Performance metrics – ThingMagic Universal Reader Assistant 2.6 User Manual

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Universal Reader Assistant v2.6 User Guide

Performance Metrics

This section displays performance metrics of the active or just performed Read operation:

Antennas

• Antennas - The antennas supported by the connected reader will be

displayed. Check those to be queried for. When Read is clicked the selected
antennas will be cycled through.

• Antenna Detection - Will make only antennas with a detected antenna

connection available. Uncheck to make all ports available.

• Switching Method - Specifies how the reader will switch between antennas

during a read operation if multiple antennas are selected:

– Equal Time - The RF On or Timeout value specified in

the Read Behavior will be divided equally among
selected antennas.

– Dynamic - The read cycles through the antennas,

moving to the next antenna when no more tags are
found on the current antenna. The cycle resets to the
first antenna every RF On/Timeout period.

Embedded
ReadData

For every tag read the specified memory bank location will also be read for that
tag and displayed in the Data column in Tag Results.

• Enable - Displays the embedded read data options to be added to the read

operation and adds the Data column.

• Membank - The memory bank to read from.

• Start - The starting WORD address to read from. (0 based)

• Length - The number of WORDs of data to read. Specifying 0 will result in the

entire memory bank starting at address Start to be read, up to 128 words.

• UniqueByData - Causes the data read to be used as a unique identifier of the

tag. Useful if many tags in the field have the same EPC, read the TID UID and
they will be distinguishable.

Filter

This will apply a Gen2 Select filter so only tags matching the specified criteria will
be read.

• Membank - Memory bank to apply filter on.

• Start - Starting BIT address to apply filter against.

• Filter Data -

The value (in Hex) to compare with the data in Membank at

Start

address.

• Invert - i

nvert the selection, deselect tags that match the filter criteria

and return the ones which donʼt.