Developer Conference 2007

Transcript Developer Conference 2007

Developer Conference 2007

RFID Demo Software

James Peternel Software Engineer Lead

Partnering to Develop Powerful Solutions

Driver and Software Downloads

 Download IDL drivers at:  Visit http://www.intermec.com/idl  Download load sample source code and demo’s at:  http://www.intermec.com/support/downloads/  Search by RFID product

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Part 1: IF61 Edgeware

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IF61 Overview

 Enterprise Reader  Network reader  Edge server  4 antenna ports  Supports embedded applications  Java  C# (Windows Mono)

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Overview

 Edgeware  General use information  ALE Store and Forward  IF61DataCollector  IF61DataRetriever  LLRP Demo

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IF61 Edgeware Applications Overview

 Types of Edgeware applications  IF61 network configuration  Installing application on IF61  Configuring System Log  How to run application  How to uninstall application  How to update application

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Programming Interfaces

 Basic Reader Interface (BRI)  Intermec proprietary interface  Available on all Intermec readers  LLRP  EPC Global standard interface  IF61 only  ALE  EPC Global standard interface  IF61 only

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Reader Performance

 All programming interfaces should provide similar reader performance  You should get the same performance from any middleware package or demo application  Trick is getting the reader configuration correct  Attribute settings

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Types of Edgeware

 Two classes of Edgeware on the IF61  OEM Middleware which includes  IBM  SAP  Microsoft BizTalk  No Intermec support for these  Intermec Edgeware  ALE Store and Forward application  Developer Tools  User Applications and Demos

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Which Edgeware/Demo to use?

 What does the customer want to do?

 Are you collecting tag data over several days or weeks?

 Is this a pilot study or site analysis visit?

 Are you testing tags  Range  Performance  Tag location on item

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Which Edgeware/Demo to use?

 Are you testing a portal setup?

 Where should I mount the antennas?

 Can I read all the tags on a pallet?

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Which Edgeware/Demo to use?

 Are you testing various antennas?

 Determining field pattern  Range of antennas?

 Linear vs. Circular Polarized?

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Which Edgeware/Demo to use?

 Are you verifying the hardware works?

 Are the antenna cables working?

 Do antennas work?

 Is the reader working?

 Did a reader port die?

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Which Edgeware/Demo to use?

 Customer software does not work properly  Is it the hardware or their software  Use Intermec software to validate

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Software For Pilot Studies

 All about data collection  Logging data to files  On fixed readers its usually fully automated so GUI interface is not needed  Usually prefer not to have a PC setup at the test point.

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Software For Pilot Studies

 IF61 Enterprise Reader  OEM middleware  SAP, IBM, BizTalk  ALE Store and Forward application  IF61DataColletor application

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Software For Pilot Studies

 Fixed Readers  IV7, IF4, IF30, IF5, IF61  JRFID Demo software

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Software For Pilot Studies

 Handhelds (IP4, IP30)  Customer’s own software  IP30RFIDAPP (not intended to be used as production software)

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Software For Testing/Verification/Validation

 You need lots of visual feedback as you test  GUI is critical  Flexibility is critical

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Software For Testing/Verification/Validation

 Fixed Readers (IF61, IF5, IF4, IF30, IV7)  JRFID application  Handheld Readers (IP30, IP4)  IP30RFIDAPP application  Forklift (CV30, IV7)  CV30RFIDAPP application

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IF61 Network Configuration

 Before going any further we need to review how to configure the network settings on the IF61 so that we can install and use Edgeware applications.

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IF61: Network Configuration Menu

 Select Common link

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IF61: Network Configuration->Common

 Add Syslog Destination (IP address of PC) 

Leave blank and will route messages to local system log.

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System Log Viewing

 Local System Log

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System Log Viewing

 Exporting System Log  Will create a text file in notepad that you can save

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IF61: Network->Services

 Make sure you have FTP and Telnet servers enabled  I also recommend enabling all the other options

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And Now, Back to Edgeware…

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Where to find Edgeware on the IF61

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Installing Middleware

 Select Install Edgeware  SAP, IBM, ALE, LLRP

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Edgeware Page: Middleware

 IBM, SAP, ALE, LLRP

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Installing User Applications

 Select Install User

Applications

 IF61DataCollector

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Edgeware Page: User Applications

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Install File Format For User Applications

 Create .zip file with your .exe and any dll files.

 I provide the zip file for you.

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Install Configuration File

 userapp.conf file  AUTOSTART=false  RUNAFTERINSTALL=false  CMDLINE=./ConsoleApplication2.exe

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Installing User Applications

 Select .zip or .tar file to upload

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Viewing and Starting User Applications

 Go to Edgeware Applications and select Application Control link

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Edgeware Options

 Auto Start Feature  Will start Edgeware or user application whenever the IF61 is booted.

