O2E-ICARD-NARF ID PC Card

i-CARD Reference Manual The product, and product features as described in this document are subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of IDENTEC Solutions, Inc. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement. Limitation of Liability. In no event shall Identec or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever, including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information or any other loss arising out of the use of or inability to use this product, or the provision or failure to provide support services. IDENTEC’s entire liability shall be limited to the replacement cost of this product. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC ID: O2E-ICARD-NA CANADA: XXXXXXXXXXXX MODEL: i-CARD TYPE: NA This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigencies du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. This User Manual is copyright © 2000 by IDENTEC Solutions, Inc. 1 Contents 1 CONTENTS 3 2 INTRODUCTION 3 2.1 GENERAL 3 2.2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 4 3 I-CARD CONNECTORS — SYSTEM INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 5 4 EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS 7 5 INSTALLATION 8 5.1 PHYSICAL INSTALLATION 8 5.2 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION 8 6 I-CARD ANTENNAS 8 7 I-Q TAGS 9 8 SOFTWARE 10 9 PRODUCT SUPPORT 11 9.1 TO REACH IDENTEC SUPPORT 11 9.1.1 Online support 11 9.1.2 E-mail support 11 9.1.3 Telephone and Fax Support 11 9.1.4 Support numbers 11 9.1.5 Order Desk 12 9.1.6 Warranty Service 12 9.1.7 Additional Tools and Training 12 2 Introduction 2.1 General This document provides information for the installation and operation of the IDENTEC i-CARD, a PC Card type RFID interrogator. Other documentation that may be applicable includes the Application Developers Guide To Programming For The ILR Library, the i-COM User Manual, the i-CARD Installation & Configuration Sheet, and the i-Q Tag Technical Sheet. 2.2 Product Description The i-CARD is a PC Card type RFID device for communicating with the i-Q series of active tags. It will plug into PCMCIA slots of portable devices like handheld scanners, etc. It must be powered by a 5V source, capable of supplying 150mA. The i-CARD is configurable via firmware to provide application developers with both a PCMCIA, as well as a serial interface for advanced automatic data capture applications using ILR technology. The operating system in the hosting device can be Windows 98 ® , Windows NT ® or Windows CE ® , providing the interface to the i- CARD Application programs developed to run on the i-CARD use calls to the IDENTEC i-PORT software library to access the RF functions on the i-CARD. The i-CARD enclosure is a PC Card type II tin can. Three status LEDs can be viewed from the front edge; they are Carrier Detect (green), Transmit (red) and Receive (green). The front also hosts the MMCX 50Ù coax RF connector for the antenna. In addition, the front edge holds a 15-pin PC Card I/O connector for serial (RS-232) access and card programming. The i-CARD contains a Configurable Processor System Unit (CPSU) with internal non-volatile memory. The CPSU chip is programmed by IDENTEC and contains the firmware code. The i-CARD contains the RF circuitry for the wireless communication with IDENTEC tags. The application software running on the i-PORT, or other host computer, sends commands to the CPSU to communicate with the tags. The CPSU on the i-CARD controls all functions of the board. The normal mode (power-up and standby) of the i-CARD is ‘Receive Mode’, as opposed to the time- limited ‘Transmit Mode’, which has to be initiated by the controlling host computer. Note: The i-CARD used in the i-PORT is in a PC Card Type II housing but it is not configured with a PCMCIA interface. The i-CARD in the i- PORT has a serial interface and can only be used in the assigned card slot on the i-PORT. i-CARDs with PCMCIA interface code are suitable for any other standard portable equipment. Each i-CARD is marked with an interface type, either PCMCIA or serial. Do not use an i-CARD with a PCMCIA interface in the i-PORT. Vice versa, do not use an i-CARD with a serial interface in any other portable device with PCMCIA slot. Figure 1 i-CARD Block Diagram 3 i-CARD Connectors — System Inputs and Outputs The i-CARD’s two I/O connector pinouts are depicted in figure 1 & 2. The function of the connectors is described below. Caution: Never remove or install a PC Card while its supply power is turned on. Pinout of 15-pin I/O serial & programming connector, located on front edge: Pin Number Signal Name 1 +5V Input 2 +5V Input 3 RXD 4 TXD 5 JTAG 6 JTAG 7 JTAG 8 JTAG 9 Powerdown (act. high) 10 Do not use 11 Do not use 12 RESET (active low) 13 Ground 14 Ground 15 +3.3V (do not use) Pinout of 68-pin PCMCIA connector, located on the card’s back edge: Pin NumberSignal Name 1. GND 2. Reserve 1 3. Reserve 2 4. CONT 5. i-PORT RXD 6. i-PORT TXD 7. ANTSEL 2# 8. ANTSEL 1# 9. ANTSEL 2 10. N.C. 11. N.C. 12. DIR 13. Charge_on 14. N.C. 15. Test RXD 16. Test TXD 17. Vcc 18. N.C. 19. ANTSEL 1 20. RLY 1 21. RLY 2 22. N.C. 23. N.C. 24. Barcod…

