RFID Labeling Reference Manual
SL5000r MP and MP2 RFID Smart Label Printers
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RFID Labeling Reference Manual
SL5000r MP and MP2 RFID Smart Label Printers
Trademark Acknowledgements
1 RFID Smart Label Application
2 Smart Label Development
Table of Contents
And Reference Notes
Table of Contents
3 MP2 RFID
Table of Contents
Using The Advanced RFID Calibration
Custom Tag Configurator
Splitting the EPC
Table of Contents
1 RFID Smart Label Application And Reference Notes
Overview
Chapter 1 Overview
What To Expect When Running Your RFID Application
Factors Affecting Smart Label Performance
Overstruck Smart Labels
Factors Affecting Smart Label Performance
Smart Label Characteristics
Chapter 1 What To Expect When Running Your RFID Application
Supported Tag Types
General Tag Type
Label Size
Smart Label Characteristics
Technology Tag Class
Chapter 1 Transitioning From UCC/GTIN Applications
How Printronix Makes It Easy
How It Works
Hardware/Infrastructure Considerations
How It Works
Printronix Professional Services
How To Order More Smart Labels
Contact Information
Printronix Customer Support Center
Corporate Offices
Corporate Offices
Applied Wireless Identifications Group, Inc
Useful Industry Web Links
Printronix, Inc
Alien Technology Corporation
2 Smart Label Development
Overview
RFID CONTROL Menu
Chapter 2 RFID CONTROL Menu
Max Retry Error
RFID CONTROL
RFID CONTROL cont. from previous page
cont. on next page
Tag Write Cnt Failed Tag Cnt Tag Void Cnt Tag Read Cnt Clear Tag Stat
F/W-Version
Custom Write Pwr Custom Read Pwr
Chapter 2 RFID CONTROL Menu
RFID CONTROL cont. from previous page
RFID CONTROL Menu Items
RFID Reader
Tag Type
RFID CONTROL Menu Items
Chapter 2 RFID CONTROL Menu Table 1. Supported RFID Tag Types
Tag Name
Bits
Protocol
RFID CONTROL Menu Items Table 1. Supported RFID Tag Types
Tag Name
Bits
Protocol
Chapter 2 RFID CONTROL Menu Table 1. Supported RFID Tag Types
Tag Name
Bits
Protocol
Error Handling
Max Retry Error
Label Retry
Tag Write Cnt
Failed Tag Cnt
Tag Void Cnt
Tag Read Cnt
Clear Tag Stat
Table 2. Printed Overstrike Error Messages
Error Message
Overstrike Style
Explanation
Admin User Menu Items
Read Tag
Read Tag&Eject
PreErase Class 0+
Admin User Menu Items
Auto Retry
Custom Tag
Custom Write Pwr
Custom Read Pwr
Custom Tag Len
Custom Tag Class
Custom Rd Tries
Custom Min Power
Custom Run Cal
Custom Tag Pos
Custom Start Pos
Custom Max Power
Requesting An RFID Report
EPC Mgr Report
Non-RFID Warning
RFID PGL Commands
RFWTAG
RFWTAG
RFWTAG
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
RFWTAG
IDFn
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
RPTn
RSTn
RFWTAG
Use 144 for 2 inch labels and 288 for 4 inch labels
Example
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
~CREATESGTIN-64432 RFWTAG64 64H*87D0034567ABCDEF* /EPC number STOP
Example
RFWTAG
Example
Example
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
Example
RFWTAG
Example
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
~IAF1DF3 ~IAF2DF4 ~IBF1DF3 ~NORMAL
RFRTAG
RFRTAG
RFRTAG
DF n
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
Example
RFRTAG
format
VERIFY
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
ASCIITrailer
VERIFY
ASCIIheader
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
Example
VERIFY
Example
Write Tag
Format
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
Example
Write Tag
Read Tag
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
RFID PPI/ZGL Commands
Read Tag
Read Tag command
Read Tag
Write Tag
Chapter 2 RFID PPI/ZGL Commands
Comments
Format RFa,b,c,d
Write or Read RFID Format
Write or Read RFID Format
Calibrate RFID Transponder Position
Define EPC Data Structure
Format HRa,b
Chapter 2 RFID PPI/ZGL Commands
Enable RFID Motion
RFID Setup
Enable RFID Motion
Specify RFID Retries for a Block
Chapter 2 RFID PPI/ZGL Commands
Set RFID Tag Password
Format RZa
Host Verification
PPI/ZGL EPC Programming Examples
Host Verification
Format HVx,y,ASCII
Chapter 2 RFID PPI/ZGL Commands
Example
Example
FO100,100A0N,60,60FN1FS //Print tag data in FN1
RFID PPI/STGL Commands
ESCRK 1,a,b,D16,c.c ESCRK 1,a,b,D24,c.c - RFID Write
PPI/ZGL EPC Programming Examples
Example
Return Status Port
Chapter 2 Return Status Port
Tools List
Software Migration Tools SMT
Tools List
Chapter 2 Software Migration Tools SMT
Selecting The Tools
Selecting The Tools
Error Messages
Chapter 2 Error Messages
Table 3. Control Panel Error Messages
Solution
Table 3. Control Panel Error Messages
Error Message
Solution
Explanation
Troubleshooting
Chapter 2 Troubleshooting
Table 4. Troubleshooting the RFID Encoder
Symptom
3 MP2 RFID
New Coupler System
Adjusting The Coupler Position
Chapter 3 New Coupler System
64 Bit And 96 Bit EPC Data Formats
Class 1 Gen
Class 0+, Class Zuma, and Class
Class 1 Gen
Chapter 3 64 Bit And 96 Bit EPC Data Formats
Table 5. PGL EPC Format Handling
EPC Format
Selected
Class 0+, Class Zuma, and Class Table 6. ZGL EPC Format Handling
EPC Format
Selected
Size of Data
When 64 Bit Data Is Sent To A 96 Bit Tag PGL
Moving From 64 Bit Tags To 96 Bit Tags
Example
Chapter 3 Moving From 64 Bit Tags To 96 Bit Tags
When 64 Bit Data Is Sent To A 96 Bit Tag ZGL
When 64 Bit Data Is Sent To A 96 Bit Tag ZGL
Example
Example
Example
Multiple Read/Write Commands On One Label
Chapter 3 PGL
The VERIFY Command is not RFID Specific
The VERIFY Command is not RFID Specific
Splitting the EPC
Customer Scenario
Chapter 3 Splitting the EPC
Simplest Solution
Example
Tag Profiler
Using The Advanced RFID Calibration
Tag Profiler
Auto Inlay Locater
Custom Tag Configurator
Chapter 3 Using The Advanced RFID Calibration
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