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MercuryAPI_1.31.2_Release_Notes
MercuryAPI 1.31.2 Release Notes
Includes release notes for Universal Reader Assistant v4.2.32.32 and the
Autonomous Configuration Tool v1.31.1. This API release is fully qualified
for the entire ThingMagic product line.
These release notes describe the features of MercuryAPI SDK version 1.31.2 relative to version
1.31.1. The release notes for previous versions, going back to 1.31.0, 1.29.4, 1.29.3, 1.29.2 and
1.27.3 (the last time the MercuryAPI Programmers Guide was updated) are included.
The MercuryAPI SDK includes the .NET (C#) API, the Java API, the C-API, the Universal
Reader Assistant demo program written in C#, and the Autonomous Configuration Tool written
in Java. For a full description of how to use the API and sample applications, refer to the
following documentation:
The Mercury API Programmers Guide
Universal Reader Assistant User Guide
Autonomous Configuration Tool User Guide
TMReader On-Reader Programming Application Note
All are available at https://www.jadaktech.com/documentation
Note that although Universal Reader Assistant and the Autonomous Configuration Tool are
distributed as part of the API, their features and changes are in a separate section in this
document.
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MercuryAPI_1.31.2_Release_Notes
Contents
MercuryAPI 1.31.2 Release Notes ............................................................................................................... 1
Compatible Firmware .............................................................................................................................. 5
Features Matrix ........................................................................................................................................ 6
New Features of API v1.31.2 .................................................................................................................. 7
Changes to Per-Antenna On-Time Feature for Serial readers .............................................................. 7
Per Antenna ON-Time feature for Fixed readers .................................................................................. 9
Resolved Bugs ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Operational Notes .................................................................................................................................. 11
New Features of API v1.31.1 ................................................................................................................ 13
Support for Initial Q Setting ................................................................................................................ 13
Option to send Select with every Query ............................................................................................. 14
Support for Complex Selects ............................................................................................................... 16
Support for Multiple Selects ............................................................................................................... 18
Support for NXP’s UCODE8 Brand Identifier ....................................................................................... 21
Generate GEN2V2 iChallenge in FW ................................................................................................... 21
Embedded TagOp Support for Read-After-Write Option ................................................................... 23
Japan Region Changes ......................................................................................................................... 23
Support for Configurable CW ON/OFF Time (Regulatory Test Features) ........................................... 24
Support for Per-Antenna On-Time Settings ........................................................................................ 27
Support for 5 new regions .................................................................................................................. 29
New Features of URA v4.1.36.36 ......................................................................................................... 30
Antenna Multiplexing and GPIOs Implementation in URA ................................................................. 30
URA UI Changes .................................................................................................................................. 42
New Features of ACT v1.31.1 ............................................................................................................... 44
Resolved Bugs ....................................................................................................................................... 45
MercuryAPI ......................................................................................................................................... 45
Autonomous Configuration Tool ........................................................................................................ 45
Operational Notes .................................................................................................................................. 46
MercuryAPI ......................................................................................................................................... 46
Universal Reader Assistant ................................................................................................................. 46
MercuryAPI 1.31.0 Release Notes ............................................................................................................. 47
Compatible Firmware ............................................................................................................................ 47
Features Matrix ...................................................................................................................................... 48
New Features of MercuryAPI v1.31.0................................................................................................... 49
New Features of MercuryAPI v1.29.4................................................................................................... 49
Margin read support for Monza 6 tags ............................................................................................... 49
Configuration word change support for NXP UCODE 7 tag ................................................................ 50
Gen2 parameters in metadata ............................................................................................................ 51
LTKC/LLRP Support on Windows Platform .......................................................................................... 52
Support for Gen2V2(NMV2D) tags ..................................................................................................... 52