Chapter 2 Configuring the Programmer
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Chapter 2 Configuring the Programmer
This chapter briefly defines permissions and instructs how to configure the AP4119
Rail Tag Programmer using a PT5780 Permissions Tag.
Permissions
An AP4119 Rail Tag Programmer requires specific setup data before it can be used to program tags.
Configuration of the programmer is done using a permissions tag or a License Certificate (requires AP4119
Host Software). Refer to the Host Software User Guide for download instructions. The permissions tag
transfers parameters, such as permissions expiration date and application tag permissions (read/write/
authentication access rights and ownership matching) to the rail tag programmer via an RF signal. Initial tag
programmer configuration can be performed at the factory or at the customer site using a permissions tag.
PT5780 Permissions Tag
TransCore’s permissions tag (Figure 7) is specifically designed to configure the AP4119 Rail Tag
Programmer. During programmer configuration, the permissions tag data is validated by the programmer
and, if valid, stored in the AP4119 tag programmer’s nonvolatile memory.
Tag programmer configuration information transferred from the permissions tag to the tag programmer can
include:
• Rail tag owner values
• Rail tag ATA frame security character values
• Rail tag read and write access, by page
• Rail tag programmer control number (CN) matching
• Rail tag programmer lifetime dates
• Rail tag programmer control/configuration
• ATA mode programming permissions
• Generic/non-AAR programming enable/disable
A permissions tag can be used once during a programmer’s expected life cycle, or may be required on
an ongoing basis during programmer use. Also, a dierent permissions tag can be used at any time in the
programmer’s lifetime to update or reconfigure the programmer. In some cases, multiple permissions tags
for a single programmer may be required at a given site to enable tag programming by multiple owners, or
to selectively enable or disable various programmer features.
Figure 7 Permissions Tag
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