Cognitive Solutions Advantage RFID Thermal Printer User Manual

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Figure 5-1. Data Blocks 
 
The write tag (WT) command ASCII string is limited to 63 
characters. 
Each WT command ASCII string is limited to a maximum of 63 
characters. For a 256 byte RFID tag, a maximum of four WT commands 
containing 63 characters of data may be used.  
NOTE: It is the user’s responsibility to track the 63 character maximum. If more 
than 63 characters are included in a WT command, the command will fail. 
The read tag (RT) command stores data in a user-specified 
location. 
The RT command retrieves data from an RFID tag and stores the data 
in a location that the user identifies. The location is identified with a 
number between 1 and 99. The user may store the result of a maximum 
of 32 separate RT commands. 
The RT command reads up to a specified ending block or until a 
null character is encountered. 
The RT command reads data from the RFID chip beginning at the block 
specified in the command parameter. The command will continue to 
read up to the block specified in the command parameters OR until a 
null character is encountered. The RT command will not read past the 
null character.  
Again, refer to Figure 5-1. Reading blocks 0-3 returns “COGNITIVE 
PRINTE”. Reading blocks 0 through 4 returns “COGNITIVE 
PRINTERS”. Finally, reading blocks 0 through 5 returns the same 
string as reading blocks 0 through 4.   
 
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