Chapter 2 — Configure the Reader
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Read Tries The maximum number of times the read algorithm is executed
before a response is returned to a Read command. Valid range is 1
to 254. Default is 3.
In practice, this is the number of times an identified tag is read until
the Read is successful.
This setting is equivalent to the RDTRIES BRI attribute.
Write Tries The maximum number of times the read algorithm is executed
before a response is returned to a Write command. Valid range is 1
to 254. Default is 5.
In practice, this is the number of times an identified tag is read until
the Write is successful.
This setting is equivalent to the WRTIES BRI attribute.
Lock Tries The maximum number of times the lock algorithm is executed
before a response is returned to a Lock command. Valid range is 1
to 254. Default is 3.
This setting is equivalent to the LOCKTRIES BRI attribute.
Field Separator The character used for separating fields in tag data. Choose from
space ( ), comma (,), colon (:), semicolon (;), tab, caret (^), or tilde
(~). Default is space ( ).
This setting is equivalent to the FIELDSEP BRI attribute.
ID Report Enables tag ID reporting after a Read, Write, or Lock command is
executed:
• For ISO tags, the tag identifier corresponds to TAGID.
• For EPC tags, the identifier corresponds to EPCID.
Default is enabled.
This setting is equivalent to the IDREPORT BRI attribute.
No Tag Report Enables a NOTAG message, which is sent when no tags are found
during execution of a Read, Write, or Lock command. Default is
disabled.
This setting is equivalent to the NOTAGRPT BRI attribute.
Report Timeout The timeout (in ms) for delays in tag reporting when the RFID
reader is in continuous read mode. Valid range is 0 to 65534.
Default is 0.
This setting is equivalent to the RPTTIMEOUT BRI attribute.
Timeout Configuration
Mode
Establishes whether to use the Timeout or Tries attributes. Default
is off.
This setting is equivalent to the TIMEOUTMODE BRI attribute.
BRI Attribute Settings Descriptions (continued)
Setting Description