RFID tag reading failed - MI 7.0, MAM 3.0

Question

Hello at all,
I try to make RFID available for Mi7.0 SR14, MAM3.0 SR5, DB2e, Windows Mobile 5, RFID Reader - Microsensys CFCard, Passive Tags (non metal and on metal9).
Currently I don't be able to read any RFID tag. The standard software of RFID scanner manufacturer can read them without any problems. I got the technical details of tags from manufacturer of tags too (see pirfmsycfcrd.tagcfg).
So my questions are:
Why the standard MAM application cannot identify the tags at least?
What can be wrong in my configuration or what I did wrong?
How we can write Tags inital for MAM? Software?
Please take a look to the details of my scenario below:
Thanks a lot in advance if you can help.
Kind regards
Andreas Dommes
I was preparing drivers as described in note 761833 - PIRFMSYCFCRD_ReleaseNote_v1_2_6.htm. Following compoenent have been installed in sequence on device:
MOBILEENGINE_JSP (701400)
DB2E (9.1.2)
CONNECTOR_WM50_XSL_CRM (126)
MICROSENSYS_DRIVER_ADDON_WM50 (adapted PIRFMSYCFCRD_WM50_XSL_CRM by means of 761833)
XMAM30_HANDHELD_SR05
<h3>eSerial driver also installed (litte Hack mentioned in release-notes of driver - Timbatec-Recon Device</h3>
following flag I set manually (as described in 761833 - PIRFMSYCFCRD_ReleaseNote_v1_2_6.htm)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Drivers/PCMCIA/elSerail/EnableXScaleHacks = 1
<h3>Following settings we use</h3>
File: pirfmsycfcrd.cfg (we increased timeout (*2)
Configs=DriverParameters
DriverParameters=
DriverParameters.CFPort=COM2:
DriverParameters.IdentifyTimeout=6000
DriverParameters.PortType=0
DriverParameters.ReadTimeout=4000
DriverParameters.WriteTimeout=4000
DriverParameters._Type=DriverParameters
File: pirfmsycfcrd.md
Types=DriverParameters,Integrated
Parameters.DriverParameters=ReadTimeout,WriteTimeout,IdentifyTimeout,PortType,CFPort
DriverParameters.ReadTimeout=4000
DriverParameters.WriteTimeout=4000
DriverParameters.IdentifyTimeout=6000
DriverParameters.PortType=0
DriverParameters.CFPort=COM2:
Parameters.Integrated
File: pirfmsycfcrd.tagcfg - relevant for us is type "TIHFIPLUS"
Configs=EM4135,MYD_ISO,ICODESLI,TIHFIPLUS
EM4135=
EM4135.Name=EM4135
EM4135.NoOfBytes=288
EM4135.NoOfBytesPerBlock=8
EM4135.TagIDLen=8
EM4135.TagIDPasswordLen=0
EM4135.Type=0x01,\ 0x16
EM4135.UserReadableAreas=0-287
EM4135.UserWritableAreas=0-287
EM4135._Type=Tag
ICODESLI=
ICODESLI.Name=ICODESLI
ICODESLI.NoOfBytes=112
ICODESLI.NoOfBytesPerBlock=4
ICODESLI.TagIDLen=8
ICODESLI.TagIDPasswordLen=0
ICODESLI.Type=0x01,\ 0x04
ICODESLI.UserReadableAreas=0-111
ICODESLI.UserWritableAreas=0-111
ICODESLI._Type=Tag
MYD_ISO=
MYD_ISO.Name=MYD_ISO
MYD_ISO.NoOfBytes=992
MYD_ISO.NoOfBytesPerBlock=4
MYD_ISO.TagIDLen=8
MYD_ISO.TagIDPasswordLen=0
MYD_ISO.Type=0x01,\ 0xF5
MYD_ISO.UserReadableAreas=0-991
MYD_ISO.UserWritableAreas=0-991
MYD_ISO._Type=Tag
TIHFIPLUS=
TIHFIPLUS.Name=TIHFIPLUS
TIHFIPLUS.NoOfBytes=240
TIHFIPLUS.NoOfBytesPerBlock=4
TIHFIPLUS.TagIDLen=8
TIHFIPLUS.TagIDPasswordLen=0
TIHFIPLUS.Type=0x00,\ 0x07
TIHFIPLUS.UserReadableAreas=0-239
TIHFIPLUS.UserWritableAreas=0-239
TIHFIPLUS._Type=Tag
<h3>Following error occurred, if I try to read RFID tag:</h3>
RFID-Tag couldn't read
[20081208 15:32:57:706] D [MI/API/Runtime/JSP       ] AbstractMEHttpServlet:getEvent() done with event name = 'onRFIDRead'
