INfinity 510 Protocol Reference Guide - Sirit

Chapter 1 - Introduction
INTRODUCTION
CONTROLLING THE INFINITY 510 READER
About Namespaces
A namespace is an abstract
container which is filled by
names that represent or
stand for configuration
items or actions.
As a rule, names in a
namespace cannot have
more than one meaning,
that is, two or more things
cannot share the same
name.
A namespace is also called
a context, as the valid
meaning of a name can
change depending on what
namespace applies
The INfinity 510 reader is a highly versatile RFID system that can be
configured to operate in almost any RFID application. As a result, all reader
management functions and parameters are easily configured by sending
specific Command Line Interface (CLI) commands to the reader’s command
channel. These commands are organized using namespaces.
A namespace is a context for identifiers and is usually written in human
readable form. A configuration namespace provides organization and
hierarchy to a set of configuration variables. Namespaces can be nested,
with multiple namespaces existing under a higher namespace.
For example, all communication link configuration values exist in the com
namespace. Using the com example, there are communications link
settings for both the serial port and Ethernet network port. As a result,
there is a com.serial and a com.network. Therefore, to change the baud
rate, you would send the command “com.serial.baudrate = 9600”.
As shown by this example, any identifier defined within a namespace is
associated with the namespace and the same identifier can be used within
different namespaces. This prevents conflicts within the namespaces
themselves and allows the namespaces to nest forming a namespace tree.
The root of the tree is always the unnamed global namespace.
Top-level namespaces are provided for the following:
Reader – Generic reader level functions
Setup – Reader setup
Info – Reader information
Version – Hardware and software versions
Com – Communication level features
Tag – Tag control features
DIO – Digital input and output features
Antennas – Antenna configuration
Modem – Low-level modem control
User – User defined variables
Errors – Errors returned by reader
Events – Events returned by reader
Diag – Diagnostic features
Enum – Lists (arrays) of values for specific commands
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