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PC i-CARD User’s Guide March 1, 2002 IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. Suite 102, 1860 Dayton Street Kelowna, British Columbia Canada V1Y 7W6 Tel: (250) 860-6567 Fax: (250) 860-6541 www.identecsolutions.com _____________________________________________________________________________________ Document # 7007-0001, Rev B - ii – Proprietary Notice This document contains confidential information proprietary to IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. and may not be used or disclosed to other parties in whole or in part without prior written authorization from IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees and agents provide the information contained in this Manual on an “as-is” basis and do not make any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such information including, without limitation, warranties as to non-infringement, reliability, fitness for a particular purpose, usefulness, completeness, accuracy or currentness. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. shall not in any circumstances be liable to any person for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages, including without limitation, damages resulting from use of or reliance on information presented herein, or loss of profits or revenues or costs of replacement goods, even if informed in advance of the possibility of such damages. Trademarks “IDENTEC SOLUTIONS”, “Intelligent Long Range”, “ILR” and the stylized “i” are registered trademarks and “i-Q”, “i-D”, “i-CARD”, “i-PORT”, “i-LINKS”, “Solutions. It’s in our name.” are trademarks of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. and/or IDENTEC SOLUTIONS AG. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2002 IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, photographic, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, or used in any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Document # 7007-0001, Rev B - iii – Radio Frequency Compliance Statement IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. is the responsible party for the compliance of the following devices: MODEL: i-PORT i-CARD i-Qxx TAGS FCC ID: O2E-ILR-IPORT O2E-ICARD-NA OO4-ILR-IQ8T or OO4-ILR-IQR CANADA: 35381032062A 35381032231 35381021756A or 35381021825 EUROPE: CE 0678(!) CE 0678(!) CE 0682(!) TYPE: II/S N/A SL/xx The user(s) of these products are cautioned to only use accessories and peripherals approved, in advance, by IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. The use of accessories and peripherals, other than those approved by IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc., or unauthorized changes to approved products, may void the compliance of these products and may result in the loss of the user(s) authority to operate the equipment. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) these devices may not cause harmful interference, and (2) these devices must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his/her own expense. Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Industry Canada Compliance This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) is not more than that required for successful communication. The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population; consult Safety Code 6, obtainable from Health Canada. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Document # 7007-0001, Rev B - iv – Table of Contents 1.0 Purpose ________________________________________________ 5 2.0 Overview_______________________________________________ 5 2.1 Functionality_________________________________________________________________ 5 2.2 Components _________________________________________________________________ 5 3.0 Installation _____________________________________________ 6 3.1 Hardware ___________________________________________________________________ 6 3.2 Software ____________________________________________________________________ 6 3.2.1 Windows 2000 ____________________________________________________________ 7 3.2.2 Windows 98/ME __________________________________________________________ 8 3.2.3 Windows NT _____________________________________________________________ 9 3.2.4 Windows CE ____________________________________________________________ 10 4.0 Usage_________________________________________________ 11 Appendix A: Technical Specifications __________________________ 12 Appendix B: RF Output Power Calculation _____________________ 14 i-CARD User’s Guide _____________________________________________________________________________________ Document # 7007-0001, Rev B - 5 – 1.0 Purpo…

