Introduction and Roadmap
Document Scope and Audience
Guide to This Document
Related Documentation
EPCglobal Standards Compliance
New and Changed Features in This Release
stableCount Element
Gen2 Support
Using RFID Samples to Develop Applications
Reading and Writing Tags
Overview of the ALE API and ALE Operation
BEA Implementation of the ALE API
Benefits of the BEA Implementation
Programming Methods
Reading Tag Data
Read Cycles and Event Cycles
Smoothing Read Cycles with Transient Filtering
How Applications Interact with the Edge Server ALE Engine
ECSpec Reports
Writing Tag Data
Programming Cycles
Reader Implementation of Programming Cycles
EPC Caches
Creating Tag Caches
PCSpec Reports
Comparison of Event Cycles and Programming Cycles
Asynchronous Notification Mechanisms
Overview of Asynchronous Notification Mechanisms
Encoded XML Through HTTP POST
Encoded XML Through TCP Socket
Encoded XML in JMS Message
Examples of Report Delivery by Using XML with JMS
XML Written to a File
XML Displayed on the Edge Server Console
XML Sent to a Workflow Module
Event Triggers
Overview of Event Triggers
OLE for Process Control (OPC) Trigger Driver
Reading Tags by Using the ALE API
Overview of the ALE API Implementation
ALE: Main Tag Reading Interface with UML Diagrams
State Diagram
Primary ALE API Data Types
ECSpec Data Type
ECBoundarySpec
ECBoundarySpec Implementation Notes
ECReportSpec
ECReportSpec Implementation Notes
ECReportSetSpec
ECFilterSpec
ECGroupSpec
Examples of Pattern URIs Used as Grouping Patterns
ECReportOutputSpec
ECReports Data Type
ECTerminationCondition
ECReport
ECReportGroup
ECReportGroupList
ECReportGroupListMember
ECReportGroupCount
ECReportGroupListMemberMemory
Other ALE API Types: BEA Extensions
ECSpecInfo (WebLogic RFID Edge Server Extension)
ECSubscriptionInfo (WebLogic RFID Edge Server Extension)
ECSubscriptionControls (WebLogic RFID Edge Server Extension)
XML Representations
ECSpec - Example
ECReports - Example
Using the ALE Tag Reading API from Java
Using XML Serializers and Deserializers from Java
Gen2 Read Support
includedMemory
getMemoryItem
Writing Tags by Using the ALEPC API
Overview of the ALEPC API Implementation
ALEPC: Main Tag Writing Interface with UML Diagrams
PCSpec
PCSpecInfo
PCSubscriptionControls
PCSubscriptionInfo
AccessSpec
PCWriteReport
AccessReport
TagReport
OpReport
PCStatus
PCTerminationCondition
EPCCacheSpec
EPCCacheReport
EPCCacheSpecInfo
EPCPatterns
XML Representations
PCSpec - Example
PCWriteReport - Example
EPCCacheSpec - Example
EPCCacheReport - Example
XML Schema for PCSpec, PCWriteReport, EPCCacheSpec, and EPCCacheReport
Using the ALEPC Tag Writing API from Java
Using XML Serializers and Deserializers from Java
BEA Gen2 Write Support
Extended API Support
Multiple Tags in Field
Parameter Substitutions
Gen2 PCSpec Examples
readEPCBank.xml
readAbsolute.xml
readPassword.xml
writePassword.xml
writePasswords.xml
writeTagMemory.xml
writeTagMemory.xml and PCWriteReport.xml
kill.xml
lock.xml
stackLight.xml
Sample Java Applications
Overview of Sample Java Applications
Setting Up Your Development Environment
Compiling and Running the Samples
ImmediateSample: Getting Started Reading Tags
Using ImmediateSample with the Administration Console
ImmediateSample: Event Cycles and Reliability
ImmediateSample: Reading from Different Readers
SubscribeSample: Exploring Asynchronous Event Cycle Delivery
SubscribeSample Command Line Options
ImmediateProgramSample: Writing Tags
Using ImmediateProgramSample with the Reader Simulator
ProgrammingSample: Exploring Programming Cycles and EPC Caches
JMS Samples
Workflow Sample XML Files