Alien Technology ALR-9800 User Manual

CHAPTER 5 TAG PROGRAMMING
READER INTERFACE GUIDE
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ProgAntenna
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Programming tags requires a controlled, repeatable RF environment (see
previous section titled, "Programming Distance and Power Levels"), and in most
cases, programming commands can potentially effect all the tags in the RF field.
For this reason, rather than using the AntennaSequence to indicate which
antenna(s) to issue programming commands on, you use the ProgAntenna
attribute instead.
All programming commands are issued on the antenna port specified by
ProgAntenna, regardless of the current AntennaSequence value.
ProgAntenna Examples
Command
Response
>get ProgAntenna
ProgAntenna = 0
Command
Response
>set ProgAntenna = 2
ProgAntenna = 2
ProgReadAttempts
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When the reader is asked to perform a programming operation, often the first
step is to verify the presence of a tag in the field. If there is not identifiable tag in
the field, the reader won't bother continuing with the rest of the operation. The
ProgReadAttempts attribute specifies the number of attempts the reader should
make to verify the presence of a tag.
 The value can range from 1 to 255.
 The default value is 10.
ProgReadAttempts is used in the following programming commands:
 Program Tag
 Erase Tag
 Kill Tag
 Lock Tag
ProgReadAttempts Examples
Command
Response
>get ProgReadAttempts
ProgReadAttempts = 10
Command
Response
>set ProgReadAttempts = 5
ProgReadAttempts = 5
ProgEraseAttempts
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The ProgEraseAttempts attribute specifies the number of attempts the reader
should make to erase a tag. This value is used as a parameter in an Erase Tag

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Brand	Alien Technology
Model	ALR-9800
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