Shenzhen Chainway Information Technology C61 UHF RFID Reader User Manual
- June 6, 2024
- Shenzhen Chainway Information Technology
Table of Contents
SHENZHEN CHAINWAY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
C61 UHF
User Manual
Statement
by ShenZhenChainway Information Technology Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.
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subject to change without notice. The software is provided strictly on an “as
is” basis. All software, including firmware, furnished to the user is on a
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only exists for equipment, circuits, and subsystems contained in Chainway
products.
Chapter 1 Product Intro
1.1 Intro
Chainway C61 UHF is a single-channel UHF RFID reader module with high performance. It can be integrated in mobile UHF RFID readers, fixed UHF RFID readers, UHF card readers, integrated RFID readers and etc. With high integration level, this reliable module is small in size, low in power consumption. It is also resistant to electromagnetic interference and good at heat dispersion. All make it to absolutely satisfy the needs of all environments. The module appeals to challenging industries like warehousing, logistics, apparel, production lines, and such.
1.2 Brief
C61 module can be adopted with multiple types of antennas with output
powers as 5dBi, 9dBi, 12dBi. The port is SMA and the development board,
Windows SDK, and demos are provided.
1.3 Device installation
C61 can be connected as Pic.2. PC can connect with the development board by
cable. Single C61 module can connect with different amounts of antennas
according to different models.
Chapter 2 Module Interface Definition 2.1 C61 UHF
2.2 C61 UHF
2.3 Parameter Setup
Double click UHFAPP.exe to enter the software, and connect with the device
through the serial port line. Select Mode to “SerialPort”, select COM to
according serial port on PC. Click “Open” to connect with the device,
initiation page is as follows:
If RJ45 has been used as a connection, communication Mode needs to be selected
as “network” and input IP address and port number (default IP address is
192.168.99.202, Port is 8888.) Then click “Open” to connect PC and device.
After PC and device have been connected, the status page is as
follows:
After the device has connected with the PC, the parameters on the interface
will be empty. Click “Get” on each option to collect device parameters. Click
“Set” on the page, user can adjust necessary parameters, some parameters are
default values.
Output power can be set in the range of 5 dBm to 30 dBm as the following
picture, after selecting the value, click “Set” button. If “Save” has been
selected, current parameters will be saved after power off the
device.
Set regions:
Set RFLink:
Set continuous wave:
There are two work modes that can be selected, “command mode” and “auto mode”.
Under “command mode”, the user could collect tag data in the “Read EPC” page,
click “Start” to send the command to the device on PC, click “Stop” to stop
collecting tag data.
Under “auto mode”, the user could collect tag data in the “UDP-ReceiveEPC”
page, click “Start” to receive data, click “Stop” to stop receiving data.
After selecting “auto mode”, the device needs to be restarted. 
Set IP address and make sure PC and device have used in same segment. For
example, if IP address of PC is 192.168.1.109, the mask is 255.255.255.0, the
device’s IP address can be set to 192.168.1.201, port number doesn’t need to
be changed. 
Set antenna connection, there are 4 I/O ports on the device and have been
marked as ANT1, ANT2, ANT3, ANT4. The user needs to select the antenna which
has been connected and click “set”. 
Set the destination IP address and port number, destination IP address is the IP address used for reading tag data under “auto mode”.
Set FastID:
**Set TagFocus**
Set protective temp. It means to setup the highest operating temperature of UHF module:
Set EPC and TID:
Reset, click the “Reset” button to restore the device to the default value.
After reset, the user needs to click “Close” and “Open” to reconnect the
device. 
Set Buzzer, click “Open” to switch on the buzzer function, the device will play notification sound when reading tags.
Set Gen2, this parameter needs to be adjusted by actual requirements.
Chapter 3 Read and Write EPC
3.1 Read EPC
Click “ReadEPC” in the menu to enter the EPC page, click “Start” to read tags,
click “Stop” to stop reading. The EPC, RSSI, Count number and ANT number
(antenna channel) will be recorded in window as following pic:
User could enter data in “Filter” to filter EPC of special tags, the maximum
filter DL is 96 bits. User needs to setup data, initial address, data length
and click “Set”. After filtered data has been set, the device will read and
search for the tag which has been filtered.
For example: enter 16 01 in “Data”, initial address data length is 32(bit),
length is 16(bit), select EPC in “bank”, click “Set” and click “Start” to
start scanning tags which the address start at 16 01:
3.2 Read & Write Tags
Click “ReadWriteTag” to enter its page, TID area can be read-only, RESERVED,
EPC, and USER areas can be read and written.
Click one option in the “Read-write” window to enter tag reading mode, EPC
will be automatically copied into the “Data” block in the filter, the default
option is EPC reading, click “Read” to read 12 bytes of EPC area. 
For the “RESERVED” area, the user could read 4 words at maximum, The previous
2 words are the password of KILL function, last 2 words are access passwords:
Read TID area:
Read USER area:
Data could be written in EPC, RESERVED, and USER areas, select according to areas and input initial address, length, input data into “Data” window and click “Write” to write data into according areas.
3.3 Lock UHF Tag
Click “Kill-Lock” in the main menu to enter the Tag locking function. For
this function, the user could execute the “Lock”, “Kill”, “Open”, “Permanent
Open” and “Permanent Lock”, to execute the “Lock” function, the password is
needed. If the user wants to kill UHF tag, the need to enter the password and
the tag will be wasted permanently.
3.4 UDP-ReceiveEPC
After auto mode has been selected, restart the device and select
UDPReceiveEPC, click “Open” to connect the device and select IP address of PC
in address column, click “Stop” to stop receiving UHF tag data.
If user needs to escape auto work mode, “command mode” needs to be selected in
work mode.
3.5 Others
Click “UHF information” in the main menu to read the hardware version and
firmware version, click “Temperature” to read the current temperature value of
the UHF module.
FCC Caution.
§ 15.19 Labeling requirements.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
§ 15.21 Information to the user.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
§ 15.105 Information to the user.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with
a minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.