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1. Copyright ......................................................................................................................................3
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................4
What You Have .........................................................................................................................4
SmartTerm Z1 ...........................................................................................................................5
RFID Card/Tag Reading Area ...................................................................................................7
RFID Tag...................................................................................................................................8
RFID Card.................................................................................................................................9
SmartTerm Z1 Physical Contents............................................................................................10
Front Layout....................................................................................................................10
Display ............................................................................................................................11
Buttons ............................................................................................................................11
Assembly Guide..............................................................................................................................12
Bottom Layout ........................................................................................................................12
Connecting the SmartTerm Z1 ................................................................................................13
SmartTerm Z1 Network ..................................................................................................................14
Hardware Requirements..........................................................................................................14
Operation.........................................................................................................................................15

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Copyright
Copyright 2011 by GPRO Technologies.
All Rights Reserved.

No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced,

stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means whether,

electronic, mechanical, or otherwise without the prior written permission of GPRO
Technologies.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
No warranty of accuracy is given concerning the contents of the information
contained in this publication.

To the extent permitted by law no liability

(including liability to any person by reason of negligence) will be accepted by

GPRO Technologies, its subsidiaries or employees for any direct or indirect loss
or damage caused by omissions from or inaccuracies in this document.
G.PRO is a registered trademark of GPRO Technologies Bhd. All other marks
are the property of their respective owners.

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Introduction
What You Have
Your SmartTerm Z1 package comes with the following

Z1 SmartTerm

Users Guide (what you are reading now)

Quickstart Sheets

To use your SmartTerm Z1, you will also need:

RF SmartTags

RF Holder Cards

RF Master Cards

6p6c telephone cable

Pre-configured communication server (with RS485 Card)

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SmartTerm Z1
Front view

Figure 1: Front view of Z1 SmartTerm

Dimensions

Figure 2: Dimensions of Z1 SmartTerm

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Specifications
Weight

116g

Size/ Dimensions

81(D) x 110 (W) x 33.5(H) mm

Recommended
Temperature

Operating

10-50C

LED Indicator

1 x Green & 2 x Red

Buzzer

1 x External-driven Piezo Transducer

LCD Display

1 x 16 Characters Display

Keypad

4 Button Keys

Communication Interface

RS 485

Input Voltage

DC +12~24V

Antenna

Directly Matched Antenna

RFID Frequency

13.56 MHz

RF Reading Range

3 cm

I/O Ports

1 x 6p6c port

Table 1:

Specifications of Z1 SmartTerm

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RFID Card/Tag Reading Area

The optimal Tag reading area on the Z1 terminal that you can use to place Tags
is located just above and right side of the terminal.

Figure 3: Tag/Card reading area for your Z1 SmartTerm is located just

above the keypad as shown here. The Tag/Card should be placed within 3
cm from the Z1 SmartTerm.

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RFID Tag
This applies to all RFID based SmartTags such as RF/Ib and RF/Cb.

Front and back view

Figure 4: Front and Back View of SmartTag

Dimensions

Figure 5: Dimensions of SmartTag

Specifications
Weight

6g

Size

Diameter: 55 mm,

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Thickness: 3 mm,
Inner Square: 10 x 10 mm
RFID Frequency
Table 2:

13.56 MHz

Specifications of SmartTag

RFID Card
This applies to all RFID based Cards, such as the Employee Cards and Master
Cards. You will need to present your initialized Employee Cards to login to a
terminal.

Front View

Figure 6: Front View of RFID Card

Dimensions

Figure 7: Dimensions of RFID Card

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Specifications
Weight

6g

Size

0.84 x 85.6 x 54 mm

RFID Frequency

13.56 MHz

Table 3:

Specifications of RFID Card

SmartTerm Z1 Physical Contents

Front Layout

Figure 8:

SmartTerm Z1 Front View Physical Layout

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Display
SmartTerm Z1 features a long lasting LED back light LCD screen capable of
displaying a maximum of 16 characters in one line.

Figure 9: Displays screen indicators.

Buttons
Button

Name

Description

OK

- Confirms or accepts the selection.

Cancel

- Cancels the selection.

UP and DOWN

- Move a selection up and down.

Note: Numbers (e.g. 1, 2, 3) can be
entered
repeatedly

by

pressing
and

DOWN

UP

button

button

is

selecting the next digit.

Table 4:

4 Buttons

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Assembly Guide
Bottom Layout

Figure 10: Bottom view

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Connecting the SmartTerm Z1

Figure 11: Only plug the RJ45 telephone cable into the socket shown.
Note: Only use the RJ45 telephone cable provided by GPRO maintenance staff.

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SmartTerm Z1 Network
Hardware Requirements
1. A PC Workstation with Window Operating System.
2. Power Supply (9-24VDC).
3. RS485 Card/Converter.
4. Junction Box (Init Cabling Set or Polling Set).
5. 6p6c RJ45 Telephone Cable.

Figure 12:

Overall Hardware Setting of SmartTerm Z1

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Operation

Figure 13:

Operation flow of Z1

Operation of the SmartTerm Z1 is divided into:

- Idle Screen
- Scanning Location Card
- Scanning Machine Tag
- Set Time
- Maintenance Menu

Idle Screen
This operation screen is doing minimum process. Date time is shown on the screen to allow user
to see current date and time. If the date/time is out, user can set the time in Set Time Menu. At this
state, user can press Up/Down button to access to Location Card Screen

Scanning Location Card

At this state, user can present Holder Card or press Up/Down to enter Set Time Menu.

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Scanning Machine Tag

At this state, user can present Machine Tag to register the tag to the tag holder. Number of tag is
shown. The record will be saved until upload to PC.

Set Time
If date and time is not correct when battery is weak, user can adjust the date and time by entering
Set Time Menu

Maintenance Menu
Maintenance Menu is used to set the terminal address. Scroll down maintenance until you see Set
Address. Use Up/Down button to set the device address. To confirm the setting, press OK button.
To cancel, press Exit button.

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