OK3PROXIPENBattery Powered Data Collection Device

ProxiPen The ProxiPen is aDAU for reading GET and GPT. Reading By approaching the head to a TAG (GET or GPT). A valid reading will be confirmed by an acoustic signal and the light up of the LEDs. If there is no acoustic (one bip) the battery is low and should be exchanged! The distance between the head and the TAG should not be bigger than 1,5 cm. Take away the ProxiPen only after the acoustic and optic confirmation! Unvalid readings are indicated by a multi-bip and multi light-up of the LEDs! Please note: A reading couldn't been accepted either, because the device is locked! FCC Notice: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: Any unauthorised modification to this device may void the authority of the user to operate it. Battery Exchange A valid reading is confirmed by an acoustic signal and a double light up of the LEDs on the ProxiPen head. If only the LEDs light up and no acoustic signal resounds, the battery is low and should be exchanged. The ProxiPen operates with every 1,5 V battery, size AA. Zinc-coal batteries are not recommended because they are not powerful enough. GCS recommends the following battery types: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Type Company/Brand Symbol Application Alkalie DUARACELL Ultra -10°C to + 70°C for the standard operation NiMh SANYO Twicell rechargeable, saves battery costs, but low reading performance Lithium ENERGIZER low temperatures: -20°C to + 70°C Page 1 of 3 01/11/2001 file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settin gs\ellad\Local%20Settings\TEMP\~hh94BD.htm The battery should be exchanged within 3 minutes, other wise the ProxiPen switches in the „Boot Mode“. In this operation mode no readings can be made anymore! This is a protection against manipulation: If a user takes off the battery (longer then 3-15 minutes), the switch over time to the Boot Mode is saved in the ProxiPen. If you set the date / time the mode will be again „normal“. In the configuration mode WinDau switches automatically during the download of a ProxiPen to the normal mode (by setting the date / time), but indicates the disabling time (Boot Mode) (<last ong power drop out>): Note: After a new reading this indication is deleted! Important: If you want to use an other battery type, you have to „inform“ the ProxiPen, because it uses other values: The maximum voltage of a NiMH battery is approx. 1,35 V, but for an Alkali battery it can be more then 1,55V: Please watch for the polarity during the battery exchange: The ProxiPen is protected against wrong polarity, but a wrong placed battery will be discharged! Lock Status You can lock the ProxiPen which means that you can't read any control point. If the ProxiPen is locked, a warning will appear in the status window. Modem Settings You can make settings for the remote data transmission (e.g. via cellular phone or modem) in the ProxiPen. If you write in the field "Dial String" the settings in the ProxiPen will be used for the dial-up for the remote data transmission. If the field is empty the PenDtu modem settings are used (standard). Three parameters regulate the modem transmission: Replace the entry <NUMBER> by the receiver's telephon number: e.g.: ATD0,31361 In this example „0“ is dialed for a trunk line. The comma (,) causes a pause before the rest of the number is Page 2 of 3 01/11/2001 file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settin gs\ellad\Local%20Settings\TEMP\~hh94BD.htm dialed. This is necessary if the demand for a trunk line takes a certain time. Redials indicate the number of dial tryings, is this number reached the modem transmission is interrupted. Redial Interval indicates how many seconds should elapse between the different establishments of WinDau doesn't support any remote data transmission! Date/Time Setting During the reading of the ProxiPen WinDau checks its internal date/time setting by comparing it with the PC time. The difference must not be bigger then +/- 5 Minuten, otherwise a warning will appear in the status field. The Time zone set in the PenDtu is important (especilly for the time/date setting of the ProxiPen with „setting PC date / time“). WinDau supports only local connected PenDtus, therefore its time zone should be the same as the one set in the PC! Pay always attention the the right time zone, date and time are set on your PC! Page 3 of 3 01/11/2001 file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settin gs\ellad\Local%20Settings\TEMP\~hh94BD.htm

