Sargas Readers

The ThingMagic® Sargas reader is a high performance, 2-antenna-port, UHF reader in
a low profile enclosure. Built around the ThingMagic Micro reader module, the device
reads more than 750 tags per second at distances over 9 meters (30 feet) when
configured with appropriate antennas. With an onboard processor, memory and
removable flash storage, the reader has features designed for enterprise

EASY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
ThingMagic Sargas reader makes system integration easier in 3 ways:

• Hardware features
• Sargas reader architecture
• Supporting software tools & API

Careful use of these capabilities can reduce hardware count and software development time in a project.

Hardware Features
The reader has extensive hardware input/ouput features. In addition to Ethernet, 2 USB (one host ,one client), and 4 opto-isolated General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) ports the Sargas reader has a unique HDMI port. Integrating a display into an RFID. The Sargas reader architecture is based on a system often involves adding a separate PC to take advantage of standard peripherals or adding a custom display. With an HDMI port built into the reader, a standard display or monitor can be directly attached reducing hardware count and development time.

Sargas Reader Architecture
The Sargas reader architecture is based on a 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor running Linux kernel version 3.8. This is supported by 512 MBytes of DDR memory and 4 GBytes of FLASH memory. Onboard applications are supported via the Mercury OS C API.

MercuryOS additions include web-based configuration & monitoring using HTTP/HTTPS and SSL/SSH-based security.
Reader networking features include a TCP/IP stack plus Cisco-certified DHCP & DNS based configuration and firmware management.

Development Tools
The Sargas reader is based on the powerful ThingMagic Micro module, and supports the Mercury API. This API is common across all ThingMagic reader modules and finished readers. Code that is developed for one system may be reused in other designs and projects.