ThingMagic USB Plus+ RFID Reader - Manual (Page 5)

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USB Plus+ RFID Reader Setup Guide
Introduction
The ThingMagic USB Plus+ RFID Reader allows solutions developers to support
applications that require desktop reading and writing of EPC Global Gen2 tags. Based on
the best-in-class M5e-Compact UHF RFID module, the USB RFID Reader is controlled
by, and powered from, a host PC or laptop through a USB interface. The ThingMagic USB
RFID Reader is compatible with ThingMagicʼs application development tools, including
the cross-product MercuryAPI, permitting rapid creation of solutions to support a wide
range of applications.
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.
A demo application which supports reading and writing is provided in the MercuryAPI
SDK package and as a standalone installer available on rfid.thingmagic.com. The source
code for this example is included in the MercuryAPI SDK package under /cs/samples/exe/
Universal-Reader-Assistant.exe.
See the Readme.txt in /cs/samples/Universal-Reader-Assistant/Universal-Reader-
Assistant for usage details.
See the MercuryAPI Programming Guide for details on using the MercuryAPI.