ThingMagic Vega - Manual (Page 10)

Reading Tags
10 ThingMagic Vega Set Up Guide
Reading Tags
The following procedure explains how to install and activate the Reader Assistant on your PC.
Start the Universal Reader Assistant
1. Get Universal-Reader-Assistant from the ThingMagic website, its part of the
MercuryAPI SDK package under /cs/samples/exe/Universal-Reader-Assistant.exe,
and insall it on the computer that is connected to the USB Reader
( http://rfid.thingmagic.com/devkit).
2. Set up the computer to Vega as described in
Setting up Vega
3. Start the Universal Reader Assistant by double-clicking the executable file Universal-
Reader-Assistant.exe.
4. Select the appropriate COM port for Reader URI.
The Universal Reader Assistant senses the COM ports that are located on your
system.
When using an RS232 COM port it is typically statically assigned COM1.
If using a USB to Serial adapter, USB devices are typically assigned higer value COM
ports. If many COM ports are listed in the menu and you aren’t sure which is for the USB
Adapter you can find the assigned value using the Windows Device Manager:
a. Open the Device Manager (located in
Control Panel | System )
b. Select the
Hardware tab and click Device Manger "
c. Select
View | Devices by Type | Ports (COM & LPT)
The device appears as USB Serial Port (COM#) . The USB adapter COM port value
is in parentheses.
5. Follow the Readme.txt in /cs/samples/Universal-Reader-Assistant for steps to read
and write tags.