Tagsys S.A. L200TUNANT500 User Manual

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CONVEYOR TUNNEL READER User's Guide 
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Revision 1.0 
November 2007 
 
4.2  Conveyor Tunnel Slave Mode 
A custom software application has to be developed to fit with customer requirements. This software 
application will drive the RFID Reader and the PLC conveyor.  
The TAGSYS CONVEYOR TUNNEL READER is delivered with the STX-E standard protocol 
application to operate in slave mode: the reader is the slave of the host PC or PLC and replies to 
any STX-E command received. For more information about STX-E communication protocol, please 
refer to the Lx00 Command Set documentation.  
RS232 connection to the reader is used to set the reading parameters, start and stop the reading 
or writing operations, etc. It will also be used to get the tags ID data exiting the reader. 
Ethernet/Modbus connection to the WAGO Controller can be used for external command of the 
conveyor (reading of the state of any Input or Output, changing the state of any outputs Æ start, 
stop, belt speed selection, etc). 
TAGSYS can provide full commands set, DLLs and JAVA package for software developers to 
develop their own application to drive the RFID reader.  
WAGO DLLs (about $100 US) are also available for software developers to develop their own 
application to drive PLC (conveyor) commands. 
The PLC type is WAGO I/O System 750-842 TCP/IP Programmable Field Bus Controller equipped 
with an Ethernet port. Standard IP address of the controller is 192.168.0.2. 
 
List of PLC Inputs: 
•  Sensor In = photocell at the enter of the RFID tunnel 
•  Sensor Out = photocell at the exit o the RFID tunnel 
•  WhitelampL200, GreenlampL200n and RedlampL200 = not used in that mode 
PLC Inputs reading can be used to: 
•  Trig the RFID reading 
•  Start any external operation 
List of PLC Outputs: 
•  ATVL1, ATVL2, ATVL3, ATVL4 = outputs for conveyor start and speed management (see § 
conveyor commands below) 
•  White-lamp, red-lamp, green-lamp = outputs corresponding to the stacklight 
•  Trigger = not used in that mode 
 
PLC Outputs writing can be used to: 
 
The STX-E Protocol is the TAGSYS standard protocol. It is compatible with all TAGSYS 
products. We recommend using the STX-E protocol in order to address all TAGSYS reader 
functions.