CHAPTER 4 ALIEN READER PROTOCOL
READER INTERFACE GUIDE
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Command List
GENERAL COMMANDS
Command Description
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Help (or “h”) List all reader commands available.
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Info (or (“i”) List all current reader settings.
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! (exclamation mark) Repeats the last command issued.
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Save Save current settings to flash memory
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Quit ("q") Quit session (telnet only)
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get Function
set Function
Used to enable and disable classes of commands
(programming, for example)
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get ReaderName
set ReaderName
Allows an arbitrary name to be associated with and
retrieved from the reader.
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get ReaderType Get a description of the reader type.
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get ReaderVersion Get the reader software/hardware versions.
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get ReaderNumber
set ReaderNumber
Get and Set an arbitrary number (1-255) to be
associated with the reader.
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get Uptime
Returns the number of seconds that have elapsed
since the reader was last booted.
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get Username
set Username
Get and Set the Username used for the Network based
access control.
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get Password
set Password
Get and Set the Password used for the Network based
access control.
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get MaxAntenna
Returns the maximum addressible antenna port
number (total number of antennas is MaxAntenna+1)
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get AntennaSequence
set AntennaSequence
Get and Set the antenna port sequence the reader
should use.
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get RFAttenuation
set RFAttenuation
Get and Set the amount of digital attenuation to apply
to the emitted RF.
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FactorySettings Reset the reader to its original factory settings.
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Reboot Reboot the reader.
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