Oregon RFID's long range and proximity readers can display tag identifiers in three formats.
Decimal |
900_226000054864 |
The two numbers are the manufacturer code and the ID number. Our tags use a unique number range assigned by ICAR to prevent duplication. |
Hexadecimal |
8000E1349EA72A50 |
These are the raw bytes sent by the tag where each hex digit (0-9, A-F) represents 4 bits. The two numbers in the decimal format are sub-fields where the manufacturer code is from bits 17-26 and the ID number is from bits 27-64. |
Bi-Hex |
384.349EA72A50 |
A hybrid notation used in the Columbia River Basin where the two numbers from decimal format are displayed as two hexadecimal numbers. The digits after the period in bi-hex are the same as the last 9 hex digits of hexadecimal. |
On our long range readers (HDX and FDX/HDX) the command to set the display format is "TF" followed by D, H or B.
The Datatracer display format can be changed with the menu path: "Configuration -> EIC/CIC Format -> EIC Format". If your reader doesn't have these formats you will need to update the firmware.
The Easytracer has a red icon on the top right corner of the screen to select from a list of formats.
The technical details explaining how the raw data is converted to these display formats is in the attached PDF.