Create the RFID XML definition file for RFID reader

Steps:

1. Begin by copying and pasting the following text into a text editor, such as Notepad.

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

   <Readers>

   <Reader Name="CN70" Class="UHF" PercentRadioStrength="66">

   <TagDefinition Name ="Format#1" TagFormatNumber ="1">

   <Field Name="EPC" DataSegment="EPC" DataType="UnsignedByte" Offset="32" Length="12" Format="HEX"/>

   <DataSegment Name="User_Data" Offset="0">

   <Field Name="ASSET_NAME" DataType="Char8Bit" Offset="0" Length="60" Format="ASCII"/>

   </DataSegment>

   </TagDefinition>

   </Reader>

   </Readers>

2. Modify the following parameters as required for your purposes:

   • DataSegment indicates the memory bank from which the field is read. Valid values are EPC and User_Data.

     For example, valid combinations of settings for DataSegment, DataType, and Format (respectively) are as follows:

     EPC /UnsignedByte / HEX

     User_Data / Char8Bit / ASCII

     • DataType and Length together indicate the type and size of data.

       Supported Data Types include:

     • UnsignedByte: 8-bit Unsigned Byte (0 - 255)

     • SignedByte: 8-bit Signed Byte (-127 - 127)

     • UnsignedWord: 16-bit Unsigned Word (0 – 65535)

     • SignedWord: 16-bit Signed Word (-32768 – 32768)

     • UnsignedDWord: 32 -bit Unsigned Word (0 – 4294967295)

     • SignedDWord: 32-bit Signed Word (-2147483647 – 2147483647)

     • Single: 32-bit Single Precision Float

     • Double: 64-bit Double Precision Float

     • Char7Bit: 7-bit character

     • Char8Bit: 8-bit character

     • DateTime: 32-bit long represents a Unix time – i.e., the number of second elapsed since midnight January 1st, 1970

     • Time: 11 bits of hour and minute (5-bit 24 hour, 6-bit minute)

     • Date: 17 bits of date (4-bit month, 5-bit day, and 8-bit year within 1900-2155)

   • Offset indicates the bit in the memory bank from which to start the read.

   • Format indicates the display format. Valid values are HEX and ASCII.

     Supported Formats include:

     • ASCII: A string of 7-bit ASCII characters

     • HEX: A string of hexadecimal characters

     • Decimal: A decimal number.

     • StandardDateTime: Formats the field as a general date/time pattern, e.g. 6/15/2009 1:45 PM

   • PercentRadioStrength is an integer between 38 and 100 inclusive that represents the scanning power of the RFID antenna. The value 66, as shown earlier, is recommended. A value of 100 corresponds to the maximum 27dBm power of the antenna.