Frequency setting – ThingMagic M6e User Manual
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Regulatory Support
A D I V I S I O N O F T R I M B L E
Functionality of the Mercury6e
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The regional functionality is set using the MercuryAPI. Setting the region of operation
configures the regional default settings including:
Loads the
with the appropriate table for the selected region.
to the first entry in the hop table, even if the RF is off.
Selects the transmit filter, if applicable.
Frequency Setting
The modules have a PLL synthesizer that sets the modulation frequency to the desired
value. Whenever the frequency is changed, the module must first power off the
modulation, change the frequency, and then turn on the modulation again. Since this can
take several milliseconds, it is possible that tags are powered off during a frequency hop.
In addition to setting the default regional settings, the M6e has commands that allow the
transmit frequency to be set manually.
Peopleʼs Republic of
China (PRC & CN)
SRRC, MII
The PRC specifications limits channels 920 to
920.5MHz and 924.5 to 925.0MHz to transmit-
ting at 100mW or below. The default hop table
uses only the center channels which allow 2W
ERP, 1W conducted, power output. If the hop
table is modified to use the outer, lower power
channels the RF level will be limited to the outer
channels limit, 100mW or +20dBm
Note:
With the M6e-PRC hardware the 840
to 845MHz band is also supported as
the CN region. It is not supported on
the standard M6e
Australia (AU)
ACMA LIPD Class Licence
Variation 2011 (No. 1)
New Zealand (NZ)
Radiocommunications Regula-
tions (General User Radio
Licence for Short Range
Devices) Notice 2011
Open Region
No regulatory compliance
enforced
Allows the module to be manually configured
within the full capabilities supported by the hard-
ware, see
Regional Frequency Quantization
table. No regulatory limits, including: frequency
range, channel spacing and transmit power lim-
its, are enforced. The Open Region should be
used with caution.
Supported Regions