Correspondence ProxiPen Manuals.txt From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: ProxiPen Manuals Date: 01 November 2001 16:13 Paul, We do not intend to publish a user manual as such but make u se of the help system on the PC program which is used to upload the data fr om the pen. I have created a pseudo manual from the the relevant help file s and suggest you use these files in lieu of a 'normal' manual. Please confirm that this is OK. Best regards Eric Porter <<ProxiPen Manual.pdf>> <<ProxiPen DTU Manual.pdf>> This email is confidential and may be privileged. It may on ly be read, copied and used by the intended recipient. If you have rece ived it in error please contact the sender immediately by return email. Please then delete the email and any copies of it and do not use or disclose its contents to any person. ____________________________________________________________ _________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. Fo r further information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or altern atively call Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. Page 1

ProxiPen Circuit Description:18.5.2001 Otto Seknicka The ProxiPen is a battery powered datacollection system which reads 125kHz RFID TAGs and stores the information together with the actual time in an EEPROM. It consists of following circuit blocks: 1. DC/DC Converter: It utilizes a step up switched mode supply regulator with external switch and rectifier running on a frequency of aproximately 100kHz. It delivers 5V in the „ON“-State and 3V on the „OFF“ State. 2. Powermanagement: The Powermanagement controlls the supply voltage which is generated by the DCDC Converter controlls the supply voltages of the circuit blocks. The microcontroller, the proximity transceiver and the serial EEPROM are only supplied in “ON” state, all other parts are supplied all the time. It is switched into “ON”-state when the TAG-Detector recognizes a TAG, or the AM-Demodulator receives a serial Datainformation (from the DTU) or if the Alarm of the RTC occurs. It is switched into “OFF” State by the microcontroller. 3. Microcontroller: ProxiPen uses a 80C51 single chip flash microcontroller which runs with a 8 MHz ceramic resonator and is powered with 5V. It decodes the Data received from the Proximity Transiver or AM- Demodulator and uses the serial EEPROM to store the Time/Date and Data. It uses the Proximity transiver to read the RFID Tags and to send a serial Datastream to the DTU. The reception of the serial Datastream is done by the AM-Demodulator. 4. AM-Demodulator: Compares the amplitude of the voltage on the aerial with a fixed level to decode the AM-modulated 125kHz Signal transmitted from the DTU. 5. Proximity Transceiver: The Proximity Transiver is clocked with the Microcontroller-clock and divides it down to 125kHz. When a tag is read the proximity transiver sources a 125 kHz square wave over a serial capacitor on the aerial, which acts with its parallel capacitos as parallel resonant circuit with a centre frequency of 125kHz. The Amplitude of the aerial voltage is modulated by the RFID-Tag which is exposed to the 125kHz field. The Proximity transceiver has an demodulation circuit, which detect the very small changes of the amplitude and forms it to a TTL-signal. This TTL-signal is decoded by the microcontroller. In the case of serial Data transmission the 125kH square wave output is modulated with the serial datastream of the microcontroller. 6. TAG Detector: The TAG detector is turned on 8 times /sec for 500 us. It consists of a oscillator which runs on the resonant freqency of the aerial-resonat circuit (typ. 125kHz). It measures the amplitude of the oscillation and turns the powermanagement ON if the amplitude of the actual oscillation is lower than the previous. 7. RTC The RTC is a single chip real time clock which runs with an integrated 32kHZ crystal. 8. EEPROM Is used to store the data.

