ATA5558 [Preliminary]
2.8
Tag Configuration Register
The internal tag configuration register holds a shadow copy of the configuration settings stored
in the system memory’s block 63. It is refreshed after every POR cycle (RF field on), Reset to
Ready or Write to block 63.
Figure 2-7. Configuration Register
MSB...
...LSB
L
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
8
7
6
0
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
R
R
p2 p1 p0
n4 n3 n2 n1 n0 0
R
0 a4 a3 a2 a1 a0
Lock Bit
0 =Unlocked
1 =Locked
Uplink
Uplink
Max. Block
Data Bit Rate
RF/2(n+1)
Encoding
SOF
Preamble
Length
TagID
Master Key(1)
Length
0
0
1
1
0 = Manchester
Operating
Mode
1 = NRZ (Direct Coding)
0 = FDX-B (Biphase)
1 = Reserved
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
= 16 bit
= 32 bit
= 48 bit
= 64 bit
= 80 bit
= 96 bit
= 40 bit
= 56 bit
Downlink Data Rate
(DDR)(2)
( bit periods )
= 1
= 2
.
0
0
.
0
0
.
0
1
.
= ITF
= PM
= EAS
x
0
1
0
1
1
1 = Downlink CRC check
mandatory
.
.
.
.
1
1
1
= 8
0 = Reserved
Notes:
ITF =Interrogator Talks First Mode
PM = Public Mode
EAS = Electrical Article Surveillance
NRZ = Non Return to Zero
(1) If master key = 6hex then all test modes are ignored and password protection enabled
(2) If DDR = 1 and master key = 6hex or 9hex then data rate = fast, otherwise slow
R = reserved for future use, should be set to 0
x = don't care state
3. Transmission Protocol
The transmission protocol defines the mechanism to exchange commands and data between
the interrogator and the tags. In all but the Public and EAS Mode, the interrogator has complete
control over the communication flow – all data transmission being synchronized to interrogator
commands and the interrogator field clock – “Interrogator Talks First” (ITF) principle. This means
that a tag does not transmit data, unless it has received and properly decoded an interrogator
command.
The protocol is based on an exchange of
• commands from the interrogator to the tag (Downlink mode)
• and response from the tag to the interrogator (Uplink mode)
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