SL5000r MP and MP2 RFID Smart Label Printers
RFID Labeling Reference Manual
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SL5000r MP and MP2 RFID Smart Label Printers
RFID Labeling Reference Manual
Trademark Acknowledgements
2 Smart Label Development
1 RFID Smart Label Application
Table of Contents
And Reference Notes
3 MP2 RFID
Table of Contents
Using The Advanced RFID Calibration
Table of Contents
Custom Tag Configurator
Splitting the EPC
Table of Contents
Overview
1 RFID Smart Label Application And Reference Notes
Chapter 1 Overview
Factors Affecting Smart Label Performance
What To Expect When Running Your RFID Application
Overstruck Smart Labels
Factors Affecting Smart Label Performance
Chapter 1 What To Expect When Running Your RFID Application
Smart Label Characteristics
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
How It Works
Hardware/Infrastructure Considerations
How To Order More Smart Labels
Printronix Professional Services
Contact Information
Printronix Customer Support Center
Corporate Offices
Corporate Offices
Useful Industry Web Links
Applied Wireless Identifications Group, Inc
Printronix, Inc
Alien Technology Corporation
Overview
2 Smart Label Development
Chapter 2 RFID CONTROL Menu
RFID CONTROL Menu
Max Retry Error
RFID CONTROL
cont. on next page
RFID CONTROL cont. from previous 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 Reader
RFID CONTROL Menu Items
Tag Type
RFID CONTROL Menu Items
Tag Name
Chapter 2 RFID CONTROL Menu Table 1. Supported RFID Tag Types
Bits
Protocol
Tag Name
RFID CONTROL Menu Items Table 1. Supported RFID Tag Types
Bits
Protocol
Tag Name
Chapter 2 RFID CONTROL Menu Table 1. Supported RFID Tag Types
Bits
Protocol
Max Retry Error
Error Handling
Label Retry
Tag Write Cnt
Tag Void Cnt
Failed Tag Cnt
Tag Read Cnt
Clear Tag Stat
Error Message
Table 2. Printed Overstrike Error Messages
Overstrike Style
Explanation
Read Tag
Admin User Menu Items
Read Tag&Eject
PreErase Class 0+
Auto Retry
Admin User Menu Items
Custom Tag
Custom Write Pwr
Custom Tag Len
Custom Read Pwr
Custom Tag Class
Custom Rd Tries
Custom Run Cal
Custom Min Power
Custom Tag Pos
Custom Start Pos
Requesting An RFID Report
Custom Max Power
EPC Mgr Report
Non-RFID Warning
RFWTAG
RFID PGL Commands
RFWTAG
RFWTAG
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
IDFn
RFWTAG
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
RPTn
RSTn
Use 144 for 2 inch labels and 288 for 4 inch labels
RFWTAG
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
Example
~CREATESGTIN-64432 RFWTAG64 64H*87D0034567ABCDEF* /EPC number STOP
Example
Example
RFWTAG
Example
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
Example
Example
RFWTAG
~IAF1DF3 ~IAF2DF4 ~IBF1DF3 ~NORMAL
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
RFRTAG
RFRTAG
RFRTAG
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
DF n
Example
RFRTAG
format
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
VERIFY
ASCIITrailer
VERIFY
ASCIIheader
Example
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
Example
VERIFY
Format
Write Tag
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
Example
Write Tag
Chapter 2 RFID PGL Commands
Read Tag
Read Tag
RFID PPI/ZGL Commands
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
Define EPC Data Structure
Calibrate RFID Transponder Position
Format HRa,b
Chapter 2 RFID PPI/ZGL Commands
RFID Setup
Enable RFID Motion
Enable RFID Motion
Specify RFID Retries for a Block
Chapter 2 RFID PPI/ZGL Commands
Set RFID Tag Password
Format RZa
PPI/ZGL EPC Programming Examples
Host Verification
Host Verification
Format HVx,y,ASCII
Example
Chapter 2 RFID PPI/ZGL Commands
Example
FO100,100A0N,60,60FN1FS //Print tag data in FN1
ESCRK 1,a,b,D16,c.c ESCRK 1,a,b,D24,c.c - RFID Write
RFID PPI/STGL Commands
PPI/ZGL EPC Programming Examples
Example
Chapter 2 Return Status Port
Return Status Port
Tools List
Software Migration Tools SMT
Tools List
Chapter 2 Software Migration Tools SMT
Selecting The Tools
Selecting The Tools
Chapter 2 Error Messages
Error Messages
Table 3. Control Panel Error Messages
Solution
Error Message
Table 3. Control Panel Error Messages
Solution
Explanation
Chapter 2 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Table 4. Troubleshooting the RFID Encoder
Symptom
New Coupler System
3 MP2 RFID
Chapter 3 New Coupler System
Adjusting The Coupler Position
Class 1 Gen
64 Bit And 96 Bit EPC Data Formats
Class 0+, Class Zuma, and Class
Class 1 Gen
Table 5. PGL EPC Format Handling
Chapter 3 64 Bit And 96 Bit EPC Data Formats
EPC Format
Selected
EPC Format
Class 0+, Class Zuma, and Class Table 6. ZGL EPC Format Handling
Selected
Size of Data
Moving From 64 Bit Tags To 96 Bit Tags
When 64 Bit Data Is Sent To A 96 Bit Tag PGL
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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