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Upgrading the Firmware of Your TSL UHF RFID Handheld Readers

 
Summary

The article explains how to upgrade the firmware of the TSL UHF RFID Handheld Sled Readers.

Pre-requisites

A Windows PC with the following minimum specs

  • Pentium Dual-Core E214 1.6GHz or Pentium Mobile Dual-Core T2060 or Pentium Celeron E1200 1.6GHz
  • 2GB RAM 1.2 GB free hard drive space
  • The USB port, 1.1 or higher, for the connection of USB Readers
  • Minimum display resolution: 1024 by 768 pixels
  • B Type USB cable to connect Cradle to Laptop.
  • Please also ensure that the battery of the reader has sufficient charge by using the supplied charger and USB cable to charge the battery so you see a periodic orange flashing light to indicate charging. In an ideal case fully charge the battery before performing a download.

Note: The steps are the same for all readers, but the firmware may differ, so choose the appropriate firmware according to your reader model.

Step to upgrade of firmware in TSL UHF RFID Readers :-

1. First, register yourself on the TSL official website, because for further processing you need to download the application and file.

2. Download the TSL Firmware PFF File from the TSL official website.

3. Download the TSL PC Firmware downloader https://www.tsl.com/download-manager/tsl-pc-firmware-downloader/ from the TSL official website.

4. Unzip the TSL PC Firmware downloader file and run setup.exe (as shown in Fig 0.1.) to install the program (please uninstall any previous versions first).

Fig 0.1: Click on setup.exe file.

5.Run through the setup wizard accepting the User Account Control (UAC) prompt when shown. Then Click on Next button on loader setup POP-up. As shown in Fig 0.2.

Fig 0.2 : Click on the next button option.

6. Select the Installation folder and click on the next button. As shown in Fig 0.3.

Fig 0.3 : Select the Installation folder and Click on next button.

7.After this, click the Next button to confirm the installation, as shown in Fig 0.4.

Fig 0.4 : Click on the next button on the confirmation installation page.

8. Now, Installing Desktop Firmware Loader Application in the Desktop. As shown in Fig 0.5.

Fig 0.5 : Installing Desktop Firmware Loader.

9. After installation, a pop-up will confirm that it has been installed completely. Then, you need to click the Close button. As shown in Fig 0.6.

Fig 0.6 : Installation Complete Successfully.

10. Launch the Desktop Firmware Loader .Select “…” to choose the firmware file to download as shown in Fig 0.7.

Fig 0.7: Click on the “..” button on the right side of Dowload Field.

11. Select the Firmware file (PFF) which we download at start . as shown in Fig 0.8.

Fig 0.8 : Select the (PFF) Firmware file.

12.Connect the reader to the computer using the supplied USB cable. Once the driver is installed the application will see the COM port arrive and select it automatically. You can then click “Download” to start the download process. As shown in Fig 0.9.

Fig 0.9 : Connect the reader to the computer using the supplied USB cable.

13. Then download will begin, As shown in Fig 1.0.

Fig 1.0 : Download of Firmware is started.
Fig 1.1 : Downloading Firmware in the TSL UHF Reader.

14. Press the trigger button on the reader to wake the unit and complete the download. As shown in Fig 1.2.

Fig 1.2 : Press trigger button on the reader to wake a reader.

15.The download completes by (re)configuring the Bluetooth module as shown in Fig 1.3.

Fig 1.3 : (Re) Configuring the Bluetooth module.

16.You will need to delete and re-pair any devices that were previously paired with the reader. As shown in Fig 1.4.

Fig 1.4 : Then any mobile device must forget and re-pair with this reader before it can be used.
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