MCQ-PRO RFID Reader — Installation and Tuning Manual Version 1.00
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Table of Contents
Publishing Note ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Important to know--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
If you need assistance ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
Contact for Comments ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
Quality Issues ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
1 Overview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
2 Installation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
2.1 Minimum System Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
2.2 Installation Procedure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
3 Getting Started ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
3.1 Using DIALOC ID MCQ-Pro Wizard ------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
3.1.1 Selecting a Device ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
3.1.2 Setting up the Device --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
3.2 Examples of Read/Write Operations ------------------------------------------------------------------ 18
3.2.1 Reading UID of ISO 15693 Tags ------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
3.2.2 Reading or Writing ISO 15693 Tag Memory ---------------------------------------------------- 19
4 DIALOC ID MCQ-Pro’s Workspace --------------------------------------------------- 22
4.1 Workspace Panel Arrangement ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
4.1.1 Moving panels ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
4.1.2 Minimizing panels -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23
4.1.3 Closing panels ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23
4.1.4 Restoring default panel layout ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
4.1.5 Switching workspace to full screen ---------------------------------------------------------------- 24
5 Managing your RFID devices ----------------------------------------------------------- 25
5.1 How to Manage your Favorite Devices---------------------------------------------------------------- 25
5.1.1 Adding a Favorite Device Using Device Discovery -------------------------------------------- 25
5.1.2 Manually Adding or Editing a Favorite Device -------------------------------------------------- 28
5.1.3 Connecting, Disconnecting and Rebooting a Device ------------------------------------------ 28
5.1.4 Getting Device Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29
5.1.5 Upgrading Firmwares --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31
5.1.6 Managing Default Radio Configuration ----------------------------------------------------------- 33
5.1.7 Saving/Loading Device Configuration to/from Disk -------------------------------------------- 34
6 Core Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37
6.1 System Configuration-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37
6.1.1 General Tab --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37
6.1.2 Tests Tab ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38
6.2 Communication Interfaces Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------- 39
6.2.1 Serial Port Tab 6.2.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39
6.2.2 USB Tab -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39
6.2.3 Ethernet Tab--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40
6.3 Services Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 41
6.3.1 Heartbeat Tab ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41
6.3.2 StxNG Tab ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41
7 RF Channels Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------- 42
7.1 RF Channels Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42
7.1.1 Default RF configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 42
7.1.2 Multiplexer Configuration ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43
8 Default Read -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46
8.1 Overview ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 46
8.2 Default Read Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 46
8.2.1 General --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46