Mercury API

The ThingMagic Mercury API makes it easy for system integrators, OEMs and ISVs to discover, provision and control ThingMagic readers – removing complexities, speeding RFID solution development and resulting in a quicker return on investment.

An extensive software development kit (SDK) with example applications and sample code in Java and C#, the Mercury API offers a consistent programmatic interface across all ThingMagic fixed and embedded readerproducts. The intuitively designed and well documented Mercury API requires little RFID expertise, enabling developers to rapidly design and test:

Reader and tag commands
Advanced read functionality such as setting antennas, protocols and filtering criteria
Advanced tag operations such as killing and locking tags
Privacy and security features
Performance and memory optimization

The ThingMagic Mercury API is available for several different programming languages, is written in Java and C#, and supports the following application types:

.NET applications in the .NET Compact Framework v2.0
Windows applications in the .NET Framework
Windows applications in the Java Framework
Linux (Intel) and MacOSX applications in the Java Framework

The Mercury API communicates with readers through a TCP-based network connection or via local serial ports. On-reader applications are supported on the Mercury5 and Astra readers through a “C” API or Linux shell scripts.