[20081208 15:32:57:716] P [MI/PIOS                  ] Called method: ConnectorImpl.open()
[20081208 15:32:57:720] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: parameters=com.sap.ip.me.api.pios.rfid.RfidParameters@19e6af
[20081208 15:32:57:729] P [MI/PIOS                  ] Called method: RfidConnectionImpl(-1).RfidConnectionImpl()
[20081208 15:32:57:735] P [MI/PIOS                  ] Called method: ConnectorImpl.getConfigFile()
[20081208 15:32:57:740] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: driverInfo=com.sap.ip.me.api.pios.connection.DriverInfo@19e6bc
[20081208 15:32:57:745] P [MI/PIOS                  ] Called method: ConnectionHelper.open()
[20081208 15:32:57:753] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: conn=com.sap.ip.me.api.pios.impl.rfid.RfidConnectionImpl@19e682
[20081208 15:32:57:758] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: params=com.sap.ip.me.api.pios.rfid.RfidParameters@19e6af
[20081208 15:32:57:761] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: configFile=/MI/pios/config/pirfmsycfcrd.cfg
[20081208 15:32:57:766] P [MI/PIOS                  ] Called method: RfidConnectionImpl(-1).open
[20081208 15:32:57:772] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: DrvName:=pirfmsycfcrd
[20081208 15:32:57:776] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: DrvDescription:=Microsensys CF RFID
[20081208 15:32:57:780] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: DrvVersion:=1.2.6.11
[20081208 15:32:57:783] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: MIDir:=/MI/
[20081208 15:32:57:787] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: PIOSDir:=/MI/pios/
[20081208 15:32:57:790] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: LogDir:=/MI/pios/log/
[20081208 15:32:57:794] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: ConfigDir:=/MI/pios/config/
[20081208 15:32:57:797] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: InstallDir:=/MI/pios/install/
[20081208 15:32:57:801] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: PropsDir:=/MI/pios/props/
[20081208 15:32:57:804] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: CfgFile:=/MI/pios/config/pirfmsycfcrd.cfg
[20081208 15:32:57:814] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: IsTraceOn:=true
[20081208 15:32:57:817] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: EffectiveSeverity:=90
[20081208 15:32:57:821] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: isOpen:=false
[20081208 15:33:01:830] P [MI/PIOS                  ] Called method: RfidConnectionImpl(314944).identify
[20081208 15:33:01:834] D [MI/PIOS                  ] param: tagTypeList=EM4135,0,8,288,8,{{0-287}{0-287};ICODESLI,0,8,112,4,{{0-111}{0-111};MYD_ISO,0,8,992,4,{{0-991}{0-991};TIHFIPLUS,0,8,240,4,{{0-239}{0-239}
[20081208 15:33:07:861] E [Unknown                  ] RFID READ ERROR: RFID-Etikett nicht erkannt
[20081208 15:33:07:864] E [Unknown                  ] com.sap.mbs.mam.rfid.exception.RFIDTagAccessException: RFID-Etikett nicht erkannt
com.sap.mbs.mam.rfid.exception.RFIDTagAccessException: RFID-Etikett nicht erkannt
     at com.sap.mbs.mam.rfid.util.impl.RFIDTagHandlerImpl.executeRFIDTagRead()
     at com.sap.mbs.mam.rfid.control.RFIDList.onRFIDRead()
     at com.sap.mbs.core.control.AbstractViewController.process()
     at com.sap.mbs.core.control.DefaultStateMachine.process()
