Configure a CSL CS463 Reader

Our step-by-step guide to configure the reader to run Pareto Anywhere at the edge.

Prerequisites

A CSL CS463 reader.

Connect to the CS463 Part 1

Connect the CS463 to your computer with a network cable and then:

1. apply power to the reader via the DC supply
2. set your computer's Ethernet interface to the static IP address 192.168.25.100
3. after the reader boots   3 min browse to the reader at 192.168.25.160
4. log in to the reader with user root and password csl

Configure Cloud Server Part 2

After logging in, from the left menu, select Network | Cloud Server | Add Cloud Server and enter the following configuration:

Parameter	Value
Server ID	Pareto Anywhere (local)
Description	Pareto Anywhere open source middleware running on the CS463 itself
Protocol	HTTP
Path	http://127.0.0.1:3001/csl

Click Add to save the configuration.

From the left menu, select Network | Cloud Server | Configuration, disable the Buffer Undeliverable Tag Data option^* and then click Modify to save the configuration.

^* this prevents stale data from being unnecessarily forwarded to the real-time middleware

Configure WiFi or Ethernet connectivity Part 3

The reader will require an Internet connection to install the middleware and its dependencies.

Configure either a WiFi or Ethernet connection, as below, ensuring that the computer can connect to the same network to complete the configuration.

• WiFi
• Ethernet

From the left menu, select Users | Logout, disconnect the network cable connecting your computer to the reader, and proceed to Step 2 below.

If the Ethernet option was selected above, connect the reader to the network and perform a power cycle.

Connect to the CS463 over the network Part 1

With your computer and the reader on the same network, complete the following:

1. Open a terminal on the computer and SSH into the reader with the command ssh root@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx replacing the x values with the reader's new IP address on the network
2. When prompted enter the password (csl by default)

If you're still using the default password, this is as good a time as any to change it via the web interface.

Add the CSL package repository Part 2

From the same terminal , open a new file for editing with the command sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/csl-remote-repo.repo and paste in the following contents:

[cslrepo]
name=CSL Intelligent Reader Repository
baseurl=http://repos01.convergence.com.hk/repo
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

Save the file with Ctrl+X and y.

Update the reader's repositories with the command dnf -v repolist all

Install Node.js and Node-RED Part 3

From the same terminal , complete the following:

1. install Node.js with the command sudo dnf install node
2. install Node-RED with the command sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm node-red

Install Pareto Anywhere Part 4

First create a reelyActive folder under the home folder.

1. Create (if it does not already exist) a reelyActive folder with the command mkdir ~/reelyActive
2. Change to the reelyActive folder with the command cd ~/reelyActive

Next, install Pareto Anywhere under this folder.

1. Clone the pareto-anywhere repository and submodules from our GitHub with the command git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/reelyactive/pareto-anywhere.git
2. Change to the pareto-anywhere folder with the command cd pareto-anywhere
3. Install all package dependencies from npm with the command npm install     5 mins

It is possible that some dependencies produce warnings or errors. Do not despair: in most cases these have no impact on functionality.

From your computer browse to the reader (by entering its IP address on the network) and log in to complete the configuration using the web interface.

Add Resultant Action Part 1

From the left menu, select Events | Resultant Action | Add Resultant Action and enter the following configuration:

Parameter	Value
Resultant Action ID	Send to Pareto Anywhere (local)
Description	Relay data to Pareto Anywhere open source middleware running on the CS463 itself
Condition	None
Action Mode	Low Latency Alert to Server
Transport Type	HTTP POST
Server ID	Pareto Anywhere (local)
Data Format ID	Example Tag Upload to Cloud Server Data Format

Click Add to save the action.

Edit Default Event Part 2

From the left menu, select Events | Event Management | List Event and select Default Event from the Event Table. Update the configuration by changing the Resultant Action and selecting Event Enabled as follows:

Parameter	Value
Event ID	Default Event
Description	Ex Factory Default Event
Operation Profile	Default Profile
Exclusivity	Non-exclusive
Tag Duplicate Elimination Window	1 second
Tag Duplicate Eliminate Antenna Differentiation	Disabled
Inventory Enabling Trigger	Always On
Inventory Enabling Action	None THEN None
Trigger Logic	Read Any Tags
Resultant Action	Send to Pareto Anywhere (local) THEN None
Inventory Disabling Trigger	Never Stop
Inventory Disabling Action	None THEN None
Event Enabled	Enabled

Click Modify to save the event configuration.

Edit Operation Profile (OPTIONAL) Part 3

The Default Profile for operation will read tags on Antenna Port 1 only: edit the profile as required.

From the left menu, select System | Operation Profile | List Profile and select Default Profile from the Operation Profile table.

If the only modification is to add Antenna Ports as Capture Points, then it is reasonable to simply update the Default Profile.

However, if additional modifications are required, we recommend creating a new Operation Profile. After creating a new profile, repeat Part 2 above for the Default Event to use the newly created Operation Profile.

This step will be documented once the CS463 supports an updated version of Node.js.

Enjoy the real-time data stream

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This step will be documented once the CS463 supports an updated version of Node.js.

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