HP Engage Go RFID Reader User Guide
SUMMARY
HP Engage Go RFID Reader allows you to tag your items to automatically and uniquely identify and track inventory and
assets.
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First Edition: May 2021
Document Part Number: M81894-001
Table of contents
1 Using HP Engage Go RFID Reader ..........................................................................................................................................1
Configuration .....................................................................................................................................................................1
Enter RFID reader mode.....................................................................................................................................................1
Firmware update................................................................................................................................................................1
2 Available settings...................................................................................................................................................................2
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Using HP Engage Go RFID Reader
HP Engage Go RFID Reader allows you to tag your items to automatically and uniquely identify and track
inventory and assets.
Configuration
Use this procedure to configure the RFID reader.
1.
Press the configuration button. The RFID reader blinks and beeps once and returns the hardware and
software information.
2.
Wait 5 seconds, and open the RFID reader software on your computer.
3.
Choose the correct PID or VID, and then select Connect. The software displays the current RFID reader
settings.
Enter RFID reader mode
Use this procedure to enter RFID reader mode.
1.
From configuration mode, select Exit. The RFID reader blinks and beeps once and returns the hardware
and software information.
2.
After a dialog box confirms a successful exit, verify \KBD is at the end of the state.
3.
Enter RFID read mode.
Firmware update
Use this procedure to update the firmware on the RFID reader.
1.
Press the configuration button. The RFID reader blinks and beeps once and returns the hardware and
software information.
2.
Wait 5 seconds, and then open the RFID reader software on your computer.
3.
Select Choose upgrade Package, and select the package that you want to update.
4.
Verify that you have the correct file selected, and then select FW Upgrade. A dialog box confirms a
successful update, and the RFID reader beeps once.
Using HP Engage Go RFID Reader
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Available settings
This section describes the available settings of HP Engage Go RFID Reader.
Table 2-1 HP Engage Go RFID Reader settings
Option
Description
Output format
GTIN14/EPCID/GTIN14+EPCID (default GTIN14)
Output mode
There are two available output modes:
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25 tags max mode (default): The reader holds a 25-tag
EPC-ID buffer used to compare currently detected EPC-IDs
to the previous record. Tags are continuously detected but
returned only once, even if multiple tags are inside the RFID
reader area. In this mode, the reader can read only 25 tags
simultaneously.
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Alternative mode: The reader continuously returns an EPC-ID
if the current EPC-ID is different from the previous EPC-ID.
That is, if two tags are inside the RFID reader area, the RFID
reader continuously returns both tags in alternating order.
Output power
5–25 dBm (default 7 dBm).
Tag read period
500–1500 ms (default 200 ms).
NOTE: If you set a longer read period, the RFID reader goes
through all the tags inside the detection range during one read
cycle but with higher power consumption and temperature.
Time-out
0–200 s (default 2 s)
NOTE: This setting is available only for the 25 tags max mode.
The RFID reader clears the corresponding buffer if it cannot detect
the tag during the elapsed time-out period.
LED
Buzzer
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One blink: The RFID reader is in read mode or returned an
EPC-ID.
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One long blink: The RFID reader is in configuration mode.
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Two long blinks: The RFID reader ended configuration mode.
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One beep: The RFID reader is in read mode, returned an
EPC-ID, or ended configuration mode.
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One long beep: The RFID reader is in configuration mode.
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Two long beeps: The RFID reader ended configuration mode
(because you pressed the configuration button).
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