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Dorado Handheld Reader

User Guide

Table of Contents

Reader Overview ............................................................................................................ 1

Basic Operation .............................................................................................................. 2

Read Different Memory Banks ....................................................................................... 3

Collect Data .................................................................................................................... 4

Collect Data .................................................................................................................... 5

Reader Configuration ..................................................................................................... 6

Setting System Time ....................................................................................................... 7

Mobile Phone Applications Support .............................................................................. 9

Package list

Dorado Reader x 1

USB interface cable x 1

USB Charger x 1

Pouch x 1

Dorado User Manual Revision 2.1 Last modified: 9 April, 2014

STAR Systems International Limited Unit A01, 24/F, Gold King Industrial Building 35-41 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung New Territories, Hong Kong SAR Tel: +852-3691-9925

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Page 1

Reader Overview

1. Recharge LED

2. Main Screen

3. UP Button

4. LEFT button

5. CENTER button

6. RIGHT button

7. Down Button

8. Buzzer

9. Antenna

10. Connector




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Basic Operation

Starting up Dorado

Press the CENTER button for 2 seconds to power on the device. A “beep” sound

should be heard and you should see the main screen with the above information

when Dorado is successfully booted up.

Reading tags

Press the CENTER button while Dorado is ON. Put an ISOC tag under the antenna

area and you should be able to read the tags EPC number. If you want to read other

memory banks in the tag, please refer to “Read Different Memory Banks” section

Shutting down Dorado

Press the RIGHT button for 2 seconds while Dorado is ON. You should hear a short

“beep” form the buzzer and the main screen will shut down




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Read Different Memory Banks

When in the startup menu, press the LEFT button once to enter “settings”. Use UP

and DOWN button to choose between different memory bank to read. The currently

selected option is highlighted in blue.

Once the selection is made, press the LEFT button to confirm and you should hear a

long “beep” sound. Press the RIGHT button to leave this menu afterwards.

Press the CENTER button to proceed with reading different memory bank in tag. The

following is some examples on different memory banks read by Dorado.

NOTE: Reading TID and User Memory bank requires more energy than reading EPC

number. Please place the tag in close proximity to the antenna while attempting to

read TID or User Memory banks.




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Collect Data

Connect Dorado to a computer with the provided USB cable. At the startup menu,

press the RIGHT button once to enter “mode”. Press DOWN button once and you

should see the “U Disk” option highlighted in blue.

Wait for the USB drive to be detected by the computer operating system. You can

find the data.txt file inside the “datafile” directory in the following format




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Collect Data

Data Structure

[Date] [Time], [EPC],[TID],[UserData],[SerialNo]

Examples:

Reading EPC

08/04/14 16:31:12, 3000E2002075690301752800087B,,,DORADO6300021

Reading TID

08/04/14

16:31:20, ,E2003412012EF0000AD803A91A0A016130055FFBFFFFDC60,,DORADO630

0021

Reading User Data

08/04/14

16:31:27, ,,00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

0,DORADO6300021

Reading EPC+TID

08/04/14 16:31:33,

3000E20020756903017328000873,E20034120132F0000AD803A11A08016530055FF

BFFFFDC60,,DORADO6300021

Reading All Data

08/04/14 16:31:40,

3000E2002075690301752800087B,E2003412012EF0000AD803A91A0A016230055FF

BFFFFDC60,0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

00,DORADO6300021




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Reader Configuration

Through the USB port, you can also configure the following parameter of the reader

by accessing SysPar.ini located in the Config folder

Sample content of SysPar.ini

Data Structure

[SerialNo],[EPC+TID Display Bank],[All Data Display Bank]

SerialNo defines the Serial Number attached at the end of every record.

EPC+TID Display Bank defines the memory bank displayed on the screen of Dorado

during a EPC+TID read

0 = EPC, 1 = TID

All Data Display Bank defines the memory bank displayed on the screen of Dorado

during a All Data read

0 = EPC, 1 = TID, 2 = UserData

NOTE: After changing the parameter in SysPar.ini, please save the setting in the file

and reboot the reader for the settings to take effect




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Setting System Time

In order to change the system time of the Dorado, the following steps will have to be

followed closely in sequence.

1. Install the virtual com port driver for Windows (VCPDriver_V1.1_Setup.exe)

2. Connect the Dorado to a PC via the USB cable

3. At the startup menu, press the RIGHT button once to enter “mode”. Press

DOWN button twice and you should see the “COM Port” option highlighted in

blue. DO NOT press “BACK” and exit this screen yet.

4. Check Device Manager for the com port number




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5. Run the SetSYSTime.exe

6. Select the com port and press “Set Time”. Now the Dorado system time will be

synchronized with the system time of the PC running the above procedures.

7. Disconnect the USB cable immediately after time synchronization. It is

important to carry out this step right after time synchronization, because the

system time of the Dorado will not run until the USB cable is disconnected.




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Mobile Phone Applications Support

The Dorado supports connecting with existing popular mobile platforms with

enhanced data collection features. For details please download the applications from

below:

Download Android application:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ssi.dorado

Download IOS application:

<coming soon>

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ssi.dorado

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