 To enable check the AutoStart box

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Edgeware Options

 Auto Start Warning  Be careful with enabling this feature. If you power up the reader with out antenna ports and it starts reading tags you could damage the reader!

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Starting Edgeware

 Manual start of your application  Click ACTION green arrow  Will change to a red square

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Verifying Edgeware is running

 To refresh the screen click another menu option and then return to the Application Control screen.

 If the red square has switched back to a green arrow then the application is no longer running.

 You can view the system log to see if there are any error messages.

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Verifying Edgeware is running

 Application START failures  The web page does not always properly show if an application is actually running. You can confirm its status by looking at the system log.

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IF61: Edgeware Applications -> Application Control

 To update your application you must first Uninstall it and then install the new zip file  Make sure application is STOPPED.

 Click X to uninstall

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IF61: Edgeware Applications-> Application Control

 Check the Redirect output from user applications to the system log box

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Remote System Log Monitoring

 Can monitor your application using an application such as KLog.exe or TcpipWin32.exe, both are shareware.

 Use at your own risk.

 Make sure you kill your firewall. It may block this.

 You must direct the system log to your PC’s IP address (show earlier).

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ALE Store and Forward

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ALE

 Application Level Events (ALE) interface EPC Standard v 1.1:

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ALE Store and Forward Edgeware Application

 Only runs on the IF61  Should be included in latest release  Can be downloaded from www.intermec.com

 The ALE driver needs to be install on IF61

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ALE Store and Forward

 Use for Pilot Studies  Each time tags are read the data is stored to a new file.

 File can be stored in a folder on the IF61 (easy to do).

 Or send file to your PC  Tricky to setup on the PC side  PC must be connected to reader  If network connection is lost, files will be sent when connection is restored

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Why Use ALE Store and Forward?

 Available on any IF61  Easy to configure  Can use motion sensors to start and stop reads  Can be configured to use light stacks  Converts tag data to EPC data formats  SSCC-96  GTIN  Etc.

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Why Use ALE Store and Forward?

 Runs directly on the IF61 so no PC has to be dedicated to run the reader  Controlled via the web interface on the IF61  Uses web interface for attribute configuration

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ALE Store and Forward Disadvantages

 Each time tags are read they are stored to a NEW file.

 Makes compiling data a lot of work.

 Cannot write to tags  Can only read the EPC code  Cannot read other memory banks

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ALE Store and Forward Installation

 To install Store and Forward, go to the Edgeware menu and select Install Edgeware

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ALE Store and Forward Installation

 After the installations…  You must configure Store and Forward BEFORE starting it!!!

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ALE Store and Forward Configuration

 IF61 Local File Storage Configuration  Not recommended  Edgeware Applications -> Store and Forward -> Tag Data Management

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ALE Store and Forward Configuration

 PC File Storage Configuration (default setting)  Edgeware Applications -> Store and Forward -> Tag Data Management

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ALE Store and Forward Configuration

 Setup Tag Reading   Edgeware Applications -> Store and Forward -> Reader Management How to trigger read

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ALE Store and Forward Configuration

 Setup Tag Reading   Edgeware Applications -> Store and Forward -> Reader Management When to write tags to file

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ALE Store and Forward Configuration

 Setup Tag Reading   Edgeware Applications -> Store and Forward -> Reader Management Setup output GPIO signal say to a light or alarm

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ALE Store and Forward

 Running the SF application  Do NOT start the ALE engine! BAD BAD BAD!

 S & F will start the ALE engine for you.

 There are web browser refresh issues.  You may have to start, stop, and restart application to get it to run the first time properly.

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ALE Store and Forward

 Looking at the tag logs on the IF61

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ALE Store and Forward

 If you are unable to open an explorer window check the IF61 settings.

 Make sure you configure the username and password in the Network Services settings.

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ALE Store and Forward

 Looking at the tag logs on the IF61

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ALE Store and Forward

 Looking at the tag logs on the PC

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ALE Store and Forward

 Looking in the tag logs  First tag is not a valid EPC encoding so its show in raw form

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ALE Store and Forward

 Second tag is a valid EPC encoding so it has been decoded by the ALE Store and Forward

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IF61DataCollector Demo Application

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IF61DataCollector Demo

 Created by me (C# based)  Console application which runs on the IF61  Source code can be made available  Alternative to the ALE Store and Forward application  Simpler interface, cannot be configured via the web browser interface.

 Not a supported Intermec product!

 User manual available for this demo application

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IF61DataCollector Demo Features

 Reads tags and stores them in a single text file, comma delimited (taglog.txt).

 Cannot be configured to use motion sensors at this time.

 Can store tags locally on the IF61 or on a USB stick attached to the IF61.

 Will auto detect USB stick. If its found, it will save the data to it. Otherwise it will save the data locally in the developer drive on the IF61.

