TagMatiks AT Lite - Android Help

Setting up Your RFID Device - Chainway R6 Reader

Summary

This section contains setup information for using Chainway R6 RFID reader with the TagMatiks AT Lite Android Application.

Pre-requisites

Chainway R6 Reader should be sufficiently charged.
Android device should be sufficiently charged.
Bluetooth of Android device should be ON.
Android should be kept near to the Chainway R6 Reader.

This document is divided into multiple sections as:

Pairing the Chainway R6 reader with Android device on the TagMatiks AT Lite Application
Reading of RFID Tags with Chainway R6 Device using TagMatiks AT Lite Application

A. Pairing of Chainway R6 Reader with Android device using TagMatiks AT Lite Application

Immediately after the Chainway R6 device is powered on, the "Bluetooth Pairing" LED light will automatically start flashing Blue – this indicates that Chainway R6 device is now in discoverable mode and ready to pair with a nearby Android device.

1. Open the TagMatiks AT Lite Application and login into it.

2. On the Home Page, click on the Settings Icon (at the bottom right side of screen); as shown below

3. To make the connection with the Chainway R6 reader; press the "Manage Reader" button on the left-hand side of the application.

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

4. Then multiple RFID reader options will come on the display.

5. Select "Chainway R6 Readers".

6. Then a new window will open, named: "Readers List."

7. Bring the Chainway R6 RFID reader close to the Android device.

8. Application will show the discoverable reader’s name; as shown below

9. The reader’s name will be "FDBD3D661B86"; where "FDBD3D661B86" is the 12 digit value of the device's serial number.

10. The MAC address of the Chainway R6 device is also reflecting. Here the device’s MAC address is FD:BD:3D:66:1B:86

NOTE:

When no Chainway R6 reader is nearby the Android device
OR
If the Bluetooth of Chainway R6 reader is Off
OR
Chainway R6 Reader is not in pairing mode.
OR
Chainway R6 Reader is already paired with another Android/iOS device.

then the application will not show the reader name in the reader list page

11. Now press on the available Reader name.

12. Once you press on the reader's name, then the application will start to connect to the Chainway R6 reader.

13. On successful connection, an acknowledgment/pop window will come – stating that "FDBD3D661B86 has connected successfully"; refer below image:

14. The application will also fetch the Model & Serial number of the connected Chainway R6 reader and show it along with the reader’s name; as shown in above image.

B. Reading RFID Tags using Chainway R6 Reader

In TagMatiks AT Lite, please first ensure the configuration settings are in sync with the RFID tags.

1. Please click on the Settings Tab and then click on the "Configuration" under "Admin Settings"

2. Please click on "Asset Configuration" under Asset Tag Format

3. A new window will open, where you can see tabs for Tagging Options, EPC Data and Other Memory Banks. As shown below

4. To modify the behavior of associating RFID tags to assets; please read the article named:"Configurations Overview"

5. Once the tag format configuration is properly saved; go to "Home" page

6. To read the RFID tags from the Chainway R6 reader; press the "Inventory" button on the bottom left-hand side of the application.

7. Then a new window will open, named: "Inventory."

8. For taking the inventory, click on a Location; for example, here it is "CBE".

9. Press the "Start" icon bar button on the AT Lite application, then the Chainway R6 reader will start reading the RFID tags. Please refer to the image below:

10. Once you Press the "Stop" icon bar button on the application; then the Chainway R6 reader will stop reading the tags.

11. As a result, the read tag will populate on the application window, as shown in below image.