ThingMagic M5e-Compact - Manual (Page 85)

Application Tag Commands
Command Set 85
Read Tag Single Get EPC and Metadata Request Fields
A response can contain the following information:
Field Value Description
Option Bit 4=0
(0x0X) No Metadata flags are specified and Meta Data will not be
returned. This is the
Get Tag EPC syntax. The lower bits (X) are
specified as defined by Tag Singulation/Select Functionality .
Bit 4=1
(0x1X) Indicates that Metadata flags are to follow and the corresponding
Metadata shall be returned with the tag EPC. The lower bits (X)
are specified as defined by
Tag Singulation/Select Functional-
ity .
Metadata Flags
(to specify more
than one OR
the values
together) 0x0000 When no flags are set no meta data will be returned, only the tag
EPC (including the tag CRC)
0x0001 When bit 0 is set the Read Count will be returned
0x0002 When bit 1 is set the LQI/RSSI will be returned
0x0004 When bit 2 is set the Antenna ID will be returned
0x0008 When bit 3 is set the Frequency will be returned
0x0010 When bit 4 is set the Timestamp will be returned
0x0020 When bit 5 is set the RFU (T hingMagic Only ) will be returned
0x0040 When bit 6 is set the Protocol ID will be returned.
0x0080 When bit 7 is set Tag Data information will be returned. (0x0000
is always returned for Read Tag Single)
These fields are followed by the Tag Singulation/Select Functionality , used the same as
defined in the Get Tag EPC syntax, if necessary.