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Request for Confidentiality to the FCC September 15, 2000 We hereby request that all circuit schematics, bills of material and printed circuit board (PCB) layout documents accompanying the application of IDENTEC Solutions, Inc. be withheld from public inspection. The circuit schematics, bills of material and PCB layouts detail the design of our radio frequency identification (RFID) equipment which is not only proprietary in nature but also embodies trade secrets not generally known to competitors and potential competitors. The designs have been developed over several years and at very substantial cost to IDENTEC. IDENTEC’s RFID equipment is a new entrant in a highly competitive market. Disclosure of the circuit schematics would allow a competitor to replicate our designs, without the need for the competitor to spend the kind of time and money that we have expended on the product design. As a result IDENTEC may loose its competitive advantage in the marketplace, thereby suffering substantial damages. IDENTEC protects all of its intellectual property rights and confidential information by requiring all of its employees and all other recipients of such information, including circuit schematics, to sign confidentiality and non- disclosure agreements. The information contained in the circuit schematics is the subject of numerous confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements. Such information is not generally available to the public and IDENTEC has made no previous public disclosure of the same. IDENTEC requests that the circuit schematics be withheld from public inspection for a period of three years, in order to afford IDENTEC adequate lead-time and the opportunity to commercialize the products reflected in the circuit schematics. Sincerely, John Kingsmill VP Legal Email [email protected] IDENTEC Solutions Inc. Voice (250) 860-6567 Suite 102 – 1860 Dayton Street Fax (250) 860-6541 Kelowna, B.C. Canada V1Y 7W6 Note: Circuit schematics and if applicable, PCB layout files, have been submitted either as hardcopies and/or in PDF file format (i.e. H0052-0X.pdf, iLR Card Schematic.pdf, etc.). Bills of material have been submitted either as hardcopies and/or in Microsoft Excel® file format (i.e. iLR Card BOM.xls, etc.).

IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. 102 – 1860 Dayton Street Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 7W6 20 March 2002 Federal Communications Commission Equipment Authorization Branch 7435 Oakland Mills Road Columbia, Maryland 21046 SUBJECT: Request For Confidentiality References: A) FCC ID: O2E-ICARD-NA To Whom It May Concern: Further to the device approval identified at Reference A, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS hereby submits a class II permissive change requesting confidentiality for portions of the material contained in the original application granted on 6 October 2000. Pursuant to Section 0.459 of the Commission’s rules (CFR 47), the following documents are requested to be removed from public inspection following the processing of this change request: Exhibit Type Description of Exhibit Date Submitted to FCC Block Diagram block diagram 10/06/2000 Internal Photos internal photos 10/06/2000 These exhibits contain IDENTEC SOLUTIONS’ proprietary information, trade secrets, or other confidential information that IDENTEC SOLUTIONS does not make available to the general public. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS requests confidentiality for the internal photos as this device is only sold to business clients upon signing a non-disclosure agreement stating that they will not disclose any confidential product information. IDENTEC SOLUTIONS protects all of its proprietary, intellectual property rights and confidential information by requiring all of its employees and all other recipients of such information to sign confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements prior to receiving such information. If you have any questions or concerns relating to this change request, please do not hesitate to contact me via telephone at (250) 860-6567 or email ([email protected]). Yours truly, IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, Inc. Marty Brooks Manufacturing Engineer

Operational Description of the i-CARD The IDENTEC i-CARD is a PC Card Type II with PCMCIA connector, suitable for any PCMCIA card slot in portable devices. It is a low-power RFID transceiver for communicating with the i-Q series of active tags and will plug into PCMCIA slots of portable devices like Handheld Scanners, Palm-PCs, etc. It must be powered by a 5V source, capable of supplying 150mA. The i-CARD firmware is configured by Identec to provide application developers with either a PCMCIA or with a serial interface, depending on card version, for advanced automatic data capture applications using ILR technology. Typically, the PCMCIA interface will be used in handheld and portable devices. The i-CARD enclosure is a common PC Card Type II shielding tin can. Three status LEDs can be viewed from the front edge; they are Carrier Detect (green), Transmit (red) and Receive (green). The front also hosts the MMCX 50Ù coax RF connector for the antenna. The antenna is part of the system and will be supplied by IDENTEC, one antenna per i-CARD. It may be connected by the customer upon installation of the I-CARD. In addition, the front edge holds a 15-pin PC Card I/O connector for serial (RS-232) access and card programming. Programming of the i-CARD requires proprietary software and can only be performed by IDENTEC or one of its authorized affiliates. The i-CARD contains a Configurable Processor System Unit (CPSU) with internal non- volatile memory. The CPSU chip is pre-programmed by IDENTEC and contains the firmware code. Further, the i-CARD contains the RF circuitry for the wireless communication