Tag UID read
No tag yet — press "Read continuously" and hold a tag to the reader
3D view of the reader
Whenever a tag is read, a card floats in above the reader showing its UID and the reader's green LED lights up, just like the real unit · the green rings show this model's rated read range
Drag to orbit · scroll to zoom · double-click to reset the view
Drag to orbit · scroll to zoom · double-click to reset the view
Lights and buzzer
Red light
Green light
Buzzer
Use this to test the wiring and that the reader responds — a light coming on means you are talking to it
no tag needed yet splits a wiring problem from a tag problem right away
Which reader to talk to
These two fieldsdo not change settings in the reader — they only say which unit the tool sends commands to
and what speed the port opens at. To change the real settings in the reader, use the next card
Address 0 means send to every unit at once, for when you do not know the address — but with several readers on one line, they all answer and nothing can be read
Address 0 means send to every unit at once, for when you do not know the address — but with several readers on one line, they all answer and nothing can be read
Change settings in the reader
Tells the reader to restart does not clear any settings the address and baud rate you set are kept
The manual gives two conflicting addresses for this command. The tool uses
The manual gives two conflicting addresses for this command. The tool uses
0x000B from the table.
The other one is 0x0039 which the same table calls tag data, so it is not used here🔴 Set these wrong and the reader stops answering at once and you cannot find it again if you forget the value
The way back is to press Scan for reader and try each baud rate until you find it, which wastes time
🔴 Change this and you must change it in the AGV software too or the real system cannot reach the reader while its light still looks normal, which makes people think the device is fine
The way back is to press Scan for reader and try each baud rate until you find it, which wastes time
🔴 Change this and you must change it in the AGV software too or the real system cannot reach the reader while its light still looks normal, which makes people think the device is fine
Read / write tag data
🔴 Writing overwrites the old data at once and cannot be undone
Tags in a running system usually hold a position code. Overwrite one and the AGV reads the wrong position
So always press "Read block" to see what is there first and write it down, before overwriting
So always press "Read block" to see what is there first and write it down, before overwriting
The card must stay in range for the whole write. If it moves away part way through,
the data is written incomplete and the card may become unusable — hold it still until it says done.
Communication log
This model uses Modbus RTU same as the 501
🔴 but the baud rate code table is different — codes 1 and 3 are swapped (this model 1=19200 · 3=57600, the 501 is the other way round)
Use the wrong model page, press "Write baud rate" and the reader ends up at a speed you did not intend, and it stops answering at once
🔴 but the baud rate code table is different — codes 1 and 3 are swapped (this model 1=19200 · 3=57600, the 501 is the other way round)
Use the wrong model page, press "Write baud rate" and the reader ends up at a speed you did not intend, and it stops answering at once