Avery Dennison RFID - Manual (Page 7)

HowToRFID
Revision: 13 Date: 31 August 2009
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Feature / Classification Supported standards / variants /
options Notes
Operations General
optional 2 pass verification of written
data
Data field specific
EPC: R / W / L / U
User memory: R / W / L / U
TID: R
Access password: W / L / U
Kill password: W / L / U
AFI field (*1): R / W
R = read content of data field
W= write / change content of data field
L = lock (write protect) data field (requires a non-
zero access password)
U = unlock (remove write protection)
*1): printer firmware >= Vx.34
Tag data encoding
standards All EPC global defined tag data standard
encodings are supported. It’s preferred to generate the encoded data in
the host system in hex ascii encoding. If this is
not possible the printer can do various data
transformations on bit- and byte level to build
EPC conform data structures from basic
identifiers itself.
Direct transformations of EPC global defined
URI encodings are not supported.
Special features Chip protection feature (64-0x + ALX
only)
Bad tag signal: in case of tag
processing errors a “bad tag signal”
(BTS) is sent to the AI-board.
The bad tag signal (BTS) signal can control a
bad tag removal unit (for example the bad tag
separator).
If not noticed otherwise all features are supported by the AP 5.4, the 64-0x printers and the ALX print and apply
system.
Limitations
AP 5.4 with cutter
−
Inlay placement must be close to the inlay depending optimum position.
This is due to the limited back feeding capabilities in general (ribbon wrinkling!) and exceptionally for use of the
add-on cutter (possible loss of contact between material and feeding mechanism) and the need for additional
material movement to reach the RFID operating/coupling position.
−
Minimum length of label >= 50 mm
This is due to the requirement to have the inlay in the optimum position and the position of the RFID antenna
inside the printer.
See section 2.5 for details.
AP 5.4 dispenser
− Inlay placement must be close to the inlay depending optimum position.
This is due to the limited back feeding capabilities (ribbon wrinkling!) and the need for additional material
movement to reach the RFID operating/coupling position.