This technique allows you to send the actual hexadecimal encoding directly to the RFID field on your label or tag without the need for special fields or settings. This only works if you have pre-calculated the EPC or DOD codes for all of your products and made them available to your application.
Note: This technique works for all types of EPC encoding including GID-96, SGTIN, SSCC, and SGLN, as well as DOD encoding. Essentially, ease of setup is traded for more complex data calculations on the application side.
Supply Data Directly
1. Select the RFID field on your label or tag.
2. Give your RFID field a descriptive field name using the Field Name property. For example, use RFID_1.
3. Set the data source for the RFID field Data Source to ‘Keyboard.’
4. Save your label or tag.
5. Calculate the data value that will be encoded on the RFID label. This must be in hexadecimal format. You can use the Loftware RFID Calculator to obtain the hex value based on your input. (Using this utility program is described later in this chapter.) For example, the following field values for a SGTIN 64:
|
Company Prefix Index |
10032 |
|
Item Reference |
5051 |
|
Serial Number |
1000 |
|
Filter Value |
0 |
would result in the hex value 84E60027760003E8. This is the value that will be encoded on the RFID label or tag. When you print your label using any Loftware printing method, supply the pre-calculated data in hex format as shown in the above example.
Example 8 - 96 bit Sample Data Supplied Directly
Example 9 - 64 bit Sample Data Supplied Directly