with same frequency IDENTEC tags. The application software running on the device hosting the i- CARD sends commands to the CPSU in order to communicate with the tags. The CPSU on the i-CARD controls all functions of the board. The normal mode (power-up and standby) of the i-CARD is ‘Receive Mode’, as opposed to the burst-style ‘Transmit Mode’, which has to be initiated by the controlling host computer. Power-up resets all previous RF power settings to a default low-power setting. Note: The i-CARD is also used in the IDENTEC i-PORT, only then it is not configured with a PCMCIA interface, but with a serial interface. The two interface versions are not interchangeable. Each i-CARD is marked with an interface type, either PCMCIA or serial. Do not use an i-CARD with a PCMCIA interface in the i-PORT. Vice versa, do not use an i-CARD with a serial interface in any other portable device with PCMCIA slot.

Subject: Re: O2E-ICARD-NA Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:49:04 -0700 From: "Acme Testing" <[email protected]> To: "Certification Manager" <[email protected]> References: 1 Thank you for a quick response on this application. I have the following information for your review; 1. The label does have the statement, it is just very small. I have attached a document to show the statement more clearly. 2. An operational description is attached. 3. The agency letter is attached for your review. 4. The Certification agreement is attached. 5. The transmitter plot is attached. 6. Our OATS file number with the FCC is: 90420 7. The unit is only powered by 5VDC computer standard computer buses which have a very tightly controlled power output of 5VDC. 8. Professional installation clarification attached. Thank you for your time, Desiree Patterson ----- Original Message ----- From: Certification Manager <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 2:05 PM Subject: O2E-ICARD-NA > Dear Mr. Slavens and Mr. Patterson, > > Thank you for your business. I also have your other application here > and I plan on working on it tomorrow. > > I have the following issues to resolve in order to issue the grant. > > 1. The label does not appear to contain the required statement from > 15.19 (a) (3). You could claim that the device is too small to bear > this statement, but then the statement must be reproduced in the manual > and I do not see it there. Please put the statement on the label or in > the manual. > > 2. Please supply a brief operational description of the unit. > > 3. Since you have signed the 731 form, please supply a letter of agency > from Identec. > > 4. Please supply a signed certification agreement between Identec and > Curtis-Straus. A blank form is attached for your convenience. > > 5. Please submit a plot of the transmitter bandwidth. > > 6. I am assuming that you have registered the OATS used for the > measurements with the FCC as required for Part 15 devices. I be unable > to get your grant from the FCC unless the site is listed in their > database. > > 7. I do not see data that is responsive to the 15.31(e) requirement for > power supply variation. I will accept a statement that the unit is only > powered by 5VDC computer standard computer buses which have a very > tightly controlled power output of 5VDC. > > 8. Please supply more information about the application for the product > to justify the request for antenna allowances based on "professional > installation". Generally, WLAN applications in the PCMCIA format are > not allowed to use the "professional installation" allowance. This is > not WLAN, but it is a PCMCIA format, so I want to know how Identec > controls the distribution of it's products to ensure that professional > installers are always used. The other option would be for Identec to > supply the antennas used with its products and then the general public > could be allowed to assemble the units. The unit uses a what the FCC > considers a non-standard connector, but the user's manual instructs how > to attach a variety of antennas. > > Sincerely, > > -- > Jon D. Curtis > Certification Manager > > Curtis-Straus LLC > Telecom Certification Body > 527 Great Road > Littleton, MA 01460 > USA > t:978-486-8880 f:978-486-8828 > >

DATE OF ISSUANCE: 31 AUGUST 2000 REPORT NUMBER: 2000171 FCC ID: O2E-ICARD-NA PAGE 1 OF 12 Partial reproduction of this document is prohibited without prior written consent of Acme Testing Inc. ACME TESTING INC., 2002 VALLEY HWY, P.O. BOX 3, ACME, WASHINGTON 98220-0003 888-226-3837. REPORT OF MEASUREMENTS PART 15C (15.249) - INTENTIONAL RADIATOR DEVICE: RF ID PC CARD MODEL NUMBER: ILR CARD NA MANUFACTURER: IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, INC. ADDRESS: SUITE 102, 1860 DAYTON STREET KELOWNA BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA V1Y 7W6 THE DATA CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT WAS COLLECTED ON 27 JULY 2000 AND COMPILED BY: PAUL G. SLAVENS CHIEF EMC ENGINEER DATE OF ISSUANCE: 31 AUGUST 2000 REPORT NUMBER: 2000171 FCC ID: O2E-ICARD-NA PAGE 2 OF 12 WORK ORDER: 2264 1. GENERAL...................................................................................................................................................................3 1.1 