ThingMagic M6e - Manual (Page 21)

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Mercury6e Introduction
The ThingMagic ® Mercury6e ® (M6e) embedded module is an RFID engines that you can
integrate with other systems to create RFID-enabled products.
Applications to control the M6e modules and derivative products can be written using the
high level MercuryAPI. The MercuryAPI supports Java, .NET and C programming
environments. The MercuryAPI Software Development Kit (SDK) contains sample
applications and source code to help developers get started demoing and developing
functionality. For more information on the MercuryAPI see the MercuryAPI Programmers
Guide
and the MercuryAPI SDK, available on the ThingMagic website.
This document is for hardware designers and software developers. It describes the
hardware specifications and firmware functionality and provides guidance on how to
incorporate the M6e module within a third-party host system. The rest of the document is
broken down into the following sections:
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Hardware Overview - This section provides detailed specifications of the M6e
hardware. This section should be read in its entirety before designing hardware or
attempting to operate the M6e module in hardware other than the ThingMagic
DevKit.
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Firmware Overview - This section describes provides a detailed description of the M6e
firmware components including the bootloader and application firmware.
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Communication Protocol - This section provides an overview of the low level serial
communications protocol used by the M6e.
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Functionality of the Mercury6e - This section provides detailed descriptions of the M6e
features and functionality that are supported through the use of the MercuryAPI.
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Appendix A: Error Messages - This appendix lists and provides causes and suggested
solutions for M6e Error Codes.
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Appendix B: Getting Started - Devkit - QuickStart guide to getting connected to the M6e
Developerʼs Kit and using the Demo Applications included with the MercuryAPI SDK.