ThingMagic Astra-EX - Manual (Page 7)

M6 and Astra-EX User Guide 7
M6 and Astra-EX
User Guide
Introduction
This document assumes usage of an M6 and Astra-EX with firmware version 4.17 or later.
This document explains how to set up the Mercury6 (M6) and Astra-EX Readers, how to
configure themfor network operation, and how to use the browser-based interface. See
the corresponding M6 and Astra-EX Firmware Release Notes for operational differences
that what is in this User Guide specific to a firmware version.
Separate appendices contain specifications and antenna information that are specific to
the M6 and Astra-EX Reader.
Applications to control the M6 and Astra-EX can be written using the high level
MercuryAPI. The MercuryAPI supports Java, .NET and C programming environments.
The MercuryAPI Software Development Kit (SDK) contains sample applications and
source code to help developers get started demoing and developing functionality. For
more information on the MercuryAPI see the MercuryAPI Programmers Guide and the
MercuryAPI SDK
, available on the ThingMagic website.
This document is broken down into the following sections:
 Hardware Overview - Provides detailed specifications of the M6 and Astra-EX
hardware and physical interfaces.