Encompass 4 Reader System Guide
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21 Set Date
Command #21 sets the date. Enter the date in the proper format: two-digit decimal
entries with no spaces between characters and using forward slashes “/” as delimiters.
The entry format is as follows:
21MM/DD/YY
where
MM represents the month (01 to 12).
DD represents the day (01 to 31).
YY represents the last two digits of the year (00 to 99).
/ is the date delimiter.
Reader response:
Done
22 Display Time and Date
Command #22 displays the reader’s current time and date. One space separates the
time and the date output.
Reader message:
HH:MM:SS.hh MM/DD/YY
where
HH represents hours.
MM represents minutes.
SS represents seconds.
hh represents hundredths of seconds.
: is the time delimiter.
MM represents the month.
DD represents the day.
YY represents the last two digits of the year.
/ is the date delimiter.
Append Information — Command Group 3
Group 3 commands append useful information to reader transmissions, such as IDs,
error messages, and sensor input reports. Auxiliary information such as reader num
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ber, antenna number (or manual entry code), number of times the previous tag was
read, and sensor input status can be appended to the ID using the Group 3 commands.
30N Append Time and Date Selection