WJ MPR series Multi-protocol
RFID PC Card
MPR Demo Software Installation Guide
WJ Communications, Inc.
Copyright 2004
Version 0.99, 12/16/04
-Final Pre-release Version
Table of Contents:
Chapter 0) END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA)
Chapter II) Hardware installation:
Chapter III) PC Demo installation instructions:
Chapter IV) Running the PC Demo
Appendix A) MS .NET Framework 1.1 Installation Instructions
Appendix B) Determining MPR COM Port in Windows XP
Chapter 0) END-USER
LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA)
END-USER LICENSE
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RFID Card Family (MPR Series Products) Software Items (All Versions)
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Chapter I) Introduction
This document describes how to install the WJ Multi-Protocol RFID (MPR) PC Card and its Demo Software on computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems. Chapter II discusses how to direct Windows to use the proper driver for the PC Card on a PC. Chapter III steps through installing a demo program on a PC running a Microsoft Windows operating system.
These instructions are written for, and tested on the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. For other MS Windows operating systems the details of some instructions may be slightly different, but by following the onscreen instructions the installation will proceed similarly.
MPR Demo was written using the MS .NET Framework. Thus, the MS .NET Framework must be installed for these programs (and their installers) to run properly. Appendix A describes how to download and install the latest Framework from a Microsoft website. The .NET Framework installer program is called dotnetfx.exe. It is also included in the \bin directory of the MPR installation CD.
Chapter II) Hardware installation:
Before the MPR Demo software can be used on a Microsoft Windows computer, the .inf file (“driver”) for the MPR must be installed. Please first follow the instructions in the Hardware Installation Guide.
Chapter III) PC Demo installation instructions:
1) Launch \Demo\Windows\MPR Demo Installer.msi. This will guide you through the install process.
2) "Windows Installer Loader" will inform you if you do not have the correct version of the .NET Framework. Do NOT allow it to obtain it from the web for you. If you get this message, please click NO, and Cancel out of the installation. Then proceed to Please see Appendix A) MS .NET Framework 1.1 Installation Instructions to install the Framework. After installing the Framework, return to step 1 of this chapter (III).
3) Click Next to start.
4) Please read the End User's License Agreement (EULA).
5) If you agree to it, select "I Agree," and click Next to continue.
6) Install to the default location, and select whether to allow all users to use the demo when installed (usually "Everyone" is the preferred option).
7) Click Next to continue.
8) Click Next again to start install.
9) The installer copies files and sets up some links.
10) Click Close to exit.
11) An "MPR Demo" link to the installed application should now be in the Start Menu under "All Programs->MPR Demo->MPR Demo" and on the desktop.
Chapter IV) Running the PC Demo
1) A shortcut to MPR Demo should be installed on the desktop, and in the start menu at "All Programs->MPR Demo->MPR Demo".
2) Launch the Demo Application.
3) The "Connect to MPR" dialog box will appear for selecting a COM Port and a Baud Rate.
4) Set COM Port to that which the MPR series reader card has been enumerated to by the operating system. See Appendix B to determine the correct COM port. The dropdown menu will list the COM ports currently reported by the Windows' Registry.
5) If the MPR was inserted or the .inf was installed (see Chapter III) after starting the program, clicking “Rescan for COM Ports” will tell the program to look for its new COM Port.
6) Leave the Baud Rate set to the default, 57600.
7) Click Connect.
8) The dialog box will disappear, and the main window (MPR Demo) will come to the fore. Notice that the status bar will now list the connection settings “COMx 57600”, and a status message: “Connection established to MPR!”
9) To further verify communications with the MPR PC Card, select “Reader Information” from the “Reader” menu.
10) The MPR Manufacturing Information should appear in the window’s label boxes. Clicking “Clear MPR Info” and then “Read MPR Info” will refresh this information.
11) If "unknown" appears in these boxes, verify that the reader is fully inserted into the PC Card slot, and that it appears in the Device Manager of the System Control Panel.
12) Click Done to close the Reader Information box.
13) Serial Port traffic can be viewed by selecting “Show Message Log” from the Options menu.
14) If using an MPR6000, with multiple external antenna ports, attach an antenna to a port.
a. The MMCX connector is a press-fit connector; push gently inwards until you feel it ‘click’ into place. Pull outwards to remove the connector. Note that the connector is mechanically delicate, and should be protected from excessive stress. If a long antenna cable is used, the portion of the cable near the card should be supported to ensure that it does not pull laterally on the connector.
15) Select Ant A/B for the port to which the antenna is attached.
a. The naming convention for the ports is shown below. Note that the MPR6000/7000 devices automatically detect excessive reflected power at an antenna port and attenuate the output signal to protect the amplifier; therefore no harm is done to the unit if you direct it to the wrong port, or forget to attach the antenna connector.
16) Select an RF Power level (defaults to max power).
17) Choose a time for “Inventory Duration”. This specifies for how long the MPR should search for tags. It defaults to 1 second, but for testing could be set higher, to 1 minute or so.
18) On the main (MPR Demo) form click the "Get Inventory" button...
19) Tags should appear in the main "listview" box as they are read!
Appendix A) MS .NET Framework 1.1 Installation Instructions
1) Open web browser to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
2) Select Custom Install.
3) Find
a link for "Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1".
a. Select .NET and unselect all other updates.
4) Click the link, this will download & install the Framework from Microsoft.
5) A reboot may needed before installing the Demos.
Alternatively, this link might work:
6) Click the Download button and then click Run to download & install the latest Framework Service Pack.
Appendix B) Determining MPR COM Port in Windows XP
1) Open the Control Panel from the Start Menu.
2) Open the System panel.
3) Select the Hardware Tab.
4) Click the Device Manager button.
5) Expand
the device tree to "Ports (COM & LPT)"
6) If an MPR is properly seated in the PC Card port, and the WJCIRFID.inf file has been installed, one of the resident COM Ports will say something like "MPR5000 Series (COM9)". In this example, the card is enumerating itself as COM9, and COM9 should be selected from MPR Demo's the “Connect to MPR” Dialog Box's Drop Down Box.