Adding RFID Tag Types 

Use

The RFID emulator comes with a set of predefined RFID tag types. These tag types are but a fraction of all the tag types that exist today. Also, as RFID technology advances, more RFID tag types may become available. The RFID emulator provides the user with the ability to add tag types to the RFID emulator as the need arises.

This procedure explains how to add, edit, and delete tag types from the RFID emulator.

 

Prerequisites

The RFID peripheral panel is displayed.

 

Procedure

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       1.      Click on the Capability…  button. The Rfid Capability window opens.

       2.      Click on the Tag Type tab.

       3.      Click the Add button. The New Tag Type window opens.

       4.      Enter the following information:

                            a.      Type Name - The name that will be given to the tag type being added.

                            b.      Under the Tag Id tab:

                                                  i.       Total Length - Total length of the tag ID in bytes.

                                                ii.       Prefix Length - Prefix length of the tag ID in bytes. These are bytes in the tag ID that are the same for all the tags that belong to this tag type.

                                               iii.       Prefix - Double click on each of the bytes to enter the hex code for each.

When you double click on a byte, the Byte Entry window is displayed. This window presents three columns: HEX (hexadecimal code), DEC (decimal code), and CHR (character). Each row is a byte. Rows go from 0 to 255 (DEC).

 

                                               iv.       Programmable - Check this box if the Tag ID is programmable.

                                                 v.       Lockable - Check this box if the Tag ID can be locked.

                                               vi.       Password Length - The length, in bytes, of the password used to lock a Tag ID.

                            c.      Under the Memory tab:

                                                  i.       Size - The size of the whole tag including reserved, read only, and/or writable areas.

By default the size is in addition to the tag ID. To include the Tag ID as part of the tag type size, click on the desired starting position (Offset) for the tag ID and click on the Include TID button.

                                                ii.       Bytes Per Block - Set by default to 1. If you want to configure the number of bytes per block, keep in mind that this number must be a factor of the Size.

       5.      Click on the OK button.

 

Result

The new tag type has been added to the RFID emulator.