Intermec IF61 Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide

Intermec IF61 Manual

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    WA 98203 U.S.A. www.intermec.com The information contained herein is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and service Intermec-manufactured equipment and is are U.S. and foreign patents as well as U.S. and foreign patents pending. ii Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide
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    records changes to this document. The document was originally released as Revision 001. Version Number Date 002 3/2009 Description of Change Revised to support the ALE Engine on various Intermec platforms and added info about the ALE configuration file. Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide iii
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    11 Using theTriggerSetupCommand 14 About ROSpecPacketFilename Setting 16 About TriggerN Setting 16 Default ALE Logical Reader Names 16 Predefining ECSpec Definitions 17 Changing the ALE Configuration File 18 Intermec ALE-Specific Implementation of ALE 1.1 19 ALE Error and Status Logging 19
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    RFID applications using the ALE Engine. Developers should already be familiar with the details of the EPCglobal ALE 1.1 interface specification. What's New This version of the Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide supports the ALE Engine for the CV60 Vehicle-Mount Computer and the IF61 Fixed Reader
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    following table lists the RFID reader protocols that are currently supported by the Intermec ALE. Protocol Description Basic Reader This is an Intermec proprietary protocol for use in RFID Interface (BRI) readers. For more information, see the BRI Programmer's Reference Manual (P/N 937-000-xxx
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    uninstalling the ALE Engine, see the Intermec Forklift Advanced RFID Extensions (ARX) User's Guide (P/N 934-047-xxx). For more information on operating the CV60, see the CV60 Vehicle Mount Computer User's Manual (P/N 935-014-xxx). The IF61 Fixed Reader (with firmware version 2.10 or later) includes
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    and stop the ALE Engine manually. Follow the next procedure to start, stop, or manage the ALE Engine. To start or stop the ALE Engine 1 Open the IF61 web browser interface. 2 In the menu, choose Edgeware Applications. The Application Control screen appears. 10 Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide
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    the next time the IF61 boots. You can also manually start or stop default configuration directory and must be updated with a text editor through remote file transfer mechanisms or by accessing the file through a network share. For the IF61 Intermec SmartSystemsTM Foundation, or other network facilities to
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    CASE SENSITIVE [config] ;IP Port number to which servicing incoming ALE requests ALE_RequestServerThreads=10 ;Number of threads servicing reader reports ALE_MaxQueueSize=5000000 ;Maximum number of unprocessed reader reports (per reader) ALE_QueueThreshold=20 12 Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide
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    ] physAntenna4="Fourth Antenna" ;BRI Physical Reader Definitions ; ReaderType=BRI ; --Reader conforms to the Intermec Basic Reader Interface ; Address="ipaddr:port" ; -- IP address (or hostname) and IP port of ; the BRI port on this reader ; Command="..." ; -- BRI command for initializing
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    will have any effect on ALE behavior. After you define the triggers, you can reference them in EC/CC Specs with the following URI syntax: //intermec.com/trigger:xxxx where xxxx is the case-sensitive name created by the BRI TRIGGER command. 14
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    Manual (P/N 937-000-xxx). Examples of Logical/Physical Reader Definitions for LLRP Readers ;Logical Reader definitions ; Each definition contains the physical readers that ; comprise the Logical Reader ; Multiple physical readers =GPI_1_FALSE,InZoneStop Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide 15
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    where xxxx is the case-sensitive name specified in the TriggerN setting. Default ALE Logical Reader Names The CV60 supports only LLRP-compatible interfaces and the default logical reader is LLRPreader. The IF61 supports both BRI and LLRP-compatible interfaces. 16 Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide
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    RFID antenna port 1. All readers default to a polling value of 1 second. The ALE Engine is preconfigured to define each of the antenna ports as individual logical readers. External BRI-compatible devices, such as other IF61s xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide 17
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    ALE Engine must be restarted for the new settings to take effect. For the IF61, you can also access and make changes to the ALE configuration file from In the IF61 web browser interface, click Edgeware Applications > ALE Engine. The ALE Engine screen appears. 18 Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide
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    and status, and describes specific ALE features. ALE Error and Status Logging The Intermec ALE Engine logs operational information to the operating system-specific log. If you have problems when launching the ALE Engine, see the System Log for more information. Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide 19
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    viewing the log with an IF61, see the IF61 user's manual. ALE Reader Protocol Features per API This is a listing feature set of conditions and clarifications for the Intermec ALE. ALE Reading API The Intermec ALE Engine only supports returning the EPC field for LLRP readers. No other memory banks
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    specification allows, Intermec ALE expands on All other characters are allowed. Intermec ALE treats all identifiers as case use any of those fields. Intermec ALE raises an "operation not possible types be documented by the implementation. Intermec ALE only supports EPCGlobal Gen 2 tags (also adopted
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    interacting with tags. Intermec ALE does not support read/write operations on tags for variable length fields. Section 6.2.1.3: EPC Datatype Pattern Syntax Intermec ALE does not support the "epc-pure their previous value, at the discretion of the implementation. 22 Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide
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    as the RTC trigger), Intermec ALE supports named triggers. The triggers are created using the "TriggerSetupCommand" setting for BRI readers, and the TriggerN setting for LLRP readers in the "ale.conf be realigned to the specified offset each day at midnight." Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide 23
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    is optional. Intermec ALE does not support ECStatProfileName. Section Intermec ALE stops processing the CCmdSpec for a tag as soon as any error occurs (reading or writing). CCOpReport instances are reported for all operations up through the errant operation. 24 Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide
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    file. Intermec ALE does not support creating base readers through the API. Modification of externally-defined readers is limited to adding/updating/changing the properties associated with those readers. No creation or deletion of those readers is supported. Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide 25
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    Section 10.6: Tag Smoothing Tag Smoothing is optional. Intermec ALE does not implement tag smoothing. Section 11.8: Access Control API Partial getSupportedOperations()). All other methods can return a UnsupportedOperationException. Intermec ALE implements a minimal Access Control API by implementing
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    Worldwide Headquarters 6001 36th Avenue West Everett, Washington 98203 U.S.A. tel 425.348.2600 fax 425.355.9551 www.intermec.com © 2009 Intermec Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved. Intermec ALE Engine User's Guide *934-026-002* P/N 934-026-002
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