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IF61DataCollector Demo Features

 Customizable software  Contact me for specific requests  Or I can give the source code to the customer and they can modify it to meet their needs  Can be used for pilot studies  Not for testing since it lacks a GUI  Currently being tested at JFK airport by IBM

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IF61DataCollector Demo Installation

 Use the Edgeware->Install User Application menu  You will install the zip file

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IF61DataCollector Demo Installation

 You can set the demo to auto start or for manual starting

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IF61DataCollector Demo Configuration

 Has two modes of operation  All options are configurable via a settings.txt file.

 Mode One  Stores all tag data in a single text file as the tags are being read  Mode Two  Creates a temporary file on the IF61 and stores the tag data in the developer drive.

 After X number of tags have been read, the contents of the temporary drive are transferred to a permanent file on a USB stick.

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IF61DataCollector Demo Configuration

 Installing a USB stick on the IF61  Insert USB Stick  Web browse to IF61  Go to the Maintenance menu  Select USB option

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IF61DataCollector Demo Configuration

 Only check the Enable External USB option.  Press the Activate Changes button.  Press the Sync File Systems button.

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IF61DataCollector Demo Configuration

 Any time you remove and then reinsert the USB stick you should press the Sync File Systems button or cycle power on the IF61.

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IF61DataCollector Demo Configuration

 Read Modes  You can select the read mode via the settings.txt file  READ REPORT=EVENT (best mode to use)  READ REPORT=NO (use if you need to see tag counts)  READ REPORT=EVENTALL (not recommended)

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IF61DataCollector Demo

 Tag Data Stored In File  EPC ID  Number of times tag was read (count)  Antenna tag was read on  Date/Time stamp

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IF61DataCollector Demo Data Retrieval

 Data can be retrieved from the IF61 manually or using an application called IF61DataRetriever.

 You should stop the application before copying file manually.

 Web browse to the IF61 and go to the Edgeware menu to stop the demo.

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IF61DataCollector Demo Data Retrieval

 To manually retrieve the data file open an explorer view to the IF61 and copy the file.

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IF61DataCollector Demo Data Retrieval

 Select the folder (USB?) and copy the file.

 Delete the original file after you have SUCCESSFULLY copied it.

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IF61DataCollector Demo Data Retrieval

 If you are unable to open an explorer window check the IF61 settings.

 Make sure you configure the username and password in the Network Services settings.

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IF61DataRetriever Demo

    To use the IF61DataRetriever application, you must install it on your laptop or PC.

Application install comes with a user guide.

Data returned:  EPCID   Number of times tag was read Antenna   Date Time Data file on IF61 will be deleted once the file is transferred successfully

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IF61DataRetriever Demo

 Enter reader’s IP address  Select options

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IF61DataRetriever Demo

 Extract Identifier Data  Define start address and length  Hex nibbles

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IF61DataRetriever Demo

 Remove duplicates (EPC IDs)

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IF61DataRetriever Demo

 Backup Original Data  Can change default file name or append to existing back up file

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IF61DataRetriever Demo

 Logging Options  Date, Time, Count, Antenna

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LLRP Interface

 Low Level Reader Protocol  EPC Global Standard  XML interface  Mostly used by middleware providers  Requires software to convert xml file to binary format which is then sent to reader.

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LLRP Demo

 Rather simple for now.

 Not posted yet.

 Limited Feature set  Will be adding RF Survey feature to it.

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LLRP Demo

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LLRP Demo RoSpec Settings

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LLRP Demo AISpec Settings

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LLRP Demo RoReportSpec Settings

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End Part 1 Comments or Questions

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Part 2: RFID Demos

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Downloading Developer Tool Kit

 Select Application and

Software

 Select Development

Tools

 Select Developer

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Downloading Developer Tool Kit

 Select RFID Resource Kit

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Downloading Fixed Reader Demos

 Select RFID  Select Fix Readers  Select IF61

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Downloading Fixed Reader Demos

 Look under Demo

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Downloading Mobile Reader Demos

 Select RFID  Select HandHeld

Readers

 Select IP30

Handheld RFID Reader

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Downloading Mobile Reader Demos

 Demos for each OS  Demos with NB in the name is for handhelds that do not have a bar code scanner option

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RFID Demos

 Handheld Applications (mobile)  IP30RFIDAPP  IP4RFIDAPP  CV30RFIDApp  Same code base, mostly same features  CV30 has a few extra features  PPC2003, WM5.0, WM6.0

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RFID Demos

 Keyboard Wedge  CV30 (WM)  CV60 (XP)  Contact me for application, not posted  Can post to share point

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RFID Demos

 Fixed Readers  JRFID  IF61DataCollector  Console application mentioned earlier in this presentation

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Mobile Reader Demo Application: IP30RFIDAPP

 Allows user to:  Test reader connection  Verify firmware/hardware versions  Verify attributes  Read, Write tags  Scan bar codes  Is THE demo application used on our handhelds!

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