RFID Settings

Profile

Select the appropriate RFID profile from the drop-down. If required, click to create a new profile or edit an existing one. See Creating an RFID Profile.

Another alternative is to use a variable to define the required RFID profile. Right-click the input field, select the "Variable Select" option and, then, choose the variable with the intended value.

ONLY use a variable to define an RFID profile if the potential interchangeable profiles are identical in every setting except for power levels and read distance.

Tag ID

Define the tag with the elements to lock/unlock. Enter the target RFID tag's "EPC:Data" info OR  click and select a variable with that value. See Variable Usage.

MCL-Designer uses the info in the "EPC:Data" field of the EPC memory bank to identify RFID tags.

Do NOT use the tag's unique serial number contained in the TID memory bank.

If this process is meant to be executed after an “RFID Read” process and you want to use a variable to identify the tag, we suggest selecting the default Local variable “L_Tag_ID” (this variable stores the "EPC:Data" info that is retrieved from the detected RFID tag).

Password or Memory Bank to Lock/Unlock

Kill Password

This section displays the possible elements of an RFID tag:

"Kill Password" - Refers to the location that stores the kill password and is located in an RFID tag's "Reserved" memory bank (= RSV memory bank).

The kill password is used, along with the "Kill" process, to permanently deactivate the intended RFID tag. See Working with Kill Process.

"Access Password" - Refers to the location that stores the access password and is located in an RFID tag's "Reserved" memory bank (= RSV memory bank).

The access password manages the access to an RFID tag's available memory banks.

"TID"/"EPC"/"USR" - Refers to the possible memory banks of an RFID tag.

Select the appropriate option from the drop-down for each RFID tag element (= password locations and memory banks):

No Change - There is no lock/unlock function attributed to the corresponding tag element.

Unlock - There is unlimited access to the corresponding tag element (password location or memory bank), meaning, it is readable and writable.

The "unlock" state may change throughout the application.

Perma unlock - There is unlimited access to the corresponding tag element (password location or memory bank), meaning, the element is readable and writable.

Once set, this state becomes permanent (= CANNOT be changed throughout the application).

Read/Write Secured Access - LOCK function.

You can ONLY write the corresponding tag element (password location or memory bank), if the access password is provided - the RFID tag is in a secured state.

The access password is NOT necessary to read the corresponding tag element.

Permanently Locked - The corresponding tag element (password location or memory bank) can no longer be written.

Once set, this state becomes permanent (= CANNOT be changed throughout the application).

Main points to consider when defining the locking/unlocking of a tag element:

•The kill and access passwords are stored in their own location within the RSV memory bank. It is only possible to write in either location if the RSV memory bank is unlocked.

•The access password is defined in the applied RFID profile (specifically, in its "Advanced "tab). See Creating an RFID Profile.

•The access password MUST be applied to:

▪To lock any of the password locations/memory banks;

▪To unlock, read or write the available locations within RSV memory bank;

▪To unlock/write the EPC, TID and USR memory banks.

•The access password is not necessary to read the EPC, TID and USR memory banks.

Do not forget to take the type of RFID tag and manufacturer information into account when defining what to lock/unlock within the tag.

For instance, if the manufacturer has already set a tag with a "Perma Locked" state, the tag will NOT be writable.

Access Password

TID

EPC

USR

If Error

Go to

Select a target destination, in case an error occurs, from the drop-down or list. See Detail of a window below.

When defining a screen as a target destination (ex: via a “Go to” process), you CANNOT use variables to specify the name of that target screen. You must select the intended screen from the available drop-down/list.