private static void Connect(bool lowPower)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Connecting to reader at '{appSettings.ReaderIpAddress}'.");
reader.Connect(appSettings.ReaderIpAddress);
Settings settings = reader.QueryDefaultSettings();
// Start the reader as soon as it's configured.
// This will allow it to run without a client connected.
settings.AutoStart.Mode = AutoStartMode.Immediate;
settings.AutoStop.Mode = AutoStopMode.None;
// Use Advanced GPO to set GPO #1
// when an client (LLRP) connection is present.
//settings.Gpos.GetGpo(1).Mode = GpoMode.LLRPConnectionStatus;
// Tell the reader to include the timestamp in all tag reports.
settings.Report.IncludeFirstSeenTime = true;
settings.Report.IncludeLastSeenTime = true;
settings.Report.IncludeSeenCount = true;
// If this application disconnects from the
// reader, hold all tag reports and events.
settings.HoldReportsOnDisconnect = true;
// Enable keepalives.
settings.Keepalives.Enabled = true;
settings.Keepalives.PeriodInMs = 5000;
// Enable link monitor mode.
// If our application fails to reply to
// five consecutive keepalive messages,
// the reader will close the network connection.
settings.Keepalives.EnableLinkMonitorMode = true;
settings.Keepalives.LinkDownThreshold = 5;
if (lowPower)
{
settings.ReaderMode = ReaderMode.AutoSetDenseReader;
settings.SearchMode = SearchMode.SingleTarget;
settings.Session = 1;
settings.Antennas.TxPowerMax = false;
settings.Antennas.TxPowerInDbm = 20;
settings.Antennas.RxSensitivityMax = false;
settings.Antennas.RxSensitivityInDbm = -70;
}
else
{
settings.ReaderMode = ReaderMode.AutoSetDenseReaderDeepScan;
}
// Assign an event handler that will be called
// when keepalive messages are received.
reader.KeepaliveReceived += OnKeepaliveReceived;
// Assign an event handler that will be called
// if the reader stops sending keepalives.
reader.ConnectionLost += OnConnectionLost;
// Apply the newly modified settings.
reader.ApplySettings(settings);
// Save the settings to the reader's
// non-volatile memory. This will
// allow the settings to persist
// through a power cycle.
reader.SaveSettings();
// Assign the TagsReported event handler.
// This specifies which method to call
// when tags reports are available.
reader.TagsReported += OnTagsReported;
}
