Release Notes – RFID SDK for Linux (64 bit) Host based
programming
Introduction
Description
Contents
Device Compatibility
Installation Requirements
Installation Instructions
Part Number and Release Date
Introduction
This is the release of the RFID SDK for Linux (64 bit) for the FX9600 RFID reader. The tar ball provides a
set of tools necessary to develop C and Java Applications for RFID reader devices from Zebra.
Description
RFID SDK for Linux provides a set of tools necessary to develop 64 bit based C and Java Applications for
RFID reader devices from Zebra. These tools include class library, sample application and associated
documentation. This allows C and Java developers to programmatically access or control the RFID reader
functionality on a 64 bit Linux machine.
The C and Java RFID libraries supports the following features
1. New device support for FX9600 fixed RFID reader
2. Added 64bit support
3. Secure connection
4. Added tag support for Impinj (QT Read/Write) & NXP (Change Config)
5. Set/Get global antenna configuration
New method setAntennaRfConfig, getAntennaRfConfig added in Config.Antennas class
6. New event added to report PA/Ambient temperature
New method setTemperatureAlarmEvent added in Events class
7. Extended INVENTORY_STATE class
INVENTORY_STATE_AB_FLIP
8. Extended SL_FLAG class
SL_ALL
9. Extended TAG_FIELD class
PHASE_INFO
10. New TEMPERATURE_SOURCE class added
11. New ALARM_LEVEL class added
12. Periodic Tag Report Duration
New ReportTriggers class added in TriggerInfo class
13. Reporting phase info as part of TagData
New method getPhase added in TagData class
14. Idle mode support
New method turnOffRadioWhenIdle, getRadioIdleTimeout added in ReaderManagement class
15. User application deployment
· New UserApp property added in ReaderManagement class (UserApp class contain methods
to install, unInstall, start, stop, autoStart, list and getRunStatus)
16. Cable Loss Compensation
New method setCableLossCompensation,getCableLossCompensation added in
ReaderManagement class
Contents
1. Symbol.RFID.API3.jar – RFID Java SDK jar
2. librfidapi32.so and associated libraries – 64 bit C shared Objects for the RFID C SDK.
3. Include – C API Include files
4. Unittestapp.elf – C Unit Test App.
5. Docs – C and Java SDK documentation
Versions
Version Details
RFID API3 Host 1.4.0.31 \Windows\System32\RFIDAPI3_JNI_HOST.dll 17-
JNI DLL December-
2017
RFID API3 PC 5.5.1.10 \Windows\System32\RFIDAPI32PC.dll 17-
DLL December-
2017
Device Compatibility
This software release has been approved for use with the following Symbol devices.
Device Operating System
FX9600 Linux
Installation Requirements
This software package has been approved for use with the following:
PC:
· Ubuntu 16.04 64 bit
· Centos 6.6 64 bit
Part Number and Release Date
December 17, 2017