TagMatiks Wedge - iOS Help

Setting up Your RFID Device - Zebra RFD8500

 
Summary

This section contains setup information for using the Zebra RFD8500 sled RFID readers with TagMatiks Wedge.

Please see the RFD8500 User Manual for complete understanding of these readers.

Pre-requisites
  • You must have a charged Zebra RFD8500 RFID reader to continue to set up steps.
Fig 0.1: RFD8500 Reader

For connecting with Zebra RFD8500 in TagMatiks Wedge, you must pair the device in settings app using Bluetooth.

A. Please follow the steps below to pair your RFD8500 reader:

Step 1: Turn ON the Reader

Press the Power Button to turn the RFD8500 ON. Hold the Power Button for three Seconds to turn the RFD8500 OFF.

Fig 0.2: RFD8500 Reader Commands

Feature Description : -

Fig 0.3: RFD8500 Reader Views
Step 2: Bluetooth Pair the RFD8500 to your iPhone or iPad.

You’ll need to pair the reader to your iPhone or iPad device using the iOS Bluetooth pairing process prior to using it with TagMatiks Wedge.

Go to the Bluetooth settings page, select the “RFD8500” Device.

 
Pairing with iPhone:

Search for the RFD8500 and select the desired device from the available device list. Pull the RFD8500 trigger to pair (you will see the LED start blinking faster on the Bluetooth button). A beep sounds when pairing completes successfully.

Be sure that the reader is still awake and has not timed out.

 

B. RFD8500 Device is connected with TagMatiks Wedge application

When the RFD8500 device is powered on, the “Bluetooth Pairing” LED light will automatically start flashing Blue – this indicates that the RFD8500 device is now in discoverable mode and ready to pair with a nearby IOS device.

 

1. Open the TagMatiks Wedge application and login into it.

2. In the Dashboard you will see , Manage reader option and you can check the reader’s connection status; as shown below image. As you shown in Fig 0.4.

3. As no RFID reader is paired with the IOS device, thus the status is shown as "Reader Disconnected".

4. To make the connection with the RFD8500 reader; press the “Manage Reader” button.

Fig 0.4 : Home page of TagMatiks Wedge

NOTE: Make sure the IOS device’s Bluetooth is on.

5. Then multiple RFID reader options will come on the display. (as shown in Fig 0.5)

6. Select “ZEBRA RFID Readers” (highlighted in Black).

7. Then a new window will open, named: “Readers List.”

8. Bring RFD8500 reader close to IOS device.

9. Application will show the discoverable reader’s name; as shown below Fig 0.6

Fig 0.5: Manage Reader Page
Fig 0.6: Reader List Page

10. The reader’s name will be “RFD8500XXXXXXXXXXXXXX”; where “XXXXXXXXXXXXXX” is the 14 digit value of the device's serial number.

11. The MAC address of the Zebra device is also reflecting. Here the device’s MAC address is B0:B4:48:08:00:4C.

12. Now press on the available Reader name.

13. Once you press on the reader's name, then the application will start making connections with the RFD8500 device.

14. Application will also fetch the Model & Serial number of connected RFD8500 device and show it along with the reader’s name; as shown in below image Fig 0.7.

Fig 0.7 :After Successfully Connected Reader with TagMatiks wedge.

C.RFID tags are scanned using the Zebra RFD8500 reader.

Pre Condition :- Reader should be connected from Application.

1. Click on the Inventory option button from the home page. Refer below image.Fig 0.8.

Fig 0.8 : Home Page after Connected with reader.

2. Click on + icon button for new Inventory.(As shown in Fig 0.9).

Fig 0.9 : Inventory Page (without creating)

3. Click on Scan (soft button) .(As shown in Fig 1.0).

Fig 1.0 : (Scan Soft Button in Inventory Scan page)

4. Once the “Scan” button is pressed; then the “RFID” LED starts flashing.

5. This means the RFD8500 reader is in polling state and reading the tags. Same can be seen in the application window. Refer below image: Fig 1.1.

Fig 1.1 : Scanning RFID Tags

6. Once you Press “Stop” button (on the right bottom of the application); reader will stop reading the tags.

7. As a result, the read tags will populate on the application window, as shown in image below : Fig 1.2.

Fig 1.2 : List of Tags after Scanning.