Software

AIMSOC® Encode

Firmware for the ECCO+ that writes GS1-standard identities to RFID transponders

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A pencil sketch of a hand holding a small handheld device with four buttons against a cast housing on a workbench. Screwed to the housing is a block-shaped transponder, with a printed square code on the surface beside it. The gap between the device and the transponder glows blue.

Overview

AIMSOC® Encode is firmware for the ECCO+, used mainly to program RFID transponders to the GS1 standard. It reads the data from the GS1 barcode already printed on the item’s label. It can then check the programming and lock the transponder against further changes. Once configured, the firmware works on its own and needs no connection to other systems.

Features

  • A pencil sketch of a printed square code lying flat on a surface, and beside it a block-shaped transponder with a mounting hole at each end. A broad arrow curves from the code to the transponder and glows blue.

    Program a transponder

    The operator presses a button and scans the GS1 barcode already on the item. The device generates the RFID identity for the transponder from it and waits. A second press of the same button writes that identity to the transponder the operator holds against the device.

  • A pencil sketch of a printed square code and a block-shaped transponder lying side by side. An arrow curves upward from each of them, and the two meet beneath a check mark. Both arrowheads glow blue.

    Check the programming

    The operator scans the item's GS1 barcode, then holds the device against the transponder. The device reads the transponder and compares its content with the barcode. A match gives a short beep; a mismatch gives a long beep and a vibration.

  • A pencil sketch of a block-shaped transponder lying flat with a closed padlock standing on it, and a printed square code on the surface beside it, an arrow curving from the code to the transponder. The padlock glows blue.

    Lock a transponder

    The operator scans the GS1 barcode and then reads the transponder. The device locks the transponder only if its content still matches the barcode, either permanently or reversibly. After a permanent lock, the transponder can never be rewritten. For a reversible lock, the device generates a random access password and records it together with the transponder's identifier.

  • A pencil sketch of a printed square code and a block-shaped transponder on the left, a monitor and a keyboard on the right. An arrow runs from the code and from the transponder to the keyboard, which glows blue.

    Read directly into the open PC program

    When the operator presses the button, the device first tries to read a transponder; if it finds none, it switches to the barcode scanner. It splits what it reads into the individual identifiers and types them into whichever program is active on the paired PC, for example a goods-in mask, an ERP screen, a spreadsheet or a text editor. Nothing is installed on the PC and no interface is developed: the device registers as a keyboard.

Prerequisites

  • Runs on the ECCO+ handheld device
  • Items are already labelled with a valid GS1 barcode

Where this product helps

  • A cast aluminium housing stands on a scratched steel workbench. On its flank, side by side on one machined pad, sit a label with a two-dimensional code and an RFID transponder whose antenna coil is visible through it. Two gloved hands reach in from the left. Behind, a blue parts bin, an open carton and metal swarf on the bench.
    Automotive and rail suppliers

    When your customer asks for RFID on the part

    Your customer now expects an RFID transponder on the parts you ship, next to the GS1 label. Your systems were never set up to program one.

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