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RFID READ / RFID WRITE, Description, Syntax

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16 RFID 16.1 RFID READ / RFID WRITE Description Read/Write to an RFID tag. IMPORTANT: • Always test RFID media on your printer before purchasing large quantities of media. • Perform Media Calibration before RFID Calibration. Make sure you correctly install the ribbon (Thermal transfer only) and the label roll. • For more information, see User's Guide on your model's Manual page at support.brother.com. Syntax RFID READ,A,B,C,D,E,"Read Data:" RFID WRITE,A,B,C,D,E,data Parameter RFID READ RFID WRITE A B C Start block Description READ = read the tag WRITE = write to the tag READ only WRITE only unlock password lock password 0 = read without unlock. 1 to FFFFFFFF in hex = read and unlock the data block so it can be overwritten later. 0 = write without lock. 1 to FFFFFFFF in hex = write and lock the data block to prevent it from being overwritten. A letter specifying the representation format of the field data. A = ASCII B = Binary D = decimal H = Hex Specifies the number of blocks to read. This option is valid only for the read operation. (0 to FFFF in hex) Read /Write data size from 1 to n in decimal number. D Size Note: - When using WRITE, if the "size" is larger than the "data", it will be padded with 0 in front of the data to read. - When using READ, if the "size" is larger than the WRITE "data", it will be padded with 0 in back of the data to read. - Refer to the Sample code (3). E Memory bank EPC - EPC area (Up to 496 bits) TID - Tag Identification area (RFID READ only) USR - User area (Up to 8k bits) ACS - Access code area KIL - Kill code area PC - PC code area (Gen 2 tags only) 261

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16 RFID
16.1
RFID READ / RFID WRITE
Description
Read/Write to an RFID tag.
IMPORTANT:
Always test RFID media on your printer before purchasing large quantities of media.
Perform Media Calibration before RFID Calibration. Make sure you correctly install the ribbon
(Thermal transfer only) and the label roll.
For more information, see
User’s Guide
on your model’s
Manual
page at
support.brother.com
.
Syntax
RFID READ,A,B,C,D,E,"Read Data:"
RFID WRITE,A,B,C,D,E,data
Parameter
Description
RFID READ
RFID WRITE
READ
= read the tag
WRITE
= write to the tag
A
READ
only
unlock
password
0
= read without unlock.
1
to
FFFFFFFF
in hex = read and unlock the
data block so it can
be overwritten later.
WRITE
only
lock
password
0
= write without lock.
1
to
FFFFFFFF
in hex = write and lock the
data block to
prevent it from
being overwritten.
B
A letter specifying the representation format of the field data.
A
= ASCII
B
= Binary
D
= decimal
H
= Hex
C
Start block
Specifies the number of blocks to read. This option is valid only for the read
operation. (
0
to
FFFF
in hex)
D
Size
Read /Write data size from 1 to n in decimal number.
Note:
-
When using
WRITE
, if the "size" is larger than the "data", it will be padded with
0
in front of the data to read.
-
When using
READ
, if the "size" is larger than the
WRITE
"data", it will be padded
with
0
in back of the data to read.
-
Refer to the
Sample code (3)
.
E
Memory bank
EPC
-
EPC area (Up to 496 bits)
TID
-
Tag Identification area (
RFID READ
only)
USR
-
User area (Up to 8k bits)
ACS
-
Access code area
KIL
-
Kill code area
PC
-
PC code area (Gen 2 tags only)