OMRON RFID Reader (Serial)

To create a new device, select [Tools] → [I/O Devices] or click the icon in the toolbar. The following picture shows the first step in creating a new device:

Open

I/O Device Name: Give a device name. This name will be used in the tag database, accompanied by the ‘Station Name’.

After selecting the [Ok] button in the previous step, the ‘Serial Communication Configuration’ dialog box will appear as shown in the following picture:

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Select ‘OMRON RFID Reader’ as the ‘Device Type’, and set the communication parameters as shown below.

Note: these settings reflect when pin 9 of the RFID DIP switch SW3 is ON (1:N Communication), and the rest of the pins are OFF. If you change the RFID switch settings, you must change the settings in XpanelDesigner to match.

Baud Rate: 9600

Parity: Even

Data Bit: 7

Stop Bit: 2 Bits

RTS/CTS: OFF

Comm. Type: RS232

See the Communication Configuration section for more information about the remaining parameters.

Move to the [Station] tab of the ‘Serial Communication Configuration’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, connected PLC stations can be configured and registered to the Xpanel.

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Each field can be configured with the following rules:

Station Name: Designate a name for the station. This will be used in the tag database, accompanied by the ‘Device Name’.

Station Type: Select ‘V680’ (this is the only available option).

Network ID: N/A

Station No: Enter the station number used by the communication module. The station number set within the RFID device configuration must match the number chosen here.

See the Communication Configuration section for more information about the remaining parameters.

Controller number upper digit (0 to 9)

Controller No. 00

Controller number lowe digit (0 to 9)

SW enable switch

DIP Switches enabled

Reserved by system

(Not used)

Baud rate setting 1

Baud rate: 9600 bps

Baud rate setting 2

Data length

Data length: 7 bits

Parity 1

Parity: Even

Parity 2

Stop bit length

Stop bits: 2

Communications protocol

1:1

Command system

V680 commands

Test Mode switch setting 1

Distance level measurement

Test Mode switch setting 2

Test Mode switch setting 3

Antenna specification for test execution

Antenna 1

Write verification

With write verification

Lower trigger execution setting

None

Write protection function disable

Enabled

V680-H01 Antenna connection setting

Connection to antennas other than the V680-H01

Run Mode setting

Command Execution Mode

High-speed Data Transmission setting

Normal mode

Mode switch

Run Mode

Terminating resistance

No terminating resistance

9,600 bps

19,200 bps

38,400 bps

115,200 bps

Even

None

Odd

Even

Distance Level Measurement Mode

Tag Communications Test Mode

Speed Level Measurement Mode, Read

Speed Level Measurement Mode, Write

Noise Level Measurement Mode

Communications Success Rate Measurement Mode

Host Communications Monitor Mode

n:B0000 – n:B1999

Tag Data area. Both Read and Write are allowed.

n:W0000 – n:W1999

Area to modify the RFID Tag value. Only Write is allowed.

n:S0000

To display communication status. This area must be registered as INT16 or UINT16.

Parity error

Communications error between the host device and ID Controller

• Incorrect calculation of FCS

• Malfunction due to noise

Framing error

Overrun error

FCS error

Incorrect calculation of FCS

Command input error

Incorrect command format

Execution status error

• A communications command was received by an antenna executing a polling command.

• A COPY (CP) command was received by an antenna processing polling.

• A WRITE REPEAT (RP) command was received but there is no write command in memory.

• A COMMAND PROCESS TERMINATE (AA) command was received but there is no command to terminate.

• A POLLING QUERY (PC) command was received although no polling processing has been started.

• A SELF EXECUTION START (MO) command was received but no operation conditions have been set.

• A PARAMETER SET (SP) command was received when executing a tag communications command.

• OPERATION CONDITION SET (SE) commands were executed in the wrong order.

Frame length error

The number of characters per command frame exceeds the specified value.

Communications error

There is an error in communications between antennas and tags

• Installation problem, e.g., travel speed through communications area or distance

• Malfunction due to an obstruction

Mismatch error

Write has not been processed correctly

Tag missing error

No tag in the communications area when read/write was executed

Address designation error

An address outside the tag memory has been designated.
The area start address has not been correctly designated when using the MDS/MDL command.

Amplifier error

• Cannot communicate due to amplifier error.

• Amplifier not connected

• An antenna other than the one specified by the V680-H01 antenna connection setting is connected

Write protection error

A write-protected area was specified for a write command