Siemens SIMATIC Ident RF200 - Retentively Enabling;Disabling Scan Mode

Scan mode function extension for ASCII readers
3.1 Retentively enabling/disabling scan mode
ASCII protocol for RF200
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3.1
Retentively enabling/disabling scan mode
You can enable scan mode by executing the “SYSTEM” command with the function identifier
“FKT = 0x08”.
Command
Value
Description
SYSTEM 0xAA Retentively enable scan mode
• FKT = 0x08
• PARA = 0x01
Enable scan mode (disable ASCII mode)
Scan mode is enabled using the “SYSTEM” command, as described below:
Table 3- 1 Structure of the “SYSTEM” command
STX
Net data
{optional:
LF}
ETX
Length Com-
mand
Status FKT PARA Res.
0x02
0x05
0xAA
0x00
0x08
0x01
0x00
0x0A
0x03
The reader is in scan mode as soon as the command has been successfully acknowledged.
Disabling scan mode (enabling ASCII mode)
To disable scan mode, you must set the “Scan mode” parameter to the value “0x02” using
the “Change parameters” frame.
Table 3- 2 Structure of the “Change parameters” frame (binary)
Command parameter
Frame parameter
Byte 1
Byte 2
Byte 3
Byte 1
Byte 2
Byte 3
Byte 4
Command
Status
Count
Tag type
Modulation
Subcarrier
Data rate
0x01 0x00 0x15 0x01 0x1E 0x00 0x00
Frame parameter
Byte 5
Byte 6
Byte 7
...
Byte 20
Byte 21
BCC
Operating
mode
Scan mode Para Para Para Para
0x00
0x02
...
1)
...
1)
...
1)
...
1)
If scan mode is disabled with this frame, only the scan mode parameter is evaluated; all
other parameters in this frame are ignored.
You will find more information on this subject as well as parameter descriptions
1)
in the
sections “Communication in scan mode (Page 26)” and ““Change parameters” frame
(Page 29)”.