CHAINWAY UR1A Integrated UHF Reader User Manual
- June 12, 2024
- CHAINWAY
Table of Contents
CHAINWAY UR1A Integrated UHF Reader
Product Information
The UR1A Integrated UHF Reader is a device manufactured by Shenzhen Chainway Information Technology Co., Ltd. It is a fixed UHF all-in-one device that uses a DC 12V/2A power supply. The reader integrates UHF technology, a feeder, and an antenna. It also features RS232 and RJ45 interfaces and provides a C# demo. The package includes the UR1A reader and a 12V 2A power adapter.
Product Usage Instructions
Overview
The UR1A reader requires a DC 12V/2A power supply. It can be connected to a PC using either a serial cable or an RJ45 network cable. The reader supports multiple readers and writers through network devices such as switches.
Device List
The package includes the following items:
- UR1A fixed UHF all-in-one device
- 12V 2A power adapter
- PC and software management
The software management includes the UHFAPP.exe executable file.
Connect Device
To connect the fixed reader:
- Option 1: Connect the PC to the equipment using a serial cable with a speed of 115200bps.
- Option 2: Connect the device to the PC using an RJ45 network cable. The default IP address of the device is 192.168.99.202, and the default port is 8888. Ensure that the PC and the device are set in the same network segment.
Parameter Setup
To set up the parameters:
- Click on UHFAPP in the management software folder.
- Connect the equipment to the PC using a serial cable. Select Serial port as the connection mode and choose the appropriate serial port number. Click Open to connect the device. The initial interface is the configuration interface.
- Alternatively, if connecting via an RJ45 network cable, select Network as the communication mode. Enter the device IP address and port number in the IP input box (default IP: 192.168.99.202, port: 8888). Click Open to connect the device.
Set Region, RFLink, and Continuous Wave
Set the region, RFLink, and continuous wave parameters as shown in the corresponding pictures provided in the manual (Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8).
Set Working Mode
The UR1A reader supports two working modes:
- Command Mode: Receive tag data in the Inventory EPC window.
- Click Start to send a command to the equipment for tag inventory.
- Click Stop to stop the inventory process.
- Auto Mode: Receive tag data in the UDP ReceiveEPC window. Click Start to start receiving data and click Stop to stop receiving data. After setting the automatic working mode, restart the device for the changes to take effect.
Set IP Address, Target IP Address, and Port Number
To set the IP address of the device:
- The IP address of the device and the PC should be in the same network segment. For example, if the IP address of the PC is 192.168.1.109 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, you can set the IP address of the device to 192.168.1.201 without modifying the port number.
- To set the target IP address and port number, enter the IP address of the PC that will receive the inventory data under the automatic working mode of the device.
Additional Settings
The manual provides instructions to set FastID, TagFocus, the protection temperature of the UHF module, EPC, and TID, and to reset the software. The manual also explains how to enable or disable the buzzer for tag reading prompts.
Statement
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subject to change without notice.The software is provided strictly on an “as
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Chainway reserves the right to make changes to any software or product to
improve reliability, function, or design. Chainway does not assume any product
liability arising out of, or in connection with, the application or use of any
product, circuit, or application described herein.
No license is granted, either expressly or by implication, estoppel, or
otherwise under any Chainway intellectual property rights. An implied license
only exists for equipment, circuits, and subsystems contained in Chainway
products.
Chainway UR1A is a high-performance fixed UHF reader. Chipset can be integrated with either Impinj R2000 or Impinj E710. It has high integration, excellent performance, stability and reliability. It has superior electromagnetic interference resistance, heat dissipation and performance, and can meet the installation and use needs of various indoor and outdoor environments. It is suitable for warehousing, archives management, book management, banks, footwear, jewelry, watches, industrial laundry and production line management, medical instrument cabinet, unmanned retail and other challenging application environments with high requirements for RFID reading performance.
Overview
The UR1A uses DC 12V/2A power supply, integrates UHF, feeder and antenna, also
integrates RS232 and RJ45 interfaces, and provides C# demo.
Device List
- UR1A fixed UHF all-in-one device; 12V 2A power adapter.
- PC and software management, where UHFAPP.exe is an executable file, as shown in Pic 1.
Connect Device
The connection of fixed reader is shown in Pic 2. PC can connect equipment
through serial cable, with a speed of 115200bps; Or the RJ45 network cable is
connected to the device (default IP: 192.168.99.202, port: 8888). The IP
addresses of the PC and the device are set in the same network segment. The PC
can connect multiple readers and writers through network devices such as
switches.
- RJ45
- Power supply
- GPIO
- Serial port
Parameter Setup
Click UHFAPP in the management software folder, connects equipment through
serial cable, and connection mode select “Serial port”, COM selects the serial
port number of the computer connecting device, click “Open” button to connect
the device, and the initial interface is a configuration Interface, as shown
in Pic 3.
