CipherLab 8 Series User Manual

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CipherLab BASIC Programming Part I
4.8.1 VIRTUAL COM
The algorithm for programming the RFID reader simply follows the commands related to
COM ports. The virtual COM port for RFID is defined as COM4. Thus,
 OPEN_COM(4) : enable the RFID module
 CLOSE_COM(4) : disable the RFID module
 A$ = READ_COM$(4) : read data from an RFID tag
 WRITE_COM(4) : write data to an RFID tag
 ON COM(4) GOSUB… and OFF COM(4)
4.8.2 DATA FORMAT
Before reading and writing operations, the parameters of RFID must be specified. The
settings of format are described below.
Parameter
Description
TagType&
Bit 31 ~ 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0
Reserved ISO
14443B
SR176 ISO
14443A
Icode Tagit ISO
15693
start% The starting byte of data for the read/write operation.
MaxLen%
 Read: The maximum data length (1~255).
0 refers to reading UID data only.
 Write: Reserved (Any integer value is acceptable.)
When an RFID tag is read, the data string includes Tag Type, UID, and Data. The data
format for READ_COM$(4) is as follows.
Byte 1
Byte 2 ~ 18
Byte 19 ~ xx
Tag Type ‘V’
‘T’
‘I’
‘M’
‘S’
‘Z’
TAG_ISO15693
TAG_Tagit
TAG_Icode
TAG_MifareISO14443A
TAG_SR176
TAG_ISO14443B
Tag UID (SN) Data

CipherLab 8 Series Specifications

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Brand	CipherLab
Model	8 Series
Category	PDA
Language	English