PURPOSE.................................................................................................................................................................3 1.2 MANUFACTURER.....................................................................................................................................................3 1.3 TEST LOCATION.......................................................................................................................................................3 1.4 TEST PERSONNEL....................................................................................................................................................3 2. TEST RESULTS SUMMARY.....................................................................................................................................4 3. DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT AND PERIPHERALS........................................................................................5 3.1 EQUIPMENT UNDER TEST (EUT)..............................................................................................................................5 3.2 EUT PERIPHERALS..................................................................................................................................................5 3.3 DESCRIPTION OF INTERFACE CABLES........................................................................................................................5 3.4 MODE OF OPERATION DURING TESTS.......................................................................................................................5 3.5 MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR COMPLIANCE...........................................................................................................6 4. ANTENNA REQUIREMENT.....................................................................................................................................7 4.1 REGULATION...........................................................................................................................................................7 4.2 RESULT...................................................................................................................................................................7 5. CONDUCTED EMISSIONS TESTS...........................................................................................................................8 5.1 TEST EQUIPMENT....................................................................................................................................................8 5.2 PURPOSE.................................................................................................................................................................8 5.3 TEST PROCEDURES..................................................................................................................................................8 5.4 TEST RESULTS.........................................................................................................................................................8 6. RADIATED EMISSIONS............................................................................................................................................9 6.1 TEST EQUIPMENT....................................................................................................................................................9 6.2 REGULATION.........................................................................................................................................................10 6.3 TEST PROCEDURES................................................................................................................................................11 6.4 TEST RESULTS.......................................................................................................................................................11 7. MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS AND NOTES....................................................................................................13 8. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS......................................................................................................................................13 DATE OF ISSUANCE: 31 AUGUST 2000 REPORT NUMBER: 2000171 FCC ID: O2E-ICARD-NA PAGE 3 OF 12 1. General 1.1 Purpose The purpose of this report is to show compliance to the FCC regulations for narrow band unlicensed devices operating under section 15.249 of the Code of Federal Regulations title 47. 1.2 Manufacturer Company Name: identec Solutions, Inc. Contact: Ralf Koehler Street Address: Suite 102, 1860 Dayton Street City/Province: Kelowna British Columbia Country/Postal Code: Canada V1Y 7W6 Telephone: 250 860-6567 Fax: 250 860-6541 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.identec.com 1.3 Test location Company: Acme Testing Inc. Street Address: 2002 Valley Highway Mailing Address: PO Box 3 City/State/Zip: Acme WA 98220-0003 Laboratory: Test Site 2 Telephone: 888 226-3837 Fax: 360 595-2722 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.acmetesting.com 1.4 Test P…

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