Connect via RJ45 network cable, select “Network” as the communication mode, enter the device IP address and port number in the IP input box (factory default IP: 192.168.99.202, port: 8888; the IP address of the PC should be set in the same network segment), click the “Open” button, and the interface after connecting the PC and the device is as shown in Pic. 4. Click
the “Close” button to disconnect.
When the device is connected, the parameters in the configuration interface
are empty. Click the “Get” button under each parameter to obtain the device
parameters. You can click the “Setting” button in the main menu to enter the
configuration interface. The following parameters can be set, and most
parameters are set by default.
Set the output power. The output power setting range is 1~30dBm. If you want
to change the output power, select the power value in the pull-down option, as
shown in Pic 5, and click the “Set” button. If the “Save” button is checked in
advance, the set parameters will be saved until the equipment is shut down; If
the “Save” button is not checked in advance, the parameters set after shutdown
will not be saved. This is true for other parameter items with “Save” or
“Save”.
Set the region, as shown in Pic 6.
Set RFLink, as shown in Pic 7.
Set continuous wave, as shown in Pic.8
Set the working mode. There are two working modes: “command mode” and “auto mode”. Under the command working mode, receive the tag data in the “Inventory EPC” window, click the “Start” button, the PC sends the command to the equipment, the equipment inventory tag, the PC receives the inventory data, and click the “Stop” button to stop the equipment inventory.
In automatic working mode, in “UDP ReceiveEPC”, the window receives tag data,
click “Start” to receive data, and click “Stop” to stop receiving data. After
the automatic working mode is set, the device must be restarted to take
effect, as shown in Pic 9.
Set the IP address of the device. The IP address of the device and the IP
address of the PC are in the same network segment. For example, the IP address
of the PC is 192.168.1.109, and the mask is 255.255.255.0. You can set the IP
address of the device to 192.168.1.201, and the port number does not need to
be modified. (as shown in Pic 10).
Set the target IP address and port number. The target IP address is the IP
address of the PC receiving the inventory data under the automatic working
mode of the device.
IP address:
Set FastID:
Set TagFocus:
Set protection temp. of UHF module:
Set EPC and TID:
To reset the software, click the “Reset” button to reset the device. After the
reset, click the “Close” button, and then click the “Open” button to reconnect
the device.
Set the buzzer, turn on the buzzer, and the device will emit a prompt tone
when reading tags. Turn off the buzzer, and the device will not emit a prompt
tone when reading the tag.
Set Gen2:
Inventory
Tag Inventory
Click the “Inventory EPC” button in the main menu to enter the inventory EPC
interface, and click the “Start” button to start the inventory tag.
Click the “Stop” button to stop counting.
User can enter the filter data in the “Filter” input box. The EPC filter data
can be up to 12 bytes (96bit). To set the filter data, starting address, and
length, click the “Set” button. After setting the filter data, only the tags
that meet the filter conditions are counted. For example, in the filter input
box, enter 16 01, starting address 32 (bit), length 16 (bit), select EPC for
the bank, click the “Set” button, and then click the “Start” button to start
counting. Only counting EPC is the tag of starting 16 01.
Read &Write Tag
Click the “Read Write Tag” button in the main menu to enter the read-write tag
interface. The tag readable storage area includes RESERVED, EPC, TID, USER,
and the writable storage area includes RESERVED, EPC, USER.
Click a tag in the counting EPC window to enter the tag reading window, and
the EPC data will be automatically copied to the filter input box, The default
is to read the EPC storage area. Click “Read” to read 12 bytes of the EPC
storage area.
Read the RESERVED area, and read 4 words at most. The first two words are the
kill password, and the last two words are the access password:
Read TID area:
Read User area:
EPC, RESERVED and USER areas can be used to write data. Select the corresponding area, enter the starting address and length, enter data in the “Data” input box, click “Write”, and the “Write Successful” data will be written to the corresponding storage area.
Lock
Click the “Lock Tag” button in the main menu to enter the lock tag interface,
as shown in Figure 27. You can perform “Open”, “Lock”, “Permanently Open” and
“Permanently Lock” operations on different areas of the tag. To perform lock
tag operations, you need to enter the access password. The tag can be killed,
and the kill password must be entered. After the kill operation, the tag is
wasted.
UDP-ReceiveEPC
After setting the automatic working mode, restart the device, select UDP
ReceiveEPC in the main menu, click the “Open” button to connect the device,
select the IP address of the PC receiving the inventory tag in the IP address
bar, click “Start” to start receiving the tag data of the equipment inventory,
and click “Stop” to stop receiving the tag data of the equipment inventory. If
you want to exit the automatic working mode, set the “Command Mode” in the
work mode item of the configuration interface.
Others
Click the “UHF information” button in the main menu to read the device
hardware version and firmware version number, and click the “Temperature”
button in the main menu to read the module temperature.