ThingMagic Astra - Manual (Page 44)

Controlling the Reader
Astra User Guide 44
Writing an ID to a Tag
To write an ID to a tag:
1. Click the Write link on the navigation menu.
The Write page appears, as shown in
Figure 15 .
2. Type or paste in the middle pane a hexadecimal tag ID to be written to the tag in
the RQL statement after tag_id =0x. For example: 16 hex characters for 64-bit
tags, 20 characters for 96-bit tags, etc.
3. Click the Make Update button.
A query designed to write the highlighted data to the tag appears in the center
pane.
4. Place the tag 0.3-0.6m (1-2ft) from the antenna connected to port 1. Verify that
no other tags are in the antenna's field.
5. Click the Submit Query button to write the data.
If the write was successful, the new tag ID appears in the bottom pane.
Searching for a Tag
To search for a tag:
1. Click the Write link on the navigation menu to display Write Page.
2. Click the Make Select button. A query designed to read data from the antenna
connected to port 1 appears in the center pane.
3. Place the tag to be read within the detection zone of the antenna.
4. Click the Submit Query button to find the selected tag type. Query results
appear in the bottom pane. Note that the query can be run only once, unlike on
the Query page.