RL1112/6107Page 1 of 20 RF089-iss03 TEST REPORT NO:RL1112/6107 COPY NO:............ ISSUE NO:1 REPORT ON THE CERTIFICATION TESTING OF A GROUP 4 TECHNOLOGY Ltd. PROXIPEN TRANSMITTER WITH RESPECT TO THE FCC 47CFR, Pt’s 15.207 & 15.209 INTENTIONAL RADIATOR SPECIFICATION TEST DATE(s): 13 May 2001 th TESTED BY: J CHARTERS APPROVED BY:S P HAYES ISSUE DATE:.................................................... Distribution Copy No’s:- 1GROUP 4 TECHNOLOGY Ltd. 2TRL Compliance Services Ltd - TCB 3TRL EMC RL1112/6107Page 2 of 20 RF089-iss03 CONTENTS page APPLICANT'S SUMMARY3 CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY & COMPLIANCE4 DESCRIPTION OF TRANSMITTER4 EQUIPMENT TEST CONDITIONS5 TESTS REQUIRED6 SAMPLE CALCULATIONS6 TEST RESULTS7 - 10 PHOTOGRAPHSANNEX A[X] PHOTOGRAPH No 1:Tx, front.ANNEX A1 PHOTOGRAPH No 2:Tx, rf pcb, top.ANNEX A2 PHOTOGRAPH No 3:Tx, rf pcb, bottom.ANNEX A3 PHOTOGRAPH No 4:Tx on test siteANNEX A4 TEST EQUIPMENT LISTANNEX B [X] MEASURING DISTANCE EXTRAPOLATION GRAPH(s)ANNEX C[X] Notes:- 1.Component failure during testYES[ ] NO[X] 2.If Yes, details of failure:- 3.All measurement uncertainty calculations detailed in this report are carried out in accordance with UKAS Publication NIS 81, Edition 1, May 1994, for a 95% confidence level. 4.The contents of the attached applicant’s declarations and other supplied information are not covered by the scope of this laboratory’s UKAS or FCC accreditations and is provided in good faith. RL1112/6107Page 3 of 20 RF089-iss03 APPLICANT'S SUMMARY EQUIPMENT UNDER TEST (EUT):PROXIPEN EQUIPMENT TYPE:TAG READER TRANSMITTER SERIAL NUMBER OF EUT:Engineering sample PURPOSE OF TEST:FCC CERTIFICATION TEST SPECIFICATION:FCC 47CFR Pt’s 15.207 & 15.209 TEST RESULT:COMPLIANTYES[X] NO[ ] APPLICANT’S CATEGORY:( a ) MANUFACTURER[ ] ( b ) IMPORTER[ ] ( c ) DISTRIBUTOR[ ] ( d ) AGENT[X] APPLICANT'S ORDER No(s):P11166 APPLICANT’S CONTACT PERSON:Mr Eric Porter APPLICANT:GROUP 4 TECHNOLOGY Ltd. ADDRESS:Challenge House Northway Lane Tewkesbury Gloucestershire GL20 8JG England TEL: +44 1684 850977 FAX: +44 1684 294845 MANUFACTURER:General Control Systems GmbH ADDRESS:A-1010 Wien, Schottenring 33/1 TEL: +431/31361-0 FAX: +431/31361 EUT(s) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:AUSTRIA TEST LABORATORY:TRL EMC LTD UKAS ACCREDITATION No:0728 TEST DATE(s):13 May 2001 th TEST REPORT No:RL1112/6107 RL1112/6107Page 4 of 20 RF089-iss03 CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY & COMPLIANCE FCC IDENTITY:OK3PROXIPEN PURPOSE OF TEST:FCC Certification TEST SPECIFICATION:FCC 47CFR, Parts 15.207 & 15.209 TEST RESULT:Compliant to Specification EQUIPMENT UNDER TEST:PROXIPEN EQUIPMENT SERIAL No:00003 EQUIPMENT TYPE:TAG READER Transmitter UTILISATION:Hand held ITU EMISSION CODE:19k2A1D CARRIER EMISSION:29.4FV/m @ 3m ANTENNA TYPE:Fixed, or Integral ALTERNATIVE AE:None, as per Part 15.203 BAND OF OPERATION:110 -160 kHz CHANNEL SPACING:n/a (Wideband) No. of CHANNELS:1 FREQUENCY GENERATION:SAW Resonator [X] ;Crystal [ ] ;Synthesizer [ ] MODULATION METHOD:Amplitude [X] ;Digital [ ] ;Angle [ ] POWER SOURCE(s):Battery +1.5V TEST DATE(s):13 May 2001 th ORDER No(s):P11166 APPLICANT:GROUP 4 TECHNOLOGY Ltd. TESTED BY:...............................................................J CHARTERS APPROVED BY:...............................................................S P HAYES EMC MANAGER RL1112/6107Page 5 of 20 RF089-iss03 EQUIPMENT TEST CONDITIONS 1. EQUIPMENTCHANNELTx NOMINALTESTSREMARKS SERIAL / MODELNUMBERFREQUENCYREQUIRED IDENTITYMHz ProxiPen1124.56kHzFullUnit is battery Serial No. 00003powered 2. Equipment category:Single channel[X] Two channel[ ] Multi-channel[ ] 3. Supply voltages:Vnom=+1.5Vdc Note:-Vnom voltages are as stated above unless otherwise shown on the test report page. 4. Temperatures:Tnom=[see test] 5. Maximum bit or pulse rate & level:bps=57600Bd Level=RS232 6. Channel spacing:kHz=n/a Narrowband[ ] Wideband[X] RL1112/6107Page 6 of 20 RF089-iss03 TESTS REQUIRED TRANSMITTER TESTS Transmitter Spurious Emissions - Powerline - Part 15.207[ ] Transmitter Carrier Emission - Radiated - Part 15.209.a[X] Transmitter Spurious Emissions - Radiated - Part 15.209.c - <30MHz[X] Transmitter Spurious Emissions - Radiated - Part 15.209.c - >30MHz[X] Notes:- 1.Equipment tested for (mains ac) 110V powerline emissions.[ ] 2.Equipment tested as (fixed) integral antenna configuration.[X] 3.All tests were carried out with new batteries, as per Part 15.31.e.[X] SAMPLE CALCULATIONS Part 15.207 - Powerline. FrequencyRxLISN CorrectionCable lossPowerline (MHz)(dB F V)(dB)(dB)(dB F V) n/an/an/an/an/a Part 15.209 - Radiated. Frequency RxAe AF & Cable lossField Strength @ 3m (kHz)(dB F V)(dB/m & dB)(dB F V/m) 124.569.001dB29.1 20dB/m RL1112/6107Page 7 of 20 RF089-iss03 TRANSMITTER TESTS TRANSMITTER SPURIOUS EMISSIONS - POWERLINE - PART 15.207 Ambient temperature=n/a E C Relative humidity=n/a% Conditions=Indoors Supply voltage=+1.5Vnom Channel number=1 Frequency & Level 450kHz to 30MHzNot applicableSee note 3 Limit 450kHz to 30MHz+48.0 dB F V Measurement Uncertainty±4.0dB Notes:- 1.Receiver detector = CISPR, Quasi-Peak, 10kHz bandwidth. 2.Sample calculation, see page 6. 3.EUT Battery powered Test Method:- 1.As per Radio - Noise Emissions, ANSI C63.4: 1992. 2.EUT located 0.4m from wall of shielded room, 0.8m from LISN. & above the ground plane. 3.EUT emissions evaluated for live and neutral lines at power terminals of the ac mains supply 4.EUT emissions evaluated with an ac mains supply frequency of 50Hz. 5.EUT emissions evaluated with an ac mains supply voltage of 110V. 6.Worst case results recorded and reported. Test Equipment Used:- 1.Full description at Annex B. 2.TRL190, TRL191, TRL238, TRL289, TRL25, TRL06, TRL237, TRL353, TRL164, TRLUH03, TRLUH120 RL1112/6107Page 8 of 20 RF089-iss03 TRANSMITTER TESTS TRANSMITTER CARRIER EMISSION - RADIATED - PART 15.209.a Ambient temperature=20 E C3m measurements <30MHz [X] Relative humidity=48%1m measurements >1GHz[ ] Conditions=Open Area Test Site (OATS)300m extrapolated from 3m[X] Supply voltage=+1.5Vnom30m extrapolated fro…

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