     at com.sap.mbs.core.web.FrontServlet.doHandleEvent()
     at com.sap.mbs.mam.application.web.FrontServlet.doHandleEvent()
     at com.sap.ip.me.api.runtime.jsp.AbstractMEHttpServlet.doGetNotThreadSafe()
     at com.sap.ip.me.api.runtime.jsp.AbstractMEHttpServlet.doGet()
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service()
     at com.sap.ip.me.api.runtime.jsp.AbstractMEHttpServlet.service()
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service()
     at org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.doService()
     at org.apache.tomcat.core.Handler.service()
     at org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.service()
     at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.internalService()
     at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.service()
     at org.apache.tomcat.service.http.HttpConnectionHandler.processConnection()
     at org.apache.tomcat.service.TcpWorkerThread.runIt()
     at org.apache.tomcat.util.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run()
     at java.lang.Thread.run()
[20081208 15:33:08:047] P [MI/PIOS                  ] Called method: RfidConnectionImpl(314944).close
<h3>Error log of pirfmsycfcrd.log</h3>
Mon Dec 08 16:30:00 2008 : Starting Log: [\Windows\pirfmsycfcrd.dll 1.2.6.11]
Mon Dec 08 16:30:00 2008 : CRfidPeripheral::RfOpen=
Mon Dec 08 16:30:04 2008 : ExportObject::Open
Mon Dec 08 16:30:04 2008 : CRfidPeripheral::RfIdentify=
Mon Dec 08 16:30:04 2008 : Calling CRfidPeripheral::GetTagTypeByName=
Mon Dec 08 16:30:04 2008 : CMicrosensysRFID::Rfid_Identify - *** Starting identify process ***
Mon Dec 08 16:30:10 2008 : *** Identify process finished ***
Mon Dec 08 16:30:10 2008 : CRfidPeripheral::RfClose=
Mon Dec 08 16:30:10 2008 : ExportObject::Close
Mon Dec 08 16:30:10 2008 : ExportObject::Destroy
Mon Dec 08 16:30:10 2008 : ExportObject::~CExportObject
Mon Dec 08 16:32:57 2008 : Starting Log: [\Windows\pirfmsycfcrd.dll 1.2.6.11]
Mon Dec 08 16:32:57 2008 : CRfidPeripheral::RfOpen=
Mon Dec 08 16:33:01 2008 : ExportObject::Open
Mon Dec 08 16:33:01 2008 : CRfidPeripheral::RfIdentify=
Mon Dec 08 16:33:01 2008 : Calling CRfidPeripheral::GetTagTypeByName=
Mon Dec 08 16:33:01 2008 : CMicrosensysRFID::Rfid_Identify - *** Starting identify process ***
Mon Dec 08 16:33:07 2008 : *** Identify process finished ***
Mon Dec 08 16:33:08 2008 : CRfidPeripheral::RfClose=
Mon Dec 08 16:33:08 2008 : ExportObject::Close
Mon Dec 08 16:33:08 2008 : ExportObject::Destroy
Mon Dec 08 16:33:08 2008 : ExportObject::~CExportObject

Answer 1

Hi Andreas,
based on our conversation on the phone:
Have a look here: SAP NOte: 734102
It tells you what is necessars to get it working. I guess in your case the vendor does not deliver the correct driver for the SAP framework. As I said, you need the exact driver for the SAP driver framework. Cause it was not available in our case, we had to develop that one from scratch. But the model you use - if you ask the person that sells it, he was very helpful in our case as well and it was only a question of a few days to get it working correctly with our own JNI Implementation.
Perhaps the following Notes can be helpfull as well:
793100 - MAM RFID tag initialization instruction
791037 - SAP Mobile RFID Interface Software Installation/Deployment
Regards,
Oliver
P.s. Special greets to Kai and a Merry xMas for you all!