Power Save Mode (non-DRM Compliant) 46

Performance Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Event Response Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Save and Restore Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Appendix A: Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Common Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

FAULT_MSG_WRONG_NUMBER_OF_DATA – (100h) 49

FAULT_INVALID_OPCODE – (101h) 50

FAULT_UNIMPLEMENTED_OPCODE – 102h 50

FAULT_MSG_POWER_TOO_HIGH – 103h 50

FAULT_MSG_INVALID_FREQ_RECEIVED (104h) 51

FAULT_MSG_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE - (105h) 51

FAULT_MSG_POWER_TOO_LOW - (106h) 51

FAULT_UNIMPLEMENTED_FEATURE - (109h) 52

FAULT_INVALID_BAUD_RATE - (10Ah) 52

Bootloader Faults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

FAULT_BL_INVALID_IMAGE_CRC – 200h 53

FAULT_BL_INVALID_APP_END_ADDR – 201h 53

Flash Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

FAULT_FLASH_BAD_ERASE_PASSWORD – 300h 54

FAULT_FLASH_BAD_WRITE_PASSWORD – 301h 54

FAULT_FLASH_UNDEFINED_ERROR – 302h 55

FAULT_FLASH_ILLEGAL_SECTOR – 303h 55

FAULT_FLASH_WRITE_TO_NON_ERASED_AREA – 304h 55

FAULT_FLASH_WRITE_TO_ILLEGAL_SECTOR – 305h 55

FAULT_FLASH_VERIFY_FAILED – 306h 56

Protocol Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

FAULT_NO_TAGS_FOUND – (400h) 58

FAULT_NO_PROTOCOL_DEFINED – 401h 58

FAULT_INVALID_PROTOCOL_SPECIFIED – 402h 58

FAULT_WRITE_PASSED_LOCK_FAILED – 403h 59

FAULT_PROTOCOL_NO_DATA_READ – 404h 59

FAULT_AFE_NOT_ON – 405h 59

FAULT_PROTOCOL_WRITE_FAILED – 406h 60

FAULT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_FOR_THIS_PROTOCOL – 407h 60

FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_WRITE_DATA – 408h 60

FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_ADDRESS – 409h 60

FAULT_GENERAL_TAG_ERROR – 40Ah 61

FAULT_DATA_TOO_LARGE – 40Bh 61

FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_KILL_PASSWORD – 40Ch 61

FAULT_PROTOCOL_KILL_FAILED - 40Eh 61

FAULT_PROTOCOL_BIT_DECODING_FAILED - 40Fh 62

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FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_EPC – 410h 62

FAULT_PROTOCOL_INVALID_NUM_DATA – 411h 62

FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_OTHER_ERROR - 420h 62

FAULT_GEN2_PROTOCOL_MEMORY_OVERRUN_BAD_PC - 423h 63

FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_MEMORY_LOCKED - 424h 63

FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_INSUFFICIENT_POWER - 42Bh 63

FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_NON_SPECIFIC_ERROR - 42Fh 64

FAULT_GEN2 PROTOCOL_UNKNOWN_ERROR - 430h 64

Analog Hardware Abstraction Layer Faults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

FAULT_AHAL_INVALID_FREQ – 500h 65

FAULT_AHAL_CHANNEL_OCCUPIED – 501h 65

FAULT_AHAL_TRANSMITTER_ON – 502h 65

FAULT_ANTENNA_NOT_CONNECTED – 503h 65

FAULT_TEMPERATURE_EXCEED_LIMITS – 504h 66

FAULT_POOR_RETURN_LOSS – 505h 66

FAULT_AHAL_INVALID_ANTENA_CONFIG – 507h 66

Tag ID Buffer Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

FAULT_TAG_ID_BUFFER_NOT_ENOUGH_TAGS_AVAILABLE – 600h 68

FAULT_TAG_ID_BUFFER_FULL – 601h 68

FAULT_TAG_ID_BUFFER_REPEATED_TAG_ID – 602h 68

FAULT_TAG_ID_BUFFER_NUM_TAG_TOO_LARGE – 603h 69

System Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

FAULT_SYSTEM_UNKNOWN_ERROR – 7F00h 70

FAULT_TM_ASSERT_FAILED – 7F01h 70

Appendix B: Getting Started - Devkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Devkit USB Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

USB/RS232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Native USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Demo Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Demo Tool Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Communication Regulation Information

EMC FCC 47 CFR, Part 15

Industrie Canada RSS-210

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to

radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device

must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired

operation.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

This transmitter module is authorized to be used in other devices only by OEM

integrators under the following conditions:

1. The antenna(s) must be installed such that a minimum separation distance of 23cm is

maintained between the radiator (antenna) & user’s/nearby people’s body at all

times.

2. The transmitter module must not be co-located with any other antenna or transmitter.

As long as the two conditions above are met, further transmitter testing will not be

required. However, the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for

Communication Regulation Information

any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed (for example,

digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc.).

Note

In the event that these conditions can not be met (for certain configurations

or co-location with another transmitter), then the FCC authorization is no

longer considered valid and the FCC ID can not be used on the final product.

In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for re-

evaluating the end product (including the transmitter) and obtaining a

separate FCC authorization.

The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding

how to install or remove this RF module in the user manual of the end product.

User Manual Requirement

The user manual for the end product must include the following information in a

prominent location;

“To comply with FCC’s RF radiation exposure requirements, the antenna(s) used for this

transmitter must be installed such that a minimum separation distance of 23cm is

maintained between the radiator (antenna) & user’s/nearby people’s body atall times and

must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.”

AND

“The transmitting portion of this device carries with it the following two warnings:

“This device complies with Part 15....”

AND

“Any changes or modifications to the transmitting module not expressly approved by

ThingMagic Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment” “

End Product Labeling

The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following:

“Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: QV5MERCURY6E”

“Contains FCC ID: QV5MERCURY6E.”

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