Configuration examples – PSC Falcon 5500 User Manual

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Configuration Settings

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Falcon

®

5500 RFID Mobile Hybrid Computer

Configuration Examples

The following examples illustrate ways to optimize RFID settings for specific
situations.

Reading tagged items from an entire shelf

1. Press the trigger and move across the items on the shelf.

As new tags are found, the Falcon will beep and new data will immedi-
ately be sent to an application.

2. Continue passing over all the items until no beeps are heard, which is an

indication that all tags have been read.

Read a single tag while avoiding reading other tags

1. Place the RFID antenna close to the tag you wish to read and press the

trigger.

The initial low power level should limit the tags which receive RF energy
to those which are close to the Falcon. If the Falcon isn't close enough,
having

Growing Power

enabled will allow the RF power to increase just

enough to read the nearest RFID tag in range.

2. Once the first tag is read, then the operation will stop.

Configuration Item

Setting

Report Frequency

1 tag

Total Read Timeout

Infinite

Minimum Tag Count

Infinite

New Tag Timeout

Something longer than the time required to
move the RFID antenna over all of the tags (for
example 10 seconds)

Configuration Item

Setting

Growing Power

Enabled

Minimum Power

Lowest setting

Minimum Tag Count

1 tag

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