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To log in to an Alien ALR 9800, get to a command prompt, and type in | To log in to an Alien ALR 9800, get to a command prompt, and type in | ||
| − | :Telnet <Reader_IP> <Reader_port> | + | :'Telnet <Reader_IP> <Reader_port>' |
This will bring you to a login prompt. Default username/password is "alien/password". | This will bring you to a login prompt. Default username/password is "alien/password". | ||
| + | ===Commands=== | ||
This will bring you to your first command prompt. This is where you will type in commands for the Alien. To read tags visible on any of the antennas, type in "t" and press enter. | This will bring you to your first command prompt. This is where you will type in commands for the Alien. To read tags visible on any of the antennas, type in "t" and press enter. | ||
There are also a few simple commands you can use to aid with output. | There are also a few simple commands you can use to aid with output. | ||
| − | TagType | + | ====TagType==== |
| − | The TagType command is used to adjust which types of tags the reader searches for. It is represented by an integer between 1 and 31, with the binary representation of that number being the tags you will read. The chart for these | + | The TagType command is used to adjust which types of tags the reader searches for. It is represented by an integer between 1 and 31, with the binary representation of that number being the tags you will read. The chart for these commands looks like this: |
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| + | #Gen1 "Quark" | ||
| + | #Gen1 "Omega" | ||
| + | #Gen1 "Lepton" | ||
| + | #Gen0 | ||
| + | #Gen2 | ||
| + | |||
| + | This sounds complicated, but in reality it is very simple. For example, if you want to read Gen1 tags, you just type in | ||
| + | :'set TagType = 7' | ||
| + | because that would mean that | ||
Revision as of 20:16, 12 December 2008
Alien Reader
Logging in
To log in to an Alien ALR 9800, get to a command prompt, and type in
- 'Telnet <Reader_IP> <Reader_port>'
This will bring you to a login prompt. Default username/password is "alien/password".
Commands
This will bring you to your first command prompt. This is where you will type in commands for the Alien. To read tags visible on any of the antennas, type in "t" and press enter.
There are also a few simple commands you can use to aid with output.
TagType
The TagType command is used to adjust which types of tags the reader searches for. It is represented by an integer between 1 and 31, with the binary representation of that number being the tags you will read. The chart for these commands looks like this:
- Gen1 "Quark"
- Gen1 "Omega"
- Gen1 "Lepton"
- Gen0
- Gen2
This sounds complicated, but in reality it is very simple. For example, if you want to read Gen1 tags, you just type in
- 'set TagType = 7'
because that would mean that
