Product line overview, Product specifications – ThingMagic M5e-Compact User Manual
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Product Line Overview
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Introduction
Product Line Overview
The embedded modules were designed to be incorporated into products requiring
powerful RFID capabilities in a small form factor.
The M5e is a small form-factor, low power, low cost Gen2 module. The M5e is ideal for
embedding a powerful RFID module with read and write capabilities into a product or
system.
The M5e-Compact is a smaller version of the M5e. It has one MMCX connector for a
monostatic antenna. The M5e-Compact is ideal for use in hand-held printers and other
applications where size is the highest priority.
Product Specifications
The following table compares and contrasts the two Mercury embedded modules:
Comparison of features between M5e, and M5e-Compact
Item
M5e
M5e-Compact
Processor
Atmel AT91SAM7S-256
Atmel AT91SAM7S-256
Flash memory
256 kB
256 kB
On-chip RAM
64 kB
64 kB
RF Architecture
ASIC Impinj Indy1000 with
ThingMagic front end for improved
sensitivity
ASIC Impinj Indy1000 with
ThingMagic front end for improved
sensitivity
Input Power Require-
ments
+5VDC +/-4%
7.5W max (6.5 typical)
25mV max peak-peak ripple
no spectral spike greater than
5mVpp in any 1kHz band
+3 to +5.5VDC
2.7W max (2.6 typical)
25mV max peak-peak ripple
no spectral spike greater than
5mVpp in any 1kHz band
Protocols supported
GEN2, ISO 18000-6C
GEN2, ISO 18000-6C
Dimensions:
82mm L x 54mm W x 5mm H
56mm L x 35.6mm W x 5mm H
Regions supported
NA, EU (3 variations), Korea,
India, China
NA, EU (3 variations), Korea, India,
China