RFID Communications

6.4.16 ABxS Command 88H: Tag Search All

DESCRIPTION

Command 88H checks to see if there is an RFID tag within range of the antenna.

DISCUSSION

This command activates controller to look for a tag in range. As soon as the controller finds a tag it returns a command echo to the host. The timeout value is given in 1 ms increments and can have a value of 001EH to FFFEH (65,534 ms). When the timeout is set to 0, the controller returns a syntax error. The number of tags returned can be either 1 (tag found), or 0 (timeout expired without having found a tag).

Field

Remarks

Command

Command number in hex preceded by AAH

 

 

Family ID

Tag Family ID - 00H = all tags

 

 

Reserved

00H

 

 

Timeout

Timeout value given in 1 ms units (001EH - FFFEH)

 

 

Message Terminator

FFFFH

 

 

Example

Checks for an RFID tag in the RF field. A timeout of 1 seconds (07D0H = 2000 x 1 ms increments) is set for the completion of the Tag Search. The Family ID is set for any tag. One tag is found and the command is successful.

Command from Host

MSB

LSB

Remarks

AAH

88H

Perform Command 88

 

 

 

00H

00H

Family ID/Reserved

 

 

 

07H

D0H

2-second Timeout

 

 

 

FFH

FFH

Message Terminator

 

 

 

Response from Controller

MSB

LSB

Remarks

AAH

88H

Command Echo

 

 

 

01H

08H

Ntags/Status

 

 

 

FFH

FFH

Message Terminator

 

 

 

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