Rockwell Automation 56RF RFID System User Manual - Manual (Page 7)

Rockwell Automation Publication 56RF-UM001A-EN-P - October 2011 7
Preface
Read this preface to familiarize yourself with the rest of the manual. It provides
information concerning:
• who should use this manual
• the purpose of this manual
• related documentation
• conventions used in this manual
Who Should Use this Manual Use this manual if you are responsible for designing, installing, programming, or
troubleshooting control systems that use the 56RF RFID products.
You should have a basic understanding of electrical circuitry and familiarity with
relay logic. If you do not, obtain the proper training before using this product.
Purpose of this Manual This quick start guide assumes you have some familiarity with RSLogix software.
It provides an example of the steps needed to get a 56RF RFID system set up and
functioning. The reader should refer to appropriate user manuals for other
details. This manual:
• explains how to install and wire an example RFID system
• install and setup the module in an RSLogix 5000 program
• set up a simple program to receive and transmit data to an RFID tag
Abbreviations AFI – Application Family Identifier
AOP – Add On Profile
DFSID – Data Storage Format Identifier
DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS – Domain Name Server
DOS – Disk Operating System
EAS – Electronic Article Surveillance
FE – Functional Earth
IEC – International Electrotechnical Commission
INT – signed, two byte integer
ISO – International Organization for Standardization
JTC – Joint Technical Committee