Java & RFID Tags
By Shamshad Ansari, November 01, 2005
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The Java Communication API lets you send commands to and receive responses from RFID readers such as the TI S2000 Micro Reader.
November, 2005: Java & RFID Tags
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|Start | Length | Cmd 1 | Cmd 2 | Data | BCC |
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Byte Contents (hexadecimal value)
0 Start Mark (SOH, 01hex) signifies the beginning of the message
1 Length, in bytes, of the following command and data fields
2 Command Field (1)—Explained below
3 Command Field (2) (optional)—Explained below
4(3) Data Field (1) — explained below
N+3(2) Data Field (N) — explained below
N+4(3) BCC — explained below
Figure 2: PC-to-micro reader protocol.
